Bibb, Richmond, Monroe and Lee counties. TITLE VIII. (ACTS AS TO COUNTIES, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.) Act No. 206. Bibb; Fees of Magistrates and Constables. Fees of cer tain officers 66 66 207. Chatham; Act of December 20th, 1819, giving the election of county Treasurers, in certain counties, to the people, repealed as to the county of Chatham. 208. Chatham; Fees of Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff, for tending on Superior and 209. Colquitt; Sheriff's bond reduced from $20,000, to $5,000; Clerk of Supe 211. Decatur; Election of county Treasurer given to the people; election to be 212. Decatur; Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns, elected on 1st Monday in January 1858, and biennially thereafter; must give bond in double former amount. 213. Glynn; Fees of clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts and Sheriff, payable at each term; payment, how enforced. 214. Ilaralson; Offices of Clerk of Superior and Inferior Courts, consolidated. "215. Jasper; William H. Head, Sheriff, appointed by Inferior Court, to fill vacancy of Samuel Allen, deceased, declared Sheriff of said county, till next regular election. 26 216. Lincoln; Clerk of Superior and Inferior Courts, to be ex-officio Justice of the Peace. 217. Lumpkin and Dawson; Amounts of bonds of various county officers fixed, 218. Miller; Election of county Treasurer given to the people. 219, Murray; County Treasurer required to pay Alex. Martin $69 63 cts., for Jury scrip against Murray county. 220. Pickens, Offices of Tax Collector and Receiver, consolidated. 66 221. Troup; John C. Whitner and Samuel T Whitaker. made Notary Publics in the city of West Point, to certain extent. 39 66 222. Union; Offices of Tax Receiver and Collector, consolidated, and in lien of commissions, to have a salary of $200, per annum. 223. Wayne; Election of county Treasurer given to the people; time of election, 1st Monday in January, annually. 221. Whitfield; Liability of constables for moneys collected, and mode of enforcing payment thereof; neglect of official duties, etc., Constable's bonds in the S72d district G. M., to be for $1,000, with two or more good securities. 225. Whitfield; The 4th section of Act of 3d March, 1856, amended so as to require the county Treasurer to give bond in $5,000, to Ordinary, in lieu of bond of $2,000, as heretofore required. (No. 206.) An Act to amend an Act now in force, regulating the fees of Magistrates and Constables in the State of Georgia, so far as relates to the counties of Bibb, Richmond, Monroe and Lee, and to provide the mode of collecting the same, approved January 22d, 1852, so far as relates to the county of Bibb. Section I. Be it enacted, That the fees of Magistrates and Conin Bibb co. stables in civil, possessory, criminal and cases of misdemeanor, shall be as follows, viz: Justices of the Peace and Constable's fees in Bibb county. For every summons, writ, affidavit, fi. fa., certificate or copy trial of possessory warrant, same as in State warrant. every case tried by a Magistrate or before a Jury, drawing Jury and making out venire, 66 "docketing a case, 66 each case called at docket term, every case settled or dismissed before judgment, every appeal case continued, Subpoena for witness, Taking interrogatories and certifying the same, for Justice's Courts, Issuing process under rent law for 1827, 66 Distress warrant, .6 66 66 Witnessing any instrument of writing, Every exemplification, copy of office or Court papers, Every stray horse, mare, colt, filly, ass or mule brought Each head of sheep, goat or hogs, 66 Their commissions in all estrays sold by them, Constable's fees in civil cases: Serving writ, summons or subpoena, each, 62 1 25 Each additional copy, 66 Each case called at docket term, if disposed of. Serving a distress warrant, writ of possession or posses- Trial of possessory warrant, sanie as State warrant. Each days attendance on the Superior or Inferior Court, Each appeal case continued, Issuing notice to Magistrate, or for taking examination of defendant, prisoner or witness, each, Constable's fees in criminal cases. Pris, brought and giving pay costs of, mag, and Constable's fees. For Attending an examination of a defendant, or prisoner, 66 Passing order, and certificate of same, 66 66 Issuing notice to a party, defendant, or owner of a slave, Ordering amount of bond on a bench warrant, 66 And certificate of same, Constable's fees in criminal cases: "Serving any warrant, 66 Taking defendant before Magistrate on a bench warrant, 5 00 66 Each and every guard, 66 35 100 Whipping a slave or free person of color, by sentence of Court, 66 Each guard attending Court, 66 r "Serving a notice on Magistrate or owner of slave, 1 25 1 00 1.00 30 75 30 Sec. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, before Mag. That when any person or persons is or are arrested under a charge bond must of felony, or misdemeanor, under any warrant, and enters into a bond, he, she or they shall pay the Magistrate and Constable's costs. Provided, however, that if the defendant will make and file. davit that he an affidavit in writing, that he or she is unable to pay the costs, pay them owing to his or her poverty, then the Magistrate may proceed to take Pris, being the bond, and charge the cost to the county. constable, Or file affi is unable to unable to give bond or unable or having no pay costs, Mag, and Sec. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons, is or are convicted, upon an examiproperty to nation of any felony, or misdemeanor, or required to give bond on any warrant, and are unable to do so, and has or have no property Constable to to satisfy the cost, or have given bond under the proviso clause in fees from co, section second, it shall be lawful for the Magistrates and Constables Infr. court of to receive their fees for the service rendered, from the county, and Bibb to pay it shall be the duty of the Inferior Court of Bibb county, to pay co. funds, said Magistrate's and Constable's fees, out of the county funds, within a reasonable time thereafter. receive their costs out of Sec. IV. [Repeals conflicting laws.] Chatham-Colquitt. CHATHAM. (No. 207.) An Act to repeal an Act to appoint County Treasurers, and define their duties, so far as relates to the counties of Troup, Carroll, Crawford, Murray, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Appling, Randolph, Warren, Fayette, Chatham, Cerokee and Stewart, and to give the people of said counties the election of Treasurer, approved December 20th, 1849,* so far as relates to the county of Chatham. Aet Dec. 20, ed as to Section I. Be it enacted, That the above entitled Act be, and 1849, repealthe same is hereby repealed, so far as relates to the county of Chat- Chatham ham. ASSENTED to December 22d, 1857. *REF. NOTE.-For the above Act, see Acts of 1849-50, p. 390. СНАТНАМ. (No. 208.) An Act to amend an Act to allow the Sheriff of Chatham county certain fees which are not provided for by law, and to allow him to appoint special Deputy Sheriff's in certain cases, and for other purposes. county. amended, Section I. Be it enacted, That the second section of said Act be so amended, so far as relates to the compensation of the Sheriff of Act of 1850 Chatham county, that he shall be allowed three dollars per day for his services of attendance on the Superior or Inferior Courts, and Fees of Shff, that his Deputy shall be allowed the same fee for his services on ete, of Chatsaid Courts, as a Bailiff, per diem; which fees shall commence from cases. the opening of the Court to its final adjournment for the term or terms. Assented to December 22d, 1857. COLQUITT. (No. 209.) An Act to reduce the Sheriff's bond of Colquitt county, and to consolidate the offices of Clerk of the Superior Court, and Clerk of the Inferior Court of said county of Colquitt. h'm in cert'n Section I. Be it enacted, That the Sheriff's of Colquitt county shff's bond hereafter elected, shall be required to give bond in the sum of five of Colquitt thousand dollars, instead of twenty thousand, as is now required by law. Sec. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, co, $5,000, Offices of Columbia and Decatur counties. That from and after the passage of this Act, the Clerk of the Supeand Infr, cts, rior Court of the county of Colquitt be, and he is hereby authorized consolidated and required to hold and discharge the duties of the office of Clerk of the Superior and Clerk of the Inferior Courts, so far as the county of Colquitt is concerned. Preamble. When no clerk of Infr. ct. of Colum elected, cl❜k be cl'k of Sec. III. (Repeals conflicting laws.) Assented to December 22d, 1857. COLUMBIA. (No. 210.) An Act to authorize the Clerk of the Superior Court of Columbia county to do and perform the duties of Clerk of the Inferior Court of said county of Columbia, under certain circumstances. Whereas, from the limited business and small compensation of the office of the Clerk of the Inferior Court of Columbia county, it has been found difficult to obtain an officer qualified to discharge the duties of said office, for remedy whereof: Section I. Be it enacted, That in case there should be no candidate for the office of the Clerk of Inferior Court of Columbia county, and consequently no one elected to fill that office at the bia county time or times which are or may be fixed by law, then, and in Sapr. et. to such cases, the Clerk of the Superior Court for the time shall, by Infr. court. virtue of his office, upon giving bond and security, and taking the oath as now required by law of Clerks of the Inferior Court of this To give bond State be and shall become Clerk of said Inferior Court. And his acts as such Clerk of said Inferior Court, when complying with the provisions of this Act, shall be as legal and valid as though elected by the people, aud commissioned according to the laws now in force, and shall continue in office for the same time that he would have remained had he been elected by the people. take the oath etc. Co. Treas. for Decatur Sec. II. (Repeals conflicting laws.) DECATUR. (No. 211.) An Act to provide for the election of a county Treasurer for the county of Decatur, by the qualified voters of said county. Section I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of co., how and this Act, all free white male citizens in the county of Decatur, who when elect'd are qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly of this Term of of State, shall, on the first Monday in January next, and biennially on fice 2 years. the first Monday in January, at the several election precincts in said county, elect by ballot, a county Treasurer for said county, who shall hold his office two years from the time he is elected, commissioned and qualified, and until his successor is elected, qualified |