further reason, that if the acts of the present session are included, the volume will contain the important amendments of our judicial system, which are now in contemplation.

The committee have, therefore, no hesitation in saying, that the acts of the present session should be included, and they recommend, that the manuscript be then examined by a committee to be appointed for the purpose, and that upon their favorable report, the Governor be directed to take a sufficient number to supply the public officers now, and such as may probably be wanted in future. The volume if printed as proposed, in the same manner as the former, is estimated to be something more than once and a half as large.

The committee, on the whole, would recommend the adoption of the following resolution:

Resolved, That as soon as the acts of the present session shall have been incorporated as proposed, his excellency the Governor is requested to appoint a committee of three competent persons, to examine the said manuscript, and that if they report their approbation of the same, and that in their opinion, the volume from the quantity of necessary matter contained therein, will be as large as the foregoing estimate, he is directed to take for the public use, at a price not exceeding five dollars per volume, a sufficient number of bound copies, to furnish one to each of the civil officers of the State, as directed at the last session in the distribution of the Georgia Justice,* and also, eight hundred copies for future distribution, and that he pay for the same out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

* One copy to the offices of each of the justices of the inferior court, one to the offices of each sheriff, one to the offices of each clerk of the superior, inferior and court of ordinary, and one to the offices of each of the justices of the peace throughout the State of Georgia.-See Pam. of 1835, p. 335.

TO HIS EXCELLENCY

WILLIAM SCHLEY,

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

SIR,

Under an Executive appointment of the 8th inst. we have very carefully and minutely examined the manuscript copy of the second edition of the Laws of Georgia, by Oliver H. Prince, Esq.

This edition, embracing all the objects contemplated by the joint resolution of both houses of the General Assembly, approved 2d December, 1836, and the report accompanying the same, we have rigidly compared with the first edition, volume IV. of the Laws, the pamphlets of 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835 and 1836, and volumes I., II. and III. of the Laws, as became necessary in the progress of our scrutiny.

From the great amount of interesting and important local legislation for some years past, the synopsis of local acts arranged according to their counties and subjects, will be found particularly convenient.

As a Digest of the Laws of Georgia, then, we are of opinion, that this edition, both from its admirable arrangement, the accuracy of its execution, and the fidelity evinced by its details and references, which reflect the highest credit upon the editor, is entitled to the fullest confidence of the public; we have therefore to report to your Excellency our most cordial approbation of the same, and that in our opinion the volume from the quantity of necessary matter contained therein will be nearly twice as large as the old edition.

Very respectfully, your ob't serv'ts,

WM. L. MITCHELL,
JUNIUS HILLYER.

ATHENS, GEORGIA, May 16, 1837.

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Whereas, the General Assembly of this State did, on the 20th day of CommissionDecember, 1792,* pass a law authorizing the commissioners of the chase 1,000 academies of the several counties in this State, to purchase one thou- pounds value sand pounds' worth of confiscated property, and as there are several property. new counties in this State which have not yet received such donation;

1. Sec. I. Be it therefore enacted, &c. That the commissioners of the several county academies in this State, or their agents, who have not heretofore received one thousand pounds worth of confiscated property, shall be and they are hereby authorized to purchase at any sales of confiscated property, to the amount of one thousand pounds for each county, and the commissioners for selling confiscated property are hereby authorized to receive their bids to the above amount, and to make sufficient titles to them for the same, and their successors in office.t

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2. Sec. II. Where the commissioners of any of the county acade- And receive mies as aforesaid, have heretofore become purchasers of any confis- titles for forcated property, either by themselves or agents, the said commissioners ses. of confiscated property are hereby authorized and required to make titles for the same to them, and their successors in office, as well as for all other property which they or any of them may hereafter purchase at such sales; Provided nevertheless, that if any commissioners so purchasing, or having purchased at such sales, having heretofore received any part of the one thousand pounds as allowed by the beforerecited act, that in that case they shall only receive such sum as will in all make the sum of one thousand pounds, as aforesaid.

* Vol. I. 99.

The resolution of 20th Dec. 1817, (Vol. III. 1182,) directs moreover, that if the commissioners of any such academies should find any lands subject to be sold under the acts of confiscation, it may be exposed to sale by the sheriff as if under execution, for the benefit of such academy; and the overplus of the proceeds, if any above the 1,000 pounds, to go equally to such other academies as may not have received the full amount of this donation, who are further provided for out of escheat money. See Escheats.