1839 General Laws of Indiana

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Laws of a General Nature Passed and Published at the Twenty-Third Session of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Indianapolis : Douglass & Noel, 1839. Google Books

Chapter 1. An act to modify the plan of carrying on the public works, and to secure their ultimate completion, and amendatory of an act, entitled “an act to provide for a general system of internal improvement,” approved January 27, 1836.

Chapter 2. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act dividing the State into judicial circuits, and fixing the times for holding courts therein, and for other purposes,” approved 10th February 1831.

Chapter 3. An act supplemental to an act, to amend an act entitled, “an act dividing the state into judicial circuits and fixing the times for holding courts therein,” approved January 28th, 1837.

Chapter 4. An act amendatory of an act entitled, “an act to amend an act entitled, ‘an act to provide for a general system of internal improvement,’” approved, January 27th, 1836, approved February 17, 1838.

Chapter 5. A joint resolution in relation to the ninth judicial circuit.

Chapter 6. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act for the prevention of frauds and perjuries,” approved, January 24, 1831.

Chapter 7. An act providing for the increase of the stock in the State Bank.

Chapter 8. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act organizing circuit courts, and defining their powers and duties,” approved, January 24, 1831.

Chapter 9. An act to provide for empaneling jurors in certain cases in the eleventh judicial circuit.

Chapter 10. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act to regulate the mode of summoning and empaneling grand and petit jurors,” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 11. An act amendatory to an act entitled, “an act organizing probate courts and defining the powers and duties of executors, administrators, and guardians.

Chapter 12. An act supplemental to an act, entitled, “an act dividing the state into judicial circuits, and fixing the times of holding courts therein,” approved, Jan. 28, 1839.

Chapter 13. An act supplemental to an act, to amend an act, entitled, “an act dividing the state into judicial circuits and fixing the times for holding courts therein, and for other purposes,” approved, February 10, 1831, approved, January 29, 1839.

Chapter 14. An act pointing out the mode of levying taxes and fixing the per centum for state purposes.

Chapter 15. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in the several counties in this state,” approved, Feb. 17, 1839.

Chapter 16. An act to reduce the Board of Fund Commissioners.

Chapter 17. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act to amend an act, entitled, ‘an act to provide for distributing so much of the surplus revenue of the United States as the state of Indiana may be entitled to, and receive, by virtue of an act of Congress, approved June 23d, 1836,’” approved February 17, 1838.

Chapter 18. An act to authorize the refunding of moneys in certain cases.

Chapter 19. An act to organize the county of Pulaski, and to locate the seat of justice of said county.

Chapter 20. An act extending the jurisdiction of justices of the peace to fifty dollars in action of trespass.

Chapter 21. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act to subject real and personal estate to execution,” approved, February 4, 1831, together with an act, to amend the last mentioned, approved, February 1, 1834.

Chapter 22. An act relative to practice in circuit courts.

Chapter 23. An act to amend the several acts for the collection of the revenue, and to repeal an act to provide a fund to encourage common schools, approved, February 2, 1832, and an act in furtherance thereof, approved, February 7, 1835.

Chapter 24. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act to organize probate courts and defining the powers and duties of executors, administrators, and guardians,” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 25. An act relative to the owners of forfeited lands in the state of Indiana.

Chapter 26. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act regulating the taking up of animals going estray, and water crafts and other articles of value adrift.”

Chapter 27. An act concerning Knox county.

Chapter 28. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act to enable the school commissioners of the several counties of this state to correct the returns of the collectors,” approved February 1, 1836.

Chapter 29. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act relating to public roads and highways,” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 30. An act for the relief of purchasers at sheriffs’ sales.

Chapter 31. An act to provide for public printing, and for the distribution of the laws and journals.

Chapter 32. An act authorizing the several boards doing county business in this state to sell and convey real estate.

Chapter 33. An act to amend an act providing for commissioning sheriffs and coroners, and to regulate their duties: approved, January 7, 1834.

Chapter 34. An act granting to the state of Illinois, the right of way within this state, to connect the Northern Cross Rail Road, with the Wabash and Erie Canal, at Perrysville, Indiana.

Chapter 35. An act to provide for an examination and report of the mineral resources of the state, and for other purposes.

Chapter 36. An act relative to the duty of officers of state.

Chapter 37. An act granting the right of way to Illinois to connect the Northern rail road to the Wabash canal near the town of Williamsport.

Chapter 38. An act to provide for a re-location of the seat of justice of Scott county.

Chapter 39. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in the several counties in this state:” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 40. An act to provide for the selection of lands accruing to the state of Indiana under the act of Congress of the second of March, 1827, and applicable to the construction of the Wabash and Erie canal west of Tippecanoe river.

Chapter 41. An act to provide for ascertaining the number of deaf mutes in the state.

Chapter 42. An act to amend the several acts now in force relative to the Wabash and Erie canal lands.

Chapter 43. An act relative to burying grounds.

Chapter 44. An act fixing the salaries of the members of the board of internal improvements.

Chapter 45. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in the several counties in this state:” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 46. An act for the protection of the Madison and Indianapolis rail road, and the collection of tolls thereon.

Chapter 47. An act to amend “an act for the relief of the poor:” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 48. An act to authorize the fund commissioners to make titles and execute releases to property held by the state out of the state of Indiana.

Chapter 49. An act amendatory of an act, entitled, “an act for the formation of the county of Blackford,” approved, February 15, 1838.

Chapter 50. An act to authorize persons to remove fences made by mistake on the lands of other persons.

Chapter 51. An act to authorize the purchase of a suitable residence for the Executive of the state of Indiana.

Chapter 52. An act supplemental to an act, entitled, “an act for the appointment of trustees to receive deeds for lots or lands, given or purchased for the use of schools, meeting houses or masonic lodges:” approved, February 10, 1831.

Chapter 53. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act relative to county boundaries:” approved, February 17, 1838, so far as the same concerns the counties of Porter, Lake and Newton.

Chapter 54. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in the several counties of this state,” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 55. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act for the incorporation of county libraries.”

Chapter 56. An act to define the boundaries of the counties of St. Joseph, Marshall, Laporte, Starke, Porter and Lake.

Chapter 57. A joint resolution on the subject of locating the northern end of the Central Canal.

Chapter 58. An act to establish the several school commissioners to distribute certain school funds derived from the surplus revenue, lands forfeited for the non-payment of taxes, and the sum heretofore set apart for poll tax for common school purposes.

Chapter 59. An act for the relief of persons owning canal lands.

Chapter 60. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act to extend the Erie and Michigan canal,” approved, February 4, 1837.

Chapter 61. An act to provide for the selection and summoning of grand and petit jurors for the counties of Carroll and Clinton, at the April term of the Carroll and Clinton circuit courts, 1839.

Chapter 62. An act to change the mode of doing county business in the county of Posey, and for other purposes.

Chapter 63. An act attaching certain territory to the counties therein named, and for other purposes.

Chapter 64. An act to regulate the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in the county of Bartholomew.

Chapter 65. An act providing for the further construction of the Madison and Lafayette rail road.

Chapter 66. An act to amend an act incorporating congressional townships, and providing for public schools therein, approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 67. An act granting the state of Illinois the right of way within this state, to connect the Northern Cross rail road with the Wabash and Erie canal at Covington, Indiana.

Chapter 68. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act relative to county boundaries,” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 69. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act authorizing the appointment of pilots at the falls of the river Ohio in this state,” approved, February 7, 1825.

Chapter 70. An act to change the mode of doing county business in the county of Hendricks.

Chapter 71. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act to establish and regulate ferries,” approved, February 10, 1831.

Chapter 72. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace,” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 73. An act to change the mode of doing county business in Bartholomew county, and for other purposes.

Chapter 74. An act relative to the location of the county seat of Jasper, and for other purposes.

Chapter 75. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act to authorize the loaning of the college funds,” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 76. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act incorporating congressional townships and providing for public schools therein,” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 77. An act to amend an act therein named.

Chapter 78. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act relative to county seminaries,” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 79. An act amendatory of an act relative to county boundaries.

Chapter 80. An act amendatory of an act, entitled, “an act relative to county boundaries.”

Chapter 81. An act regulating the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in the county of Cass.

Chapter 82. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act regulating marriages,” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 83. An act to amend the act, entitled, “an act to provide for electing county and township officers,” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 84. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act relating to public roads and highways,” approved, February 17, 1838.

Chapter 85. An act for the benefit of the grand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Indiana.

Chapter 86. An act to amend an act relative to county boundaries.

Chapter 87. An act to regulate the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in Allen county.

Chapter 88. An act changing the time of holding the Probate court in Vigo county.

Chapter 89. An act to repeal a part of an act, entitled, “an act to provide for opening and repairing public roads and highways in the counties of Owen, Lawrence and Greene,” approved, February 1, 1834.

Chapter 90. An act to regulate the holding of Probate courts in Posey county.

Chapter 91. An act directing the leasing of the water power at the Wabash dam near Delphi.

Chapter 92. An act to provide for a more uniform mode of doing township business in the county of Randolph.

Chapter 93. An act to create the office of private secretary to the Governor.

Chapter 94. An act supplemental to the act to reduce the board of fund commissioners.

Chapter 95. An act to alter the boundary line of the counties of Carroll and White.

Chapter 96. An act amendatory of an act, entitled, “an act relative to evidence,” approved, February 17, 1838.