and it is hereby resolved by the authority of the same, That His Excellency the Governor, be, and he is hereby requested to send with the laws and journals of the present session, to the county of Cobb-also to three new districts in the county of Stewart, two copies of the late edition of Prince's Digest, also two copies of the laws of 1837 and 1838, and two copies of the Georgia Justice, by Greene and Lumpkin, for the use of the officers of the said newly created districts. Agreed to, 27th Nov. 1839. ROBERT M. ECHOLS, President of the Senate. Attest-DAVID J. BAILEY, Secretary. In House of Representatives, concurred in, 21st Dec. 1839. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Attest-JOSEPH STURGIS, Clerk. Approved, 24th December, 1839. CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor. IN SENATE. Resolved, That both branches of the General Assembly will convene in the Hall of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday next, at 3 o'clock, P. M. to elect two Directors on the part of the State for the Planter's Bank; four for the Bank of the State of Georgia, and seven for the Bank of Darien. Agreed to, December 7th, 18 39 ROBERT M. ECHOLS, President of the Senate. Attest-DAVID J. BAILEY, Secretary. In House of Representatives, concurred in, 7th Dec. 1839. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOSEPH STURGIS, Clerk. Approved, 11th December, 1839. CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor. RESOLUTIONS WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Joint Standing Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the claims of Col. Asa Bates, and Benjamin V. Iverson, Commissioners of the State appointed to supervise the disposition of the money appropriated for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Chattahoochee river, and of Col. Asa Bates, the person employ d by the Commissioners for that purpose, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report as follows: From the correspondence furnished us, we perceive that his Excellency has been perplexed or embarrassed on account of the very unsatisfactory manner in which Mr. Bates has presented his claim or account. Your committee, in reference to the claim or account of Mr. Bates, coincide fully with his Excellency the Governor, in the opinion that a number of heavy charges embraced in his, Bates' account, as referred to us, should not, in the absence of more satisfactory evidence and vouchers, be recognized. Your committee are of the opinion that the account of Mr. Benjamin V. Iverson, as submitted to his Excellency the Governor, should be paid without deduction. The different items to which he, Mr. Iverson, has affixed the amount, make the sum of.. .$365 50 The time charged for personal services, thirty-. eight days, he has affixed no price, as a per diem compensation. We propose the sum of $4, making $152 00 For making out two reports to his Excellency the Governor, we suggest to allow ten dollars each, $20 00 Making in all the sum of.. $537 50 Which sum we recommend to be paid out of the appropriation money, made at our last session of the Legislature, for said purpose. Your committee beg leave to be discharged from the further consideration of the matter submitted to them. Agreed to, 5th December, 1839. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Attest-JOSEPH STURGIS, Clerk. In Senate, concurred in, 20th December, 1839. President of the Senate. Attest-DAVID J. BAILEY, Secretary. Approved, 1st January, 1840. CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor. IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Resolved, That both branches of the General Assembly do convene in the Representative Chamber, on Wednesday next, at three o'clock, P. M., for the purpose of electing three Railroad Commissioners for the Western and Atlantic Rail road. Agreed to, 7th December, 1839. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Attest-JOSEPH STURGIS, Clerk. In Senate, concurred in, 10th December, 1839. President of the Senate. Attest-DAVID J. BAILEY, Secretary. Approved, 11th December, 1839. CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor. IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be respectfully and earnestly solicited to use their best exertions and cause to be established a stage route from Clarksville, Habersham county, Georgia, to Ashville, North Carolina, Buncombe county, by way of Clayton and Franklin. Also, a weekly mail, to be carried upon horse-back, from Lafayette. in the county of Walker, to Salem, in the county of Dade. And be it further resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to furnish to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress a copy of these resolutions. Agreed to, 30th Nov., 1839. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Attest-JOSEPH STURGIS, Clerk. In Senate, concurred in, 3d Dec., 1839. President of the Senate. Attest-DAVID J. BAILEY, Secretary. Approved, 4th December, 1839. CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor. IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, That both branches of the General Assembly will convene in the Representative Chamber, on next Thursday, at the hour of 3 o'clock, P. M., for the purpose of electing two Commissioners, under "an act to authorise the business of Banking, and to regulate the same," assented to 26th Dec., 1838. Agreed to, 11th December, 1839. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Attest-JOSEPH STURGIS, Clerk. · In Senate, concurred in, 18th December, 1839. President of the Senate. Attest-DAVID J. BAILEY, Secretary. Approved, 19th December, 1839. CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor. IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Resolved, That both branches of the General Assemblydo convene in the Representative Chamber, at the hour of three o'clock, on Thursday next, for the purpose of pro ceeding to the election of a Brigadier General for the first brigade of the fifth Division, G. M., to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of General John W. Gordon. Agreed to, 13th December, 1839. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Attest-JOSEPH STURGIS, Clerk. In Senate, concurred in, 18th December, 1839. President of the Senate. Attest-DAVID J. BAILEY, Secretary. Approved, 19th December, 1839. CHARLES J. McDONALD, Governor. IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Special Committee to whom was referred the Report made by the commissioners of the Unacoy road, appointed by an act of the Legislature passed on the 29th day of December, 1839, [1838], made the following report, to wit: The committee have minutely examined the report, and find that the commissioners have complied with the requisitions of the act, and that they, previous to their commencing their duties set forth by said act, entered into a bond, made payable to His Excellency the Governor, for the faithful performance of their duties, did forward the same by Charles B. Word, Esq. to the Executive, with instructions to draw $1,000, which was appropriated by the aforesaid act referred to, and on application, the Governor informed Mr. Word that there was at that time no unexpended funds of the State, therefore it was unnecessary for him to issue the warrant for the appropriation. But said commissioner having full faith in the credit of the State, and the act making the appropriation, promised to lay off said road, and let the same out to the lowest bidder, the whole of which was bid off by different persons, for the sum of $892 50-100, which sum said commissioner now stands bound for to those persons who laid off the road, which contracts have been complied with by the undertakers: also the commissioners are bound to the said Charles B. Word, ten dollars for his services in applying for said appropriation, which they deem as part of the expenditures, and there is now unex |