the county of Saline, in this state, and make good warranty deed or deeds therefor. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved 3d January, 1853. An act to exempt the property of Pinckney Anderson from SECTION Taxation. 1. Exempts the real, personal and mixed property, not exceeding $500, of Pinckney Anderson, of Benton county, from taxation for revenue! SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That all the property, real, personal, and mixed, not exceeding in value, the sum of five hundred dollars, of Pinckney Anderson, of Benton county, in the State of Arkansas, be, and the same is hereby exempted from state and county taxation for revenue purposes. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect from after its passage. Approved 3d January, 1853. An act for the relief of John S. Winton, Sheriff and Collector of Revenue of Polk County. SECTION. 1. When John S. Winton sheriff of Polk county, shall pay into treasury $7,39 and file treasurers receipt for same, in auditor's office, auditor to SECTION. remit penalty against said sheriff. 2. Act to take effect and be in force from its passage. SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That when John S. Winton, sheriff and ex-officio collector of revenue for Polk county, for the year 1851, shall pay into the treasury the sum of seven dollars and thirty-nine cents, and file the treasurer's receipt in the auditor's office for the same, that the auditor of public accounts be, and he is hereby directed to remit all penalties and forfeitures now appending on his book against the said John S. Winton, and give him his quietus, as if he had settled, for the revenue of said county on or before the tenth day of December, 1851. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved 3d January, 1853. An act for the relief of Green B. Hughes, of Saline County. SECTION 1. Attorney or officer of State Bank to SECTION cient to secure debts. stay execution for 12 months upon 2. Act to take effect and be in force WHEREAS, The Bank of the State of Arkansas has recovered against Green B. Hughes, several judgments in the Pulaski circuit court, principally on account of his securityship for others; And whereas, said Hughes has been struggling to pay said judgments, but finds it impossible, with all his industry, to pay them without a sacrifice of his property; And whereas, He is willing to make said judgments secure beyond a doubt, in order to get a short indulgence upon them; Now therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That the attorney, or officer of the Bank, having control of said judgments, be directed and required to stay execution upon said judgments against said Hughes, for twelve months, on his executing to the bank a deed of trust upon lands, or slaves, of sufficient value, in the opinion of the governor of the state, to make the debts perfectly secure, conditioned, that he will discharge said judgments at the expiration of such stay of execution. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved 3d January, 1853. An act to constitute Louisa Americus Taylor, an heir and legal representative of James C. Glennin. SECTION 1. Constitutes Louisa Americus Taylor a legal heir of James C. Glennin, SECTION of Drew county. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That Louisa Americus Taylor, the adopted daughter of James C. Glennin, of Drew county, be, and she is hereby constituted an heir and legal representative of the said James C. Glennin. Approved 3d January, 1853. An act to Incorporate the Washington Temple of Honor, No. 3, in Monticello. SECTION 1. Declares Washington Temple of Honor, in Monticello, Drew county, a body politic and corporate, by name and style of Washington Temple of Honor, No. 3, of Monticello, with perpetual succession of officers and members. 2. Defines powers and privileges of said' SECTION corporation. 3. Said corporation capable in law, to have, hold, receive and possess estates, real, personal, moneys, goods, &c., and dispose of same for benefit of corporation. 4. Act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That W. E. Owens, chief templer of the Washington Temple of Honor, No. 3, in the town of Monticello, in Drew county, and his successors in office, be, and the same is hereby declared a body politic and corporate, in name and in deed, by the name and style of the Washington Temple of Honor, No. 3, of Monticello, in the county of Drew, and by that name shall have a perpetual succession of officers and members, and a common seal, with power to change, alter and make new the sume, as often as the said corporation shall judge expedient. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall be able and capable, in law, to purchase, hold, enjoy, and retain to itself, for any term of years, any lands, tenements or hereditaments, of what kind or nature soever, and to sell, exchange, or lease the same, or any part thereof, as the said corporation may think proper, and by the same name to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any court of law or equity in this state, and the said corporation shall have power to make such rules and by-laws; not in conflict with the constitution and laws of this state, as may be deemed necessary for the good government thereof. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall be capable in law, to have, hold, and receive, possess and enjoy, all such estates, real and personal, moneys, goods, chattles and effects, which may be granted, devised, or bequeathed, by whatsoever name such gift, grant, devise or bequest shall be made, and to receive subscriptions, and other contributions, and to appropriate the same for the benefit of said corporation, in such manner as may be determined by the same. SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved 3d January, 1853. An act to change the name of Mary Boyd to the name of Mary Olivia Hansbury. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That the name of Mary Boyd, the adopted daughter of Mary C. Hansbury, now living in the county of Pulaski, and State of Arkansas, be, and the same is hereby changed to the name of Mary Olivia Hansbury. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said Mary Boyd, now Mary Olivia Hansbury, be, and she is hereby constituted a legal heir to the estate of the aforesaid Mary C. Hansbury, to all intents and purposes, as she would be if she were her own legitimate offspring. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved 3d January, 1853. An act for the relief of William Peveyhouse, Sheriff and Collector of Green County. SECTION 1. If Wm. Peveyhouse, sheriff of Green county, pay into treasury amount of revenue of Green county, for 1852, by 10th Jan. 1853, auditor to SECTION. give him discharge from all fines arising from failure to pay said re venue. WHEREAS, William Peveyhouse, sheriff of Green county, has been of opinion that the 1st day of January, in each and every year, was the day appointed by law for sheriffs to make final settlement with the State, on account of revenue; And whereas, He has, on this account failed to pay the revenue of his said county of Green into the Treasury of this State; Therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That if the said William Peveyhouse do pay, or cause to be paid into the treasury of this state, the whole amount of revenue of Green county, for the year A. D. 1852, by the tenth day of January, 1853, then, and in that case,it shall be lawful for the auditor to give the said William Peveyhouse a discharge from all fines, or forfeitures, arising from the failure of said Peveyhouse to pay into the state treasury the revenue of Green county. Approved 4th January, 1853. An act to Incorporate the Male and Female Academies at Mon 8. 9. Act in force 50 years; each president to hold office one year. Act a public one. 10. Each academy a separate corporate body. 11. Act in force from its passage. politic in deed and in law, and they and their successors have perpetual succession, and capable of receiving real and personal estate in fee simple or for life, or years; provided amount of said property shall SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That two insitutions of learning be, and the same are hereby established at Monticello, in Drew county, to be denominated the Male and Female Academies. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That five trustees are hereby authorized to take charge of each of said academies, and a majority of said trustees shall constitute a quorum to transact business. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the following persons be appointed trustees of said academies, to-wit: for the male academy, Hugh Rodgers, William E. Couley, Thomas J. Wells, J. N. Slemons, and M. A. Wilson; and for the female academy, William E. Couley, William H. Wells, Y, R. Royal, H. S. Hudspeth, and M. A. Wilson. SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the trustees of each of the aforesaid academies, be, and they are hereby constituted a body politic in deed and in law, the one by the name of the President and Trustees of the Monticello Male Academy, the other, by the name of the President and Trustees of the Monticello Female Academy, and by those names they and their successors shall and may have perpetual succession, and be able and capable in law, to have, receive and enjoy, to them and their successors, lands, tenements and hereditaments, in any kind, in fee, or for life, or for years, and personal property of any kind whatsoever; Provided, That the amount of said property shall not at any time exceed two thousand dollars, to each academy, including buildings, library, and apparatus necessary to the institution. SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That each of the boards of trustees aforesaid, shall have power to elect a president, and fill vacancies which may happen, a majority being present. SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the trustees of said academies may have a common seal, and by their aforesaid names, they and their successors, shall be able to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in all courts of law or equity in this state, and to grant, bargain, and sell, or assign any lands, tenements, goods and |