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An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to exempt certain persons of Mclntosh County from Road duty, and for other purposes therein named. 1853-1854 554 (1853)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0421 and id is 1 raw text is: PRIVATE AND LOCAL LAWS.-Rous, &o. Road laws of Twiggs, ke.--in McIntosh, exemptions. warned according to law, to work on the road of his District, and in case of his failure to work on said road, as directed by the overseer, the said overseer shall report the said defaulter to the said Commis- sioners, and after the ususal notice prescribed by law, being given to appear before the said Boai d of Commissioners; and in the event of ,enit. atiluro to attend, the excuse being deemed insufficient, and if fatonding, the excuse for not oboying the summons and orders of the overseer, being insufficient, the said Commissioners shall forthwith enter up judgment against the said defaulter, upon which execution shall issue for the fine now prescribed by law, and placed in the hands of any lawful collecting officer for collection, and if not paid on demand, the said defaulter shall be contined in the common jail of the County, not exceeding ten days, Penalty, &c. or until the said fine is paid, at the expense of the County: Pro- vided, That this Section be applicable and of force in the County of Lumpkin* and no where else, in the limits of this State. Sc. XII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever a warrant shall be issued by any Justice of the Appeans, &e. Peace, of this State, against any person or persons for obstructing any public road, such person or persons, if dissatisfied therewith, shall have the privilege of an appeal to the Superior Court of the County in which they reside, whose judgment shall be final. Sic. XIII. Be it further enacted, That the County of Columbia be exempt from the provisions of this Act, except the first Section thereof. Approved, February 20th, 1854. (No. 497.) An Act to amend an Act entitle * an Art to exempt certain persons qf 3cfi tosh County from Road duty, and for other pu'poses therein named, approved, January 19th, 1852, so as to mak e the same general in its operation, so far as the County of Mclntosh is concerned. WuERAs, There are a sufficient number of slaves in the County of McIntosh, to keep in good order and repair the several roads in said County. And, WiERnEAs, Doubts have arisen in the construction of said law- SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and Free white after the passage of this Act, all free white citizens of the County ex. of Mcintosh be and they are hereby exempted from performing road duty : Provided, 'IThat nothing in this Act shall be so con- strued as to relieve the Commissioners and Overseers of Roads in said County from discharging the duties required of them. SEc. 11. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, I Lumpkin was stricken from the bill, and this provision left-Commur. 554

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