for the sum of four thousand and seventy-two dollars twenty-eight cents, (in arrear for taxes collected for the State for the year eighteen hundred and forty-seven) with interest for said sum from the first day of December, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, at the rate of twenty per cent. per annum ; and whereas the said William P. and Davis B. have paid the principal amount of said execution with lawful interest

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 said William P. and Davis B. are hereby released, exonerated and discharged from all further liability for or on account of said execution, and that they shall have the benefit, use and control of the same for the purpose of remunerating themselves out of the property of the said Robert A. Watkins, without any interference on the part of the State.

AND WHEREAS an execution has been issued by the Comptroller General against Elisha Wylly, a defaulting Collector of Taxes for the county of Chatham, and his sureties, Thomas Green, Alexander A. Smith, Dominic O'Byen and Hiram Roberts, for the sum of fourteen hundred and thirty-five dollars and ninety-one cents, in arrear for State taxes collected by the said Elisha for the year 1848; and whereas the said Elisha is entitled to a credit on said execution of one hundred and forty-two dollars and eighty-nine cents, allowed by the Grand Jury of said county at the last May term for his insolvent list, and the said sureties have paid the residue of said execution, namely the sum of twelve hundred and ninety-three dollars two cents:

SEC. 2 Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Thomas Green, Alexander H. Smith, Dominic O'Byen and Hiram Roberts be and they are hereby released and exonerated from all further liability on said execution; and that they have the use, benefit and control of the same for the purpose of indemnifying themselves out of any property of the said Elisha Wylly.

Approved, December 19, 1849.

AN ACT for the relief of Robert Obarr, John F. Brown, Edward A. Brown, Christopher Dodd, Robert L. Jones, John L. Terrell and William Hedden, all of Cass county. WHEREAS the said Robert Obarr, John F. Brown, Edward A. Brown, Christopher Dodd, Robert L. Jones, John L. Terrell, and William Hedden became bound as securi

ties for one Robert C. Stewart in a bond or recognizance in the penal sum of two hundred dollars, payable to his Excellency the Governor of the State of Georgia and his successors in office, conditioned for the appearance of the said Robert C. at the Superior Court to be held in for the county of Cass on the first Monday in August last past, then and there to answer for and concerning the crime of gambling with a negro man, the property, of Warren Aiken, with which the said Robert C. stood charged in said Court, and should not depart thence without the leave of said Court; and whereas the said bond or recognizance was at the last August term of said Court forfeited by order of said Court, in consequence of the failure of the said Robert C. to appear; and there being circumstances in said case which entitle the above named persons to relief in the premises :

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatures of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said Robert Obarr, John F. Brown, Edward A. Brown, Christopher Dodd, Robert L. Jones, John L. Terrell, and William Hedden, be and they are hereby released, exonerated and discharged from all liability on said bond or recognizance; Provided, the said Robert Obarr, John F. Brown, Edward A. Brown, Christopher Dodd, Robert L. Jones, John L. Terrell, and William Hedden, shall pay all cost accrued in the case against the said Robert C. Stewart.

Approved, January 26, 1850.

AN ACT for the relief of Robert Stephens, Washington Stephens, Jacob Sammons, Barney West, and Benjamin Highfield, securities for the appearance of Benjamin Stephens before the Superior Court of the county of Dade. WHEREAS the above named Robert Stephens, Washington Stephens, Jacob Sammons, Barney West, and Benjamin Highfield, did together with one Benjamin Stephens execute and deliver their penal bond, conditioned for the appearance of the said Benjamin Stephens at the Superior Court then next to be held in and for the county afosesaid; and after the making and delivery of the said bond, the said securities aforesaid delivered to the Sheriff of said county the said Benjamin Stephens, who after being so delivered up, made his escape previous to the term of the said Superior Court to which he was bound to appear; and whereas the said bond was afterwards forfeited and judgment rendered thereon against the securities aforesaid for

the sum of one thousand dollars, which sum of money the securities ought not in equity and justice to be compelled to pay; therefore

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, that the said Robert Stephens, Washington Stephens, Jacob Sammons, Barney West, and Benjamin Highfield, securities as aforesaid, be and they are hereby relieved and discharged from all liability on the above stated judgment, upon the payment of the costs which have accrued on the forfeiture of the said bond and the rendition of the said judgment thereon. Approved, January 16, 1850.

AN ACT to entitle Mary Holmes, of the county of Pike to the estate of her child Walter J. Wills, deceased, provided the same shall be an escheat.

WHEREAS Walter J. Wills, an infant, an orphan of Francis J. Wills, late of Talbot county, deceased, came to a considerable estate by reason of being a fortunate drawer in the Cherokee Land Lottery; and whereas said infant has died leaving said estate, and his mother being incapable of inheriting the same by reason of her second marriage; and whereas said estate will probably escheat; therefore

Be it enacted by the Senate und House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the Solicitor General of the Chattahoochee Circuit be and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to said Mary Holmes, mother of said Walter J. Wills, all the money which he may receive as an escheat arising from the estate of the said Walter J. Wills in the county of Talbot.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be and they are hereby repealed.

Approved, February 23, 1850.

AN ACT to appoint certain commissioners for Savannah River.

SECTION 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

Henry H. Cumming, John D. Watkins, and James Jennings be and they are hereby appointed commissioners for Savannah river from Augusta to Lightwood Log creek, with full power and authority to remove all obstructions and to open the navigation of said river between said points, and for that purpose shall be authorized to enforce all existing laws.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That in case of a vacancy occurring at any time from any cause in the said office of commissioners, the two remaining commissioners shall fill the same by the appointment of another person.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That Micajah Carter and David Bruce of the county of Franklin, and Robert Jarrett of the county of Habersham, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to keep open the said river from the mouth of Lightwood Log creek to the mouth of Panther creek.

Approved, February 23, 1850.

AN ACT amendatory of all acts heretofore passed allowing fish traps to be constructed in the Great Ohoopee river and the Little Ohoopee river, and to remove all obstructions to the free passage of fish.

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, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to prevent the free passage of fish in the waters of the Great Choopee, from its junction with the Little Ohoopee river to its source, and the Little Ohoopee river, by the erection of fish traps or any other device.

SECTION 2. Be it further enacted, &c, That any person or persons violating the first section of this act shall be subject to an indictment for a misdemeanor in the Superior Court of the county in which he violates the same, and shall on conviction be subject to a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, one half to go to the informer and the other half to the county.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of the above recited sections shall extend to the waters of Williamson's Swamp, from its mouth to Long's Mill on the north prong, and Brantley's Mill on the south prong of said creek.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That upon complaint made by any citizen or citizens of either of the counties through which said water courses pass, of the existence of any fish trap or traps or other device for the prevention of the free passage of fish, made to the Justices of the Inferior

Court, or any three of them, during term time or vacation, it shall be their duty to direct the Sheriff of said county to have the same removed forthwith, and the expense of such removal shall be defrayed by the party violating the provisions of this act; Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent hook and line fishing, seine fishing, or gig fishing.

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, January 26, 1850.

AN ACT to prevent the falling in timber and otherwise obstructing the channel of the rivers Chickamauga in the county of Walker, and to punish persons for the same. 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, any person cutting and falling in timber, rolling in logs, or otherwise obstructing the current of east and west Chickamauga rivers in the county of Walker, shall, on conviction thereof before any Court having jurisdiction, be fined not less than ten dollars at the discretion of the Court.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent any person from making mill dams, fish traps, and building bridges across said rivers.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all fines imposed on persons, trespassing on said rivers, shall be applied to cleaning out drifts and other obstructions in said rivers, to be laid out for said purpose under the direction of commissioners appointed by the Inferior Court of said county.

Approved, February 11, 1850.

AN ACT to regulate and give the control of the fisheries on the Great Ogechee river below. Hill's bridge on the Darien road, Bryan county, and on the Savannah river from Abercorn creek to the mouth of said river, to the proprietors of the banks and islands, of said rivers; also to prevent illicit trading with slaves, and disseminating incendiary publications.