WILKINSON COUNTY, GA - History Misc Acts Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED AT MILLEDGEVILLE At an Annual Session, IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1814. RESOLUTIONS WHICH ORIGINATED IN SENATE. 1814 Vol. 1 -- Page: 70 Sequential Number: 062 Short Title: In Senate, 27th October, 1814. The committee to whom was referred the petition of Abraham Page: 71 Borland, having had the same under their consideration, and examined the accompanying documents, are of opinion that the prayer of the petitioner is reasonable and ought to be granted; they therefore recommend the following resolution -- Resolved, That full satisfaction be entered on the judgments obtained in the superior court of Baldwin county against Abraham Borland on the bonds given by him for fractions numbers 23 and 24 in the fourth district of Wilkinson county, and that a credit of one hundred and twenty-five dollars be entitled on other judgments had in the same court against the said Borland for fractions purchased by him. The said sum being the amount he expended in the prosecution of his suit against Lemuel Wiggins for fraction No. 24 -- Provided nevertheless, that the satisfaction and credit herein authorised shall not be entered until the said Abraham Borland shall have relinquished to His Excellency the Governor, in behalf of this state, all the right, title or claim, which he now has or ever had to the aforesaid fractional surveys of land numbers 23 and 24 in the fourth district Wilkinson county. Approval Date: Approved, 18th November, 1814 ============ ACTS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, 1843. [missing title] 1843 Vol. 1 -- Page: 151 Sequential Number: 184 Full Title: AN ACT for the relief of Wyatt Merideth, of Wilkinson county. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Page: 152 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, the Inferior court of Wilkinson county, be and they are hereby authorised to release and fully exonerate and discharge Wyatt Merideth, of said county, from the payment of all or any part of a forfeiture incurred by the said Wyatt Merideth, on a bond, or recoguisance for the appearance of Samuel Cooper, at the last October term of the Superior court for said county: Provided, the said Wyatt Merideth shall pay all cost in said case. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approval Date: Assented to, 23d December, 1843. ============= ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE, AT A BIENNIAL SESSION, IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY. 1853-4. COMPILED, AND NOTES ADDED, By JOHN RUTHERFORD. PART II.--PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS. APPROPRIATIONS.* * See “Relief,” passim. 1853 Vol. 1 -- Page: 157 Sequential Number: 231 Law Number: (No. 142.) Full Title: An Act to appropriate money to Morgan Kemp, former Sheriff of Marion County, for services rendered by him in and about the sale of certain fractional lots of land in the County of Marion, for the State, for the relief of William Hubbard, Tax collector of Polk County, and John Gainey, of Wilkinson County. WHEREAS: Under the Act of 1847, entitled an Act to authorize the Governor to appoint fit and proper persons, to sell and dispose of the undrawn lots in the land lotteries, heretofore had in this State and to limit the time for fractional purchasers, to pay for and take out grants for fractions, Morgan Kemp, former Sheriff of Marion [UNK] County, [UNK] did on the third day of April 1849, expose to sale under said Act, fifteen fractional lots of land, one at a time, which was purchased by four purchasers; and WHEREAS said Kemp gave four certificates of sale and made three returns of the same, to the proper Department; and WHEREAS the State had no other agent to attend to the same but said Sheriff; and WHEREAS he has never received any pay for the same -- SECTION I. Therefore be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is herebe enacted by the authority of the same, That upon satisfactory proof made known to his Excellency the Governor, of the foregoing facts he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasurer, in favor of said Morgan Kemp, for such sum as he may think right; also, five per centum on the amount of said sales with interest on the same, from the time of said sale. [Sidenote: Governor on proof to pay Kemp what is right, and also a [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] on [Illegible Text]] SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the sum of twenty-two dollars and forty-two cents is appropriated to John Gainey, of Wilkinson county, to re-imburse him for that amount of Tax, over-paid by him for the year 1852. [Sidenote: $22 42 to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] tax overpaid in 1852.] WHEREAS: William Hubbard, Tax Collector of Polk county, for the year 1852, in consequence of the late period at which he received his commission for the year 1852, could not render his insolvent list in time to be passed upon by the Grand Jury for said county and for that reason paid into the Treasury of this State the sum of forty-nine dollars, which has since been allowed him as his insolvent list; and WHEREAS John A. Jones has filed his Bill of Injunction, thereby preventing said Tax Collector from collecting out of him the sum of one hundred and nine dollars and ten cents, which sum thesaid Hubbard has also paid into the Treasury of this State out of his own funds, therefore: -- [Sidenote: [Illegible Text] to Hubbard for insolvent list.] SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and required, to return to said William Hubbard the sum of one hundred and fifty- eight dollars and ten cents, that being the amount so, as aforesaid, improperly Page: 158 paid into the State Treasury, and four dollars and thirty-seven cents for cost, in that behalf expended, with interest on the whole sum. [Sidenote: Also $158.10 returned to Hubbard, and $4.87 costs.] SEC. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the County Treasurer of Polk county be and he is hereby authorized, to settle with said William Hubbard the amount paid into the County Treasury, as its portion of said Tax due by John A. Jones and said insolvent list. [Sidenote: County Treasurer of Polk to pay Hubbard the share paid over of J. A. Jones' tax, &c.] SEC. V. And be it further enacted, That the Solicitor General collect the said amount and pay it into the State Treasury, and that the Governor be requested to draw his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of said John Gainey and William Hubbard, for the respective amounts appropaiated to them by this Act. [Sidenote: The Solicitor General to collect the said monies and pay into State Treasury.] SEC. VI. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approval Date: Approved, February 15th, 1854. =============== ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED AT MILLEDGEVILLE At an Annual Session, IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1815. RESOLUTIONS WHICH ORIGINATED IN SENATE. 1815 Vol. 1 -- Page: 113 Sequential Number: 089 Short Title: In Senate, 7th December, 1815. Resolved, That Ransom Worrell, be, and he is hereby appointed a Notary Public for the town of Irwinton in Wilkinson county. Approval Date: Approved, 16th December, 1815. ===== ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED AT MILLEDGEVILLE At an Annual Session, IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1816. RESOLUTIONS, WHICH ORIGINATED IN SENATE. 1816 Vol. 1 -- Page: 205 Sequential Number: 097 Short Title: In Senate, 11th December, 1816. Resolved, That the sum of ten dollars and 2 1-2 cents, be and the same is hereby appropriated to Wilson Williams, it being a sum by him over paid the State, through a mistake in the Receiver of Tax returns for Wilkinson county. Approval Date: Approved, 19th December, 1816. ========= ACTS OF THE General Assembly OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED AT MILLEDGEVILLE, At an Annual Session, IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1817. ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA; PASSED IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1817. 1817 Vol. 1 -- Page: 56 Sequential Number: 047 Type: AN ACT Full Title: To amend an act, "to organize the counties lying between the rivers Oconee and Ocmulgee, and to form a Judicial Circuit, so far as respects the time of holding the Inferior Court in Wilkinson county. 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 immediately after the passage of this act, the time for holding the Inferior Court in the county of Wilkinson shall be on the Tuesday after the first Monday in January and July in each year, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. § 2. And be it further enacted, That all process issuing from said Court shall be made returnable at the aforesaid time or times of holding the same; and all jurors and witnesses summoned to attend said Court, are hereby required to give their attendance at the courthouse in said county, at the times herein pointed out for holding the same. BENJAMIN WILLIAMS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. MATHEW TALBOT, President of the Senate. WILLIAM RABUN, Governor. Approval Date: Assented to, 19th December, 1817. ============= ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE State of Georgia, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE AT AN ANNUAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1828. RESOLUTIONS WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1828 Vol. 1 -- Page: 207 Sequential Number: 178 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, December 13, 1828. The Committee to whom was referred the petition of Wright [Illegible Text] late Sheriff of Wilkinson county, have had the same under Page: 208 their consideration, and believe from the facts disclosed, that the prayer of the petitioner is reasonable and ought to be granted. -- They therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That a resolution passed during the last legislature, and approved on the 24th day of December, 1827, in favor of Isaac Hall late tax collector of Wilkinson county, be and the same is hereby repealed, so far as it goes to implicate the conduct of Wright [Illegible Text] late sheriff of Wilkinson county. Approval Date: Approved, December 20, 1828. ============= ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE AT AN ANNUAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1834. [missing title] LANDS. 1834 Vol. 1 -- Page: 163 Sequential Number: 121 Full Title: AN ACT to vest the title of a tract of land known and distinguished by lot number one hundred and ninety-seven in the second district and third section, Troup county, in Anthony Lizenby of Wilkinson county. 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 immediately after the passage of this act the title to the said tract of land number one hundred and ninety-seven, in the second district and third section, Troup county, shall be vested in and become the property of the said Anthony Lizenby of Wilkinson county. THOMAS GLASCOCK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JACOB WOOD, President of the Senate. WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor. Approval Date: Assented to, 20th Dec. 1834.