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sheep, &c., shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $300, and by imprisonment of not more than six months. The malicious destruction of another's property, either real or personal, is to be punished by a fine of double the amount of the damage done, and imprisonment not exceeding twelve months.

An act authorizing the holder of covenants, bills, promissory notes, to sue all the parties thereto in one action, and authorizing the courts to consolidate such actions, where several suits are brought on one instrument.

An act regulating the appointment of overseers of roads, prescribing their duties, prohibiting horse racing and shooting on the same, and declaring that the public roads shall not be less than twentyfive feet wide, and the neighboring roads not less than fifteen feet wide. It also regulates the building of bridges and erection of gates, &c.

An act requiring rangers to give security. Two turnpike road companies, one manufacturing company, two rail road companies three library associations,two masonic lodges, and three churches were incorporated.

Six resolutions were passed, (twothirds of both houses concurring,) confirming the decrees of the Court of Chancery dissolving certain marriages.

A resolution was passed for the establishment of a Penitentiary.

A memorial to Congress was adopted praying for a grant of 1,000,000 acres of the public lands within the State for the improvement of its navigable streams.

An act was passed providing for the election of the representatives to the convention called for the revision of the State Constitution.

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The chief executive power is vested in a governor, chosen by the people for two years, but eligible only four years in each term of six years.

The Secretary of State, Treasurer and Auditor of Accounts, are all chosen for two years by the people. The legislative power is vested in a Senate and House of Representatives; the Representatives are chosen for two years, on the first Monday of November and the succeeding day, and their number is not to exceed 100 nor to be less than 36. The Senators are chosen for four years, one half being chosen biennially, and their number cannot be less than onequarter nor more than one-third of the -House of Representatives. The judicial power is vested in a high court of Errors and Appeals, held at least twice a year, consisting of three Judges, who are chosen by the electors for six years, one being chosen in each of the three districts into which the State is divided, and one of the three Judges being chosen by the people biennially; in a Circuit Court held in each county, at least, two in each year, the Judges being chosen by the electors of each district for four years; in a Superior Court of Chancery the Chancellor being chosen by the people for six years; in a Court of Probate the Judges being elected by the electors in the county for two years, and a board of Police for each county, consisting of five members elected for two years.

Justices of the Peace and Constables are also chosen for two years. No person can be appointed to any office in this State for life or during good behavior. Every free white male of the age of twentyone years or upwards, who shall be a citizen of the United States, and shall have resided in the State for one year preceding the election, and four months within the county or town where he offers to vote, shall be entitled to vote. The mode of electing is by ballot.

LOUISIANA.

LEGISLATION. -The legislature met at New Orleans, agreeably to the proclamation of the governor, on Monday, the 14th Nov. 1831. The governor's message was read the same day. It ex. plains the object of the extraordinary call, to be the passage of a law prohibiting the further introduction of slaves into the State: the appointment of a Senator to Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr Livingston;

and the adoption of a remonstrance to be sent to Congress against a repeal on the duty on sugar.

The governor in his message observes, that conspiracies of slaves instigated most probably by imprudent propagand ists and the false philanthropy of a certain class of persons styling themselves the friends of the blacks, have been plotted in several of the States of the Union. These insurrections have, with much

reason, excited the serious attention of
most of the States of the South.
'The
total prohibition of slaves into this State,
during a certain number of years, ap-
pears alone to me to be the only method
of avoiding the danger with which we
are threatened. All other means have
been tried, and experience has proved
their inutility.

In consequence of this message, a law was passed, which will be found in the Register for 1830-31, page 362.

Another act was passed, authorizing the governor to provide arms and accoutrements for volunteer companies.

On the 15th November, Mr Waggaman was chosen on the 3rd ballot to the United States Senate.

The vote stood for Mr Waggaman 32; Mr Carleton 30.

At the third session of this legislature, held January 28, 1832, there were passed seventyseven acts, and eight resolutions.

Among the acts, was an act amending the act relating to the introduction of slaves above mentioned. By this act no purchase of slaves made by an agent under that act is legal, unless he is a citizen of the State, and a freeholder of five years standing, and an elector of the parish into which the slaves are introduced. A son or son-in-law may be appointed an agent for the purchase of slaves under that act.

By the amendment Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri, are placed among the States from which slaves are not to be introduced.

Emigrants, however, settling in the State, may bring such of their slaves with them as they owned before the passage of this law.

When a plantation is on the dividing line of the State, the owner may have free egress and ingress for all the slaves owned by him before the passage of the act.

The burthen of proof is to be placed on the accused.

Citizens who become owners of slaves by inheritance, and those who are owners of slaves at this time, are permitted to import their slaves upon certain conditions, but they are not to be sold or hypothecated for five years.

Citizens of other States owning land in Louisiana, may introduce their slaves to work on their roads and levees, upon filing a list or affidavit of the purpose, and giving bond for removing them after the completion of the works.

The owners of runaway slaves may cause them to be brought back.

A resolution was also passed, requesting the executive to ask the executive of Mississippi, to recommend a law extending the time fixed for the sale of runaway regroes to twelve months after their first desertion.

A resolution requesting the government of the United States, to obtain from the government of Mexico, permission for the inhabitants of Louisiana, to re-take their runaway slaves within its territory.

An act prohibiting the sale of spirituous liquors to slaves without the consent of their masters.

An act authorizing divorces, where a married person accused of any infamous offence, shall have fled from the State, upon proving that the fugitive has actually been guilty of such offence, and has fled from the State.

An act requiring steam boats running in the night, to hoist lights under the penalty of $500.

An act was passed, providing for the establishment of a Penitentiary at Baton Rouge.

The state treasurer was authorized to sell annual licenses for $7,500 each to the keepers of gaming houses in New Orleans, and the proceeds, together with $8000 for theatre licenses, are to be appropriated to the Orphan Boy's Asylum, and to the Podross Asylum.

The proceeds of certain other licenses, authorized by the act, are to be appropriated three-fourths to the charity hospital, and the residue to the primary schools at New Orleans and the college of Louisiana.

An act was passed to remove an insane person, who was charged with murder, from prison to the charity hospital for his recovery, in which event he is to be remanded and tried.

A civil engineer was authorized, with a salary of $5000, to superintend all state works of internal improvement.

One causeway company, and two canal and navigation companies were incorporated. Four ferries were granted to individuals.

An exclusive patent for fourteen years of a machine for cutting sugar canes, was granted to J. B. Fitch.

A steam cotton press company, and an insurance company were incorporated.

Also, a bank called the Union Bank of Louisiana, with a capital of $7,000,000, to be raised by a loan. A subscription of $8,000,000 is to be made to secure the loan by resident owners of real estate, and the shares are to be transferable after four years, and then only

to resident freeholders: and the faith of the State is pledged for the security of the capital and interest; and bonds to the amount of the capital bearing five per cent interest, are to be issued by the governor for that purpose, and the stockholders are to mortgage their lands and slaves for the ultimate payment of the bonds.

LEGISLATION.

The State is to be entitled to a credit of $500,000, and every stockholder to a credit equal to one half the amount of his stock.

A resolution was passed in favor of the renewal of the charter of the United States Bank.

TENNESSEE.

-The legislature of this State commenced its biennial session on the 19th September, 1831. The message of governor Carroll is confined entirely to matters of State policy, if we except the recommendation of the establishment of the general ticket mode of electing electors of president and vice president of the United States. - This course is recommended, in order that the State of Tennessee may have its full weight in the elections for president and vice president hereafter.'

The legislature adjourned on the 21st December, after a session of ninety-four days, in which were enacted one hundred and six laws of a public and general character, and two hundred and eightyseven of a private and local nature.

UNITED STATES BANK. - The House of Representatives passed resolutions directing the delegation of the State in Congress to resist the rechartering of the United States Bank; the proposition was rejected in the Senate, by an equal division, 10 yeas, and 10 nays.

Among the acts of general interest, was an act prohibiting free persons of color from removing into the State to reside there, under a penalty of $50, and imprisonment in the Penitentiary from one to two years, and if he neglect to depart for thirty days after his discharge, a further imprisonment of four years.

No owner is to be permitted to emancipate his slaves, except upon condition of immediate removal, and the owner is to give bonds to that effect.

An act was also passed, prohibiting all assemblages of slaves in unusual numbers or at suspicious times and places.

Slaves are not to be permitted to go about the country under the pretext of practising medicine or healing the sick. Any instigators of plots to rebel, who shall run away or refuse to surrender, may be killed.

The punishment of the pillory and cutting off ears is abolished.

Where a runaway slave is supposed to belong to another county or State, publication is ordered in a newspaper best calculated to inform the owner.

If a jury of slaveholders cannot be obtained for the trial of a slave, a jury of householders may be summoned.

The burthen of proof in cases where slaves are introduced into the State, contrary to law, is imposed on the defendant.

An act authorizing the lands set apart for common schools to be leased, and for keeping of common schools, in middle Tennessee.

An act restricting the power of Courts to punish for contempt to cases of misbehavior in the presence of the court, or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice, and to the wilful mis. behavior of the officers in their official transactions, or resistance to any process or order of the courts.

An act providing that no costs shall be chargeable against a female suing for a divorce, when a divorce shall be decreed, but she must give a bond, with security, to pay the costs in case of failing in the suit.

An act empowering the Chancery, Circuit and County Courts, to authorize executors to sell real estate, in order to pay debts of the deceased, where the personal estate proves insufficient.

An act authorizing letters testamentary or of administration, to be taken out on the estates of persons residing out of the State at the time of their death, provided the deceased owned real estate in the State. This, however, is not to extend to persons dying twenty years before application for letters, &c.

An act to compel guardians to deliver up the estates of minors, or to give new security, where either of the securities should die, remove from the State, or become insolvent.

An act declaring that guardians are not to be charged compound interest, in settlement with their wards, where they

can show that they could not have received compound interest on debts due to the estate.

An act abolishing imprisonment for debt, except in cases of fraud. No female is to be imprisoned in any civil action. In all actions for debt or on contract, the original process is to be by summons, unless an affidavit of the debt, and that the defendant has removed or is about to remove his property beyond the jurisdiction of the Court, in which cases the defendant may be compelled to give bail, unless he can prove that the affidavit is untrue. Nor can the defendant be imprisoned on a judgment in a civil action, unless upon a similar affidavit, or an affidavit stating that the defendant has fraudulently conveyed his property to others, or conceals it to avoid the payment of his debts, and he may also be discharged upon disproving the facts alleged in the affidavit.

Six acts were passed, constituting boards of internal improvement in certain counties, and providing a remedy where the owners of bridges and turnpikes neglect to keep them in repair.

A resolution was passed deprecating the action of the federal government in appropriating money for local objects of internal improvement.

An act authorizing a deduction from the salary of a Circuit Judge for not attending term of $10 per day for the first three days, and $100 for absence for the whole term.

An act of similar provisions in relation to the Judges of the Supreme Court.

An act authorizing the Court of Chancery to order a jury to be forthwith empanneled for the trial of any fact, unless either party upon affidavit, show good cause for a continuance.

An act giving jurisdiction to Justices of the Peace in all cases of endorsements

of bills, promissory notes, bonds to the amount of $100.

An act imposing a tax on retailers of spirituous liquors, and appropriating the proceeds to the use of common schools. An act declaring all persons guilty of opening graves and carrying away bodies, liable to imprisonment in the penitentiary of from two to five years.

An act providing for the empanneling the juries to determine the term for which prisoners pleading guilty shall be confined.

An act providing for the registering of deeds, bills of sale of personal property, mortgages, powers of attorney, &c. They are to take effect only from the time of being registred. The instru ment first registered is to be preferred unless the holder had notice of the prior instrument. Conveyances of land made out of the State are to be proven before a notary public, and where witnesses to a deed are dead or out of the State, the hand writing of the person executing it may be proven by two witnesses.

An act imposing a fine of $25 on any sheriff or other officer holding an election for opening and reading the ballot when handed to him to be deposited, and declaring that such sheriff, &c, shall be removed from office.

A bank of $2.000,000 was incorporated. An act providing for taking a census of all free male inhabitants over 21.

A resolution was passed to take the opinions of the electors in relation to calling a Convention for amending the State Constitution.

A resolution requesting an amendment of the laws of Louisiana for the inspection of tobacco.

A resolution recommending the setting apart the net proceeds of the public lands for the education of American children, and the distributing them among the States and Territories.

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Six acts of divorce were passed. Several acts were passed in relation to idiots and lunatics, and prescribing the mode of proceeding in writs de idiota inquirenda.

An act prohibiting the selling of lottery tickets under a penalty of from $50 to 12,760 75 $10,000.

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$18,035 41 LEGISLATION. - At the legislative Session, commencing November 7, 1831, 196 acts and 5 resolutions were passed. The acts were mostly private.

A bill to prohibit the importation of slaves as merchandize passed the House, but was not acted on by the Senate. The ratio of representation in the State Legislature, was fixed, for a Senator 2510, for a Representative 954 voters.

Mr Clay was elected to the Senate of the United States by the following vote: In the Senate for Henry Clay, 18; R. M. Johnson, 19; Warden Pope, 1. In the House of Delegates-Henry Clay, 55; R. M. Johnson, 45.

Among the acts of general interest were; An Act authorizing the Courts to compel the husband to make an allowance for his wife's maintenance for one year,during the pendency of a suit for alimony. The Chancellor is directed to try the facts in suits for alimony instead of sending the cause to a jury.

An act prohibiting any person at ferries from transporting slaves across the Ohio except in the presence of their

owners.

An act limiting militia parades to one muster, when the commanders are to take the strength of their respective companies.' The militia are not required to have arms except when provided by the government.

An act requiring tavern keepers and pedlers of clocks, &c. to take out a license, for which $10 is to be paid. A penalty of $50 is exacted for acting as tavern keeper without a license, and $10 upon the pedlers, and all contracts for the sale of clocks without a license declared void.

An act altering the date inserted in the oaths against duelling to November:7,1831. An act providing for a digest of the decisions of the State Courts.

An act providing that the places of such electors for President of the U. S. as do not attend to vote shall be filled by the legislature.

Two rail-roads were authorized by private incorporations, six turnpike companies, three fire companies, one insurance company, three academies, one manufacturing company, and two bridge companies were incorporated.

OHIO.

GENERAL REVENUE - For year ending Nov. 15, 1831.

Receipts.

Balance in Treasury Nov.

15, 1830,

State & Canal Tax in 1831, County & township taxes do Tax on lawyers, physicians, &c.

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2,202 68

216,835 09

Interest on School Funds

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8,280 44

Balance remaining in

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6,075 38

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