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AN ACT to legalize and make valid the organization and actings of the Florence Bridge company.

WHEREAS by an act passed on the 29th day of December last, to incorporate the Florence Bridge company, the (3d) third section of the above recited act provides that the company shall be organized within the space of thirty days, and through unavoidable circumstances, the said company was prevented from organizing within thirty days, as the third section of the above act prescribes; for remedy whereof:

SECTION 1. 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 the organization and actings of the said Bridge company, be, and they are fully legalized and as valid as though the same had been done in terms of the above third section of the aforesaid recited act, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

JOSEPH DAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT M. ECHOLS,

President of the Senate.

Assented to, 21st December, 1839.

CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the representatives and heirs of McLin Lunday, to establish a Ferry across the Savannah river, in the county of Scriven, at a place known as Hudson's Landing, now owned by the representatives of said McLin Lunday.

SECTION 1. 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 after the passage of this act, the representatives and heirs of McLin Lunday, in the county of Scriven, be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to establish a ferry over the Savannah river, at a place now known by the name of Hudson's Landing, and owned by them.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the representatives and heirs of said McLin Lunday, shall be authorized and empowered to demand and receive the following rates of ferriages; for each and every person, on foot, 6 cents; for a man and horse, 12 cents; for a

horse and cart, 25 cents; for single horse wagon, 371⁄2 cents; for horse and gig, 50; for two horse wagons, 50; for wagon and team, four horses, 100 cents; for four wheel pleasure carriages, 100 cents; and for all other stock and cattle, such rates as are usually taken for ferriages of said river, by other persons owning ferries on said river.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

JOSEPH DAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ROBERT M. ECHOLS,

President of the Senate.

Assented to, 21st December, 1839.

CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor.

AN ACT to repeal an act entitled an act to authorize the establishment of a Ferry across the Altamaha between the land of Reuben Nale on the west side, and the land of Elijah Sapp on the east side of said river, and to secure the right of the same in the said Reuben Nale and Elijah Sapp, and their heirs and assigns, perpetually.

SECTION 1. 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 after the passage of this act, the above recited act be, and the same is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

JOSEPH DAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ROBERT M. ECHOLS,

President of the Senate.

Assented to, December 21st, 1839.

CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor.

AN ACT to authorize and empower Arnold Milner to establish a ferry across the Etowah river, on his own land, in the county of Cass, and to define the rights and liabili ties of the owner thereof, and also to authorize Miner W. Brown to establish a toll-bridge across the Chattahoochee river, on his own land, and to fix the rates of toll for the

same.

SECTION 1. 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 after the passage of this act, Arnold Milner, of the county of Cass, be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to establish a ferry across the Etowah river, on his own land, in the county of Cass, at or near where he resides, and shall charge and receive the following rates of toll, viz: All read wagons, loaded, 374 cents, unloaded, 25 cents; all four wheeled pleasure carriages, 25 cents; all two wheeled carriages, ox carts, horse carts or light wagons, 12 cents; man and horse, 64 cents; stock of all kinds, 3 cents per head.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, Miner W. Brown, his heirs and assigns, are hereby vested with the privilege of keeping a bridge across the Chattahoochee river, on his own land, in the counties of Hall and Forsyth, and the said Brown shall be authorized to ask and receive the following rates of toll, viz: For a four horse wagon and tem, fifty cents; for a two horse and team, thirty-seven and a half cents; for a one horse wagon or ox cart, twenty-five cents; and for a four wheeled pleasure carriage, fifty cents; and for a two wheeled pleasure carriage, twenty-five cents; and for a man and horse, twelve and a half cents; and for all led or loose horses, six and a fourth cents; and for all cattle, three cents per head.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid ferry and bridge shall be subject to the same rules and regulations hereby existing by the laws of this State, in relation to ferries and bridges, and to all the liabities and rights as are by said laws enacted, all laws to the contrary notwithstanding.

JOSEPH DAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ROBERT M. ECHOLS,

President of the Senate.

Assented to, December 21st, 1839.

CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor.

AN ACT to authorize William Sheffield to erect a toll bridge over Little River, at or near the ferry known as Sheffield's Ferry, of which he is the owner, at any point on his land.

WHEREAS the said William Sheffield is the owner of the land on both sides of the Little River, in the counties of Baldwin and Putnam, at and near to his ferry, on said river, and is desirous of the privilege of the erection of a toll-bridge at some point within his present limits

SECTION 1. 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 aforesaid, That from and immediately after the passage of this act, the said William Sheffield is hereby authorized to erect a toll bridge over the said river, at any point he may think proper, on his own land, at or near his ferry on said river, and to receive, for and during the full term of forty years from and after the completion of the said bridge, the following rates of toll, viz: For a loaded wagon, fifty cents; for an empty wagon and four horses, thirty-seven and a half cents; for a cart and two horses, twenty-five cents; for all four wheeled pleasure carriages, fifty cents; for all two wheeled pleasure carriages, twenty-five cents; for led horses or mules, six and a quarter cents each; for a man and horse, twelve and half cents; for each foot passenger, six and a quarter cents; for all cattle, three cents each; for all goats, sheep or hogs, two cents each

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if the bridge so authorized to be erected shall be destroyed by freshet or otherwise, and shall not again be rebuilt within four years thereafter, or shall, from the want of repairs, be impassable for the space of four years, at any one time, then and in such case, the right hereby vested in William Sheffield and his assigns, shall immediately thereafter cease and determine, and become void, as if this act had never passed.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.

JOSEPH DAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ROBERT M. ECHOLS,

President of the Senate.

Assented to, December 21st, 1839.

CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor.

AN ACT to authorize and empower Robert Ligon to establish a ferry across Etowah river, on his own land, in the county of Floyd, and to define the rights and liabilities of the owner thereof.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives 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 passage of this act, Robert Ligon, of the county of Floyd, be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to establish a ferry across the Etowah river, upon his own land, in the county of Floyd, upon lot of land No. 247, in the 23d district of the 3rd section of originally Cherokee, now in Floyd county, and to charge and receive the following rates of toll, viz:

All road wagons, loaded, 50 cents—

Unloaded, 25 cents;

All four wheeled pleasure carriages, 25 cents;

All two wheeled carriages, ox carts, horse carts, or light wagons, 12 cents;

Man and horse, 61;

Stock of all kind, 3 cents per head.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said ferry shall be subject to the same rules and regulations hereby existing by the laws of this State, in relation to ferries and to all the liabilities and rights are by said laws enacted, all laws to the contrary notwithstanding.

JOSEPH DAY,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ROBERT M. ECHOLS,

President of the Senate.

Assented to, December 23d, 1839.

CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor.