AN ACT (No. 105.); [No. 106.] AN ACT For the relief of Robert C. Cummings and Leonidas O. Spyker. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, Branch Bank That the President and Directors of the Branch Bank of the State at Mobile to of Alabama at Mobile, are hereby authorised and required to pay mings & Spy- over to Robert C. Cummings and Leonidas O.Spyker, in the funds of pay to Cum ker $2,000. Proviso. said Branch Bank, the value of two thousand dollars, in the place of To authorise Judge and Commissioners of Revenue and Roads of the county of Pike, to levy and collect a county tax. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That the Judge of the county court and commissioners of revenue and roads of the county of Pike, be and they are hereby authorised o complete to levy and collect a county tax for the purpose of finishing and completing the court house and jail for said county, at Troy, the present county site. ollect a tax H. & Jail. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That said Judge and commissioners may levy and collect as aforesaid, and for purposes aforesaid for one or more years, and until a sum sufficient for the purposes aforesaid, shall have been collected; and that said sum to be collected shall not be applied to any other purposes than that before mentioned. Approved, Feb. 2, 1839. To authorize John C. Whitset to erect a Toll Bridge across the Noxuba River. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That John C. Whitset, be and he is hereby authorized to erect Autority to bridge over the Noxuba, river near Gainesville; and that he be enti build bridge. tled to receive from each and every person crossing the same, the toll following rate of toll, to wit: for every four wheel carriage, fily cents; for every two wheel carriage, twenty-five cents; for man and horse, twelve and a half cents; for every led horse or mule, four cents; for every head of cattle, hogs, sheep, or goats, two cents. Shall keep Scc. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said John C. Whitset, his heirs or assigns, when the said bridge shall have been completed, to keep the same in perfect order and re- bridge in repair; and the said John C. Whitset, his heirs, or assigns, are hereby pair. rendered liable to make good all damages that any person may sustain from his, or their failure so to keep in repair said bridge: Provided, that this act shall not be so construed as to authorize the said John C. Whitset, to obstruct the passage of any boat or water craft, which can now or may hereafter navigate the said river: Provided Proviso. also, the said bridge shall not be erected within two miles by water, on said water course, of any bridge or ferry, already legally established: And provided further, that the right hereby vested shall expire after the lapse of twenty years, unless renewed by an act of the Legislature, or in some other legal mode. Appovaed, Feb. 2, 1839. To compensate Samuel Oliver, Daniel Calaway, Arthur Stripling, Elizabeth T. Watson, Samuel Feagan, the legal representatives of Lewis Pugh, and Mary Harvey, for provisions furnished General Moore's Brigade. Appropria Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That the sum of one hundred and ninety dollars be paid to Samuel Oliver; to Daniel Calaway, one hundred and sixteen dollars; to Arthur Stripling, nineteen and a half dollars; to Elizabeth T. Watson, twenty tions. eight dollars; to Samuel Feagan, the sum of forty dollars; to the legal representatives of Lewis Pugh, the sum of one hundred and four dollars; to Mary Harvey, the sunr of twenty-six dollars; out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated: Provided, the same has not been previously paid by the General Government, or the State.. Approved, Jan, 19, 1830. To authorize the Judge of the County Court of Lawrence County to appoint a Coroner for said County, in certain cases. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That whenever a vacancy in the office of Coroner for the county of Lawrence shall at any time exist, whether by death, resignation or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the Judge of the county court Vacancy in of said county, to appoint some suitable person to fill such vacancy, ner how filled until the next session of the court of commissioners of revenue and roads; when said court shall proceed to elect a successor, as now provided by law. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take ef fect, and be in force, from and after the passage of the same. Approved, Feb. 1, 1839 AN ACT [ No. 111] office of coro Justices in heats which meet in the city of Tuscaloosa, to hold their offices and hold court in courts in either of said beats. Tuscaloosa to Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the law which requires that all suits before justices of the peace shall be confined to the beat in which the debtor resides, or in which the debt was contracted, be, and the same is hereby repealed so far as concerns the two beats above named. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws contravening the provision of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, Feb. 2, 1839. For the payment of certain claims growing out of the late Indian hostilities. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby required to be paid to the following persons, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to wit: to Stewart & Cobo, the sum of one hundred and five dollars and thirty-seven cents, for cloth for tents for the Alabama Volunteers; to Ransom Shipp, the sum of eleven dollars and sixty-five cents, for provisions furnished Captain Arnold's company of Benton Rangers; to John Sartin, the sum of twenty dollars, for subsistence furnished the Alabama Volunteers; to Abraham Byars, the sum of twenty-five dollars and twenty-five cents, for forage and subsistence furnished Captain Carmack's com pany mounted men; and the act now in force making an appropriation to Absalom Byars for the same amount as last above mentioned, is hereby repealed; to Samuel Moncrief, the sum of fifty-two dollars and seventy five cents, for forage furnished the Alabama Volunteers; and to John P. Booth, the sum of one hundred and ten dollars; and the Comptroller is hereby required to draw his warrant on the Treasurer, in the usual manner for the above appropriations, on application of claimants, or their legal representatives. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated; to the company of Captain Joseph T. Cook, for their services in travelling to and from Tuscaloosa, a distance of two hundred and twenty miles, in accordance to the order of his Excellency, the Governor, in calling for volunteers for the Florida campaign; the same to be subject to the draft of Captain Joseph T. Cook, and to be distributed with the members of his company, according to the law regulating pay to of ficers and privates of the United States. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That satisfactory evidence shall be made to the Comptroller, by those claiming under this act, that they have never received compensation for said claims. Approved, February, 2, 1839. Appropria Making appropriations for the payment of certain claims against the State. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That the Cemptroller of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby required to issue his warrants on the Treasurer, in favor of the following persons, for the amounts hereinafter specified, to be paid out of any tions. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to wit: in favor of John Adkins, jailor of Chambers county, for the sum of two hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty seven cents, for boarding Cyrus Cotton, William Moorman, Seaborn W. Harris, Charles J. Terrell, George Shepherd, John Phillips, John Falkner, and Henry Lucas; in favor of William P. Cawlan, jailor of Morgan county, for the sum of three hundred and ten dollars and forty-two cents, for boarding McCollom A. Metcalf, James Lansdown, Alexander Tarver, John W. Whitlock, Thomas C. Skidmore, Samuel Sims, John R. Lowry, Samuel Williams, Golden Harper, Joseph Branch, Zadock Berry, David W. Brown, and or removing John F. Williams from Morgan. county to Marshall county on a change of venue, in favor of E. J. Cole, jailor of Barbour cou ty, for the sum of one hundred and thirtytwo dollars, for boarding Ferman Durham, Ezekiel Harris, George Shepherd, John Campbell, Ann Hays, Arthur Hays, Isaac Sims, and Joseph Milner; in favor of William Lovelace, for the sum of forty-eight dollars and eighty cents, for boarding George Shepherd, Hugh Gillis, and Silas Outlaw; in favor of Alexander Bratton, constable of DeKalb county, for the sum of fifty four dollars and sixty cents, for conveying Jonathan Gray from DeKalb county to Huntsville; in favor of William Baker, jailor of Shelby county, for the sum of twenty dollars, for boarding Sylvester Vardeman; in favor of Elijah H. Hudson, sheriff of Walker county, ten dollars and eighty cents, for boarding John Jones; in favor of Jonathan M Hill, sheriff of Wilcox county, for the sum of one hundred and three dollars and forty cents, for boarding Amos Taylor, John Aldridge, Richard D. Hunley, John McGaha, and, Green Wisdom; in favor of Joiner Gentry, jailor of Jackson county, for the sum of thirty-eight dollars, for boarding Ayres Childress and James Henry; in favor of James Daniel, jailor of Walker county, one hundred and ten dollars and forty cents, for boarding John Jones and Polly Short; in favor of James Savage, jailor of Clarke county, three hundred and ninety-six dollars and fifty cents, for boarding Wiley B. Brooks, Dave, a slave, John M. Collins, Edgo, alias Ned, a slave, Samuel Cummins, William Cowin, Samuel M. Cummins, Jesse M. Clark, and Austin, a slave; in favor of William Mills, for the sum of fifty-eight dollars and fifty cents, for boarding E. Matley, John, a slave, and A. J. Coody; in favor of R Caruthers, for the sum of twenty dollars, for candles; in favor of John T. Pruett, jailor of Lowndes county, for the sum of five dollars and twenty cents, for boarding John Arlidge; in favor of John M. Burgen, for prosecuting in behalf of the State, two slaves; in favor of the legal representatives of William Mitchell, for the sum of four hundred dollars, being one half of the assessed value of a slave (Austin) executed under sentence of law; in favor of R. S. Griffin. for the sum of fifteen dollars, for making a Congressional return; in favor of Peter Anderson, for the sum of sixteen dollars, for making a congressional return; in favor of Lewis Wyth, for the sum of forty dollars, for prosecuting on behalf of the State, four prisorers; in favor of Jesse Green, for the sum of twenty dollars, for making a congressional return; in favor of F. Snow, jailor of Benton county, for the sum of ninety-two dollars and sixty cents, for boarding William Bonds, Thomas Thrower, John Crush, Bluford McWright, and Reuben, a slave: in favor of Greene Harris, jailor of Greene county, for the sum of ninety-seven dollars and sixty cents, for boarding sundry prisoners; in favor of Philip F. Beasly, sheriff of Greene county, for the sum of two hundred and sixty-five dollars, for boarding various prisoners; in favor of J. Womack, sheriff of Sumter county, for the sum of fifteen dollars and fifty cents for making congressional returns; in favor of Robert Arrington, jailor of Sumter county, for the sum of one hundred and three dollars and seventy cents, for boarding George Walker and a slave; in favor of Wiley White, sheriff of Pike county, for the sum of twelve dollars, for making congressional return; in favor of B. B. Prewit, sheriff of Lowndes county, for the sum of forty-two dollars and twenty-five cents, for removing John Carr and John Arledge, State prisoners, on a change of venue; in favor of John Love, jailor of Dallas county, for the sum of one hundred and forty-one dollars and sixty cents, for boarding John G. Wisdom, Matthew Nails, and R. W. MeHenry, State prisoners; in favor of John Tatom, for servant hire, one hundred and thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents; in favor of C. C. & C. B. Baldwin, for printing blank abstracts for militia reports, one hundred and ten dollars; in favor of Augustus Lynch, for materials and work done on members' desks, &c. one hundred and forty-seven dollars and nine. teen cents; in favor of Joiner Gentry, jailor of Jackson county, for victualing Green L. Brown, a State prisoner, thirty-six dollars and eighty cents; in favor of J. J. Foster, for candles, two hundred and nine dollars and fifty cents; in favor of Hogan and Lyon, for stationary, &c. one hundred and twenty-one dollars and thirteen cents; and in favor of J. Newton, for carpeting, ten dollars and seventy cents; and in favor of Joseph Green, for making congressional return, twelve dollars and thirty-five cents; and to M. D. J. Slade, the sum of two hundred and twenty-five dollars, for printing executed for this State. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Comptroller of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby required to issue his warrant on the Treasurer, in favor of the following persons, for the following sums, for services rendered the State in the case of impeachment of Thomas A. Walker, Solicitor of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, to wit: In favor of Henry L. Smith, Special Sergeant at Armis, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars; in favor of John Cochran, thirty three dollars in favor of John Cunningham, seventy-five dollars; in favor of King H. Willeford, John Lyon and Willoughby Hammock, the sum of one hundred dollars each; in favor of George W. Stone, forty-seven dollars; and in favor of John T. Leftwich, twenty-two dollars. |