Heard co., Heard, Murray, Upson and Jasper. (No. 273.) An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to compensate Petit Jurors in the county of Heard, and provide a fund for the same, approved February 17th, 1854.* 9. Sec. I. Be it enacted, That the above recited Act be and the to, repealed. same is hereby repealed. 17th. 1855, as 10. Sec. II. (Repeals conflicting laws.) * See Acts of 1853 and '54, p. 480. [No. 274.] Gr. and Pet. Murray co. serving in either the Supr or Infr. each to $150 per day. An Act to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of the county of 11. Sec. I. The General Assembly of Georgia enacts, That the Jurors, both Grand and Petit, serving in the Superior and Inferior Cts, entitled Courts of Murray county, shall be entitled to receive one dollar and fifty cents per day, each, as compensation for their services. Moneys re- 12. Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That all sums received for verdicts and verdicts, and confessions, shall be paid into the county treasury, by to be paid the Clerks of the respective Courts, and shall be set apart as a Jury into the co. fund. ceived from confessions Treas'y for Cl'k to give 13. Sec. III. That at the end of service of any Juror, for a term, it Juror a certi- shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Court, in which he has served, to give him a certificate of the number of days he has served, which he has serv shall be a warrant upon the county Treasury, for the amount due ficate of the no. of days ed, and said certifi. to be on the same. a warrant on the Treas'ry 14. Sec. IV. [Repeals conflicting laws.] [No. 275.] Piffs, etc. not required to pay for ver taking them, Jury fees to An Act to regulate the collection of Jury fees in the Superior and 14. Sec. I. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the passage dicts etc. at of this Act, the plaintiffs and appellants, and plaintiffs' attorneys in the time of each civil case tried in the Superior or Inferior Courts of the counin Upson & ties of Upson and Jasper, shall not be required, on receiving a verdict. Jasper cos. or confession of judgment, to pay the Jury fee at the time of receivbe taxed in ing such verdict or confession of judgment, or at the time of the and collect'a rendition of the same, nor shall the Clerks of said Courts be requiras other cost ed to collect said jury fees, as now required by law; but the jury fees shall be, by the Clerks of said Court, taxed in ti e bill of costs against the party liable for such cost, and such jury fes sha I be collected along with the other cost of such case or cases, and shall bill of costs Compensation to Jurors. over to Co. be, by the officer collecting the same, paid over to the county Treas- And paid urer of said county, and shall be added to, and become a part of Tras part of the funds for the payment of Jurors, for their services in Courts. said Jury fund. Shife, to said Cl'ks and the keep acc't of and collect'd and in paid over. Jury fees Arc'ts to be 15. Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That the Clerks of Courts, and Sheriffs of said counties shall keep an account of Jury fees so collected and paid over to the county Treasurer, shall, at the Spring term of the Superior Court for said counties, each year, submit the same to the Grand Jury for examination, and submit'd to shall also, when required, submit the same to the Justices of the Supr. Ct. at Inferior Court of said counties. Provided, however, that nothing in spring term. the provisions of this Act shall be so construed as to exempt plain-of Infr. Ct. tiffs, appellants or attorneys, from such eventual liability for costs, as they are now by law liable. Gr. Ju. of And to Jus's when requir Piffs, may be eventually of nulla bo 16. Sec. III. And be it further enacted, That whenever the She-ible for riffs of said counties, or their lawful deputies, shall return any fi. costs. fa. on which such Jury fee has not been paid, with the entry of Upon return nulla bona thereon, it shall be the duty of the Clerks of said Courts, na execut'a immediately to issue execution for the costs on the same, against piff. or his the plaintiff or attorney, who may be, by law, liable for such costs. attorney. 17. Sec. IV. [Repeals conflicting laws.] Assented to December 22d, 1857. [No. 276.] For this Act, containing sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 of this title, see the next one, No. 277, which is the same throughout with this, except the caption, which mentions the names of the counties, and this does not. No. 276 was assented to December 16th, 1857. [No. 277.] An Act to compensate the Grand and Petit Jurors of the counties of Whitfield, Hart, Fannin, Dougherty, Chattahoochee, Thomas, and Sumter, and also to compensate the Petit Jurors of Carroll, Jasper and Stewart counties, and to authorize and require the Justices of the Inferior Courts of said counties to levy an extra tax for the same. to issue va. day of Jury certain coun 25. Sec. I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of this Jur's to ha'e Act, the several citizens of the counties herein named, who shall be $1 for each summoned to attend the several Superior and Inferior Courts of the service in said counties, as Grand and Petit Jurors, and who shall attend the ties. said Courts and be sworn as such, shall each be entitled to receive from the Treasurer of said counties, the sum of one dollar per day for each and every day on which said service shall be given, upon the certificate of the Clerk of the Superior or Inferior Courts, as the case may be, of said service, which certificate shall become a war- To be warrant for the sum allowed, and a voucher to the county Treasurer for rant and the same. ficate. voucher. Justs, of Infr Compensation to Jurors. 26. Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Inan exrra tax ferior Court of said counties, be and they are hereby authorized and required to levy an extra and additional tax, sufficient for the purpose of paying said Grand and Petit Jurors as aforesaid. to pay Jury fees. be collected Jury fees to 27. Sec. III. Be it further enacted, That all Jury fees now allowed by by Cl'ks and law, be collected by the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts, Tr. for Jury of said counties, and by them paid to the county Treasurer of said fund. counties, and become a part of the Jury.fund. paid over to Carroll ce.to per day for a warrant & voucher. Pet. Jur's of 28. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Petit Jurors of the have Shea'h county of Carroll, shall each be entitled to receive from the Treas Jury service. urer of said county, one dollar per day for each day they may serve 'ks certifi as Jurors in the Superior or Inferior Courts of said county. Provided, each Juror shall have the certificate of the Clerk of said Superior or Inferior Courts, certifying to the number of days each Juror has served at that term of the Court, which certificate shall be a warrant for the sum allowed, and a voucher to the Treasurer, for paying the same. Carroll co. to Infr, court of 29. Sec. V. Be it further enacted, That the Inferior Court of said levy an ext'a county, be and they are hereby authorized and required to levy an tax. extra tax, sufficient to pay the Jurois, as contemplated by this Act, Cl'ks tool- and that the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts of said counand pay into ties, be required to collect all fees now paid to Jurors on confession the Treas'y or verdicts, and pay the same to the county Treasurer which shall become a part of the Jury funds, lect Jury fees Pet. Jur's of Siewart cos. 30. Sec. VI. Be it further enacted, That the Petit Jurors of JasJasper and per and Stewart counties, receive from the Treasurer of said counBeware, ties, one dollar and fifty cents per day, instead of one dollar per day. 31. Sec. VII. [Repeals conflicting laws.] Assented to December 22d, 1857. 50 cts. per day. Fort Gaines Aademy Lottery. TITLE XVI. LOTTERIES. Sea 1 Ft. Gaines Aca'y Lottery, additional | Sec. 4. Suits against certain persons, dis An Act to add additional Managers to the Fort Gaines Academy Lottery, to amend and continue in force an Act entitled an Act to remove the undisbursed funds of Smithville Academy, in Clay county, to the town of Fort Gaines in said county, approved 26th December, 1831, conferring on the Trustees certain powers, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 1. Sec. I. Be it enacted, That from and immediately after the pass- Additional age of this Act, that Geo. H. Tuttle, Christopher C. Greene, John West commis and Geo. B. Wardlaw, of the county of Clay, be and they are hereby Academy to Ft. Games Lottery. added as commissioners to the Fort Gaines Academy Lottery, who, Commis'nrs, with James Buchanan, of the county of Early, shall constitute the commissioners, and that said commissioners, a majority of whom Powers etc. shall act in all cases, shall have conferred upon them all the rights, immunities and privileges of said act, provided said commissioners Provise. shall surrender said charter, so soon as the provisions of said Act are fulfilled. Dec. 1831. 2. Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That the above recited Act Act of 20th appointing Trustees for the Fort Gaines Academy, be continued in still of force. force, and that James McRea, Lewis Paulin, Richard J. F. Grist, Trustees. James E. Brown and Benjamin F. Burnett of the county of Clay, be and they are hereby appointed Trustees of said Academy, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of Quora business, who shall be capable in law and equity of suing and being sued, holding, owning and possessing real and personal estate, for the use only of said Academy. Provided, should any vacancy Rights etc. occur at any time in said Board of Trustees, the same may be filled Vacancy. by the remaining members. sue. 3. Sec. III. Be it further enacted, That the Trustees shall have Power o authority to recover out of any person or persons, by suit at law or in equity, any and all demands heretofore realized by any one or more of the commissioners named in an Act authorizing certain Fort Gaines Academy Lottery. commissioners to raise, by lottery, a cerain sum for the purpose of building an Academy in the town of Fort Gaines, approved 26th of December, 1831, or out of any other person or persons who may, by themselves or agents, have controlled, managed, conducted or superintended any lottery drawing or drawings under the provisious of said charter, or from any person or persons who may have usurped or otherwise obtained any power to draw under said charhanan and ter, or who may have drawn under said charter, without competent Rep's of Jno and proper authority. Provided, that the said new commissioners compsated pay over to James Buchanan and the representatives of the estate of expenditur's John Dill, the amount that they may have paid out, out of their individual funds. Jas. Bu Dill, to be for individ'l Buit against sons. Suits, how brought. 4. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That the said Trustees shall have certain per- power and authority, after the passage of this Act, to commence proceedings in any of the Superior Courts of this State, in any county within this State, against any or all of said parties, between whom there is any privity or uuderstanding, in any county where any one or more of said commissioners, managers, superintendants or conductors, or agents having any interest in and to the schemes, drawings, leases, transfers or otherwise, and all, or as many of said Discovery. persons as may be made parties defendants, and required to answer in said action as the Trustees may desire to make parties thereto. 5. Sec. V. And be it further enacted, That said proceedings shall be by bill or otherwise, as the said Trustees may desire or the pleadings and practice now in force inay require, and the said actions shall be conducted and tried, and determined as now by law required, and the judgment of the Courts shall be enforced by exehow inforc'd cution against the property, or ca. sa. against the body of any one or more of said defendants as may be desired. Provided, should inIn case an junction quo warranto be required by the said Trustees or cometc be asked, missioners, they shall not be required to give bond as now requirbond. ed by law, but shall deposit an amount sufficient in the judgment of But to pay the Judge of the Superior Court, to cover the costs, and in that event money into the Judge shall grant such injunctions or other orders as now by eient to cov-law, without said bond. Provided that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to continue the said charter in force longer than become void during the life of the said James Buchanan, but upon the death of at death of said James Buchanan, the said charter for a lottery shall determine Buchanan. and become void. Judgm'ts, injunction not to give court suffi er cost etc. Charter to said James 6. Sec. VI. [Repeals conflicting laws.] |