CHAPTER 14,

AN ACT to define and regulate the operation of the Counter Note principle.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That no bank in this State shall issue any note not made payable at the counter where issued; nor shall any bank pay out the notes of other banks, but, this restriction upon paying out the notes of other banks shall not operate so as to prevent the principal bank from paying out the notes of its branches, but such branch notes, when so paid out, shall, by law, be payable at such principal bank, as well as at the counter where made payable.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the positive duty of principal banks at all times to furnish and supply their several branches with circulation, payable at such branches respectively, in proportion to the capital of said branches, so as to place it out of the power of any principal bank, to impair or cripple any branch bank in extending accommodations to the community, where the same may be located, and it is hereby made the duty of the principal bank and its branches to adjust their accounts and transmit circulation from one to another as often as it may be necessary to carry out this provision: Provided.. That such transmission of circulation and adjustment of accounts shall take place at least once in every month. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect from and after its passage.

W. C. WHITTHORNE,

Speaker of the House of Representatives. TAZ. W. NEWMAN,

Passed, January 13, 1860.

Speaker of the Senate.

CHAPTER 15.

AN ACT to supply all the Justices of the Peace of the State with the Code.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to furnish all the Justices of the Peace of this State, who have not been supplied with a copy of the Code of Tennessee, with a copy each, of said Code.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That on the filing in the office of the Secretary of State, the certificate of the County Court Clerk of any county in this State, stating that any justice of the peace of his county, has not been furnished with a copy of the Code of Tennessee, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, to deliver to said County Court Clerk a sufficient number of copies of said Code to distribute to said justices of the peace: Provided, He transfer the same to his successor in office.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this act take effect from and at the date of its passage.

W. C. WHITTHORNE,

Speaker of the House of Representatives. TAZ. W. NEWMAN,

Passed, January 16, 1860.

Speaker of the Senate.

CHAPTER 16.

AN ACT to amend the law regulating redemption of lands sold for taxes

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That in all cases when lands have been sold for the payment of taxes, costs and charges, which are yet redeemable by law, or shall be hereafter sold to pay taxes, and the same shall be struck off to the Treasurer of the State of Tennessee, according to, and in the manner prescribed in section 622 of the Code of Tennessee, that the owner of said lands, so sold, shall be entitled to redeem in two years from the sale, by the payment of the taxes, costs and charges, so bid on said land, and interest, on said bill at the rate of six per cent. per annum, from the time of sale, until he, she, or they shall redeem, into the Treasurer's office, and on so doing, all the right of the State acquired by said sale shall be reinvested in him, her or them.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That when any lands shall have been bid off, in the name of the Treasurer, as Superintendent of Public Instruction, that the various County Courts shall have power to employ an agent or attorney, to bring all necessary suits, either in law or equity, in the name of said office, to secure the title and possession of said land, according to law.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the County Courts shall have power to take the lists of all uncollected taxes,

after the settlement of the Revenue Collector with the Comptroller of the State, and by its agent or attorney may collect the same and bring all necessary suits, and have all process necessary therefor.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall extend to all uncollected taxes then due upon said property, or from said person, either for State, County, or Internal Improvement purposes.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That all taxes for State or Internal Improvement purposes, collected by said Court or said agent, shall be paid over to the parties entitled to the same, together with such damages as follow the same. W. C. WHITTHORNE,

Speaker of the House of Representatives. TAZ. W. NEWMAN,

Passed, March 8, 1860.

Speaker of the Senate.

CHAPTER 17.

AN ACT to amend sections 664 and 667 of chapter 5, article 7 of the Code of Tennessee.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That in all cases where a collector of the State and county revenue has removed, or may hereafter remove, as contemplated, by said section, six hundred and sixty-four or has or may hereafter die, as contemplated by said section six hundred and sixtyseven, it shall and may be lawful, for the sureties of such collector to go before the County Court of the county for which their principal was elected, and prove to said court the existence of such removal or death of their principal, as is contemplated by either of said sections; whereupon, it shall be the duty of said court to make a record of such proof, and upon it to make an order, authorizing the sureties of such dead or removed collector, to collect all arrearages of taxes, not collected by their principal, and which it was his duty to collect, and such order when made, shall be full and ample authority for such sureties to collect all such arrearages of taxes, and for which purpose said order shall vest them with all the rights and powers to distrain and sell the property, whether real or personal, of those in arrears for taxes, the same as their principal could have done, if he had not have died or reremoved.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That in case of such death or removal, as is contemplated in the foregoing section, it shall and may be competent, for the sureties of such dead or removed principal, or in case of the death of any of the sureties, then their representatives to go before the County Court and agree for any one of such sureties to be appointed to collect such arrearages of taxes, and upon uch agreement, it shall and may be competent, for the County Court to appoint such surety, so agreed upon, to collect such arreages of taxes, and which appointment shall be as full and ample power to him as if all were authorized to collect them: Provided, always, That nothing in this act contained, shall have the effect to release any of such sureties or their representatives for liability as

such.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the act passed No- Writs of Error. vember 11, 1859, entitled, an act to regulate the practice.

in obtaining Writs of Error, shall take effect from its

passage.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That this act shall go into effect from and after its passage.

W. C. WHITTHORNE,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
TAZ. W. NEWMAN,

Passed, January 30, 1860.

Speaker of the Senate.

CHAPTER 18.

AN ACT to exempt Millers and Common School Commissioners from working the public roads, and the Board of Education of the city of Nashville, from serving on juries.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That from and after the passage. of this act, that one miller of any grist mill, provided said mill is being used at the time of working the road, and common school commissioners, in this State, shall be exempt from working on public roads.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Education of the city of Nashville, be exempted from serving on juries.

W. C. WHITTHORNE,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
TAZ. W. NEWMAN,

Passed, January 30, 1860.

Speaker of the Senate.

CHAPTER 19.

AN ACT for the benefit of the Pauper, Deaf, Dumb and Blind Children of this State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Grneral Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the parents of any pauper child or children, who are deaf, dumb and blind, be and they are hereby authorized to place said pauper, child or children, either in the Deaf and Dumb School or in the Blind. Asylum, at the expense of the State: Provided, always, That the parents of said pauper child or children, who are deaf, dumb and blind, are citizens of this State: Provided, that none shall receive the benefits of this act, except such as are deaf, dumb and blind.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the allowance for each pauper pupil, who is deaf, dumb and blind, admitted into either of said institutions shall be at the rate of three hundred dollars per annum.

SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That this take effect from and afteri ts passage.

W. C. WHITTHORNE,

Speaker of the House of Representatives. TAZ. W. NEWMAN,

Passed, January 30, 1860.

Speaker of the Senate.

CHAPTER 20.

AN ACT to repeal the Vagrant Laws.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That sections 1713, 1714, 1715, 1716, 1717, 1718 and 1719, of the 10th chapter of the Code of Tennessee, relative to vagrants, be and the same are hereby repealed.

W. C. WHITTHORNE,

Speaker of the House of Representatives. TAZ. W. NEWMAN,

Speaker of the Senate.

Passed, January 30, 1860.