bun co. au sell lot No.' 10 in 2d dist. of said co. Richard L. Hunter. Shiff of Ra- and reverted back to the State of Georgia, and said lot had been thorized to originally intended for the purpose of poor school fund, therefore : 91. Section I. Be it enacted, That the Sheriff of Rabun county is hereby authorized and required to sell lot of land number ten, Shef to pay (10) in the second district of Rabun county, after it has been adverafter deduct- tised according to law, of other Sheriff's sales, before the Court com. of poor House door at Clayton, on some sale day; and that he is hereby further required to pay the proceeds, after deducting his cost, to the commissioner of the poor school fund for said county, for poor school purposes. ing costs, to schools. 92. Sec. II. (Repeals conflicting laws,) TITLE II. APPROPRIATIONS. Sec. 1. Appropriations to Richard L. Hun- | Sec. 2. Appropriation to Augustus H. Ke- (No. 129.) An Act to provide for the compensation of Richard L. Hunter, for his services in making a survey of the Okefenokee Swamp.* Whereas, under an Act of the last Legislature, requiring a survey Preamble. to be made of the Okefenokee Swamp, with a view to ascertain the practicability of its drainage, Governor Johnson appointed Richard L. Hunter to make said survey, and whereas, said survey was made by the said Richard L. Hunter, and his Report was transmitted to the present General Assembly, by Governor Johnson, with a recommendation that he be paid for his services the sum of three thousand five hundred dollars, in addition to the sum of four hundred and seventy-nine dollars and forty-nine cents, which he has already received, therefore: Richard L. ap 1. Section I. Be it enacted, That the sum of three thousand five Hunter, a hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, and that said sum be paid propriation the said Richard L. Hunter for his services, as above mentioned, out of any money in the State Treasury, which is not otherwise appropriated. of $3500 for. Assented to December 21st, 1857. REF. NOTE.-For Act authorizing survey of the Okefenokee Swamp, see Acts of 1855-6, p. 273. A. H. Kenan, Bridges, &c. (No. 130.) An Act for the relief of Augustus H. Kenan. Whereas, the Central Bank, about five years ago, through her At- Preamble. torney, Augustus H. Kenan, sued the estate of Peter F. Mahone, in the county of Talbot, upon a bill of exchange drawn in 1836, by William S. Harp, and indorsed by the said Peter F. Mahone, and discounted by the Central Bank of Georgia, said bill of exchange being sued under a special contract. And whereas, after judgment. was obtained against the estate of the said Mahone, upon said bill of exchange by the Attorney under said special contract, the Legislature, at its last session, divested the Attorney of his lien and vested right, by passing an Act, or an amendment, rather, to an Act, declaring that the estate of Peter F. Mahone be, and the same is hereby discharged from the payment of the bill of exchange drawn in 1836, by William S. Harp, and discounted by the Central Bank of Georgia, and this amendment being put to a bill the last night or two of the session in the Senate, after a bill for the express relief of the said Mahone, upon this particular bill of exchange, had been introduced and lost, by the vote of the Senate, as the journals will show, and the applicant of this Act is authorized to state that Governor Johnson would have vetoed the bill, but for its escaping his observation under the press of business of the session: Gov, to dr'w his warrant upon certain 2. Sec. I. For relief whereof, be it enacted, That his Excellen- in favor of cy, the Governor be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to A. H. Kenan draw his warrant upon the Treasurer in favor of Augustus H. Ke- conditions, nan for such sum as he may be entitled to under the contract, when the foregoing facts, as recited in the preamble, shall be made satisfactorily to appear to him. Assented to December 22d, 1857. *REF. NOTE.-For this Act, see Acts of 1855-6, p. 324, Sec. 29. The Infr Ct. empowered Canoochee Bryan County. (No. 131.) An Act to authorize the Inferior Court of Bryan county to make the Bridge in the county of Bryan, across the Canoochee River, known as the Canoochee Bridge, a toll bridge, and to establish the rates of toll, and for other purposes. 1. Section I. Be it enacted, That the Inferior Court of Bryan of Bryan co. county are hereby authorized, if a majority of the Justices of said to make the Court shall determine, to make the Canoochee Bridge, across the Cache Canoochee river, in the county of Bryan, a toll bridge, and prescribe a toll bridge. and fix the rates of toll, and appoint a person to collect the same in such manner and upon such terms as a majority of said Court may Toll keeper. designate. Bridge, etc., Rates of toll. Tolls collect ed after pay to be paid to 2. Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That all tells, after the payment ing expenses of the necessary expenses for collecting said toll, shall be paid over com. ofro'ds by the said Inferior Court to the commissioners of roads of the district in the county of Bryan in which said bridge is located, to be by them applied to keeping in repair the said bridge. etc. 3. Sec. III. That the Inferior Court of Bryan county are auInfr Ct have thorized to give free passage across said bridge to all persons who p'w'r to give may, in their discretion, be entitled to the same. discretion'ry free passage to persons worth and Samuel D. powered to 4. Sec. IV. (Repeals conflicting laws.) Approved December 15, 1857. (No. 132.) An Act to authorize Levi Hollansworth and Samuel D. Echols, their heirs and assigns, to erect and keep up a dam across the Chattahoochee River, on their own land. 5. Sec. I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of this Levi Hollans Act, Levi Hollansworth, Samuel D. Echols, their heirs and assigns are hereby authorized to erect and keep up a dam across the ChatEchols em- tahoochee river, on their own land, in Heard county, so as to raise erect a dam a four-foot head of water, for the purpose of propelling saw and grist atta mills, and such other machinery as the convenience of the country chee river, may require, provided the raising of the above head of water does Overflow not cause the water to overflow and damage the land or lands of any other person or persons. across the Water not to lands of oth ers. 6. Sec. II. (Repeals conflicting laws.) (No. 133.) An Act to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of Baldwin county to issue bonds for the payment of erecting a Bridge over the Oconee River, or for the payment of Stock in a Corporate Company for that purpose. 7. Sec. I. Be it enacted, That a majority of the Justices of the Ferriage, &c. may issue build a br'ge Mill'dgeville Inferior Court may issue bonds, payable in two, three, four, five, Majority of six, seven, eight, nine and ten years, and if, in their judgment, it the Infr Ct would be better, up to twenty years, with a rate of interest not great- bonds to er than the rate fixed by law; which bonds so issued and signed. over the Ocoby each and every Justice of the Inferior Court officially; said Court ne, near may constitute [contribute?] to the City Council of Milledgeville, Bonds paystowards the construction of a bridge over the Oconee river, near the in from. 2 said city of Milledgeville, or may use in payment of stock taken in Interest on the name of the county, in any incorporate company, now or hereafter to be formed for the purpose of erecting a bridge over the Oconee near the said city of Milledgeville. to 20 years. bonds not to exceed lawres ful rates. Bonds must be signed by each of the Justices offi Infr Ct may contribute to City Council ville towards bridge. 8. Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That the said bonds so to be issued, shall recite the purposes for which they are issued, and that with a view to maintain good faith and punctuality in the payment of said bonds, that the said Court shall have the right, and of Milledgethat it shall be their duty to levy from year to year, as a bridge tax, building said such a per cent. as will pay the accruing interest, and if it be necessary, the annual installments until the whole debt is extinguished. in paym't of 9. Sec. III. And be it further enacted, That the said Court shall not issue bonds for any other purpose than for the erection of a a hereafter bridge across the Oconee, as above specified. Assented to December 22d, 1857. (No. 134.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act passed 1853-4,* to establish and make uniform the rates of ferriage, and to regulate ferries, and to make penal any violation of the same, so far as relates to the counties of Decatur and Camden, in this State, so far as relates to the county of Decatur. Or may use st'ck in any incorp' rate Co, now or made frthat purpose. Bonds to recite the purposes for which issu'd C'rt to have power, and it is their du ty to levy tax est on, and to pay inter ultimately to redeem b'ds. Act of 1853-4 so far as re catur co. 10. Sec. I. Be it enacted, That an act passed 1853-4, entitled an Act to establish and make uniform the rates of ferriage, and to regulate ferries, and to make penal any violation of the samne, so late to Defar as relates to the counties of Decatur and Camden, be and the repealed. same is hereby repealed, so far as relates to the county of Decatur. 11. Sec. II. And be it enacted by the authority of the same, That all laws and parts of laws militating against the same, so far as relates to the county of Decatur, are hereby repealed. Assented to December 22d, 1857. REF. NOTE-For Act hereby repealed, so far as relates to Decatur county, see Acts of 1853-4, p. 562-3. United Hebrew Society of Macon. TITLE IV. Hebrew So An Act to incorporate the United Hebrew Society of Macon. 1. Sec. I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of this Corporator. Act, that Abraham Dessau, Alexander Delbanco, Elias Einstein, Rudolph Einstein, Emanuel M. Brown, Ernst Teuchtwanger, Seigmund Teuchtwanger, Simon Goldstein, Jonas H. Goodman, Solomon H. Goodman, Henry Goodman, Joseph Hertzfield, Joseph Harris, Emauel Isaacs, Solomon Isaacs, Moses Koufman, Moritz Landauer, Simon Landauer, Jacob Lethauer, Abraham Lippman, The United Henry Manheimer and Isaac Steenheimer, and their successors, be siety of Ma- and are made a corporate body to be known as the United Hebrew son incorpo- Society of Macon, for the purpose of purchasing and holding in common, a lot or parcel of land in Rosehill Cemetery, near the city of Macon, for a burial ground: or any other or additional lot or lots of ground for the purposes aforesaid, when in their judgment. the same may be necessary; and also to receive contributions or donations for the purchase of said burial ground and for the repairs and improvement of the same as well as to receive all charitable contributions or donations which may be made to them, and to appropriate the same to such benevolent objects as may be judged expedient by them. rated. Rights powara, etc. Privileges. 2. Sec. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the members of the aforesaid United Hebrew Society of Macon, for their better government, shall have power and authority to |