Acts of the State of Tennessee Passed at the General Assembly

INDEX.

Academy-Macon, incorporated

Academy-Buffalo, incorporated,

A

Perryville Academy to pay one half Academy monies to
Rhea Trustees of, authorized to appropriate monies to male

and female branch of the Academy, c 81,

Denmark male-Trustees of, incorporated, c 86

see title "Trustees of Denmark Male Academy,"
established in DeKalb county, c 123, s 11

Act of 1829, ch 40-revived, c 166

Adams-George G. and others, granted a Turnpike road, c 31
commissioners appointed to examine the road, c 31, s 3
rate of toll, c 31, s 4

certain persons exempt from paying toll, c 31, s 5

Adams-J. Q., resolution in regard to,

Advocates Library incorporated, c 154, s 1

capital stock to be $50,000, and may hold 1 town lot, s 2, 3,
Secretary of State may deposite certain books with, s 4
Library to be open to officers of State government, s 5
Agatherian Society of the University at Nashville incorporated, c

214, s 6

county, c 38, s 3

Aikin, Jno.-commissioner to designate the boundaries of Lewis

Anderson, J. M. and another-allowed further time to complete

turnpike road, c 58, s 3

Anderson county-citizens of, may file bills at Knoxville, c 201, s 3
Appeals may be taken from county to circuit court, c 99
Appropriation-for Macon academy

one half academy moneys of Perryville academy, to be paid
to Buffalo academy

to Benj. P. Wheeler and Wm. Laws, c 49

to Memphis Hospital, c 42

to Surveyors for certain services, c 64

for improvement of Coal creek, c 116, s 4

23

28

97

101

156

194

32

33

319

180

181
181

181

247

41

59

225

114

26

28

47

51

74

142

“Bull Run creek, ib.

"roads in Campbell county, s 7
"roads in Claiborne county ib.

142

143

to Jno. Norman Sheriff of Carroll county, c 183
to institution for the benefit of the blind, c 195, s 3
"deaf and dumb, s 4

205

214

to Lunatic Asylum, c 200, s 1

to defray the expenses of the General Assembly, c 235

Armory-Western, at Memphis, memorial to Congress in regard to,

Arms-Public, resolution in regard to,

Army Order, No. 4-resolution in regard to,
Athens-Chancery Court established at, c 201, s 1

Atkeison-Samuel W., authorized to open a turnpike, c 68, s 1

width of road and rates of toll, s 2, 3,

commissioners appointed to examine road, s 5
penalty for having road out of repair, s 7

right reserved to State of purchasing the road, s 10
Attachment-when it may issue against defendant in suit or judg

ment,

debtor may replevy on giving bond with good security
replevin bond considered part of record and court may give
judgment against debtor and surety in the bond,
attachment or bill not to abate or be quashed because it states
several causes in the alternative,

but defendant to answer as if only one cause were stated
officer to take replevin bond payable to plaintiff

66

30

to fix value of property and insert it in bond,
choses in action being attached, officer to collect until the
writ is returned-after which, court to appoint receiver, 31
Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace co-extensive with their
jurisdiction in cases of warrant,

this act to apply whether suit has been brought before the
application for attachment or not

Attorney General to deliver 26 copies of Reports of Supreme court

to Secretary of State, c 96

to make statement to comptroller, c 103, s 4
his fee for prosecuting delinquent revenue collectors, c 103, s5
not to receive moneys of delinquent revenue officers before
or after judgment, c 103, s 8

to prosecute clerks for not complying with act of 1839, c 42,
c 164

31

94

120

191

66

for not complying with act of 1840, c 160,
c 164, s 6

191

to dismiss suit against Hiwassee Rail Road and Henry Wil-
ton, c 189

not to receive salary without certificate from Judge, s 5
in reporting decisions of Supreme court to insert name of
Judge who tried cause below, c 177

191

201

208

of 3rd circuit, his duty in regard to Pelham and Jasper turn-
pike, c 190, s 5

222

66

to prosecute suit against commissioners of Polk
county, c 202

225

to prosecute auctioneer for sellingwithout license, c 207, s 1, 237
to have indictments prepared on 2nd day of term, c 215, s 3, 248
to dismiss witnesses until States day, S 3

248

to summon witnesses to appear on certain day, 8 4

.248

his fees under act of 1829, c 100, s 1, 2, 3, s 8

249

to include all persons engaged in the same offence in same in-
dictments, s 10

249

not to receive salary of $125, c 141

172

183

291

295

322-297

237

238

to dismiss suits against brokers, c 157

of State, may compromise suit against Harpeth turnpike co.
of 10th Judicial District-resolution directory to,
of State and Reporter-resolution directory to,
Auctioneers, to obtain license of county court, c 207, 1
to pay tax on amount of sales, 8 1

B

Bank-Planters, may declare dividends on stock, c 132, s 1
dividends due State, how to be invested, ib. 3

Bank-Union, may declare semi-annual dividends on stock, c 132, 8 2 164
dividends due State to be invested in purchasing State bonds,

$ 3,

act of 1841-2, continued, s 5

Bank of Tennessee-Branch, at Athens-commissioners to investi-
gate affairs of,

Bank of Tennessee-Branch of, at Athens-to pay certain drafts of
entry taker of Ocoee District, c 93, 84

resolution directory to,

Bank of Tennessee to credit branch at Athens with certain drafts,

ċ 93, s 4

duty in regard to sales of common school lands, e 104

charter of, amended, c 105

129

may draw upon Treasurer, c 164, s 1

191

Cashier of, to be treasurer of institution for instruction of
blind, c 195

213

resolution directory to the President of,

320-315

Bank of East Tennessee-incorporated, c 60

to notify Governor of deficiency of profits, &c., c 209, s 2 239
Directors of Branches, how and when appointed, c 216, 8 1, ☎ 250

President to give bond, s 4

rules for regulation of, s 3

may compromise suit against sureties of E. W. Dale,

250

288

resolution appointing commissioners to investigate affairs of, 299

commissioners appointed to open Books, & 2, 3

8

65

66

style of corporation and its powers, s 2, and s 12, art. 7.
to elect 12 Directors, s 3

Directors to elect President, s 3

dities, powers and responsibilities of directors, 8 5, 7, 8, 12,
issues not to exceed 100 pr. ct. of capital paid in, s
proceedings against on forfeiture of charter, s 11

penalty for suspending payment, s 13, art 14

may establish offices at Jonesborough and Chattanooga, ib.
bonus, s 13, art 18

Bank-Nashville, comptroller to receive lands from,

Bean Station Turnpike-commissioners appointed, c 36, s 1, 2

their powers, &c., c 36, s 3 and 4

Beavers, Spencer-resolution in favor of,

Beck, Thomas K.-resolution in favor of,

Bedford county line between, and Rutherford altered, c 74
Trustee of, to collect school fund, c 163, s 1
Surveyor of, to perform certain duties, c 163, s 5

71

72

315

39

312

296

93

189

190

Bill single or promissory note, executed in consideration of bet or
wager misdemeanor to negotiate to bona fide endorser, c 90, 105
Benton county-dividing line between, and Perry established, c 40 46
Bledsoe county-county court of, may appropriate as it thinks prop-
er, the $2000 heretofore appropriated for improvement
of Sequache river, c 152

resolution in regard to Sheriff and county court clerks of,
Blind-institution for benefit of, established at Nashville, c 195, s I

Governor to appoint Trustees, c 195, s 1

179
292

213

their powers and duties, s 2, 3

214

Cashier of Bank of Tennessee to be Treasurer of the Insti-

Bonds of the State-Governor purchase bonds with dividends, e 132,

Boundary-Governor to appoint commissioners to run line between

Bradley county-resolution in regard to Sheriff of,

Brokers-to obtain license from clerk of county court, c 157, s I

penalty for doing business without getting license, s I

Brownsville-time of holding chancery court at, c 155, s 4
Buffalo Academy in Perry county incorporated

Trustees appointed and their duties and powers

313

100

160

311