FAYETTE DRAGOONS, 1832

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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE State of Georgia, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE AT AN ANNUAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1832. 
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MILITARY. 

1832 Vol. 1 -- Page: 139

Sequential Number: 094 

Full Title: AN ACT to organize a Volunteer Company of Cavalry to be known and incorporated under the name of the Fayette county Dragoons.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this 
act, that so soon as any number of the citizens of the county of Fayette liable to do militia duty, shall associate themselves together to the number of twenty or more, first having chosen their officers and notify 
the commanding officer of the regiment to which they are liable to perform militia duty -- that it is their desire to form a volunteer company, it shall be the duty of said commanding officer to transmit to his 
Excellency the Governor the number of men comprising said company, together with the names of the persons chosen as officers to command the volunteer company of cavalry for said county,

Page: 140
to be known by the name of the Fayette county Dragoons and by and under that name to be invested with all corporate powers, to pass all bye-laws, rules and regulations for the government of said company, not 
contrary to the constitution of this State, or the laws thereof.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this law be, and the same are hereby repealed.

ASBURY HULL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

THOMAS STOCKS,

President of the Senate.

WILSON LUMPKIN, Governor.

Approval Date: Assented to, Dec. 24, 1832.