ter, Thomas B. Daniel, Senior Warden, and Cornelius Hibberts, Junior Warden, of Dalton Lodge number one hun-' dred and five; that Joses B. S. Holmes, Worshipful Master, James Buchanan, Senior Warden, and Samuel Stafford, Junior Warden, of Magnolia Lodge No. eighty-six; that Stephen A. Borders, Joseph G. Blance, and Henry Kingsberry, the officers of Euharly Lodge number ninety-seven; that Isaac A. McLendon, Worshipful Master, Joshua C. Williams, Senior Warden, and William D. Walton, Junior Warden, of Hiram Lodge number fifty-one; that the officers of Marion Lodge number fourteen; that William B. Bowen, Amos L. Vail, and John H. Jones, and their associates, who now compose Philomathea Lodge number twenty-five; that Richard A. Lane, Andrew J. Healan and Thomas M. Nash, the officers of Western Lodge number ninety-one, they and their successors in office respectively, shall have full power and authority to purchase, inherit, receive, hold and enjoy property, both real and personal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to answer and be answered unto, in the several courts of law and equity in this State; and by their respective names and style shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, and a common seal for each to have and use, and to make, amend, alter and change such bylaws as may be agreed on by said Chapter and Lodges respectively, for the government of each: Provided, such bylaws be not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this State, nor of the United States.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That the officers of Blue Mountain Lodge number thirty-eight, and the officers of Union Lodge number twenty-eight, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby made bodies corporate under the names and style above, with all the powers, rights, and privileges conferred upon the other Lodges named in this

act.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That in the purchase or sale of property, both real and personal, by the said Chapter and Lodges respectively, and in the execution of all contracts whatever, the signature of their several presiding officers and their respective scribe or secretaries of each shall be taken, held and deemed sufficient to bind the said Chapter aud Lodges respectively.

Approved, February 5, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate Rising Sun Lodge No. 20, of Reidsville, Tattnall county.

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 Rising Sun Lodge number twenty of Free and Accepted Masons of Reidsville in the county of Tattnall, be and the same is hereby made a body corporate under the name and style aforesaid.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That D. Sheftall, A. B. Strickland, and B. Brewton, the officers of said Lodge, be, and their successors in office are hereby declared capable in law of suing and being sued, purchasing property and selling the same, and doing all other things which bodies corporate may in law do, connected with the objects of their association.

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, December 14, 1849.

AN ACT to incorporate Lafayette Chapter, No. 12, and Darley Lodge No. 17, in the town of Fort Gaines, in the county of Early, and Pythagoras Lodge, No. 41, at Decatur in DeKalb county.

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 Lafayette Chapter, No. 12, and Darley Lodge, No. 17, of Free and Accepted Masons, of the town of Fort Gaines, in the county of Early, be and they are hereby made bodies corporate under the names and styles aforesaid.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That William J. Johnson, High Priest, Robert B. Peterson, King, and Richard J. F. Grist, Scribe, in said Chapter, and their successors in office; and Joseph M. Gardner, Worshipful Master, Robert B. Peterson, Senior Warden, and Thomas W. Garner, Junior Warden of said Lodge, and their successors in office, be constituted as bodies corporate, having full power and authority, in the names of their separate corporations, to hold and enjoy real and personal estate for the separate uses of said corporations, by gift, devise or purchase, and to sell and dispose of the same; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any court of law or equity having jurisdiction thereof.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Pythagoras Lodge, number 41, of Free and Accepted Masons of the county of DeKalb, be and the same is hereby made a body corporate, under the name and style aforesaid; and that Peter F. Hoyle, Robert M. Brown and

Alexander Johnson, the officers elect for the ensuing masonic year, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby declared a body corporate, to have a common seal, capable in law of suing and being sued, purchasing, holding property, both real and personal, and selling and conveying the same, and doing all other things which bodies corporate may in law do, connected with the objects of their association-any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.

SECTION 4. And by said names and styles shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, and a common seal for each to have and use, and make, alter, amend or change such by-laws as may be agreed on by the members of said Chapter or Lodge, for the government of each respectively: Provided, such by-laws be not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this State.

Approved, December 19, 1849.

AN ACT to incorporate San Marino Lodge, No. 34, Greenesboro', Georgia.

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 San Marino Lodge, No. 34, of Free and Accepted Masons at Greenesboro', Ga., be and the same is hereby made a body corporate by the name and style aforesaid.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That William L. Strain, Worshipful Master, James L. Brown, Senior Warden, and Isaac Morrison, Junior Warden, the officers of said Lodge, be and they and their successors in office are hereby declared capable in law of suing and being sued, purchasing property and selling the same, and doing all other things which bodies corporate may in law do, connected with the object of their association.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, 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 incorporate the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the State of Georgia.

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 first section of the above recited act shall, from and after the passage of this act, read as follows, viz: The several persons herein before named, and others who are or may become members of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and their successors, shall be and they are hereby deemed to be a body politic and corporate in name and deed, by the style of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the State of Georgia-said Lodge to be located at Savannah, or at such other place within this State as may be selected by said Grand Lodge; and by said name and style shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, and a common seal to use; and shall have power to make, amend, alter and change such by-laws as may be agreed on by the members of the same: Provided, such by-laws be not repugnant to the constitution, and laws of this State or the United States.

Approved, February 22, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate St. Thomas Lodge, number fortynine, of Free and Accepted Masons of Thomas county.

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 St. Thomas Lodge, number forty-nine, of Free and Accepted Masons of the county of Thomas, be and the same is hereby made a body corporate under the name and style aforesaid.

SECTION 2. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Peter E. Love, Master, William A. Ivey, Senior Warden, and Thomas Barrett, Junior Warden, the officers of said Lodge, be and they and their successors in office are hereby declared capable in law of suing and being sued, having a common seal, purchasing property and selling the same, making by-laws for their government not inconsistent with or repugnant to the constitution and laws of this State or the United States, and doing all other things which bodies corporate may in law do, connected with the objects of their

association.

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

Approved, December 18, 1849.

AN ACT to prevent Lumber Measurers from being Clerks or Agents of Lumber buyers or Lumber Mills, and to de

fine the mode of measuring stocks of hewn or ranging timber.

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 from and after the passage of this act, no lumber measurer hereafter appointed either by the General Assembly or by the corporate authorities of any town or city of this State, shall, during the term of his office, become the Clerk or Agent of any lumber buyer, or the Clerk or Agent of any lumber mill of this State; and should any lumber measurer be guilty of a violation of the foregoing provisions of this act, he shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the Penitentiary of this State for the term not less than one year nor longer than three years.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That hereafter all lumber measurers shall measure the entire stock of timber brought to them for measurement, including the sap and wain edge, pin holes and rot, and shall report a full and accurate account of the same to both the buyer and the seller; and should any lumber measurer violate the foregoing provisions in this section, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment in the cominon jail of the county, at the discretion of the Court. Approved, February 8, 1850.

AN ACT to authorize Mrs. Elizabeth Montfort to erect a mill-dam across Flint river, in the county of Crawford, upon certain conditions.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives 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, Mrs. Elizabeth Montfort be and she is hereby authorized to erect a mill-dam across Flint river, upon her own land, in the county of Crawford: Provided always, that said mill dam shall be so constructed that thirty feet in the middle of the same shall be kept open, or sufficiently so for the free passage of fish during the months of February, March and April.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That Jesse Cason, Bartley McCrary, senior, be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners to examine the aforesaid mill-dam, and if the same shall be so constructed as to prevent the free passage of fish up and down said river, through the aforesaid thirty feet, to be kept open as aforesaid, and during said months, they shall notify the said Elizabeth Montfort thereof, and if