bers of the General Assembly. The persons having the highest number of votes, shall be declared elected delegates to said convention.

SEC. 8. The delegates elect shall assemble at the capitol in the city of Nashville, on the first Monday in December thereafter, and proceed to the discharge of their duty. They shall receive the same compensation for their travel and services, as members of the General Assembly are entitled to receive under the existing laws of the State.

DANIEL S. DONELSON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN C. BURCH,

Passed March 19, 1858.

Speaker of the Senate.

CHAPTER 77.

AN ACT for the benefit of the deaf and dumb, and of the blind.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That from and after the passage of this act, all persons, who are deaf and dumb, or blind, shall be, and they are hereby released from paying a poll tax or from working upon any of the public roads of this State.

DANIEL S. DONELSON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN C. BURCH,

Passed March 19,1858.

Speaker of the Senate.

CHAPTER 78.

AN ACT to provide for the voluntary liquidation of the free banks.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That whenever any of the banks in this State, having bonds on deposit, as a basis of banking, shall notify the Comptroller, that it is the intention of such bank to go into liquidation, it shall be the duty of the Comptroller to surrender to such bank bonds on

deposit corresponding with the amount of issues. Such Duties of Compbank may return to the Comptroller for cancellation, Pro- troller. vided, the Comptroller shall at all times, give out such bonds, as he may deem least valuable, and shall, always, retain a sufficient amount of bonds to keep the outstanding circulation at par; and such bank shall only have three years for closing its business of banking, and for said term of three years such bank shall only pay out such notes as are now authorized by the laws of this State, and subject to all restrictions which may be imposed on them by subsequent acts, and such banks shall not have any bro- wind up. kerage privileges; Provided, That said banks, so liquidating, shall conform to the provisions of an act passed the present session of the General Assembly, entitled, "an act to enforce the resumption of specie payments," &c., except as herein modified; and, Provided further, State Tax. said bank shall continue to pay the same State tax, as heretofore.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That after two years shall have elapsed from the date of filing notice of voluntary liquidation by any free bank, and the outstanding circulation of such liquidating bank shall have been reduced to under five thousand dollars, then the Comptroller shall be authorized, and is hereby directed, to surrender the remaining bonds and take security approved of the Governor, for the outstanding circulation.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws, or parts of laws, now in force in this State, which provide that fines

Three years to

and forfeitures, imposed for a violation of any law regu- Fines and forlating the business of banking, shall be paid into the feitures. treasury of the county, where said fines and forfeitures are

imposed, be, and the same are repealed.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That hereafter all fines and forfeitures, imposed as aforesaid, shall be paid into the treasury of the State, instead of being paid into the county treasuries, as aforesaid.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the branch of the Bank of Tennessee, at Trenton, or the branch at Memphis, be authorized to extend to the citizens of Haywood county all the accommodations they would be entitled to if they were attached to either district.

DANIEL S. DONELSON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN C. BURCH,

Speaker of the Senate.

Passed March 20, 1858.

CHAPTER 79.

AN ACT to secure the publication of the opinions of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That it shall be the duty of the Reporter for the State to furnish such newspapers as are authorized to publish the Public Acts in each grand division of the State, an abstract or copy of each opinion of the Supreme Court for publication, within one month after the adjournment of each session of court.

SEC. 2. That the newspapers publishing such opinions Compensation. or abstracts, shall be paid therefor at the same rate now fixed for publishing the laws of the State.

Expenses of Supreme Court.

SEC. 3. That the clerks of the several supreme courts shall make copies of the opinions of the judges in each case decided, within ten days after the decision, for the use of the Attorney General and Reporter.

SEC. 4. That the expenses of the Supreme Court shall in future be paid out of the State treasury upon the warrant of the Comptroller.

SEC. 5. That the Comptroller of the Treasury issue his warrant to George Dardis for one hundred and thirty-eight dollars for waiting and attending on the Supreme Court at December Term, 1855, December Term, 1856, and December Term, 1857.

SEC. 7. That the Comptroller of the Treasury issue his warrant for one hundred and thirty-five dollars, to any person from whom the State Reports may be purchased for the Clerk of the Criminal Court of Davidson county, as directed by law.

DANIEL S. DONELSON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN C. BURCH,

Speaker of the Senate.

Passed March 20, 1858.

CHAPTER 80.

AN ACT to regulate taxes in incorporated towns.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That it shall not be lawful for the corporate authorities of any incorporated town or city within this State, to assess and tax the property of any resident of said town or city, unless the same is located or kept and used within the limits of said town or city.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.

DANIEL S. DONELSON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JOHN C. BURCH,

Passed March 20, 1858.

Speaker of the Senate.

CHAPTER 81.

AN ACT to provide for collecting and keeping the public arms, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the Superintendent of Weights and Measures shall be authorized to collect and keep the public arms of the State.

SEC. 2. All persons now having custody of said public arms are hereby required on demand to deliver the same to the Superintendent, except such as are in the hands of military companies fully organized or being organized, or may hereafter be organized, and in a state of efficiency.

SEC. 3. Said Superintendent shall have authority, with the advice and consent of the Governor, to employ such assistants as may be necessary to collect, clean, repair, and put in order said public arms; said assistants to be paid out of the treasury.

SEC. 4. The Superintendent shall have an additional compensation of two hundred and fifty dollars for his services, to be paid out of the Treasury.

SEC. 5. The north basement of the Capitol, or as much thereof as may be necessary for the porpose, shall be set apart by the commissioners as a State Arsenal.

SEC. 6. Said commissioners shall cause such erections to

Compensation.

be constructed in said apartments as may be necessary and convenient for the storage of said public arms, to be paid for out of the capitol fund.

SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That an act passed on the 15th day of February, 1858, entitled, An act to abolish military duty, be so amended as to require the report of the strength and condition of the militia to be made to the clerk of the county court in each year against the 10th of March, instead of the 10th day of June as provided in said act.

DANIEL S. DONELSON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN C. BURCHI,

Passed March 20, 1858.

Speaker of the Senate.

CHAPTER 82.

AN ACT to furnish clerks and masters with the Reports of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That it is hereby made the duty of the Secretary of State to furnish the clerks and masters of the different chancery courts in this State, hereafter with the reports of the Supreme Court of Tennessee.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of State is authorized and required to furnish the clerk of the Circuit Court of Sumner county with the reports of the Supreme court of Tennessee, from the first volume of Yerger's Reports, down to this time; Provided, the same can be had without re-printing, and the Comptroller shall issue his warrant for a sum of money sufficient to pay for the same, if the Secretary has to purchase them or any part thereof.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of State is directed to procure three complete sets of the decisions of the Supreme Court, and furnish one set to the Supreme Court of each division of the State.

DANIEL S. DONELSON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives JOHN C. BURCH,

Passed March 20, 1858.

Speaker of the Senate.