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BY J. W. BURKE & CO. DAILY JOURNAL & MESSENGER, J. W. BURKE & CO. f Proprietors. OFFICE—No. 1)0 SECOND ST., MACON, UA. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. DAILY one Month $1 00 do three Months 250 <lfi six Months- 500 ilo <>n»- Year 10 00 GkokOl A IoUUXAI. A M KHMKViiKK Is published every Wednesday. Three dollars per annum. Invariably in advance. Every paper will lie stopped at toe expiration of the time for which it lias been paid. s. ROSE, I lie former proprietor and editor, re mains connected with the several depart incuts of tile JOUKNAt AND M KSKKNi.KK. Rates of Advertising in the Daily Journal and Messenger. sac Attics. 1 time 1 2 time*' 3 tlmesi I times!'! timesjl week 2 weeks 1 m’nth'3 m’tlislj m’ths i. | | I ' l 0ne......... J Si ooi $1 75) * 2 OP 8 2 soj 8 3 Ooj 8 3 30 ! 6 50j 8 12 ooj $ 20 00 8 25 00 Tw0....| ....] 8 (Hjj 3 ooj 4 INlj 5 out 6 OOj 7 00 18 ouj 20 ooi- 35 00 45 00 Three.;. 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Regular advertisers, wloadverflse largely, shall lie allowed such discount f|'om above named transient rates at in™ be agreed Upon; provided, that in no case shall such discount exceed 25 per cent. All business notices of advertisements to be charged Ji cents net per line, each. Advertisements inserted In Weekly for one third above rates. Daily and Weekly ‘-’a per cent, additional to Daily rates. Marriage anil Funeral Notices, sl, to be aecnni pauitsl by the cash, obituaries, in cents per line. I‘atties at it, distance iniist send money with tlteir lulvigrl Dements, ahd wa will insert Record mg to ihe immint paid;'its we do I liose who call to make arni igMlin iils with us. A square is tlie .space isTupied by ten lines of solid non par lei. TRAVELER’S GUIDE. CKNTKAL HAII.KUAII. Day Passenger leaves Macon 7 00 A. M Day Passenger arrlvesat Macon 7 :8U p. m Nignt Passenger leaves Marini fi 35 p. M Night Passenger arrives at Macon 5 00 A. M SOUTH-WKPTKKN it A 11. ltd A 1) —TO COLUSfBUM. Day Passeo.a" lejivi-s Macon 5 1 > a. m Day Passenger arrives at Macon ti ‘JO i*. m SOUTH-WKSI KKN—TO ALBANY AND KI’PAULA. I>av lAouMMiiawrdusi . M con aofa. m Day Passengi’t arrives at Maeom —a *•» x ;» USIUNSWICK RAILROAD. Passenger Traiu leaves Macon “•••.? * p * Passenger Train arrives at Mikeoii 10 SO A. w MACON AVI) WBSTBKN KAILKOAI). Day Train leaves Macon ........ -.7 15 A. At Day Train arrives at Macon Sop. M Night Train leaves Macon H to p. M Night Train anivesat Mac>n..._ Ji M A. m ivgy Train leaves Atlanta ...7 15 v. At Day Train arrives at Atlanta.. 7 200 p. vt Night Train leaves Atla f ta 7 15 P M Night'i’rain arrives at At1anta.....,..., 1 30 A. M ATLANTA AND VVK.ST POINT RAIL SO All. Passenger Train leaves Atlanta. 7 00 a m. Arrives at. West Point 12 00 ni. Leaves West Point 12 40 pm. Arrives at Atlanta 5 SO pm. MACON ANT) AUGUSTA KAII.ROAO. Passenger Train leaves Cumak 12 HO p.tn. Arrives at Millevlgeville 4 hi p.m. Leaves Milledgevflle 5 30 a m. Arrives at Camak 9 00 a m. GKOKGIA RAILROAD—AUGUSTA TO ATLANTA. Day PassengerTrain(.Suudaysexcepted) leaves Atlanta .—. 5 00 a.ill. Arrives at Augusta S'* P r, L Leaves Augusta 7 30 a.m. Arrives at Atlanta 0 30 p.m. Nig lit Pa's<gßger Train leaves Atlaula— 5 46 p.m. Arrires pi Auguste .~. Ijuavcs Augnsfii.. .w 3 15 p.in. Arrives at Atlanta 0 45 a in. 1868. 1868. The Southern Christian Advocate, E. 11. MYERS, D. D„ Editor. T H IRTV-FIRB T V GLUME. flllUH OLD AND WEILESTABLISHED KELI- I gious Family Weekly is devoted 10 Religion and the Church ; to Literature, Science, Art, the News, the Markets, Advertisements, etc., etc. It is proposed to keep it equal to any ratnily Newspaper in the country, being all that a family that takes but one newspaper can need, and also worthy of a place with other newspapers where b«\eral art* taken. Tkriih-Thker Dollars a Year in Advance. Any person sending in subscribers to the amount of S3O will be entitled to a copy free for one year. The Ministers of the M. K. Church. South, are agents for the paper; hut any person who will send us ten subscribers, or S3O, shall have the paper fkkk one year. Address J. W. BURKE A CO„ Macon, Ga. Southern Christian Advocate, with the Weekly Journal and Messenger, $5 00 a year, in advance. __ mare-ts Tiemann’s Laundry Blue. FOB FAMILY: UHis:. — Jfffrt fff dgtlii f i This Blue Is manufactured expressly for WASHING PURPOSES, By the well-known Color Manufacturers, I*. I'. Tleutaim 4 Cos., And being perfectly pure and free from *1 c? x D** * * * <? Itsftppiießatvant which has long been felt, A Bli U E Which will not injure the CtoTHKS, It is put up In convenient form in bottles ; or for those who prefer using the powder, in neat wooden boxes. It may be obtained of Grrcers and Druggists gener ally. J. 11. TIEM.ANN, Sole Agent. 240 Pearl St., N. Y. for sale, by J. 11. Zen. in k 00., Macon. Ua. | jtt. H. A. nKTTAt'IRi Office over Massenburg A Co.’* Drug Store MACON, OA. jWAlgi lnuxtiiil an & Messenger. CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. ARTICLE V.-JUDICIABY. Section I. I. The Judicial powers of this State shall he vested in a an preroe Court, Superior Courts, Courts of Ordinary, Justices of the Peace, Commissioned Notaries Public, and such oilier Courts as have been or may lie established by law. Section 11. I. The Supreme Court shall consist of three Judges, two of whom shall consti tute a quorum. When a majority of the Judges are disqualified from deciding any case, by interest or otherwise, the Gover nor shall designate certain Judges of the Huperior Courts to sit iu their stead. At the tirst uppoiuUmut of Judges of the Supreme Court under this Constitution, oue shall lie appoinled for four years, one for eight years, and one for twelve years ; but all subsequent appointments, except to till unexpired terms, shall be for the term of twelve years. U. The Supreme Court shall have no original jurisdiction, but shall be a Court alone for the trial ami correction of errors from tiie Superior Courts and from the City Courts of Savannah aud Augusta, and such other like Courts as may be here after established in other cities ; and shall sit at the seat of Government at sucli times iu each year as ehull be prescribed tty law, for the trial and determination of writs of error from said Superior and City Courts. The days on which the cases from the several Circuit or City Courst shall tie taken up by the Court, shall be fixed by law. 11 L The Supreme Court shall <ffa|>ose of every case at the lirst or second term after such writ of error is brought; and in case the plaintiff in error shall not be prepared at the first term to prosecute the case, un less prevented by Providential cause, it shall be stricken from the docket, and the judgment below shall Bland affirmed. In any ease, the Court may in its discretion, withhold its judgment until the next term alter the same is argued. IV. When only the two Judges git in any case, aud they disagree, the judgment below shall stand affirmed. Ski tion 111 . I. There shall boa Judge of the Superior Courts for each Judicial Circuit. He may act in other Circuits when authorized by law. At the first appointment of sucli Judges under this Constitution, nne-half of the number ( as near as may be) shall lie appointed for fouryears, and the other half for eight years ; but all subsequent appointments, except to lill unexpired j terms, shall be for the term of eight ! years. 11. The Superior Courts shall have ex- ! elusive jurisdiction in cases of divorce ; in j criminal easts, where the otleuder is sub- ] jeeted to loss of life or confinement in the , Penitentiary ; in cases rivpcct'ing titles to laud and equity cakes, except as herein j after provided ; but the General Assembly ! shall have power to merge the Common ! I,aw and Equity Jurisdiction of said Courts. Said Courts shall have jurisdie-I tion Iu all other civil cases, except us here- J inafter provided. They shall have appel- j late jurisdiction in all such eases as may he provided liy law. They .shall have power to correct errors in Inferior Judica tories, by writ of certiorari, which shall i only issue on the sanction of the Judge;] ami to issue writs of mandanuiM, prohibi- j tion, Jucia#, and all other writs that may be : (tit- StarrvtUlf their |>ow- j era lully into clleet, and smut other powers as shall be conferred on them ! by law. 11 l.Thefesball be no appeal from one jury I in the Superior Courts to another; but the j Court may grant new trials on legal ; grounds. Ihe Court shall render judg ment without the verdict of a jury iu all civil cases, founded on contract, where an issuable defence is not Hied on oath. IV. 'fife Superior Courts shall sit in each county not less than twice in each year, at such times as have been, or may be, ap pointed by law. Section IV. I. Until the (leneral Assembly shall oth erwise direct, there shall be u District Judge and a District Attorney for each Senatorial District in this State. 11. The District Judge shall have juris diction to hear and determine all offences not punishable with death or imprison ment in the Peuiteutiary ; and it shall be tlie duty of the District Attorney to rep resent the State in all cases before the Dis trict Judge. 111. The District Judge shall sit at stated times, not less than once in eacli mouth in each county in his District, for the trial of offences, and at such other times as the General Assembly may direct. IV. Offences shall be tried before tiie District Judge ou a written accusation, founded on affidavit; said accusation shall plainly set forth the offence charged, aud shall contain the name of tiie accuser, and be signed by tiie District Attorney. V. There shall be no jury trial before the District Judge, except when demand ed by tiie accused, in which case tiie jury shall consist of seven. VT. Such civil jurisdiction may be con ferred on the District Judges, as the Gen eral Assembly may direct. VII. The District Judges and Attor neys shall hold their offices for a period of four years, ami shall receive for their ser vices such stated compensation, in their respective Districts, as may be provided by law, but in no event shall their com pensation be in anywise dependent upon tines, forfeitures or costs. Section V. I. Tlie powers of a Court of Ordinary and of Probate shall be vested in an Ordi nary for each county, from whose decis ions there may he an appeal to the Supe rior Court, uuder regulations prescribed by law. 11. The Courts of Ordinary shall have such powers in relation to roads, bridges, ferries, public buildings, paupers, county officers, county funds and taxes, and other matters, as shall be conferred on them by law. IIP The Ordinary shall hold his office for the term of four yeais, and until his successor is elected and qualified. Section VI. I. There shall be in each District oue Justice of the Peace, whose official terms except when elected to till an uuexpired term, shall be four years. 11. The J ustict sos the Peace shall have jurisdiction, except as hereinafter provi ded, in all civil cases where the principal sum claimed does not exceed one hundred dollars, and may sit at any time for the trial of such cases ; but iu cases where the sum claimed is'more than fifty dollars, there may beau appeal to ttie Superior Court, under such regulations as may he i prescribed by law. j I IT. There shall be no appeal to a jury I from the decision of a Justice of the Peace, j exceipt as provided iu the foregoing para ' graph. . . , i IV. Notaries Public may be appointed and commissioned by the Governor, not to exceed one for each Militia iHatriet, for 1 a term of four years, and shall he cx officio Justices of the Peace. Section VII. I. There shall he an Attorney General of the State, whose official term, except when appointed to till an unexpired term, shall be four years. 11. It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to act as the legal adviser of the Executive Department, to represent the State in all civil and criminal cases In tlieHu preme and Sufierior Courts, when required by the Governor, and to perform sucli other services as shall be required of him by law. Section VIII. I. There shall Lea Solicitor General for each Judicial Circuit, whose official term, except when appointed to till an unex pirn! term, shall he fouryears. 11. It shall be the duty of the Solicitor General to represent tiie State in all cases in the Superior Court of his Circuit, and in all cases taken up from his Circuit to the Supreme Court, and to perform sucli other services us shall be required of hitu by law. Section IX. I. The Judges of tiie Supreme and Su perior Courts, Attorney General, Solicitors General and tiie District Judges, aud At torneys shall be appointed by the Gover nor, with the advice aud consent of the Senate, and shall be removable by the Governor on the address of two-thirds of each branch of the General Assembly, or by impeachment utid conviction thereon. It. Justices of tiie Peace shall be elected by the legal voters in their respective Dis tricts, and shall be commissioned by the Governor. They shall he removable ou conviction for malpractice in office Section X. I. The Judges of tiie Supreme and Su perior Court*, and the Attorney and Solic itor Generals shall have out of the State Treasury, adequate and honorable salaries on the specie basis, which shall not be In creased or diminished during their contin uance in office. The District Judges and District Attorneys shall receive, out of the Treasuries of the several Counties of their Districts, adequate compensation, on tiie specie basis, which shall not be increased or diminished during their term of office; hut said Judges shall not receive any other perquisites or emoluments whatever, from parties, or others, ou acccuut of any duty ] required of them. 11. The General Assembly shall provide for,the equitable apportionment of the compensation of tiie District Judges and Attorneys between the Counties com posing their Districts, and shall require the moueys arising from hues and forfeit ures in tiie District Courts, to be paid into tiie Treasuries thereof. 111. No person shall lie Judge of the Su preme or Superior Courls, or Attorney General, unless at the time of bis appoint ment lie shall have attained the ago of thirty years, and shall have been a citizen ot this State three years, aud have prac ticed law for seven years. Section XI. I. No total divorce shall Is- granted ex- i cept on the concurrent verdict of two ' juries. When a divorce is granted, the t jury rendering the final verdict shall de- | termine the rights and disabilities of the j parties, subject to the tevision of tiie j Court. Section XII. I. Divorce canes Bhall be (rieil in tiie Uouiity where the tlefeiiiluiit r<*i<leß, if a resblenf of this Statp. 11. <'riiiiiiial cases sbail la* tried in Hie County where the crime ooinroi tied, except cases In the Superior Courts, when the ’prfsiilinir Judge is satisfies! that an impartial jury cannot be obtained iu such < ’-minty. 111. Cases res]<ccting titles to land shall bo tried iu the County whore the land lies, except where a sintHe tract is divded by a County line, in which case the superior Court of either County shall have juris diction. IV. Equity cases shall he tried in the ; coutUy where a defemiant resides agaiust ”■ vm&i, \ proniissors, copartnerso- joip*•trespassers, residiitK in different CO'bdML ~ he tried in either county. "* ' VI. Suits at’uiust the maker and en dorser of promissory notes, or other like instruments, residing in dilferent eoun tii-H, shall lie tried iu the county where the maker resides. VII. AH other cases shall hetrii-d in the county where tiie defendant resides. Rhofjon XIII. I. The right of trial by jury, except where it is otherwise provided in thi» Cou stitution, shall remain inviolate. IL The General Assembly shall pro vide by law for the selection of upright aud intelligent persons to serve as jurors. There shall be no distinction between the classes of persous who compose grand aud petit juries. Jurors shall receive adequate compensation for their services, to be pre scribed by law. Section XIV. I. Tiie courts heretofore existing in this State styled Inferior Courts are abolished, and their unfinished business and the du ties of the Justices thereof are transferred to such tribunals as the General Assembly may desiguale. Section XV. I. The General Assembly shall have power to provide for the creation of Coun ty Commissioners in such counties as may require them, and to define their duties. Section XVI. I. All courts not specially mentioned by name in the first section of this paragraph maybe abolished in any county, at the discretion of the General Assembly, and the County Courts now existing in Geor gia are hereby abolished. Section XVII. I. No court in this State shall have ju risdiction to try or determine any suit against any resident of this State upon any contract or agreement made or im plied, or upon any contract made in re newal of any debt existing prior to the first day of June, W 65. Nor shall any court or ministerial officer of this State have authority to enforce any judgment, execution or decree rendered or issued upon any contract or agreement made or implied, or upon any contract in renewal of a debt existing prior to the first day of June, 1860, except in the following cases: 1. In suits against trustees where the trust property is in the hands of the trustee, or has been invested by him in other specific effects, now in his hands, and in suits by the vendor of real estate against the vendee, where not more than one-third of the purchase money lias been paid, and the vendee is in possession of the land or specific elfects for which he has sold it, and lie refuses to deliver the land or said elfects to the veudor. In such cases the courts and officers may entertain jurisdiction and enforce judgments against said trust property, or land, or effects. 2. In suits for the benefitof minors by trustees appointed before the first day of June, 1865. 3. In suits against corporations in their corporate capacity, but not so as to enforce the debt against the stockholders or officers thereof iu their individual capacity. 4. Iu suits by charitable or literary in stitutions for money loaned, property other than slaves —sold, or services ren dered by such institutions. 5. In suits on debts due for mechanical or manual tabor, when the suit is by the mechanic or laborer. G. In cases when the debt is set up by way of defence, and the debt set up ex ceeds any debt due by defendant to plaiu titfof which the Courts are denied juris diction. ... , 7. In all other cases in which the Gen eral Assembly shall by law give the said Courts and officers jurisdiction : Provided, That ue Court or officer shall imve, nor shall the General Assembly give, jurisdic tion or authority to try or give judgment on or enforce any debt, the consideration MACON. GA„ THURSDAY, MARCH *2O. 1868. of which was a slavrgt*slave*, or the hire thereof. w 11. All contracts mSfeaijJl not executed during the late rebellion, with the inten tion and for the purpose of aiding and en couraging said rebellion, or where it was the purpose and intention of any one of the parties to such contract to aid or en courage such rebellion, and that fact was known to the other party, whether said contract was made by any person or cor poration witii the State or Confederate Stales, or by a corporation with a natural person, or between two or more natural persons, are hereby declared to have l»een, and to be, illegal, and alt bonds, deeds, promissory notes, bills, or other evidence* of debt, made or executed by the parties to such contract, or either of them iu connec tion with sucli illegal contract, or as the consideration therefor or iu furtherance thereof, are hereby declared null aud void, and shall be so feld in all Courts in this State when ail attempt shall be made to euforce any such jeon trad or give validity to any such obligation or evidence of debt. And iu ail cases shea the defendant or any one interestep in the event of the suit will make a pleasupjiorted by his or her affidavit, that hejor she lias reason to be lieve that tiie (jbiigittioti or evidence of indebtedness upo| which the suit is predi cated, or some part thereof, has been given or used for the illegal purpose aforesaid, the burden of proof shall be upon the plaintiff to satisfy the Court and Jury that the bond, deed, note, bill, or otiier evi dence of indebtedness upon which said suit is brought, is tr are not, nor is any part thereof, founded uj>on, or iu any way connected with any such illegal contract, and has not been used in aid of the rebel lion, and the date of sucli bond, deed, note, bill, or other evidence of indebted ness, shall uot be evidence that it has, or has not, since its date, been issued, trans ferred or übed in aid of the retiellion. 111. It shall be iu tiie power of the General A*serub.y to assess aud (rolled I upon all debts, judgments, or causes of ac tion when due, founded on any contract made or implied before the first day of June, lSbo, iu tbo hands of auy one in bis own right, or trustee, agent or Attorney of another, ou or after the first day of January, 180s, afa x of not exceeding SJ6 per cent., to be said by tiie creditor on pain of the furniture or the debt, but chargeable by him as to cne-haif thereof against the debtor, and collectable witii the debt: Pro vUd, That this tax shall not bo collected if tile debt or cause of ac tion be abandoned or settled without legal process, or, if in judgment, Uo«otUu.j with out levy and »a«-: Aml jnuvided further, That this tax shall not l>e levied so long as the Courts of this State shall not have jurisdiction of vuch debts or causes of ac tiou. ARTH’E-i V!.—EDUCATION, T. The General Assembly at its first session after tiie adoption of tliis Consti tution, shall j rovide a thorough system of General Education, to tie forever free to all children of the .State, the expense of which shall be provided for by taxation, or otherwise. 11. The office of State School Commis sioner i* hereby created, iie shall be ap pointed by I be Governor, witii the oouseut of the Senate, and shall hold ins office for the *ame lei iu as the Governor. The Gen eral Assembly shall provide for the said Commissioner a competent salary and necessary clerks. He shall keep his office at tin* Seat of Government. ill. The I‘nll tax allowed by this Con stitution, any Educational fund now be longing to this Slate—except the endow ment of, and debt due to, the State Uni versity—or that may hereafter be obtained in any way.aapnciaf tax on rili iwsainl Kx hibitioiis, aud on Die sale of spirtuous aud ‘'T : ‘> A the proceed** D m the couiuiuiaiioii Toi militia service, are hereby set apart and devoted to the support of Common sSchobfs. And if the provisions herein made shall, at any time, prove insufficient, the Gener al Assembly shall havepow er to levy mieh general general tax upon the property of the Htate, as may be necessary for lliesup port of saiii School System. Ami there shall he established, as soon as practicable, one or more Common Schools in each School District in this State. ARTICLE YII.—HOMESTEAD AND EX KMPTIONti. Section I. I. Each head of a family, or guardian, or trustee of a family or minor children, shall he entitled to a homestead of realty to the value of two thousand dollars, in specie, and personal property to the value of one thousand dollars in sjiecie, both to lie valued at the time they are set apart And no Court, or Ministerial officer in this State, shall ever have jurisdiction, or au thority, to enforce any judgment, decree, or execution against saitl property so set apart—including such improvements as may be made thereon, from time to time —except for taxes, uiouey borrowed and expended 'u the improvement of the homestead, or for the purchase money of the same, and for labor done thereon, or material furnished therefor, or removal of encumbrances thereon. And it shall he the duty of the General Assembly, as early as practicable, to provide by law for, the setting apart and valuation of said proper ty, anti to enact laws for the full and com plete protection and security of (he same to the sole use and benefit of said families tts aforesaid. 11. All property of the wife, in her pos session at the time of her marriage, and all property given to, inherited, or acquir er! by her, shall remain her separate prop erty and not be liable for the debts of her husband. ARTICLE VIII—MILITIA. Sec. I. The Militia shall consist of ull able bodied male persons between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, except such as may be exempted by the laws of the United States or this State; and shall he organized, olficeretf, armed, equipped and .trained in such manner as may be provided by law ; subject to the paramount authority cf Congress over this subject. Sec 11. Volunteer Companies of Cav alry, Infantry,oc Artillery, may be formed in such manner, and with such restrictions as may be provided by law. Sec. 111. No person conscientiously opposed to bearing arms, shall he compell ed to do Militia duty', but such person shall pay an equivalent for exemption ; the amount to he prescribed by law and appropriated to the Common School Fund. ARTICLE IX.—COUNTY OFFICERS. I. The county officers recognized as ex isting by the laws of this State, and not abolished by this Constitution, shall, where not otherwise provided for in this Couslitutiou, be elected by the qualified voters of their respective Counties or Dis tricts, aud shall hold ttieir offices for two years. They shall be removable on con viction for malpractice in office,'or on the address of two-thirds of the Senate. ARTICLE X. —BEAT OF GOVERN MENT. I. The aeatof GovernmentofthisHtate, from aud after the date of the ratification of this Constitution, shall be in the city of Atlanta, and the General Assembly shall provide for the erection of anew Capitol, and such other buildings as the public welfare may require. 11. The General Assembly shall have power to provide for tbo temporary re moval of the Seat of Government in case of invasion, pestilence, or other emer gency. ARTICLE XI.—THE LAWS OF GEN ERAL OPERATIOxN IN FORCE IN THIS STATE ARE: 1. As tlie Supreme law : The Constitu tion of the United States, the law’s of the TJuited States in pursuauce thereof,and all treaties made under the authority of the United Slates. 11. As next in authority tbereti: this Constitution. *, HI. Iu subordination (6 the foregoing: All Acts passed by any legislative body, sitting in this State as such, since the 19th nay ol January, 1801, including that body of law* known as the Code of Georgia, and the acts amendatory thereof, or passed since that time, which said Code and acts are embodied in the printed l ook known as ‘ Irwin’s Code;” and also so much of, the Common and Statute laws of England ' and of the Statute laws of Georgia as were in force iu this State on the 19th day of December, 1800, as are not superseded by said Code, though not embodied there in , except so much of Hie said several Statutes, Code and laws as may be incon sistent witii the supreme law herein re- ! cognized, or may have been passed in aid of the late rebellion against the United States, or may be obsolete, or may refer to persons held in slavery, which exceptive laws are Inoperative and void; and any future General Assembly shall lie compe tent to alter or repeal {if not herein pto hibited i any |>ortion of the laws declared to be of force in this third specilicatson of tills clause of this article; aud if in any of said laws herein declared of force,the word “'Con federate” oceursbefore the word States such law is hereby amended by substitu ting the word “United” for the word “ < ’onfederate.” IV. Local and private acts passed for j the benefit of counties, cities, towns, cor- I poratiouK and private persons, not incon- : sisfent with the supreme law, nor with this Constitution, and which have not ex pired nor been repealed, shall have the force of statute law, subject to judicial de cinion as to their validity when passed, aud to any limitations imposed by tiieir own terms. V. All rights, privileges and immunities which may have vested in, or accrued to, any person or peroous, or vorporation in bis, her, or their own right, or in any fiduciary capacity, under any act of any legislative body sitting in this Btate as such, or of any decree, judgment or order of any Court, sitting iu this Btate, under the laws then of force and operation therein, and recognized by the people as a Court of competent jurisdiction, since the 19th day of January, 1861, shall be held inviolate by all the Courts of this Btate, unless attacked for fraud, or unless other wise declared invalid by, or according to, the Constitution. VI The records, dockets, books, papers and proceedings <>r airy < nnu <>■ iiHd ... isting iu this Btate by the laws thereof on the l'.Hh of January, 1861, or purporting to exist by said laws, and recognized and generally obeyed by the people as such, sinee the said time, and before the several Courts and officers provided for by this Constitution shall have gone into actual operation, shad tie transferred to tiie sev eral Courts and offices of the same name nr functions by this* Constitution provided f.»r, and shall have force and lie executed, perfected and jh*i formed therein and there by, a* follows, and not otherwise, to wit: Final judgments, decrees, proceedings ! and act- fully executed and performed, or j not requiring performance or execution, shall have full force and effect as though no interruption had taken pla.-e in the legal succession of said courts and offices, except, ns herein otherwise provided. Pro ceedings not fmal and judgments and de crees not fully executed or performed, shall proceed ami he performed in such cases only, as this Constitution, or the laws made in pursuance thereof, confer jurisdiction and authority over the eau.-es of actions on which said eases, judgments, decrees, or proceedings, civil or criminal, arc founded: ProvUlrrl, that all said lUdgimuits. decrees mid nroc-edings shall 1 in* TOifjClt r«T* ru~r n-im »n ? . 1 vacated, by proceedings in the several j courts having custody of the records, as * though they were the judgments of said courts,and shall l>e subject always to be ex plained as to the me&niug of the word dol lar or dollars, as used in the same, ami no motion fora new trial, bill of review, or other proceeding, to vacate any judgment, outer or decree, made siuee the 19th of January, 1861, by any of said courts for fraud, illegality, or error of; law, shall l*e denied, by reason of the same not having been moved In time * Provided, said mo tion or application is made in twelve months from the adoption of this Consti tution. VII. The books, papers and proceedings 1 of the Inferior Court shall be transferred to, and remain in the control, of the Or dinaries, who shall perform the duties of said Courts, until otherwise provided by law. The books, papers and proceedings of the County Courts, and the unfinished business thereof, shall lie transferred to the Superior Courts, and the same shall be finished aud performed by the said Supe rior Courts and the officers thereof, in such cases, and in such cases only, as the said Courts are, by this Constitution, or the laws made iu pursuance thereof, granted jurisdiction over the subject-matter or debts ou which said cases and judgments, civil or criminal, are founded. VIII. The cases peuding, aud the judg ments had and made, in the City Courts of Savannah anti Augusta, and in the va rious Justices’ Courts in this State, shall ; be finished, and the judgments performed ! by the City Couris, and officers and Jus j tiues provided by this Constitution, in such , cases, and such only, as by this Coustitu j tiou jurisdiction is given to said Courts and officers, over the causes of action on ■ which they are founded. IX. The proceedings of Courts, and acts of officers within their jurisdiction, as provided by law, shall be valid, notwithstanding the Judges of said Courts or the said officers, were appointed l by the military authorities of the United ' States, and any of said judgments, or act 9, j or proceedings made, or done, under or by ; virtue of, or in accordance with, the orders i of said military authorities, duly made, ■ are as valid as if done under a law of this \ State. X. These several acts of confirmation shall not be construed to divest any vested right, nor to make any act criminal, otherwise not criminal, but they shall be construed as acts of jieace, and to prevent injustice: Provided, That nothing in this Constitution shall lie so construed us to make valid any acts done by, or before, any such de facto officer, which would, by legalizing such acts, render that criminal which was not criminal when done, or cause any act not legally criminal, when done to become criminal, by giving validity to such act after it was done; hut nil such acts shall be held by the Courts to tie null and void. XI. 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ELLIS Poplar Hire. !, bctweM K:fth*and , • *tli, ha* always on hand a large Quantity r h. ijuhs ' whiusi ~ THE PATENT ARION PIANO FORTE, MANCFACTOEV AND WARtItOOM.S 187 and 189 Bowery, (above Delancey,) new York. MANNER & COMPANY, Having secured letters patent on their valuable improve ments on Pianos and added largely to their previously ex tensive facilities for manufacturing, are now prepared to furnish to the trade, or at retail, their GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PATENT IRON PIANO FORTEB, Which they offer with ail the usual guarantees, In compe litiou with the Hteinwaj, Chickericg, or any other firs:- cl&st Piaiio, belieYiog a> they &o ihai the Axiom i* superior to aiky other. Read below the article from the Brooklyn Daily Times. Mr. Abbot, orgar.ist of the Church of our Saviour, says of the Avion : Main. Manser A Cos. r ti*i e« played apon one of your Arion Piano Fortefi, and it afford* me much plewßure to add my testimony in favor of your superior iiuirumenu. For elaaticity of touch, for the finylng ijualily, so much sought for hv artists, and for nchueas mod purity of tene it is unexcelled by any Piano I have ever u ed. J. M. ABBOT, Organist Df the Church of the Saviour of Brooklyn, N. Y Prof. Jobs W. Hbsbt Ca boll, editor of the American Educational Monthly, fays : ** Listen, however, to one of another .-las*, for ex ample, oiof the Arion Pianos made by Mam er a Cos. Bow your head as the ba»s sends forth its riches, clear aad unbiurred; obs*rve the sieging, swelling melody that in its middle octaves so wondrouniy represents vo cal expression, and which predominates' above evt'n the silvery brilliancy of the upper treble Then reflect that th** is \ scientifically constructed durable instrument, and if you have at borne an o-dinary, fourth-rate f iano, se beau y of lo::e had vanished sooner than the lustre of its varnish, cbtflr not your child for lack of expression, nor wcnler when your wife is playing that she seems to have no soul. The mtrumer.t s* well as the performer, must have power of expveaston; a piano, it may almost be Mud, *» Well as a tin rr, must have a sou!.’• From “(The Brooklyn Daily T»in*-s “ s*y that the Anon Piano Fort« is a very e!e ga t tasunoeui of the largest class and very highly fin h'hed. Musically, it has a full,deep, rich tone, anil the most powerful that we have tver listened to. It h*s in a higher degree than any piano that we have met with, the sineing quality or character, that musicians so much seek fur fa a piano. Th*- baas notes reminding you of the deep toned notes of a large organ. The Middle Octaves are more elastic and clear than in most other pianos, swing 1 “-“-HR** arrangement# o**l I ghaJi apeak of hereafter, , upp*-r or Errfue note# ponaeas unu pure, dirti&ri, befl-nke clearness, that is so necessary to the correct rendering of difficult pieces of music, and that also lends such a charm to melo ly. The Arion gcale is from Ato C ■ so as to meet all the requirements of mu Jem mu-c* which a seven octave piano will not do. “To obtain power you must have strenrth. We hare attained this a. the peculiarity of the frame before alluded ‘E thr S* - v s *J ,ar m *- h * 3 ir.clioo and on a line with the heavy »teel stringing under the “ overetmng bass Tl*ia bar sawin* beneath the atrmginy, and running diag -IT* H from theflriot riprtit-haDd corner, to the back left hand corner of the case, give* strength * here most need ed and where m st other pianos fail, in fact it might not insptljr be teemed the »p!t,e or backbone of the piano •• They stand in tune longer than other pianos, ta effect which we are again enabled by the peculiar shape of oor iron frame, to use aiiort pins so that the piano is strung close to the wrest-plsnk : thus almost doing away with a leverage strain on the toning pin, which in some pianos it at least three quarters of an inch above the pin, causf ing the pin to loosen, and often bringing it in contact with the iran plate. The construction of the wrest-plank has also a greet advantage over those of other pianos, in be ing formed of four sections of hard wood laid horizontally sad firmly glued and fastened, the grain of esch section crossing the grain of the one next to it In a different Itne or direction. Bo that the tuning pins hsve the pressure of the end wood against them in every direction, making it impossible for the pin to loosen itself a. it does where it has a pressure against the sides of the grain, as it has in all other pianos. This, too, prevents tbe splitting of the wrest-plank. “ The construction of the case and the combination of the iron frame therewith, we also claim as being new and impioved. The ieftiower end of the frame being ImL.td | Jed or set In the solid wood, or we believe (to ues a tech neebleal term) butted against the wrest plaDk, at a point and on a line just inside of the Itne of Uie tuning pios, by which means first, great additional strength is gained, second the fr <me being so sunk in the wood, allows the stringing (as befote described) to be close to the wrest plank, and third, the great desideratum so long sought for by the trade, a full iron Trame without a possibility of the tuning-pins coining in eentact with it, is gained. 44 ® ur agraffe arrangement is another great improve ment, effected in a simple but superior manner. A hollow bar, cast with the frame and opening on the under side and extending along the line of the tuning pins, has fitted into it a reversed wooden bridge, in which the hridge-pir s are inserted This reversed bridge, being a trifle lower than the wrest-plank, gives an upward as also a side-hear ing to the strings, and by th s admir.ble arrangement an agraffe is obtained that gives a firm position to the strings that no blow from the hammer can displace. A similar plan on an Iron bedding has been before attempted, but always in connection with tbe complicated under-damp ers, which invariably become* displaced and out of order. •• In the Arion Piano we use the Bret oil damper, uni versally acknowledged as the best, acting from their own weight alone. They are firmly hinged, and can move neither to t e right nor to the left, but only in the direc tion requir'd. Thus it will be seen that our agraffe ar rangement is complete, nut only in i.eelfbut in aiiits con ection with other parts of the action “ With other agraffe now in use, there are several dif ficulties that c .mot be remedied. First, the wire strings ran throng' an e , e j n th e top of a serew, or pill, and must fit th eye exactly, or it will create en unpleasant bulging -and. The same difficulty is apt to occur when, from c .istani using, the strain upon the airing lessons in IU a 1 e, or the constant vibration on the Inside oftlitcye we . s the ej e larger. 9 •The screw or pin, too, for Me same reason (constant vibration on It) will at times become loose and cause an unpleasant jarring to the chords. None of these disad vantages can happen to the Arion agraffe.** We hare abovf given Mr Manner's claims for the supe riority of Uie arrion nano Fortes, and Ms objections to other pianos, in nearly his own words, and he was very ready to take os throughout the factory and explain all the different dep&itments of it to us. We had a fair chance of Judfrngof its roerits,‘and think theoiaims of the Arion are well based, it is at Das* one of the very best pianos before the public—[Brooklyn baiJy Tunes All of our Fiani s will be finished with the new self acting prop stick lor holding up the top of the Piano. The patent for which, as also the patent for the Arion, is owned hy us exclusively. Bend for Illustrated Price List. MANNER k 00., 197 and 19# Bowery, New feu. J. W BURKK, Macon, Ga., Agent for the State. Nov 15 6tu A. O. BACON. T. J. 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