The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-16

The Legislatures of Alabama, Georgia
and North Carolina will be in session
ssain this week. Before s%dJourning,
last month, the Legislature of Alabama
enacted a law opening the courts of the
State to the negro as & witness, under
,ertain restrictions. IL also enacted a
warrant law and an apprentice law, but
neither Of aS=4 received the signature
of the Governor, as their enforcement
sould not have been permitted by the
Freedmeu's Bureau. The Legislature
nj Georgia also enacted 3 law comforting
ON the negro the right TO testify in the
courts in certain cases; and appointed
a commission To frame q code for the
government of the freedmen. This com
mission has, we learn from the Column
nus Enquirer, discharged its duties and
printed a report in pamphlet form for
she convenience of the Legislature
The Enquirer gives the titles of the
several bills prepared by the commission
rs follows
Isl. An act prescribing certsiu general
,ra, isions preliminary 10 other legislation.
Intended 10 carry into effect the 9Th clause
III The 9Th section of the second article,
"a Inc latter part OF the ihird cls ise Of
lie second section vf the fourth article Of
abe Constitution.
"a. An act 90 establish County Courts in
thilS State.
Ia. An act 30 amend the laws IN relation
10 husband and vile.
4th. An act h. amend The laws an relation
Ia f.arcut aud child.
sth. An act % amend TIE laws 10 relation
g. guardian and ward.
On. An act o. amend the laws in relation
o. MASTER and servant.
.tb. An act To- amend the Laws IN relation
g. m7.lef und apprcatcc.
sin An ACT % amend the law Of contracts.
sh. Al act 90 amend The law m relation
De- tboc sta.rs ot decreased pgrsoBs.
lnth. An aci TO amend the criminal law
lIth. An act iu relation 20 the grant aud
regulation ol hcenscs in certain eases.
The Enquirer makes mention Of some o.
hepryvislo Of the Il sayst the Grstsr
r.rie log bill repeats all The statutes relating
ia dawes % free persons Of color defines per.
. .afrsIortob BE- those having QUE eighth 81
ssrra ~ African blood n thelr veins, snd
,ytsnds 6. them the right to acquire and
l,-a r-sftHy. o. sue and De sued. and O,
r,,isc protection o. person and property
also the right b. testify in all civil
wherein abs rights o. liabilities OF per.
ai csl5g are Involved, IN all ergEInaI
case. Warreia the socused 5 q Persoa Of
.r or where thc proceeding ls Instituted
I'D SOME alleged .b5ury % = person %.
..lsr his rights or property and ia any
civil OF criminal. Ia which colorei
u. a. introduced o. q witness against .
wbtr per-an. 3 party TO the case. the oPpo.
,as,, may Dee sworn AID testify ss q
fhc do 81, Then his adversary may
s.t.fy as o witness
,,t.,ls "a rro,ides for the organization OF
,,ty C.sa Ia each county, the Judge OF
shsll he entitled the County ]adss.
,,.psatiou ut the County Judge Co
20 i, BE- psid By he state. together
- nf,salibsd The COunty Judge
hail process ia civil eases. sd9t
,ts.lia criminal sSscs, issue attachments,
U.-f mortgage on p~ersousl property,
-.-e uAunuts Of d'sir"s. ior rent, pessesso-
o. aarr,pts. writs Of babeas corpus. and
.,t.s u,,t. or warrants no, within the "a
a- ..s iaf.Jrti0n OF s'ur other court OF
ahssr a. NAV slso exercise all Ae usual
Psps-s If a Justice Of she peace. etc. he
sh,l. b, bimteif Or clsTk. keeps rocord aud
.1asr st sl court contrasts sled IN hso&es.
feP prsysr dooksss ess. Rates fer cor