New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-29
The Georgia legislature.

A.
Among the acts passed by the last Georgia Legisa-
ture and which have Just been published at Milledge
vile by II. ii. Waters the Secretary of the Executive
Department, the following:
FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANIES.
All foreign insurance companies Tor companies not
Incorporated by the State) compelled, whenever
they establish agency in Georgia. to be licensed by
an Insurance Commissioner appointed by the Governor
The conditions upon which the license will be granted
are such as will probably nterdic the location in this
State of any agency of foreign insurance companies.
As the law originally passed the time for 1t to go into
operation was the LIST of January, 1862 but a subse
ouent law postponed s effect until the let of December,
1850. Another Legislature will meet before the latter
time, and the law may be repealed or modified.
LOTTERY OFFICES.
All lottery managers are now, by recent enactment
at law, compelled 10 make their ahhua ieldrns Vh Tue
Slst Of December
EXPRESS COMPANIES.
The principal officers of all express companies DONG
business in Georgia. are now required 70 tI %a1s st e dav
OF April aud pay their tax 20 said officer, free OF
cost of collection The penalty for failing to comply
Is sufficiently severe and summary to induce eomph-
ance.
The Governor has been directed to obtain all the
necessary information statistics &c in relation TO the
establishment of State Armory and Foundery, Tor the
manufacture of and munitions OF war; and report
st the next session of the Legislature.
TAX on PEDDLERs-sALEs BY SAMPLES, ETC.
will not be lawful hereafter for any tnerant per-
mi
value not manufactured in Georgia, by sample or 9th
eryise. without a license. The license is lone hund-
red dollars or other sum, in the discretion o Ine IN
ferior Court Of the county IN whlcn tne PeuoS W W
Eales are made. An additional tax OF one per cent on
one hundred dollars sold. The penalty is hne ana IN
nils OF ExcHASGE OR DRAFTS.
The preamble states that the act is 70 protect tue
hoIdar of hills of exchange drafts drawn and ac-
repted on account of shipment or transfer 81 eo'son'
and 10 punish those who rauduenty violate ther con-
tracts Of acceptance or misappy the oo'oh re0e''u
BY them OF its proceeds ~ .....,so1 80 ,,ro,oc,
This act appears to be specially intended TO protec
eottonplanters and interior merchants who forward
their cotton to city factors
IDLE AND PRoFLIGATE FREE NEGROES.
Free negroes wandering or stroling about or ead-
spg an idle immoral prohigate course oil NE, are
hereafter 20 be deemed and considered as vagiais,
and NAV be indicted as such In case oil convelGn M ~
they win be sold INTO Slavery for any gwen une, III
he discretion of Judge of the Superior Court, hot
sT.ss ding two wears for the frst ofensei but upon
eopyction Of second offense they must be sold INTO
perpetual Slavery. ,,v,So p,xKs
Uerssfter any incorporated bank which SHAH refuse
pr fail 10 nav spece for its bills, notes. OF uIals vi
other wiring for which they may be DounG 70 70 s s
money shall be liable TO suits thereon IN any ol tl
Ionrs Of the State; and the holders OF sneh ois vi
II addition TO the principal aud legal Interest sns
receive twenty-five per cent damages; anu y. - ' ~
The duty of jures trying such cases 70 o honts for
fhs prneinal interest and damages prOvoeu lori au
s pdoments rendered in such must be collected
by exeeutions thereon in specie only.
Ranks hereafter are allowed 70 discount or p9rehhe
foreign bills at Their true market value, provided tOs
rse does moi exceed seven per centum per ahiiu au
- sdS;,;onai rate of the cost of transporting specie
Om the point at which the bill Of exchange n or
r~r!.sasS The act expressly guards against VIOLA
toDs by restricting its meaning to bona Fde CONNER
rhl bills. ..
The name Of the Planters and Meehanics Bans o s
Dalton has been changed 70 that oi the Dale VI
Whitfield" -, .oo.;o, NJ an
An act was passed repeating the second seeton o, an
~ entitled am act TO repeal the nineteenth sgoH -
a se 70 INCORPORATE bank in the city OF AtlAn,a, 70
b called the bank of Fulton and Tor otneT pulpSSSo
aerep named, assented TO on the nth OF Deeenioer
RS What the nineteenth section is do not A"o"'
hcr does this repeating act state - ,oa-s the
An &C, Was passed extending, for twenty year. yo ,a'
khser Of the Planters Bank of the state oI 1eJiS" 1"
& n Savannah. The stockholders' IN hviduai nanny
" clause was added. - po,t, IN ga.
ynnai has been changed to that Of the Farmers anu
Eeehanies Bank