1 into the treasury of the state as heretofore, and the other half to the Inferior courts of the respective counties, for county purposes, to be appropriated by said courts to the building of court-houses and jails, to the building of bridges the improvement of the public roads and the education of youth as the said courts respectively may deem most ex pedient. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all monies collected and paid into the clerk's office of the several courts of this state on account of taxes as heretofore collected from the insolvents list be authorised by law, shall be vested in and become a part of the county funds. DAVID ADAMS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS STOCKS, Assented to, Dec. 20, 1823. President of the Senate, G. M. TROUP, Governor. AN ACT To authorise the Inferior Court of the County of Baldwin to levy an extra tax, for county purposes. Whereas, the Grand Jury of the county of Baldwin have recommended the levying of an extra tax, not exceeding one hundred per cent. on the general tax. 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 the justices of the Inferior court of the county of Baldwin, be and they are hereby authorised to levy an extra tax on the inhabitants of said county, subject to taxa. tion, which shall not exceed in the whole one hundred per 1 cent. on the general tax, to be applied to county purposes at the discretion of said court. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said extra tax shall be collected by the tax collector of said county, for the time being, (he having giv en satisfactory obligation to the said court for the faithful performance of his duty,) whose duty it shall be to pay over the same, when collected, to the said court, to be appropriated by them for the purposes aforesaid, after deducting the usual per centum for collection. To repeal a part of an act entitled an act to raise a tax for the support of government, for the year eighteen hundred and five, passed December twelfth, eighteen hundred and four. Whereas, a part of the second section of the act above referred to, is injurious to the commercial interest of this state, 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 passing of this act, so much of the said second section of the act above referred to, as imposes a tax of eighteen and three quarter cents on every hundred dollars worth of all wares, liquors, and merchandize sold, bargained, or trafficked for by factors and brokers, be and the same is hereby repealed. To authorise the justices of the Inferior court of Glynn county to levy an extra tax for the purpose of building a jail in said county. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the justices of the Inferior court of said county be and they are hereby authorised to levy an extra tax, of not more than twenty five per cent on the amount of the annual state tax, on all taxable property in said county for the purpose of building a jail in said county. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority afore said, That all laws or parts of laws militating against this act be and the same are hereby repealed, UNIVERSITY, AN ACT To vacate the seats of members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Georgia in certain cases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, if any member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Georgia being within the state, shall fail to attend at any two successive stated meetings of the Board, his seat as a member thereof shall become thereby vacant, unless he render an excuse, the sufficiency whereof shall be determined by the Board. DAVID ADAMS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS STOCKS, Assented to, Dec. 17, 1823. President of the Senate. G. M. TROUP, Governor. |