AN ACT to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of the County of Gwinnett to have the Census of said County perfected, by requiring the persons by them appointed to take the same, to make an additional enumeration and return of such persons, in said County, as they have failed to take and return heretofore.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, That the Justices of the Inferior Court of the County of Gwinnett, be authorized and instructed to require the persons by them heretofore appointed, to take the Census of said County, to make out and return-within Twenty days from and after the passage of this act the enumeration of all such persons, resident in said County, as are not included in the returns by them made and forwarded-under the same rules, regulations and restrictions, as by an act passed December, eighteen liundred and thirty, they were required to have done the sameand to make return thereof, within twenty days from the passage of this act, under the like rules & provisions, as are by said act pointed out for said returns to be certified and forwarded.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said person or persons, so appointed to take the Census, shall receive for their additional enumeration and return, the same compénsation for each family, as by said act they were entitled to receive, had they done the same heretofore.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That his Excellency the Governor, be, and he is hereby requested to have a copy of this act forwarded to said Justices immediately after the same shall have received his assent.

Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this act, be, and the same is bereby repealed.

ASBURY HULL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THOMAS STOCKS,

President of the Senate.

Assented to, Nov. 17, 1831..

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor

AN ACT to Incorporate the Baptist Church at Holly Springs, on Rockey Creek, in the County of Laurens, and the Baptist Churches at Mount Zion, and Bethel, in Hancock County, and appoint Trustees for the same; alsó, to incomporate the Baptist Church at Hartford, in the County of Pulaski, and the Trustees of the Methodist Church, at Hawkinsville, in the county of Pulaski.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre"sentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Robert Higdon, James Barlow, Samuel Montgomery, Archibald Griffin and Bennet Whitehead, and their successors in office, "be, and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Baptist Church, at the Holly Spring, en Rocky Creek, in the county of Laurens, with power to hold any property, either real or personal, which may now belong to, or be hereafter acquired by the said Church, whether by purchase, gift,, or bequest, with all the privileges & immunities thereunto belonging, for the use and benefit of the said Church, and they are hereby declared 'capable of suing and being sued, and of using all legal means for defending and recovering any property whatever, which the said Trustees or their successors in office may hold, claim or demand.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That Barnabas Shivers, James Barnes, John G, Gilbert, Absalom E. Reeves, Thomas Neal, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Baptist Church at Mount Zion, in the county Hancock, with power to hold any property, either real or personal, which may now belong to, or which may hereafter be acquired by said Church, whether by purchase, gift, or bequest, with all the] privileges & immunities, thereunto belonging, for the use and benefit of the said Church, and they are hereby declared capable of suing and being sued, and of using all legal means för defending or recovering any property whatever, which they, the said Trus

tees and their successors in office, may hold, claim, or demand.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That Jesse Lockhart; William Barksdale, William Dixion, William Harrel, Samuel Ewing, Stephen Roe, and Bird W. Brassil, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby, declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Baptist Church, at Bethel, in the county of Hancock, with power to hold any property, either real or personal, which may now belong to, or which may hereafter be acquired by the said Church, whether by purchase, gift, or bequest, with all the privileges and immunities, thereunto' belonging, for the use and benefit of the said Church, and they are hereby, declared capable of suing and being sued, and of using all legal means for defending and recovering any property whatever, which they, the said. Trustees and their successors in office, may hold, claim, or demand.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the above named trustees of the Holly Spring Church, at Rocky creek, in the county of Laurens, shall continue in office until the Saturday, preceding the third Sabbath in May next, and those of the Church at Mount Zion, until the Saturday preceding the fourth Sabbath in. November next, and those at Bethel, until the Saturday preceding the third Sabbath in November next, when the male members of the said Churches, or a majority of them, shall at their usual places of worship, proceed to the election of five Trustees for the year, thence ensuing; on the above named days, in the above named months of each succeeding year, an election shall be held in like manner, any member of the board of Trustees being re-eligible, and in the event there may be a failure to hold an election at the time above directed, an election may be held any day thereafter, written notice being put up at the door of the church [by] any one or more of the members of the last board of Trustees, at least ten days previous to the day fixed on for such election.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, or a majority of them, shall have full power and authority to appoint such officers, and to make and ordain such by-laws and regulations, as they may deem necessary, and proper for the carrying into effect, the provisions of this act, and for the management of the temporal affairs of the said Churches.

Provided such by-laws and regulations be not repagnant. to the Constitution and Laws of this State.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That Furney F. Gatlin, Stephen Mitchell, Wight Lancaster, Michal K. Singletory and John Wallace, and their successors in office, be,, and they are hereby, declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Baptist Church, at Hartford, in the county of Pulaski, with power to hold any property, either real or personal; which may now belong to, or may hereafter be acquired by the said Church, whether by purchase, gift, or bequest, with all the privileges thereunto belonging, for the only use and benefit of the said Church, and they are hereby, declared capable of suing and being sued, and of using all legal means for defending and recovering any property whatsoever, which they, the said Trustees, may have a claim or demand..

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Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That John Bozeman, Samuel B. Webb, Abraham F. Bird, Washington Lancaster, John M'Coll, and successors in office, be, and they are hereby, declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style, of the Trustees of the. Methodist Church, at Hawkinsvill, in the county of Pulaski, with power to hold any property, either real or personal, which may now belong to, or may hereafter be acquired by the said Church, whether by purchase, gift, or otherwise, with all the privileges thereunto belonging, for the only use and benefit of the said Church, and they are hereby, declared capable of suing and being sued, and of using all legal means for defending and recovering any property whatsoever, which they, the said Trustees, may hold, claim, or demand.

And be it further enacted, That when any vacancy or vacancies may occur, in the board of Trustees, by death, removal, resignation, or otherwise, such vacancy or vacancies may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the said Board.

ASBURY HULL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THOMAS STOCKS,

Assented to, Dec. 26, 1831.

T

President of the Senate.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

AN ACT to incorporate the Meeting House near Hardwick, in the County of Bryan.

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 John J. Maxwell, Thomas Clay, Richard J. Arnold, Edward Footman, and George W. M'Allister, and, their successors.in office, be, and they are hereby declared to be, a body corporate, by the name and style of the trustees of the Meeting House, on the neck road, near Hardwick, in the county of Bryan, and as such shall be capable in law, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, and of using all legal and necessary steps for recovering and defending any property whatever, which the said Church may hold, claim, or demand.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said trustees, and their successors in office, shall be capable of accepting and being invested with all manner of property, both real and personal, all donations, gifts, grants, privileges and immunities, whatsoever, which may now belong to the said Church, or which may hereafter.be conveyed or transmitted to them, or their successors in of ce, to have and to hold the same for the proper use and benefit of said church, Provided, the same do not interfere with the rights of any person whatsoever..

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said trustees shall hold their office for, and during the term of one year, from and immediately after the, passing of this act, and until their successors are appointed; and on some convenient day in each year after the passing of this act, the contributors to this church shall assemble thereat, ten days notice having been previously given, and proceed by ballot to elect from their own body five persons as trustees for one year, as aforesaid, from and after their said election, and for the same purposes as above mentioned.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the trustees of said church, or a majority of them, shall have the power to fill any vacancy which may happen in their board by death, resignation, or otherwise, and to appoint such officers, and to make and ordain such bye-laws and regulations as they may deem necessary and proper for