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 ry for the support, and to exempt it from levy and sale for the debts of the deceased, or by an administrator, and vest the title in the family of the deceased.

Also, ii hill for the relief of William P Beall and Davis B. Hadley, and other persons therein named.

Also, a hid to extend and define the corporate limits of the town of Madison in Morgan county, and to prescribe the manner of levying taxes upon such property as may be embraced in said extension.

Also, a bill to incorporate St. Thomas Lodge, No. 49, of Free and Accepted Masons in the county of Thomas.

Also, a hill to incorporate San Marino Lodge, No. 34, Greenesboro, Georgia.

Also, an act to reduce the official bond of the sheriffs of Cherokee county and Murray county.

The House then adjourned until nine o'clock to-morrow morning.

TUESDAY, 27th, 1849.

On motion of Mr. Harris, of Clark, the order was suspended to enable him to introduce a resolution.

The rule of the House requiring new matter to lie upon the table one day, was suspended, and the following resolution was taken up, read and adopted:

Resolved, That a committee of three lie appointed to invite some minister of the Gospel to hold divine service in the Representative Chamber on Thursday the 29th it being the day set apart by the proclamation of his ExcellenyExcellency [sic] the Governor as a day of thanksgiving.

Whereupon the Speaker appointed Messrs. Harris of Clark, Philips and McDongald, said committee.

The order being further suspended, Mr. Robinson, of Macon, introduced a bill for the relief of Bedford J. Head, Macon county, which was read the first time.

The order being further suspended, the House took up the report on the bill to amend an act incorporating the Atlanta and LaGrange Railroad Company, and agreed thereto; the bill was read the [third] time and passed under the title thereof.

Mr. Brandon, from the committee to whom was referred, a bill for the relief of John C. Whitworth, administrator of Elijah Hill, deceased, report:

They have had the same under consideration, and report it back to the House and recommend the passage of the same.

Mr. Worrell, from the Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred a bill, report: