Upon motion of Mr. Shackelford, the same was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Internal Improvements.
The House took up as the report on the bill to repeal an act consolidating the: offices of Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns of the counties of Baldwin, Chattooga, Franklin, Gwinnett, Heard, Upson, Wilkes, McIntosh, Thomas, Jefferson, Cobb, Hancock, Dooly and Marion, passed on the 9th December, 1839, so far as respects the county of Franklin; and the same being amended, was agreed to.
The bill was read the third time, and passed under the following title:
A bill to repeal an act consolidating the offices of Tax Collector and Receiver of Tax Returns of the counties of Baldwin, Chattooga, Franklin, Gwinnett, Heard, Upson, Wilkes, McIntosh, Thomas, Jefferson, Cobb, Hancock, Dooly and Marion, passed on the 9th of December, 1839, so far as respects the counties of Franklin and Heard.
The House took up the report on the bill to amend the second section of an act passed on the 24th of December, 1833, entitled an act to levy and collect taxes for the political year 1834; and the same being amended was agreed to.
The bill was read the third time, and passed under the title thereof.
The House took up the report on the bill to repeal an act passed on the 22d day of December, 1840, abolishing the office of Adjutant General of the State of Georgia, and to revive an act passed on the 28th day of December, 1835, organizing the same.
Upon motion the same was referred to the Military Committee.
The House took up the report on the bill to repeal the 9th section of the act incorporating the Gainesville Railroad Company: and agreed thereto.
The bill was read the third time, and lost.
The following message was received from the Senate by Mr. Glenn, their Secretary:
Mr. Speaker — The Senate has passed the following bills, to wit:
A bill to incorporate the Coosa River Steamboat Company.
A bill to authorize Johnson Garwood to construct a dam across the Chattahoochee river on his own land.
A bill to change the name of Melinda Jane Reaves, a female infant of Troup county, to Milinda Jane Yarbrough, and for other purposes therein mentioned.
A bill to authorize the Clerks of the Superior, Inferior and Ordinary Courts of Montgomery county to keep their offices within fifteen miles of the court-house in said county.
