In the county of Jackson on the first Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September, and may continue two weeks.

In the county of Madison on the fourth Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September, and may continue until the business is disposed of,

Approved, December 15, 1869.

To provide for the proper and equitable distribution of stock in the Mobile and Girard Railroad among the tax payers of the town of Troy.

Jackson.

Madison.

Stock to be

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That when the bonds to the amount of $65,000 00, issued by the town of Troy for the extension of the Mobile and Girard Railroad to said town shall have transferred to been paid, then the stock in said road, taken by said tax payers. town, shall be transferred by the corporate authorities

of said town to the persons, their heirs, representatives or assigns, in proportion to the amount of taxes paid by each for the redemption of said bonds.

Approved, December 15, 1869.

To give the probate court of Montgomery county jurisdiction over the estate of James C. Ray, deceased.

of Montgome'y

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That the probate court of Montgomery county shall Probate court have jurisdiction to grant letters of administration on to have juristhe estate of James C. Ray, deceased, late of Macon diction. county, and to proceed in the administration and settlement of said estate, in all respects as if the said James C. Ray had been a citizen of the county of Montgomery at the time of his death.

Approved, December 15, 1869.

Partitions to

Declaring the effect of decrees in chancery upon proceedings for partition.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That all partitions made under, and by virtue of proceedings in chancery, shall be firm and effectual be perpetual. forever; and that the final decree of the court of chancery, for, or upon the petition, shall be binding and conclusive, as absolutely as if mutual releases were executed.

invest title.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the final decree Decrees to of a court of chancery, upon the petition, shall vest titles in the persons to whom the shares are allotted, in as full and ample a manner as if each had conveyed to the other; Provided, however, That the right of apRight of ap- peal, upon decree for partition, shall exist as in other

peal.

cases.

Approved, December 15, 1869.

acted.

To re-enact and put in force certain laws in relation to the incorporation of the town of Troy.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, Laws re-en- That all laws and parts of laws incorporating the town of Troy, in Pike county, not repugnant to the constitntion and laws of the State of Alabama be, and the same are hereby re-enacted, and put in full force and effect.

Approved, December 15, 1869.

To authorize the Southern Life Assurance and Trust company of Mobile, Alabama, to cease business, to liquidate its affairs, to realize its assets, and to distribute its assets remaining after the payment of its debts among its stockholders.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That the President and trustees of the Southern Life Assurance and Trust company of Mobile, shall have power to liquidate the business and affairs of said May close its corporation, to pay its debts, and to distribute its remaining assets among its stockholders.

business.

evidence being

treasurer shall

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That upon satisfactory evidence being furnished to the Governor of this State, that the policies of insurance issued by said corporation have been cancelled, or its policy holders safely provided for by re-insurance in some solvent life On certain insurance company in the United States, and that said furnished the Southern Life Assurance and Trust company of Mobile Governor, the is under no liabilities for annuities or trusts, and that surrender sesaid corporation has ceased to take risks and has gone into liquidation, then the Governor, shall certify that such evidence has been furnished, and thereupon the State Treasurer shall deliver up to said company the State bonds or certificates deposited with said Treasurer by said company, and said Treasurer upon such delivery, shall take the receipt of the President of said company therefor.

To incorporate the Greensboro Fire Company No. 1, of
Greensboro, Alabama.

curities.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That L. J. Lawson, R. H. Jackson, George Corporators Breitenback, E. T. Hutchinson, T. J. Seay, A. H. of Greensboro Fire Company. Benners, and their associates and successors be, and

Powers.

hereby are declared and constituted a body corporate by the name and style of the "Greensboro Fire Company No. 1, of the town of Greensboro, Alabama," and by that name and style may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, in any court of law and equity in this State, and may have and use a common seal, and altar and amend the same at pleasure; may have and hold real and personal property to the May hold amount of ten thousand dollars, and may sell and transfer the same at pleasure, and shall be entitled to one hundred and twenty members.

property.

members.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the members of Exemption of said company and body corporate be, and they are hereby exempted from jury, militia, road and street duty.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the company May enact may enact such rules and by-laws for its own governlaws and rules. ment as the members think proper, provided they are not contrary to the constitution of the United States and the State of Alabama, and may alter or change the same at pleasure.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That said company General pri- shall be allowed to exercise all privileges legitimately belonging to fire companies.

vilege.

Approved, December 16, 1869.

Auditor may

warrants.

No. 20.1

AN ACT

To authorize the Auditor of Public Accounts to issue

duplicate warrants.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, issue duplicate That the Auditor of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby empowered to issue duplicate warrants upon the Treasury of the State, whenever he is satisfied by competent proof that the original warrant has been destroyed or lost; and the party holding such duplicate warrant shall have the same right as if he held the original warrant; and the Treasurer is authorized to pay such warrant.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That if any person shall fraudulently obtain any duplicate warrant as

above provided, they shall be punished as in cases of Penalty for

larceny.

Approved, December 16, 1869.

To repeal an act entitled an act to empower the Governor to appoint a Judge of the County Court of Calhoun county, approved November 24th, 1868.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That the act entitled "An Act to empower the Governor to appoint a Judge of the County Court of Calhoun county," approved November 24th, 1868, be, and the same is hereby repealed.

fraudulently obtaining duplicate.

Act repealed

Papers, &c.,

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That all papers, records, books, documents, and things pertaining to said transferred to county court shall be transferred to the Circuit Court circuit court. of Calhoun county, within wenty days after the passage of this act, and the receipt of the clerk of said Circuit Court be taken therefor.

Making Appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1870.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That the following sums of money be, and the same are tions. Appropria hereby appropriated, for the purposes hereinafter specified, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending on the 30th day of September, A. D., 1870 :

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

For the payment of the Governor's salary, four thousand dollars.

For the payment of the salary of the Lieutenant Governor, one thousand five hundred dollars.