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. V ,y. **** 1 •
AN ACT ■ * .j
To aothorise the*, several courts of Equity in
this state to grant remedies in cerriid cases
and to regelate the Courts oi Law and £.
«aity state#’ and for affording tempo )
, tiiry rebel to the soldiers w hilst hi the ser«
\ ” vice of the si ate or mjt he United States 3k
G for ether purposes v - //
Sec# •*. fifje-tr enacted by the Semite
and House oEßeprgsentatives 6f theoj
! Stale of Georgia In General Ass cm
blyjroeJ, and i r is hereby enacted by
the authors? of toe s'anie, T.iat
♦where any person or persdns has dr
shall run out of this State the proper--,j
I of a deceased pc won or to
the in jury of the orphans of said de-i*
i ceased, or to the injury of the next
of km entitled to the same, it ✓shall
snd may be lawful fin* the Judges, of
the sever al comcs of equity in this
state, upon application and the facts
hedng stated on’ oath, made to the
thith-thereof* ahd also the property
being described and its value sworn
to by the person or persons eniii ltd
to said estate, his# her or their agent
ior attorney, to give to the part) a
remedy either by arresting the defen
fiant or taking his property or; both*.
las the coqn in iu discretion shidl
deem necessary and
ded always, that the Judge, granting
the same shall take good security of
■ i|he party, his, her or their agent or
kUomey, in double the amount
lm make good all coats and damages
the defendant shall sustain, if the \
Hplaimvif shall Aiicontintlt or be cast
fa the said stuu
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That toe dclend&at if arrested ajid
, ifiis property also/if take shall be
discharged ahd returned to him on
his giving good security to perform
ordu and decree of the ocoru
Sec. 3#And be it i'ufiher enacted/
That if the defendant fails or neg
lect or refuses to give such
the courtsUuay make such dispdsi-
I tion y the property as in its discre-
I tion it shall deemmes; adumtageou*
( Part ADd^ 'hi*\w' *-r h*
tercd and signed thereon in ary of !
the Spperkrt or Inferior courts of
this statej 1 party against whbin
such fudjpiient ishftil be so entefod*
‘nay stay all further proceeding'* by
entering a good and sufficient secu
rity, either in open court or in the.
clerk g ohrce within ten days after the
judgmeiit of said Court, for the pay*
merit oft lie judgment and costs witii
ui twelve months from the date of
the sa*d judgment, and if such par- \
ty ..pot pay the same agreeably
thereto, execution may issue against
such party and the security without
£ny other proceedings thereon.
>«ec. 5. Artd he it further enacted,
i’hai all parties against whom judg- *
ments are rendered ia any of the
luslices court? ir* this State, shall be
entitled to the Benefits and provis
ions of the foregoing section; upon
their complying with the terms
therein required by giving security
to the Justices of the Peace.
dec. €. And be it further enacted?
f Hat it shall riot be lawful for any of
toe Judges ol the “ Superior courts,.
JuM;t£Cs otHae Interior courts, or !
Justices of the Peace in this state to
suffer any verdicts to he rendered of
judgments entered or signed in any
or either of their said courts, against
<iny scldier or officer of this state,
whilst such soldier or officer is in the
Htrvice of this state or she United
States, but in all cases where it shall
. made satisfactorily to appear to
«ny of the saidjeourts that either of
thtj to any case m either df
1 iu ir said courts depending, is in the
service aforesaid, the same shaft be
deemed and considered a good j
ground and sufficient cause of con- I
tjnuance of said case, if either of !
said parties, their agent or attorney
pfcoose to claim the same. Nor shall
any execution be levied on or che
property of any such soldier or offi \
Cy«*irt)e sold by virtue oi any execu
tion which has heretofore, or r may
he re after be issued against him whilst
he is in the seiNuce aforesaid; or o.r
• *is way to, or returning from
p* of i endciv/ous, oi” within 6
oionthsafter the expiration of the
lenn Ot service of such soldiers, pro
vidcd> such soldier shall within twen
-ty ciays after the expiration ‘ >f his
term of service give security as oth
er persons are required to do by this
act, nor shall any civil process what
ever be issued against any soldier or
officer whilst fn such service.
Secyf. And be it further enacted,
That Jo all ca-,es where judgnieni
haa already been obtained in any of
the courts aforesaid, the party a
gainst whom the same has been ob
tained, may by complying with the
terms contained in the fourth sec
tion of this act, clAlrti and receive :
the benefits and provisions of $a and
section—and where execution ha’
already issued, the officer in whose
hands the same may bej shah be
bound to taice the security- required
as directed in sa’d-sectioni
it a ffhi takers ,
Speaker of the House- of Representa
tives, ‘■ ■v” „ ‘ t j •: / - ■
fared Irwin , x
J*resident of the Senate pro tem.
Dissented to by the Governor 22d
November. J 8 i 4.
; u N in. the House of Representatives
52c., November, 1$ 14.—Rep&ssed by
a nujbrity of twd thirds ufthe .realise v
agreeable todbe provisions oi ttve
Constitution,
BENJAMIN WHITAKER,
J Speaktr^
Attest, ‘ - , ; J,\ • “
A. S, Clavton, Clerk,
, Repassed by two thirds of the Sen
ate 23d No/ember, tat 4. • \
’ JARED IRWIN,
0 President of the Senate, pro tern.
Attest,
- Wn.t Jam Robes sow,
// r\: < Secretary* •’
in act to Ufy a Tax for die support cf
Governrkera for the political year
A$ i S', ctrid jp r&lm! r ursep the State
in oar: the turn for which his
ieney the Governor j t pjt/t >rised Ay ~
a concurred resolution to settle with
| ’ the General Closer nwerH fie Direct ..
„ ‘ Pax for die political year IS U. *.
Sec. Ist. He it >eu«tcted by the -
ckiiate aad House oi Representatives
cf he State of 1 Georgia in General
.met, aH4 it u nereby cnac-
Cs ! l' ! w ; if o*f 0 *f f‘S
for A year t*W, he and the)’ arc
Hereby .revived &id continued m
ATHENS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1814.
force for the political
• cc -. it further enacted
i hat for the purpose of re-im burning
Jje Stats in part thsisum lireeled
to be paid by his Exiellency hi con
formity: with the saidiesohitlon, that
each citizen of this Stite, and ail o
ther persons holding taxable proper
ty real or personal in said State, is,
‘ and are hereby liaS.de and required to
pay a tax of 50 per centum on thd
amount of the State , tax required of
him, her or them, fur the support of
the Government of this Statt, for the
political year 18la, which shall be
Collected and settjed by the Pjbt'GoT
lectora.with the Comptroller Gener
al, pit or before the first day of De
cember, 1$ i 5, under thesame /rules,
regulations and restrictions, as are
pointed dut for the collection of the
State tax now lit force in tfch* state ;
and ft shall be the duty of the res
pective Tax Collectors in tHifi state
to collect the tax herein assessed, a
grebable to the requisitions of an
act entitled ar? act to authorise* his
Excellency the Governor to Settle ‘
with the UtHted States : tk& arvroont
‘of the Direct Tax due by the Suite
of Georgia, and to point out the me*
thpd of fe-imbursing the State the.
said sum in part, passed on the 6th
day of December 1 913*-*Provided
nevertheless, That in case any of the
Tax Collectors aforesaid shall refuse
or neglect to collect t}qe tax afore
said upon the terms pointed out in
the before recited act, th*n and in
that case the justices of the Interior
Courts iti‘Counties where such refu
sal shall be made, shall proceed to
appoint one St and proper person to
receive and collect said fax,
ble to the requisitions gff the tax
now in force in this state * and
ihc said Collectors so appointed us
aforesaid, shall be commissioned by
the Governor ax heretofore practised
for other,, ‘fax Collectors in this
state ; and Provided aUo, That such
Collectors so to be appointed &s a*
ioresaid, if any such should be up
pointed as aforesaid, shall give band
and security n* conformity with the
tax laws now in force in this state,
mp the faithful performance of hi» or
their duty as Collectors, which may
be appointed in conformity with this
act ; and for the purpose M uset v
ta'mmg the amount of tax required
by this act, it shall be the duty v ol
the Clerks of the Inferior Cmi ru to
deliver to such Collectors appointed
in conformity with this act, the
‘ Digest of the Receiver of fax-Ke
tm nsj deposited in their .offices.
bee. 3d. And be it further euacted.
That the Collectors aforesaid shall
signify his or their acceptance or re*
fusai in writing, to perform the du
ties by this act required, to three or
more of the Justices of the Inferior
Courts aforesaid, on dr before the Ist
Monday in January next,ancf shah
give bond and additional security in
terms of the tax laws mm in force
in this State i—~And provided M*a}
Jfhat in -case of such refusal being
made by the 3 ax Collector, the Infe- •
i ior Court shall not appoint the said
fax Collector to collect said tax**
Sec. 4th. And be it further enacted.
That no security or securities for
Tax Cbilectors shall be entitled to
hold the office 6f Sheriff in anv
county in this state until all monies
collected by the said TajT Collector
orGuilectors shall have been paid by
him or them to the proper authorities.
Sec, 3th, And be it further enacted,
That in all cases where the Treasu
rer and comptroller General shall is
sue executions tftjaimt delinquent
tax-coUectofs, it shall be lawful foi
any Sheriff into whose hands such
execution or execution* may be pla
ced, to collect from such delinquent
tax cblieclor two and au half per.
«ent on. and in addition to the a
mount ofsuch execution or executi
ons, which shall be full compensation
for the trouble and txpence of auch
Sheriff or Sheriffs, in collecting and
paying oyer at the Treasury* the av
mount of such execution or exeeur
lions as may be placed in their hands
as aforesa \A-—provide4, That every
Sheriff who’ shall recieve said per
Cbm shall be liable to refund the same
to the collector* from * whom it may
be received, if he does hot return the
execution and pay over the money
collected thereon for the State at
the Treasury, on or before the duv
he &ay be required solo do by said
execution. • cA?
Sec. 6th. And be it further
uq Collector shad hereafter be
allowed an insolvent list*’ if he does
not obtain the same at some term of
the Superior Coltffc prior to the clay
ort which he may be required to close
his accord]/‘at the Comptroller Gen 4
* etti’s office— provided, he shall not
have been prevented from obtaining
his insolvent list by reason of a fai
lure of the courts*
‘ BENJ.. Vv’iHT AREifc»
Speakerof the Moose of Represen
tatives.
* Jared inwra,
< President of the Sen ate pro test
Executive Department Georgia ; }
Assented to 22d November, 1814- >
PETER EARLY } Governor.
an act
To alter and amend an act, entitled an
art, to organize the detachments of
men which may hereafter be re.~
qvdredby the l*resident of the United
States, from the executive of this
state, for the service of the Union,
and for other purposes therein ex
pressed, passed on the bih day of
i December 18(4.*. . v.J
Sec.. U Xfc it enuc.teu by the'S Artie
and House oi. Representatives of the
state of Georgia i n General Assem
bly met, and* it . hereby etUcj
*)-l by the authority of the same,
and hat for the better organising the
detachments of Militia which may be
hereafter called into “service, i t shall ‘
and may be lawful for iiis Excelled •,
cy the Governor to issue orders to
the respective Major Generals from
whose detachments of mili
tia may be called, directing; him to
order,elections for field andcompany
officers, and whose duty it shall be to
issue orders accordingly and to ap
point oncers, to advertise, hold add
preside at Midi elections*: And it
shaft be the duty of the officers thus
appointed, to advertise such elec
tions ten days previous to holding
the same, and all persons shall he
entitled to vote at such election who
will be subject to the command of
such office *s when elected, and tha<
in case such detachment shall be
the place of reddezvona
or encampment previous to the elec
tion of any regimeimvl ofticers, it i
shall be th* duty of the general or
officer, commanding syofi detach
ment to order an election for field
and coinpany officeis* or otherwacan
cy as the Case may require-—and ii
shall be the duty of the presiding
officers or a majority of them, forth*
with after such election, to certify
she persons having the lifghetet rmav
ber of votes, and make a return
thereof to the Governor, who shall
thereupon issue special commissions
to the officers elected—and i* shall ‘
and raayb*. lawful f> t!iecoit; ,iaßd
ing officer of the detachment to is
sue brevets to the elected, un«
til their commissions arc received*
I And be tt further enacted \
hy ike .authority afotesatf That in
case oi the dealt}, resignation or oth
er vacancy of any field,or company
officer of the detachments a servi e,
suen vacancy shall be nifmediately
filled by appointment to be made
by the commissioned officers belong
ing to such detachments, and It
shall be the duty of the commanding
Officer of such detachment within IQ
days thereafter to transmit a return
thereof to fiis Excellency tfieGover
nor, who shai) thereupon issue com
missions to the person or persons so
appointed , and it shill and may be
lawtui fqr the commanding officer
to brevet thty officer or officers till
his or their commissions are receiv
ed, duHng the time that intervenes
between such vacancy &. the. issuing
brevets, the officer neap; in rank shall
be the; officer com in
case of the death, resignation or re
moval of any non-commissioned pf
fkcr belonging to such detachment,
the Captain of the company to which
such non-commissioned officer was
attached, shall forth proceed to fill
such vacancy.
Sec. 3* And be ft farther enacted
by the authority aforesaid. That there
shall be attached to each regiment
called into service, one colonel, one
lieutenant colonel, two majors, one
adjutant, one quarter master, one
pay master. v one chaplain, one
s«rges% two surgeon’s mates, one
sergeant major, and two principal
musicians—and to each .company
there shall be attached one captairty
one first lieutenant, one second licu~
teaauL, one third lieutenant, one en
i Mgn, five -sergeants, Jcrur corporals,
ptfq musicians and ninety privates,’
b ee. 4, And be tt further enacted by
tfhs authority That nothing;
contained Ih this act shall operate
h<\h« ,<43naltetit manner upon cUt*u*,ij
merit lieretqfoie called uuo service,
c. See 5.. And...be h further melted iy
the authority etforesaid. bis
celteuscjr the ‘ >r, siiaU be m&
he m hereby* authovdsed fto cbn&dl-.
date the Volunteer tniaotry and’ Ri.
“.fie'campanil of , this state ip Mich
manner as he ‘.may deem y yie
and expedient for public
PrevaUd, they should not be t\, j pre
vious to tjieih call to take the m ld t
and to select either of the captains
oi s&td companies thu& consolidated,
to command such consolidated Com
pany when called into service, and
thef other commissioned oiftcers pf
jsaid company shall be appointed by;
the field officers and captain St said’
company out of the officers attached
to either Or any of the
composing the said cpnsolubued
company, ah cl the
etl officers shall be appointed by
the captain. » v "■■■['*
; See- 6. And be it farther enacted bv
.
v be lawful and ms excellency the gov
ernor auiaouseti to icaii
into the serv ice of the UmCeci Suies
bros this suite, any ponton of Uni
cavalry to act either > s a, u ara
gaoni or as mounted mhuiuy, and
may consolidate incomplete irubp.,,
Provided, such cdhsoiiuatiou be
. made of troops belonging’ i% tlte
sqiiadron—ami the. c^pi.ay-pi
of such consolidated truop > shad hn
selected by the Major coiurit uuiiug
the squadron in Which such corn
solixlation , may take / place, together
with Uie colonel id whose raiment
i such hqtl'adt.bn- was attached, arm .the
major pi the cavalry or a
majority: ,of them out of the capuf.ni>.
of the troop so consolidated, lae
other commissioned office’ >•; ..
si leered trua* .the officers of sid4 con
s lidated trbojps by toe hi if.afore*
said, the brigade major pt the taval
ry and the captain sdueted <ts .uiore
said ; the non -com »n isSpJn ed pincers
to be a.ppbyu! $d by the comiiH> »ioti
ed officer tfamtXilfrkfai Uiifc
nothing herein contained shall .pre
vent incomplete troops from ibi ru
ing voluntary coaso.tUutions a; Ifare
said, and his excellency fne govlv*
nop shall in all cases re&qguue
such voluntary consolidated a^.,eol
ations a ?l d pretereuee to them
tor the service alb.rusaid.
.’Sec . y'c Aad-be it further enacted by
tht authority aforesaid x i'hat Witen any
[•• detachment or detachments m.mdiUii
or volunteer coffipatues shall Die here
after called intp service, the men be«
to the class ordered auty
siiaii appear at the place of rendez
vous at the time appointedqr oiler a
suitably substitute to be recc.ve,u aj
the discretion of the Captain codi
mandnig said company, .and on fait
lure thereof,•; .the commanding offi
cer of said company shall oe, and he„
is hereby invested with full and ami
pie power to coerce the attendance
of any defaulter* y. y . ,
Sec* 8* Azul he it further enacted bp
the authority dforsai4)Th%X U sliaii bo
the duty of all persons “subject to mi
litia duty, who* shall vein v e horn
the district wherein they were .Clash
ed, to repoyt themselves wit ain ten
days thereafter so the coauaundaig
officer of the district to whicn they
uia* so remove, and produce a eerti*
cate from under the it arid ‘pt the
captain pf the district trom winch
thef have so removed* spectiynig
the class to which they beloog, .and,
on failure thereof he or tncj Snail
be attached to the c<kss tha I *, will,
next thereafter be called into service^
Sec £* And fe it fur tkei enacted**
That the respective lieuten^at cpio
tie is ot commanding officers oi reg
iments arc hip‘€oy authorised and
required to convene as soon a* may
be after the passage of this the
cotamtsaioped officers of their tu
pettive regiments, or so man> Jtne,e
of as tHH rnai.v a liumbci Unties
than thirteen, at their reflective re
girriental muster grounds, gxnVg di
least ten days notice of suen conv tu
ition by advsrtusetneiU in eacit cap
tain's in such regimc-Mai u.s--
irict Getting, forth the day and »j x*
where such convention shad ! >c u .ld
and the purpose for which they are
convened* which shall be for hear
ing and determining on ail applica
tions tor exemptions* ■from nuuua
service. And tinii from mu na ntf
diately after the passage oi Uh* act,
U>e c'apw&s of iot,di|»Vi-.«ii
|districU and they are inreO) d»->
no, xmt