appropriate a portion of the said lands not exceeding five millions of acres, or the proceeds of the said five millions of acres, or of any part thereof, for the purpose of satisfying, quieting, or compensating for any claims other than those hereinbefore recognized, which may be made to the said lands, or any part thereof.* It being fully understood, that if an act of Congress making such disposition or appropriation, shall not be passed into a law within the above mentioned period of one year, the United States shall not be at liberty thereafter to cede any part of the said lands on account of claims which may be laid to the same, other than those recognized by the preceding condition, nor to compensate for the same; and in case of any such cession or compensation, the present cession of Georgia to the right of the soil thus ceded or compensated for, shall be considered as null and void, and the lands thus ceded or compensated for shall revert to the State of Georgia. 8. Fourthly. That the United States shall at their own expense extinguish for the use of Georgia, as early as the same can be peaceably obtained on reasonable terms, the Indian title to the county of Tallassee, to the lands left out by the line drawn by the Creeks in the year 1798, which had been previously granted by the State of Georgia; both of which tracts had formerly been yielded by the Indians; and to the lands within the forks of the Oconee and Oakmulgee rivers; for which several objects the President of the United States has directed that a treaty shall be immediately held with the Creeks, and that the United States shall in the same manner extinguish the Indian title to all the other lands within the State of Georgia. 9. Fifthly. That the territory thus ceded shall form a State, and be admitted as such into the Union, as soon as it shall contain 60,000 free inhabitants, or at an earlier period if Congress should think it expedient, on the same conditions and restrictions, with the same privileges, and in the same manner as is provided in the ordinance of Congress of the 13th day of July, 1787, for the government of the western territory of the United States, which ordinance shall in all its parts extended to the territory contained in the present act of cession, that article only excepted which forbids slavery. 10. ARTICLE II. The United States accept of the cession above mentioned, and on the conditions therein expressed; and they cede to the State of Georgia whatever claim, right, or title they may have to the jurisdiction or soil of any of the lands, lying within the United States, and out of the proper boundaries of any other States, and situated south of the southern boundaries of the States of Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina, and east of the boundary line herein above described as the eastern boundary of the territory ceded by Georgia to the United States. 11. ARTICLE III. The present act of cession and agreement shall be in full force as soon as the legislature of Georgia shall have given its assent to the boundaries of this cession: Provided that the said assent shall be given within six months after the date of these presents; and provided that Congress shall not, during the same period of six months, repeal so much of any former law as authorizes this agree ment, and renders it binding and conclusive on the United States: but if either the assent of Georgia shall not be thus given, or if the law of the United States shall be thus repealed within the said period of six * Yazoo claims were not here intended by Georgia. See Resolution of 1807. Vol. 11. 680. and confirm months, then, and in either case, these presents shall become null and void. In faith whereof, the respective commissioners have signed these presents, and affixed hereunto their seals. Done at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, this 24th day of April, 1802. [Signed by the commissioners and witnesses.] Act to ratify 12. Be it enacted, f.c. That the said deed or articles of agreement the foregoing and cession be, and the same hereby is and are fully, absolutely, and amply ratified and confirmed in all its parts, and hereby is and are declared to be binding and conclusive on the said State, her government, and citizens forever. articles. Jurisdiction of 4 acres on Island, ceded An Act to cede to the United States jurisdiction over four acres of Land on the Southern extremity of St. Simon's Island, and six acres of Land on the Southern extremity of Cumberland Island,* for the purpose of erecting Lighthouses.-Approved December 10, 1804. Vol. II. 197. 13. Sec. I. From and immediately after the passing of this act, the St. Simon's jurisdiction to and over the four acres of land on the southern extreto the United mity of Saint Simon's Island, in the county of Glynn, ceded to the United States, for the purpose of erecting a lighthouse in and for the port of Brunswick, be and the same is hereby vested in the said United States of America: Provided, that the said United States shall erect a lighthouse on the same. States. Proviso. And 6 acres on Cumber 14. Sec. II. Jurisdiction to and over six acres of land, on the land Island Southern extremity of Cumberland island, in the county of Camden, ceded to the United States for the purpose of erecting a lighthouse in and for the port of Saint Mary's, be and the same is hereby vested in the United States: Provided, that the said United States shall erect a lighthouse on the same. Five acres on An Act to cede to the United States jurisdiction over five acres of Land, on the Southern extremity of Sapelo Island, for the purpose of erecting a Lighthouse.-Approved May 23, 1808. Vol. II. 438. 15. From and immediately after the passing of this act, the jurisSapelo, for a diction to and over five acres of land on the southern extremity of lighthouse. Sapelo Island, in the county of McIntosh, for the purpose of erecting a lighthouse in and for the port of Darien, be and the same is hereby vested in the said United States of America: provided, that the said United States shall erect a lighthouse on the same. Jurisdiction ceded to the tory for forts, &c. An Act to cede jurisdiction over Lands acquired by the United States, for the purpose of erecting Fortifications in this State.-Approved Dec. 22, 1808. Vol. II. 466. 16. From and immediately after the passing of this act, the conU. States of gress of the United States shall have and maintain jurisdiction in and certain terri- over all the lands they have purchased, or which has been ceded or otherwise acquired by them, or hereafter may be acquired, for the purpose of erecting forts or fortifications in this State: Provided, the said United States do or shall cause forts or fortifications to be erected thereon. * See Resolution of June, 1807, on this subject. Vol. II. 675. An Act to cede jurisdiction over five acres of Land on Wolf Island, or part thereof across the Creek at the West end of said Island, for the purpose of erecting a Lighthouse or Beacons.-Approved Dec. 14, 1819. Vol. III. 434. for a light 17. Sec. I. From and after the passing of this act, the jurisdiction Five acres on to and over five acres of land on Wolf island, in the county of McIn- Wolf Island tosh, for the purpose of erecting a lighthouse or beacons, be and the house. jurisdiction thereof is hereby ceded to the United States of America: Provided, the United States has or shall erect a lighthouse or beacon on the same. 18. Sec. II. The United States of America may take a part of the May take a said five acres of land across the creek at the west end of Wolf island, Bertho part thereof in the same manner and on the same terms prescribed above for Wolf creek. island. An Act to cede to the United States of America the Interest of the on the Sa U. States. 19. Whatever right, title, or interest the State of Georgia may Certain sites have in or to the sites or parcels of ground, or any of them, whereon vannah river, the United States of America have placed or erected beacons or ceded to the beacon lights, on Tybee Island, on Cockspur Island, on the Oyster Bank opposite said Cockspur Island, on the White Oyster Bank, likewise opposite the same, on Long Island, and on Elba Island, in the Savannah river, and likewise the jurisdiction to and over the same, be, and the same are hereby ceded to and vested in the said United States of America. An Act to cede to the United States Jurisdiction over Marsh Island, for the purpose of erecting Beacons.-Approved May 16, 1821. Vol. IV. 244. 20. From and immediately after the passing of this act, the congress of the United States shall have and maintain jurisdiction in and over Marsh Island, situate and lying in the county of McIntosh, a little to the east of Doboy Island, for the purpose of erecting a beacon, or other purposes. An Act assenting to and confirming a Purchase made by the United States of a piece of Land, situated near Augusta, Georgia, and for ceding the Jurisdiction over the same.— -Approved Dec. 26, 1826. - Vol. IV. 261. Congress aured to jurisdiction over Marsh, Island. purchase of purchased of the United The consent of the legislature of the State of Georgia is hereby Consent granted to a purchase which the United States have lately made from given to the Freeman Walker, of a certain tract of land situate in the county a tract of land Richmond, about three miles above the city of Augusta, containing Freeman seventy acres, for a site for an arsenal and military establishment; Walker by which tract is bounded as follows: commencing at a stone corner, States for an and running north two degrees to the west, eighteen chains twenty-five The bounlinks, to a stone corner standing on the road which divides the Belle- daries of said vue tract of land from land belonging to Mr. Thomas Cumming; from thence running with the road, and on the left side thereof north eighty arsenal. tract. Proviso. nine degrees and thirty seconds to the west, twenty-nine chains and eighty-seven links to a stone corner; from thence running south twenty-eight chains and ninety-two links to a stone corner; from thence running north seventy-one degrees fifteen seconds to the east, thirty-two chains and twenty links to the beginning; having in all four corners, each of which has the initial letters of the United States (U. S.) engraved on the top thereof; and that the jurisdiction over said tract is hereby ceded to the United States; Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall extend, or be constructed to extend, so as to impede or prevent the execution of any process, civil or criminal, under the authority of this State. Coin to pass by tale. Clipping the for the first offence. COINS AND CURRENCY. An Act to prevent the clipping and mutilating the Current Coin of this Whereas the most mischievous consequences are daily experienced by the good citizens of this State, from the nefarious practice of clipping and mutilating the circulating specie thereof, to prevent the same, 1. Sec. I. Be it enacted, &c. That all gold and silver coin of full weight shall pass current by tale within this State. 2. Sec. II. If any person or persons shall presume to cut, clip, or mutilate the gold or silver coin current in this State, after the first day of March next, he, she, or they, so offending, and shall be lawfully convicted, shall forfeit, for the first offence, the sum of one hundred pounds, one half to go to the informer, and the other half to go to the use of the academy within the county or counties where such offence Death for the may be committed; and for the second offence, on conviction before any court of judicature, having cognizance thereof, he, she, or they shall and are hereby declared guilty of felony, and shall suffer death without benefit of clergy. second. rated at eight and other An Act for regulating the rates of Coin.-Approved Dec. 29, 1794. Dollars to be 3. After the first day of July next, a Spanish milled dollar shall shillings and pass and be received in payment of all debts which may be contracted four pence, by or with any person or persons within this State, and in payment of coins in the all taxes that may be laid or assessed after the present session, at the same propor- rate of eight shillings and four pence,† and all other coins in the same rate and proportion: Provided nevertheless, that this act shall not be so construed as to affect any contract or money transaction, made or tion. *This offence is believed not to be embraced by the Penal code. See Penal Laws, Sec. 160, &c. †The act of 1786, for the emission of 50,000 pounds in paper money, made it a legal tender at the rate of 4 shillings and 8 pence to the dollar, and 37 shillings and 4 pence to the half johanna of Portugal. Vol. I. 380-84. "An Act for emitting the sum of 50,000 pounds in bills of credit, and for establishing a fund for the redemption of the same, and for other purposes therein mentioned," Vol. I. 379; and "An Act to redeem the paper medium of this State," Ibid. 382. are omitted as obsolete. Also the act prescribing the scale of depreciation. Ibid. 125. fees or sala entered into prior to the first day of July, 1795: And provided also, Not to affect that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to reduce or ries of othalter the fees or salaries of the several officers within this State. An Act to regulate the manner of keeping Public Accounts within this State.-Approved Feb. 22, 1796. Vol. I. 33. cers. kept in 4. Sec. I. From and after the first day of March, 1796, all accounts Public ac in the public offices, and all the accounts of the tax collectors of this counts to be State, shall be expressed in dollars or units, dismes or tenths, cents or dollars. hundredths, and mills or thousandths; a disme being the tenth part of a dollar, a cent the hundredth part of a dollar, and a mill the thousandth part of a dollar. be in dollars. 5. Sec. II. The verdicts of juries, on all contracts which shall be Verdicts to made after the first day of March next, shall be expressed conformable to this regulation. Resolved, That persons having claims or demands against the State, payable at the treasury, shall not in future be compelled to receive any depreciated currency in payment of such claims or demands; but the treasurer shall pay the same in specie or current bills. And be it further resolved, That the treasurer shall not, from and after the first day of January next, receive in payment for any debts due the State and payable at the treasury, bills of any depreciated currency: Provided, however, nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorize the treasurer to refuse the reception of Darien bills for taxes collected for the political year 1824 or any time previous thereto. [Approved Nov. 23, 1825.] House of Representatives, Saturday, Nov. 20, 1830. The committee to whom was referred the petition of Major John Scriven, praying the redemption of certain paper medium, issued under authority of this State, in 1786, respectfully-report: That in 1786, an act was passed authorizing the emission of £50,000 in bills of credit, for the purpose of furnishing a circulating medium. The peace of 1782, found the State of Georgia as also the other States of the confederation, devoid of credit and without any medium for the commerce of the country, but revolutionary and depreciated money. The scarcity of gold and silver (as the act authorizing the issuing of the £50,000 expresses it) rendered it necessary to supply the good people of this State, with a medium of commerce of a sound and solid nature for want of which, they already suffered; and founded upon these premises, really and truly existing, the legislature emitted this £50,000, with the best intentions, with full confidence of its usefulness, its prop to public credit, and its entire security, from the "pledge of a vast tract of valuable land," and the "guarantee of the honor and faith of Georgia," superadded to mortgage of soil. This money continued to be a tender in law, and to be received in all payments due the public. From 1790, it was solely received by the treasurer and public officers of the State; and as taxes increased, property sold under the confiscation requiring payments into the treasury, other public demands, fines of courts and a variety of other causes, reduced this medium, and it was slowly, quietly, and alinost unknowingly, so far absorbed by the treasury, that the report of the comptroller general, dated 3d December, 1811, made in compliance with a call by the house of representatives for information, shows that at that time there were outstanding, $11,019 87. Since that time there have been redeemed the sum of $1,827 74), leaving an unredeemed balance against the State, of $9,192 13, as appears from the report of the treasurer of the 4th of this month, of this last sum, Major John Scriven owns $2,679 96. That this money is still redeemable at the treasury, for testimonials and headright grants, and it is merely a question, whether the State shall redeem at once, or allow a debt now so long due, to be gradually and slowly extinguished. Upon this subject, your committee do not hesitate, and they respectfully recommend that the claim be paid without further delay. In accordance with this opinion, they respectfully submit the following resolution: Resolved, That the treasurer or comptroller of the State, be, and he is hereby authorized to receive the following bills: 300 of twenty shillings; 360 of ten shillings; 403 of five shillings; 249 of two shillings and six pence; 213 of one shilling, and 110 of six pence; making in the whole, the sum of £625 5s. 6d.— $2,776 17, and six-sevenths of a cent, computing dollars, at four shillings and |