Board of Commissioners for Turnpike Roads. company, to forfeit its charter, which suit shall be in the name of the Commissioners. where roads SEC. VII. Be it further enacted. That in all cases where turnpike Their duties roads are neglected and suffered to get into a condition that they are not in cannot be traveled over comfortably by travelers, and drayed over repair. successfully, it shall be the duty of the Commissioners aforesaid in the counties where such roads are, to notify the keeper of the tollgates on such road of the condition of the same, and, unless such road is immediately repaired and put in good condition, it shall be the duty of such Commissioners to institute the proceeding provided for in section 6 of this Act, and on the trial of said case, provided for in this section, if the fault or failure of such owner, company or corporation should be deemed insufficient to authorize the forfeiture of its charter, the measure of damages to the public, may, nevertheless, be estimated in dollars and cents by the jury what vertrying such case, judgment for which may be entered against such diet may be owner, company or corporation, and when collected shall be ex-jury. pended under the supervision and direction of the commissioners disposed of. instituting such suit, in improvements and betterments upon the road complained of. rendered by Fines-how tion of Commissioners. SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That each of said Commission- Compensaers shall receive, as compensation, one dollar per day for the time actually spent in inspecting roads as provided for in this Act, and all necessary expenses actually incurred by them in consequence of the prosecution of any suit, as provided for in this Act, to be paid by the county of such Commissioners. sioners of the counties may pass, SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That in cases where any turnpike Commisroad, the property of the same owners, or company, runs through any one of more counties than one, or into more counties than one, it shall, through nevertheless, be competent for the Commissioners herein provided which road for, in either of the counties in which any part of said road may be, shall have to perform all the duties nerein imposed, and to institute and main of whole tain the suits herein provided for, without the co operation of the commissioners of the other county, or counties, through which of forfeite such road passes, and any judgment of forfeiture so obtained shall shall affect apply to the whole road. SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved October 14, 1879. jurisdiction road, and judgement ure by them the entire road. Tax Re Laws Consolidating Offices of Tax Receivers and Collectors Repealed. LAWS CONSOLIDATING OFFICES OF TAX RECEIVER AND No. 289. An Act to repeal all local or special laws consolidating the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector in any of the counties of this State, and to regulate the compensation of said officers by the general laws now in force in this State. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representaceivers and tives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby Collector. enacted by authority of the same, That from and after the expiration laws consol of the terms of the present incumbents, all local or special laws fices of, re- consolidating the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector, in any All local idating of pealed. of the counties in this State, be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and thereafter, the compensation of said officers shall be governed by the general laws of force in this State. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved October 16, 1879. tors made Sheriffs for poses TAX COLLECTORS EX-OFFICIO SHERIFFS IN CERTAIN CASES. No. 51. An Act to confer additional powers upon the Tax Collectors of the several counties of the State, and to make said Tax Collectors exofficio Sheriffs, in certain cases, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresentaTax Collectives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by authority of ex-officio the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Tax certain pur- Collectors of the several counties of this State, shall be ex-officio Sheriffs in so far as to enable them to collect the taxes due the State and county by levy and sale under tax executions, and said Tax Collectors shall not be allowed to turn over any tax executions to the Sheriffs, or to any other levying officers of said State, except when it may become necessary for the purpose of enforcing the same, to send said executions to any other county or counties than that in which issued; but said Tax Collectors by virtue of their office, shall have full power and authority to levy all tax executions heretofore, or hereafter to be, issued by them in their respective counties, and the compensation of said Tax tors for lev- Collectors shall not exceed fifty cents for issuing each fi fa.; and for levying, the same fee as now allowed by law to Bailiffs for Fees allow ed Collec ying and collecting Tax Collectors Ex-Officio Sheriffs in Certain Cases-Fees of Ordinaries in Certain Cases. Tax-Collec sale of prop levying, and said Tax Collectors shall have full power to bring Powers of property to sale, and sales made by them shall be valid, and shall tors as to carry the title to property as fully and completely as if made by erty levied the Sheriffs of said counties; provided, levies upon realty shall be on for taxes. returned to the Sheriff, and sales be made by him as now provided ry titie to by law. Sales to car purchaser of property. sales under ulated by SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all lev. Levies and ies and sales made by the Tax Collectors of the several counties this Act regof this State as ex-officio Seriffs, under the provisions of this Act, general shall as to the time, place, manner, and in all other respects con- ting to such form to, and be controlled by, the general laws of the State regula. sales. ting sales under tax fi. fa's. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved August 21, 1879. laws rela FEES OF ORDINARIES, ETC., IN CASES OF LUNACY. No. 30. An Act to fix the compensation of Ordinaries, Sheriffs and Bailiffs of this State in services of cases of lunacy. Fees of Or dinary for commission SECTION I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do enact That from and after the passage of this Act, the fees of the Ordi- issung naries of the several counties of this State for making out commis of lunacy sions of lunacy, and all other services connected therewith, shall er services be five dollars, and no more. and all oth connected therewith. Sheriffs and SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the fees of Sheriffs and The fees of Bailiffs for summoning juries, and other services connected with trial of cases of lunacy, shall be three dollars, and no more. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws in conflict this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. the Bailiffs for with summoning jury and all other service. Approved July 29, 1879. liquors to be Names of Dealers in Liquors Required to be Returned-Sales by Baliffs. NAMES OF DEALERS IN LIQUORS REQUIRED TO BE RETURNED. No. 340. An Act to require Receivers and Collectors of Taxes in this State to return by name the dealers in spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, or intoxicating bitters, and to give the amount of special tax paid by each dealer, or any person from whom a special tax has been received, and the date of said payment, and for other purposes. SECTION I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do enact, Dealers in That from and after the passage of this Act, the Receivers of Tax returned by Returns in this State shall return by name all persons or firms dealing in spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, intoxicating bitters, or other articles of like character. name, etc. tors what to report. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Tax Collec- it shall be the duty of the Tax Collectors in this State, in collecting the special tax that may be levied year after year on dealers in intoxicating bitters, or other articles of like character, and upon dealers in spirituous, vinous and malt liquors, or any other person liable to special tax, to report the name of the person or firm paying said tax, the amount paid, and the date of said payment, to the Comptroller-General at the time of paying said special tax into the State Treasury. tor shall re-. port to SEC III. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Tax Collec-Tax Collector of each county in this State to lay before the grand jury, on the first day of the term of each Court, a full statement Grand Jury, of all special taxes received by him for the six months immediately preceding said report, and to state fully the date of said payments, from whom received, and also the amounts received. etc. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Judges of the Superior Judges of Courts of this State shall give this law in charge to the grand jury at each term of their respective Courts. Superior give this Grand Jury SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws. in conflict with the provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved October 20, 1879. SALES BY BAILIFFS. An Act to require Constables and Bailiffs to sell only on the regular monthly Court days, only between the legal hours of sale, except in case of property likely to deteriorate in value by keeping. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, Constables and Bailiffs Sales by Bailiff-County Officers not to Speculate in County Orders. where Bail levied on. in the State shall be required to sell the property of defendants in When and execution on the regular monthly Court days of their respective iffs shall sell districts at the place of holding such Courts, after advertising the Pro said property for ten days prior to such sale, and any other sales on any other days shall be absolutely null and void, and vest no title to the property in the purchaser: Provided, nevertheless, that This Act the provisions of this Act shall not be construed so as to prevent sales of live the sale of property ordered to be sold by the Judge of the Supe- stock, etc... rior Court, or Ordinary, as live stock or perishable property, and orders of likely to deteriorate in value; such sales, when made, shall be valid Superior C't and binding. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved August 1, 1879 not to affect made under Judge of or Ordinary COUNTY OFFICERS NOT TO SPECULATE IN COUNTY ORDERS. No. 115. An Act to prohibit Ordinaries, County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, Tax Collectors, Sheriffs, Clerks, Treasurers, School Commissioners or any other public officers from buying up at a discount, or in any manner speculating in county orders, jury scrip, which are to be paid out of any public fund of this State, or of any county in this State, and to prescribe a penalty for any violation of this Act. cer to buy ders or SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Unlawful Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That from county offi and after the passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any or discount Ordinary, County Commissioner of Roads and Revenue, Tax county orCollector, Sheriff, Clerk of Superior Court, Treasurer, School scrip. Commissioner, or any other public officer of any county in this State to buy up at a discount, or in any manner to speculate in what are known as "county orders," or in "jury scrip," or in any other order or scrip which is to be paid out of any public fund of this State, or of any county in this State, and any public officer Penalty as prescribed violating this Act shall be held and deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, in section and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as prescribed in code, and section 4310 of the Revised Code, and shall moreover be removed removal from office, if still in office. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved September 10, 1879. 4310 of the from office. |