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1840 General Laws of Indiana

Part of the Historic Indiana Law Project.

Laws of a General Nature, Passed at the Twenty-Fourth Session of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Indianapolis : J. Livingston, 1840. Google Books

 

Chapter 1. An act making general appropriations for the year 1840.

Chapter 2. An act making specific appropriations for the year 1840.

Chapter 3. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for an equitable mode of levying the taxes of this state,” approved February 8, 1836.

Chapter 4. An act to amend an act entitled “an act relating to public roads and highways,” approved February 17, 1838.

Chapter 5. An act appointing Surplus Revenue Agents for the year 1840.

Chapter 6. An act for the immediate relief of contractors and others engaged on the public works.

Chapter 7. An act to authorize the qualified voters of this State to vote for or against a convention for a revision of the constitution of this State.

Chapter 8. An act for the better regulation of the militia of the State of Indiana.

Chapter 9. An act prescribing a uniform mode of ascertaining by weight the quantity of the different kinds of grain that shall pass for a standard bushel in this State.

Chapter 10. An act to amend an act entitled “an act for the protection of the Madison and Indianapolis rail road,” approved February 14, 1839.

Chapter 11. An act to prohibit the issuing or circulating of small notes, communing called “shin plasters.”

Chapter 12. An act providing for selecting, rating and selling lands yet due, on the Wabash and Erie Canal, east of the mouth of the Tippecanoe River, and for other purposes.

Chapter 13. An act for the relief of settlers on the Wabash and Erie Canal lands.

Chapter 14. An act to prohibit the amalgamation of whites and blacks.

Chapter 15. An act to provide for taking the enumeration of the white male inhabitants, above the age of twenty-one years, in this State.

Chapter 16. An act amendatory to an act entitled “an act incorporating congressional townships, and providing for common schools therein,” approved February 17, 1838.

Chapter 17. An act to relocate the county seat of Scott county.

Chapter 18. An act to amend an act entitled “an act regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace,” approved February 17, 1838.

Chapter 19. An act entitled an act amendatory to an act entitled “an act relative to practice in circuit courts.”

Chapter 20. An act to amend an act “defining the duties of county treasurers, collectors, &c.,” approved February 18, 1839.

Chapter 21. An act supplemental to an act to provide for the inspection of salt, beef, flour, pork, and tobacco.

Chapter 22. An act for the relocation of the seat of justice of Blackford county.

Chapter 23. 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 24. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for a more uniform mode of doing township business in the several counties therein named,” approved February 17, 1838.

Chapter 25. An act for attaching Carroll county to the eighth judicial circuit, and for other purposes.

Chapter 26. An act to relocate the seat of justice in the county of La Grange.

Chapter 27. An act to amend an act subjecting real and personal estate to execution, approved February 4, 1838.

Chapter 28. An act to dissolve the present board of internal improvement, the board of fund commissioners and the engineer department.

Chapter 29. An act in relation to the State House, and for other purposes.

Chapter 30. 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 31. An act to amend an act entitled “an act dividing the State into judicial circuits and fixing the times of holding courts therein, and for other purposes.”

Chapter 32. An act to repeal so much of the fourth section of an act entitled “an act for the formation of the second and third judicial circuits, and providing for holding courts therein,” approved February 17, 1838, as relates to the June term of the Jefferson circuit court.

Chapter 33. An act to extend the time of payment to the purchasers of saline and school lands.

Chapter 34. An act relative to the collectors of the revenue.

Chapter 35. An act to regulate vending merchandise at auction in this State.

Chapter 36. An act relative to the counties in the fifth judicial circuit.

Chapter 37. An act amendatory of an act regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace, approved February 17, 1838, and for other purposes.

Chapter 38. An act to encourage the raising of sheep and hogs, and to increase the revenue of the State, and the wealth of the people.

Chapter 39. An act to amend the several acts of this State, relative to the taking up of animals going astray, and water craft and other articles of value adrift.

Chapter 40. An act creating the county of Benton, and for other purposes.

Chapter 41. An act in relation to the commissioners of the college funds, in the counties of Gibson and Monroe.

Chapter 42. An act to amend the act regulating the summoning and empaneling grand and petit jurors.

Chapter 43. An act to change the time of holding courts in the several counties of the eleventh judicial circuit.

Chapter 44. An act to amend “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,’ approved February 18, 1839.”

Chapter 45. An act to authorize Osborn and Chamberlain, late printers to the House of Representatives of the State of Indiana, or either of them, to sue the State.

Chapter 46. An act for the relocation of the seat of justice in the county of Lake.

Chapter 47. An act to amend the act to regulate general elections, approved February 17, 1838.

Chapter 48. An act to amend the several acts regulating the practice at law.

Chapter 49. An act supplemental to an act entitled “an act to amend the law concerning domestic attachment,” passed at the present session, and for other purposes.

Chapter 50. An act to amend an act for the incorporation of county libraries, approved 17th February 1838.

Chapter 51. An act to provide for the support of the indigent blind of this State.

Chapter 52. An act to amend an act concerning insane persons, approved February 22, 1818.

Chapter 53. An act to provide for the sale of the Michigan road lands remaining unsold, and for other purposes.

Chapter 54. An act to fix the times of holding courts in the fifth judicial circuit.

Chapter 55. An act to amend the several acts for the promotion of schools and education in Clarke’s Grant, and in reference to the school fund in Clarke county.

Chapter 56. An act fixing the time of holding the courts in the sixth judicial circuit.

Chapter 57. An act to amend an act entitled “an act organizing the supreme court and defining its powers and duties, approved February 17, 1838.”

Chapter 58. An act to amend an act entitled “an act pointing out the mode of levying taxes, and fixing the per centum for State purposes.”

Chapter 59. An act in relation to county surveyors.

Chapter 60. An act defining the boundaries of Jay county.

Chapter 61. An act to amend the law concerning domestic attachments.

Chapter 62. An act to amend act entitled “an act fixing the time of holding the courts in the fourth judicial circuit.”

A joint resolution in relation to contractors and others engaged on the public works.

Chapter 63. An act to amend an act entitled “an act providing for a more uniform mode of doing township business in the several counties therein name, approved February 17, 1838.”

Chapter 64. An act to declare the meaning of the 29th section of an act entitled “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in the several counties in this State, approved Feb. 17, 1838.”

Chapter 65. An joint resolution supplemental to a joint resolution approved December 21, 1839, entitled “a joint resolution in relation to contractors and others on the public works.”

Chapter 65 [sic]. A joint resolution in relation to contractors.

Chapter 66. A joint resolution in relation to money due in the eastern cities and States, for State bonds disposed of.

Chapter 67. A joint resolution in relation to the expenditures attendant upon the issue of treasury notes, and for other purposes.

Chapter 68. Of the mode of surveying the public lands. From Gordon’s Digest of the Laws of the United States, published under the provisions of an act entitled “an act in relation to county surveyors, approved February 12, 1840.”

Chapter 69. An act to recover the value of sheep killed by dogs.

Chapter 70. An act to amend an act entitled “an act concerning the seminary townships of land in Gibson and Monroe counties, approved January 25, 1837.”

Chapter 71. An act to amend so much of an act entitled “an act providing for a more uniform mode of doing township business in the several counties therein named, as relates to the counties of Clinton, Delaware and Hancock.”

 

1839 General Laws of Indiana

Part of the Historic Indiana Law Project.

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.

 

1837 General Laws of Indiana

Part of the Historic Indiana Law Project.

Laws of a General Nature Passed and Published at the Twenty-First Session of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Indianapolis : Douglass and Noel, 1837. Google Books

Chapter 1. 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 23d June, 1836.

Chapter 2. An act incorporating Congressional Townships, and providing for Public Schools therein.

Chapter 3. An act to organize Lake County.

Chapter 4. An act to organize the County of Steuben.

Chapter 5. An act to organize the County of De Kalb, and to locate the seat of justice thereof.

Chapter 6. An act to organize the County of Wells.

Chapter 7. An act to change the time of holding the Courts in the third Judicial Circuit.

Chapter 8. An act providing for the division of the eighth and formation of the ninth Judicial Circuit and for other purposes.

Chapter 9. An act to change the time of holding the courts in the fifth Judicial Circuit.

Chapter 10. An act authorizing the Commissioner of the Michigan road to correspond with the Commissioner of the General Land Office, in order to have the title perfected to the state of Indiana to the Michigan road grant, and for other purposes.

Chapter 11. An act amendatory of an act entitled “An act to provide for a general system of Internal Improvement,” approved Jan. 27, 1836.

Chapter 12. An act to repeal the 20th section of the act entitled “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in the several counties in this state,” approved Jan. 19th, 1831.

Chapter 13. An act to amend the several acts for the promotion of schools in Clark’s Grant.

Chapter 14. An act to amend the ninth session of an act entitled “an act relative to crimes and punishments,” approved February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 15. An act to fix the pay of the Fund Commissioners.

Chapter 16. An act for the relief of J. B. Richardsville and Francis Godfroy.

Chapter 17. An act supplemental to an act providing for the division of the eighth and formation of the ninth Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes, approved December 9th, 1836.

Chapter 18. An act to extend the Erie and Michigan Canal.

Chapter 19. An act repealing a certain act therein named and for other purposes.

Chapter 20. An act to amend an act organizing Circuit Courts, and defining their powers and duties.

Chapter 21. An act to provide for the survey of the East Fork Canal.

Chapter 22. An act to increase the compensation of the Governor of the State and other officers.

Chapter 23. An act to prevent disasters on Steam Boats.

Chapter 24. An act amendatory of an act entitled an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in the several counties in this State; approved January 19th, 1831.

Chapter 25. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for the commissioning of Sheriffs and Coroners, and to regulate their duties,” approved Jan. 7th, 1824.

Chapter 26. An act to regulate the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in the counties of Tippecanoe, Orange, and Warren.

Chapter 27. An act to amend the 34th section of an act relative to crime and punishment, approved Feb. 10, 1831.

Chapter 28. An act providing for the election of United States Senator, and other officers by a viva voce vote of the Legislature.

Chapter 29. An act to change the mode of doing county business in the county of Johnson.

Chapter 30. An act to amend the act subjecting real and personal estate to execution, approved Feb. 4, 1831.

Chapter 31. An act repealing certain acts regulating the mode of doing county business in the county of Greene.

Chapter 32. An act to amend an act entitled “an act regulating the fees and salaries of the several officers and persons therein named, approved February 7, 1831.

Chapter 33. An act supplemental to 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 34. An act to change the mode of doing county business in the county of Boone.

Chapter 35. An act for the equal distribution of the Three per cent Fund.

Chapter 36. An act supplemental to an act entitled an act to provide for a general system of internal improvement, approved January 27, 1836.

Chapter 37. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in this state, approved February 7, 1835.

Chapter 38. An act to authorize the board of internal improvements to sell certain reserved lands.

Chapter 39. An act to amend the several acts regulating the mode of doing county business in the county of Martin.

Chapter 40. An act to change the times of holding circuit courts in the seventh judicial circuit.

Chapter 41. An act amendatory of the several acts regulating foreign and domestic writs of attachments.

Chapter 42. An act to amend the act entitled “an act for the regulation of the state prison.”

Chapter 43. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for a general system of internal improvement, approved January 27, 1836.

Chapter 44. An act to change the time of holding probate courts in the county of Vigo.

Chapter 45. AN act relative to evidence.

Chapter 46. An act to provide for the sale of tools belonging to the Michigan road fund.

Chapter 47. An act to amend an act entitled “an act for the incorporation of Public Libraries,” approved December 17, 1816.

Chapter 48. An act to regulate the jurisdiction and duties of Justices of the Peace in the county of Hancock.

Chapter 49. An act to provide for the improvement of the Michigan Road north of Indianapolis, and for other purposes.

Chapter 50. An act relative to the Tippecanoe Battle Ground.

Chapter 51. An act to authorize the Treasurer of the State of the State to receive from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States the amount of surplus revenue of the United States, proposed to be deposited with this State, by the 13th section of an act of Congress entitled “an act to regulate the deposites of the public money.”

Chapter 52. An act permanently fixing the line between the counties of Jefferson and Clark.

Chapter 53. An act to repeal a part of an act entitled “an act to amend the several acts regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace in the several counties therein named,” approved Feb. 7, 1835.

Chapter 54. 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 10, 1831.

Chapter 55. An act to provide for the settlement of accounts of Commissioners of the three per cent fund in the several counties.

Chapter 56. An act to amend an act for the formation of the county of Brown, approved February 4th, 1836.

Chapter 57. An act to amend the 2d section of an act entitled “an act to provide for an equitable mode of levying taxes in this state,” approved February 8, 1836.

Chapter 58. 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, 1837.

Chapter 59. An act for the preservation of the State House, and for other purposes.

Chapter 60. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for an equitable mode of levying the taxes of this state,” approved February 8, 1836.

Chapter 61. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to establish a State Library,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 62. An act authorizing the school commissioners to draw from the State Treasury certain money therein named.

Chapter 63. An act to regulate the disbursements of the three per cent fund in the unorganized counties.

Chapter 64. An act to change the mode of doing county business in the county of Gibson.

Chapter 65. An act to provide for a Geological Survey of the State of Indiana.

Chapter 66. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for an equitable mode of levying the taxes of this state,” approved February 8, 1836.

Chapter 67. An act to re-locate the seat of Justice in the county of Noble.

 

1836 General Laws of Indiana

Part of the Historic Indiana Law Project.

Laws of a General Nature Passed and Published at the Twentieth Session of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Indianapolis : Bolton and Emmons, 1836. Google Books

Chapter 1. An act for the apportionment of Senators and Representatives in the General Assembly of this State.

Chapter 2. An act to provide for a general system of Internal Improvements.

Chapter 3. An act amendatory of an act entitled “An act establishing a State Bank,” approved January 28, 1834.

Chapter 4. An act supplemental to an act entitled “An act to amend the act entitled ‘An act establishing a State Bank,’” approved January, 1836, providing for a branch of the State Bank, east of the Lafayette Branch and west of Fort Wayne Branch.

Chapter 5. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to change the time of holding the courts in the first circuit.”

Chapter 6. An act amendatory of an act entitled “an act relative to County Seminaries,” approved February 4th, 1831.

Chapter 7. An act to provide for an equitable mode of levying the taxes of this State.

Chapter 8. An act providing for the holding of the terms of the Circuit Courts [in] the eighth judicial Circuit for the year 1836.

Chapter 9. An act to change the time of holding courts in the fifth judicial circuit.

Chapter 10. An act to extend the time returning to the clerks of the several counties, and the Auditor of State, assessments of property under the revenue law of 1835.

Chapter 11. An act to repeal in part, the act entitled “an act for assessing and collecting the revenue,” approved Feb. 10, 1831, and for other purposes.

Chapter 12. An act to enable the School Commissioners of the several counties of this State to correct the returns of the collectors.

Chapter 13. An act to amend 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.”

Chapter 14. An act to organize the county of Adams.

Chapter 15. An act to organize the county of Jay.

Chapter 16. An act to organize the county of Fulton.

Chapter 17. An act to organize the county of Marshall.

Chapter 18. An act to organize the county of Porter, and for other purposes.

Chapter 19. An act for the formation of the county of Brown.

Chapter 20. An act to organize the county of Noble.

Chapter 21. An act to organize Kosciusko county.

Chapter 22. An act authorizing the sale of the residue of one of the reserved sections of land in the reserved township of land, in Monroe county.

Chapter 23. An act supplemental to an act entitled “an act regulating the practice in chancery,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 24. An act to amend the act entitled “an act defining the duties of Recorders,” approved January 19, 1831.

Chapter 25. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to regulate general elections,” approved January 30, 1831.

Chapter 26. An act to amend an act entitled “an act for the relief of the poor,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 27. An act to amend an act entitled “an act for the relief of the poor,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 28. An act concerning the reserved township of Seminary lands in Monroe county.

Chapter 29. An act supplemental to an act entitled “an act to regulate the practice in suits at law,” approved January 29, 1831.

Chapter 30. An act to amend an act entitled “an act relative to crime and punishment,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 31. An act to provide for cancelling and entering satisfaction of mortgages.

Chapter 32. An act to amend the act entitled “an act regulating the taking up of animals going astray, and water craft and other articles of value going adrift,” approved February 7, 1835.

Chapter 33. An act concerning Guardians.

Chapter 34. An act authorizing the appointment of testamentary guardians.

Chapter 35. An act to authorize the appointment of a special county agent.

Chapter 36. An act to amend an act entitled “an act directing the mode of suing out writs of habeas corpus,” approved January 12, 1828.

Chapter 37. An act to amend an act entitled “an act regulating divorces,” approved January 17, 1831.

Chapter 38. An act to facilitate the apprehension of fugitives from justice.

Chapter 39. An act dispensing with unnecessary oaths now required of executors, administrators and appraisers.

Chapter 40. An act to amend the several laws relative to Domestic and Foreign Attachment.

Chapter 41. An act to authorize the service of subpoenas by copy.

Chapter 42. An act to appropriate to the several counties in this State a part of the three per cent fund.

Chapter 43. An act to amend an act entitled “an act for opening and repairing public roads and highways,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 44. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to amend an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in this State,” approved February 7, 1835.

Chapter 45. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act to prevent the sale of ardent spirits to the Indians,” approved February 3, 1832.

Chapter 46. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in the several counties in this State.

Chapter 47. An act to amend an act entitled “an act incorporating Congressional townships and providing for public schools therein,” approved February 2, 1833.

Chapter 48. An act to change the line dividing the counties of Jefferson and Clark.

Chapter 49. An act regulating the jurisdiction of Justice of the Peace in the counties of Bartholomew and Delaware.

Chapter 50. An act to repeal so much of an act entitled “an act to amend an act entitled an act to regulate county business in this State,” approved January 19, 1831, as relates to the county of Allen.

Chapter 51. An act to authorize the boards doing county business in the several counties in this State, to exempt certain persons from payment of a poll and road tax.

Chapter 52. An act to repeal the act entitled “an act to amend the several acts regulating the jurisdiction and duties of Justices of the Peace in the several counties herein named,” approved February 7, 1835; so far the provisions thereof extend to the county of Washington.

Chapter 53. An act relative to the commissioners of the canal fund.

Chapter 54. An act to change the time of holding commissioners court in the county of Delaware.

Chapter 55. An act attaching the counties of Whitley and Lake to organized counties for judicial purposes.

Chapter 56. An act to amend the act of opening and repairing public roads and highways, approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 57. An act to change the mode of doing county business in the county of Washington, and for other purposes.

Chapter 58. An act to authorize the loaning of moneys belonging to congressional townships, which may be paid into the State Treasury.

Chapter 59. An act to change the time of holding Probate courts in Daviess county.

Chapter 60. An act to provide for empaneling Grand and Petit Jurors in the county of Orange.

Chapter 61. An act to provide for the appointment of a keeper of the State House.

Chapter 62. An act regulating the mode of doing county business, in the counties of Daviess and Martin.

Chapter 63. An act declaring Big Racoon, in the counties of Parke and Putnam, a public highway.

Chapter 64. An act to extend the provisions of an act therein named to Bartholomew county.

Chapter 65. An act to revive and amend an act entitled “an act to provide for the sale of certain lands therein named,” approved February 2, 1833.

Chapter 66. An act to attach the county of Morgan to the fifteenth Brigade of Indiana militia.

Chapter 66 [sic]. LAW OF CONGRESS. An act concerning the mode of surveying the public lands of the United States.

 

1835 General Laws of Indiana

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Laws of a General Nature Passed and Published at the Nineteenth Session of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Indianapolis : Morrison and Bolton, 1835. Google Books

 

Chapter 1. An act to amend an act regulating the practice in chancery, (approved Feb. 10, 1831.)

Chapter 2. An act to provide for the furnishing and preservation of the State House.

Chapter 3. An act to amend “an act to regulate trials of the right of property” approved February 1, 1834.

Chapter 4. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for the inspection of salt, beef and flour,” approved January 24, 1829.

Chapter 5. An act legalizing the election of Probate Judges.

Chapter 6. An act supplemental to an act entitled “an act legalizing the election of Probate Judges.”

Chapter 7. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business,” approved January 19th, 1831.

Chapter 8. An act relative to School Commissioners’ Deeds.

Chapter 9. An act to amend an act entitled an act regulating the taking up of Animals going astray, and water craft and other articles of value going adrift, approved February 9, 1831.

Chapter 10. An act to provide for taking the enumeration of the white male inhabitants above the age of twenty-one years, in this state.

Chapter 11. An act to provide for an equitable mode of levying the taxes of this state.

Chapter 12. An act supplemental to an act, passed during the present session of the General Assembly, to provide for an equitable mode of levying the taxes of this state.

Chapter 13. An act supplemental to an act entitled “an act regulating the practice in suits at law,” approved January 29, 1831.

Chapter 14. An act in relation to the taking of depositions.

Chapter 15. An act in amendment to an act entitled “an act concerning clerks,” approved February 1st, 1834.

Chapter 16. An act to provide for the further prosecution of the Wabash and Erie Canal and for other purposes.

Chapter 17. An act supplemental to an act entitled “an act for the further prosecution of the Wabash and Erie canal, and for other purposes,” which passed the present session of the Legislature.

Chapter 18. An act to amend the act to regulate general elections.

Chapter 19. An act in amendment of the act approved January 22d, 1824, entitled “an act authorizing the seizure of boats and other vessels for debt,” and the act in amendment of the same, approved February 1st, 1834.

Chapter 20. An act to amend “an act to regulate marriages,” approved February 4, 1831.

Chapter 21. An act to amend the act entitled an act incorporating Congressional Townships and providing for public schools therein, approved, February 2d, 1833.

Chapter 22. An act in furtherance of “an act to provide a fund to encourage common schools,” approved February 2d, 1832.

Chapter 23. An act to organize the county of Wabash.

Chapter 24. An act for the formation of the county of Noble.

Chapter 25. An act laying out all the unorganized territory to which the Indian title has been extinguished in this State, into a suitable number of counties, and for other purposes.

Chapter 26. An act providing against trespassing animals.

Chapter 27. An act to amend an act entitled “an act for the relief of the securities of certain officers,” approved Feb. 1, 1835.

Chapter 28. An act to amend an act entitled “an act regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 29. An act further regulating the jurisdiction and duties of Justices of the Peace.

Chapter 30. An act to amend an act entitled “an act regulating the duties of Justices of the Peace,” approved February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 31. An act to amend the several acts regulating the jurisdiction and duties of Justices of the Peace, in the several counties herein named.

Chapter 32. An act to amend the several acts regulating the jurisdiction and duties of Justices of the Peace in the county of Perry.

Chapter 33. An act relative to the jurisdiction of Justice of the Peace in Clay county.

Chapter 34. An act to change the times of holding the Circuit Courts in the several counties in the sixth Judicial Circuit.

Chapter 35. An act providing for the holding of the terms of the Circuit Courts in the eighth judicial Circuit.

Chapter 36. An act to change the time of holding the Circuit Court in the counties of Vermillion and Parke.

Chapter 37. An act to change the time of holding the Probate Court of Perry county.

Chapter 38. An act changing the times of holding the Probate Court in Pike county.

Chapter 39. An act to abolish imprisonment for debt in case of females.

Chapter 40. An act to amend “an act to organize Probate Courts, and defining the powers and duties of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 41. An act to change the time of holding the Probate court in the county of Delaware.

Chapter 42. An act to amend an act entitled “an act regulating grist mills and millers,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 43. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for the election of county and township officers,” approved January 30th, 1831.

Chapter 44. An act to amend the act entitled “an act to amend an act entitled an act to establish a College in the State of Indiana.”

Chapter 45. An act concerning the Wabash and Erie Canal Lands.

Chapter 46. An act to amend “an act for the relief of the poor,” approved February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 47. An act to amend “an act relative to crime and punishment,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 48. An act to extend the provisions of an act therein named to Gibson and Decatur counties.

Chapter 49. An act supplemental to an act to extend the provisions of an act therein named to Marion county.

Chapter 50. An act to amend “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in the several counties of this state,” approved January 19th, 1831.

Chapter 51. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to regulate the mode of doing county business in this state,” approved January 19, 1831.

Chapter 52. An act to change the mode of electing commissioners in the county of Fountain.

Chapter 53. An act to authorize the purchase of lands at sites for dams at the falls or rapids of the Wabash river and for other purposes.

Chapter 54. An act to amend an act entitled “an act for the inspection of flour, beef and salt,” approved January 24, 1829.

Chapter 55. An act to abolish the office of Agent of the three per cent fund.

Chapter 56. An act to amend the act entitled “an act to provide for the distribution of the laws and journals, and for other purposes,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 57. An act to attach certain territory therein named.

Chapter 58. An act entitled an act to attach a part of township No. 19, N. R. 4 E. to township No. 19. N. R. 5 E. and for other purposes.

Chapter 59. An act attaching the northeast quarter of section four, township four, north of range eight east, to the county of Jennings.

Chapter 60. An act for the relief of purchasers of Michigan road and canal lands.

Chapter 61. An act explanatory of “an act to appropriate part of the three per cent fund,” approved January 31, 1833.

Chapter 62. An act to amend an act entitled “an act declaring certain streams therein named public highways, and for other purposes,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 64 [sic]. An act to improve the navigation of the Mississinewa river.

Chapter 64. An act authorizing the redemption of lands returned to the school commissioner for non-payment of taxes in Jefferson county and for other purposes.

Chapter 65. An act extending the time of final payment of the Seminary lands and for other purposes.

Chapter 66. An act further to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for the sale of certain lands therein named,” approved February 2, 1833.

Chapter 67. An act supplemental to an act entitled “an act to provide for the sale of certain lands therein named,” approved February 2, 1833; approved January 8, 1835.

Chapter 68. An act to amend an act entitled “an act incorporating Congressional Townships, and providing for public schools therein, approved February 2, 1833,” so far as relates to the county of Harrison.

Chapter 69. An act to attach certain territory to the county of Warren, and for other purposes.

Chapter 70. An act for the encouragement of Agriculture.

 

1834 Laws of Indiana

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AD QUOD DAMNUM.

Chapter 1. An act authorizing Miles McDaniel to apply for a writ of ad quod damnum, to establish a mill on Big Creek in Posey county.

APPORTIONMENT.

Chapter 2. An act for the appropriation of a Senator and Representatives in the counties and territory therein named.

APPROPRIATIONS, GENERAL.

Chapter 3. An act making general Appropriations for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four.

APPROPRIATIONS, SPECIFIC.

Chapter 4. An act making Specific Appropriations for the year 1834.

ASYLUM.

Chapter 5. An act to authorize an Asylum for the poor of the counties of Franklin, Fayette, and Union.

Chapter 6. An act to amend the act entitled “an act for the relief of the poor,” approved February the 10th, 1831.

BANK.

Chapter 7. An act establishing a State Bank.

Chapter 8. An act supplemental to an act entitled “An act establishing a State Bank,” approved January 28, 1834.

BOATS.

Chapter 9. An act to amend an act entitled “An act authorizing the seizure of boats and other vessels for debt.”

BRIDGES.

Chapter 10. An act to authorize John M. Lemon, John Brown, David Dinwiddie and Andrew Burnsides to build a toll bridge across the Kankakee River.

Chapter 11. An act to incorporate the Fort Wayne and St. Mary’s Bridge Company.

Chapter 12. An act to incorporate the Eel River Bridge Company.

Chapter 13. An act to incorporate the Millport Bridge Company.

CANAL.

Chapter 14. An act providing means for the Wabash and Erie Canal.

CLARK COUNTY.

Chapter 15. An act to authorize the trustees of Charlestown in the county of Clark to lay off a certain street therein named.

CLERKS.

Chapter 16. An act in amendment to an act entitled “An act concerning clerks,” approved January 20th, 1831.

COLLEGE.

Chapter 17. An act to amend an act entitled “An act to establish a College in the state of Indiana,” approved January 24, 1828.

Chapter 18. An act for incorporating the Wabash Manual Labor College and Teacher’s Seminary.

CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIPS.

Chapter 19. An act supplemental to an act entitled “An act incorporating Congressional Townships, and providing for public schools therein,” approved February 2, 1833.

Chapter 20. An act to legalize the proceedings of the School Trustees of Congressional Township No. 12 north, of range one east, in Morgan county.

Chapter 21. An act to legalize the election and proceedings of the Trustees of the Twelfth Congressional Township of Range One West.

CONTRACTS.

Chapter 22. An act giving validity to certain contracts.

COUNTY BUSINESS.

Chapter 23. 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 Jan. 19th, 1831.

Chapter 24. 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 January 19, 1831.

Chapter 25. 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 January 19, 1831.

Chapter 26. An act to legalize the proceedings of the county commissioners in Bartholomew county, at their January term, 1832.

Chapter 27. An act to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Marion county to hold a special session.

COUNTIES NEW.

Chapter 28. An act to organize the county of Miami.

Chapter 29. An act authorizing the location of the seat of justice of Huntington county, and for other purposes.

Chapter 30. An act for the formation of White County.

COURTS, CIRCUIT.

Chapter 31. An act changing the time of holding the Circuit Courts in certain Counties therein named, and the Probate Court of Posey County.

Chapter 32. An act changing the time of holding Courts in the Eighth Judicial Circuit.

Chapter 33. An act to change the time of holding the Courts in the First Circuit.

Chapter 34. An act to authorize the Shelby Circuit Court to hold a special session.

Chapter 35. An act to authorize the Sheriff of Spencer county to summon a Grand and Petit Jury for the April term of the Spencer Circuit Court.

Chapter 36. An act to amend an act entitled “An act organizing Circuit Courts and defining their powers and duties,” and for other purposes.

Chapter 37. An act attaching the county of Carroll to the first Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes.

COURTS, PROBATE.

Chapter 38. An act to amend the act entitled “An act to organize Probate Courts, and defining the powers and duties of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians,” approved February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 39. An act to amend “An act to organize Probate Courts, and defining the powers and duties of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians,” approved February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 40. An act to amend an act entitled “An act amendatory to an act entitled an act to organize Probate Courts, and defining the powers and duties of Executors, Administrators, and Guardians,” approved February 3, 1832.

DEPOSITIONS.

Chapter 41. An act to provide for the taking of depositions in certain cases therein named.

DIVORCES.

Chapter 42. An act to divorce Peter Graffort from his wife Cassander Graffort.

Chapter 43. An act for the relief of Polly Vannoy.

Chapter 44. An act for the relief of Powell Deans.

Chapter 45. An act for the relief of Richard L. Dickson.

Chapter 46. An act to divorce Lyman Leslie and his wife Lavinia.

Chapter 47. An act for the relief of Rebecca McKowan.

ELECTIONS.

Chapter 48. An act providing for an additional place of holding elections in the several Counties of this state.

Chapter 49. An act to legalize the election of Trustees for the Patoka Baptist Church in the County of Gibson.

EVIDENCE.

Chapter 50. An act declaring what shall be evidence in certain cases.

EXECUTION.

Chapter 51. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to subject real and personal estate to execution,” approved February 4, 1831.

FEES.

Chapter 52. An act to amend the act entitled, “an act regulating the fees and salaries of the several officers and persons therein named,” approved February 7th, 1831.

Chapter 53. An act concerning costs and fees in criminal cases.

GAMING.

Chapter 54. An act for the suppression of gaming.

GOVERNOR’S CIRCLE.

Chapter 55. An act for the preservation of the public property on the Governor’s Circle.

GRANT COUNTY.

Chapter 56. An act to regulate the fees of the Commissioners of Grant County.

INCORPORATION OF COMPANIES.

Chapter 57. An act to incorporate the Corydon Steam Mill Company.

Chapter 58. An act to incorporate the Jeffersonville Steam Mill Company.

Chapter 59. An act to incorporate the Vincennes Steam Paper Manufacturing Company.

Chapter 60. An act to incorporate the Kankakee Manufacturing Company.

Chapter 61. An act to incorporate the Levenworth Manufacturing Company.

Chapter 62. An act to incorporate the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Terre Haute.

Chapter 63. An act to incorporate the Jeffersonville Insurance Company.

Chapter 64. An act to incorporate the Rising Sun Insurance Company.

INCORPORATION OF TOWNS.

Chapter 65. An act to alter and re-establish the charter of the town of Richmond.

Chapter 66. An act to incorporate the town of Centreville, Wayne County, Indiana.

Chapter 67. An act to incorporate the town of Lafayette.

Chapter 68. An act to amend the act entitled, “an act to incorporate the town of Madison,” approved February 4, 1831.

Chapter 69. An act in addition to an act entitled, “an act to incorporate the town of New-Albany,” approved February 3d, 1832.

Chapter 70. An act supplemental to an act or acts, incorporating the borough of Vincennes.

Chapter 71. An act to amend and revise the act entitled, “an act to incorporate the several townships in the county of Dearborn,” approved February 7th, 1825, and for other purposes.

INSPECTION.

Chapter 72. An act for the Inspection of certain articles therein enumerated.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

Chapter 73. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 74. An act to amend an act entitled “an act regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace,” approved 10th February 1831.

Chapter 75. An act extending the jurisdiction of justices of the peace to fifty dollars in the actions of trespass and replevin.

Chapter 76. An act declaring the true intent and meaning of the law giving justices of the peace jurisdiction in cases where executors, administrators, and guardians are plaintiffs.

Chapter 77. An act to amend the act entitled, “an act regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace,” approved Feb. 10, 1831.

Chapter 78. An act to provide for election of a justice of the peace in the town of Pendleton.

Chapter 79. An act to provide for the election of a justice of the peace in the town of Jentryville.

Chapter 80. An act to provide for the election of a justice of the peace in the town of Gosport in Owen county, and Posey township in Franklin county.

LAWS.

Chapter 81. An act to provide for the printing of the laws of the present session of the General Assembly.

LEGISLATURE.

Chapter 82. An act to facilitate the business of the Legislature.

LIBRARIES COUNTY.

Chapter 83. An act to incorporate the Franklin County Library Company.

Chapter 84. An act to legalize the proceedings of the Trustees of the Decatur County Library.

Chapter 85. An act to amend an act entitled “an act for the incorporation of County Libraries,” approved February 9th, 1831.

Chapter 86. An act to authorize and require the loaning of the library moneys of the county of Dubois, to the board of commissioners of said county.

LIEN.

Chapter 87. An act giving to mechanics a lien upon buildings.

MILL DAM.

Chapter 88. An act authorizing Moses and Job Matthews and company to erect a dam across Little Pigeon creek, and for other purposes.

MOUNT VERNON.

Chapter 89. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to quiet certain titles in Mount Vernon, and for the benefit of Thomas Givens,” approved February 2d, 1833.

NE EXEAT.

Chapter 90. An act to authorize writs of Ne Exeat.

PRACTICE AT LAW.

Chapter 91. An act to amend “an act regulating the practice in suits at law,” approved January 29, 1831.

PROSECUTOR CIRCUIT.

Chapter 92. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for the appointment of a circuit prosecutor, and defining his duty,” approved January the 20th 1831.

PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.

Chapter 93. An act amendatory of an act entitled, “an act declaring Busserow creek, a public highway,” approved January 21st, 1826.

Chapter 94. An act to declare White Creek navigable.

RECORDS.

Chapter 95. An act to authorize the transfer and conveyance of certain real estate therein named.

Chapter 96. An act to authorize the recorder of Sullivan county, to record a town plat therein named.

Chapter 97. An act to amend an act entitled,” an act for the benefit of persons who are likely to suffer by the destruction of the records of Parke county,” approved, December 28, 1832.

Chapter 98. An act for the benefit of persons who are likely to suffer by the destruction of the records of Spencer county.

RELIEF.

Chapter 99. An act for the relief of William Clark, of Monroe County.

Chapter 100. An act for the relief of James W. Cowan and others.

Chapter 101. An act for the relief of Robert W. Todd.

Chapter 102. An act for the relief of James McCoy of Marion county.

Chapter 103. An act for the benefit of William D. Rooker of the county of Marion.

Chapter 104. An act for the relief of John Hollowell Sr.

Chapter 105. An act for the relief of Abram Osburn.

Chapter 106. An act changing the name of David Miller.

Chapter 107. An act for the relief of Joseph Raney and Philip Davis.

Chapter 108. An act for the relief of sundry citizens of Monroe county.

Chapter 109. An act for the relief of Samuel Darnell.

Chapter 110. An act for the relief of Elias Murray and Edmund B. Goodrich.

Chapter 111. An act for the relief of John H. Scott, and the infant heirs of Ann M. Scott, deceased.

Chapter 112. An act for the relief of Thomas Neely of Putnam county, Indiana.

Chapter 113. An act for the relief of the heirs of John Horlock, late of the county of Rush, deceased.

Chapter 114. An act for the relief of Alexander Massey.

Chapter 115. An act for the relief of Robert Patterson.

Chapter 116. An act for the relief of Nathan Padgett.

Chapter 117. An act for the relief of Balsor Fox, and others.

Chapter 118. An act for the relief of Jonathan Rogers and William Waugh.

Chapter 119. An act for the relief of William C. Bramwell.

REVENUE.

Chapter 120. An act to amend an act entitled “an act for assessing and collecting the revenue,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 121. An act to authorize James Alexander former collector of Monroe county, yet to collect any taxes remaining due and unpaid in said county, for the year or years for which said Alexander was collector, and for other purposes.

REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.

Chapter 122. An act for the benefit of Revolutionary Soldiers.

RIGHT OF PROPERTY.

Chapter 123. An act to regulate trials of the right of property.

ROAD MICHIGAN.

Chapter 124. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act to improve Lost river, Whitewater river, &c.,” approved January 18, 1830.

Chapter 125. An act for the further improvement of the Michigan Road.

ROADS RAIL.

Chapter 126. An act to incorporate the Evansville and Lafayette Rail Road Company.

Chapter 127. An act supplemental to an act entitled “an act to incorporate the Evansville and Lafayette Rail Road company,” approved December 24th, 1833.

Chapter 128. An act to incorporate the Indianapolis and Lafayette Rail Road company.

Chapter 129. An act to incorporate the Levenworth and Bloomington Rail Road Company.

Chapter 130. An act to incorporate the Indiana North West Rail Road Company.

Chapter 131. An act to incorporate the New-Albany and Jeffersonville Rail Road Company.

Chapter 132. An act to amend “an act to incorporate the Madison, Indianapolis, and Lafayette Rail Road company,” approved February 2, 1832.

Chapter 133. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to incorporate the Ohio and Lafayette Rail Road company,” approved February 2, 1832.

ROADS STATE.

Chapter 134. An act to locate a State Road from Mill’s mill, in Wayne county, to the falls of Fall creek, in Madison county.

Chapter 135. An act to locate a state road from Fort Wayne in Allen county, up and along the west side of the Little St. Joseph River, to the state line on its eastern boundary.

Chapter 136. An act to locate the Connersville and Brookville State Road.

Chapter 137. An act to locate a State Road from the Michigan Road to Vernon.

Chapter 138. An act to establish and locate a State Road from the east bank of the Wabash River opposite Perryville, to the narrows of Sugar Creek, in Parke county.

Chapter 139. An act to locate a State Road from Danville in Hendricks county, via Jamestown and Thorntown in Boone county, to intersect the Indianapolis and Lafayette State Road, at or near Prairieville in Clinton county.

Chapter 140. An act to locate a State Road from Milton in Wayne county, to Muncietown in Delaware county.

Chapter 141. An act to locate a State Road from Greencastle in Putnam county, via New-Maysville and Jamestown, to Lebanon in Boone county.

Chapter 142. An act to locate a State Road from Michigan City in Laporte county, to the western boundary of the state, and for other purposes.

Chapter 143 [sic]. An act to locate a State Road from the county seat of Lagrange county, to the county seat of Elkhart county.

Chapter 144. An act to locate a State Road in Dearborn and Ripley counties.

Chapter 145. An act to locate a State Road from Jamestown in Boone county, by way of Russelville in Putnam county, to intersect the state road leading from Crawfordsville to Rockville.

Chapter 146. An act to locate a State Road from Morgantown in Morgan county, to Indianapolis.

Chapter 147. An act to locate a State Road in Dearborn county.

Chapter 148. An act to locate a State Road from Greenfield in Hancock county, to Middletown in Henry county.

Chapter 149. An act to locate a State Road from Joab Woodruff’s, to Franklin in Johnson county.

Chapter 150. An act to locate a State Road from South Bend in Saint Joseph county, to the western boundary of the state.

Chapter 151. An act to locate a State Road from Rising Sun in Dearborn county, to intersect the State Road leading from Vevay in Switzerland county to Versailles in Ripley county, at or near Cross Plains in Ripley county.

Chapter 152. An act to locate a State Road from Carlisle via intermediate points to Terre Haute.

Chapter 153. An act to locate a State Road in the county of Switzerland.

Chapter 154. An act to locate and establish a State Road from Greensburgh, to the Falls of the Ohio river.

Chapter 155. An act to locate and establish a State Road from Shelbyville in Shelby county, via Hartsville in Bartholomew county, to Adam Kellar’s mill in Jennings county.

Chapter 156. An act to locate and establish a State Road from Robert Hankins’ to David Gunnings’ in Shelby county.

Chapter 157. An act to locate and establish a State Road from Madison by Paris and Brownstown to Bloomington.

Chapter 158. An act to locate and open a State Road from Strawtown in Hamilton county, to Miamisport in the county of Miami.

Chapter 159. An act to establish a State Road from Rockville in Parke county, to Bowlinggreen in Clay county.

Chapter 160. An act to establish a State Road from Bloomington in Monroe county, to Morgantown in Morgan county.

Chapter 161. An act to establish a State Road from Liberty in Union county, to the state line in the direction to Germantown, Ohio.

Chapter 162. An act to establish a State Road from Bloomington in Monroe county, to Spencer in Owen county.

Chapter 163. An act to establish a State Road therein named.

Chapter 164. An act to establish a State Road from Dayton in Tippecanoe county, to the Michigan road in Clinton county.

Chapter 165. An act to establish a State Road from Spencer in Owen county, via Pleasant Garden in Putnam county, to Dixon’s mill in Parke county.

Chapter 166. An act to establish points in certain State Roads in Vigo county, and for other purposes.

Chapter 167. An act to establish a State Road from Bedford in Lawrence county, via Washington in Daviess county, to the rapids of the Wabash River, at or near the mouth of White River.

Chapter 168. An act to establish a State Road from Rising Sun to Lawrenceburgh in Dearborn county.

Chapter 169. An act to establish a State Road from Lexington to the thirteen mile stake on the Michigan Road in Jefferson county.

Chapter 170. An act to provide for establishing a State Road from Lyon’s mill in Morgan county, to Morgantown in Morgan county.

Chapter 171. An act to establish a State Road from Morristown in Shelby county, to Vernon in Jennings county.

Chapter 172. An act to establish a State Road from Roam to Perry county, to Paoli in Orange county.

Chapter 173. An act to establish a State Road from Jasper to Troy.

Chapter 174. An act to establish a State Road from Hill’s Mill in Rush county, to Rezin Davis’ in Shelby county.

Chapter 175. An act to establish a State Road from Conwell’s Mills in Franklin county, through Columbia in Fayette county, in the direction of Louisville in Henry county, to intersect the Connersville and Rushville State Road.

Chapter 176. An act to relocate a part of the State Road leadig from Williamsport in Warren county, to the state line in the direction of Danville, Illinois.

Chapter 177. An act to re-locate part of the State Road from Madison to Indianapolis.

Chapter 178. An act to provide for the location of the Huntington and New Cumberland State Road.

Chapter 179. An act to provide for the re-location of the State Road leading from Martinsville in Morgan county to Edinburg in Johnson county.

Chapter 180. An act to provide for the location of a State Road from Knightstown in Henry county via Hill’s Mills, to Freeport in Shelby county.

Chapter 181. An act to provide for the location of a Muncietown and Fort Wayne State Road.

Chapter 182. An act to provide for the location of certain State Roads therein named.

Chapter 183. An act to authorize the location of a State Road from Marion county to Sparks’ ferry in Jackson county.

Chapter 184. An act to authorize the location of a State Road from Fort Wayne in Allen county, to Yellow river, where the Michigan Road crosses the same.

Chapter 185. An act to authorize Daniel Bales of Morgan county, to pay over to James T. Hadley the sum of fifteen dollars out of a road fund in his hands.

Chapter 186. An act to authorize the survey of roads in the county of Switzerland.

Chapter 187. An act to authorize John Hardin of Washington county, to pay over to Nathan Maudlain of said county, all sums of money in his hands as road commissioner of said county.

Chapter 188. An act to declare a certain Road therein named, a State Road.

Chapter 189. An act declaring a certain road therein named, a state road, and to provide for the continuation of said road.

Chapter 190. An act to declare certain roads therein named, state roads.

Chapter 191. An act to vacate a part of a State Road therein named.

Chapter 192. An act to appoint commissioners on the State Road from Fredonia, to the mouth of the Wabash, and for other purposes.

Chapter 193. An act to declare a certain county road therein named, to be a State Road.

Chapter 194. An act to declare a certain road therein named, to be a State Road.

Chapter 195. An act declaring the county road leading from Connersville to Milton a State Road.

Chapter 196. An act for the location of a State Road from a point on the Ohio line near Fort Recovery, to the town of Goshen in Elkhart county.

Chapter 197. An act to legalize the proceedings of the commissioners of the State Road from Shelbyville to the intersection of the Indianapolis and Madison State Road near Klapp’s mills.

Chapter 198. An act declaring a certain road therein named, a State Road.

Chapter 199. An Act to amend an act entitled “an act to re-locate a part of the Martinsville, Danville, and Frankfort State Road, and for other purposes,” approved February 2nd, 1833.

Chapter 200. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to locate a State Road from Delphi in Carroll county, to Crawfordsville in Montgomery county,” approved February 1st, 1833.

Chapter 201. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for the location of a certain State Road therein named,” approved January 24, 1832.

Chapter 202. An act to change a part of the Shelbyville and Greenfield State Road.

Chapter 203. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act to locate and establish a State Road from Orleans in Orange county, via Livonia in Washington county, to intersect the state road leading from New-Albany to Vincennes, in the direction of Greenville in Floyd county,” approved February 2d, 1833.

Chapter 204. An act to change a part of the State Road leading from New-York in Switzerland county, to intersect the State Road leading from Vevay in said county, to Versailles in Ripley county.

Chapter 205. An act to relocate a part of the Martinsville, Bellville, Danville, and Frankfort State Road.

Chapter 206. An act establishing the route of a part of the Indianapolis and Madison State Road.

Chapter 207. An act to change a part of the State Road leading from Cumberland to the Lafayette road at Burke’s run.

Chapter 208. An act entitled an act to amend an act to locate a State Road from Delphi to Muncietown, approved February 1, 1831.

Chapter 209. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to establish a State Road from Fairplay in Greene county, to intersect the Vincennes State Road at or near Benjamin Stafford’s in said county,” approved Feb. 1st, 1833.

Chapter 210. An act to relocate a part of the Mooresville, Danville, and Crawfordsville State Road.

Chapter 211. An act to change part of a State Road therein named.

Chapter 212. An act to change a part of the State Road from Richmond in Wayne county, to Fort Wayne in Allen county.

Chapter 213. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act to locate a state road from Andersontown in Madison county, to Logansport in Cass county,” approved February 2d, 1833.

Chapter 214. An act to re-locate a part of the State Road from Levenworth to Paoli.

ROAD COMMISSIONERS.

Chapter 215. An act defining the duties of Commissioners to locate state roads, and for other purposes.

ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

Chapter 216. An act to provide for opening and repairing public roads and highways in the counties of Owen, Lawrence, and Greene.

Chapter 217. An act subjecting certain articles to sale for repairs after a certain period.

Chapter 218. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to provide for the sale of certain lands therein named,” approved February 2d, 1833.

SALINE LANDS.

Chapter 219. An act in relation to the moneys arising from leases of saline reservations, and for other purposes.

SCHOOLS.

Chapter 220. An act to amend an act entitled “an act incorporating Congressional Townships, and providing for Public Schools therein,” approved February 2d, 1833.

SCHOOL SECTIONS.

Chapter 221. An act to provide for the sale of section sixteen, in township twenty-one, north of range nine west, in Warren county.

Chapter 222. An act to legalize the sale of the School Lands in Vermillion county.

Chapter 223. An act to authorize the sale of a certain school section in Marion county.

Chapter 224. An act authorizing the appointment of commissioners to divide certain school lands.

SECURITIES.

Chapter 221 [sic]. An act for the relief of the securities of certain officers.

SEMINARIES.

Chapter 225. An act to incorporate the Indiana Teachers’ Seminary.

Chapter 227. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to incorporate the Monroe county Female Seminary,” approved January 29, 1833.

Chapter 228. An act to incorporate the Switzerland county Seminary.

Chapter 229. An act to incorporate the Perry county Seminary.

SEMINARY TOWNSHIPS.

Chapter 230. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act concerning the Seminary townships of land in Gibson and Monroe counties,” approved January 25, 1827.

SHERIFFS AND CORONERS.

Chapter 231. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act to provide for the commissioning of Sheriffs and Coroners, and regulating their duties,” approved Feb. 7th, 1824.

SOCIETIES LITERARY.

Chapter 232. An act for the benefit of Literary Societies.

DEBTORS.

Chapter 233. An act to continue the provisions of a “Joint Resolution of the General Assembly, for the benefit of State Debtors,” approved, February 2d, 1833.

PRISONERS.

Chapter 234. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act for the safe keeping of Prisoners committed under the authority of the United States, into any of the jails of this state, and for other purposes,” approved, January 26th, 1818.

TERRITORY ATTACHED.

Chapter 235. An act attaching certain territory therein named, for judicial and representative purposes.

THREE PER CENT FUND.

Chapter 236. An act to provide for the improvement of the navigation of the Wabash river.

Chapter 237. An act in amendment of an act entitled “an act to appropriate a part of the three per cent fund,” approved January 31, 1833.

Chapter 238. An act to authorize the expenditure of the three per cent fund, heretofore appropriated to the county of Adams.

Chapter 239. An act to appropriate a part of the three per cent fund in Monroe county.

Chapter 240. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to appropriate part of the three per cent fund,” approved January 31, 1833.

Chapter 241. An act to amend the act entitled “an act to appropriate part of the three per cent fund, and for other purposes,” approved, Feb. 10, 1831.

Chapter 242. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to appropriate part of the three per cent fund, and for other purposes,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 243. An act authorizing the commissioners of Vermillion county to appropriate money in the county of Parke.

TOWNS VACATED.

Chapter 244. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to authorize the vacation of towns,” approved, February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 245. An act to vacate the town of Union in Boone county, in the state of Indiana.

Chapter 246. An act to vacate the town of Sarah in the county of Fountain.

Chapter 247. An act to vacate the town of Millville in Fountain county.

Chapter 248. An act to vacate the town of Darlington in Grant county.

TOWNS, NAMES OF CHANGED.

Chapter 249. An act to change the name of Williamsburgh, in Clay county.

Chapter 250. An act authorizing the county board of Madison county, to change the name of the town of West Union in said county.

TOWN LOTS.

Chapter 251. An act to legalize the sale of the town lots in the town of Newcastle, and for other purposes.

JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

Chapter 252. A Joint Resolution relative to the cession of the Wabash and Erie Canal lands which lie in the State of Ohio.

Chapter 253. A Joint Resolution of the General Assembly authorizing the agent of state for the town of Indianapolis to convey certain land.

Chapter 254. A Joint Resolution relative to Insurance companies.

Chapter 255. A Joint Resolution in relation to the acts and journals of the Indiana Territory and of the state of Indiana.

Chapter 256. A Joint Resolution providing for the survey of the lands along the Wabash and Erie canal, ceded by the Miami Indians, for the use of the canal, and for other purposes.

Chapter 257. A Joint Resolution for the benefit of Randolph, Spencer, and Laporte counties, and for other purposes.

Chapter 258. A Joint Resolution in relation to a reduction of the price of public lands.

Chapter 259. A Joint Resolution relative to the distribution of copies of the act establishing a State Bank, and for other purposes.

Chapter 260. A Preamble and Joint Resolution in relation to horses lost by the rangers, raised under an act of Congress, approved June 15th, 1832, for the defense and protection of the north-western frontier of the United States.

Chapter 261. A Preamble and Joint Resolution in relation to horses lost by the rangers and volunteer militia of Indiana.

Chapter 262. A Joint Resolution of the State of Indiana, relative to the Whitewater Canal.

Chapter 263. A Joint Resolution concerning the State Library.

Chapter 264. A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State to furnish the county of Parke with eight copies of the Revised Laws of 1831.

Chapter 265. A Joint Resolution on the subject of improving the navigation of the Ohio River at the Falls.

Chapter 266. A Joint Resolution relative to the Tippecanoe Battle Ground.

Chapter 267. A Joint Resolution to extend the time for completing Blackford’s Reports.

Chapter 268. A Joint Resolution relative to the three per cent fund heretofore appropriated to Fayette county.

Chapter 269. A Joint Resolution relative to the three per cent fund.

Chapter 270. A Joint Resolution relative to the agent of the three per cent fund.

Chapter 271. A Joint Resolution relative to the three per cent fund.

Chapter 272. A Memorial on the subject of the National Road.

Chapter 273. A Memorial and Joint Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, to the Congress of the United States, concerning the Wabash and Erie Canal Lands.

Chapter 274. A Memorial of the Congress of the United States on the subject of the establishment of a National Hospital on the Ohio River.

Chapter 275. A Memorial and Joint Resolutions relative to the improvement of a harbour at the mouth of Trail Creek on Lake Michigan, in the state of Indiana.

Chapter 276. A Memorial and Joint Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, relative to the Louisville and St. Louis mail route.

Chapter 277. A Joint Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, to the President of the United States, on the subject of the extinguishment of the title of the Miami tribe of Indians, to land within the said state.

Chapter 278. A Memorial and Joint Resolution of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, praying relief for William Bilsland.

Chapter 279. A Memorial and Joint Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, to procure appropriation in land or money, to improve the navigation of the Wabash, Big St. Josephs, and White rivers.

Chapter 280. A Joint Memorial and Resolution to the Congress of the United States.

 

 

 

 

 

1833 Laws of Indiana

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Laws of the State of Indiana Passed and Published at the Seventeenth Session of the General Assembly. Indianapolis : Douglass and Maguire, 1833. Google Books

 

Chapter 1. An act to amend the act entitled “An act authorizing domestic attachments and regulating proceedings thereon,” approved, January 19th, 1831.

Chapter 2. An act to provide for dividing the State into seven Congressional Districts.

Chapter 3. An act organizing the Eighth Judicial Circuit, and fixing the times of holding Courts therein.

Chapter 4. An act to legalize the proceedings of the School Commissioner of Sullivan county.

Chapter 5. An act to extend the privileges granted to the Harrison and Whitewater Bridge Company.

Chapter 6. An act to amend an act entitled “An act to incorporate Hanover Academy.”

Chapter 7. An act to authorize the proprietor of Thorntown, Boon[e] county, to exchange certain lots therein.

Chapter 8. An act for the relief of John F. Jones, collector of Bartholomew County.

Chapter 9. An act for the benefit of persons who are likely to suffer by the destruction of the records of Parke County.

Chapter 10. An act to more permanently establish the boundary line between the counties of Vermillion and Warren.

Chapter 11. An act for the relief of William Richards, Road Commissioner, and for other purposes.

Chapter 12. An act for the relief of John Conner.

Chapter 13. An act to authorize the expenditure of the three per cent fund heretofore appropriated for the counties of Huntington and Wabash.

Chapter 14. An act appropriating three hundred and eighty-seven dollars and eighty-six and three quarter cents for the payment of the subscribers to the building of the State Prison.

Chapter 15. An act to repeal an act entitled “An act to raise additional revenue for the county of Ripley,” approved January 24th, 1831.

Chapter 16. An act for the relief of James Tiller.

Chapter 17. An act to provide for a special session of the Switzerland Circuit Court.

Chapter 18. An act for the relief of Vincent Dufour, heir of John James Dufour, deceased.

Chapter 19. An act to provide for summoning grand and petit jurors for the next March term of the Parke Circuit Court.

Chapter 20. An act to establish the county line between the counties of Madison, Hancock and Henry.

Chapter 21. An act legalizing the election of certain Probate Judges therein named.

Chapter 22. An act supplemental to an act entitled “An act to incorporate the Green county Seminary,” approved January 24, 1832.

Chapter 23. An act to amend an act providing for the erection of a bridge across Rattlesnake creek in Owen county.

Chapter 24. An act to amend an act entitled “An act for the relief of John Boner, of Jennings County,” approved January 26, 1832.

Chapter 25. An act for the relief of James Chess.

Chapter 26. An act for the relief of Thomas Speed.

Chapter 27. An act to provide for building school houses in Congressional township No. seventeen, north of range No. nine west, in the county of Vermillion.

Chapter 28. An act for the relief of Henry Sherly.

Chapter 29. An act to provide for the indemnification of persons through whose lands roads are or may be located.

Chapter 30. An act to declare the post road passing Allensville in Switzerland county a state road.

Chapter 31. An act to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Knox county to provide for the support of the paupers of said county.

Chapter 32. An act to incorporate the Monroe County Female Seminary.

Chapter 33. An act supplementary to an act entitled “An act regulating divorces,” approved January 17th, 1831.

Chapter 34. An act supplemental to an act entitled “an act to provide for selling the Michigan road lands, to open that part of the Michigan road between Logansport and Lake Michigan and for other purposes,” approved February 2, 1832.

Chapter 35. An act to amend the act entitled “an act directing the mode of suing out and prosecuting writs of habeas corpus,” approved January 12th, 1828.

Chapter 36. An act to repeal an act entitled, “an act to vacate the town of Owensville,” approved January 3d, 1829.

Chapter 37. An act changing the name of John Meek and others.

Chapter 38. An act to incorporate the Christian College, at New-Albany in Floyd county, Indiana.

Chapter 39. An act to define and establish the boundaries of the counties of Wabash and Miami.

Chapter 40. An act to repeal a part of the “act regulating the fees and salaries of the several officers and persons therein named,” approved February 7th, 1831.

Chapter 41. An act to repeal all special acts and parts of special acts allowing the County Commissioners of Dearborn county to lay an additional tax on said county.

Chapter 42. An act to provide for the Election of a Justice of the Peace in the town of St. Omer.

Chapter 43. An act in relation to the Secretary and Treasurer of State, and for other purposes.

Chapter 44. An act supplemental to “an act to authorize the Agent of State for the town of Indianapolis, to lay off the land belonging to the State, and offer the same for sale,” approved February 9, 1831.

Chapter 45. An act amendatory of “an act to incorporate the town of Lawrenceburgh.”

Chapter 46. An act to amend an act entitled “an act relating to County Seminaries.”

Chapter 47. An act to amend an act entitled “an act regulating the Interest of Money in the State of Indiana,” approved, February 1st, 1831.

Chapter 48. An act declaratory of the powers of Notaries Public.

Chapter 49. An act to legalize the proceedings of the Seminary Trustees of Union county.

Chapter 50. An act for the relief of Ann M. Smith.

Chapter 51. An act to reduce the salary of the Agent of the three per cent fund.

Chapter 52. An act to encourage the apprehension of horse thieves.

Chapter 53. An act for the relief of Mary Lane, widow of Daniel C. Lane, late Treasurer of State.

Chapter 54. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to regulate descents, distribution, and dower,” approved January 29, 1831.

Chapter 55. An act to provide an Executive Officer of the Supreme Court.

Chapter 56. An act to amend the existing laws providing for the election of Representatives in Congress.

Chapter 57. An act to amend the laws now in force relative to the construction of the Wabash and Erie Canal.

Chapter 58. An act to appropriate part of the Three per Cent Fund.

Chapter 59. An act concerning Legal Process.

Chapter 60. An act to amend the act entitled “an act subjecting real and personal estate to execution,” approved February 4th, 1832.

Chapter 61. An act to amend an act entitled “an act relative to foreign attachments,” approved January 20th, 1831.

Chapter 62. An act for the relief of Zachariah Ferguson, Stanhope Royster, and John Perin.

Chapter 63. An act to amend an act entitled “an act for the relief of purchasers of lots in the town of Indianapolis, which have been forfeited to the State,” approved January 21st, 1828.

Chapter 65 [sic]. An act to vacate the Town called Dunkintown, in Sullivan county.

Chapter 65. An act for the relief of Thomas Pogue, and others.

Chapter 66. An act for the relief of James McFarland.

Chapter 67. An act changing the time for holding the Circuit Courts in the first, second, fourth, fifth, and sixth Judicial Circuits.

Chapter 68. An act to establish certain state roads therein named.

Chapter 69. An act to establish the St. Joseph Orphan Asylum.

Chapter 70. An act incorporating Congressional Townships, and providing for Public Schools therein.

Chapter 71. An act for the encouragement of Education.

Chapter 72. An act to quiet certain titles in Mount Vernon and for the benefit of Thomas Givens.

Chapter 73. An act to permit Jacob Studybaker and Thomas Thomas to keep their mills in operation on the Elkhart River.

Chapter 74. An act to amend the act entitled, “an act for the appointment of County Surveyors and their deputies,” approved Feb. 4, 1831.

Chapter 75. An act to amend the act entitled, “an act regulating the jurisdiction and duties of Justices of the Peace,” approved Feb. 10. 1831.

Chapter 76. An act to authorize the Vigo Circuit Court to change the venue in a certain case therein named.

Chapter 77. An act to legalize the appraisement and sale of a part of the South East quarter of Section Sixteen, Town Twelve, of Range Six East, in Shelby county.

Chapter 78. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to incorporate the town of Madison,” approved, February 6, 1831.

Chapter 79. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act regulating the practice in Suits at Law,” approved, January 29, 1831.

Chapter 80. An act supplemental to “an act for the regulation of the State Prison,” approved, February 10, 1831.

Chapter 81. An act supplemental to “an act to provide for the erection of a State House.”

Chapter 82. An act to amend the act entitled, “an act to incorporate the town of Terre Haute,” approved January 26, 1832.

Chapter 83. An act for the relief of the heirs of Arthur Major.

Chapter 84. An act for the relief of Richard Palmer.

Chapter 85. An act to authorize Joseph Morgan, former collector of Pike, yet to collect any taxes remaining due and unpaid in said county, for the year or years for which Morgan was collector.

Chapter 86. An act for the benefit of Mary Ann Hamilton.

Chapter 87. An act to amend the act entitled “an act to organize and regulate the Militia of the State of Indiana,” approved Feb. 10, 1831.

Chapter 88. An act to incorporate the Western Union Seminary.

Chapter 89. An act to provide for the sale of certain lands therein named.

Chapter 90. An act to incorporate the County Seminary of Posey, and for other purposes.

Chapter 91. An act to incorporate the Liberty School Society.

Chapter 92. An act concerning a school section in Tippecanoe county.

Chapter 93. An act to establish a Levee from the town of Vincennes, through the lower prairie near the Wabash River, to the Grande Conlee.

Chapter 94. An act to authorize and require the Seminary Trustee of the county of Scott, and the Treasurer of the Library of said county, to loan certain Moneys, within their control.

Chapter 95. An act making General Appropriations for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

Chapter 96. An act making specific appropriations for the year 1833.

Chapter 97. An act to incorporate the South Bend Bridge Company.

Chapter 98. An act to amend the act, entitled “an act to incorporate the Richmond, Eaton, and Miami Rail Road Company,” approved February 3, 1832.

Chapter 99. An act to amend “an act to appropriate part of the three per cent fund, and for other purposes,” approved February 10, 1832.

Chapter 100. An act to incorporate the Harrison and Indianapolis Turnpike Company.

Chapter 101. An act to incorporate the Charlestown and Ohio Turnpike Company.

Chapter 102. An act to amend the act, entitled “an act for opening and repairing public roads and highways,” approved February 10, 1831, and for other purposes.

Chapter 103. An act to amend an act entitled “an act for opening and repairing public roads and highways,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 104. An act supplemental to an act entitled “an act to authorize the building of bridges across Lick Creek and Salt Creek,” approved January 29, 1830.

Chapter 105. An act providing for the construction of a bridge over Mill Creek in Owen county.

Chapter 106. An act to authorize the location of a state road leading from Lafayette in Tippecanoe county to intersect a state road leading from Delphi in Carroll county to Lake Michigan.

Chapter 107. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to prevent useless and expensive applications to the General Assembly relating to state roads,” approved February 3d, 1832.

Chapter 108. An act to locate a state road from Martinsville in Morgan county to intersect the state road leading from Madison to Indianapolis, at Edinburgh in Johnson county, by the way of Morgantown in said Morgan county.

Chapter 109. An act to repeal “an act to locate a state road from New-Albany to Lexington,” approved Feb. 2, 1832.

Chapter 110. An act to provide for establishing a state road from Covington to Russellville.

Chapter 111. An act to establish a certain State Road therein named.

Chapter 112. An act to establish a State Road from John R. Crook’s in Lawrence county, to intersect the Rockport State Road at Mark Trueblood’s in said county.

Chapter 113. An act to locate a State Road from Montezuma to intersect the State Road leading from Danville to Montezuma.

Chapter 114. An act to locate a State Road from Martinsville, in the county of Morgan, by the way of Cox’s Mill and Solomon Dunagan’s, in said Morgan county, to Stilesville, in the county of Hendricks.

Chapter 115. An act supplement to an act entitled, “an act for the location of a State Road from Wood’s ferry, on the East branch of White River in Lawrence county, to Bloomfield in Greene county,” approved January 24, 1832.

Chapter 116. An act for the location of a State Road from Chambersburg, in Fountain county, to Williamsport, in Warren county.

Chapter 117. An act to establish a State Road from the Tobacco landing in Harrison county, by the way of Laconia to Corydon in said county, and for other purposes.

Chapter 118. An act changing the direction of a road from Judge Lowrie’s farm to Paris, Illinois.

Chapter 119. An act to establish a State Road from Napoleon in Ripley county viz Camden, Newbern, and Columbus in Bartholomew county to Bloomington in Monroe county.

Chapter 120. An act to locate a State Road from where the Michigan Road crosses Yellow River, by the way of the county seat of Laporte county, to the mouth of Trail Creek.

Chapter 121. An act to locate a State Road from Williamsport in Warren county, by the way of Lebanon and Chesapeak, to the state line.

Chapter 122. An act to locate a State Road from Stilesville, by the way of New-Maysville, to Crawfordsville.

Chapter 123. An act to establish a State Road from Greencastle in the county of Putnam to the county line of Parke.

Chapter 124. An act to re-locate a part of the State Road leading from Rockport to Boonville.

Chapter 125. An act to establish a State Road from the Ohio line to Dalton, near the west boundary of Wayne county.

Chapter 126. An act to establish a State Road from Salem in Washington county to Leesville in Lawrence county.

Chapter 127. An act supplemental to an act entitled, “an act to locate a State Road from Merom in Sullivan county to a point on the Terre Haute and Bono State Road,” approved January 20, 1832.

Chapter 128. An act to legalize the Proceedings of the Commissioner appointed to locate a State Road from the town of Lagrange, in Tippecanoe county, to Logansport in the county of Cass, by an act approved, February 3d, 1832.

Chapter 129. An act to establish a State Road in Vigo county.

Chapter 130. An act authorizing John Newby, of Jackson county, to expend certain moneys appropriated out of the three per cent fund, on the Madison and Brownstown State Road.

Chapter 131. An act to re-locate part of the State Road leading from Spencer in Owen county, to Danville in Hendricks county.

Chapter 132. An act to change a part of the State Road from Levenworth’s mill, to Orleans in Orange county.

Chapter 133. An act to locate a State Road from the Ohio line near Hillsborough, Wayne County, to intersect the Winchester and Newcastle State Road in Henry county.

Chapter 134. An act to locate a State Road from Greencastle in Putnam county, to Carlisle in Sullivan county, by the way of Manhattan in Putnam county, and Bowlinggreen and New Brunswick, in Clay county.

Chapter 135. An act to establish a state road from Shelbyville in Shelby county, by the way of Goshen and Newbern in Bartholomew county, to intersect the Indianapolis and Madison state road near Klapp’s mills in Jennings county.

Chapter 136. An act to re-locate a part of the Terre Haute State Road.

Chapter 137. An act to establish a certain State Road.

Chapter 138. An act to vacate a certain State Road therein named.

Chapter 139. An act to establish a State Road from Fairfield in Franklin county to West Union in Fayette county.

Chapter 140. An act supplemental to an act entitled, “an act to amend the act entitled, “an act to establish a State Road from William Connelly’s in Lawrence county to Greencastle in Putnam county,” approved February 3, 1832.

Chapter 141. An act to establish a State Road therein named.

Chapter 142. An act to amend an act entitled, “an act for the location and opening of a State Road from Logansport, via Turkey Creek and Elkhart Prairies, to the northern line of the State, in the direction of Pigeon Prairie in Michigan Territory,” approved December 29th, 1830.

Chapter 143. An act authorizing a change in a part of the Munceytown and Logansport State Road.

Chapter 144. An act relative to a certain State Road in Rush county.

Chapter 145. An act to re-locate part of the State Road leading from Martinsville in Morgan county to Danville in Hendricks county.

Chapter 146. An act supplemental to the act entitled “an act to establish a State Road from the county seat of Grant to the county seat of Elkhart,” approved January 24, 1832.

Chapter 147. An act to re-locate part of the Mauk’s Ferry State Road.

Chapter 148. An act to locate a State Road from Lagrange in Tippecanoe county, to the State Road leading from Williamsport in Warren county, to Chicago in the State of Illinois.

Chapter 149. An act to establish a State Road from Salisbury in Harrison county, to Providence in Clark county, by the way of Greenville in Floyd county.

Chapter 150. An act to appropriate part of the Three per cent Fund in the county of Morgan.

Chapter 151. An act to establish a State Road from Bloomington, in Monroe county, to the Great Falls on Eel River.

Chapter 152. An act to establish a State Road from Madison to Jefferson county, to Paoli in Orange county.

Chapter 153. An act to locate a State Road from the South Bend in St. Joseph county, via mouth of Elkhart and seat of justice in Lagrange county, to the East line of this State, in the direction of Vistula on Maumee bay in the State of Ohio.

Chapter 154. An act to establish a State Road from Rockville in Parke county via the Narrows of Sugar Creek in said county, to Lafayette in Tippecanoe county, and for other purposes.

Chapter 155. An act to establish a State Road from Mountpleasant in Martin county, to Springville in Lawrence county.

Chapter 156. An act to establish a State Road from the Ohio line in Union county, to Richmond in Wayne county.

Chapter 157. An act to locate a State Road from Frenchtown in Warren county to Lusk’s mill in Parke county.

Chapter 158. An act to establish a State Road from Bloomington in Monroe county, by the way of Bale’s ferry, to Leesville in Lawrence county.

Chapter 159. An act to alter a part of the Mooresville and Crawfordsville State Road lying between Mooresville and Danville.

Chapter 160. An act providing the mode of opening and repairing Public Roads and Highways in the county of Monroe.

Chapter 161. An act to locate a State Road from Greencastle, by the way of Putnamville, to Thomas Evans’ farm.

Chapter 162. An act to locate and establish a State Road from the Fort Wayne road near Stephen Stutman’s, by the way of the mouth of Elkhart River, to the state line in the direction of Edwardsburgh in Michigan Territory.

Chapter 163. An act to establish a State Road from Frankfort to a point on the Michigan Road and for other purposes.

Chapter 164. An act to re-locate so much of the Knightstown State Road as lies between Pendleton in Madison county and Strawtown in Hamilton county.

Chapter 165. An act to locate a State Road from Delphi in Carroll county, to Crawfordsville in Montgomery county.

Chapter 166. An act to locate and establish a State Road from Orleans in Orange county, via Livonia in Washington county, to intersect the State Road leading from New-Albany to Vincennes in the direction of Greenville in Floyd county.

Chapter 167. An act supplemental to an act authorizing the location of a State Road from Lafayette to Lake Michigan.

Chapter 168. An act to locate the Alquina State Road.

Chapter 169. An act for the location of a State Road.

Chapter 170. An act to provide for the location of a State Road from Newport in Vermillion county, by the way of Springfield, Eugene and Perrysville to the north boundary of said county.

Chapter 171. An act appointing a Commissioner on Roads number ten and number twenty-six, and to authorize the expenditure by him of the balance due said roads, and for other purposes.

Chapter 172. An act to establish a State Road from the town of Michigan to the town of Jefferson, by the way of Frankfort in the county of Clinton, Indiana.

Chapter 173. An act to locate a State Road from Delphi to Munceytown.

Chapter 174. An act to locate a State Road from James Marr’s in Bartholomew county, to Joab Woodruff’s in Johnson county.

Chapter 175. An act to locate a State Road from Greensburg by way of Hartsville to Columbus.

Chapter 176. An act to locate a State Road from Newcastle in Henry county, to Munceytown in Delaware county.

Chapter 177. An act to authorize the expenditure of the Three per cent Fund, heretofore appropriated for the county of Adams.

Chapter 178. An act to establish a State Road from Fairplay in Greene county, to intersect the Vincennes State Road, at or near Benjamin Stafford’s in said county.

Chapter 179. An act to locate a State Road from Andersontown in Madison county, to Logansport in Cass county.

Chapter 180. An act to locate a State Road from Salem, via Middletown, to Orleans in Orange county.

Chapter 181. An act to re-locate a part of the Martinsville, Danville, and Frankfort State Road, and for other purposes.

Chapter 182. An act to locate a State Road from Centreville in Wayne county to a certain point in Henry county.

JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

Chapter 183. A joint resolution of the General Assembly authorizing the Secretary of State to purchase a complete set of Niles’ Register for the use of the State Library.

Chapter 184. A joint resolution to procure appropriations to construct a safe Harbour and erect a Light House at the mouth of Des Chemins on Lake Michigan.

Chapter 185. A joint resolution requesting the Governor of Indiana to communicate with the Governor of Ohio relative to the extension of the Wabash and Erie Canal.

Chapter 186. A joint resolution of the General Assembly relative to the Public Lands.

Chapter 187. A joint resolution authorizing the suspension of a suit vs. Julius Johnson and others.

Chapter 188. A joint resolution relative to the Public Ferry at Indianapolis.

Chapter 189. A joint resolution of the General Assembly for the benefit of State Debtors.

Chapter 190. A joint resolution authorizing a subscription for the second volume of Blackford’s Reports.

Chapter 191. A memorial and joint resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, soliciting Congress to appropriate land or money sufficient to improve the navigation of the Wabash and White Rivers.

Chapter 192. A joint resolution to provide for binding and distributing the acts of Congress, deposited in the office of the secretary of state.

Chapter 193. A joint resolution relative to the Public Printing.

Chapter 194. A joint resolution relative to the Indiana College.

Chapter 195. A memorial on the subject of the National Road.

Chapter 196. A preamble and joint resolutions, relative to the proceedings of a late Convention of South Carolina, and to the President’s Proclamation in relation thereto.

Chapter 197. A joint resolution concerning the State Library.

Chapter 198. A memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, to the Congress of the United States, on the subject of unproductive sixteenth sections.

Chapter 199. A joint resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, to urge the speedy survey and sale of lands recently obtained by treaty concluded with the Pottawattamie Indians, and the establishment of a new Land District and Office, to dispose of said lands, north of the Wabash River.

Chapter 200. A memorial and joint resolution of the General Assembly, relative to fractional congressional townships.

Chapter 201. A preamble and joint resolution, in relation to Horses lost by rangers and volunteer militia of Indiana.

Chapter 202. A joint memorial on the subject of a Treaty with the Miami nation.

Chapter 203. A memorial and joint resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, soliciting aid to improve the great western thoroughfare leading through this State from Louisville, Kentucky, to St. Louis, Missouri, via Mount Pleasant, Washington, and Vincennes.

Chapter 204. A memorial asking relief to William Warren.

Chapter 205. A joint resolution of the General Assembly relative to procuring tract books and maps of the purchase of 1828.

Chapter 206. A memorial to the Congress of the United States on the subject of relinquished lands.

Chapter 207. A joint resolution on the subject of a Rail Road from the Mississippi River to the city of Washington.

 

 

 

1832 Laws of Indiana

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Laws of the State of Indiana Passed and Published at the Sixteenth Session of the General Assembly. Indianapolis : Douglass and Maguire, 1832. Google Books

 

Chapter 1. An act supplemental to an act, providing means for the construction of the Wabash and Erie Canal.

Chapter 2. An act for the formation of the County of La Porte, and for other purposes.

Chapter 3. An act to provide for changing a part of the state road leading from Indianapolis, by way of Danville and Rockville to Montezuma.

Chapter 4. An act to provide for changing a part of the State Road, leading from New Albany to Salem, within Floyd county.

Chapter 5. An act to authorize the Marion Circuit Court to hold a special session.

Chapter 6. An act to provide for changing a part of the State Road from Martinsville to Levenworth.

Chapter 7. An act to repeal an act, entitled “An act, for the relief of certain purchasers in the reserved township, in Monroe county,” approved, February 1st, 1831.

Chapter 8. An act to authorize the Vermillion Circuit Court to change the venue in a certain case therein named.

Chapter 9. An act to legalize the proceedings of the School Trustees of Congressional township, No. 5, north of range 4, east in Jackson county.

Chapter 10. An act to incorporate the Danville School Society.

Chapter 11. An act to repeal an act, entitled “An act, to authorize the board of Justices of Bartholomew county, to levy an additional tax,” Approved, January 10, 1829.

Chapter 12. An act to revive an act, entitled “An act, for the relief of the subscribers to the building of the State Prison, and for other purposes,” Approved, January 10th, 1831.

Chapter 13. An act to authorize and require the Trustee of Public Seminary, in the county of Pike, to collect and loan Seminary Fund to said county, and for other purposes.

Chapter 14. An act to dissolve the Corporation of the town of Crawfordsville, and for other purposes.

Chapter 15. An act for the relief of Francis McClelland of Marion county.

Chapter 16. An act to establish a State Road from the county seat of Grant, to the seat of Elkhart.

Chapter 17. An act to refund the revenue of Grant county.

Chapter 18. An act to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Floyd county, to contract for the keeping and taking care of the paupers of said county, and for other purposes.

Chapter 19. An act to authorize the citizens of the Congressional township, No. 20, North of range 10 West, in the county of Warren, to dispose of the School Section therein.

Chapter 20. An act declaring Hogan creek, in Dearborn county, a public highway.

Chapter 21. An act respecting the Knox county Poor House.

Chapter 22. An act to legalize the election of county Commissioners, in the several counties in this State, held on the first Monday in August, 1831.

Chapter 23. An act to amend the 24th Section of an Act, entitled “An act, to appropriate a part of the three per cent fund, and for other purposes,” approved, February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 24. An act to provide for the re-location of a part of the Fort Wayne and Winchester state roads.

Chapter 25. An act to change a part of the State Road from Indianapolis, via Danville, and Rockville to Montezuma.

Chapter 26. An act to provide for re-locating a part of the Mauk’s Ferry State Road, also, to provide for the sale of the materials of the Muscatatuck Bridge, and for other purposes.

Chapter 27. An act providing for a re-location of a part of the Fort Wayne State Road.

Chapter 28. An act to amend an act, entitled “An act, to establish certain State Roads therein named, and for other purposes, approved, February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 29. An act to provide for the location of a certain State Road therein named.

Chapter 30. An act amendatory of an act, to provide for the location of a certain State Road therein named, approved, February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 31. An act to alter and re-locate part of the Vernon and Fort Wayne State Road, and part of the Shelbyville State Road, in Rush county.

Chapter 32. An act to establish a State Road from Knightstown, in Henry county, by way of Pendleton, in Madison county, to Strawtown, in Hamilton county.

Chapter 33. An act for the location of a State Road, from Woods Ferry, on the East branch of White river, in Lawrence county, to Bloomfield in Green county.

Chapter 34. An act to locate a State Road, from Spencer, in Owen county, by way of Bowling Green, in Clay county, to Terre Haute, in Vigo county.

Chapter 35. An act to appoint Commissioners on a State Road, situate in Pike and Gibson counties.

Chapter 36. An act to locate a State Road, from Jefferson in Clinton county, to Attica, and from thence to Farmer’s Ford, and from thence to intersect the Williamsport State Road, in the direction of Chicago.

Chapter 37. An act to amend the act, entitled “An act, to provide for the location of certain State Roads therein named,” approved, February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 38. An act for the re-location of a part of the Williamsport State Road.

Chapter 39. An act to locate a State Road from the town of Louisville, in the county of Henry, to New Castle, the county seat of said county.

Chapter 40. An act to locate and open part of a State Road, leading from the town of Madison, through Vevay, to Lawrenceburgh.

Chapter 41. An act to establish a State Road from Connersville, in Fayette county, to Raysville, on the National Road, in Henry county.

Chapter 42. An act to locate a State Road from Clinton, in Vermillion county, by Patton’s Mills, to the National Road, in Vigo county.

Chapter 43. An act to re-locate a part of the State road, leading from Green Castle to Russelville.

Chapter 44. An act to provide for the location of a State Road therein named.

Chapter 45. An act to amend an act, entitled, “An act to appropriate a part of the three per cent fund, and for other purposes,” approved, February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 46. An act to provide for the location of a State Road therein named.

Chapter 47. An act to locate a State Road from Napoleon in Ripley county, to Brookville in Franklin county.

Chapter 49 [sic]. An act to amend an act entitled “An act to locate a State Road from Newcastle in Henry county, to Milton in Wayne county.”

Chapter 50. An act to locate a State Road from Terre Haute by way of Rockville to Crawfordsville.

Chapter 51. An act to locate a State Road from Montezuma to Crawfordsville.

Chapter 51 [sic]. An act to provide for the location of a Road from the west bank of the Wabash river, opposite the public square in the town of Montezuma, to the state line in the direction of Judge Lowry’s farm.

Chapter 52. An act supplemental to an act entitled, “An act to establish a State Road from Richmond, Wayne county, to Fort Wayne,” approved January 24, 1831.

Chapter 53. An act to revive a certain State Road therein named, and for other purposes.

Chapter 54. An act to locate a State Road, from New Albany to Lexington.

Chapter 55. An act to amend the act entitled “An act, to appropriate part of the three per cent fund, and for other purposes,” approved, February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 56. An act to locate a State Road from Bloomington, via Leesville and Sparks Ferry, to intersect the Mauk’s Ferry State Road, at or near Wm. Logans, in the county of Washington.

Chapter 57. An act to establish a State Road from Fredericksburgh, in Washington county, to Terre Haute in Vigo county.

Chapter 58. An act to re-locate part of the Lawrenceburgh and Rushville State Road, in Rush county.

Chapter 59. An act to authorize the location of a State Road, from the Bell Fountain road on the Ohio state line, to the northern boundary line of Indiana, in the direction to White Pigeon, in Michigan Territory.

Chapter 60. An act providing for the location of a State Road from New Albany to Jeffersonville.

Chapter 61. An act to locate a State Road from Greensburgh, by way of Goshen to Columbus.

Chapter 62. An act to establish a State Road from Fort Wayne in Allen county, to South Bend in St. Joseph county, by way of Gocean in Elkhart county.

Chapter 63. An act to amend the act entitled “An act to establish a State Road from William Conelly’s in Lawrence county, to Green Castle, in Putnam county,” approved February 7th, 1831.

Chapter 64. An act to relocate a part of the State Road, leading from Frankfort to Lafayette.

Chapter 65. An act to locate a State Road from Winchester, in Randolph county, to New Castle, in Henry county.

Chapter 66. An act to establish a State Road from Greensburgh, in Decatur county, to Brookville, in Franklin county.

Chapter 67. An act to re-locate a part of the State Road from New Castle to Lafayette.

Chapter 68. An act to authorize the location of a State Road from Fort Wayne in Allen county, to Mongoquemong Prairie, in the county of Lagrange.

Chapter 69. An act locating a State Road from the Town of Lagrange, in Tippecanoe county, to Logansport, in Cass county.

Chapter 70. An act providing for the re-location of a part of the State Road leading from Terre-Haute, in Vigo county, via Carlisle in Sullivan county, to Mount Pleasant in Martin county.

Chapter 71. An act to establish a State Road, from Napoleon in Ripley county, to Jehu Perkins’ in Rush county, and to locate a State Road therein named.

Chapter 72. An act to establish a State Road from Greensburgh, in Decatur county to Noblesville, in Hamilton county.

Chapter 73. An act to locate a certain State Road therein named, and for other purposes.

Chapter 74. An act for the location of a State Road.

Chapter 75. An act to change a part of the Lafayette State Road.

Chapter 76. An act to locate a State Road from Muncytown, in Delaware county to Pendleton, in Madison county.

Chapter 77. An act to amend an act entitled, “An act to appropriate part of the three per cent fund, and for other purposes,” so far as the same respects the county of Greene.

Chapter 78. An act to locate a State Road therein named.

Chapter 79. An act to continue a State Road, to commence a Parish’s Grove, where the State Road leading from Lafayette in Tippecanoe county, and by the way of the outlet of the Cranberry Lake, to Parish’s Grove.

Chapter 80. An act authorizing a change in part of the Madison and Brownstown State Road.

Chapter 81. An act authorizing a distribution of the money now due to Road number eight, and for other purposes.

Chapter 82. An act to appropriate the amount of the three per cent fund heretofore appropriated to Daviess county, for road No. six, to certain purposes therein named.

Chapter 83. An act to establish a State Road from Lafayette to Parishs’ Grove.

Chapter 84. An act to provide for locating a State Road from Merom, in Sullivan county, via New Lebanon, to Bloomfield, in Green county.

Chapter 85. An act to authorize William A. Hood to receive certain money from William McCrery, a Road Commissioner, and to expend the same.

Chapter 86. An act for the relief of Thomas Craner.

Chapter 87. An act for the relief of John Boner, of Jennings county.

Chapter 88. An act to prevent useless and expensive applications to the General Assembly relating to State Roads.

Chapter 89. An act for the relief to John Alloway, John Harvey, and Archibald McEwen.

Chapter 90. An act for the relief of Contractors on the Cumberland Road.

Chapter 91. An act granting relief to the Contractors on the Michigan Road.

Chapter 92. An act for the relief of Samuel Smith.

Chapter 93. An act for the relief of John Jones.

Chapter 94. An act to authorize John Lang and William Sill, to a ply for a writ of ad quod damnum, to erect a mill dam on Tippecanoe river.

Chapter 95. An act to amend the act entitled, “An act allowing and regulating the writ of ad quod damnum, with the county of Knox,” approved, December 20th, 1823.

Chapter 96. An act to authorize and require the Seminary Trustee of the county of Ripley, and the Treasurer of the Library of Ripley county, to loan certain monies within their control.

Chapter 97. An act to amend an act entitled, “An act confirming to John J. Akin, Alexander Walker and John J. Livingston, certain rights,” approved, January 6th, 1831.

Chapter 98. An act for the benefit of Lawson Brent, William Anderson and others.

Chapter 99. An act to authorize John Elliott and Isam Pucket, to convey certain property therein named.

Chapter 100. An act for the relief of Jacob Whitinger.

Chapter 101. An act to legalize the proceedings of David Miller.

Chapter 102. An act for the relief of Curtis Smith.

Chapter 103. An act for the relief of John Ferguson.

Chapter 104. An act to provide for the erection of a State House.

Chapter 105. An act supplementary to an act, “to authorize the agent of the state for the town of Indianapolis, to lay off the land belonging to the state into lots, and offer the same for sale,” approved, February 9th, 1831.

Chapter 106. An act to authorize and legalize certain proceedings of the board of Commissioners of Union county.

Chapter 107. An act to authorize the agent of state, for the town of Indianapolis, to lease a certain square to the board of Trustees, of the county Seminary, of Marion county.

Chapter 108. An act regulating the sales of the Canal Lands, and for other purposes.

Chapter 109. An act to amend an act entitled, “An act to continue in force, an act for the benefit of persons who have or are likely to suffer by the destruction of the records of Dearborn county, which were consumed by fire in the Court House at Lawrenceburgh, on the morning of the 6th of March, 1826,” approved, January 29th, 1831.

Chapter 110. An act to repeal an act entitled, “An act to repeal an act therein named,” approved, January 29th, 1831, and for other purposes.

Chapter 111. An act to change the name of Jamestown, in Montgomery county to Carrollton.

Chapter 112. An act legalizing the proceedings of the board of Commissioners of St. Joseph county.

Chapter 113. An act for the more permanently establishing the line dividing the counties of Vermillion and Warren.

Chapter 114. An act providing for draining the Swamps, Ponds, Marshes, and other low lands within the Counties of Tippecanoe, Montgomery, Clinton, and Warren.

Chapter 115. An act to legalize the Election of Trustees for the Presbyterian Congregation in the town of Evansville.

Chapter 116. An act to amend the act entitled “An act, respecting Salines and Saline reserves,” approved, February 4th, 1831.

Chapter 117. An act for the formation of the county of Lagrange.

Chapter 118. An act changing the southern boundary of Elkhart county.

Chapter 119. An act establishing the counties of Huntington, Wabash and Miami.

Chapter 120. An act changing the boundary line between the counties of Elkhart and St. Joseph.

Chapter 121. An act for the re-location of the county seat of Boone county.

Chapter 122. An act to legalize the sale of the School Lands in the counties of Montgomery and Tippecanoe.

Chapter 123. An act to amend the “Act to authorize the loaning of the Seminary funds,” approved January 24th, 1828.

Chapter 124. An act to amend the act entitled, “An act to incorporate the Franklin county Seminary,” approved January 22d, 1830.

Chapter 125. An act to incorporate the Decatur county Seminary.

Chapter 126. An act to incorporate the Greene county Seminary.

Chapter 127. An act to provide for selling the Michigan Road Lands, to open the part of the Michigan Road, between Logansport and Lake Michigan, and for other purposes.

Chapter 128. An act to incorporate the Brownstown Manufacturing Company.

Chapter 129. An act to authorize the incorporation of Lyceums.

Chapter 130. An act to incorporate the Fredonia School Society in Crawford county.

Chapter 131. An act to extend the powers of the Hanover Academy.

Chapter 132. An act to incorporate the Greenwood Education Society.

Chapter 133. An act to incorporate the town of Terre Haute.

Chapter 134. An act to incorporate the town of Washington, in Daviess county.

Chapter 135. An act to incorporate the Town of New-Albany.

Chapter 136. An act supplemental to an act entitled, “An act to incorporate the Wabash Insurance Company.”

Chapter 137. An act to amend and restrict the Charter granted to the Madison Insurance Company.

Chapter 138. An act to incorporate the Lawrenceburgh Insurance Company.

Chapter 139. An act to incorporate the Harrison and White Water Bridge Company.

Chapter 140. An act incorporating the Frederickburgh Bridge Company.

Chapter 141. An act to incorporate a company, to build a Bridge across Silver creek, at or near the mouth thereof, and for other purposes.

Chapter 142. An act to Incorporate the New-Albany Insurance Company.

Chapter 143. An act to ratify and confirm an act of the Legislature of Kentucky, incorporating a company to build a Bridge across the Ohio river at the Falls.

Chapter 144. An act to incorporate the Lawrenceburgh and Indianapolis Rail Road Company.

Chapter 145.

Chapter 147. An Act to incorporate the Wabash and Michigan Rail Road Company.

Chapter 148. An act to incorporate the Harrison and Indianapolis Rail Road Company.

Chapter 149. An act to incorporate the New-Albany, Salem, Indianapolis and Wabash Rail Road Company.

Chapter 150. [Skipped?]

Chapter 151. An act to incorporate the Richmond, Eaton, and Miami Rail Road Company.

Chapter 152. An act to incorporate the Ohio and Indianapolis Rail Road Company.

Chapter 153. An act to legalize the proceedings of School Trustees of Congressional township, No. 9, north of range 4, west in Owen county.

Chapter 154. An act to authorize the Marion Circuit Court to hold a special session.

Chapter 155. An act making General Appropriations for the year 1832.

Chapter 156. An act making specific Appropriations, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-two.

Chapter 157. An act to amend “An act, dividing the state into judicial circuits, and fixing the times of holding courts therein,” approved February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 158. An act to amend the “Act, organizing the Supreme Court, and defining its powers and duties,” approved January 17th, 1831.

Chapter 159. An act amendatory to the act entitled “An act to organize Probate Courts, and defining the powers and duties of executors, administrators and guardians,” approved February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 160. An act to amend an act entitled, “An act for the prevention of Frauds and Perjuries,” approved January 24th, 1831.

Chapter 161. An act explanatory of the law of evidence in certain cases.

Chapter 162. An act to provide suitable compensation for non-resident witnesses in criminal cases.

Chapter 163. An act supplemental to “An act prescribing the mode of changing the venue,” approved January 28th, 1831.

Chapter 164. An act requiring certain public officers to give additional security.

Chapter 165. An act to amend the act entitled, “An act regulating the jurisdiction and duties of Justices of the Peace,” approved February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 166. An act to provide for the Election of Electors of President and Vice-President of the United States.

Chapter 167.

Chapter 168. An act to amend an act, entitled, “an act to provide for the commissioner of Sheriffs and Coroners, and to regulate their duties,” approved January 7, 1824, and for other purposes.

Chapter 169. An act to amend the act entitled “an act for the opening and repairing Public roads and highways,” approved February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 170. An act to license and regulate Taverns and Groceries.

Chapter 171. An act supplemental to an act entitled, “An act to regulate General Elections,” approved January 30th, 1831.

Chapter 172. An act to amend the act entitled, “An act defining the duties of Recorders, approved January 19th, 1831.

Chapter 173. An act repealing the 10th section of an act, relating to county Seminaries, approved February 4th, 1831, and for other purposes.

Chapter 174. An act to provide a Fund to encourage Common Schools.

Chapter 175. An act amendatory of the act entitled, “An act for the incorporation of Towns,” approved February 10th, 1831.

Chapter 176. An act to amend the act entitled “An act relative to county boundaries,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 177. An act to amend an act entitled “An act to encourage the killing of Wolves,” approved February 10, 1831.

Chapter 178. An act to prevent the sale of Ardent Spirits to the Indians.

Chapter 179. An act concerning Lotteries.

Chapter 180. An act to prohibit the circulation of Bank Notes, of a denomination less than Five Dollars.

Chapter 181. An act declaratory of divers parts of the Acts, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, passed at the last session of the General Assembly.

Chapter 182. A joint resolution on the subject of the Printing of the Laws of the present session of the General Assembly.

Chapter 183. A joint resolution supplemental to the Joint Resolution on the subject of the printing of the Acts, Memorials and Joint Resolutions of the present General Assembly.

Chapter 184. A joint resolution for the benefit of William Polke and others.

Chapter 184 [sic]. A joint resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, relative to Michigan Road Scrip.

Chapter 185. A joint resolution of the General Assembly, authorizing the Secretary of State to purchase certain books, for the use of the State Library.

Chapter 186. A joint resolution of the General Assembly, for the relief of Daniel Pattingale.

Chapter 187. A joint resolution for the relief of R. C. Talbott and John Alling.

Chapter 188. A joint resolution of the General Assembly of the state of Indiana, to authorize and require the fund set apart for the improvement of the Wabash river, to be loaned to the canal fund.

Chapter 189. A joint resolution of the General Assembly, adopting the plan of a State House, and for other purposes.

Chapter 190. A joint resolution providing for the erection of a Tomb Stone, over the grave of the late Theadore C. Cone, Esq. deceased.

Chapter 191. A joint resolution to ascertain the terms upon which means may be procured, to secure to Indiana, her share of the revenue to accrue from the erection of a Bridge over the Ohio River, at the Falls.

Chapter 192. A joint resolution of the General Assembly of the General Assembly, relative to procuring Tract Books, and lists of relinquishments.

Chapter 193. A memorial and joint resolution of the General Assembly of the state of Indiana, to procure means for the construction of a Canal, to connect White river with the Wabash, at the town of Vincennes.

Chapter 194. A joint resolution of the General Assembly of the state of Indiana, to improve the navigation of the Wabash and White rivers.

Chapter 195. A memorial and joint resolution of the General Assembly of the state of Indiana, relative to the public lands.

Chapter 196. A joint resolution of the General Assembly, concerning the Public Lands.

Chapter 197. A joint resolution relative to the Public Lands.

Chapter 198. A joint resolution on the subject of the Saline Reservations.

Chapter 199. A joint resolution, relative to the Saline Reserve in the county of Dearborn.

Chapter 200. A memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, to the Congress of the United States, for the relief of persons whose lands have been forfeited.

Chapter 201. A Memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, relative to the Louisville and St. Louis Mail Route.

Chapter 202. A joint resolution of the General Assembly, soliciting of congress a donation of lands to actual settlers in indigent circumstances.

Chapter 203. A memorial and joint resolution, relative to a survey of the Maumee River; and asking of Congress, in favor of Indiana, discretionary powers as to the disposition of our lands lying in the state of Ohio.

Chapter 204. A joint resolution, relative to the officers and soldiers, and the militia who bore arms in the war of the Revolution, and who are not entitled to pensions under any existing law.

Chapter 205. A joint resolution relative to a more perfect organization of the Militia of several states.

Chapter 206. A joint resolution on the subject of the United States’ Bank.

 

 

 

 

1831 Special Laws of Indiana

Part of the Historic Indiana Law Project.

Special Acts Passed at the Fifteenth Session of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Indianapolis : Douglass and Maguire, 1831. HathiTrust

 

APPROPRIATIONS.

Chapter 1. An act making General Appropriations for the year 1831.

Chapter 2. An act making Specific Appropriations for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-one.

ASYLUMS.

Chapter 3. An act authorizing Asylums in the Counties of Wayne, Harrison, and Jefferson.

ATTACHMENTS, FOREIGN.

Chapter 4. An act supplemental to an act entitled “An act relative to Foreign Attachments,”—approved, January 20, 1831.

BRIDGES.

Chapter 5. An act providing for the Construction of a Bridge over Mill Creek in Owen County.

Chapter 6. An act to authorize Jacob Bales, to build a Toll Bridge across Salt Creek, in Monroe county.

Chapter 7. An act appropriating Money to erect a bridge over Lick Creek in Owen County, and for other purposes.

Chapter 8. An act supplemental to “An act for the appropriation of Money, to aid in building a Bridge over Plumb Creek.”

Chapter 9. An act providing means to erect a Bridge over the West Fork of White Water river, at Connersville.

COUNTY BUSINESS.

Chapter 10. An act to raise additional Revenue for the County of Ripley.

Chapter 11. An act to authorize the Board of Justices of Dubois County to levy an additional Tax.

COUNTY NEW.

Chapter 12. An act for the Formation of the County of Grant, and for attaching certain Territory therein named.

COUNTY SEATS.

Chapter 13. An act to provide for the re-location of the Seat of Justice of Fountain county.

Chapter 14. An act supplemental to an act entitled “an act to provide for the relocation of the Seat of Justice of Fountain county,” passed at the present session of the General Assembly.

Chapter 15. An act to Re-locate the County Seat of St. Joseph County.

Chapter 16. An act for the Re-location of the County Seat of Elkhart county.

COURTS.

Chapter 17. An act to authorize the Judges of the Carroll Circuit Court to hold a Special Session.

DIVORCE.

Chapter 18. An act to dissolve the Bands of Matrimony between Daniel Bilderback and Abigail his wife.

FAIRS.

Chapter 19. An act to provide for semi-annual Fairs in the Counties of Floyd and Switzerland.

INCORPORATIONS.

Chapter 20. An act to Incorporate the Lawrenceburgh Bridge Company.

Chapter 21. An act to Incorporate the Madison Insurance Company.

Chapter 22. An act to Incorporate the Wabash Insurance Company.

Chapter 23. An act to Incorporate the Town of Madison.

Chapter 24. An act concerning the Corporation of the Town of Lawrenceburgh.

Chapter 25. An act relative to the Borough of Vincennes.

Chapter 26. An act to Incorporate the Town of Perrysville, in the county of Vermillion.

Chapter 27. An act authorizing the Inhabitants of the Town of Salem to become Incorporated.

Chapter 28. An act to Incorporate the Lawrence county Seminary.

Chapter 29. An act to incorporate the Shelby County Seminary.

Chapter 30. An act to Incorporate the Levenworth Seminary.

Chapter 31. An act to Incorporate the First School Society in Fayette county.

Chapter 32. An act supplemental to an act entitled “an act to Incorporate the Eel River Seminary Society.”—Approved, January 1, 1829.

Chapter 33. An act to incorporate the Princeton Library Company.

Chapter 34. An act to incorporate the Indiana Historical Society.

INDIANAPOLIS.

Chapter 35. An act supplementary to an act, entitled “an act to Incorporate a company to make a Turnpike Road from New-Albany in Floyd county, by Greenville, Paoli, Mount Pleasant, and Washington to Vincennes, in Knox county.”—Approved, January 29, 1830.

Chapter 36. An act to re-publish and continue in force several Acts and Joint Resolutions relative to the permanent Seat of Government, and the Affairs of the Town of Indianapolis.

Chapter 37. An act to authorize the Agent of the State for the Town of Indianapolis, to lay off the lands belonging to the state into lots, and offer the same for sale.

Chapter 38. An act supplemental to an act providing for a sale of the Donation Lands around Indianapolis.

Chapter 39. An act for the relief of Purchasers of Out-Lots adjoining the town of Indianapolis.

Chapter 40. An act in addition to an act entitled, “An act to authorize the sale of a site for a Steam Mill at Indianapolis,” approved, January 26, 1827.

INDIANA COLLEGE.

Chapter 41. An act to establish a College in the state of Indiana.

LAWS AND JOURNALS.

Chapter 42. An act to provide for the distribution of the Laws and Journals, and for other purposes.

NAVIGATION.

Chapter 43. An act declaring certain Streams therein named Public Highways, and for other purposes.

PROCEEDINGS LEGALIZED.

Chapter 44. An act to legalize the sale of the School Lands in the County of Madison.

Chapter 45. An act legalizing the proceedings of certain Trustees therein named.

Chapter 46. An act legalizing the proceedings of the Board of Justices of St. Joseph County.

Chapter 47. An act to legalize the proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of Perry County.

Chapter 48. An act legalizing the proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of Hendricks County.

RELIEF.

Chapter 49. An act to legalize the proceedings of the Trustees of the Green County Library, and to provide for the election of the President and Trustees for the Owen County Library.

Chapter 50. An act for the Relief of John M. Coonfield.

Chapter 51. An act for the Relief of John Smith, and others.

Chapter 52. An act confirming to John J. Akin, Alexander Walker and John J. Livingston, certain Rights.

Chapter 53. An act for the relief of certain Purchasers of Lands, in the Reserved Township in Monroe County.

Chapter 54. An act authorizing Matthew Flinn to convey certain Lots in the Town of Leesville.

Chapter 55. An act for the relief of Jesse O’Niel.

Chapter 56. An act to amend an act entitled “An act for the relief of the infant heirs of Wesley Harrison, deceased,” approved, December 18, 1828.

Chapter 57. An act to authorize William Polke to convey certain Land to Jane Shuler.

Chapter 58. An act for the relief of James Faris, Trustee of the County Seminary of Dubois County.

Chapter 59. An act for the relief of Jonathan Legg and Elizabeth Thacker.

Chapter 60. An act for the relief of Samuel Hanna.

Chapter 61. An act for the relief of Alpha Frisbie.

Chapter 62. An act for the relief of Ruth Thompson, of Wayne County.

Chapter 63. An act for the relief of John J. Lewis, late Collector of Shelby County.

Chapter 64. An act to continue in force “An act for the benefit of persons who have or are likely to suffer by the destruction of the records of Dearborn county, which were consumed by fire in the court-house at Lawrenceburgh, on the morning of the 6th of March, 1826,” approved, January 11, 1827.

Chapter 65. An act for the relief of David Buchanan, security for Joseph C. Reed, deceased.

Chapter 66. An act for the relief of the Superintendent of the State Prison.

Chapter 67. An act for the relief of the Subscribers to the Building of the State Prison.

Chapter 68. An act for the relief of the Collector of Fayette County.

REPEAL.

Chapter 69. An act to repeal certain acts relative to Gibson county.

Chapter 70. AN act to repeal an act therein named.

ROAD, CUMBERLAND.

Chapter 71. An act to facilitate the opening of the Cumberland Road, and preserve the same from being obstructed or injured.

ROAD, MICHIGAN.

Chapter 72. An act concerning the Michigan Road Scrip, Michigan Road Lands, and for other purposes.

Chapter 73. An act providing for the opening of that part of the Michigan Road, as lies between Logansport in Cass county, and the county seat of St. Joseph, at or near the Southern Bend of the St. Joseph river.

ROADS, STATE.

Chapter 74. An act to locate a State Road from Connersville, by way of Goodlander’s Mill, to Centreville.

Chapter 75. An act to establish a State Road from Richmond in Wayne County, to Fort Wayne in Allen County.

Chapter 76. An act to locate a State Road from Connersville in Fayette county, to Louisville in Henry county.

Chapter 77. An act to locate a State Road from New-Castle in Henry county, to Milton in Wayne county.

Chapter 78. An act to provide for a State Road from Merom, in Sullivan county, to some point on the Terre Haute and Bono State Road, and for other purposes.

Chapter 79. An act to establish a State Road from Rome, in the county of Perry, to Petersburgh, in the county of Pike, and for other purposes.

Chapter 80. An act to provide for the location of certain State Roads therein named.

Chapter 81. An act to provide for changing a part of the State Road from Terre Haute, through the New Discovery, to Crawfordsville.

Chapter 82. An act to establish a State Road from William Connelly’s in Lawrence county, to Green Castle, in Putnam county.

Chapter 83. An act to establish a State Road from Rushville, in Rush county, to Greenfield, in Hancock county.

Chapter 84. An act establishing certain State Roads therein named, and for other purposes.

Chapter 85. An act to re-locate part of the State Road leading from the Jeffersonville State Road, on the west side of Silver creek, to the lower Falls of Driftwood fork of White River.

Chapter 86. An act to establish a State Road from Washington in Wayne county, to New Castle in Henry county.

Chapter 87. An act to provide for opening a part, and re-locating a part of the Mauk’s Ferry State Road.

Chapter 88. An act to establish and re-locate a part of the Madison State Road.

Chapter 89. An act to establish a State Road from Jehu Perkins’ in Rush county, to Napoleon in Ripley county.

Chapter 90. An act to change the Road Commissioner on the State Road leading from Indianapolis to Lafayette.

Chapter 91. An act to provide for the re-location of the State Road from Bono to Terre-Haute.

Chapter 92. An act to provide for the re-location of part of a State Road from Green Castle in Putnam county, through Rockville in Parke county, to Newport in Vermillion county.

Chapter 93. An act to provide for a State Road from Terre-Haute, in Vigo county, via Carlisle, to Mount Pleasant, in Martin county.

Chapter 94. An act to change a part of the State Road from Mauk’s Ferry to Indianapolis, and for other purposes.

Chapter 95. An act for the location and opening of a State Road from Logansport, via Turkey Creek and Elkhart Prairie, to the northern line of the state in the direction of Pigeon Prairie, in Michigan Territory.

Chapter 96. An act to change the Commissioner on a certain State Road in the county of Marion, and for other purposes.

Chapter 97. An act to re-locate part of a State Road leading from Fort Wayne, in Allen county, in the direction of Fort Defiance, in the state of Ohio.

Chapter 98. An act to vacate part of a certain State Road therein named, and for other purposes.

Chapter 99. An act to re-establish a part of the State Road from Greencastle in Putnam county, by way of Rockville and Beard’s mills in Parke county, Newport and Springfield in Vermillion county, to the state line, in the direction of Springfield in the state of Illinois.

Chapter 100. An act for the re-location of part of the Greensburgh and Clinton State Road.

Chapter 101. An act to change a part of the State Road, from the state line in the direction of Vandalia in the state of Illinois, by way of the points therein named, to Greensburgh in Decatur county.

Chapter 102. An act to establish a State Road from the Tobacco Landing, on the Ohio river, by the way of Laconia, to Corydon in Harrison county.

Chapter 103. An act compensating George Pea for extra cause-waying on the State Road from Brookville to Indianapolis.

Chapter 104. An act providing for a re-location of a part of the Fort Wayne State Road.

Chapter 105. An act to establish a State Road from Centreville to Winchester, and from Centreville to Washington.

Chapter 106. An act to locate a State Road from Miamisport in Cass county, to intersect the Michigan road, in a direction to the southern bend of the Big St. Joseph river, where said road crosses the Tippecanoe river.

Chapter 107. An act to change part of the State Road leading from the town of New Castle in Henry county, to Crawfordsville in Montgomery county.

SCHOOL SECTIONS.

Chapter 108. An act confirming the sale of certain School Sections therein named.

Chapter 109. An act supplementary to the act entitled “An act authorizing the sale of one of the reserved Sections of Land in the reserved Township of Land in Monroe county,” approved, January 29, 1830.

STATE HOUSE.

Chapter 110. An act to provide for the commencement of a State House.

THREE PER CENT FUND.

Chapter 111. An act to appropriate part of the Three Per Cent Fund, and for other purposes.

Chapter 112. An act changing the appropriation of a part of the three per cent fund, made by the “act to improve the navigation of Lost river, Whitewater, and other streams therein named,” approved January 18, 1830.

TOWNS.

Chapter 113. An act concerning the town of Crawfordsville.

Chapter 114. An act supplemental to an act entitled “An act concerning the town of Fort Wayne,” approved, January 3, 1829.

Chapter 115. An act to establish the town of Dayton.

Chapter 116. An act to vacate part of Water Street, in the town of Greencastle, and for other purposes.

VENUE.

Chapter 117. An act to authorize the Circuit Court of the county of Posey, to change the venue in a certain case therein named.

JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

Chapter 118. A Joint Resolution of the General Assembly for printing certain Acts therein named.

Chapter 119. A Joint Resolution on the subject of an interchange of Laws with other States.

Chapter 120. A Joint Resolution of the General Assembly, on the subject of certain Public Offices.

Chapter 121. A Joint Resolution on the subject of the Revised Laws.

Chapter 122. A Joint Resolution respecting the printing of a certain act therein named.

Chapter 113. A Joint Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, directing the secretary of state to deliver certain public documents to the board of trustees of Indiana College.

Chapter 114. A Joint Resolution concerning the Canal Commissioners.

Chapter 115. A Joint Resolution on the subject of the Steam Mill proposed to be erected on the Donation, near Indianapolis.

Chapter 116. A Joint Resolution to extend time to the Commissioners of the Michigan Road, to report their proceedings.

Chapter 117. A Joint Resolution relative to the Illinois Grant.

Chapter 118. A Joint Resolution relative to the Printing of Laws.

Chapter 119. A Joint Resolution authorizing the District Court of the United States, to hold its session in the house erected on the Governor’s Circle, during the session of the present General Assembly.

Chapter 120. A Joint Resolution of the General Assembly, for the relief of certain persons therein named.

Chapter 121. A Joint Resolution relative to the Auditor of Public Accounts.

Chapter 122. A Joint Resolution for the relief of Robert Patterson.

Chapter 123. A Joint Resolution of the General Assembly, on the subject of the Michigan Road.

Chapter 124. A Joint Resolution in favor of William Lindsey, Howard Putnam, Peter Houston, Francis Odler or Outler, Culbrith Tisdell, William Ray and William Owens, soldiers of the revolution.

Chapter 125. A Joint Resolution to improve the navigation of the Wabash and White Rivers.

Chapter 126. A Joint Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, on the subject of a land office to be established in the northern part of said state.

Chapter 127. A Joint Resolution for the benefit of John Rodgers.

Chapter 128. A Joint Resolution relative to an appropriation of land to aid in the improvement of the state road from Madison to Indianapolis.

Chapter 129. A Joint Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, relative to the Indians, and Indian lands within the state.

Chapter 140. [sic] A Joint Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, relative to certain roads therein named.

Chapter 141. A Joint Resolution of the General Assembly, relative to the Purchasers of Public Lands.

Chapter 142. A Joint Resolution of the General Assembly, relative to the improvement of the Wabash and White Rivers.

Chapter 143. A Joint Resolution of the General Assembly, relative to the improvement of a harbor on Lake Michigan.

Chapter 144. Memorial and Joint Resolution of the General Assembly of the state of Indiana, on the improvement of the Navigation of the Wabash river.

Chapter 145. A Memorial and Joint Resolution for the relief of John Kimberlin.

Chapter 146. A Memorial of the General Assembly of the state of Indiana, on the continuation of the construction of the Cumberland Road.

Chapter 147. A Memorial to the Congress of the United States, on the subject of Asylums, and for Lands to construct them.

Chapter 148. A Preamble and Joint Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana.

Chapter 149. A Memorial of the General Assembly of the state of Indiana, on the subject of a Mail Route from the Falls of Ohio to Indianapolis, by way of Columbus in Bartholomew county.

Chapter 150. A Memorial of the General Assembly of the state of Indiana, to the Congress of the United States, soliciting an alteration in the Compact of 1816, by which lands sold by the United States are not liable to taxation, for five years from and after the day of sale.

Chapter 151. A Memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled.

Chapter 152. A Memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, relative to the Improvement of the Navigation of the Ohio River.

 

 

1830 Laws of Indiana

Part of the Historic Indiana Law Project.

Laws of the State of Indiana, Passed and Published at the Fourteenth Session of the General Assembly. Indianapolis : Smith and Bolton, 1830. Google Books

 

APPROPRIATIONS.

Chapter 1. An act making General Appropriations for the year 1830.

Chapter 2. An act making Specific Appropriations for the year 1830.

ASYLUMS.

Chapter 3. An act authorizing Asylums for the Poor in the counties of Washington and Dearborn.

Chapter 4. An act to amend the act, entitled “an act for the relief of the poor;” approved, January 30, 1824.

BANK.

Chapter 5. An act concerning the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ bank of Indiana.

BRIDGES.

Chapter 6. An act to authorize the building of Bridges across Lick creek and Salt creek.

Chapter 7. An act for the appropriation of money to aid in building a bridge over Plumb creek.

CANAL.

Chapter 8. An act providing means to construct the portion of the Wabash and Erie canal, within the state of Indiana.

CENSUS.

Chapter 9. An act to provide for taking the enumeration of the white male inhabitants, above the age of twenty-one years, in this state.

CLERKS.

Chapter 10. An act concerning Clerk’s offices.

COUNTY BOUNDARIES.

Chapter 11. An act to attach that part of the town of Paris, which lies in Jefferson county, to the county of Jennings, and for other purposes.

Chapter 12. An act altering the line dividing the counties of Jefferson and Scott.

Chapter 13. An act to attach certain territory to the county of Hamilton.

COUNTY BUSINESS.

Chapter 14. An act authorizing a reassessment in Gibson county.

Chapter 15. An act to change the mode of doing county business in the county of Delaware, and for other purposes.

Chapter 16. An act legalizing the proceedings of the board of Justices of Pike county.

Chapter 17. An act authorizing the board of commissioners of Shelby county, to hold special sessions.

Chapter 18. An act concerning claims in the county of Henry.

Chapter 19. An act providing for taking a list of the taxable property and polls in Vermillion county, and for other purposes.

Chapter 20. An act to authorize the board of Justices of Pike county to levy an additional tax.

Chapter 21. An act to extend a certain act therein named, to the county of Warren.

Chapter 22. An act to authorize the qualified voters of the different townships, in the county of Harrison, to elect their township officers.

COUNTIES NEW.

Chapter 23. An act for the formation of the counties of St. Joseph and Elkhart.

Chapter 24. An act for the formation of a new county, north of Marion and Hendricks counties.

Chapter 25. An act for the formation of a new county east of Tippecanoe county.

An act supplemental to an act organizing the county of Clinton.

COUNTY SEATS.

Chapter 26. An act providing for the relocation of the seat of justice of Sullivan county.

Chapter 27. An act appointing commissioners to relocate the seat of justice of Dubois county.

An act supplemental to an act entitled, “an act to relocate the seat of justice of Dubois county,” approved January 21, 1830.

COURTS CIRCUIT.

Chapter 28. An act dividing the state into Judicial circuits.

An act fixing the times of holding courts in the several judicial circuit courts in the several judicial circuits in this state, and for other purposes.

An act supplemental to an act to regulate the judicial circuits and fixing the times of holding courts, passed at the present session.

COURTS PROBATE.

Chapter 29. An act to amend “an act to organize probate courts and defining the powers and duties of executors and administrators,” approved 23d January, 1829.

Chapter 30. An act to legalize the proceedings of the probate court of the county of Pike.

DIVORCES.

Chapter 31. An act for the relief of Martha McBride.

Chapter 32. An act to amend the acts concerning divorce.

ELECTIONS.

Chapter 33. An act providing for the election of constables.

Chapter 34. An act supplemental to an act, entitled “an act to provide for a more certain return of votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

EXECUTION.

Chapter 35. An act to amend an act subjecting real and personal estate to execution, approved January 30, 1824.

ESTRAYS.

Chapter 36. An act to amend the act regulating estrays, and water crafts going adrift.

FERRIES.

Chapter 37. An act in relation to certain ferries.

IMPRISONMENT.

Chapter 41. An act to exempt from imprisonment for debt, soldiers of the revolutionary war.

INCORPORATIONS.

Chapter 38. An act extending the corporation of Madison.

Chapter 39. An act to repeal an act entitled “an act to incorporate the townships in Shelby county.”

Chapter 40. An act giving further powers to the President and select council, of the town of Lawrenceburgh, in the county of Dearborn, Indiana.

Chapter 42. An act to incorporate the town of Jeffersonville, in the county of Clark.

Chapter 43. An act to incorporate a company to make a turnpike road from New Albany, in Floyd county, by Greenville, Paoli, Mount Pleasant, and Washington, to Vincennes, in Knox county.

Chapter 43. An act to incorporate the Hamilton, Rossville and Richmond turnpike company.

Chapter 44. An act to incorporate the White Water and Miami turnpike company.

JURISDICTION.

Chapter 45. AN act explaining and regulating jurisdiction.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

Chapter 46. An act amendatory of the several acts, regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace.

LIBRARY COUNTY.

Chapter 47. An act to amend an act, entitled “an act to amend an act, entitled an act for the incorporation of county libraries,” approved February 7, 1825.

MEDICAL SOCIETIES.

Chapter 48. An act to amend an act, entitled “an act to amend an act to establish a state library, approved February 4, 1825.”

Chapter 49. An act regulating Medical Societies.

MILITIA.

Chapter 50. An act to organize the militia of Hancock, Delaware, Randolph and Warren counties.

NAVIGATION.

Chapter 51. An act relative to Twin creek.

Chapter 52. An act supplemental to an act declaring Mississinewa river a public highway.

Chapter 53. An act relative to the river St. Mary’s.

Chapter 54. An act to amend an act relative to navigable streams declared public highways, by the ordinance of Congress of 1787, approved January 23, 1829.

Chapter 55. An act to improve the navigation of Lost river, White Water river, and other streams therein named.

Chapter 56. An act declaring Little Pigeon a public highway.

Chapter 57. An act for the improvement of the navigation of the Wabash below Vincennes.

Chapter 58. An act to provide for the removal of obstructions to the navigation of Eel river.

OCCUPYING CLAIMANTS.

Chapter 59. An act to amend an act, entitled “an act for the relief of occupying claimants of land.”

PRINTING.

Chapter 60. An act to provide for the distribution of the laws and journals, and for other purposes.

RELIEF.

Chapter 61. An act for the relief of Julius Johnson.

Chapter 62. An act for the relief of Samuel Postlewait of Dubois county.

Chapter 63. An act for the relief of James Ball.

Chapter 64. An act for the relief of Claudius G. Brown.

Chapter 65. An act for the relief of Drury Holt and Vincent Cooper.

Chapter 66. An act to authorize the collector of the revenue of Jackson county for 1829, to sell lands for the taxes due thereon; and for other purposes.

Chapter 97. An act for the relief of Paul Castlebury, late commissioner on the state road leading from Fredonia to the mouth of the Wabash river.

Chapter 98. An act for the relief of the securities of Samuel Postlewait, late collector of Dubois county.

ROAD CUMBERLAND.

Chapter 67. An act to facilitate the opening of the Cumberland road, and preserve the same for being obstructed or injured.

Chapter 68. An act in relation to the action of trespass.

ROADS STATE.

Chapter 69. An act to establish a state road from Lake Michigan, by way of Indianapolis, to some convenient point on the Ohio river.

Chapter 70. An act providing for the opening of part of the Michigan road.

Chapter 71. An act making provision for expending the Mauk’s ferry road fund, and for other purposes.

Chapter 72. An act to provide for changing a part of the state road leading from Mauk’s ferry to Indianapolis.

Chapter 73. An act providing for the location, opening and improvement of certain state roads.

Chapter 74. An act supplemental to an act, entitled, “an act providing for the location, opening and improvement of certain state roads,” passed at the present session of the general assembly, and for other purposes.

Chapter 75. An act to establish a state road from Martinsville, by way of Lyon’s mill and Mooresville, leading north to the Michigan road.

Chapter 76. An act supplemental to an act, entitled “an act to establish a state road from Levenworth by way of Bono to Indianapolis.

Chapter 77. An act supplemental to an act, entitled “an act providing for opening a state road in the county of Allen.”

Chapter 78. An act to vacate a certain state road therein named and for other purposes.

Chapter 79. An act to establish a state road from Middletown in Shelby county via Moscow in Rush county, to intersect the Brookville state road at or near Erasmus Aldredges.

Chapter 80. An act to relocate a part of the state road leading from Rockport to Bloomington.

Chapter 81. An act to relocate part of the state road leading from Vincennes to Spencer, in Owen county.

Chapter 82. An act to amend an act, entitled “an act establishing a state road from Shelbyville to intersect the Madison state road in Jennings county,” approved January 19, 1828.

Chapter 83. An act to establish a state road therein named.

Chapter 84. An act to establish a state road from Jeffersonville state road, on the west side of Silver creek, to the lower falls of the Drift-Wood fork of White river.

Chapter 85. An act to relocate a part of the state road leading from the Ohio line, by Abington and Waterloo, to Connersville.

Chapter 86. An act establishing a state road therein named, and for other purposes.

Chapter 87. An act concerning the state road from Indianapolis to Crawfordsville.

Chapter 88. An act locating a state road from George Cline’s in the county of Franklin, to the Lawrenceburgh state road on the west side of Flat Rock in Decatur county.

Chapter 89. An act to relocate that part of the state road, leading from Madison to Lawrenceburgh, which lies between the line dividing the counties of Jefferson and Ripley, and thence to the Cross Plains in Ripley county.

Chapter 90. An act relative to the state road from Rushville, in Rush county, to Lawrenceburgh, in Dearborn county.

Chapter 91. An act to locate a certain state road therein named and for other purposes.

Chapter 92. An act to establish a state road from Evansville to Anthony’s ferry.

Chapter 93. An act to establish a certain state road therein named.

Chapter 94. An act providing for a state road from Noblesville to Logansport, and also from Indianapolis by Pendleton to Andersontown.

Chapter 95. An act to locate a state road from Troy, in Perry county, to Washington, in Daviess county.

Chapter 96. An act making an appropriation for the improvement of the state road from Indianapolis to Madison.

SALT SPRINGS.

Chapter 99. An act amendatory to an act entitled, “an act authorizing the leasing of Royce’s Lick and Rock Lick reserves, in the county of Washington,” approved January 7, 1828.

Chapter 100. An act authorizing the leasing of Jackson’s Lick in Monroe county.

Chapter 101. An act authorizing the leasing of the French Lick reserve in Orange county.

SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL SECTIONS.

Chapter 102. An act to amend an act, entitled “an act to authorize the sale of the school lands and for other purposes,” approved, January 23, 1829.

SCHOOL SECTIONS.

Chapter 103. An act to amend the act entitled “an act incorporating congressional townships and providing for public schools therein.”

Chapter 104. An act to legalize the proceedings of the school commissioner of Madison county.

Chapter 105. An act legalizing the proceedings of the superintendent of a school section therein named.

Chapter 106. An act for the benefit of the inhabitants of a certain township in Gibson county.

SEMINARIES.

Chapter 107. An act for the incorporation of the Eugene Academy.

Chapter 108. An act to incorporate the Franklin county Seminary.

Chapter 109. An act to incorporate the Jefferson county seminary society.

Chapter 110. An act to amend the act, entitled “an act to provide for the incorporating a county Seminary in the county of Clark, approved, January 26, 1827.”

Chapter 111. An act concerning the Seminary site of Union county.

Chapter 112. An act to incorporate the Greencastle Seminary Society.

Chapter 113. An act to incorporate the Crawfordsville Seminary.

Chapter 114. An act to incorporate the Rising Sun Seminary Society.

SEMINARY LANDS.

Chapter 115. An act appointing Asher Labertew agent of the reserved township of land in Monroe county and for other purposes.

Chapter 116. An act authorizing the sale of one of the reserved sections of land, in the reserved township of land in Monroe county.

Chapter 117. An act requiring the commissioners of the reserved townships of land in Gibson and Monroe counties to reduce the minimum prices thereof.

TOWNS.

Chapter 118. An act to Vacate the South end of Second street, in the town of Washington, Daviess county.

Chapter 119. An act to legalize and establish the original survey, in the towns of Lafayette, in Tippecanoe county, and Mount Vernon in the county of Posey.

VENUE.

Chapter 120. An act to authorize the Circuit Court of the county of Vanderburgh, to change the venue in a certain case therein named.

JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

Chapter 121. An joint resolution relative to the three per cent fund.

Chapter 122. A joint resolution relative to the agent of the three per cent fund.

Chapter 123. A joint resolution, providing for the erection of tombstones over the grave of the late Daniel C. Lane, Esq. deceased.

Chapter 124. A joint resolution authorizing the auditor of public accounts to procure a list of relinquished lands from the land offices therein named.

Chapter 125. A joint resolution, ratifying the compact, between the states of Ohio and Indiana, in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 24th of May, 1828.

Chapter 126. A joint resolution relative to the Indiana college.

Chapter 127. A joint resolution to fill a vacancy in the board of visitors to the Indiana college.

Chapter 128. A joint resolution concerning the Indiana college.

Chapter 129. A joint resolution relative to the Western mail stage route from Louisville in Kentucky to St. Louis, in Missouri.

Chapter 130. A joint resolution relative to the establishment of a Medical college, and for other purposes.

Chapter 131. A memorial and joint resolution of the general assembly of the state of Indiana, on the subject of extinguishing the Indian title to lands within this state, and of removing the Indians beyond the Mississippi.

Chapter 132. A joint resolution to the Congress of the United States, requesting a corps of engineers, to examine and survey White river, the East and West forks thereof; and to examine, and if found practicable, survey a canal route to connect the Wabash and Erie canal with the Ohio river.

Chapter 133. A joint resolution on the subject of canal lands donated to Indiana by Congress.

Chapter 134. A joint resolution of the general assembly concerning the agent of the three per cent fund.

Chapter 135. A joint resolution relative to Deaf and Dumb persons in this state.

Chapter 136. A joint resolution allowing compensation to Philip Hedges, for distributing the laws and journals.

Chapter 137. A joint resolution relative to a certain act of the legislature of Virginia.

Chapter 138. A joint resolution relative to a certain number of the acts of 1824.