RESOLUTION for the relief of Matthew D. Thomason. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatves of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That the Commissioners of the reserved lands adjoining the town of Cahawba, be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to settle with and pay to Matthew D. Thomason four hundred dollars, being the amount set apart and appropriated for the purpose of digging down the banks and making a landing opposite the ferry on the Alabama river, belonging to the state; and that the said Matthew D. Thomason be and he is hereby released from the operations of a bond given by him and William W. Gary in the penal sum of six hundred and thirty-eight dollars conditioned for the faithful performance of the above named work. [Approved, Jan. 1, 1823.] A RESOLUTION to provide for the safe-keeping of the State House and public furniture. take Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That the state house Sec'ry of and furniture of every description belonging to the same, be State to committed to the care of such person as may be appointed by appoint a the Secretary of State, who shall be required to execute his re- person to ceipt to the Secretary of State, for all the property which may charge of be committed to his care with a description of the situation and state house order of the same; and the said person is hereby required to surrender the same on the first day of the next session of the General Assembly, in the same order and condition in which he may have received them. dollars be, And be it further resolved, That the sum of RESOLUTION defining more particularly the boundary lines of certain Sec. 1. Be it resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That Certain all that tract of country lying west of the county of Blount,south tract of of the southern boundary line of township eight, and north of country the southern boundary line of township twelve, west of the Marion. meridian line from Huntsville, shall be added to, and form a part of the county of Marion. attached to Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That all that tract of country Tuskaleolying south of the aforesaid southern boundary line of township sa boundatwelve, not at this time included within the counties of Marion, ries enBlount, Jefferson, and Pickens, lying north of Tuskaloosa coun- larged. ty, shall be added to, and form a part of the county of fuskaloosa. Sec. 3. And be it further resolved, That for the convenience of the inhabitants residing within the last named tract of country, Elec. prethere shall be an additional election, precinct established at the house of Peter Baker, en Lost Creek. [Approved, Jan. 1, 1823.] cinct on lost creek. RESOLUTION, for the relief of Anderson Crenshaw. Whereas, Anderson Crenshaw hath failed to avail himself of the benefit of an act of the last session of the Legislature, passed for the relief of the first purchasers of lots in the town of Cahawba; Therefore, Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That Anderson Crenshaw be entitled to a discount of fifty per cent. on the balance due on a lot owned by him at the passage of the said act, and which was purchased at the first sale of lots in the town of Cahawba: Provided, he make full payment for the same, on or before the first day of January next; and that on making such payment, he be entitled to a patent for said lot. [Approved, Dec. 28, 1822 ] RESOLUTIONS, concerning purchasers of lots in Cahawba. Whereas sundry proprietors of lots, purchased at the first sale of lots in the town of Cahawba, who obtained an extension of credit thereon, according to the provisions of an act of the last session, for the relief of such persons, have failed to pay the first instalments thereon, by the first of December, eighteen hundred and twenty two, as required by said Art, Therefore: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That all such purchasers or legal holders of lot certificates as above described, be permitted at any time, on or before the twentieth day of May, to pay the first instalments thereon, and receive the discount of twenty-five per cent, in the same manner as if said payments had been made on the said first day of December, eighteeu hundred and twenty two. [Approved, Dec. 31, 1822 ] RESOLUTIONS instructing our Senators and requesting our Represen⭑ tative in Congress, to procure the passage of a law imposing a tonuage duty on all vessels coming into the Ports of Mobile and Blakeley. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That our Senators in Čongress be instructed, and our Representative requested, to use their best exertions to get a law passed laying a tonnage on all vessels coming into the ports of Mobile and Blakeley, for the benefit of sick and disabled seamen, and such as are now in force in the ports of Charleston and Savannah. And be it further resolved, That His Excellency the Governor be requested, to forward a copy of the foregoing resolution, to each of our Senators and our Representative in Congress. [Approved, Dec. 31, 1822] RESOLUTION concerning the manuscript Digest of the Statutes of this State. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That the Secretary of State be authorized and required, to receive and keep the manuscript copy of the statute laws of this state, digested and prepared by Harry Toulmin, Esq. until the same shall be demanded by the Governor of this state, or by some person duly authorized by him, to receive the same. [Approved, Jan. 1, 1823.] RESOLUTIONS to repeal a Resolution allowing to the Comptroller two Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State And be it further resolved, That the foregoing resolution shall [Approved, Dec. 31, 1822.] RESOLUTIONS concerning the loan from the Tombeckbe Bank. And be it further Resolved, That when the said loan shall be ury. Secretary of State's Office, Cahawba, Feb. 1, 1823. JAMES J. PLEASANTS, Secretary of State. * INDEX. 42 Page. 53 62 16 - 3 65 67 132 42 Acts, of 1821, in relation to law & equity Agents, to receive 3 per cent. fund of Wm. Lambkin to sell real es- of D. H. Mayhew, & J. i'urrentine of Wm Breedlove, John Boswell of John Lucas and John Waugh to jailors, for leasing university lands 5 Arms, Public, distributed of militia, exempt from execution, 48 56 120 126 Assessors & Collectors, act in relation to, 84 128 Huntsville, relief of, 86 145 32 tax on shares, and not paying speciel00 115 131 duty in case of change of venue in 137 Brigade, 19, formed officers to be elect- propriation to- ed for &o, & inajs. aupropriation to 50 Coyle, Robert, relief of, Breedlove, William, 19 sell real estate 139 Criminal cases, statute of limitations in, Byler, John, fine of opening road extend- Butler, county court when bolden, comnty court to levy tax, repealed, ib. Crenshaw, Anderson, relief of 14 144 91 Damages, in appeals from the justices of :40 act concerning inquiry of, 25 Dallas, petit jurors for, Cahawba, rehef of purchasers of lots in, 62 purchasers of lots in Certiorari, by whom granted, Chancery, proceedings in, regulated; venue in suits in, how changed, Claims, payment of, election precincts, 144 Dale, Col. Samuel, rank, &c. Clerks, of circuit courts taking insuffici- ent security on writs of error 4 Dameron, Thos P. legitimated 996 13 67 election preciucts in, Digest, governor to receive proposals for - 3 13 24 24 113 138 138 34 89 90 15 number of copies to be printed, 16 ib Courts County, act in relation to, con- 61 Proceedings in, regulated, 3 9 119 & Executions, for costs in Supreme Court, 8 in the supreme court, how collected, 8 Executors, see Administrators 7 Covington, county court when holden 5 Fines & Forfeitures, Governor may remit, 19 elections in, - 541 Militia, how assessed & collected 44 Fowler, John, to run Ferryboat, &c. may issue venire facias to try right Militia & Patrol, to be printed and 1 50 and Journals, printing and dist'n of 51 Contingent, Gov. to draw on for 66 Laws, to procure map of state office of, accepted in open court Hawkers and Pediers, tax on 19 School, how leased, &c. 62 relief of tax collector of 115 Limestone, relief of tax collector of 6 12 river, navigation of 99 Loan, Governor to continue 79 Lotteries, for benefit Jefferson academy 122 54 tax collector to pay Huntsville Bank142 125 Marengo, election precincts 103 114 113 6 Map, of Alabama, Gov. to procure 142 Fire engine company incorporated ib exempts 120 10th Brigade formed ib Mobile, election precincts, 121 122 123 6 Catholic congregation road from, to Mississippi line charter amended 50 36 50 114 134 140 119 government of port and harbor of 106 Jurors, for circuit court of Dallas. of certiorari and supersedeas, to give notice to administrators, &c. Pedlars and Hawkers, tax on 4 Peobles, David, to keep toll bridge, 6 17 Pickens, election precinct ibl 43 99 91 95 114-115 117- 115 5 54 116 61 Pope, Nicholas, to emancipate slave 136 |