An Act Authorizing Certain Persons to Practice Law, 1843: Fayette Co: GA

Source: [Title, See Below , [Georgia Legislative Documents , [Georgia Department of Archives and History , presented in the Digital Library of Georgia ACTS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, 1843.

1843 Vol. 1 -- Page: 120
Sequential Number: 137

Full Title: AN ACT to authorise certain persons therein named to plead and practice law, in the several courts of law and equity in this State, on certain conditions therein prescribed.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, William D. Whitehead, of the county of Laurens, Samuel D. Killens, of the county of Houston, Archibald T. Burke and Newton Coleman, of the county of Walker, John C. Hately and Jonathan Phillips, of the county of Cass, and Benjamin Clark, Sanders Johnson, and Mark Blandford, of Jones county, Pleasant G. Arrington, of Jefferson county, May Horne (an alien) of Jones county, and James A. Russell and William Edwards, of the county of Meriwether, and John B. Summers of Newton county, and James J.
Stell of Fayette county, and William H. Gordon of Gwinnett county, and John H. Powers of

Page: 121
Bibb county, George T. Bartlett and Jackson Varner of Jasper county, and Durell S. Gregory of Cobb county, and [Illegible Text B. Davis of Baldwin county, be and they are hereby severally authorized and admitted to plead and practice law in the several courts of law and equity in this State: Provided, the said several persons shall undergo an approved examination before some Superior Court of the State of Georgia, according to the law and rules prescribed in such cases, and on their admission they shall be liable for all their acts and contracts in the same manner and to the same extent as if they were of full age.

Approval Date: Assented to, 22d December, 1843.

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