their successors in office, shall be invested with all manner of property, both real and personal, all moneys due or that may become due, gifts, grants, hereditaments, privileges and immunities whatsoever, which may belong to said religious society, under the said denomination, or which may hereafter be made or transferred to them, the said Elders, and their successors in office, to have and to hold the same, for the proper use and benefit, and behoof of the said Presbyterian Church. And the said Elders and their successors in that office, in the name and by the style aforesaid, shall be, and they hereby are declared to be capable of suing and being sued, and of using all necessary and legal means for recovering and defending any property whatever, which the said society may hold, claim or demand, and to receive in the name of themselves and successors in office, fee simple or other titles, to any estate or personality, which has been sold, or may hereafter be conveyed to said Church.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should the Eldership in said religious society, become extinct by death, removal or other cause, then, in that event the right to the property aforesaid, shall vest in the membership of said Church, whenever such contingency shall hap

pen.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Church in Newnan, Coweta county, now known as the Methodist Church, shall be known and called by the name of Newnan Methodist Episcopal Church, and that Michael Durr, William Mitchell, Joseph Williams, George Scott, and Ernest L., Wittich, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Trustees of Newnan Methodist Episcopal Church, and as such shall be capable and liable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and shall be authorised to make such bye-laws and regulations, as may be necessary for the government of said Church: Provided, such bye-laws are not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State, and for the purposes aforesaid, may have and use a common seal, appoint such officers as they may think proper, and remove the same from office for improper conduct or neglect of duty.

Sec. 7. And be it further enated, That the said trustees, shall be capable of accepting and being invested with all manner of property, 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 transferred to them or their successors in office, to have and to hold the same for the proper use, benefit and behoof of said Church.

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That any vacancy which may happen by death, resignation, or otherwise, of any of the Trustees of said Church, the survivors or a majority of them, shall fill the same in such manner as shall be pointed out by the by-laws and regulations of the trustees aforesaid.

Sec. 9. And it is hereby enacted by authority aforesaid, That Elisha Mosley, Stephen Lunday, Emelius Jourdan, Hyram Adair, and Jonah Mosley, be, and they are hereby appointed trustees of the Baptist Church, in the town of Cuthbert, and county of Randolph, who shall have and make such by-laws for the regulation and government of said Church, not contrary to the laws and Constitution of this State.

ASBURY HULL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THOMAS STOCKS,

AN ACT to remove the county site of Baker county, from Byron, to Lot number one hundred and seventy-two in the eighth district of said county, it being near the centre of said county, and to appoint commissioners for that purpose

Whereas the county site of Baker county, is within one mile of the Lee county line, and voters, jurors, and other

persons of that county, compelled to visit that place, are required to travel a great distance to reach it: And whereas, it is nothing but an act of justice to those who are citizens of said county, that all should partake equally of the advantages and conveniences afforded by the location of the seat of public justice in the county, inasmuch as they all equally bear the expenses thereof.

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 aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this act, the scite of the public buildings for the county of Baker, known as Byron, shall be removed to lot number one hundred and seventy-two, in the eighth district of said county, formerly Early county.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That Joel L. Scarboro, Henry B. Nelson, William Thomas, James Chance, and Green Tinsly, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners, and they or a majority of them, are hereby authorised to lay off said lot of land into half acre lots, and to dispose of the same, at public outcry en such terms as they may think fit, and to cause to be built a court house and jail on said scite; and that such scite so selected, shall be made the permanent scat of public buildings in said county. And all the public records of said county, shall be kept at the place to which the scite may be removed.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That said commissioners shall have the power to give such name to the county seat as they may think proper.

Sec 4. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That the aforesaid commissioners or a majority of them, be, and they are hereby authorised to sell the present court house, jail and public square on which they stand, in the event of the removal of the seat of justice-and the proceeds of such sale shall be applied to the uses of said county.

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 prohibit the practice of horse racing on the public high-ways, in the county of Chatham.

Whereas, the commissioners of roads in the county of Chatham, have, by their memorial to the General Assembly, represented that the practice of race-running on the public highways, in the county of Chatham, is dangerous and ought to be suppressed:

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, it shall not be lawful for any person or person whomsoever, for money, gain, pleasure or otherwise, to ride or drive any race or races whatsoever, with horses or other animal, upon or near any public highway in the county of Chatham..

Sec. 2. Be it further, enacted by the authority of the same, That any person or persons whomsoever, who shall, from and after the passing of this act, violate the provision of the first section thereof, shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars, to be recovered by an action of debt, to be instituted in the name of the commissioners of public roads of the county of Chatham, in any court of competent jurisdiction in said county, one half of said penalty to be paid to the informer for his own use, and the other half to be paid to the commissioners of public roads in the county of Chatham, to be employed in the improvement and good order of said roads.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That nothing in this act contained, shall be so construed as to prohibit horse-racing on roads not established by the said commissioners as public roads, or on race-paths now existing, or which may hereafter be located, at the distance of at least one hundred yards from such public highways.

AN ACT to authorise and compel John R. McNeal, who was Treasurer of Randolph county, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty, to pay over to the Justices of the Inferior Court of Stewart county, any money which he held or now holds, arising from the sale of lots in the town of Lumpkin, that was not otherwise disposed of, previous to the division of Randolph county.

Whereas, the General Assembly, at its last session formed a new county by dividing the county of Randolph, to be cal led Stewart county; and whereas the town of Lumpkin, formerly the public scite of Randolph county, was included in that portion of Territory now called Stewart county; and whereas, John R. McNeal the Treasurer of Randolph county previous to its division, held and passed, [possessed] as county Treasurer all the money arising from the sale of said lots, not otherwise disposed of, and who in consequence of said division was left a citizen of Randolph county and who continues to hold the money arising from said lots as treasurer of said county, and whereas, said town is actually in the county of Stewart.

Sec. 1. Be it therefore 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 the said John R. McNeal, treasurer of Randolph county, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty, be and he is hereby authorized & required to pay over to the Justices of the Inferior court of Stewart county, all money which he held as treasurer or otherwise, arising from the sale of lots in the town of Lumpkin, then in Randolph county, which was not otherwise appropriated previous to the division of the same, and that the said John R. McNeal make his return on oath to said Justices.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if the said John R, McNeal should fail or refuse to make his return agreeable to the foregoing act, the aforesaid Justices are hereby authorised to proceed against him and his securities in an action at law on the case for the recovery of the same.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

ASBURY HULL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Assented to, Dec. 26, 1831.

THOMAS STOCKS,

President of the Senate.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.