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counties shall have at their disposal sufficient funds, and deem the measure expedient, they shall be, and are hereby authorized, respectively, to purchase for said counties suitable sites, consisting of arable or wood land, for the use and occupation of the invalid poor of said counties, erect suitable buildings, and make every other provision which to them may appear necessary to an economical and comfortable support of such invalid poor.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Justices shall have full power to act themselves, or appoint curators, overseers, and other officers and agents for the care and management of the Asylums and invalid poor aforesaid, make all orders, rules, and regulations which they may deem necessary and most conducive to the end and object contemplated by this act-any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

THOMAS GLASCOCK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JACOB WOOD,

President of the Senate.

Assented to, 18th Dec. 1834.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

BANKS.

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AN ACT to extend the charter of the Bank of Darien, and the acts now of force amendatory thereto.

Whereas, the President and Directors of the Bank of Darien have petitioned for an extension of the act incorporating the Bank of Darien, and the acts now of force amendatory thereto―

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 charter of the Bank of Darien, granted on the fifteenth day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and the acts of the General Assembly amendatory thereto now of force be, and the same are hereby prolonged to the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five: Provided, that nothing in this charter shall be so construed as to prevent the State from selling out her stock, and thereby withdrawing her interest at pleasure; in which case the stockholders should have the privilege of choosing five more directors: nor shall any thing be so construed as to authorize the president and directors to call in an additional instalment upon the stock owned by the State.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Bank shall, at the discretion of its directors, or a majority of them, establish a Branch at Dahlohnega, in Lumpkin county, with a capital of not less than one hundred thousand dollars, within six months after the commencement of the recharter; and the said Branch shall be permanent thereat, subject to the same regulations and restrictions as are other Branch Banks.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That from and after the

passage of this act, the State shall elect seven directors, and the stockholders three directors.

THOMAS GLASCOCK,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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AN ACT to repeal the last section of An Act to make Bank and other corporations subject to garnishment, and to regulate proceedings against garnishees, in certain cases, passed 24th December, 1832.

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 authority of the same, That the said last section of the above recited act be, and the same is hereby repealed.

THOMAS GLASCOCK, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JACOB WOOD,

President of the Senate.

Assented to, 22d Dec. 1834.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

BRIDGES.

AN ACT to authorize certain persons therein named, and their associates, their heirs and assigns, to build a Bridge over the Savannah River, at or near the northern end of McKinne-street, or Mill-street, in the city of Augusta; and to receive the same rate of toll for passing the same as may now be lawfully demanded for passing the Bridge opposite Centre-street in said city.

Whereas, J. K. Kilburn, James Harper, Jonathan Meigs, and William Harper have, by their memorial, made it known to the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia that they, as well as many of their fellow-citizens of Richmond county and others, are subjected to much inconvenience from the want of a Bridge across the Savannah River, opposite the western part of the city of Augusta; and have applied for authority to build a Bridge to remedy the same and whereas their application is just and reasonable

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 J. K. Kilburn, James Harper, Jonathan Meigs, and William Harper, and their associates, their heirs, and assigns shall have the right and privilege of building a Bridge across the Savannah River, at or near the northern end of McKinnestreet, or Mill-street, in the city of Augusta; which said Bridge shall be vested in them, their heirs, and assigns as tenants in common, and not as joint tenants; and shall be authorized and empowered to demand and receive, for their use and benefit, the same rate of toll for passing the same as may now be lawfully demanded for passing the Bridge opposite Centre-street in said city, agreeably to an act approved the 9th day of Nov. 1814: Provided, nothing in this act shall be so construed as to authorize the above named persons to con

struct a Bridge so as to obstruct the navigation of said Savannah River.

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

THOMAS GLASCOCK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JACOB WOOD,

Assented to, 22d Dec. 1834.

President of the Senate.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

AN ACT to authorize Robert McAfee, his heirs and assigns, to erect a toll-bridge across the Chatahoochee River, on his own land, at or near Gates's Ferry, in Gwinnett county, and to regulate the toll of the same.

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 Robert McAfee, his heirs and assigns be, and he is hereby authorized to erect a toll-bridge across the Chatahoochee River, at or near the place formerly known as Gates's Ferry on said river in Gwinnett county, on his own land; and that the said Robert McAfee shall be authorized to charge and receive for the crossing the said bridge the same rates of toll as are usually charged at the several ferries across the said river-any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Robert McAfee, and his heirs and assigns, shall have the exclusive privilege of building and

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