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through the Senator from said county of Lowndes-Apy law to the contrary notwithstanding.

ASBURY HULL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS,

Assented to, Dec. 26, 1831.

President of the Senate.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

AN ACT to alter and amend an act, passed on the twentysecond of December, one thousand eight hundred & twentyeight, so far as respects the poor school fund of Irwin and Telfair counties.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from & after the passage of this act, it shall and may be lawful for the Treasurer of the poor school fund of the counties of Irwin and Telfair, to loan out at the rate of eight per cent. interest, all of the money that he may have in possession of said poor school fund.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever the Treasury shall or does loan any money aforesaid, he shall take good security for the same, and in case he shall fail to take good security, he and his securities shall be held liable for the sum er sums so loaned.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Treasurer shall loan the money in the following manner, to-wit: For the term of six months or more, as will best promote the public good, as in his discretion shall seem proper.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

ASBURY HULL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS,

Assented to, Dec. 26, 1831..

President of the Senate.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

AN ACT to amend an act, entitled an act, to incorporate the county Academy, in the town of Greenville, in the county of Meriwether, and to appoint trustees for the same, passed December twenty-second, eighteen hundred and twenty-eight, so far as to appoint two additional trustees for said Academy-and also to appoint additional trustees for Randolph county Academy.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Benjamin Johnson, and Mathew Leverett, be, and they are hereby appointed trustees of the Greenville Academy, in the county of Meriwether, in addition to those now acting as trustees of said Academy.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, the number of trustees of said Academy shall be seven, who, and their successors in office, shall be, and they are hereby declared a body corporate, with all the powers and privileges conferred on the trustees of said Academy, by an act of the General Assembly, approved the twen ty-second day of December, eighteen hundred and twentyeight, entitled an act, to incorporate the county Academy, in the town of Greenville, in the county of Meriwether, with others, and to appoint trustees for the same.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That Starkey Collins, H. G. Ezell, and William H. Barton, be appointed trustees in addition to those already appointed, for the county of Randolph.

ASBURY HULL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THOMAS STOCKS,

President of the Senate.

Assented to, Dec. 26, 1831..

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

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AN ACT to alter and amend an act, passed the twenty-third December, eighteen hundred and thirty, so far as respects the free school fund of Emanuel county.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this act, that it shall be the duty of the agent of the free school fund of the aforesaid county, to call on all persons indebted to said fund, to pay over twenty per cent of the principal of what they may be indebted, with interest from the first Monday in March next, and annually thereafter, until the whole of the debt is discharged, and said debtors shall give additional security if required by the Inferior court.

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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said agent, to pay over the money when collected to the Inferior Court of said county, to be by them applied to the educating of the poor children of said county.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That any person who is indebted to said [fund,] shall refuse or neglect to comply with the above act, then, and in that case, the agent of said fund is hereby required to collect the amount due by such person or persons-Any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

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AN ACT to incorporate the Oak Ridge Academy in the county of Talbot, and to appoint trustees for the same..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Norborne B. Powell, David Johnston, Abel Dimond, Thomas C. M'Dowell, and William Boswell, be, and they are hereby appointed trustees of the Oak Ridge Academy of Talbot county, and constituted a body politic and corporate, having perpetual succession under the name and title of the trustees of the Oak Ridge Academy, and by that name and style, are hereby made able and capable in law, to have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy and retain to them and their successors, lands, rents, tenements, goods, chattles, of whatever nature or quality soever; and the same to sell, alien, demise or dispose of, for the benefit of the institution entrusted to their care, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and answer and be answered in Courts of record or other places; and also to make, have and use a common seal, and the same to break, alter and revoke at pleasure; and also ordain, establish and execute such bye-laws, ordinances and regulations, as may by them be deemed necessary, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this State.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That when any vacancy shall happen, by death, resignation or otherwise, such vacancy may be filled by the said trustees, in such manner as they may deem proper-Any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

ASBURY HULL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THOMAS STOCKS,

Assented to, Dec. 26, 1831.

President of the Senate.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

AN ACT to add and consolidate the poor school and Academical fund for the county of Bryan; and to appoint commissioners to examine the county Treasury of Crawford county.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, the fund heretofore set apart as the Academy fund, for the county of Bryan, shall no longer be known as a fund for that purpose, but shall be attached to and become a part of the poor school fund for said county.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Commissioners of said Academy, to pay over all moneys or other effects belonging to said Academy, into the hands of the sole trustee for the poor school fund for said county, and by him to be applied to the education of the poor, agreeable to the law made and provided for their education.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid trustee shall make application and receive, from time to time, any moneys in the treasury which may be set apart for Academy purposes, for the county of Bryan.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That John Hannon, Lemuel D. Slatter, and Hiram B. Troutman, of the county of Crawford, be, and are hereby appointed Commissioners for the purpose of examining into the affairs of the county Treasurer of said county, at all times whenever they may deem such examination necessary, and shall have full power to count the money in the hands of said Treasurer at all times whenever either of said commissioners shall deem it necessary to do so; and if such commissioners shall find any irregularity in the management of said county funds by the said Treasurer, or any deficit in the amount of money that should be in said Treasurer's hands, upon examination, they or either of them, shall report the same forthwith to the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county aforesaid, and the said Treasurer shall at all times submit to the examination of the. said commissioners or either of them, the whole of the coun ty funds whenever required so to do.

ASBURY HULL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS STOCKS,

Assented to, Dec. 26, 1831.,

President of the Senate.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor."

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