Appropriations to pay certain persons for valuable public services. dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for repairs of the Repairs asylum buildings and refurnishing the same. and furnishing Asylum 15. SEC. XV. That the sum of two thousand dollars be appropri- Building. ated to the Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary, as his salary for the Principal year 1867; the sum of twelve hundred dollars be appropriated Keeper of to pay the salary of the Assistant Keeper; the sum of twelve Assistant hundred dollars to the Book-Keeper and salesman; the sum Tanner. of twelve hundred dollars for the tanner; and the sum of one thou- Overseer. sand dollars to the overseer, as the salary of these several officers for the year 1861, beginning January the first. 16. SEC. XVI. That the sum of one thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated.* Keeper. Mark A. Fitten, Commis'rs. $50 each, to Jackson, and 17. SEC. XVII. Ând the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, $250 each, each, to Howell Cobb, Mark A. Cooper, and John H. Fitten, com- Cobb, missioners appointed by the Governor under a resolution of the Cooper and General Assembly to examine and report upon a proper location for John H. a penitentiary. 18. SEC. XVIII. And the sum of fifty dollars, each, to James Jackson, Washington Poe, and James T. Nisbet, committee appointed James by the Governor under a resolution of the General Assembly to Washingexamine and report upon a Digest of the Decisions of the Supreme ton Poe ar Court, in preparation by A. O. Bacon; and that his Excellency, the Nisbet, Governor, be authorized to draw his warrant upon the Treasury in to examine favor of L. E. Bleckley, N. J. Hammond, and A. J. Hansell, respec- Compensatively, for such sum as he may deem fair, just and reasonable tion to L. compensation, as committeemen, for their services in examining the lev. N. J. Revised Code of Georgia, under a resolution of the General Assembly and A. J. of the 19th February, 1866, so soon as said committee shall have Hansell. made their final report. Committee Digest. E. Bleck Hammond clerk in ler's office, Salaries of 19. SEC. XIX. And the sum of four hundred dollars be, and the $400 to pay same is hereby appropriated to pay the Clerk in the Comptroller ComptrolGeneral's office for balance of salary due him for the past fiscal year. for pasty'r. 20. SEC. XX. That the sum of five hundred dollars, each, be appropriated to pay the salaries of John B. Weems, Secretary of the Senate, Secret'y of and James D. Waddell, Clerk of the House of Representatives, as Senate and prescribed by law, for the present session of the General Assembly; House. and the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, each, as additional com- compensapensation. Clerk of Additional tion. Additional tion to F 21. SEC. XXI. That the sum of five hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated as additional compensation to Fletcher T. compensaSneed, Assistant Secretary of the Senate, and the same drawn under T. Sneed the warrant of the President of the Senate; and the sum of five and J. B. hundred dollars to John B. Estes, Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives, to be drawn under warrant of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Estes. Compensa 22. SEC. XXII. That the sum of five hundred dollars be, and the Additional same is hereby appropriated as additional compensation, to H. F. Mer- tion to H. rell, Journalizing Clerk of the House of Representatives; and the sum Merrel *This Section is defective; so the bill was signed, and sent us by Compiler.-PRINTERS. F. Wright. Paying for freight on corn donated by the people of Kentucky and Societies of other States. $100 each, to J. R. Parrott, of five hundred dollars to Thomas D. Wright, Journalizing Clerk of 23. SEC. XXIII. And the further sum of one hundred dollars, each, be, and the same is hereby appropriated to pay J. R. Parrott, R. M. Goodman and W. L. Whitman, Directors of the Western & M. Good-Atlantic Railroad, for services in making report of the condition of said road, under resolution of this General Assembly, adopted at its last session, and that the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant upon the Treasury for the same. man and W.L.Whit man. $500 to Mrs. Williams 24. SEC. XXIV. And the sum of five hundred dollars to Mrs. for rent of Peter Williams, for rent of dwelling and furniture for eight months, dwelling, for his Excellency, the Governor. For purchasing Hon.David Irwin. 25. SEC. XXV. And the further sum of ten thousand dollars, or Code, by so much thereof as may be necessary for the purchase of such number of copies of the Code of Georgia, prepared by Hon. David Irwin, as has been authorized to be purchased by this General Assembly. 26. SEC. XXVI. And be it further enacted, That the sum of four publicdebt. hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated for the political year 1867, to pay the interest on the public debt. To pay in terest on For furnishing ar tificial limbs. Freight on corn and supplies' donated. General to distributed; 27. SEC. XXVII. And the further sum of thirty thousand dollars, or so much as may be necessary to supply the requisite number of limbs be, and the same is hereby appropriated to pay for furnishing maimed soldiers or officers with arms and legs, in accordance with the provisions of a resolution passed at this session of the General Assembly, respecting the leg patented by Dr. H. L. Byrd, and the arm patented by Kolbe. 28. SEC. XXVIII. That the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated for the purpose of paying the freight on corn and other supplies donated by the people of Kentucky and benevolent societies of other States, to the destitute of Georgia, and that the Governor be authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasury, from time to time, for such sums as may be necessary to pay said freight and expense on said corn and other supplies, in favor of Rev. H. C. Hornady, or such other person as may be necessary to carry out the object of this appropriation; and all supplies on which the State shall pay the freight, shall be distributed under the same provisions as are contained in the resolution of last session for the distribution of corn to the indigent people of Georgia. For Surv'r 29. SEC. XXIX. And the sum of three thousand dollars be, and have pre- the same is hereby appropriated, or so much as may be necessary for pared and the Surveyor General to have prepared and distributed the maps the maps required to be made and authorized by an act passed by the General be made. Assembly, entitled an act to regulate the mode and manner of giving in taxes, etc. required to To pay S.P. 30. SEC. XXX. And the further sum of seventy-five dollars to Thurmond. pay Samuel P. Thurmond, for services rendered as Solicitor General of the Western Circuit, in the case of Dr. Johnson Mathews vs. the Fifty Dollars to B. B. Quillian for examining into Asylum at Cave Spring, State of Georgia, in Gwinnett Superior Court, September Term, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. Jones, Lee, 31. SEC. XXXI. And the further sum of nineteen hundred and To pay eighty-two and forty-five one hundredths dollars be, and the same is Divine & hereby appropriated to pay balance due Jones, Lee, Divine & Co., on Co.. award of P. M. Compton, respecting the card factory. 32. SEC. XXXII. And be it further enacted, The sum of two hundred and fifty dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to pay the balance due the Clerk in the Secretary of State's office, for State. the year 1866, from January 1st to March 13th, 1866. To pay Clk 33. SEC. XXXIII. And be it further enacted, That the sum of $50 to B. B. fifty dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to B. B. Quil- Quillian. lian, one of the committee appointed to examine and report upon the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, at Cave Springs, Georgia; and the further sum of fifty dollars is hereby appropriated to the Rev. E. W. War- E. W.Warren, who preached the Fast day sermon, 22d November last, upon the ren. call of the General Assembly. $50 to Rev. 34. SEC. XXXIV. Be it further enacted, That the sum of one To D. B. hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated to Daniel B. Sanford, for Sanford. his services and expenses incurred in binding and indexing the unfinished records of the late Clerk of the Supreme Court, R. E. Martin, deceased, and that the Governor be authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasury for the same, or so much thereof as may be necessary to do the work. orphans & 35. SEC. XXXV. And be it further enacted, That the sum of one Tobuy corn hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as in the opinion of for widows, the Governor shall be absolutely necessary, be appropriated to purchase disabled corn to give bread to such indigent widows and orphans of deceased soldiers. soldiers and disabled soldiers of this State, who by reason of their extreme poverty and inability to labor, need the same, to be distributed under such rules and restrictions as the Governor may prescribe.. No persons to be or become a beneficiary of this fund who are able to labor for bread or purchase the same; provided, that no part of the proviso. same shall be expended until the Governor shall become satisfied that a sufficiency of corn will not be contributed from voluntary sources. Senate and pay for ser 36. SEC. XXXVI. Be it further enacted, That the sum of seven-To Sec'y of ty-five dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be paid each Clerk of to the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Represen-contingent tatives to defray their contingent expenses of their respective offices. expenses. 37. SEC. XXXVII. Be it further enacted, That in all cases where Gov'r authe General Assembly direct the performance of any service or labor thorized to for which no provision is made for compensation, the Governor is vices for hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasury for such sum is no comor sums, as in his judgment may be a just compensation, and in all pensation. cases which, in the opinion of the Governor, the preservation of the public property require labor or service or expenditure, the Governor shall be authorized to draw his warrant upon the Treasury to pay for the same. Assented to 13th December, 1866. which there Appropria etery at Resaca. Burial of Confederate dead of Chickamauga, etc.-Relief of Henry J. G. Williams. (No. 3.) An act to appropriate a fund for the burial of the Confederate dead. 38. SEC. I. Be it enacted, That the Governor be required to draw tion to Cem his warrant for four thousand dollars in favor of Miss Mary A. Greene, Mrs. Phoebe Pember and Mrs. General Charles J. Williams, as Trustees of the Memorial Association of Georgia, to be expended by them in the completion of the Cemetery at Resaca, and the removal and interment of the Confederate dead of Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and along the line of Sherman's march, upon the battle-fields or places most convenient thereto. To Ladies' Associat'n 39. SEC. II. And the further sum of one thousand dollars be Memorial appropriated to the Ladies' Memorial Association for the ConfedeRichmond. rate dead of Oak Wood Cemetery, of which Mrs. M. H. Smith, of the city of Richmond, is President. Memorial 40. SEC. III. That the sum of one thousand dollars be, and the To Ladies' same is hereby appropriated to the Ladies' Memorial Association of Asso. Fred- Fredericksburg, Virginia, and that his Excellency, the Governor, be ricksburg. authorized and required to draw his warrant for the same in favor of Mrs. John H. Wallace, President of the same. Approved 12th December, 1866. (No. 4.) An Act for the relief of Henry J. G. Williams. WHEREAS, Henry J. G. Williams was a Secretary in the Executive Preamble. Department at the commencement of the political year 1866, and so continued during the whole year. AND WHEREAS, the salary affixed by law to said office at the beginAppropria- ning of the year was twenty-five hundred dollars, but was reduced by Ji- an act, approved 15th February, 1866, to eighteen hundred dollars, iams. and the latter sum was appropriated to each Secretary for the entire tion to H. year, by reason whereof the said Henry J. G. Williams was paid for the interval between the 1st of November, 1865, and the 15th of February, 1866, at the rate of eighteen hundred dollars, instead of at the rate of twenty-five hundred dollars, the salary then allowed by law, leaving unpaid the sum of two hundred and four dollars and fifty cents, to which he was legally entitled. For remedy thereof, the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly met, do enact that the said sum of two hundred and four dollars and fifty cents be, and the same is hereby appropriated to the said Henry J. G. Williams, for which the Governor is authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasury. Approved 7th December, 1866. Relief-D. B. Sanford and J. J. Anderson. (No. 5.) An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to appropriate money to pay ded. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, That the following words be added to Act of M'ch the first section of the above recited act, after the word Code, " and 1866, amenthat for such work as no fees were heretofore allowed, he shall receive such compensation as the Governor upon inspection of the work shall deem just and proper;" and that the expense of binding the records Expense of of the said R. E. Martin, deceased, as they are completed, shall be Records. paid for as provided in said first section of the above recited act out How paid of any moneys not otherwise appropriated. SEC. 2. Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to 21st of December, 1866. (No. 6.) An act for the relief of J. J. Anderson, an employee upon the Western & Atlantic Railroad, in the year 1859. binding for. WHEREAS, The said J. J. Anderson, whilst faithfully doing and Preamble. performing his duty upon the said road as train hand, by and from a collision of trains, was so wounded and maimed as to lose one arm and one foot; and whereas, said J. J. Anderson, by reason of said accident is incapacitated from earning a livelihood; and whereas, said Anderson is of poor parentage, who are unable to support him. Therefore, Appropria- SEC. 1. Be it enacted, That the sum of two thousand dollars ($2000 00) be appropriated for the use and benefit of the said J. J. tion to J.J. Anderson, and that the Governor be authorized to draw his warrant for the sum of two thousand dollars ($2000 00) aforesaid upon any fund in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, in favor of J. Š. Anderson. J. J, An arm & foot SEC. 2. That the said J. J. Anderson be furnished an artificial arm and foot, or their equivalent in money, and his Excellency, the Gov-derson tobe ernor, be authorized to draw his warrant on the treasury in favor of furnished said Anderson for the sum of money necessary to purchase the same. or equival't SEC. 3. That the said J. J. Anderson be, and he is hereby forever Anderson estopped from bringing any action against the Western & Atlantic bringing Railroad for any damage that he may have sustained by said road. W.&A.RR. Approved 11th of December, 1866. estoped f'm suit against |