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V.
THE FEDERAL UM»J¥
VOLUME 2—VO. 29.
BHLLLEOGEVILLE, GA.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1832.
WHOLE NUMBER 81.
EDITED BY
J. G, POI.TIILL & J. A. CUTHBERT.
TU’l UNION is published every Thursday at THREE DQLLAR8
Oer anuum, iu advance, or FOUR, if not paid before the eiul cf tlie
jtjjr. I'hP omca is on tfapw street, oprxisite McCombs’ Tavern.
All ADVV'.HTWRMENTo r.uuMhed at lli* usual rate-.
N. It. Eu-ii t illation by the Clerks of the Courts of Ordinary that
application bas bt-eii made for Letters of AuininistriiUon, must be
published THIRTY DAYS at least.
Notice by Executors uid Administrators for Debtors md Credi
tor' to render In their accounts, must be published rd>C WKtKS.
Males of Ncjrocs by B vocutonf and Administrators must Le ad
vertised .SI 1TY I) \YH before the day of aale.
Sales of oersonal property (except negroes) of testate and intes
tate r*st itt s by Eiecuiors and Administrators, must be advertised
Full I’Y DAYS.
Applications hv Executors, Administrators and Guanlianf to the
Court of Ordinary for leave to sed L.uul, must l*e published FOUR
M<iN IILS.
Apidications by Executors and Administrators for Letters Dismis
sal y. must tie puUiiahed sIX MONTHS.
Applications for Foreclosure of Mortgages on real estate must be
•d .ertised once a mouth for i-dX MONTHS.
Hales of real estate by Executors, Administrators and Guardians,
must lie puhlishe.l SIXTY I)AY8 before the day of sale. These
Bales must he made at the courthouse door between the hours of to
In the morn!ns and 4 iu the afternoon. No sale from day to day is
Valid, unless so expressed iu the advertisement!
Orders of Court of ordinary, (accompanied with a copy of the
bou.!, or agreement) to maitp titles to land, must be advertised
THREE MONTHS at least.
Sheriff's Sales under executions regularly fronted by the courts,
must be advertised THIRTY DAYS—under multitape executions,
StlXlY DAYS—Sales of perishalile property under order of Court,
{Bust lie advertised, generally, TEN DAYS before the day of sale.
All orders Air Advertisements will be punctually attended to.
•. • All letters directed to Oils Office, or the EUitois must be post-
flat!. to entitle them to atteuticn.
day said commie.sioner was so employed, to be paid out of t couartiamling officer or adjutant, winch returns shail be
LAWS OF GEORGIA.
[BY AUTHORITY.]
AN ACT to alter and amend the several acts passed,
the county funds, provided they si, all not receive pay for
more than ten days in any one year. .*
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That whenever any
individual or individuals may be called un by any of the
commissioners abdVe nameu, for the purpose of remov
ing obstructions in said rivers, they shallne allowed one
dollar per day for each day they are actually so employ
ed, to be paid by the county in which they respectively
reside, provided, the individual claiming compensation
for services tendered produces a ce-tifica’e from one of
the commissioners aforesaid, setting forth the number
of days such a person was so employed.
Sec. 9. And be ii further enacted, That all laws and
parts of laws militating against the provisions of this
act, be and the same are hereby regaled.
ASBURY HULL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS;
President of the Senate.
Assented to, Dec. 26, 1831.
WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.
AN ACT to regulate the future elections of members of
of Congress in this State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority oj the same, That so soon
as lii»Excellency the Governor, sliall obtain the law of
Congress fixing the ratio of representatives to be elected
fertile National Legislature,agreeably to the late census,
it shall be his duty to issue his proclamation, announcing
the number of representatives this State is entitled to.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authoily aforesaid,
That at the next annual election for members cf the Le
gislature, and every two years thereafter, until altered
to prevent obstructions to the free passage of fish in 1 by iaw, the citizens of this State shall be entitled toelee
the Oakmulgcc river and its branches, passed in the 1 ^uch number of Representatives to Congress as shall be
years 1821, 1821, and 1829, also tin- the better regula- announced by the proclamation of his Excellency the
lions of fishing with seina, in the said river and its
branches.
"Whereas, great inconvenience has and will be expe
rienced in effectually carrying into operation the above
"recited acts for remedy wiiereof,
See. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Rep-
tesi nta'iees of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly
.met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of Vie same,
That Allen Stephens, of the county of Bibb, Puvid
Howard and Thomas S. Milton, of the county of Mon- 1
rue, B i,■‘dam Peters and Michael M. Ueoly, of the coun- i
ty « f Jones, Augustus Lane and Win. Barkley, of the I
•ounty of Jasper, John M. Pearson, of the couniy of)
li itts, Wm. R. Harvey, of the county of Newton, and j
Jefhrew Barnes, of the county of Henry, be and the
same ore hereby appointed commissioners of the Oak- j
uuilgee river and its brunches above Macon, with full I
l»)Wf r to carry into eiTect the provisions of this aet; and i
slant'd i* so happen that either of the persons above !
Governor; agreeably to the foregoing section.
ASBU1VY HULL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS,
President pf the Senate.
Assented to, Dec. 23, 1831.
WILSON LUMPKIN,
Governor.
< AN ACT to repeal the fourth section of an act, passed
the twenty-first day of December, eighteen hundred
and thirty, to appoint eleven additional trustees of the
University of Georgia, and to provide a permanent ad
ditional fund for the support of the same, and declare
the number of trustees which shall be necessary to
form a board, and to authorize a loan of ten thousand
dollars to the board of trustees of said University, and
to provide for the education of certain ^xx>r children
therein mentioned.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the
ii
of
J
named us commissioners, should Tail or refuse to serve,} Stale of Georgia, That the fourth section of the above re-
irshall l»e die duty of the Inferior Court, of the county i cited act, which authorises the Justices of the Inferior
where such vacancy may happen, to appoint some fit Court of the several counties in this State, to select from
•and proper person to fill such vacancy.
Sec. 2. . Bui bi it farmer enacted, That the commis
sioners us aforesaid, shall befqre tliey precede to the du
ties .required of tin ri by this act, take the following oath
or affirm it ion, to wit: 1, A. B. do solemnly swear, that
I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duties re
quired of me in terms of this act as a commissioner nf
l.ie Onkinulgee near ;u:d its branches, and faithfully
cj’-o.ite the trust reposed in me without favor or affec
tion, so help me Gcxi. And said commissioners^r a ina-
Ui. iiy of them so qualified, shall on the 15th February,
i ‘3:, or so st>on thereafter as may be convenient pre-
fcc.i to survey, lay off, and define the main channel of
ju«'d river anJ its branches, in the following manner, to
wit; Allen Stephens, of the coitmy of Bibb, David
Howard, a id Thomas S. Melton, of the county of
ftiourne, Ba il pn Peters and Michael M. Healy, of the
it > m'y of Jones, Augustus l.anc and William Barkley,
II t he county of Jasper, arc hereby required or a ma-
3 .,m, of them, to Commence at Macon and continue up
so: 1 OaKinulgee liver to the -place where the Alcofohut-
• riwr river intellects the-same, and. no farther.—
J.ilm vf. Pearson, of the county of Butts, Win. R.
,»t* the county cf Newton, and Jethrew Barnes,
■ he county of Hom y, are hereby required, or a ma
ty of them, to commence their labours at the above
list mentioned place, and continue tip said river and its
b,anc-he* to tue following places up the South River to
t' e Snapping Shoals, up the Yellow River to the Cedar
Shoals, :uj up lire A'cofoliatchie river to Water’s miils.
And die eommission'crs r.s aforesaid are hereby empov-
U vi| and required to open or cause to be oj relied, ninety
f t. in laid River from Macon to the place where the
Alcyiahatchic in tersects said Oakmulgee River, and forty
t«-ei.up the same to the Snapping Shoals on South River,
an 1 forty feet tip me it el low River to the Cedar Shoals,
ami forty feet up tiie Alcolahatchie river to Water’s
Alii!, for* the f.cc passage offish, and in each river the
main sluice or channel shall lie included.
Sac. 3. A.id be it further enacted, Thatwherever there
ii an island or isl u\d-j sit.uated in said rivers, it shall be
Hie duty nf the commissioners as aforcsii'd, to lay on
am! define a public channel on each side of said island
or islands, asjicnrlv proportioned to the width of the
river on e*eh side 'as is possible, including the deepest
channel on the shoal in each case, both channels together
not to exceed SO'fcet in width, in the Oakumlgee, amt -.0
j,, width. in-tho South, Yellow, and Alcofuhatchie
River’s. . _ , „ , , ...
Sec. 4. Jbt£ be it further enacted, It shall not be lawful
~f?n- any person or persons, llieir agent or agents, slave or
al ives, to fish with twoseinsat tlm same landing or beach,
or op nosite landing or l>cach within one hour of each
haul, nor shad it be lawful to fix, locale or situate m
•paid rivers auv scin, gill net, or other obstruction aeioss
fbc main channel so as to prevent the irec passage o.
fish, and anv person or persons so ofleiid’.ng by them-
scives or agents, shall l>e liable to indictment lor a com
mon nuisance, and on conviction shall be liable to pay a
fine of two hundred dollars for each and every of-
•fmcc, one half of which shall go to the informer and the
«thcr half to the county in which the offender or oflen-
det s reside at the time of their conviction, and if any
•slave or slaves without the cocreion of lus, her, or tlmir
ow ner, or overseer, shall offend against any provision of
1 his section, or if any iyce person of color shall viola,e
the same, Jie, she, or they, on proof before any justice ot
*fhc pciicc or justice of tUe Inl*€i*ior Ooui t, shrill icccive
thirty-nine laslios, on his, her or lkch‘ ba-’e back lor c\e-
■jat such nflhrco.
See. 5. And be it further enacted, That tnc commis
sioners as aforesaid or a majority of tuem, snail have
eonuilete power to call to their assistance such number
of tfic free white citizens of the respective counties, op
posite to which any obstruction may be found, as they
may deem necessary to remove the some, and if any
person or person so summoned, shall tail or refuse to a#
a st such commissioners after one day’s notice so to do,
such person or persons so offending or refusing, shall on
proof and conviction before any justice of the peace, in
the district in which said oflender resides, l>c liable to
pay five dollars per day, f >r each day he sliall fail or re
alise to serve, provided, that in no case more than three
days service shall be required of any individual or indi-*
duals at any one tunc, flor more than bix days in any
fs service snail De required of any i
viduals at any one time, flor more tiiai
"^SecT&JIndbe it further enacted, Whenever the above
ye-cited streams shall have obstructions to ihe passage of
fisli, placed in them,* contrary to the provisions ot the
second action of this ac^ the person or persons so of
Jendin-. shall be liable to indictment for a common ntu-
vsance before any court having cognizance of the siune
«nd on ronvictiou thereof, shall 1* subject to pay a fine
of two hundred dollars per dajr, for every day such nui
sance shall reniaiu unremovedi, one hall of sucli fine to
go to the informer, and the other hall to the county in
which the oflender or offenders may reside at the tune of
their conviction, and no notice shall be necessary, but
but such offender or offenders may be prosecuted forth
with, according to the provision of the act.
I Sec. 7. And be it further macted, That whenever said
commissioners shall have lauj cfl£ marked out and defin-
cd t he channels in said river* agreeably to the provisions
of tliis act, for the free passage of fish, liegmniug at Ma
con and extendiiig up to the before mentioned places,
"ir statement of the number of
engaged in said business, and
ferior Court of the county in
and on examination and
they shall make out a
days they were act
present the aame to
which they respective
Approval by said court,
ruhc »t JDjjt wve
shall issue an order »o pay
t Uuwdqilflw per for
the poor of tlieir county, one young man to partake of the
bem.lns of said University, be, and tlie said fnurtli section
ol the above recited act is hereby re lx a let!.
ASBURY HULL,
- {Speaker of t Me House of Representatives.
• THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
Assented to, December 26, 1831.
WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.
AN ACT to authorise the Judge of the Superior Court
of the Southern Circuit, to hold an extra term of said
Court, in ihc couniy of Decatur.
V. hereon, it. is manifest from the unavoidable failure of
rhe Superior Court, for November terms for the county
of Decatur, results in sundry inconvenience, to the citi
zens of said county. •
Sec. 1. lie it therefore enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General As-
tn.tLlu met, and it in hereby i/nnrte/l hy the authority nf the
same, 'That from and after the passage of this act, n shall
and may lx lawful for the Judge oi tlie Superior Court,
and he is hereby required, to hold an extra term of said
Court, at the place of holding ihe Superior Court, in the
town of Bainbridge, in the county oi Decatur, on the
fourth Monday in January next.
Sec. 2. And'be it further enacted by the authority afore
said, That all jurors and witnesses, that were legally com
pelled to attend the regular term of said court, sliall be
hereby compelled to attend the extra term of said court
n-> contemplated by this act, under all the pains and pen-
alties; as are contemplated by tlie laws now of force iu
this State, in such cases made and provided.
Fee. 3. And be it further eaacted by the authority afore
said, That a.I persons either plaintiff's or defendants, or
oilier pci&ons concerned in tlie business of said court, are
hereby required to attend, and abide tlie rules and order
of court at ibe said extra term, as is liereiu contem
plated, as fully and efieotually as they would have done
in the event, that the regular term of said [court] liad
been licid in conformity to the laws offeree in this Llaie,
regulating said court.
bee, 4. And be it further enacted by the authority afore
said, That in the event there should not have been uny
jurors drawn and summoned to attend the regular term
of said court, that it shall and may be-lawful, for die jus
tices of the Inferior Court, or a majority of them, with the
Clerk of the Inferior Court and Sheriff of said county;
and they are hereby required, immediately after the pus-
sage of lids act, (or as soon thereafter as convenience will
admit,) to proceed to tlie drawing of grand and petit ju
rors, from tlie jury-boxes of said county, in regular order,
us is contemplated bv tlie laws now of force ift this' State,
and the Sheriff of said county is also hereby required, to
summons ilie jurors thus drawn to attend, at the time
find place aforesaid, giving them legal notice previous to
the sitting of said Court, and tlie list of tlie jurors thus
drawn by the Inferior Court aforesaid, shall be turned
over to tlie Cleric of the Superior Court, whose duty it
sliall be to make out tlie venire ol said lists, and turn them
over to the SliBfilf, agreeable to*the law now of force,
and the Sheriff of said county is hereby required, to make
his return to said court, agreeable to the law now regu-
iaiin ,r tjie return of Sheriffs in sucli cases.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted That it shall and may
he lawful to sue out, serve and return writs and other
processes to said extra term, in tlie same manner and wi
der the same regulations and provisions, as if the same
were lot a regular term of said court.
ASI^LRY HULL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
- THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
Assented to, Dec. 22, 1831.
WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.
AN ACT amendatory of the fifteenth, twenty second
and twenty fourth sections, of an act passed on the
nineteenth’ day uf December, eighteen hundred and
eighteen; entitled an act to revise and consolidate tlie
Militia Laws'of tliis Stale, and to repeal the Cavalry
Laws now in force, and to regulate the number of re
views.
See. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met,
and it i* hereby enacted by the authority of the same, 1’hat
from and after tlie passage of tliis act tlie fifteenth, twen
ty second and twenty fourth sections of an act, passed on
the nineteenth day of December, eighteen hundred and
eighteen, entitled an act to revise and consolidate tlie Mil
itia Laws of this Slate, shall be in the words following,
viz;
Se.\ 15. The commanding officers of volunteer compa
nies of every description, shall muster then- companies at
least four times in each year, at such times as may be or
dered by tlie commanding officer of said company, and at
such place as shall have been esfablished by tlie members
of said company or a majority thereof as tlie muster
ground of said company, mid the commanding officers of
companies of every description, shall once in each year,
by order of the commanding officer of tlie regiment or of
ihe battallion in counties containing but one battaliion,
take an exact account of live arms and accoutrements in
possession of his company designating, public from pri
vate, and also the number of each particular description
of arms and accoutrements, and the number of effective
men composing his command as well those a ,sent a.
they who are present at tlie time of taking said enumcra-
>j 0 |f and shall make a true return thereofto tliecon-
pommanding officer of the regiment or battalion as ilv
field in the regiment for which he may tie appointed, and
toany other Court' Martial in the division on w hich lit
may be detailed, who shatt ~b«Ma»nsidercd ns part of the
Colonel’s staff. ASBURY HULL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
Assented to, Dec. 21, 1831.
WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor,
ready on the days of review and inspection, and handed
to the Inspector on his arriving at the head of each com
pany, for his use during the insjjcction and then to be
handed to tlie commanding officer of the battallion orVe-
giment, or their adjutant for consolidation, which con
solidated return shall be handed or forwarded to the Bri
gade Inspector to which the regimen; or baUallion be
longs.
See. 22. There'shall be regimental, BaUallion and vol
unteer company courts of inquiry, to be apppoinfed and
ordered by die commanding officers of regiments, Batial-
lionsand companies, under die following rules and regu
lations : Regimental courts of inquiry shall be held with
in sixty days alter each review Regimental muster, to
consist ot at least seven and not more than eleven <4* the
conimissioneed or brevetted officers of the Regiment.
Battallion courts of enquiry shall be held within thirty
days after each Bat talhui muster Of review, in counties
containing but one Battallion, to consist of at least five
and not more than seven of die commissioned or brevett
ed officers of tlie Battallion which officers in both eases
shall be regularly detailed by the commanding olfieer of
the Battaliion or Regiment as die case may be, and noti
fied thereof on tie day of muster or review, or by a cita
tion under his hand, delivered by the adjutant or felt at | mas Ajullicun, or bearer, dated sometime in
JV
>TICli. A.ipersons ifide. leu jj tr- «.» f
joseph Laws, deceased, of Newton county, aia
requested to come forward and make payment—aral all
persons having demands against said estutc, are heitl jr
requested to render them in in terms cf the law,
O. M. B. hi ELDER, Executor.
January 19 26—6t
CAUTION.
T HE following notes w iden - -i lately lost by tlie
subscriber, have ’ jy the makers, and
ihe public arc ca^uiis! t* ’ .. a for the same.
Small notes front L. _^iey .o J->Aah Matthews, a-
mouut $224 97.
From J. Brown to Griswold, a ,, . $85 00.
From Mathew Orme to J. KeLter, amount $29 00.
AARON ^dlCY.
January 16th, 1832. 28—2t
NOTICE.
A LL persons are hereby notified not to trade for or
purchase a promissory Note, given by me to Tho-
lilOlR mouths afterdate application w ill be nuuta
JT to the honorable tlie Inferior Court ofNewtui coun
ty, while sitting as a court of ordinary, for leave to sell
ten Negroes belonging to the estate cf Joseph Law s, iut.
of said county, deceased. '
O. ivT. B> FIELDER, Executor.
January 19 \ 28—m4
F
j^Ol’tt months after date duplication will he made
o the honorable the Inferior Court, of Walton coun
ty, sitting for ordinary purpose^ lor leave to sell Lot No
212, iu the 3d district of Houston county, for tlie benefit
of the minojfcheirs of EdmuffS C lea ton, deceased;
ETHELfilftED AUSTIN, Guardian.
January 19fh, 1831
F our months
to tlie Inferior]
ordinary purposes,
John Foster, late olj
of the heirs.
September 26
fere uce, and the several Regimental and Battaliion courts I ayjj mjt,c unless by law I am eomiielled,
ot enquiry when convened at the time and placeappoint- j BENJAMIN WILLIAMS,
ed, shall have power to assess h>s on all delinquent, of- Lawrencevilfe, 6th Jan. 1832. ' ‘ It
fleers and soldiers within them Regimental or Battallion j
districts, and all defaulters at Itegancnlal or BaUallion
musters or reviews,-shuli be tried at the courts winch
may next happen. Volunteer company courts of enqui
ry shall be held within tw enty days after each muster, or
or on tlie next muster day, lobe composed of at feast
tiircc of the commissioned or brevetted officers of said
company, and the officer highest in rank shall preside,
and may have a clerk who shall keep a record of their
proceedings, and receive tlie fines Inai any deiinquer.t
may voluntarily pay within ten days after each court
without cost, and after the expiration often days, lie shall
issue execution against ail persons on whom lines may
have been assessed, .who have failed to pay Lite same,
and sliall be allowed to charge twenty live cents cost tor
issuing die same directed to any Constable within the
bounds of said comjKUiy to execute anti return, signed
by himself and counter-signed by the presiding officer ol
said court, and the fund thereby created shall by the di
rection of the officers be applied to die equ ipment of said
company, and the courts of enquiry of Regm exits and
Battallions, in counties containing but one Battailion
shall also have power to order the issuing of execution,
against delinquent Provost Martinis, or other officers
charged with die collection of the funds of die Regiment
or BaUallion, for such sum or sums as they may wneive*
quired, fail to account for directed to the Sheriff (or his
deputy) of the county, whose duty it shall be to collect
and pay over the same to the pay master ol the Regiment
or Battaliion.
Sec. 24th, The commissioned officers of the respective
Regiments and of Bauaiiioiis in counties containing but
one Battallion,^ shall at tliei. first convention after the
first day of March next, that may be occasioned by Bri-
gat.e, Regimen ad, (or battailion as above provided) or-
ders, Si util proceed under die superintendence of three «»r
more ot the officjrs ot die Baltaiiioii or Regiment, to die
election ot a clerk and Prov ost Murdai, and alter ascer
taining the persons elected, gram to each oi them a cev-
teficatu ot trie same, and ine persons thus elected shall
attend the Regimental or Battailion coma of enquiry,
which may next happen within their respective d&uicis,
and on producing ilie certificate herein be tore directed to
be given, the presiding officer shall administer or cause to
administered, die ioliowmg oath or alii ruination, viz: 1.
A. B. dosohneniy swear fur affirm,) tiiat i will faithful
ly discharge die dunes of cferk (or Provost Martial,) of
the (insert the number of die) Regiment (or B" t:! »Ui< n)
Georgia Iviihua,* to the best ol my understanding so help
me God: which oatii, shail de eiiicreuon die minutes oi
said court, and subscribed by the persons taking the
same, and •when thus quaff lied dicy may continue to dis
charge the duties assigned them during llfeir residence
within the Regimental or Battaliion .district, for which
tliey may have been elected, unless removed by (he con-
currence of twd thirds ot the members of any regimental
or battailion court of enquiry on a eautge and proof of
malpractice, and it shail oc die duty ol said cams to at
tend all life Bauaifion and Regimental coum ot enquiry
thereafter, to beheld ni LUcu - lespecuve districts, and to
keej) u fair record of me proceedings ol sum courts, and
within ten days after each court iiulKc out a list of all
fines assessed thereat, designating die districts in which
each delinquent resides, and also ol'iiie appropriation
made by said eourt, and forward it to dm pay-mastexof
die Regiment or of die Battaiimn in couuaes containing
but one Battaliion, who is authorized to receive and re
ceipt for the fines that any lielinqiiuii may voluntaniy
pay. A:.d the commanding officer ox Regiments or Ban*
taihons upon receiving tlie affida ot of any delinquent,
(previous to tlie issuing of execution,) properly attested
by any officer authorized to administer the same, and
showing good cause why lie should not have peeu lined,
may direct the clerk to stay the issuing of execution un
til tue sitting of the succeeding court, wlitusaid affidavit
shall be iaid before the court, who. may upon the merits
thereof remit or continue said fine, and direct that it be
collected tordiw ith, and die clerk shail immediately after
the expiration of duriy days, issue execution againsteach
delinquent w ho has tailed to pay the line assess id against
hint or to file tlie affidavit herein before required; signed
by himscif and countersigned by die presiding officer ot
tlie court, or in iiis absence by any other officer w ho was
u member of the court, and directed to tlie Provost Mar
tial of ti.e Regiment or Bartoition or any lawful consta
ble, within the said Regiment or Battallion,- which exe
cutions shall be by tile clerk delivered to the Provost Mar
tial, (and take his receipt thereof which shall be by the
clerk given to the pay master,) who may distribute the
same to the several constables within the Regimenlaljor
other districts for collection, or proceed to collect the same
under die same rules and regulations, in regard to consta
ble’s sales generally and such executions &hal) have the
♦une dignity as though they had been issued I . a jus
tice of the peace, and the same costs awarded dm clerks
and provost or constable collecting- as in cases ol equal
difliuy in justices courts, and the Provost Martial snail
be required within six months from the time oi*receiving
tlie execution from the clerk, to pay ail moneys which
may have come into his hands through the collection
thereof to the jxiy master of the Regiment or Battallion,
and to return such executions as cannot be collected with
the truth of the case endorsed on tlie back Uiercol, and all
such as have been collected by the clerk. *
Bee. 25dn And be it further enacted, That nothing here
in contained, shall be so constructed as to authorise more
than one annual review,-any law usage or custom, to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That in counties hav
ing bul one Ba .Uillian, the court ol" enquiry in said Bat-
tuliian, sliall be audiorized to lay out, bnu or alter com-
uunv or justices districts in said county.
p * J AsB Jit Y HULL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.'
THOMAS STOCKS,
President of the Senate.
Assented to, Dec. 23, 1S3I.
VV'iLSON LUMPKIN, Governor.
AN ACT to alter and amend the thirty-eight section of
an act entitled “an act to revise and consolidate the Mi
litia Laws oi this State, and to rejrcal the cavalry laws
now in force, passed Dec. lJtli, 1818, so lor as respects
thc*appointment of Judge Advocates.
Whereas, bv the aforesaid section there is but one
iud^e advocate appointed for each division, who is re-
quired to attend all Courts Martial ui the division for
which he may be appointed, and whereas, that mode of
appointment has failed to secure the attention ol such of
ficer, on the Courts Martial aforesaid, for remedy vvhere-
A Be it eaacted by the Senate and House of Representat ives
of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same, T hat from and
titer ihe passage of ths act, it is hereby made the duty of
iie Colonel commandant of each regiment of the Militia,
nominate aud appoint one fit and proper person who
ill bear the title of Lfeuteuapt, to act as Judge Advo-
eatc who;© (itRj* i’< he to Oiteud all Cmflrp hiaiukl
LOOK AT THIS!
4 LL pci sons are hereby cautioned against tradin
for two promissory Notes made by the subscribe 11
to Philemon Ilodges, or lYJuscogee county, one for sev
cows and calves, the other for fifty dollars payable
day of April next, as the consideration for which
were given has failed, and we are determined pot t
them unless compelled by-law. R
SAMPSON G. WILLIAMS,
EZEKIEL J. WILLIAMS.
Lowndes co. 4th January, 1332. 28—2t
m4
date application will he made
of Clarke couniy, sitting for
leave to sell ail die real estate of
county, deceased, for the benefit
JOHN F. FOSTER, Ex or.
12 4m
A LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the Post
Office at LuwreuccviHe, Gn. January 1st, 1332.
Adair, Isaac 2 Jones, Benjamin
Jackson, James
Austin, N.
Abbilt, David
Anthony, Mark C.
Allison, Margaret
Byrd, William D.
Brewster, Doctor John
Bagwell, Rebecca
Burke, Ganey
.Brown, W illuim
Buekelon, Elijah
Blalock, John
Bankston, John
Beeson, Richard
Boggs, Joel
Bond Miss Lovey
Beddie, John
Chambers, Thomas J.
(iarrolL Alexander
Cook, Jeiminuh
Cargill, Eflora A.
Corietts, John
Caldwell, James t
Caimiienon, John
Coleman; Ren
Campbell, Samuel
Cox, Vinson
Druimnoml, Daniel
Dabbs, Jess#
Dodds, Janies
Dodd, William
Dempsey, Jesse
x/owmry, uoscjixi -
Dunbar, Joseph A.
Everett, Solomon
Etheridge, Shepherd
Evans, John
Fountain, John
Deadly, Thomas
Fields, William
Fowler, Jolui W.
Fincher, Jonathan
George, Mrs. Elizabeth
Guffin, John
Holly, Da\ id
Hoyle, Joel
Holeman, David
Hammond, Georgd
Holmes, Vivion
Houston, Sarah
Hamilton, Andrew
Horton, Isaac
Howard, W. J.
Hutchins, John P.
Humphrey, John
Harrison, Josephus
Head, Harrison
Hughs, John
Hamilton, John
Inzer, Henry W.
January 19
Jester, Nathan 2
Kellogg, Mr.
Kennett, Joshua
Lougiiridge, James
Low ry, Henry
Lindsey, Clutncey M.
Lanier, James
Lampkin, Q. W.
Leach, Elijah
Mutton, Fielding
Myers, \v llliiun
McHugh, Ciiarles
McCearly, Rev. David
AlcCoy, Tliomas
Monk, Thoma#
Mitchell, itobert
May-horn, Joseph
Me Dude, John
MeDadc, B. F.
Matthews, Ezekiel
Malden, Rucker
Massey, Simon
Norton, Elias
Nelson, Col. C. n.
Prickett, Jesse
Powell, James
I’, arson, Doctor Abiel
Ferry, Thonias
Pruet, Ansel
Rowland, Willis 2
JTLUliGUg^; J IX A fpil
Roberts, John
Russel, Rebecca
Rhodes, Isaac
Robertson, Willis
Russel, John
Reese, John
Spikes, Silas
Smith, John
Seymour, Fcrdcnand
Swindle, T.
Stafford, Miss Maliala
Strickland, E,q. Simeon L.
Spence, John
Sans, William
Todd, Thomas
Trippc, John B. 2
Taylor, Jacob
Thomas, Elizabeth
Upchurch, Britton
Valkt-nburgh Hawkcs,
Wynn, Clem
Watson, John
"Welch, Thonias
‘Wvnn, Joseph
Wilson, James
Wate, Thomas
A R. SMITH, P. M.
[1 lSlts.] 28—3t
A LIST OP LETTERS remaining in the Post-
Office at Monroe, Walton county, Ga. January
lsq 1832,
Samuel Algood,
William P. Arnold*
James Austin,
Edmund Adcxick,
William Armstead.
B.
Elizabeth Brown, 2
Augustus Beall,
James M. Brantley,
Thompson Bowen,
Sheriff Brewster,
Sarah Bastin,
Ezekiel P. Beaufordi
C.
Ducan Campbell,
Charles E. F. Campbell^
W iiliam Coke,
Russell Camp,
Henry Conner;
Bennett Caggett*
N ancy Cuck,
D.
Charles D. Davi%
James Dabbs,
E.
Miss Roda A. Echols,
Thomas Edwards, 2
G.
Charles Garrett,
Leanr.ah Graham,
ltice B.*Green,
\V r iiliam Greer.
H.
Miss Matilda Hill,
Samuel Hughy,
Jesse Haralson,
Edward G- liarvy,
Higginbotham, Esq.'
James J.- Harrison,
Warner liu bboard.
J.
Thomas Jaco-->s,-
W iiliam Johns,
January 19
Thomas M. Jones.
L.
Thomas Lcssly,
Abner Lee,
James Liniy.
M.
Francis Meadly,
John Moat, 2
David Mosely,
George J. McClesky,
William Moore* Esq.
John Morrison,
Susan McCullaugh,
Robt. Moore, 2
Isaac McArtv,
Horatio A. B. Nunally*
William Nunally,
O &. K.
Ransom Owen,
Absaiom B. Ross,
Anon Roger s, 2
S.
Jeremiah Stone,
William Shircy,
W iley Swimiey,
Drew M. Sunday,
Thomas Smith,
David Smith,
Jamt-s Smith,
Zudock Sexton,
Briton Smiiii. .
T.
William S. ThoiYias,
Ftejihen Titehaw,
George W. 1'iamtnelL
V A W.
Miss Jadutli Ann Vaughn,
John A. Watson,
Benjamin Woodruff
James "Wffiite,
Hugh Wiley,
Robert H. Weston,
Benjiunin V hitehead.
ELISHA BETTS, P. M.
f73lts] 80—3f
GEORGIA—Doolt Copnit.
JT EVVIS JOINER tolls before Solomon
H A B. Wilks, Justice of tlie Peace for
the tDff h district, one small
Bay Indian Poney,
Appraised by Elias Ballard and Jaiv.es H.
Gilmore, to Seventy-five dollars, this 5:h day of Janua-
if, 1832. S. B. W ILKS, 3. v.
J A true cony fr#m the estmy book, I2lh January, IS32.
1} TlJpilAS ». KEY, c. i. c.
J a’a W “ * Jg—
afterdate, application wilt be made
able die Inferior Court of W niton
sitting for Ordhiary purposes; for leave to
te of Wrn. Rose, late of Warren county*
WILLIAM S. LGCKL1N, Adm’r.
• ' 4 in
HIR mouths afar date application will be made
to the honorable the Interior Court of Walton
county, when sitting for ordinary purposes, for have to
sell the real estate of Wiiliam ifeaird, .ate of Mcrgup
county, deceased.
EDMUND BEA1RD, Adm’r.
SARAH BEAiiiD, Adiu’x.
Deccmlier 5, 1831. 23—4m
F OUR months after date application will be u adc
to the honorable the Court oi Ordinary ol Twiggs
county,"for lea. e to sell lour negroes, belonging to me
estate ot Sarah Jones, late of said couniy, deccuseu—% izi
Joe, Dick r Lyd«ly, and Miliy, Sold for the benefit lit
the heirs and creditors.
STEPHEN JONES ) . . ,
THOMAS JONES,' \ Admra
November 10 lo—in4
4 tolr inomlis alter dare application will be made
to the honorable the Inferior Court of the count} of
Uwmnetl, for leave to sell a tract of four handled and
ninety acres ol land, in the 9lh district of originally Ir
win county, it being part of tire real csunc of John Prae
tor, late of said county of Gwinnett, deceased. 'J o bo
sold for the benefit of tlie heirs and creditors ofsaiu de
ceased. . BIDDV PROCTOR, Adm’x.
December 8 \V it Ii the will annexed^
E^Ol’R months afterdate application will be made to
JH. the honorable Court of Crdinary of Henry county,
wnen sitting for ordinary purposes, for leave to sell the
real estate ol* Jolui Wvate late of saiu countv, deceased,
j J JOHN P. WYATT, Lx’oi.
October 25 >7 i :n
idd
euun
I NOkJR months after date application will no m.
to the honorable the Interior Court of Butts cui_
ty, »vliile sitting for ordinaly pui|H>ses, for leave n sell
oi of Laud No. 408, in the 20Ji district of Muscogee
county, for the benefit of Margarett Clusam, orpiaai of
Gatwood Chisaiii of Alabama, ue< r-used.
HENRY
Novcmbw 8ili, 1831.
HATTY.
Artt
dfc-' 'Miriluenoiio^t - er date, application will be madtf
ty, when sitting tor t^ : r itave iv sen
Lot ot’ land No. 262, in the second district of Troup
county, drawn by William Fletcher tt. Soldier, late of
Telfair couniy, for the benefit of tlie heirs of su.u Yv ii
liam Fletcher. GEOllUE R. .VicCALL, Autn’r.
Deccmlier 22——24
I iNOUR months af.er date application will i e made
to the honorable the 1 ufenor Court of Gwinnett
county, when sitting for ordinary puiposes, for leave lu
sell the negroes belonging to the esiate of Tliomas Men-
roc, late of said county, deceased.
SIMEON WHITE, Adm’r.
. December 9, 1831. 22—4m
BilOUR months after date, application w ill be made
fi; to the honorable Inferior Courtof Madise-ncounty;
when sitting for ordinary purposes, for leave to sell the
negroes belonging totiie itcirs of A Ira. Nancy Sisson, de
ceased, agreeable to.the last will and testament of Dab
ney Gholston, late of Madison couniy, deceased.
ZACHARIAH GIIOLSTON, Trustee.
Deccmlier 29. 1831. 25—Jni
301U months after date application will be matir
_ to the honorable the Inferior Court of Ntwtoiy
qpunty, when sitting for ordinary purposes, for leave to
sell all the lands belonging to die estate of \\iiliam Ii
Morrow, late of said county, deceased.
* ' D. MORROW, Adm’r.
December 23d, 1831. 27—in4t
A fter the expiration of four months, applicati* n
will be made to the Inferior Court ofBuld win coun
ty, when sitting for crdinary purposes, for leave to s«.-;i
the L md and NegToes, belonging to the esiate of James
Horne, late of said county, deceiv ed.
Dec. 31st, lft3l. LEVI HORNE, AdinV.
To the heirs and distributees of Wilmoth JVeal, latt
of jYeucton couniy, deceased:
Y OU wiii iaKe nofee, tuat J riiaii, on tiio first Mon
day in Mareb next, make application to the Ink-
rior Court of said county, when sitting for ordinary pur
poses, for an order to divide the negroes belonging to
said deceased.
JONATHAN C. MACKEY, Adm’r.
Nov 25 2!—r.:4
To the heirs and distributees of Joseph Laws, luld
oj JYetclon county, deceased:
Y OU will take notice, that we slniil, after the expi
ration of three months, make application to the
Interior Court of said county, when sitting for ordinary
purposes, for an order to divide a pai l of (he negroes anu
other personal property, lrelonging to said deceased,
A. PENNINGTON, ) ,
EDMOND S; MANN, j Hishttouees.
December 28th, 1831: m3t
EORGIA, WALTON COUNTY.—-Jostplf
Buise applies to me for Letters of Administration
on the estate of Thomas Buise, decea-ed :
These arc therefore to cite and admonish all and sin
gular, the kindred aiid creditors uf said deceased, to be
and appear at my office; w ithin tlie time presented by
law, to shew cause, if any tliey can, why said Icfre.-.-
should not be granted. Given under my hand, this IIKh
day of December; It31.
3 JESSE MITCHELL, c. c. o.
December 29 .23—51
V* ALTON COURT OF ORDINARY,
November Term, 1831.
I T appearing to the Court tliat Wiley Whitley, in his>
life time, executed a Tide Bond in fetor of Robert
Powell, to make a title in fee simple to lot number <-u<
hundred and $ix, in the fifth district of Rabun county, and
said Robert having complied fully on his part wth tin*
uundinons of said bond, and said Wiley hating died
wijiout executing tides or-making provisions therefor by
wiii*—Ordered, therefore, off the petition of said Robert,
t^mt tliree months notice of this application in some pi>’ -
lie gazette and iu ihe public places of this county be gre
en, tliat Micajah Whitley tlie administrator of said W >
ley will be directed at tne*r_ext term of this Court aft- r
such notice, to make titles to said Robert according to thtf
provisions of the stature in such case made tnd provided,
unless good and sufficient cause be shewn to the contrary.
A true extract from the minutes, this 15lb November/
1931. JESSE MITCHELT ., c. c. o. -
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