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74 The order being suspended, the following resolution was taken up and agreed to, to wit:

Resolved hy the Senate aud House of Representatives in General Assembly met, That the Postmaster General be requested to establish a mail route on horse back, from Centrevillage in Camden county, by way of Woodstock Mills in Florida, to St. Mary's in Camden county, and back twice a week, and that our delegates in Congress be requested to use their influence to effect the above object. And be it further resolved, That his Excellency the Governor is hereby requested to.furnish each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress, with a copy of these resolutions. Mr. Carlton introduced a bill to be entitled an act to repeal an act entitled an act to incorporate the Campbellton Bridge Company, and to authorize them to build a bridge across the Chattahoochee river; which was read the first time. Mr. Shackleford of Cass, introduced a bill to be entitled an act to amend the Guardian Laws of this State; which was read the first time. Also, laid upon the table the memorial of John Caldwell, in reference to claims against the State of Georgia; which was referred to the Committee on Petitions, without being read. Mr. Wofford of Cass, laid upon the table the petition of the Committee appointed by the Trustees of the University of Georgia, for the purpose of memoralizing the Legislature upon the importance of having the mineral waters of this State correctly analyzed, which was read and referred to a Special Committee consisting of Messrs. Wofford, Harris and Strickland. Mr. Wofford also introduced a bill to be entitled an act for the relief of Robert O'Barr, John F. Brown, Edward A. Brown, Christopher Dodd, Robert L. Jones, John S. Ferrell and William Headden of Cass county; which was read the first time. Mr. Fields of Cherokee, introduced a bill to extend the jurisdiction of the Justices of the Peace, to all cases of debt or liquidated demands not exceeding fifty dollars, and to require bond of the same. Also, a bill for the relief of James King of the county of Cherokee; which were severally read the first time. Mr. Harris of Clark, introduced a bill to alter and amend an act to incorporate the Southern Mutual Insurance Company; which w as read the first time. Mr. Calder of Cobb, introduced a bill to change the name of John Nelson Laney to that of John Nelson Henderson;—which was read the first time.

Mr. Nelson of Cobb, from the Select Committee, to whom