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
and the same is hereby, allowed the said person for his services
as aforesaid: Provided, it shall be the duty of the Door-keekers
of the two houses to deposite the whole of the furniture in the
Senate chamber and deliver the key to the Secretary of State.
[Approved, Jan. 1, 1893.]

RESOLUTION defining more particularly the boundary lines of certain
Counties therein mentioned, and for other purposes.

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
hundred and fifty dollars in addition to his present salary, passed at the
last session of the General Assembly.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State
of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That the resolution
entered into, and which was approved December the seven-
teenth, eighteen hundred and twenty-one, allowing the Comp-
troller of public accounts the additional sum of two hundred
and fifty dollars, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

And be it further resolved, That the foregoing resolution shall
not be so construed as to repeal the appropriation allowed for
the year past, but to operate for the future.

[Approved, Dec. 31, 1822.]

RESOLUTIONS concerning the loan from the Tombeckbe Bank.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State
of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That his Excellency
the Governor be, and he is hereby, authorized to continue the
loan already made from the Tombeckbe Bank, the ensuing year,
to aid the credit of the Treasury notes, on the same terms and
conditions as heretofore prescribed by law; and that the sum
of one hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated to pay the in-
terest accrued on said loan on the first day of January next.

And be it further Resolved, That when the said loan shall be
effected, one half thereof shall be deposited in the State Treas-
[Approved, Dec. 31. 1822.]

ury.

Secretary of State's Office, Cahawba, Feb. 1, 1823.
It is hereby certified, that the foregoing Acts and Resolu
tions are correct copies, collated with, and corrected by, the
original rolls deposited in this Office.

JAMES J. PLEASANTS,

Secretary of State.

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INDEX.
Page.

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
continued in force
3 to take charge of slaves imported
and Journals, printing & dist'n of 51 to make sale of Digest
Adjutant General, how & when elected 38 Appeals, from justice of the peace,
duty and compensation 41 Appropriations, to state officers, &c.
of Regiments, their duties
Administration, committed to the office
of sheriff, and not to the person
Administrators, notice of time of settle't
to be given by Judge of county court
may sell land of intestates

of Wm. Lambkin to sell real es-
>tate

of D. H. Mayhew, & J. i'urrentine
of George H. Strother
of John Ellis

of Wm Breedlove, John Boswell
and Nicholas Smith

of John Lucas and John Waugh
of Robert Commons & P. Cox
of William Nelson

to jailors,

for leasing university lands

5 Arms, Public, distributed

of militia, exempt from execution, 48
6 Arrests, military,
40
officers and privates, exempt from. 45
Ashville, incorporated,

56

120

126 Assessors & Collectors, act in relation to, 84
125 Athens, female academy incorporated. 122
126 Baldwin, relief tax collector of
127 Banks, Tombeckbe loan from

128

Huntsville, relief of,

86

145

32

tax on shares, and not paying speciel00
129 Baudry, Augustus, to emancipate slaves 137
130 Bibb, election precinct
131 Big-Spring, name of, changed

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,
Bransford, Robert „divorced

Breedlove, William, 19 sell real estate
Briley, Nathan, divorced
Bridges, over Conecuh,

139 Criminal cases, statute of limitations in,
1281

Byler, John, fine of opening road extend-
ed to,

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
The peace,

:40

act concerning inquiry of,
in trial of right of property,

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
liable to action,

4 Dameron, Thos P. legitimated
9 Decatur, elections in, legalized,
boundaries designated,

996

13

67

election preciucts in,

Digest, governor to receive proposals for
printing of,

-

3

13

24

24

113

138

138

34

89

90

15

number of copies to be printed, 16
to whom distributed,

ib

Courts County, act in relation to, con-
tinued, and jurisdiction increased, 3
judges of, may grant writs of certio-
rari and supersedeas,
certain courts when hoiden,
may make allowance to clerks,
duty of, in relation to school lands,
to set apart a fund for support of poor
officers of not paying over money.
how proceeded against.
Supreme, costs in, how collected,
Martial,
38, 40, 45, 47, 48, 50)
may compel attendance of witnesses, 49
Court Houses, act for preservation of. 55
Costs, in appeals from justices of the peace, 4

61

Proceedings in, regulated,
Erie, Charter Amended,

3

9

119

& Executions, for costs in Supreme Court, 8
Right to property under, how tried, 23
Upon Judgments by Justices to be
certified from one county to anoth-
er; by Clark of County Court

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.
Franklin, Commissioners of
Freeman. Edmund, relief of
Free Negroes not to retail spirits
Fund, 3 per cent. agent to receive

may issue venire facias to try right
to property, taken by execution 28
53 Law suits, frivolous and vexatious
see Digest.

Militia & Patrol, to be printed and
distributed

1

50

and Journals, printing and dist'n of 51
16 Lands, see University.

Contingent, Gov. to draw on for 66 Laws,
Generals, Major & Brigadier,how elected 37
Georgia, line between, and Alabama 142
Governor, to contract for printing Digest 15
to appoint agents to make sale of
may grant reprieves and pardons
may remit fines and forfeitures
to appoint agents to take charge of
slaves imported

to procure map of state
Greene, election precinct
Guardians, notice of settlement given to

office of, accepted in open court
Guriey and Thomas, authorized to make
turnpike road

Hawkers and Pediers, tax on
Harbor Master, see Mobile.
Henry, county court, when holden

19 School, how leased, &c.
ib Lambkin, Rosanna, to sell land
Lawrence, commissioner of

62
142

relief of tax collector of
election precinct

115 Limestone, relief of tax collector of
election precinct

6

12 river, navigation of

99

Loan, Governor to continue

79 Lotteries, for benefit Jefferson academy 122
Huntsville Masonic
134
Lucas John, adm'r of, to sell real estate 129
5 Madison, relief tax collector of

54

tax collector to pay Huntsville Bank142
21 Marion, election precincts

125 Marengo, election precincts

103

114

113

6 Map, of Alabama, Gov. to procure 142
32 Mayhew D. H. adm'r of, to sell real est.125
123 Mixon, James, money refunded to 78
134 Militia Laws consolidated from 36 to 50
to be printed

Fire engine company incorporated
Maronic lottery
Incorporations,Mobile charter amended 119
Erie

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
67 Montgomery, election precincts
119 Monroe, election precincts
122 Morgan, election precinct
121 Mulattoes, not to retail spiritous liquors 61
Nelson, Wm. adm'r of to sell real estate 131
51 Oyer and Terminer, for the trial of slaves 3
24 Paymaster, duties and rank

Jurors, for circuit court of Dallas.
Judges of county courts, may grant writs

of certiorari and supersedeas,

to give notice to administrators, &c.
to render judg't in favor of printer
to appoint clerk when the office is
vacant

Pedlars and Hawkers, tax on

4 Peobles, David, to keep toll bridge,
6 Perry, seat of Justice of
election precincts
boundaries changed

6

17 Pickens, election precinct
Pike, county court when holden
elections in

ibl

43

99

91

95

114-115

117-

115

5

54

116

61

Pope, Nicholas, to emancipate slave 136