Journal of the Senate of the State of Georgia regular session at Atlanta, Wednesday, June 24, 1914

JOURNAL
OF
THE SENATE
OF THE
STATE OF GEORGIA
REGULAR 5E.55ION
At Atlanta, Wednesday, June 24, 1914
Atlanta, Ga. CHAS. P. BYRD, State Printer.
1914.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA.,
June 24;1914..

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at' 10

o'clock; was called to order by the President, Hon.

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J. Randolph Anderson. '



Prayer was offered by :fue .chaplain.

Upon the chll of the roll the following members answered to their names:

Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. BUBh; W. J. Chennault, N. B. DiCkey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D.

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Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McNeil; W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish;. C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T.

Pope, Le, RichardsQn, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.
Smith, E. L. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M: Watis, J. N.

Thosre absent were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Burtz, A. H.

Oonverse, W. L. McGregor, C. E.

Spinks, W. E.

The following resolution 'Was read and adopted.

JoUB~AL OF THB SENATE,
By Mr. Peyton-
Resolved that the secretary of the Senat~ oe and
he is hereby instructed to notify the House of Repre-
sentatives that the Senate has convened' in regular session.
Tlie follo'Win~ re86lution was read and adopted:
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By Mr. Stark-
A res0luti.mt. .appointing a oommittee of two from the Senate and three from the House to notify the Governor that the General Assembly has reconvened and is ready for the transaction of business.
Committee on part of Senate are Senators Stark and Bush.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof:
Mr. President:
I am instructed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has convened in regular session and is now ready for the transaction of business.
The following message was r~ved from ~he House through Mr. Boifeuill~t, the Clerk thereof:
Mr. President :
The House has c.oncurred in the following resolution of the Senate, to-wit.:
A resolution providing for a joint committee of two from the Senate and three from the House to

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n~tify ~e Governor that the General Assembly has

convened in regular session and is now ready for

the trimsaction. of business.

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The following Members were appointed by the Speaker as Committee ?n the part of the Ho'dse:
MesE!rs. Blackburn, Wheatley, Henderson of Jones.

Mr. Stark, Chairman of the committee to wait upon the Governor and inform him that the General Assembly has convened, submits the following report:

By Mr. Parrish-
. Your committee on part of. Senate in conjunction wiilh a like committee from the Honse. has Waited upon the _Governor and reports that His Exeellency will communicate with the General .!Assembly in writing. W. W. STARK, Chairman.

The following Senate bills were read first time.

By Mr. DnBose--
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Athens so as to change the time of holding e'eotion for certain officers.
Referred to Commi~e on Corporations.

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By Mr. DuBos~
A bill to amend the. cha~r of the city of Athens so as to authorize the city council to control slaughter
houses .
Referred to Corin:nittee' on Corporations.

:By Mr. DuBos~
A bill to amend the charter of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company so as to inffilre against lightning and for other purpo.ses,
on Referred to Co1Ili1iittee Insurance.

By Mr. McNeil-
A bill to prescribe and fix the maximum percentage of alcohol for all malt liquors, including lager beer, in this State;
Referred to Committee on Temperance.
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By Mr. Kelly-
A bill to amend Section 5233, of the Code of 1910.
Referred to General.Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Turner-
A bill to create a State Highway Commission so as to provide for the improvement of public roads of this State.
Referred to the Committee. on Public Roads.

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By Mr. Parrish-

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A bill to incorporate the town of Portal in Bulloch

County.

Refer~ed to Committee on Corporations.

The folloWing reSIOlution was read and laid over for one day:

By Mr. Tarver-
A resolution provi~g for adjournment of the General Assembly on August 2d,. Sine die.

Mr. DuBose-
Moved that wihen the Senate adjourn today, that it: stand adjourned until tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, and that the hour of meeting each day shall be eleven o'clock until changed by the Senate.
On this motion the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

%ose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Chennault, N. B. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y.

Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Miller, B. S. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Rushin, M. E. Stark, W. W . Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. y. Watts, J. N.

'!'hose voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Hixon, J. T. Jones, S. E. Kea, Fred,

Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McNeil, W. D.

Olliff, W. M. Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H.

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Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Sweat, J. L.

.Smith, E.. L.

T~, M. C.

Turner, S. )[.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J.

Converse, W. L. Elkins, 0. H. Foster, A. H.

Ayes 20, nays 14.

. McGregor, C. E. Moore, J. H. Spinks, W. E.

'.rnle motion prevailed.
On motion the Senate adjourned un.til tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.

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SBNA.TIJ OHAJmu, A~A, GA.,
THu_BBDAY, June 25, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjoumment at 11
o'clock; was called to order by the Presidellt.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.
Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names:

Brown, John W. L. Irwin, ll. D.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, W. W.

Bush, W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kea, Fred,

Dickey, R. L.

Kelly, 0. L.

DuBose, R. T.

Longino, J. T.

Elkins, 0. H.

McNeil, W. D;

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Foster, A. H.

Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olllif, W. 11.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Huie, G. M.

Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le,
Richardson, C. H. RllShin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, lrl. C. Taylor, G. W.
Turner, S. M.
Tyacm, c. ](.
Wattll, J. N.

Thosre absent were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Oonverse, W. L.

McGregor, C. E.

Spinks, W. E.

'Illie Journal of yesterday WB8 read and approved.
The following message was received from His Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Perry:

Mr. President : I am directed )).y Hi8 ExceDeney the G.o'\Teroor, to

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deliver to your honorable body a communication in writing to which he respectfully invites your consideration.
The following message was received from His E.xeellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Perry:

Mr. President:
I am directed by His Excellency the Governor, to <deliver to your honorable body a sealed communica-tion in writing to which. he respectfully invites your :attention in executive session.
Mr. DuBose, Chairman: of the Committee on Insurance, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:

The Committee on Insurance has had under consideration the following bill of the :Senate which I am instructed to report back to the Senate with the :recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit.:

A bill to amend the charter of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company.

Respectf~lly submitted,

DuBosE, Chairman.

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The following Senate bills were read first time:

By Mr. Huie-
to 't A . ,qill_ pr!)te~~, ~p.q.,"~ncop.rage the raising of

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cattle and protect the slaughtering of heifers in this State.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. Burtz-
A bill to provide for the purchase by the State of a sufficient number of Gober's form book for the use of the officers of the State.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Klea-
A bill to amend the Act for the protection of game in this State.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. Kea-
A bill to prohibit a white person from teaching a school composed of negroes and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. HixonA bill to amend Section 5298, of the Code of 1914. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Searcy-
A bill to provide for jury trials in Habeas Corpus cases.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to prohibit the placing or scattering of any rubbish upon the 'public streets. or highways of this State.
Referred to Committee on Public Roads.

By Mr. MeNeil by requestA bill to increase the salary of the stenographer of
the 'State Bank Examiner. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. The following Senate bill was read second time.

By Mr. DuBose-
A bill to amend the charter of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company so as to insure against lightning.
'Illie following Senate resolution was read and laid over for one day.

By Mr. Stark-
A resolution requesting the repeal of the Federal Bankrupt law of 1898.
'Dhe following resolution was read and adopted:
By Mr. Stark~
A resolution authorizing the Secretary of State to furnish Bowden Lithia water for the use of the Senate.
On motion of Senator Hixon, Senate Bill No. 10, was recommitted to the Hygiene and Sanitation Committee.

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The following message from the Governor was read to the Senate.

GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE

STA'rE OF GEORGIA'
ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Atlanta, June 25th, 1914.
To the.General.Assembly:
I rejoice with you in the general prosperity which has blessed the State during the past year. .Since our last session the people have enjoyed the favors of a generous Providence. Their crops have been bountiful, their industries have flourished to a degree hitherto unknown. The farmer, the merchant, the manufacturer, has utilized with ceaseless energy his opportunities, unrestrained in effort by the hampering effect of unwise laws. The schools and institutions of learning are giving to the children and youth the keys of knowledge and providing them with that equality of opportunity which is all the worthy can demand. And more important. than all, the Church in every community is teaching the lessons of Him upon obedience t() whose statutes rests the welfare of all nations.
Yon are entitled to the thanks of a great constituency for the achievements of the session of 1913'. Yon did not multiply laws, but with courage and in-

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telligeuce met and solved problems, not of your own creation, but which affected the honor and fair name of Georgia.
As an aid in the exercise of the suffrage, you provided a permanent registration system which will remove unnecessary encumbrances in the way of the voter, and at the same time preserve proper safeguards. You made it possible for the farmer, often remote, to mail or send his taxes by his neighbor without risk of disfranchisement. The merchant, the travelling man, in fact, all classes, occupied with the affairs of business, are placed on an equal footing with the professional politician who never forgets the last day for registering.
You provided not only for the present, but for the future in the education of the children, and for the affiicted in the institutions, and recalling the past and our obligations to those who cheerfully imperiled their all in behalf of the South, you made provision for the declining days of the Confederate Veterans.
FINANCE.
In future years, your body will be distinguished as the debt-paying Legislature. When the dishonor of repudiation may blight the fair name of other States, you and your descendants may point with pride to the enactment of laws establishing a financial system which paid the debt of the State; madepossible the refunding of our bonded indebtedriess, rehabilitated our fiscal system, and, above all, gaveto .people the means of checking expenditures by

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making the tax levy reflect the amount appropriated by their representatives.
Now it will be easy for the people to know what appropriations their agents are making. Any condition which permits concealment, or interferes with a ready understanding by the principal of the actions of the agents is indefensible;
I have seen a Constitutional amendment submitted to the people involving an extra annual appropriation of half million dollars, without provision being made for raising the money, and so arranged as to conceal the necessity for an extra revenue. However worthy the cause, such legislation is indefensible.
The Comptroller-General, in his report of 1913, said: ''In other words, the entire appropriations for the year 1913, exclusive of common schools and pensions, could be met by a tax levy of about onethird of one mill.'' In his report for 1914, he declares that, exclusive of common schools and pensions, all of the appropriations could be met by a tax levy of about one-half of one .mill.
Who would wish to cut those two items of public expenditure and if any one did wish to lessen them, who will say the people will permit it f With a deficit of over one million dollars and with appropriations exceeding the revenue, how could you cut from items other than common schools and pensions enough to egual the deficit!
For 1913, the total raised from the tax levy on property was $4,300,000, and leading items of expenditure were as follows:

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Public Schools, -~---------;-----$ 2,550,000
Pensions, -----~-------------- 1,180,000 State Sanitarium, ___..:._._______ 550,000
Public Debt, --------------+- 378,000
Legislative Expenses, --------- 66,000

Sum Total, ---------------$ 4,724,000
This did not include the Blind Asylum, the School for the Deaf, the salaries of the State House officers, .
;r udges of the Supreme Court, and other institutions.
It is easy to obtain applause by general declamation against expenditure, but it is much easier to obtain execration by attacking any one of the items of expenditure named above.
There are those who would increase popular ap-
propriations and vote to repeal revenue tax acts, but
such a course cannot commend itself to any honest thinking citizen. The laws of our State provide that the widows' property may be sold under foreclosure to pay her debts. Should not the State pay its own! It may not be popular for the time, but the people cannot be long misled, will recognize its justice and wisdom. No legislator or officer likes to tax, and the people may well understand that when he does, it is simply under a solemn sense of duty, in the performance of his sworn obligation.

T.u: LEGISLATION.
You were faced with a deficit beginning about 1912, when the appropriations exceeded the revenue $427,000. In 1913, the added excess was $349,000, and in 1914, as estimated by the Treasurer, $313.000.

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Prior to this time the working balance had been exhausted. The tax rate being limited to five mills prior legislators had exhausted the amount collectable. The State was growing. The teachers were going without their pay, and the Veterans dying before gettirig their pensions. The Governor was kiting in order to maintain the State's institutions and borrowing money to the limit to satisfy current obligations. The people were unwilling for you to cut the great items of expenditure. What were you to do!
..With an ability and fearlessness that entitled you to the everlasting admiration of the State, you took the task up in full knowledge of the misconstruction and criticism to which you would. be subjected, and succeeded in a siatesmanlike manner in rendering to the people as splendid a serv1ce as ever they received from public officers.
You recognized that though corporations are necessary to development and enterprise and should not be oppressed by harsh measures, they received special governmental privileges for which they should pay. The amounts they had been contributing were small in comparisqn to what other States were receiving, and you doubled their occupation tax. I have heard no complaint from that source.
A legitimate source of revenue to all States is an inheritance tax.. The right to one's property during life has always peen recognized as inherent and fundamental, but to dispose of it after death is a privilege granted by the State. Georgia had never utilized this source of revenue. You passed

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a conservative law providing for an in~eritance tax, which will not only be productive of large income, but will have moral effect in disclosing for taxation much invisible property.
Finally, recognizing that many were not bearing their share of the common burden, while many were contributing too much, you passed the Tax Equalization Bill.
I believe no better or more necessary law was ever passed. Its only danger consists in being misunderstood. It may be improved. Time and experience will disclose its imperfections. But who can criticise a law which in simple terms provides for the honest levying of taxes and that burdens shall be equally borne T
It provides that pel'Sonalty shall pay alike with land, and means are afforded for accomplishing this result. I am informed that this year's returns will be most conspicuous in an immense increase in personalty, due to this and the inheritance tax law.
There are no new features of taxation engrafted in the Equalization Tax Act. The Act only emphasizes what has always been the law in Georgia, that all property should bear its part 9f the expenses of government, and that the tax-payers should equally bear their respective burdens. There can be no valid objection urged to these two propositions;
Land can~ot escape the notice of the taxing offleers, while property in th~ form of invisible securities can be readily concealed. The main purpose of the Tax Law is to reach invisible property, and that it bear its part of the common burden. Every

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new dollar put on the digest to that extent increases the vol'ome of property taxed, and will result in low~ring the tax rate, greatly to the benefit of the land<>wner, who could not, if he were disposed, conceal his property from taxation. The landowner is especially interested in the new Tax Law and ought to warmly advocate it, if for no other reason than that <>f self-interest.
It is not intended that the law shall be inquisitorial, but that it shall provide means for disclosure ..,.hen the citizen who mainly uses the Courts for the collection of his debts flagrantly shirks his duty at contributing to their maintenanee. In passing this Act you recognized that in multitudes of instances much land was not given in at all, and my information is that a large part of the increase this_ year comes from return of land which had not been upon the tax books. What landowner can complain if he and his neighbor owning property of equal value be -required to pay the same amount T If the one who has been derelict pay his part, his neighbor will have to pay that much less. In many instances which have come under my observation, the returns of one citizen of a county have been reduced and those of another raised. The purpose is equality and justice. What true Georgian will complain if he and his fellows, say in Dade County and in Glynn are treated alike!
This Tax Act will inevitably lessen the burden of the small property owner who values his limited property and returns it accordingly.
It is. the owner of large property who will be the

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sufferer from confiscatory tax laws, which will havebirth when the deficit in the Treasury has become larger, and the absolute necessity will be recognized for immediate hasty action by the people and the
Legislator. It is far better to make provision for
the coming flood by opening an easy avenue of relief, rather than to await its destruction of the entire embankment with the devastation that will follow.
In the bill which was passed nearly 25 years ago,. there was no method provided for equalization between the counties, and in consequence there was a fierce competition between them to see which could return the property at the lowest figure.
It has been suggested to me in this connection that if the date of return of taxable property was changed from January 1st to January lOth, the debtor would be enabled to satisfy his obligations and such plan would meet with the approval of the people of the State. This suggestion comes from rural communities and if you think it wise I trust it may be put in the form of a law.
The action of Judge Hart in performing his duty as Tax Commissioner has warranted the commendation you saw fit to pay his appointment at the last session. A land owner, in sympathy with the people of his State, he may be trusted to execute thelaw without harshness and in full spirit of exact justice.
It is pleasing to know that Governor Stuart, or Virginia, unanimously elected Governor of that

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State, practically commended in his message the very law you have passed.

ECONOMY.

One strenuous obje(!tion to the passage of the

law has been the feeling that the Legislature would

spend any amount found in the Treasury. My

experience of seventeen years in the Legislature

and my knowledge of the law lead me to prophesy

that this Act will not only be productive of great

economy, but in arousing the civic virtue and pa-

triotism of the people, will so emphasize the neces-

sity of their watching expenses that henceforth no

appropriations will be made which the people with

full understanding will not approve.

The Constitution provides that no appropriations

can be made excepting upon a call of the roll, and

this requirement was adopted in order to check leg-

islative extravagance and to give the people an op-

portunity to see how their representative voted in

matters of appropriation.



So many appeals are made for money and for

so many laudable purposes it is hard to resist them.

It is easy for the Legislator to glow with personal

pride as he expends the taxpayer's money and re-

ceives the plaudits of the beneficiaries and the press.

Allow me to urge that you make no appropria-

tions at this session other than those absolutely

necessary. Any amount you appropriate will in-

crease the deficit already existing. I earnestly sub-

mit that duty viewed from an angle cannot require

you to give that which you have not. Such action

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is to be disapproved in the citizen and condemned in

the legislator. It is hypocritical to favor economy

in general terms and at the same time increase the-

deficit already existing by spending money not in

the Treasury. To appropriate more than the reve-

nue is indefensible, and you can make this answer-.

to the appeals of all institutions: ''To be just be-

fore being generous is a cardinal maxim of force in

legislation as well as in law."

One of the principal arguments in favor of the-

Tax Equalization Law is its tendency to force econ-

omy. So long as the tax rate is five mills and limited'

tc:> that amount the legislator is tempted to vote for-

every popular appropriation, with the knowledge-

that his constitutent cannot know that he is spending

more money than the revenue. The expenditure is.

not reflected in the tax rate. But when the tax rate-

is cut below the five mills, then no legislator dare-

raise it without giving a strict accounting to the tax

payer. I believe that next year the rate will be re-

duced below five mills. The people ought not to' pay

the entire deficit in one year which has accumulated

in several years. But with property on the tax

books which has never been returned, and with rigid

economy practiced by the Legislature for a short

time, the rate should be reduced to three mills, with

the certainty that the legislator will be no longer-

tempted to appropriate beyond the State's ability

on the one hand, and cut the revenue on the other-.

hand. The representative who dares to do his duty

in opposing extravagance will receive the commend-

ation and support of his people.

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I commend to your careful consideration the report of Comptroller-General Wright, and call your .attention to the compliment his figures pay you for -keeping the expenditures below those of preceding _years.
REFUNDING THE STATE BoNDs.
On May 1st, 1915, there will come due $227,0oo of bonds of the State, and on July 1st, 1915, will come -due $3,300,000 of bonds. Provision must be made .at this session for refunding these obligations.
We will have in the Treasury from the sale of the North-Eastern Railroad, payable in November, 1914, :$153,812.50, which must be utilized in taking up these bonds. I think all the bonded indebtedness falling -due in 1915 should be consolidated. Appropriate ..arrangement may be made by the State for carrying -the bonds due in May until the first of July.
For these bonds falling due in 1915, there is no sinking fund. For the remainder of the bonded in-debtedness aggregating $3,000,000, a sinking fund of :$100,000 a year is provided, for the retirement of -the public debt. Therefore, in 1945, practically the . only out-standing bonded indebtedness of the State -will be that falling due in 1915, for which you must :make provision.
I do not think it fair orright at this time to make -our citizens pay more than the $100,000 a year to -the t:etirement of the public debt. The indebtedness was incurred largely in the construction of theW. & A. Railroad, which is an inheritance our children will enjoy, and it will lessen their burdens. Our

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institutions in this growing State must be taken care of, and they should not be cramped nor the people burdened unnecessarily by attempting to provide an additional sinking fund.
In addition, I find that 30-year bonds will sell at a higher price than serial bonds. Purchasers of bond~ generally desire to make a permanent investment without the necessity of frequent change, and an the :financial authorities agree that a 3'0-year bond can be sold to better advantage.
In addition, when these bonds become due, the sinking fund of $100,000 a year may be continued,. which makes the burden of the tax payer easy.
The Governor should be given the power to obtaiD in his discretion a short time loan for the purpose of caring for these bonds, for the reason that in cases of financial depression or panic, it may be inadvisable to sell the bonds when they come due. Sister States found it necessary to follow this procedure last year, and they preferred to pay practically 7 per cent., rather than put the bonds upon the market at tremendous sacrifice.
I recommend that the Governor be authorized to offer the bo;nds bearing not more than four and onehalf per cent. interest at not less than par, with the right to advertise for bids in his discretion and to reject any and all bids, and that your Act be so flexible as to allow not only proper adjustment but also such discretion as may meet the exigencies of the situation at the time the bonds are to be sold.

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AuToxoBn.E TAXES.
The State Treasurer has reported to me that there is in the Treasury $79,000 arising from the Automobile Tax, which you provided by Act' of 1913 should be distributed to the counties in proportion to the mileage of the roads in these counties, .as shoWn. by the Census of the United States. Fed~ral authorities have made no record of this mile.age, and therefore the distribution under the plan .oontemplated in the Act was impos:sible, and the Attorney-General hel<l that the money should be kept in th~ Treasury awaiting your direction.

OFFICIAL BONDS.
I beg to ask your especial consideration of the .Comptroller-General's report regarding the decision -of the Supreme Court .which holds unconstitutional ihe law allowing that officer to issue executions for .amounts due the State by Tax Collectors. While justice should be done the official, a hearing in acCordance with the decision of the Supreme Court can be allowed him, and at the same time relieve -the State from en~ering into protracted litigation -with consequent deprivation of her revenue. I suggest that your appropri11te committee take this -matter up at once.
Mn.ITABY DEPABTM:ENT.
Since the last session of your Honorable body I have had brought before me in acute form the rela-tion existing between the National Guard of Georgia . .and the War Department at Washington.

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By statutes embodied in sections 1361, 1362 and 1363, second volume of the Code (If Georgia, the office of Adjutant-General and Quartermaster-General are established, each with rank of Brigadier-General. Code sections 1367 and 1368 give general authority to the Governor as Commander-in-Chief regarding the numbers and grades of the officers.
'Tihe War Department at Washington issued an order requiring in effect that the QuartermasterGeneral in Georgia should have the rank of Major. The failure to comply with the order was visited with the penalty that the Quartermaster-General would not be recognized for the purpose of receiving arms, equipment, etc., nor would he receive pay during manoeuvers.
I asked if this order could be suspended as toGeorgia until the Legislature could meet and rleal with the subject, as I maintained that obedience tothe laws of Georgia was a superior duty and more binding on me than the orders of the War Department.
This suspension was declined, unless I promised to use my influence as Chief Executive with the Leg~ islature to repeal legislation conflicting with the orders of the War Department. This I declined to dor and hence I designated the Adjutant-General to receipt for equipment until the subject could bebrought to your attention.
Perhaps it may be the part of practical wisdom to adapt the office of Quartermaster-General to the grade required in the regular army, in order that our National Guard may receive the support of the-

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Federal Government, as provided by its laws. But
I believe it should be with the strict heed that the
National Guard of Georgia shall always owe first allegiance to the State and subject to the order of her Governor as paramount authority. The National Guard is ready in time of national peril to perform the duties of a soldier against a foreign enemy, and the Government shou1d be generous with it and liberally support it on these terms. Its members spend time and money and make a tremendous sacrifice in its service. But I view with disapproval the growing tendency to militarisrd, with a large standing army under direct control of one man in Washington. It is not difficult to suppose an occasion when such a force under the control of some one possessed of audacity, ambition and courage, might make it a menace to our Government and its institutions.
I shall gladly submit the correspondence to such ('ommittee as you may appoint to consider the matter and wi1l render thelll such aid as may lie in my power.

ScHOOL BooKs.
The State Board of Education had under consideration the adoption of school books as provided by law, and performed its duty, in accordance with the directing statutes.
They could not find a book on Civil Government meeting their approval. Therefore, they tentatively adopted a book for the period of 12 months, under the Act of 1913, with the purpose of requesting the Legislature to authorize it to have a book w:ritten

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and published for use in Georgia under the super vision of the Department of Education. I commend for consideration this request of the State Board of Education.

INDETERMINATE SENTENCES.
Under the existing laws there is immense latitude given to Judges in the imposition of sentences. The punishment may be from one to twenty years in the penitentiary in many cases. It is difficult to declare why a man is sent four years instead of five or seven yea.rs instead of six, and yet one year is a long period to serve. The slightest incident might make the individual Judge, however good, vary the punishment at different times in the identical case.
I submit to you whether it would not be more consistent with justice to provide that the Judge may impose a sentence between certain limited periods and allow the good behavior of the convict to determine the length of the imprisonment after the minimum sentence has been served. This reli~ves the Governor of much work under the parole act and places the imposition of punishment where it belongs, with the Courts.

PRISON FARM.

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The Prison Commission finds it difficult to meet

its obligations in view of its limited appropriations,

and this difficulty is increased by an abuse to which

I desire to call your attention.

In many cases Courts will sentence a man to the

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the law the Prison Co~sion must send a guard for him, pay the transportation to the Prison Farm, and when the term is completed, pay the return transportation of the convict. For transportation alone the Prison Commission spends annually $10,000.
It seems to me that in cases where the sentence is for a short period either the County should pay the expense of transportation or the sentence should not be to the Prison Farm.

PBINTING.
The State Librarian calls my attention to a rapidly increashig accumulation of publications in the basement of the Capitol, largely resulting from statutes requiring the printing of volumes in excess of what are needed. The available space in the Capitol is practically consumed, and thousands of volumes and manuscripts are lying there deteriorating each year and practically of value to no one.
It would be an immense saving to correct this condition, and I request that you do investigate and by appropriate legislation correct this inexcusable waste.
Mn.rrABY DEBTS.
In the Augusta strike trouble the militia incurred an indebtedness with merchants of that city which should have been paid over a year ago. Where indebtedness of this character has been incurred the obligation should be satisfied at once. I suggest that the exact amount be ascertained by your appropriate committee and provision be made for immediate payment.

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PRISON DEPABT:Ml!:NT.
Time has demonstrated the wisdom of placing the convicts upon the roads. From the standpoint of humanity as well as punitive effect, I think no better disposition could be made of those who have violated the laws of the land and placed upon the people the burden of court houses, jails and pensions.
Practically 80 per cent. of the convicts are negroes. Before the War there was rarely a ca-se of tuberculosis among this population, because they slept in log cabins, which admitted the fresh air
Now consumption is most prevalent am.ong them, and working upon the roads in the open air is beneficial from the standpoint of health and returns to society in general some compensation for the expense of their conviction.
Of course, the highest humanity should be observed in the treatment of convicts. Cruelty, neglect, improper food, unreasonable service, insufficient clothing, lack of sanitary provision, should not be countenanced. Any cruelty to even the most debased should be met with the severest punishment.
Yet I am not in sympathy with that idea which would provide comforts and luxuries to the m"Q.rderer, the burglar and the other violator of the law denied to the honest citizen.
There are thousands of honest parents in Georgia who find it difficult to provide their children with sufficient apparel to keep them warm in winter. They learn their lessons by the dim light of a pineknot fire, and as soon as opportunity arises go forth into life to struggle for bread. They .are not pro-

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vided with an education in trades, but must meet the problems facing them with the small equipment that poverty can furnish.
It hardly seems consistent with justice that the privileges of .trade education shall be granted only to the criminal, while the honest are deprived of it. I do not believe the struggling head of a family should work longer hours and make more sacrifices to give facilities to the convict which are not granted to his own children. Especially is this the case when the average age of the convict would be between 25 and 30, and 80 per cent. being negroes having been in the habit of making their living by manual labor.
In addition, it is not fair to create competition between convict labor and free labor. The honest merchant and artisan should be given every encouragement to maintain .and support those dependent upon him, and there is no better citizen than he.
The making of good roads is a trade in itself, and is far healthier than employment in mines, with their accompanying hardships.

HIGHWAY CoMMISSION.
In this connection, I beg to call your attention to my preceding recommendations in regard to a highway commission. The Prison Commission has provided an engineer to visit roads and solve technical problems. It is hard to exaggerate the amount of waste resulting from the improper supervision and maintenance of highways.
Bills are pending in Congress for the purpose

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of aiding the various States in the construction of good roads, and these bills generally provide for expenditures of these contributions through Highway Commissions.
The Commission might be created without the necessity for extra expense by utilizing the engineer already supplied by the Prison Commission, and the Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Georgia, and the Professor of a similar depart- . ment at the Georgia School of Technology. Their suggestions and advice would be invaluable and the service would be economical. .AIJ.y plan, accomplishing the same result, would be equally satisfactory.
While the building of highways from county site to county site is beneficial to them, the great majority of the people of othEl,r roads should not be forgotten. Along these roads is the path of the Rural Free Delivery, and in proportion as they can be traveled rapidly, the facility for distribution of mail to those who live in the country is increased. It is impossible to overrate the benefits resulting in the shape of education and increased joy of living that arise f:r:om this great privilege. As far as practicable the roads over which mail is delivered should be public roads.
The wisdom of the law providing for the working of convicts on the highways is further demonstrated in the flexible provision made for the small and less wealthy counties of the State. It is impossible for many of them to utilize their own convicts

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except at prohibitive cost, and hence the feature of

exchange was wisely included.

!NvusTRIAL TRAINING ScHOOL FOR WAYWARD GIRLs.
I beg to report to you that in accordance with law I declared on June 20, 1914, the Industrial School for Wayward Girls, which was created by you at the last session, open for the reception of those entitled to its privileges.
. Fulton County made the donation of the land, which is worth many thousands of dollars.
The Board of Trustees appointed in accordance with your direction represent the various sections of the State, and there is no board of higher personnel than this.
While the segregation of the wayward girl from other criminals is demanded by the loftiest humanity, at the same time the management of the institution must always be accompanied by sanity as well as sympathy.
There could be no greater crown upon the State than the reformation and reclamation of wayward girls. The problem. has always been, and i~, a most difficult one. When the inmate is not subject to reformation and proves unresponsive to the efforts in her behalf, she should not be permitted to utilize this -school as a place for recuperation until she elects to leave and live a vicious and profligate life. Reasonable work is the most wholesome of all corrections, and the purpose of the cr.eation of this school will be largely effectuated if these inmates are made content with the rewards of industry.

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This institution is an experiment in Georgia, and is entitled to the earnest sympathy of the good people of the State, but the expenditures should be measured by the progress achieved. At no time would it be justifiable to make a contrast between the honest hard-working girl and the vicious one living in luxury and idleness and supported by the State.
While only $20,000 was appropriated to this institution it must be remembered that more than four million dollars of taxable values are required to produce this amount. T~e constitutional limit is five mills and collection costs 6 per cent.
I desire to call your attention to a discrepancy between the books of the Treasurer and the Comptroller-General arising from the law authorizing the Department of Agriculture to draw money directly from the Treasury. This prevents a balance between the books of the Treasurer and ComptrollerGeneral in the fiscal system of the State. I think this should be remedied by legislation, and request that the matter be investigated by appropriate com.mittees of your body.

AUDITOR.
I again beg to call your attention to the necessity for the creation of State Auditor. So far as I am aware, Georgia is the only State which has no official whose duty it is to examine the various books of the State, With reference to the expenditure of money appropriated by the Legislature.
It is impossible for the Governor to keep check

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on the several institutions or determine their re-

quirements. No money should be drawn from the

Treasury excepting when absolutely necessary. So

long as the money lies in the Treasury the State

draws 2 per cent. interest, but if it lies in bank to

the credit of any department the State receives no

interest, and its ability to borrow in time of need

is lessened.

There can be no wiser provision than constant

and efficient checking of all public expenditures. The

recommendations of such an officer to the appropria-

tion committees of the Legislature would be invalu-

able and the money spent would be far more than

compensated by increased economy.

PAROLE LAW.
In a large proportion of cases in which I have granted clemency it has been upon the recommendation of the Judge and Solicitor-General, who have been' convinced that justice would be served by the exercise of executive clemency.
The parole law is as binding upon the Governor as any other law.
It is not 'the number of cases in which executive clemency is exercised, but the character of them, which merits approval or criticism. We have conservation of lands and forests and material resources, but the conservation of human beings is the most essential of all.
So long as the effect of punishment is preserved the release and reclamation of the criminal are in accordance ~th the demands of humane civilization.

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Many are in the convict camp who would make good citizens if released, and it requires the exercise of painstaking care and discretion to wisely exercise the power of the Governor as vested in him by the Constitution.
I submit herewith in accordance with law those cases in which I have exercised clemency.

iliFICIAL REPORTS.
1 beg to call to your attention the reports of the various departments and institutions of State. The heads of these departments are familiar through experience with needed corrections, and I commend them to your careful investigation.

CoNTINGENT FuND.
There are many expenses which by custom have been paid from the contingent fund. I think each department should pay its own expenses of 9peration and the contingent fund be utilized only in cases of necessity where provision could not be made. In this way economy would be encouraged and the nE-eds of the departments be known to the Legisl'a- . ture.
W. & A. Rm.BoAD LEAsE.
The Committee appointed in accordance with a resolution adopted by you at the session of 1913, with power to investigate and report regarding the leasing of the Western & Atlantic R. R. will make its recommendation. Composed as it is of men of the highest patriotism and experience, I commend their

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recommendation to your serious consideration. It is needless to comment on the permanent importance of this question and the extent to which its correct disposition will affect the entire State.
LAND TITLEs. The National Government is interested in the matter of Rural Credits, and legislation will likely be passed providing for loans to farms 8.lt rates that will permit investments in lands, with consequent advantage to the agricultural interests of our State. An essential prerequisite to such a plan is security in land titles. T;J:te law should provide an easy and inexpensive method of affording evidence that the titles of agricultural lands are good and unincumbered. In many cases it is impossible to give this assurance in Georgia to-day. While the Torrens System may not.be practicable in Georgia, I commend the subject to your consideration, in order that this State may be prepared to take advantage of such litigation as may be passed. Congress has recently passed a law allowing .loans on land as security, and a large part of the expense may ~ elimi. nated by providing a better system. of land titles, with a consequent reduction of expense to the borrower. '
CoNcLusioNs.
I shall from time to time present such other communications as conditions may require.
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Governor.

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EXHIBIT A.

Report of pardons, commutations, paroles, and respites granted since June 28, 1913.
PARDONS.
JUAN FowLER: Superior Court of Rabun County; Fall term, 1896; vohmtary manslaughter; two years in the penitentiary; disabilities removed September 27, 1913'. Applicant served his time with good behavior as shown by his discharge certificates. Since that time, for nearly fifteen years, he has lived as a good citizen.
BuNK AnmsoN: Superior Court of Miller County: larceny: disabilities re~oved October 8, 1913, on recommendation of Judge of the City Court and nearly all of the county officers.
CHARLEY LoNG; City Court of Atlanta, October term, ~913; larceny from the house; $50.00 fine or ten months on the chaingang; pardoned November . 18, 1913, on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor. The showing made clearly shows a miscarriage of justice.
WALTER PHILLIPs; Superior Court of Muscogee County; November adj. term, 1903; simple larceny; twelve months on chaingang, or $100.00 fine; disabilities removed February 11, 1914, on r~commenda tion of officials and leading citizens of Columbus.
FRANK S. VAN. CEISEN ; Superior Court of Chat-

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ham County; October term, 1913; malpractice in office; $500.00 fine, or twelve months on the chaingang; disabilities removed March 20, 1914, on recommendation of Judge, Solicitor General, county officers, and members of the General Assembly from Chatham County, because of the fact that applicaJ?.t has carried out the sentence of the Court and is now ltlortally ill and not expected to live at most more than a month.
W. 0. BRowN; Superior Court of Chatham County; November term, 1912; embezzlement; one year; disabilities removed March 23, 1914, after he had served sentence with good record and since his discharge has been filling a responsible position ih private life and his conduct bas been such '1!': to be~peak good citizenship in future.
WALTON MARTIN; Superior Court of Laurens County; July term, 1907; larcency from house; $50.00 fine; disabilities removed March 25, 1914. Applicant pleaded guilty to the offense of larceny from the house, and was fined in the February term, 1908, of Laurens County Superior Court. Since that time he has been regularly employed, and has contributed the large part of his earnings to support of his widowed mother.
JOHN H. HARTLEY; Superior Court of Bibb County; November term, 1911; manslaughter; eight years in the penitentiary; pardoned May 28, 1914. Ought never to have been convicted. Killed deceased in protection of fireside.
DAVID G. BLOoM; Superior Court of Muscogee County; September term, 1913'; unlawful shooting;

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fine of $100.00; pardoned May 29, 1914, on recommendation of Judge, Solicitor General and several of the county officers.

p ABDON GRANTED AS PER TERMS OF THE pAROLE LAw.
(Note.-The following case was reported m detail as parole, pardon order being promulgated in compliance with the statutes under which he was paroled by Acting Governor, John M. Slaton, in 1912.)
A. Y. CHASTAIN; Grady County; attempt to mur der; pardoned, May 16,1914.

PAROLES.
ToM SPEER; Superior Court of Pike County; Spring term, 1,896 ; :rp.urder ; life hnprisonment ; paroled August 5, 1913, for statutory reasons and doubt as to his guilt.
CLIFFORD YouNG; Superior Court of Effingham County; November term, 1901; manslaughter; twenty years in the penitentiary; paroled September 11. 1913, for statutory reasons and in view of the fact that defendant had served many years longer than the average term for manslaughter.
DocK BALDWIN; Superior Court of Ware County; Spring term, 1895; murder; life imprisonment; paroled September 18, 1913, for statutory reasons and. on recommendation of the court officials, including the Judge.
RoMIE WILLIAMs; Superior Court of Tift County; Juiy term, 1906; manslaughter; ten years in the penitentiary; paroled September 17, 1913, for statutory

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reasons and as a reward for giving alarm when several prisone:cs tried to escape.
SAM YOUNG; Superior Court of Miller County; October term, 189~; murder: life imprisonment; paroled October 7, 1913', for statutory reasons and because he had served nearly fifteen years; the offense not being one of extreme character.
JuooE FANT; Superior Court of Franklin County; March term, 1910 ; manslaughter; fifteen years; paroled October 10,1913, for statutory reasons and evidence showing the offense to be involuntary manslaughter as Court of Appeals intimates.
MosE HousTON; Superior Court of Chatham County; March term, 1901; murder; life imprisonment; paroled October 15, 1913, for statutory reasons and his youth, being only fourteen years old when the crime was committed. Prior to the offense his record was gooo and was good in the penitentiary.
AmsTBIDB F'RANzom; Superior Court of Pickens County; Spring term, 1912 ; manslaughter; ten years; paroled October 22, 1913, for statutory reasons and because circumstances showed defendant was not a bad man, but killed H~go Passani in defense of his daughter.
WILL JOHNSON; Superior Court of Walton County; August. term, 1909; manslaughter; ten years; paroled October 28, 1913, for statutory reasons.
JIM PoPE; Superior Court of Dougherty County; May term, 1910; attempt to murder; eighteen months and seven years ; paroled November 13, 1913, for

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statutory reasons and because it was clear that the combined sentences were excessive.
ARTIS WILLIAMS; Superior Court of Harris County; April term, 1909; manslaughter; twenty years; paroled November 28, 1913', for statutory reasons and on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor General.
WILLIAM HERRINGTON; Superior Court of Fuiton County; May term, 1911; attempt to murder; five years; paroled December 18, 1913, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor General.
GEoRGE RoDDY; Superior Court of Calhoun County; December term, 1902; attempt to wreck train; life imprisonment; paroled December 27,1913, for statutory reasons and because. of his youth. He was between eleven and thirteen years of age when .crime was committed.
J. W. GARNETT; Superior Court of Richmond County, May term, 1911; burglary; seven years; paroled December 29, 1913, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor General and all Court officials of Richmond County.
!CHARLIE LEAK; Sup.erior Court of Brooks County; November term, 1890; murder; life imprisonment; paroled January 2, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of jurors and Solicitor General.
BuD CHAPMAN; Superior Court of Bibb County; Spring term, 1903; burglary; twenty years; paroled January 5, 1914, for statutory reasons.
AMos KrNG; Superior Court of Fannin County;

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May term, 1912 ; burglary; three years in the penitentiary; paroled January 8, 1914, for statutory reasons, on accpunt of youth of defendant and on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor General.
WILEY REDDING; Superior . Court of Spalding County; Spring term, 1902; murder; life imprisonment; paroled January 17, 1914, for statutory reasons, previous good character, and on recommendation of trial Judge.
DALTON KELLY; Superior Court of Jasper County; September term, 1894; murder; life imprisonment; paroled January 17, 1914, for statutory reasons and because developments subsequent to the trial indicate that the negro was unjustly convicted.
JOHN PLEAS; Superior Court of Meriwether County; Spring term, 1895; murder; life imprisonment; paroled January 17, 1914, for statutory reasons.
JAMES PHILLIPS; Superior Court of Coweta County; Spring term, 1894; murder; life imprisonment; paroled January 20, 1914, for statutory reasons. Defendant served twenty years.
JOHN WRIGHT; Superior Court of Decatur Com1ty; May term, 1903; murder; life imprisonment; paroled January 20, 1914,for statutory reasons and the fact that offense was not such as would Class him as a confirmed criminal.
FoRTUNE ANDERSON; Superior Court of Liberty County; Spring term, 1903'; murder; li~e imprisonment; paroled January 20,1914, for statutory reasons and extenuating circumstances.

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CRAWFORD HAMPTON; Superior Court of Johnson County; Fall term, 1899; murder; life imprisonment; paroled January 26, 1914, for statutory reasons, his youth and good record.
STANLEY HENDRIX; Superior Court of Cherokee County; August term, 1912; involuntary manslaughter; two years; paroled February 6, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor General.
ED. CoGWELL; Superior Court of Clinch County;. October term, 1897; murder; life imprisonment; paroled January 27, 1914, for statutory reasons. The facts in the case indicate the killing was accidental.
WILL BARKSDALE; Superior Court of Wilkes County; .May term, 1910; voluntary manslaughter;. twenty years; paroled Jrebruary 6, 1914, for statu~ tory reasons.
SAM JoNES; Superior Court of Richmond County;. January term, 1912 ; burglary; five years ; paroled. February 10, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of trial Judge and Solicitor General.
ALFRED TowERS; Superior Court of Floyd County r
January term, 1907; burglary; fifteen years; paroled February 10, 1914, for statutory reasons and doubt as to his guilt.
. BEN PARHAM; Superior Court of Irwin County;: Fall term, 1903; murder; life imprisonment; paroled February 11, 1914, for statutory reasons.
JoHN MosELEY; Superior Court of Montgomery County; Spring term, 1895; murder; life imprisonment; paroled March 3, 1914, for statutory reasons and evidence presented since the trial.

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FRANciS RoBERSON; Superior Court of Campbell County; Spring term, 1894; murder; life imprison.ment; paroled March 5, 1914, for statutory reasons.
M. J. WEBB; Superior Court of Johnson Collilty; Marcil term, 1910; manslaughter; six years; parol~d March 7, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of Solicitor General.
JOE GADDis; Superior Court of Whitfield County; April term, 1911; burglary; four years; paroled March 12, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of trial Judge, Solicitor General and pros~ ecutor.
JOHN CmsP; Superior Court of Fannin County; August term, 1909 ; burglary ; ten years ; paroled March 12, 1914, for statutory reasons and previous good conduct.
WILL PHILPOT; Superior Court of Heard County; March term, 1911; manslaughter; five years; paroled Marc-h 12, 1914, for statutory reasons.
WEST CocHRAN; Superior Court of Spalding County; Fall term, 1910; voluntary manslaughter; six years; paroled March 14, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of trial Judge, SoH.citor General and all county officers of Spalding County.
REDDIE DoNALSON; Superior Court of Pulaski County; February term, 1905 ; manslaughter; fifteen years in penitentiary; paroled March 24, 1914, for statutory reasons.
WILL MoBLEY; Superior Court of Houston

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County; Fall term, 1907; burglary; fifteen years;: paroled March 17, 1914, for statutory reasons.
MITCHELL JACKSON; Superior Court of Bibb County; April term, 1909; burglary; seven years; paroled March 19, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of trial Judge who expressed some doubt as to the negro's guilt.
C. E. BAILEY; Superior Court of Upson County; .N~vember term, 1909; manslaughter; ten years; paroled March 27, 1914, for statutory reasons and on account of good conduct prior to commission of crime and in the penitentiary, and on recommendation of the leading white people of Upson County.
M. L. LowERY; Superior Court of Glynn County; Spring term, 1897; murder; life imprisonment; paroled March 25, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of trial Judge and Solicitor General who declared that in their opinion he had been sufficiently punished.
FRANK KIMBROUGH; Superior Court of Greene County; November term, 1910; attempt to murder;. seven years; paroled April 3, 1914 for statutory reasons and on recommendation of trial Judge and Solicitor General.
GEORGE liALL; Superior Court of Muscogee County; Spring term, 1911 ; burglary; five years ; paroled April 6, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of prosecutor, county_ officers and. grand jurors in county where he is serving.
WILL fumus; Superior Court of Mitchell County;. October term, 1900; murder; life imprisonment; pa-

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roled April 15, 1914, for statutory reasons and on account of his fingers being burned off and feet being
crushed while working in the penitentiary.
TAP ARMOR; Superior Court of Greene County~ March term, 1891; murder; life imprisonment; paroled April 15, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of Solicitor General.
En HooKs; Superior Court of Sumter County; Fall term, 1901; murder; life imprisonment; paroled April15, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of Solicitor General. The defendant was. only nineteen years old when convicted.
ARcHIE AuGUST; Superior Court of Chatham County; ;ruly term, 1912; burglary; two years; paroled April 19, 1914, for statutory reasons and on reco:mmendation of authorities of Thunderbolt. This. boy was only sixteen years old when offense was. committed; the offense consisting of taking somewhiskey.
En DAVIs; Superior Court of Chatham County~ Spring term, 1895; murder; life imprisonment; paroled April30, 1914, for statutory reasons.
CLIFF SHAw; Superior Court of Fulton County;. Fall term, 1901; burglary; thirty years; paroled May 2, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of Chief of Detective Department of Atlanta, and on account of the exceptionally good conduct of defendant while serving as a convict.
;rAMES RouNTREE; Superior Court of Emanuel County; Fall term, 1903; murder; life imprisonment;. paroled May 4, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recom~endation of Judge and Solicitor General.

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MANuEL KNIGHT; Superior Court of Pike County; April term, 1903; murder; life imprisonment; paroled May 4, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor General.
BEN CoLLI;Ns; Superior Court of Meriwether County; Spring term, 1901; murder; life imprisonment; paroled May 4, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of leading citizens of Meriwether County. This negro made a good record and aided in preventing escapes.
WILL THORNTON; Superior Court of Ware County; December term, 1910; manslaughter; five years; paroled May 14, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of trial Judge and Solicitor General.
JoHN W. MAHoNE; Superior Court of Talbot County; September term, 1903'; murder; life imprisonment; paroled May 19, 1914, for statutory reasons and on account of previous good conduct and recommendation of the leading white men of Talbot County.
GEORGE F. MooRE; Superior Court of Crisp County; February term, 1912; cheating and swindling; three years; paroled May 28, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of prosecutor.
H. H. BuTLER; Superior Court of Grady County; September term, 1911; attempt to murder; three years; paroled May 28, 1914, for statutory reasons and on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor General.
J. D. STRINGER; Superior Court of Wayne

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County; Spring term, 1913; embezzlement; one and one-half years; parol'ed May 28, 1914, for statutory reasons, because of .his youth a:p.d on recommendation of prosecutor.
JIM Al.LEN;.Superior Court of Cobb County; November term, 1910; burglary; ten years in the penitentiary; paroled June 8, 1914, for statutory reasons, on recommendation of Solicitor General, prosecutor and jury.
9ALVIN BEACH; Superior Court of Houston County; Fall term, 1901 ; murder ; life imprisonment; paroled June 8, 1914, for statutory reasons, on recommendation of Judge and on account or doubt as to guilt of applicant.
WALTER CREws; Superior Court of CharltonCounty; April term, 1911; manslaughter; four years. in the penitentiary; paroled June 8, 1914, for statutory reasons.
CHART.ES THOMAS; Superior Oourt of Richmond County; November term, 1903; manslaughter; twenty years; paroled June 22, 1914, on recommendationof Judge and Solicitor General.

CoMMUTATIONs.
ALBERT NORMAN; City Court of Moultrie; July term, 1912 ; larceny ; $50.00 fine and 8 months on chaingang; commuted July 3, 1913, on statement or court officials that applicant has complied with sentence of court.
LULA BERBIG; City Court of Fulton County; Juneterm, 1913; running disorderly house; six months in

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jail or $50.00 fine and three months in jail; commuted July 26, 1913, on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor.
HENRY TEw; Superior Court of Spalding County; Fall term, 1910; seduction; eight years; commuted July 14, 1913, on account of applicant's mental condition.
JESsE SEWELL; Superior Court of Coweta County; September term, 1911; bigamy; two years in penitentiary; commuted July 25, 1913, on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor and on account of applicant's good behavior.
BILL THOMAS; City Court of Houston County; August term, 1911; larceny; $25.00 fine or 6 months on chaingang; commuted July 28, 1913, to payment of fine of $25.00.
JOE PLAYMALE; City Court of Brooks County; May term, 1913; gaming; $75.00 fine or six months on chaingang; commuted July 3'0, 1913, on account of physical c<;>;ndition of applicant.
JAcK DAvis; City Court of Chatham County; Spring term, 1913; vagrancy; $100.00 fine or six months in jail; commuted July 30, 1913, on account of physical condition of applicant_.
ANNIE LEE BooTH; City Court of Fulton County; August term, 1912; larceny and carrying concealed weapon; commuted August 22, 1913, on account of applicant's youth and on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor.
MABEL SANDERS; City Court of Valdosta; February term, 1913 ; vagrancy; twelve months on the

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chaingang; commuted August 22, 1913', on recommendation of Judge, Solicitor, Sheriff and other officers.
HARRISON STEELE; Superior Court of Dougherty .County; November term, 1911; perjury; four years in the penitentiary; commuted August 5, 1913, on recommendation of Judge and Deputy Sheriff.
- W. P. GRIMES; Superior Court of Putnam County; September term, 1911; forgery; four years in the penitentiary; commuted August 8, 1913, on recommendation of Judge, Solicitor, Prosecutor and Jury. The amount involved was small and no loss was sustained.
HowARD GuFFIN; City Court of Atlanta; Sep tember term, 1912; wife-beating; twelve months on the chaingang or $200.00 fine; commuted August 22, 1913, on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor who assert that developments since the trial indicate that prosecution was for spite.
EDwARD MuRPHEY; Superior Court of Fulton County; Fall term, 1911; forgery; three years in the penitentiary; commuted September 11, 1913, for statutory reasons.
C. H. SADLER; City Court of Americus; August term, 1913; stealing ride on R. R: train; $50.00 fine or four months on chaingang; commuted September 9; 1913, to payment of fine of $50.00.
LIGE LANE; Superior Court of Clinch County;
March term, 1913'; rape; to :00 hanged; commuten to
life imprisonment September 9, 1913, on recommendation of Judge :and Solicitor GeneraL

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KELLY HoLDER; Superior Court of Fulton County; :May term, 1913 ; simple larceny; six months on chaingang, or $100.00 fine; commuted August 9, 1913 to payment of $50.00 fine.
CHA.RI.Fi) HoGAN; City Court of Fulton County; December term, 1912 ; cheating and swindling; twelrve months on the chaingang, two cases; commuted September 16, 1913.
D. L. McCoRD; S:nperior Court of Monroe County; Spring term, 1913; violating prohibition law; 12 months on chaingang; commuted September 23', 1913, on recommendation of Judge.
S. R. HARwELL; City Court of Atlanta; April term, 1913; vagrancy; eight months on the chaingang; commuted September 27, 1913. Relatives of applicant aver that he was sent to jail and later to the chaingang because of his addiction to the use of opiates. The county physician certifies that he is now cured. The deputy warden under whom he has worked, and the Judge and Solicitor who tried him, recommend clemency.
W. J. McNAUGHTON; Superior Court of Emanuel County; October term, 1910; murder; death sentence; commuted to life imprisonment; September 27,1913, on the ground of extenuating circumstances.
R. G. CoRAM; Superior Court of Murray County; February term, 1912; assault with intent to murder ; two years in the penitentiary; commuted October 7, 1913, on recommeJ!d&tion of Jndge and Solicitor.
.ALBERT MooBE; City Court of Macon; June term,

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1913; gaming; $40.00 fine or six months on the chaingang; commuted October 13', 1913, because of serious illness of applicant, who is in last stages of tuberculosis.
GEORGE OLIVER; Superior Court of DeKalb County; September term, 1913; murder; to be hanged; commuted to life imprisonment October 14, 1913, on recommendation of abo11t one hundred citizens of DeKalb County and Sheriff and other county officers.
GEoRGE BRINKLEY ; Superior Court of Fulton County; shooting at another; fine of $100.00 or six months on the chaingang; commuted to payment of $50.00, October 21, 1913, on recommendation of various parties concerned and officers of the court.
LEWIS fum>y; City Court of Butts County; March term, 1913; violating prohibition law; twelve months on the chaingang; commuted to payment of fine of $50.00, on statement of Judge who imposed the sentence that he has no objection to applicant being allowed to pay a fine.
RoBERT A. TucKER; City Court of Fulton County; Fall term, 1912; carrying concealed weapon and selling whiskey; twenty-four months or $1,000.00 fine; commuted to payment of fine of $50.00, on recommendation of Judge, Solicitor Geneml and prosecutor.
HENRY SMITH; Superior Court of Newton County; September term, 1904; murder; life imprisonment in the penitentiary; commuted to present service November 10, 1913, on account of his good conduct,

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and evidence showing that the murder was not of such extreme character.
WILLIS. JoNES; Superior Court of Morgan County; March term, 1913; murder; death sentence; commuted to life imprisonment November 9,1913, on recommendation of the Judge, Solicitor General and nearly all of the county officers of Morgan County.
MALLARY BEDINGFIELD; Superior Court of Bibb County; April term, 1913'; shooting at another; one year at the State Farm; commuted to payment of fine of $100.00 November 13, 1913. The jury convicting applicant, recommended a misdemeanor punishment. The Judge did not approve this recommendation and imposed a sentence of one year. The Prison Commission, after a thorough investigation, do not believe there. was any intentional shooting of prosecutor.
W. L. BENTON; Superior Court of Dougherty County; Spring term, 1911; attempt to murder; three years in the penitentiary; commuted to present service November 13, 1913, on recommendation of trial Judge.
CHAS. D. LANE; City Court of Atlanta; Spring term, 1913'; vagrancy; eight months on the chaingang; commuted to present service November 13r 1913, on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor.
JAMES SPENCE; Superior Court of Whitfield' County; April term, 1913'; adultery and forni~ation;: twelve months on the chaingang; commuted November 13, 1913, on recommendation. of Judge, Solicitor and offioors of the Court.

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W. F. WHITEHEAD; Superior Court of Muscogee County; February term, 1913; abortion; twelve months at State Farm; commuted November 28, 1913, on recommendation of trial Judge.
HARRY GIBBONS; City Court of Quitman; October ierm, 1913 ; misdemeanor; seven months on the chaingang; commuted December 18; 1913, on account -of serious illness of applicant.
WEsLEY HENDRICKs; County Court of Wayne County; July term, 1913; selling whiskey; $300.00 fine and costs, or twelve months on chaingang; commuted December 19, 1913, on account of critical }'>hysical condition of applicant.
MAUDE ScoTT; City Court of Fulton County; No-vember term, 1913; larceny; $50.00 fine or eight -months on chaingang; commuted December 27, 1913', -on recommendation of Judge, Solicitor and party -from whom goods were taken.
HENRY DICKERSON; Superior Court of Fulton -Dounty; September term, 1907; sodomy; life imprisonment; commuted January 3, 1914, on recom-mendation of trial Judge and on account of good .conduct of prisoner.
JIM BAxLEY; Superior Court of Coweta County; March term, 1913; murder; death sentence; commuted to life imprisonment January 6, 1914, on rec.ommendation of Prison Commission, Judge and Solicitor General who tried the case.
WILL OGLESBY; City Court of Atlanta; December -term, 1913; vagrancy; $50.00 fine or eight months .on the chaingang; commuted to present service Jan-

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uary 8, 1914, on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor.
HENRY McKEEVER, alias BuNcH McKEEVER; Superior Court of Coweta County; September term, 1906; murder; life imprisonment; commuted Jannary 12, 1914, because of doubt as to guilt of applicant.
I. B. HALL; Superior Court of Tift County; July term, 1913; murder; death sentence; commuted to hfe imprisom;nent January 15, 1914, on occount of mental condition of applicant and unanimous recommendation of Prison Commission.
JoE EnaE; Superior Court of Cobb County, March term, 1910; arson; five years in the peniten~iary; commuted January 17, 1914, on account of routh of applicant and earnest recommendation of Judge and Solicitor.
J I:M DuNSON ; City Court of Atlanta; October term, 1913; gaming; six months in jail; commuted January 17, 1914, on account of severe injury receiYed by applicant while under arrest.
C. A. WILKES; City Court of Atlanta; October term, 1913; carrying concealed weapons; $75.00 fine or twelve months on the chaingang; committed topresent servi-ce January 20, 1914, on payment of $25.00 fine, on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor.
FRANK WHELCHEL; City Court of Gainesville;: May term, 1913 ; larceny from the house (two cases) ; $175.00 fine or twenty-four months on the chaingang; commuted January 20, 1914. Really this ne-

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gro was guilty of only one offense, for which he has more than served the extreme penalty provided by law. The Judge, Solicitor and prosecutor recom-mend commutation.
ATTicus RICHARDSON; Superior Court of Fulton .County; January term, 1913; forgery; two years in -the penitentiary; commuted January 20, 1914, on ac.oount of youth of applicant and recommendation of . .Judge, Solicitor and other officers of the court.
MILT p ATTEBSON; Superior Court of EIJ>ert County; September term, 1913; assault with intent to murder; $100.00 fine or twelve months on chain:gang; commuted January 24, 1914, on account of physical condition of applicant, he being in the last stages of consumption and liable to die at any moment.
GEORGE WALKEB; Superior Court of Laurens County; December term, 1913 ; selling liquor ; $1,000. iine or twelve months on the chaingang; commuted .January 26, 1914, to payment of $75.00 fine, on rec.ommendation of Judge and Grand Jury.
LUKE PALMORE; City Court of Waycross; Jan1lary term, 1914; stealing ride on R. R. train; twelve months at the State Farm; commuted February 14, 1914, on recommendation of Judge, Solicitor and Prosecutor and on account of youth of applicant.
RoY !IABPEB; Superior Court of Cobb County; :September term, 1913; assault with intent to murder; $150.00 fine or twelve months on chaingang; .commuted February 6, 1914, to payment of $75.00 f"me. The applicant served one half his term and the Judge and Solicitor recommend that his fine be

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apportioned according to service of the boy, who was only 17 years old.
SHEP KING; Superior Court of Upson County; November term, 1913; selling liquor; twelve months on the chaingang; cominuted Ma:rch 5, 1914, to payment of fine of $100.00, on account of the enfeebled .condition of applicant and the fact that he has served four months.
J. P. CRONIN ; City Court of Macon; November term, 1912; violating prohibition law; twelve months on chaingang, or $500.00 fine and three months in jail; commuted March 6, 1914. Applicant has served four months on the chaingang and has paid the fine of $500.00 and costs. Therefore the service of four months on the chaingang has more than equaled the service of three months in jail.
C. P. Nix; Superior Court of Laurens County; April term, 1913; carrying concealed weapon; twelve months on chaingang; commuted March 9, 1914.. The term of applicant will expire in a few days. There is another case pending against him in Johnson County Superior Court and the Solicitor General desires to try him at the approaching term of Court. Unless he is released at once, he will claim lack of opportunity for preparing for his trial.
SAM SMITH ; Superior Court of Bulloch County; April term, 1913'; selling liquor; $400.00 fine or twelve months on chaingang; commuted March 9" 1914, on account of physical condition of applicant.
ERNEsT MERRITT; Superior Court of Spalding County; January term, 1910; murder;life imprison-

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ment; commuted March 14,1914, on account of doubt ,as to guilt of defendant and on recommendation of Solicitor, Judge and Grand Jury. ,
IsAAc PoTTER; Superior Court of Walker County; August term, 1911; seduction; ten years in the penitentiary; commuted March 13, 1914. Evidence submitted since the trial renders it practically impossible for defendant to have been guilty of the crime of seduction.
W. M. HAYES; County Court of Wayne County; February term, 1914; stealing ride on R. R. train; $30.00 fine or five months on chaingang; commuted March 16, 1914, on recommendation of trial Judge and Department of Charities and Correction of Cincinnati.
Z. A. BRooKs; City Court of Columbus; January term, 1913; keeping lewd house; twelve months on chaingang; commuted March 16, 1914, on recommendation of leading citizens and officials of Columbus.
. CHARLIE SHEPPARD; City Court of Carrollton; Spring term, 1913 ; larceny; twelve months on the chaingang; commuted March 19, 1914. The Judge states that the sentence was imposed under a misapprehension and asks that it be reduced.
HoMER JORDAN; Superior Court of Spalding County; August term, 1912; simple larceny; four yearsin the penitentiary; commuted March 19, 1914, on recommendation of Solicitor General.
CAP F'LANIGAN; Superior Court of Walton County; August term, 1913-; selling liquor; six and twelve fllflllths (two cases); commuted March 19, 1914, to

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payment of fine of $150.00 ~:m recommendation of Judge and Solicitor General.

of

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fine or ten months; commuted March 21, 1914, on

recommendation of Judge and Solicitor and in view

of time served by applicant.

ToM GRANT; Superior Court of Richmond County; November term, 1913 ; larceny; twelve months on chaingang; commuted March 21, 1914, on account of physical condition of applicant and on recommendation of the County Commissioners and County Physician of Richmond County.

RoBERT MINOR; Superior Court of Richmo.nd County; January term, 1908 ; rape ; fifteen years in the penitentiary; commuted March 25, 1914, on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor General and request of father of prosecutor.

MILEs PIERCE, alias BusTER PIEROE; Superior Court of Greene County; August term, 1909; murder; life imprisonment; commuted March 25, 1914. The developments since the trial of the applicant leads the trial Judge and Solicitor General to believe that this applicant is not guilty of the crime charged and they both recommend full pardon. . SAM THOMAS; City Court of Valdosta; June term, 1913; misdemeanor; twelve months on the chaingang; commuted April 6, 1914, on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor..

GENE ARNoLD; Superior Qourt of Fay(;'tte County; September term, 1913 ; selling liquor;

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twelve months on the chaingang; commuted March 3'0, 1914, on recommendation of Judge, Solicitor General, Grand Jury and County Commissioners of Fayette County and on account of physical condition of applicant.
CAP FLANIGAN; Superior Court of Walton County; August term, 1913'; selling liquor; six months and twelve months; commuted to payment of fine of $90. 00 Aprilll, 1914. On March 19, 1914, 'about a month after the original request for clemency was made by the Judge and Solicitor, an Order was passed commuting the penalty to a fine of $150.00. The applicant was unable to pay this and has served an additional month. Now the Solicitor asks that the penalty be commuted to a fine of $90.00.
J. F. ALExANDER; Superior Court of Fulton County; March term, 1913; forgery; three years in the penitentiary; commuted April 11, 1914, on account of mental condition of applicant.
A. J. DEKEYSER; City Court of Macon; February term, 1914; misdemeanor; $125.00 fine or six months on chaingang; commuted April 15, 1914, on recommendation of Judge.
GEORGE WRIGHT; Superior Court of 'Harris County; April term, 1907; murder; life imprisonment; commuted April16, 1914, because of doubt as to guilt of applicant.
CLYDE AuTREY; City Court of Atlanta; January term, 1914; vagrancy; twelve months ; because of the fact that no offense was committed by the boy, and the serious injury he has received, and the emergency recommendation made by Judge Patterson.

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WILLIE STEWART and FosTER SIMPSON; Superior Court of Dodge County; November term, 1911; perjury; four years in the penitentiary; commuted May 2, 1914, ~m recommendation of trial Judge.
BESHAZZA CRAwFORD; Superior Court of Oconee County; January term, 1908; attempt to rape; ten years in the penitentiary; commuted April 24, 1914, on recommendation ()f Judge, Solicitor and prosecutor.
G. W. BLAcKsTocK; City Court of Atlanta; March term, 1914; vagrancy; six months in jail; commuted May 9, 1914, on account of physical condition of applicant and doubt as to his guilt.
J. M. PETTIGREW; City Court of Macon; December term, 1913; violating the prohibition law; 12 months ~n the chaingang, or three months in jail and payment of $250.00; commuted May 11, 1914. The defendant has paid the fine of $250.00 and costs and is now serving on jail sentence. His sentence is commuted to present service on account of his physical condition.
JosEPH KELVIN; Criminal Court of Atlanta; April term, 1914; vagrancy; six months in Fulton County Jail; commuted May 11,1914, upon reqm:st of Judge and Solicitor.
T.T. MEDLEY, JR.; Criminal Court of Atlanta; October term, 1913; vagrancy; twelve- months on .the chaingang; commuted May 16, 19111, in view of the facts and the recommendation of ;Jurlge and Solicitor and that the committal was for the purpose of saving the man from the cocaine habit.

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JoHN GRUBBS; Superior Court of Stewart County; October term, 1913; cheating and swindling; twelve months on the chaingang, or $125.00 fine; commuted May 23', 1914, to pres~nt service upon the payment of $50.00 fine. He has served more than five months.
C. J. NoBLES; Superior Court of Laurens County; October term, 1913; furnishing liquor to a minor; twelve months on the chaingang and costs; commuted May 23, 1914, to payment of fine 'of $150.00, upon recommendation of Judge, Solicitor, prosecu- ) tor and a large number of citizens of Laurens County.
JACK SHEALEY; Superior Court of Sumter County; November term, 1911; murder; life imprisonment; commuted to present service May 28, 1914, on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor General and on account of doubt as to guilt of applicant.
CLIFF GRAY; Superior Court of Taylor County; April term, 1913; larceny; twelve months on the chaingang and $300.00; commuted to present service May 28, 1914, on recommendation of prosecutor and many other white citizens of Taylor County.
H. B. MoRGAN; Superior Court of Webster County; April term, 1904; arson; twenty years in the penitentiary; commuted to present service June 3, 1914, on recommendation of Solicitor and many good citizens of W eb~ter County and on account of doubt as to applicant's guilt.
CoLBERT BoNNER; Superior Court of Carroll County; October term, 1905; murder; life imprisonment in the penitentiary; commuted to present ser-

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vice June 3, 1914, on recommendation of Prison Commission and on account of physical condition of applicant.
J ETHBO CLEMENTS; Superior Court of Fayette County; March term, 1914; murder; death sentence; commuted to life imprisonment June 5, 1914, on recommendation of Judge, Solicitor and leading citizens of Fayette County and on account of mental condition of applicant.
HENRY USHER; Superior Court of Fulton County; April term, 1906; manslaughter; ten years in the penitentiary; commuted to present service June 11, 1914, on account of physical condition of defendant, he having sustained a stroke of paralysis, affecting his entire left side.
CLYDE Woon; City Court of Fulton County; Spring term, 1914; vagrancy; twelve months on the chain- . gang; commuted to present service June 28, 1914, on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor. The record shows that this boy has committed no crime, but
wa:s addicted to the cocaine habit and sent to prison on the charge of vagrancy.
PRATT JENKINs; Superior Court of Burke County; October term, 1912; shooting at another; four years;- commuted to present service June 22, 1914, on recommendation of Judge, Jury and Solicitor General.
OTIS Woon; Superior Court of Newton County; September term, 1906; murder; life imprisonment; commuted to present service June 23, 1914, on recommendation of Judge and Solicitor General and because of doubt as to his guilt.

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COMMUTATIONS AS THE RESULT OF p ABOLES.
(These were reported to previous Legislature in detail as paroles).
JOHN ANTHONY; Hancock County; burglary. MARY FoRTSON; Fulton County; manslaughter. JULE RENFROE; Lowndes County; attempt t._o mur-
der. WILL 'KNIGHT; Fulton County; robbery. GEORGE KrNo; Putnam County; murder. JERRY HoLMEs; Chatham County; murder. BEN JoNEs; Randolph County; murder. PINKIE FosTER; Floyd County; manslaughter. HENRY EvANs; Fulton County; murder. WILLIAM LuNDY; Screven County; murder. JAMEs BRucE; Pickens County; robbery. ANNAWooTEN; Fulton County; murder. JoHN RoBERSON; Washington County; murder. CHARLEs SuTTON; Fulton County; robbery. W. C. CABTEB; Polk County; manslaughter. JoE TENNYSON; Emanuel County; murder.

RESPITES.
W. J. McNAUGHTON; Emanuel County; murder; from September 5, 1913, to October 3, 1913, to afford time for proper consideration of application for executive clemency.
WILL GATHRIGHT; Gwinnett County; murder; from October 10, 1913', to November 14, 1913, to afford time for proper consideration of application for executive clemency.
WILLIE JONES; Morgan County: murder; from

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October 24, 1913, to November 14, 1913, to afford time for proper consideration of application for executive clemency.
JIM BAXLEY; Coweta County; murder; from Jannary 2, 1914, to January 16, 1914, to afford time for proper consideration of application for executive cl,emency.
GEoRGE SMITH; Lowndes County; murder; from January 16, 1914, to February 6, 1914, to afford time for proper consideration of application for executive clemency.
JIM CANTRELL; Hall County; accessory to murder; from February 27, 1914, to March 27, 1914; from March 27, 1914, to April 24, 1914; from April .24, 1914, to May 29, 1914, and from May 29, 1914, to June 26, 1914, to afford time for the Supreme Court to pass on the Case of Bart Cantrell; also to afford time for Prison Commission to pass on cases of Bart Cantrell and Jim Cantrell, who have applied for executive clemency.
NICK WILBuRN; Jones County; murder; from May 29, 1914 to June 12, 1914, to afford time for proper consideration of application for executive clemency.
JoHN WrucmT; Fanriin County; murder; from June 5, 1914, to June 26, 1914, to afford time for proper consideration of application for executive clemency.

On motion the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 1l o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA.,
F'R.u>AY, June 2Q, 1914~

The 8enate met pursuant to adjournment at 11 o'clock, was called to order by the President.

Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

The Roll was called and the following members answered to their names.

Allen, John T.

Irwin, 'M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred,

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, w~ L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

Olliff, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

Parrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T.
Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr~ Smith, E. L.
Spinks, w. E.
Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M.
Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

The following message was received from .,the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof.

Mr. President :
The House has adopted the following :resolution :-
A resolution providing for a joint committee of the House and Senate to attend the dedication of the

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Federal Monument on Cheatham's Hill, June 27th, 1914.
The following members were appointed as the committee on the part of the House:
Messrs. Hammaclr of Randolph, MeWhorter of Greene, Burney of Morgan.

The following resolution of the House was read and concurred in:

Br Mr. Cheney-
A resolution appointing a committee of three from the House and two from the Senate be appointed to attend _the unveiling of the Federal Monument uu Cheatham Hill, Cobb County.
Committee on part of the Senate are Senators Searcy and Pope.
The following Senate bills were read first time :

By Mr. Tarver-
A bill to prohibit contracts of employment providing for forfeiture of wages except under certain conditions.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. KeaA bill to require all fish dealers shipping fish

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into this State or shipping :fish within the State to gut said fish before shipment.
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.

ByMr.KeaA bill to amend Section 4394, of the Code of 1910. Rererred to- General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Kea-
A bill to require lawyers from other States to present to the Judges of the Superior Court in whose
circuit be offers to practice a certificate of good character.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. DuBose-
A bill to amend and alter the charter of Athens, Ga., and to change fue form of Government.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
The following Senate bill was read 3rd time and put upon its passage.

By Mr. DuBose-
A bill to amend the Charter of the Southern Mutual Insurance Co., so as to insure against lightning.
Report of the committee was agreed to.

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Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite Constitutional majortity, was passed.

The following resolution was read and adopted:.

By Mr. Hixon-
A reSIOlution establishing a copy of Senate Bill No. 10 'the said bill being a bill to regulate the issuing .of marriage licenses in this State.
'Tihe bill was established and placed upon the calendar and recommitted to the Hygiene and Sanitation Committee.
'!'he following resolution was_ tabled.

By Mr. Tarver-
A resolution to provide for the adjournment of the General Assembly on August 2d, 1914, sine die.
The following Senate bill was read first time.

By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to provide that in all criminal cases where the jury now have the right to reduce a felony to a misdemeanor by a recommendation that such felony be punished as a misdemeanor.
The following resolution was unanimously adopted by the S'enate:

FRIDAY,.JUNK 26; 1914.
By Messrs. MeNeil and MillerBe it resolved by the Se~ate, That it having come
to the,knowledge of this body that the mother, Mr!;. Edward C. Anderson, of our distinguished President lies critically ill in he'r home in S'a~aim8:h, the Senate does hereby express its profolm.d regret and ex'presses the hope and wish that she will soon recover and be spared many mo:re years. Resolved further,. that the sympathy of the Senate.is. hereby extended to our distinguished President in this hour of sorrow.
Resolved further that the Senate do stand adjourned until 11 o'clock Monday, morning.
The Senate adjourned until Mond11-y morning at 11 o'clock.
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SENATE CHAMBEB, ATLANTA, GA., MoNDAY, June 29, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 11 o'clock, was called to order by the President pro tern.

Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to t'heir names : .

Allen, John T.

Huie, G. M.

Brown, John W. L. Irwin, M. D.

Bulloeh, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, W. W.

Bush, W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kea, Fred,

Converse, W. L. Kelly, 0. L.

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

DuBose, R. T.

MeNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

. Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

Olli1f, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

Parrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

ThoSie absent were Messrs.-

McGregor, C. E ..
. The Journal of Friday was read and approved.
The following message was received from the House, through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bills of the House, to-wit:

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A bill to incorporate the town of Waverly Ball, in Harris County.
A bill to change the time of holding Chattahoochee
Superior Court.
A bill to authorize the eity eouneil Gf Augusta. to condemn certain property.
:M;r. Olliff, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
The Committee on Engrossing has e:x:a.mined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmis, sion to the House of Representatives, the following bill of the Senate, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company.
Respectfully submitted,
w: M. Or.Lxn, Cha.inna.n.

The following Senate bills :were :read :first time:

By Mr. Sweat-
A bill to amend article 3, S-ection 4, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution.
Referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By Mr. Parrish-
A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter of the city of Statesboro approved Aug. 17, 1912.

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Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Tarver-
/
A bill to regulate the expenditure of money for .campaign expenses by candidates for the United States Government and State House officers.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

"By Mr. WattsA bill to amend the charter of Cuthbert in Ran-
dolph County. Referred to the (}Qmmittee on Corporations.

By Mr. McNeil-
A bill to regulate the granting of divorces in this State.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

.By Mr. Allen -by request-
A bill to provide for a hearing in the courts of ihis State of tax collectors or sureties on their offidal bonds when executions have been issued by the Comptroller General for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Kiea-
I
. A bill to establish a permanent plan at the State farm for the execution of felons by the electric chair.

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Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.
'llhe following resolution was read and unanimously ad~pted.

By Mr. Stark-
A resolution extending the sympathy of the Senate to President J. Randolph Anderson on the death of his mother.
On motio~ the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, .ATLANTA, GA.,
TuESDAY, June 30, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 11 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplai.J;t.
Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names :

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. C'Anverse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M.

Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGre,ooor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

The following Senate bills were read first time:

By Mr. Olli:ff-
.A bill to amend the Constitution by repealing Paragraph 1, of Sections 1 and 2, of Article 9, of the Constitution, relative to granting homesteads.
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

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By Mr. MeNeilA bill to repeal Section 933, of the Civil Code,
providing for a tax on looker clubs.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. BushA bill to amend the election laws of the State of
Georgia and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to amend Section 1, of Article 2, of. the Con- . stitut:lon of this State and Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 thereof, .Sections 6396, 6397, 6398, 6399 and 6400 of the Code of Georgia.
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.
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By Mr. Rushin-
A bill to provide for holding four .terms of the Superior Court of Dooly County.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Rushin-
A bill to require all county officerS' who are required to give bonds that said offi'Cers give surety bonds in some Guaranty Company.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. Searcy-
A bill to provide for the disposition of alcoholic, spirituous, malt and other liquors which are prohibited by the laws of this State for sale.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. EUrinsA bill to regulate the procedure in the Courts of
this State. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to amend Section 865, of the Code of 1910, which defines ordinary current expenses of municipalities.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Burtz, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations,. submitted the following report:

Mr. President: The Committee on Corporations has had under
consideration the following Senate bills which I am instructed to report back to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to amend the charter of City of Athens.
A bill to amend the charter of city of Athens.
A bill to incorporate the town of Portal.

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A bill to amend the charter of city of Cuthbert.
A bill to create a new charter for city of Statesboro.
Respectfully submitted,
A. H. BURTz, Chairman.

Mr. DuBose moved that House Bill No. 14 be taken from the table, read third time and put upon its passage, and the motion prevailed and the following House bill was read third time and put upon its passage.

By Mr. Adams-
A bill to amend Paragraph 2, of Section 1, Article 11, of the Constitution of this State so as to create the county of Barrow.
The hour of adjournment having arrived the Senate adjourned until 11 o'clock tomorrow morning.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, July 1st, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 11 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain.
Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names.

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred,

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Oonverse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Foster, A. H.

Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. M.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Huie, G. M.

Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

ThoSie absent were Messrs.-
,Elkins, 0. H.

The Journal of yesterday waS' read and approved.
The following Senate resolution was read first time:

By Mr. DuBose-
A resolution: Resolved that House Bill No. 14, now pending on the calendar as unfinished business

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he made the special and continuing order immediately after unanimous consents for this date and that. tlie previous question be ordered called on said bill and pending amendments at 11 :45 o'clock a. m. and that the session of the Senate be extended until this is disposed of.

Referred to Committee on Rules.

Mr. Miller, Vice-Chairman of the Rules Committeet submitted the following report.

The Rules Committee, having had under consideration Senate Resolution No. 58, beg to recommend its adoption and that the previous question on

House Bill No. 14 and all pending amendments be considered as called at 11:45 a. m. This July 1st, 1914.
B. S. MILLER, Vice-Chairman.

The report of the Rules Committee was adopted.
The following communication from His Exeel1ency, the Governor was received by the Senate, through his secretary, Mr. Perry:

Mr. President:
I am directed by His Excellency the Governor, to deliver to your honorable body a sealed communication in writing to which he respectfully invites your attention in executive session.
The following Senate bills were read first time.

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By Mr. Miller-
A bill to repeal Section 4 of Act No. 186, of the General Assembly of this 8-tate, approved Aug. 22, 1907.
Referred to Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to amend an Act approved Obt. 21, 1887, defining a contract of Fidelity Insurance in this State.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Irwin-
A bill to amend an Act approved August 13, 1910, to provide for the protection of sinking funds of municipalities, etc.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. .SpinksA bill to authorize the Mayor and Alderman of
the town of Dal1as, in Paulding County, to hold an election by the votes of s:aid town to determine whether or not bonds shall be issued by said town to equip buildings for school purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
Mr. Chennault, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report:
Mr. President: 'Dhe Committee on Agriculture has had under con-

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sideration the following Senate Bills, which I am instructed to report to the Senate, with the recommendation that the same do pass, -to-wit:
A bill to protect and encourage the raising of cattle in this State.
A bill to the Act providing for the protection of game.
Respectfully submitted, M. B. CHENNAULT, Chairman.

Mr. Johnson, Chairman of the Committee of Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the. following report:
Mr. President:
The Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, which I am instructed to report back to the Senate, with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute, to-wit:
A bill to define who is able to contract marriage and to prescribe how marriage license may be obtained.
The Committee has also had under consideration tb,e following Senate bill which I am instructed to report back to the Senate with the recomm'endation that the same do pass, to-wit. :
A bill to provide for the registration of deaths and births in this State.
Respectfully submitted, J. F. JoHNSON, Chairman.

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The following unfinished business was taken up, which is House Bill No. 14, that was read third time on yesterday.

By Mr. Adams-
A bill to amend Paragraph 2, of Section 1, article 11, of the Constitution, so as to create the County of Barrow.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

'lbose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bulloch, R. 0. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y.

Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. },.
Kel.ly, 0. L. Mc(lregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M.

Parrish, C. H.
Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H .. Sr. Smith, E. L. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Watts, J. N.

'!'hose voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W, L. Kea, Fred,

Burtz, A. H.

Perry, Grant D.

Jones, S. E.

Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Longino, J. T.

Peyton, J. T.

Ayes 33, nays 7.

Tyson, C. M.

The bill having received the requisite two thirds votethe bill was passed and the bill is as follows.

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House Bill No. 14-.A.mendm.eilt to Constitution, by Mr. Adams of Hall.
A bill to be entitled an act to propose to the quali:fied electors of this State an amendment to Para. graph 2, of Section 1, of Article 11, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia as amended by the ratification by the qualified voters of this State of the Act approved .J"uly 19th, 1904 and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia that the following amendment is hereby proposed to Paragraph 2, of Section 1, Article 11, of the Constitution of this State as amended by the ratification by the qualified voters of this State of the Act July 19th, 1904, to-wit.: By adding to said paragraph the following language:
"Provided, however, that in addition to the counties now provided for by this Constitution there shall be a new county laid out from the counties of Gwinnett, Walton and Jackson, said county bounded as follows:
Beginning at a point amid stream whet:e the Mulberry River crosses the Hall County line joining Jackson County; thence following the line between Hall and J a.ckson Counties to the corner of Hall, Jackson and Gwinnett Counties,thence in a direct line to the center of the Appalachia River at Freeman's Mill; then<le following the middle of the current of said Appalachia River down to the line of Walton and Oconee Counties; thence following the line be-

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tween Walton and Oconee counties to the common corner of Walton, Jackson and Oconee Counties;: thence following the line between Jackson and Oconee Counties to the Clarke County line dividing Oconee and Clarke Counties, thence in a direct line to McClesky's Bridge at the central point over theMulberry River and thence up the said Mulberry River to the beginning point on the Hall County line.
That Winder, Georgia, shall be the county site o1 said county. Said county shall be attached to theNinth Congressional District and to the Western Judicial Circuit and shall be attached to the Thirtythird Senatorial District. T!hat the said name of said new county shall be Barrow and that all legal voters residing in the limits of said county of Barrow entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly under the laws of Georgia shall on the first Tuesday in January, 1915, elect an ordinary, a clerk of the Superior Court, a sheriff, a coroner, a tax collector, a tax receiver, a county surveyor and a county treasurer. :Said election to be held at Winder, Georgia, the county site of said county. T'hat the Superior Courts of said county shall be held on the fourth Mondays in March and September of each year. The limits of said county, the congressional and senatorial districts and the judicial circuit towhich it is attached, the time of holding the terms of the Superior Court shall be as above designated until changed by law.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That when this pro-

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posed amendment shall be agreed to by two thirds

-<>f the members elected to each of the two houses

' -and shall have been entered on the journal of each

house with the ayes and nays taken thereon the Gov-

-ernor is hereby directed to cause the said proposed

.amendment to be advertised in at least two papers in

-each congressional district at least two months be-

fore the next general election to be held on the :first

Wednesday in October, 1914, and he shall also pro-

vide for a submission of the proposed amendment at

said general election and if a majority of the electors

shall ratify such proposed amendment by a majorit~

-<>f the electors qualified to vote for members of the

-General Assembly, such amendment shall become a

part of the Constitution of Georgia.



Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That tt shall be the .duty of the Governor to submit said amendment to the people at said ele~tion in the following form: That those voting in favor of said proposed amendment shall have written or printed on their tickets "'In favor of ratification of the amendment to the Constitution creating the County of Barrow with Winder, Ga., as the county site" and those opposed to the ratification of said amendment shall have written or printed on their tickets '' Opposed to the ratification of the amendment to the Constitution creating the county of Barrow with Winder, Georgia .as the county site.''

At 12:30 o'clock the Senate went into executive session.

Mr. Allen moved that the Senate do now adjourn

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and on this motion the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

T!hose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L.

Elkins, 0. H.. Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. McGregor, C. E. Miller, B. S.

Parrish, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Spinks, W. E. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

~hose voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. DuBose, R. T. Hixon, J. T. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred,

Kelly, 0. L.

Smith, E. L.

McNeil, W. D.

Stark, W. W.

Olliff, W. M.

Sweat, J. L.

Perry, Grant D. Tarver, M. C.

Pope, Le

Taylor, G. W.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Foster, A. H. Huie, G. M.

Longino, J. T. Moore, J. H.

Peyton, J. T. Richardson, C. H.

Ayes 20, nays 17.
The motion prevailed and the Senate adjourned until 1~ o'clock tomorrow morning.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA,. GA.,
THURSDAY, July 2, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 11 -o'clock; was called to order by the President.

Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members .answered to their names.

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. -Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y. Rixon, J. T.
Huie, G. M.

Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H.
Perry, Grant D.

Those absent were Messrs.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L.
Spink!>, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Foster, A. H.
On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

'Tihe following message was reeeived from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

_Mr. President :
The House has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill of the House, to-wit.:

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A bill to amend article 11, Section 3, Paragraph ly of the Constitution, authorizing the Legislature toabolish the office of County Treasurer.
Also the House has passed by the requisite Constitutional majority, the following joint resolution,. of the House, to-wit.:
A joint resolution relative to the death of United States Senator Augustus 0. Bacon.
On motion the following Senate bill was taken from the table and placed upon the Calendar.

By Messrs. Huie and AndersonA bill to ~end Paragraph 1, Section 2, Article 3,.
of the Constitution.
The following Senate bills were read first time:

By Mr. Olli:ff-

A bill to amend Section 1249, Volume 1, of the Code of 1910.
Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking.

By Mr. Ford-

A bill to amend Section 4355, of the Code of 1910.

'

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Ford-
A bill to provide for the recovery of damages for mental pain and anguish and physical suffering from telephone and telegraph companies.

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Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Harrell-
A hill to provide that in all cases tried in the courts of this State when the official stenographer appointed by the court, reports the proceeding of the trial that the report of such court stenographer shall be binding upon the trial judge and all parties at interest.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. PeytonA bill to amend Section 3436, of the Code of
Georgia.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Peyton-
A bill to amend Section 3426, of the Code of Georgia.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Hixon-

A bill to empower the Commissioner of Agricul-

ture to make and publish sanitary rules and regula-

tions.

.

Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation.

By Mr. HixonA bill to amend Section 2067, of the _Code of 1910,



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sI o as to change the salary of the clerk of the Commissioner of Agriculture.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. Searcy~
A bill to amend Section 817, Volume 11, of the Code of 1910, so as to authorize jury commission to select a clerk.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. McNeil. A bill to define the crime of burglary with explosives and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. Turner and BurtzA bill to provide for the admission of Motor Car
Insurance Companies to do business in this State. Referred to Committee on Insurance. The following resolutions were read and adopted:

By Mr. Tarver-
Resolved that when the Senate adjourns today it will stand adjourned until next Monday morning at 11 o'clock.

~y Mr. DickeyA resolutioJ}. directing the keeper of public build-



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ings to return to the Senate the chairs belonging to the Senate.
Mr. Burtz, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to authorize the mayor and aldermen. of Dallas to call an election upon the question of issu- ance of bonds.
Respectfully submitted, A. H. BUBTz, Chairman.

Mr. Smith, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Education has had under con- sideration the following bills of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to authorize county boards of education' to borrow money.
The committee has also had under consideration the following Senate resolution which I am instruc-

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ted to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit:
A resolution in reference to contracts for school books used in common schools of Georgia.
Respectfully submitted, E. L. SMITH, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. MeNeil of 22d District, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on General Judiciary, has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their Chairman to report same. back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass:
A bill to provide for jury trials in habeas corpus proceedings in certain cases.
The committee also recommends that the following bills of the Senate be read 2d time and recommitted to this committee.
A bill to regulate the granting of total divorces in this State.
A bill to regulate procedure in the courts of this State.
Respectfully submitted, W. D. McNEIL, Chairman.

On motion Senate Bill No. 110 was made the

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special and continuing order immediately after unanimous consents next Wednesday.
The following Senate bill was read-first time:

By Mr. Watts-
A bill to provide for the inspection and supervision of slaughter houses, meat markets, etc., in this State. State.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture.
The following House bills were read first time:

By Mr. KimbroughA bill to incorporate the town of Waverly Hall. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Messrs. Picquet, Olive and GarlingtonA bill to authorize the city council of Augusta to
condemn certain property for certain purposes.
Referred to Committee on qorporations.
By Mr. DavidsonA bill to amend Article 11, Section 3, Paragraph 1,
of the Constitution. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amend-
ments.
By Mr. CookA bill to change the time of holding Chattahoochee
Superior Court.

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Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.
The following Senate bills were read second time and recom~itted to General Judiciary Committee and 100 copies of each bill was ordered printed for the use of the Senate.

By Mr. Elkins-
A bill to regulate the proceedings in the courts of this State and for other purposes.

By Mr. MeNeil-
A bill to regulate the granting of total divorces in this State.
On motion the following Senate bill was recommitted to the Railroad Committee.

By Mr. KeaA bill to require street railway companies to
separate the white and colored races in the transportation of passengers.
The following joint resolution was read and unanimously adopted:
By Messrs. Moye and McRae-

A JOINT RESOLUTION.
It is eminently fitting that we here pause in the busy rush of Legislative proceedings to pay a tribute to the memory of a great Georgian, who typified the ideals as to what a Southern statesman should be.

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WHEREAS, the late lamented Augustus Octavius Bacon represented Georgia in the United States Senate for nineteen years with conspicuous ability, and with unwavering fidelity to duty and unfaltering devotion to principle. He impressed himself forcibly upon the National mind. He grew steadily in the admiration and estimation of his fellow countrymen, And,
WHEREAs, during his long service as a Senator there never was a day when the State of Georgia or the interests of her citizens needed an advocate that he did not contribute all that was: in his power to that end. No one ever attacked .the South or the Southern people but what he was prompt to stand for the defense. And,
WHEREAs, the tidings of the death of Senator Bacon plunged the people of Georgia into mourning, and were heard with profound sorrow not only throughout the whole of the United States, but in
many foreign lands, Therefore, be it Resolved .by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that we fully recognize the distinction and patriotism with which he served his native State and the Nation, and we appreciate the honor and dignity that always marked his conduct and characterized his life.
Resolved further, That in the death of Senator Bacon the State of Georgia has lost one of her most honored and distinguished sons, and the Nation has been bereft of an eminent statesman and incorruptible patriot.

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Resolved further, that a copy of the preamble and resolutions be spread upon the Journals of the House and Senate, and that the clerk of the House be instructed to furnish a copy of the same to the family of the deceased Senator.
Senato~ Sweat was granted leave of absence u~til next Wednesday morning.
On motion the Senate adjourned until next Monday morning at 11 o'clock.

MoNDAY, .JuLY 6, 1914.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., MoNDAY, July 6th, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 11 o'clock a. m. and was called to order by the President.

Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following Senators answered to their names :

Allen, John T. Bulloch, R. 0. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. DuBose, R. T. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Hixon, J; T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W.

Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregQr, C. E. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Brown, J-ohn W. L. Dickey, R. L.

Burtz, A. H.

Elkins, 0. H.

Converse, W. L. Harrell, G. Y.

McNeil, W. D. Sweat, J. L. Turner, S. M.

The Journal of Thursday's session was read and confirmed.
The following message was received f:t1om the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President: The House has passed, by the requiBite constitu-

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tional majority, the following bills of the House, to-wit.:
House Bill No. 692. A bill to add the city of Springfield to the list of State depositories.
House Bill No. 741. A bill- to amend the- charter of the city of Swainsboro.
House Bill No. 753. A bill to incorporate the town of Portal, in the county of Bulloch.
House Bill No. 761. A bill to amend the Charter of the City .of Bainbridge.
House Bill No. 769. A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Clermont, in the county of Hall.
House Bill No. 782. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Quitman in the county of Brooks.
House Bill No. 811. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome, in the county of Floyd.
Mr. Irwin of 34th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to incorporate the town of Waverly Hall.

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T!he Committee has also had under consideration the following House bill which we recommend be read second time and recommitted to Corporations Committee, to-wit:

A bill to authorize the city council of Augusta to condemn certain property for certain purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
M. D. IRWIN, Vice-Chairman.

The following Senate bills were read the :first time:

By Mr. PeytonA bill to provide a bookkeeper for the State Bank
E~xaminer.
Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking.

By Mr. Moore-

.

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A bill to amend Section 1249 of the Political Code

of 1910, so as to add the. city of Dahlonega, to list of

State depositories.

Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking.

By Mr. Moore-
A bill to mak~ it unlawful to publish in any newspaper, any matter or article reflecti~g upon the virtue or character of females.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. Searcy-

A bill to amend Section 368, of the Code of 1910, for punishment of the offense of bigamy.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Searcy-
A bill to revise and consolidate the charter of the city of Griffin.
. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Taylor-
A bill to amend an Act to establish the City Cou:rt of Bl.ackshear.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.
The following ~nate resolution was read the first time:

By Mr. Perry-
A resolution authorizing the Governor to fix the rank of Quartermaster-General of the State.
Referred to Committee on Military Affairs.
The following Senate bills were read the second time:

ByMr.KeaA bill to amend the Act for the protection of game.

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By Mr. Huie-
A bill to protect and encourage the raising of cattle.

By Mr. Tyson-
A bill to authorize the several County Boards of Education to borrow money.

By Mr. Searcy-
A bill to provide for jury trials in habeas corpus proceedings in certain cases.

By Mr. Elkins-
A bill to provide for the registration of births and deaths in this state.

By Mr. DuBoseA bill to amend the charter of the city of Athens.

By Mr. DuBose-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Athens, authorizing the mayor and council to control slaughter houses.

By Mr. ParrishA bill to incorporate the Town of Portal.

By Mr. WattsA bill to amend the charter of the city of Cuthbert.

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By Mr. Parrish-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Statesboro.

By Mr. Spinks-
A bill to authorize the city of Dallas to vote upon issuance of school bonds.
The following Senate resolution was !rood the second time :

By Messrs. McGregor and Allen-
: A resolution requesting the State Board of Education to investigate the advisability of introducing "Webster's Blue Back Speller" into the curriculum of the public schools.
The following Senate bills were read the second time and ordered recommitted to the Committee on Counties and County Matters, to-wit.:

By Mr. Foster, by request-
A bill to repeal an Act relative to the powers conferred upon the ordinary of Walton County.

By Mr. Foster, by request-
'
A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Vvalton.
The following House bill was read the second time and ordered recommitted to the Committee on Corporations, to-wit:

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By Messrs. Picquet, Olive and Garlington-
A bill to authorize the city council of Augusta to condemn certain property for certain purposes.
The following House bill was read the second time:

By Mr. KimbroughA bill to incorporate the town of Waverly Hall. The following Senate bill was tabled:

By Mr. Hixon-
A bill to fix the salaries of county treasurers.
The following Senate bill was taken from the table and ordered placed upon the calendar.

By Messrs. Pope and Olliff-
A bill to amend Section 112 of the Civil Code.
The following Senate bills were ordered referred to the Committee on General Judiciary:

By Mr. Kea-
A bill to make it unlawful for any farm laborer to unlawfully abandon his contract.

By Mr. Huie-
A bill to transfer Clayton County from the 6th to 5th Congressional District.

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The following Senate Resolution was read the second time and adopted to-wit:

By Mr. Stark-
A resolution requesting our Representatives in Congress to use all honorable means for the repeal of the Bankrupt Act.
, The following Senate bills were read the third time to be put upon their passage.

By Mr. Searcy-
A bill to require clerks of the courts of this State having jurisdiction to forfeit bonds, to keep a docket of all such forfeited bonds.
The report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Searcy-
A bill to make it unlawful for any officer having a person under arrest to deliver such person into the control of any other person not authorized by law to receive and hold them.
The report of the committee was agreed to and upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays 1.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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By Mr. Perry-

A bill to provide for monthly payment of school

teachers.



The report of the committee was agreed to and upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 13 and nays 10.

The bill, having failed to receive the requisite con. stitutional majority, was lost.

Upon motion the Senate adjourned until10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA.,
TuESDAY, July 7, 1914.

nile Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.

Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members

answered to their names.



Allen, John T.

Huie, G. M.

Brown, John W;. L. Irwin, M.D.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, W. ,V.

Bush, W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kea, Fred

'Converse, W. L. Kelly, 0. L.

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

DuBose, R. T.

McGregor, C. E.

E'lkins, 0. H.

McNeil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Foster, A. H.

Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. M.

llixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. 'Stark, W. W. Tarver, M. C. Tayior, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.
Watts, J. N."

Those absent were Messrs.-
Sweat, J. L.
The journal of yesterday was read and approved.
By unanimous consent the following Senate bill was withdrawn from the Committee on Banks and Banking and referred to Finance Committee.

By Mr. Peyton-
A bill ~ provide for a bookkeeper for the State Bank Examiner.

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By unanimous consent the following bill of the House was taken from the table:
By unanimous consent the following Senate bills were read third time and put upon their passage.

By Mr. DuBose-
A bill to amend the charter of the c.ity or Athe.ns
so as to change the time of electing certain city officers.
Report of the committee wa agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. DuBose-
A bill to amend the charter of Athens so as to authorize the mayor and council to control slaughter houses.
Report of the committee WIRS agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. SpinksA bill to auth9rize the mayor and council of Dallas

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to have held an election to determine whether or not bonds shall be issued to build school buildings.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. WattsA bill to amend the charter of Cuthbert, Ga. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30,
nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitu-
tional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Parrish-
A bill to amend an Act to change the charter of the city of Statesboro so as to give the mayor and council power to suspend a member of the board of trustees of the schools of the city for certain causes.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
The following Senate bills were read first time.

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By Mr. TysonA bill to amend Section 1946, of the Code of 1910. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Tyson-
A bill to amend the Act for the protection of game in this State.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr; Irwin-
A bill to-authorize constables of this-State to levy Superior Court fifas :when the amount does not exceed one hundred dollars.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. AllenA bill to amend an Act providing for revival of
charters of corporations.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. StarkA bill to amend an Act establishing public schools
for the city of. Jefferson in Jackson County. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Tarver-
A bill to require railroads of this State operating passenger trains to furnish sanitary drinking cups.

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Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Tarver-
A bill to prohibit the running of trains pulled by two engines in this State.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Foster-
A bill to regulate the system of accounts by officials receiving and disbursing school funds in this State.
Referred to Committee on Eiducation.
Mr. Irwin of 34th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corpomtions has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate :md instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, as amended, to-wit.:
A bill to alter and amend the charter of the city of Athens, to change the form of government and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted, M. D. IRwiN, Vice-Chairman.
Mr. Chennault of 29th District, Chairman of the

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Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:

Your Committee on Agriculture has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to provide for inspection of sla~ghter houses and for other purposes.

The committee has had under consideration the

following bill of the Senate which I am instructed to

report to the same

the Senate with the do not pass, to-wit:

recommendation

that

A bill to prohibit the sale of cotton seed meal with cotton seed hulls.
Respectfully submitted, N. B. CHENNAULT, Chairman.

Mr. Olliff of 4th District, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing have examined and found properly engrossed and ready for t:mnsmission to the House the following resolutions and bills, to-wit:
A resolution requesting the United States

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Senators and Congressmen from Georgia to use all honorable means for the repeal of the Bankrupt Act of 1898.
A bill to require clerks of courts to keep a docket of forfeited bonds, recognizances and other obligations.
A bill to make it unlawful for any officer, having any person under arrest to deliver such person into the custody of any person not authorized by law to receive and hold them.
Respectfully submitted, W. M. OLLIFF, Chairman.

Mr. Tarver of 43d District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee onSpecial Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass:
A bill to provide for . holding four terms of Superior Court of Dooly County.
A bill to amend an Act to establish the City Court of Blackshear, Pierce County so as to define its jurisdiction.
The committee also recommends that the following House bill do pass :

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A bill to change the time of holding Chattahoochee Superior Court.
Respectfully submitted, M. C. TARvER, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Irwin of 34th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A.bill to amend an Act to revise and consolidate the several Acts incorporating the city of Griffin.
Respectfully submitted,
M.D. IRwiN, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Irwin of 34th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr, President :
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:.

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A bill to authorize the city council of Augusta to condemn certain property for certain purposes.
Respectfully submitted, M.D. IRwiN, Vice-Chairman.
l\fr. Allen of 20th District, Vice-ehairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the io'ilowing report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on General Judiciary has had under consideration the following Senate bill and ins~ructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass:
A bill to amend Section 4394 of the Code of 1910 with reference to applications for admission to. the bar.
The Committee also recommends that the following bill be read 2d time and recommitted.
A bill to regulate the expenditure of money for campaign expenses.
Respectfully submitted, J NO. T. ALLEN, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Johnson of 40th District, Chairman of the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, Sllbmitted the following report:

Mr. President: Your Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation has

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had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:
I
A bill to authorize the Department of Agriculture to make sanitary rules.
.Respectfully submitted, J. F. JoHNSON, Chairman.

The following Senate bill was read second time arid recommitted:

By Mr. Tarver-
A bill to regulate the expenditure of money for campaign expenses in this State.
100 copies ordered printed for Senate.
The following Senate bill was taken up with adverse report of committee and the report was disagreed to.

By Messrs. Olliff and Pope-
A bill to change the meeting of the General Assembly to biennial sessions.
The following Senate bill was recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Stark-
A bill to provide for the rotation of judges of the Superior Courts of this State.

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Report of Committee appointed to examine State Treasury:

M-r. P-resident:
We, the committee required by law to examine the accounts and vouchers of the Treasurer's office as to all moneys received into and paid out of the Tre-asury during the fiscal year, beg leave io make the following report:
We have thoroughly examined the office of the treasurer and find the books and all vouchers neatly and accurately, and correctly kept. We have counted the money on hand and have verified the accounts of all state depositories, and find that they are also correct. We have carefully examined the repo.rt of the Treasurer and find that he is sustained by the true condition of his office.
In this connection we desire to commend the present incumbent in office, the Ron. W. J. Spear, for the efficient manner in which he has conducted the affairs pertaining to the Treasury, and to suggest that the salaries of the Cashier and accountant be substantially increased.
Respectfully submitted, JNo. T. ALLEN, For the Senat~.
L. R. AKIN",
CRAWFORD WHEATLEY,
For the House.

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Communication from State Board of Health, read in Senate:
ATLANTA, GA., July 2d, 1914.

To His Excellency JoHN M. SLATON, Governor and the GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA.
Capitol Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.

Gentlemen: We most respectfully call your attention to a telegram just rec-eived from the SurgeonGeneral of the Public Health Service, a copy of which follows:
''Two human cases suspicious bubonic plague have been reported from New Orleans by Louisiana health authorities. Immediate steps being taken by this service to make bacteriological confirmation. . In view possibility of its spread it is recommended that you beg1n a rodent survey witb bacteriologieal examination captured rats and exterminative measures at all ports your state in order to discover plague if it exists and to take proper measures for its eradication prior to appearance of human cases. If the New Orleans cases are confirmed service will take measures necessary to safeguard other places.''
(Signed) BLuE.

It will be seen from the foregoing that there is grave danger of an epidemic of bubonic plague in New Orleans, and that it is entirely within the range of possibility that the infecti~n may have already gained entrance to the seaports of Georgia from the

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same sources from which it reached New Orleans; it is likewise not impossible that if the disease is shown to be present in New Orleans that it may havealready reached us from that source, since the lineof communication between many cities in Georgia. and New OTleans is direct.
With the foregoing possibilities confronting us, the Georgia State Board of Health begs to call your attention to the fact that the demands upon the board have grown to such an extent that the appropriation given us is no longer adequate to meet our needs, even under present conditions, and that we would be financially totally unable to make any fight against bubonic plague or any other epidemic that might make its appearance in our state, ~nd we do most respectfully ask that an appropriation of $10,000.00 be made at once to enable us to investigate conditions in our State wherever necessary and that a still larger sum be set aside to be given to the board should this become necessary in the opinion of the Governor.
Very respectfully, HowARD \VILLIAMS, President.

The following resolution was read and laid over for one day.

By Mr. AllenA resolution to provide for the celebration of a
century of peace among the English-speaki11g people. By unanimous consent the following House bill

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was taken from the table and recommitted to General Judiciary Committee:

By Messrs. Crawley and Cooper~ A bill to amend section 129 of the Code. The following House bills were read first time:

By Mr. NealA bill to incorporate the town of Portal in Bulloch
County. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Harrell-
A hill to amend the Act creating the Charter of Bainbridge so as to authorize the erection of a hospital.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Adams-
A bill to amend an act incorporating the town of Clermont in Hall County.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Messrs. Edmundson and Hodges-
A bill to amend the Charter of the city of Quitman.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

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By Mr. WriglitA bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome
so as to close a part of Walters street.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. WoodsA bill to amend the charter of the dty of SwainS'-
boro. Referred to Committee. on Corporations.

By Mr. Reiser-
A bill to add the city of Springfield to the list of State depositories.
Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking.
The following Senate bill was read third time and put upon its passage.

By Mr. Hixon-
A bill to define who is able to contract marriage in this State and for other purposes.
Report of the committee.was disagreed to and bill was lost.
The following Senate resolution was read third time and put upon its passage.

By Mr. McGregor-
A resolution that the State Board of Education making contracts for books for the next five years

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investigate the advisability of introducing the Blue Back .Speller.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes were 28', nays 1.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended and amendment is aS' ~ollows : Provided the story and picture of the squirrel shall be in the back of the book as in the days of yore.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:
Mr. President:
The House has passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill of the House, towit.:
A bill to incorporate the city of Aragon in the county of Polk.
The House has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to-wit.:
'
A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Lexington.
The House has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill of the Senate, by substitute, to-wit:
A bill to amend an Act consolidating the several Acts incorporating the city of Rome.

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The following Senate bills were read third time and.put upon their passage:

By Mr. DickeyA bill to amend Section 2798, of the Code of 1910. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passag~ of the bill the ayes were 26,
nays 0;
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Pope and OlliffA bill to amend Section 112, of the Code, which
refers to the terms of office of county officers.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Ford, L. L. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W.

Johnson, J. F. Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. \filler, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. P.arrish, C. H. Perry, Grant .D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le.

Richards_on, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Wabts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Kea, Fred

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Converse, W. L.

BroWn, John W. L. E1kins, 0. H.

Burtz, A. H.

Foster,.A. H.

Ayes 33, nays 1.

Harrell, G. Y. McNeil, W. D. Sweat, J. L.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute and the bill is as follows:

Olliff of the 4th, offers the following substitute for Senate Bill No. 115.

A bill to amend Section T'wo of Paragraph One of Article Eleven of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, which provides that county officers shall be elected for two years, by providing for the election of such County officers for four years and for other purposes.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That Section Two of Paragraph One of Article Eleven of the Constitution of the State of Georgia be and the same is hereby amended by striking the word ''two'' in the third line of said Section and inserting in lieu thereof the word "four," so that said Section Two when so amended shall read as follows:

The county officers shall be elected by the qualified voters of their respective counties 01 districts and shall hold their office for four years. They shall be removed on conviction for malpractice in office and no person shall be eligible to any of the offices re-

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ferred to in this paragraph unless he shall have been a resident of the county for two years and is a qualified voter, provided that the provisions of this proposed amendment shall not become effective until January 1st, 1917.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when said amendment shall 'be agreed to by a two thirds vote of the members elected to each House it shall be entered upon the Journal of each House with the ayes and nays thereon and published in one or more newspapers in each congressional district in this State for two months previous to the time for holding the next general elect.ion and shall at the next general election be submitted to the people for ratification. All persons voting in said election in favor of adopting the said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballot the words ''For ratification of the amendment to Section 2, of Paragraph 1, of Article 11, of the Constitution providing for the election of all county officers for the term of four years," and all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words ''Against ratification of the amendment to Section Two of Paragraph One, of Article 11, of the Constitution providing for the election of all county officers for four years'' and if a majority of the electors qualified to .vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon shall be consolidated as now required by law in elections for members of the General Assembly and returns there-

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of made to the Governor, then he shall declare said amendment adopted and make proclamation of the r~sult by publication of the results of said election by one insertion in one of the daily papers of this State declaring the amendment ratified.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.
On motion the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, July 8, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.
Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names.

Allen, John T.

Huie, G. M.

Brown, John \V. L. Irwin, M. D.

Bulloc.h, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, W. W.

Bush, W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kea, Fred

Converse, \V. L. Kelly, 0. L.

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

DuBose. R. T.

Mf'Gregor, C. E.

E1kins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

Olliff, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

Punish. C'. H.

Hixon .T. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Riehardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E.-H. Sr.
Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E.
Stark, W. W. ~weat, J. L. TatTer, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those absent were Messrs.-
McNeil, W. D.

~fr. Harrell gave notice that at the prop~r time he would move to reconsider the action of the Senate in passing Senate Bill No. 115.

On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

Mr. Harrell moved to reconsider the action of the

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Senate in passing the following bill of the Senate on yesterday.

By Mess:rs. Pope and Olliff-
,
A bill to amend Section 112, of the Code of 1910.
The motion was lost.
l\fr. Searcy moved to recommit to the General Judiciary Committee the following bill :

By Mr. Olli:ff-
A bill to prohibit the sale of cigarettes and cig~
ette papers in this State.
The motion prevailed.
By unanimous consent the following House bill was read second time.

By Mr. Cook-
A bill to change the time of holding Chattahoochee Superior Court.
The following Senate bills were read second time by unanimous consent.

By Mr. KeaA bill to amend Section 4394 of the Code.

By Mr. DuBose-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Athens so as to change the form of government.

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By Mr. Hixon-
A bill relating to public health and empowering the Agricultural Department to publish sanitaJry rules.

By Mr. Rushin-
A bill to provide for holding four terms of Dooly Superior Court.

By Mr. Watts-
A bill to provide for the supervision of slaughter houses in this State. -

By Mr. Searcy-
A bill to amend the several Acts incorporating the city of Griffin.

By Mr. Taylor-
A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Blackshear in Pierce County.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
Tihe House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Rouse, towit.:
Hou~e Bill No. 5. A bill to create the county of Candler.

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House Bill No. 22. A bill to create a T'ext Book Commission for the State of Georgia.
House Bill No. 762. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Bainbridge.
House Bill No. 765. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Fairmount.
House Bill No. 781. A bill to change the time of holding grand jury ses'Sions in Wilkes County.
House Bill No. 786. A bill to authorize the mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah to close a portion of River street.
House Bill No. 806. A bill to repeal the Act requiring the voters of the city of Fort Gaines to register.
House Bill No. 821. A bill to change the time of holding the terms of Superior Court of Terrell County.
House Bill No. 847. A bill to repeal the Act which amended the Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for Greene County.
House Bill No. 852. A bill to amend the Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for Greene County.
House Bill No. 858. A bill to change the time of holding the terms of the Superior'Court of Dawson County.
The following special order was taken up, read third time and put upon its passage:

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By Mr. Huie, et aL-
A bill to amend Section 5298, Volume 1, of the Code, relative to garnishment laws.
The following substitute was offered by committee. Substitute by Senator Sweat to Senate Bill No. 10.
A bill to be entitled an act to amend Section 5298 of the Code of Georgia of 1910 in relation to laborers' wages subject to garnishment and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, 1'hat Section 5298 of the Code of Georgia of 1910 in relation to laborers wages subject to gar~ nishment be amended by striking the word ''and'' between the words" mechanics" and "day laborers" in the second line of said Section and inserting after said word ''day laborers'' the words ''and all other employees whether the se'rvice performed is manual or mental in its nature'' and to add at the end of said Section the words ''where the amount of such wages does not exceed the sum of one hundred dollars per month," so that said Section as thus amended shall read as follows:

"All journeymen, mechanics, day laborers and all other employees, whether the service performed is manual or mental in itS' nature, shall be exempt from the process and liabilities of garnishment on their daily, weekly or monthly wages, whether in the hands of their employers or others, where the amount

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of such wages does not exceed the sum of one hundred "dollars per month.''
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed.
The following amendment was offered to the substitute:
Amendment to the substitute of Senator Sweat to Senate Bill No. 10, offered by Senator Irwin:
Strike the words ''one hundred'' where the same occurs in the 21st and 22d lines of Section 1, and insert in lieu thereof, the word ''fifty'' and add after the word "month" in the 22d line of said Section 1, the words ''and one-half of such wages in excess thereof between fifty and one hundred dollars.''
Also strike the words "one hundred" where the same occurs in the 37th and 38th lines of said Section 1, and insert in .lieu thereof the word ''fifty'' and add after the word "month" in the 38th line of said. 1, the words ''and one-half of such wages in excess thereof between fifty and one hundred dollars.''
On the adoption of the amendment the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

'.flhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Burtz, A. H. Diekey, R. L. Elkins, 0. H.

Ford, L. L. Harrell, \1.. Y. Irwin, M. D. Kea, F'J-ed

L<mgino, J. T. MC'Greg-or, C. E. Miller, B. S. Ba,rri~h, C. H.

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Perry, Grant D. Spinks, W. E.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. St.ark, W. W.

~mith, E. L.

Sweat, J. L.

Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were )fessrs.-

Brown, John W. L. ,Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Bush, W. J.

,Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kelly. 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Moore, J. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Olliff, W. l\L

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. II. Taner, M. C. Taylor, G. W. "atts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

DuBose, H.. Foster, A. II

McXeil, W. D.

Rushin, M. E.

~-\yes 20, nays 19.

The amendment was adopted.

On the adoption of the substitute as amende9, the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Tlhose voting m the affirmative were Messrs.-

Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y. Irwin, M.D. Kea, F'red

Mc.Gregor, C. E. Miller, B. S. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

8mith. E. L. Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L. .
Turner, S. M.

Those vot~ng in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Converse, W. L.

Brown, John W. L. Dickey, . R. L.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Hixon, J. T.

Burtz, A. H.

Hnie, G. M.

Bush, W. J.

Jones, S. E.

Chennault, N. B. .Jnnes, W. W.

Johnson, J. F. Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. Moore, J. :ij:.
Olliff, W. M. Pan-ish, C. H.

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Perry, Grant D. Peyton, .J. T. Pope, Le.

Richardson, C. H. Stark, W. W. Tarver, M. C.

Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

T'hose not voting were Messrs.-

DuBose, R. T.

Foster, A. H.

Ayes 13, nays 27.

McNeil, W. D.

Substitute was lost.

Mr. Harrell moved to adjourn and on this motion the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Tlhose voting m the affirmative were Messrs.-

Converse, ". L. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y.

Irwin, M.D. Me,Gregor, C. E. Miller, B. S.

Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L. Turner, S. M.

Those voting in the -negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Jones, W. W.

Brown, John ,V. L. Johnson, J. F.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Kea, F'red

Burtz, A. H.

Kelly, 0. L.

Bush, W. J.

Longino, J. T.

Chennault, N. B. Moore, J. H.

Dickey, R. L.

Olliff, W. M.

Hixon, J. T.

Panish, C. H.

Huie, G. M.

Perry, Grant D.

Jones, S. E.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Stark, W. W. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

R: DuBose, T.
Foster, A. H.

McNeil, W. D. Rushin, M. E.

Smith, E. L.

Ayes 10, nays 28.

Motion was lost.

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~Ir. Harrell moved to reconsider tht action of the Senate in defeating the substitute and on this motion the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Tfrwse voting m the affirmative were ~Iessrs.-

Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y. Irwin, M. D.

::\IrGregor, C. E. :\filler, B. S.
Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

Spink.,. W. E. Sweat, J. L. Tnrner, S. M.

Those voting in the negative were ~fessrs.-

Allen, John T.

Jones, S. E.

Brown, John W. L. J'Ones, W. W.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Johnson, J. F.

Burtz, A. H.

Kea, Fired

Bush, W. J.

Kelly. 0. L.

Chennault, N. B. Longino, J. T.

Converse, Vti'. L. }loore, J. H.

Dickey, R. L.

Olliff, W. M.

Hixon, J. T.

P.anish, C. H.

Huie, G. M.

Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Rirhard~on, C. H.
Stark, '"" W. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Ty,;on, C. lL Wat:ts, .J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

DuBose, R. T. Foster, A. H.

JieNeil, w. D.

Smith, E. L.

Ayes 11, nays 28.

The motion was lost.

Report of the Committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the hill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote was as follows:

'11hose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Brown, John W. L. Rnlloch, R. 0.

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Bnrtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Chennault; N. B. Converse. W. L. Dickey, R. L. Hixon, J. T. Hnie, G. M. Jones, S. E.
Jones, " \Y. ,Johnson, J. F.

Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. ~fcGregor, C. E. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Panish, C. H . Perry, Grant D. Peyt-on, J. T.

Pope, Le.
Richardson, C. H.
Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W.
T~yson, C. M. Wat~s, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were-Messrs.-

E1kins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y.

Irwin, M.D.

Sweat, J. L.

Rnshir.. M. E.

Turner, S. M.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

DuBose, R. T.

l<'oster, A. H.

MeNeil, W. D.

Ayes 31, nays 8.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
Notice of a motion to reconsider the above bill was given.

Mr. Huie of 35th District, Chairman of the Committee on Banks and Banking, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Banks and Banking has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the. recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:

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A bill to amend Section 1249 of Volume 1, of the Code of 1910, so as to add Kings'land in Camden County, to the list of state depositories.
A bill to amend Section 1249, of the Political Code, so as to add the city of Dahlonega to the list of State depositories.
Respectfully submitted, G. M. Hurn, Chairman.

Mr. Olliff of 4th District, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly' engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following S'enate bills and resolution, to-wit:
A bill to amend Section 2798 of the Code of 1910, relative to suits against railroads.
A bill to amend the Charter of city of Athens.
A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Athens, Ga., to control slaughter houses.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Cuthbert.
A bill to authorize the mayor and aldermen 01 Dallas to order an election upon question of issuance of bonds.
A joint resolution that the State Board of Education in making contracts for next five years' for

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school books, investigate the advisability of introducing a book known as Webster's Blue Back Speller.
Respectfully submitted, W. M. OLLIFF, Chairn;tan.

,Mr. Burtz of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House and instruded me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to amend the charter of city of Swainsboro.
A bill to incorporate the Town of Portal. A bill to amend the charter of city of Bainbridge.
A bill to amend the charter of town of Clermont.
A bill to amend the charter of city of Rome. Respectfully submitted, A. H. BuRTz, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President: Your Committee on Corporations has had under

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consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to amend an Act approved July 30th. 1912, establishing a system of public schools for the city of Jefferson.
Respectfully submitted, A. H. B-uRTz, Chairman.

The following House hills were read first time:

By Mr. Turner-
A hill to amend the Constitution of Georgia so as to create the county of Candler.
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By Mr. Harrell-
A bin to amend the charter of the city of Bainbridge.
Refened to Committee on Corporation:s.

By Messrs. McCrory, et aLA bill to create a Text Book Commission for the
State of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Education.
By Mr. MeWhorterA bill to amend the Act creating the Board of Com-

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missioners of Roads and Revenues of Greene County.

Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By ~r. Ledbetter-.
A bill to incorporate the city of Aragon in Polk County.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Messrs. Green and Booker-
A bill to change the time of holding grand jury sessions in Wilkes County.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. MeWhorter-
A bill to repeal the Act amending the Act creating the office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Greene County.
Referred to Committee on Counties and C9unty
I
Matters.
By Mr. Stone-
A bill to change the time of holding the terms of Superior Court of Dawson County.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. Bell-
I
A_ bill to repeal the Act providing for the registration of voters of Fort Gaines, Ga.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. NealA bill to amend the charter of the town of Fair-
mount. Referred to Com~~:ee on Corporations.

By M_r. :: ~ckett-
1\. bill to change the time of holding the Superior
Court of Terrell County.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. MyrickA bill to authorize the mayor and aldermen of the
city of Savannah to dose a portion of River street. Referred to Committee on Corporations. The following Senate bill was read first time:

By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to regulate and control the running of automobiles in this State.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
The following House bill was read third time and put upon its passage.

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By Messrs. Picquet, Oliver' and Garlington-

A bill to authorize the city council of Augusta to condemn certain property for certain purposes.

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 32, nays 0.

The bill having rec.eived the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

On motion the Senate adjourned until tom.orrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA.,

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered. to their names:

Allen, John T.

Invin, M.D.

Brown, John ,V. L. Jones, R. E.

Bulloch. R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

.Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Comerse, '" L. Dickey. R. L.

Longino. J. T. McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. ~

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foste1, A. H.

Olliff, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

P81rnsh, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H .
Rushin, M. E. ~earcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E.. L.
Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. TaY'lor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

Mr. Sweat moved to reconsider the action of the Senate in passing the following bill on yesterday.

ByMr.Huie-
A bill to amend Section 5298 of Volume 1 of the Code, relative to garnishment.
On the motion the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

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Tlhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Ford, L. L. Harrell G. Y. Irwin, l\1. D. .:\f<f'JTegor, C. E.

~IeXeil, W. D. l\Iiller, B. S. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. S:r.

Smith, E. L.
Spinks,. W. E. Sweat, J. L. Turner, S. M.

'rhose voting in the negative were Messrs.-

;\lien. John T.

Huie, G. M.

Brown. John "' L. Jones, S. E.

BuliO<'h, R. 0.

.Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

K.ea. !'Ted

f'hennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, "' L. Di<'key, R. L.

Longino, J. T. Moore, J. H.

DuBose, R. T.

Olliff. W. l\L

Hixon, J. T.

PaiiTish, C. H.

Peny, Grant D.

Pope, Le.

"T Riehardson, C. H.

~;tark,

\V.

Taner, M. C.

Ta:~"lor, G. ,V,

Tyson, C. M.

Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs._____.

Elkins. 0. H.

l''oster, A. H.

Peyton. J. T.

Ayes 11 ; nays 28.

The motion was lost.

The following Senate bills were read 3d time and put upon their passage.

By Mr. Rushin-
A bill to provide for holding four tenns of the Superior Court of Dooly County.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage 6f the bill the ayes were 26, n_ays 0.

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The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Searcy-
A bill to amend, revise and consolidate the several Acts granting amendments to the City of Griffin.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. DuBose- .
A bill to amend and alter the charter of AthenS", Ga., so as to change the form of government of said city.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. TaylorA ];)ill to amend the Act establi~hing the City
Court of Blackshear. Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.

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The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following Senate bills were read first time:
By Mr. FosterA bill to aid in the prevention and settlement of
strikes and lockouts in any trade, manufacture or employment in which workers are engaged.
R-eferred to General Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. SweatA bill to provide for a uniform system of Boards
of County Commissioners of this State. Referred to Committee on Counties and County
Matters. ':VIle following resolutions were read first time:
By :Yir. Sweat, by requestA resolution for the relief of J. L. Shelton, D. F.
Chapman and J. H. Pittman. Referred to Committee on Finance.
By :Mr. Sweat, by requestA resolution for the relief of W. T. Cottingham
and J. M. Dent. Referred to Committee on Finance. The following house bills were read second time:

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By :Mr. Reiser-
A bill to add the city of Springfield to the list of State depositories.

By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to amend the Act creating the city of Bainbridge so as to provide for the erection of hospital.

B.\ )fr. Adams-
A bill to ameU<l the Act incorporating to town of Clermount.

By ~.Ir. \Yright~ ""~bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome.
By ~Ir. TurnerA bill to amend the Constitution of Georgia so as
to create the county of Candler. 'Phe above bill was recommitted.

By Mr. Woods-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Swainsboro.

By Mr. Nevil-
. A bill to incorporate the town of Portal in Bulloch County.
The following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage:

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By Mr. Cook-
A bill to change the time of holding the Superior court of Chattahoochee County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the .bill the ayes were 32, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Kimbrough-
A bill to incorporate the town of Waverly in Harris County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitu-. tional majority was passed as amended the amendment is as follows :
Amend bill by changing words 1914 to 1915, Section 10.
Mr. Huie of 35th District, Chairman of the Committee on Banks and Banking, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Banks and Banking has had under consideration the following Bill of the House

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and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to add the city of Springfield to list of State depositories.
Respectfully submitted,
G. M. HurE, Chairman.

~Ir. Allen of 20th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Y..our Committee on General Judiciary has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
. A bill to amend Section 5233, of the Code of 1910
A bill to provide for hearing in the courts of this State of tax collectors or sureties on their official bonds where executions are issued by Comptroller General.
A bill to amend Section 4355, Volume I, of Code of 1910.
Respectfully submitted,
JNo. T. ALLEN, Vice-Chairman.
:Mr. Olliff of 4th District, Chairman of the Com-

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mittee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
The Committee on Engrossing has examined and properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following bills of the Senate, to-wit:
A bill to amend Section 2, of Paragraph 1, of Article 11, of the Constitution of Georgia, which fixes the term of county officers.
A. bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the city of Statesboro.
A bill to amend Section 5298, of Volume 1, of the C'ode of 1910, relating to garnishments.
Respectfully submitted,
W. M. OLLIFF, Chairman.

:Mr. Stark of 33d District, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted th~ following report:

Mt. President:
Your Committee on Appropriations .has had under consider~tion Senate Bill No. 222 to increase the salary of the stenographer to the State Bank Ex aminer, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendationthat same do pass.
W. W. STARK, Chairman.

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The following minority report was read:

Mr. President:

The undersigned desiring to submit a minority.

report on Senate Bill No. 212 recommends as a sub-

stitute for the report of the Committee that said

bill, being a bill to amend Section 5233 of the Code of

1910, do not pass.

c. ~f.

TARVER,

Senator 43d District.

The following message was' received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:
Yr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, towit:
House Bill No. 699. A bill amending the Charter
of the town. of Sylvester.
House Bill, No. 744. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur.
House Bill No. 798. A bill to repeal the Act incorporating the town of Crandall.
Tlhe following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:
Mr. President: The House has passed by the requisite constitu-
tional majority the following Resolution of tlw House to-wit:

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House Resolution No. 169. A resolution giving tLe assent of the State of Georgia to an Act of Congress providing for Co-operative Agricultural Extension Work.
The following resolution was read and adopted:

By Mr. McGregor-
A resolution to establish Senate Bill No. 153. The following Senate Resolutions were read fir~ t time and laid over for one day:,

By Mr. Allen-
A resolution for the recognition of peace day in the public schools of this State.

By Mr. Turner-
A resolution to appoint a commission to investigate the method of land titles in this State.

REPORT oF THE CoMMISSION FOR THE PANAMA-PAciFIC
ExPOSITION.
To the President of the Senate:
The commission appointed under the joint resolution approved Aug. 19, 1914, and directed "to take proper steps to see that the State of Georgia is properly represented at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and, to that end, authorized to devise any legal means to -see that the agricultural products and other resources of Georgia are repre-

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sented. at said exposition," and further directed to report to the General Assembly what progress they have made, with "such recommendations as they may see proper to make for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the Resolution,'' beg leave to report:
Through an oversight, the members of the commission werenot appointed until the eve of the convening of the General Assembly last summer.
Promptly, after their appointment, the board met, organized and had a resolution introduced, making an appropriation for the purpose of collecting a suitable exhibit. This resolution was consider-ed in co:rrilnittee but was not acted on.
In the interval which has elapsed since your adjournment last year your commission has kept the s~bject of a State exhibit at the said exposition before the people, with the result that representative trade bodies and newspapers of the State recommend a strong display be made at San Francisco in order that our resources may be more fully advertised, that the advantage~ of our soil and climat~ may be set forth, that the markets for our products may be broadened and that capital may be attracted to invest here.
And in this connection, it should be remembered that California made a striking exhibit at our Cotton States Exposition in 1895.
The State of California and the City of San Francisco, through public appropriations and private sub-

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scriptions, have actually raised $22,000,000, which, , with the. appropriations of other States and foreign countries and the investments .of exhibitorS', will .make an exposition representing an outlay of upwards of $80,000,000 and one surpassing in magnitude and grandeur any other in the history of man.
Practically all the great European nations ~ill be represented there with China, Japan, the Philippines, Turkey, Persia, Australia, most of the Central and South American countries and nearly every Northern and Western State.
I
Among the Southern States, Virginia is the only one which has made an appropriation for a display at San Francisco.
Herein lies our opportunity. We have many food products, among them cane syrup, cotton seed oil, pecans, fruits and canned goods, which on their merits should be consumed largely in every coun(ry on the globe.
Our marble, turpentine, rosin, lumber, clays and othe:r: P.!oducts of the forest and mine, will be in greater demand, if we advertise them.,
Our manufactured products, textiles, woodenware, vehicles, agricultural implements, boilers, engines, furniture, shoes, clothing and a hundred other articles should be sold all . over th~ South and Wes.t and in the vast continent south of us. ,
"\Ve should emphasize the productiveness of our soil an'd the healthfulness of our climate.
"\Ve should show that we have a splendid_ school

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system; an extensive system of good public roads and that we are building more miles per year than any other State;
That our laws are just and justice is impartially administered ;
That the rights of property and the rights of the individual are equally protected.
Believing that these truths should be presented to the world in an emphatic -and impressive manner, your commission unanimously recommends that the aim and purpose of the original resolution be carried out.
Appreciating the condition of the State's finances, your commission has undertaken to finance the project by private means, and we believe we can raise sufficient funds with which to erect and administer a State building on a site donated for the purpose during the term of the exposition.
Unquestionably, a State exhibit should contain the real physical products and, we respectfully recommend that the General Assembly provide funds for collecting, transporting and making a creditable display, the exhib~t to be returned after the exposition and placed in the State Museum in the Capitol.
You will find ample precedent in the appropriation of $30,000 for a Georgia exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904, and an appropriation of $30,000 for n Georgia exhibit at Jamestown in 1907.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank Weldon, Chairman; J.D. Price, S. W. Me- ,

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Callie, R. C. Neely, R. E. L. Spence, W. W. Banks, Frank Lanier, C. J. Shipp, J. D. Mass'ey, Lee Mandeville, R. F. Maddox, J. R. Smith, Chas. B. Lewis, B. S. Willingham, J. M. Vandiver, E. P. Dobbs, H. J. Rowe, J. C. Daniels, S.C. Dunlap, R. T. Jones, T. W. Loyless, Albert S. Hatch, C. R. Ashley, J. W. Quincey, J. H. Johnson, H. M. Stanley, Commissioners.
The following communication in writing was received by the Senate from His Excellency, the Governor, through his secretary, Mr. Perry:
Mr. President :
I am directed by His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to your honorable body a sealed communication in writing to which he respectfully invites your consideration.
The following Senate bills were read second time:

By Mr. MoonA bill to amend Section 1249 of the Code.

By Mr. Stark-
A bill to amend the Act approved July 30, 1912, establishing a system of public schools for the city of Jefferson.

By Mr. FordA bill to amend Section 43'55 of the Code.
By Mr. Kelly-
A bill to amend Section 5233 of the Code.

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By Mr. McNeilA bill to increase the salary of stenographer to the
State Bank Examier.
By Mr. Olliff-
. A bill to amend Section 1249 of the Code.
By Mr. AllenA bill to provide for hearing in the Courts of 'this
State of tax collectors or securities on their bonds when executions have been issued against them by the Comptroller-General.
The following Senate resolution waS' read second time:
By Mr. Allen, by requestA resolution to provide for celebration of a
century of peace among the English speaking people. The following Senate resolution was read third
time and passed :
By Mr. MeNeilA resolution in regard to a new seal for the State. Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute which was a bill.
On motion the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names :

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, F'red

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longi.no, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Moore, J. H.
Olliff, w. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

Parrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, l\L C. Taylor, G. \Y. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. \Ya.tts, J. N.

On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

'Dhe following Senate bills were read 1st time:

By Messrs. Allen, Stark et aL-
A bill to amend Section 135, Volume 1, of the Code, relative to primary elections in this State.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. SweatA bill to amend Section 5298, of the Code, relating
to laborers wages. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.

By unanimous consent the following Senate bill was withdrawn by its author.

By Mr. Watts--
A bill to require purchaser~ of fertilizers to report same to Committee on Agriculture.

By unanimous consent the following Senate bill was recommitted to the Agricultural Committee:

By Mr. Watts-
A bill to provide for the inspection of slaughter houses in this State.
The following Senate bill was read third time and put upon its passage.

Ry Mr. Olliff-
A bill to add the town of Kingsland to the list of State depositories.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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The following Senate resolution was read first time:

By Mr. Irwin-
A resolution directing the Superior Court Judges and Judges of the Court of Appeals to recommend to the next General Assembly what changes they deem necessary in the Constitution of Georgia.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Harrell of 12th District, Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Constitutional Amendments has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their chai.rman to report same bask to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to amend the constitution of Georgia so as to create the county of Candler.
Respectfully submitted, G. Y. HARRELL, Chairman.
Mr. Rushin of 14th District, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report:

Mr. President: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters

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has had under consideration the following bills of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass.
A bill to repeal Act amending Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Greene County.
A bill to amend Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Greene County.
Respectfully submitted,
M. E. RusHIN, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Corpora.tio$, submitted lthe f!oiD.owing r.eport:

1lfr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass as amended, to-wit:
A bill to amend the charter of town of Fairmont.
Respectfully submitted,
A. H. BuRTz, Chairman.

}fr. Burtz, of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

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Mr. President:

_Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass:

A bill to amend the charter of city of Bainbridge.

A bill to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of City of Savannah to close a portion of River Street,,

A bill to repeal an Act providing for registration of voters in city of Fort Gaines.

A bill to incorporate the city of Aragon. Respectfully submitted, A. H. BuRTz, Chairman.

Mr. Olliff of 4th District, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
YiOur Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following bills of the Senate, to-wit:
A bill to amend Section 213, Volume 1 of the Code, so as to authorize the Governor to have a new gre~t Seal of the State made.

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.A. bill to provide for four terms a year of the Superior Court of Dooly County.
Respectfully submitted,
W. M. OLLIFF, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz, of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bi1l of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass by substitute, to-wit:
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Quitman.
Respectfully submitted,
A. H. BuRTz, Chairman.

The following House bills were read second time:

By Messrs. Edmondson and Hodges- A bill toamend the charter of the city of Quitman.

By Mr. Ledbetter-
A bill to incorporate the city of Aragon in Polk County.

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By :Mr. Bell-
A bill to repeal an Act providing for the registrations of voters of Fort Gaines.

By Mr. MeV\'110rter-
A bill to amend the Act creating the office of Commissions of Roads and Revenues of Gr-eene County.

By Mr. Neal-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Fairmount in Gordon County.

By Mr. Myrick-
A bill to authorize the mayor and aldermen of the city of Savannah to close a portion or River Street.

By Mr. McWhorter-
A bill to repeal the Act which amends the act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Greene County.

By Mr. HarrellA bill to amend the Charter of the city of Bain-
.bridge.
The following House bills were read first time:

By Mr. Anderson-
A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Crandall in Murray County.

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Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By. :Messrs Field and Smith~\ bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By :Mr. Sumner-
A bill to amend the charter of Sylvester in worth County.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
The following message was received from the House through ~ir. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitu-' tional majority the following bills of the House towit:
-House Bill No. 742. A bill to repeal an Act Creating the City Court of Tifton.
House Bill No. 768. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Hall.
House Bill No. 776. A bill to amend Section 5233, of the Code of 1910.
House Bill No. 778. A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of Hapeville.
: .The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the Clerk thereof:

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Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following Resolution of the House, to-wit:
House Resolution No. 216. A resolution to provide for the return to the House of Senate Bill No. 184.
The following House resolution was read first time:

By Mr. Kimbrough-
A resolution giving assent to Act of Congress providing for co-operative agricultural extension work.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture.
The following Senate bill was withdrawn from the General Judiciary Committee and referred to the Public Roads Committee.

By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to regulate the running of .Automobiles in this State.

By unanimous consent the following Senate bill was read third time and put upon its passage.

By Mr. Moon~ A bill to arriend Section 1249 of the political Cod~. Report of the committee was agreed to.

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Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

Tl1e following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage:

By }fr. Reiser-
A bill to add the city of Springfield to the list of State depositories.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 38, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Nevil-
A bill to incorporate the town of Portal in Bulloch County.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following Senate bill was recommitted to the constitutional Amendments Committee.

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By Mr. McGregor-
A bill to amend the constitution providing how new counties shall be created.
The following resolution was read and referred to Rules Committee.

By Mr. Harrell-
Resolved that House Bill No. 5 be made special order for today at 11 o'clock.
The following report of Committee on rules was read and adopted.

Mr. President:
Your committee has had under consideration resolution to make House Bill No. 5 special order for this day at 11 a. m., beg to report and recommend as follows : That said bill be made a special and continuing order until disposed of on next Tuesday the 14th, immediately after unanimous consents.
B. S. MILLER, Vice-Chairman.
The following resolution was read third time nti\! adopted:

By Mr. Allen-
A resolution to provide for the celebration of a century of peace among the English speaking race.
The following senate resolution was read second time and adopted :

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By Mr. Allen, by request-
. A resolution for the recognition of peace day in the public schools of this State.
Senate bill No. 61, was made special for next Tuesday following the special order on that day, and 100 copies were ordered printed.
The following resolution was read and adopted.

By Mr. Miller-
Resolved that when the Senate adjourns today it will stand adjourned until next Monday at 11 o'clock a.m.
The following Senate bill was read third time to be put upon its passage.

By Mr. Sweat-
A bill. to amend Section 80 and 111 of Volume 1 of the code relative to election and when held.
Mr. Harrell moved that action on the bill be indefinitely postponed.
The motion was lost. Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote was as follows:

Tihose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bulloch, R. 0.

Rnrtz, A. H. Bush, W. J.

Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L.

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Dickey, R. L. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M.D. Jones, S. E. Johnson, J. F. Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T.

McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. P&rrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Pope, Le. Spinks, W. E.

'Stark, W. W. Swea", J. L. TarTer, M. C.
Taylor, G. w.
Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Wa.t.ts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Harrell, G. Y. Jones, W. W.

Kea, Fred

McGregor, C. E.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Foster, A. H.

DuBose, R. T.

Peyton, J. T.

Elkins, 0. H.

Rirhardson, C. H.

Ford, L. L.:

Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L

Ayes 29, nays 4.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following House bill was read first time:

By Messr_s. Oliver Garlington and PicquetA bill to amend Section 5233, of the Code of 1910. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. The following resolution was read and adopted.

By Mr. ArnoldA resolution to provide for the return to the House
of Senate Bill No. 184. On motion the ~ollowing Senate bill .was taken

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from the table and recommitted to the Constitutional Amendments Committee.

.By Messrs. Olliff and Pope-
A bill providing for biennial sessions of the General Assembly.
On motion the Senate adjourned until Monday morning at 11 o'clock.

MoNDAY, JuLY 13, 1914.

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The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 11 o'clock was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by Rev. C. B. Wilmer.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names.

All~n, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloeh, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R~ T.

McNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. M.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Huie, G. M.

Peny, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C.. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Thooo absent were Messrs.-
Foster, A. H.

The reading of the Journal was dispensed with.
Mr. Olliff of 4th District, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President: Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and

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found properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following resolutions and bills of the Senate, to-wit:
Senate Resolution No. 62. A resolution to provide for celebrating a century of peace.
Senate Resolution No. 66. A resolution for the recognition of peace day in public schools of Georgia.
A bill to amend Sections 80 and 111, of Volume 1, of the Civil Code of 1910, in relation to election of members of the General Assembly, State House officers and county officers by changing the time of said election.
A bill to amend Section 1249, of the Code of 1910, so as to add the town of Kingsland, in the county of Camden to the .list of State depositories.
A bill to amend Section 1249, of the Political Code of 1910, so as to add the city of Dahlonega in the County of Lumpkin, to the list of State depositories.
A bill to amend an Act to establish the City Court of Blackshear, in and for the county of Pierce.
A bill to amend an Act to revise and consolidate the several Acts incorporating the city of Griffin.
Respectfully submitted,
W. :M. OLLIFF, Chairman.

~Ir. Harrell of 12th District, Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted' the following report:.

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M1. President:
Your Committee on Constitutional Amendments bas bad under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to amend Article 3, Section 4, Paragraph 1, of Constitution of Georgia by extending term of members of the General Assembly.
The committee has had under consideration the following Senate bill which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the Constitution of Georgia by repealed Paragraph 1, of Sections 1 and 2, Article 9, of the Constitution relative to Homestead and exemptions.
The committee has under consideration the following Senate bill which I am instructed to report to the .Senate, with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute, to-wit:

A bill to change the meeting of the General Assembly so as to provide for biennial sessions.

The committee has also had under consideration the following bill of the house which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to amend Article 11, Section 3, Paragraph 1,

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of the Constitution of Georgia, relative to the abolition of the office of county Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
G. Y. HARRELL, Chairman.

The following minority report was submitted by members of the Constitutional Amendment Committee.

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Constitutional Amendments have had under consideration Senate Bill No. 236 and having reported said bill adversely. Therefore we the undersigned members of said committee believing that the best interest of the State demand the passage of said measure, beg leave to submit this our minority report.
Respectfully submitted,
W. J. BusH, 0. L. KELLY,
c. M. TYSON.

The following message was rec~ived from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the Clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, towit.:

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House Bill No. 789. A bill to add the city of Manche~ter to the list of State Depositories.
House Bill ~o. 803. A bill to reincorporate the town of Fort Gaines.
House Bill Xo. 836. ~-\ bill to add the city of Irwinville to the list of State depositories.
House Bill .No. 820. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Coolidge.
House Bill No. 901. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Soperton.
House Bill X o. 922. A bill to limit the time. for the killing of foxes in the county of Habersham.
Honse Bill No. 940. A bill to amend the several Acts relative to the City Court of Floyd County.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mr. President :
The House has passed by the requisite constitutiqnal majority the following Resolutions of the House, to-wit:
}Iouse Resolution No. 40. A resolution providing for a new Great Seal of State.
House Resolution No. 41. A resolution to provide for the payment of $100.00 to W. T. Jones for the capture of Andrew McCullough, an escaped convict.
House Resolution No. 44. A resolution to relieve

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M. J. Dolan and J. W. Seals, as securities on a bond.
House Resolution No. 57. A resolution to appoint a new committee to investigate legislation on cotton tares and standardizat.ion of cotton bale.
House Resolution No. 58. A resolution to refund to the Covington and Oxford Street Railway Company the sum of one hundred dollars.
The following message was received from the House through :Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, towit.:
Senate Bill No. 209. A bill to amend the charter of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company.
The following Senate bill was read first time:

By Mr. Olliff-
A bill to amend the Act amending the Acts approved Aug. 19, 1913, amending Section 414 of the penal Code of 1910.
Referred to Committee on Railroads.
The following House bills were read first time:

By Mr. Smith-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of Hapeville.

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Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. EllisA bill to repeal an Act to Create and establish the
City Court of Tifton in Tift County.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Adams-
A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of R,oads and Rev.enues in Hall County.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.
The following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage.

By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Bainbridge.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the hili the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill' having received the requisite Constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. WoodsA bill to amend the charter of the city of Swains-
boro. Report of the committee was agreed to.

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rpon the passage of the hill the ll~Tes were ;n' nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By )fr. Harrell-
A bill to amend the .Act creating the charter of Bainbridge so as to authorize the mayor and council to erect and maintain a hospital.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon "the passage of the hill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requsite constitutional majority was passed.

By )1r. .Adams-
A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Clermount.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. McWhorter-
A bill to amend the Act creating the office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Greene County.

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Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. '

By Mr. MeWhorter-
A bill to repeal the Act which amends the Act creating the office. of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for Greene County.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays 0.
T!he bill having recei.ved the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Myrick-
A bill to authorize the mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah to close a certain portion of River s;treet.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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By Mr. Bell-

A bill to repeal the Act providing for the registration of voters in the city of Fort Gaines.

Report of the Committee was agreed to.

upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitu-

tional majority was passed.

'

By :Mr. \\'right-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome so as to close a part of Waters Street.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Ledbetter-
A bill to incorporate the city of Aragon in Polk County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Neal-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Fairmount in Gordon County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended and the amendments .are as follows: Amend by striking the :figures three fourts where they occur and inserting ''one-half.''

By Messrs Edmondson and Hodges-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Quitman.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill Jtaving received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute.
The following Senate bill was read third time and put upon its passage.

By Mr. .Stark-
. A bill to amend the Act establishing a: system of
public school for the city of Je:fterson in J acks'On County,
Report of the committee was agreed to.

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Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following Senate bills were read first time:

By Mr. Peyton-
A bill to require person prosecuting persons fm riding on train that said persons deposit with clerk of court 'the costs in said case.
Referred to Committee on Railroads.

By Mr. WattsA bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of
Shellman.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to confine the action of the Commons Commissions of the City of Columbus in donating to the city of Columbus for hospital purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
The following Senate bill was read second time:

By Mr. SweatA bill to amend Article 3, Section 4, Paragraph 1,
of the Constitution.
The following House hill was read second time:

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By Mr. Davidson-
A bill to amend Article 11, Section 3, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the abolition of the office of county treasurer.
The following Senat-e bill was read third time and put upon its passage.

By Messrs. Olliff and Pope_:_
A bill to change the meeting of the General Assembly to biennial sessions of same.
On motion the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ..<. \.TLANTA, GA., TuEsDAY, July 14, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by Mr. Hammack of Randolph County.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered their names.

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

,Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R.. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

~IcNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

Olliff, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

PmTish, C. H.

llixon, J '1'.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. ~L

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.
'Yat:ts, J. N.

Mr. Turner moved that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the Senate in passing House Bill No. 782 yesterday, the motion prevailed.

The reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

Senator Rush was excused for the balance of the week from the Senate.

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The following bill of the House was taken up which had been reconsidered, read third time and passed.

By Messrs; Edmondson and Hodges-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Quitman.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 32, nays 0.
Tlb.e bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended and the amendment is as follows :
House Bill No. 782. Amend by striking all after the caption and substituting and inserting in lieu
of the. stricken portion the- following:
SEcTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, that the charter of the City of Quitman, in the county of Brooks in the State of Georgia, said charter being contained in the Act of the General Assembly of this State approved August 23rd, 19~5, (published in Georgia Laws 1905, pages 1060 et sequitur) entitled ''An Act to amend, consolidate and supersede the several Acts Incorporating the city of Quitman in the county of Brooks, State of Georgia; to create a new charter and municipal government for said eorporation; declare the rights and powers of same; and for other purposes,'' and the several Acts amendatory thereof, be amended by adding to said above recited Act of August

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23d, 1905, a new section immediately following section twenty-three thereof to be known as Section 23-A, which shall read as follows: "Section 23-A. Be it further enacted that said corporation is hereby
authorized and empowered to levy and colleet a tax
annually, in addition to that provided for in Section twenty-three of this charter, upon the taxable property of said city, not to exceed four mills, ad valorem, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining public schools in said city, and the authority here given to levy this tax of not exceeding four mills shall be inclusive of all previous grants of power conferred upon said city, or the authorities thereof, to levy tax for the purpose of estabLishing and maintaining schools in said city. The mayor and council of said city of Quitman shall cause the money derived from the proceeds of the tax levy provided for in this Section to be paid over to the board of Education of said city to be administered by said board in accordance with the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly establishing a system of pu9lic schools in said City of Quitman approved December 26th, 1888, and the several Acts of the General Assembly amendatory thereof.''
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the corporate authorities of said municipal corporation having recommended that the powers herein conferred be granted, this Act shall go into effect whenever the same shall have been submitted to a vote of the qualified voters of said municipal corporation of the city of Quitman and approv-

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ed by the voters of said city in the manner prescribed by the Constitution and laws of this State relating to the establishment and maintenance of public schools in municipalities by local taxation. Not earlier than twenty days nor later than forty days after the passage of this Act and the approval thereof by the Governor, the municipal authorities of said city shall call an election for the determination of whether this Act shall go into effect and said tax be levied. Notice of such election for the determination of whether this Act shall go into effect and said tax be levied. Notice of such election and the time of holding same shall be published in a newspaper in said city at least once a week for two weeks before the election; and those favoring local taxation for public schools in said city as provided for herein and voting favorably to this act going into effect shall have written or printed on their ballot the words ''For increased power of local taxation for public schools,'' and those opposed shall have written or printed on their ballot the words ''Against increased power of local taxation for public schools.'' Returns of such election shall be made to the mayor and council of said city, who shal1 declare the result. Said election shall be held under the general rules, so far as may be applicable, for the general elections held in said city. If two-thirds of those voting at said election vote favorably to this Act going into effect at said election in accordance with. the manner- prescribed above, then this Act shall become immediately effective; otherwise it shall not.

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Mr. MeNeil of 22d District, Chairman of the Com~ mittee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on General Judiciary has had under consideration the following Senate bills and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass.
A bill to provide that in all criminal cases where the jury now bas the right to reduce a felony to a misdemeanor said recommendation shall be binding on the trial Judge.
A bill to amend Section 817, Volume 11, of the Code.
A bill to amend Section 865, of the Code:
A bill to prohibit contracts of employment providing for forfeiture of wages except under certain conditions.
The Committee also recommends the following House bill do pass.
A bill to amend Section 5233, of the Code.
The co~ittee also recommends that the following bills of the Senate be read second time and recommi"tted and that 100 copies of each bill be printed for the use of the Senate.

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A Bill to provide for the adoption of the t' Towns Title .System.''
A bill to revise the election laws of this State. Respectfully submitted, W. D. McNEIL, Chairman.
Minority report on Senate Bill No. 228.

Mr; President:
The undersigned members of the General Judiciary Committee respectfully submit this minority report against the passage of Senate Bill No. 228, to-wit:
A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all criminal cases where the jury now have the right to reduce a felony to a misdemeanor by a recommendation that such felony be punished as a misdemeanor shall be binding upon the trial judge and shall be so enforced and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
w. E. SPINKS,
Senator 38th District. J. L. SwEAT,
Senator 5th District. M.D. IRWIN,
Senator 34 District. J :NO. T. ALLEN'
Senator 20th District.
s. M. TURNER,
Senator 7th District. 0. H. ELKINS,
Senator 15th District.

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Mr. Olliff of 4th District, Chairman of the Commitfee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House, the following bill of the Senate, to-wit.:
A bill to amend an Act to establish a system of public schools in the city of Jefferson.
Respectfully submitted, W. M. OLLIFF, Chairman.

:Mr. Tarver of 43rd District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the following bills of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to change the time of holding Grand Jury sessions of Wilkes Superior Court.
A bill to change the time of holding the Superior Court of T'errell County.

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A bill to change the time of holding the terms of the Superior Court of Dawson County.
Respectfully submitted, M. C. TARVER, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. :aixon of 37th District, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following re-' port:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Temperance has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with. the recommendation that same. do pass, by substitute, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for disposition of alcoholic and malt liquors the sale of which is prohibited by law, when seized under legal process.
Respectfully submitted,
J. T. Hrxo:N, Chairman.

The following Senate bill was read first time.

By Mr. Longino-
A bill to require certain officers to make an itemized statement to the Comptroller-General fees collected by them.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
The following Senate bills were read second time

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and recommitted, and 100 copies were ordered printed for the use of the Senate.

By Mr. BushA bill to revise the election laws of this State.

By Mr. SweatA bill to provide for the adoption of the Torrens
Land and Title System.
The fol1owing Senate bills were read second time:
By Mr. TarverA bill to prohibit contracts of employment pro-
viding for forfeiture of wages except under certaill conditions.

By Mr. Searcy-
A bill to provide for the disposition of alcoholic spirits which have been seized from a blind tiger.
By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to provide that in all criminal .cases where the jury has the right to reduce a felony that judge shall be contro11ed by such recommendation.
By Mr. MillerA bill to amend Section 865, of the Code of 1910.
By ~Ir. Searcy~-\ hill to amend Section 817, Volume 2, of the
Code.

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The following Senate bill was read first time:

By Mr. Huie-
A bill to amend Article 7, Section 7, P.aragraph 1, of the Constitution.
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amend~ ments.
The following House bills were read second time:

By Mr. Pickett-
A bill to Change the time of holding the Superior Court of Terrell County.

By Messrs. Green and Booker-
A bill to change the time of holding grand jury sessions of Wilkes Superior Court.

By Messrs. Oliver, Garlington and PicquetA bill to amend Section 5233 of the Code.

By Mr. StoneA bill to change the time of holding the Superior
Court of Dawsop. County. The following House bills were read first time.

By Mr. BellA bill to incorporate the town of Fort Gaines in
Clay County. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

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By Mr. ReeseA bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of
Cooledge in Thomas County.
Referredto Committee on Corporations:

By Mr. PerkinsA bill to limit the time of killing foxes in Haber-
sham County.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. Johnson-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Sopert?n in Montgomery County.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Messrs. Williams and Culpepper-
A bill to amend Section 1249, of Volume 1, of the Code by adding Manchester to the list of State depositories.
Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking.

By Messrs. Foster and NunnallyA bill to amend the several votes creating the City
Court of Floyd so as to increase the judges salary. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. ClementsA bill to amend Section 1249, of the Code, so as

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to add the town of Irwinville to list of State depositories.
Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking.
The following House Resolutions were read first time:

By "MI'. CrawleyA resolution for the relief of M. J. Dolan and J.
W. Seals of Ware County.
Referred to Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LoydA resolution to refund to the Covington & Oxford
Street Railway Co., the snm of $100.00.
Referred to Committee on Finance.

By Mr. Kimbrough-
A resolution to appoint new committee to investigate legiS"lation on cotton tares and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

~y Mr. Nunnally-
A resolution to provide for a great new seal for the State of Georgia.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
The following special order was taken up read third time and put upon its passage.

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By Mr. rt"'UrnerA bill to amend the Constitution of this State by
creating Candler County. Report of the Committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

'llhose voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.-

"T Allen, John T.
Brown, .John

Irwin, l\I. D. L.Tones. " \Y.

Bush, W. J.

.Johnson, .T. F.

Burtz, A. H.

Kea, Fted

Chennault, N. B. !):elly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L.

Longino, .J. T.

Hickey, R. L.

McXeil, \Y. D.

DuBose, R. T.

Miller, R. :-:;_

Foster, A. R.

~1oore, .J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. M.

Hixon, ;;, .-.

Pa:rrish, C. H.

Huie, G. "M.

Pt'lT_Y, th:tnt D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Hiehardson, C. H.
Rushin, l\L E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Sweat, .T. L.
Ta~"lor, G. W. Turner, S. M. T~son, C. M. w~~,t~s, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Spinks, W. E.

Stark, W. W.

Tarver, M C.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. E'lkins, 0. H.

Ford, L. L. Jones, S. E.

McGregor, C. E.

Ayes 35, nays 3.

The bill having re<?eived the requisite constitutional majority was passed and the bill is as follows:

The following amendment is proposed by the House of Representatives and Senate of Georgia to

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Paragraph two (2), Section one (1), Article eleven (11), of the Constitution of this State.
Sec. 1. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia hereby proposes to the people of Georgia an amendment to Paragraph two (2), Section one (1), Article eleven, (11) of the Constitution of this State as follows:
That in addition to the counties heretofore existing in this State created by the General Assembly, and those created by am~ndments to the above and foregoing paragraph, section and article of the Constitution of this State, there is he_reby created an additional county, which county when created shall be known as Candler County. The territory for the formation of said county of Candler shall be taken from the counties of Emanuel, Bulloch and Tattnall, and the said territory so taken for the formation of said new county of Candler shall be included within the following described boundaries, to-wit.:
Starting at the south of Ten Mile Creek where it empties into Canoo0hee River, running in a northerly direction up said river to E-xcelsior Bridge, thence-a northerly direction straight course to Lott 's Creek to a point one quarter of a mile above new bridge, thence along the line of Lott 's Creek to DeLoach's. Pond, leaving DeLoach's pond running a northwesterly direction, crossing the Bulloch and Emanuel County lines, intersecting with the Swainsboro and Statesboro public road, at D. B. Johnson place, thence in a southwesterly direction to_ Union Sehool House, thence a southwesterly direction to

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Cowarts Mill Pond, thence a direct line south to the Lev Collins Crossing on Central of Georgia Railroad, thence a southwesterly course to Griffin's Ferry Bridge on the Ohoopee River, (crossing line of Emanuel and Tattnall Counties) a southerly course to the mouth of Sand Hill Creek, where it empties into the Ohoopee River, thence a direct line east to the mouth of the Ten Mile Creek on the Canoochee River, the beginning point.
That when said county is created the county seat of the same shall be the town of Metter, now in the county of Bulloch; that if the above and foregoing amendment should be ratified by the people when the same is submitted to them for their ratification at the next general election after the adoption of this proposal to amend the Constitution, "it shall be the duty of the Governor on the first "\Vednesday in December, after the proposed amendment to the Constitution is adopted, to order an election for county officers for said new county, to be held at the several election precincts existing within the limits of said new county at the time of the adoption of the proposed amendment, during the usual hours of holding elections, and all legally qualified voters residing in said territory shall be qualified to vote at said election, and the Ordinaries of. the several counties in which said election precincts are located ~t the time of the adoption of this amendment, shall each appoint the election managers for the precincts in the counties in which be shall exercise jurisdiction of ordinary, and the managers of the election shall

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on the day succeeding the election meet at the town of Metter, the place designated as the county seat of the new county, and consolidate the vote for the county officers, at such place within the limits of the town of Metter as shall be designated by the Judge of the Superior Court, whose duty it is hereby made to designate the place of meeting of said election managers within the corporate limits of said town of Metter, and the general laws now in force as to the consolidation of the votes, the return of the el~ tion and the commission of officers shall be applicable to officers elected at such special election herein provided for; tha~ the officers to be elected at said special election herein provided shall be an ordinary, a clerk of the Superior Court, a sheriff; a tax collector, a tax receiver, a coroner, a county surveyor and a county treasurer; that said officers shall be commissioned as now required by law, and all laws now in force in this State to commission officers and for bonds required of them shall be applicable to the officers so elected ; that the offiiCers elected at said general election shall hold their offices until the next general election for county offices and until their successors are elected and qualified. The Gener~l Assembly is hereby given power to create any additional statutory officers in said county or statutory courts and to provide by law for filling said offices. Any vacancies that may occur before the next general election in any of the offices created. by said county may be filled, as now provided by law. The said county of Candler shall be attached to the First Congressional District, the Middle Judicial

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Circuit and the 17th Senatorial District, but it shall be in the power of the General Assembly at any time to change the judicial circuit to which said -collllty of Candler is attached, and the said General Assembly of Georgia is hereby given power to change said county of Candler in arranging congressional and senatorial districts as now provided by law. That the Superior Courts in said county of Candler sh~ll be held on the -------- Mondays in ________ months of each year, but it shall be within the power of the General A~sembly at any time by law to change the time of holding the courts and the number of terms thereof. That the justices of the peace and constables residing in the territory included within the new county of Candler s'hall exercise the duties and powers of iheir office until new militia districts are laid out in said county of Candler as now provided by law; that all of the provisions of the law as contained in Chapter Thirteen (13), ofthe Code of 1910, are hereby made applicable to the said county of Candler whenever the same is crooted; that all of the general laws in this Sltate in addition to the above having application to the statutory counties of this State are hereby made applicable to the said county of Candler, especial1y the law in reference to holding elections for the purpose of creating a debt for said county; that when this amendment is adopted, the said County of Candler, so created by the adoption of this amendment, shall become in all respects a statutory county and shall be governed by all laws now in force in this State regul.ating county and county affairs.

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Section 2. The Governor is hereby required and directed that when this proposed amendment shall be agreed to by two-thirds of Hie members elected to each of the two Houses of this General Assembly, and shall be entered on the journal of each House with the ayes and nays taken thereon, the Governor is hereby directed to cause the said proposed amendments to be advertised in at least two papers in each congressional dis,trict at least two months before the next general election to be held on the first Wednesday in October, 1914, and he shall also provide for a submission of the proposed amendment to the qualified voters of the State at said general election. And, if a majority of the electors voting at said election shall ratify this proposed amendment to the Constitution of this State by a majority of the ele~ tors qualifed to vote for members of the General Assembly and voting at such election, such amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of Georgia when the fact is certified to the Governor by the Secretary of the State that a majority of the qualified voters voting at said general election have voted in favor of the adoption of said amendment to the Constitution of the State, and the Governor shall issue his proclamation to such effect.
Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Governor to submit said proposed amendment in the following form: That those voting in favor of said proposed amendment shall have written or printed on their tickets "In favor of ratification of the amendment to Paragraph Two (2), Section One (1), Article

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Eleven (11), of the Constitution, State of Georgia, creating the county of Candler," and those opposed to the ratification of said amendment shall have ~Titten or printed on their tickets "Opposed to the ratification of the amendment to Paragraph Two (2), Section One (1), Article E.Ieven (11), of the Constitution, State of Georgia, creating the county of Candler.''

The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House bas passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to-wit:
House Bill No. 41. A bill to require executions to be liens on land only in county where recorded.
House Bill No. 755. A bill to amend Section 2824, of the Code of Georgia 1910.
House Bill No. 796. A bill to create a new charter for the city of Concord.
House Bill No. 834. A bill to amend the provision of the constitution relative to abolishing justice courts so as to include the city of Savannah.
House Bill No. 842. A bill to incorporate the town of West Green, in the county of Coffee.
Hous-e Bill No. 855. A bill to establish the City Court of Sylvester, in the county of 'Vorth.

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House Bill No. 862. A bill to provide for the killing of fox or gray squirrels oy the citizens of Douglas County, when they are destroying crops or property.
House Bill No. 917. A bill to amend the charter of the Town of Soperton.
House Bill No. 929. A bill to amend the several Acts creating the town of Chipley.
The following Senate bill was read third time and put upon its passage:

By Mr. Elkins-
A bill to provide for the registration of deaths and births in this State and for other purposes.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 3.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended and the amendments are as follows :
Amend the Act by striking Section 23 and renumbering the Sections of the Act.

By Mr. 8tark of 33d-
Secton 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the State Board of Health shall have charge of the registration of births and deaths;

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shall prepare the necessary instructions, forms and blanks for obtaining and preserving such records and shall procure the faithful registration of the same in each primary registration district as constituted in Section 3, of this Act, and in the central bureau of vital statistics at the Capital of the State. The said board shall be charged with the uniform and thorough enforcement of the law throughout .ithe State, and shall from time to time recommend any additional legislation that may be necessary for this purpose.
Sec. 2. Be it further e~acted by the authority aforesaid, That the secretary of the State Board of Health shall have general supervision over the central bureau of vital statistics, which is hereby authorized to be established by said board, and which shall be under the immediate direction of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, whom the State Board of Health shall appoint within thirty days after the taking effect of this law, and who shall be a medical practitioner of not less than five year's practice in his profession and a competent vital statistician. The State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall hold office for four years and until his successor has been appointed and has qualified, unless such office shall sooner become vacant by death, disqualification, operation qf law, or other causes. Any vacancy occurring in such office shall be filled for the unexpired term by the State Board of Health. At least ten days before the expiration of the term of office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, his successor

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shall be appointed by the State Board of 'Health.

The 'State Registrar of Vital Statis-tics shall receive

an. annual salary at the rate of $1,800 from the date

of his entering upon the discharge of the duties of his

office. The State Board of Health shall provide for

...

such clerical and other assistants as may be neces-

sary for the purposes of this Act, who shall sene

during the pleasure of the Board, and shall :fix tlre

compensation of persons thus employed within tbe

amount appropriated therefor by the Legislature.

The custodian of the Capitol shall provide for tho

Bureau of Vital Statistics in the State Capitol ai

Atlanta, suitable offices, which shall be properly

equipped with :fireproof vault and :filing cases fo:- the

permanent and safe preservation of all officird

records made and returned under this Act.

Sec. 3. That for the purposes of this Act, the State

.shall be .divided into registration districts as fol-

lows: Each city, each incorporated town and each

militia district shall constitute a Primary registra-

tion district; and that portion of any militia district

outside of the cities and incorporated towns therein

shall constitute a separate and distinct registration

district.

Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority . aforesaid, That in the cities, the city clerk shall be
the local registrar and in the incorporated towns, the town clerk shall be the local registrar and in the militia district, of the State, the justices of the peace and notary publics and ex-officio justices of the peace shall be the local registrars, and

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for that portion of the militia districts outside of the cities and incorp9rated towns, therein, the justice of the peace and notary public and ex-officio justice of the peace shall be the local registrars under the terms of this Act. Should there be no justice of the peace or notary public or ex-officio justice of the peace in any militia district, or should both of sai4 officials be absent from their district, in that event, the ju~tice of the peace or ex-officio justice of the peace for any adjoining militia district in said county or of the militia district in which the county site is situated may perform any of the duties of the local registrar for said district required under the terms of this Act ; and each registrar shall in such cases note on each certificate, over his signature, the date of filing, and shall forward all certificates to the local registrar of the district within ten days, and in all cases before the third day of the following month, and if there be no local registrar for said district such certificates shall be forwarded .to the local registrar of the militia district in which the county site is situated, who shall make all reports for said district to the State Registrar and shall perform other like duties of the local registrar for such district under the terms of this Act.
Any local registrar, who in the judgment of the State Board of Health, fails or neglects to discharge effidently the duties of his office as set forth in this Act, or to make prompt or complete returns of births or deaths as required thereby, shall be forthwith removed by the State Board of Health, and such

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other penalties may be imposed as are provided under Section 21 of th~s Act.

By Mr. Richardson of 13th-

Amend Section 17 on Page 16, line 28, by striking the word ''twelve'' and inserting in lieu thereof the word ''fourteen.''

.That said Section 17 be further amended by striking the word "twelve" in Line 31 of said Section 17 and for. inserting therein the word ''fourteen.''

Amend Section 19 by striking all of said Section

after the words ''by this Act'' in Line 8 of said



Section as shown by the printed Bill and inserting in

lieu thereof the words ''All fees payable to local

registrars under this Act shall be paid by the appli-

cant for birth or death c~rti:ficates, unless such ap-

plicant shall make oath that by reason of his poverty

he is unable to pay the fee required.''

The following un~nished business was taken up read third time and put upon its passage.

By Messrs: Olliff and Pope-
A bill to change the meetings of the General Assembly to biennial sessions.
Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes .and nays were ordered and the vote was as follows :

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'llhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Johnson, J. F.

Brown, John W. L. Kea, Fred

Bulloch, R. 0.

Kelly, 0. L.

Burtz, A. H.

McGreg'Or, C. E.

Bush, W. J.

McNeil, W. D.

Converse, W. L. Miller, B. S.

Harrell, G. Y.

Moore, J. H.

Irwin, M. D.

Olliff, W. M.

Jones, S. E.

Peyton, J. T.

J<mes, W. W.

Riclundson, C. H.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith,, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat. J ..~. TatTer, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Tmner, S. M. Tyson. C. M.
MR. PRESIDENT.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-:-

Dickey, R. L. Elkins, 0. H. Hixon, J. T.


Huie, G. M. Longino, J. T. Perry, Grant D.

Pope, Le. Rushin, M. E.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Chennault, N. B. DuBose, R. T.

Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Pa:rrish, C. H. Watts, J. ~-

Ayes 29, nays 8. President aye making 30.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute as amended and the amendments are as follows :

Amended by striking the words $350.00 where it appears and substituting in lieu thereof $400.00.

On motion this bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the house. The bill is as follows:

.Senate Bill No. 56. Amended substitute as passed by the Senate July 14th, 1914, ayes 30, nays 8. Transmitted to the House.

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A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for biennial in lieu of annual sessions of the General Assembly; to remove the limitations upon the length of time of such biennial sessions ; to fix a salary instead of per diem for the members thereof; and also for the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House and for other purposes.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General A1:1sembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, that paragraph three of section four of the Constitution of Georgia which provides for annual sessions of the Legislature by striking the words "October" wher~ver it occurs in said paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the words ''June'' and by striking the figures '' 1878'' wherever they occur in said paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "1915"; by striking the word "annually" wherever it occurs in said paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the word "biennially," by striking all of the line six of said paragraph, after the word ''Assembly'' so that said paragraph when amended shall read as follows :
''The first meeting of the General Assembly after the ratification of this amendment to the Constitution shall be on the fourth Wednesday in June 1915, and bienniall~T thereafter on the same day until the day shall be changed by la'Y. But nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the Governor from calling an extra session of the General Assembly, if in his opinion the public good shall require it.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by authority of the same, That paragraph six of said section four of the Constitution of Georgia which provides that "No session of the General Assembly shall continue l~mger than fifty days; provided that if an impeachment trial is pending at the end of fifty days the session may be prolonged till the completion of said trial'' be stricken and that in lieu thereof the following be substituted: ''The sessions of the General Assembly shall continue as long as the public business may require.''

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That paragraph one of section nine of said Constitution which :fixes a per diem. for the members of the General Assembly and also for the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be changed to provide a salary in lieu thereof and as amended so as to read a's follows: ''The salary of members of the General Assembly shall be the sum of four hundred dollars for the term and mileage not to exceed ten cents for each mile travelled by the nearest particular route in going to and returning from the Capitol, but the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each receive the sum of :five hundred dollars.''
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia that the :first meeting of the General Assembly after the ratification of this amendment to the Constitution shall be on the fourth Wednesday in June, 1915, and biennially thereafter

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on the same day until the day shall be changed by law; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the Governor from calling an extra session of the General Assembly, if in his opinion the public good shall require it.

~Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that when said amendment shall be agreed to by two thirds of the members of each House of the General Assembly, and have been so_ entered on their Jour;nals, with the, yeas and nays taken thereon the Governor shall cause said amendment to be published in at least two newspapers in each congressional district in this State for a period of two months next preceding the time of holding the next general election.

Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that said amendment shall be submitted for ratification or rejection to the electors of this state at the next general election to be held after pnblication as herein provided for at which election every person shall be qualified to vote who is entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly.

All persons voting at said election in favor of adopting this proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or prmted on their ballots ''for ratification of amendment of paragraph three of section four of the Constitution providing for biennial sessions of the General Assembly" and all persons against ratification of amendment shall have ' written or printed on their ballots ''Against rati:fica-

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tion of amendment of paragraph three of section four of the constitution providing for biennial sessions of the General Assembly.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.

Allen, Brown, Miller and McGregor-
Move to amend the amendment by striking the words $350.00 wherever they appear and substituting in lieu thereof $400.00.
This amendment was adopted in Senate.
Mr. Burtz of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. Pre~ident :
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same ba~k to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to incorporate the town of Fort Gaines.
A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Cooledge.
A bill to amend the charter of town of Soperton. in the county of Montgomery.
Respectfully submitted, A. H. RuRTZ, Chairman.



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Mr. Burtz of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of town of Shellman.
A bill to confirm the actions of the Commons Commissioners of Columbus in donating certain property to the city of Columbus.
The committee has had under consideration the following bills of the House which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of City of Sylvester.
A bill to amend the Charter of city of Hapeville.
Respectfully submitted,
A. H. BuRTZ, Cllairman.
On motion the Senate -adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ~-\.TLA:NTA, GA.,
WEDNESDAY, July 15, 1914
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The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock, was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Jno. E. White.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names.

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kea, Fred

Converse, W. L. Kelly, 0. L.

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

DuBose, R. T.

McGTegor, C. E.

E'lkins, 0. H.

McNeil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Foster, A. H.

Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. M.

H!ixon, J. T.

Pmrish, C. H.

Huie, G. M.

Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Riehardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Sltark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those absent were Messrs.-
Bush, W. J.
On motion the reading of the Journal was dis~ pensed with.

Mr. Olliff of 4th District, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

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Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House, the following bills of the Senate, to-wit.:
A bill to change the meetings of the General Assembly from annual to biennial sessions.
A bill to amend and alter the charter of the city of Athens, to change the form of government and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
W. M. OLLIFF, Chairman.

Mr. Huie of 35th District, Chairman of the Committee on Banks and Banking, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Banks and Banking has had under c"nsideration the following bills of the House and instructed me as their- chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to add the city of Manchester to the list of State depositories.
A bill to amend Section 1249, of Code of 1910 so as to add Irwinville to list of State depositories.
Respectfully submitted, G. M. HuiE, Chairman.

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Mr. Chennault of 29th District, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:

Your Committee on Agriculture h~s had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report some back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:

A bill to provide for inspection of slaughter

houses, and for other purposes.



The committee haS' had under eonsideration the following House bill which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same to pass, to-wit:

A bill to limit the time of killing foxes in Habersham County.
Respectfully submitted,
N. B. CHENNAULT, Chairman.

:Mr. Chennault of 29th District, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Agriculture has had under consideration the following resolution of the House and instructed me as their Chairman to report same

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back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass as amended, to-wit.:
A resolution giving assent of the State of Georgia to an Act of Congress providing for co-operative agricultural extension work.
Respectfully submitted,
N. B. CHENNAuw~, Chairman.

The following ~ouse bills were read first time:

By Mr. Adams-
A bill to create a new charter for the city of Concord.
Referred to Committee on CorporationS'.

By Messrs. Culpepper and FulbrightA bill to amend Section 2824, of the Code of 1910. Referred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. SumnerA bill to establish the City Court of Sylvester. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Stewart-
A bill to incorporate the town of 'Vest Grier in Coffee County.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

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By Mr. DavisA bill to amend the Act providing for the killing
of fox in this State. Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. KimbroughA bill to amend the several Acts incorporating the
town of Chipley.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Johnson-
-A bill to amend the charter of the town of Soperton in Montgomery County.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Garlington-
A bill to require executions to be recorded on the general executive docket in the county where the land is located.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. Myrick, Shuptrine and McCarthy-
A bill to amend the Constitution relative to the abolition of the justice of the peace.
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.
Mr. Smith of 9th District, Vice-Chairman of the

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Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Education has had under consideration the following bill of. the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate' with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to prohibit a white person from teaching a school composed of negro children in part or whole and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted, E. L. SMITH, Chairman.
The following House bills were read second time:

By Mr. BellA bill to incorporate the town of F'ort Gaines, Ga.

By Messrs. Williams and Culpepper....:......
A bill to add the city of Manchester to the list of State depositories.

By Mr. ClementsA bill to add the town of Irwinville to the list of
State Depositories.
By Mr. PerkinsA bill to limit the time for killing foxes in Haber-
sham County.

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By Mr. Sumner-

A bill to amend the charter of Sylvester.

By Mr. Reese-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Coolidge in Thomas County.

By Mr. Smith-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of Hapeville.

By Mr. Johnson-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Soperton.
The following House resolution was read second time.

By Mr. Kimbrough-
A Resolution Giving assent of the State of Georgia to an Act of Congress 'providing for co-operative agricultural extension work.
The following Senate bills were read second time:

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to conform the action of the Commons Commission of the city of Columbus in donating certain property to the city of Columbus.

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By Mr. Kea-
A bill to prohibit white persons from teaching in schools composed of colored children.

By Mr. Watts-
A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Shellman in Randolph County.
The following resolution of the House was read I
first time.

By Mr. Connor-
A resolution to provide for the payment of $100.00 to W. T. JoneS' for the Capture of Andrew McCollough an escaped conVict.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules :

By Mr. Smith-
Resolved that House Bill No. 22,.be made special order for next Thursday July 23.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, towit:

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House Bill No. 110. A bill to amend the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to create the County of Bacon.

House Bill No. 756. A bill to amend an Act for the reviver of certain corporation charters.

House Bill No. 900. A bill to cede to the United

States Government certain strips of marsh land in

Camden County, Georgia.



The following message was received from the House through Mr. _Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolutions of the House, to-wit.:
House Resolution 185. A resolution to provide for the appointment of a committee to investigate Orville A. Park's revision of the Code of 1910.
H~use Resolution No. 234. A resolution relative to practice and p;ocedure in the City Courts of this State.
House Resolution. No. 235. A resolution relative to the equalization- of the labors of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of this State.
Mr. Swift of 9th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

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Mr. President:
Your Committee on Education has had under con'sideration the following House Bill No. 22, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do be considered by the whole Senate; that 100 copies "o~ said Bill be printed; and that same be made a special order for some day in the near future. This July 15, 1914.
E. L. SMITH, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Hixon of 37th District, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Temperance has. had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to prescribe and fix the maximum percentage of alcohol for all alcoholic and malt liquors sold in this State.
Respectfully subipitted,
J. T. HixoN, Chairman.

Minority report on bill No. 208.
We, the undersigned members of the Temperance Committee of the Senate, make this minority report

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on Senate Bill No. 208, recomniending that the same do not pass..
This bill is an attempt to alter the general prohibition laws of this State, adopted in 1907, so as to allow the manufacture, and sale of malt liquors, now proh:fbited by that law. It is a step backward in temperance reform which the general welfare of the people of this State prevents us from assisting, aiding, or sanctioning by our vote or influence.
J. T. HIXON,
Chairman.
w. E. H. SEARCEY,
. Vice-Chairman. 0. L. KELLY,
18th District. J. L. SwEAT,
5th District.
The following Senate bills were read third time and put upon their passage:

By Messrs. Huie and Anderson-
A bill to amend Paragraph 1, Section 2, Article 3, of the Constitution to provide for increasing the number of Senators in Georgia.
Mr. Tarver mo:ved to indefinitely postpone the bill.
On this motion the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows :

Tlhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Burtz, A. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

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Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L.

Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. Moore, J. H. Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Rushin, M. E. Tarver, M. C.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

.Allen, John T. Bullooh, R.. 0. Ohennault, N. B. Converse, W. L.
Dickey, R. L. Elkins, 0. H.
Hlixon, J. t'.

Huie, G. M. Irwin, M.D. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Olliff, W. M. Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Sttark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. DuBose, R. T.

Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Parrish, C. H. TaY'lor, G. W.

Ayes 16, nays 21.

The motion was lost.

On motion the above bill was made special order for next Wednesday, July 22.

By Mr. MeNeil-
A bill to establish Kindergartens in the State of Georgia.
The previous question was called and on motion question ordered.
The report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows :

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Irwin, :M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Kelly, 0. L.

Burtz, A. H.

MeNeil, vY. D.

Chennault, N. B. Miller, B. S.

ConYerse, W. L. Moore, J. H.

Elkins, 0. H.

Olliff, W. 1\L

Harrell, G. Y.

Perry, Grant D.

Hixon, J. T.

Pope, I.e.

Huie, G. l\I.

Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson. C. M.

Those voting in the negative weie Messrs.-

Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred

Longino, J. T. Peyton, J. T.

'Sit.ark, W. W. Taryer, l\L C.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T.

Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

MeGregor, C. E. Parrish, C. H.

Ayes 28, nays 8.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended and the amendment is as follows.

Amend Section 1 by adding the following proviso :
Provided, That this Act shall not go into effect in any county until it shall have first been submitted to the voters of such county in the same manner, and under the same restrictions, qualifications, and provisions as are now provided by law for elections for fence or no fence law in the several counties.
Amend Se~tion 2 by adding the following proviso:

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Provided, That the distribution of the common school fund between the several counties of this State shall not be affected by this Act, but shall continue upon the same basis as at present, to-wit.: School children between six and eighteen years of age.
The following House bill was read first time:

By Messrs. Akin and Liles-
A bill to ceede to the United States certain strip of marsh lands in Camden County.
Referred to Committee on Public Property.
On moti(\11 the Senate adjourned untii' tomorrow_ morning at 10 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA.,
THURSDAY, July 16, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock was called to order by the President ProTem.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names.

~lien, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Tones, S. E.

Bullooh, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kea, Fred

Converse, W. L. Kelly, 0. L.

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

DuBose, R. T.

McGregor, C. E.

E1kins, 0. H.

McNeil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Foster, A. H.

Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. M.

HJixon, J. T.

P~HTish, C. H.

Huie, G. M.

Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope,ILe. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.
Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. 'Sitark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. TarYer, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. T~son. C. M. ""a.t,ts. J. N.

Thos~ absent were Messrs.-
Bush, W. J.

On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.
The following House resolution was read and adopted.

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By Messrs. Fullbright, Culpepper and Wimberly-
A resolution to provide for the appointment of a committee to investigate Orville A. Parks revision of the Code.
The following House bills were read first time:

By Mr. Carter-
A bill to amend the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to create the County of Bacon.
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By Mr. Bullard-
A bill to amend the reviver of certain corporation charters.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
The following House Resolutions were read first time:

By Mr. Culpepper and HopkinsA resolution to regulate the practice and procedure
in the City Courts of this State. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. Culpepper and Hopkins-
A resolution relative to the equalization of the labors of the Superior Court of Appeals of this State.

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Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
Senator Johnson was granted leave of absence until next Tuesday.
The following Resolution was read and adopted.

By Mr. Stark-
A resolution to authorize the President of the Senate to appoint another assistant doorkeeper on account of the illness of the doorkeeper.
The following Senate bills were read first time:

By Mr. Hixon-
A bill to amend the Act establishing a new charter of Carrollton.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. HixonA bill to amend 8ection 946 of the Code. Referred to Committee on Finance.

By Mr. Peyton-
A bill to amend the several Acts fixing the time of holding Habersham Superior Court.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. HixonA bill to make it lawful for the State and accused

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to take testimony of witnesses residing beyond the jurisdiction of this State.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. The following resolution was read and laid over:
By Mr. E;lkinsA resalution to appoint a committee of the House
and Senate to investigate the best method to register land titles.
The following House Bills were read third time and put upon their passage:
By Mr. BellA bill to reincorporate the city of Fort .Gaines. Report of the Committee was agreed, to.. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29,
nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitu,
tional majority was passed.
By Mr. ClementsA bill to add the town of Irwinsville to the list of
State depositories. Report of the Committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29,
nays 0. The bill having received the requisite. constitu-
tional majority was passed.

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By MeB"srs. Green and Booker-
A bill to change the time of holding grand jury sessions of Wilkes Superior Court.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the hill the ayes were 27, nays 0.
'Tille bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By unanimous consent the following Senate bill was read third time and put upon itS' passage.

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to confirm the action of the Commons Commission of Columbus in donating certain property to the city of Columbus.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
Mr. Tyson of 2nd District, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signature of the President

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of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives the following Act to-wit.:
An Act to amend the charter of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company.
Respectfully submitted, CHAS. M. TYS?N, Chairman.

Mr. McNeil of 22nd District, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on General Judiciary has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and .instructed me as their chairman to report B'ame back to the Senate with the recommendation that . same do pass.
A bill to take Clayton County froin the 6th Congressional District and add it to 5th Congressional District.
A bill to fix the salaries of Solicitor-General of this State.
A bill to amend Section 340, of the Code.
Dle committee also has had under consideration the following. Senate bill which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended.
A bill to regulate the procedure in the courts of this state.

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The committee has had under consideration the. following Senate bill which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute.
A bill to prohibit the sale of tobacco and cigarettes to minors.

The committee has had under consideration the. following Senate resolution which I am instructed to report with recommendation that the same do pass to-wit:

A resolution providing that the Judges of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals submit to the next General Assembly such recommendations as they deem wise as to changes in the laws and Constitution of Georgia.

The committee has had under consideration the following Senate bill which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that same do not pass, to-wit:
A bill to amend Section 3426, of the Code.
Respectfully submitted,
W. D. McNEIL, Chairman

Minority report to Senate Bill No.. 105. Placing Solicitors-General upon a. salary.
We, the undersigned members of the Senate General Judiciary Committee, beg to submit this our minority report; and respectfully submit:

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First : That the present fee system is.far superior to the salary system proposed by Senate Bill No. 105. Under the fee system there is no expense to the State in securing the services of a prosecuting attorney, and only the law hreaker pays the cost for the services of the solicitor. The incentive of the prosecuting officer, when his fees are dependent upon conviction, is a constant and ever abiding influence that develops the activity as well as legal acumen on the part of the prosecuting attorney to secure the enforcement of the criminal laws, through and by conviction.
We believe that the Solicitors-General of Georgia, are like ourselves, only poor mortals, after all and should they be paid a salary they would perform their duties in purely a perfunctory manner as other salaried officers do. And, thus, t~ law breaker would more often escape prosecution 'and conviction.
Second: We believe it to be "unfair and unjust to single out the office of Solicitor-General, putting him upon a salary requiring him to earn the same fees as now allowed by law, and put only his part of the fees in the County Treasuries, and which fees to be paid out to the sheriffs, clerks, justices of the peace and others upon their insolvent costs bills, and upon their costs bills in cases tried and convicted. If the salary system is so much in demand, and so just and meritorious as claimed by the advocates of this bill, then we in all good faith and sonscience, ask, why not put all officers on a salary?
Third. We believe the bill under consideration and securing a favorable report will be uncon.stitu-

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tiona! and void. The bill provides for the amending of certain sections of the Code of Georgia, and does not seek to amend the Constitution.
We respectfully submit that the office of a Solicitor General is a Constitutional office; the salary and compensation of the Solicitor-General are fixed by the letter of the Constitution, and any effort to change or modify either is an effort to amend the Constitution, and cannot be done by a simple act of the Legislature.
The bill under consideration makes no attempt to have the proposed amendment ratified by the people of Georgia, in whose keeping alone rests the power to amend, change or alter the fundamental law of theState.

Again, the bill seeks to amend certain sections of the Code relative to collecting and paying out fundil arising from fines and forfeitures by only referring to one Section of the Code, and that not in the manner prescribed by law where amendments of the sections of the code are desired, and for this reason the propesed bill, in our humble opinion, is unconstitutional and void.

'11he Constitution fixes a salary of $250 per annum, and fees arising out of the prosecution of criminal cases through fines and forfeitures. Therefore the fees are as much of a Constitutional provision in the compensation allowed Solicitors-Gener:aJ. as ithe salary of $250, and certain it was that the framers of that Constitution could have had nothing else in

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mind than that the nominal salary of $250 should be awarded and fees arising out of fines and forfeitures as a part and parcel of the compensation to be awarded to these officials.

Fourth: The bill even though it should be held legal and valid, in our opinion, by virtue of the inadequate compensation ~ed, could only redound to the hurt and injury of the due enforcement of the penal laws of Georgia. In that the salary and aim is not sufficient to secure the talent, skill and ability necessary to the proper representation of the office. The lawyer receiving such salary and willing to hold the office for such salary, would, in our opinion, in a majority of the circuits of the State be incompetent to fill the position and thus would necessarily follow the hardened criminal and constant law breaker would go unwhipped of justice. Again, we. do not believe there is any necessity or demand for this radical change in the law. It may be true that the constant violator of the penal statutes of this state has been getting his just deserts and paying the price of his own vicious and criminal conduct, but who is it in Georgia that can complain of the .enforcement of law 1 Except the man who violates it; but does he deserve any consideration at the hands of the law abiding citizens and of the courts organized for his correction. We grant you that the ''thief who feels the halter draw ne'er has a good opinion of the law"
For these and a great many other reasons that we could assign, we believe that the proposed legislation

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is unnecessary, unwise, and a step backward in the view of observgnce and enforcement of the penal laws of Georgia.
Respectfully submitted, JNO. T. ALLEN,
w. M. OLLIFF' w. E. SPINKS,
0. H. ELKINS.

Mr. Watts of 11th District, Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Public property has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass to-wit:
A bill to cede to United States government certain strips of marsh land in Camden County.
Respectfully submitted,
J. N. WATTs, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on corporations, submitted the following report:

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consideration the following bills of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to:-wit:

A bill to create a new charter for the city of Con~ cord in the county of Pike.

A bill to incorporate the town of West Green, in the county of Coffee.

A bill to amend the charter of town of Soperton in County of Montgomery.

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Chipley

in county of Harris.

.

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A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of

Crandall.

Respectfully submitted,

A. H. BURTz, Chairman.

Mr. Harrell of 12th District, Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, subnhl.tte(l the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Constitutional Amendments has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that sa.me do pass to-wit:
A bill to amend the provision of the Constitution



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relative to abolishing justice courts, so as to include Savannah.
Respectfully submitted,
G. Y. HARRELL, Chairman..

Mr. Olliff of 4th District, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and found ~roperly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following bill of the Senate, to-wit:
A bill to provide for the establishment of Kintergartens as a part of the common school system of Georgia.
Respectfully submitted,
W. M. OLLIFF, Chairman.

The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, towit.:
House Bill No. 766. A bill to provide a municipal school system for the town of Fairmount.

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House BiiJ No. 841. A bill to incorporate the town

of Cobb, in Sumter County.



House Bill No. 780. A bill amending the Act incoryx>rating the town of Tignall.

The following Senate bill was read third time to be put upon its passage.

By Mr. HarrellA bill to :fix the salary of the Solicitor~-General
of this State. Mr. Allen moved that th~ consideration of this bill
be postponed until next Tuesday.
On this motion the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs-.-

Allen, John T. Bullooh, R. 0. Burlz, A. H. Chennault, N. B.

Converse, W. L. Elkins, 0. H. McGregor, C. E. Miller, B. S.

Moore, J. H. Olliif, W. M. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

ThoS'e voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred

Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. MeN"eil, W. D. Perry, Grant D. Peyt.on, J. T. Pope, Le. Riehardson, C. H . Rushin, M. E.

Spinks, W. E.
Slt.ark, W. W.
Sweat, J. L. Tarrer, 1\L C. Tmner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Brown, John "\V. L. DuBose, R. T.

Bush, W. J.

Ford, L. L.

Dickey, R. L.

Foster, A. H.

Barrish, C. H.

Smith, Taylor,

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Ayes 11, nays 23.
The motion was lost.
On motion the session of the Senate was extended until this bill was disposed of.
On this bill and amendments the previous question was called and the main question ordered.
Mr. MeNeil moved that the bill be amended by striking .$3,000 and inserting $4,000 as the salary of the solicitors.
On the amendment the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Elkins, 0. H.

Brown, John W. L. Harrell, G. Y.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Irwin, M.D.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, S. E:

Ohennault, N. B. Kea, Fred

Conyerse, W. L. McNeil, v7. D.

Miller, B. S. Peyton, J. T. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kelly, 0. L. .Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E.

::\Ioore, J. H. OUiff, W. M. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Pope, Le. Riehardson, C. H .

Rushin, M. E. Sitark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W .T_ Dickey, R. L.

DuBose, R. T. Ford, L. L.

Foster, A. H. Smith, E. L..

Ayes 18, nays 19.

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The amendment .was lost.
On agreeing to the report of the committee the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.+-

Brown, John W. L. Kea, Fred

Bulloch, R. 0.

Kelly, 0, L.

Burtz, A. H.

Longino, J. T.

Converse, W. L. McGregor, C. E.

Harrell, G. Y.

McNeil, W. D.

Hixon, J. T.

Miller, B. S.

Huie, G. M.

Moore, J. H.

Irwin, M.D.

Parrish, C. H.

Jones, S. E.

Perry, Grant D.

Jones, W. W.

Peyton, J. T.

Johnson, J. F.

Pope, Le.
Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. St.ark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Tmner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.
'Yatts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Chennault, N. B.

Elkins, 0. H. Olliff, W. M.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. ;,. Dickey, R. L.

DuBose, R. T. Ford, L. L.

Foster, A. H. Smith, E. L.

Ayes 31, nays 6.

The report of the committee was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Converse, W. L.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Harrell, G. Y.

Burtz, A. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Huie, G. M. Irwin, M.D. Jones, S. E.

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Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. K:ea, Fred Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T.
McGregor, c. E.
McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. -

Moore, J. H. Parrish, C. H. Pen-y, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

:Sitark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Chennault, X. B.

Ei1kins, 0. H. Oniff, W. M.

Spink.-, W. E.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Die.key, R. L.

DuBose, R. T. Ford, L. L.

Foster, A. H. Smith, E. L.

Ayes 32, nays 5.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

The hour of adjournment having arrived the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock, was called to order by the President.

Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names:

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M.

Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. :McGregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, .J. T.

Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. .
Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. 1\I. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Bush. W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

Mr. Allen moved to reconsider the action of the Senate in passing Senate Bill No. 105, the motion was lost.
On motion the following Senate bill was recommitted to the Temperance Committee.

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By Mr. MeNeil-

A bill to prescribe the maximum per cent of alcohol for all malt liquors including near beer.

On motion the following Senate bill was recommit-

ted to the Temperance Committee.



By Mr. Searcy-
A bill to prohibit the sale of cigarettes and cigarette paper in this State.

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Rules beg to report that resolution of Mr. Smith of the 9th, No. 71, making House Bill No. 22 special and continuing order until disposed of on Thursday, July 23d, having been under consideration your committee beg to recommend that said resolution be adopted.
JNo. T. ALLEN, Vice-Chairman.
Mr. Rushin of 14th District, Chairman of tbe Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has bad under consideration tbe following bills of tbe Senate and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to tbe Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, as amended, to-wit:

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A bill to amend several Acts fixing the time of holding the Superior Courts of Habersham County.
The committee has also had under consideration the following Senate bill which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that it do not pass, to-wit.:
A bill to provide a uniform system of Boards of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues.
Respectfully submitted,
W. E. RusHIN, Chairman.

Mr. Pope of 44th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee .on Engrossing has examined and found.properly engrossed, and ready for transmission to the House. the following bill of the Senate, to-wit:
A bill to confirm the action of the Commons Commissoners of the city of Columbus in donating to the city of Columbus certain property to be used for hospital purposes.
Respectfully submitted, LE PoPE, Vice-Chairman.
Mr. Harrell of 12th District, Chairman Qf the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following report:

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Mr.' President:
Your Committee on Constitutional Amendments has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass as amended, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the Constitution of Georgia, so as to create the county of Bacon.
Respectfully submitted,
G. Y. HARRELL, Chairman.

MINORITY REPORT.
Mr. President:
The minority of the committee on Counties and County Matters, which said committee has had under consideration .Senate Bill No. 276, being a bill to provide a uniform system of Boards of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues do recommend that the same do pass, as the passage of such a bill will be of material benefit in reducing the local legislation now required at the hands of the legislature.
R.espectfully submitted.
c. M. TYSON.

:Minority report of .Senate Bill No. 238.
'Tihe undersigned, of Committee on Constitutional Amendments, disagree to the report of said committee and recommend that said bill do pass.

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This bill is to submit the question whether or not the women of the State shall be granted the right of the elective franchise. This right has been granted to women in 9 states of the American Union and we. do not believe that the Senate of Georgia should stand at the portal of Wisdom, Justice and. Moderation, and close it to woman's virtuous appeal.
It is the duty of statesmen to observe the course of ev:ents, and mould them by righteous action into right channels. Great questions, imminent and progressive, should. not be stayed by closing temporarily' the avenues for its approach;' but should be met in the open and be modified and moulded by reasoning.
Our women are the partners of our homes and of our political aspirations, and hopes; and we should not deny them the righ~ to be heard and thereby alienate them from our political thoughts, leaving them to a political destiny of their own. It is better that she wrangle with us in love and gentleness anJ kindness than find fault with us in the desperation of a struggle, at the threshold of her contest.
Respectfully submitted, W. E. H. SEARCY, S_enator 26th District. C. M. TYSON, Senator 2d District.

Mr. Burtz of 41st District, Chairman of the Comm~ttee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President: Your Committee on Corporations has had under

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consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass to-wit:
A bill to amend the charter of ci~y of Carrollton.
Respectfully submitted,
A. H. B. BuRTZ, Chairman.

The following message was received from the House. through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following Bills of the House, to-wit:
House Bill No. 838. A bill to amend the Act creating a Board of Commissioners for Charlton County:
House Bill No. 844. A bill to add the city of Wrightsville to the list of State depositories.
House Bill No. 860. A bill to make unlawful the sale of near beer and similar beverages in the county of Randolph.
House Bill No. 884. A bill fo authorize the- Governor to appoint a fifth depository in the city of Atlanta.
House Bill No. 904. A bill to add the city of Blairsville to the list of State depositories.

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House Bill No. 906. A bill to amend the Act establishing a new charter for the town of Glenwood.
House Bill No. 920. A bill to rearrange the Ocmulgee and Dublin Judicial Circuits.
The following Senate bills were read first time:

By Mr. HarrellA bill to provide for the procedure in cases where
receivership is asked for.
Referred to Committee on Insurance.

By Mr. Huie-
A bill to grant the city of .Atlanta in its corporate capacity the right to construct and maintain im~ provements consistiQ.g of plazas across theW. & A. Railroad.
Referred to Committee on W. & A. Railroad.

By Mr. Rushin and MeNeil-
A bill to amend Paragraph 1, Section 4, Article 1, of the Constitution.
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By Mr. Kelly-
A bill to make it unlawful to sell. or give away alcoholic spirits in this State containing more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol.

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Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Parrish-
A bill to amend an Act approved August 19th, 1912, establishing the Insurance department in this State.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
The following House bills were read first time:

By Messrs. Green and Booker-

A bill to amend the Act to incorporate the town of

Tignall in Wilkes County.



Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Neal-
A bill to provide for municipal school system for the town of Fair:mount.
Referred to C'ommittee on Corporations.
\
The following Senate bills and resolutions were read second time.

By Mr. Peyton-
A bill to change the time of holdi~g the Superior Court of Habersham County.

By Mr. TysonA bill to amend Section 340 of the Code.

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By Mr. Hixon-
A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the city of Carrollton.

By Mr. Elkins-
A resolution to appoint a committee to. provide a more expedient method for recording Iand titles.

By Mr. IrwinA resolution to equalize the labor of the courts of
last resort.
The following House bills were read second time:

By Mr. Anderson-
A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Crandall.

By Mr. Stewart-
A bill to incorporate the town of West Green in Coffee County.

By Mr. Adams-
A bill to create a new charter for the City of Concord.

By Mr. Wheatley-
A bill to incorporate the town of Cobb in Sumter County.

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By Messrs. Myrick, Shuptrine and McCarthy-
A bill to amend the Constitution relative to the abolition of justice courts in the city of Savannah.

By Messrs. Akin and Liles-
A bill to cede to the United States certain strip of land in the marshes of Glynn County.

By Mr. Johnson-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Soperton, Montgomery County.

By Mr. Carter-
A bill to amend the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to create the County of Bacon.

. By Mr. Kimbrough-
A bill to amend the several acts creating the town of Chipley.

By Mr. McCrory, et aL-
A bill to create a text-book commission for the State of Georgia.
Tlhe following Senate bill was read third time and put upon its passage:

By Mr. Watts-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of . Shellman.

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Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage:

By Mr. Reese-

A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of

Coolidge.

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Report of the Committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.

The bill having recehed the requisite Constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Smith-
A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Hapeville.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. SumnerA bill to amend the charter of Sylvester.

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Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was pas~ed.

By Mr. Johnson-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Soperton in Montgomery County.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following Senate bill was taken up with House , substitute, and the substit-.it.e was concurred in with
Senate amendment.

By Mr. Brown-
A bill to amend, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the city of Rome.
The amendment is as follows: By adding a new sentence in Section 7 of the House substitute after the word reconsider, as follows: The present officers named shall hold office for the oalance of the term for which they have been elected, if they have been elected for any term, unless the offi'ce they hold is sooner abolished by the commissioners or unless

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removed by the first commissioner as provided in this section.
The following Senate Resolution was read and referred to Rules Committee:

By Mr. Sweat-
A resolution to make House Bill No. 110 special order for next Tuesday.
The following Senate bill was read third time and put upon its passage.

I By Mr. Huie-
A bill to change the county of Clayton from the Sixth Congressional District to the fifth Congressional District.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Chennault, N. B. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D.

Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le, Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Hixon, J. T. Perry, Grant D.

Richardson, C. H. Tyson, C. M.

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bush, W. J. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T.

Elkins, 0. H.
Ford, L. L.
Jones, ,V. W.
.Tones, S. E.
Johnson, J. ~'.

Kea, Fred,
Smith, E. L.
Spinks, W. E. Turner, S. M. Watts, J. N.

Ayes 24, nays 4.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended and the amendment is as follows : Amend by adding the fol _ lowing proviso to Section 2, Provided said Act shall not go into effect until January 1st, 1915.
This bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
On motion the Senate adjourned until Monday morning at 11 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA. MoNDAY, July 20, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 11 o'clock; was called to order by the President.

Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names:

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0.
Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M.

Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jone8, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

An invitation from the Chamber of Commerce of the city of Athens to the Senate to visit that city next Saturday, was accepted.

The following Senate bills were read first time:

By Mr. Sweat-
A bill to amend the original Act creating the city Court of Douglas.

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Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. SweatA bill to amend Section 5268, of the Code of 1910. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Bush-
A bill to create a system of parole or continual pardon of persons convicted of crime.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
By unanimous consent the following bill was recommitted to the Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Hixon-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Carrollton.
Committee appointed provided for in the following resolution was Senators Sweat arid Spinks.
A resolution appointing a committee to investigate Orville Park revision of the Code.
Mr. Allen of 20th District, Acting Chairman of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report:
Mr. President :
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to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass to-wit:
A resolution making a bill to create the county of Bacon, a special and continuing order for Tuesday, July 21st.
Respectfully submitted, JNo. T. ALLEN, Acting Chairman.

The report was adopted.
Mr. Tyson of 2nd District, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as signed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives and delivered to the Governor the following Act, to-wit:
An Act to amend the charter of the Southern Mutuai Insurance Company.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAs. M. TYsoN, Chairman.

Mr. McGregor of 19th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report :

Mr. President: Your Committee on Military Affairs has had'under

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consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass:
A bill to repeal Section 4 of an Act No. 186 of the General Assembly approved August 22, 1907, and known as Paragraph 1363, Code of Ga., Volume 11, 1910.
The committee returns the following resolution of the Senate to the .Senate without any recommenda-
tion~
A resolution authorizing the Governor to fix the rank of Quartermaster-General.
Respectfully submitted,
C. E. McGREGOR,
Vice-Chairman.

The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his secretary, Mr. Perry:

Mr. President:
His Excellency the Governor has approved and signed the following Acts, to-wit:
An Act to amend the charter of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company.
Mr. Smith of 9th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

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Mr. President:

Your Committee on Education has had under consideration the following bill of the Senat~ and instructed me as their chairman .to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:

A bill to regulate systems of accounts by officials receiving and disbursing school funds.

The committee has had under consideration the

following bill of the House, which I am instructed to

report back to the Senate with the recommendation

that the same do pass, to-wit:



A bill to amend Section 2824, of the Code of 1910.

Respectfully submitted,

E. L. SMITH, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Irwin oi 34th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

I.Ir. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to provide for a school system in town of Fairmount.

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A bill to amend the charter of town of Tignall.
A bill to incorporate the town of Cobb in county of Sumter.
Respectfully submitted, M.D. IRWIN, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Pope of 44th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:

The Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following bills, of the Senate, to-wit:

A bill to fix the salary of the Solicitors-General of the several circuits of this State.

A bill to amend an Act to reapportion the various

Congressional Districts, so as to transfer Clayton

County from the 6th to the 5th Congressional Dis-

trict.



A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Shellman, in the County of Randolph.

A bill to provide for the registration of births and deaths in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
Respectful1y submitted,
LE PoPE, Vice-Chairman.

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:Mr. Miller of 24th District, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Finance has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do not pass, to-wit:
A bill to amend Article 7, Section 2, Paragraph 3, of the Constitution of Georgia, relative to poll tax.
Tlhe Committee has had under consideration the following Senate Bill which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to-wit:
A bill to provide a bookkeeper for the State Bank Examiner, to fix the salary and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted, B. S. MILLER, Chairman.
The following House bills were read first time:
By Mr. Johnson-
A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the town of Glenwood.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
By Mr. MoyeA bill to add Wrightsville to the list of State de-
positories.

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Referred to Committee .on Banks.

By 1\fr. HammackA bill to make it unlawful to sell near beer in
Randolph County. Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By 1\fr. LeeA bill to arrange the Ocmulgee and Dublin Judicial
Circuits. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. HendricksA bill to add Blairsville to the list of State de-
positories. Referred to Committee on Banks.

By Mr. SmithA bill to authorize the Governor to appoint a fifth
depository in the city of Atlanta.
Referred to Committee on Banks.

By 1\fr. Reynolds-
A bill-to amend the Act creating the Bonds of Commissioners of .Charlton County.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.
The following House bills were read second time:

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By Mr. Neal-
A bill to provide for a municipal school system for the town of Fairmount.

By Messrs. Culpepper, Fullbright and HeathA bill to amend Section 2824, of the Code.
By Messrs. Green and BookerA bill to amend the Act to incorporate the town of
Tignall in Wilkes County.

By Mr. Wheatley-
A bill to incorporate the town of Cobb in Sumter County.
The following report of the Committee to visit the Convict Camps of the State was read:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on th~ Penitentiary, having by resolution of the General Assembly inspected the convict camps of the State .in vacation by sub-committees, submit th~ following report':
We found the following camps in good condition, the rules of the Prison Commission substantially complied with, the convicts well-fed, clothed and housed, and the camps sanitary. We group all of these counties of which we have no criticism to offer under one head:
Richmond, Columbia, Lincoln, Wilkes, Taliaferro,

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Washington, Appling, Jeff Davis, Coffee, Wayne,
Pierce, Glynn, Charlton, Liberty, vVarren, McDuffie,
Glascock, Bibb, Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Pulaski, _'l"wiggs, Wilkinson, 'Wilcox, Decatur, Miller, Early, Mitchell, Cherokee, Cobb, Bartow, Whitfield, walker, Floyd, Polk, Campbell, Clayton, Douglas, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Fayette, Carroll, Coweta, Troup, ::\Ieriwether, Pike, Spalding, Muscogee, Butts, Monroe, Upson, Talbot, Stewart, Marion, Macon, Ben Bill, Turner,- Sumter, Webster, Ware, Clinch, Lowndes, Brooks, Thomas, Berrien, Irwin, Morgan and Crisp.

In McDuffie County, we found one convict, Charley Slater, who ha? been in our opinion too severely whipped.

In Putnam, J_asper and Hancock Counties, we found that proper cages were not provided for the housing of the convicts, the ventilation of the cages in Jasper being in the opinion of our sub-committee poor, and the sub-committee being further of the opinion that some of the cages used in Putnam and Hancock are not properly constructed and do not allow sufficient room for the convicts.
In Jones county, the conv_icts' clothing, cook tent, and bedding were very dirty, and we feel obliged to condemn the management of this camp.. We do not think the convicts can be healthy under such conditions.
In Greene County, we found Camp No. 1 very dirty, bedding, cooking tent, and camp as a whole.

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In Camp No. 2, the cooking tent was somewhat cleaner, but w&s very dirty. The bunks in the tents in this camp were too close together. ~he bedding on the bunks was dirty.
In Baldwin county, the cots in the tents are too close together for comfort; the bedding and cooking quarters were dirty; the guards' quarters only fairly clean. The stockade was dirty and in bad condition. We found here two negroes, Erly Odom and Elish Rodgers, who claimed to have been severely whipped sometime previously and showed us scars, which, if caused from the whipping, indicated undue severity. 'Ve were informed by the wardens that when it became necessary to whip, they whipped on the naked skin, and did not limit the number of licks.
In Worth, Dougherty, Calhoun, Clay, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell and Lee Counties, we found the convicts apparently well cared for as to food and clothing. In these counties, as well as many others in the State, the rules of the Prison Commission are not strictly adhered to. In Dougherty County, we found that no place was provided for a hospital.
Worth County has no permanent headquarters. ']This condition is shared by a number of counties of the State. This county, with the exception of two new cages, has none that come up to the requirements, the old ones being incapable of being heated, and uncomfortable in winter. With no stockade, poor car-s, insufficient tents, and no raincoats provided, we do not think this- county is properly equipped to care for its convicts in winter.

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The Screven Comity camp we found very unsanitary. A convict supposed to have consumption had been chained in a sleeping car occupied at night by well convicts for three or four months, with double shackles, and chained to a big chain day and night. If 'he had been loose, we do not think he could have escaped. There have been in 1913 several cases of typhoid fever in this camp. Records of the camp not kept. Convicts in this cainp being whipped upon the naked skin.

In Jenkins county, we found the convicts sleeping in tents, over-crowded and filthy, using ground just back of tents for toilet, and general sanitary condition bad. The kitchen was in nice shape, but using the cheapest meats. The bedding in this camp was dirty. No records of anything w.ere kept, and we think this camp is whipping more than they report to the Prison Commission. Whipping here is also on the naked skin.

Burke County has two camps. One is in splendid condition every way, the small one. The large camp was not quite so good. One convict, afflicted with lung trouble, was sleeping in the same car with well ones. We found no records kept in this county and whipping on the naked skin, but found the sanitary conditions, aside from the instance above mentioned, good.
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In Jefferson County, the two camps appear to be in fine condition, everything well-kept, except the records required by the rules of the Prison Commis-

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swn. No effort is made to comply with this requirement.

Johnson County has a very unsanitary camp, and a warden who says that he makes no attempt to comply with the rules of the Prison Commission, as he claims to know more than they do about how to keep convicts. The bedding was composed of old, dirty blankets; there was not a mattress in the tent. He said he gave his men fresh meat whenever he could get it and fish "Whenever he could catch them. No records at all kept as required.

Two of the camps in Emanuel County were in good shape. The. camp at Stillmore was not in good condition. The tents were thin and the convicts and guards say that when it rains, the convicts and bedding get wet, and they have to get up and wait for the sun to dry them. This camp keeps no records. The guards told us that they had fresh meat very seldom, sometimes not for three or four months. We were informed that the warden at this camp, Neel Cross, drinks nearly every Saturday night and Sunday, and makes the convicts sing and dance.

We found Bulloch's camps in good condition, but the wardens unacquainted with the requirements of the Prison Commission as to keeping records, etc. We also found them whipping on the naked skin.

Grady's camp is in an unsanitary condition, and the treatment of the convicts unsatisfactory because of the drinking proclivities of the warden.

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Colquitt county's camp was in unsanitary condition, and the treatment of the convicts not of the best.
Tift's camp was in an unsanitary condition. Treatment of the convicts otherwise seemed fairly good.
Harris County has two camps. Of the one in the southern part, we offer no criticism. The one in the northern part does not observe the hours of labor, nor are the convicts properly clothed and fed.

In Schley County, we found crowded sleeping quarters, insufficient number of bunks, and insufficient wearing apparel. Some of the convicts had no shoes.
rnelfair County's camp has crowded sleeping quarters, couches are too short. We learned of one unnecessarily severe whipping. Two sick convicts were not receiving proper medical attention.

The sub-Committees appointed to investigate the camps of the counties of Effingham, Montgomery, Bryan, Chatham, Tattnall, Toombs, Mcintosh, Dodge, Laurens, Habersham, Stephens, Banks, Hall, Franklin, Hart, Elbert, Jackson, Madison, Gwinnett, Walton, Oconee, Clarke, and Oglethorpe, hav~ su}>... mitted no report, and we are therefore unable to report upon the condition of those camps.

The reports of the various sub-committees almost invariably indicate remarkable progress in roadbuilding, the purchase by most of the counties of modern road-building machhtery, and general satisfaction with our present method of working con-

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victs. Farming lands, as a direct result of the construction of good roads, have increased in value in -percentages varying from 25 to 100, and it is the Opinion of the committee that the building of good roads has done a great deal to improve school and church conditions, and to make country life more attractive and enjoyable.
The cost of constructing roads ranges from about '$250.00 per mile, for the sand-clay roads of counties such as Decatur, to $7,500 per mile for stone con:struction work, such as exists in DeKalb County. In -our opinion, the average cost of road construction in most counties of the State ranges around $1,000.00 -per mile.
The cost of maintenance of convicts, according to -the reports, ranges from 26% cents per day to '$1.90, per man. It is difficult to arrive at an average :from these reports, inasmuch as some of them include in the per diem the pay of guards, feed of mules, and other expenses. We should say that tfie average cost of maintaining convicts per man shquld -not exceed 60 cents per day, exclusive of everything ..ex>cept cost of maintenance and guards.

E.xcessive cost in some counties is usually the re:sult of poor and careless business management.

It is impossible for a Committee of the General Assembly, visiting a camp for only a few hours, to -come to any satisfactory conclusion as to its con.dition. We have found enough, however, to warrant ns in saying that a more rigid inspection of the

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camps and enforcement of the very admirable rules that the Prison Commission has laid down is higl1ly desirable. We approve of the present method of working convicts, but unless it is carried out under proper and humane rules, it is as capable of unnecsary cruelties as any other.
V\7e desire to say with all the vehemence possible that extreme care should be taken by those upon whom devolves the duty under the law to see that the health and welfare of these unfortunates is safeguarded. If the means with which they are now provided with which to exercise their authority. are not sufficient, if the number of their inspectors is not adequate, if they do not exenise enough control under the law of wardens and guards, the condition should be remedied by appropriate legislation. In the large majority of counties, we think that conditions are the bes~ possible, but in some, which we have indicated, a more careful inspection and regulation by the Prison Commission might produce better results.
In considering our report, it should be remembered that these trips of inspection were made prior toDec. 20th, 1913, and it is possible that some of theconditions referred to have been corrected.
The reports of our various sub-committees are in the custody of the Chairman of this Committee, whohas been directed to submit them to the Prison Commis'lion for their use if called upon to do so.
Respectfully submitted, :M. C. TARVER, Chairman.

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The following message was received ftom the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the Clerk thereof:

Mr. President :
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, towit:
Senate Bill No. 210. A bill to amend the Charter .of the city of Athens, so as to change the time of holding elections for certain city officers.
Senate Bill No. 211. A bill to amend the charter .Of the city of Athens, so as to give control over slaughter houses to the niayor and council. ,
Senate Bill No. 226. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Athens so as to change the form of government.
Senate Bill No. 230. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Cuthbert.
Senate Bill No. 248. A bill to authorize the mayor .and Aldermen of the town of Dallas to .order an election upon the issuance of bonds.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, towit:

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.House Bill No. 373. A bill to provide for th~ payment, by counties, of the actual expenses of bringing back fugitives from justice, who have gone beyond the limits of the State, to the county where the crime is committed.

House Bill No. 815. A bill to supplement the existing appropriation for printing new reports of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.

House Bill Ko. 887. A bill to authorize Board of Roads and Revenues of Catoosa County to levy a tax for road building.
House Bill No. 888. A bill to authorize the Governor to consent on behalf of the State of Georgia to the building by the city of Chattanooga, of a sewer through certain property in said city, belonging to the State of Georgia.
House Bill No. 921. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Guyton.
House Bill No. 964. A bill to abolish the City.
. Court of Pulaski CountY. .
House Bill No. 966. A bill to provide for holding four terms of Pulaski Superior Court.
House Bill No. 980. A bill to amend the Charter of the town of Smithville.
House Bill No. 987. A bill to repeal an Act to prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquors in the county of Elbert.
House Bill No. 988. A bill to repeal an Act creat-

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ing the office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of M~dison.
House Bill No. 991. A bill to amend the Act creating the Board of Commissioners for Toombs County.
House Bill No. 999. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the town of Richland.
House :Bill No. 754. A bill to provide for judicial cognizance in certain conditions, of proceedings for the condemnation of private property for public pur-poses.
House Bill No. 952. A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the town of Leesburg
House Bill No. 960. A bill to amend an Act to create Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Ware County.
House Bill No. 985. A bill to amend the charter of -the town of Crawfordville.
House Bill No. 986. A bill to add Camilla to the list of State depositories.
House Bill No. 807. A bill fo provide for the keep-ing of books for recordation of maps, plans, etc., in counties having a population of not less than 11,000 and not more than 13,000.
House Bill No. 984. A bill to repeal an Act to create the office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Henry.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

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Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the House" to-wit:
House Resolution No. 113. A resolution for therelief of R. L. Graham.
The House has concurred in the Senate amendment to the following bill of the House, to-wit:
House Bill No. 765. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Fairmount, in the county of Gordon.
Also the House has concurred in the Senate substitute to the following bill of the House, to-wit.:
House Bill No. 782. A bill to amend the charter of" the city of Quitman.
Also the Speaker has appointed as a committee on the part of the House, under the resolution providing for joint committee from the House and Senate to investigate the Revision of Code, compiled under direction of Hon. Orville A. Park, of Macon, the following members of the House, to-wit.:
Messrs. Wimberly of Bibb, Griffin of Lowndes, Henderson of Jones.

The following Senate bills were read second time:

By Mr. Peyton-
A bill to provide a bookkeeper for the State bank examiner.

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By Mr. Miller-
A bill to repeal Section 4 of the Act No. 186 of the General Assembly approved August 22, 1907, known as paragraph 1363 of the Code of 1910.

By Mr. Foster-
'A bill to regulate system of accounts by officials
receiving and disbursing funds for school purposes.
The following :Senate Resolution was read second time:

By Mr. Perry-
A resolution to authorize the Governor to fix the rank of Qruartermaster-General.
The following House resolution was re-referred to. tiH~ Agricultural Committee.

By Mr. Kimbrough-
A resolution giving assent of the State of Georgia .to an Act of Congress providing for co-operative Agricultural extension work.
The following House bill was read third time and put upon its passage.

By Messrs. Oliver, Garlington and PicquetA bill to amend Section 5233, of the Code of 1910. Report of the Committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays
were ordered and the vote is as follows.

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. DuBose, R. T. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, l\L D.

Jones, W. W. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. McGregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. l\f. Perry, Grant D.

Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tyson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Peyton, J. T.

Tnner, M. C.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Converse, W. L.
Dickey, R. L. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Harrell, G. Y. Jones, S. E. Johnson, J. F. Longino, J. T.

Ayes 28, nays 2;

Parrish, C. H. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Watts, J. N.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By unanimous consent the following Senate bill Wl'tS read first time:

By Mr. McNeil-

A bill to amend the. Act approved August 16th,. 1909, entitled an Act to annually collect a tax for the support of the State Government.
Referred to Committee on Finance.

On motion the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GA. Tuesday, July 21, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.
Upon the can of the roll the following members answered to their names.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names.

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0 ..

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred,

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

Olliff, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

Parrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed wi_th.

The following Senate bills were read :first time:

By Mr. Peyton-
A bill to amend Section26, of an Act incorpo.rating Mt. Airy.

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Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. MeNeilA bill to make a unifonn law of negotiable instru-
ments in this State. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to repeal Civil Code, Section 2120, relating to State Board of Entomology.
Referred to Agricultural Committee.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the Clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, towit.:
House Bill No. 791. A bill to establish a Legislative Reference Department in connection with the State Library.
House Bill No. 846. A bill to amend the Act creating a new charter for the city of Macon.
House Bill No. 956. A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Barwick.
House Bill No. 962. A bill to amend the Act incorpocating the Menlo School District in the county of Chattooga.

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House Bill No. 997. A bill to a'mend the Act relative to the working of roads in the county of Toombs.
House Bill No. 944. A bill to create a new charter for the town of Oxford.
House Bill No. 939. A bill to prescribe the manner of holding primary elections in Dodge County.

The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeui1let the Clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolutions of the House, to-wit.:
House Resolution No. 191. A resolution to pro. vide for the building of certam bridges over the
Western and Atlantic Railway by the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Bartow County.
House Resolution No. 203. A resolution to provide for the payment of the balance due members of House and Senate Committees for expenses incurred in visiting convict camps of the State.
The following House bills were read the third time and put upon their passage:

By Mr. Neal-=-
A bill to provide for a municipal school system for the town of Fairmount.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.

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upon the passage of the bill the ayes were :~o. nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majoritr was passed.

By Messrs. williams and Culpepper-
A bill to add the city of Manchester to the list of State depositories.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Adams-
A bill to create a new charter for the city of Concord.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Wheatley-
A bill to incorporate the town of Cobb in Sumter County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.

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Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitu~ tional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Stewart-
A bill to incorporate the town of vVest Green in
Coffee County.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, . nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. AndersonA bill to repeal the Act incorporating the town of
Crandall. Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bi~l the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Stone-
A bill to change the time of holding the term of the Superior Court of Dawson County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.

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Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The oill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Kimbrough-
A bill to amend the several Acts incorporating the town of Chipley.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Perkins-
A bill to limit the time of killing foxes in Habersham County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. PickettA bill to change the time for holding the Superior
Court of Terrell County.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.

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Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Johnson-,--
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Soperton.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Messrs. Green and Booker-
A bill to incorporate the town of Tignall in Wilkes County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill, hav.ing received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
The following House bills were read first time:

By Mr. Lee--
A bill to amend Section one of an Act approved December 11, 1901, laws of 1901, to amend \th:e charter of the town of Smithville.

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Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Reiser-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Guyton, Ga.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. ShippA bill to provide for holding four terms of Pulaski
Superior Court. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. Crawley and Cooper-
A bill to amend the Act to create a Board o'f Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Ware and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. StoneA bill to amend the charter of the city of Craw-
fordville, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Carter-
A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the town of Richland, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

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By Messrs. McCarthy, Myrick and ShuptrineA bill to provide for counties paying actual ex-
penses of bringing back fugitives from justice.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Carroll-
A bill to authorize the Board of Roads and Revenues of Catoosa County to levy a tax of not less than 20 per cent nor more than 50 per cent per hundred for road building.
Referred to Committee Oil Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. SpencerA bill to add Camilla to the list of State deposi-
tories. Referred to Committee on Banks.

By Messrs. Fullbright and Smith-
A bill to supplement the existing appropriation for printing new volumes of reports of the Superior Court.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Fullbright-
A bill to provide for the judicial cognizance, in certain conditions of proceedings for the condemnation of private property for public purposes, and fo-r other purposes.

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Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. Greene and Fullb'right-
A bill to authorize the Governor to consent on behalf of the State of Georgia to the building by the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, of a sewer through certain property in said city belonging to the State of Georgia and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on vV. & A. Railroad.

By Messrs. Stovall and Deadwyler-
A bill to repeal an Act to prohibit the sale of Alcoholic liquors in the county of Elbert, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. LeeA bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter
for the town of Leesburg, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Shipp-
A bill to abolish the City Court of Pulaski County, and for other purposes.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. ArnoldA bill to repeal an Act to create the office of Com-

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missioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Henry, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. Thompson-
A bill to repeal an Act creating the office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Madison, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By :Mr. Sparks-
A bill to amend Act creating Board of Commis- sioners for Toombs County, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. Smith-
A bill to provide that in all counties of this State now, or hereafter, having a population of not less than 11,000 and. not more than 13,000, the clerks of the Superior Courts thereof shall keep suitable books for the recordation of maps, plans, surveys, subdivisions and drawings of land, lot sub-divisions and surveys, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. SparksA bill. to amend an Act providing for the working

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of the public roads and the building and repairing of bridges in the county of Toombs, and for other pur~ poses.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Messrs. Hodges and Reese-
A bill to amend an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, incorporating the- town of Barwick, Ga., and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By .Mr. Ransom-
A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Menlo School District in the county of Chattooga, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. Bullard-
A bill to establish a legislative reference department in connection with the State Library, and for .other purposes.
Beferred to Committee on Appropriations.

~By Mr. Loyd- ,
A bill to create a new charter for the town of Ox-~Qrd, and for other purposes. , -_:Referred to Committee on Corporations.

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By Mr. MethvinA bill to prescribe the manner of holding primary
elections in Dodge County and for other purposes. Referred to,SpecialJudiciary Committee.

By Mr. .Miller-
A bill to amend the Act creating a new charter for the city of Macon, approved November 21, 1893, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
The following House resolution was read :first time:

By ~fr. RaglandA resolution for the relief of R. L. Graham. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. The following special order was taken up, read
third time and put upon its passage.

By Mr. CarterA bill to amend the Constitution of Georgia so as.
to create the county of Bacon.
The previous question was called and main question ordered.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0.
Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S.

Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. . Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Turner; S. M. Tyson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Pope, Le, Spinks, W. E.

Stark, W. W.

Tarver, M. C.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Johnson, 'J. F.

Moore, J. H.

Watts, J. N.

Ayes 36, nays 4.

The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed and ordered immediately transmitted to the House and the bill is as follows:
Substitute for House Bill No. 110.

A bill to be entitled an Act to propose to the qualified electors of this State an amendment to Paragraph 2, of Section 1, of Article 11, of the Constitution of this State as amended by the ratification by the qualified voters of this state of the Act approved July 19th, 1904, and further amended by the ratification, by the qualified

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voters of this State of an amendatory Act approved July 31st, 1906, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia that the following amendment is hereby proposed to Paragraph 2, of Section 1, of Article 11, of the Constitution of this State as amended by the ratification by the qualified voters of this State of the Act of July 19, 1904, and further amended by the ratification by the qualified voters of this State, of an amendatory Act approved July 31, 1906, to-wit.: by adding to said paragraph the following language; Provided, however. that in addition to the counties now provided for by the Constitution of the State of Georgia, there shall be a new county laid out from the counties of Appling, Pierce and Ware; that the name of said county shall be Bacon, and the boundaries shall be as follows:
Commencing at the southwest corner of the county of Appling, where it corners with Ware a,nd Coffee Counties, being at the southwest corner of Janel lot 471 of the 5th district of Appling County; and running thence north along the dividing lines between the counties of Appling and Coffee to the southwest corner of land lot No. 464 of the 5th dis. trict of Appling County; and running thence west along the original land line to the southwest corner of land lot 510 of the 5th district of Appling County where it corners with Coffee County; and running thence North along the dividing line between the counties of Appling and Coffee to the northwest corner of land lot 115 of the 2nd district of Appling

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County where it corners with Jeff Davis county and
, running thence east along the dividing line between
Appling and Jeff Davis Counties to the northwest corner of land lot 108 in the 2d district of Appling County; thence running north along the dividing line of Appling and Jeff Davis Counties to the northwest corner of land lot 169 of the 2nd district of Appling County; and thence east along the original land line to what is known as the Little Satilla River, and thence southeasterly along the middle thread of the Little Satilla River to a point where said river crosses the southern line of land lot No. 75 of the 4th district of Pierce County and running thence west along the original land line to the northwest corner of land lot 76 in the fourth district of Pierce county; thence running south along the original land line to the southeast corner of land lot No. 63 in the 4th district of Pierce County; and running thence west along the original land line to the southeast corner of land lot No. 30 in the 4th district of Pierce County; thence south along the original land line to the southeast corner of land lot No. 31 of the 4th district of Pierce County; thence west along the original land line to the southeast corner of land lot No. 16 in the fourth district of Pierce County; thence south along the original land line to the southeast -corner of land lot No. 15 in the 4th district of Pierce County; thence west along the original land line to the southeast corner of land lot 38 in the fifth district of Pierce County; thence south along the original land line to the southeast corner of land lot 36 in the 5th district of Pierce County; thence west

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along the original land line to the southeast corner of land lot 57 in the 5th district of Pierce county; thence south along the original land line to the southeast corner of land lot 58 in the fifth district of Pierce County; thence west along the original land line to the southeast corner of land lot 81 in the. fifth district of Pierce County, thence south along the original land line to the southeast corner of land lt~t 80 in the 5th district of Pierce county; thence west along the original land line to the southeast corner of land lot 105 in the fifth district of Pierce County, thence south along the original land line to the southeast corner of land lot 106 in the fifth district of Pierce County; thence west along the original land lines to the southeast corner of land lot 198 in the fifth district of Ware County, thence south along the original land line to the southeast corner of land lot 199 in the fifth district of Ware County; thence west along the original land lines to the southwest corner of land lot 291, in the 5th district of Ware County; thence north along the original land lines to the northwest corner of land lot 290 in the fifth district of Ware County; thence west along the original land line to the southwest corner of land lot 310 in the fifth district of Ware county; thence north along the original land lines to the southwest corner of land lot 312 in the fifth district of Ware County; thence west along the original land lines to the southwest corner of land lot 471 to point and place of beginning.
Sec. 2. That Alma, Georgia, shall be the county site

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of said county; that the said county shall be attached to the Eleventh Congressional district and to the Waycross Judicial Circuit and to the Fifth Senatorial District. That all of the legal voters residing in the limits of said county of Bacon, entitled to vote for members of the General ..Assembly under the Jaws of Georgia, shaH on the first Tuesday in J anuary, 1915, at Alma, Georgia, the county site of said county, elect an ordinary, a clerk of the Superior Court, a sheriff, a coroner, a tax collector, a tax receiver, a county surveyor, a county school superin~ tendent, and a county treasurer.

The limits of said county, the Congressional and Senatorial Districts and the Judicial Circuit to which it is added shall be as above designated until changed by law.

Tlhe superior court of said county shall be held on the third Mondays in March and October.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, that when this proposed amendment shaH be agreed to by two thirds of the members elected to each of the two Houses and shall have been entered on the Journal of each House with the ayes and nays taken thereon, the Governor is hereby directed to cause the said proposed amendment to be advertised in at least two newspapers in each: congressional district, at least two months before the next general election to be held on the first Wed:qesday in October, 1914; and be shall also provide for the submission of the proposed amendment at the said' general election, and if said proposed

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amendment shall be ratified by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, such amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of Georgia.

Sec. 4. Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of the Governor to submit said amendment to the legally qualified electors of said election in the following form; that those voting in favor of said proposed amendment shall ha.ve written or printed on their tickets "in favor of ratification of the amendment to the Constitution creating the county of Bacon, with Alma as the county site" and those opposed to the ratification of said amendment shall have written or printed on their tickets, "opposed to the ratification of the amendment to the Constitution creating the county of Bacon, with Alma as the county site."

Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority

aforesaid, that all laws and parts of laws in conflict

with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.

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The following House resolutions were read first time:

By Messrs. Slater and Green-
A resolution to provide for the payment of balance due the committee to visit the different convict camps of the State.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

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By Messrs. Cole and Dodd-
A resolution to provide for the building of bridges and underpasses oYer and under the \V. & A. Railroad in Bartow County.
Referred to Committee on \V. & A. Railroad.
Mr. Huie of 35th District, Chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Banks has had under consideration the following bills of the House and instructed me as their chairman. to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to amend Section 1249, of the Code so as to add city of \Vrightsville to list of State depositories.
A bill to authorize the Governor to appoint a fifth depository in the city of Atlanta.
A bill to amend Section 1249, of the Code so as to add Blairsville to list of State depositories.
Respectfully submitted, G. W. Hum, Chairman.

Mr. McNeil of 22d District, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President: Your Committee on General Judiciary has had

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under consideration the following bills of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
.
A bill to make it unlawful for any farm laborer to abandon his contract.

A bill to provide for the purchase of Gobers F'orm Book.
A bill to define the crime and provide punishment for burglary with explosives.
A bill to amend Section 1946, of Code of 1910.

A bill to authorize constables to levy Superior Court :fifas under certain sum.

A bill to amend Section 5268, of the Code.

A bill to amend an Act creating the city court of Douglas.
The committee has also had under consideration the following Senate bill which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to~wit:

A bill to regulate the expenses of candidates for United States Senate and State House officers.

The committee has had under consideration the following House bills which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit.:

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A bill to require executions to be liens on land only in county where recorded.

A bill to amend the reviver of corporation charters.
Th~ committee also recommends that the following bill be returned to the Senate with.out recommendation.

No. 219. A bill to amend Section 5298, of the Code.

The Committee also recommends that the author be allowed to withdraw the following bills:

No. 174. A bill to amend Section 4968, of the Code.

No. 269. A bill to amend the Act to provide for the revival of charters.

The committee also recommends that the following bills do not pass.
No. 254. A bill to amend Section 3436, of the Code.

No. 235. A bill to establish a permanent place at the State farm for the execution of felons.
Respectfully submitted, "\Y. D. McNEIL, Chairman.

Minority report from certain members of General Judiciary Committee:
Minority report on Senate Bill No. 233 by Senator McNeiL
I respectfully disagree with the report of the com-

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mittee recommending the passage of this bill for the following reasons to-wit.:
1. The plan proposed is impracticable.
2. T'he machinery proposed is cumbersome, and necessarily entails an enormous labor on the part of Secretary of State's department.
3. Because the plan will deprive the various small newspapers in the State of a needed revenue, that is . perfectly legitimate.
, 4. Because the law could easily be evaded which would work a hardship on the candidate who complied with its provisions.
\V. D; McNEIL, Chairman.

Mr. Chennault of 29th District, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Agriculture has had under consideration the followi11g bill of the House and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to~wit:
A bill to amend the Act of 1912, so as to provide for the killing of gray squirrels and fox in Douglas County.
The committee has had under consideration the following House Resolution which I am instructed

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to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit:

House Resolution No. 57. A resolution to appoint a new committee to investigate legislation on cotton tares, etc.

The Committee has had under consideration the following House Resolution which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to-wit :

House Resolution No. 169. A resolution to give assent of State of Georgia to an Act of Congress providing for co-operative Agricultural Extension work.

The Committee has also had under consideration the following Senate bill which I am instructed to ' report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to-wit.:

A bill to amend Section 2067, of the Code of 1910, so as to change the salary of the clerk of the commissioner of Agriculture.
Respectfully submitted,
N. B. CHENNAULT, Chairman.

The following Senate bills were read second time:

By Mr. MeNeil-
A bill to define the crime of burglary by explosives and provide for the punishment.

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-By Mr. Sweat-
A bill to amend the original Act creating the city Court of nouglas.

By Mr. SweatA bill to amend Section 5268, of the Code.

:By Mr. HixonA bill to amend Section 5298, of the Code.

:By Mr. TysonA bill to amend Section 1946, of the Code.

:By Mr. Burtz-
A bill to provide for the purchase of Gober's Form :Book.

:By Mr. Irwin-

.,

A bill to authorize constables of the State to levy

Superior Court & other fi. fas. when the amount does

not exceed $100.00.

On motion Senate Resolution No. 61 and Senate Bill No. 245 were made special orders for next Tues
~ay.

T'he following Senate bills and Resolutions were read 3d time and put upon their passage.

:By Mr. IrwinA resolution to provide for the equalizing the

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work of the Supreme and Appellate Court of this State.
The resolution was adopted.

By Mr. TysonA bill to amend Section 340 of the Penal Code. This bill was lost.

By. Mr. ElkinsA resolution to Create a Commission to suggest
a more efficient means of registering land titles.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By :Mr. Kea-
A bill to make it unlawful for any farm laborer to willfully abandon his contract before completing his labors.
This bill was recommitted to General Judiciary Committee.
On motion the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLA~TA, GA.
Wednesday, July 22, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 -o'clock, was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members .answered to their names.

.Allen, Joh11 T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloeh, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Eush, W. J.

Jones, "~- "' J-ohnson, J. F. Ke.a, ~red

Ohennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T. E1kins, 0. H.

McNeil, W. D.
Miller, B. s.

Fard, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

OHiff, W. l\L

Harrell, G. Y.

Parrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant. D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L.
w: Spinks, W. E.
'Sit.ark, W. Sweat, J. L. Tarnr, M. ('. Taylor, G. ,Y. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. l\L Wa.trts, J. N.

- Notice was given that at the propeJi time a motion would be made to reconsider the action of the Senate in defeating Senate Bill No. 70.

By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.
The action of the Senate in defeating the following bill on yesterday was reconsidered.
By Mr. Tyson-

A bill to amend Section 340, 'of the Penal Code.

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The following Senate bill was read third time and put upon its passage.

By Mr. Hixon-
A bill to establish a new charter for the city of Carrollton.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
Mr. Burtz of 41st Distric\, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and instructed me as their Chairman to report same bacK to the Senate \Vith the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Mount Airy.
A bill to amend the ch~rter of city of Carrollton. Respectfu11y submitted, A. H. BuRTZ, Chairman.
Mr. Stark of 33d District, Chairman of the Com-



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mittee on Appropriations, submitted the follow~ug report:

M1. President:
Your Committee on Appropriations has had under -consideration the following House bills:
No. 791. To establish a Legislative Reference Department in connection with the State Library, and for other purposes.
House Bill No. 815. To supplement the existing "appropriations for printing new reports of the .Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
House Resolution No. 203. To pay the balance due the members of the House and Senate Committees on the Penitentiary for per diem and expenses in ,visiting convict camps, etc., and for other purposes.
And instructed me as their chairman to report "said House Bills Nos. 791 and 815 and House Resolution back to the Senate with a recommendation that the ~arne do pass.
Your committee has also had under consideration House Resolution No. 41 to provide for the payment
of $100.00 to vV. T. Jones for the capture of Andrew,
an escaped convict.
And I am as their chairman instructed to report said House resolution back to the Senate with a recommendation that the same do not pass.
W. W. STocK, Chairman.

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Mr. Huie of 35th District, Chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report:

111r. President:
Your Committee on Banks has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that samedo pass, to-wit.:
A bill to add Camilla to list of State depositories.
Respectfully submitted, G. M. HuiE, Chairman.

Mr. Tyson of 2nd District, Chairman of the Com- mittee on E\nrollment, submitted the following report:

ll11'. President:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signature of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, the following Acts, to-wit:
An Act to amend the Charter of city of Athens.
An Act to amend the charter of Athens, Ga., authorizing the Mayor and Council to control slaughter houses.
An Act to amend the charter of the city of' Quth- bert.
An Act to authorize the mayor and aldermen of the

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iown of Dallas to order an election upon the issuance ~f bonds for school purposes.
Respectfully submitted, CHAS. M. TYsoN, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Corpora-tions, lsubmitted \he following report:

M 1. President:
Your committee on corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with th~ recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of Guyton, Ga.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Macon.
A bill to amend the charter of town of Leesburg.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Craw-fordville.
A bill to amend the charter of town of Glenwood.
A bill to create a new charter for the town of 'Oxford.
Respectfully submitted, A. H. BuRTz, Ohairman.

Mr. Peyton of 31st District, Chairman of the Com-mittee on Railroads, submitted the following report:

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Mr. President:
Your Committee on Railroads has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to require railroads to provide telephone! booths in their passenger ticket offices.

The committee has had under consideration the following Senate Bill which I am instructed to report to the Senate, with the recommendation that the author be allowed to withdraw the same, to-wit.:

A bill to require street railway companies to separate the white from the colored race in transportation of passengers.
Respectfully submitted, J. T. Peyton, Chairman.-

Mr. Olliff of 4th District, Chairman of the Com-mittee on Engrossing, submitted the following re-. port:

Mr. P1esident:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House, the following Senate Resolution,. to-wit.:
A resolution requesting the Justices of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals to submit to the

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next General .Assembly such recommendations as to changes in the Constitution and laws of Georgia as they deem wise.
Respectfully submitted, W. M. OLLIFF, Chairman.

Mr. Tyson of 2nd District, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as duly signed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives and delivered to the Governor, the following Acts, to-wit:
An Act to amend the charter of the city of Athens.
An Act to amend the charter of Athens, Ga., authorizing the mayor and council to control slaughter houses.
An Act to amend the charter of the city of Cuthbert.
An Act to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Dallas to order an election upon tile issuance of bonds for school purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. M. TYsoN, Chairman.

The following message was received from the House through :Mr. Boifeuillet the Clerk thereof:

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M 1. President :
The House has passed by the requisite constitu. tional majority the following bills of the House, to. wit.:
House Bill No. 903. A bill to vest in Floyd County full title to and control over the bridges in the city of Rome.
House Bill No. 928. A bill to reincorporate the town of Cecil in the County of Berrien.
House Bill No. 948. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the city of Eastman.
House Bill No. 1001. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Douglasville.
Mr. Burtz of 41st District, Ohairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of town of Barwick. Respectfully submitted, A. H. BuRTz, Chairman.
The following special order was taken up, read third time and put upon its passage.

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By Messrs. Huie and Anderson-
A bill to amend Paragraph 1, Section 2, Article 3, of the Constitution so as to increase the number of State Senators.
The previous question was called and the main question ordered.
On the adoption of the substitute the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Tlhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L.

Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. McNej.l, W. D. Miller, B. S. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H.

Smith, E. L.
Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Dickey, R. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. .;Tones, S. E.

Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. Moore, J. H. Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Tarver, M. C. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Stark, W. W.
Ayes 17, nays 25.

The substitute was lost.
The report of the committee was disagreed to and the bill was lost.

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The following resolution was read first time:

By Messrs. Peyton, McGregor and Elkins-
A resolution to appoint a committee to make certain investigation in the affairs of the State Board of Health.
Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation.
The following Senate bills were read first time:

By Mr. MeNeil-
A bill to amend Paragraph 2, Section 2, Article 7, of the Constitution.
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By Mr. Taylor-
A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Blackshear.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
On motion the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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SE~ATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Thursday, July 23, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjo:nrnment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names:

Allen, John T.

Irwin, :M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea. Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil. W. D.

E1kins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

:Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

Olliff, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

Parrish. C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry: Grant D.

Huie, G. :M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, l\L E. Searcy, W. E. H. 8!1'.
Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

'l'he following Senate bills were read first time:

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to authorize the sale of a part of the commons in the city of Columbus.
Referred to the Corporation Committee.

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By Mr. Tarver-
A bill to provide for the return of mortgages, notes and other evidences of indebtedness for taxes.
Referred to the Finance Committee.

By Mr. Peyton-
A bill to amend Section 1 of an Act approved August 17th, 1911, providing for salary of the clerk in the pension office.
Referred to the Pension Committee.

By ~fr. Brown-
A bill to provide for the removal of cedar trees affected with cedar rust.
Referred to the Agricultural Committee.

By Mr. Huie-
A bill to amend Section 2817 of the Civil Code, relative to corporate powers and functions of trust compames.
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.
House Resolution No. 41 was recommitted to Appropriation Committee.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof:

Mr. President: The House has passed by the requisite constitu-

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tiona! majority the following billS" of. the House, to-wit.:
House Bill 941. A bill to create a new charter for the town of Clarkston.
House Bill 968. A bill to create the office of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Madison.
House Bill 990. A bill to incorporate the town of Cadwell, in the county of Laurens.

House Bill1033. A bill to change the name of the town of Kestler.

To the General Assernbly of the State of Georgia:
Your Committee, appointed under authority of the Act approved August 19, 1913, a copy of which Act is hereto attached, desires to report to you as directed in said Act.
The President of the Senate appointed Senators Brown, Tarver and McNeil; the Speaker of the House appointed Representatives Wright, Fullbright, Cole, Akin and Greene.
On September 11, 1913, in accordance with the Act, the Governor appointed Honorable G. Gunby Jordan, of Columbus, and Honorable Fuller E. Callaway, of LaGrange, as shown by a copy of the order herewith.
. On September 12th, the Governor called a meeting at the State Capitol, for Monday, September 22nd, at twelve o'clock, as shown by a copy of the order herewith. On such date the Committee met, and Honorable G. Gunby Jordan, of Columbus, was

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elected Chairman of the Commission, and Mr. Wright, of Floyd, was elected Secretary.
The Commission has been handicapped throughout by the lack of authority given it. It will be observed that its authority is confined principally to determining what terms the Road can be leased for, with or without terminal properties not necessary to the operation of the road, and with or without an agreement to double-track on the part of the lessee; and upon what terms the Road can be leased. upon a sliding scale of rental rates; and whether any of the railroad property is held adversely to the State.
As to the terms upon which the Road can be leased for periods of thirty, fifty and one hundred years, the Commission must report that it is unable to state definitely the terms that can be secured. The highest bidder will probably be apparently the Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway, or the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, which are allied interests, and the Presidents of these corporations decline absolutely to deal officially with the Commission on the question of naming terms or conditions or prices to be paid.
However, the Commission was able to make certain deductions from talking with these and other railroad men, and these deductions are as follows:
That the lease should be for a period of fifty years, or better for twenty-five years, with a pro. vision that double-tracking during that period by the lessee shall automatically extend the lease twenty-five years additional. This is made advisable, espeeially for the reasons which the Commission will hereinafter set forth in regard to doubletracking the Road. The Commission does not recommend a lease for longer than fifty years ; but it does

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believe that fifty years is the minimum time for which any lease should be made operative.
If the State cares to undertake the financing of double-tracking the Road, the Commission does not believe that the necessity for a lease of this length of time would exist; bnt inasmuch as the Commission has agreed that finan~ially and otherwise it is better to lease the Road with the view that the lessee will double-track, and that double-tracking is variously estimated to cost from one million and a quarter dollars to twice that amount, depending upon the character of the work done-changing grades and straightening curves-the Commission believes that the State should not undertake to do this work. It also believes that the lessee would do it at a smaller cost and in a way that would be more satisfactory to itself, and to the equal interest of the State, if it be required to finance it.
As stated above, and for the same reason, it is intpossible to determine what terms would be realized by leasing the road and reserving the right to use the property at. the Terminals and along the right of way for other than Railroad purposes for the benefit of the State-the use, however, not to interfere with'the operation of the railroad.
Railroad men generally seem to assert that all the property belonging to the road should be included in the lease, with the exception of two detached pieces of property in Chattanooga, Tennessee. These are now occupied by the Southern Express Company and by a Hotel, and are designated on the Chattanooga Terminal Yard Map, submitted herewith, as "A" and "B ", respectively.
The majority of the Commission concurs in this view and so recommends. We assign as a reason ,Why we do not recommend sale of separate lease of

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the Terminal property, except the two pieces named, the good reason that some other lessee, or the State itself, will operate this property and will need all and perhaps more Terminals than the Western & 1\.tlantic now enjoys.
It is impossible to state what terms the Road can be leased for, or that an agreement to double-track can be made, on account of a lack of authority in this Commission to bind the State. The Commission is of the opinion, however, that the Road should be leased without anything being required as to the double-tracking. The Commission is of the opinion that whatever Road gets the property will, for economic reasons growing out of the natural developments of railroad carrying and transportation in this country, automatically take care of that question for the following reasons :
First: If there is no satisfactory bidder and the State undertakes the operation of the road, the matter of doubletracking might well be left open.
Second: If the Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway Company, or its allied interests, lease the road, it will be manifestly to their interest to double-track the Western & Atlantic Road, and hence it would .doubtless be done.
Third: If al!y other line should lease the Western & Atlantic, it might be true that no double track would be necessary for several years. However, the Commission believes that if the lease were made for twenty-five years, without double-tracking requirement during that period, this time would be sufficient; provided, however, that if the lessee double-track in that time, the lease should automatically extend to fifty years. It, therefore, recommends that this provision be incorporated in the lease, and that the property be offered for lease on this basis only.
The Commission, for the reasons above stated, is unable to state whether the road could be leased upon a sliding scale of rental rates, increasing with the life of the lease, or not. The Commission is of the opinion, however, that the property should be

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offered for a lease with a minimum rental of Fifty Thousand Dollars per month.
If this is done, and the above 25-50 year lease suggested is adopted in addition to the rentals received-$50,000 per month or more-it is entirely .probable that at the end of the :fifty-year pedod, the State wil1 own the railroad thoroughly doubletracked its entire length.
As to the encroachments on the property of this Road belonging to the State, the Commission :finds that there are many; that a number of these are based on claims which will require litigation to determine. These encroachments exist in Atlanta and in , Chattanooga and along the right of way.
One of the questions affecting the property is the claim of the Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway Company to an interest in the Chattanooga Passenger Depot. This matter grows out of a deed dated 1860, in which it appears that the Governor undertook to convey to the Nashvi1le, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railroad a part of the Terminal property in Chattanooga. Half of the Chattanooga Depot is now standing upon this property upon certain conditions. The Supreme Court of Tennessee, in construing this deed in another case, practically held that the deed waS' void, for the reason that the conditions in the deed had not been complied with.
In 1896 the Legislature of Georgia took cognizance of this matter, and in an Act of that year (page 341) directed that action be taken to assert the State's claim. However, for reasons of policy this was not done.
This particular piece of property is of enormous

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value, and the legal rights of the State, it seems to the Commission, should be finally determined.
The Southern Railway Company asserted a right to a part of this property. Under a report, however, made to Governor Hoke Smith by Special Counsel, it would appear that this claim is not of practicable danger.
The Commission is unable to tell whether there will be adverse claims to the State growing out of sub-letting by the present lessee of property for business purposes in Chattanooga. The property surrounding the yards in Chattanooga has been built up and leased by the present lessee to various persons. Whether the rights of the State are protected in these leases, we did not investigate, believing the proper State authorities had doubtless safeguarded this.
In Whitfield County, between the cities of Dalton and Phelps, a distance of seven miles South of Dalton, the property of the State is used by the Southern Railway. This seven-mile right is claimed under the Acts of 1859, page 313, to. have been conditionally granted to the Dalton & Gadsden Railroad, which conditions have not been complied with. It was not exercised, however, until 1870, and then by the Selma, Rome & Dalton Railroad Company, which claimed to have bought the property of the other road.
In 1898, suit was brought by Governor Atkinson for the State to establish the title to this right of way. The Supreme Court. of Georgia held that an action could not be maintained during the continuation of the lease by the State.
Southern Railway Company v. Georgia, 116th Ga. 276.

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It would seem to the Commission that this is a question that should be determined. The Southern Railway Company is also using the yards in Dalton, but this is under a lease from the present lessee.

In 1879, the City of Cincinnati built the Cincin-

nati Southern Railroad. The General Assembly of

the State of Georgia passed an Act allowing it the

right to go on part of the right of way of the Wes-

tern & Atlantic Railroad from Boyce City to Chatta-

nooga. (Acts of 1878-79, page 218.) Such right of

way was only sixty-six feet, and half of this is in

possession of the Cincinnati Southern, leaving only

thirty-three feet to the State. Since that time the

Cincinnati Company has acquired a right of way of

its own just west of the State's property. It is sub-

mitted that the Acts of 18i19 are merely a revocable

license, and inasmuch as the Cincinnati Southern is

not using the property and does not need it, ~ction

should be taken to revoke this license and secure the

entire sixty-six feet for the State. We understand

that the Cincinnati Southern will not seriously resist

this.





At Ringgold, in Catoosa County, it appears that there is adverse possession of a piece of property about one hundred by two hundred feet in the Northeast corner, which the Commission understands is held by D. G.. Orr, and his claim should be investigated.
At Resacca there appears to be a mill which trespasses on the right of way.
At Acworth there appears to be a trespass on orie corner of the State's property by W. T. Bates.
At Kingston, in Bartow County, the Rome Railway, now owned by the Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railroad Company, is using the State's

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property for approximately one thousand feet. This should be inquired into.
At Cartersville the Seaboard Air Line has a depot on the S~ate 's property, as well as trackage.
In Fulton County, The Southern Railway C.ompany, as successor of the old Georgia Pacific, claimS' a right on the property of the Western & Atlantic Railroad for three and a quarter miles. There i!'P
also a claim about a belt line which they built in
1882.
These matters are of very serious import, some of them; and all of them demand the attention of the Legislature. It appears that from 1893 to 1900, a great number of en~roachments by private parties on the right of way were 'dealt with, and in a large number of cases written acknowl~ements we're taken. These cannot now be found, and no officer at the Capitol seems to know where they are. The attention to this matter being the business of everybody, has been the business of no one.
The Commission recommends that special care and attention to this road be vested in the Chairman of the Railroad C.ommission of Georgia, and that he be ex-officio Commissioner of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, with broad duties and powers. That the attorney of the Railroad Commission of Georgia be made Special Attorney for the business growing out of the Western & Atlantic properties, and that he be in this respect SpecialAssistant to the AttorneyGeneral.
The Commission recommends that the Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Georgia have authority, at stated intervals-at least once every five years-to employ a high-class engineer to make a report on the condition of this road.

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The Commission recommends that at this time the Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Georgia be authorized to employ an engineer to specifically determine all claim$ of trespasses and adverse possession, and that the Attorney <;>f the Railroad Commission of Georgia and the Attorney-General be directed to bring proper suits to determine all these claims.
It further appears that as the lease is about to expire, that an engineer be employed from time to time to determine whether the present lessee is keeping the property in the condition it contracted to keep it in.
We think that proper attention given to the Western & Atlantic Road by the Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Georgia, by the Attorney of that Commission, (and if one is ever employed, by the permanent engineer of that Commission), would insure the proper supervision of this vast property. The neglect to which the property .bas been subjeeted is strikingly stated in a special report by a gentleman having a broad familiarity with the history of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. He says in part:
''During the past twenty years there have been many controversies in the courts concerning the right of way and other properties of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, in the course of which much valuable testimony has been found, including early maps, identified by witnesses then living, who served the road in ifs infancy. In some cases the original engineers testified, and in some cases the testimony was taken de bene esse. Nearly all of these papers, maps and documents have disappeared. Many witnesses have since died, and their testimony cannot be replaced.
"I hand you herewith a voluminous report of testimony, and. the award of a Commission in 1895, in a controversy between the State and the Central Railroad, touching valuable property in Atlanta. This :finding of the Commission is worth

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many thousands to the State, and this record is the only evidence of it. I found it in possession of private pe-rsons in Atlanta. Unfortunately, valuable maps referred to in it cannot be found. I believe the law does not specifically determine that any person is the custodian of these documents.
"It is greatly to be regretted that there is not some provision made for the systematic care of these records, and I am convinced that the losses to the State from the want of some provision on the subject have been very great.''
In view of this deplorable condition, we earnestly recommend that a competent attorney, preferably one with intimate acquaintance and experience in these matters, be employed to make a comprehensiv~ compendium of these points, including maps, surveys, history, abstracts and all facts that can be collected, including the old reports of the Road. This. is not to be a permanent office, but one which we think tbe Governor should be allowed to contract for. The report should be so elaborate as to cover everything, and should be printed and preserved. The Legislature should thereafter probably make it admissible in Court as evidence.
Another well-informed citizen of the State who has given much thought to this matter, has said:
''Of undoubted value would be a handbook setting forth exhaustively and at large, all matters of general interest affecting this great property. A vast amount of information has' accumulated, to which not even! so much as a reference can be made in the limited scope of a .report. The source of much of this information is transitory, unless carefully digested and preserved in peTmanent form.
''Such a volume should set out at large all important acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of this State, and of the State of Tennessee; all ordinances of the cities of Atlanta and Chattanooga; all important contTaets and agreements, to!!ether with a digest of all ,indicia] decisions in the courts of Georgia and Tennessee and of the United States, affecting the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
"'In addition, the physical history of the road should be

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traced, and the substance of all reports of officers, legislative committees and special C{)mmissions, in so far as they are of abiding importance, should be carefully abstracted or set ont in extenso.''
There seems to be justice in the claim of the . counties through which this road extends, that although they have to pay local expenses incident to the road (especially the expense of litigation against the road), yet they get no taxes. We think this should be adjusted if possible.
We attach to this report the minutes of the several meetings held by the Commission. The Commission made careful examination of an Terminal properties, and the several matters referred to along the line of Railway;
We have also attached a statement of Mr. Hines M. Smith, a Civil Engineer, reviewing the physical condition of the property of the Road, and estimated cost of double-tracking.
We also attach a statement of value of the Western & Atlantic Railroad to the lessee, made by the Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Georgia.
We also attach a copy of a statement issued by the Nashville, Chattanooga and Saint Louis Railway, showing tonnage and revenue derived f.rom the traffic, separated between local and through freight.
Also attach a statement prepared by the Railroad Commission, showing bridges, trestles, revenue and accepted net earnings for 1911, and rents received by the lessor for 1911-12.
We also attach a statement from the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad, disclaiming any interest adverse to the State on what is known as the "Chapman property".

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We also attach copy of a letter from Mr. John L. Tye, Division Counsel of the Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railroad, in regard to a piece of property in Boyce, Tennessee, which was donated to the Western & Atlantic, but the title to which does not seem to be discoverable.
\Ve also attach copy of a letter from Mr. J. K. M~Call, stating that he desires to arrange possession, through lease, of certain property in Atlanta for the purpose of erecting buildings over the railroad right of way.
We also attach copy of a letter and plat from the Department of Streets and Sewers of the City of Chattanooga, asking permission to lay a storm sewer through the property, together with a copy of an Act which they ask the Legislature to pass. We recomwend this, as amended.
We also attach copy of present Lease Act and lease.
vVe also have variou~ sketchQs and blue pririts which we hold subject to the direction of the Legislature. These sketches show the properties at Chattanooga, Kingston, Kennesaw, Cartersville, Calhoun, Resacca, Acworth, Tunnel Hill, Ringgold and Dalton. Also blue print showing a tract of land received from
a the City of Atlanta in exchange for a part of Wall
Street. Also plat of property in Chattanooga, together with a plat of H. Clay Evans property offered to the State. We also have a map made by combining sections of a topographical map made by the United States Geological Surveyor, which shows a clear view of the road and physicalch~racter of the country between Atlanta and Chattanooga. We also have cop1es of leases of the Cincinnati Southern, of the Georgia Railroad, and of the Georgia Midland.

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We have met on one or more occasions in general session in the City of Atlanta.
The Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta and others, urge that the State grant to the city the right to build a plaza over the property of the State in Atlanta, allowing the Railroad track to run underneath as through a tunnel. This plaza is to be a kind of park or civic center, extending from Forsyth Street to Central Avenue, over the property of the State, and from Central Avenue to Washington Street over the property of the Georgia Railroad. We attach an estimate of the cost prepared by the City Engineer of the City of Atlanta, together with blue prints showing the work in detail.
It appears that this work is to be done at the expense of the City of Atlanta and adjoining property owners-the immediate tangible benefit to the State being the erection of a new depot building estimated to cost two hundred and eighty-six thousand and odd dollars, without expense to the State. The Commission does not approve this, the majority being of the view that it would interfere with the Railroad operations.
This report is concurred in entirely by the majority of the Commission. Those dissenting. differ from the majority on only two or three matters, and will submit a minority report, or reports, as to. those items.
The Commission is glad to be able to report that it has not expended all the :funds appropriated to it, having left to its credit about $3,800.00.
The Commission regrets, for the evident reasons already stated, that it could not make a more definite

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report on some of the matters covered by the resolution calling it into existence.
Respectfully submitted, G. GuNBY JoRDAN, Chairman. FuLLER E. CALLAWAY,
J. w. L. BROWN'
E. D. CoLE, H. J. FuLLBRIGHT, A. B. GREENE, L. R. AKIN,
Members of Western & Atlantic Railroad Commission.

To the General Assembly of the State of Georgia:
I am forced to dissent from some of the views of the Commission.
My opinion is that a part of the property in Chattanooga can very profitably be used for other than railroad purposes, without conflicting with such pur. poses, and without reducing the value of the property for Railroad purposes. The property I refer to is the property fronting on Market Street, the principal business street of the city, and the frontage on Ninth street, which is one of the main business streets. This property, I understand pays nearly one hundred thousand ($100,000) a year now, and I have no question that on a ground rental basis, it can be made to bring the state $150,000 a year for twentyfive years and more thereafter. This is twenty-five per cent .of the proposed minimum rental value of the entire property, and is more than one-third of the present total rental of the road.
The other point that I dissent from the view of th~ Commission upon, is the use of the property in Atlanta. I believe that buildings can be built over

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the tracks, letting the tracks remain as they are and that these buildings can be used to the enormous financial advantage of the State of Georgia.
My suggestion is that the buildings be so built as to leave open space all around them. T'his would give them an enormous frontage and would also allow the adjacent property owners to utilize the sides of their property somewhat in the same manner that the property owners between Whitehall and Broad streets on the north side, use their property now.
I have no question in my "mind that this would net the State a revenue of from $150,000 to $200,000 per year on a ground rent basis, under a lease extending for a reasonable length of time. I do not believe in the so-called Bleckley Plaza plans in Atlanta. I think that this would be worthless to the State and a sacrifice of a possible great income.
Two matters recommended by the commission, I feel are so important that I specially refer to them here. They are:
First: Fixing the supervision of this enormously valuable property as the duty of one officer, preferably the Chairman of the Railroad Commission.
Second: Employing some one to prepare an official history of this road.
Respectfully submitted,
B-ARRY wRIGHT'
Representative from Floyd Co., Ga.

I concur in the foregoing report of Mr. Wright.

I favor a rental of not less than $65,000.00 per

month.

W. D. McNEIL,

22d District.

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To the President of the Senate and Speaker of tke House of Representatives:
The undersigned member of the Western & Atlantic Railroad Commission, being unable to concur with the majority of the Commission in their recommendation as to the minimum figure which s'hould be fixed in the lease Act at which the State road should be re-leased, begs leave to submit briefly his views, as follows :
That if the new contract should be made with the view of increasing the price in proportion to the increase of the net earning capacity of the road since the last lease the monthly rental would probably be much more than the amount I hereinafter suggest. I do not contend that that is the fair basis, since the fact that theW. & A. has been operated by a great railway system, diverting over it an immense volume of through freight, undoubtedly has much to do with the greatly increased net earnings. But this great increase is not solely due to this fact; and, if we are to accept the recommendation of the Commission, and re-lease the road for almost double the length of tbe last lease, who can forecast the vast increase in its value as a railway as well as of the property capable of being used for business purposes as its terminals by the expiration of that timeT
In this connection, let us remember that responsible parties offered through us to the State $180,000.00 per year for only a portion of the property in Chattanooga capable of being used for business purposes, as ground rental, almost half the rental the State is now receiving for its entire railroad,. termi~ nals, and all. The Commission has reported, and I think properly, against s~pa:rating the business property from the terminals in the new lease. It must be anticipated, however, that should the present lessee

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again .secure the road, it will, having no use for a great deal of this terminal property, sub-lease the same for ground rentals which, for a :fifty-year period, might very possibly exceed the amount of the present lease money.
. I furthermore understand that the minimum :figure named in the majority report, $50,000.00 per month, was suggested by an official of the very road we expect to be the highest bidder when the new lease is made. I am not in favor of allowing prospective lessees to name our minimum :figure.
I therefore submit this Minority Report, favoring the passage of a lease Act, enabling a Commi~ sion to be appointed by the Governor to advertise and re-lease the road in a similar manner to the last lease; with the provision, that said Commission may within reasonable limits, regulate the amount of rental to be received, for the :first period, we wiil say, of :fifteen years, the next of twenty, and the last of :fifteen, so that for the entire period a minimum rental of $60,000.00 per month as an average could be required~ Thus, the Commission might require $50,000.00 per month for the :first :fifteen years, $60,000.00 for the next twenty, and $70,000.00 for the last :fifteen.
There .can be no 9.uestion but that the present lessee, through the newspapers and otherwise, is conducting a campaign which is intended to "bear" the price of the State Road. Threats through the public press to build new roads into Atlanta enabling the present lessee to get along without theW. & A. are probably made as a part of this campaign. With this going on, when the suggestion comes from 110 official of the lessee itself, that the minimum rental should be $50,000.00 per month, it seems to nie that, under all the facts, we cannot afford to name a

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smaller figure than that suggested above as an average, to-wit, $60,000.00 per month.
Respectfully submitted,
c. M. TARVER.

Mr. Rushin, of the 1-!th District, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following bills of the House, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Charlton County.
A bill to authorize the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Catoosa County to levy a certain tax for road building.
A bill to amend the Act creating a board of commissioners for Toombs County.
Respectfully submitted, :M. E. RusHIN, Chairman.

Mr. Rushin, of the 14th District, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report:

Mr. President: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters

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has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, as amended, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for working of public roads and repairing bridges in the county of Toombs.
Respectfully submitted, M. E. Rusmx, Chairman.

Mr. MeNeil, of the 22nd District, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

]rfr. President :
Your Committee on General Judiciary has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do not pass, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for the recovery of damages for mental pain and anguish and physical suffering against telegraph and telephone companies.
A bill to require State House officers who receive fees as compensation, to keep a daily account of such fees.
The committee has had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report
to the Senate with the recommendation that the same
.do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for judicial cognizance, in cer-

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tain conditions of proceedings for the condemnation: of private property for public purposes.

The Senate has had under consideration the following House Bill which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to-wit.:

A bill to rearrange the Ocmulgee and Dublin J udicia1 Circuits.
Resp'ectfully submitted, \V. D. McNEIL, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz, of 41st Districf, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, sublllitted the followingreport:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Blackshear.
Respectfully submitted, A. H. BuRTz, Chairman.

The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his secretaryr Mr. Perry:

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_~.."t/r. President:
I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor. .to deliver to your honorable body, a message in writing, to which he respectfully invites your con.sideration.
The following Senate bill was read the first time:

:By Mr. Ford-
A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Albany so as to increase the salary of the Solicitor.
Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. The following special ord~r was taken up, read third time, and put upon its passage.

By Messrs. McCrory, Connor, et aL-
A bill to create a text book commissioner for the State of Georgia.
The hour of adjournment hav~ng arrived, the Senate adjourned until10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Friday, July 24, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.

Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered {o their names :

Allen, John T.

Huie, G. M.

Brown, John "\V. L. Irwin, M. D.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, W. 'V.

Bush, W. J.

.Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B.
Converse, ,V. L.

Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L.

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

DuBose, 1:. T.

McGregor, C. E.

E1kins, 0. H.

McNeil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Foster, A. H.

Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. M.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. 1\L Tyson, C. 1\1. Wa.t.ts, J. N.

Richardson, C. H.
On motion, the reading of the Journal was dispensed :with.

The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his secretary, Mr. Perry:

Mr. President:
His Excellency, the Governor, has approved and signed the following Acts, to-wit.:

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An Act to amend the charter of the city of Cuthbert.
An Act to amend the charter of Athens, Georgia, authorizing the mayor and council to control slaughter houses.
An Act to amend the charter of Athens, Georgia, so as to change the time of election of certain city .officers.
An Act to authorize the mayor and aldermen of the town of Dallas, to order an election upon the issuance of bonds for school purposes.
Mr. Harrell, of the 12th District, Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following report:
Mr. President:
'your .Committee on Co~stitutional Amendments 11as had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed. me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend.Paragraph 2, Section 2, Article 7, of the Constitution of Georgia, so as to permit the exemption from taxation of endowments of colleges, incorporated academies, etc., when same is not invest~d in real estate.
A bill to amend Paragraph 1, Section 4, Article 1, of the Constitution of Georgia, relative to salary ()f county officers.
Respectfully submitted, G. Y. HARRELL, Chairman.

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Mr. Smith, of 9th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the followingreport:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Education has had under consideration the following bill of the House, to-wit: House Bill No. 962, and instructed me as theirChairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass.
Also your committee had under consideration Senate Bill No. 57, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass by substitute.
E .L. SMITH,
Vice-Chairman Committee on Education.

Mr. Hixon, of the 37th District, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
~our Committee on Temperance has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do not pass, to-wit.:
A bill to prescribe and fix the maximum percentage of alcohol for all malt liquors, and for other purposes.

FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1914.
The committee has had under consideration the following House Bill which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to repeal an Act to prohibit the sale of al.coholic liquors in the county of Elbert.
Respectfully submitted, J. T. HxxoN, Chairman.
:Nir. Chennault, of the 29th District, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report:
Mr. President:
Your Com1nittee on Agriculture has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommenda-tion that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to repeal Civil Code, Section 2120, relating to State Board of Entomology, and to substitute therefor a provision for the creation of a State Board .of Entomology.
A bill to provide for removal of cedar trees, .affected with cedar rust.
Respectfully submitted, N. B. CHENNAULT, chairman.
Mr. Burtz, of 41st District, Chairman of the

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Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation 1that same do pass, as amended, to-wit.:
A bill to amend Section 1 of the ~\ct approved December 11th, 1901, to amend the charter of the town of Smithville, in the county of Lee.
Respectfully submitted,
A. H. B-uRTz, Chairman.

~fr. Burtz, of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to auth~rize the sale of part of the commons of the city of Columbus.
Respectfully submitted,
A. H. BuRTz, Chairman.

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Mr. McGregor, of the 19th District, Chairman of the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Pensions has had under consideration the following bill of the .Senate, and il_lstructed me as their Chainnan to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, as amended, to-wit.:
A bill to amend an Act. approved August 17th, 1911, relative to salary of clerk in the pension office.
The committee reports to the Senate, the following bill of the Senate, with the recommendation that the author be allowed to withdraw the same to-wit.:
A bill to fix time of residence in Georgia of exConfederate soldiers and widows who enlisted from Georgia in the Confederate army and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted, C. E. McGREGOR, Chairman.

By unanimous consent, House Bill No. 920, was recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee.
The following House bills were read first time:

By Mr. Pauik-
A bill to incorporate the town of Cecil in Berrien County.
Referred to the Corporation Committee.

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By Messrs. Foster and NunnallyA bill to vest in Floyd County full control over
the bridges in the city of Rome. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Dorris-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Douglasville.
Referred to the Corporation Committee.

By Mr. Thompson-
A bill to create the office of commissioner of roads and Revenues for Madison County.
Referred to the Counties and County Matters Committee.

By Messrs. Taylor and Coleman-
A bill to incorporate the town of Cadwell in the county of Laurens.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Messrs. Field and SmithA bill to establish a new charter for the town of
Clarkston.
Referred to the Corporation Committee.

By Mr. McLendon' A bill to change the naine of the town of Kestler.

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Referred to the Corporation Committee. The following Senate bills were read 2nd time:

By Mr. Bush-
A bill to provide for the teaching of agriculture in all the grades of the public schools of this State.

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to authorize the sale of a part of the commons of the city of Columbus.

By.Mr. Peyton-

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A bill to amend Section 26 of an Act passed by the

General Assembly and known as the charter of the

town of Mt. Airy.

Bw Mr. Miller-
A bill to repeal Civil Code Section 2120, relating to State Board of Entomology.

By Mr. Irwin-
A bill to make it compulsory upon railroad companies to provide for telephones in their ticket offices.

By Mr. Brown-
A bill to provide for the removal of cedar trees affected with cedar rust.

By Mr. PeytonA bill to amend Section 1 of an Act approved Au-

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gust 17th, 1911, which provides for salary of the clerk in the pension office.

By Mr. Taylor-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of Blackshear.

By Mr. McNeil-
A bill to amend Paragraph 2, Section :2, Article 7, of the Constitution.

By Messrs. Rushin and :MeNeil-
A bill to amend Paragraph 1, Section 4, Article 1, of the Constitution.
The following Senate resolution \Vas read the first time.

By .Messrs. watts and StarkA resolution relative to the disposition of the Gov~
ernor's mansion. Referred to the Public Property Committee. The following Serrate bill was read 1st time:

By ~Ir. Sweat-
A bill to authorize the trial of all criminal offenses against the laws of Georgia, except when the penalty is capital punishment.
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.

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The following message was read, from the Governor.

To the General Assembly:
I beg to call your attention to the necessity of providing by appropriate legislation, for refunding the bonded debt of the State, falling due in the year 1915.
I submit to you the following extract from the Treasurer's Report, showing the condition of Georgia's bonded obligations:

TABLE OF PuBLIC DEBT AND DATE OF MATURITY.

Jan. 1, 1914 ........ $ 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1915 ....... . 100,000.00 May 1, 1915 ....... . 287,000.00 July 1, 1915 ....... . 3,392,000.00 Jan. 1, 1916 ....... . 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1917 ....... . 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1918 ....... . 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1919....... . 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1920 ....... 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1921. ...... . 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1922 ....... . 100,000.00 July 1, 1922 ....... . 207,000.00 Jan. 1, 1923 ....... . 100.000.{)0 Jan. 1, 1924 ....... . 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1925 ....... . 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1926 ....... . 100,000.00 July 1, 1926 ...... 230,000.00 Jan. 1, 1927 ....... . 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1928 ....... . 100,000.00 J'nn. 1, 1929 ....... . 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1930 ....... . 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1931. ...... . 100,000.00 Jan. 1, 1932 ....... . 100,000.00 July, 1932 ....... . 3,000.00 Jan. 1, 1933 ....... . 100,000.00

Provided for by sinking fund. Provided for by sinking fund.
Provided for by sinking fund. Provided for by sinking fund. Provided for by sinking fund. Provided for by sinking fund. Provided for by sinking fund. Provided for by sinking fund. Provided for by sinking fund.
Provided for by sinking fund. Provided for by sinking fund. Provided for by sinking fund. Provided for by sinking fund.
Provided for by sinking fund. Provided for by sinking fund. Provided for by sinking fund. Provided for by sinki.iig fund. Provided for by sin,king ftmd. Provided for by sinking fund. Obligation to University. Provided for by sinking fnnl.

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April, 1933. 0 0 :

May, 1933 ........

Jan. 1, 1934 ........

April, 1934 ........

Jan. 1, 1935 ........

June,

1935. 0

July, 1935 ........

Jan. 1935 ........

April, 1936........

Feb., 1939 ........

Oct., 1940 ..... i

July, 1942 ........

July, 1946........

Jan., 1958 ........

Jan., 1959 ........

Landscript Fund,

61,000.00 1,000.00
100,000.00 96,000.00 33,000.00 86,000.00 6,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 15,000.00 3,000.00 2,500.00 7,000.00 2,000.00 7,000.00 90,202.00

Obligation to University. Obligation to University. Provided for by sinking fund. Obligation to University.. Provided for by sinking fund. Obligation to University. Obligation to University. Obligation to University. Obligation to University. Obligation to University. Obligation to University. Obligation to University. Obligation to University. Obligation to University. Obligation to University1 l'\ot Bonded.

Total .......... $6,630,702.00

You will observe from the foregoing that on the first day of May, 1915, there will fall due $287,000 of bonds, and on July 1st, 1915, there will fall due $3,392,00 of bonds. I think this bonded debt should be consolidated and recommend that you authorize the Governor to provide for carrying the bonded debt falling due May 1st, 1915, until July 1st, 1915, in order that only one series of bonds may be issued.
As you will observe from Page eight of the Treasurer's Report, there will be approximately $150,000 in the Treasury from the sale of public property, which, by the Constitution, is appropriated for the payment of the public debt, and the amount falling due May 1st, 1915, may be diminished by whatever public property fund may be in the Treasury at that time.
The last note from the sale of the North-Eastern Railroad, amounting to $107,000 dollars, is due No-

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vember :first of this year, which is included in the above named $150,000.
I recommend that the Governor be authorized to negotiate the sale of bonds for the purpose of refunding the bonded indebtedness of 1915, by issuing serial bonds falling due :fifteen years from date, in annual installments in such amounts as he may deem proper, so that the entire refunding debt may be retired in 30 years.
You will observe from the table which I have submitted that the bonded debt is being retired in accordance with the terms of the Constitution in the sum of $100,000 each year.
In :fifteen years the bonded indebtedness of the State will have been reduced $1,500,000, and the interest which the State is now forced to pay is reduced proportionately.
With each successive year the interest would grow less, ;;tnd the burden upon the State in taking up this bonded debt would be approximately the same that it is now, with the heavy payment of interest.
By the year 1935, there would be no way to employ the sinking fund unless the plan suggested is adopt~ ed, excepting to invest it.
I do not think it wise policy to allow the sinking fund to accumulate in the T'reasury, nor to invest it, since investments are uncertain and the interest would not, in all likelihood, amount to as much as the State would pay as interest on her bonds.

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In addition, the continuous employment of the sinking fund in the redemption of the State's bonds, would remove any temptation to divert its application to the bonded indebtedness, and the manifest earnestness of the State to pay its bond as rapidly as possible will give increased confidence to the investor.

If the power be given to the Governor to issue the bonds falling annually due in installments after 1915, in such amounts as he may deem advisable, it would enable him to increase the number of bonds falling due annually so as to proportion such increase to the diminution of interest. In other words, by reason of the application of the sinking fund, the principal of the bonded indebtedness would be paid, and the interest would be reduced and the amount which otherwise would be appropriated to pay the interest could be appropriated to retiring the bonded debt.
I recommend that the Governor issue the bonds in such denominations as he may deem advisable, in order that small investors may be induced to buy them. I anticipate and hope that a large proportion of the bonds of the State will be bought by the pe_ople of Georgia, although the State will appreciate the confidence of the financial world in her obligations, as may be indicated by a strong competition for her securities.
By Section 1266, of Volume First of the Code, it is provided that if coupons are not signed by the Treasurer they shall not be pai4 unless accompanied by the bond to which th~y belong.

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The manual w:ork of signing the bonds by the Treasurer is almost hnpossible, and I am advised by those acquainted with such matters that there is no reason why the coupon may not have engraved upon it the signature of the Treasurer. In addition, it will a~d ;much to the value of the bonds if the coupon may be forwarded for payment without the bond. It is convenient to the investor, and will add to the price he will pay. I therefore recommend that you pass an act carrying into effect this suggestion.

It is impossible to foretell the :financial conditions which will exist when the bonds must be sold. Last year it was necessary for several of our sister States to negotiate temporary loans because of a :financial panic which was existing, and a neighboring State was compelled to pay 7 per cent rather than suffer the sacrifice of a sale of bonds at that time.

I therefore recommend that authority be adopted

in the Act for the Governor, in his discretion, to ne-

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gotiate a short-time loan, not exceeding eighteen

months, to provide against such exigency, and in the

meantime, the Legislature would meet and could deal

with the situation. .

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There is no safer investment than in the bonds of

Georgia. They are free of a.ll taxes, State and Fed-

eraL The Constitution of the State pledges all the

State's proper!y to secure them. TheW. & A. Rail-

road alone, which is specifically pledged as security,

is worth three times the amount of the entire bonded

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By the Constitution, it is provided that a sinking fund of $100,000 must be annually raised for the purpose of retiring the State's obligations.

Never for one moment has Georgia faltered or hesitated in paying her just debts. There is no State in the Union on a sounder financial basis. Her people regard her obligations as sacred. Her citizens are right-feeling and law-abiding, and their integrity and high conception of the honor of Georgia are alone sufficient to guarantee the prompt payment of her indebtedness.

Her Constitution forbids the creation of any debt

against her excepting the bonded debt, and pursuing

the principle of old-fashioned finance, the fundamen-

tal law declares that the revenue of each year shall

discharge the obligations of that year. The recom-

mendations I have made to you, if carried into ef-

fect, will mean the discharge of every obligation of

the State at the- earliest possible moment, and this is

the wisest public policy, as applied to a State as well

as to an individual.

JOHN M. SLATON,

This July 23, 1914.

Governor.

Mr. Elkins, of the 15th District, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate,

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and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass =
A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Albany, so as to inerease the salary of_ the solicitor.
_Respectfully submitted,
0. H. ELKINs, Chairman.

The following Honse bills were read the second time:

By Mr. Lee-
A bill to amend the Act establishing a new charter for the town of Leesburg.

By Mr. Moye-
A bill to add the city of Wrightsville to the list of State depositories.

By Mr. SpencerA bill to add Camilla to the list of State depos-
itories.
By Mr. BullardA bill to amend the reviver of certain corporation
charters.
By Mr. StoneA bill to amend the charter of the city of Craw-
fordville.

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By Mr. Sparks-
A bill to amend the Act creating the board of county commissioners of Toombs County.

.By Mr. Lee-
A bill to amend Section 1 of an Act approved De'Cember 11, 1901, to amend the charter of the town -of Leesburg.

By Mr. Carroll-
A bill to authorize the board of roads and revenues of Catoosa County to levy a tax of not less than 20 per cent, nor more than 50 per cent per hundred for road building.
By Mr. Loyd-
A bill to create a new charter for the town of Oxford.

By Messrs. Stovall and Deadwyler and Stewart-
A bill to repeal the Act to prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquors in Elbert County.

By Mr. Sparks-
A bill to amend the Act providing for the working of the public roads and building bridges in Toombs County.
By Mr. Hendricks-
A bill to add Blairsville to the list of State de-
positories.

F~IDAY, JULY 24, 1914.

By Mr. Miller-

A bill to amend the Act creating a new charter

for the city of Maco~, approved November 21, i893.





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By Mr. Dorris--

A bill to amend the Acts providing for the killing of fox and g~ay.squlrrei~ in D.ouglas Count~.

By Mr. MethvinA bill to ~mend the .1\.ct to create a new chart~r for
the, city of Eastman'. . . . . . , , .

By Mr. Smith-

in A bill to authorize. the Governor to appoi,nt a fifth
State depos'itocy 'the. ciiy of A.tla:qta:

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By Mr. Ransom-

A bill to a:r,nen.d the Act incorporating the ~Ie:p.lo School District J.'n 9hattoogli County.

By Messrs. Slater and Glenn-

A bj)l to provid~ for tb,e P,ayment .of balanc~s que.

to the committees '

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By Mr. ReiserA bill to amend the charter of Guyton, Ga.

By Mr. Hodges--
A bill to ~~~~ th~ Act of the Ge:p.eral Assembly in~orpor~~ing fh~ town of Barwick.

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By Messrs. Fullbright and Smith-
A bill to supplement the existing appropriation for printing new volumes of Supreme Court Reports.

By Mr. Bullard-
A bill to establish a legislative reference department in the State Library.

By Mr. Johnson-
A bill to establish a new charter for the t9wn of Glenwood.

By Mr. Reynolds-
A bill to amend the Act creating a board of commissioners of Charlton County.

By Mr. Garlington-
A bill to require executions to be liens on land only in the county where recorded.

By Mr. Fullbright-
A bill to provide for the judicial cognizance in certain conditions of proceedings for the condemnation of private property for public purposes.

By Mr. Kimbrough-
A resolution to appoint a new committee to investigate legislation on cotton tares.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

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Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, towit.:
House Bill 70. A bill to regulate the practice of the occupation of barber in certain cities within the State of Georgia.
House Bill 831. A bill to amend Section 1131 of the Code of 1910.
House Bill 889. A bill to create a board of com- missioners of roads and revenues for the ~ounty of. Dade.
House Bill 995. .A bill to amend the charter of the town of Logansville.
House Bill 1018. A bill to create the office of commissioners of roads and revenues in Ben Hill County.
House Bill1041. A bill to incorp9rate the town of Attapulgus in the county of Decatur.
House Bill 1017. A bill to repeal an Act to prescribe the duties and 'powers of the commissioners. of roads and revenues of Ben Hill County.
House Bill 1043. A bill to extend the terms of the present hoard of trustees of the public schools of the city of Dalton.
House Bill1032. A bi,ll to repeal an Act creating the offi~e of commissioner of roads and revenues in. Dodge County.

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House Bill 1008. A bill to amend an Act estab-

lishing a system of public schools for the city of

Vidalia.

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House, through Mr. Boifeuillet. the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:

The House has passed by the requisite eonstitut~onal majority the following bills 6f th~ Senlite, towit.:

Senate Bill 270. A bill to amend an Act establishing a system of public sehools in the city of Jefferson.

,Al~o, , the, House ,has con~urred in the Senate

amend~ent to House substitute to the following bill

of the Sen!lte, to-wit.:

Senate Bill 200. A bill to a~end an Act am~nd-



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mg the several Acts mcorporatmg the City of Rome.

'l'he following uiilliiished ~u~ine~s wa~ taken up:

By Messrs. McCrory and Connor-

A bill to create a text-book commission for the

of Sta~. ~ G\.e~-r--.8i.a-.

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On motion the further consideration of this bill

was postponed until next Tuesday.
a.tef1i;edij<o>~u~r-~~efd..~udnjH9~i~~~.eixn~f~t1~l~~;ili-ffrir~i-~i~vreial~.-ntg~~~tsel~l7

o'clock, as directed by previous motio-D:.

MoNDAY, :JuLY 27, 1914.

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Monday, July '2!/, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 11 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll, the following members answered to their names.

Allen, John T. .

Huie, G. M.

Brown, John W. L. Irwin, M. D.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

J'Ones, W. W.

Bush, W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault,CN. B. Kea, Fred

Converse, W. L. Kelly, 0. L.

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

DuBose, R. T.

McGregor, C. E.

Elkins, 0. H.

McNeil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Foster, A. H.

'Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y:.

Olliff, W. M.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Rushin, M. E.
Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.
Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L.. TaY'lor, G. W. Turner, S. M.
Tyson, C. M. Wabts, J. N.

Tho'oo abse~t were Messrs.-

Richardson, C. H. Tarver, M. C.
was The Journal of Friday read and approved.

Mr. Miller, of the 24th Distriet, Vice-Chairman of the Committee ori Rules, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Rules has had under coi:uiiider-

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.ation the following Senate Resolutions Nos. 77-7879-80, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same he adopted as follows:

1st. That House Bill No. 834 be made a special and continuing order for Monday, July 27, immediately after unanimous consent.
2d. That House Bill No. 900 be made a special and continuing order immediately after House Bill No. 834.
3d. That Senate Bill No. 251 be made a special and continuing order immediately after House Bill No. 900.
4th. That Senate Bill No. 242 be made a special and continuing order immediately after Senate BiU No. 251.

5th. That House Bill No. 756, follow Senate Bill No. '242, as a special and continuing order.

6th. That Senate Bill No. 293 be made a special and continuing order for Tuesday, July 28th, immediately after the School Book Bill is disposed of.
Respectfully submitted,
B. S. MILLER, Vice-Chairman.

The report was adopted.
The following message was received from the House .through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof:

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Mr. President:

The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to-wit.:

House Bill 787. A bill to amend Section 1898 of the present Code of Georgia.

House Bill No. 843. A bill to repeal an Act ere. ating the board of commissioners of Pierce County.

House Bill No. 848. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the city of Macon, so as to provide for the regulation of the county chaingang.

House Bill No. 856. A bill to authorize the county board of commissioners for Bibb County to issue and sell bonds of said county to defray expenses of public improvements.

House Bill No. 915. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Gainesville, so as to create a commission form of government.

House Bill No. 918. A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Five Forks.

House Bill No. 1015. A bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Campbell County.
House Bill No. 1035. A bill to amend an Act creating a charter for the city of Fort Valley.
House Bill No. 1039. A bill to amend an Act pro-

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viding for holding four terms a year of the Superior Court of Toombs County.
House Bill No. 1064. A bill to amend an Act to thorizing Cedartown to establish and maintain a system of public schools.
House Bill No. 1057. A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Thomasville to close and abandon certain streets.
House Bill No. 1064. A bill to amend an Act to establish a system of public scho<;>ls in the city of Thomasville.

House Bill No. 39. A bill to regulate the employment of children in certain kinds of labor and to fix the age at which they shall be employed.

The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
1
The Hous has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate,,
Senate Bill No. 232. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for, the city of Statesboro. .
Senate Bill No. 240. A bill to provide for holding four terms a year of the Superior Court of Do()lY County.
Senate Bill. No. 249. A bill to add the town of Kingsland to the list of- cities and towns to be designated as State depositories.

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Senate Bill No. 263. A bill to add the town of Dahlonega to the list of cities and towns to be designated as State depositories.

Senate Bill No. 283. A bill to confirm the action of the commons commissi,oners of the city of Co- lumbus in donating to the city certain property to be used for hospital puq>Oses.

Also : the House has passed, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill of the Senate, to-wit.:

Senate Bill No. 266. A bill to amend an Act to establish the city Court of Blackshear.

The following Senate bill was read the first time~

By Mr. Stark-
A bill to amend Section 695 of the Code providing who is subject to road duty.
Referred to the Public Roads Committee.
The following resolution was read and referred to Rules Committee.

By Mr. Kea-
A resolution providing fo~ two sessions of the Senate, beginning Thursday, July 28th.
The following Senate bills were read the third time, and put upon their passage:

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By Mr. Miller-
A bill to authorize the sale of part of the commons of the city of Columbus.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 27 ; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Peyton-
A bill to amend Section 26 of an Act passed by the General Assembly, approved August 12, 1907, known as the charter of the town of Mt. Airy.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27; nays, 0. The bill having received the requisite Constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Taylor-
A bill to amend the Act creating and incorporating the city of Blackshear.
Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27; nays, 0. T'he bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Sweat-
A bill to amend the original Act creating the city court of Douglas.

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Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27; nays, 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Peyton-
A bill to amend the several Acts of the General Assembly which fixes the holding of Superior Courts in Habersham County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were :27; nays, 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as am~nded, and the amendment is as follows: Amend by striking the word ''first,'' in 16th line of Section 1, and inserting ''second.'' Amend further by striking'' first'' and inserting ''second.''
The following Senate bills were read the first time:

By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to provide that in all misdemeanor cases and in all othe.r criminal cases when a misdemeanor punishment is authorized by law, the trial judge shall impose a sentence in the alternative, and for other purposes.
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Sweat-:A bill to provide for quarterly terms of the Su-
perior Court of this State.

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Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.
The following Senate resolution was read second time:

By Messrs. Watts and Stark-
Relative to the disposition of the Governor's mansion.

By Mr. Ford-
A bill to amend the Act establishing the city court of Albany, so as to increase the salary of the Solicitor.
By unanimous consent Senate BiU No. 158 was recommitted to the Railroad Committee.
The following House bills were read second time:

By Messrs. Taylor and Coleman-

..

A bill to incorporate the town of Cadwell, in

Lowndes County.

~y Mr. Paulk-
A bill_ to incorp~rate the town of Cecil, in Berrien County.

By Messrs. Field and Smith-
A bill to provide acharter for the town of Clark-
ston.
By Mr. McLendon'A bill to change the name of the town of Kestler.

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By Mr. Dorris-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Douglasville.

By Mr. Carter-
A biU to amend the Act creating a new charter for Richland.

By Mr. Methvin-
A bill to amend the Act to create a new charter for the city of Eastman.
Mr. Watts, of the 11th District, Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Public Property has had un.der consid~ration the follo~ng resolution of the
.Senate, antl instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Seuate with the recommendation that same do pass, as amended, to-wit.:
A resolution relative to the disposition of the Governor's mansion.
Respectfully submitted,
J. N. WATTS, Chairman.

Mr. Olliff, of the 4th District, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

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Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined, and found properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House, the following Senate bill, to-wit.:
A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the city of Carrollton.
Respectfully submitted,
W. M. OLLIFF, Chairman.

Mr. Irwin, of the 34th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corpo.rations has had under consideration the following bills of the House, and inst_ructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation .that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to re-incorporate the town of Cecil in the county of Berrien.
A bill to establish a new charter for the town of Clarkston.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Eastman.
A bill to incorporate the town of Cadwell.
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Douglasville.

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A bill to change the name of the town of Kestler. Respectfully submitted, M. D. IRwiN, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Harr~ll, of the 12th District, Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, sub-mitted the following rep~rt:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Constitutional Amendments has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommen-dation that S'ame do pass, as amended, to-wit:
A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for ~the town of Richland.
Respectfully submitted,
G. Y. HARRELL,.Chairman.

The following House bills were read the third time, and put upon their passage:

~By Messrs. Akin and Liles-
A bill to grant and cede to the U. S. Government .a certain strip of marsh land in Camden County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bills the ayes were 28; nays, '0. The bill having received the requisite con.stitutional majority, was passed.

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By Messrs. Stovall and Deadwyler-

A bill to repeal the Act to prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquors in Elbert County.

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28 ;.

nays, 0. The bill having received the requisite con-

stitutional majority, was passed.



By Mr. Johnson-
A bill to amend the Act establishing a new charter for the town of Glenwood.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24;. nays, 0. The bill having .received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Messrs. Hodges, Brooke, and Reese-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Barwick.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the pill the ayes were 25;.
nays, 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
By Mr. CarrollA bill to authorize the county comm1sswners of
Catoosa County to levy a tax of not less than 20 per cent, nor more than 50 per cent per hundred for road:. building.

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Report 'of the committee was agred to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26; nay, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

"By Mr. Reynolds-
A bill to amend an Act approved July 30, 1913, -amending the Act creating a board of commissioners for Charlton County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitu-tional majority, was passed.

. By Mr. MillerA bill to amend the Act creating a new charter for
the city of Macon, approved November 21, 1893.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the pasage of the bill the ayes were 28 ; nays, 0.
The bill having Teceived the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Lee-
A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the town of Leesburg.

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Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24;: nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed..

By Mr. Sparks-
A bill to amend the Act providing for the work-: ing of the public roads and building bridges m Toombs County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended, and 'the: amendment is as follows: Amend by striking out ''4th,'' on line second of last page, and inserting in lieu thereof '' 3rd.''

By Mr. Lee-
A bill to amend Section 1 of Act, approved December 11, 1901, amending the charter of the town. of Smithville.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended, and the amendment is as follows :

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Senator Ford, from the rOth District, moves to

amend House Bill No. 980 by adding at the end of

Section 1, of said bill, the following: ''This Act

shall not become effective until it has been submitted

to the legally qualified voters of said town and rat-

ified by a majority of the legally qualified voters

of said town voting in said election. Provided fur-

ther, that a provision of this Act shall be submitted

for ratification to the voters of said town at the next

regular election for mayor and council to be held in

said town after the passage of this Act. Provided

further, that the legally qualified voters of said

town favoring this Act, shall have printed or written

on their ballots 'For extension of fown limits,' and

those opposing said extension shall have printed or

written on their ballots the words, 'Against the ex-

tension of town limits.' ''

By Mr. Ransom-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the Menlo school district in Chattooga County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25 ; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Sparks-
A bill to amend the Act creating a board of county commissioners for county of Toombs.

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Report of the comm~ttee was agreed to.



Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28;

nays, 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Stone-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Craw-
for~ville.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Dorris-
A bill to amend the Act providing for the killing of fox or gray squirrels in Douglas County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. ReiserA bill to amend the charter of Guyton, Georgia. . Report of the committee was agreed to.

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Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25; nays, 0.
The. bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Messrs. Shuptrine and McCarthy-
A bill to amend the Constitution relative to the abolition of justice courts, so as to include the city of Savannah.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Jones, S. E.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, W. W.

Bullooh, R. 0.

Johnson, J. F.

Burtz, A. H.

Kea, Fred

Bush, W. J.

Kelly, 0. L.

Chennault, N. B. Longino, J. T.

DuBose, R. T.

McGregor, C. E.

Elkins, 0. H.

McNeil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. M.

Huie, G. M.

Parrish, C. H.

Irwin, M.D.

Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. Foster, A. H.

Hixon, J. T. Moore, J. H. Richardson, C. H.

Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.

Ayes 34, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitu-

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tional majority, was passed, and the bill is as follows:

A hill to he entitled an Act to amend Paragraph one of Section seven, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, providing for one Justice of the Peace in each Militia District of the State, and for the General Assembly in its discretion to abolish Justice Courts and the office of Justice of the Peace and of Notary Public and exofficio Justice of the Peace in any city of this State having a population of over 20,000, except the City of Savannah and to establish in lieu thereof such court or courts or system of courts as the General Assembly may in its discretion deem necessary, by striking therefrom the portion of the proviso of said paragraph, which excepts the City of Savannah from the privilege of having the General Assembly abolish Justice Courts in said City and establish such other Court or Courts or system of Courts as the General Assembly may in its discretion deem necessary, and for other purposes.

SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That Paragraph One (1), of Section Seven (7), of Article Six (6), of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, as amended by the Act of the General Assembly, approved July 30, 1912, and duly ratified by the people according to law, be and the same is hereby amended by striking from the proviso contained in said amendment the words "except the City of Savannah," where they immediately

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follow the words ''having a population of over twenty thousand,'' so that said proviso so amended by this amendment shall read as follows : ''Provided, however, that the General Assembly may in its discretion abolish Justice Courts, and 1~he office .of Justice of the Peace and of Notary Public and exofficio Justice of the Peace in any city in this State having a population of over twenty thousand, and establish in lieu thereof such court or courts or system of courts, as the General Assembly may, in its discretion deem necessary, conferring upon such new court or courts or system of courts when so established, the jurisdiction as to subject matter now exercised by Justice Courts and by Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public ex-officio Justices of the Peace, together with such additional jurisdiction~ either as to amount or to subject matter, as may be provided by law, whereof some other court has not exclusive jurisdiction under this Constitution; together also with such provision as to rules and procedure in such courts and aS' to new trials and the correction of errors in and by said courts and with such further provision for the correction of error by the Superior Court, or the Court of Appeals, or the Supreme Court, as the General Assembly may from time to time in its discretion, provide or authorize. Any court so established shall not be subject to the rules of uniformity laid down in Paragraph 1, of Section 9, of Article 6, of the Constitution of Georgia.

SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That if the Constitutional amendment shall be agreed to by two-

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thirds of the members of the General Assembly, the same shall be entered on each Journal, with the ayes and nays taken thereon, and the Governor shall cause the amendment to be published in one or more of the newspapers in each Congressional District for two months immediately preceding the next Genera1 Election and the voters thereat shall have written or printed on their ticket "For ratification of Amendment to Paragraph One, Section Seven, of Article ,Six of the Constitution (for striking the words 'ex-
cept the City of Savannah' from Paragraph 1 of :Said Section and Article, so as to bring Savannah within the provisions of General Law relative to General Assembly abolishing Justice Courts in cities having over twenty thousand and establishing other courts in lieu thereof)," or "Against ratification of amendment to Paragraph 1, of Section 7, of Article 6 of the Constitution (against striking the words 'ex-
cept the. City of Savannah' from Paragraph ~, of
said Section and Article bringing the City of Savannah within the provisions of the General Law relative to General Assembly abolishing Justice Courts in cities having over twenty thousand and establishing other courts in lieu thereof) '', as they may ~hoose and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the next General A.ssembly voting, shall vote in favor of ratification, then said amendment shall become a part of Paragraph 1, Section 7, of Article 6, of the Constitution of this State, and the Governor shall make proclamation thereof.
SEc. 3. Be it further enacted, that all laws and

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parts of laws in conflict with this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.
I
The following Senate bill was read the third time, and put upon its passage.

By Mr. Ford-
A bill to amend Section 4355 of the Code, relating to recording of executions.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitu-
. tional majority, was passed. The Senate had under consideration Senate Bill No. 242, when, on motion, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Tuesday, July 28, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President pro tern.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names :

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T.

Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0.' L. Longino, J. T. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H, Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

McGregor, C. E.

On motion, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

The following Senate bill was read the third time, and put upon its passage:

By Mr. Ford-
A bill to amend the Aet creating the city court of Albany so as to increasethe salary of the Solicitor.

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Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 3'2; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
Mr. Pope, of the 44th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the HolJ.se, the following bills of the Senate, to-wit.:
A bill to amend Section 4355, Volume 1, of the Code of 1910, relating to the recording of executions.
A bill to amend Section 26 or"an Act to incorporate the town of Mount Airy.
A bill to ailhorize the sale of part of the commons of the city of Columbus.
A bill to change the time of holding the Superior Court of Habersham County.
Respectfully submitted,
LE PoPE, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. MeNeil, of the 22nd District, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

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Mr. President :
Your committee on General Judiciary has had under consideration the f:ollowing Senate bill, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same baek to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, by substitute.
A bill to regulate the granting of total divorces in this State, and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
W. D. McNEIL, Chairman.

Mr. McNeil, of the 22nd District, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your committee on General Judiciary has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend Section 1037 of the Penal Code.
A bill to allow credit for time served in misdemeanor cases.
A bill to amend Section 3354, of Civil Code.
The committee has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute, to-wit.:

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A bill to provide for the rotation of judges of the Superior Court of this State.
A bill to amend Section 4252, of Volume 1, of Civil Code.
The committee has also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the Senate with the recommendation that the same_ do not pass, to-wit.:
A bill to rearrange the Ocmulgee and Dublin J udicial Circuits.
Respectfully submitted, W. D. McNEIL, Chairman.

Mr. Rushin, of the 14th District, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report :

Mr. President: Your ~ommittee on Counties and County Matters
has had under consideration the following bills of the House, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend Act to create board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Hall.
A bill to amend Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Ware.
A bill to repeal Act creating the office of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Madison.

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The committee has also had under consideration the following House bill, whi~h it instructs me to report with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to-wit.:
A bill to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for the county of Madison.
Respectfully submitted, M. E. RusHIN, Chairman.

Minority report on Senate Bill No. 119.

Mr. President :
A majority of the committee on General J udiciary, having reported Senate Bill No. 119, which is,
A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the rotation of judges of the Superior Court of this State, to prescribe the manner of their assignment, and to provide for the payment of their actual traveling expenses, and for other purposes.
With the recommendation that it do pass, by substitute, the undersigned members of said committee being opposed to the passage of either the original bill or substitute, do hereby respectfully submit this minority report against the passage of same.
All of which is respectfully submitted, J. L. SwEAT, Senator 5th Dist.
w. E. SPINKS,
Senator 38th Dist. W. D. McNEIL,
Senator 22d Dist.

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Mr. DuBose, of the 30th District, Chairman of the Committee on Insurance, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your committee on Insuran~e has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do not pass, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for the admission of motor car insurance companies to do business in Georgia.
Respectfully submitted, DuBosE, Chairman.

Minority report on House Bill No. 920.

Mr. President:

A majority of the committee on General Judiciary

having made an adverse report on House Bill No.

920, to- rearrange the Ocmulgee and Dublin judicial

circuits, and for other purposes, the undersigned

members of same ~ommittee being in favor of the

passage of said bill, do hereby recommen4 that the

said majority report of the committee be disagreed

to, and t~e bill passed.

. ,

Respectfully submitted,

J. L. SWEAT,

Senator 5th District.

A. H. BuRTZ,

Senator 41st District.
w. w. STARK,

Senator 33d Distriet.

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The following Senate bills were read the first time:

By Mr. HarrellA bill to repeal an Act entitled an Act to incor-
porate the town of Louvale, in Stewart County.
Referred to the Corporation Committee.

By Mr. Jones-
A bill to abolish the city court of Jeffersonville. Referred ~o the Special Judiciary Committee. By unanimous consent, the following bill was recommitted to the Agricultural Committee.

By Mr. Miller-;-
A bill to amend Section 2120 of the Code. The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof:

Mr. President :
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bills of the House, to-wit.:
A bill to amend an Act establishing an Agricultural, Industrial and Normal College in South Georgw.
House Bill No. 258. A bill to amend an Act establishing an Agricultural, Industrial and Normal College in South Georgia. '

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House Bill N9. 403. A bill relative to shipment of goods in car load lots, without the payment of a special tax.
House Bill No. 923, A bill to provide a bookkeeper for the State ban: examiner.
House BillNo~ 937. A bill relative to working of chaingang forces by county authorities.
House Bill No. 942. A bill to increase the salary of the stenographer to the State bank examiner.
House Bill No. 959. A bill to create a new charter for the city of Ellaville.
House Bill No. 981. A bill to create a new charter for the town of Bartow, in the county of Jefferson~ .
House Bill No. 1011. A bill to amend an Act ~stab Iishing the city court of Douglas.
Hous~ Bill.No. 1030. A bill t~ establish a board
of five commissioners of roads and revenues, in the county of Dodge.
House Bill No. 1031. A bill to amend an Act ~re ating a new, charter for the city of Eastman.
House Bill No. 1037. A bill to amend. the Acts. incorporating the city of Brunswick.
House Bill No.1056. A bill to repeal an Act to ere.:. ate .the city court of Gray, in the county of Jones.
House Bill No. 1068. A bill to amend an Act to establish a new charter for the tow1)l of McCaysville.
House B.ill No. 1080. A bill to. am~nd an Act creating a new charter for the city of Macon.

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The following message was received from the House through Mr. BoifeuiHet, the Clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House. has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the House to-wit.:
House Resolution No. 200. A re~olution appropriating the sum of $200.00 for expenses of School Book Investigating Committee.
By unanimous consent the following House bill was recommitted to the Corporation Committee.

By Messrs. Taylor and ColemanA biH to incorporate the town; of CaldwelL The following resolutiQn was read and adopted~

By Messrs. Sweat, Spinks, et aL-
A resolution to promote unity between the two branches of the General Assembly.
The following House bill was read the third time,
and: put upon its passage:

By Mr. Dorris-

A bill to amend' the charter of the town of Doug...

lasville.



Report of the committee was agtoeed to.
Upon the passage or the bill the ayes were 28; nays, 0.

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The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By unanim:(}US consent the following Senate bill was read the first time :

By Mr. Taryer-
A bill to amend the Act approved August 14, 1913, entitled an Act to regulate the return for taxation, the property of this State.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
T'be following resolution was Tead and adopted:

By Mr. Allen-
A resolution extending the privileg.es of the floor to Hon. Robert Montbop, and C. A. Coney, of Eufau1a, Alabama.
The following resolution was read and referred to the Rules Committee.
By Mr. Bu~~ A resolution that Senate Bin No. 221, be made
the special and continuing order immediately after unanimous consent Wednesday, July 29th.
The following unfinished business was taken .up, which, is the following bill of the House which bad been read the third time :
By Messrs. McCrory and AshleyA bill .to create a, Text Book Commission, in the
State, of Georgia;

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On this bill the previous question was called and main question ordered.
The following amendment was offered by adding after the words'' furnishing books to children of the common schools of Georgia,'' the words ''and few warm lunches for the children attending each common school of this State.''
I
On this amendment the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Burtz, A. H.

Brown, John W. L. Ford, L. L.

Bulloch, R. 0.

J'Ones, S. E.

McGregor, C. E. Perry, Grant D,

'!'hose voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Ohennault, N. B. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. E1kins, 0. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. trwin, M.D. Jones, W. W.

Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Parrish, C. H. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H.

Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. ISitark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Tliose not voting were Messrs.-

Converse, W. L. Olliff, W. M.

Foster, A. H.

Peyton, J. T.

/

Ayes 8, nays 29.

Smith, E. L. Turner, S. M.
J

The amendment was lost.
On the adoption of the Irwin substitute the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote was as follows.:

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'rb.ose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, .John W. L. Irwin, M. D.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, W. W.

Bush, W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

DuBose, R. T.

McGregor, C. E.

Elkins, 0. H.

McNeil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Ht:ie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Tarver, M. C. T1ylor, G. W. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Chennault, N. B. Dickey, R. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T.

Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. Moore, J. H. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D.

Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Sweat, J. L.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Converse, W. L. Olliff, W. M.

Smith, E. L.

Turner, S. M.

Ayes 22, nays 17.

The substitute was adopted.
On the passage of the bill by substitute the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote was as follows:

'Tih.ose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Johnson, J. F.

Bulloch, R. 0.

McGregor, C. E.

Burtz, A. H.

McNeil, W. D.

DuBose, R. T.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

ParriSh, C. H.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T.

Irwin, M.D.

Richardson, C. H.

Jones, W. W.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Tarver, M. C. Tayior, G. W. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

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Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Dickey, R.. L. Elkins, 0. H. Foster, A. H.

Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J '1'. Jones, S. E. Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T.

Moore, J. H. Perry, Grant D. Pope, Le. Rushin, M. E. Sweat, J. L.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Converse, W. L. Olliff, W. M.

Smith, E. L.

Turner, S. M.

Ayes 22, nays 17.
The bill not having received the requisite constitutional majority was lost.
On motion, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1914.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Wednesday, July 29th, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll, the following members answered to their names :

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, F'red

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Conv~rse, W. L.

Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

E1kins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

Olliff, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

Barrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.
Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Wa'bts, J. N.

Mr. Harrell gave notice that at the proper time he would move to recotisider the action of the Senate in defeating the McCrory School Book bill.

On motion, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

Mr. Harrell moved to reconsider the action of the Senate in defeating the following bill of the House on yesterday :

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By Messrs. :VIcCrory and Connor-

A bill to create a text book commission for the State of Georgia.
The previous question was called and the mam question ordered.
On the motion to reconsider the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Harrell, G. Y. Kea, Fred McGregor, C. E. Moore, J. H.

Perry, Grant D. Stark, W. W. RichardEon, C. H. Sweat, J. L. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Turner, S. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Hixon, J. T.

Brown, John W. L. Huie, G. :M.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Irwin, M.D.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, S. E.

Bush, W. J~

Jones, W. W.

Chennault, N. B. Johnson, J. F.

Converse, W. L. Kelly, 0. L.

DuBose, R. T.

Longino, J. T.

Elkins, 0. H.

McNeil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Olliff, W. M. . Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Rushin, M. E. Smith, E. L. Spinks. W. E. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Dickey, R. L.

Foster, A. H.

Parrish, C. H.

Ayes 10, nays 30. The motion was lost.

The following . message was received from theHouse through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof~

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Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite c-onstitutional majority 1!he following bills of the Hpuse, to-wit.:

House Bill No. 1007. A bill to amend an Act to regulate public instruction in the county of Glynn.

House Bill No. 1042. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Manchester.

House Bill No. 1059. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Hawkinsville.

House Bill No. 1060. A bill to provide for the registration of voters voting at the municipal elections, in the city of Savannah.

House Bill No. 1061. A bill to amend an Act providing for the holding of primary elections in the city of Savannah.

House Bill No. 1081.. A bill to amend the charter of -the town of Boston, in the county of Thomas.

House Bill No. 1085. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Hull.

The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk the.reof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority, the following resolution of the House, to-wit.:

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House Resolution No. 266. A resolution to request the Senate to return to the House, House Bill No~ 1011.

The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to-wit.:
House Bill No. 926. A bill to amend the Constitution so as to give Bleckley and Wheeler Counties a representation.
The following resolution was read and adopted.

By Mr. Stark-
A resolution resolved that on the pending bill and on all bills and resolutions, speeches by the Senators shall be limited to 20 minutes unless otherwise ordered or allowed by the Senate.
The fQllowing rewlution was read and referred to the Rules Committee.

By Mr. Tarver-
Fixing the order of business for session of Senate, on July 30, 1914.
The following Senate bills were read the first time;

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By Mr. Elkins-
A hill to amend Section 5373 of Volume 1, of the Code.
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. PeytonA biU to amend Section 1, of an Act approved
August 17, 1911, which provides salary for the stenographer in the office of pensions.
Referred to the Appropriation Committee.
By Mr. MillerA bill to regulate and control all Fraternal Ben-
efit Societies in this State.
Referred to the Insurance Committee'.
By Mr. PeytonA hill to provide for a.department of public high-
ways and for the appointment of a commissioner. Referred to the Agricultural Committee.

By Mr. ElkinsA bill to create a board of commissioners of pub~
lie roads and finances for Wheeler County.
Referred to the Counties and County Matters Committee.
By Mr. ElkinsA hill to repeal the Act creating county commis-
sioners for Wheeler County.

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Referred to the Counties and County Matters Committee.

By Mr. Taylor-
A bill to reincorporate the town of Bristol in Pierce County.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.
The following unfinished business was taken up real) the third time, and put upon its passage.

By Mr. Elkin-

A bill to regulate the procedure in the courts of this State.

The following roll was called to ascertain the presence of a quorum.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names:

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johuson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Harrell, G. Y.

Moore, J. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T.

ThoS'e absent were Messrs.-

Pope, Le. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Dickey, R. L. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Longino, J. T. Olliff, W. M.

Panish, C. H. Richardson, C. H.

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A quorum was present.

Mr. Harrell moved to indefinitely postpone the bill under consideration.

On this motion the ayes and nays were ordered .and the vote was as follows :
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. .Jones, W. W. .Johnson, J. F.

Longino, J. T. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T.

Pope, Le. Rushir:, M. E. Tyson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

.Allen, John T.

Huie, G. M.

Brown, John W. L. Irwin, M. D.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Kea, Fred

J3ush, W. J.

Kelly, 0. L.

Chennault, N. B. McGregor, C. E.

. .Converse, W. L. McNeil, W. D.

DuBose, R. T.

Miller, B. S.

Elkins, 0. H.

Moore, J. H.

Ford, L. L.

Olliff, W. M.

Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.
Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Dickey, R. L.

Foster, A. H.

Tarver, M. C.

Ayes 11, nays 29.
The motion was lost.
On motion, further consideration of this hill was -postponed until Thursday morning at 11 o'clock.
Senate ~djourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA-
Thursday, July 30, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the ca1l of the roll the following members answered to their names:

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L.
Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. -Ruie, G. M.

Irwin, M. D. ,Tones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Jolmson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T.
Pope, Le, Richardson, C. II. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Srr Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

On motion, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

Mr. Miller, of 24th District, Vice-Chairman of theCommittee on Rules, submitted the following report:.

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Rules has had under consideration the following resolutions of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back

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to the Senate with the recommepdation that same do be adopted:
{1) That order of business for Thursday, July 30, immediately after confirmation of Journal be as :follows:
(a) First reading of House bills for reference.
(b) Introduction of new matter.
(c) Second reading of House and Senate bills fa-vorably reported second time.
(2) That Senate Bill 245 and Senate Resolution 61 be made a special and continuing order for Friday, July 31st, ,immediately after unanimous con.sent.
(3) That Senate Bill303 be made a special and continuing order immediately after the above.
(4) That Senate Bill 221 be made a special and .continuing order immediately after Senate Bill 303. Lost.
Respectfully submitted, B. S. MILLER; Vice-Chairman.

The following message was received from the House through M:r. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutiQna-1 majoority the following billS' of the House, towit.:

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House Bill 354. A bill to change the name of the Georgia State Sanitarium to that of Georgia State Hospital for the Insane.

House Bill1065. A bill to add the city of Ellaville to the list of cities and towns to be designated as State depositories.

House Bill 1069. A bill to incorporate the city of Colbert, in the county of Madison.

House Bill 1093. A bill to change the lines of the Rockmart School District.

The House has passed, as amended, by the requi-

site constitutional majority, the following bill of the

Senate, to-wit.:

. .,

Senate Bill 281. A bill to amend an Act mcor-

porating the town of Shellman.

Mr. MeNeil, of 22d District, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on General Judiciary has had. under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommenp.ation tha~: same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for the adoption of the ''Torrens Land Title System."
Your committee has ha_d under consideration the following Senate bill, which I am instructed to re-

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-port to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for sanitary drinking cups upon passenger trains.
Respectfully submitted,
vV. D. McNEIL, Chairman.

Mr. MeNeil, of 22d District, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the rollowing report:

.Mr. President:
Your Committee- on General Judiciary has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that .same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to aid in the prevention of strikes and lock.outs.
The committee has had under consideration the following Seilate resolution, which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit.:
A resolution to provide for a joint committee to inquire into a more expedient method of registra.tion of land titles, and report to the next General Assembly.
Respectfully submitted,
Vv. D. McNEIL, Chairman.

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Mr. McNeil, of 22d District, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on General Judiciary has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that. same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend Section 5373 of Volume I of the Code of 1910.
Respectfully submitted,
W. D. McNEIL, Chairman.

Mr. McNeil, of 22d District, Chairman of the Comriiittee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on General Judiciary has had' under consideration the following bills of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass by substitute, to-wit.:
A bill to extend the powers of the Commissioner of Pensions.
A bill to amend an Act to provide protection of "sinking funds."

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The committee also recommends that the followIng Senate bill do pass, as amended, to-wit.:
A bill to revise the election laws of Georgia. Respectfully submitted, W. D. McNEIL, Chairman.
Mr. McNeil, of 22d District, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:

Your Committee on General Judiciary has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, .and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that .same be referred to the Committee on Banks, to-wit.:

A bill to amend Section 2817 of the Civil Code, relative to corporate powers and functions of trust ..companies.
Respectfully submitted,
vV. D. McNEIL, Chairman.

Mr. President:

The ~ndersigned members of your Committee on

'General Judiciary, submit the following minority
'Vreport on Senate Bill No. 271: e recommend that said bill do pass. w. w. STARK,

FRED KEA,

W. D. McNEIL,

M. D. IRwiN,

c. M.

TARVER.

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Mr. Pope, of 44th District, Vice-Chairman of th~ Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House, the following bills of the Senate,.. to-wit.:
A bill to amend the original Act creating the city court of Douglas.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Black,/ shear.
A bill to amend an Act to establish the city court of Albany.
Respectfully submitted,
LE PoPE, Vice-Chairman.

M:r:. Brown, of 42d District, Chairman of the Committee on \V. & A. R. R., submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on W. & A. R. R. has had under consideration the following resolution of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, as amended, to-wit.:
A resolution to provide for building certain bridges.

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and underpasses over the W. & A. R. R. by commissioners of Bartow County.
Respectfully submitted, J. W. L. BROWN, Chairman.

MINORITY REPORT oN SENATE BILL No. 291.
Mr. President:
A majority of the Committee on the Western & Atlantic Railroad having reported against the passage of "A bill to grant the city of Atlanta the right, privilege and franchise to construct a plaza over certain portions of theW. & A. R. R. tracks in the city of Atlanta," the undersigned members of said committee believing that the time ha& come when some action should be taken upon this very important matter by the Legislature, not only to grant relief to the city of Atlanta, but in the interest of the State, oppose the action taken, thereby preventing further consideration and the possible agreement upon a satisfactory substitute which would solve the question, hence we respectfully submit this minority report against the action taken by the committee.
J. L. SwEAT, Senator 5th Dist.
G. M. HuiE, Senator 35th Dist.
Mr. Brown, of 42d District, Chairman of the Committee on W. & A. R. R., submitted the following report:

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Mr. President:
Your Committee on W. & A. R. R. has had under consideration the following bill of the Senflte, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do not pass, to-wit.:
A bill to grant the city of Atlanta -the right, privilege and franchise to construct a plaza over certain portions of the W. & A. R. R. tracks in the city of Atlanta.
Respectfully submitted,
J. W. L. BRowN, Chairman.

Mr. Elkins, of 15th District, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the followin9; report:

Mr. Prtsid~:tl.
Your Committee on SpE>cial J ndi,~iary has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate 'vith the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to abolish the city court of Jeffersonville.
The committee has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same, as amended, do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to require county officers who are required

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to give bond, to give bond in some guaranty company.
Respectfully submitted,
0. H. ELKINs, Chainmm.

Mr. Elkin, of 15th District, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following repo:r:t:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the following bills of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that Ei'ame do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to abolish the city court of Pulaski County.
A bill providing for holding four terms a year of the Pulaski County Superior Court.
Respectfully submitted,
0. H. ELKINS_, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz, of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee_on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back

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to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:

A bill to incorporate the town of Cadwell in county

of Laurens.



Respectfully submitted,

A. H. BuRTz, Chairman.

Mr. Hixon, of 37th District, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Temperance has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to repeal Section 933 of the Civil Code of 1911,, providing for a tax on ''locker clubs.''
The committee has had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to-wit.:
A bill to make it unlawful to sell near-beer in the county of Randolph.
Respectfully submitted, J. T. HIXON, Chairman.
Mr. Burtz, of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

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Mr. Presient:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to reincorporate the town of Bristol, in the county of Pierce.
Respectfully submitted,
A. H. BuRTZ, Chairman.

Mr. Peyton, of 31st District, Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Railroads has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do not pass, to-wit.:
A bill to make it compulsory upon railroads to provide a telephone in their passenger ticket offices.
A bill to require persons prosecuting parties for illegally riding on trains or cars to deposit costs with the court.
Respectfully submitted,
J. T. PEYTON, Chairman.

The following House. bills and resolutions were read first time :

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By Mr. Shipp-
A bill to amend the constitution of the State so as to give Bleckly and wheeler counties representatives.
Referred to the Constitutional Amendments Committee.

By Mr. McCroryA bill to create a new charter for Ell~ville m
Schley County.
Referred to the Corporation Committee.

By Mr. :Methvin-
A bill to establish a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Dodge County.
Referred to the Counties and County Matters Committee.

By Mr. SparksA bill to amend the Act_providing for holding four
terms of superior court of Toombs County..
Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Methvin-
A bill to repeal the ..\. ct to create the office of commissioners of roads and revenues for Dodge County.
Referred to the Counties and County Matters Committee.

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By Mr. AdamsA bill to amend the charter of the city of Gaines-
vine.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Paulk-
A bill to create the office of comm1sswners of roads and revenues for Ben Hill County.
Referred to the Counties and County Matters Committee.

By Mr. Smith-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of McCaysville, in Fannin County.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Methvin-

By Mr. HardmanA bill to establish a new charter for the town of
Bartow. Referred to the Corporations Committee.
By Mr. SparksA bill to amend the Act establishing a system of
public schools for the city of Vidalia. Referred to the Education Committee.

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By Mr. Middleton-
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Dade County.
Referred to Counties and County ~ratters Committee.

By Mr. Shipp-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Hawkinsville._
Referred to Corporations Committee.

By Messrs. Myrick, Shuptrine and McCarthy of Chatham-
A bill to amend an Act to provide for the holding of primary elections in the city of Savannah, and for other purposes.
Referred to Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Glenn of Whitfield-
A bill to amend an Act approved August 3, 1910, so as to provide for the extension of the terms of the present board of trustees of the public schools of the city of Dalton, Georgia, and for other purposes.
Referred to Education Committee.

By ~{r. Cole of Bartow and Mr. Miller of Bibb-
A bill to increase the salary of the stenographer of the State Bank Examiner, and for other purpos-es.

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Referred to Appropriation Committee.

By Mr. Thompson of Madison-
A bill incorporating the town of Hull, and for other purposes.
Referred to Corporation Committee.

By Mr. Shuptrine of Chatham. A resolution appropriating the sum of $200 for
expenses of School Book Investigating Committee.
Referred to Appropriation Committee.

By Messrs. Blackburn, C~hran and Smith of Fulton-
A bill to regulate the practice of the occupation of a barber in certain cities within the State of Georgia, etc., and for other purposes.
Referred to Hygiene and Sanitation Committee.

By Mr. Wheatley of Sumter-
A bill to amend the constitution of this State so as to create the office of Lieutenant-Governor, and for other purposes.
Referred to Constitutional Amendments Committee.

By Mr. Sheppard of Sumter-
A bill to regulate the employment of children in certain kinds of labor; to prohibit their employment below certain ages, and for other purposes.

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Referred to Commerce and Labor Committee.

By Mr. Akin of Glynn-
. A bill to consolidate and amend an Act to regulate the public instruction in the county of Glynn, and for other purposes.
Referred to Education Committee.

By Messrs.. Culpepper and Williams of MeriwetherA bin to amend the charter of the city of Man-
chester, and for other purposes.
Referred to Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Methvin of DodgeA bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for
the city of Eastman, and for other purposes.
Referred to Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Stewart of Coffee-
A resolution to request the Senate to return to the House, House Bill No. 1011.
The above resolution was read and adopted.

By Mr. Thomson of Madison-
A bill to repeal an Act approved December 8, 1899, incorporating town of Five Forks, in Madison County; defining its limits, conferring upon mayor a:nd council of said town certain rights, privileges and duties, and for other purposes.

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Referred to Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Ledbetter of Polk~
A bill to amend an Act authorizing Cedartown, in Polk County, Georgia, to establish and maintain a system of public schools, and for other purposes.
Referred to Education Committee.

By Mr. Hopkins of Thomas-
A bill to amend an Act to establish a system of public schools in the city of Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, and for other purposes.
Referred to Education Committee.
A bill to authorize the county board of commissioners for Bibb County to issue and sell bonds of said county for bridges, roads, hospitals, any or all, and for other purposes.
Referred to Counties and County Matters Committee.

By Mr. Hopkins of Thomas-
A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Thomasville to close and abandon certain streets.
Referred to Corporations Committee.

By 1\fr. Ledbetter-
A bill to change the lines of the Rockmart School District, and for other purposes.

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By Mr. McCrory-
A bill to amend Section 1249 of the Political Code of 1910, so as to add the city of Ellaville, Schley County, to the number of State depositories, and for other purposes.
Referred to Banks Committee.

By Mr. E:nnis-
A bill to change the name of the Georgia State Sanitarium to that of Georgia State Hospital for the Insane, and for other purposes.
Referred to State Sanitarium Committee.

By----
A bill to create an.d incorporate the city of Tolbert, in the county of Madison, and for other purposes.
Referred to Corporations Committee.

By :\fr. Strickland, of Pierce-
A bill to repeal an Act approved August 9, 1912, creating board of commissioners of Pierce County.
Referred to Counties and County Matters Committee.

By Mr. Miller of Bibb-
A.bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the city of Macon, so as to provide for the regulation and control of the county chaingangs of Bibb County, and for other purposes. .

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Referred to Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Wheatley of Sumter-
A bill relative to working the chaingang force by county authorities, and for other purposes.
Referred to Counties and County Matters Committee.

By Mr. Shuptrine of ChathamA bill to amend Section 1898 of the present Code
of Georgia, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce and Labor Committee.

By Messrs. Lane and Harrell of Decatur-
A bill to enable individuals to ship, in carload lots, goods or merchandise for individual use and distribution without the payment of a special or license tax as dealer.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. Holtzclaw and Greene of Houston-
A bill to amend an Act to amend the charter of the: city of Fort Valley, and for other purposes.
Referred to Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Hopkins of Thomas-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Boston, in the County of Thomas, so as to change the name

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of said corporation from ''The Town of Boston'' to "The City of Boston," and for other purposes.
Referred to Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Bullard, of Campbell-
A bill to amend an Act approved Febmary 8, 1874, creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Campbell County, define their powers and duites, and for other purposes.
Referred to Counties and County lVIatters Committee.
By Messrs. Jones and G'riffin, of ~owndes-
A bill to establish and organize an Agricultural, Industrial and Normal College in South Georgia, as a branch of the University of Georgia, .and for other purposes.
Referred to Education Committee.

By Messrs. Cooper and Crawley, of WareA bill to provide a bookkeeper for the State bank
examiner, and to fix the salary therefor, and for other purposes.
Referred to Appropriations Committee.
By Mr. Miller, of BibbBy Mr. Henderson-
A bill to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to create the city court of Gray, for the county of Jones; ap-

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proved August 13, 1913; also to abolish said court and to provide for the disposition of business pending in said city court, and for other purposes.
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. Lane and Harrell-
A bill to incorporate the town of Attapulgus, in Decatur County, Georgia, to provide for government of the same, .and for other purposes.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Messrs. Wood and Bennett-
A bill to amend charter of town of Logansville, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Akin-
A bill to amend the Act consolidating the Acts, in corporating the city of Brunswick, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.
By Messrs. Fowler and MillerA bill to create a new charter for the city of
Macon, and for other purposes. Referred to the Corporations Committee.
By Mr. StewartA bill to amend the Act establishing the city court
of Douglas.

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This bill was ordered returned to the House.

By Messrs. Myrick, Shuptrine and }fcCarthy-
A bill to provide for the registration of voters to vote at the municipal elections in the city of Savannah, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Blackburn-
A bill to amend Section 1131 of the Code of 1910, and for other purposes. . Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Paulk-
A bill to repeal an Act entitled ''An Act to prescribe the duties and powers of the commissioners Qf roads and revenues in and for Ben Hill County, and for other purposes.
Referred to .the Counties and County Matters Committee.
The following House resolutions and bifls were read the second time :

By Mr. Thompson-
A bill to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for Madison County.

By Mr. ThompsonA bill to repeal the Act creating the office of com-

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missioner of roads and revenues for Madison County.

By .Messrs. Cole and Dodd-
A resolution to provide for the building of bridges over the W. & A. R. R., in Bartow County.

By 'Mr. Adams-
A bill to amend the Act creating the commissioner of roads and revenues for Hall County.

By Messrs. Crawford and Cooper-
A bill to amend the Act to create the commissioners of roads and revenues for \Vare County.

By Mr. ShippA bill to abolish the city court of Pulaski County.

By Mr. Shipp-
A bill to provide for holding four terms of Superior Court of Pulaski County.
The following Senate bills were read the second time:

By Mr. TaylorA bill to incorporate the town of Bristol, in Pierce
County.
By Messrs. Foster and IrwinA bill to aid in the protection of strikes and lock-
outs in any trade.

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By Mr. Irwin-
A bill to amend an .Act to provide for the protection of sinking fund in municipalities.

By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to provide that in all misdemeanor cases when a misdemeanor punishment is authorized by law, the trial judge shall impose the punishment in certain ways.

By :Mr. Rushin-
A bill to require all county officers to give bonds in security companies.

By Mr. Stark-
A bill to -provide for the rotation of judges of the Superior Courts of this State.

By ~Ir. ElkinsA bill to amend Section 5373 of the Code.

By Mr. McNeil-
A bill to repeal Section 933 of the Code, so as to abolish locker clubs.

By Mr. ElkinsA bill to amend Section 4252 of the Code.

By Mr. ElkinsA bill to amend Section 1037 of the Penal Code.

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By Mr. ElkinsA bill to amend Section 3354 of the Code.

By Mr. McGregorA bill to extend the powers of. the pension com-
missiOner. The following Senate bills were read the first time:

By Messrs. Perry and Allen-

A bill to amend Paragraph 2, Section 6, Article 7,

of the Constitution.



Referrld to the Agricultural Committee.

By unanimous consent the following bill of the Senate was withdrawn from the General Ju'diciary Committee, and referred to the Committee on Banks.

By Mr. Huie-
A bill to amend Section 2817, of the Code.
By unanimous consent the House amendments to the following Senate bill was concurred in.

By Mr. Taylor-
A bill to establish the city court of Blackshear. The following resolutions were read and referred to the Rules Committee.
By Mr. KellyA resolutio:p setting Senate Bill No. 194 special
order for August 4th.

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By :Mr. Elkins-
A resolution setting Senate Bill No. 218 special order for August 3d.

By Mr. KeaA resolution setting Senate Bill No. 223 as special
order for August 3d, 1914. The following special order was taken up:

By Mr. Elkins-

A bill to regulate the proceedure in the courts of this State.

The previous question was called and the main question was ordered on the bill and amendments.

The following amendment was offered:

Amend by striking Sections 14 and 17, and renumb.ering the other Sections.

On the adoption of this amendment the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F.

McGregor, C. E. Moore, J. H.
Parrish, C. H. Peyton, J. T.

Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Stark, W. W.
Tyson, C. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Chennault, N. B.

Brown, John W. L. Converse, W. L.

Bu!loeh, R. 0.

Dickey, R. L.

Burtz, A. H.

DuBose, R. T.

Bush, W. J.

Elkins, 0. H.

Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L.

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Longino, J. T. McNeil, W. D. Olliff, W. M. Perry, Grant D. Pope, Le,

Richardson, C. H. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L.

Tarver. M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Foo:ter. A. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Ayes 12, nays 28.

Miller, B. S.

The amendment was lost.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote was as fo11ows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

E1kins, 0. H.

w. Br~wn, John

L. Ford, L. L.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Huie, G. M.

Burtz, A. H.

Irwin, M.D.

Chennault, N. B. Jones, S. E.

Converse, W. L. Kea, Fred

Dickey, R. L.

McNeil, W. D.

DuBose, R. T.

Olliff, W. M. Richardson, C. H. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Harrell G. Y. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T.

McGregor, C. E. Moore, J. H. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le.

Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Stark, W. W. Tayior, G. W. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

:F'oster, A. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Ayes 23, nays 18.

Miller, B. S.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended, and the

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amendments are as follows :
Mr. Elkins, of the 15th District, and Irwin, of the 34th District, offered to ainend Senate Bill No. 242 by striking from the 4th and 5th lines of Section 9 of said bill,"plea in abatement or to the jurisdiction or other dilatory pleading," and by substituting before the word ''answer,'' in the 6th line of said Section 9, the words "a plea or," and by striking all the "~ords in said Section 9, after. the word "but," in the 7th line.

To amend Senate Bill No. 242, by striking from the first line of Section 10, the words and figure five (5) and substituting in lieu thereof the words and figure ten (10).
To amend Senate Bill No. 242, by adding after the word ''docket'' in the 3d line of Section 13, the following words: ''Immediately upon the expiration of the time allowed for opening the 'Default,' '' and by striking from line 3d, the following words : "time that the default was entered," and substituting in lieu thereof of such stricken words, the following: ''Expiration of the time allowed for opening the default."
To amend Senate Bill No. 242, by adding after the word "action" in the 4th line of Se,ction 27, the following words: ".Without filing any other defense but such failure to file any other defense shall be an irrevocable waiver of any other defense by way of plea, answer, or otherwise."
To amend by ehanging the number of the last

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Section from. Section 29 to Section 30, and by adding a new Section to be known as Section 29, as follows: "In the event the defendant appears and pleads in the manner provided for an Act and within the time allowed, whether the case be marked in default and the default be opened or whether such appearance and pleading is made prior to the time for the case to be marked in default, the plaintiff shall be allowed five (5) days in which to file a demurrer or motion to strike the plea or answer of tlie defendant, if he so deserves. Immediately upon the expiration of this time, the clerk of the court shall notify the judge of the court of the pendency of a demurrer or of demurrers, if any, and it shall be the duty of the court to assign the demurrer or demurrers, for a hearing in vacation, at as early a date as is consistent with his other official duties at such place as, in his discretion, is most convenient to the court, the attorneys and the parties, giving reasonable notices to attorneys for both sides. At such hearing, the court shall pass final judgment on the demurrers, which judgment shall have the same force and effect as a judgment rendered in term time. The court shall have the authority and power at such hearing in instances of special demurrers, to order amendments filed within a certain time, and in the event such an order is not complied with, the opposite party may apply in vacation and secure from the court, proper order for judgment, and judgment may then bB entered up according to said order, recorded upon the minutes of the court, execution issued, and the like.

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Mr. Smith proposed to amend Section ten by striking from the 3d and 4th lines thereof, the following words: ''filing without other pleading or defense, an answer to the merits of the case,'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ''Thereupon filing his plea, answer, demurrer or other pleadings, in defense of such action.
'Fo amend Section 9 hy striking the word "five," in the first line thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof, the word "ten."
To amend Section 7 by adding at the end thereof, the following: ''The sheriff, or other office; whose dut}~ it may be to serve such process, shall be subject to rule for neglect to perform such service, as 'rovided by existing law for similar neglect of duty.''
Amend Section 26 by adding after the word "file" in the second line, the words: ''And process issued,'' and by striking out in the third line the words: ''And waiver of process,'' so that said Section, when amended, will read as follows:
''Any defendant, either in person or by attorney, may, at any time, after the petition is filed and process issued, enter and sign thereon, or in a separate instrument, entitled in the cause, an acknowledgement of service, and such entry on the petition or such instrument, when filed with the clerk, shall stand in lien of serYice of the petition and process by the sheriff, or other officer.
The following House bill was read the third time, and put upon its passage:

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By l\Ir. Bullard-

A bill to amend the services of certain corporations in this State.

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29 ; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

The following Senate bill was read the third time, and put upon its passage:

By Messrs. Rushin and 'MeNeil-
A bill to amend Paragraph 1, Section 4, Article 1, of the Constitution of Georgia.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative w~re Messrs.-

Rurtz, A. H. Ru:;lt. W. J.
Converse, '"" L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Ford, L. L. Harrell, (l-. Y. Huie, G. M. Irwin, .M. D. ,Tones, S. E. .Jones, W. W.

Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. l\ioore, J. H. Parri'lh, C. H.
Pen.' Grrmt D. Peyton, J. T.

Pope, I.e.
Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Stt.ark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarwr, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Wabts, J. N.

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Tlhose voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bulloch, R. 0.

Elkins, 0. H. Oni:fi, W. M.

Smith, E. L.

T'hose not voting were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Foster, A. H.
Chennault, N. B. Hixon, J. T.

Spinks, W. E.

Ayes 33", nays 5.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed and the bill is as follows:

A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Paragraph 1, Section 4, Article 1, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, which prohibits special laws from being enacted in any case for which provision has been made by. an existing general law, by adding at the end of the :first sentence, in said paragraph, in line fmu of same, the following proviso : "Provided the General Assembly may, by local Acts, provide for a salary to be paid to all county officers, and :fix the amount of such salary and provide for the collection of fees by county officers, and direct that same be paid into the county treasury."

SEcTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same that Article 1, Section 4, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, as codified in Section 63'91, of the Code of 1910, which prohibits special laws from being enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law be, and the same is, hereby amended

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by adding at the end of the first sentence in said paragraph, in line four of same, the following proviso; to-wit: "Provided, the General Assembly may, by local Acts, provide for a salary to be paid to aU county officers, and to fix the amount of such salary, and to provid~ for the collection of fees by county officers, and direct that the same be paid into the county treasury,'' so that, when amended, said paragraph shall read as follows:
"6391 (5732) Paragraph 1. General laws and how voiced. Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout the State, and no special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision bas been made by any existing general law; provided, the General Assembly may, by local Acts, provide for a salary to be paid to all county officers and fix the amount of such salary and provide for the collection of fees by county officers and direct that the same be paid into the county treasury. No general law affecting private rights, shall be voiced in any particular case by special legislation except with the free consent in writing of all persons to be affected thereby; and no person under legal disability to contract, is capable of such consent."

SEa. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority of snme that when said amendment shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, it shall be entered upon the Journal of each House, with the "ayes and "nays" thereon, and published in one or more newspapers in each Congressional

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District in said State for two months previous to the time of holding the next general election and shall, at the next general election, be submitted to the people for ratification. All persons voting at said election in favor of adopting the said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: '' For ratification of amendment to Article 1, Section 4, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing local Acts to place county officers on salary." And all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: ''Against ratification of amendment to Article 1, Section 4, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing local Acts to place county officers on salary.'' And if the majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon, shall be consolidated as now provided by law in elections for members of the General Assembly, and return made to the Governor, then he shall declare said amendment adopted and make proclamation of the result by publication of the results in one of the daily papers of this State, declaring the amendment ratified.

SEc. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed.

The hour of adjournment having arrived, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning, at 10 o' clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Friday, July 31, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President Protem.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.
Upon the call of the roll, the following members answered to their names :

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Converse. W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M.

Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Rea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. ,E. MeNeil, W. D. 1\liller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L. Stark, W. W. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

On motion the reading of the J orunal was dispensed with.

The following message was received from 'the House through ~fr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk .thereof:

Mr. President :
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, towit. :

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House Bill No. 16. A bill to amend the Constitution of the State so as to create the county of Evans.

House Bill No. 1044. A bill to amend an Act creating a boanl of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Putnam.

House Bill No. 1072. A bill to repeal an Act reducing the number of county commissioners of Laurens County.

House Bill No. 1087. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the city of East Point.

House Bill No. 1091. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of College Park.

House Bill No. 1099. A bill to amend the Act establishing the city court of Baxley.

House Bill No. 1100. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Donaldsonville.

House Bill No. 1105. A bill to amend an Act creating a charter for the city of Cordele.

House Bill No. 1112. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Buford.

House Bill No. 1118. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Kirkwood.

House Bill No. 1122. A bill to abolish the city court of Jeffersonville.

House Bill No. 1124. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Royston.

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House Bill No. 290. A bill to revise the health laws of the State of Georgia.
House Bill No. 1019. A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta.
House Bill No. 1046. A bill to add the town of Woodbury to the list of State Depositories.

The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the Clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to-wit.:
Senate Bill No. 300. A bill to amend an Act creating a charter for the town of Mount Airy.
Senate Bill No. 306. A bill to authorize the sale of part of the commons of the city of Columbus.
Also : The House has passed, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bills of the Senate, to-wit.:
Senate Bill No. 261. A bill to revise the Acts amending the charter of the city of Griffin.
Senate Bill No. 286. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the city of Carrollton.
Mr. Rushin, of the 14th District, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report:

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1'vlr. Preside11t:
Your Committee on Counties and County :Jlatters has had .under consideration the following bills of the House, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass.
A bill to authorize commissioners of Bibb County to issue bonds for roads etc.
A bill relative to working chaingangs by county authorities.
A bill amending Act creating commissioners of roads and revenues for Campbell County.
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Dodge County.
A bill to repeal Act creating board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Dodge County.

The committee has also had under consideration the following House bill which it instructs me to report with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to-wit.:
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Dodge County.
Respectfully submitted,
:M. E. RusHIN, Chairman.

:Mr. Burtz, of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report :

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M1. President:
Your committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recomm~ndation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Hawkinsville.
A bill to amend the charter of town of Boston.

A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Thomasville to close certain streets.

A bill to provide for the registration of voters at municipal elections in the city of Savannah.

A bill to create a new charter for the city of Ellaville.
A bill to establish a new charter for the town of Bartow.

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Manchester.

A bill to amend an Act to provide for holding of primary elections in the city of Savannah.

A bill to amend the charter of city of Gainesville.
A bill to amend the charter of the town of McCaysville.

A bill to reincorporate the city of Colbert, in the county of Madison.

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A bill to amend the charter of city of Macon so as to provide for the regulation of the county chaingang of Bibb County.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Brunswick.
A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Hull.
A bill to reincorporate the town of Attapulgus, in the county of Decatur.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Macon.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Eastman.
A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Five Forks.
Respectfully submitted, A. H. BuRTz, Chairman.
Mr. Pope, of the 44th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following bill of the Senate, to-wit.:
A bill to amend Paragraph 1, Section 4, Article 1, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to allow counties to put their officers upon a salary.
Respectfully submitted, LE PoPE, Chairman.

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Mr. Stark, of the 33d District, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your committee on Appropriations bas bad under consideration the following House Bills:
House Bill No. 923. A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for a bookkeeper for the State bank examiner and to fix the salary, and for other purposes.
House Bill No. 942. A bill to be entitled an Act to increase the salary of the State bank examiner and for other purposes, and instructed me as their Chairman to report the same back with a recommendation that the same do pass.
Your committee bas also had under consideration the following House resolutions to-wit.:
. House Resolution No. 41. A resolution to provide for the payment of $100.00 toW. T. Jones, for the capture of Andrew :McCullough, an escaped convict.
House Resolution No. 200. A resolution to pay the sum of $200.00 to pay expenses of school book investigating committee and instructed me as their Chairman to report the same back with a recommendation that the same do pass.
W. W. STARK, Chliirman.

Mr. J obnson, of the 40th District, Chairman of the

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Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the following report:

Mr. Ptesident:
Your committee on Hygiene and Sanitation has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to regulate the practice of the occupation of a barber within the State of Georgia.
Respectfully submitted,
J. F. J:oHNSON, Chairman.
Mr. Tyson, of the 2nd District, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:
Mr. President:
Your committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signature of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives the following Act, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of city of Statesboro.
A bill to amend Secti()n 1249 of the Code of 1910, so as to add the town of Kingsland, in Camden County, to the list of State depositories.
A bill to amend Section 1249 of the Code of 1910, so as to add the city of Dahlonega, to the list of State depositories.

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A bill to confirm the action of the commons commissioners of the city of Columbus in donating to the city of Columbus certain property.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES M. TYsON, Chairman.

Mr. Smith, of the 9th District, Vice-Chairman of

the Committee on Education, submitted the follow-

ing report :



Mr. President:
Your committee on Education has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their Chairman to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend an Act to establish an Agricultural, Industrial and Normal College in South Georgia.
Respectfully submitted, E. L. SMITH, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Smith, of the 9th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Education has had under consideration the following bills of the House, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:

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A bill to amend an Act to authorize the city of Cedartown to establish a system of public schools.
A bill to amend an Act to regulate public instruction for the county of Glynn.
A bill to amend an Act to establish a system of public schools for the city of Vidalia.
A bill to amend an Act to establish a system of public schools in the city of Thomasville.
A bill to change the lines of the Rockmart school district.
Respectfully submitted,
E. L. SMITH, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Allen, of the 20th District, Chairman of the Committee on University of Georgia, submitted the following report:

.~I r. President:
Your Committee on University of Georgia has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass.
A bill to amend an Act approved August 5, 1910, authorizing the chairman of the board of trustees to appoint over 3 members on the bonds of the branch colleges.
Respectfully submitted,
.JNo. T. ALLEN, Chairman.



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Mr. Elkins, of the 15th District, Chainnan of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Special ,Judiciary has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to prescribe the manner of holding pnmary elections in Dodge County.
Respectfully submitted,
0. H. ELKINs, Chairman.

Mr. Tyson, of the 2nd District, Chainnan of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signature of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives the following Acts, to-wit.:
An Act to amend, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the city of Rome.
An Act to provide for holding four terms a year of the Superior Court of Dooly County .

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An Act to amend an Act to establish a system of public schools in the city of J e:fferson.
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES M. TYsoN, Chairman.

Mr. Harrell, of the 12th District, Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Constitutional Amendments has had under consideration the fo1lowing bill of the House, arid instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, by substitute, to-wit.:
A bi1l to amend the Constitution of Georgia, so as to give Bleck1ey and Wheeler Counties representatives in the General Assembly.
Respectfully submitted, G. Y. HARRELL, Chairman.
Minority report on Senate Bill No. 237.

Mr. President:
A majority of the Committee on Temperance having reported Senate Bill No. 237 to repeal Section 93'3 of the Civil Code, providing for a tax on locker clubs, with the recommendation that the same do pass, the undersigned members of said committee believing it to be unwise to deprive the State of the

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revenue received from the tax on locker clubs, which would result if said bill should be passed, hereby join in this minority report against the passage thereof, and recommend that it do not pass.
Respectfully submitted, J. L. Sweat, Senator 5th District. W. L. Converse, Senator 6th District. Jno. T. Allen, Senator 20th District

:Minority report on House Bill No. 860.

]l;fr. President:
House Bill No. 860, to prohibit the sale of near beer in the county of Randolph, having been reported adversely by a majority of the Senate Committee on Temperance, the undersigned members of said committee hereby join in this minority report, and recommend the passage of said bill, all of which is respectfully submitted.
J. L. Sweat, Senator 5th District.
W. E. H. Searcy, Senator 26th District.
W. J. Bush, Senator 8th District.
0. L. Kelly, Senator 18th District.

Mr. Longino, of the 36th District, Chairman of the

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Committee on State Sanitariums, submitted the following report :

Mr. President:
Your Committee on State Sanitariums has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to change the name of the Georgia State Sanitarium, to that of Georgia State Hospital for the Insane.
Respectfully submitted, J. T. LoNGINO, Chairman.

Mr. Turner, of the 7th District, Chairman of the Committee on Public Roads, submitted the following report :

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Public Roads has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the ~ecommendation that same do pass, by substitute, to-wit.:
A bill to prohibit the placing of rubbish etc., upon the public streets and highways.
The committee has also had under consideration the following Senate bill, which it instructs me to report with a recommendation that it do not pass, to-wit.:

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A bill to amend Section 695 of Civil Code of 1910, relating to road duty.
Respectfully submitted, S. "\V. TuRNER, Chariman.

The following Senate bills were read the first time:

By ~1:r. BullockA bill to amend the Fish and Game law of Georgia. Referred to the Agricultural Committee.

By 1Iessrs. Turner and "\Vatts--
A bill to amend Section 3 of an Act, No. 234, relative to the control of hog cholera in this State.
Referred to the Appropriations Committee.

By Mr. TysonA bill to amend Section 876 of the Penal Code. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. The following House resolution was read the
third time, and put upon its passage.

By Messrs. Cole and Dodd-
A resolution to provide for the building of certain bridges on the "\V. & A. Railroad, in Bartow _County.
Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes were 32; nays, 0.

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The resolution having received the requisite con'stitutional majority, was passed as amended, and the amendment is as follows :

By adding after the words "in the way indicated by said engineer," and in the last paragraph of said resolution, the following: ''and without expense to the lessee cd'mpany," so that the last paragraph of said resolution will read as follows:

"Be it further resolved, that before erecting of said bridges or constructing said underpasses, said board of commissioners of roads and revenues shall submit to the chief engineer of said \Vestern and Atlantic Railroad Company, the plans of said bridges or under passes for his approval, and said bridges or under passes shall be constructed in the way indicated by said engineer and without expense to the lessee company.

The following Senate bill was read the third time, and put upon its passage.

By Mr. Taylor-
-A bill to reincorporate the town of Bristol, in Pierce County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bills the ayes were 32; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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The following House bills were read the second time:

By Mr. ThompsonA bill to create and incorporate the 'town of
Colbert. This bill was recommitted.

By Mr. Hardman-
A bill to establish a new charter for the town of Boston.

By Messrs. 3Iyrick, Shuptrine and McCarthy-
, A bill to provide for the registration of votes in municipal elections in the city of Savannah.

By Mr. Adams-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Gainesville, in Hall County.

By Mr. Shipp-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Hawkinsville.

By Mr. Akin-
A bill to consolidate and amend the Act to regulate public instructions in Glynn County.

By Messrs. Lane and HarrellA bill to incorporate the town of Attapulgus.

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By Mr. Akin-
A bill to amend the Act consolidating the city court of Brunswick.

By Mr. Hopkins-
A bill to amend an Act to establish a system of public schools of Thomasville.

By Mr. Thompson-
A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Huie-

By .Mr. HopkinsA bill to amend the charter of the town of Boston.

By Mr. Methvin-
A bill to prescribe the manner of holding primary elections in Dodge County.

By Mr. McCrory-
A bill to create a ne\v charter for the city of Ellaville.

By Mr. Methvin-
:I-
A bill to establish a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Dodge County.

By Messrs. Myrick, Shuptrine and McCarthyA bill to amend an Act app:roved August 19th,

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1913, providing for holding primary elections in the city, of Savannah.

By Mr. Methvin-
A bill to amend the Act creating a new charter for the city of Eastman.

By Mr. Hopkins-
A bill to authorize th_e mayor and council of Thomasville to close certain streets.

By )fessrs. Blackburn, Cochran and Smith-
A bill to regulate the practice of a barber m certain cities.

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to authorize the county commissioners of Bibb County to issue and sell bonds for bridges, roads and hopsital.

By Mr. Ledbetter-
A bill to amend an Act authorizing Cedartown to establish and majntain a system of public schools.

By Mr. Sparks-
A bill to amend an Act establishing a system of public schools in the city of Vidalia.

By Mr. Shipp-
A bill to amend the Constitution so as to give Bleckley and Wheeler Counties representatives.

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By Mr. Ledbetter-
A bill to change the line of Rockmart school district.

By Mr. Methvin-
A bill to repeal an Act approved August 19th, 1912, to create the office of commissioners of roads and revenues of Dodge County.

By Mr. Thompson-
A bill to repeal an Act approved December S, 1899, incorporating the town of Five Forks, in ?\{adison County.

By Messrs. Fowler and Miller-
A bill to amend the Act creating a new charter for the city of Macon.

By Mr. Cooper-
A bill to provide a bookkeeper for the office of State bank examiner.

By Messrs. Culpepper and Williams-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Manchester.

By Mr. Smith-
A bill to amend the Act to establish a new charter for the town of McCaysville.

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By Messrs. Cole and :Miller-
A bill to increase the salary of the stenographer in the State bank examiner's office.

By Mr. wheatley-
A bill relative to working the chaingang forces by county authorities.

By Mr. Middleton-
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Dade.

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the city of Macon.

By Mr. Bullard-
A bill to amend an Act approved February 8, 1874, creating a board of commissioners _of roads and revenues for Campbell County.
The following House resolutions were read the second time:

By Mr. Connor-
A resolution to provide for the payment of $100. toW. T. Jones.

By Mr. Shuptrine-
A resolution appropriating the sum of $200. for expenses of State book investigating committee.

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By unanimous consent the fo1lowing House bill was read the first time:

By Messrs. Parker and Neal-
A bill 'to amend the Constitution of Georgia, so as to create the county of Evans.
Referred to "the Constitutional Amendments Committee.
The following House bills were read the third time and put upon their passage:

By Messrs. Filed and Smith-
A bill to provide and establish a new charter for the town of Clarkston, in DeKalb County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 3'0; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Messrs. Taylor and Coleman-
A bill to incorporate the town of Cadwell in Laurens County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30; nays, 0.
The bi1l having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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By Mr. Thompson-
A bill to create the office of commissioner of roads and .revenues for :\fadison County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended, and the amendment is as follows: by striking Section 15 of . the bill and renumbering the remaining Sections.

By Mr. Paulk-
A bill to reincorporate the town of Cecil, in Berrien County-
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Loyd-
A bill to create a new charter for the town of Oxford.
Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30; nays, 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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By Messrs. Crawley and Cooper-
A bill to amend an Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues, for Ware County.,
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30; nays, 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Adams-
A bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Hall County.
Report of -the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 33; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Carter-
A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the town of Richland.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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By Mr. Methvin-
A bin to amend the Act to create a new charter for the city of Eastman.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By )fr. McLendonA bill to change the name of the town of Kestler.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
"C"pon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By }fr. Thompson-
A bill to repeal an Act creating the office of commissioner of roads and revenues, of :Madison County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutiona! majority, was passed.
The follo~ing Senate bills were read the first time:

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By Mr. Irwin-
A bill to require the State veterinarian to examine from time to time the cattle in all sections of the State, to determine whether they are free from contagious diseases.
Referred to the Agricultural Committee.

By Mr. Kea-
A bill to make it unlawful to discharge fire arms upon the public roads of this State.
Referred to the General .Judiciary Committee.
The following resolution was read the third time, and put upon its passage.

By Mr. Elkins-
A resolution providing for a joint committee to inquire and report to the General Assembly next year a more expedient method of registering land titles.
Report of the committee was agreed to and the resolution was adopted.
The following resolution was read and adopted.

By Mr. Tarver-
A resolution that when the Senate adjourns today it will stand adjourned until Monday morning at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Harrell was granted leave of absence for a few days on acount of important business.

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The following Senate bill was taken up which was a special order read the third time and put upon its passage.

By Mr. Miller-
.\ oill to repeal Section 1363 of the Code, Volume two.
On motion the Senate adjourned until Monday morning at 11 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Monday, August 3d, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 11 o'clock; was called to order by the President-Protem.

Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names:

Allen, John T.

Hixon, J. T.

Brown, John W. L. Huie, G. M.

Burtz, A. H.

Irwin, M.D.

Converse, W. L. Jones, S. E.

E'lkins, 0. H.

Jones, W. W.

Foster, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Harrell, G. Y.

Kea, Fred

McNeil, W. D.

Kelly, 0. L.

Sweat, J. L.

Longino, J. T.

Bulloch, R. 0.

McGregor, C. E.

Bush, W. J.

1\filler, B. S.

Chennault, N. B. Moore, J. H.

Dickey, R. L.

Olliff, W. M.

DuBose, R. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Ford, L. L.

Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. 1\1. ""'"a.t.ts, J. N.

On motion, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

Mr. Miller, of the 24th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Rules, recommends the following as the order of business for Monday, the 3d inst. under the head of Unanimous Consent.

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1st. Read the first time Senate and House bills.
2d. Read the second time Senate and House bills, favorably reported.
3rd. Read the third time local bills, and bills of local application, both Senate and House.
4th. The unfinished business of Friday.
5th. Senate Bill No. 303.
6th. Senate Bill No. 260.
7th. Senate Bill No. 218.
8th. Senate Bill No. 239 to be special order for Tuesday, the 4th, immediately after unanimous consents.
Respectfully submitted, B. S. MILLER, Vice-Chairman.
Report was adopted. Report of committee appointed under joint resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives to examine the revised and annotated Code compiled under the supervision of Orville A. Park, Esquire.
Mr. Ptesident:
Your committee appointed by joint resolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives to examine the revised and annotated Code compiled under the supervision of Orville A. Park, Esquire, and report as to the merits of the work, and as to the propriety of its use by the courts and officers of the State, beg to report: That we have examined with some care the work and heartily. approve the plan of same. The new laws enacted since the adop-

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tiOI;tJ of the Code of 1910, appear to have been accurately codified, and properly placed; aH laws appearing in the Code of 1910, which have been repealed, either expressly or by necessary implication omitted, and the amendments and changes in the Cod~ Sections properly indicated. \Yhere it is doubtful, whether, a Section has been repealed or a law is Constitutional, the plan adopted has been to include the Section or law with an explanatory note calling attention to its passible repeal on unconstitutionality, leaving the question to be decided by the courts.
This we think is proper.
In addition to the laws enacted since the Code of 1910, the revision contains a considerable number of laws which were omitted in the last Code, but which are thought to be still of force; some of them. having been expressly declared so to be by the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.

\Vhen the Acts of the present session are included, in the work, as is the plan of the compiler, we believe the revision will contain in convenient and readily accessible form the laws of this State, then of force; and when it is remembered that five sessions of the General Assembly have been held since the Code of 1910 was compiled, and that numerous and important changes have been made in the statute law since that time, the importance and value
of the revision can scarcely be overstated. vVe are
especially pleased with the annotations. These appear to be much fuller and more complete than in any previous Code. They are also much better ar-

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ranged so that the cases in point can be readily located. These annotations cover the Georgia Reports complete, and the reports of the Court of Appeals, and also the decisions of the United States Courts construeing Georgia statutes. It was not to be expected that your committee should verify the c~ta tions or verify all the notes. From the specimen notes which we have examined, we are able to form an estimate of the plan and scope of this part of the work and we unhesitatingly approve the same. We also note that the cross references to cognate sections old and new, have been very materially increased thus greatly facilitating the finding of the law and its construction. Your committee has been impressed with the painstaking care exhibited and the vast amount of labor required in the revision and annotation, and we feel that the compiler and his associates have rendered a distinct and lasting service to the State in its preservation.
\Ve therefore recommend the adoption of the following:
A joint resolution. To authorize the publication of the revised and annotated Code of Georgia.
\Vhereas, since the compilation of the Code of 1910, there have been many and important changes in the laws of the State, and whereas, a number of important statutes were omitted from said Code, which are still of force, and whereas, said Code was published without annotations from the decisions of the courts, and whereas, a revised and annotated Code compiled under the direction of Orville A.

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Park, Esquire; bas been examined by the attorneygeneral, and a joint committee from the Senate and House, under authority of a resolution of the General Assembly, and bas been reported upon favorably by them, and whereas, the use of this Code will aid materially in the construction and application of the law.

Be it therefore resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia, that said Orville A. Park be, and is hereby authorized to publish said reYised and annotated Code of Georgia, including therein all laws of a general nature enacted at the present session of the General Assembly, said publication to be made as soon as possible after the adjournment of the present session.

Be it further resolved that the compilation and publication of said revised and annotated Code in the form and upon the plan submitted to the said attorney-general and joint committee, be approved and the use of said work be commended to the courts and officers of the State, and to the public.

Respectfully submitted,

J. L. SwEAT,

Senator of 5th Dist. Chairman.

\V. E. SPINKS, Senator of 38th District.

w. H. GRIFFIN, Representative from Lowndes.

MINTER WIMBERLY'
J. A. HENDERSON,

Representative from Bibb. R-epresentative from Jones,
Secretary.

wARREN GRICE,
Attorney-General.

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Mr. Miller, of the 24th District, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Finance has had under consideration the following resolution of the Senate, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same hack to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, as amended, to-wit.:
A resolution for the relief of J. L. Shelton, D. F. Chapman and J. H. Peterman.
The committee has had under consideration the following resolution of the House which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit.:
A resolution to refund to the Covington and Oxford Street Railway Company, the sum of $100.00.
Respectfully submitted, B. S. MILLER, Chairman.

Mr. Miller, of the 24th District, Chariman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Finance has had under consideration the following resolution of the Senate, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, as amended, to-wit.:

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A resolution for the relief of :11. J. Dolan, and J. \V. Seals.
Respectfully submitted,
B. S. .MILLER, Chairman.

Mr. }filler, of the 24th District, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Finance has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend Section 946 Volume 1 of the Code of 1910.
The committee has had under consideration the following Senate resolution, which I am instructed to report to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit.:
A resolution for the relief of w. T. Cottingham
and J. M. Dent.
RespectfuHy submitted,
B. S. MILLER, Chairman.

Mr. Huie, of the 35th District, Chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report:

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Mr. President:
Your Committee on Banks has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, towit.:
A hill to add the city of Ellaville to the list of State depositories.
The committee recommends that the following hill of the Senate be read a second time, and recommitted to the Committee on Banks, to-wit.:
A bill to amend Section 2817 of the Civil Code of 1910.
Respectfully submitted,
G. M. HuiE, Chairman.

~fr. Tyson, of the 2d District, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as duly signed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, and delivered to the Governor, the following Acts, to-wit.:
An Act to amend, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the city of Rome.
An Act to provide for holding four terms a year of the Superior Court of Dooly County.

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An Act to amend an Act to establish a system of public schools in the city of Jefferson.
Respectfully submitted, C. )L TYsox, Chairman.

}fr. Tyson, of ihe 2d District, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as duly signed by the President of the Senate and Speakerof the House of Representatives, and delivered to the Governor, the following Acts, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of city of Statesboro.
A bill to amend Section 1249 of the Code, so as to add the town of Kingsland in Camden County, to the list of State depositories.
A bill to amend Section 1249 of the Code of 1910, so as to add the city of Dahlonega, to the list of State depositories.
A bill to confirm the action of the commons com~issioners of the city of Columbus in donating to the city of Columbus, certain property.
Respectfully submitted, C. M. TYsox, Chairman.
Mr. Chennault, of the 29th District, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report :

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Mr. President:
Your Committee _on Agriculture has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same be read the second time, and recommitted to Agriculture Committee, to-wit.:
A bill to prescribe the duties of the State veterinarian, in reference to infectious and incurable diseases of cattle.
Respectfully submitted,
1\L B. CHENNAULT, Chairman.

Mr. Olliff, of the 4th District, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrossed, and ready for transmission to the House, the fo11owing bills and resolution of the Senate, to-wit.:
A bill to be entitled an Act to regulate the procedure in the courts of this State.
A bill to reincorporate the town of Bristol, in the county of Pierce.
A resolution providing for a joint co1?mittee to inquire into and report to the next General Assem-

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bly, a more expedient method of registration of

land titles.

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Respectfully submitted,

W. M. OLLIFF, Chairman.

Mr. Elkins, of the 15th District, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Special J udiciray bas bad under consideration House Bill Ko. 855, and instructed me as their Chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass as amended, by your committee.
0. H. ELKINs, Chairman.

By unanimous consent the following Senate bill was taken up, and the House amend~ent was concurred in.

By )fr. Hixon-
A bill to amend the Act establishing a new charter for the city of Carrollton.
The following Senate bill was read the first time:

By Mr. Miller, by requestA bill to extend the corporate limits of the city of
Columbus.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

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By Mr. Tyson-

A bill to better protect the oyster and shell fish in the State of Georgia.

Referred to the Agricultural Committee.

By Mr. Kea-
A bill to amend the Act approved August 15th, 1910, to create a .new charter for the city of Dublin.
Referred to Corporations Committee.

By Mr. McNeil-
A bill to amend the Act establishing the city court of Macon.
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Sweat-
A resolution to provide for an investigation and report of the extension of the \V. & A. R. R.
Referred to the \V. & A. R. R. Committee.

By Mr. Huie-
A bill to restrict the use of the word trust for certain purposes.
Referred to the Banks Committee.
rrhe following Senate bills were read the second time:

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By Mr. Huie-

A bill to amend Section 2817 of the Civil Code. This bill was recommitted.

By Mr. DuBose-
A bill to amend the Act authorizing the board of trustees of the University to appoint not over three members of said board on the branch collegs.

By Mr. Irwin-
A bill to require the State veterinarian to examine from time to time cattle to see whether they are infected with contagious diseases.

By Mr. JonesA bill to abolish the city court of Jeffersonville.

By Mr. HixonA bill to amend Section 946, Volume 1, of the Code.

By Mr. Sweat, by request-
A resolution for the relief of "\V. T. Cottingham, and J. M. Dent.

By Mr. Sweat-
A resolution for th.e relief of J. L. Shelton, D. F. Chapman and J. H. Peterman.
The following House bills were read the first time:

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By Messrs. Field and SmithA bill to amend the town of Kirkwood. Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Taylor-
A bill to repeal the Act to reduce the number of county commissioners of Laurens County.
Referred to the Counties and ~ounty Matters Committee.

By Messrs. Smith, Blackburn and CochranA bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of
College Park.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Ellis- . A bill to revise the health laws of the State of
Georgia. Referred to Hygiene and Sanitation Committee.

By Mr. Davidson-
A bill to amend the Act creating the board of county commissioners for Putnam County.
Referred to the Counties and County .1\-fatters Committee.

By Messrs. Williams and CulpepperA bill to amend Section 1249 of the Code.

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Referred to the Banks Committee.

By MeS'srs. Harrell and Lane-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Donaldsonville.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Mr. GowerA bill to amend the charter of the city of Cordele. Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Mr. CarterA bill to amend the Act incorporating the city
court of Baxley-
Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. WoodA bill to abolish the city court of Jeffersonville. Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. ShadburnA bill to amend the charter of the city of Buford. Referred to the Corporations Committee. The following House bills were read the second
time:

By Mr. Ennis-
A bill to change the name of the Georgia State Sanitorium to the State Hospital for the Insane.

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By Messrs. Jones and Griffin-
A bill to amend the Act establishing an Agricultural, Industrial apd Normal college for South Georgia.

By Messrs. Blackburn, Smith and Cochran-
A bill to .amend the Act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta.

By Messrs. Blackburn, Smith and Cochran-
A bill to amend the Act creating a new charter for the city of East Point.

By Mr. Dorough-
A bill to amend. the Act incorporating the city of Royston.

By Mr. McCrory-
A bill to amend Section 1249 of Code, so as to add Ellaville to the list of State depositories.

.By Mr. Loyd-
A resolution to refund the Covington and Oxford Railroad Company the sum of $100.00.

By Mr. Crawley-
A resolution for the relief om M. J. Dolan and J. W. Seals.

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By Mr. Sumner-

A bill to establish the city court of Sylvester.

Mr. Peyton moved that when the Senate adjourned today, it will reconvene tomorrow morning at 9 o' clock. On this motion the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote was as follws:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Ford, L. L. HmTell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L.

Longino, J. T. :Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M:. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Taner, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Tnrn~r, S. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Huie, G. M.

Brown, John W. L. Irwin, M.D.

Bulloch, R. 0.

.Jones. S. E.

Bnrtz, A. H.

.Jones, W. W.

Chennault, N. B. .Johnson, J. F.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

E1kins, 0. H.

:McNeil, W. D.

Miller, B. S.
Parrish, C. H.
Pope, Le. Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L. Ty><on, C. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

ConYerse, W. L. DuBose, R. T. Foster, A. H.

RichArdson, C. H. Smith, E. L.

Rushin, l\L E.

St.ark, W. W.

Ayes 16, nays 20. The motion was lost.

The following House bills were read the third time, and put upon their passage.

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By Mr. MethvinA bill to establish a board of five commissioners of
roads and revenues for Dodge County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the pass;:tge of the bill the ayes were 28; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majori~y, was passed.

By Mr. Hardeman-
A bill to establish a new charter for the town of Boston.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28; nays,_ 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Akin-
A bill to regulate public instructions in the county
of Glynn.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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By Mr. Adams-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Gainesville so as to create the commission form of government.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bin the ayes were 28; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. ~cCrory-
A bill to create a new charter for the city of Ellaville.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitu. tional majority, was passed.

By Messrs. Myrick, Shuptrine and McCarthy-
A bill to amend an Act approved August 19th, 1913, to provide for the holding of primary elections in the city of Savannah.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28; l!;ays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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By Mr. Methvin-
/ A bill to prescribe the mannar of holding primary elections in Dodge County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28; nays, 0.

The bill having receiv~d the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Thompson-
A bill to repeal an Act approved December 8, 1899, incorporating the town of Five Forks.
Report o.f the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite.-constitutional majority, was passed.

By Messrs. Myrick, Shuptrine and McCarthy-
A bill to provide for the regulation of votes m municipal elections in the city of Savannah.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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By :Yir. Spence-
A "bill to add Camilla to the list of State depositories.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28; nays, 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By )Ir. Hendricks-
A bill to amend Section 1249, of the Code, so as to add Blairsville to list of State depositories.
Report of the committee was agreed to:
Upon the passage of the bills the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By ~Ir. Ledbetter-
A bill to change the line of the Rockmart School District.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes -were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By :\'[r. Hopkins-
A bill to authorize the mayor and ~eouncil of Thomasville to close certain streets.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
L pon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill hav~ng received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By ~fr. Bullard___:
A bill to amend the Act approved February 8, 1874, creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Campbell County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By ~fr. }fetllVin-
A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the city of Eastman.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Shipp:
A bill to provide for holding four terms of Pulaski Supreme Court.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional' majority was passed.

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to authorize the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Bibb County to issue and sell bonds for bridges, roads and hospitals.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill t-9-e ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Hopkins-
A bill to amend the Act establishinga system of public schools for the city of Thomasville.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutl.onal majority was passed.

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489 '

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to amend the Act creating a new charter for the city of Macon, so as to regulate the chaingang for Bibb County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Shipp-
A bill to abolish the city court of Pulaski County. Report of the committee was agTeed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
T'he bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Thompson-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Huie.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By ~Ir. Smith-
A bill to amend the Act to establish a new charter for the town of McCaysville.
R-eport of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By ~fr. Shipp-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Hawkinsville.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill tlw ayes were 28, nays 0.
T'he bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By ~Ir. Ledbetter-
A bill to amend the Act authorizing Cedartown to establish and maintain a system of schools.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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491

By Messrs. Fowler and Miller-
A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the city of Macon.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Culpepper-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Manchester.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By :Mr. Smith-
A bill to appoint a fifth State depository iu tbe city of Atlanta.
The report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passea.

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By Mr. Sparks-
A bill to amend an Act establishing a system of pu"blic schools for the town of Vidalia.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 2R, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite con:stitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Lane and Howell-
A bill to incorporate the town of Attopu1gus m Decatur County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were :28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitntional majority was passed.

By Mr. :Methvin-
A bill to repeal the Act approved August 19, 1912, to create the office of commissioners of roads and revenues for Dodge County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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493

By Mr. Maye-
A bill to add the city of Wrightsville to the list of State depositories.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Hopkins-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Boston so as to change the name to the City of Boston.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Middleton-
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Dade County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
/
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, as amended, and the amendments are as follows:

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Committee amends Section 3 oy striking out after the word "provided" in the fourth line of said section the word ''the'' in said fourth line, and all the words of lines 5, 6 and 7, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ''said board shall consist of W. J. Townsend from the First District, who shall be chairman; Lee Forester from the Second District and W. C. Cuerton from the Third District.''
Committee amends Section 8 by adding at the end thereof the following: ''and as are now vested in the ordinary of said county, sitting for county purposes. The said board hereby being given exclusive jurisdiction and control over all the roads and bridges of said county, and all bond issues of said county for road purposes.''
Committee amends Section 10 by adding at the end thereof the following: ''Said sinking fund shall consist of not less than three thousand dollars per year, the same to be deposited by the treasurer in a good, solvent bank or banks at interest, and shall be paid out by said I)Oard of roads and revenues to retire the bonds as they become due. In addition to said sinking fund said board shall levy a tax sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds, which tax shall be levied annually and be collected in the same manner as the sinking fund, and paid out by said board from time to time as the interest on said bonds may become due, the interest so levied and collected being decreased from year to year by the amount earned as interest upon the sinking fund depostied as aforesaid, and when interest on the said sinking fund

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shall be collected and paid out by the said board upon the interest accruing on said bonds."
The following special order was taken up, read third time and put upon its passage:

By .1Ir. .1filler-
A bill to repeal Section 4 of an Act, No. 186, of the General Assembly, approved. ~-\.ugust 22, 1907, and known as Paragraph 1363 of the Code.
On motion the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER,
Atlanta, Ga., T.uesday, August 4, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names :

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Converse, \V. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M.

Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le,
Richardson, C. ii.
Rushin, 1\I. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Star~, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, :M:. C.
Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. 'iyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.
..Mr. Burtz of 41st District, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations,..has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and

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instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to incorporate the town of Louvale. Respectfully submitted, A. H. BuRTZ, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz, of 41st District, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of town of LogansviiJe. Respectfully submitted, A. H. BuRTZ, Chairman.

::\lr. Btvtz of 41st District, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the fallowing report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate, and

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instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to extend the corporate limits of the city of Columbus.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Dublin. Respectfully submitted, A. H. BuRTZ, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz of 41st District, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the fallowing report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of city of Cordele.
A bill to amend the charter of Royston in the county of Franklin.
A bill to amend the charter of city of College Park.
A bill to amend the charter of city of Buford.
A bill to amend the charter of city of Fort Valley.
A bill to amend the charter of town of Donaldsonville.

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A bill to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta.

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Kirkwood.

A bill to amend the charter of city of East Point.

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Respectfully submitted,

A. H. BURTZ:,

Chairman.

Mr. Ford of lOth District, chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Labor, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
The Committee of Commerce and Labor has had
under consideration the following bill of the House, which it instructs me to report to the Senate, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to regulate the en;tployment of children in eertain kinds of labor.
Respectfully submitted, L. L. FoRD, Chairman.

~Ir. l\IcNeil of 22nd District, chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on General Judiciary has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate, and instruct me as their chairman to report same

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back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass:
A bill to amend an Act approved October 21, 18t-17, defining a contract of fidelity insurance.
A bill for the protection of game birds and animals in this State.
A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of :Jiacon.
A bill to provide that in all courts of this State when the official stenographer is appointed by the court, the report of said stenographer shall be binding upon the trial judge.
The committee also recommends that the following Senate bill do pass, as amended:
A bill to make it unlawful to discharge firearms on the public roads of this State.

The committee also recommends that the following Senate resolution be withdrawn by its author:

A resolution to appoint a committee to adopt a more expedient way to register land .titles.

The committee also recommends that the follo,ving Senate bills do not pass.

A bill to authorize the trials of criminal cases, except felonies, where indictments are drawn by the solicitors, to be tried in city courts.

A bill to make unlawful the printing of certain things in the newspapers.

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A bill to amend Section 876 of the Code. The committee also recommends that the follO"\Ving House bill do pass : A bill to amend Section 1131 of the Code.
Respectfully submitted, W. D. McNEIL, Chairman.

Mr. Chennault of 29th District, chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
your Commitee on Agriculture has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend Paragraph 2, Section 6, Artirle 7, of the Constitution of Georgia.
A bill to amend an Act for the protection of game and fish.
A bill to better protect oysters and shell fish.
Respectfully submitted,
N. B. CHENNAULT,
Chairman.

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~fr. Pope of 44th District, chairman of the Committee on School for the Deaf, submitted the following report: _

ill r. President:
Your Committee on School for the Deaf made a visit to Cave Springs, Ga., on or about October 5, 1913', and instructed me as their chairman to report back to the Senate the result of our visit and inspection. Your committee found the buildings all in good repair. We find sufficient room and accommodations for all the pupils. We found the school in operation, with a splendid corps of teachers, and we believe they are doing effective and valuable training to the pupils attending the school. The superintendent, Mr. Connor, of the school, is thoroughly awake to the interests of the school and enthused in the work.
" 7e found nothing on our visit to critcise, and much to commend.
L. PoPE,
Chairman.

:Mr. Johnson, of 40th District, chairman of the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation lm:-> had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to re-

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port same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to revise the health laws of Georgia. Respectfully submitted, J. F. JoHNSON, Chairman.

Mr. Tyson at 2nd District, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

1~fr. President:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signature of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, the fo1lowing Acts, to-wit.:
An Act to amend an Act to establish the city court ()f Blackshear, in and for the county of Pierce.
An Act to amend Section 26 of the Act known as the charter of the town of Mount Airy.
An Act to authorize the sale of part of the commons of the city of Columbus.
Respectfully submitted,
c. M. TYSON,
Chairman.
The following Senate bills were read second time:

By Mr. Tyson, by requestA bill to amend Section 876 of the Penal Code.

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By Mr. Kea-
A bill to make it unlawful to discharge firearms on the public roads of this State.

By l\fr. Harrell-
A bill to provide that in all cases tried in the courts of this State when the official stenographer is appointed by the court, such report of the stenographer shall be binding on the court.
By Mr. Miller-
A bill to amend an Act approved October 21, 1887r defining a contract of fidelity insurance.

By :Mr. Miller, by request-
A bill to extend the corporate limits of. the city .:>f Columbus.

By Messrs. Perry and Allen-
A bill to amend Paragraph 2, Section 6, Article fl, of the Constitution.

By Mr. Bullock:
A bill to amend an Act approved August 21, 1911. to protect fish and game in this State.

By Mr. Tyson-
A bill to better protect oyster and shell fish in this State.

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By Mr. Kea-
A bill to amend the Act approved August 15, 1910, io create a new charter for the ctty of Dublin.

By Mr. Tyson, by request-
A bill to protect fish and game animals m this State.

By Mr. MeNeil-
A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of Macon.

By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to repeal the Act incorporating the town {)f Louvale.

By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to prohibit the scattering of any rubbisll upon the pnblic highwa~-s of this State.
The following Senate bills were read first time:

By Mr. MillerA bill to protect all birds which destroy the boll
weevil.
Referred to the Agricutural Committee.

By Mr. TarverA bill to amend Section 1126, of the Code. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.

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By ~Ir. Pope-
A bill to further equalize the burden of taxation in this State.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
The following message was reecived from the House through ~Ir. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

i.llr. President:

The House has passed by the requisite constitu-

tional majority the following bills of the House, to-

wit.:



House Bill 288. A bill to authorize the board of trustees of Georgia State Sanitarium to establish a training school for nurses.

House Bill 881. A bill providing for the appointment of Stenographic reporters by the judges of the superior courts and city courts of this State.

House Bill 1063. A bill to amend an Act creating the office of county commissioner of Jones County.

House Bill 1067. A bill to amend the several acts incorporating the city of Rome.

House Bill1076. A bill to amend an Act creating a new board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Dougherty County.

House Bill 1082. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Lyons, in the County of Toombs.

House Bill 1106. A bill fixing the salaries of bailiffs of city courts in cities in this State having not less than 150,000 population.

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House Bill 1110. A bill to add the city of Buford to the list of cities to be designated as State depositories.
House Bill 1113. A bill to incorporate the town of Norristown.
House Bill1071. A hili to create a board of com.., missioners of roads and revenues for the county of Laurens.
House Bill 1088. A bill to anie'nd an Act creating a new charter for the city of East Point.
House Bill -1125. A bill to establish a municipal court in the city of Fort Valley.
House Bill 1049. A bill to create a new charter the city of Macon.
House Bill 1053. A bill to create a new charter for the city of Millen.
House Bill 1054. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the. city of Milledgeville.
House Bill 1086. A bill providing for the election of successors to the judges of the municipal courts of the city of Atlanta.
House Bill 1108. A bill to amend the several Acts incorporating the town of LaFayette.
House Bill 1114. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Fitzgerald.
House Bill1120. A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and reveneus for the county of Union.

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The following message wa~ received from House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President :
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the House, to-wit.:
House Resolution 278. A resolution authorizing the publication of Orville A. Park's new code.
The foHowing message was received, from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to-
wit.~
Senate Bill 304. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Albany.
The following message was receivetl from 'the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk t~ereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitu, tional majority the following resolutions of the Senate, to-wit.:
Senate Resolution 73. A .resolution appointing a joint committee to report on a more expedient method of registration of land titles.
Mr. Ford of lOth District, chairman of the Com-

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mittee on Labor and Labor Statistics, submitted the :following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Labor and Labor Statistics has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass:
A bill to amend Section 1898 of the Code. Respectfully submitted, L. L. FoRD,
Chairman.

Mr. Chennault of 29th District, chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Agriculture has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation tha.t same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to protect all birds which destroy the bo1 weevil.
Re_spectfully submitted,
N. B. CHENNAULT,
Chairman.

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. The following House bill was read second time and recommitted:

By Mr. \.VheatlyA bill to amend the Constitution, so as to create
the office of lieutenant-governor.
The following unfinished business was taken up:

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to repeal Paragraph 1363 of the Code of 1911.
Report of the committee was agreed to, as amended.
On the passag~ of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as foUows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Chennault, N. B. Ford, L. L. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M.
Jones, W. ,V.
Jones, S. E.

Kea, Fred, Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. :McNeil, W. D. l\Iiller, B. S. Olliff, W. :M.
Parrish, C. H. Pope, Le,

Rushin, M. E.
Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.
Smith, E. L.
Sweat, J. L~
Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bush, W. J. Dickey, R. L. Harrell, G. Y.

Irwin, l\L D. Johnson, J. }'. Kelly, 0. L. Moore, J. H.

Perry, Grant D. . Peyton, J. T.
Richardson, C. H. Tyson, C. M.

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Converse, W. L. DuBose, R. T.

Elkins, 0. H. Foster,. A. H.

Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W.

Ayes 25, nays 12.

The bill have received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, by substitute.

The bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

The following Senate resolution was read third time and put upon its passage:

By Mr. Perry-
A resolution to authorize the Governor to fix the rank of quartermaster-general.
This resolution w.as lost.
The following Senate bills were read third time and put upon their passage:

By Mr. MeNeil-
A bill to amend Paragraph 2, Section 2, Article 7, of the Constitution, relative to exemptions of certain property from taxation.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote was as follows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Bus!}, W. J. Chennault. N. B. Dickey, R. L. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W.

,Tohnson, J. F.
Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. :McGregor, C. E. :McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. ~re>ore, J. H. Parrish, C. H. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le.

Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E.
Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L. TarYer, l\1. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Watts, J. N.

Those Yoting in the negative were Messrs.-

Olliff, W. M.

Perry, Grant D. Tyson, C. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

DuBose, R. T.

Brown, John \V. L. Foster. A. H.
Converse, ,V. L. IIuie, G. l\L

Irwin, l\L D. Longino, J. T.
Stark, W. W.

Ayes 31, nays 3.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, and the bill is as follows:

An Act entitled An Act to amend Paragraph 2, Section 2, Article 7, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to permit the exemption from taxation by the General Assembly of the endowment of colleges and incorporated academies and other seminaries of learning when the same is not invested in real estate.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

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bly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by said authority, that Paragraph 2, Section 2, article 7, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, be and the same is hereby amended by inserting in the fiffh line thereof, as the same is set forth in Section 6554 of the Code of Georgia, after the words '' Seminary of learning" the words "and also all funds, all property held or used as endowment by such colleges, incorporated academies and seminaries of learning, provided the same is not invested in real estate," so that said Paragraph 2 of Section 2, Article 7 of the Constitution, when amended, shall read as follows:
"The General Assembly may, by law, exempt from taxation all public property, places of religious worship or burial, all institutions of purely public charity, all buildings erected for and used as a college, incorporated academy, or other seminary of learning, and also all funds or property held or used as endowment by such colleges, incorporated academies and seminaries of learning, provided the same is not invested in real estate, the real and personal estate of any public library and that of any other literary association used by or connected with such library all books, and philosophical apparatus and all paintings and statuary of any company or ~ssociation kept in a public hall and not held as merchandise or for the urpose of sale or gain; provided the property so exempted be not used for purposes of private or corporate profit or income.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that when said amendment shal"l be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, it shall be entered upon the Journal of each House, with the yeas and nays thereon, published in one or more newspapers in each congressional district in each State for two months previous to the time for holding the next general election, and shall at the next general election be submitted to the people for ratification. All persons voting at said election in favor of adopting the said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballots the words "For ratification of amendment to Paragrah 2, Section 2,._ Article 7, of the Constitution,'' authorizing the exemption from taxation of endowments of institutions of learning when not invested in real estate, and all persons opposed to the adoption of the amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words "Against ratification of amendment to Paragraph 2, Section 2, Article 7, of the Constitution authorizing the exemption from taxation of endowments of institutions of learning when not invested in real estate," and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for the members of the general assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor thereof, the returns shall be consolidated as now required by law in elections for members of the general assembly and returns thereof made to the Governor. Then shall he declare said amendment adopted, and make proclamation of the result by publication of the results of said election by one insertion in one of the

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daily papers of this State declaring the amendment ratified.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, Tliat all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.

By Mr. WattsA bill to provide for the inspection of slaughter
houses in this State.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
This bill not having received the requisite constitutional majority was lost.

By Mr. KeaA bill to reglate the killing of squirrels m this
State.
This bill was tabled.

ByMr: Bush-
A bill to revise the election laws of this State.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the pasasge of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, as amended, and the amendments are as follows:
By str~ing Section 23 of said bill and inserting the following: ''Section 23. Be it further enacted that this Act shall not go into effect in any county

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in this State until recommended by the grand jury of the county, and when so recommended or adopted by the grand jury shall be the mode of elections for such county until changed by the grand jury of the county recommending the abolishment thereof.''
By unanimous consent the following House bill was read third time and put upon its passage:

By :Mr. Shipp-
A bill to amend the Constitution of the State so as to g-ive Bleckley and wheeler counties representatives.
Report of the commi1tee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows : .

Tlhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Irwin, :M. D.

Brown, John \V. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0. / .Jones, W. \V.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F;

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Dickey, R. L.

:McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. l\L

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Huie, G. l\L

Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le.
Richardson, C. H. Rushin, :M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J_ L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. \V. Turner, S. 1\L Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Converse, W. L. Foster, A. H.

Longino, J. T. Smith, B. L.

Ayes 38, nays 0.

Stark, W. W.

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The bill having reecived the requisite constitutiona-l majority was passed, by substitute, and th~ substitute is as follows:
A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Paragraph 1, of Section 3, of Article 3, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia by striking the figures 184 therefrom and inserting in place thereof the figures 189, so as to provide for representation in the House of Representatives for counties not now provided for, and further by striking from said paragraph the names of the counties therein mentioned in the re-apportionment of the General Assembly of 1911, so that said paragraph will conform to said reapportionment and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, that Paragraph 1, of Section 3, of Article 3, of the Constitution be, and the same is hereby amended by striking from the second line of said paragraph the figures '' 184'' and inserting in lieu thereof the figures '' 189, '' and further by striking therefrom the names of all counties therein specified, and inJserting in place of six counties therein named as being entitled to three representatives each the following: ''Fulton, Chatham, Richmond, Bibb, Floyd and Muscogee" and inserting in place of the twenty-six counties therein specified as being entitled to two representatives each the following: "Laurens, Carroll, Jackson, Sumter, Thomas,, Decatur, Gwinnett, Coweta, Cobb, Washington, De-

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Kalb, Burke, Bulloch, Troup, Hall, Walton, Bartow,

Meriwether, Emanuel, Lowndes, Errbert, Brooks,

Houston, Wilkes, Clarke and Ware,'' and further by

adding at the end of said paragraph after the words,

''and to the remaining counties one representative

each," the following: "and in the event of the ratifi-

cation of this amendment to the Constitution, the

counties of Bleckley and Wheeler shall be entitled to

representation in the General Assembly of Georgia

for the session 1915-16; and in the event this amend-

ment and the amendments creating the counties of

Barr.ow, Candler and Bacon shall be ratified, then

the three said last named counties shall also be en-

titled to representation in the sessions of the General

Assembly for the years 1915-16; and elections in

said counties shall be held on the first Tuesday in

January, 1915, "Q.nder the law now governing similar

elections for the election of members of the General

Assembly to serve during the session 1915-16 in ac-

cordance with this amendment", so that when said

Paragraph is so amended it wi11 read as follows:

Paragraph 1. Number of Representatives. The House of Representatives shall consist of not more than 189 representatives apportioned among the several counties as follows, to-wit.: To the six counties having the largest population, viz.: Fulton, Chatham, Richmond, Bibb, Floyd and Muscogee, three representatives each; to the twenty-six counties having the next largest population, viz. : Laurens, Carroll, Jackson, Sumter, Thomas, Decatur, Gwinnett, 'Coweta, Cobb, Washington, DeKialb, Burke, Bulloch,

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Troup, Hall, Walton, Bartow, Meriwether, Emanuel, Lowndes, Elbert, Brooks, Houston, Wilkes, Clarke and Ware, two representatives each; and to the remaining counties one representative each; and in the event of the ratification of this amendment to the Constitution, the counties of Bleckley and Wheeler shall be entitled to representation in the General Assembly of Georgia for the session of 1915-16; and in the event this amendment and the amendment creating the counties of Barrow, Candler and Bacon shall be ratified, then the three said last named counties shall also be entitled to representation in the sessions of the General Assembly for the years 1915-16; and elections in said counties shall be held on the first Tuesday in January, 1915, under the law now governing similar elections for the election of members of the General Assembly to serve during the session of 1915-16 in accordance with this amendment.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when said proposed amendment shall be agreed to by two thirds of the members elected to each House of the General Assembly, it shall be entered upon the Journal of each House with the yeas and nays thereon and published in one or more newspapers in each Congressional District in said State for two months previous to the time for holding the next general election in said State; and shall at said next general election be submitted to the people for ratification in the following form, to-wit.: "For ratification of an

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amendment to Paragraph 1, of Section 3, of Article 3, of the Constitution (for providing for representa~ tives in the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia for counties not now provided for),'' or "Against ratification of an amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 3, of Article 3, of the Constitution (or against providing for representatives in the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia for counties not now provided for)," and if the majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon shall vote for ratification, having written or printed on their ballots the preceding forms, which votes cast at said election shall be consolidated as now required by law in elections for members of the General Assembly and return thereof made to the Governor, then he shall declare said amendment adopted and make proclamation thereof in the manner now provided by law.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and they are, hereby repealed.

The following House bills were read first time:

By Mr. Taylor-

A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Laurens County.

Referred to the Counties and County Matter Com-

mittee.

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521

By Mr. FarrisA bill to amend, codify and consolidate the s~veral
Acts inco~porating the city of LaFayett.,
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Messrs. Wimberly, Fowler and Miller-
A bill to create a new charter for the city of Macon.
Referred to Corporation Committee.

By Messrs. Paulk and ClementsA bill to amend the Act to incorporate the city
of Fitzgerald and to establish a new charter for said city.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.
By Mr. BrinsonA bill to create a new charter for t"V.e city of
Millen. Referred to the Corporations Committee.
By Mr. EnnisA bill to amend the Act creating a new charter fot
the city of Milledgeville. Referred to the Corporations Committee.
By Mr. SparksA bill to incorporate the town of Normantown in
rroombs County.

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Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Mr. ShadburnA bill to add Buford to tlie list of State deposi-
tor1es. Refered to the Banks Committee.

By Mr. Green: A bill to establish a municipal court for the city
of Fort Valley.
Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Blackburn and Cochran-
A bill to provide for the election of the successors to the present subsequent judges of the municipal court of :Savannah.
Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Wright- -
A bill to amend, consolidate and supercede the several Acts incorporating the city of Rome.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Mr. Smith-
A bill to amend the Act creating the new charter for the city of East Point.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

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By Mr. Hendricks-
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Un~on County.
Referred to the Counties and County Matters Committee.

By Mr. Sparks-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of Lyons.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.
.
By Messrs. Blackburn and Cochran-
A bill to :fix the salary of bailiffs in courts in ~ities with a population of not less than 150,000.
Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Peacock-
A.-bin to amend the Act approved August 6, 1904; creating a commission of roads and revenues for Dougherty County.
Referred to the Counties and County Matters Committee.

By Mr. Sheppard-
A bill to amend Section 4984, Chapter 8, of the Oode of Georgia.
Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

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By ~Ir. Ennis-
A bill to authorize the board of trustees of the Georgia State Sanitarium to establish a training school.
Referred to the State Sanitarium Committee.

By :Mr. Henderson-
A bill to amend tlie Act to create the office of commissions of Jones County.
Referred to the Counties and County 2.'Iatters Committee.
The following House resolution was read first time:

By :Messrs. vVimberly, Griffin and HendersonA resolution to authorize the publication of Or-
ville A. Park's new code. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee. The following House bills were read second time:

By :Mr. BlackburnA bill to amend Section 1131 of the. Code of 1910.
By ~Iessrs. Smith and CochranA bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of
College Park.
By :Mr. GowerA bill to amend the Act creating the charter of
the city of Cordele.

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By l\fr. ShuptrineA bill to amend Section 1898 of the present Cou9.

By Messrs. Holtzclaw and Green-
A bill to amend the Act to amend the charter of the city of Fort Valley.

Ry Mr. Harrell-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Donaldsonville.

By Mr. Sheppard-
A bill to regulate the employment of children in certain manufacturing industries and for other purposes.

By Mr. ShadburnA bill to amend the charter of the city of Buford.

By Mr. Dorougli-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of Royston.

By Messrs. Wood and Bennett-
A bill to amend the chart~r of the town of Logansville.

By Messrs. Field and Smith-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Kirkwooq.

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By Messrs. Blackburn, Smith and Cochran-
A bill to amend the Act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta.

By Mr. Ellis-
A bill to revise the health laws of Georgia and to provide for the appointment of a board of health.

By Messrs. Blackburn, Cochran and Smith-
A bill to amend the Act creating a new charter for the city of East Point.
rtte following Senate bill was taken up with adverse report from committee, and the report was disagreed to.

By Mr. Tarver-
A bill to require railroad companies in the State to furnish free drinking cups.

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527.

SENATE CHAMBER,
Atlanta, Ga., Wednesday, August 5, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.

Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names :

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J .

Kea, Fred,

Chennault, N.. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Omverse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R.. L.

l\1c0regor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H .

Olliff, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

Parrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le,
Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.
Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L.
Tarver, M. C.
Taylor, G. W
Turner, S. M.
Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Notice was given that at the proper time a motion would be made to reconsider the action of the Senate in defeating Senate Bill No. 260.

On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President: The House has passed by the requisite constitu-

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tional majority the following bills of the House, towit. :
House Bill 616. A bill to authorize the issue of bonds for the purpose of paying off the public debt of the State due July 1st, 1915.
House Bill 850. A bill to appropriate the sum of $7,500 to the Department of Agricufiure.
House Bill 1028. A bi11 to amend an Act creating a new charter for the town of East Lake.
House Bill1104. A bill to amend Section 4996 of the Code of 1910.
House Bill1109. A bill to create a board of roads and revenues for the county of Pulaski.
House Bill 1127. A bill authorizing a bond issue in the town of Ochlochnee for a water-works system.
House Bill 1131. A bill to create the city court of Boston.
House Bill1135. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the city of Eatonton.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President :
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the House, to-wit.:
House Resolution 93. A resolution to supply a

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deficiency existing in the military department of the State.
House Resolution 167. A resolution appropriating $43,000.00 to pay pensions of ex-Confederate soldiers.
House Resolution 238. A resolution to appropriate the sum of $60 to pay Mrs. Eliza ~fincey a pension for the year 1913'.
The House has concurred in the Senate amendments to the following bills of the House, to-wit.:
House Bill 968. A bill to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for the county of Madison.
House Bill 980. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Smithville in the county of Lee.
Housf? Bill 997. A bill to amend an Act providing for the working of the public roads in the county of Toombs.
House Bill999. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the town of Richland.
Also the House has concurred in the Senate amendments to the following resolutions of the House, to-wit.:
House Resolution 191. A resolution providing for the building of certain bridges and underpasses on the "'\V. & A. R. R. by the commissioners of roads and revenues of Bartow County.
Mr. Burtz of 41st District, chairman of the Com-

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mittee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with a recommendation that same do pass, as amended, to-wit.:
A bill to incorporate the city of Colbert.
Respectfully submitted, A. H. BURTZ, Chairman.

Mr. Elkins of 15th District, chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to abolish the city court of Jeffersonville. Respectfully submitted, 0. H. ELKINS, Chairman.
Mr. Harrell of 12th District, chairman of the

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Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Constitutional Amendments has had under consideration the following bills of the House, and instructed me as their chairinan to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-w:it.:
A bill to amend the Constitution so as to create the office of lieutenant-governor.
A bill to amend the Constitution of Georgia so as to create the county of Evans.
Respectfully submitted, G. Y. HARRELL, Chairman.

Mr. Olliff of 4th District, chairman of the Committee of Engrossing,. submitted the following report,:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrosed and ready for transmission to the House, the following bills of the Senate, to-wit.:
A bill to abolish the office of quartermaster-general.
A bill to amend Paragraph 2, Section 2, Article 7,

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of the Constitution, so as to exempt college endowments from taxation, when not invested m real estate.
Respectfully submitted,
\Y. j\f. OLLIFF'
Chairman.

"Jir. Smith of 9th District, vice-chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

i.llr. President:
Your Committee on Education has had under consideration the following bill of the House, No. 1043, and instructed me as chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, being a bill to provide for extension of term of board of trustees of the public schools of the city of Dalton.
E. L. SMITH,
Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Burtz of 41st District, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Jlr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same

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back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of city of LaFayette.
A bill to create a new charter for the city of )fillen.
A bill to incorporate the town of Normanton.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Lyons.
A bill to create a new charter for the city of 1\Iacon.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of .Milledgeville.
A bill to amend the charter of city of East PoinL Respectfully submitted, A. H. BuRTZ, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz of 41st District, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Jl1r. President :
Your Committee on Corporations has had under .consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as the!r cnairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, as amended, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome. Respectfully submitted, A. H. BuRTz, Chairman.

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:Mr. Longino of 36th District, chairman of tbe Committe on State Sanitarium, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on State Sanitarium has had under consideration the following bill of the Houst:, and instructed me as tbeir chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pas, to-wit.:
A bill to amend an Act to authorize the board of trustees of the Georgia State Sanitarium to establish a training school.
Respectfully submitted, J. T. LoNGINo,
Chairman.
Mr. Huie of 35th District, chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Banks has had under comideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that sauw ~o pass, to-wit.:
A bill to add the town of Woodbury to the list of State depositories.

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A bill to add the city of Buford to the list of State depositories.
Respectfully submitted,
G. M. Hum, Chairman.

Mr. Elkins of 15th District, chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary Court, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :

Your Committee on Special Judiciary Court lms had under consideration the following bill, 1039, of the House, in instructed me as their chaitman to report same back to the Senate, with the recornmnndation that same do not pass.

Respectfully submitted,

0. H. ELKINS,



Chairman.

Mr. Huie of 35th District, chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Banks has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that some do pass, to-wit.:
A hill to restrict the use of the word ''trust'' as

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part of a name of title, and to regulate trust compames.
Respecfully submitted,
G. :\f. Hum, Chairman.

::'\fr. Rushin of 14th District, chairman of the Committee on Counties and County ::'\Iatters, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Counties and County :Matters has had under consideration the following bills of the Se~ate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do not pass to-wit.:
A bill to create a board of commissioners of public _ roads, etc., for \Yheeler County.
A bill to repeal Act to provide for county comsioners for \Vheeler County.
The committee has also had under consideration the following House bills, which it instructs me to report, with the recommendation that they do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend Act creating board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Putnam County.
A bill to amend Act creating county cimmissioners of Jones Coun_ty.
A bill to repeal act prescribing duties and powers

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.of the commissioners of roads and revenues for Ben Hill County.
A bill to create the office of commissioners of roads and revenues for Ben Hill County.
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for county of Laurens.
A bill to amend Act creating new board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Douglierty county.
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Union County.
The committee has also had under consideration
the following House bill which it instructs me to
report with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to-wit.:
A bill to repeai Act to reduce the number of county eommissioners of Laurens County.
Respectfully submitted, ~L E. RusHIN, Chairman.

Minority report House Bill No. 39.

Mr. President:
The undersigned members of the Committee on Commerce and Labor, beg to submit this our minority report on House Bill No. 39, known as the child labor bill.
We are opposed to said bill:
1. Because dependent children between 12 and 14 years of age ought to be allowed to work.

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2. \Ye are opposed to the educational qualification as compulsory education would settle the whole question.
G. D. PERRY,
Committee on Commerce and Labor.

~fr. Watts moved to reconsider the action of the Senate in defeating the following bill of the Senate:

By Mr. WattsA bill to regulate slaughter houses in this State. The motion prevailed. The following Senate bill was read first time:
By Messrs, Irwin and MeNeilA bill to authorize the State Board of Education
to purchase or have printed by competitive bids the text-books used in the common schools of this State.
Referred to the Committee on Education. The following resolution was read first time:

By Mr. Sweat-
A resolution to authorize the State Department of Education to prepare and have published a text on civil government.
Referred to Committee on Education.
The following House bills were read first time:

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By Mr. Hopkins-
A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Boston.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. Field and Smith-
A bill to amend the Act establishing a new charter for the town of East Lake.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Messrs. Smith Blackburn and CochranA bill to amend Section 4996, of the Code. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Kimbrough-
A bill to appropriate $7,500 to the Department of Agriculture.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Shipp-
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Pulaski County.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. Fullbright-
A bill to authorize the issuing of bonds to raise woney to pay off the public debt.

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Referred to Committee on Finance.

By Mr. HopkinsA bill to authorize the Mayor ~mel Counei I of
Ochlochnee to issue bon~ds.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. DavidsonA bill to amend the Act to create and establish a
new charter for the city of Eatonton.
Referred to the Committee o~ Corporations.
T'he following House Resolutions were read first time:

By Mr. Holtzclaw-
A resolution to appropriate $43,000 to pay Confederate soldiers.
Referred to the Appropriation Committee.

By Mr. SpenceA bill to supply a deficiency to the Military De-
partment of the State. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. BrookshearA resolution to appropriate $60.00 to Mrs. Eliza
Mincey as a pension.
Referred to the Committee on Pensions.

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The following Senate bills were read 3d time and put upon their passage:

By Mr. MeNeil-
A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Macon.
The report of the committee was agreed to :
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Miller, by request-
A bill to extend the corporate limits of the city of Columbus.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
On motion the following Senate bill was changed from the Appropriation Committee to the Agricultural Committee.

By Messrs. Turner and Watts-
A bill to amend Section 3, of Act 234, of the General Assembly approved August 19, 1911, amending Act 601, of 1912, by striking certain words.

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The following Senate bills were read second time:

By Mr. Huie-
A bill to restrict the use of the word Trust for adverfising purposes.

By Mr. Tarver-
A bill to require R. R. Companies of this State to furnish drinking cups.

By Mr. Miller-
A bill for the protection of birds which destroy the boll weevil.
The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his secretary, Mr. Perry:

Mr. President:
His Excellency, the Governor, has approved and signed the following Acts, to-wit.:
An Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the city of Statesboro.
An Act to provide for holding four terms a year of the Superior Court of Dooly County and to prescribe the time for holding the same and for other purposes.
An Act to amend an Act to amend, consolidate, supercede the several Acts incorporating the city of Rome:

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An Act, to confirm the actions of the commons ~ommissioners of the city of Columbus, in donating to the city of Columbus certain property to be used for hospital purposes.
An Act to amend an Act establishing a system of public schools in the city of J e:fferson, approved July 30, 1912 :
An Act to amend Section 1249, of the Code of Georgia of 1910, so a~ to add the town of Kingsland in Camden County, to the list of such cities.
An Act to amend Section 1249, of the Political Code of 1910, so as to add the city of Dahlonega in the County of Lumpkins, to the list of said cities and towns.
The following House bills were read second time:

By Mr. BrinsonA bill to create a new charter for the city of ~illen.

By Messrs. Wimberly, Fowler and Miller-
A bill to create a new charter for the city of Macon.

By Mr. SparksA bill to incorporate the town of Normantown.

By Mr. Sparks-
A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Lyons-

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By Mr. Ennis-
A bill to amend the Act creating a new charter for the city of Milledgeville approved December 15, 1900.

By Mr. Smith-
A bill to amend the Act creating a new charter for the city of East Point.

By Mr. Arnold-
A bill to repeal an Act to create the office of commis'sioners of roads and revenues for Henry Co~nty. This bill was recommitted.
By Mr. ShadburnA bill to add Buford to the list of State deposi-
tories.

By Mr. RaglandA resolution for the relief 'Of R. L. Graham.

By }[r. Farris-
A bill to amend, codify and consolidate the several Aets incorporating the city of LaFayette.

By Mr. Ennis-
A bill to authorize the Board of Trustees of the Georgia State Sanitarium to establish a training school.
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By Mr. Wright-
A bill to amend and consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the city of Rome.

ByMr. WoodA bill to abolish the City Court of Jeffersonville.

By Messrs. Williams and Culpepper-
A bill to add the town of Woodbury to the list of State depositories.

By Messrs. Parker and Nevil-
A bill to amend the Constitution of Georgia so as to create the county of Evans.

By Mr. Glenn-
A bill to amend the Act approved August 3d, 1910, so as to provide for the extension of the terms of the Present Board of Trustees of the public schools of the city of Dalton.
The following Senate hill was taken up with House amendment and the amendment was disagreed to :

By Mr.Searcy-
A bill to revise, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the city of Griffin.
The following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage:

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By Mr. Sumner-
A bill to establish the City Court of Sylvester.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended and the amendment is as follows:
Amend by striking from the 25th section the last clause thereof.
Beginning with the words "except this no demand'' and continuing to end of said section. Also by striking from the 9th, lOth and 11th lines the following words ''each person upon the grand jury list of the Superior Court.''

By Mr. Field-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Kirkwood in DeKalb County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0. The bill baying received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Gower-
A bill to amend an Act to create the charter of the city of Cordele.

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Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Wood and Bennett-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Lagonville.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Messrs. Smith, Blackburn and CochranA bill to amend an Act to incorporate the city of
College Park approved December 16, 1895. Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Dorough-
A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the city of Royston.

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Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majoifty, was passed.

By Messrs. Blackburn, Smith and Cochran-
A bill to amend the Act esta:blishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill th~ ayes were 24, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Messrs. Harrell and Lane-
A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Donaldsonville.
Report of the committee was agreed to. I
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The 'bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. ShadburnA bill to amend the charter of the city of Buford. Report of the committee was agreed to.

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Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Shuptrine-
A bill to amend Section 1898, of the Code. Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Thomson-
A bill to create and incorporate the city of Colbert in Madison County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended and the amendments are as follows :
1st. The term '' 20 years'' appearing in the 50th section of said bill shall be stricken and in lieu thereof the following "30 years" be substituted.
2nd. The following words be stricken from the end of the fifth line of section nine to-wit., and be as follows: That Section 21 of said bil1 shall be amend-

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ed as follows, by striking out the word tax assessors when said words occur in lines 14, 15, 17 and 19 of Section 21 and substituting in each place in lieu of said words the word council.
4th. That said Section 34 of said bill be amended as follows: that the following words be stricken out of the first eight lines of said bill to-wit. : The marshal or policemen shall have full .power and authority to enter and if necessary to break open and enter any place in said city where the mayor and council may have reasonable cause to believe or may suspect such place to be a place where spirituous, vinous or malt or intoxicating liquors are sold and to seize the stock of such liquors and the apparatus for selling the same.

5th. That all of Section 37 be stricken and the following in lieu thereof:

Section 37. Be it further enacted that the mayor and council shall have full power and authority in their discretion to grade or otherwise improve the said walks, streets and alleys and drainage of the same and they shall have full power to carry into effect this provision. That said mayor and council shall also have frill power and authority to provide by ordinance for the paving of any of the side walks of said city. That no s~de walks however shall be paved unless a majority of the property owners abutting on the same shall petition the mayor and council that said paving be done. The ordinance passed upon said petition shall provide that the

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abutting property owners shall be given notice and opportunity of doing said work and upon that failure to do said work in 20 days then the mayor and council shall pave said side walks and the actual cost of construction of the same shall be apportioned among the abutting property owners in proportion to the lineal frontage of each owner and the amount shall be assessed against each by ordinance and also against the abutting property and if said sssessment shall not be paid within 30 days from the date of said assessment then execution shall issue against the owner and the property which execution is hereby declared a special lein on the property. Provided, however, that not more than two thirds of the total cost of said 'paving shall be so assessed against the property owners.

The enforcement of liens for paving and the collection of the same shall be regulated by proper ordinances passed by the mayor and council.

By Messrs. Blackburn, Cochran a11d Smith-
A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the city of East Point.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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By Mess'rs. Holtzclaw and Green-
A 1bill to amend the charter of the city of Fort Valley.
Report of the Committe was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. McCrory-
A bill to add the city of Ellaville to the list of State depositories.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Akin-
A bill to amend and consolidate the several Acts incorporating the city of Brunswick-
Report of the committe was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill th~e ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was pasS'ed as amended and the amendment is as follows :

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.Amend by inserting after the word "thereof" in the 29th line of Sec. 9, the following words, "but before the city shall be allowed to tear down ~r remove any -qnsightly or unsanitary building in the city of Brunswick, Ga., the mayor and aldermen shall give 30 days notice to the owner of said buildings.
The following Senate bill was taken up with House amendment and the amendment was concurred in:

By Mr. Watts~
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town
of Shellman.
The following Senate bills were taken up, read third time and put upon their passage:

By Mr. Stark-
A bill to provide for t1:te.rotation of the Judges of the Suprior Courts of this State.
Report to the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote 1s as follows:

'!Th.ose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Jones, W. W.

Brown, John W. L. Johnson, J. F.

Bulloch, R. 0.

McGregor, C. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Moore, J. H.

Chennault, N. B. Parrish, C. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Perry, Grant D.

Irwin, M. D.

Peyton, J. T.

Jones, S. E.

Rushin, M. E.

Sltark, W. W. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, H. M. Tyson, C. M. Wat.ts, J. N.
MR. PRESIDENT.

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Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Converse, W. L.
Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Hixon, J. T.

Huie, G. M. Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L. McNeil, W. D. Olliff, W. M.

Pope, Le. Richardson, C. 11. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L.

Longino, J. T. Foster, A. H.

Miller, B. S. 8mith. E. L.

Ayes 22, nays 15.
President pro tern. votes aye making 23.
The bill having reooived the requisite constitutional majority, was passed by substitute. Mr. Tarver moved that the bill be immediately transmitted to the House and on this motion the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote was as follows :

T-hose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

"Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

"Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, w. W.

"Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. McGregor, C. E.

Harrell, G. Y.

Moore, J. H .

.Huie, G. M.

Parrish, C. H.

Irwin, M.D.

Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Rushin, M. E. Stark, W. W. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. M.
Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Hixon, J. T.

Pope, Le.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Richardson, C. H

.

Dickey, R. L.

Kelly, 0. L.

Spinks, W. E .

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Converse, W. L. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Longino, J. T. Miller, B. S. Olliff, W. M.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Turner, S. M.

Ayes 21, nays 12.
The motion not having received the requisite twothirds vote, was lost.

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to amend Section 865, of the Code, deferring current expenses of municipalities.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the 'bill the ayes were 24, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Allen-
A bill to fix the status of every resident of this State whose spouse resides in another S'tate or foreign country.
Report of the committee was agreed td.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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By Mr. Allen by request-
A bill to provide for a hearing in the courts of this State of tax collectors or surities on their afficia1 bond.

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill tihe ayes were 26, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. McGregor-
A bill to extend the power of the Commissioner of Pensions of this State.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed by substitute.
On motion the Senate adjourned until this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 3 o'clock; was called to order by the President pro tern.

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Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names :

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W<. L. Jones, S. E.

B11lloeh, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Jl()lhnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

E'lkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

Olliff, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

Parrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, ,T. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

The following Senate bill was read first time:

By Mr. Huie-
A bill to add East Point to the list of the State depositories of Georgia.
Referred to the Committe on Banks.
The followin~ Senate bill was read third time and put upon their passage:

By Mr. Sweat-
A bill to amend Article 3, Sectioan 4, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as folows :

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Tlhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. Yv.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. McGregor, C. E.

Converse, W. L. McNeil, W. D.

Dickey, R. L.

Miller, B. S.

DuBose, R. T.

Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. M.

Hixon, ;i'. ;,

P~rrish, C. H.

Huie, G. M.

Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, l\f. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L. Taner, M C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. l\L 'Ya.t~s, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

E1kins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T.

Smith, E. L. Stark, W. W.

Ayes 36, na~s 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, and the bill is as follows:
The following amendment is hereby proposed by the Senate and House of Representatives to the people of Georgia to Article 3, Section 4, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of Georgia.

Amend said Paragraph 1, of said Section 4, of Article 3, as follows:
By striking from said Paragraph 1, the words ''until their successors are elected,'' and inserting in lieu of said words in said Paragraph 1, the following words, to-wit.: "Until the time fixed ,by law for the convening of the next General Assembly.''

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Amend further by adding to said Paragraph 1, of said Section and Article the following words, towit.: ''That the provisions of this Paragraph, Section and Article shall apply to the term of the members of the General Assembly, who were elected at the general election for members of the General Assembly in the year 1913.'' \Vhen amended, said Paragraph 1, of said Section and Article shall read as follow~: ' 1 The members of th~ General Assembly shall be elected for two years and shall serve until the time fixed by law for the convening of the next General Assembly. That the provisions of this Paragraph, Section and Article shall apply to the term of the members of the General Assembly, who were elected at the general election for members of the General Assembly in the year 1912.''

And the Governor of the State is hereby required and directed to cause the above and foregoing amendment to be published in at least two newspapers in each Congressional District in this State, for a period of two months previous to the time of holding the next general election after the submission of this amendment to the General Assembly and shall at the next general election to be held after the submission of this amendment to the people for. their ratification cause the same to be voted on, and the form in which the same be submitted to the people shall be as follows: "For ratification of amendment to Paragrap~ 1, Section 4, Article 3, of the Constitution, which extends the term of office of members of the General Assembly until the conven-

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ing of the succeeding General Assembly''; and ''Against the ratification of amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 4, Article 3, of the Constitution, which extends the term of offiee of members of the General Assembly until the convening of the sueceding General Assembly.'' And shall cause the returns of said election to be transmitted to the Secretary of 'State, whose duty it shall be to consolidate the same, and the Governor shall issue liis proclamation, declaring the result if a majority vote in favor of said amendment, and by said proclamation shall declare amendment has become a part of the Constitution of this State.
The following Senate bills were read third time and put upon their passage.

By Mr. MeNeil-
A bill to regulate the granting of total divorces in 'this :State.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute as amended.

By Mr. Irwin- r
A bill to amend an Act approved August 13, 1910, entitled an Act to provide for the protection of sinking funds of municipalities.

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Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed by substitute as amended and the amendment is as follows:
Amend by adding after the word ''raised'' in the third line of second page, the following words, "or any relative of such officer or employer" and by adding the words after the word "raised" in the 11th line of third page.
Mr. Allen of 20th District, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on General Judiciary has bad under consideration the following bills of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass.
A bill to provide for quarterly terms of the Superior Court and for other purposes.
A bill to amend Section 1126, of the Code.
The committee also recommends that the following Senate bill do not pass.
A bill to make it lawful for the State and accused to take testi:rp.ony out side of the State.

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The committee also recommends that the following bill and resolution of the House do pass..
A bill to provide for payment by counties the actual expenses for bringing back fugitives from justice.
A resolution authorizing the publication of Orrville A. Parks new code.
The committee also recorilmends that the following House resolution do pass as amended.
A resolution for the relief of R. L. Gohan. Respectfully submitted, J NO. T. ALLEN, Vice-Chairman.

The following House resolutions were read third time and put upon their passage:

By Mr. Shuptrine-
A resolution to appropriate the sum of $200.00 for expenses of school book investigating committee.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows.
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

DuBose, R. T.

Brown, John W. L. Harrell, G. Y.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Hixon, J. T.

Burtz, A. H.

Huie, G. M.

Bush, W. J.

Irwin, M. D.

Chennault, N. B. Jones, S. E.

Converse, W. L. J'Ones, W. W.

Dickey, R. L.

Johnson, J. F.

Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant .D. Peyton, J. T.

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Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Swea~, J. L.

Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

E1kins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Kea, Fred McNeil, W. D.. Olliff, W. M.

Smith, E. L Taylor, G. W. Watts, J. N.

Ayes 34, nays 0.

The resolution was passed.

By Messrs. Slater and Glenn-
A resolution to provide for the payment of the
. balance due the Committee to visit the penitentiarys. Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. DuBose, R. T. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D.

Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Parrish1 C. H.

Perry, Grant D. Pope, Le, Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Swoo.t, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Dickey, R. L. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L.

Foster, A. H. McNeil, W. D. Olliff, W. M. Peyton, J. T.

Ayes 31, nays 0. The resolution was passed.

Richardson, C. H. Smith, E. L. Taylor, G. W. Watts, J. N.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
Thursday, August 6, 1914r

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names:

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M.D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Diekey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

MeNeil, W. D.

E.1kins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

Olliff, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

Parrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. 'Sit.ark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. 'l'nrner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.
The following Senate bills were read first time:

By Mr. Huie-
A bill to amend the Act approved August 20, 1906, entitled an Act to authorize the mayor and council of the city of Marietta to issue bonds.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

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By Mr. Peyton-

A bill to amend the charter so as to authorize the Legislature to add certain jurisdiction to justice courts.
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

Mr. Huie of 35th District, Chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Y.our Committee on Banks has had under consideration the following Bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to add the city of East Point to the list of State depositories.
Respectfully submitted, G. M. HuiE, Chairman.
Mr. Tarver of 43d District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted th-e folfollowing report:
J1r. President:
Your Committee on Special ,Judiciary has had under consideration the following bill of the House
and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do not pass, to-wit.:

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A bill to amend an Act to establish City Court of Baxley.
Respectfully submitted.
M. C. TARVER, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Chennault of 29th District, Chairman of theCommittee on Agriculture, submitted the following report:
Mr. President:
Your Committee on Agriculture has bad under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same dopass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend Section 3, of Act 234, approved August 19th 1911, relative to hog cholera, etc.
Respectfully submitted, N. B. CHENNAULT, Chairman.

Mr. Miller of 24th Distric"t, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Finance has had under. consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to authorize the issue of bonds for purpose-

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<>f raising money to pay off public debt of state due July 1st, 1915.
Respectfully submitted,
B. S. MrLLER, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President : ,
Your Committee on Corporations has had under ~onsideration the following bill of the House and instructed ~e as their chairman to report same' back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of the town of East Lake.
A bill to amend the charter of city of Eatonton.
A bill to authorize the town of Ochlochnee to issue bonds for water works purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
A. H. BURTz, Chairman.

Mr. Rushin of 14th District, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considerat~on the following bill of the

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House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to create a Board of Roads and Revenues for the County of Pulaski-
Your committee has also had under consideration the following House bill which it instructed me as report with the recommendation that it do not pass, to-wit.:
A bill to repeal Act creating board of commissioners of Pierce County.
Respectfully submitted, W. E. RusHIN, Chairman.

Mr. Huie of 35th District, Chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the fdllowing report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Banks has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and instructed me as their chainnan to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass as amended, to-wit.: .
A bill to amend Section 2817, of Civil Code of Ga. Respectfully submitted, G. M. HuiE, Chairman.

Mr. Olliff of 4th District, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

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Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmission of the House, the following bills of the Senate, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for the rotation of Judge of the Superior Courts of this State.
A bill to extend the powers of the Commissioner of Pensions.
A bill to fix the status of every resident of this :State whose spouse resides in another State and has heretofore obtained a total divorce.
A bill to provide for a hearing in the Courts of tax collectors, when executions have been issued .against them by the Comptroller-General.
A bill to amend Section 865, of the Code of 1910.
A bill to amend an Act approved August 13, 1910, to provide for the protection of sinking funds.
A bill to regulate primary and general elections in this :State.
A bill to extend the corporate limits of the city of of Columbus.
Respectfully submitted,
W. M. OLLIFF, Chairman.

The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boileuillet the clerk thereof:

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Mr. President :
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, towit.:
House Bill No. 871. A bill to appropriate $2,000.00 to the Department of Agriculture for the culture of nitrate setting bacteria.
House Bill No. 879. A bin to appropriate .$15,000.00 to the Board of Entomology for work on diseases of cotton, for the year 1915.
House Bill No. 907. A bill to make an appropriation annually for the purpose of tick eradication.
House Bill No. 967. A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta.
House Bill No. 983. ~~ bill to make an appropriation for the contingent expenses of the Department of Commerce and Labor for 1914 and 1915.
House Bill No. 996. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Newnan.
House Bill No. 1045. A bill to amend An Act incorporating the town of Smyrna.
House Bill No. 1102. A bill to amend an Act establishing the Municipal. Court of Atlanta.
House Bill No. 1133'. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the city of Atlanta.
House Bin No. 1136. A bill to amend the several Acts incorporating the mayor and aldermen of the city of Savannah.



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House Bill No. 1144. A bill to amend an Act re-

lating to public inspection in the county of Rich-

mond.



House Bill No. 1153. A bill to amend an Ad creating the County Court of Bryan County.

House Bill1154. A bill to repeal an Act establishing the City Court of Forsyth.

The f.ollowing message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the House, to-wit.
House Resolution No. 226. A resolution to appropriate $15,000.00 to the penitentiary department of the State.
The House has concurred in the Senate substitute to the following bill of the House, to-wit:
House Bill No. 926. A bill to amend the Constitution of this State so as to give Bleckley and Wheeler Counties a representation.
The following message received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:
Mr. President :
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, towit.:
\

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Senate Bill No. 296. A bill to amend an Act creat-

ing the City Court of Douglas.

.

The following House bills were read first time:

By Messrs Jones and Hollburg-
A bill to amend the Act .incorporating the city of Macon.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Messrs. Kimbrough and Harris, et aL-
A bill to amend the Act making appropriation for the eradication of ticks.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Messrs. Chaney and Methvin-
A bill to make appropriation for contingent ex. penses of the Department of Commerce and Labor.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. HardenA bill to repeal the Act establishing the City Court of Forsyth. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Slater-
A bill to amend the Act to create the county Court of Bryan Co.
Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. Kimbrough, Harris et al.A bill to appropriate $2,000.00 to the department
of Agriculture.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Messrs. Myrick Myrick and Shuptrine. A bill to amend the several Acts incorporating the
mayor and council of the city of Savannah.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Messrs. Picquett, Olive and Garlington-
A. bill to amend the local Act relating to public instruction in the county of Richmond.
Referred to the Committee on Education.

By Messrs. Smith, Blackburn and .Cochran-
A bill to amend an Act establishing the Municipal Court of Atlanta.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee-

By Messrs. Smith, Blackburn and Cochran-A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter
of the city of Atlanta.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. CheneyA bill to to amend an Act which amended and

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superceded the several Acts incorporating the town of Smyrna.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By }Ir. Hammack-
A bill to appropriate $15,000 to the Board of Entomology to be expended on black root.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Messrs. Blackburn, Smith and Cochran-
A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
The following resolution of House was read first time.

By :Mr. EnnisA resolution to appropriate $15,000 to the Peni-
tentiary Department. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. The following Senate Bills were read second time:

By "Mr. TarverA bill to amend Section 1126, of the Code.

By Messrs Turner and Watts-
A bill to amend Section 3, of an Act No. 234, of the General Assembly of 1911, approved August 19,

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1911, and amended by an Act No. 601 in 1912, by striking certain words.

By Mr. Sweat-
A bill to provide for quarterly terms of the Superior Courts of this State.

By Mr. Huie-
A bill to add to the list of State Depositories the town of East Point.
The following House bills and resolutions were read second time and recommitted to General Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. Lane and Harrell-
A bill to enable individuals to ship in carload lots under certain circumstances.

By Mr. Smith-
A bill to require clerks of the Superior Courts of certain counties certain maps.

By Messrs. Culpepper and Hopkins-
A resolution relative to the equalization of the labors of the Supreme Court.

By Messrs. Culpepper and Hopkins-
A resolution to regulate the procedure and practice in the City Courts of this State.

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By Mr. Nunnally-

A resolution to provide for a new great seal of the State.

The following House bills were read second time anoto the Special Judiciary Committee:

By Mr. Paulk-
A bill to c:reate the office of Commissioner of . Roads and Revenues in Ben Hill County.

By Mr. Paulk-
. A bill to repeal the Act prescribing the duties of the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in Ben Hill County ,
The foUowing House bills were read second time:

By Messrs. Field and Smith-
A bill to amend the Act creating a new charter for the town of East Lake.

By Mr. 8hipp-
A bill to create a board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Pulaski County.

By Mr. Henderson-
A bill to amend the Act to create the office of County Commissioners of Jones County.

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By Mr. Taylor-
A bill to repeal an Act to reduce the number of County Commissioners of Laurens County.

By Mr. Davidson-,
A bill to amend the Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Putnam County.

By Messrs McCarthy, Myrick and Shuptrine-
A bill to provide ~or the payment of actual ex~ penses by counties for bringing back fugitives from justice.

By Mr. Fullbright-
A bill to authorize the issue of bonds for purposes of raising money to pay off the publie debt of the State due July 1st, 1915.

By Mr. Hopkins-
A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Ochlochnee to issue bonds.
By Mr. DavidsonA bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for
the city of Eatonton.
By Mr. PeacockA bill to amend an Act approved Aug. 6, 1904,
creating a new board of commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Dougherty County.

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By Mr. Taylor-
A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Laurens County.
The following Senate bills were read third time: and put upon their passage.

By Messrs Foster and Irwin-
A bill to aid in the p~evention of strikes and lockouts in any trade.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 31, nays 1.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended and the amendment is as follows:
Amend Section 2, by striking '''ten'' in the 5th line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the word ''twenty.''

By Mr. Huie-
A bill to protect the raising of cattle in the State of Georgia.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 6.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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By Mr. Kea-
A bill for the protection of cat squirrels in this State.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 4.

The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, as amended and the amendment is as follows:

By striking from caption November 20 to March 1st, and insert October 1; January 1st. Amend Section 14 by inserting Oct. 1, and Jan. 1st.

By Mr. Elkins-
A bill to amend :Section 33'54, of the Code. Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional maj,ority, was passed by substitute.

By Mr. Elkins-:A bill to amend Section 1037, of the penal Code. Report of the Committee was agreed to. upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30,
.nays 1.

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The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Burtz-
A bill to provide for the purchase of Gober's Form book.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M.

Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McNeil, W. D. Moore, J. H. Parrish, C. H. Peyton, J. T.

Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Harrell, G. Y. Olliff, W. M.

Perry, Grant D. Rushin, M. E.

Smith, E. L. Tarver, M. C.

Those not voting were Messrs.~

'Allen, John T.

Foster, A. H.

Chennault, N. B. McGregor, C. E.

Ayes 32, nays 6.

Miller, B. S.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, as amended and the amendment is as follows :

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By striking the word ''in'' in the 5th line of second page of the bill and inserting in lieu thereof the words "by exchange therefor."
The following amendment was offered:
Amend the second paragraph of the bill on page 2 thereof by inserting after the word "State" before the word ''and'' in the last line of said paragraph the following: Provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to include either the Reports of the Superior Court or Court of Appeals or Codes of 1895.

Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Harrell, G. Y. Johnson, J. F. Longino, J. T.

Olliff, W. M. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le.

Rushin, M. E. Smith, E. L. Tarver, M. C.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Huie, G. M.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Irwin, M.D.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, S. E.

Chennault, N. B. Jones, W. W.

Converse, W. L. Kea, Fred

Dickey, R. L.

Kelly, 0. L.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

E1kins, 0. H.

Moore, J. H.

Hixon. J. '1'.

Farrish, C. H.

Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Srtark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Ford, L. L.

Foster, A. H. McGregor, C. E.

Ayes 11, nays 27.

Miller, B. S.

The amendment was lost.

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By Mr. Tyson-
A bill to better protect the oyster and shell :fish industry of the State of Georgia.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority-was passed.

By Mr. Tyson-
A bill to amend Section 1946, of the Code, relating to natural oyster beds.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0."
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed
On motion the Senate adjourned until this afternoon at 3 o'clock p. m.
The following House resolution was read second time:

By Messrs. Wimberly and Griffin-
A resolution to autborize the publication of Orville A. Parks new Code.
The following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage.

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By Mr. Ransom-
A bill to create a new charter for the city of Millen.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayese were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Farris-
A bill to amend, Oodify and consolidate the various Acts incorporating the city of LaFayette.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Sparks-
A bill to incorporate the town of Normantown in Toombs County-
Report of the committe was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Ennis-
A bill to amend the Aet creating a new charter for the city of Milledgeville, approved December 15, 1900.
I
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. WoodA bill to abolish the city court of Jeffersonville.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Williams and Culpepper-
A bill to add to the town of Woodbury to the list of State depositories.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Wright-
A bill to amend an Act to amend, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the city of Rome.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendment is as follows: By adding after the word ''constructed'' in the seventh line of su:b-section '' L'' of Section 1, the words : ''provided such resolution of ordinance shall not be passed unless twothirds of the abutting property owners to be affected shall agree to or petition the ordinance or resolution in writing."

By Mr. Glenn-
A bill to amend an Act approved August 3rd, 1910, so as to provide for the extension of the term of office of the present board of trustees for the public schools of the city of Dalton.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. .Sparks-
A bill to amend theAct Incorporating the city of Lyons in Toombs Gounty.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays 0.
The bill havi?g received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Smith-
A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter of the city of East Point.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were ~~0, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Shadburn-
A bill to add Buford to the list of State depositories.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
Mr. Johnson of 40th District, chairman of the

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Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation has had under consideration the following resolution of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, by substitute, to-wit.:
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A resoluion providing for a joint committee to investigate certain charges against the State Board of Health.
Re!?pectfully submitted, J. F. JoHNsoN, Chairman.

Mr. Olliff of 4th District, chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing 1has examined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the Senate, the following bill of the Senate, to-wit.:
A bill to amend an Act to establish the city of Macon.
Respectfully submited,
w. M. OLLIFF'
Chairman.

Mr. DuBose of 30th District, chairman of the

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Committee on Insurance, submitted the following. report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Insurance has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for proGedure in cases where receivership is sought for insurance companies.
Respectfully submitted,
R. T. DuBosE, Chairman.

The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at 3 o'clock; was called to order by the President.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names:

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, N- T.

McNeil; W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. Ii.

Olliff, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

P'3Xl"ish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Tnrner, S. M. 'fyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

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Mr. Turner of Seventh District, chairman of the Committee on Public Roads, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Public Roads has bad under consideration the following bil1s of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, With the recommendation that same do pass, by substitute, to-wit.:
Senate bill providing for the creation of a highway commission, for subsidiary officers, for the improvement of publi<l roads, and other purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
S. M. TuRNER,
Chairman.

The following House bill was read second time.

By Mr. Green-
A 'bill to establish a municipal court for the city of Fort V~;tlley.
The following ...Senate bill was read second time:

By Mr~ TurnerA bill to create a State highway commission.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

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Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitu- tional majority the following bills of the Housl", to-wit.:
House Bill 1022. A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Montgomery.
House Bill 1027. A bill to repeal an Act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Montgomery.

The following massage was received from the ~ouse through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The Eouse has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the House, to-wit.:
House Resolution 282. A resolution to memorialize the Georgia delegation in Congress to devise ways and means for the handling of the cotton crop now maturing.
Mr. Miller of 24th District, chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Finance has had under consideration the following bill of the .Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back

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to the Senate with the recommendation that same do not pass, to-wit.:
A bill to further equalize the burden of taxation in the,State of Georgia.
Respectfully submitted,
s. B. MILLER,
Chairman.

The following Senate bills were read third time and put upon its passage:

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to protect all birds. that destroy the boll weevil.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows :

Tlhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Huie, G. l\L

Brown, John W. L. Irwin, :M. D.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, W. W.

Bush, W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

Ohennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. :McGregor, C. E.

Dickey, R. L.

:McNeil, W. D.

DuBose, R. T.

:Miller, B. S.

Elkins, 0. H.

:Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. :M.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Sltark, W. W. Sweat, J. L Tarver, :M. C. Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. :M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.--
Kea, Fred

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Longino, J. T.

Rushin, M. E. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E.

Turner, S. M. Watts, J. N.

Ayes 34, nays 1.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendment is as follows:
Amend by striking the word ''quail'' whenever it occurs in the bill.
Also amend Section 1, line 10, by adding between the words "quail" and "night-hawk" the following words, and after the word "night-hawk" or bull bat. Further amend said section, line 17, by adding between the words "bird" and "bronze," the following words : ''or any kind of black bird.''
On motion the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER,
Atlanta, Ga., Friday, August 7, 1914.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names :

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Ohennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

Olliff, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

Pnrrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Slt.ark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.
Mr. Olliff of 4th District, chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmis-

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sion to the House the following bills of the Senate~ to-wit.:
A bill to amend Section 103'7 of Penal Code, so as to provide that the husband may testify against his wife in certain cases.
A bilf to provide for the purchase of Gob~r's Form Book.
A bill to aid in the prevention of strikes and lockouts.
A bill to protect all birds which destroy the boll weevil.
A bill to amend an Act for the protection of game, so as to change the time for killing cat squirrels.
A bill to encourage the raising of cattle and prohibit the killing of heifer calves.
A bill to amend Section 3354 of the Civil Code.
A bill to amend Article 3, Section 4, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of Georgia.
A bill to amend Section 1946 of the Code of 1910 relative to oyster beds.
A bill to regulate the granting of total divorces.
A bill to protect the oyster and shell-fish industry. Respectfully submited,
w. M. OLLIFF,
Chairman.

Mr. Tyson of 2d District, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

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Mr. President:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as duly signed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, and delivered to the Governor, the following .Acts, to-wit.:
An Act to amend ap. 7<\..ct to establish the city court -of Blackshear, in and for the county of Pierce.
An Act to amend Section 26 of the Act known as the charter of the town of Mt. Airy.
An Act to authorize the sale of part of the commons of the city of Columbus.
Respectfully submitted,
C. M. TYsoN,
Chairman.

Mr. McNeil of 22d District, chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. Presi<Jent:
Your Committee on General Judiciary has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, by substitute, to-wit.:
A bill to amend an Act to est;:tblish the insurance department of Georgia.
Respectfully submitted, W. D. McNEIL, Chairman.

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Mr. Harrell of 12th District, chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted thefollowing report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Constitutional Amendments has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bil~ to amend the Constitution of Georgia relative to the jurisdiction of the justice courts.
Respectfully submitted, G. Y. HARRELL, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz of 41st District, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill toamend the charter of the city of Newnan.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Savannah.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta_

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A bill to amend the charter of the city o.f Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874.
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Smyrna.
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Fitzgerald.
Respectfully submitted, A. H. BuBTZ, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz of 41st District, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following b1ll of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman t~ report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend an Act to authorize the city of Marietta to hold an election upon the question of issuing bonds for certain purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
A. H. BURTZ,
Chairman.

Mr. MeNeil of 22nd District, chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report :

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Mr. Presid!ent:
Your Committee on General Judiciary has had under consideration the following l)ill of the Senate, and instructed me as their chairman to report. same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass:
A bill to create a system of parole in this State. Respectfully submitted, W. D. McNEIL, Chairman.

Mr. Smith of 9th District, vice-chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

Mr. Presid!ent : .
Your Committee on Education has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Semite, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend a local Act relating to public instruction in the county of Richmond.
Respectfully submitted, E. L. SMITH, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. 0. H. Elkins of 15th District, chairman of theCommittee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report :

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Mr. President:
Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the following bills of the HousP, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that .same do pass as amended:
A bill to vest in Floyd County jurisdiction over bridges in the city of Rome.
And that the following House bills do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend Act establishing municipal court of Atlanta.
A bill to abolish city court of Gray, in Jones -county.
A bill to abolish city court of Forsyth, in Monroe County.
A bill to establish city court of Boston.
A bill to amend the Act creating county court of Bryan County.
Act to amend Code, Section 4996.
Act to amend Code, 8ection 4984. 0. H. ELKINS, Chairman.

The following House bills were read second time :

By Messrs. Blackburn, Smith and Cochran-
A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874.

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By Messrs. Jones and Halburg-
A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Newnan.

By Mr. Cheney-
A bill to amend and supercede the several Acts incorporating the town of Smyrna.

By ~fessrs. Picquet, Garlington and Olive-
A bill to amend the local Act relating to public instruction in Richmond County.

By :Messrs. Myrick, Sliuptrine and McCarthy-
A bill to amend the several Acts incorporating the mayor and council of the city of Savannah.

B~, "Messrs. Blackburn, Smith and Cochran-
A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta.

By ~fr. Henderson-

A bill to repeal an Act to create a city court of

Gray.



By Messrs. Poulk and Clements-

A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Fitzgerald.

By :Mr. Sheppard-
A bill to amend Section 4984, of Chapter 8, of the Code.

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By Mr. Hardin-
A bill to repeal an Act establishing the city court of Forsyth.

By Mr. Hopkins-
A bill to create and establish the city court of Boston.

By Messrs. Foster, Wright and Nunnally-
A bill to vest in Floyd County full and complete title and jurisdiction over the bridges of the city of Rome.

By Mr. Slater-
A bill to amend the Act to create the county court of Bryan County.

By Messrs. Smith, Blackburn and Cochran-
A bill to amend the Act amending Section 4996 of the Code.

By Messrs. Blackburn, Smith and Cochran-
A oill to amend an Act establishing the municipal court of the city of Atlanta.
The following House bills were read first time:

By Mr. Johnson-
A bill to create a board of county commissioners of roads and revenues for Montgomery County.

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Referred to the counties and. County MattersCommittee.

By Mr. Johnson-
A bill to repeal an Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Montgomery County.
Referred to the Counties and County Matters Committee.
The following House resolution was read first time:

By Mr. "'Vheatley-
A resolution to memorialize our representatives in Congress to devise ways and means for the handling of the cotton crop.
This resolution was laid over for one day.
The following Senate bills were read third timeand put upon its passage:

ByMr. Huie-

A bill to add East Point to the list of State depositories.

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29,

nays 0.



The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

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Mr. PresidJent:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, towit.:
House Bill 750. A bill to supplement the ;;"ppropriation herelofore made to the Georgia State Sanitarium.
House Bill 758. A bill to appropriate $5,000.00 to !State Normal School at Athens.
House Bill 924. A bill to appropriate $5,000.00 for each of the years 1914 and 1915 to the Georgia State Tuberculosis Sanitarium.
House Bill 1150. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rossville, in the county of 'Valker.
House Bill 1152. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur.
The followillg message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. Presid-ent :
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following res.olutions of the House, to-wit.:
House Resolution 286. A resolution thanking Asa G. Candler for giving $1,000,000.00 to the Methodist University.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

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Mr. President :
The House has passed oy the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, towit: ~

Senate Bill 302. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Blackshear.

Senate Bill 3'20. A bill to reincorporate the town of Bristol in the county of Pierce.

The following message was received from His Excellency, the Governor, through his secretary, :Mr. Perry:

Mr. President: His Excellency, the Governor, has approved and
signed the following Acts, to-wit.:
An Act to amend an Act to establish the city court of Blackburn, in and for the county of Pierce.
The following resolution was read and adopted:

By Mr. Tarver-
A resolution extending to the President of the United States sympathy in his hour of bereavement. Resolved further, that when the Senate adjourn to-day it stand adjourned until Monday morning at 11 o'clock.
The following resolution was read and adopted:

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By Mr. DuBose-
A resolution that when the Senate adjourns today it will stand adjourned until tomorrow at 10 o~clock.
Mr. Tarver moved to reconsider the action of the Senate in adopting the above resolution. The- motion was lost.
The following House bill was taken up with adverse report of the committee, and the report of the committee was disagreed to.

By Mr. LeeA bill to rearrange the Ochmulgee and Dublin
judicial circuits.
The following resolution was read first time:

By Mr. Stark-
A resolution requesting the Governor to call to the attention of the attorney-general the. fact that' the lessees of the W. & A. R. R. are allowing the State's property to decrease in value.
Mr. Moore of 14th District, vice-chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has. had under consideration the f9llowing bill of the House, and instructed me as their chairman

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to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass as amended, to-wit.:
A bill to repeal Act to create the office of commissioners of roads and reveneus for Henry County.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN H. MooRE, Vice-Chairman.

The following Senate bill was read third time and put upon its passage:

By Mr. Sweat-
A bill to provide for the adoption of the Torrens land title system by the several counties of this .State.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative w~re Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Jones, W. W.

Brown, John W. L. Johnson, J. F.

Burtz, A. H.

Kea, Fred

Ohennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McNeil, W. D.

DuBose, R. T.

Miller, B. S.

Elkins, 0. H.

Barrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Peyton, J. T.

Huie, G. M.

Richardson, C. H.

Jones, S. E.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stt.ark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

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T'hose voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Harrell, G. Y. 1\IeGregor, C. E.

Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. 1\I.

Perry, Grant D. Pope, Le.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Bush, W. J.

Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Irwin, 1\I. D. Rushin, 1\I. E.

Ayes 31, nays 6.

The bill having received the requisite constitu tional majority was passed.

This bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

The following Senate bill was read third time and put upon its passage:

By Mr. Harrell-



A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Louvale.

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

The following Senate resolut~ons were read third time and put upon their passage:

By Mr. Sweat-
A resolution for the relief of W. T. Cottingham and J. M. Dent.

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Report of the committee was agreed to. The resolution was adopted.

By Mr. Sweat-
A resolution for the relief of J. L. Shelton, D. F. Chapman and J. H. Peterman.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
The resolution was adopted.
The following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage:

By Messrs. Wimberly, Fowler and Miller-
A bill to create a new ebarter for the city of Macon.
Report of \be committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Field and Smith-
A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the city of East Lake.
Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitu-
.tional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Taylor-

A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Laurens County.

Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Green-
A bill to establish a municipal court for the city of Fort Valley.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the .ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to authorize the mayor and council of the town of Ochlochnee to issue bonds.
Report of the committee .was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Shipp-
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Pulaski County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Davidson-
A bill to amend the Act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Putnam' County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.
The bilf having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Peacock-
A bill to amend an Act approved August 6th, 1904, creating a new board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Dougherty County.
Report of the committ"ee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Henderson-
A bill to amend an Act creating the office of county commissioner of Jones County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Davidson-
A bill to amend the Act to create and establish a city charter for the city of Eatonton.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26: nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Taylor-
A bill to repeal the Act to reduce the number of county commissioners of Laurens County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendment is as follows :

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Amend by adding at the end of Section 1 the following: Provided this Act shaH not become operative until House Bill No. 1071, being an Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues in and for the county of Laurens, has been ratified by a vote of the people therein provided.

By ~essrs. Cooper and Crowly-

A bill to provide a bookkeeper for the State bank exammer.

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D.

Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred Longino, J. T. McNeil, VT. D. Miller, B. S. Peyton, J. T. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L.

Spinks, W. E. S\tark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

McGregor, C. E.

Brown, John W. L. Moore, J. H.

Bush, W. J.

Olliff, W. M.

Jones, S. E.

Parrish, C. H.

Kelly, 0. L.

Perry, Grant D. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H.

Dickey, R. L.

Ayes 26, nays 13.

Foster, A. H.

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The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority,was passed.

By Messrs. Cole and Miller-
A bill to increase the salary of the stenographer
. of the State bank examiner. . Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows :

Tlhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. DuBose, R. T. E1kins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M.D.

Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S._ Parrish, C. H. Peyton, J. T. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. i...

Spinks, W. E: Sttark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Longino, J. T.

Bush, W. ;,.

McGregor, C. E.

Hixon, J. T.

Moore, J. H.

Jones, S. E.

Olliff, W. M.

Kelly, 0. L.

Perry, Grant D. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H.

Dickey, R. L.

Ayes 26, nays 13.

Foster, A. H.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Fullbright-
A bill to provide for the judicial cognizance in certain conditions of proceedings for the condemnation of public property.
Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage ~f the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received lhe requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Bullard-
A biH to establish a legislative reference department in connection with the State library.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows :

Tlhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Jones, W. W.

Brown, John W. L. Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

DuBose, R. T.

McGregor, C. E.

E1kins, 0. H.

McNeil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. M.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Huie, G. M.

Perry, Grant D.

Irwin, M.D.

Peyton, J. T.

Jones, S. E.

Pope, Le.

Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spink><, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, l\L C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Wat.ts, J. N.

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H.

Dickey, R. L. }<'oster, A. H.

Moore, J. H.

Ayes 38, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitu~ tional majority was passed.
The following Senate bills were read third time, time and put upon tlieir passage:

By Messrs. Perry and Allen-
A bill to amend Paragraph 2, Section 6, Article
1; of the Constitution.
Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as fol1ows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Jones, W. W.

Brown, John W. L. Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kea, Fred,

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

DuBose, .R. T.

1\fcNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. M.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Huie, G. M.

Perry, Grant D.

Irwin, M. D.

Peyton, .J. T.

Jones, S. E.

Pope, Le,

Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-
Bnsh, W. J.

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Dickey, R. L.

Foster, A. H. Kelly, 0. L.

McGregor, C. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

Ayes 35, nays 1.

The bill having received the requisite constitu-

tional majority was passed, and. the bill is as fol-

lows:



A bill to be entitled an Act. to amend Paragraph 2, :Section 6, Article 7, of the Constitution of Geor-. gia by adding at the end of said paragraph the following words: ''To pay the necessary expenses incurred in employing experts in the eradication of the parasite Margaropus Annulatus, or the cattle-fever tick, including expenses in enfovcing effective quarantine of animals infested with the ticks, thereby to prevent the Spreading of cattle fever; and to provide for the submission of said proposd amendment to the voters of said State at the next general election after its publication, as provid~d by law, and for its proclamation by the Governor," and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Qf the State of Georgia, That the Paragraph Two
{2), Section 6; Article 7, of the Constitution of the
State of Goorgia, be and the same is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the words: ''To pay the necessary expenses incurred in employing experts in the eradication of the parasite Margaropus

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Annulatus, or cattle-fever tick, including expenses in enforlcing effective quarantine .'of animals infested with the ticks, thereby to prevent the spreading of cattle fever.

Section 2. Be it further enacted, That if this Constituional amendmen shall be agreed to by twothirds of the members of the General Assembly elected to each of the two Houses, the same shall be entered upon their Journals, with the ayes and nays taken thereon, and the Governor shall cause the amendment to be published in one or more newspapers in each congressional district for two months immediately preceding the next general election, and the voters thereat who favor the amendment shall have written or printed on their tic:Ket for ratification of amendment, Paragraph 2, of Section 6, Article 7, of the Constitution (to enab.le the counties of Geo.rgia to levy taxes.for paying tick inspectorsr its agents in the enforcing of quarantine regulations, and all necessary expenses), and those who are opposed to the amendment shall have written or printed on their tickets "Against ratification."

If a majority of the qualified electors vote in favor of ratification of the said amendment it shall become a part of Paragraph 2, Article 7, Section 6, of the Constitution of Georgia, and the Governor shall so proclaim.

Be it further enacted that all laws or parts of law in conflict with this Act be, and the same are repealed.

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By Messrs. Turner and Watts-
A bill to amend Section 3 of Act 234 of the General Assembly, Session 1911, approved August 19th, and amended by Act 601, 1912, by striking certain words.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Hixon-
A bill to authorize and empower the Department C?f Agriculture to make and publish sanitary rules and regulations.
R~port of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendment is as follows: By inserting in line 1, Section 2, between the words agriculture and tht:. word State veterinarian

By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to provide that in all misdemeanor cases, when punishment is authorized by law, the judge shall impose a sentence in the alternative, when the sentence ma-y: be relieved on the payment of a fine.

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Report of the committe~ was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

On motion the Senate adjourned until this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 3 o'clock; was called to order by the President .pro tern.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names:

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M.D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

:Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

Olliff, W. 1\L

Harrell, G. 'f.

Parrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, ,V. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M.. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

The following message was reecived from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President : The House has passed by the requisite constitu-

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tional majority the following bills of the House, to-wit.:
House Bill 97. A bill to make an approptration for repairs to State Normal School at Athens.
House Bill 399. A bill to make an appropriation to pay premiums on fire insurance policies issued for protection of the Agricultural, Industrial and Normal College, located at Valdosta.

House Bill 1132. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Vanna, in the county of Hart.

House Bill 1146. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur.

House Bill1147. A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Oakhurst.

House Bill1029. A bill to amend an Act establishing the Insurance Department of the State.
House Bill1151. A bill to incorporate' the town of Round Oak, in the County of Jones.

Also:

House Bill 1120. A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Union.
It was ordered by the House that the clerk transmit to the Senate an engrossed copy of the abovementioned bills, with its readings; the original bill having passed the House and the engrossed bill having been mislaid in the Senate, the accompanying

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engrossed copy to be established in the place of the said mislaid el?-grossed bill.
Also the House concurs in the Senate amendments to the following biTis of the House, to-wit.:
House Bill1037. A bill to amend the several Acts in-corporating the city of Brunswick.
House Bill 1069. A bill to incorporate the city of Colbert, in the county of Madison.
Also the House concurs in the Senate amendments as amended to the following bill of the House, to-wit:
House Bill 889. A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Dade.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House, towit.:
House Bill 327. A bill to authorize railroad companies operating in the State of Georgia to improve their lines by relocation of tracks.
Also the House has receded from its amendment to the following bill of the Senate, to-wit.:
Senate Bill 261. A bill to amend the several acts incorporating the city of Griffin.

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The following Senate bills were read second time:

By Mr. Huie-
A bill to amend an Act approved August 20, 1906, authorizing the mayor and council of the city of Marietta to issue bonds.

By Mr. Parrish-
A bill to amend an Act approved August 19, 1912, establishing the Insurance Department.

By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to regulate the procedure in cases where receivership is sought for insurance companies.

By Mr. Peyton-
A bill to enlarge the jurisdiction of the justice courts of the State.

By Mr. Bush-
A bill to create a system of parole in this State.
The following Senate resolution was read second time:

By Messrs. Peyton, McGregor and Elkins-
A resolutiou to provide for the appointment of a committee to investigate certain charges against th~ State Board of Health.
The following Senate bills were read thirQ. time and put upon their passage:

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By Mr. MeNeil-
A bill to define the crime of burglary with explosives and to provide a punishment.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Searcy-
A bill to amend 1Sections 2721- and 2722 of the Code.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By. Mr. Huie-
A bill to require all dealers in garden seed and agricultural seed to have printed on the original package a guarantee.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill ,the ayes were 23, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Turner-
A bill to create a highway commission in Georgia.
The previous question was called and the mam question ordered.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered. Before the vote was announced the ordering of the main question was reconsidered, and the bill was tabled.

By Mr. SweatA bill to protect the pine forests of this State.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 19, nays 7.
The bill not having received the requisite constitutional majority was lost.
On motion the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER,
Atlanta, Ga., Saturday August 8, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.

Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their name:

.Allen, John T.

Irwin, M.D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, \V. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chenn~ult, N. B.

Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

E1kins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

Olliff, W. M.

Harrell, G. Y.

Parrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Notice was given that a motion would be made to reconsider the action of the Senate in defeating Senate Bill No. 133.

On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

On motion the following Senate bill was reconsid- ered, which was defeated yesterday:

By Mr. ,sweat-

A bill to protect the pine forests of the State.

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The following resolution was read and adopted:

By Mr. DuBose:
A resolution endorsing Rev. J. W. G. Watkins for chaplain of the next Senate.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, towit.:
House Bill 809. A bill to provide for the distribution of the automobile tax funds among the counties of Georgia.
House Bill 978. A bi11 to make an appropriation of $9,000 to the So1diers' Home of Georgia, in addition to the amount appropriated by the Act of 1913.
House Bill1013. A bill to make an addition appropriation to the Georgia Normal and Industrial College.
House Bill 1123. A bill providing a method for paying coupons of bonds of this State at maturity.
House Bill 1128. A bill to create a system of public schools for the tdwn of Box Springs.
House Bill 1138. A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Wilburn.
House Bill1140. A bill to amend an Act chartering the city of Toqcoa.



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House Bill1143. A bill to amend an Act creating .a new charter for the city of Dublin.
House Bill 1145. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Blue Ridge.
House Bill1148. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Adrian.
House Billll56. A bill to create the office of commissioner of roads and bridges for the county of Hart.
House Bill1157. A bill to abolish the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for the county of Hart.
The House has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolutions of the House, to-wit.:

House Resolution 86. A resolution authorizing the Governor to draw his warrant for taxes illegally collected from certain parties in the county of Ful.ton.

House Resolution 127. A resolution to make an appropriation to pay for Swift's Lithia Spring Water furnished the General Assembly.

House Resolution 209. A resolution to refund to E. P. Rohn $50.00 which was illegally collected by the tax collector of Effingham County.

House Resolution 292. A resolution declaring Tuesday, August 11th, a dies non of the General Assembly, out of resped of the memory of Mrs. Wood-



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row Wilson, and calling for committee from House

and Senate to attend the funeraL



Mr. McGregor, of 19th District, chairman of the Committee on 'Pensions, submitted the following report:

1'rl1. President:
Your Committee on Pensions has had under consideration the following resolution of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
~.\_ resolution to appropriate $60.00 to ~frs. Eliza Muncy as a pension.
Respectfully submitted, C. E. McGREGOR, Chairman.
Mr. Pope, of 44th District, vice-chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:
M1. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following resolutions and bills. of the Senate, to-wit.:
A resolution for the relief of J. L. Shelton, D. F .. Chapman and J. H. Peterman.
A bill to require all dealers m garden seeds to-

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have printed on original packages a prescribed guar.antee.
A bill to amend Sections 2721 and 2722 of the Code .of 1910.
A bill to define the crime of burglary with explosives, and providing punishment.
A bill to provide that in misdemeanor cases, where misdemeanor punishment is authorized, the judge shall impose a sentence in the alternative.
A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Louvale, in the county of Stewart.
A bill to amend Paragraph 2, Section 6, Article 7, of the Constitution of Georgia, so as to authorize the employing of experts in the eradication of cattlefever tick.
. A bill to amend Section 3 of Ad No. 234, approved August 19, 1911, relative to hog cholera, etc.
A bill to add town of East Point to the list of State depositories.
A resolution for the relief of W. T. Cottingham and J. M. D~nt.
A bill to authorize the Department of Agriculture to make sanitary rules and regulations.
Respectfully submited, L. PoPE,
Vice-Chairman.

:Mr. Stark, of 33d District, chairman of the Com-

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mittee on Appropriations, submittea the following report:

Mr. President:

Your Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the following: House Bill No. 850, to be entitled an Act to appropriate the sum of $7,500.00 to the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; and also House Bill No. 879, to appropriate -15,000.00 for 1915 to the State Board of En1 tomology, to be expended on work of board on ''black root,'' and for other purposes, and instructed me as their chairman to report the same back to the Senate, with a recommendation that the same do pass.

Your committee has also had under consideration

House Bill No. 871, to be entitled an Act to appro-

priate $2,000.00 to the Department of Agriculture

for the culture of nitrate-setting bacteria, and in-

structed me as their chairman to report the same

back to the Senate, wih a recommendaion that the

same do not pass.

w. w. STARK,

Chairman.

Mr. Elkins, of 15th District, chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had' under consideration the following bill of the House,.

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and instructed me as their chairman.to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that some do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to fix salaries of bailiffs of city courts m cities of not less than !50,000 population.
Respectfully submitted, 0. H. ELKINS, Chairman.

Mr. Moore, of 32nd District, vice-chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your committee on Counties and County Ma.tters haS' had under consideration the following bills of the house, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Montgomery County.
A bill to repeal Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Montgemery County.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN H. MooRE,
Vice-Chairman.

The following House bills were read first time:

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By l\Ir. Lipscomb-
A bill to repair the State Normal School at Athens. Heferred to the Appropriations Committee.

By l\Ir. Henderson-
A bill to incorporate the town of Round Oak, in Jones County.
Referred to Corporations Committee.

By :Messrs. Griffin and Jones-
A bill to appropriate the sum of $1,567.00 to pay insurance on the South Georgia Normal School.
Heferred to the Appropriations Committee.

By Messrs. Field and SmithA bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of
Oakhurst. Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Messrs. Ennis ana1Ioltzclaw-
A bill to supplement the appropriation to the sanitarium.
Heferred to the Appropriations Committee.

By Mr. McCurryA bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of
Vanna. Referred to the Corporations Committee.

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By Messrs. Rhodes and Lipscomb-

A bill to appropriate $5,000 to the State Normal School at. Athens.

Referred to the Appropriations Committee.

By Mr. Farriss-
A bil1 to amend the charter of the city of Rossville.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Messrs. Field and Smith-
A bill to amend the charfer of the town of Decatur.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.

By Mr. AndersonA bill to appropriate the sum of $5,000 each year
for 1914 and 1915 for the support of the State Tuberculosis Sanitarium.
Referred to the Appropriations Committee.
By Messrs. Field and Smith-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur.
Referred to the Corporations Committee.
By Mr. EvansA bill to amend the Act approved August 19, 1912,
establishing the Insurance Department.

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Referred to the General Judiciary Commitee.

By Mr. Adams-
A bill to authorize the railroad companies of this State to improve their lines.
Referred to the Railroads Committee.
The following Senate bills were read third time and put upon their passage:

By Mr. Rushin-
A bill to add Cochran to the list of State depositories.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27,. nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Huie--
A bill to amend an Act approved August 20, 190n. authorizing the mayor and council of the city of Marietta.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following House oills were read second time:

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By Mr. Johnson-
A bill to ereate a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Montgomery County.

By Messrs. Blackburn and Cochran-
A bill to fix the salaries af bailiffs of city courts of this State in cities of not less than 150,000 population.

By Mr. Hendricks-
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Union County.

By Mr. Johnson-'
A bill to repeal an Act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Montgomery County.

By Mr. Kimbrough-
A bill to appropriate $7,500 to the Department of Agriculture.

By Mr. Hammack-
A bill to appropriate $15,000 to the State Board of Entomology.

By Mr. Carter-

A bill to amend the Ad establishing the city cou!'t

of Baxley.

/

The bill was recommitted.

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The following House resolutions were read second time:

By Mr. Brookshear-
A resolution to appropriate $60.00 to Mrs. Eliza Muncy as a pension.

By Mr. Wheatley-
A resolution to memorialize our members in Congress to devise ways and means for handling the cotton crop.
The following joint resolution was read and adopted as amended.

By Mr. wright-
A resolution to declare Tuesday, August 11th, 1914, a dies non, in respect to the memory of the wife of the President.
Amend by increasing the number of the committee to 25, instead of 5.
The_ following resolution was read and adopted:
By Mr. Tarver-
A resolution that the General Assembly attend the funeral of Mrs. Wilson in a body.
The following message was received form the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:
Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitu-

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tional majority the following bills of the House, towit.:

House Bill 170. A bill to provide for the payment of the fees now fixed by law for the ordinaries of the State in connection with pension work.

House Bill 910. A bill creating a State Highway Commission.

House Bill 1160. A bill to amend an Ad authorizing an election in Marietta for the issuance of bonds for water-works.
House Bill 1161. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Lavonia.
House Bill 1159. A bill to incorporate the town of Sparks, in the county of Berrien.
. The House has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the House, to-wit.:
House Resolution 277. A resolution for relief of Georgia School of Technology.
The House has concurerd in the Senate amendment to the following bill of the House, to-wit.:
House Bill1067. A bill to amend the several Acts incorporating the city of Rome.

The House has also concurred m the Senate amendments to the following resolution of the House, to-wit.:

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House Bill 292. A resolution to declare Tuesday, August 11th, 1914, a dies non of the General Assembly, out of respect to the memory of the wife of the President of the United States.

The House has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to-wit.:

Senate Bill 3'31. A bfll to extend the corporate limits of the city of Columbus.

The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed the following resolution of the Senate, to-wit.:
Senate Resolution 104. A resolution providing that the General Assembly attend m a body the funeral of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
Mr. Harrell moved that the rules of the Senate be suspended and that the pure paint bill be taken up and put upon its passage. On this motion the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Harrell, G. Y. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. Moore, J. H.

Olliff, W. M. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. 1Sitark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tyson, C. M.

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Those voting in the negative. were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. E1kins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Hixon, J. T.

Huie, G. M. Irwin, M.D. JDnes, S. E. JDnes, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kelly, 0. L.

"Miller, B. S. Parrish, C. H. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Spinks, W. E. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. DuBose, R. T.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Foster, A. H.

Chennault, N. B. Kea, Fred

Converse, W. L. McNeil, W. D.

Dickey, R. L.

Smith, E. L. TaY'Ior, G. W. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M.

Ayes 12, nays 18.
The motion was lost. The following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage:

By Messrs. Paulk and Clemmons-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of Fitzgerald.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendments are as follows :
Amend Section 55 by striking from the 67 to 78 lines, inclusive, the following: The mayor and council of said city are hereby given the authority after

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a fair trial before them of discharging any member of said water, J.ight and bond commission, or any of said commission, upon charges of neglect of duty, malpractice in office or other conduct which in the judgment of the mayor and council is sufficient to disqualify them from holding office, and discharging their duty as imposed under this charter, and by inserting after the word ''and'' in the 88th line of said section the words "recommend to said water, light and bond commission,'' and by striking after the word commission in the 93rd line the words, if said commission upon such recommendation makes such changes, Also amend ,Section 96 of the bill by striking from the 20th line of said section the words, ''and the mayor and council.''

By Mr. Hopkins-
A bill to create and establish the city court of Boston.
Report of the eommittee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26 nays 0.,
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By :Messrs. Myrick and Shuptrine and McCarty-
A bill to amend the several Acts relating to and incorporating the mayor and aldermen of the city of Savannah.
Report of the committee was agreed to.

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Upon the, passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Jones and Rollberg-
A bill to amend the ..!ct incorporating the city of Newnan.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following House resolution was read and concurred in:

By Mr. Wohlwender-
A resolution extending thanks to Asa G. Candler for giving to the Methodist University $1,000,000.

By Messrs. Blacklluiii, Smith and Cochran-
A bill to amend an Act establishing the municipal Court of the City of Atlanta.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
0
Upon t.he passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Messrs. Jones and Griffin-
A bill to amend an Aet organizing an agricultural indu~?trial normal co1lege-as a branch of the University of Georgia.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of th~ bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs Picquet, Garlington and Olive-
A bill to amend a local Act relating to public instruction in Richmond County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the required constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Hardin-
A bill to repeal an Act establishing the city court of Fitzgerald.
The report of the committee was agreed fo.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes. were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional ma}ority w'as passed.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1914.
By Messr~. Blackburn, Cochran and Smith-
A bill to amend an Ad establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutiomil majority was passed.
By Messrs. Blackburn, Smi~h and Cochran-
A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874.
Report of the committee was agred to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were :2D, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendment is as follows:
Amendment to Act amending the charter of the city of Atlanta, by adding a section, to be known as Section-.
Section -. The Mayor and General Council of the city of Atlanta are authorized and empowered to provide, by ordinance, for the regulation and re'striction of the exhibition of moving pictures alone or in connection with other shows, such as are given in theatres, vaudeville and similar performances, whereby the exhibition of immoral or licentious pic-

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tures may be prevented or any pictures which tend to create disorder or injuriously affect the morals, health and peace of the community. They are further authorized to establish a board of censorship, which shall have the power to approve or disapprove all pictures proposed to be exhibited in the city in all cases where such exhibitions might injuriously affect the general welfare of the city, and to provide for the punishment of all persons wh? exhibit such pictures without securing the approval of said Board or such pictures as are disapproved by said board by a :fine not exceeding fwo hundred dolJars or by sentence to work on the public works of the city for not exceeding thirty days, either or both penalties to be inflicted in the di"scretion of the recorder.

By J\Ir. Henderson-
A bill to repeal the Act creating the city Court of Gray, in tl1e county of Jones.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendments are as ~ollows: Amend Section 5 by adding after the word ''indictment'' in second lin~ of said section, or accusation or warrant whenever the defendant has had or waived a commitment trial.
Amend by inserting after the word accusation

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in the sixth line of said section the words or warrant and in which the defendant has had a commitment trial nor waived same.

By ~fr. Arnold-
A bill to repeal the Act creating the office of commissioners of roads and revenues for Henry County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendment is as follows :
Amend by adding the following to Section 2, provided that the provisions of this Act shall not become operative in said county of Henry until ratified h);, majority of the qualified voters of said county, and for this purpose the ordinary of Henry County shall give notice of the provision of this Act in the newspaper in which the sheriff's sales are advertised for four weeks previous to the time .of holding the general State election in October, for the county and State officers for said county for 1914, at which election the qualified voters of said county shall be permitted to vote on the provisions of this Act. Those in favor of this Act shall have written or printed on their ballots ''for repeal'' fmd those opposed to the provisions of this Act shall have written or printed on their ballots ''against repeal,'' and if a majority of the qualified voters of said county shall vote for repeal then the provisions of this Act shall be-

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come operative and of full force on the first day of January, 1915. If a majority of the qualified voters of said county shall vote against repeal theri the provisions of this Act shall be void.

By Messrs. Foster, Nunnally and \Vright-
A bill to vest in Floyd County a full and complete title and jurisdiction over the bridges of the city of Rome.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays 1.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendment is as follows:
Amend caption as follows:
At the end of thira paragrapli "upon condition." Amend Section 2 of the Act by adding at the end thereor" the following: ''So far as the same applies to any future bridges 'hereinafter constructed under tiiis or any other law unless the said companies will conform to the reasonable terms and conditions required by the county authorities."
Amend by adding at the end of Section 4 the following: "But any corporation now having a franchise shall have the right to use any new bridges upon complying with the reasonable condition imposed by the board of commissioners and the terms of this Act.''

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By Mr. Slater-
A bill to amend an Act to create the county court of Bryan County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Cheney-
A bill to amend and supercede the several Acts incorporating the town of Smyrna.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following House resolution was read third time and concurred in as amended:

By Mr. Kimbough-
A resolution giving assent of the State of Georgia to an Act of Congress providing for co-operative agricultural extension work.
The amendment is as follows:
The committees moves to amend by striking the words ''trustees of the State College of Agricul-

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ture'' in the eleventh and twelfth lines of the second page of the resolution, and inserting in lieu thereof "the trustees of the University of Georgia, for the use of the State College of Agriculture," so that the resolution when so amended shall read ::ts follows: "Therefore be it resolved, by the General Assembly of Georgia, the Senate concurring, the action of his Excellency, the Governor, is endorsed, and the assent of the General Assembly of Georgia be and is hereby given to the provisions and requirements of said Acts, and the trustees of the University of Georgia, for the 'use of the State College of Agriculture, are hereby authorized and empowered to receive the grants of money appropriated under said Act, to organize and conduct agriculture extension work, which shall be earried on in connection with the terms and eonditions expressed in the Act of Congress aforesaid, and approved by the President, May 8, 1914.
The following rSenate bills were read third time and put upon their passage:

By Mr. Payton-
A bill to increase the salary of the clerk of the pension commissioners.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays 0.
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amendments are as follows: Amend by striking fifty and inserting twenty-five, so that the salary will be $125.00 per month.

By :Mr. Brown-
A bill to provide for the removal of cedar trees affected with cedar rust.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays .0~
The bill having re~eived the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By r. Huie-
A bill to restrict the use of the word trust in this State in certain cases.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Bulloch-
A bill to amend_ an Act approved August 21, 1911, to protect the game and fish o~ this State.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays 0.



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The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Peyton-
A bill to authorize the granting of free passes to the sheriffs of this State.
Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote was as follows.

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Burtz, A. H. Jones, W. W. Kea, Fl-ed Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H.

Olliff, W. M. Peyt{)n, J. T. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W.

Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

'!'hose voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y.

Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Kelly, 0. L.

Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. Perry, Grant D. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Dickey, R. L.

. Brown, John W..L. Foster, A. JI,

Bulloch, R. 0.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. McNeil, W. D.

Converse, W. L.

Pa-rrish, C. H . Rushir., M. E.
Smith, E. L. Tarver, M. C.

Ayes 15, nays -15.

The bill was lost.

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By Mr. 'Vatts-
A bill to provide for the inspection of slaughter houses in this State.

Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 1.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. The amendment is as follows :
Amend Section 1, by ~nserting in the 13th line after the words shall be adopted the following proviso:

That no rule shall be adopted in the supervision of slaughter houses to prevent the carrying into and reception in such houses of cattle infected with ticks intended for slaughter except in counties where the work of tick eradication is in progress or where the work is completed and counties released from quamtine.

By Mr. Rushin-
A bill to require all county officers to give bonds in surity companies.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Burtz, A. H. DuBose, R. T. E1kins, 0. H. -Ford, L. L. Jones, S. E.

Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Moore, J. H .. Olliff, W. M. Peyton, J. T.

Richardson, C. H.
Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Sweat, J. L. Turner, S. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Hui{!, G. M. Irwin, M.D. Kea, Fred

Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. Miller, B. S. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D.

Pope, Le. Spinks, W. E. S1t.a.rk, W. W. Tyson, C. M. Wa.Dts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Dickey, R. L.

Bulloch, R. 0. Foster, A. H.

Ohennault, N. B.
Converse, ,V. L.

~icNeil, W. D.

Smith, E. L. Taiver, M. C. Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 16, nays 17.

The bill was lost.

The following resolution was offered.

By Mr. Allen-
Resolved that the session of the Senate be extended until 1 :30 o'clock and that the Senate then adjourn until Monday morning at 10 o'clock and on this resolution the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows: '

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.---'

Bush, W. J.
Harrell, .G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Jones, S. E. Jones,. W. W. Kea, F'red

Kelly, 0. L.

Spinks, W. E.

Longino, J. T.

Stark, W. W.

McGregor, C. E. Sweat, J. L.

Moore, J. H.

Taylor, G. W.

Peyton, J. T.

Turner, S. M.

Pope, Le.

Tyson, C. M.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. , Wabts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Burtz, A. H. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L.

Irwin, M.D. Johnson, J. F. Miller, B. S. Olliff, W. M.

Panish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Converse, w. L.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Dickey, R. L.

Chennault, N. B. Foster, A. H.

McNeil, W. D. Smith, E. L. Tarver, 1\L C.

Ayes 21, nays 13. ~he resolution was adopted by substitute.

On motion the Senate adjourned until 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 2 :30 o'clock, was called to order by the President pro tern.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names :

Allen, John T.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Brown, John W. L. Burtz, A. H.

Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B.

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Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F.

Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C~ E. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. l\~oore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le,

Richardson, C. II. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

The following Senators were added to the Engrossing Committee:

Mr. President:
I suggest Senators: Howell, Hixon, Irwin, Sweat, Turner.
Be added to the Engrossing Committee. Respectfully submitted, \V. ::M:. OLLIFF, Chairman, \V. W. J O~ES, LE PoPE.
By unanimous consent the following bill of the House was recommitted to the Appropriation Committee:
By Messrs. Kimbrough and Wimberly-
A bill to appropriate $2,000 to the Department of Agriculture.

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The following Senate bills were read 3d time and put upon their passage.

By Mr. Miller-
A bill to amend an Act approved October 21, 1887, defining contracts of Fidelity Insurance Companies.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 2.
The bill having received the requisite .constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Elkins-,--
A bill to amend Section 5373, Volume 1, of the -Code.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Tlhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Elkins, 0. H. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E.

Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Searcy, W. E H. Sr.

Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were Me.ssrs.-

. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J '1'.
Jones, W. W. Kelly, 0. L ..

Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. Olliff, W. M. Peyton, J. T.

Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Stark, W. W. Watts, J. N.

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Brown, J obn W. L. DuBose, R. T.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Ford, L. L.

Burtz, A. H.

Fosjer, A. H.

Converse, "\V. L. Huie, G. M.

Dickey, R. E,.

McNeil, W. D.

Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Rushin, M. E. Smith, E. L. Tarver, M. C.

Ayes 16, nays 12.

The bill was lost.

By Mr. Turner-
A bill to create a Highway Commission for the State.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays 2.
'l'he bill, having received the requisite constitu- tional majority was passed, as amended, the amendments are as follows:
Amend by striking in line 16, of Section 9, the words ''First and second-class'' and insert in lieu thereof the word "public." By Mr. Dickey of 23d District.
Amend by striking from Section one, of the Act, the words ''and one other member to be appointed by the Governor" wherever they appear in the bill, which refer to the Highway commissioners. By Mr. Huie of 35th District.
Amend by striking the word "five" in the seventh line of Section 3 of said bill and inserting in lieu

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thereof the word ''three.'' By Mr. Olliff of 4th District.

By Mr. Sweat-
A bill to provide for quarterly terms of the Superior Court of this State.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
"C'pon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bulloch, R. 0. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Elkins, 0. H. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M.D. Jones, S. E.

Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred !{elly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGTegor, C. E. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. 1\L Peyton, J. T.

Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Jones, W. W.

Parrish, C. H.

Stark, W. W.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Ford, L. L.

Burtz, A. H.

Foster, A. H.

Converse, W. L. Harrell, G. Y.

Dickey, R. L.

McNeil, W. D.

DuBose, R. T.

Perry, Grant D. Rushin, M. E. Smith, E. L. Tarver, M.. C.

Ayes 27, nays 3.

The bill having received the requisite constitu-

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tional majority, was passed as amended and the amendment is as follows:
By adding at the end of Section 1 of~the bill the following words:
"Upon the adoption of quarterly terms of the Superior Court as aforesaid and the abolition of city courts and the establishment of county courts as hereinafter provided the same may be abrogated by similar action by the grand juries in any of the counties of this State.at any time after the expiration of two years from the time the action taken becomes ~:ffective. ''

By Mr. Elkins-
A bill to amend Section 4252, of the Code.
R-eport of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute.
By Mr. HixonA bill to amend Section 946', Volume one of the
Code, relating to peddlers. Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25,
nays 0. The 1bill having received the requisite constitu-
tional majority, was passed.

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. By Mr. KeaA bill to amend Section 4394, of fhe Code.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
Senator Smith was granted leave of absence on account of-sickness.
On motion the Senate adjourned until Monday morning at 10 o'clock.

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SEN~TE CHAl\fBER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
Monday, August 10, 1914.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment- at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the following members answered to their names :

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Fm;ter, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T.

Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones,_ W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. MeNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H.

Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushln, M. E.
Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those absent were Messrs.-
Smith, E. L.

Notice was given that motions should be made to recon;ider the action of the Senate in passing the Highway Commission bill and the resolution .declaring Tuesdgy as a dies non.
The following resolution was read.

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By Mr. Stark-
A resolution rescinding the action of the Senate in declaring Tuesday, August 11th, a dies non.
On this resolution the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. E1kins, 0. H. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Jones, W. W.

johnson, J. F. Kelly, 0. L. 1\IcGregor, C. E. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. :M. Parrish, C. H. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le.

Richard8on, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.
Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, :M. C. Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. M. Wat.ts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. :M.

Irwin, l\L D. Jones, S. E. Kea, Fred

Long-ino, J. T. Perry, Grant D. Tnrner, ~- l\1,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Ford, L. L.

Converse, "\V. L. McNeil, W. D.

Dickey, .R. L.

l\filler, D. S.

DuBose, R. T.

Ayes 24, nays 9.

Rushin, :M. E. Smith, E. L. Spinks. W. E

The resolution was adopted.

Mr. Howell moved that the action of the Senate in passing the following Senate hill- on Saturday:

By Mr. Turner-=-

A bill to create a Highway Commission for the . State of Georgia.

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On this motion the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F.

Kelly, 0. L. McGregor, C. E. Moore, J. H. Panish, C. H. Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Tyson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Chennault, N. B. Elkins, 0. H. Foster, A. H. Huie, G. M.

Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Kea, Fred, Longino, J. T. Miller, B. S. Olliff, W. M. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. DuBose, R. T.

Converse, W. L. Ford, L. L.

Dickey, R. L.

McNeil, W. D.

Rushin, M. E. Smith, E. L.
Spinks, W. E.

Ayes 13, nays 20.

The motion was lost.
The following message was r~eived from the House, through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the reqUisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, towit.:



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House Bill No. 47. A bill to authorize counties of any population to appoint county police.
House Bill No-. 112. A b~ll regulating the sale of pistol cartridges.
House Bill No. 512. A bill for the regulation and control of fraternal benefit societies.
House Bill No. 551. A bill providing for the inspection and superYision of slaughter houses, meat markets and dairies.
House Bill No. 1137. A bill to amend an Act incprporating the. town of :Martin.
House Bill No. 1162. A bill to apply the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 6, of the Civil Code of Georgia to all new counties.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mt. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following Resolutions of the House, to-wit.:
House Resolution No. 267. A resolution making an appropriation to pay the increase in salary of the Bookkeeper and Stenographer of the State Bank Examiner.
'Dhe House has also concurred in the senate amendments to the following Bill of the House, towit.:



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House Bill No. 855. A bill to establish the City Court of Sylvester.
The following message was received from the House through :Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majori-ty the following resolution of the House, to-wit.:
House Resolution No. 295. A resolution to revoke the resolution to adjourn August lltli for the purpose of attending the funeral of Mrs. Wilson. To provide for a joint committee to attend the funeral in Rome.
House Resolution No. 224. A resolution for the relief of J. T. wooten.
The House has also concurred m the following resolutio;n of the Senate, to-wit.:
Senate Resolution No. 33. A resolution rescinding the action of the General As'Sembly in passing a resolution to adjourn Tuesday, August Ilth, for the purpose of attending the funeral of Mrs. Wilson.
The following message was received from his E'Xcellency, the Governor, through his secretary, l\1r. Perry:

Mr. President:
I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to your honorable body a sealed communiea-

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tion in writing, to whieh respectfully invites your attention in executive session.
~fr. Olliff of 4th District, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

.ifr. President:

Your Committee on Engrossing has examined ml.d found properly engrossed and ready for transmisf'.ion to -the House, the following bills of the Senate, to-wit.:

A bill to amend Section 4252, of the Civil Code of

Georgia.

'

A bill to add the town of Cochran to the list of State depositories.

A bill to create a State Highway Commission, to

provide for subsidiary officers thereof and for other

purposes.

.

A bill to amend Section 4394, of the Code of 1910,

relative to applications for admission to the Bar.

A bill to amend an Act approved October 21, 1887, defining contract of fidelity insurance.

A bill to provide for the inspection of slaughter 'houses, dairies, etc.

A bill tQ amend Section 946, Volume 1, of Code of 1910, imposing a tax upon peddlers, etc.

A bill to amend an Act approved August 17, 1911,

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which provides a salary for the clerk in the pension office.
A bill to provide for removal of cedar trees affected with ''cedar rust.''
A bill to provide for quarterly terms of the Superior Courts in this State.
f... bill to amend an Act approved August 21, 1911,
prov.iding for the protection of game and fish.
A bill to regulate the business of trust companies.
A bill to amend Act approved August 20, 1906, authorizing the city of :Marietta to hold election upon issuance of bonds for certain purposes.
A bill to provide for the adoption of the ''Torrens Land Title System'' by the several counties of this State and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
W. M. OLLIFF, Chairman.

Mr. Stark of 33d District, Chairman of 1Jhe. Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Appropriations bas bad under
To consideration the fO'llowing House Bill No. 758.
appropriate $5,000.00 to State N()rmal School at Athens. And.House Bill No. 924. T'o appropriate $5,000.00 for each of the years 191'l: and 1915, for

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the support and maintenance of the Georgia Tuberculosis Sanitarium at Alto, Ga.
And instructed me as: their chariman to report the same back to the Senate with a recommendation that the same do pass.
W. W. STAR&, Chairman.

Mr. DuBose of 30th District, Chairman of the Committee on Insurance, submitted the following reP?rt:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Insurance has had under consideration the following bill of the House ~nd lflstructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend an Act establishing the Insurance Department of this State.
Respectfully submitted,
R. T. DuBosE, Chairman.

Mr. Burtz of 41st District, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Co~mittee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bills of the House and instructed me as their chairrrvm to report same back

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to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Vanna. A bill to incorporate the town of Round Oak. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rossville.
Respectfully submitteq, A. H. BuRTZ, Chairman..

The following House bills and resolutions were read second time and recommitted to the same committees first referred to.

By Messrs. Field and SmithA bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur

By Messrs. Kimbrough, Huie and WimberlyA bill to appropriate $2,000 to the Department of
Agriculture.
By Messrs. Field and SmithA bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the t~wn of Oakhurst.

By Messrs. Blackburn and Cochran-
A bill to provide for the election of successors to the Judges of the Municipal Court of the city of Atlanta.

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By Mr. Adams-

A bill to authorize the Railroad Companies of this State to improve their lines.

By Mr. Carter-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the City Court of Baxley.

By Messrs. Foster and Nunnally-
A bill to amend the several Acts relative to the City Court of Floyd County.

By Messrs. Griffin and Jones-
A bill to appropriate the sum of $1,567.00 to pay premium on insurance policy on the South Georgia Agricultural School.

By Messrs. Ennis and Holtzclaw-
A bill to supplement the appropriation to the State Sanitarium.

By Mr. Lipscomb-
A bill to provide ~or the rEfpair of the State Normal school at Athens.

By Messrs. Cheney and Methvin-
A bill to provide for the contingent expenses of the Department of Commerce and Labor.

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By Messrs Kimbrough, Booker, et aL-
A bill to amend the Act making appropriation for the purpose of tick eradication.

By Mr. Holtzclaw-
A resolution to appropriate $4,300.00 to pay pension of ~x-Confederate Soldiers.

By Mr. Ennis-
A resolution to appropriate the sum of $15,000 to the penitentiary department.

By Mr. Spencer-
A resolution to supply the deficiency in the military department.
The following Senate bill was read third time and put upon its passage:

By Mr. Bush-
A bill to create a system of parole on coltditional pardon.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage <'f the bill the ayes were 26, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
The following House bills were read first time:

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By Mr. W ohlwenderA bill for the regulation and control of fraternal
benefit securities and for other purposes.
Referred to the Insurance Committee.

By Mr. Ragland-
A bill to create a system of public schools for Box Springs.
Referred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. Moye--

A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Adrian.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Paulk-



A bill to incorporate the town of Sparks in Berrien County.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. McCrory- .

A bill to create the offiiCe of commissioners of roads and bridges, and for 'other purposes in Hart County.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. Hays-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Martin, approved September 7, 1891.

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Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. SheppardA bill to provide for the inspection of slaughter
houses in this state. Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. Carter-
A bill to provide that the provision of the Act of the General Assembly, approYed August 21, 1905, in relation to new counties.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. McMichael-
A bill to provide for the distribution of the automobile tax in the State Trea~ury.
Referred to Committee on Public Roads.

By Mr. Swift, Wohlwender, et al.~
A bill to authorize counties of the State to appoint county police.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. FullbrightA bill to make it unlawful to furnish pistol car-
tridges except as herein provided for.
Referred to General .Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. Cheney-

A bill to amend an Act app.roved August 20th, 1906, to authorize the mayor and council of tl1e city of Marietta to hold an election for the issuing of bonds.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Dorough-
A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the city of Lavonia.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Messrs. Pickett and Edmondson-
A bill to create a State Highway Commission.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture. "
By Mr. McCurry-
A bill to abolish the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for Hart County.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. Parks-
A bill to provide for the _payment of fees paid to ordinaries in connection with the pension work.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.



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By Mr. HayesA bill to amend tl1~ Act creating the city of Toccoa
appr<Wed December 20, 1897.
Referred to the Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. SmithA bill to amend an Act to amend and supercede
the several Acts incorporating the city of Blue Ridge.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Dorough-
A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Wilburn in Franklin County.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Taylor of LaurensA bill to amend the Act approved August 15, 1910,
to create a new charter for the city of Dublin.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By .Mr. Fullbright-
A bill to provide that coupons belonging to bonds of the State may be paid at maturity by the authorized representatives of the State.
Referred to Committee on Finance.

By Mr. EnnisA 'bill to appropriate $5,000 additional to the

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Georgia Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. GriffinA bill to appropriate the sum of $9,000 to the Cou~
federate soldiers home.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
The following House resolutions were read first 'time:

By Messrs. Bla.ckburn, Cochran and SmithA resolution for the relief of the Georgia School
of Technology. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Messrs. Reese and SlaterA resolution for the relief of P. P. Rohn. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Messrs. Reese, wisdom, et aL-
A resolution to authorize the Governor to draw his warrant upon the T'reasurer for taxes illegally collected from certain parties.

By Mr. Stovall-
A resolutiQn to appropriate $400.00 to pay for Lithia Water.

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Referred to Committ~e on .Appropriations.

By :Mr. Wheatley-
A res'Olution to make appropriation for salaries of the bookkeeper_ and stenographer in the State Bank Examiners office.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. WheatleyA resolution for the relief of J. L. vVooten. Referred to Special Judiciary Co.mmittee. The following House bills were read second time:

By Mr. HendersonA bill to incorporate the town of Round Oak.

By Messrs. Feld and SmithA bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur.

By Mr. Andel'Son-
A bill to appropriate the sum of $5,000 for each of the years 1914 and 1915, for the support of the Tuberculosis Sanitarium.

By Mr. Rhodes of Lipscomb-
A bill to appropriate the sum of $5,000 to the Normal Scbool of Athens. ,

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By Mr..Evans-
A bill to amend an Act approved August 19, 1912, to establish the Insurance Department of the State.

By Mr. McCurry-:-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Vanna.

By Mr. Farris-
A bill to amend the charter of the ci-ty of Rossville.

By Mr. Hendrix.,-
A bill to create a Board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Union County.
T'he following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage :

By Mr. EllisA bill to revise the Health laws of Georgia and foi
the appointment of a board of health.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon a motion to table the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

..

o: Brown, John W. L. Kelly, L.

Bush, W. J.

McGregor, C. E.

Irwin, M. D.

Moore, J. H.

Jones, W. W..

Olliff, W. M.

P.ope, Le.
Tarver, li. C. Tyson, C. M.

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Those voting in the negative were .Messr~.-

Bu!loch, R. 0. Burtz, ,\.. H. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Fostet, A. H.

Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Joues, S. E. Kea, Fred Long-ino, ,J. T.
Miller, B. S. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. f'll'eat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Tnmer, S. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Johnson, J. F.

McNeil, W. D. Smith, E. L.

Se:m:y, W. E. H. Sr.

Ayes 11, nays 27.

The motion was lost.

On the following amendment the ayes and nays were ordered:

Amend Sel!tion 4 by striking the words '' recom-

mendation of two successive grand juries, but on

such recommendation'' in lines 3 and of Section 4

of the printed bill, and inserting in lieu thereof the

following words: ''The adoption of the provisions

of this Act at a general election by the qualified

voters of the county. The question of the adoption

.of this Act shall be submitted at an~ general elec-

tion after the filing 20 days prior thereto of a petition

signed by one-fifth of the qualified voters of the



county asking therefor; and upon a majority of the

voters at such election voting in favor of the adop-

tion ~f this Act.''

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The vote on the above amendment is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Dickey, R. L. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M.D. Kelly, 0. L.

Longino, J. T.
McGregor, C. E.
Moore, J. H.
omff, w. M.
P.arri<>h, C. H.

Pope, Le. Tarver, M. C. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Harrell, \'l-. Y.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Hixon, J. T.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, S. E.

Chennault, N. B. Jone-3, ,V. W.

Converse, W. L. Johnson, J. F.

DuBose, R. T.

Kea, Fred

E1kins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Perry, Grl!nt D.

Foster, A. H.

Peyton, J. T. Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. S~ark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. McNeil, W. D.

R:ushin, M. E.

Smith, E. L.

Ayes i4, nay.s 25.
The amendment was lost. On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting i:q the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. B:urtz, A. H. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Diekey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H.

Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell (}. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. .Tones, S. E.

Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. Miller, B. S. Panish, C. H.

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Perry, Grai-It D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L.

TarTer, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Wat<ts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. McGregor, C. E.

Bush, W. J.

:Moore, J. H.

Olliff, W. M. Tyson, C. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

l\I<'Neil, W. D.

Smith, E. L.

Ayes 34, nays 6.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended and the amendments are as follows :
Amend by ~triking Section 2 of the bill and renumbering the other sections.

By Messrs. Parker and Nevil-
A bill to amend the constitution so as to create the new county of Evans.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J.

Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H.

Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y. Hi.-\':on, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, 1\I. D.

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Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E.

Miller, B. S. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

~hose voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Moore, J. H.
Olliff, W. M.

Pope, Le,
Spinks, 'w. E.

Stark, W. W. Tarver, M. C.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Foster, A. H.

McNeil, W. D.

Smith, E. L.

Ayes 34, nays 6.
The ~bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was pass-ed, and the bill is as follows, with amendments inserted.

A bill to be entitled an Act to propose to the qualified electors of the State of Georgia an amendment to Paragraph 2 of Section 1, of Article 11 of the Constitution of this State, as amended by the ratification by the qualified voters of this State . of the Acts approved July 19, 1904, and July 31, 1906, and July 30, 1912, and August 14, 1912, same being "An Act to lay out and create a pew county from portions of Bulloch and Tattnall ColllJ.ties to be named and to be known as Evans County, with the City of Claxton as the county site, and for other purposes.''
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by

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the authority of the same, That the following amendment is hereby proposed to Paragraph 2, of Section 1, of Article 11, of the Constitution of this State, as amended by the ratification by the qualified voters of this State of the Acts approved July 19, 1904, and July 31, 1906, July 30, 1912 and August 14, 1912, to-wit.: by adding to said Paragraph the following language, to-wit.: "Provided, however, that in addition to the counties now provided for by this Constitution, there shall he a new county laid out and created from portions of the counties of Bulloch and Tattnall and embraced with.i~ the following boundary lines, commencing at a point known as Johnson's Old Ferry on the Canoochee River and running thence in a southwesterly direction along the boundary line between Liberty and Tattnall Counties to a point known as the Ford on Canoochee Creek; thence in a westerly direction, a straight line to Jennie; thence in a westerly direction a straight line to Roger's Crossing, at the intersection of the Bellville and Reidsville Roads; thence in a northerly direction in a straight line to a point on the Seaboard Air Line Railway, half way between the towns of Bellville and Manassas; thence northerly in the same direction in a straight line until it intersects the line of the proposed County of Candler; thence along said lines to the Canoochee River; thence in a south erly direction down the Canoochee River to Kenedy's Bridge; thence in ail easterly direction along the public road leading from Kenedy's Bridge to Ada Belle on the Register and Glenville Railroad; thence in an easterly direction along the old Dublin Road,

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to the right of way of the old Dublin Railroad bed; thence in a southeasterly direction down said right of way to Scott's Creek, thence in the same direction down Scott's Creek to its mouth in Lott 's Creek; then in a southerly direction down Lott 's Creek to its mouth into Can6ochee River, and from thence down Canoochee River in a southeasterly direction to the starting point at Johnson's Ferry.

That the territory embraced in the foregoing boundary lines shall be known as and be named Evans County, and the city of Claxton shall be the County site of the same.
"That said proposed county shall be attached to the First Congressional District, to the Atlantic Judicial 0ircuit and to the Second Senatorial District ''

''That all legal voters residing within the limits of said proposed County of Evans, entitled under the laws of Georgia to vote for members of the General Assembly shall, on the first Wednesd'ay in January following the ratification by the people, of this proposed amendment, elect the following officers for the said county of Evans; an ordinary, a clerk of the
Superior Court, a sheriff, a coroner, a tax collector,
a tax receiver, .a county treasurer, a county s~rveyor, a county ~Wperintendent of public roads and three commissioners of roads and revenues, said election to be held in Claxton, the county site according to law."

''That the Superior Courts of said county of, Evans shall be held on the fourth Monday of Janu-

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ary, March, June and October of each year and that the grand jury terms for said county of Evans shall serve at the January and June terms of said Court, each year provided, however, that the Judge of the Superior Court may, in his discretion, cause the grand jury of said county to be summoned at any term of said superior court.'' '' Tnat the limits of said County of Evans, the Congressional and State Senatorial Districts, the Judicial Circuit to which s-aid county of Evans is -hereby attached, the terms of the Superior Court of the same shall be designated herein until changed by law; provided that the laws applicable to new counties, and not inconsistent, or in conflict with the provisions of tliis Act, as found in Sections 829 to 8248, inclusive, of the Code of Georgia, 1910, are hereby made applicable to s-aid county of Evans, whenever said county is created, and that said County shall be subject to all laws applicable to all other counties of this State.
Sec. 2. ''Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever the above proposed amendment to the Constitution of this State shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the Houses of the General Assembly, and the same has been entered on their Journal, with the yeas and nays taken thereon, the Governor shall, and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause the above proposed amendment to be published in one or more newspapers in each Congressional District in this State for the period of two months, next preceding the time of

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holding the next general election; and the Governor is further authorized and directed to provide "for. the submission of the amendment proposed for ratification or rejection to the electors of this State, at the next general election to be held after said publication, at which election ever-y person shall be qualified to vote, who is entitled for members of th'e General Assembly. All persons voting at said election in favor of adopting the said proposed amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words ''For amendment to the Constitution, creating the county of Evans,'' and all persons opposed to the adoption of said proposed amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, ''Against the amendment to the Constitution, creatipg the County of Evens.''
If a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon, shall vote for ratification of ,said proposed amendment, then, the Governor shall, when he ascertains sam~ from the Secretary of State, to whom the returns from said election shall be referred, in the manner as in cases of election for members of the General Assembly, to count and as-certain the result, issue his proclamation for one insertion in one daily paper of the State, announcing such results as declaring the amendment ratified.
Sec. 3. Be it fur,ther enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are, hereby re. pealed.

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By Mr. Johnson-
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Montgomery county.
Report of the Committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24,
n'ays 0. '
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. JohnsonA bill to repeal the Act creating the commissioners
of roads and revenues for Montgomery County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Messrs. Blackburn and Cochran-
A bill to fix the salaries of bailiffs in City Courts in cities of not less than 150,000 population.
Report of the committee was agreed.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27,
nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Messrs. Smith, Blackburn and Cochran-
A bill to amend an Act amending Section 4996, of the Code.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayeS' were 24, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
The following message was receiyed from the house through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

.Mr. President:
The House has pass.ed by the requisite constitu. tional majority the following resolutions of the House, to-wit.:
House Resolution .No. 249. A resolution for the relief of L. L. Simmons.
House Resolution No. 212. A resolution to appropriate the sum of $60 to pay a pension to Mrs. Harriet C. Hargett for the year 1914.
The following House Resolutions were read third time and put upon their passage:

By Mr. Crawley-
A resolution for the relief of M. J. Dolan and J. W. Seals of Ware County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.

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Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 2:>, nays 0.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended, and the amendment is as follows:
Amend by adding after the word ''aforesaid'' at the end of the resolution the following words "upon the payment of the costs of the forfeiture.''

By Mr. Brookshear-
A resolution to appropriate the sum of $60.00 to Mrs. Eliza Mency as a pension.
.. Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Converse, W. L. DuBose, R. T. Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D.

Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L. McGregor, C. E. 1\Iiller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T.

Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Foster, A, II

Chennault, N. B. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McNeil, W. D.

E1kins, 0. H.

Parrish, C. H.

Rushin, M. E. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E.

Ayes 32, nays 0.

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The resolution was adopted.

By Messrs. Wimberly and Griffin-
A resolution to authorize the publication of Orville A. Parks' new Code.
This resolution was adopted.
The following House reS'olutions were read first time:

By Mr. Klimbrough-
A resolution to apprppriate the sum of $60.00 to Mrs. Harriett C. Hargett.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Ellis-
A resolution for the relief of L. L. Simmons. Referred to committeEl on Appropriations. On motion the Senate adjourned. until this after:i:won at 3 o'clock. The Senate met p~rsuant to adjournment at 3 o'clock; was called to order by the President. On motion the roll call was dispensed with. The following House bill was taken up with House amendment to Senate amendment, and the amendment was concurred in.

By Mr. Middleton-
A bill tocreate a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Dade County.



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The following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage.

By Mr. Hammack-
A bill to appropriate $15,000 to the State Board of Entomology to be expended on black root and boll w,eevil.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the pa'Ssage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Converse, ,Y. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E.

Johnson, J. ~'. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. McGregor, C. E. :Miller, B. S. l\Ioore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. ' Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le,

Richardson, C. H. Rlishin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Slt.ark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J . .N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-
Brown, John W. L. Bush. "' J.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Chennault, N. B. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y.

.Jones, W. W. Longino, J. T.

McNeil, W. D. Smith, E. L.

Ayes 34, nays 2.

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The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Hendrix-
A bill to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for Union County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25; ~ ---nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
Mr. Harrell moved that the rules _be suspended and .take up the pure paint bill on its passage.

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, .John W. L; Jones, W. W.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

ConYerse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Harrell, G. Y.

Moore, J .. H.

Huie, G. M.

Olliff, W. M.

Irwin, l\L D.

Parrish, C. H.

Jones, S. E.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Rieh:ndson, C. H. Sweat, J. L. Tan-er, :M. C. Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. M. "'"atts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Dirkcy. R. L.

Hixon, J. T. 1\Iiller, B. S.

Spinks, W. E.

':rhose not voting were Messrs.-

Burtz, A. H.
DuBose, R. T.
E1kins. 0. H. Ford, L. L.
Foster, A. H.

McGregor, C. E. McNeil, vV. D. Perry, Grant D. Rushin, l\L E.

Se.arcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. S:t:.ark, W. W. Tnrnt>r, S. M.

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Ayes 25, nays 5. The motion prevailed.

The following Senate bill was read third time and put upon its passage:

By Mr. Harrell-
A bill to require all persons firms o:r corporations who manufacture paint, label the conten~s of said paint.
Report of the aommittee waS' agreed to.
Upon the pass.age of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute.
The bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
The following House billi! were read third time and put upon their passage.

By Messrs. Fullbright and Smith-
A bill to supplement the existing appropriation for printing new volumes of the Reports of the Supreme Court.
Report of th~ committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Chennault, N. B. Converse, \V. L.
Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Hixon, J. T. Huie. G. M. Jones, S. E.

Jones, \V. W. Johnson, J. F. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. Miller, B. S. ~Ioore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H. Peyton; J. T.

Richardson, C. H. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C.
Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M.
Tyson, C. M.
Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Irwin, M. D.
Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L.

McNeil, W. D. Perry, Grant D.

Pope, Le, Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bm1z, A. H. ~nsh, W. J.

Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Harrell, G. Y. RPshin, :M. E.
Smith, E. L.

The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
By Mr. Redwine-
A bill to amend an Act to create in the Treasury Department a Bank Bureau.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays 8.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was p~ssed.

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By Messrs. Blackburn, Cochran and Smith-
I
A bill to regulate the practice of the occupation of a barber in certain cities..
Report of the committee waS' agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The 'bill, having received the requisite constitu.tional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Fullbright-
A bill to authorize the issue of bonds for purpose of raising money to pay off the public debt.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays 'were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Tihose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Invin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. .Tones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, vV. ,V.

Bush, W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kea, Fred

Converse, W. L. Kelly, 0. L.

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

DuBose, R. T.

:McGregor, C. E.

Harrell, G. Y.

Miller, B. S.

Hixon, J. T.

Moore, J. H.

Hnie, G. M.

Olliff, W. M.

Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. TarYer, . M. C. Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. M. Wat.ts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Burtz, A. H. E1kins, 0. H.

Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

~icNeil, W. D. Peyton, J. T.

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Pope, Le. Smith, E. L .

Spinks, W. E.

Turner, S. M.

.Ayes 33, nays 0.
The bill, having receiYed the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

13y Mr. Kimbrough-
A bill to appropriate the sum of $7,500 to the Department of Agriculture.
R~port of the committee was agreed to.
r pon the passage of tUe bill the ayes and nays
were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Brown, John \V. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T.

Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H.

Olliff, W. M.
Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L.
Taylor, G. W.
Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those Yoting in the negative were Messrs.-

Taner, M. C.
Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bnrtz, A. H. Ford, L. L. Foster. A. H. McNeil, W. D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Rushin, M. E.

Ayes 32, nays 1.

Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Turner, S. M.

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The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
The following House resolutions were read third time and put upon their passage.

By Mr. Ragland-
A resolution for the relief of R. L. Graham.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes :were 26, nays 0.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended and the amendment is as follows:
By adding at the end of last paragraph after the word bond in the following: Upon the payment of the forfeiture cost and in addition thereto the sum of twenty-five per cent of the principal as attorneys fees to the Solicitor-General

By Mr. Kimbrough-
A resolution to appoint new committee to investigate legislation on cotton tares and for other purposes.
Report of the committee was agreed to .
Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes were 27, nays 0.
The bill having received the requtsite constitutional majority was passed.

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697

By Mr. Connor-

A resolution to provide for the payment of $100.00 to W. T. Jones.

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Jones, W. W.

Brown, John W. L. Johnson, J. F.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Kea, Fred,

Bush, W. J.

Kelly, 0. L.

Chennault, N. B. Longino, J. T.

Converse, W. L. McGregor, C. E.

Elkins, 0. H.

McNeil, W. D.

Harrell, G. Y.

Miller, B. S.

Hixon, J. T.

Moore, J. H.

Huie, G. M.

Parrish, C. H.

Irwin, M. D.

Perry, Grant D.

Jones, S. E.

'Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. 'taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-
Tarver, M. C.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Burtz, A. H.
Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T.

Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H, Olliff, W. M.

Peyton, J. T. Smith, E. L.

Ayes 34, _nays 1.

The resolution, having received the requi'Site constitutional majority, was passed.
Mr. Irwin moved that the Senate do npw adjourn

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and on this motion the ayes and nays were ordered .and the vote is as follows:

Tlhose voting m the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bulloch, R. 0. Chennault, N. B. DuBose, R. T.

Elkins, 0. H. Irnin, M. D. Kelly, 0. L.

Miller, B. S. Parrish, C. H. Tyson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Harrell, G. Y. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F.

Kea, Fred Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. ::\fcNeil, W. D. :Moore, J. H. PeiTy, Grant D: Pope, Le.

Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Stark, W. W. Swea, J. L. . Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Ford, L. L.

Burtz: A. H.

Foster, A. H.

Converse, W. L. Olliff, W. M.

Dickey, R. L.

Peyton, J. T..

Rushin, M. E. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Watts, J. N.

Ayes 10, nays 21.

The motion was lost.

The following resolution was read and adopted:

By Mr. McGregor-
Resolved that the General Judiciary Committee he requestoo to report on Senate Bill No. 279.
~Phe following House resolutions were read third time and put upon their passage:

:\IoNDAY, AuousT 10, 1914.

699

By Mr. Loyd-
A resolution to refund to the Covington and Oxford Street Railroad Company the sum of one hundred dollars.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
On the passage of the bill the ayes and na~s were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Bush, W. J. DuBose, R. T. Harrell, G. Y. ;Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, :M. D. Jones, S. E.

.Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred, Longino, J. T. ~lcGregor, C. E. ~IeNeil, W. D.
Miller, B. S. ~loore, J. H. Perry, Grant D.

Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. \Yat.ts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

TarYer, M. C.

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Burtz, A. H. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. Elkins, 0. H.

Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Kelly, "(). L. Olliff, W. M. Partish, C. H.

Peyton, J. T. Rushin, M. E. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E.

Ayes 28, nays 1.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

On motion the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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SENATE CHAMBER, ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
Tuesday, August 11, 1914.

1'he Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of the roll the followtng members answered to their names :

Allen, John T.

Huie, G. :M.

Brown, John W. L. Irwin, :M. D.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, W. W.

Bush, W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kea, Fred

Converse, W. L. Kelly, 0. L.

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

DuBose, R. T.

:McGregor, C. E.

Elkins, 0. H.

:McNeil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

1\Iiller, B. S.

Foster," A. H.

:Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Olliff, W. :M.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H Rushin, :M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.
Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W.
Turner, s. M.
Tyson, C. M. Wa.tts, J. N.

Thos~ absent were Messrs.-
Smith, E. 1..

On motion the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

1\fr. Stark, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, submits the following report.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1914.

701

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the following House Bill to-wit.:
House Bill No. 399. Appropriating the sum of $1,567.00 to pay the premium on fire insurance policy issued for the protection of the South Georgia State Normal School.

House Bill No. 1013. To appropriate $5,000.00 to the maintenance of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville, Ga. House Resolution. For the 1:elief of Technology and for other purposes.

House Bill No. 97. For repairs of State Normal School at Athens, Ga.

House Bill No. 871. To appropriate $2,000.00 to the Agricultural Department for culture of setting bacteria.

House Bill No. 983. To make appropriation for the contingent expenses of the Department of Commerce and Labor and for other purposes:

And direct me as their chairman to report said bills and resolutions back to the Senate with a recommQndation that the same do pass.
W. W. STARK, Chairman.

Mr. Elkins of 15th District, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report:

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'Jr. President:
Your Committee on Special J udiciaray has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me aS' their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, by substitute, to-wit.:
A bill to amend an Act establishing City Court of Baxley.
Respectfully submitted, ELKINS, Chairman.
Mr. Elkins of 15th District, Chairman of the C~m mlttee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. President :
Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the following bills of the Hous'e and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do not pass: to-wit.:
A bill to amend the several Acts relative to the City Court of Floyd County.
A bill to provide for the election of successors to the present judges of the Municipal Court of ~ty of Atlanta.
A bill to repeal an Act to create the City Court of Tifton.
Respectfully submitted, ELKINS, Chairman.

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703

Mr. Pope of 44th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engros'Sed and ready for transmission to the House, the following bill of the Senate, to-wit.:
A bill to require dealers in paints, to label the containers sho~g therein the true per .cent of each mineral constituent.
Respectfully submitted,
- LE PoPE, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Rushin of 14th District, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has ha~ under consideration the following bills of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to create office of commissioner of roads and bridges of Hart County.
A bill to abolish the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for Hart County.

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A bill to amend Act of August 21, 1905, so same shall apply to all new counties.
Respectfully submitted, W. E. RusHI~, Chairman.

Mr. DuBose of 30th District, Chairman of the Committee on Insurance, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
.

.

Your CoiD:IDittee on Insurance has had under con-

'sideration the following bill of the House and in.

structed me as th~ir chairman to report same back

to the Senate with the recommendation that same

do pass, to-wit.:

A bill to provide for regulation and control of all Fraternal Benefit Societies.

Respectfully submitted,

R. T. DuBosE, Chairman.

Mr. Chennault of 29th District, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Agriculture has had under consideration the following bill of the Hous~ and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass as amended, to-wit:

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705

A bill to provide for inspection of slaughter houses, meat markets, dairies, etc.
Respectfully submitted, N. B. CHENNAULT, Chairman.

Mr. Chennault of 29th District, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following report:
Mr. President:
Your Committee on Agriculture has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that1same do not pass, to-wit.:
A bill to create a State Highway Commission. Respectfully submitted, N. B. CHENNAULT, Chairman.

Mr. Irwin of 34th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under. consideration the following bills of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, as amended, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of town of Decatur.

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A bill to amend the charter of city of Blue Ridge. Respectfully submitted, M. L. IRwiN, Vice-Chairman.

~1r. Irwin of 34th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the follo\ving report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do not pass, to-wit.:
A 'bill to amend the charter of the. town of Martin. Respectfu11y submitted, M.D. IRwiN, Vi~e-Chairman.

Mr. Irwin of 34th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Corporations has had under consideration the following bill'S of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Adrian.

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7D7

A bill to repeal the charter of the town of. Oakhurst.
A bill to amend an Act authorizing the city of Marietta to order an election upon question of issuing bonds.

A bill to repeal the charter of the town of Wilburn. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Lavonia.
A bill to amend the charter of city of Dublin. A bill to incorporate the town of Sparks. A bill to amend the charter of c' ity of Toccoa.
Respectfully submitted, M. D. IRWIN, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Pope of 44th District, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report:
Mr. President:
Your Committee on Engrossing has examined and found properly engrossed and ready for transmission to the House the following bill of the Senate towit.:
A bill to create a system of parole or conditional pardon of persons convicted of crime.
Respectfully submitted, LE PoPE, Vice-Chairman.
Mr. Elkins of 15th District, Chairman of the Com-

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mittee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report:

ML President :
Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the following resolution of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass.
A resolution for the relief of J. L. \Vooten. Respectfully submitted, ELKINs, Chairman.
Mr. Elkins of 15th District, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mt. President:
Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the following bill of the House and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass, as amended, ~o-wit.:
HouS'e Bill No. 1018. Entitled an Act to create the office of commissioners of roads and revenues in and for Ben Hill County and for other purposes.
And that House Bill No. 1017. Do pass. ELKINs, Chairman.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

TuESDAY, AuGusT 11,1914.

709

Mr. President:

The House has passed, by the requisite constitu:.. tional majority, the following bills of the Senate, to-wit.. :

Senate Bi~l No. 95. A bill making the President
of of the Board of Trustees the South Georgia Nor-
o! mal College ex-officio a member of the Board
Trustees of the University of Georgia. Senate Bill No. 115. A bill to amend the Constitution of the State in so far as it relates to the term of office of county officers.

The House has also passed, as amended, ~y the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill of the Senate, to-wit.:

Senate Bill No. 61. A bill to provide for the registration of births and deaths in the State of Georgia.

The House has also concurred in the Senate

amendments to the following bills of the House, to-

wit:

..

House Bill No. 1114. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Fitzgerald.
House Bill No. 967. A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta.

House Bill No. 98*. A bill to repeal an Act creating the office of comm~ssioner of roads and revenues for the county of Henry.

House Bill No. 1056. A bill to repeal an Act creat-

ing the City Court of Gray.





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House Bill No. 1072. A bill to repeal an Act reducing the number of county commissioners of"Laurens County.

The House has also concurred in the Senate a,mendmen.ts to the following resolution of the House to-wit.:

. House Resolution No. 169. A resolution gnrmg assent of the State of Georgia to an Act of Congress providing for co-operative agricultural extension work.

The following message was received from his_Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Perry.

Mr. President:
I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to your honorable body a sealed communication in writing to which he respectfully invites your consideration in executive session. ~
On motion the following House bill was recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee:

By Mr. Lee-
A bill to rearrange the Ocmulgee and Dublin Judicial Circuits.

The following House bills were read second time and recommitted to their respective committees.

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711

'

By Messrs. Swift, W ohlwepder and Slade-

A bill to authorize coU:n:ties to appoint county police.

By Mr. Fullbright-
A 'bill to make it unlawful to furnish pistol cartridges except as herein provided for.

By Mr. GriffinA bill to appropriate $9,000 to the soldiers home.

By Mr. Parks-
A bill to provide for the payment of fees of ordinaries in connection with pensions.

By Mr. McMichael-:-
A bill to provide for the distribution of the automobile tax.
The following House resolutions were read second time and recommitted to their respective committees.

By Mr. Kimbrough-
A resolution to appropriate $60.00 to pay pension to Mrs. Harrett C. Hargett.

By Mr. Wheatley-
A resolution to make appropriation to pay stenographer and bookkeeper in Treasurers office. '

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'

By Mr. Ellis-

A resolution for the relief of L. L. Simmons:

By Mr. Stovall-
A resolution to pay $400.00 to pay for Swift's Lithia Water.

By Messrs. Ross, Wisdom and Simpson-
Aresolution to authorize the Governor to draw his
warrant to refund certain money for taxes illegally paid.

By Mr. Reese-
A resolution to pay F. P. Rohn fifty dollars.
The following House bills were read second time:

By Mr. Moye-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Adrian.

By Mr. Wohlwender-
. A bill for the regulation and control of all Fraternal Benefit Societies.

By

Mr.

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-

A bill to create the office of roads and bridges for Hart County.

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713

By Mr. Dorough-

A bill to repeal an Act to incorpo1ate the town of Wilburn.

By Mr. PaulkA bill to incorporate the town of Sparks.

By Mr. Ragland-
A bill to m:eate the system of public schools for Box Springs.

By Mr. Taylor-
A billto amend the Act approved August 15, 1910, to ~reate a new charter for the city of Dublin.

By Mr. Hays-
A. bill to amend an Act to create the city of Toccoa approve'd December 20, 1897.

By Mr. Cheney-
A bill to amend the Act approved August 20, 1906, authorizing the mayor and council of the city of Marietta to issue bonds.

By Mr. Smith-
A bill to amend an Act to consolidate and super. cede the several Acts incorporating the city of Blue
Ridge.

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By Mr. McCurry-
: A bill to abolish the office of commissioners of roads and Revenues for Hart County.

By Mr. Sheppard-
A bill to provide for the inspection of slaughter Houses in Georgia.

By Mr. Carter-
A bill to provide that the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly approved August 21st, 1905, relative to new counties.

'By Mr. Dorough-
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of Lavonia.
The following House resolution was read second time:

By Mr. Wheatley-
A reso1ation for the relief of J. L. Wooten.
The following House bill waS' read second time and recommitted.

By Mr. Fullbright-
A 1bill to p_rovide that coupons belonging to bonds may be paid at maturity by authorized representa-
t~ves.
The following House bill was read second time.



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By Mr. Ennis-

A bill to appropriate $5,000 for the maintenance of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College at :Milledgeville.

The following Senate bill was taken up with House amendment for the purpose of concurring in House amendment.

By Mr. Elkins-
A bill to provide for the registration of deaths and births in this State.
The amendment is as follows :
Strike all of Section 19 and insert in lieu thereof the following:
''Sec. 19. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each local registrar shall be paid the sum of twenty-five cents for each birth certificate, and each death certificate properly and completely made out and registered with him, and correctly recorded and promptly returned by him to the State Registrar as required by this Act, unleS's the local registrar shall already be acting as such in cities where their compensation is otherwise fixed by law. And in case no births and no deaths were registered during any month local registrars, shall be entitled to be paid the sum of twenty-five cents for each report to the effect, but only if such report be made promptly as required by this Act. All amounts payable to a local registrar under the pr-ovisions of this section shall be paid 'by the treasurer of the county in which the



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registration district is located, upon the certification of the State Registrar, and the State Registrar shall annually certify to the treasurers' of the several counties the number of births and deaths properly registered, with the names of the local registrars and the amounts due each at the rate fixed herein.''

On the adoption of the amendment the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bulloch, R. 0.
Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L.
Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H.

Ford, L. L. JIQhnson, J. F. Kea, Fred Miller, B. S. Perry, Grant D. Pope, Le.

Richardson, C. JI. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L. Turner, H. M.

ThoS"e voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Brown, John V\7 L. .Jones, S. E.

Bush, W. J.

.Jones, ,V, W.

Harrell, G. Y.

Kelly, 0. L.

Hixon, J. T.

Longino, J. T.

Iiuie, G. M.

McGregor, C. E.

Irwin, M.D.

)IOOI'C, J. H.

Parrish, C. H. Peyton, J. T. Sltark, W. W. Tarver, M. C. Tyson, C. M. Wa.t,ts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Burtz, A. H. Foster, A. H.

MeNeil, W. D. Olliff, W. M.

Smith. E. L. Ta{lor, G. W.

Ayes 19, nays 18. The amendment was' adopted.

The following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage:

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By Mr. Carter-
A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Bax&y.
Re~ort of the committee was agreed to.
UP.on the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0~
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed by substitute.

By Messrs. Field and Smith-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur so as to create a board of health.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes w~re 24, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr.- Paulk-
A bill to repeal an Act entitled an Act to prescribe the duties of the commissioners of roads and revenues of Ben Hill County.
Report of the committee was ~greed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Wheatley-

A bill relative to working the chaingang force by

county authorities.

.



Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes wer~ 30, - nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitu. tional majority was passed.

By }fr. Farris-
A bill to amend the eharter of the city of Rossville.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Blackburn-
A bill to amend Section 1131, of the Code.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30 nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite c-onstitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Henderson-
A bill to incorporate the town of Round Oak in Jones County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received ihe requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Evans-
A bill to amend the Act approved August 19th, 1912, establishing the Insurance Department of the State.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of t11e bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Rhodes and LipsMmb-
A bill to appropriate $5,000 to the State Normal school at Athens.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows :
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Tihose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. llixon, d". .-, Huie, G. M.

Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E.
Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGr>gor, C. E. Miller, B. S. :Moore, J. H. Parrish_, C. H. Peyton, J. T.

Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Wa.tJts, J. N.

Those voting in th~ negative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. J'Ones, W. W.

Bush, W. J.

Perr~, Grant D.

St.ark, W. W.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen; John T. Burtz, A. H.

l\IcNeil, W. D. Olliff, W. M.

smith, E. L. Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 32, nays 5.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended and the amendment is as follows :
Amend by adding a new section to be known as Section 3, the balance of the sections to be numbered accordingly: Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enact~d by the authority of the same, That the sum of $2,168.33 be and the same is hereby ap-
propriated to the Trustees of said University ot
Georgia for the use of said University to replace said sum or amount taken from the maintenance fund of

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said University for the purpose of paying the fire insurance premiums on the buildings at said University for 3 years.
Also amend the caption of said bill by adding at the end thereof the following words : Also the sum of $2,168.33 to said Trustees 'to pay fire' insurance premiums on the buildings of said University taken from. the maintenance fund of said University.

By :\fessrs. }fcC'arty, }fyrick and Shnptrine-
~-\. bill to provide for the payment by counties of ihe actual expenses of bringing back fugitives from justice.
The report of the committee was agreed to.
l'pon the passage of the bill the ayes were 29, nays 0.
The bill having received tne requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Garlington-
A bill to require executions to be levied on land only in the county where issued.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Davidson-
A bill to amend Article 11, Section 3, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution so as to authorize the Legislature to abolish the office of county treasurer.

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

'.Dhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, "~. "~.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Bush, W. J.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse. ,Y. L. L{)ngino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

l\IcGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

M<'Neil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

l\Iiller, B. S.

Foster, A. H.

l\Ioore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Parrish, C. H.

Huie, G. l\1.

Perry, Grant D.

Irwin, M.D.

Peyton, .T. T.

Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H . Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. 81ta.rk, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Taner, M. C.
Taylot, G. "' Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. l\L Wa.t.ts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, Joh11 T. E1kins, 0. H.

Hixon, J. T. Olliff, W. M.

Sn;tith, E. L.

Ayes 38, nays 0.

'Dhe hill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed and the bill is as follows.
A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11, Section 3, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of this State, so as to authorize the General Assembly

TuEsDAY, AuGUST 11, 1914.
to abolish the office of county treasurer in any county of this State, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted hy authority of the same, That Article 11, Section 3, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of Georgia be amended by adding at the end of said Paragraph the words "and may abolish the office of county treasurer in any county" so that said Paragrapjh, when so amended, will read as follows, to-wit.: "Paragraph 1. County officers to be uniform. whatever tribunal, or offices, may hereafter be created by the General Assembly, for the transact!i:m of county matters, shall be uniform throughout the State, and of the same name, jurisdiction, and remedies, except that the General Assembly may provide for the appointment of commissioners of roads and revenues in any county, and may abolish the office of county treasurer in any county, or fix the compensation of county treasurers, and such compensation may be fixed without regard to uniformity of such compensation in the various counties.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That of this amendment shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the members of the General As'sembly of each House, the same shall be entered on thfir JournalS' with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and the Governor shall cause the amendment to bf' published in one or more of the newspapers in each Congressional District for two months immediately preceding the nE;xt general election, and the same shall be submitted to the people at the next general election, and the voters thereat shall

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haYe written or printed on their tickets, "For ratification of Article 11, Section 3, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of this State,'' or ''Against ratification of Article 11, Section 3, Paragraph 1, of the Constitu. tion of this State," as they may choose, and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the next General Assembly, voting, shalL vote in favor of ratification, then said amendment shall become a part of said Article 11, Section 3, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of this State, and the Governor shall make proclamation thereof.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and

pa.rts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the

same are hereby repealed.



By Mr. Anderson-



A bill to appropriate the sum of $5,000 for each of

the years 1914 and 1915, additional for the support

of the Georgia Tuberculosis sanitarium at Alto.

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of_ the bill the ayes and nays 1
were ordered and the vote is as follows:

'Tihose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John \V. L. Jones, S. E.

Chennault, N. B. Jones, W. W.

Converse, W. L. Johnson, J. F.

Dickey, R. L.

Kea, Fred

Ford, L. L.

Longino, J. T.

Foster, A. H.

l\fcGregor, C. E.

Hixon, J. T.

Miller, B. S.

Huie, G. :M.

Moore, J. H.

Irwin, M. D.

Parrish, C. H.

Perry, Grant D. Peyt.on, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L.

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Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M.

Tyson, C. M.

watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.---.:
Bush, W. J.

Those not voting were Messrs.___.:

Allen, John T. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. DuBose, R. T.

E'lkins, 0. H. Harrell, G. Y. Kelly, 0. L. l\IeNeil, W. D.

Olliff, W. M. Smith, E. L. Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 31, nays 1.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

B.v )fessrs Field and' Smith-
A bill to repeal an Act fo incorporate the town of Oakhurst, in DeKalb County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
lTpon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended and the amendment is as follows:
Amend Section 2 by adding at the end thereof the following: Provided that the provisions of this Act shall not become effective until the same is submitted to the qualified voters of the town of Oakhurst at an election to be called by the mayor of Oakhurst after thirty days notice, and if a majority of "the votes

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cast at said election shall be for repeal then this Act shall be of force and the incorporation of Oakhurst repealed and if a majority of said votes cast at the election be against repeal, then this Act is void.

By Messrs. Field and Smith-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended and the amendment is as follows.
.Amend Section five by .adding at the end of said
section the following:
Provided that the provisions of this Act shall become operative so soon as the town of Oakhurst shall vote to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Oakhurst.

By Mr. Paulk-
A hill to create the office of commissiOners of Roads and Revenues for Ben Hill County.
Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays 0.
The bin, having received the requisite constitu-

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7~7

tional majori!Y was passed as amended and the amendment is as follows.
The Committee amends by inserting after the word "misdemeanor" in the eighth line of Section seYen the words ''and other.''

And by striking all of Section eight and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Sec. 8. Be it fur.ther enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said County Commissioners shall not purchase directly or indirectly materials, live stock, supplies or other articles for any department of the counly, from himself or from any copartnership in which he may be interested either directly or indirectly, nor from any person directly or indirectly in his employ in any capacity whatsoever."
Whenever twenty-five qualified voters of the county of Ben Hill shall make written complaint on information and belief to the Judge of the Superior Court of said county,or to the ordinary, that any of said commissioners have been guilty of a violation of the foreging provisions of Section 8, of this Act, the said Judge of the Superior Court or the ordinary shall cause to be made before him to whom complaint. is made an investigation of said oharges, at which investigation the accused shall have the benefit of counsel, if desired ; and if said Judge or Ordinary S'hall :find the said commissioner guilty of the violation or violations charged, the said commissioner shall within three days be removed from office by a written order of the said judge or said ordinary

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trying the charges, which order sballl)e recorded on the minutes. of the board of commissioners, and the said ordinary of the county of Ben Hill shall appoint a succes'Sor to said commissioner as provided by Section 16, of this Act. The accused, if tried 'before the ordinary, shal1 have the right to appeal to the Judge of the Superior Court, who shall hear the cause without a jury and in a final judgment either in vacation or in term time. Each grand jury charged by law with the duty of investigating the books and records and acts and doings of the county commissioners shall make or cause to be made special inYe:'Otigation with the view of ascertaining whether o.r not any commissioner or commissioners have been guilty of violating any of the provisions of the first paragraph of this section of this Act, and in such grand jury's general presentments, a report must be embodied that such special investigation has been made and the results thereof specifically stated; if such results show that any commissioner or commissioners have been guilty of such violailion or violations, then there shall be stated'in sucth genera~ presentments the particulars of such violation and thereupon the court shall proceed to cause to be made before it an . investigation as is contemplated in the second paragraph of this section just as if the complaint therein specified had been made to it, and with the same duty, authority,. jurisdiction and power of summary remol.'al. And the judge of the superior court shall, in his charge to each grand jury whose duty is to make such invesHgation, before entering upon its work for

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the term, give specially in charge the provisions of this Section of this Act.''
Committee further amends: by inserting after the word "County" in the fourth "line of Section 9 the words ''and for such other convicts as the county authorities ar authorized by law to work upon a. county chaingang.''
And by striking Section 10 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

''Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the treasurer of the county of Ben Hill shall not disburse or pay out a1ly of the funds from the county treasury on any order or warrant, unless the same shall have been signed by the chairman of said board and its clerk.; provided, this shall not apply to jury script and such orders drawn by the judge of the Superior Court or City Court of Fitzgerald, in which said judge has exclusive jurisdiction. Before the chairman and clerks shall have the authority to draw any warrant, or order, on the treasurer of the county for the payment of any money except in the instance mentioned in the last clause of the preceding sentence, there must be filed by the person in whose favor the order is drawn, an itemized, verified statement of the claim or account, which statement shall be in duplicate,one copy of which shall be filed in th~ office .of the Ordinary of the., county and another copy in the office of said commissioners and the claim shall be ordered paid by the action of said board in meeting assemOled, which

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said last fact shall appear on the minutes of the meetings of said Board. It shall be the duty of the clerk
of the said board of commissioners to see that such
statement of the claim or account in the ordinary's office bears number corresponding to the one in the office of said Commissioner, and the warrant or order drawn shall be so numbered or marked as to identify the particular statement in payment of which it was given. It shall be the duty of the commissioners to .
furnisl! to the ordinary at the county's expense suit-
able cabinets or other furniture for the filing of the said. verified statements.
And by addin-g at the end of Section eleven the following:
''It shall be the duty of said Commissioners to prepare once each three months an itemized statement of all expenditures and disbursements made by them, which statement shall show the numbers of orders, of warrants, drawn by them on the treasurer, the amount of each order or warrant and the person in whose favor same was drawn, a co.py of which itemized stateroent shall be filed in the office of the ordinary of the county and one copy kept on file in the office of said commissioners. Said commissioners shall also cause to be published at the county's expense in the official organ of said county an abstract of each of said itemized statements."

By Mr. McCurry-
A bill to. amend the Act incorporating the town of Vanna in Hart County.

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731

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 30, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended and the amendment is as follows:
Move to amend House Bill No. 1132, by adding the following S'ec.tion:

That said.bill not become effective l.lntil it has been ratified by a majority of the qualified voters of said town in an election to be held on the first Monday in October,1914, said election to be held under the same rule and with same qualifications as to voters as elections for mayor and council are held in said town, provided that no one who has not been a bona fide resident of said town for sixty dayS' and paid all taxes due state and county, and also all taxes due said town thirty days before said election shall not be eligible to vote in said election. The mayor shall name the managers of s~id election, and said managers shall be the judge of the qualifications of the voters.

Those voting for the amendment to the charter shall have on their ballots the words ''For amendment'' and those voting aganist said amendment shall have on their ballot the words ''Against amendment,'' The mayor and council shall declare the result of said election and enter the same on tlte minutes of S'Rid town.

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By Mr. Sheppard-
A bill to amend Section 4984, of the Code, Chapter 8.
Report of the committee agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is. as follO'fS:

Tlhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Irwin, M. D.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

J'ones, W. W .

Bush, W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kea, fud

Converse, W. L. Kelly, 0. L. 1

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

Elkins, 0. H.

McGregor, C. E.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Foster, A. H.

Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. 'l.

Parrish, C. H.

Huie, G. :M.

Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Srtark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watrts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. DuBose, R. T. Hixon, J. T.

McNeil, W. D. Olliff, W. M.

Smith, E. L. TaY'lor, G. W.

Ayes 3'6, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Sheppard-
A bill to regulate the employment of children in c~rtain kinds of labor and to prohibit their employment below certain ages.

TrESDAY,,Aua-usT 11,1914.
On motion the Senate adjourned until this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 3 o'clock; was called to order by the President.

On the call of the roll the following members answered to their names.

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M. D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

w. Burtz, A. H.
Bush, J.

Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. KeTiy, 0. L.

Converse, \V. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

:McGregor, C. E.

DuBose; h'. T-

McNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Foster, A. H.

Olliff, W. l\L

Harrell, G. Y.

P.a.ITish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Huie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E, Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, l\f. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Wa.tts, J. N.

The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof.: .

Mr." President :
The House has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill of the Senate, to-wit.:
Senate Bill No. 107. A bill making it a misdemeanor to draw checks or other negotiable paper without having sufficient funds at the time to meet the same.

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The Hou~e has concurred in the Senate amend~ ments to the following resolution of the House, towit.:
House Resolution No. 44. A resolution to relieve M. J. Dolan.
The House has also concurred in the Senate amendments to the following bills of the House, towit.:
House Bill No. 290. A bill to rev1se the health laws of the State of Georgia.
House Bill No. 903. A bill to.vest in Floyd County full title to the bridges in the city of Rome.
The following House resolution was read second time:

By Messrs. Blackburn, Cochran and Smith-
A resolution for the relief of Georgia School of Technology.
The unfinished business was taken up which is as follows:

By Mr. Sheppard-
A bill to regulate the employment of children in certain kinds of labor and to prohibit their employment below certain ages.
The following amendment was offered :
First: Amend S.ection ~ by adding the following at the end of said section :

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''Except that children over twelve years of age who have widowed mothers dependent upon them for support, or orphan children over twelve years of age, dependent on t,~eir own labor for support, may work in factories and manufactories.''

Adopted.

Second: Amend said bill by striking sections two

and three and renumbering the other sections accord-

ingly.

'

'l'he first amendment was adopted and the following roll was called on the last amendment.

On the above amendment the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative w~re Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Johnson, J. F.

Burtz, A. H.

Kelly, 0. L.

Hixon, J. T.

McGregor, C. E.

Irwin, M.D.

Moore, J. H.

Jones, S. E.

Parrish, C. H.

Jones, W. W.

Perry, Grant D.

PeytQn, J. T. Pope, Le.
Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Tyson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bullooh, R. 0.
Bush, W. J. Chennault,- N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBQse, R. T. Elkins, 0. H.

Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Huie, G. M. Kea, Fred Longino, J. T. McNeil, W. D.

Miller, B. S. RicliardsQn, C. H. Rushin, M. E. .
Sweat, J. L Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Wabts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.- -

Allen, John T. Olliff, W. M.

Smith, E. L.

Taylor, G. W;

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Ayes 18, nays 21.
The last amendment was lost.
The following amendment was offered:
By striking the word "16" in Section 2 and where ever said words appear and substituting in lieu ther(}f the.words "14 years and six months".
On this amendment the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Burtz, A. H. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M.D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W.

Johnson,. J. F. Kelly, 0. L. McGregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Moore, J. H. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Stark, W. W. Turner, S. M.
Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Foster, A. H.

Bush, W. J.

Harrell, G. Y.

Chennault, N. B. Hixon, J. T.

Converse, W. L. Kea, Fred

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Spink!<, W. E. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bulloch, R. 0,

Olliff, W. M. Smith, E. L.

Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 21, nays 17.

The amendment was adopted.

The following amendments was offered:

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By striking all of Section 2 after the word '' certificate" in line 14 of House bill.
On this amendment the ayes and nays were ardered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Burtz, A. H.
Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E.

Jones, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Kelly, 0. L. McGregor, C. E. Moore, J. H. McNeil, W. D. Parrish, C. H.

Peyton, .J. T. Pope, Le, Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messr::1.-

Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Ford, L. L.

Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Kea, Fred, Longino, J. T. Miller, B. S. Perry, Grant D.

Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E.
Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

AIIeu, John T. Olliff, W. M.

Smith, E. L.

Ayes 22, nays 17.

Taylor, G. W.

The amendment was adopted.

On the substitute offered by Senator Spinks the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Irwin, M. D.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones; S. E.

Hixon1 J. T.

Jones, W. W.

Johnson, J. F. McGregor, C. E. Moore, J. H.

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Peyton, J. T.

Spinks, W. E.

Pope, Le.

IS!tark, W. W.

Searcy;, W. E. H. Sr.

Turner, S. M. . Tyson, C. M.

Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bullooh, R. 0. Bush, W. J: Oheiinault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, 'R. L. DuBose, R. T.
E1kins, 0. H. Ford, L. L.

Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Huie; G. M. Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S.

Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Olliff, W. M.

Smith, E. L.

Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 16, nays 23.

The substitute was lost.

Mr. Elkins moved to reconsider the following

amendment, which was adopted: By striking the

words sixteen in Section 2, and wherever the words

appear and substituting therefor the words 14 years

and 6 months.





On this amendment the ayes and nays were order-ed, and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Bush, W -T. Conyerse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. Elkins, 0. H. Foster, A. H.

Harrell, G. Y. Kea, Fred Longino, J. T. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Perry, Grant D.

Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Watts, J. N.

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Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, W. W.

Ohennault, N. B. Johnson, J. F.

DuBose, R. T.

Kelly, 0. L.

Ford, L. L.

McGregor, C. E.

Hixon. J. ~.

Moore, J. H.

Huie, G. M.

Parrish, C. H.

Irwin, M. D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le, Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Sltark, W. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C.. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Olliff, W. M.

Smith, E. L.

Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 17, nays 23.

The motion was lost.

The following amendment was offered by Senator Elkins:

Amend; Sections 1, 2 and 3 by adding at the end of each section, the following: except that the foregoing provisions of this section shall not be applicable in instances specified and provided for in Section 10 of this Act.

Section 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that it shall be lawful for a child 12 years of age or more to work in and for a mill, factory, laundry, manufacturing establishment or place of amusement, if sueh ehild has dependent upon his labor a :widowed mother, Ol". if 'such child is an orphan dependent upon his own labor, whenever such child desires to work in any of sueh places as is specified as above, the fact that such child's labor is necessary to support a widowed mother or to

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support such orphan must be found to be true after an investigation by a commission composed of the county school superintendent and the ordinary of the county when th work is to be done and the head of the school in the school district where the said child lives after an investigation by said commission if it, or a majority of its members, find that the facts exist to authorize such child to work in or' for any of the establishments mentioned in Section 1 of this Act, because of the existence of either of the c~nditions hereinbefore set out, such commission shall issue a certificate to that effect, which shall be kept on file in the office of the establishment where said child is at work, sucli commission shall make an investigation at least once each six months, and may prescribe as a condition precedent to issuance of such certificate school attendance for such length of time and at such time as in its discretion seems wise. No such certificate more than six months old shall authorize the employment of any child under sixteen years of age in or for any of the places specified in Section 1 of this Act.
On this amendment the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Johnson, J. F.

Burtz, A. H.

Kelly, ,0. L.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

Elkins, 0. H.

l\loore, J. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Irwin, M. D.

Peyton, J. T.

Jones, S. E.

Richardson, C. H.

Jones, W. W.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

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741

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Bush, W. J. Chennault, N. B. Converse; W. L. Dickey, R. L.
Ford, L. L.

Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Huie, G. M. Kea, Fred, Longino, J. T.

McGregor, C. E. Perry, Grant D. Pope, Le. Rushin, M. E. Tarver, M. C.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Millet, B. S.

Olliff, W. M. Smith, E. L.

Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 22, nays 16. The amendment was adopted. The report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordereq, anc;I the vote is as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Obennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Harrell, G. Y. Huie, G. M.
Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S.

Parrish, C. H. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Wa.uts, J. N.

Those voting in the neg:ative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones~ W. W.

llush, W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

Hixon, J. T.

Moore, J. H.

Irwin; M. D.

Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Spinks, W. E. Sltark, W. W. Tyson, C. M.

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.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Olliff, W. M.

Smith, E. L.

Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 24, nays 15.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended.
On motion the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'dock.



WEDNESDAY, AuGusT 12, 1914.

743

SENATE CHAMBER,
Atlanta, Ga., Wednesday, August 12, 1914.

The iSenate met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the President.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.

Upon the call of tlie roll the following members

answered to their names :



Allen, John T.

Huie, G. M.

Brown, John W. L. Irwin, M.D.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, W. W.

Bush, W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kea, Fred

Converse, W. L. Kelly, 0. L.

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

DuBose, R. T.

McGregor, C. E.

Elkins, 0. H.

McNeil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Foster, A. H.

Moore, J. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Parrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. 'Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Thooo absent were Messrs.__:

Olliff, W. M.

Smith, E. L.

On motion the reamng o~ the Journal was dispensed with.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk" thereof:

Mr. President: The House has passed by the requisita constitu-

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tional majority the following resolution of the House, to-wit.:
House Resolution 298. A resolution relative to unfinished business of the General Assembly.
The House has passed, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill- of the Senate, to-wit.:
Senate Bill 110. A bill to amend Section 5298 of Volume 1 of the Code of 1910, relating to garnishments.
The House has eoncurred in the Senate amendments to the following bills of the Ho:use, to-wit.:
House Bil11146. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur.
House Bil11147. A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the eity of Oakhurst.
The House has also concured in the Senate amendments to the following resolutions of the House, towit.:
House Resolution 113. A resolution for the relief of R. L. Graham.
Mr. Miller, of 24th Distrid, chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report:.

Mr. Presidettt:
Your Committee on Finance has had under consideration the following bill of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back

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745

to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to provide that coupons belonging to bonds of the State may be paid at maturity by the authorized representatives of the State, without presenta- tion of the bond, and for other purposes.
B. s. MILLER,
Chairman.

Mr. Tyson, of 2nd District, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the signature of the P,resident of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives the following Act, to wit.:
An Act to amend an Aet establishing a new charter for the city of Carrollton.
Respectfully submitted,
c. M. TYSON,
Chairman.

Mr. Tyson, of 2nd District, chairman of the Committee on Enrollme:at, submitted the following report:.

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as duly signed by the President of the Senate and Speaker

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of the House of Representatives and delivered to the Governor, the following Act, to-wit.:
An Act fo amend an Act establishing a new charter for the city of Carrollton.
Respectfully submitted,
c. M. TYSON,
Chairman.

Mr. Peyton, of 31st District, chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report~

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Railroads has had under consideration the following .bill of the House, and instructed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, witli the recommendation .that same do pass, to-wit.:
A bill to authorize and empower railroad companies owning or operating a railroad to beter im.: prove their lines by relocation of tracks, etc.
Respectfully submitted, J. T. PEYTON, Chairman.

Mr. MeNeil, of 22nd District, chairman of t_he Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report :

Mr. President:
Your Committee on General Judiciary has had under consideration the bills of the House, and in-

WEDNESDAY, AuousT 12, 1914.

747-

st~ucted me as their chairmanto report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass, to-wit.:

A bill to enable individuals to ship in carload lots goods or merchandise for individual use.

A bill to authorize counties of any population to appoint county police, etc.

Tlie committee has had under consideration the following House resolution, which I am instructed to report to the Senate, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit.:

A resolution providing for a new great seal of the State.
Respectfully submitted, W. D. McNEI:r;., Chairman.-

Mr. MeNeil, of 22nd District, chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report :

Mr. President:

Your Committee on General Judiciary has had

under consideration the bills of the House; and in-

structed me as their chairman to r~port same back



to t:qe Senate, with tiie recommendation that same

do not paS's, to-wit.:

A bill to provide that clerks of the Superior Court shall keep suitable bo9ks for maps, surveys, etc., in

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.counties 4aving a population of not less than 11,000 and not more than 13,()00.
A bin to make it unlawful to furnish pistol eartridges, except in certain cases.
The committee has bad under consideration the following resolution of the House, which they instruet me to report to the Senate, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to-wit.:
A resolution relative to the regulation of practice and procedure in the city courts of this State.
A resolution relative to the equalization of the labors of the Supreme Court.
Senate Bill No. 279 having been misplaced, we areunable to make any report upon the same.
Respectfully submitted, W. D. McNEIL, Chairman.

The following message was received from his E:">.. cellency, the Governor, through his secretary, :Mr.
Perry:

M 1. President: .



I am directed_ by his Exeellency, the Governor,_ to deliver to your honorable body a sealed communi-

cation in writing, to which he respectfully -invites. your consideration in executive session.

The following Senate bill was taken up with House amendment, -and the amenament was concurred in::

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749

ByMr.Huie-
A bill to make it a misdemeanor to draw a draft or check on a bank unless the drawer has the funds to his credit at said bank.
The amendment is as follows: By striking all of Section 1 of the bill, after word ''accrued,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ''there shall be no prosecution under the provisions of this Act.''
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:

The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, towit.:

Senate Bill 74. A bill to amend the Code of Geor.gia of 1910, in relation to holding elections for members of the General Assembly and county officers.

Senate Bill 229. A bill to amend the Constitu-

tion of the ,State so as to extend the terms of mem-

bers of the General Assembly.



S-enate Bill 255. A bill relating to the public bealth.

Senate Bill 314. A bill to repeal an Acf to incorporate the town of Louvale.

Senate Bill340. A bill to amend an Act authoriz:ing the mayor and council of the city of Marietta

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to eall an electiop on the question of iss:uing bonds: for waterworks.
The House has also failed to concur in the Senate amendments to the following bill of the House,. to-wit.:
House Bill 39. A bill to regluate the employment of children in ~ertain kinds of labor.
The House has also concurred in the Senate amendments to the following bills of the House, towit.:
House Bill 758. A bill to appropriate -$5,000 to. the State Normal School at Athens.
House Bill 1132. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Vanna, in Hart County.
The House has also concurred in the Senate substitute for the following bill of the House, to-wit.:
House Bill 1099. A bill to amend the Act estab-lishing the city court of Baxley.

The following House bills were read third time and put upon their passage_:

By ~fr. Moye-
A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town ot Adrian.
Report of the.committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the. ayes were 27~. nays 0.

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751

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. McCurry-
A bill to create the office of commissioners of roads and revenues for Hart County.
Report of committee was agred to.
Upon the passage of the Bill the ayes were 25,
nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Smith-
A bill to amend, consolidate, and supercede the Acts incorporating the city of Blue Ridge.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendments are as follows : Senate Committee amends House Bill No. 1145 by adding two new sections, and renumbering the reIPealing section, so th,!lt the same will be No. 11.
Section 9. Be it further enacied by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall go into effect December lOth, 1914; Provided, That its provisions shall not become of force and effect unless ratified by a

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majority of votes cast by the qualified voters of the city of Blue Bidge at an election, which is hereby called to be held on the 5th day of Decemebr, 1914, for tlie purpose of submitting the provisions ,of this Aet to the qualified voters of said city for their approval or rejection, which election shall be held, and the result thereof consolidation and declared in . the same manner as now provided by t~e present eharter of the city of Blue Ridge providing for the election of mayor and council of said city. At said election the voters who wish to cast ballot for the approval of this Act, shall have written or printed thereon "For <approval of Act to amend the Charter of the City of Blue Ridge," and those who wish to cast ballots against this Act shall have written or printed thereon ''Against approval of Act to amend the charter of the city of Blue Ridge.'' At the City Hall or the place of holding regular meetings of the mayor and council on Monday, Dec. 7th, 1914, at twelve o'cl~ck noon, the result of said election shall be declared by the managers of said election to the mayor and counsil of the city of Blue Ridge, and the said mayor and council shall have entered by the clerk and treasurer of said city the result of said election upon the minutes kept by the 'Said clerk and treasurer.

Section 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the mayor of the city of Blue Ridge to give notice of the holding of the election hereinbefore called by publication in two issues of the Blue Ridge Post and the

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753

Blue Ridge Summit, newspapers published in. said city, immediately preceding the day of the election, but in no event shall the neglect or failure of the mayor to make such publication prevent the holding and declaration and result of said election.

By Mr. Lipscomb-
A bill to provide for the repairing of the State Nonnal School at Athens.

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Huie, G. M.

Brown, John W. L. Irwin, M.D.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, W. W.

Bush, W. J.

Johnson, J. F.

Ohennault, N. B. Kea, Fred

Converse, W. L~ Xelly, 0. L.

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

DuBose, R. T.

McGregor, C. E.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. 8.

Harrell, G. Y.

Moore, J. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Spinks, W. E. S!tark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Elkins, 0. H. Foster, A. H. McNeil, W. D.

OHilf, W. M. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

Ayes 3"4, nays 0.

Smith, K L. Taylor, G. W. Watts, J. N.

By :Mr. McCurry-
A bill to abolish the office of commissioner of roads and revenues of Hart County.

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Report of the committee w~s agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.
.The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed:

By Mr. Dorough-

A bill. to amend an Act incorporating the city of

Lavonia in Franklin County.



Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Taylor-
A bill to amend an Act approved August 15, 1910, to create a new charter for the city of Dublin.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Stephens-
A bill to amend an Act creating the city of Toccoa, approved December 20, 1897.

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755

Report of the conimittee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes weer 27, nays 0.
The bill haying received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Paulk-
A bill to incorporate the town of Sparks, in Berrien County.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Dorough-
A bill to repeal an Act to in~orporate the town of
Wilbun.
Report of the c~mmittee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the -bill the ayes were 27, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Culpepper and FullbrightA bill to amend Section 2824 of the Code. Report ()f the committee was agreed to.

756

JouRNAL oF THE SENATE,

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Smith-
A bill to provide that in all counties of this State with eertain population the clerks of the Superior Court shall keep certain maps in his office.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
,,
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 23, nays 0.
The. bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Parks-
A bill to provide for the payment of the fees to ordinaries in connection with pension work.
Report of the eommittee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows :

'I'!hose voting in the affirmative were Messrs:-

Allen, John T.

Elkins, 0. H.

Brown, John W. L. Ford, L. L.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Harrell, G: Y.

Burtz, A. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Chennault, N. B. Htiie, G. M.

Converse, W. L. Jones; S. E.

Dickey, R. L.

Jones, W. W.

DuBose, R. T.

Kea, Fred

Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Parrish, C. H. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le.

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757

Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Spinks, W. E.

Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. :L.
Tarver, M. C.

Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-
Perry, Grant D. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

Those n~t voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. ;,. Foster, A. H. Irwin, M.D.

Johnson, J. F. McNeil, W. D. OlliH, W. M.

Smith, E. L. Tayior, G. W.

Ayes 33, nays 2.
The bill having received the requisite constittttional majority was passed.

By Mr. Adams-
A bill to authorize and empower the railroad companies of the State to double-track their roads.
Mr. Tarver offered the following amendment:
Amend by adding to Section 1 the following wards:
''And provided,- further, that no foreign railway company shall be entitled to the powers of condemnation granted by this Act, until such company shall file, in the office of the Secretary of State, an agreement that for the purpose of the trial of litigation arising out of this Act such company shall be considered a citizen .of Georgia, said agreement to be signe<f by officers of sucb company properly authorized to do so."

758

JOURNAL OF THE SENATE,

On this aniend~ent the ayes and nays were. ordered, and the vote is as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Harrell, G. Y. Huie, G. M. Jones, S. E.

Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D.

Pope, Le, . Rushin, M. E. Tarver, M. C.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Brown, John W. L. Bulloch, R. 0. Burtz, A. H. Chennault, N. B. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L.

Foster, A. H. Hixon, J. T. Irwin, M.D. Jones, W. W. Kea, Fred,
McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H.

Peyton, ;r. T.
Richardson, C. H.
Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Converse, W. L. Johnson, J. F. Kelly, 0. L.

Olliff, W. M. Smith, E. L.

Taylor, G. W. Watts, J. N.

Ayes 11, nays 25. The amendment was lost.
On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows : .

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Dickey, R. L.

Brown, John W. L. DuBose, R. T.

Bulloch, R 0.

ETh:ins, 0. H.

Burtz, A. H.

Ford, L. L.

Chennault, N. B. Foster, A. H.

Converse, W. L. Hixon, J. T.

Huie, G. M. Irwin, M.D. .Jones, S. E.
Jones, W. W. Longino, J. T. McNeil, W. D.

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759

Miller, B. s:
Moore, J, H.
PillllTish, .e. H.
Peyton,. J. T.

Pope, Le; Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. SpinkS, W; E.

Stark, w. W.
Sweat, J. L.
Turner, S. M.
Tyson, C. M.

'!'hose voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Harrell, G. Y. Kea, Fred

McGregor, C. E. Perry, Grant D.

Rushir., M. E. Tarver, M. C.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Johnson, J. F. Kelly, 0. L.

Olliff, W. M. Smith, E. L.

Taylor, G. W. Watts, J. N.

Ayes 30, nays 6.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following House resolutions were read third time and put upon their passage:

By Messrs. Reese, Wisdom et aL-
A resolution to authorize the Governor to draw his warrant on the treasury for certain money collected illegally for taxes.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Convel"Se\ W. L.

Brown, John W. L. Dickey, _R. L.

Bulloch, R. 0.

DuBose, R. T.

Burtz, A. H.

Ford, L. L.

Ohennault, N. B. Harrell, G. Y.

Hixon, J. T. Huie, G. M. Irwin, M.D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W.

760

JOURNAL OF THE SENATE,

Kea, Fred Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Parrish, C. H.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E H. Sr. Spinks, W. E.

Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-
Perry, Grant D.

Those not voting were ~essrs.-

Bush, W. J. Elkins, 0. H. Foster, A. H.

Johnson, J. F. McGregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D.

Olliff, W. M. Smith, E. L. Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 33, nays 1.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Wheatley-

A resolution to memorialize our representatives in Congress to devise ways and means for the handling of the cotton crop.

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the 25, nays_O.

passage

of

the

resolution

the

ayes

were

The bill h~ving received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. WheatleyA resolution for the relief of J. L. Wooten. Report of the committee was agreed to.

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761

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were ifl, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Blackburn, Cochran and Smith-
A resolution for the relief of the State School of Technology.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 31, n,ays 1.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Stovall-
A resolution to appropriate $400.00 to pay for lithia water.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Alien, John T.

Foster, A. H.

Brown,.John W. L. Harrell, G. Y.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Hixon, J. T.

Burtz, A H..

Huie, G. M.

Chennault, N. B. Irwin, M. D.

Converse, W. L. Jones, S. E.

Dickey, R. L.

Jones, W. W.

DuBose, R. T.

Kea, Fred~

Elkins, 0. H.

Kelly, 0. L.

Ford, L. L.

Longino, J. T.

McGregor, C. E. Miller, B. 8. Moore, J. H. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T.
Pope, Le, Richardson, C. II.
Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E.

762

JOURNAL OF THE SENATE,

Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L.

Tatver, M. C. Turner, S. M.

Tyson, C. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Johnson, J. F. McNeil, W. D.

Olliff, W. M. Rushin, M. E. Smith, E. L.

Taylnr, G. W. Watts, J. N.

Ayes 35, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendments are as follows:

Amendments to House Resolution 127.

Add another paragraph, ''and for thirty-three dollars to Secretary of State to pay bill for Bowden lithia water for Senate for session of 1914."
Amend by adding the following paragraph : ''I!,or
the sum of seventy-five dollars to John T. Boifeuillet, clerk of House, and fifty dollars to C. S. Northen, secretary of Senate, for preparing the pamphlets showing the status of business of the session of 1913, and mailing the same.''

Amend said resolution by adding the following: "And for the sum of $176 is hereby appropriated to pay one assistant doorkeeper for the Senate that was appointed to serve during the illness of the
doorkeeper~''

./

.

Mr. Stark, of 33d District, chairman of the. Com-

mittee on Appropriations, submitted the following

report:

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763 .

Mr. President:

Your Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the following House bills and resolutions, to-wit.:

House Resolution No. 127. Appropriating certain sums to pay for lithia water and for other purposes.

House resolution to appropriate certain sums, to pay increased salaries for bookkeeper and stenographer of State Bank Examiner.

House Resolution No. 249. For the relief of L. L. Simmons.
House Resolution No. 209. An Act to refund toF. P. Rohn fifty dollars which was by the tax collector of Effingham Co-unty illegally collected.

House Bill No. 170. For the payment of the fees: now fixed by law fQr the ordinaries of the State in connection with the pension work, and for other purposes.

House Resofution No. 226. To appropriate, $15,000.00 addition to the Revolutio_nary Department.

House Resolution No. 86. That his Excellency,. the Governor, be authorized to draw his warrant upon the treasurer for the amount of taxes illegally collected from certain parties.

House Bill No. 978. To appropriate $9,000 tothe Confederate Soldiers' Home for repairs and forother purposes.

764

JouRNAL OF THE SENATE,

House Resolution No. 167. To appropriate $!3,()00.00 to pay pensions for Confederate soldiers.
House Bill No. 907. To make additional appropriations for the eradication of ticks and for other purposes.
House Resolution No. 93. To supply a deficiency in the Military Department of' the State.
House Resolution No. 212. To appropriate the sum of $.60.00 to pay a pension to Mrs. Harriett C. Hargett for the year 1914.
And direct me as their chairman to report said bill and resolutions back to the Senate, with a recommendation that the same do pass.
,v. w. STARK,
Chairman Appropriations Committee.
Mr. Turner, of Seventh District, chairman of the Committee on Public Roads, sub1itted the following report:
Mr. President:
Your Committee on Public Roads has had under .consideration the fQllowing bill of the House, and instrueted me as their chairman to report same back to the .Senate, with th~ recommendation that :some do pass, to-wit.:
House bill, providing for the distrilmfion of the automobile tax funds.
Respectfully submitted,
s. M. TURNER,
Chairman.

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765

Mr. Foster, of 27th District, chairman of the Com mittee on Education, submitted the following report:.

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Education has had under consideration House Bill No. 1128 and instrueted me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that same do pass.
H. H. FosTER,
Chairman Committee on Education.

The fo1lowing House bil1s and resolutions were read third time and put upon their passage :

By Mr. Griffin-
A bill to appropriate the sum of $9_,000 to the Georgia Soldiers' Home.
Report of the commntee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Jones, S. E.

Brown, John W. )"... Jones, W. W.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Huie, G. M.

Burtz, A. H.

Kea, Fred,

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E

Ford, L. L.

. Miller, IJ. S.

Harrell, G. Y.

Moore, J. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Perry, Grant D. Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H.
Rushin, M: E.
Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. 'Sweat, J. L.
Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.

766

JouRNAL oF THE SENATE,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. DuBose,. R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Foster, A. H. Irwin, M. D.

Johnson, J. F. McNeil, W. D. Olliff, W. M. Peyton, J. T.

Searcy, W. E. II. Sr. Smith, E. L. Taylor, G. W. .Watts, J. N.

Ayes 30, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitu-

tional maiority was passed.

~

.

.

ByMr. Ragland-

A bill to create a system of public schools for Box Springs.

Report of the committee was agreed to~

Upon the ,1~assage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays 0..

The bill having received 'the requisite constitu-
. tional majority was passed.

By Mr. Booker-

A bill to appropriate the sum of $10,000 to the Department of Agriculture.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Converse, W. L.

Brown, .John W. L. Dickey, R. L.

Bulloch, R. 0.

DuBose, R. T.

ChennauJt, N. B. E1kins, 0. H.

Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y. . "Hixon, J. T. Huie, G~ M.

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767

Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Kea, Fred Longino, J. T.
McGregor, c. :m.
McNeil, W. D.

Miller, B. S. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H.

Rushin, M. E.
Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Foster, A. H. Johnson, J. F.

Kelly, 0. L. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.

Smith, E. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Watts, J. N.

Ayes 31, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendment is as follows:

Amended by adding to the caption and body of the hili by appropriating the sum of $2,500 for the purpose of preserving the buildings at the experiment station at Griffin. Further amended by striking $10,000 when it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof $5,000.

By Messrs. Griffin and Jones-
A bill to appropriate the sum of $1,567.00 to pay for :fire insurance on South Georgia State Normal School.
Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill tlie ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

768

JouRNAL oF THE SENATE;

Those voting in the affirmati"te were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Huie, G. M.

Brown, John W. L. Irwin, M.D.

Bulloeh, R. 0.

Jones, S. E.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, W. W.

Chennault, N. B. Km, Fred

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

Miller, B. S.

E1kins, 0. H.

Moore, J. H.

Ford, L. L.

Parrish, C. H.

Foster, A. H.

Perry, Grant D.

Hixon, J. T.

Pope, Le.
Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.
Spinks, W. E. -
IStark, w. w.
_ Sweat, J. L.
Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Harrell, G. Y. Johnson, J. F.

Kelly, 0. L.
McNeil, w: D.
OUift, W. M.

Peyton, J. T. Smith, E. L. Taylor, G. W.

.A-yes 34, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following House bill was taken up, with Senate amendments, the House refusing to concur in the amendments; tbe Senate insists on its amendments.

By Mr. SheppardA bill to regulate the employment of children in
the factories of this State.. The following mes'Sage was received from thE'
House tlirough Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof:
Mr. President: The House insists upon its disagreement to the

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1914.

769

Senate amendments to the following \bill of the House, to-wit.:
House Bill 39. A bill to regulate the employment of children in certain kinds of labor, and requests a conference.
The Speaker has appointed the following conferees on the part of the House :
Messrs. .Sheppard, of Sumter; Olive, of Richmond, and McCarthy, of Chatham.
Committee on part of the Senate are Senators Stark, Spinks and Irwin.
The following bill of the Senate was taken up with House amendment, and the motion was made to concur in the amendment :

By~r.Huie-
A bill to amend Section 5298 of the Code.
On the motion to coneur in the House amendment the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows:

'!'hose voting in the afiVmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Huie, G. M.

Brown, John W. L. Irwin, M.D.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, S. E.

Bush, W. J.

Jones, W. W.

Converse, W. L. Kea, Fred

Dickey, R. L.

Longino, J. T.

DuBose, R. T.

McGregor, C. E.

Ford, L. L.

McNeil, W. D.

Harrell, .G. Y.

Miller, B. S.

Hixon, J. T.

Moore, J. H.

Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks. W. K Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C.

770

JouRNAL OF THE SENATE,

Tyson, C. M.

Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0.
Chennault, N. B.

Elkins, 0. H.

Turner, b. M:.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Foster, A. H. Johnson, J. F. Kelly, 0. L.

Olliff, W. M. Rushin, M. E.

Smith, E. L. Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 32, nays 4.

The House amendment was concurred in an:i the amendment is as follows:

Amend Senate Bill 110 as amended by striking the words "journeyman, mechanics and day laborers'' in first line of said Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the word "persons," so that when amended said section shall read as follows: ''All persons shall be exempt from the process and liabilities of garnishment on one dollar and twenty-five cents per day of their daily, weekly, or monthly wages, and on fifty per cent. of the excess thereof whether in hands of their employers or others.. All wages above the exemptio:rf herein provided for shall be subject to garnishment and garnishee in making answer shall state specifi~ally when the wages therein referred to were earned by defendant, and whether same were earned as daily, weekly or monthly wages.''

Amend said hill by striking out the word~ ''one dollar per day of," whenever it appears in the cap-

WEDNESDAY, AuousT 12, 1914.

771

tion and in the sections of said bill, and inserting in lieu thereof the following words ''one dollar and twenty-five cents per day of."
The following House biBs were read third time and put upon their passage :

By Messrs. Wohlwender, Swift and Slade-
A bill to authorize counties of any population to employ eounty police.
Report of the eommittee was agreed to.
UpoD. the passage of the bill the ayes were :.!7, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following House resolutions were read third time and put upon its passage:

By Mr. Spenee-

A resolution to supply a deficiency existing in the Military Department of the State.

Report of the Committee was agred to.

Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes and
nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:
'
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Converse, W. L.

Brown, John W. L. Dickey, R. L.

Bulloch, R. 0.

DuBose, R. T.

Burtz, A. H.

Elkins, 0. H ..

Chennault, N. B. Hixon, J. T.

Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. Kea, Fred Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E.

772

JOURNAL OF THE SENATE,

Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Punish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Pope, Le.

Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W.

Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-
Irwin, M.D.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y. Huie, G. M.

Johnson, J. F. Kelly, 0. L. McNeil, W. D. Olliff, W. M.

Peyton, J. T. Smith, E. L. Taylor, G. W. Wallts, J. N.

Ayes 29, nays l. The resolution was passed. The following Senate resolution was read and adopted:

By Messrs. Irwin, Spinks et aL-

A resolution to extend the thanks of this Senate to our representatives in Congress for the able manner that they are representing our people on account of the Eastern war.

The following House resolution was read and con-

curred in:

.-

By Mr. Davidson-

A resolution to provide for the bringing up of the unfinished business.

On motion the following bill was tabled:

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1914.

773

By Mr. Cheney-
A bill to amend the Act authorizing the mayor and council of city of Marietta to issue bond~.
Messrs. W. W. Jones and Hixon were appointed on the Kimbrough cotton-t~ar resolution.
The hour of adjournment having arrived the Senate adjourned until this aft~rnoon, at 2:30 o'ciock.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 2 :3'0 o'clock, and was called to order by the President.

Upon the call of the roll the f~llowing members answered to their names :

Allen, John T.

Jones, S. E.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, W. W.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Johnson, J. F.

Burtz, A. H.

Kea, Fred

Bush, W. J.

Kelly, 0. L.

Chennault, N. B. Longino, J. T.

Converse, W. L. McGregor, C. E.

Dickey, R. L.

McNeil, W. D.

DuBose, R. T.

Miller, B. S.

E'lkins, 0. H.

Moore, J. H.

Ford, L. L.

Olli1f, W. M.

Foster, A. H.

Parrish, C. H.

Harrell, G. Y.

Perry, Grant D.

Hixon, J. T.

Peyton, J. T.

Huie, G. M.

Irwin, M.D. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.
Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Sltark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Taylor, G. W. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

The following House bills and resolutions were read third time and put upon their pasasge :

By Mr. Wohlwender-
A bill to regulate fraternal benefit a:nd insuran~e companies in this State.

774:

J OUBNAL OF THE SENATE,

Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 27, nays 1.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Kimbrough" and Harri-s-
A bill to appropriate the sum of $2,000 to the Department of Agriculture.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen; John T.

Huie, G. M.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

Moore, J. H.

Elkins, 0. H.

Perry, Grant D.

Hixon, J. T.

Peyton, J. T.

Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Kea,_ Fred,

McNeil, W. D.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y,

Irwin, M. D. Miller, B. S. Olliff, W. M. Parrish, C. H.

Ayes 30, nays 2.

Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. R. Taylor, G. W.

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775

The bill having reeeived the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Cheney and Martin-
A bill to appropriate money for the contingent expenses of the Department of Commerce and Labor.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Hixon, J. T.

Brown, John W. L. Huie, G. M.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Irwin, M. D.

Burtz, A. H.

Johnson, J. F.

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

Peyton, J. T.

DuBose, R. T.

Pope, Le.

Elkins, 0. H.

Richardson, C. H.

Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W.

McGregor, C. E. Perry, Grant D.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. II
Harrell, G. Y. Kea, Fred

McNeil, W. D. \filler, B. S. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M.

Parrish, C. H. Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 26, nays 4.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Ennis-
A bill to appropriate the sum of $5,000 additional maintenance fund for the Georgia Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville.

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Irwin, M.D.

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Jones, W. W.

Burtz, A. H.
:Bush, w. J.

Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred

'Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. Longino, J. T.

Dickey, R. L.

McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

Miller, B. S.

Elkins, 0. H.

Moore, J. H.

:Hixon, J. T.

Panish, C. H.

1Iuie, G. M.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le.
Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E.
Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were .Messrs.-
Perry, Grant D. Tarver, M. C.

Those not voting were .Messrs.-

Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y.

McNeil, W. D. Olliff, W. M.

Smith, E. L. Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 34, nays 2.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendments are as follows:

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Amend the caption of the bill by ad~.ing at the end the following words: Also the sum of $10,000 to said trustees for the use of the Georgia School of Technology. Also amend by adding a new section, to be known as Section 2: The sum of ten thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to the trustees of the ~niversity of Georgia for the use of the Georgia School of Technology for maintenance out of any funds not otherwise appropriated, and the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant for said sum.

By Mr. Fullbright-
A bill to provide that coupons belonging to bonds. of the State may be paid at maturity by the authorized agents.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 26, nays 3.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

. By Messrs. Carter ana FullbrightA bill to provide that the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly, approved August 21st, 1905, in relation to new counties.
Report of the committees was agreed to:
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 24, nays 0.

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The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Ennis-

A resolution to appropriate $15,000 additional to

the Penitentiary Department.

1

Report of the committee was agreed to.

Upon the passage of the resolution the. ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

.Allen, John T.

Huie, G. M.

:Brown, John W. L. Jones, W. W.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Johnson, J. F.

Burtz, A. H.

Kea, Fred,

Bush, W. J.

Longino, J. T.

Chennault, N. B. Miller,, B. S.

Converse, W. L. Moore, J. H.

Elkins, 0. H.

Parrish, C. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Perry, Grant D.

Peyton, J. T. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-
Kelly, 0. L.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y.

Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. McGregor, C. E. McNeil, W. D. Olliff, W. M.

Pope, Le, Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 27, nays 1.
The resolution having received the requisite con<~titutional majority was passed.

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779

By Mr. EllisA resolution for the relief of L. L. Summers.
.Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes were 26, nays 0. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Nunnally-
A resolution to provide for a _new great seal for the State of Georgia.
Report of the committee agreed to. Upon th~ passage of the resolution the ayes were 27, nays 0.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Wheatley- .
A resolution to make appropriation to pay the increase salary of the bookkeeper and stenographer in the office of the State Bank Examiner.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Brown, Jdhn W. L. Burtz, A. H.

Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L.

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DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Hixon, J. T. Jones, S. E. Huie, G. M. Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred,

Longino, J. T. McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Parrish, C. H. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le.

Richardson, C. H. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr.
Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Kelly, 0. ~

McGregor, C. E. Perry, Grant D.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Dickey, R. L. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H. Harrell, G. Y.

Irwin, M. D. Jones, ,V. W. Olliff, W. M. Rushin, M. E.

Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 27, nays 4.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Kimbrough, Booker, et aL-
A bill to amend the Act app:ropriating annua1ly money for the purpose of tick eradication.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

DuBose, R. T.

Y: Brown, John W. L. Elkins, 0 .. H.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Harrell, G.

Rnrtz, A. 11. ;. Hixon, J. 'l'.

Chennault, N.,:B. Huie, G. M.

Converse, W. L. Irwin, M.D.

Jones, S. E. Jones, W. W. JohLson, J. F. Kea, Fred Longino, J. T. McGregor, C. E.

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Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H. Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T.

Pope, Le,

S.weat, J. L.

Richardson, C. H. Tarver, M. C.

Rushin, M. E.

Turner, S. M.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Watts, J. N.

Spinks, W. E.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Kelly, 0. L.

McNeil, W. D.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Dickey, R.. L. Ford, L. L.

Foster, A. H. Olliff, W. M. Smith, E. L.

Stark, W. W. Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. M.

Ayes 32, nays 2.
The resolution having reeeived the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Reeser and Slater~ A resolution to refund to F. P. Rohn fifty dollars Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes and
nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

JDnes, W. W.

Brown, John W. L. Johnson, J. F.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Kea, Fred

Burtz, A. H.

Kelly, 0. L.

Chennault, N. B. Longino, J. T.

Converse, W. L. McGregor, C. E.

Harrell, G. Y.

McNeil, W. D.

Hixon, J. T.

Miller, B. S.

Huie, G. M.

Moore, J. H.

Jones, S. E.

Parrish, C. H.

Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le.
Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M~ E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Swea, J. L. Tarver, M. C.
Turner, S. M. , Tyson, C. M. :

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T.
Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L.

Foster, A. H. Irwin, M. D. Olliff, W. M. Smith, E. L.

Ayes 30, nays 0.

Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Taylor, G. W. Watts, J. N.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Kimbrough-
A resolution to appropriate the sum of $60.00 to pay pensions to Mrs. Harriet C.Hargett.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Jones, W. W.

Brown, John W. L. Johnson, J. F.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Kelly, 0. L.

Bush, W. J.

Longino, J. T.

Chennault, N. B. McGregor, C. E.

Converse, W. L. McNeil, W. D.

DuBose, R. T.

Miller, B. S.

Harrell, G. Y.

Moore, J. H.

Hixon, J. 'l'.

Parrish, C. H.

Huie, G. M.

Perry, Grant D.

Jones, S. E.

Peyton, J. T. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. , Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Burtz, A. H. Dickey, R. L. Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L.

Foster, A. H. Irwin, M. D. Kea, Fred Olliff, W. M.

Ayes 31, nays 0.

Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Taylor, G. W.

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783

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Holtzclaw-
A resolution to approp_riate the sum of $43',000' to pay pensions of Confederate soldiers.
Report of the committee was agreed to. Upon the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows :

'I"hose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Jones, W. W.

Brown, John W. L. Johnson, J. ]t,,

Bulloch, R. 0.

Kea, Fred,

Burtz, A. H.

Kelly, 0. L.

Chennault, N. B. Longino, J. T.

Converse, W. L. McGregor, C. E.

B1kins, 0. H.

Miller, B. S.

Harrell, G. Y.

Moore, J. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Jones, S. E.

Perry, Grant D.

Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. McNeil, W. D. Olliff, W. M. Peyton, J. T.

Ayes 29, nays 0.

Smith, E. L. Spinks, W. E. Sltark, W. W. Taylor, G. W.

The resolution having received the resuisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Sheppard-
A bill to provide for the inspection of slaughter houses in this State.

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Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 28, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and the amendments are as follows:

Amend by adding in Section 1, after the word agrieulture the following: Provided that no rule shall be adopted in the supervision of slaughter houses to prevent the carrying into and reception in such houses of eattle infected with ticks .intende~l for slaughter, except in counties where the work of tick eradication is in progress, or where the work
is completed, an.d the county released f:rom qauran-
tine.

Further amend Section 2 by inserting on line 15, page 3, after t_he word which shall the following: provide ways and means for shipping home-grown and home-killed meats into any city in Georgia, as far as practieal the rules established under this Act .shall conform with the meat inspection requirements of the United Sta!es Bureau of Animal Industry.

The following message was received from the House througli Mr. Boifeuillet, the clerk thereof: ,

Mr. President:

The House has passed by the requisite constitu-

tional majority the following bill of the Senate, to-

wit.:



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785

Senate Bill 325. A bill to amend the ACt of 1911 in referEmee to hog cholera serum.
The House has also adopted by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the House, to-wit.:
House resolution 302. A resolution tha~ the General Assembly stand adjourned sine die at 7. o'clock p. m. today, August 12th.
The House has also cQncurred in the Senate amendments to the following bills of the House, towit.::
House Bill1018. A bill to create the office of commissiOner of roads and revenues for Ben Hili County.
House Billl145. A bill to amend Acts incorporating the city of Blue Ridge.
The House has also coneurred in the Senate amendment to the following resolution of the House,. to-wit.:
House Resolution 122. A resolution appropriating four hundred dollars for Swift's lithia water.

By Mr. McMichaelA bill to provide for the distribution of the auto-
mobile tax among the several counties of this State. Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the pasasge of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and the vote is as follows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Jones, W. W.

Brown, John W. L. Johnson, J. F.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Kea, Fred,

Burtz, A. H.

Kelly, 0. L.

Chennault, N. B. Longino, J. T.

Omverse, W. L. McGregor, C. E.

Dickey, R. L.

McNeil, W. D.

DuBose, R. T.

Miller, B. S.

Hixon, J. T.

Moore, J. H.

Huie, G. M.

Parrish, C. H.

,Jones, S. E.

Perry, Grant D. Peyton, J. T.
Pope, Le, Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Watts, J. N.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-
Tyson, C. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J. E1kins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Foster, A. H.

Harrell, G. Y. Irwin, M. D. Olliff, W. M. Smith, E. L.

Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 31, nays l.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Lane and Harrell-
A bill to enable individuals to ship m car load lots certain articles.
Report of the committe. was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes were 25, nays 0.
-The bill haVing received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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787

On niotion the Senate adjourned until tonight at 8 o'clock.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment at 8 o'clock, the President being absent on account of the sudden death of his mother-in-law, and the President pro tern also being absent, the Senate was called to order by the Secretary of the Senate.
Mr. McNeil placed in nomination Hon. B.S. Miller as chairman.
Mr. Stark placed in nomination IH:on. Jno. T. Allen.
Mr. Miller arose and asked that his name be withdrawn, which was done.
Mr. Allen's nomination was seconded by several.
The Secretary ordered the call of the roll for the election of a chairman and the following is the vote:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Jones, S. E.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Johnson, J. F.

Burtz, A. H.

Kea, Fred

Chennault, N. B. Kelly, 0. L.

Converse, W. L. McGregor, C. E.

DuBose, R. T.

McNeil, W. D.

Ford, L. L.

Miller, B. S.

Harrell, ,,.. Y.

Moore, J. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Huie, G. M.

Perry, Grant D.

Irwin, M. D.

Peyton, J. T.

Bope, Le. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Sltark, W. W. Sweat, J. L. Tarver, M. C. Turner, S. M. Tyson, C. M. Watts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Rush, W. J. Dickey, R. L.

Elkins, 0. H. Foster, A. H. Jones, W. W.

Longino, J. T. Olliff, W. M. Richardson, C. H.

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Smith, E. L,

Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 32, nays 0.

Hon. John T. Allen having received all the votes cast was duly elected chairman.

The Secretary appointed Senators McNeil, Sweat and Miller, they perform their duty and Senator Allen took the chair and called the Senate to order.

The following message was . received f!l'om the House through Mr. Biofeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:

The House has adopted the report of Conference Comm1ttee No. 1. The Speaker has appointed the following members of the House as the second Conference Committee on the part of the House on House Bill No. 39, known as the child Labor Bill.
Messrs. Blackburn of Fulton,
Ledbetter of Polk, Dorough of Franklin.

The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the Clerk thereof:

Mr. President: The House has passed by the requisite constitu-
tional majority the following resolution of the House to-wit.:
House Resolution No. 304. A resolution requesting Governor J. M. Slaton to hang a portrait of himself upon the walls of the Executive office.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

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789

Mr. President:
The House has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, towit:
Senate Bill No. 245. A bill to abolish the office of quartermaster-general.
The House has concurred in the Senate amendments to the following bills of the House, to-wit.:
House Bill No. 446. A bill to appropriate the sum of ten thousand dollars to the department of agriculture.
House Bill No. 1013. A bill to appropriate $5,000.00 additional for the maintenance of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College.
Mr. Stark, Chairman of the Conference Committee on the part of the Senate on the child labor bill reported that the Conference Committee could not agree and that the 1Senate do not appoint any further Conference Committee.
'Dhe Senate adopted that part of the report which was that they could not agree.
The president on motion appointed a second Con-. ference Committee on the ch1ld labor bill this committee is composed of Senators Searcy, Tyson and Huie.

Chair held that only those that voted for the amendment could be appointed on the Conference Committee, on this decision Mr. McNeil appealed

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JouRNAL OF THE SENATE,

from the decision of the chair, and on this appeal the ayes and nays wer~ ordered and ~he vote is as follows:

'Tihose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. Huie, G, M.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Irwin, M.D.

Burtz, A. H.

Jones, S. E.

Chennault, N. B. JO'hnson, J. F.

DuBose, R. T.

Kelly, 0. L.

Elkins, 0. H.

McGregor, C. E.

Ford, L. L.

Moore, J. H.

Hixon, J. T.

Parrish, C. H.

Pope, Le. Perry, Grant D. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Turner, S. M. Tjson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. Harrell, G. Y. Kea, Fred

McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Richardson, C. H.

Rushin, M. E. Tarver, M. C. Wat.ts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Bush, W. J. Foster, A. H. Jones, W. W.

Longino, J. T. Olliff, W. M. Peyton, J. T.

Smith, E. L. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W.

Ayes 23, nays 10.
The ruling of the chair was sustained.
Mr. Stark of 33d District, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the following bill of the House and in-

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structed me as their chairman to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that same do pass as amended, to-wit: House Bill No. 750 being a bill to appropriate additional funds to the State Sanitarium for the years 1914 and 1915.
Respectfully submitted, W. W. STARK, Chairman.

The following resolution was read and adopted:

By Mr. Harrell 12th District-
Resolved, that the thanks of the Senate is hereby extended to the .Secretary and his assistant, the doorkeeper and messenger and their assistants and the pages for their faithful services during the sessions of the General Assembly.
The following House bill was read third time and put upon its passage.

By Messrs. Ennis and Holtzclaw-
A bill to supplement the appropriation heretofore made for the State Sanitarium at Milledgeville.
Report of the committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows:

'IYhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Chennault, N. B.

Brown, John W. L. Converse, W. L.

Bulloch, R. 0.

Dickey, R. L.

Burtz, A. H.

DuBose, R. T.

Elkins, 0. H. Ford, L. L. Hixon, J. T. Irwin, M.D.

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Johnson, J. F. Kea, Fred McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S. Parrish, C. H.

Perry, Grant D. Harrell, G. Y. Pope, Le. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E;

Spinks, W. E.
Stark, W. W.
Tarver, M. C.
Turner, S. M.
Wabts, J. N.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, W. J.
Foster, A. H.
Huie, G. M. Jones, S. E. J'Ones, W. W. Kelly, 0. L.

Longino, J. T. McGTegor, C. E. Moore, J. H. Olliff, W. M. Peyton, J. T.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith, E. L. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. M.

Ayes 28, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitu-tional majority, was passed as amended and theamendments are as follows:

Amend Section one by striking out all of the enacting clause down to the word for in 21st line and substituting in lieu thereof that portion stricken, the following: That there be appropriated for the use and support of the Georgia State Sanitarium for the year 1914, $23,433.00 additional maintenance for 1914 and $7,500 for completion of unfinished wings of buildings.

And for increased maintenance for year 1915, the, sum of $36,362, and for the further sum of $17,362 for enlargement of laundry to be paid in 1915,- and the further sum of $17.905 to be paid out of the. revenues for 1915,- to pay an overdraft already incurred.


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793

By Mr. Ennis-
A bill to authorize the Trustees of the State Sanitarium to establish a training school.
Report of the Committee was agreed to.
Upon the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows :

'Ifuose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, R. T. Elkins, 0. H. Harrell G. Y.

Huie, G. M. Irwin, M. D. Jones, S. E. Kea, Fred McGregor, C. E. Miller, B. S. Moore, J. H.

Parrish, C. H. Perry, Grant D. Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Turner, H. M.

ThoS'e voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Ford, L. L.

McNeil, W. D.

Tarver, M. C.

Hixon, J. T.

Pope, Le

Wa:tts, J. N.

.Johnson, J. F.

I
Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T.

Jones, W. W.

Brown, John W>. L. Kelly, 0. L.

Burtz, A. H.

Longino, J. T.

Bush, W. J.

Olliff, W. M.

Foster, ~- H.

Peyton, J. T.

Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Smith. E. L. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Tyson, C. M.

Ayes 21, nays 7.

The bill not having received the requisite con'Stitutional majority was lost.

Mr. President: We, the Conference Cqmmittee appointed on be-

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half of the Senate have met a like committee of the House with a view of adjusting the differences between the Senate and the House on House Bill No. 39, and being unable to agree, do recommend the appointment of another Conference Committee by the Presiding officers of the Senate and house respectively to consider said differences.
w. E. H. SEARCY,
G. M. HUIE,.
c. M. TYSON.
We concur in the above on the part or the House. R. B. BLACKBURN' T. G. DoRoUGH,
L. L. LEDBETTER.

The report of the Committee waS' adopted.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has received the report of the Conference Committe No.2 on House Bill No. 39, known as the-child labor bill and the Speaker has appointed as Conference Committee No. 3 on House Bill No. 39, the following members, to-wit.:
Messrs. Nunnally of Floyd, Shuptrine of Chatham, Wisdom of Forsyth.

The House has concurred in the 8enate amendments to the following bills of the House, to-wit:

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House Bill No. 551. A bill to provide for supervision and inspection of slaughter. houses.
House Bill No. 750. A bill to supplement the appropriation for the support of the Georgia StateSanitarium for the years 1914 and 1915.
Mr. Stark moved that no more Conference Com;mittees be appointed on the child labor bill.
Mr. MeNeil moved that as a substitute that the Senate appoint another conference committee an the chfld labor bill and on the substitute the ayes and nays were ordered and the vote is as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bulloch, R. 0. Chennault, N. B. Converse, W. L. Dickey, R. L. DuBose, }~ T.
Elkins, o. H.

Ford, L. L. Harrell, G. Y. Huie, G. M. Kea, Fred McNeil, W. D. Miller, B. S.

Richardson, C. H. Rushin, M. E. Searcy, W. E. H. Sr. Tarver, M. C. ryson, C. M.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Brown, John W. L. McGregor, C. E.

Hixon, J. T.

Moore, J. H.

Irwin, M.D.

Parrish, C. H.

Jones, S. E.

Perry,. Grant D.

Johnson, J. F.

Pope, Le. Spinks, W. E. Stark, W. W. Turner, S. M.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, John T. Burtz, A. H. Bush, W. J. Foster, A. H. Jones, W. W.

Kelly, 0. L. Longino, J. T. Olliff, W. M. Peyton, J. T.

Ayes 17, nays 13.

Smith, E. L. Sweat, J. L. Taylor, G. W. Watts, J. N.

The substitute was adopted.

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The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has adopted the following resolution:
A resolution, that a Committee of two from the House and one from the Senate be appointed to notify his Excellency, the Governor that the Generai Assembly has completed the business before it and is now ready to adjourn sine die, and desires to know if there is any further communication that he desires to place before it.
The speaker has appointed the following members .as the CommitteA on the part of the House:
Messrs. Wright of Floyd,
. Wimberly of Bibb.
The following Conference Committee on the part ()f the Senate on the child labor bill was appointed: Senators Elkins, DuBose and Burtz.
The following is the report of the Conference Committee on the child labor bill.

Mr. President:
Your Committee appointed to confer with a committee from the House on the differences between the Senate and the House on House Bill No. 39, commonly known as the child labor hill, beg to report as follows:

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That the House concurs in all the Senate amend:ments.
ELKINS,
DuBosE,
BuRTZ,
On part of Senate.
w. J. WIMBERLY, c. H. SHEPPARD,
Louis E. WisDOM, On part of House.

The report was adopted.
The following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the Clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on House Bill No. 39, known as the child labor bill and has concurred in the Senate amendments to said bill.
The following House bills were read third time:

By Mr. Wheatley-
A bill to amend the Constitution of the State so as to create the office of Lieutenant Governor.
On motion the bill was tabled.

By Mr. Ennis-
A bill tq change the names of the State Sanitarium.

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On motion this bill was tabled.
The following House Resolution was read and adopted:

By Mr. Wright-
A resolution appointing a committee of one from the Senate and two from the House to notify the Governor that the General Assembly has :finished its work and is now ready to adjourn sine dil:l, and to inquire if there is any further communication he desires to send to the General Assembly.
Committee on part of the Senate is Senator Hixon.
Senator Hixon performed that duty on part of the Senate and reported that the Governor had no further communication to make.
The following Resolution was read and unanimousiy adopted :
By Mr. Miller of the 24th District-
Resolved, that this Senate hears with profoundest regret of the sudden death of Mrs. J. J. Wilder, the distinguished mother-in-law of our beloved President, and this Senate hereby tenders him and his family our deep sorrow in this great bereavement.
Mr. Tyson of 2nd District, Chairman of the committee on Enrollment, submitted the following re~ port:
Mr. President:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as duly eli-

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799

rolled and ready for the signature of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, the following Acts and resolution, to-wit.:
An Act to amend the charter of the town of Shellman.
An Act to amend Section two, of Paragraph one, of Article eleven, of the Constitution of Georgia, which fixes the term of county officers.
An Act to amend the original Act creating the City Court of Douglas, Ga.
An Act to amend the charter of the city of Blackshear.
An Act to amend an Act establishing. the city Court of Albany.
A resolution providing for a Joint Committee to inquire into and report to the General Assembly next year, a more expedient method of registration of land titles.
An Act to reincorporate the town of Bristol in the county of Pierce.
Respectfully submitted, C. M. TYsoN, Chairman.

Mr. Tyson of 2d District,. Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Mr. President: Your Committee on Enrollment report as duly

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signed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the Itouse and delivered to the Governor, the following Acts and resolutions, to-wit.:
An Act to amend the charter of the town of Shellman.
An Act to amend Section two, of Paragraph one, of Article eleven of the Constitution of Georgia, which fixes the term of county officers.
An Act to amend the original Act creating the city court of Douglas.
An Act to amend the charter of the city of Blackshear.
An Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Albany.
A resolution providing for a Joint Committee to inquire into and report to the General Assembly next year, a more expedient method of registration of land titles.
An Act to incorporate the town of Bristol in the County of Pierce.
Respectfully submitted, C. M. TYsoN, Chairman.

Mr. Tyson of 2d District, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Mr. President: Your Committee on Enrollment reports duly en-

WEDNESDAY, AuGusT 12, 1914.

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rolled and ready for the signature of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives the following Acts, to-wit.:
An Act to make the President of the Board of Trustees of the South Georgia Normal College exofficio a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Georgia.
An Act to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Louvale.
An Act to amend Section 3, of Article No. 234, of the General Assembly session of 1911, approved August 19th, 1911, and amended by Act No. 601, of . 1912, by striking certain words therefrom and for other purposes.
An Act to extend the corporate limits of the city of Columbus.

An Act to amend Sections 80 and 111, of Volume 1, of the Civil Code of 1910, in relation to elections, how and when held, for members of the General Assembly and county officers, by changing the time therefor and for other purposes.

An Act to amend and alter the charter of the City of Athens.

An Act to amend Article 3, Section 4, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of Georgia, by extending the term of members of the General Assembly.

An Act authorizing the department of agriculture to make and publish sanitary rules and regulations.

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An .Act to revise and consolidate the several Acts incorporating the city of Griffin.
An Act to amend an Act approved August 20, 1906, to authorize the mayor and council of Marietta to hold an election on bonds for water works, etc.
An Act to provide for the registration of births and deaths in the State of Georgia.
An Act to abolish the office of quartermaster-general.
An Act to amend Section 5298, of Volume 1, of the Code of 1910, relating to garnishments.
An Act to declare it a misdemeanor to draw and utter any check, draft or order, where the drawer has not at the time sufficient funds to meet the same.
Respectfully submitted, C. M. TYso~, Chairman.

Mr. Tyson of 2d District, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

J.Vlr. President:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as duly signed by the President of the Senate and Speak~r of the House and delivered to the Governor, the following Acts, to-wit.:
An Act to make the President of the Board of Tr"!lstees of the South Georgia Normal College exofficio a member of the Board of Trustees of the Universityof Georgia.

WEDNESPAY, AUGUST 12, 1914.

. An Act to repeal an Act to incorporate the: town

of Louvale.

.

An Act to amend Section 3, of Article No. 234, of



I

the General Assembly session of 1911, approyed

August 19th, 1911, and amended by Act No. 601, of

1912, by striking certain words therefrom and .for . : ,
other purposes.

An ~ct to exteml the corporate limits of the city of Columbus.

An Act to amend Sections 80 and 111, of Volume 1; _of the Civil Code of 1910, in relation to elections, how and when held, for members of the General Assembly and county offi~ers, by changing the time therefor and for other purposes.

An Act to amend and alter the charter of the City of Athens.

An Act to amend Article 3, Section 4, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of Georgia, by extending the term of members of the General Assembly.

An Act authorizing the department of agriculture to make and publish sanitary rules and regulation~.

An Act to revise and consolidate the several Acts incorporating the city of Griffin.

An Act to amend an Act approved August 20, 1906, to authorize the mayor and council of Marietta to hold an election on bonds for water works, etc.. .

An Act to abolish the office of quarternlaster-general.

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. An Act to provide for the registration of births and deaths in the State of Georgia.
An Act to amend Section 5298, of Volume 1, of the Code of 1910, relating to garnishments.
An Act to declare it a misdemeanor to draw and utter any check, draft or order, where the drawer has not at the time sufficient funds to meet the same.
Respectfully submitted, C. M. TvsoN, Chairman.
'II.he following message was received from the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:
Mr. President : .The House has failed to pRS's by the requisite con-
stitutional majority the following hills of the Senate to-wit.:
Senate Bill No. 39. A bill to amend Section 6134, of Code, :fixing salaries of Superior Court stenographers.
Senate Bill No. 102. A bill providing for the establishment of kindergartens.
Senate Bill No. 119. A bill to provide for the rotation of the Judge of the Superior Court.
Senate Bill No. 138. A bill to amend an Act providing for Board of State Veterinary Examiners.
Senate Bill No. 221. A bill to provide for the purchase of Gober's Form Book.

WEDNESDAY, AuausT 12, 1914.

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Senate Bill No. 303. A bill to amend the Constitution relative to exempting college endowments from taxation.
Senate Bill No. 332. A bill to amend the Act establishing the city court of Macon.
Tlhe following report was read:

Mr. President: The Senate and House Committee having visited
and inspected the Georgia State Sanitarium, makes the following report:
We find all buildings in a thorough sanitary condition and the administration deserves special commendation for the neatness and general care of the buildings.
We find the institution in need of many improvements for the accommoda_tion of the daily increasing - number of inmates:. Among these needs we mention especially the laundry. This plant while in running order is entirely inadequate for the requirements. being erected when there were only 1,200 patients. Now with 3,700, it is readily seen that it is impossible to do the necessary work with su~h a plant. We therefore recommend that such amount be appropriated as is needed for the enlargement of this plant.
We find, too, that in the twin buildings certain wings have not been completed and with the increasing demands made upon the institution for admittance, we recommend that sufficient appropriation be

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made for the completion of these. wings. We find

the negro building badly crowded. There being in

this building around one thousand inmates. The

building was erected for the accomodation of only

seven hundred. 'rhus it may be seen that it is in a

very crowded condition and is against the welfare

\

of the inmates.

We find .that the institution is badly in need of a general hospital. As it is, the sick have to be cared for in the halls with the well,, and this should have special consideration.
Respectfully submitted, J. T. LoNGINo, Chairman Senate Committee. J. R. THOMPSON, Chairman House Committee.

The following Joint Resolution was read and concurred in:

By Mr. Holtzclaw- .
..A resolution requiring GoY~rnor J. M. Slaton to hang a portrait of himself on the walls of the Executive office.
The following resolution was read and adopted:

By Mr. Irwin-
:.. A resolution: .R~solved, that the secretary notify the House of Representatives that the Senate has completed its work, and is now ready to adjourn sine die.

WEDNESDAY, AuousT 12, 1914.

807

The following message was received! from 1the House through Mr. Boifeuillet the clerk thereof:

Mr. President:
The House has concurred in the Joint Resolution of the Senate that the General Assembly do now adjourn sine die.
On motion the Senate adjourned sine die.

INDEX
TO THE
SENATE JOURNAL
FOR THE
I
YEAR 1914

INDEX

SENATE BILLS

A

ADJOURNMENT

807

APPROPRIATIONS. B

A bill to increase the salary of the stenographer of the

State Bank Examiner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 158

A bill to provide a bookkeeper for the State Bank

Examiner ................................... 101 108 280

A bill to add the town of Kingsland to the iist of State

depositories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

160

A bill to add East Point to the list of State depos-

itories ....................................... 557 575 602

A bill to add Cochran to the list of State depositories

634

c

COMMUNICATIONS ...... .'........................ 81 119 157

CODE AMENDMENTs-

A bill to amend Section 5233 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . 6 157

A bill to amend Section 5298 of the Code..... ll 132 144 769

A bill to ami!nd Section 4394 of the Code . . . . . . . . . . 69 129 659

A bill to repeal Section 933 of the Civil Code........ 77 428

A bil1 to amend Section 865 of the Code .......... 78 194 555 A bill to amed Se~tion 1249, Vol. 1 of the Code...... 90 167

A bill to amend Section 4355 of the Code ........ 90 157 383

A bill to amend Section 3436 of the Code............

91

A bill to amend Section 3426 of the Code............

91

A bill to amend Section 2067 of the Code............

91

A bill to amend Section 817 of "the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 194

A bill to amend Section 1249 of the Code . . . . . . . . . . 101 157 158

A bill to amend Section 368 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . .

102

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A bill to amend Section 112 of the Civil Code . . . . . . . . 105 12~

A bill to amend Section 1946 of the Code . . . . . . . . . 111 307 582

A bill to amend Section 2798 of the Code . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 129

A bin to amend Section 135, Vol. 1 of the Code, rela

tive to primary elections.........................

159

A bill to amend Section 5298 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . 160 307

A bill to amend Sections 80 and 111 of Vol. 1 of the

Code, relative to election. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

170

A bill to amend the Act amending the Acts amending

Section 414 of the Penal Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

178

A bill to amend Section 946 of the Code .......... 232 478 658

A bill to amend Section 340 of the Code . . . . . . . . . . 254 308 309

. A bill to amend Section 5268 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . 262 307

A bill to repeal Section 4 of paragraph 1363 of the

Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ... 281 465 495 510

A bill to Tepeal Civil Code, Section 2120, relative to

State Entomoligist ........................... 284 349 390

A bill to amend Section 2817 of the Civil Code, relative

to corporate powers .......................... 320 429 478

A bill to amend Section 695 of the Code, relative to

who is subject to road duty......................

367

A bill tf> amend Section 5373 of Vol. 1 of the Code .401 428 655

A bill to amend Section 4252 of the Code . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 658

A bill to amend Section 1037 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . 428 578

A bill to amend Section 3354 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . 428 578

A bill to amend Section 876 of Penal Code . . . . . . . . . . . 453 503

A bill to amend Section 1126 of the Code . . . . . . . . . . . . 505 574

A bill to amend Sections 2721 and 2722 of the Code. .

623

COUNTIES AND COUNTY :MATTERS-
A bill to change the county of Clayton from the Sixth to the Fifth Congressional District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 259

CO~TTEES, SPECIAL--

Committee notifying the Governor that the General As-

sembly has convened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5

Committee on child labor bill.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

796

COMMITTEE, MINORITY, REPORT ............ 191 225 236 250 304 388 389 409 411 450 451 537

COMMITTEES, SPECIAL, REPORTS-

Report of committee appointed to examine State treas-

ury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

118

INDEX

813

Report of the commission for the Panama Pacific Ex-

position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

153

Report of committee to visit conYict camp. . . . . . . . . . . .

269

Report of committee to examine Code compiled under

Orville A. Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

467

Report of committee to adjust differences between

the Senate and House............................

794

Report of committee on child labor bill.............

796

Report of committee to inspect the Georgia State

Sanitarium ................................. , . . .

805

COMMITTEES, STANDING-

Report of Co-mmittee on Insurance ........ 10 389 587 667 704

Report of Committee on Engrossing ....... 73 113 138 150 163

173 192 216 242 249 266 314 371 3&? 410 444 475 531

568 587 593 528 665 703 707

Report of Committee on Corporations ...... 78 93 100 112 11.5

139 162 164 214 215 240 251 265 310 313 316 340 345 346 372

4i3 414 442 496 497.498 529 532 533 567 596 597 667 705 706

Report of Committee on Rules . . . . . . . . 81 169 2~2 363 404 466

Report of Committee on Agriculture . . . . . . . . 82 112 218 305 34'5

474 501 509 566 704 705

Report on Committee of Hygiene and Sanitation . . . . 83 116 44.5

502 586

Report of Committee on Education .... 93 220 224 264 344 447

532 598 765

Report of Committee on General. Judiciary .... 94 116 150 190

235 302 339 385 386 406 407 408 409 499 561

595 597 746 747

Report of Committee on Special Judiciary .... 114 192 356 412

413 449 476 530 535 565 598 630 701 702 707

Report of Committee on Banks and Banking.... 137 149 217

302 312 472 534 535 565 568

R~port of Committee on Appropriations ...... 151 310 445 629

666 700 \162 790

Report of Committee on Constitutional Amendment ... 161 174

176 241 249 343 373 450 530 596

Report of Committee on Counties and County Matters ..161 248

338 387 441 536 567 605 631 703

Report of Committee on Temperance ......... 193 225 344 414

Report of Committee on Enrollment ........ 234 263 312 31i5

446 449 473 474 503 594 745 798 799 800 802

Report of Committee on Public Property. . . . . . . . . . . . 240 311

Report of Committee on Military Affairs............

263

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Report of Committee on Finance . . . . . 267 471 472 566 590 744

Report of Committee on Railroads .............. 313 415 746

Report of Committee on W. & A. R. R............. 321 410 411

Report of Committee on Pensions . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . 347 628

Report of Committee on University of Georgia.......

448

Report of Committe on State Sanitarium. . . . . . . . . . . . 451 534

Report of Committee on Public R~ads ........... .-4,52 589 764

Report of Commit~ee on Commerce and Labor. . . . . . .

499

Report of Committee on School for the Deaf. . . . . . . . .

502

Report of Committee on Labor and Labor Statistics..

508

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTs-

A bill to amend Article 3, Section 4, Paragraph 1 of

the Constitution .............................. 73 184 557

A bill to amend the Constitution by repealing Para

graph 1, Sections 1 and 2, of Article 9 of the Con

stitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

76

A bill to amend Section 1 of Article 2 and Paragraphs

2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 thereof, Sections 6396, 6397, 6398,

6399 and 6400 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

77

A bill to amend Paragraph 2, Section 1, of Article 11. 79 84

A bill to amend Paragraph 1, Section 2, Article 3 of

the Constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 226 317

A bill to amend the Constitution, providing how new

counties shall be created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

169

A bill to amend Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of

the c~nstitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

195

A bill to amend Paragraph 1, Section 4, Article 1, of

the Constitution ............................. 253 350 435

A bill to amend Paragraph 2, Section 2, Article 7, of

the Constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 350 511

~ bill to amend Paragraph 2, Section, Article 7, of

the ~nstitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 615

A bill to amend Paragraph 2, Section 6, Article 6, of

the Constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

504

COUNTY COMMISSIONERs-

A bill to create a Board of County Commissioners for

Walton County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

104

A bill to provide for a uniform system of boards of

Coun~y Commissioners of this State...............

147

A bill to c"('eate a board of Commissioners of Public

roads and Finances f'lr Wheeler County. . . . . . . . . . . .

401

INDEX

815

A bill to repeal an Act creating County Commission-

ers for Wheeler County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

401

COUNTY OFFICERs-

A bill to provide for a hearing by tax collectors in

the courts of this State ...................... 74 158 556

A bill to require all county officers who are required

to give bond to give same in some guaranty com

pany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 428 651

A bill to repeal an Act relative to the powers con-

ferred upon the Ordinary of Walton County. . . . . . . .

104

A bill to fix the salaries of county treasurers........

105

A bill to make it unlawful for any officer having a

person under arrest to deliver such person to some

one not authorized to receive them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

106

A bill to authorize the granting 9f free passes to the

sheriffs of this State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

650

COURTS, CITY-
A bill tQ amend an Act to establish the city court of Blackshear .............................. 102 131 146 429
A bill to amend the original Act creating the city court of Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 307 368
A bill to amend the Act establishing the city court of Albany, relative to salary of solicitor .......... 341 370 384
A bill to abolish the city court of .Jeffersonville:..... 390 478 k bill to amend the Act esta.blishing the city court
of Macon ............... - ............. - ........ 477 541

COURTS, SUPERIOR AND SUPREME-

A bill to provide for jury trials in habeas corpus eases. 11,103

A bill to require lawyers from other States to present

to the judges of the superior court in whose circuit

he offers to practice a certificate of good character.

69

A bill to provide that in all criminal eases where the

jury have a right to reduce a felony to a misde-

meanor by a recommendation, that such felony be

punished as a misdemeanor . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 194

A bill to provide for holding four terms of the supe-

rior court of Dooly County ...................... 77 130 145

A bill to regulate the procedure in the courts of this State .......................... ~ .......... 78 96 402 430

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INDEX-

A bill to provide that in cases tried in the courts of

the State, when the stenographer reports tile pro-

ceedings of the trial, that report shall be binding

upon ali parties interested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 504

A bill to require clerks of the courts having jurisdic-

tion to forfeit bonds, to keep a docket of all such

forfeited bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

106

A bill to authorize constables of this State to levy

superior court fi. fas. when the amount does not

exceed one hundred dollars ...................... 111 307

A bill to provide for the rotation of judges of the

superior courts of this State .................. 117 428 553

A bill to amend the several Acts fixing th" time of

holding the superior court of Habersham Conn ty. 232 254 369

A bill to fix the salaries of solicitors-general. . . . . . . .

243

A bill to provide tliat in all misdemeanor cases when

a misdemeanor punishment is authorized by law, the

trial judge shall impose a sentence in the alterna-

tive .................. .- ...................... 369 428 618

A bill to provide for quarterly terms of the superior

court of this State ............................ 369 575 657

E EDUCATIONAL-

EXECUTIVE SESSIONS

87

ELECTIONs-

A bill to amend the election laws of the State of
-- Georgia ...................................... 77 194 515 H HUNTING AND FISHING-

A bill to amend tlie Act for the protection of game in

this State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 102 649

A bill to require all fish dealers shipping fish into this

State to gut fish before shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68

A bill to amend tlie Act for the protection of game

in this State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 504

A bill to amend the fish and game laws of the State .. 453 505

A bill to better protect the oyster and shell fish in the

State of Georgia ........................... .477 504 582

A bill to protect all birds which destroy the boll wee-

- vii .......................................... 505 542 591

A bill to regulate the killing of squirrel in this State .. 515 579

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I INSURANCE-

A bill to amend the charter .of the Southern Mutual

Insurance Company ............................ 6 12 69

A bill to amend an Act defining a contract of fidelity

insurance ..................................... 82 504 6.'i6

A bill to provide for the admission of motor ear in

surance eompanies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

92

A bill to amend an Act establishing the Insurance

Department of the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 622

A bill to regulate the procedure in cases where re

ceivership is sought for insurance companies ...... 253 622

L LIQUOR LAW8-
A bill' to prescribe the percentage of alcohol for all
malt liquors .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A bill to provide for the disposition of liquors which
are prohibited for sale by laws of the State........ A bill to make it unlawful to sell or give away spirits
containing a certain per cent. of alcohol. . . . . . . . . . .

6 248 78 194
253

M MESSAGES, HOUSE-
4 67 72 89-99 122 130 152 166 177 178 204 223 224 242 252 277 279- 284 2.85 315 320 360 362 364 366 390 392 398 399 400 405 439 441 506 508 527 528 569 571 589 602 603 619 621 626 636 638 662 663 664 687 708 733 743 749 768 784 794 797 804 so7

MESSAGES, EXECUTIVE-



9 10,13 264 340 342 351 542 604 664 710 748 796

MISCELLANEOUS BILL&-
A bill to erea~e a State highway commission, to provide ffYr the improvement of public roads of the State, 6 589 624 656 661
A bill to protect and encourage the raising of cattle in this State ..................................10 103 578
A bill to pr.ovide for the purchase by the State of Gober's form books for the use of the officers of the State .................................... 11 307 580

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A bill to prohibit the placing of rubbish upon the

public streets and highways of the State.......... 12 505

A bill to prohibit eontracts of employment providing

for forfeiture of wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68

A bill to regulate the expenditure of money for cam

paign expenses by candidates for offices........... 74 117

A bill to regulate the granting of divorce in this

State ........................................ 74 96 560

A bill to establish a permanent plan at the State

farm for tlie execution of felons..................

74

A bill to repeal Section 4 of Act No. 186 of the Gen-

eral Assembly ..............,....... . . . . . . . . . . . . .

82

A bill to provide for the recovery of damages for

suffering from telephone and telegraph companies. .

90

A bill to empower the Commissioner of Agriculture to

make and publish sanitary rules and regulations .. 91 130 618

A bill to define the crime of burglary with explosives,

92 306 623

A bill to provide for the inspection of slaughter

houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 130 160 515 538 651

A bill to make it unlawful to publish in any newspaper

any matter reflecting upon the virtue of females. . . .

101

A bill to provide for the registration of births and

deaths in this State .......................... 103 200 715

A bill to make it unlawful for any farm laborer to un

lawfully abandon his contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 308

A bill to amend an Aet for revival of charters of cor-

porations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

111

A bill to change the meeting of the General Assembly_

to biennial sessions ...................... 117 172 185 209

A bill to define who is able to contract marriage in



this State .............................. ; ....... . A bill to prohibit the ~ale of cigarettes and cigarette

. 122

paper in this State .............................. 129 248

A bill to regulate and control the running of automo-

biles in this State ............................... 142 167

A bill to aid in the prevention and settlement of

strikes in which workers are engaged ..... .' .... 147 427 578

A bill to require certain officers to make an itemized

stateml!nt to the Comptroller-General of fees col-

lected by them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

193

A bill to provide for the adoption of the Torrens land

and title system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 606

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A .bill to prohibit contracts of employment providing

for forfeiture of wages, except under certain con-

ditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

194

A bill to make it lawful for the State and aceused

to take testimony of witnesses residing beyond the

jurisdiction of this State ..................'. . . . . . .

233

A bill to create a system of parole. of persons convicted of crim~ ................. ............. '263 622 670

A bill to make a uniform law of negotiable instru-

ments in this State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

284

A bill to amend Section 1 of an Act providing for

salary of the elerk of the pension office ........ 320 349 648

A bill to provide for the removal of cedar trees af-

fected by cedar rust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 349 624 625 649

A bill to authorize the trial of all criminal offenses

against the laws of Georgia, except when the pen-

alty is capital punishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

350

A bill to amend Section 1 of an Aet which provides

salary for the stenographer in the office of pen-

sions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

401

A bill to regulate and control all fraternal benefit

societies in this State ............................ 401 671

A bill to provide for a department of public highways

and for the appointment of a commissioner. . . . . . . .

401

A bil1 to extend the powers of the Pension Commis-

sioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 556

A bill to aniend Section 3 of an Act relative ot the

control of hog cholera in this State . . . . . . . .453 541 574 618

A bill to require State Veterinarian to examine the

cattle in all sections of the State .................. 464 478

A bill to make it unlawful to discharge firearms on the

public roads of this State ........................ 464 504



A .bill to restrict the use of the word trust for certain

purposes .................................... .477 542 649

A bill to fix the status of every resident of this

State whose spouse resides in another State........

555

A bill to amend the charter so as to authorize the

Le.gislatU:re <to add certain jurisdiction to jus

tices' courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565 622

A bill to require all. dealers in garden seed to have

printed on original package a guarantee..........

623

A bill to require all persons or firms who manufac-

ture paint to label same . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

692

A bill to make it a misdemeanor to draw a draft on a

bank unless the drawer has funds in bank. . . . . . . . . .

749

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MUNICIPAL LAW8-

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Athens so

as to change the time of holding election of officers.5 103 109

A bill to amend the charter of Athens authorizing

the city -council to control slaughter houses ...... 6 103 109

A bill to incorporate the town of Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 103

A bill to amend and alter the charter of Athens and

to change the form of government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 129 146

A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for

the city of Statesboro ..... ." .................. i3 104 110

A bill to amend the charter of Cuthbert ............ 74 103 110

A bill to amend an Act to provide for the protection

of sinking funds of municipalities .............. 82 428 560

A bill to authorize mayor and aldermen of the town

of Dallas to hold an election relative to issuing

bonds for school buildings ...................... 82 104 109

A bill to Tevise and consolidate the charter of the city

of Griffin ................................ 102 130 146 545

A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of

Shellman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 223 256 553

A bill to confine the action of the Commons Commis

sions of the city of Columbus in donating to the

city for hospital purposes .................... 184 222 234

A bill to amend the Act establishing a new charter for

Carrollton ...... , ........................ 232 255 310 476

A bill to grant tne city of Atlanta in its curporate

capacity the right to construct and maintain im-

provements consisting of plazas across the W. & A.

Rai1Toad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

253

A bill to amend the charter of Carrollton. . . . . . . . . . .

262

A bill to amend Section 26 of an Act incorporating

Mt. Airy .................................... 283 349 368

A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of

Blackshear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 350 368

A bill to authorize the sale of a part of the Commons

in the city of Columbus ........................ 319 349 3, A bill to repeal an Act entitled an Act to incorporate

the town of Louvale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 505 607

A bill to reincorporate the town of Bristol. ....... 402 427 454

A bill to extend the corporate limits .of the city of

Columbus .................................. .476 504 541

A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for

the city of Dublin .............................. 477 505

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A bill to amend the Act entitled an Act to authorize the mayor and council of Marietta to issue bonds, 564 622 634
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ORGANIZATION

3

p PRIS(}N COMMISSION.

R RAILROADS-

A bill to require street railway companies to separate

white and colored passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

96

A bill to require railroads of this State operating pas-

senger trains to furnish sanitary drinking cups .. 111 526 542

A bill to prohibit the running of trains pulled by two

engines ........ _.................... _. . . . . . . . . .

112

A bill to require person prosecuting persons for rid-

ing on train that said persons deposit with clerk

of court the costs in said case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

184

A bill to make it compulsory upon railroad companies

to provide for telephones in their ticket offices. . . .

340

REGISTRATION LAWS.
s
SCHOOLS-

A bill to prohibit a white person from teaching a

school composed of negroes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 223

A bilL to provide for monthly payment of school

teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

107

A bill to amend the Act establishing public schools

for the city of Jefferson ...................... 111 157 183

A bill to regulate the system of accounts by officials

receiving school funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

112

A bill to establish kindergartens in the State . . . . . .

227

A bill to provide for the teaching of agriculture in

all the grades of the publie schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

349

A bill to amend the Act authorizing the board of

trustees of the University to appoint not over three

members of said board on the branch colleges......

47,8

A bill to authorize the State Board of Education to

purchase the text books used in the common schools

of the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

538

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SENATE RESOLUTIONs-

Resolved, that the secretary of Senate is hereby in-

structed to notify the Honse of RepresentatiYes

that the Senate has convened in regular session....

4

A resolution appointing a committee from the ::5enate

and House to notify the Governor that the. General

Assembly has reconvened and is ready to transact

business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

A resolution providing for the adjournment of the

General Assembly on August 2, sine die. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 70

A resolution requesting the repeal of the Federal banlf.-

rupt law of 1898 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12

A resolution authorizing .the Secretary of State t'o

fnrnish Bowden lithia water for the use or the

Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12

A rewlntion establishing a copy of Senate bill ~o. 10,

said bill being to regulate the issuing of marriage

licenses in this State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

70

A rewlution, Be it resolved by the Senate,. that it

having oome to the knowledge of this body that the

mother of our President is critically ill, the Sen

ate does hereby express its regrets, and expresses

hope that she may soon recover. Resolved fur-

ther, that the sympathy of Senate is hereby ex-

tended to our President in this hour of sorrow. . . .

71

A resolution extending the sympathy of the Senate to

President Anderson on the death of his mother. . . .

75

A resolution: Resolved, That House bill No. 14 be

made special order for the day, and that the session

be extended until this is disposed of . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

80

Resolved, That when the Senate adjourn today it

stand adjourned until Monday ................... 92

A resolution directing the keeper of public buildings

to return to the Senate the chairs belonging to the

Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

92

A resolution on the death of the Hon. A. 0. Bacon..

96

A resolution authorizing the Governor to fix the rank

of quartermaster-general of the State ........ 10-2 282 511

A resolution requesting the State Board of Education

to investigate the advisability of introolucing "Web-

ster's Blue Back Speller" into the public schools .. 104 122

A resolution requesting our Representatives in Con-

gress to use all honorable means for the repeal of

the Bankrupt Aet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

106

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A resolution to provide for the celebration of a cen-

tu,ry of peace among Eng!.ish speaking people .. 120 158 169

A resolution for the relief of J. L. Shelton, D. F.

Chapman and J. H. Pittman .................. 147 4i8 608

A resolution for the relief of W. T. Cottingham and

J. M. Dent .............................. '..... 147 478 60i

A Tesolution to establish Senate bill No. 153 ...... . . .

153

A resolution for the recognition of peace day in the

public schools .................................. 153 169

A Teso!.ution to appoint a commission to in\estigate

the method of land titles in this State .......... 153 255 464

A resolution in regard to a new seal for the State....

158

, A resolution directing the superior court judges and

judges of the Court of Appeals to recommend to the

next General Assembly what changes they deem

necessary in the Constitution of Georgia ......... .

161

Resolved, That House bill No. 5 be made special order

for today ..................................... .

l(j9

A resolution that when the Senate adjourn today it

stand adjourned until next Monday .............. .

170

A resolution to provide for the return to the House

of Senate bill No. 184 ......................... .

171

A resolution to authorize the President of the Senate

to appoint another assistant dooTkeeper ......... .

232

A resolution to appoint a committee of the House

and Senate to investigate the best method to reg-

ister land titles ............................... . 233 308

A resolution to equalize th~J labor of the courts of

last resort . . . . . . . ro 255 307

A resolution to make House bill No. 110 special order

for next Tuesday .............................. .

250

A Tesolution to appoint a committee to make certain

investigations in the affairs of the State Board of

Health ............................. , .......... . 318 622

A Tesolution relative to the disposition of the GoY-

ernor 's mansion ............................... . 350 370

A resolution providing for two sessions of the Senate

beginning July 28th ........................... .

367

A resolution to promote unity between the two

branches of the General Assembly ............... .

392

A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to

Hon. Robert Moulthrop and C. A. Covey, of Eufaula,

Ala............................................ .

393

A resolution that Senate bill No. 221 be made special

ordeT July 29th ................................ .

393

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A resolution: Resolved that on the pending bills

speeches be limited to twenty minutes . . . . . . . . . . . .

400

A resolution fixing the order of business for session

of Senate on July 30, 1914 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

400

A resolution setting Senate bill No. 194 special order

for August 4th ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

429

A resolution setting Senate bill No. 218 special order

for August 3d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

429

A resolution setting Senate bill ~o. 223 special order

for August 3d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

429

A resolution that when the Senate adjourns today it

stand adjourned until :Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

464

A resolution to provide for the investigation and re-

port of an extension of the W. & A. R. R. . . . . . . . .

477

A resolution to authorize the State Department of

Education to prepare and have published a text

book on civil government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

538

A resolution extending the sympathy of the Senate to

the President of the united States in his hour of

bereavement. Resolved further, That the Senate

stand adjourned until ~{onday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

604

A resolution that when the S"enate adjourn today it

stand adjourned until tomorrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

604

A resolution requesting the Governor to call to the

attention of the Attorney-General the fact that the

lessees of the \V. & A. R. R. are allowing State's

property to decrease in value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

605

A resolution endorsing Rev. .J. W. G. '\\'atkins for

chaplain of the next Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

626

A resolution to declare Tuesday, August 11th, 1914,

dies non in respect to the memory of the wife of

the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

636

A resolution that the General Assembly attend the

funeral of Mrs. Wilson in a body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

636

A resolution that the session of the Senate be extended

until 1:30 o'clock, and then the Senate adjourn

until Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

652

A resolution rescinding the action of the Senate in

declaring Tuesday, August 11th, a dies non........

661

A resolution that the General Judiciary Committee

be requested to report on Senate bill No. 279. . . .

698

A resolution to extend thanks of the Senate to our

representatives in Congress relative to the Eastern

war . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .

772

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A !resolution: Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate

is hereby given to the secretary and his assistant,

the -doorkeeper and messenger and their assistants

for their faithful services during the session. . . . . .

791

A resolution extending the profound sympathy of

the Senate to the President and his family in the

recent death of Mrs. Wilder, mother-in-law of the

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

798

A !resolution requiring G'overnor J. M. Slaton to hang

a portrait of himself on the walls of the Executive

office . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

806

A resolution: Resolved, That the secretary notify the

House that the Senate has completed its work and

is ready to adjourn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

806

T TAXES-

A bill to amend an Act to annually collect a tax for

the support of the government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

282

A bill to provide for the return of mortgages, notes

and other evidences of indebtedness for taxes. . . . . .

320

A bill to amend the Act entitled an Act to regulate

the return for taxation the property of the State....

393

A bill to further equalize the burden of taxation in

this State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

506

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INDEX

HOUSE BILLS

A APPROPRIATIONS-

A bill to supplement the existing appropriation for

printing new volumes of reports of the superior

court ........ .............................. 291 360 692

A bill to appropriate $7,500 to the Department of Agri-

culture ...................................... 539 635 695

A bill to amend the Act making appro-priations for the

eradication of ticks ........................... 572 670 780

A bill to make appropriation for contingent expenses

of the Department of Commerce and Labor .... 572 669 775

A bill to appropriate $2,000.00 to the Department of

Agriculture .............................. 573 654 668 774

A bill to appropriate $15,000.00 to the Board of En-

tomology .................................... 574 635 690

A bill to appropriate the sum of $1,567 for insurance

on South Georgia Normal School. ............. 632 669 767

A bill to supplement the appropriation to the sani-

tarium ...................................... 632 669 791

A bill to appropriate $5,000 to the State Normal

School at Athens .. : . ........................ 633 676 71!}

A bill to appropriate the sum of $5,000 each year for

1914 and 1915 for the support of the State Tuber-

culosis Sanitarium .......................... 633 676 724

A bill to appropriate $5,000 addition to the G. N. & I.

College at Milledgeville ...................... 674 715 676

A bill to appropriate $9,000 to t-he Soldiers' Home .. 675 711 765

A bill to appropriate tlie sum of $10,000 to the De-

partment of Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

766-

B BANKS-

A bill to add Springfield to the list of State deposi

tories .................................... , .. l 22 148 168

A bill to add the town of Irwinville to the list of

State depositories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

233

A bill to add Wrightsville to the list of State deposi-

tories ....................................... 267 357 493

A bill to add BlairsYille to the list of State deposi-

tories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 358 486

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A bill to authorize the Governor to appoint a fifth

depository in Atlanta ........................ 268- 359 491

A bill to 'add Camilla to the list of State deposi-

tori!ls ....................................... 291 357 486

A bill to inerease the salary of the stenographer of

the State Bank Examiner ...................... 418 459 613

A bill to provide a bookkeeper for the State Bank

EiKaminer and fix salary ...................... 424 458 612

A bill to add Buford to the Jist of State depositories,

522 544 586

A bill to add Ellavill~ to the list of State depositories

552

A bill to amend an Aet to create in' the Treasury De-

partment a bank bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

693

BONDS OF STATE-
A bill to authorize the issuing of bonds to pay off the public debt ................................539 577 694 A bill to provide that coupons belonging to bonds of
the State may be paid at maturity by the authorized representative of the State ............... 674 714 777

c
CODE AMENDMENTS~

A bill to amend Section 129 of the Code.............

121

A bill to amend Section 5233 of the Code ........ 171 195 281

A bill to amend Section 1249 of the Code, adding

Manchester to the list of State depositories .... 196 221 28-6

A bill to amend Section 1249 of the Code, adding

Irwinville to the list of State depositories ........ 196 221

A bill to amend Section 2824 of the Code ........ 219 269 755

A bill to amend Section 1249 of the Code, adding

Ellaville to the list of State depositories .......... 422 481

A bill to amend Section 1898 of the present Code . .423 525 549

A bill to amend Section 1131 of the Code ........ 426 524 718

A bill to amend Section 1249 of the Code ........ 479 545 584

A .bill to amend Section 4984 of the Code . . . . . . . . 523 600 732

A bill to amend Section 4996 of the Code ........ 539 601 687

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS-
A bill to amend Article 11, Section 3, Paragraph 7, of the Constitution ........................... 95 185 722
A bill to amend the Constitution of Georgia so as to create the county of Candler .................. 140 148 198

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A bill to amend the Constitution relative to the abolition of the justice of the peace ................ 220 256 379
A bill to amend the Constitution so as to ereate the oounty of Bacon ............................ 231 256 295
A bill to amend the Constitution of the State so as to give Bleckly and Wheeler Counties representatives ....................................... .416 457 516
A bill to amend the Constitution of the State so as to create the office of Lieutenant-Governor ..... .419 510 797
A bill to amend the Constitution so as to create the county of Evans ........................... .460 545 680

COUNTIES AND COUNTY MATTERs-

A bill to require executions to be recorded on .the

general executive docket in the county where the

land is located . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 360 721

A bill to make it unlawful to sell near beer in Ran-

dolph County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

268

A bill to provide for oounties paying actual expenses

of bringing baek fugitives from justice ........ 291 577 721

A bill to provide that in all counties in this State

having a population of 11,000, the clerks of 'the supe-

~rior courts shall keep suitable books for the re-

cordation of maps, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 575 756

A bilL to amend an Act providing for the w<>rking of

public roads in Toombs County................ 293 358 376

, A bill to vest in Floyd County full control over the

bridges in the city of Rome ..................... 348 646

A bill to consolidate and amend an Act to regulate the

public instruction in the county of Glynn ..... .420 4()5 483

A bill relative to working the chaingang force by

eounty authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 459 718

A bill to amend the local. Act relating to public in-

struction in the county of Richmond ........ 573 600 601 642

A bill to provide that the proviSion of the Act of the

General Assembly in relation to new counties ... 672 714 777

A bill to auth<>rize counties of this State to appoint

county police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672 711 771

COUNTY OOMMISSIONER8-
A bill to amend the Act creating a board of county commissioners for Greene County .............. 140 165 180

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829

A bill to repeal the Act amending the Aet creating

the office of road commissioner of Greene County,

141 165 181

A bill to amend an Act to create a board of road com-

missioners in Hall County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 427 462

A bill to amend the Act creating the board of com-

missioners of Charlton County ............ - ... 268 360 375

A bill to amend an Act to create a board of county

commissioners for Ware County ............... 290 427 462

A bill to authorize the board of roads and revenue

of Catoosa County to levy a tax for road building,

291 358 374

A bill to repeal an Act to create the office of road

commissioners for Henry County .............. 293 544 645

A bill to repeal an Act creating the office of road

commissioners for Madison County ............ 293 426 463

A bill to amend an Act creating a board of commis-

sioners for Toombs County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 358 377

A bill to create the office of road commissioners of

Madison County .............................. 348 426 461

A bill to establish a board of road commissioners for

Dodge County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 4.56 483

A bill to repeal an Act to create a board of road

commissioners of Dodge County .............. 416 458 492

A bill to create the office of road commissioners for

Ben Hill County ............................ .417 576 726

A bill to create the. office of road commissioners for

Dade County ............................ 418 459 493 689

A bill to authorize the county commissioners of Bibb

County to issue and sell bonds for roads, hospitals,

etc. . ....................................... 4'21 457 488

A bill to repeal an Act creating a board of commis-

sioners of Pierce County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

422

A bill to amend an Act creating a board of county

commissioners for ,Campbell Couni:r, and define

their powers ................................ 424 459 487

A bill to repeal an Act entitled an Act to prescribe

the duties and powers of the road commissioners

of Ben Hill County ......................... .426 576" 717

A bill to repeal the Act to reduce the number of

county commissioners of Laurens County ..... .479 577 611

A bill to amend the Act creating the board of county

commissioners for Putnam County ............ 479 577 610

A bill to create a. board of road commissioners for

Laurens County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520 578 60!l

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A bill to create a board of road eomm1ss1oners for Union County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 635 677 6!H
A bill to amend an Act creating a board of road commissioners for Dougherty County .... .......... 523 577 610
A bill to amend the Act to create the office of county commissioners of Jones County ................ 524 576 611
A bill to create a board of road commissioners for Pulaski County . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 576 610
A bill to create a board of commissioners of roads for ~ontgomery County .......................... 601 635 686
A bill to repeal an Act to create a board of commissioners of roads of ~ontgomery Count~ . . . . . . . . 602 63-"i 68:1
A bill to create the office of road commissioners of Hart County ................................ 671 712 751
A bill to abolish the office of road commissioners for Hart County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673 714 753

COUNTY OFFICERs-
A bill to provide for the payment of fees paid to ordinaries in connection with pension work .... 673 711 756

COURTS, CITY-

A bill to repeal an Act to create and establish the

city court of Tifton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

179

A bill to amend the several votes creating the city

court of Floyd, relative to judges' salary .......... 196 669

A bill to establish the city court of Sylvester .... 219 482 546

A bill to abolish the city court of Pulaski County .. 292 427 4S9

A bill to repeal an Act entitled an Act to create the

city court of Gray ......................... .' .. 424 600. 644

A bill to amend the Act establishing the city court

of Dongles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4'25

A bill to amend an Act consolidating the city court

{)f Brunswick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

456

A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city court

of Baxley ................................ .48(} 605 669 717

A. bill to abolish the city court of Jeffersonville . .480 545 584

A bill to establish a municipal court for the city of

Fort Valley .................................. 522 589 609

A bill to provide for the e1ection of the succeSS{)rs to

the present judges of the municipal court of city

of Savannah ................................... 522. 668

A bil.l to fix the salary of bailiffs in the courts in

-cities with a population of 150,000 ............ 523 635 686

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A bill to amend an Act establishing a city court of

Boston ...................................... 539 601 640

A bill to repeal the Act establishing the city court of

Forsyth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 601

A bill to repeal an Act establishing the city court of

Fitzgerald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

642

COURTS, COUNTY-

A bill to amend the Act to create the county court of Bryan'County ............................... 572 601 647

COURTS, SUPERIOR AND SUPREME-

A bill to change the time of holding Chattahoochee

superior court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 129 149

A bill to change the time for holding grand jury ses

sions in Wilkes County ....................... 141 195 23*

A bill to ehange t-he time of holding superior court

in Dawson County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 195 287

A bill to ehange the time of holding superior court of

terrell County ................................ 142 195 288

A bill to arrange the Ocmulgee and Dublin judicial

circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 605 710

A bill to provide for holding four terms of Pulaski

superior eourt ............................... 290 427 488

A bil1 to provide for judicial cognizance in certain

conditions of proceedings for the condemnation of

private property for public purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 36(} 614

A bill to amend the Act providing for holding four

terms of superior court of Toombs County. . . . . . . . .

416

E ELECTION LAWB-

A bill to repeal the Act providing for the .registra
tion of voters of Fort Gaines, Ga............142 165 182
- A bill to j>reseribe the manner of holding primary elections in Dodge County ................... 295 456 485 -~. H
HUNTING AND FISHING-

. A bill to limit the time of killing foxes in Habersham

County ............................ ; ........ 19& 221 288

A bill to aomend the Act providing for the killing ef

fox in this State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

220

832

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A bill to amend the Act providing for the killing of fox in Douglas County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 378

I INSURANCE-
A bill to amend the 'Act establishing the Insurance Department .................................. 633 677 719

L LIQUOR LAWs-
A bill to repeal an Act to prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquors in Elbert County ................ 292 358 374

M MILITARY LAW8-
A bill to supply a deficiency to the Military Department of the State ............................ 540 670 771

MISCELLANEOUS BILLS-

A bill to cede to the United States certain marsh

lands in Camden County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 256 373

A bill to authorize the Governor to consent on be-

!lialf .of the State to the building by tbe city of

Chattanooga, Tenn., of a sewer through property

belonging to the State of Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

292

A bill to establish a legislative reference department

in connectiOn Witn the State Library .......... 294 360 614

A bill to regulate the practice of the occupation of a

barber in certain cities in the State ............ 419 457 694

A bill to regulate the employment of children in cer-

tain kinds of labor ................. .419 525 732 734 768

A bill to change the name of the Georgia State Sani-

tarium to that of Georgia State Hospital for the

Insane ..................................... .422 480. 797

A bill to ena,.ble individuals to ship in carlo<Jad lots

goods for individual use without paying a special

tax .................... _............... ___ .. 423 575 786

A bill to revise the health laws of the State ..... .479 526 677

A bill for the regulation and ~ontrol of fraternal ben-

:. e:fit. securities ................................ 671 712 773

A bill to provide for the inspection of slaughter

houses in this State ......................_.... 672 714 783

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833

A bill to make it unlawful to furnish pistol cartridges 672 711

A bill to create a State highway commission........

673

MUNICIPAL LAW&-

A bill to incorporate the town of Waverly Hall ... . 95 105 149

A bill to authorize the city council of Augusta to eon

demn certain property ........................95 105 143

A bill to incorporate tbe town of Portal. . . . . . . . . . 121 148 168

A bill to amend an Act creating the charter of Bain

bridge, relative to a hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 148 180

A bill to amend an Act incorporating Clermont ... 121 148 180

A bill to amend the charter of Quitman ........ 121 164 f83 187

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome,

_122 148 182 258

A bill to amend the charter of Swainsboro ........ 122 148 179

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Bainbridge,

140 165 179

A bill to incorporate the city of Aragon: ......... 141 164 182

A bill to ainend the eharter of the town of Fairmount,

142 165 183

A bill to authorize the mayor and aldermen of Sa

vannah to close a portion of River Street. ..... 142 165 181

A bill to repeal the incorporating the town of Cran

dall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 255 287

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Decatur. .

166

A bill to amend the charter of Sylvester .......... 166 222 257

A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of

Hapeville .................................... 178 222 257

A bill to incorporate the town of ~ort Gaines .... 195 221 233

A bill to amend the Act to incorporate the town of

Cooledge .................................... 196 222 2:i7

A bill to amend the Act to in-corporate the town of

Soperton .................., ................... 196 222 258

A bill to create a new charter for Concord . . . . . . . 219 255 286 A bill to iniorporate the town of West Grier ...... ~19 255 287

A bill to amend the several Acts incorporating the

town of Chipley .............................. 220 256 288

A bill to amend the charter of Soperton . . . . . . . . . . 220 256 289

A bill to amend the reviver of certain corporation

charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 357 43.)

A bil1 to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Tig

111all ................ : . ...................... 254 269 289

A bill to incorporate the town of Cobb .......... 255 269 28fl

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A bill to amend the Act establis'hing a new charter

for the town of Glenwood .................. 267 360 374

A bill to amend an Act to amend the charter or the

town of Smithville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 376

A bill to amend the charter of Guyton ............ 290 359 378

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Crawford

ville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 357 378

A bill to amend an Act to create a new cparter for

the town of Richland ........................ 290 371 462

A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for

the town of Leesburg ........................ 292 357 375

A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of

Barwick .................................... 294 359 374

A bill to create a new charter for the town of Oxford,

294 358 461

A bill to amend an Aet creating a new charter for

the city of Macon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 359 375

A bill to incorporate the town of Cecil. . . . . . . . . . . . 347 370 461

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Douglas

ville ........................................ 348 371 392

A bill to incorporate the town of Cadwell . . . . :348 370 392 460

A bill to establish a new charter for the town of

Clarkston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 370 460

A bill to change the name of the town of Kestler .. 348 370 46:l

A bill. tO' amend Section .1 of an Act to amend the

charter of Leesburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

;{58

A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for

the city of Eastman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 371 463

A bill to create a new charter for Ellaville, in Schley

County ...................................... 416 456 484

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Gaines

ville ........................................ 417 455 484

A bill to amend the charter of the town of MeCays

ville ........................................ 417 458 490

A bill to amend the Act establishing a new charter

for tlie town of Bartow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

417

A bill 'to amend the charter of the city of Haw~ ,

kinsville .....................................418 455 490

A bill to amend an Act to provide for holding pri-

mary elections in the city of Savannah ........ 418 457 484

A bill to incorporate the town of Hull ............418 456 489

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Manchester,

420 458 490

A biU to amend an Act creating a new charter for

the city of Eastman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 457 487

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A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of

Five Forks ............................. 420 458 485

A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Thomas-

ville to close and abandon certain streets .... 421 457 487

A bill to create and incorpOTate the city of Madison. .

422

A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the

city of Macon providing for the control of the

county chaingang ........................... .422 458 489

A bill to amend an Act to amend the charter of the

city of Fort Valley .......................... 423 525 552

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Boston,

423 455 456 483 493

A bill to incorpoTate the town of Attapulgus ...... 425 455 492

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Logan-

ville ....................................... 4125 525 547

A bill to amend the Act consolidating the Acts incor-

porating the city of Brunswick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 552

A"bill to create a new cbarter for the city of Macon,

425 459 491

A bill to provide for the registration of voters to

vote at the municipal elections in the city of Sa-

vannah ..................................... .426 455 485

A bill to create and incorporate the town of Colbert .. 455 549

A bill to amend the town of Kirkwood ............ 479 525 546

A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of

College Park ............................... .479 524 547

A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of

Donaldsonville .............................. .480 525 548

A bill to amend the ~barter of the city of Cordele . .48Q 524 546

A bill to amend the charter of the ~ity of Buford . .480 525 548

A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for

the city of Atlanta ..................... .481 526 548 643

A bill to amend the Act cTeating a new charter for the

city of East Point ........................... .481 526 551

A bill to amend. the Act incorporating the city of

Royston ................................ .481 525 544 547

A bill to amend, codify and consolidate the several

Acts in~orporating the city LaFayette ........ 521 544 583

A bill to creaie a new charter for the city of Macon,

A

bill

to

amend 'the

Act

to

incorporate

the

001 city of

543

608

Fitzgerald and establish a new charter for same.. 521 600 639

A bill to erea.te a new charter for the city of Millen,

521 543 583

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INDEX

A bill to. amend the Act (Jreating a new charter for

the dty of Milledgeville ... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 544 584

A billto incorporate the town of Normantown .... 521 543 583

A bill to amend, consolidate and supercede the several

Acts incorporating the city of Rome ............ 522 545 585

A bill to amend the Act creating a new charter for

the city of East Point .......................... 525 586

A bill to amend the Act incorporating the city of

Lyons ....................................... 523 543 586

A bill to tamend the Act establishing a new charter for

the town of East Lake ........................ 539 576 608

A bill to authorize the mayor and ~ouncil of Ochloch-

nee to issue bonds ............................ 540 577 609

A bill to amend the Act to create and establish a

new charter for Eatonton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . __ .... 540 577 611

A bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of

:Macon .................................. , . . . . . .

572

A bill to 111mend the several Acts incorporating the

mayor and council of the city of Savannah ...... 573 600 640

A bill to amend the Act establishing the municipal

court of the eity of Atlanta ................... 573 601 641

A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter

for the city of Atlanta ....................... 573 599 643

A bill to .amend an Act which amended a,nd super-

ceded the several Acts incorporating the town of

Smyrna ..................................... 574 600 647

A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter

for the city of Atlanta .......................... 574 600

A bill to amend an Act incorpomting the city of

Newnan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 641

A bill to in~orporate the town of Round Oak . . . . . . 632 67.6 719

A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Oak-

hurst ........................................ 632 668 725

A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of

Vanna .......... ' ........................... 632 677 730

A bill to amend the charter of Rossville .......... 633 677 718

A bill to amend the charter of Decatur . . . . . . . . . . . 633 66.S 717

A bill to amend the charter of Decatur ........... 633 676 7o26

A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of

Adrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671 712 750

A bill to incorporate the town of Sparks ........ 671 713 755

A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of

Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

671

A bill to amend an Act to authorize the mayor and

~ouncil of Marietta to issue bonds ............. 673 713 773

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A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the city of Lavonia ..................................... 673 712 754
A bill to amend the Act creating the city of Toccoa, 674 713 754
A bill to amend the Act to amend and supersede the several Acts incorporating Blue Ridge .......... 674 713 75:i
A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Wilburn ..................................... 674 713 755'
A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the city of Dublin .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674 713 754

N NEW COUNTIES-

R

'.II :

RAILROADS:A bill to authorize the railroad companies of this State to improve their lines ..................634 600 757

s
SOHOOLS:-

A bill to create a text-book commission for the State of Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 256 341 362 393 398
A bill to provide for municipal school system for the town of Fairmount ........................... 254 269 285
A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Menlo School District ...................................... 294 359 377
A bill to amend an Act establishing a system of public schools for Vidalia .......................... .417 457 492
A bill to amend an Act to provide for the extension of the terms of the present board of trustees of the public schools of Dalton ..................... .418 54.5 585
A bill to amend an Act authorizing Cedartown to establish and maintain a system of public schools.421 457 490
A bill to amend an Act to establish a system of public schools in the city of Thomasville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 456 488
A bill to change the lines of the Rockmart school district . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 458 486
A bill to establish and organize an agricultural, industrial and normal college in South Georgia, as 'a branch of the University .................... .424 481 642
A bill to authorize the board of trustees of the Georgia State Sanitarium to establish a training school, 524 544 793

838

INDEX

A bill to repair the State Normal School at Atnens .. 632 669 A bill to create a system of public senools fo.r Box
Springs ............... , ................ 671 713 766

T "l'AXEB-
A 'bill to provide for the distribution of automobile tax in the State treasury ...................... 672 711 785

HOUSE RESOLUTIONs-

A resolutiiln appointing .a committee from the House

and Senate to attend the unveiling of the Federal

monument Qn Cheatham Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68

A rei!Olution giving assent to Act of Congress pro-

viding for CO-{)perative extension WOrk ...... 167 222 281 647

A resolutio-n for the relief of M. J. Dolan and J. W.

Seals of Ware County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 481 687

A resolution to refund to the Covington and Oxford

Street Railway Company the sum of $100.00 .... 197 481 699

A resolution to appoint new committee to investigate

legislation on cotton tares ..................... 197 360 696

A resoluti()n to provide for a great new seal for the

State of Georgia ............................. 197 576 779

A resolution to pri>vide for the payment of $100.00

to W. T. Jones for the capture of Andrew McCol-

lough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 459 697

A resolution: Resolved, That House bill No. 22 be

made special order for Thursday, July 23..........

223

A rei!Olution to provide for the appointment. of a

.committee to investigate 0. A. Parks' revision of

the Code .............. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

231

A resolution to regulate the practice and procedure of

the .city courts in this State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 575

A resolution relative to equalization of the labors of

the superior court of appeals ............. 00 ...... 231 575

.:. A resolution for the relief of 'R. L. Graham ....... 295 544 696

A resolution to provide for the balance due the eom-

. mittee to visit the different convict camps. . . . . . . . . 301 359

A resolution to provide for the building of bridges

and underpasses over theW. & A. R. R. ........ 302 427 453

A rei!Olution appropriating the sum of $200.00 for ex-

penaes ()f School Book Investigating Committee . .419 459 562

A resolution to requeS the Senate to return to the

-House, House bill No. 1011.00 00 00 .... 00 00 00 00 00 00

420

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839

A resolution to authorize the publication of 0. A.

Parks' new code ............................. 524 582 .689

A resolution to appropriate $43,000 to pay Confeder

ate soldiers .................................. 540 67() 783

A resolution to appropriate $60.00 to Mrs. Eliza Min

cey as a pension .............................. 540 636 688

A resolution to appropriate $15,000 to the Peniten-

tiary Department ............................ 574 670 778

A re110lution to memorialize our representatives in

Congress to devise ways and means of handling

the cotton crop .............................. 602 636 760

A resolution extending thanks to Asa B. Candler for

giving to the Methodist University $1,000.,000......

641

A resolution for the relief of the Georgia Sc'hool of

Technology .................................. 675 734 761

A resolution for the relief of F. P. &hn . . . . . . . . . . 675 712 781

A resolution to authorize the Governor to draw his

warrant upon the treasurer for taxes illegally col-

lected ...................................... 675 712 759

A resolution to appropriate $400.00 to pay for fithia

water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675 712 761

A resolution to make appropriation for salaries of

bookkeeper and stenographer of the State. Bank

Examiner .......................... ~ . . . . . . . . . . . 676 779

A resolution for the relief of J. L. Wooten ........ 676 714 760

A resolution to appropriate the sum of $60.00 to Mrs.

Harriett C. Hargett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .... 689 711 782

A re110lution for the relief of L. L. Simmons . . . . . . 689 712 779

A resolution to make appropriation to pay stenogra-

pher and bookkeeper in treasurer's office. . . . . . . . . .

711

A resolution for the bringing up of the unfinished

business ...................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

772

A resolution appointing a committee from the Senate

and House to notify the Governor that the General

Assembly has finished its work and is ready to ad-

journ sine die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

798