she shall fail, in a reasonable time after such notice, to open said mill-dam as above provided, she shall be liable to pay to any person or persons injured thereby, the sum of ten dollars per day until she shall open the same, as required above, to be recovered of her in any court of law of this State having competent jurisdiction thereof.

Approved, December 14, 1849.

AN ACT to authorize Cornelius D. Terhune to erect a dam across the Etowah river, on his own land, in the county of Cass.

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, Cornelius D. Terhune be and he is hereby authorized to erect and construct a dam across the Etowah river, on his own land in the county of Cass: Provided, that in the construction thereof, he so arranges the said dam that boats may pass over the same.

SECTION 2. 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by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.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 11, 1850.

AN ACT to authorize Minor W. Brown of Forsyth county, Georgia, Benjamin G. McClesky, of the county of Hall, each to erect a mill-dam across the Chattahoochee river, on their own lands; also, Cornelius D. Terhune, of the county of Cass, to erect a dam across the Hightower river, on his own land.

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 Minor W. Brown be and he is hereby authorized to erect and keep a mill dam across the Chattahoochee river on his own land in the counties of Forsyth and Hall.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Benjamin G. McClesky be and he is hereby authorized to erect and keep up a mill-dam across the Chattahoochee river on his own land in the county of Hall.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Cornelius D. Terhune of the [county] of Cass be and he is hereby authorized to construct and keep up a dam across the Hightower river on his own land in said county. SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws militating against this act be and the same are hereby repealed.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 James J. Logan to build and keep up a mill-dam across Notley river, in the county of Union.

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 James J. Logan be and he is hereby authorized to build and keep up a mill dam across Notley river, on his own land, in the county of Union: Provided, that said mill-dam does not back water upon the land of any other person to the injury

thereof.

SECTION 2. 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, January 18, 1850.

AN ACT to authorize Johnson Garwood to construct a dam across the Chattahoochee river on his own land.

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 Johnson Garwood be and he is hereby authorized to construct a dam across the Chattahoochee river, at or near the Island Ford of said river, on his own land in the counties of DeKalb and Cobb.

Approved, February 21, 1850.

AN ACT to authorize Hardy Pace and Pinckney H. Randall to build a mill-dam across the Chattahoochee river on their own land in the counties of Cobb and DeKalb.

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 Hardy Pace and Pinckney H. Randall be and they are hereby authorized to build and keep up a mill-dam across said river on lots of land Nos. 214 in the 17th district DeKalb county, and No. 1025 in the 17th district and 2d section Cobb county.

SECTION 2. 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 1, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate a volunteer company of Cavalry in the county of Cass to be known by the name and style of the Knights Centicollum, and to grant them certain privileges and exemptions, and to authorize the Governor to furnish them with arms therein named.

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, so soon as any number of the citizens of the county of Cass being able to do militia duty shall associate themselves to the number of forty or more, first having chosen their officers and notified the commanding officer of the regiment to which they are liable to perform militia duty that it is their desire to form a volunteer company, it shall be the duty of the commanding officer to transmit to his Excellency the Governor the number of men composing said company together with the names of the persons chosen as officers to command the volunteer company of cavalry for said county, to be known by the name and style of the Knights Centicollum, and by and under that name to be vested with all corporate powers to pass all by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of said company not in opposition to the constitution of this State or the laws thereof.

SECTION 2. That a board consisting of three persons chosen by said company according to their by-laws shall be competent to form. a court and try and fine defaulters for non-attendance, or their defaults and misconduct as members of said company, which court shall be governed by the by-laws made by said company for its government.

SECTION 3. That so long as said company shall have the aforesaid number of members in uniform they shall be exempt from all patrol duty, except in case of invasion or war.

SECTION 4. That the members of the Knights Centicollum who shall continue as members of said company for the period of ten years, shall after that time be exempt as specified in the third section of this act.

SECTION 5. That his Excellency the Governor shall be authorized and required to furnish forthwith each member of the Knights Centicollum with a sword, holster, and brace of pistols, upon the application of the commanding officer of said company and tendering a bond with good and sufficient security to the Governor of this State and his successors in office, conditions to be forfeited if on the dissolution of said corps the captain or his successors shall fail to deliver said arms on the requisition of the Governor.

SECTION 6. That this act shall not authorize his Excellency the Governor to purchase or furnish to said company any arms unless they are on hand and belong to the State.

SECTION 7. That said company shall enforce and exercise the corporate powers and privileges with which it shall be vested by virtue of this act as long as said company shall contain forty members in uniform.

Approved, February 5, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate the Lumpkin Guard, and to extend to them certain privileges.

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 military association now existing in the town of Lumpkin, Stewart county, under the name of the Lumpkin Guard, an infantry corps, be and the same is hereby incorporated and made a body politic and corporate by the above name, and that by that name the said association be and is hereby made capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to have a common seal, and to hold such property real and personal, whether obtained by gift or purchase, as may be deemed necessary or convenient for the purposes of said association, with authority to establish any by-laws which shall not infringe the laws of this State or the United States.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That the officers of said corporation shall be a President and Secretary, and that the commanding officer of the said association shall be by virtue of his office the President of said corporation, and that all acts performed by him in behalf of said association which he may lawfully perform as President of said corporation shall be good and valid in any court of law or equity in this State: Provided, that all contracts in writing shall be, in addition to the signature of the President, countersigned by the Secretary.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That the officers and members of said association are hereby declared to be exempted from all patrol and militia duty, so long as they faithfully continue in the service of said corps and do aud discharge all the duties required of them as members thereof: Provided, that nothing in this act contained shall be so construed as to exempt said association from the liability of other militia in this State on any emergency which authorizes calling out the militia for the suppression of insurrections or repelling invasions.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to furnish said association with suitable arms and accoutrements-any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

SECTION 5. 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 to alter and amend the first and repeal the fourth section of an act entitled an act to grant certain privileges and immunities to the Jefferson Riflemen, a volunteer infantry corps in the county of Jefferson.

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 following shall be in lieu of the first section of the above recited act: That all persons enrolled as members of the Jefferson Riflemen, a volunteer Rifle corps in the county of Jefferson, or who may hereafter enrol themselves as members thereof, shall and they are hereby declared to be exempt from militia duty excepting what may be required of them as members thereof, and from all patrol duty, so long as they faithfully continue in the service of said corps, and do and discharge all the duties required of them as members thereof, excepting in times of invasion, insurrection or actual

war.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That the fourth section of said act be and the same is hereby repealed. Approved, February 21, 1850.

AN ACT to incorporate the LaGrange Riflemen in the county of Troup, and to give them certain privileges and exemptions.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgin in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the LaGrange Riflemen in the county of Troup be invested with corporate powers to pass all by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of said company, not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this State; that a board of the officers of said company, or three or more of them, two of whom to be commissioned officers, shall be competent to form and hold a court of enquiry to try and fine defaulters for non-attendance or other viclations of the by-laws of said company, and that said court of inquiry shall be governed by the laws and regulations governing courts of enquiry in this State.