To provide for the compensation of witnesses required to attend upon the Court of County Commissioners.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That from and after the passage of this act, witnesses subpoæned to attend upon the court of county commissioners, shall receive the same compensation as witnesses required to attend upon the circuit court, and shall be paid, as in the circuit court, by the unsuccessful party. APPROVED, February 18, 1854.

To authorise Officers to qualify Claimants.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That in addition to persons now authorised to administer oaths, the affiant, provided for by sections 2537, 2587 and 2833 of the Code, may be administered by the officer levying the process.

APPROVED, January 20, 1854.

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Making copies of Deeds evidence in certain cases.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepCertified copy re- resentatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That any deed or written instrument for the conveyance or sale of land purchased or entered at any land office of the United States in the State, which has heretofore been made or signed in or upon any book or record of such office, may be proved by a copy thereof, certified by the register of such land office under his hand to be a correct copy; and such copy heretofore made, or hereafter to be made, shall be received in all courts and proceedings under the laws of this State, and may be recorded in the probate. court's office of the county in which the land may be.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the transcript of

such record in the probate court office, may be certified and used in the same manner and in the same cases, as transcripts of such records of original deeds may be. APPROVED, December 12, 1853.

To allow pay to Jurors in certain cases.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That in trials of the right of property before justices of the peace, as provided for in article II., chapter 2d, of title 3d of the Code of Alabama, jurors shall be entitled to fifty cents pay, each, to be paid by the unsuccessful party and taxed in the bill of cost.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED, January 19, 1854.

To authorise the sale of personal property for distribution.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That the whole or any part of the personal estate of any decedent, may be sold to make distribution among the heirs at law, legatees or distributees, as the case may be, on the order of the court of probate having jurisdiction, on the application of the executor or administrator, unless power is conferred by the will to sell such property for that purpose.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That every such application shall be made, and notice thereof given, and the proceedings thereunder conducted, and all sales thereunder advertised and made in the mode and manner required by law when application is made to sell the personal property of any decedent for the payment of debts.

SEC 3. And be it further enacted, That the several courts of probate of this State, shall have power to order the sale of personal property, liable to waste, or of a perishable nature, belonging to the estate of any deceased person, when

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ever it shall appear by proof upon the application of the representative of any such deceased person, that such sale would be beneficial to the interests of such estate.

APPROVED February 16, 1854.

To authorise the Reporter to have printed and published the Reports of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepReporter to con-resentatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That hereafter the reporter of the supreme court be, and he is hereby authorised to contract for the printing and binding of the reports of the decisions of the said court; and for this purpose the comptroller must, under the direction of the judges of said court, or a majority of them, draw his warrant on the treasury, in favor of the reporter, for a sum not exceeding seventeen hundred dollars, for each volume of reports containing the decisions of one entire term of the court, not exceeding nine hundred pages including the index, in type and pages of the size now used in printing said reports; which sum, so drawn for, must be paid by the treasurer, on the certificate of the secretary of state that three hundred and fifty copies of such volume, neatly bound, have been deposited in his office, for the use of and free of expense to the State.

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SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That after three hunReporter allowed dred and fifty copies of each volume are deposited with the secretary of state, as required by the first section of this act, the remaining copies shall belong to the reporter, and he shall have the sole right of disposing of the same: Provided, however, that he shall not sell the same at a higher price than five dollars per copy: And provided further, That he shall not sell any volume within the limits of this State until after the expiration of one year from its publication: And provided further, That the number exceeding three hundred and fifty copies shall be paid for by the reporter out of his own funds.

APPROVED, February 18, 1854.

To authorise the sale of the extra copies of the twentysecond volume of the Decisions of the Supreme Court.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That Messrs. Brittan & Blue be, and they are hereby authorised to sell and dispose of the two hundred and fifty extra copies of the twenty-second volume of the decisions of the supreme court printed by them: Provided, That such sale shall not be made in this state.

APPROVED, February 16, 1854.

To preserve Legislative Documents.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That hereafter when any bill, joint resolution or memorial of a general nature is ordered to be printed by either house of the general assembly, it shall be the duty of the state printer to print ten additional copies of each, and deliver them to the secretary of state.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That on the adjournment of each session of the general assembly, it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to have one of each of said copies bound together in a cheap form, and file them in his office.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to collect copies of such bills, joint resolutions and memorials of a general nature, introduced at this session, that have been or may be hereafter printed, as he can obtain, and have one of each of said copies bound together in a cheap form and file them in his office.

APPROVED, February 18, 1854.

Defining the duties of Tax Collectors in certain cases.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly con

vened, That hereafter it shall be the duty of the tax collectors of each county to advertise all land subject to sale by them by virtue of their offices, at each precinct in which the land lies; of their respective counties, as well as in one of the newspapers ers published in the county.

APPROVED, January 16, 1854.

To increase the salary of the State Treasurer.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repsentatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That the salary of the state treasurer be incrcased to eighteen hundred dollars per annum, payable as stated in section 169 of the code.

APPROVED, February 17, 1854.

[No. 50.]

AN ACT

To compensate Jailors in certain cases.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That the jailors in each county in this state shall receive the same compensation for boarding persons who are now, or may be hereafter confined in jail as witnesses in state cases by order of the court, that is now allowed for boarding prisoners confined in jail for other purposes. APPROVED, February 18, 1854.

To allow all regular graduates of any medical college in the United States to practice medicine.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That all regular graduates of any medical college in the United States be allowed to practice their professions