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An Act to alter and amend the several acts passed to prevent obstructions to the free passage of Fish in the Oakmulgee river, and its branches. 1831 213 (1831)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0223 and id is 1 raw text is: ROADS, RIVERS, Om. AN ACT to alter and amend the severalacts passed to pi vent obstructions to the free passage of Fish in the Oak- mulgee river, and its branches, passed in the years eigh- teen hundred and twenty-one, eighteen hundred and twen- ty-four, and eighteen hundred and twenty-nine; also for the better regulations of fishing with seines inthesaid river and its brajnches. Whereas, great inconvenience has and will be experienced, in effectually carrying into operation the above recited acts; for remedy whereof, Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentativesof the State of Georgia, in General Asiembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the sane, That Allen Ste- phens, of the county of Bibb, David Howard, and Thoma S. Milton, of the county of Monroe, Baalani Peters, Michael M. Healy, ofthe county of Jones, Augustus Lane, and William Barkley, of the county of Jasper, John M1. Pearson, cf the county of Butts, William R. Henry, of the county of New- ton, and Jethrew Barnes, of the county of Henry, be, and the same are hereby appointed commissioners of the Oak- mulgee river and its branches, above Macon, with full powed to carry.into effect the provisions of this act. And should it so happen that either of the persons above named.as acm- missioner, should fail or refuse to serve, it shall be the duty of the Inferior Court of the county where such vacancy may happen, to appoint some fit and proper person tofidi such va- cancy. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the commission- ers as aforesaid, shall, before they proceed to the duties re- quired of them by this act, take the following oath or affir- mation, (to-wit :) I, A. B. do solemnly swear that I will to the best of my ability discharge the duties required of me in terms of this act, as a commissioner of the Oakmulgee river,' and its branches, and faithfully execute- the trust reposed in me, without favor or affection, so help me God. And said commissioners or a majority of them, so qualified, 'shall on the fifteenth February, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, or so soon thereafter as may be convenient, proceed to stirvey, lay off and define the main channel of said river and its branches, in the fbllowing manner to wit: A llen Stephens, of the county of Bibb, David Howard, and Thomas S. Milton, of the county of Monroe, Baalam Peters and U. X. Healy, 218'

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