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SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That the property which may be hereafter acquired by the said Nancy in her own name, shall not be liable for the debts, contracts or obligations of her said husband.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That all the privileges herein granted to the said Nancy Waters, be and the same are hereby extended to Candace R. Carter, wife of John Carter of the county of Talbot.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved, February 21, 1850.

AN ACT for the relief of Mary Louisa Pritchard.

SECTION 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, Mary Louisa Pritchard, wife of Edward Pritchard, of the county of Clark, be and she is hereby authorized to contract and be contracted with as a feme sole, and to carry on business on her own account, and for her own use and benefit, notwithstanding her coverture; and that her future acquisitions shall not be liable for the debts or contracts of her said husband.

Approved, December 14, 1849.

AN ACT to authorize the raising and establishing a Fire Company in the city of Atlanta.

SECTION 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 be lawful for any number of persons not exceeding thirty, who shall be citizens of this State, and inhabitants of the city of Atlanta, to form and associate themselves together as a fire company, under the style and denomination of the "Fire Company of the city of Atlanta;" and they are further authorized to elect from among themselves, in like manner as is provided in the militia law, officers to command them, not exceeding four, who shall be commissioned by the Governor of the State.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That during the existence of said company, the persons belonging to it shall be exempt from jury duty, and except in cases of invasion, alarm, or war, from militia duty.

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 And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved, February 23, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate the Fire Company of the town of Athens, to be known by the name and style of the Athens Fire Company number one, and to grant to them certain privileges and exemptions, and to authorize the Intendants and Wardens of said town of Athens to levy and collect a tax for the establishment and maintenance of a Fire Department in said town.

SECTION 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 A. K. Childs, William P. Sage, H. Sidney Hughes, John B. Cobb, H. J. Adams, R. L. Bloomfield, Thomas U. Camak, Rufus L. Moss, James Camak, John W. Goss, and their associates and successors are hereby declared to be a body corporate in deed and in name, under and by the name and corporate style of "The Athens Fire Campany Number One," and by that name shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, and by said name shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, and shall have power to make and use a common seal, and the same to change or alter at pleasure, and the full and complete power of establishing, changing and amending such constitution, by-laws and regulations as may be framed and adopted by the officers and members of said' company: Provided, that such constitution, by-laws and regulations be not inconsistent with the Constitution of and laws of this State or of the United States.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That said company shall have power and may be capable of receiving and holding by purchase, gift, grant or otherwise, all such lands and tenements, or either real or personal property as may be necessary and convenient for the more effective discharge of the duties of said company.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That the said company may impose fines and enforce the collection of the same by any means not inconsistent with the laws of this State, and may also expel members with a forfeiture of all interest in said company, under such rules and regulations as are or may be by said company established.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That should the funds of said company enable them to purchase property at any time, they are hereby authorised to purchase and hold any

real or personal property, and also to receive any donations, legacies and bequests which may at any time be made to it, to be held, used and enjoyed for the purpose hereinafter mentioned; that is to say, the rents, issues and profits of all such property, real or personal, as said company shall purchase or be interested in, and all the interest of such loans as it may make, shall be used and applied to the purposes of relieving the wants and distresses of its members, their widows and orphans, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever; Provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to forbid said company making such appropriations out of the proceeds of any property it may hold, as may be necessary for keeping the same in efficient operation.

SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That the said Fire Company hereby incorporated shall be under the supervisory and control of the Intendant and Board of Commissioners of the town of Athens, and shall on the first Monday in January, annually, report to said Board of Commissioners the state of their funds, their receipts and disbursements, and the general condition of the company.

SECTION 6. And be it further enacted, That for the encouragement of said company, the officers and members of the same shall be exempt from patrol, militia and jury duty: Provided, that said company shall not exceed at any one time sixty members.

SECTION 7. And be it further enacted, That the Intendants and Wardens of the town of Athens be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to levy and collect an additional tax of fifty per cent on the amount at present authorized by law, (excepting a poll tax) for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a Fire Department in said town. Approved, February 11, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate the Washington Fire Company of the city of Savannah, Ga.

WHEREAS Certain persons, citizens of Savannah, have associated themselves by the name and style of the Washington Fire Company of the city of Savannah, Ga., and have by their petition set forth that they have formed themselves into an association to prevent, if possible, by their exertions and aid, the frequent calamities by fire in the city of Savannah, and pray to be incorporated for the purposes aforesaid:

SECTION 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 all those persons, not exceeding thirty-two in number, who now are or hereafter shall be members of said company or association, be and the same are hereby declared to be a body politic and incorporate in deed and in law by the name and style of the Washington Fire Company of the city of Savannah, Georgia; and the said corporation, by its said name and style, shall have power and authority to make, ordain and establish all such rules, regulations and by-laws as they may deem expedient and proper, and not repugnant to the laws of the land: And provided always, That the said Washington Fire Company shall faithfully perform the duties of firemen, and be subject to the direction of the chief or commanding fireman of the Savannah fire companies, of which companies the first two officers of the said Washington Fire Company of the city of Savannah, Georgia, shall be ex officio additional members, and subject to all its rules and regulations; and that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to make the Washington Fire Company of the city of Savannah, Georgia, independent of the City Council of Savannah, but that it shall be subject to such ordinances of said Council as now are or hereafter may be made.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted by the authority afore said, That all the officers and members of the aforesaid company be exempt from militia and jury duty in time of peace.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this act shall be and continue of force for the term of fourteen years.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted by the authority afore said, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, December 19, 1849.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act to make bank and other corporations subject to garnishment, and to regulate proceedings against garnishees in certain cases, assented to December 24th, 1833, and the several acts amendatory thereof, so far as relates to the proviso in the third section of said act.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the proviso in the third section of said act, exempting banks and other corporations from liability to be garnisheed for the salaries of the officers of said banks and corporations, be and the same is hereby repealed.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all banks, banking corporations, and other corporations, in this State, except municipal corporations, shall be liable to be garnisheed for the salaries of its officers in all cases where such salary exceeds the sum of five hundred dollars per annum.

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

Approved, February 21, 1850.

AN ACT to authorize a grant to issue to George Crumbly, as administrator of the estate of Anthony Crumbly, de

ceased.

WHEREAS the said Anthony Crumbly, in his lifetime, became the purchaser at Sheriff sale of the west half of lot number 242 in the 7th district of Henry county, which lot had been condemned as fraudulently drawn ; and whereas the said Anthony, and the said George as administrator, have fully paid the purchase money, but the certificate of purchase having been lost, no grant can issue; for remedy whereof

SECTION 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 the proper officers of this State be and they are hereby authorized to issue to the said George Crumbly, as administrator of the estate of Anthony Crumbly, deceased, a grant for the said west half of lot of land number two hundred and forty-two (242) in the seventh district of Henry county. Approved, February 23, 1850.

AN ACT to authorise a grant to issue to John S. Thomas for fraction number one hundred and seventy-seven in the first district of Dooly county.

WHEREAS the purchase money has long since been paid into the Treasury, and the grant fee deposited in the Treasury, and the Surveyor General being unwilling to issue the grant for the same without authority given by the Legislature, in consequence of the re-survey of said district; for remedy whereof

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met,

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