JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA AT THE REGULAR SESSION Commenced at Atlanta, Monday, January 8th, 1951 and adjourned February 14, 1952 1952 LONGINO & PORTER, INC. HAPEVILLE, YA. OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1951-1952 FRED HAND_____________________ ___ ---------- ____ ----------------------------- Speaker MITCHELL COUNTY GEORGE L. SMITH, IL_ ___ _ _ _____________________ Speaker Pro Tern EMANUEL COUNTY JOE BOONE __ ___ _ _. - -- __ ______________ Clerk WILKINSON COUNTY JANETTE HIRSCH_______ _ __ ____ ___ _______________________Asst. Clerk FULTON COUNTY JACK GREEN_____________ _ -- ___ ___ ______ Asst. Clerk RABUN COUNTY BRITT BACON _ ___ FULTON COUNTY __ Reading Clerk MRS. JACK GREEN __ _ RABUN COUNTY Calendar Clerk MARION TOMS -- - QUITMAN COUNTY __ Doorkeeper LAWRENCE D. BURKS _ . ______ _ WEBSTER COUNTY Messenger HOUSE JOURNAL REGULAR SESSION Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. Monday, January 8, 1951. The Representatives-elect of the General Assembly of Georgia for the years 1951-1952 met pursuant to law in the Hall of the House of Representatives at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., this day and were called to order by Honorable Joe Boone, Clerk of the House of Representatives. The invocation was offered by Dr. Charles L. Allen, Pastor of Grace Methodist Church, Atlanta, Ga. The following communication from the Honorable Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State, certifying the Representatives-elect for the years 1961-1962, was received and read: State of Georgia Department of State Ben W. Fortson, Jr. Secretary of State Joe N. Burton Chief Clerk Atlanta Clerk of the House of Representatives State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia January 8, 1951 Dear Sir: I am transmitting herewith the names of the Representatives elected in the general election held November 7, 1950, to represent the various counties in the General Assembly for the years 1951 and 1952, as the same appear from the consolidation of returns of said election which are of file in this office. Yours very truly, Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, State of Georgia Office of Secretary of State I, Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby certify, that the four pages of typewritten matter hereto attached contain a true and correct copy of the Members of the Georgia House of Representatives elected in the general election held the seventh day of November, 1950, as the same appear from the consolidated returns of said election, which returns are of file in this office, the name of the county being given opposite the name of the Representatives elected. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at the Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this 2nd day of January, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-one and of the Independence of the United States of America the One Hundred and Seventy-fifth. (Seal) Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State. MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1951 7 REPRESENTATIVES GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTED IN GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1950. County Name Appling_____________________________________________________________________________T. Malcolm Tillman Atkinson-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Waldo Henderson Bacon------------------------------------------------------------------------------..Braswell Deen, Jr. Baker--------------------------------------------------------------------------------.John C. Durham Baldwin-----------------------------------------------------------Culver Kidd Baldwin...----------------------------------------------Arnold L. Parker Banks........................----------------------Josiah H. Turk Barrow......--------------------------------------J. Julian Bennett Bartow................................................................................R. V. Jones Bartow...--------------------------------------------------Floyd S. Tumlin Ben Hill.............................................................................Argin A. Boggus, Sr. Berrien........---------------------------------------Roy R. Guthrie Bibb.......------------------------------------------------Clarence H. Clay, Jr. Bibb...........--------------------------W. Horace Vandiver Bibb-----------------------------------James I. Wood BleckleY---------------------------------Ben Jessup BrantleY-------------------------------------------C. Winton Adams Brooks....-----------------------------------.John E. Sheffield, Jr. Bryan...................-----------------------W. K. Smith, M.D. Bulloch...-----------------------Algie J. Trapnell Bulloch................................................................................William J. Neville Burke..................................................-------------.J. J. Bargeron Burke...........---------------------------------Frank M. Cates Butts.............--------------------------------------Dan Fears Calhoun..--------------------------------Charles E. Dews Camden........................-------------------------------Quincy Lee Claxton Candler...............................................................................William L. Lanier Carroll...-----------------------------------Willis Smith Carroll................................................................................J. Ebb Duncan Catoosa....................------------------------------------Howard Abney Charlton.......------------------------------------Alva J. Hopkins, Jr. Chatham.___________________________________________________ . ------------John S. Hood, Jr. Chatham............--------------------------------------------George H. McGee Chatham.............................................................................Owen H. Page, Jr. Chattahoochee.........---------------------------Joe N. King Chattooga....................--------------------------------Paul B. Weems Cherokee.........-------------------------------W. R. Green Clarke....................----------------------------------Chappelle Matthews Clarke......---------------------------------------------------------Grady C. Pittard, Jr. Clay.......----------------------------------------------------------Richard W. Best Clayton------------------------------------------------Edwin S. Kemp Clinch..............----------------------------------~Downing Musgrove Cobb........----------------------------------------Harry E. Williams Cobb........................----------------------------------Fred D. Bentley Coffee...----------------------------------------------Micajah Vickers Coffee......--------------------------------------------------Noah Burkett Colquitt.....-----------------------------------Leo T. Barber Colquitt...............................................................................H. Jack Short Columbia...................................~-------------------------------.Byron B. l.'.'Iangum Cook....----------------------------------------------------------Wilson B. Wilkes JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, County Name Coweta...-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Clifford A. Cranford Coweta...-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Goodman Robertson Crawford...-------------------------------------------------------------------------Nat. F. Walker CrisP-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Palmer H. Greene Dade----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Maddox J. Hale Dawson...----------------------------------------------------------------------------J. E. Robertson Decatur....--------------------------------------------------------------------------G. F. Battles, Sr. Decatur....---------------------------------------------------------------------------Tom Clark DeKalb------------------------------------------------------------------------------Richard Bell DeKalb------------------------------------------------------------------------------.James A. Mackay DeKalb.......------------------------------------------------------------------------W. Hugh McWhorter Dodge....-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Gilbert C. Peacock DoolY------------------------------------------------------------------------------Clint B. Brannen Dougherty....----------------------------------------------------------------------Adie N. Durden DoughertY--------------------------------------------------------------------------B. C. Gardner, Jr. Douglas_______________ .. ______________ -------------- ---------------------------------.J. E. Waldrop EarlY----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Leon H. Baughman Echols....-----------------------------------------------------------------------------W H. Herrin, Jr. Effingham-------------------------------------------------------------------------H. N. Ramsey, Sr. Elbert..-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Woodrow Wilson Lavender Em.anueL......---------------------------------------------------------------------George L. Smith, II EmanueL......----------------------------------------------------------------------H- C. Edenfield Evans---------------------------------------------------------------------------------W L. (Roy) Adams Fannin-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reid Mull Fayette..-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Grady L. Huddleston Floyd..... -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Dean Covington Floyd........--------------------------------------------------------------------------Robert L. (Bob) Scoggin Floyd---------------------------------------------------------------------------------J. Battle Hall Forsyth------------------------------------------------------------------------------James A. Otwell, Jr Franklin. __ .. _____ --------- __________________ ------------------------- _______________Joe T. J oily Fulton.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------M. M. (Muggsy) Smith Fulton.......-------------------------------------------------------------------------Hoke Smith Fulton........------------------------------------------------------------------------Luther Alverson GGillamsecro--c-k--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-W--Wma.lteGr . FT. oSdidmmons Glynn...-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Charles L. Gowen Glynn.......---------------------------------------------------------------------------Bernard N. Nightingale Gordon....... -------------------------------------------------------------------------Troy F. Knight GradY---------------------------------------------------------------------------------.R. A. Harrell Greene-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Miles Walker Lewis Gwinnett----------------------------------------------------------------------------J. Austin White Gwinnett.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------Paul V. Kelley, Sr. Habersham_________________________________________________________________________Lloyd L. Stewart HalL ............-----------------------------------------------------------------------Hammond Johnson, Jr. HalL...............---------------------------------------------------------------------Howard T. Overby Hancock..----------------------------------------------------------------------------John C. Lewis Haralson _____________________________________________________________________________Harold L. Murphy Harris....-----------------------------------------------------------------------------W. D. Sivell Hart.....-------------------------------------------------------------------------------T. H. Risner Heard--------------------------------------------------------------------------------.J. Artie Rogers HenrY---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Edward E. McGarity IHrowuisnt_o__n__._______-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_________-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_____-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-.CMhaarriloine FF.. GWreilelniams Jackson....--------------------------------------------------------------------------JI;Iac Barber MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1951 9 County Name J asper_________________________________________________________________________________Wm. Hicks Key Jeff Davis.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------Lawton R. Ursrey Jefferson ___ ---------- _____________ -------- ________ ---------------- __________________ J. Roy McCracken Jenkins-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Leon Aycock JJoohnnesosn__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-G-Eemorogrye LL.. JRaocwksloannd Lamar---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Clarence M. Ball LLaanuierre-n--s--__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-A-Jo. hOn sWwa.ldGHreaedrden Laurens-----------------------------------------------------------------------------W. Herschel Lovett Lee-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jesse B. Stocks LibertY--------------------------------------------------------------------------------C. J. Smiley LLionncogl_n__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_CF.arHl uCg.heWs iWlkiinllsionngham Lowndes---------------------------------------------------------------------.John W. Langdale Lowndes---------------------------------------------------------------------------G. Troy Register Lumpkin--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred C. Jones, Jr. Macon----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom L. Coogle Madison..-------------------------------------------------------------------------Sam E. Whitworth Marion------------------------------------------------------------------------E. C. Stevens McDuffie.--------------------------------------------------------------------Horace E. Clary Mclntosh______________ --------------------------------------------------------Fred D. Beasley Meriwether---------------------------------------------------------------------Willis A. Biggers, Sr. Meriwether-------------------------------------------------- __________________Grady Rollins Miller_________________________________________________________________________________.Jim Bush Mims MMiittcchheelll-l-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_FFrreadnkHSa.ndTwitty Monroe---------------------------------------------------------------------------.Wm. B. Freeman MontgomerY-----------------------------------------------------------------------Chester Hilton Morgan----------------------------------------------------------------------------Howard H. Tamplin MurraY-------------------------------------------------------------------------------A. F. Terry Muscogee------------------------------------------------------------------------Harry Dicus Muscogee------------------------------------------------------------------------Howell Hollis Muscogee------------------------------------------------------------------------A. Mac Pickard Newton---------------------------------------------------------------------A. M. Campbell OOcgolneeteh-o-r--p--e--__-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_.GJ.eoPrhgiel BC.amBprboeolkls, Jr. Paulding_____________________________________________________________________________W. L. Denton Peach-----------------------------------------------------------------------------F. B. Little, Sr. Pickens--------------------------------------------------------------------------- W. Hayes Pickett Pierce-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0. W. Raulerson PPioklek-.-.-_-__-_----------------------------------.-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_--..:W:vr.. J. Barrett, Jr. lVI _ Cornelius PPuollaks.k.-i-_--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-__-_-_-_-JP. auDl. MNceKlseolnvey Putnam----------------------------------------------------------------------------Dr. E. F. Griffith Quitman...----------------------------------------------------------------------Britt Gary Rabun-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Paul A. Green Randolph______________________ ------------- ___ .______ ._________________ -- ________ ..J. Mercer Wooten Richmond___ ---- ___________________________ ------ ____________ ------------------ __ ..John C. Bell Richmond___________________________________________________________________________.William W. Holley RRiocchkmdoanlde-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-DSaemmpTse. yGWra.hLameach Schley_________________________________________________________________________________ Paul Coffin 10 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, County Name Screven------------------------------------------------------------------------------W- Colbert Hawkins Seminole...--------------------------------------------------------------------------Raymond E. Wheeler Spalding....................---------------------------------------------------------Arthur K. Bolton Spalding....................--------------------------------------------------------- E. Girdean Harper Stephens-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Ben T. Wiggins Stewart.------------------------------------------------------------------------------J. M. Deason Sumter-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jack Murr Sumter....----------------------------------------------------------------------------Charles Burgamy Talbot........................---------------------------------------------------------H- Chris Callier Taliaferro_______________________ --------------------------------------- _____ ........Wales T. Flynt TattnalL______________________________________________________________________.......Dr. H. M. lHishoe Taylor..------------------------------------------------------------------------------D. E. Byrd TTeerlrfealiLr._._._-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-M-JimarvCi.n WBaralkzeeral Thomas------------------------------------------------------------------------------W- Fred Scott, Jr. Thomas..-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0- S. Willis Tift... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Seymour S. Owens Toombs-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Steve M. Hall TTorewuntlse..n.-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-HL-ugEh. SGtiellpihs ens TrouP----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Frank G. Birdsong TrouP----------------------------------------------------------------------------------M. E. Groover, Sr. TrouP----------------------------------------------------------------------------------C- 0. Lam Turner-------------------------------------------------------------------------------T- E. Kennedy, Jr. Twiggs--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Claud S. Kitchens Union----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jack G. Tarpley Upson---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Owen J. Adams Upson-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W. S. (Bill) Brantley Walker-------------------------------------------------------------------------------W- L. Abney Walker-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Albert Campbell Walton....................... ---------------------------------------------------------Gene Dally Ware.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------W- F. Newman Ware.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sam T. Wright Warren..----------------------------------------------------------------------------Jack B. Ray Washington...---------------------------------------------------------------------B. J. Tarbutton Washington. __________________ .. -------------------------------------------- .......Luke R. Warren Wayne--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Robert L. Harris Webster-----------------------------------------------------------------------------J- Lucius Black Wheeler.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------C- M. Jordan, Jr. White----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Guy C. Dorsey Whitfield---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sanford P. Carr, Jr. WWihlictofxie__l_d__._._._._._._._._._._._._._________________-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_._-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-.WLe.roAy. GB. riTtitpopnens Wilkes....... --------------------------------------------------------------------------H- G. Garrard Wilkinson..................---------------------------------------------------------Alexander S. Boone Worth---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joe L. Johnston Worth---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dr. Gordon S. Sumner MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1951 11 The roll of Counties was called and the Representatives-elect came forward to the bar of the House, and the oath of office was administered by Judges B. C. Gardner and Charles W. Worrill of the Georgia Court of Appeals. The next order of business being the election of a Speaker, Mr. Twitty of Mitchell placed in nomination the name of Honorable Fred B. Hand of Mitchell, the nomination being second by Messrs. Bargeron of Burke, Gardner of Dougherty and Hollis of Muscogee. Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the nominations be closed and the motion prevailed. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in favor of Mr. Hand were Messrs: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Coogle Cornelius Covington Cranford Dally Deason Deen Denton Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Ganard Galy Gowen Gillis Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Hood Hopkins Huddleston Jackson Jessup Johnson Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Kennedy Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGarity McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mims Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Parker Peacock 12 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Pickard Pickett Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Rowland Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulto Hoke Smith of Fultor Stanton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wooten Wright Those not voting were Messrs. Durden, Hand, Johnston, Page and Walker of Crawford. Upon consolidating the votes cast, it was found that Honorable Fred Hand had received 200 votes, being the entire number of votes cast. Honorable Fred Hand of Mitchell was declared elected Speaker of the House for the ensuing term of two years. The Chair appointed the following Committee to escort the Speaker to the Speaker's stand: Messrs. Brooks of Oglethorpe, Gillis of Treutlen, and Campbell of Oconee. The Speaker was escorted to the Speaker's stand and addressed the House. The next order of business being the election of a Clerk of the House, Mr. Boone of Wilkinson placed in nomination the name of Honorable Joe Boone of Wilkinson, which nomination was seconded by Mr. Green of Rabun. Mr. Bennett of Barrow moved that the nomination be closed and the motion prevailed. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in favor of Mr. Boone were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr CatJ03 MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1951 13 Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Coogle Cornelius Covington Cranford Dally Deason Deen Denton Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Hood Hopkins Huddleston Jackson Jessup Johnson Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Kennedy Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGarity McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mims Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Parker Peacock Pickard Pickett Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Rowland Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stanton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wooten Wright Those not voting were Messrs. Durden, Hand, Johnston, Page and Walker of Crawford. Upon consolidating the votes cast, it was found that Honorable Joe Boone had received 200 votes, being the entire number of votes cast. The Speaker appointed the following Committee to escort the Clerk to the stand: 14 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Messrs. Hood of Chatham, Alverson of Fulton, and Boone of Wilkinson. The Clerk was escorted to the Clerk's stand, where he was administered the oath of office by the Speaker. The next order of business being the election of a Speaker Pro-Tempore, Mr. Bennett of Barrow placed in nomination the name of Honorable George L. Smith, II, of Emanuel, which nomination was seconded by Messrs. Campbell of Oconee and Hall of Floyd. Mr. Gardner of Dougherty moved that the nominations be closed and the motion prevailed. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in favor of Mr. Smith were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of 0<'one;! Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Coogle Cornelius Covington Cranford Dally Deason Deen Denton Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton HoUey Hollis Hood Hopkins Huddleston Jackson Jessup Johnson Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Kennedy Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGarity McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews M;ms Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr lUusgrove Nelson Nevill~ Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1951 15 Owens Parker Peacock Pickard Pickett Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Rowland Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fultor Hoke Smith of Fulto1 Stanton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wooten Wright Those not voting were Messrs. Durden, Hand, Johnston, Page and Walker of Crawford. Upon consolidation of the votes cast, it was found that Mr. Smith of Emanuel had received 200 votes, being the entire number of votes cast. Honorable George L. Smith, II, of Emanuel was declared elected Speaker Pro Tempore for the ensuing term of two years. The Speaker appointed the following Committee of Escort to escort the Speaker Pro-Tempore to the Speaker's stand: Messrs. Ray of Warren, Overby of Hall, and Jones of Lumpki~. The Speaker Pro-Tempore was escorted to the Speaker's stand, where he addressed the House. The following Resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 1. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION "Be it resolved that the Clerk of the House notify the Senate that the House is organized by the election of Fred B. Hand, as Speaker, and Joe Boone, as Clerk, and is ready for the transaction of business." HR 2. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION "Be it resolved, by the House, the Senate concurring, that a committee of five, three to be named by the Speaker of the House, and two by the President of the Senate, be appointed to notify His Excellency, The Governor, that the General Assembly has convened and is organized in regular session for the transaction of business." Under provisions of HR 2, the Speaker appointed as a committee on the part of the House, the following members of the House, to-wit: 16 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Messrs. Smiley of Liberty, Battle of Decatur and Sumner of Worth. The following Resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 3. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION BY MR. TWITTY, OF MITCHELL: "BE IT RESOLVED, That the following rules do prevail as to the appointment and compensation of the attaches of the House out of funds which may be appropriated by the General Assembly of Georgia in the appropriation bill as follows: "FIRST. That the Chaplain of the House, the Postmistress of the House and the Assistant Postmistress of the House be paid the same per diem as is paid to the members of the General Assembly. "SECOND. That the Speaker of the House of Representatives be authorized to appoint four assistants to the Speaker and three secretaries to be paid the same as the members of the General Assembly. That the Speaker be authorized to appoint assistant messengers, assistant doorkeepers and gallery keepers at not to exceed $8.00 per diem, and pages at $3.00 per diem. "THIRD. That the Clerk be authorized to appoint the following employees of the House, at the compensation herein provided: six porters at $4.00 per diem four copy readers at not to exceed $8.00 per diem, to assist and relieve the enrolling and engrossing committees and facilitate the business of the General Assembly, provided they shall work under the direction of the Clerk of the House, and the Chairman of the Committees on Enrolling an dEngrossing, five typists, at above coompensation to help with the printing of bills and resolutions for distribution to the House, under direction of the Clerk. "FOURTH. That the Speaker of the House be authorized to retain the services of some person skilled in legislative matters as provided in Rule No. 199 of the House." HR 4. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED, by the House, that the House adopt the rules of the 1949-50 session as the rules of the House for the 1951-1952 session. HR 5. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION BY MR. TWITTY, OF MITCHELL: "BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the House and Senate meet in joint session in the hall of the House of Representatives, at 10 o'clock A.M. on January 9, 1951, for the purpose of canvassing and publishing the election returns and MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1951 17 declaring results thereof for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and all State House officers. "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Speaker of the House appoint three tellers and the President of the Senate appoint two tellers for the purpose of canvassing the votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and all other State House officers, and which tellers will submit their report to the joint session of the General Assembly." Under provisions of H. R. 5, the Speaker appointed as Tellers on the part of the House, the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren and Matthews of Clarke. HR 6. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION "BE IT RESOLVED by the House, the Senate concurring, that a joint committee of seven from the House and four from the Senate to be appointed by the presiding officers of the said House and Senate respectively to confer with the present Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and with the Governor-Elect and the Lieutenant Governor-elect, and to arrange for the inauguration of the Governor-Elect and the Lieutenant Governor-Elect." Under provisions of H. R. 6, the Speaker appointed on the part of the House, the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Lovett of Laurens, Mims of Miller, Willis of Thomas, Gowen of Glynn, Bell of Richmond, Smith of Bryan and Sheffield of Brooks. HR 7. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED by the House, the Senate concurring, that a Committee of eight, three from the Senate and five from the House, be appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House respectively, be named to escort the incoming and retiring Governor, and the Lieutenant Governor, to the scene uf the joint session of the General Assembly for the purpose of inaugurating the GovernorElect and the Lieutenant Governor-Elect. The Speaker appointed as a Committee of Escort on the part of the House, the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Cates of Burke, Kemp of Clayton, Raulerson of Pierce, Baughman of Early and Battles of Decatur. HR 8. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION BY MR. TWITTY, OF .MITCHELL: "BE IT RESOLVED by the House, the Senate concurring, that the House and Senate convene in joint session in the hall of the House of Representatives at 11 o'clock A. M. on January 9th, 1951, for the purpose of inaugurating the Governor-Elect, The Honorable Herman E. 18 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Talmadge, for a full term of four years, and for the purpose of inaugurating the Lieutenant Governor-Elect, The Honorable S. Marvin Griffin, for a full term of four years." The next order of business being the election of a Doorkeeper of the House, Mr. Gary of Quitman placed in nomination the name of Honorable Marion Toms of Quitman, the nomination being seconded by Mr. Lewis of Hancock. By unanimous consent, the nominations were closed. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in favor of Mr. Toms were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett BC~"lrldier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary C!a""ton Clay Coffin Coogle Cornelius Covington Cranford Dally Deason Deen Denton Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Hood Hopkins Huddleston Jackson Jessup Johnson Jollv Jones of Bartow .Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Kennedy Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGarity McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mims Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Parker Peacock Pickard Pickett Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1951 19 Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Rowland Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll Smith of Emanuel M.M. Smith of Fult01 Hoke Smith of Fulto1 Stanton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wooten Wright Those not voting were Messrs. Durden, Hand, Johnston, Page and Walker of Crawford. Upon consolidating the votes cast, it was found that Mr. Toms had received 200 votes, being the entire number of votes cast. Honorable Marion Toms was declared elected Doorkeeper of the House for the ensuing term of two years, and the Speaker appointed as a Committee of Escort, the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Gary of Quitman, Lewis of Hancock, and Bennett of Barrow. The Doorkeeper was escorted to the Speaker's stand and addressed the House. The next order of business being the election of a Messenger of the House, Mr. Black of Webster placed in nomination the name of Honorable L. D. Burks of Webster, which nomination was seconded by Mr. Murr of Sumter. Mr. Smith of Bryan moved that the nomination be closed and the motion prevailed. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in favor of Mr. Burks were Messrs: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walk~r Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgar.ty Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Coogle Cornelius Covington Cranford Dally Deason Deen Denton Dews Dicu3 20 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Dorsey Duncan Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Hood Hopkins Huddleston Jackson Jessup Johnson Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Kennedy Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGarity McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mims Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Parker Peacock Pickard Pickett Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Rowland Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stanton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins WilkPs Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wooten Wright Those not voting were Messrs. Durden, Hand, Johnston, Page and Walker of Crawford. Upon consolidating the votes cast, it was found that Honorable L. D. Burks had received 200 votes, being the entire number of votes cast. Honorable L. D. Burks was declared elected Messenger of the House for the ensuing term of two years, and the Speaker appointed as a Committee to notify Mr. Burks of his election, the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Leach of Rockdale, Britton of Whitfield, and Brazeal of Terrell. The Speaker presented the Honorable L. D. Burks to the House. MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1951 21 The following Resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 9. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS the General Election returns of November, 1950, from the County of Newton reveal that Honorable A. M. Campbell was duly elected as the Representative of Newton County in the House of Representatives; and WHEREAS after the General Election of 1950 the Honorable A. M. Campbell of the County of Newton passed away and is therefore unable to assume his seat in the House of Representatives: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that due to the death of Honorable A. M. Campbell there is a vacancy in the House of Representatives from Newton County, the Governor of Georgia is hereby requested to immediately issue his Writ of Election to fill such vacancy. HR 10. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS the Honorable A. M. Campbell of the County of Newton, deceased, is unable to take his seat as a member of the House of Representatives; and WHEREAS the Honorable Robert H. Stanton, Jr., of the County of Newton is the incumbent in the House of Representatives from Newton County; and WHEREAS it is to the best interest of the State of Georgia and to the County of Newton for the people of Newton County to be represented in the General Assembly of Georgia until a Special Election can be held to fill the vacancy from Newton County: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Honorable Robert H. Stanton, Jr., of the County of Newton be and he is hereby seated as a member of the House of Representatives from the County of Newton until a Special Election has been held and a member of the House of Representatives has been duly elected. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolutions of the Senate, to wit: SR 2. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A resolution that the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to notify the House that the Senate has organized and has elected Hon. George D. Stewart, secretary and is ready for the transaction of business. ~2 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SR 3. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A resolution by the Senate, the House concurring, that a Committee of five, three to be named by the Speaker of the House of Representative, and two by the President of the Senate, be appointed to notify His Excellency, the Governor, that the General Assembly has convened and organized, in regular session, and is ready for the transaction of business. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolutions of the House, to wit: HR 5. By Mr. Twitty, of Mitchell: A resolution, The Senate concurring, that the House and Senate meet in joint session in the Halls of the House of Representatives at 10 o'clock A. M. January 9, 1951, for the purpose of canvassing and publishing the election returns and declaring results thereof for Governor, Lt. Governor, and all State House officers. The president has appointed on the Senate: Senators Drinkard of the 29th and Connell of the 6th. HR 6. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Lovett of Laurens, Mims of Miller, Willis of Thomas, Gowen of Glynn, Bell of Richmond, Smith of Bryan, and Sheffield of Brooks: A resolution the Senate concurring that the House and Senate convene in joint session in the Hall of the House of Representatives at 11 o'clock A. M. January 9, 1951, for the purpose of inaugurating the GovernorElect, the Honorable Herman E. Talmadge and for the purpose of inaugurating the Lt. Governor-Elect, the Honorable Marvin Griffin for a full term of four years. The president appointed on the part of the Senate: Senators Drinkard of the 29th, Carlisle of the 7th, Williams of the 49th, Coleman of the 18th and Blalock of the 26th. Mr. Dorsey of White County, Chairman of the Committee on Enrolling, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Enrolling has examined the following Bills and Resolutions of the House, and finds the same properly enrolled: HR 9 Respectfully submitted, Dorsey of White, Chairman. MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1951 23 The following Resolution of the Senate was read and adopted: SR 3. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate, the House concurring, that a Committee of five, three to be named by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and two by the President of the Senate, be appointed to notify his Excellency, the Governor, that the General Assembly has convened and organized, in regular session, and is ready for the transaction of business. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 9:45 o'clock tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock. 24 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. Tuesday, January 9th, 1951. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:45 o'clock, A. M., this day and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by Rev. Blake Craft, Pastor, First Methodist Church, Clayton, Georgia. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Bargeron of Burke, Acting Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found to be correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. Representatives-elect Page of Chatham and Johnston of Worth came forward to the bar of the House and were administered the oath of office by Judge Charles W. Worrill, of the Georgia Court of Appeals. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolutions of the House to wit: HR 7. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A resolution the Senate concurring, that a Committee of eight, three from the Senate and five from the House, be appointed by the president of the Senate and the Speaker of the House respectively, be named to escort the incoming and retiring Governor, and the Lt. Governor, to the scene of the joint session of the General Assembly for the purpose of inaugurating the Governor-elect and the Lt. Governor-Elect. The president appointed on the part of the Senate the following Senators: Senators Drinkard of the 29th, Connell of the 7th and Williams of the 49th. HR 8. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A resolution, the Senate concurring, that the House and Senate convene in joint session in the Halls of the House of Representatives at 11 o'clock A. M. on January 9th, 1951, for the purpose of inaugurating the Governor-Elect, The Honorable Herman E. Talmadge, for a full term of four years, and for the purpose of inaugurating the Lt. GovernorElect, the Honorable S. Marvin Griffin for a full term of four years. The hour of convening the Joint Session of the House and Senate having TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 25 arrived, the Senate appeared upon the floor of the House, and the Joint Session convened for the purpose of canvassing and publishing the election returns and declaring results thereof for Governor, Lieutenant Governor and all State House Officers, was called to order by Lt. Governor S. Marvin Griffin, President of the Senate. The Secretary of the Senate read the resolution providing for the Joint Session. The following report of the Committee of Tellers was read: TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA, IN JOINT SESSION: We, the tellers, appointed to canvass the votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and other State House officers, as required by the Constitution, beg leave to submit the following report: For Governor Herman E. Talmadge..............................................................230,641 For Governor Morgan Blake 3,955 M. E. Thompson...------------------------------------------------------------------- 213 Mrs. Helen Longstreet...----------------------------------------------------------- 91 D. Talmadge Bowers.......--------------------------------------------------------- 21 James B. CarmichaeL........ ------------------------------------------------------ 10 Ellis Arnall ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 All Others -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38 For Lieutenant Governor S. Marvin Griffin........... ---------------------------------------------------------231,441 For Lieutenant Governor Morgan Blake -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Frank Gross ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- f2 Dan Duke -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Ralph McGill ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 All Others -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 For Secretary of State Ben W. Fortson, Jr----------------------------------------------------------------231,690 26 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, For Comptroller General Zack D. CraveY------------------------------------------------------------------------231,685 For Attorney General J. Eugene Cook------------------------------------------------------------------------231,689 For State Treasurer George B. Hamilton------------------------------------------------------------------230,740 For State Superintendent of Schools M. D. Collins----------------------------------------------------------------------------230,201 For Commissioner of Agriculture Tom Linder ---------------------------------------------------------------------231,650 For Commissioner of Labor Ben T. Huiet---------------------------------------------------231,495 For Public Service Commissioner Matt. L. McWhorter-------------------------------------------------------.231,587 We recommend that the candidates above named, who have received a majority of the votes be and they are hereby declared elected to their respective offices. Respectfully submitted, ON THE PART OF THE SENATE: Connell of 6th Drinkard of 29th ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE: Twitty of Mitchell Ray of Warren Matthews of Clarke Senator Rawls of the lOth moved that the report of the Tellers be accepted and adopted. The motion prevailed and the report was adopted. The President announced that the General Assembly would take a recess subject to call of the chair. The hour of 11:00 o'clock, A. M., having arrived, the President of the Senate called the Joint Session to order. The Committee on Arrangements submitted the following Inaugural Program: TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 27 INAUGURAL PROGRAM January 9, 1951 House of Representatives-State Capitol 11:30 A.M. Band Selections....................................................Cedartown High School Band Joint Session........called to order by Lieutenant Governor Marvin Griffin, Presiding Officer of Joint Session Invocation........by the Rev. Charles L. Allen, Pastor, Grace Methodist Church Recognition........................of State House Officers and Distinguished Guests 12:00 Noon Delivery of Great Seal of Georgia to Governor................................Honorable Ben W. Fortson, Secretary of State Administration of Oath of Office to Governor-Elect........Honorable Charles W. Worrill, Judge Court of Appeals of Georgia Delivery of Great Seal of Georgia to Secretary of State..................................Governor Herman Eugene Talmadge Inaugural Address....................................Governor Herman Eugene Talmadge Administration of Oath of Office to Lieutenant Governor..................................................Honorable T. S. Candler, Associate Justice Court of Appeals Address....................................................Lieutenant Governor Marvin Griffin Dissolution of Joint Session The Secretary of the Senate read House Resolution No. 8, providing for a Joint Session of the General Assembly for the purpose of inaugurating the Governor-Elect, The Honorable Herman E. Talmadge, and Lieutenant GovernorElect, The Honorable S. Marvin Griffin, for a full term of four years. Accompanied by the Committee of Escort and other distinguished guests Governor-Elect Herman E. Talmadge appeared upon the floor of the House. The following oath of office was administered to Governor-Elect Talmadge by Judge Charles W. Worrill of the Court of Appeals : OATH OF OFFICE You, Herman E. Talmadge, do solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the office of Governor of the State of Georgia, and will, to the best of your ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution thereof, and the Constitution of the United States of America. You do further swear that you are not the holder of any public money due this State, unaccounted for; that you are not the holder 28 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, of any office of trust under the Government of the United States, nor of any one of the several States, nor of any foreign State, and that you are otherwise qualified to hold said office according to the Constitution and laws of Georgia, and will support the Constitution of the United States and of this State. So help you God. The following Inaugural Address was delivered by Governor Herman E. Talmadge: LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR GRIFFIN, HOUSE SPEAKER HAND, MEMBERS OF THE SENATE AND OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTINGUISHED OFFICIALS AND MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN: It is with humility and a deep sense of responsibility that I undertake the leadership of the finest people on this earth for the next four years. The present administration has brought more tangible services to the people of Georgia than any other in the State's history. Yet, I am happy to report to you here today that Georgia is living within its income and is out of debt. We are going to keep it that way. The President of the United States has proclaimed a state of National emergency. Congress has voted funds for a vast rearmament program. In this all-out defense effort we must prepare ourselves for eventualities which we pray to Almight God may never come to pass. Misguided, avaricious, destructive and devouring forces have been welded together in a colossal world military machine that seeks ruthlessly to wipe us, as a Nation, off the face of the earth. The rights of our Citizens to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are at stake. Freedom of speech, freedom of worship and freedom of the individual are in the balance. In far distant Korea our Nation's young men are now pitted in battle against Communistic forces who know no God, who have no conscience and who believe that standards of international justice were made only to be violated. All of us can well take pride in the fact that Georgia's sons are acquitting themselves well on the battlefield as they have always done in time of peril. While we as loyal and patriotic Georgians and Americans stand unequivocally behind the policies of our National administration in its purpose to preserve our country, its liberty and civilization, it is time for our government to make its policies clear. Very few if any of us thoroughly understand our foreign policy. If we as Americans and as Georgians cannot understand it, certainly people in France, England, Argentina and other countries would be confused by such a policy. During the last great war we spent $49,000,000,000 giving aid to our allies and foreign powers and designated such money as LendLease. Our people at that time were wholeheartedly behind such a program because they thought it promoted our war effort and perhaps was also helpful in our victories on the battlefield. Since World War II we have spent $28,000,000,000 in Marshall Plan foreign aid and in other outright gifts. TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 29 Prior to the Korean conflict our country paid $71,000,000 in aid to South Korea in an effort to maintain its government in power, and, according to Federal Department of Commerce figures, spent $789,000,000 during and after World War II on a somewhat futile program called "Chinese Stabilization and Aid." Money, arms, food, clothing, cotton, wool, building materials, railroad rolling stock, metal products, electrical equipment and other goods and commodities given to foreign governments under various programs account for well over one-third of our present National debt. We have even gone to the extent of establishing a policy which has been designated as Point Four by the National administration which pledges our economic resources in giving technical aid, advice, money and materials to remote and distant powers to increase their standard of living. Though we are a mighty and powerful Nation, with the highest standard of living the world has ever known, we must remember that our resources are not inexhaustible. We cannot feed, clothe and police the world. Our foreign policy now must be to protect ourselves and our allies, to insure our liberty and the liberty of our allies. To raise the standard of living of foreign powers in remote sections of the earth should not be the policy of our government whose own people are making sacrifices beyond parallel in the payment of taxes for our military defense. Political campaigns are over in Georgia for four years. Unity to do a job for the people must be the watchword now. The petty domestic issues which have confronted us in the past have melted away like the morning dew before the rising sun. The time has come for us to meet the responsibilities with which we are faced. We must unite as never before. We must use all our human and material resources in building up our own strength so that our Nation may be strong. We must be resolute. We must work and pray together. We must act with courage and in a spirit of the highest patriotism. We must put principle above profit. We must labor with understanding- and in unison to assemble for the coming struggle all the power and all the strength we possess. Fortunately we have been building our basic foundation on solid rock. In all its departments and divisions your State Government, today, is stronger and more efficient than ever before. Since assuming office as Governor, I have worked closely with the members of the lawmaking branch. We have cooperated in a spirit of give and take and mutual respect. Sound and constructive legislation was the result. The progress which we have made bespeaks for a continuation of this cooperation. During the session, the first order of business with me and the Department Heads of the State Government will be assisting you in every way possible. The platform which I offered the people and which they endorsed 30 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, by their votes at the polls insures a sound basis upon which the future greatness of this State can be built. In view of the present National crisis, the pledges I made to the people last summer for strengthening Georgia's economy and resources, are more imperative than ever before. Our people here and throughout the Nation are steadily coming to a firmer realization of the value and necessity for strong education if we are to maintain our way of life and American Democracy. It has become quite evident that education of our youth is something that has far-reaching effects. Failures of today cause graver results in the tomorrows that come. Our future strength and ultimate productivity are directly proportional to the educational effort we make today. The State's educational responsibility extends through grade, high school and the college level of our State University System. Georgia is not alone by any means with problems on the educational front. All of the other states have them too. Our job in Georgia is to meet them as best we can within the limitations of our resources. The present administration has already increased expenditures for common school education from $37,000,000 per year to $50,000,000 per year. The fiscal conditions of our County School Systems have been vastly improved, but "tie have only begun to scratch the surface on what is needed. The greatest need for our common schools and University System is financial stability. No educational institution on any level can remain in the running today unless it has minimum financial support to allow the adoption of long-range planning based on the needs of the people it serves. Acute troubles for our public schools and University System are here to stay for years as children, born in war-time, when the birthrate skyrockets, move up through the grade, high schools and colleges. The shortage of teachers will be further aggravated by the mobilization of our Armed Forces, through call up of Reservists and the Draft. College enrollment will also be unstable as the Nation's Armed Forces expand. Loss of veteran students by the University will create a serious financial problem. All of these things coupled together, will necessitate larger outlays for common school education and the University System. The University System Building Authority which was created by the 1950 adjourned session of the General Assembly at the request of the present administration, has proved to be about the greatest thing that has ever happened to benefit higher education in Georgia. Contracts have been let and work is well underway on 10 new buildings included in the first phase of this program. It has made possible an architectural building for Georgia Tech, new libraries for the University of Georgia and at Fort Valley State College, a laboratory school at Georgia Teachers' College and new men's and women's dormitories for other units in the University System. The second phase of this building program will make possible a library for Georgia Tech, and more needed dormitories. TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 31 I know that all of us want to see modern school houses with broad windows and adequate playgrounds for all our Georgia children. Speaker Fred Hand and others have been working to perfect legislation to create a State School Building Authority. While such proposal was not contained in my campaign platform, this measure certainly has my support and active cooperation. My hope is that when the history of this State is written that the historians of that day assaying the work of the General Assembly and my administration, will conclude that, above all else, we were the ones who did the most for the cause of education of our youth. Georgia has opportunities for phenomenal expansion during the next ten years. An adequately financed program of through highway and rural road construction, coupled with sufficient maintenance is an indispensable prerequisite to the kind of economy we hope to see come to pass here. The administrative record made by your present State highway department is acknowledged by Federal Bureau of Public Roads' officials as the best in the Southeast. During this administration we have built 3,100 miles of roads at a cost of $57,000,000. The previous administration, with $2,000,000 more money to spend for highway purposes in a similar period, actually built 1,100 less miles of roads. Georgia's active Federal-Aid highway program now leads all other states in the Region and stands tenth throughout the whole Nation. This means that we have built a stronger engineering staff and for the first time are current with our Federal-Aid road program. That speaks might well for the State Highway Board and its departmental staff, especially in view of the comparatively meager resources at their disposal. While Georgia's total appropriation for highway construction and maintenance is roughly only $26,000,000 per year, Florida's Highway Department receives an annual appropriation of $44,000,000, North Carolina's $77,000,000 and Tennessee's $40,000,000. In addition, in years past, these states and others in the Southeast have voted large bond outlays for construction. Due to the present high cost of building roads and bridges, the time for floating bonds for that purpose has passed. I am committed to a program of building more than 10,000 miles of new highways and rural roads over the next four years in Georgia, by constitutional allocation of all gasoline and tag tax revenues to road construction and maintenance. Of course, under the State's present tax structure, such an allocation is impossible. However, by the time of the next General Election when the Tax Revision Program is fully productive, a constitutional amendment allocating highway user revenues, less refunds and deductions allowed by law, to road building and maintenance, it seems to me, is not only desirable but necessary, if we are to protect our present investment in existing highways and are to carry out for the people a sound, well-planned and continuous building program in the future. The amount of gasoline tax now going to county governments for road construction and maintenance should be continued. 32 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Georgia sends to Washington each year in Federal taxes over $400,000,000. One of the best ways to get at least part of this money back is by our State taking full advantage of old-age, aid to dependent children and aid to the blind welfare assistance programs. It has always been my firm belief that the need is great in Georgia among some of our people, and that this money is very well spent. It is certain good business for us to match as much of this Federal money as we can, especially when we take 30 cents out of one pocket and add 70 cents Federal money to it and put a dollar in the other pocket. The State appropriation for needy assistance during the Talmadge administration has been raised from $6,500,000 per annum to a current budget of $11,600,000 per year, which is nearly double. With this new money, we have been able to add 40,000 needy Georgians to the assistance rolls, and have raised the average payments to all substantially. The present welfare program in Georgia includes payments for needy persons 65 years of age and over and children under 16 years of age, and children ages 16 and 17 if they are regularly attending school, as well as the aid to the blind. Recent amendments to the Federal Public Assistance Act provided a fourth category for those persons over the age of 18 years who are totally and permanently disabled and who are in need. Every day I receive letters from my friends all over the State about some relative, friend, neighbor, or themselves, who are permanently and totally disabled due to some physical disability, and are in dire need. Many of these letters enclose pictures showing the physical condition of the disabled persons. One of the hardest jobs that I have had to perform during thE time that I have been your Governor, is in replying to these letters to have to say that there is no provision for cases of this type. Such is not the rule today. States may now participate in this new Federal program for aid to needy totally and permanently disabled on the same matching basis as old-age assistance. The State Welfare Department estimates that there are 30,000 such persons in Georgia who would be eligible for these benefits. A $4,306,000 State appropriation per year is necessary for us to institute the fourth category of assistance. When we do this, we will bring into Georgia $8,435,000 in Federal matching money for this purpose, thus making possible a joint State-County-Federal expenditure of $13,270,000 for use in providing some measure of subsistence and security to our needy people whose condition renders them unable to help themselves. No purpose comes to my mind which is more Christian or truly worthwhile. This program cannot be inaugurated under our present revenue sources nor can it be instituted under the proposed budget of $175,000,0CO predicated upon the adoption of a sales and coordinated income tax. A new tax measure designed to raise the required amount will be necessary to finance this worthy purpose. Unless provision is made to financ" it there is no use in passing the enabling legislation. The general health of our people is Georgia's most precious re- TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 33 source. The present administration realizes that it is an asset which must be protected. We have increased the total outlay for public health expenditures from $3,000,000 during the fiscal year 1947-48 to $5,000,000 during the last fiscal year. The latter figure does not include a $3,000,000 per year expenditure as the State's part in the cooperative rural hospital and health center construction program instituted by this administration shortly after it came into office. We have made gratifying progress in carrying out the first phase of the hospital and health center building program. We now have either completed, under construction or approved 37 hospitals; 8 additions to existing hospitals; 2 nurses' homes; one State tubercular laboratory; two equipment only projects, and 37 public health centers, making a total of 87 separate projects in all. The aggregate State-Federal-Local expenditure for these exceeds $30,000,000. Tentatively approved and now in the planning stage are 29 more hospital and health center projects slated for construction during the 1951-52 fiscal year. We certainly want to continue this vital program of providing these essential health facilities for our towns and cities throughout the State. Without question these improvements not only contribute greatly to the improved general health of the people they serve, but also are recognized civic assets in stimulating local development programs. To institutions which have a warm spot in the hearts of all Georgians are the State Hospital at Milledgeville and Battey Hospital at Rome. We have greatly increased the appropriations for both institutions and the improvements which we have made for the comfort and care for both our tubercular and mentally ill patients are one of the outstanding accomplishments of this administration. The new 1,000-bed psychiatric building already completed at Milledgeville, the modern dental building dedicated recently, and another 1,000-bed psychiatric hospital building and a general supply warehouse, both of which are under construction, will be of great help in reliving crowded conditions at that institution. I am happy to announce to you today that we now have on the drawing boards plans for a 1,000-bed aged building, which has been so badly needed by the State Mental Hospital for such a long time. New buildings at Battey Hospital, including a new nurses' home, enlarged dahy facilities, and opening of additional wards have made it possible for us to increase the patient load at the hospital from 1,317 to 1,640. Another nurses' home and an up-to-date laboratory, financed partially with Hill-Burton funds, will both be underway soon. These additions will make it possible for us to continue at a rapid rate our expansion at Battey to the maximum capacity of 2,000-beds. I take extreme pride in the fact that the present administration has been able to employ several hundred more doctors, nu1ses, attendants and other personnel to look after the care and diet of patients at Battey and Milledgeville. All of these improvements are only a part of a long-range plan which this administration has for both these important medical cent2rs. \Ve 34 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, shall continue to work tirelessly to build these mercy institutions so that in the years to come, we can point with justifiable pride to Milledgeville Hospital and Battey Hospital as exemplary in their respective fields in the Nation. Georgia's ratio of doctors to population is substantially below the national average of one per thousand. We only have one doctor for every 1,500 population. Aggravating this general shortage is the fact that a large percentage of Georgia's total physician population is centered in metropolitan areas due to some extent perhaps because of the more advanced hospital and scientific facilities available for treatment of ~tients. According to the State Health Department, seven counties in Georgia do not have a doctor residing in the county. They are Baker, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Dawson, Echols, Quitman and Webster. An additional eleven counties have only one physician in the county. Georgia also has a shortage of registered nurses. While the Nationa! average is one registered nurse per 500 population, our State only has one nurse for every 800 population. Eight counties are without a registered nurse. Public health services also suffer from a lack of trained doctors and nurses. Tw-enty-eight Georgia counties do not have a public health doctor or a public health nurse. It is believed that the hospital and public health center construction program when carried to a successful conclusion will stimulate a better diffusion of medical doctors and nurses over the State, but it is evident that other remedies will have to be applied to assure an adequate number of doctors and nurses for practice in our rural counties. At the present time, the University of Georgia Medical School graduates an average of 75 doctors per year. Part of these new doctors remain in the State to practice while others go outside the State to practice or engage in public health work. It is estimated that about 75 Georgia doctors die each year, and that three-fourths of these are in the rural areas, thus further aggravating the shortage there. The teaching facilities at the University Medical School in Augusta have not been expanded since 1941 during the last administration of Eugene Talmadge. At that time, the buildings were remodeled so a<> to increase the enrollment per graduating class from 48 students to 75. It is quite certain that the United States will maintain a high state of military mobilization during the next several years. Young doctors and nurses in Military Service will further deplete the ranks of doctors at home. To meet this problem, I recommend that the Gent>ral Assembly provide for the immediate expansion of the Medical School at Augusta so as to assure at least a minimum of 100 graduates per year from that institution. Expansion of existing buildings and constraction of such new medical school building facilities as are reqt~ircd, r~n be accomplished through the University System Building Authority already in operation. I further recommend that provision be made for a fund to pro\',h TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 35 loans for qualified young men and women to study medicine and nursing, who will agree to practice for stipulated periods in areas where the need for their services is greatest. In connection with the expansion of the Medical School at Augusta, it has long been recognized that new additional general hospital facilities are necessary there for study purposes to preserve the college's accredited rating and to provide the latest in modern teaching techniques. By amending the State Hospital Authority Act and appropriating a fixed amount over the next four years, we can begin immediately to lay plans for solving this long-standing need. I am hopeful that we can obtain some federal funds in connection with this project and since the Atomic Energy Commission has located a plant within 20 miles of Augusta there is a possibility that we might receive aid from this agency. One out of every six members of this General Assembly and one out of every six persons listening to me over the radio today throughout Georgia will have cancer sometime in their lives. Cancer will strike 514,000 men, women and children now alive in Georgia. The lives of at least 200,000 of these can be saved provided they detect symptoms in time and secure early treatment. Cancer stands second among the causes of death. It used to stand tenth. Cancer death rates continue to increase annually. In 1949, the State Health Department spent $255,000 on cancer control and some 4,100 patients were treated at 17 State-aid clinics located over the State. I envision at the Medical Center in Augusta, a special section devoted to the detection and treatment of cancer, equipped wih every known and accepted device for its early recognition and proper treatment. Such a cancer center can work closely with local State-aid clinics and can perform diagnostic work in difficult cases where local facilities are inadequate. Increased purchasing power of our people, plentiful raw materials, an unlimited supply of dependable labor, together with National defense production requirements make possible in Georgia undreamed of industrial growth in the immediate years to come. All of our State's resources must be utilized in such a manner as to take full advantage of sound opportunities for expansion as they present themselves. We should be alert to secure our share of defense plants. The National policy and trend toward dispersal of key factories should serve to help many of our less densely populated areas to secure a measure of factory growth. This will mean constant payrolls and a good opportunity for our farm families to round-out their incomes during slack seasons. Large industrial plants located in our cities will mean more and better jobs. It shall certainly be the continuing policy of this administration to work tirelessly to advance the standard of living of all our people. The huge State Port project at the Savannah Quartermaster Depot instituted by the present administration will mean much to both farm and industry. The warehouses there will provide storage facilities and the new docks, when completed, will berth four modern cargo vessels 36 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, with all ease. Favorable water transportation rates will give Georgia shippers a competitive edge in both domestic and foreign markets. Gross rental receipts aggregating $782,000.00 dollars on warehouse space leased to both the Federal Commodity Credit Corporation and private concerns have nearly paid back the original purchase price of $808,100. The facility, worth conservatively between $6,000,000 and $9,000,000, has been termed "the bargain of the century." Originally it was planned to borrow $4,500,000 from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in Washington to finance construction of the docks, adjacent transit sheds and other improvements. The RFC, recognizing the soundness of the project, approved the loan at an interest rate of four per cent, shortly before the adjourned session of the General Assembly last January. However, members of the Port Authority and myself managed to borrow $5,000,000 from private investment houses at a lesser rate of 3lh per cent. It has been estimated that savings to the State in interest alone will amount to $500,000.00. As you perhaps recall, during the 1949 session of the General Assembly, I requested that our Georgia Ports' development be financed on a "pay as you go" basis. I believe that in view of subsequent developments, this has proved to be the wisest policy. Already a contract has been let for construction of the wharfs, piers and aprons for the State Port at Savannah. The total bid was $1,791,639.00. Work will begin this month and letting of the transit sheds, loading facilities and other improvements will come as soon as plans and specifications are completed. During the last war American production from both the field and factory was as important in winning the war as the valor of our troops on the front lines. In Georgia we have always had harmonious relations between management and labor. Our record on this score far surpasses that of other sections of our Nation. We are in another era of armed conflict where all-out production from the field and the factory is again paramount. It is my recommendation that this General Assembly examine the laws relating to management and labor and see that neither has an unfair legal advantage of the other and at the same time the riglits of the general public are adequately protected at all times. Georgia is, and will continue to be, an agricultural State. The income which largely builds our cities comes from Georgia fields and forests and the labor of her people. While it is highly desirable and necessary that we exert every effort to balance our agriculture with sound industrial development, we must also see to it that everything is done which can be done to further enrich the State's unlimited farm, livestock and dairying possibilities. The present administration has done more to advance the development of farmer's markets than any other in history. Georgia leads the Southeast in this field, and has become one of the leading states in the whole Nation in the operation of farmers' markets. During the last two years, we have worked closely through your TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 37 State Department of Commerce with local community organizations toward stimulating the erection of processing plants to finish our raw materials here at home. I am happy to report to you here today that we have made substantial progress along this line. Your State Administration has cooperated in every way with the vital Soil Conservation movement in this State. All of these worthy programs will be continued and strengthened. At my request, the State Board of Regents has laid plans for the establishment of three additional experiment stations located in different sections of the State. The record which our existing experiment stations have made has meant millions of dollars in the pockets of our Georgia fa1mers. I am very glad that we will be able to substantially extend the scope of this important work. One of the first affirmative acts which this administration took when it was inaugurated was to go all-out with a State-wide forestry protection and reforestation program. Timber is developing into one of Georgia's great money crops. Here is a field which offers great hopes for the State, and one which should be given every encouragement. We have more than trebled the appropriation to the Forestry Department from $247,000 to $890,000, and have increased the number of counties with forest fire protection units from 43 to a total now of 86 counties. The amount of acreage under protection and the production of seedling pines for reforestation have been doubled. The 125 new galvanized steel lookout towers, probably virtually unobtainable today, which you see rising skyward over Georgia, have been put there by the present administration so that destructive forest fires can be spotted in their incipient stages and contained to a small locality. It is this administration's goal during the next four years to extend this program to every county in the State that desires its benefits. I am sure that many of you gentlemen in this Assembly are veterans of World Wars I and II, and possible some of you are SpanishAmerican War veterans. The record which the State Department of Veterans Service has made during this administration is an impressive one indeed. Adult academic education courses instituted by this administration, where veterans are taught basic grade and high school subjects, are now established in 140 counties with 17,397 veterans receiving training and subsistence benefits under the program. Expansion of on-the-farm training has been equally impressive. The number of veterans receiving this type of instruction increased from 12,924 in October 1948 to a peak of 20,226 during the month of June, 1950. Statistics gathered by the Federal Veterans Administration show that the number of veterans undergoing training in trade schools and other related courses has increased from 11,000 in October 1948 to 29,024 as of November 1, 1950. Former fighting men who have completed their studies under these programs have gone on into farming or business, and the success stories many of them have made have been inspiring indeed. We feel that we have been amply justified for exerting every effort to secure this training and subsistence for our former fighting men. 38 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Due to the fact that many of our young men are overseas, and thousands more are going into the Armed Services every day, the number of veterans needing specialized services and assistance will increase. It shall be our purpose during the coming four years to work closely with the leadership of the State Veterans' organizations, to the end that Georgia shall not be lacking in meeting its responsibilities to those who are sacrificing so much for the safety and future security of their country. As you perhaps know, the 1949 General Assembly provided free honorary drivers' licenses at my request for veterans or their widows. Recently, I issued an Executive Order suspending the necessity for veterans of the Korean War to pay the customary fee for drivers' licenses. I did this because I was sure that this General Assembly would want to extend the benefit of an honorary drivers' license to these brave men and women who are engaged in a life or death struggle to prevent the hordes of Communism from inflaming the world in a general war. From all indications, it appears that in the immediate years to come larger numbers of United States troops will be shipped to overseas bases, exceeding substantially the number normally required for occupation duties. Under the present law, no date is fixed for State-wide primary elections, and that perogative is exercised by the State Committees of Political Parties holding the primaries. Under the Soldier Ballot Law, as it existed during World War II, political parties were required to certify nominees to the Secretary of State at least 90 days prior to the General Election. It also provided a means for registerhtg members of the Armed Forces and gave ample time for both the Ordinaries of the State and county registrars to get ballots to them and returned in time for counting in county, state and national elections. Since this law worked well during its period of operation, and due to the fact that election officials are familiar with its provisions, I believe that we should give consideration to re-enacting it for as long _a time as large numbers of Georgia's young men and women are far removed from the State in the service of our Armed Forces. My only suggestion is that the time for its expiration be made abundantly clear so that there will be no future uncertainty about that feature. Now, I should like to discuss with you a subject which could overnight become the paramount function of all levels of the government, that is-Civil Defense. The state's responsibility in this regard is to supervise and coordinate on a State-wide basis all of those activities that provide for warning against air or guided missile attack, evacuation of devastated areas, medical aid, relief, feeding, housing and other similar emergency measures. Several months ago, well in advance of the Korean outbreak, I appointed Adjutant General Ernest Vandiver to immediately lay the groundwork for Georgia's State Civil Defense organization. Even though he had no appropriation for this purpose, General Vandiver proceeded within the limitations of available Military Department funds, and is TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 39 ready for the immediate activation of a State-wide Civil Defense organization as soon as this General Assembly enacts the necessary legislation and appropriates funds to carry out its designated responsibilities. The importance of all-out preparedness cannot be over-emphasized. If another World War comes, no part of America will be immune from attack. Casualties can be reduced. Property losses can be minimized through everyone knowing what he or she must do when such an attack comes. One nuisance raid of no military consequence could cause widespread panic and disrupt the whole Nation if our people are not fully informed and ready. Only a part of the National Guard has been summoned into Federal Service. Sufficient strength still remains in Georgia to cope with problems of internal security should they arise. However, with increased calls to active service anticipated during the next several months, the strength of National Guard Forces within Georgia may be depleted to such an extent as to necessitate formation of State Guard similar to that of World War II. General Vandiver has already set up a skeleton organization so that it can be pressed into service within a minimum length of time. Legislation is requested by the Administration at this session to authorize the creation of the State Guard if needed to replace the National Guard for Home Defense purposes. We have reviewed for you what this administration has achieved during the last two years through operation of your State Government on a sound, business-like basis. The record shows we have placed "first things first" and exercised practical economies wherever possible. Nonessential activities and useless personnel have been dispensed with in favor of those functions of the government which render real service to the people. We have discussed with you our platform for building a greater State with broader opportunities and a fuller life for ourselves and our children. All factions of the political campaign last summer agreed that the essential ingredients of this program are indispensable to the State's progress and development. The Tax Revision Committee, created by a joint resolution of both the House and Senate, has spent many months studying the operation and needs of the various departments of our State government. Practically every major State official and experts in many fields have testified before this Committee whose membership is constituted of persons with widely divergent financial, business, occupational and professional interests. The study this Committee has made has, I think, been an important contribution to the welfare of the State. It has ferreted out many important facts about the operation of the government and its needs. At the present time, the Committee points out, Georgia is spending in round figures approximately $130,500,000.00 per year to operate the State government. Of this amount, $118,000,000.00 or 90 per cent of the total State budget is spent for education, highways, welfare and health. Even in spite of this fact, you will find that all of our problems of finance are centered in these four functions of the government, and it is here where the need for expansion is greatest. The Department of 40 JOlJRNAL OF THE HOUSE, Agriculture, Forestry, Game and Fish, Public Safety, Revenue, the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches, and all other State Departments only account for approximately $12,000,000.00 or 10 percent of our total budget of $130,000,000.00. The emergency session of the General Assembly in July of 1949, imposed temporary additional taxes on cigarettes, wine, beer, gasoline and corporate incomes. These temporary levies amounting to approximately $20,000,000.00 \viii expire by operation of law on July 1, 1951. Therefore, the Tax Revision Committee concludes that if we are to adequately finance our school, road, pension and health programs, $75,000,000.00 extra money will be necessary. Since 90 percent of our total income is now going for these purposes, it is clear that other sources of revenue will have to be resorted to if we are to raise the required amount. Recommendations of the Committee will be presented to you in the form of bills, the mere important of which call for: (1) Adoption of a three percent consumer, retail sales and use tax without exemptions. (2) Consideration of a revision of the present income tax law by coordinating such tax with the sales tax imposed so as to equalize the taxation in producing the revenue required. (3) Abandoning ad valorem taxation of property by the State. ( 4) The repeal of all unnecessary so-called nuisance licenses or taxes. Thinking of the future of our school boys and girls- Being constantly aware of the dire needs of many of our old people and dependent children- Wanting to do what is just and right by our blind and disabled- Feeling deep concern over our sick and realizing the importance of protecting the general health of our people- Looking forward to the day when broad highways and interlocking rural feeder roads criss-cross the State- Knowing that Georgia, backed as it is by a strong and honest people, can take its rightful high place among the sisterhood of states- As your Governor, I most respectfully give my concurrence and support to the recommendations of the Tax Revision Committee for translating a broad program of needed services for the people into reality. I have never been in favor of a sales tax, and do not favor it now, except as a last resort. The sum of $75,000,000.00 is so great that it cannot be raised by selective sales and other taxes without passing the point of diminishing returns or putting a backbreaking burden upon the individuals upon whom such a series of taxes might be imposed. Under the present tax structure in Georgia, only about twenty-five percent of our people pay any appreciable amount of taxes to the sup- TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 41 port of the State government. When you take into consideration the ever-increasing amount of services which the people are demanding, you will realize that we cannot continue to broaden and expand these programs with only a small minority of our people carrying the load. According to our Democratic concepts, we believe that the essential role of government is to provide beneficial se1vi<..es for all of the people. We are building hospitals in which people are born. Public health services are provided throughout the entire life span. As soon as our children reach school age, we are transporting them in State-supported school buses over State roads to public schools, where they are furnished free school books and in many instances, free lunches. Welfare and other social programs give our people some measure of human security. Soil conservation, State Markets, Forestry Protection, Agriculture and Entomology Divisions directly serve our farm people. State Parks provide recreation for all. Heavier modern-day traffic has necessitated better highways and more rural roads. The more competitive economy in which we live calls for vocational and farm training for our young people as well as a greater emphasis on higher education. All of these benefits and more, cost money. There is no use for us to try to fool ourselves about this point. Either the taxes must be paid, or these worthy services curtailed or discontinued. The State Auditor and State Revenue Department officials have informed me that recent increases in Federal income taxes will reduce the State's revenue from corporate and individual income taxes about $5,000,000 per year. Our major problem in dealing with the State income tax law at this session will be to amend its present provisions in such particulars as to accomplish two purposes. The first, to insure that Georgia continues to receive from income taxes at least as much money as it is now getting, and second, to fix the rates so as to equalize the tax burden on all income groups in accordance with every person's individual ability to pay. We can greatly simplify the collection of State incom-e taxes by a simple provision that the net corporate or individual income established for Federal tax purposes shall be taken as the net income in computing the amount of income taxes due to the State of Georgia. It would be a simple matter then to adjust the rates in regard to all brackets so as to accomplish the objectives which I have outlined above. When undertaking the program of tax revision, I would like to ask this General Assembly to bear in mind that the most important consideration that they can keep constantly before them is that of trying to achieve ease of administration and the least clerical burden on the taxpayer. In evolving a stable tax structure as it appnes to business it is far better to quote lower rates of taxation than to have abnormally high rates with a myriad number of exemptions and deductions unknown except to tax experts. Such laws discourage the influx of industry and require armies of revenue agents to administer. Even though our Georgia income tax law on the whole compares favorably, or is better than those of sister states, our corporate income tax rates show up on tax tables as substantially higher than other States bidding for new development capital. 42 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, I am very much in accord with the recommendation for repeal of the unnecessary nuisance taxes which cost nearly one-third of their total receipts to collect. These bothersome license and professional taxes levied on practically every pursuit, calling, business, corporation, trade and profession should be repealed. Personnel engaged in this collection activity can be put to work, if qualified, in the enforcement and collection of more productive sources of revenue. It has always been the policy of this administration to aid and .strengthen our county and city governments wherever possible. I believe that local self-government closest to the people is the best and most efficient that can be devised. For that reason, I have long advocated a constitutional amendment eliminating ad valorem tax for State purposes, thus leaving this field entirely to our cities and counties. This reform has been widely endorsed and has the approval of the County Commissioners' Association, Georgia Municipal Association and other groups who have adopted resolutions from time to time urging this step. Lastly, in connection with tax revision, I believe that it would be advisable for us also to propose a constitutional amendment to the people eliminating entirely the State, County and City tax on all household and kitchen furniture, livestock, farm products and other items of personal property of this type. This levy on personalty leads to so many inequities and abuses that I believe its abolition would be in order and would result in very little loss of revenue. ----------------0---------------- In conclusion, let me reaffirm the position of this administration on two important subjects which I consider of continuing paramount importance. First--Georgia's cherished traditions and institutions protected by the State Constitution will be defended against all attack. Second--Georgia's County Unit System will be in good hands during the next four years. Georgia's County Unit System springs from the tradition of our people, the fundamental precepts of our Democratic Party and the statute books of our State. Within the last decade groups whose thinking is not in line with the thinking of the South nor of Georgians have laid deep-seated plans and are making a desperate effort to destroy our traditional County Unit System. It is patterned after the Electoral College in our National Constitution and its purpose is to protect small counties from the large counties, poor counties from the rich counties, the weak from the strong, in order that all ... poor, weak, rich and strong might have an effective voice in their governmental affairs. Knowing that it was the aim of many self-seeking interests, who would control the destiny of our State, to destroy the County Unit l:ly,;tem, I recommended to the last General Assembly the submission of an amendment to incorporate the County Unit System into the State Constitution and to extend it to the General Election. Unfortunately, it was voted on at a time there were no candidates TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 43 running for any office who had opposition. The absentee-owned newspapers of our State were unanimous in their vitriolic opposition. People who were opposed to the County Unit System turned out and voted in about the same strength they did.in the primary. The rural counties of Georgia voted anywhere from 20-60% of their strength. Yet, a majority of the electors in 112 of our counties favored the proposed amendment. The majority against the county Unit System in Fulton and DeKalb counties alone was 40,253. The majority against the amendment in the entire State was only 29,945. The vote in Fulton and DeKalb counties alone cancelled the entire voting will of 112 counties in our State. This is exactly what would happen in every election in Georgia if the County Unit System we1e destroyed. I am convinced that a great majority of the people of our State desire our County Unit System strengthened and protected. It is, therefore, recommended that you submit to the electorate of this State another Constitutional Amendment to be voted on in November 1952 incorporating the identical language of the County Unit statute law now governing primaries in the Constitution of Georgia where it will be preserved and protected for all time to come unless a majority of the electors of this State should choose to eliminate it. Now, my friends, the time for decisive action has come. We must steel ourselves to make sacrifices. Let us here in Georgia assume our burdens cheerfully and in a spirit of working together to lighten the load all of us, collectively, will be forced to bear. This is no time for agitation, for strife, or for disagreement among ourselves. We must fan and keep alive the burning coal of liberty. We must follow the principle of "all for one and one for all." The strong must protect the weak and all of us must toil willingly in a common cause. Permit me to bespeak for myself, as your governor and for the members of the two branches of this solemnly assembled legislature the help, the aid, the prayers and the unstinted support of the masses of the people of our State. Every representative and every senator in our legislative body, I am assured, stands ready to meet his responsibilities face to face and to give the best in his heart and mind to the solution of the problems which confront us. As your Chief Executive, I renew my pledge to give to you the full measure of whatever talents, ability and energy I possess. As never before all of us must be imbued with that deep sense of patriotic service to this State and Nation without which we cannot hope to survive. And as Christian soldiers, marching ahead under the banner of the cross of Jesus, let us fight for our principles of freedom, for our homes and firesides and battle under the guidance of an Almighty God who will never desert the cause of righteousness in the fateful struggle with the forces of Evil. The Oath of Office was administered to Lieutenant-Governor Elect S. Marvin Griffin by Judge Tom S. Candler of the Supreme Court of Georgia. 44 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Lieutenant-Governor Griffin delivered the following ;tddress to the General Assembly: GOVERNOR TALMADGE, DISTINGUISHED VISITORS, MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLED IN JOINT SESSION, STATEHOUSE OFFICERS, AND MY FELLOW GEORGIANS: In my brief remarks on this occasion I shall not attempt to discuss the welfare of our great state. The Governor, in his inaugural address, has already ably and eloquently outlined the state's present budgetary commitments, and, as the policy maker in state government, he has pointed out to this assembly in joint session budgetary requirements and needs for the various state departments and agencies for the next two years. These are matters which will address themselves to you as lawmakers during the next 70 days. It is a herculean task, but one which I feel confident will be accomplished by the members of this distinguished body. We are assembled today to inaugurate a new administration of state government in Georgia at a time which is perhaps the most perilous period in the history of our nation. At a time when there should be harmony, there is disunity. At a time when there should be courage, there is fear and doubt. At a time when there should be pride in our institutions of government, there are attempts to tear down the faith of our people in a republican fmm of government and the blessings we enjoy as a free people. Indecision and inaction have replaced determination and a sincerity of purpose. Apathy is the watchword rather than constructive planning. This comes at a time when we have been virtually driven out of Korea. Thousands of American men have given their lives on the battle fronts of this far-distant land-confronted with overwhelming odds our armed forces have been forced to fold up the Stars and Stripes, leave their dead comrades in graves behind them and retreat time after time until at this hour there is only a small beachhead left. This beachhead portends the disaster of another Dunkirk. These are the men, my fellow Georgians, who are fighting for the best fed people of any people on the face of the globe. These are the sons of the best dressed people of any nation in the world and these are the soldiers of a democracy which has the greatest industrial potential of any nation in the world today. These are the sons of the advocates of the free enterprise or capitalist system as against communism and slavery. These courageous men realize that there is a war on in Korea. They are making the sacrifice we called on them to make. They are keeping the faith; they have fought a good fight, and in the words of the Duke of Wellington, theirs is not an easy lot. When he said, and I quote: "Take my word for it, if you had seen but one day of war, you would pray to Almighty God that you might never see such a thing again." Yes, they are in a war. They, I believe, realize this nation is engaged in a fight for survival, a struggle for our very existence as free people as against slavery. There is fear around the firesides in America today. America has fought and won 7 wars in the 175 years of our existence as a nation because our people had faith in our American philosophy of government. It has been aptly said that men of the past had convictions while we moderns have opinions. My conviction now is that America will survive if our people revalue morality-religion-courage-knowledge and sacri- TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1251 45 fice and that we shall preserve our American way of life and ultimately destroy the false ideology of communism when we recapture some of our former virtues. In the words of Ben Franklin, "A good newspaper and Bible in every house, .a good school in every district, and a church in every neighborhood, all appreciated as they deserve are the chief support of virtue, morality, civil liberty and religion." These are the attributes which have contributed materially to America's greatness in the past and these are the threads to be woven in our moral fibre to carry us safely through these critical times. We, in Georgia, are only a small part of the nation, but an important part. We cannot force our will or mandates upon others; however, we can set an example in this great state to be emulated by Americans throughout the union. During these times which try men's souls we can rededicate ourselves to the fundamental principles of democracy. We can let bygones be bygones and forget factional politics in Georgia for the duration. We can lend a full measure of cooperation to every undertaking in this state designed to promote the progress, prosperity, happiness and security of our people. We can pledge our full cooperation and lend our best efforts to the federal government to provide security and promote the national defense, ~o as to hasten the day when hostilities will cease and peace come to a troubled people. Thtmgh it is not often said, the thought which goes through each and every one of our minds today is that if war comes will there be "panic". I can say now that we in Georgia, have faith in our state government, faith in our national government, but most of all an abiding faith in Almighty God and that in the end "Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us to the end dare to do our duty, as we understand it." As your Lieutenant Governor, I wish to pledge my unqualified cooperation and my support to this General Assembly in its deliberations, to this administration, and to the people of this state who have entrusted me with the duties of their office of Lieutenant Governor. I thank you. Senator Connell of the 6th District moved that the Joint Session of the General Assembly be dissolved and the motion prevailed. The President of the Senate announced the joint session dissolved. The Speaker called the House to order. The Speaker announced the following Committee Assignments: 46 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, STANDING COMMITTEES of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Term 1951-1952 ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND Vickers of Coffee, Chairman Risner, Vice-Chairman Clay, Secretary Baughman Black Bolton Brannen Britton Burgamy Byrd Clark Coffin Cranford Durden Durham Freeman Green of Cherokee Hale Harper Harrell Henderson Jordan Murr Nelson Robertson of Coweta Scott Sheffield Sumner Whitworth Williams of Houston Wood AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION No. 1 Freeman, Chairman Sivell, Vice-Chairman Twitty, Secretary Abney of Catoosa Adams of Brantley Ad,.ams of Upson Barber of Jackson Dicus Gardner Gowen Harris Hawkins Hilton Holley Jackson Johnson of Hall Jolly Jordan McWhorter Ray Rogers Rowland Scoggin Scott Sheffield Short Smith of Carroll Smith of Emanuel Stevens of Marion Tarpley Trapnell Warren Wright AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION No. 2 Nightingale, Chairman Page, Vice-Chairman Hale, Secretary Abney of Catoosa Bell of DeKalb Bell o{ Richmond Birdsong Deen Denton Fears Greene of Crisp Groover Hall of Toombs Hollis Huddleston Jessup TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 47 Kelley King Lanier Leach Lewis of Greene Lovett McGarity Murr Raulerson Smiley Stocks Terry Waldrop Whitworth Williams of Cobb APPROPRIATIONS Lovett, Chairman Ursrey, Vice-Chairman Scoggin, Secretary Adams of Upson Barber of Jackson Beasley Black Britton Clark Clary Claxton Coffin Cranford Dally Deen Denton Dicus Durden Durham Freeman Gardner Green of Irwin Greene of Crisp Greer Groover Harper Johnson of Hall Key Lam Langdale Lavender Lewis of Greene McGee McWhorter Mims Mishoe Murphy Newman Parker Pittard Risner Sivell Smith of Carroll H. Smith of FuJton Stocks Sumner Tippens Todd Tumlin Weems White Wilkes Willingham Willis AUDITING Claxton, Chairman Hall of Toombs, Vice-Chairman Jessup, Secretary Aycock Birdsong Campbell of Walker De en Edenfield Gary Green of Cherokee Harrell King Knight Lam Leach Lewis of Hancock McKelvey McWhorter Parker Raulerson Smiley Walker of Crawford Warren White Whitworth Williams of Houston Wright 48 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, AVIATION Jones of Lumpkin, Chairman Neville, Vice-Chairman Brantley, Secretary Abney of Walker Claxton Cranford Durham Green of Cherokee Greene of Crisp Greer Guthrie Hadden Hawkins Henderson Huddleston Jackson Johnson of Hall Jordan Kemp King Lavender McGee McWhorter Murr Newman Pickett Risner Stanton Stevens of Marion Terry Todd Vickers Walker of Crawford Wheeler Williams of Houston Wilkes BANKS AND BANKING Tarbutton, Chairman Tippins, Vice-Chairman Graham, Secretary Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Aycock Barber of Colquitt Bell of Richmond Bolton Brantley Britton Clark Coffin Dews Edenfield Flynt Garrard Greene of Crisp Greer Harper Huddleston Johnson of Hall Jolly Key Langdale Leach Lovett McWhorter Mangum Mull Otwell Ray Scott Short M. Smith of Fulton Walker of Telfair White Wiggins Williams of Houston Wooten COMMERCE Greene of Crisp, Chairman Johnson of Hall, Vice-Chairman Birdsong, Secretary Baughman Bell of Richmond Black Brantley Britton Burgamy Burkett Cornelius Deen Guthrie Harrell Huddleston Knight Lavender Mishoe 1\!m-r Page TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 49 Peacock Pittard Robertson of Dawson Rowland Stanton Stocks Ursrey Williams of Houston CONSERVATION Edenfield, Chairman Battles, Vice-Chairman Musgrove, Secretary Abney of Catoosa Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Barrett Beasley Burkett Byrd Callier Dally Flynt Garrard Gillis Green of Irwin Hale Hall of Toombs Harrell Harris Henderson Herrin Jordan Kennedy King Mangum Mims Mishoe Newman Parker Ramsey Raulerson Rollins Sivell Stewart Sumner Tarbutton Tillman Todd Turk Vickers Ursrey Wilkes Wilkinson CORPORATION Coogle, Chairman King, Vice-Chairman Deen, Secretary Adams of Upson Baughman Bentley Black Brazeal Campbell of Walker Claxton Cornelius Durden Edenfield Hadden Hall of Floyd Hawkins Holley Jackson Jolly Kemp Knight Lavender Lovett McGee Newman Rowland M. Smith of Fulton Stevens of Marion Terry Vandiver Vickers Williams of Houston COUNTIES AND COUNTY MATTERS Alverson. Chairman Baughm~n, Vice-Chairman Coffin, Secretary Adams of Upson Ball Bell of DeKalb Bolton Brazeal Burkett Dally 50 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Deason Dews Dorsey Edenfield Gardner Green of Irwin Greene of Crisp Hale Hall of Floyd Henderson Herrin Hollis Hood Hopkins Kemp King Knight Lanier Murr Nelson Nightingale Otwell Overby Parker Pickett Pittard Rogers Short Sivell Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarpley Tillman Todd Ursrey White Williams of Cobb Willingham Willis Wood DRAINAGE Bargeron, Chairman Lewis of Hancock, Vice-Chairman Overby, Secretary Barrett Bennett Brazeal Brooks Campbell of Oconee Greer Hollis Key Kidd Langdale McCracken Mangum Matthews Ray Smiley Smith of Emanuel H. Smith of Fulton Twitty Wheeler Willis EDUCATION NO. 1 Duncan, Chairman Lam, Vice-Chairman Hall of Floyd, Secretary Barber of Colquitt Battles Bennett Birdsong Boggus Brazeal Brooks Burgamy Cornelius Deason Green of Rabun Guthrie Hollis Jolly Knight Lanier Leach Lovett Murr Overby Page Raulerson Rollins H. Smith of Fulton Terry Todd Wiggins Williams of Houston Wilkinson TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 51 EDUCATION NO.2 Adams of Evans, Chairman Aycock, Vice-Chairman Cranford, Secretary Adams of Upson Beasley Biggers Brantley Britton Clark Claxton Durden Green of Cherokee Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Henderson Holley Jessup Jordan Lewis of Hancock McGee McKelvey Musgrove Otwell Peacock Pittard Robertson of Dawson Rowland Stevens of Marion Stocks Tamplin Tarpley Warren White Wilkes ENGROSSING Green of Rabun, Chairman Byrd, Vice-Chairman Walker of Telfair, Secretary Baughman Boone Brooks Burgamy Clark Deason Edenfield Green of Cherokee Harper Hawkins Hood Lavender McGee Mackay Newman Peacock Robertson of Dawson Sheffield Smiley Stanton Stocks Tarpley Ursrey \Veems Wilkes ENROLLMENT Dorsey, Chairman Jolly, Vice-Chairman Terry, Secretary Alverson Bell of Richmond Bolton Brantley Campbell of Oconee Carr Coffin Deen Griffith Hadden Harrell Herrin Jackson Jessup Langdale Parker Stewart \Vooten EXCUSE OF MEMBERS ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE McGarity, Chairman Barrett, Vice-Chairman Vandiver, Secretary Bolton Boone Brazeal 52 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Coogle Cranford Hale Hall of Floyd Hawkins Henderson Hopkins Jackson Johnson of Hall Kemp King Knight Lam McKelvey McWhorter Mishoe Murphy Newman Peacock Risner Rowland Smiley Tumlin Vickers White GAME AND FISH Langdale, Chairman Stocks, Vice-Chairman Clary, Secretary Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Upson Barber of Jackson Bargeron Baughman Beasley Black Boggus Brantley Carr Cates Claxton Dally Duncan Durham Fears Flynt Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Green of Cherokee Greene of Crisp Hadden Hall of Toombs Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Huddleston Jessup Jordan Kemp Kidd Leach Matthews Peacock Ramsey Raulerson Robertson of Dawson Sheffield M. Smith of Fulton Tarpley Terry Turk Walker of Crawford Weems White Wilkes Wilkinson Willingham Willis Wright GENERAL AGRICULTURE NO. 1 Campbell of Oconee, Chairman Ursrey, Vice-Chairman Coffin, Secretary Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Bargeron Barrett Best Black Brantley Brazeal Byrd Callier TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 53 Cates Coffin Coogle Clary Dally Deason Dews Duncan Edenfield Freeman Garrard Gary Guthrie Hadden Harrell Herrin Hilton Johnston of Worth Knight Lanier Little Matthews Mims Mishoe Nelson Owens Ramsey Raulerson Robertson of Dawson Rowland Stevens of Marion Stocks Tamplin Tippins Trapnell Twitty Vickers Walker of Telfair Wheeler Wilkinson GENERAL AGRICULTURE NO. 2 Rogers of Heard, Chairman Baughman, Vice-Chairman Short, Secretary , Adams of Upson Bennett Boggus Brannen Burkett Cornelius Deen Dorsey Green of Irwin Harris Hawkins Henderson Jessup Kennedy Langdale Lavender Lewis of Greene Mims Murr Pickett Register Rollins Sheffield Simmons Sivell Smith of Carroll Stanton Stewart Tarbutton Tillman Whitworth Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston GENERAL JUDICIARY NO. 1 Gowen, Chairman Leach, Vice-Chairman Gardner, Secretary Barber of Jackson Bennett Burgamy Clark Covington Cranford Deen Freeman Jackson Johnston of Worth Key Langdale Lewis of Hancock McCracken McWhorter Mackay Matthews Murr Neville Overby Pickett 54 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Rogers H. Smith of Fulton Tarpley T"';tty Whitworth Wiggins Williams of Cobb Wooten GENERAL JUDICIARY NO. 2 Hollis, Chairman Brooks, Vice-Chairman Pittard, Secretary Adams of Upson Alverson Bentley Clay Dally Edenfield Flynt Gary Gillis Green of Irwin Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Mims Murphy Newman Nightingale Owens Todd Tumlin Ursrey Vandiver Willis Wood GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF Scoggin, Chairman Gary, Vice-Chairman Lewis of Greene, Secretary Bentley Biggers Covington Green of Cherokee Guthrie Hall of Floyd Hawkins Herrin Hopkins Huddleston Jessup Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Kemp Lam Langdale Mackay Murr Newman Robertson of Dawson Stanton Tillman Tippins Vickers Walker of Crawford White Wilkes GEORGIA STATE SANITARIUM Kidd, Chairman Boone, Vice-Chairman Jackson, Secretary Alverson Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Barrett Bell of Richmond Bentley Brannen Brooks Burkett Campbell of Walker Coogle Dorsey Durham Gardner Gillis Green of Rabun Griffith Hadden Harrell Henderson Hilton Jolly Lanier Lewis of Hancock McCracken TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 55 McKelvey Mims Mishoe Newman Parker Peacock Pittard Risner Rowland Sumner Stevens of Marion Terry Ursrey Vandiver Walker of Crawford Warren Wheeler White Willingham Willis Wood HALLS AND ROOMS McWhorter, Chairman Durden, Vice-Chairman Burkett, Secretary Beasley Boone Brantley Byrd Callier Carr Clay Durham Garrard Guthrie Hadden Hilton Jackson Kemp Knight McGarity Mackay Pickard Pickett Robertson of Dawson Rollins Simmons M. Smith of Fulton Walker of Crawford Wood Wooten Wright HISTORICAL RESEARCH Raulerson, Chairman Mull, Vice-Chairman Durham, Secretary Abney of Catoosa Baughman Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Black Bolton Boone Cranford Denton Dorsey Fears Guthrie Harper Hawkins Holley Hood Kennedy Lanier Peacock Pittard Simmons H. Smith of Fulton Tillman Vandiver Vickers Walker of Telfair HYGIENE AND SANITATION Smith of Bryan, Chairman Sumner, Vice-Chairman Carr, Secretary Abney of Walker Aycock Ball Baughman Bentley Black Cranford Fears Gary JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Green of Cherokee Griffith Groover Hall of Floyd Herrin Jessup Jolly Jones of Bartow King Lam McGee Mishoe Murphy Pittard Ramsey Ray Rowland Sheffield Stanton Tumlin Turk Twitty Walker of Crawford Weems INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Rowland, Chairman McGee, Vice-Chairman Williams of Cobb, Secretary Battles Barber of Colquitt Best Birdsong Durden Groover Harper Harris Holley Kennedy Key McKelvey Mackay Overby Ray Scott Tarbutton Twitty Vandiver Waldrop INSURANCE M. Smith of Fulton, Chairman Harper, Vice-Chairman Dicus, Secretary Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Barber of Colquitt Brantley Campbell of Walker Dally Freeman Garrard Gary Groover Hadden Hall of Floyd Hood Hopkins Johnston of Worth Jones of Lumpkin Key Lam Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Mackay Mull Otwell Owens Peacock Robertson of Coweta Short Smith of Carroll Stevens of Marion Tippens Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Wiggins Wiliams of Houston Wilkes Wood INTERSTATE COOPERATION Smith of Emanuel, Chairman McCracken, Vice-Chairman Ray, Secretary Lewis of Hancock Twitty TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 57 INVALID PENSION AND SOLDIERS HOME Whitworth, Chairman Trapnell, Vice-Chairman Robertson of Coweta, Secretary Bell of DeKalb Boone Claxton Coogle Durham Guthrie Hall of Toombs Jackson Jones of Bartow Kennedy Lewis of Greene Mull Neville Pickard Simmons Sivell M. Smith of Fulton Ursrey Waldrop Callier, Chairman Tamplin, Vice-Chairman Huddleston, Secretary Bell of DeKalb Best Brannen Burgamy Carr Coffin Durham Flynt Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Hale Harper JOURNALS Harris Lanier Little Musgrove Neville Robertson of Coweta Rollins Simmons Smith of Bryan Stanton Stevens of Marion Tillman Trapnell Tumlin Wilkinson LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL RE-APPORTIONMENT Lewis of Hancock, Chairman Best, Vice-Chairman Stewart, Secretary Alverson Aycock Barber of Jackson Bargeron Battles Burkett Campbell of Oconee Deen Dorsey Durham Lavender McCracken Matthews Neville Overby Ray Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll Tarpley Vandiver Weems Wiggins Wood Wilkes, Chairman Hood, Vice-Chairman Ramsey, Secretary Alverson Ball Barrett MANUFACTURERS Biggers Britton Campbell of Walker Coffin Clary Clay 58 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Cranford Denton Fears Flynt Griffith Hopkins Kitchens Lam Lavender Leach Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McGee Mull Murphy Neville Owens Peacock Pickett Register Robertson of Coweta Short Stephens of Towns Tillman MILITARY AFFAIRS Overby, Chairman Brazeal, Vice-Chairman Jones of Lumpkin, Secretary Abney of Walker Beasley Bell of Richmond Biggers Bolton Brooks Clay Covington Cranford Dally Dews Durden Fears Greene of Crisp Griffith Hawkins Henderson Hollis Jolly Jones of Bartow Kelley Kidd King Langdale Lewis of Greene Lovett Murphy Murr Neville Nightingale Owens Page Sumner Terry Wilkes Williams of Cobb Willingham MINES AND MINING Abney of Walker, Chairman Tumlin, Vice-Chairman McKelvey, Secretary Bentley Black Brannen Britton Clark Cornelius Covington Dicus Dorsey Green of Rabun Hale Jessup Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Little Murphy Register Simmons Stephens of Towns Turk Walker of Telfair Willingham Wood TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 59 MOTOR VEHICLES Gillis, Chairman Kidd, Vice-Chairman Hopkins, Secretary Abney of Walker Barber of Colquitt Bargeron Barrett Battle Beasley Brannen Brazeal Brooks Cates Campbell of Oconee Coogle Duncan Edenfield Freeman Gary Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Hood Huddleston Johnston of Worth Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Key Langdale Lewis of Hancock Little McCracken Mangum Mull Nelson Neville Otwell Owens Pickard Pittard Register Sheffield Smith of Emanuel Warren MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT Bennett, Chairman Barber of Colquitt, Vice-Chairman Wooten, Secretary Best Clark Clay Coogle Cornelius Denton Duncan Durham Freeman Garrard Gowen Green of Rabun Holley Kemp Key McCracken McGarity McGee McKelvey Mackay Overby Pickard Risner Scoggin Simmons Smith of Carroll H. Smith of Fulton Terry Tumlin Williams of Cobb PENITENTIARY Cates, Chairman Kemp, Vice-Chairman Mims, Secretary Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Aycock Ball Barber of Jackson Bargeron Bennett Black Boggus Burkett Byrd Campbell of Walker Carr Coffin Gardner 60 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Gillis Graham Hall of Toombs Harris Kidd Lam Little McCracken Musgrove Pickard Pickett Register Risner Scoggin Sivell Smiley M. Smith of Fulton Tarbutton Tumlin Ursrey Weems Wheeler Williams of Cobb Murr, Chairman Wright, Vice-Chairman Willis, Secretary Adams of Upson Bentley Bolton Brannen Clary Dorsey Duncan Durham Gowen Groover Harper Hopkins Jessup Kelley Kemp Kitchens PENSIONS Lewis of Greene Mishoe Newman Page Ramsey Register Robertson of Coweta Simmons Smith of Bryan Stanton Stephens of Towns Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Vandiver Waldrop Wilkinson PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS Johnston of Worth, Chairman Waldrop, Vice-Chairman Deason, Secretary Adams of Brantley Barber of Colquitt Bell of DeKalb Best Campbell of Walker Claxton Coogle Covington Dally Dews Dorsey Fears Flynt Griffith Harris Hollis Jones of Bartow Kelley Kitchens Little Mull Pickett Ramsey Rogers Short Sivell Tamplin Warren Wooten TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 61 PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR Pickard, Chairman Groover, Vice-Chairman Burgamy, Secretary Abney of Catoosa Ball Birdsong Bolton Brannen Britton Clary Dicus Freeman Gowen Greene of Crisp Hilton Huddleston Little McWhorter Mims Musgrove Nelson Otwell Page Smith of Bryan Tippens Trapnell Ursrey Waldrop Whitworth Wilkes PUBLIC HIGHWAYS No. 1 Brazeal, Chairman Mangum, Vice-Chairman Black, Secretary Adams of Evans Aycock Baughman Bell of Richmond Bennett Biggers Brooks Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Walker Cates Coogle Deason Durham Flynt Gardner Gillis Green of Cherokee Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Groover Hale Harrell Harris Hilton Hood Hopkins Johnson of Hall Johnston of Worth Jordan Key King Lovett McCracken McKelvey Mishoe Pickard Scoggin Short Sivell Smiley Smith of Emanuel Stocks Tamplin Tippens Trapnell Twitty Vickers Walker of Telfair Wheeler Wilkinson Willis Wright PUBLIC HIGHWAYS No.2 Sheffield, Chairman Owens, Vice-Chairman Dews, Secretary Adams of Upson Ball Barber of Colquitt Beasley Boggus 62 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Brantley Clark Cornelius Duncan Edenfield Garrard Griffith Guthrie Hawkins Herrin Jones of Lumpkin Kitchens Lewis of Greene McGarity Mull Murphy Musgrove Otwell Parker Pickett Ramsey Raulerson Robertson of Dawson Smith of Carroll M. Smith of Fulton Stanton Stewart Sumner Tarbutton Tarpley Tillman Todd Turk Ursrey Vandiver Weems Whitworth Wiggins Williams of Houston Willingham PUBLIC LIBRARY Jessup, Chairman Holley, Vice-Chairman Risner, Secretary Barber of Jackson Bentley Birdsong Carr Clary Clay Dally Deason Denton Flynt Harris Hilton Jones of Lumpkin Mims Nelson Raulerson Simmons Stephens of Towns Wooten Wright PUBLIC PRINTING Boone, Chairman Green of Irwin, Vice-Chairman Willingham, Secretary Best Burgamy Callier Clary Covington Deason Hollis Kitchens McWhorter Murphy Nelson Owens H. Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Tamplin Ursrey Wilkes Wooten PUBLIC PROPERTY Henderson, Chairman Wheeler, Vice-Chairman Abney of Catoosa, Secretary Biggers Dicus Graham Hood Kelley TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 63 Key Kidd McGarity Nightingale Otwell Pickett Register Rollins Short Smith of Bryan Sumner Trapnell Turk Walker of Crawford Wilkinson Willingham Willis PUBLIC UTILITIES Bell of Richmond, Chairman Biggers, Vice-Chairman Register, Secretary Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Alverson Ball Bell of DeKalb Clay Coogle Dews Duncan Fears Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Hopkins Huddleston Johnson of Hall Johnston of Worth Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Kelley Key Kitchens Lavender Lovett Mull Parker Pickard Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Scott M. Smith of Fulton Tippens Trapnell Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Wheeler PUBLIC WELFARE Greer, Chairman Boggus, Vice-Chairman Bolton, Secretary Adams of Evans Aycock Battles Beasley Black Clay Fears Graham Green of Rabun Groover Kemp Lam Lewis of Greene McKelvey McWhorter Mishoe Nelson Page Robertson of Coweta Todd Waldrop Weems Wiggins Wright Hilton, Chairman Dally, Vice-Chairman Kitchens, Secretary RAILROADS Ball Beasley Bell of DeKalb 64 JOl!RNAL OF THE HOUSE, Boggus Callier Clay Dicus Freeman Garrard Green of Irwin Holley Jones of Bartow Kennedy Key Knight McGarity McGee Mangum Mull Musgrove Rogers Scoggin Smith of Bryan Stephens of Towns Sumner Turk Waldrop Walker of Telfair Williams of Cobb Willingham Wood Wright Mr. Speaker, Chairman Twitty, Vice-Chairman Lewis of Hancock, Secretary Alverson Aycock Bargeron Battles Bennett Brazeal Brooks Cates Coogle Covington Deason Duncan Edenfield Gardner Gillis Gowen Hollis Hood Jackson RULES Jordan Kemp Key Kidd Lovett McCracken Mangum Matthews Neville Overby Owens Ray Rogers Sheffield Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Emanuel Stevens of Marion Vickers Walker of Telfair Wiggins Willis SANITARIUM AT ALTO AND ROME Covington, Chairman Griffith, Vice-Chairman Wiggins, Secretary Abney of Catoosa Battles Bell of DeKalb Claxton Cornelius Dicus Dorsey Durden Garrard Hale Hall of Floyd Johnston of Worth Jolly Kelley Kennedy Murphy Otwell Overby Register Rogers Sivell Stephens of Towns Turk TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 65 Weems Whitworth Wilkes Wooten SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS Smiley, Chairman Cornelius, Vice-Chairman Hawkins, Secretary Adams of Evans Bentley Biggers Birdsong Britton Burgamy Clay Deason Dews Dorsey Fears Flynt Graham Griffith Guthrie Hale Herrin Johnston of Worth Kelley Kitchens Mackay Mangum Musgrove Nightingale Otwell Owens Page Peacock Pickett Ramsey Register Robertson of Coweta Scott Simmons Terry Waldrop Walker of Crawford Wilkinson Williams of Houston Wood Wooten SPECIAL JUDICIARY Smith of Carroll, Chairman Adams of Brantley, Vice-Chairman Denton, Secretary Battles Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Birdsong Bolton Cornelius Dicus Harris Henderson Johnson of Hall Jones of Bartow Kelley Kennedy Kitchens Knight Little McKelvey Mishoe Musgrove Page Risner Simmons Stephens of Towns Tamplin Tippens Williams of Houston STATE OF THE REPUBLIC McCracken, Chairman Brooks, Vice-Chairman Todd, Secretary Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Alverson Aycock Ball Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Bennett Boone Britton 66 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Cates Dews Edenfield Flynt Garrard Gary Gillis Graham Green of Rabun Hadden Harrell Hilton Holley Huddleston Jackson Johnston of Worth Jolly King Kitchens Lewis of Hancock Lovett McGarity McKelvey Mangum Murr Nelson Overby Peacock Ray Rogers Scoggin Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll Smith of Emanuel Stevens of Marion Stocks Tarbutton Trapnell Twitty Vickers Walker of Telfair Warren Wright STATE PRISON FARMS Stevens of Marion, Chairman Mishoe, Vice-Chairman Wood, Secretary Adams of Evans Best Biggers Boggus Burgamy Callier Clary Dews Dicus Duncan Edenfield Green of Irwin Greer Hall of Toombs Henderson Johnston of Worth Kennedy Kitchens Lanier McGarity Mangum Nelson Nightingale Ramsey Rogers Stephens Sumner Todd Trapnell Vandiver Walker of Telfair Wooten TEMPERANCE Smith of Emanuel, Chairman Adams of Brantley, Vice-Chairman King, Secretary Alverson Bargeron Barrett Brooks Coogle Dicus Durden Gardner Gowen Graham Key McCracken McGarity TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 67 McGee Neville Nightingale Smiley H. Smith of Fulton Tarbutton Twitty Wheeler Willis TRAINING SCHOOLS Hopkins, Chairman Parker, Vice-Chairman Clark, Secretary Adams of Brantley Battles Beasley Biggers Boone Britton Deason Graham Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Groover Hall of Toombs Herrin Johnson of Hall Jones of Bartow Kelley Lam Matthews Mims Page Pickard Raulerson Risner Sheffield Smith of Carroll Stephens of Towns Stewart Turk Waldrop UNIFORM STATE LAWS Herrin, Chairman Otwell, Vice-Chairman Turk, Secretary Adams of Evans Bell of DeKalb Biggers Birdsong Boggus Brannen Carr Clary Denton Freeman Green of Irwin Holley Hollis Kelley Nightingale Owens Parker Robertson of Dawson Risner Scott Stephens of Towns Tamplin Tarpley Vandiver Waldrop Warren Williams of Cobb UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Matthews, Chairman H. Smith of Fulton, Vice-Chairman Barber of Jackson, Secretary Abney of Walker Bell of Richmond Bennett Best Brooks Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Covington Dally Deen Duncan Durden Fears Gardner Gary Gillis Gowen 68 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Graham Greer Griffith Groover Hollis Hopkins Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Kidd Langdale Mackay Mangum Murphy Murr Musgrove Neville Nightingale Overby Owens Page Pittard Ray Rogers Rowland Scott Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. Smith of Fulton Stewart Sumner Tarbutton Tumlin Whitworth Wiggins Williams of Cobb VETERANS AFFAIRS Bargeron, Chairman Lanier, Vice-Chairman Scott, Secretary Baughman Best Brazeal Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Clary Ball Bennett Britton Burgamy Byrd Dicus Gardner Graham Huddleston Johnson of Hall Jordan Lavender Leach Mackay Pittard Robertson of Coweta Rollins Scoggin Short H. Smith of Fulton Stewart Tarpley Tippens Tumlin Wheeler Wiggins WAYS AND MEANS Ray, Chairman Garrard, Vice-Chairman Key, Secretary Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Barber of Colquitt Bargeron Barrett Baughman Bell of Richmond Best Boggus Bolton Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Cates Coogle Cornelius Covington Duncan Gary Gowen TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1951 69 Green of Rabun Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Jessup Jones of Lumpkin Kennedy Kidd Leach Little McGarity Matthews Mull Pickard Raulerson Rollins Smiley Smith of Emanuel M. Smith of Fulton Stanton Stewart Tamplin Tarbutton Tillman Turk Twitty Wheeler Whitworth WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD Campbell of Walker, Chairman White, Vice-Chairman ~lurphy, Secretary Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Aycock Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Bennett Bentley Britton Brooks Callier Campbell of Oconee Carr Cates Coogle Cornelius Covington Dews Dorsey Duncan Durden Gillis Graham Green of Rabun Groover Hilton Holley Hollis Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Kidd Lam Lanier McGarity Matthews Mims Musgrove Pickett Ray Robertson of Dawson Rollins Scott Smith of Carroll Stewart Tamplin Tarpley Tillman Tumlin Warren Wilkinson Mr. T\\county tax for roads, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 400. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, McCracken of Jefferson, Brooks of Ogl:thorpe, Matthews of Clarke and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act governing and regulating the use of the public roads and highways of this State, according to recommendations of the Highway Transport Committee of the American Association of State Highway officials, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor V :hicles. HB 401. By Mr. Bennett of Barrow: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the appropriation of $25,000.00 for the development, operation and maintenance of Fort Yargo Park in Barrow County, and for other purpos:s. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HB 402. By Messrs. Cates and Bargeron of Burke, Ray of Warren and Campbell of Oconee: A Bill to be :ntitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Motor Fuel Tax Law; to provide for the identification of gasoline used for agricultural purposes, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HR 91-402a. By Mr. Harris of Wayne: A Resolution cancelling execution issued on a bond forfeiture by City of Jesup, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HR 92-402b. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A Resolution to authorize the State Board of Corrections to reimburse T. J. Wells for damages to his automobiles, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 93-402c. By Messrs. Warren of Washington, FrE:eman of Monroe, Rowland 384 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, of Johnson, Tumlin of Bartow and Green of Cherokee. A Resolution to encourage the State Highway Department to pay the Highway laborers the minimum wag~ of seventy-five cents (75c) per hour, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HR 94-402d. By Messrs. Sheffield of Brooks, Leach of Roekdale, Braz~al of Terrell and Lanier of Candler: A Resolution to provide special license tags for the members of th~ Congressional delegation, and for <>ther purposes. Referred to the Committ~e on State of Republic. HB 403 By Messrs. Register and Langdale of Lowndes: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Cha1ter of the City of Valdosta; to authorize th~ levy and collection of a tax by said City upon consumers of electricity, gas and other products and serviices of Public Utility Companies, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Governm~nt. HB 404. By Mr. Harris of Wayne: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Jesup, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 405. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton. A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Forest Park, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Governm~nt. HB 406. By Messrs. Nightingale and Gowen of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Brunswick, and for othH purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal G<>vernment. HB 407. By Mr. Denton of Paulding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for thE> town of Dallas, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 408. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Statesboro, and for other purposes. Referr~d to the Committee on Municipal Government. TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951 385 HB 409. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. .Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the appraisal of real property and improvements attached thereto in Fulton County and the City of Atlanta by an ind&pendent qualified agency, and for other puropses. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 410. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to fix the salary of the Judge of Juvenile Courts in counties having a population of 300,000 or more; to provide for its payment out of the county treasury, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 41L By Messrs. Smith and Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Act establishing the City Court <>f Carrollton, so as to increase the salary of the Judge of said Court, and for other PUrPOSes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 412. By Messrs. B&ll, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the classes and amounts of commissions allowed to tax-receivers and tax-collectors in counties having a population of not less than 108,000 and not more than 112,000, and for other purposes. RE:ferred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 413. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a City Court in the County of Hall, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Gov&rnment. HB 414. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to the payment of Goron&rs in counties having a certain population, and for other purPoses. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 415. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act by providing that in counties having a population of 300,000 or more, the clerk of the Superior Court may keep certain records by microfilm or other photographic process, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties 386 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matt~::rs has had under considera- tion the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 336. Do Pass. HB 310. Do Pass. HB 394. Do Pass. HB 393. Do Pass. HB 392. Do Pass. HB 389. Do Pass. HB 391. Do Pass. HB 388. Do Pass. HB 387. Do Pass. HB 385. Do Pass. Resp~::ctfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Gillis of Treutlen County, Chairman of the Committee on Motor Vehicles, submitted the follQwing report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Motor Vehicl~::s has had under consideration the follow- ing Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following reCQmmendations: HB 328. Do Pass, as Amended. HB 347. Do Pass. Resp~::ctfully submitted, Gillis of Treutlen, Chairman. Mr. Bennett of Barrow County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your CQmmittee on Municipal Government has had under consid~::ration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951 387 same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 344. Do Pass. HB 288. Do Pass. HB 335. Do Pass. HB 365. Do Pass. HB 343. Do Pass. HB 36'8. Do Pass. HB 333. Do Pass. HB 362. Do Pass. HB 345. Do Pass. HB 338. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Bennett of Barrow, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 264. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. Mr. Ray of Warren County, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means has had under consideration the fol- lowing Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 42. Do Pass, by Substitute. Respectfully submitted, Ray of Warren, Chairman. 388 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Dorsey of White County, Chairman of thE:o Committee on Enrolling, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on EnrQlling has examined the following Bills and Reso- lutions of the House, and finds the same propE:orly enrolled: HB 15. HB 16. HB 24. HB 28. HB 44. HB 56. HB 66. HB 91. HB 119. HB 120. HB 121. HB 122. HB 124. HB 128. HB 159. HB 160. HB 161. HB 162. HB 163. HB 164. HB 165. HB 168. HB 169. HB 61. HB 63. HB 84. HB 190. HB 191. HB 192. HB 193. HB 195. HB 196. HB 197. HB 198. HB 199. HB 200. HR 18-89a. HR 19-129a. HR 20-129f. TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951 389 Respectfully submitted, Dorsey of White, Chairman. By unanimous consent, the following Bills of the House, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 264. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Alverson and Smith of Fulton, Groover of Troup and Adams of Brantley: A Bill to be entitled an Act to regulatf: the profession of Hairdresser or Cosmetologist; and for other purposes. HB 228. By Messrs. Pickard, Hollis and Dicus of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to regulate and permit the practice of law by the Judges of the City Court of Columbus, and for other purposes. HB 310. By Messrs. Hood and Page of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amf:nd an Act to create and organize Commissioners of Chatham County, and for other purposes. HB 328. By Messrs. Jessup of Bleckley, Stewart of Habersham, Kemp of Clayton, Kitchens of Twiggs and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the issuance by the State Revenue Commission of Special License Tags to Motor Vehicle owners who operate amateur 1adio stations, and for other purposes. HB 333. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate thf: City of Toccoa, and for other purposes. HB 335. By Mr. Wilkinson of Long: 390 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which Act created the City Court of Ludowici, and for other purposes. HB 336. By Mr. Wilkinson of Long: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Long, and for other purposes. HB 338. By Messrs. Johnston and Sumner of Worth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of SylvestE:r, and for other purposes. HB 343. By Messrs. Barber and Short of Colquitt: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Moultrie, and for other purposes. HB 344. By Mr. Scott of Thomas: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Thomasville, and for other purposes. HB 345. By Messrs. Langdale and Register of Lowndes: A Bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of Remerton, and for other purposes. HB 347. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act authorizing the State Highway Board to employ personnel to enforce statute laws with reference to length, size and weight of motor vehicles and trailers, authorizing said personnel to make arrests, and for other purposes. HB 362. By Messrs. Smith and Duncan of GarroII: A Bill to be entitled an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Carrollton, to provide for the rate of taxation for S<:hool purposes, and for other purposes. HB 365. By Messrs. Duncan and Smith of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Carrollton Ad Valorem Tax Rate", and for other purposes. HB 368. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the charter of the City of Gainesville, and for other purposes. HB 385. By Messrs. Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to fix the salary of the Tax Commissioner of Glynn County, and for other purposes. TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951 391 HB 387. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the City Court of Springfield, and for other purposes. HB 388. By Mr. Kitchens of Twiggs: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Rev:nues for the County of Twiggs, and for other purposes. HB 389. By Mr. Coogle of Macon: A Bill to b1 entitled an Act to provide that the tax receiver in counties of a certain population, shall be paid from ad valorem School tax collected, and for other purposes. HB 391. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that in counties of a certain population, the members of the Board of Education shall be paid $7.50 per diem for each day actual service, and for other purposes. HB 392. By Messrs. Kemp of Clayton and Weems of Chattooga: A Bill to be entitled an Act requiring all candidates for the General Assembly in counties of a certain population to name their incumbent opponents, and for other purposes. HB 393. By Mr. Gary of Quitman: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provid: for the compensation of the Treasurer of Quitman County, and for other purposes. HB 394. By Messrs. Sumner and Johnston of Worth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish a board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Worth County, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third tim:: HB 242. By Messrs. Dicus, Pickard and Hollis of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of the County of Muscogee, and for other purposes. The following Committee Substitute to HB 242, was r:ad: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT to amend an Act entitled, "An 392 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of the County of Muscogee," approved August 24, 1872, as amended by an Act approved February 20, 1875, and as amended by an Act approved October 13, 1885, so as to provide for holding regular and called sessions; to provide that the Board shall keep minutes and other books and records open for public inspection during reasonable hours; to provide for the publication of quarterly financial statements of receipts and disbursements; to provide for the eligibility of the members of the board, and to prescribe an oath and to provide for the giving of bonds by said members; to provide for the continuation in office of the present members of the board and the extension of their terms of office until the first of January, next, after the expiration of their terms of office under the existing laws; to provide for the election of their successors by the qualified voters of Muscogee County and for the election by the qualified voters of Muscogee County biennially thereafter of one member of the board for a term of six years, to provide compensation for the member of said board after the first day of January, 1924, to provide for the filling of vacancies in said board, occurring from death, resignation or otherwise; to more definitely and clearly define the rights, powers and duties of the members of said board; to provide for the submission of this Act to a vote of the qualified electors of Muscogee County, for their ratification or rejection, at an election to be held subsequent to the passage of this Act, under regulations herein prescribed; to provide a method of recall of com-missioners; to provide penalties; to make others and further amendments; and for other purposes. To provide by this amendment for the repealing of Section 3 of the Acts of 1923, which IS recorded on page 292 of Georgia Laws of 1923, and marked on the margin thereof, "New Section 3. Vacancies, how filled," and to create a new section to be known as Section 3 of said amended .Act; to provide for special elections to fill vacancies that may occur on the Board of Roads and Revenues in Muscogee County, Georgia; to provide that the Ordinary may call special elections to fill vacancies on said board, and to provide that the Ordinary may appoint some competent person to fill such vacancies until an election may be had for such purpose; to provide for the repealing of all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this amendment; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA, AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY AUTHORITY OF SAME: Section 1. That Section 3 of the Georgia Laws of 1923, recorded on page 292 of said laws, which reads as follows: .Section 3. Any vacancies occurring on said commission from death, resignation, or otherwise shall be filled by appointment of the Governor of the State of Georgia, who shall issue a commission to such appointee upon his or her qualification, and such appointee shall hold office to fill such vacancy until the next general State election after the occurring of such vacancy, and at such general State election the qualified voters of said county shall elect the successor of said member who has died, resigned, or otherwise become disqualified, such persons so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term of the TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951 393 member who died, resigned, or otherwise became disqualified; Provided, in the event that any such vacancy should occur lE:ss than twenty days before the date of the next general State election, such appointee shall hold office until the qualification of a successor to be elected at the second general election following the occurrence of such vacancy; provided, further, that if the member so dying, resigning, or otherwise becoming disqualified, shall be the same member whose term next expires, such appointee of the Governor shall hold office only until the qualifications of the successor of such member being elected at the next general election," be and the same is hereby repealed in its entirety, and a new section is he:reby enacted and to be known as Section 3, and to read as follows: "Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Ordinary, in the case of a vacancy in the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues, to call an election to be held for the purpose of electing someonE> to fill said vacancy, and it is further provided that the person elected at said election shall serve on said board for and during the term of the board member who resigned or otherwise caused such vacancy, and it is further providE:d that the Ordinary of Muscogee County shall call an election not less than twenty days from the date of said vacancy nor more than thirty-five days from the date of said vacancy. It is further provided that it shall be the duty of the Ordinary to prepare ballots in sufficient number for the purpose of holding said special election, and it is further made the duty of the Ordinary to see that sufficiE:nt number of said ballots are placed in the hands of the managers of said election in each voting precinct of sai dcounty at least twenty-four hours before the voting begins in said special election, and it is further provided that the expenst of holding said election shall be a charge against the Treasury of Muscogee County, Georgia. It is further provided that the returns of said election shall be made to the Ordinary of said county, whose duty it shall be to announce the results of said election, and it is further provided that the person elected at said special election shall hold his office until his succtssor is elected and qualified. Said special election shall otherwise be held under the same rules and regulations as is now provided by law for special elections. Be it further provided that should any part of this Act be held to be unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said Act. It is further provided that the person appointed by the Ordinary as herein provided shall hold office only until his successor is elected and qualified." Stction 2. Be it further enacted that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the General Assembly advises upon investigation and so declares that the notice of intention to apply for the enactment of this Bill was published in the manner required by Article III, Section 7, Paragraph 15, of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945. A copy of said notice and of the proof of publication required by said Constitution is hereto attached and made a part hereof. 394 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The Committee Substitute was adopted. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes wen: 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by susbtitute. HB 243. By Messrs. Dicus, Pickard and Hollis of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Municipal Court of Columbus, and for other purposes. The following Committee Substitute to HB 243, was read: A BILL To be entitled An Act to amend An Act of the Georgia Legislature of 1915, (Ga. Laws 1915, pp. 6'3-69) which was a bill creating the Municipal Court of Columbus, and entitled "An Act to abolish justice courts and the office of justice of the peace and notary public ex-offico justice of the peace, and to establish and create in lieu thereof a Municipal Court in and for the City of Columbus, and County of Muscogee, and to define its jurisdiction and powers; to provide for the election of a judge and of other officers thereof; to define their powers and duties, and to fix their compensations; to provide for rules of procedure and new trials in said court, and writs of error therefrom, and for other purposes"; to provide for striking and repealing Section 9 of the Act of the Georgia Legislature of 1915 (Ga. Laws 1915, pp. 63-69), said Section 9 appearing on page 66 of said Georgia Laws; to provide for enacting a new Section to be known as Section 9; to provide for temporary appointments by the Ordinary; to provide for calling elections to fill vacancies; to provide for repealing all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this amendment; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME: Section 1. That Section 9 of the Act of the Georgia Legislature of 1915 (Ga. Laws 1915,) which reads as follows: "Section 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid; That every vacancy in the office of the judge of said municipal court, occasioned by death, resignation or other cause, shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, until the first day of January, after th: regular State election, held in and for the County of Muscogee, next, after the expiration of thirty days from the time said vacancy occurs, at which election a successor for the unexpired term shall be elected; provided, however, that should a vacancy occur when the Senate is not in session, the Governor shall appoint to fill such vacancy and submit such appointment for confirmation to the Senate which shall next thereafter convene," is hereby repealed in its entirety. TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951 395 Section 2. That a new section is hereby enacted to be known as Section 9, and to read as follows: "Section 9. Be it enacted, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid that when a vacancy occurs in the office of Judge of said Municipal Court it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of Muscogee County, Georgia to call an election for the purpose of filling said vacancy. Further provided, that said election shall be called not less than twenty (20) days from the date of said vacancy and not more than thirty-five (35) days from thE; date of said vacancy. It is further provided that the person receiving the majority of the votes, if otherwise qualified, shall be declared elected, and to serve the unexpired term caused by such vacancy. It is further provided that it shall be the duty of the Ordinary to have sufficient number of ballots prepared and to distribute said ballots to every voting precinct in said county for the purpose of holding said election. It is further provided that the return of said election shall be made to the Ordinary of said county, who shall announce the result of said election. It is provided further that said election in all respects shall be held under and governed by thE; laws of this State pertaining to special election. It is further provided that the Judge of said court shall be commissioned by the Governor of Georgia." Section 3. It is further provided that should any part of this amendment be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, or unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of said Act is to continue of full force and effect. Section 4. Be it further enacted that all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the General Assembly finds upon investigation and so declares that the notice of intention to apply for the enactment of this bill was published in the manner required by Article III, Section VII, Paragraph XV of the Constituntion of Georgia of 1945, a copy of said notice and of the proof of publication required by said Constitution is hereto attached and made a part hereof. The Committee Substitute was adopted. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having receivE;d the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. HB 244. By Messrs. Dicus, Pickard and Hollis of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a City Court of Columbus, Georgia, and for other purposes. The following Committee Substitute to HB 244, was read: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend an Act of the Georgia Legislature 396 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, of 1888-89 (Georgia Laws 1888-89, pages 1158-9), approved October 11, 1889, entitled, "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to establish a City Court in the City of Columbus for Muscogee County, and to provide for the appointment of a Judge and Solicitor thereof, and for othE:r purposes, approved Deeember 20th, 1884,' by creating a separate Solicitor for said City Court, and providing for his appointment by the Governor, and for other purposes," by amending Section 1 of said Act so as to provide for electing the Solicitor of the City Court of Columbus by a vote of people in the event of a vacancy; to provide for the qualifications of said Solicitor; to provide for a Solicitor Pro Tern; to provide compensation of said Solicitor; to repE:al all confli_cting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA, AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY AUTHORITY OF SAME: Section 1. That an Act entitled, "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to establish a City Court in the City of Columbus, for Muscogee county, and to provide for the appointment of a Judge and Solicitor thereof, and for other purposes, approved December 20, 1884,' by creating a separatE: Solicitor for said City Court, and providing for his appointment by the Governor, and for other purposes, "approved October 11, 1889, (Georgia Laws 1888-89, pages 1158-9), is hereby amended by striking Section 1 thereof in its entirety and substituting a new Section 1 which shall read as follows: "Section 1. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid that there shall be a Solicitor of said City Court, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Muscogee County, who shall hold his office for a term of four years. In the event a vacancy shall occur in said office, it is herE:by made the duty of the Ordinary of Muscogee County to call a special election to fill such vacancy by a vote of the people, said election to be called an to be held in not less than 20 days from the date of such vacancy and not more than 35 days from the date of such vacancy, and the person elected at such election shall take office immeditely and shall be commissioned by the Governor, and shall serve for and during the term of such person causing such vacancy, and it is further made the duty of the Ordinary to prepare a sufficient number of ballots for the purpose of said election and to distribute said ballots in sufficient number to each and every voting precinct of Muscogee County. The returns of said election shall be made to the Ordinary, whose duty it shall be to announce the results thereof, and it is further provided that no person shall be elected Solicitor of said City Court unless at the time of his appointment or election he shall have arrived at the age of 21 years and have been a resideTJt of said county three years, and a practicing lawyer, and shall have practiced law fo1 one year preceding his E:lection or appointment. It shall be the duty of the Solicitor of said court to represent the State in all cases in said court in which the State shall be a party, and shall perform therein such other duties as usually appertain to his office. The Solicitor's compensation shall not be changed by this Act, but shall remain as now fixed by law. Whenever the Solicitor of said court, on account of sickness or other disability, is unable to attend said court, it shall be the duty of the City Court Judge to appoint some competent attorney as Solicitor Pro TE:m, who shall receive the same TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951 397 compensation that is allowed the Solicitor for the same services." Section 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the General Assembly finds, upon investigation, and so declares, that the notice of intention to apply for the enactment of this bill was published in the manner required by Article III, Section VII, Paragraph XV, of the Constitution of G:orgia of 1945. A copy of said notice and of the proof of publication required by said Constitution is hereto attached and made a part hereof. Section 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. The Committee Substitute was adopted. The r:port of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by susbstitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. HB 245. By Messrs. Dicus, Picard and Hollis of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a City Court of Columbus, Georgia, and for other purposes. The following Committee Substitute to HB 245, was read: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend an Act of the Georgia Legislature of 1884-85 (Ga. Laws 1884-85, pages 455-460) entitled, "An Act to establish a City Court in the City of Columbus for Muscogee County, and to provide for the appointment of a Judge and Solicitor thereof, and for other purposes," by amending Section 2 of said Act so as to provide that the Judge of the City Court of Columbus shall be elected by the people; to provide for the Ordinary to call special elections to fill vacancies for said Judgeship; to provide that the Ordinary prepare ballots for said election; to provide for th: returns of said election; to provide for qualifications of said Judge; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME: Section 1. That an Act entitled, "An Act to establish a City Court in the City of Columbus for Muscogee County, and to provide for the appointment of a Judge and Solicitor thereof, and for other purposes," approved December 20, 1884 (Ga. Laws 1884-85, pages 455-460), as am:nded, is hereby amended by striking Section 2 thereof in its entirety and substituting a new Section 2 which shall read as follows: "Section 2. Be it further enacted that there shall be a Judge of said City Court who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Muscogee County, Georgia, at the same time and in the samf:' 398 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, manner for members of the General Assembly are elected, whose term of office shall be for four years and until his successor is elected and qualified. It is hereby made the duty of the Ordinary and it is hereby directed that in the case of a vacancy in the office of the Judge of the City Court of Columbus that he call an election to fill said vacancy. It shall be the duty of the Ordinary to call said special election not later than twenty days from the date of such vacancy and not more than thirty-five days from the date of such vacancy. It shall be the duty of the Ordinary to prepare ballots for the purpose of said special election and to distribute to each of the voting precincts of Muscogee County, Georgia. The returns of said election shall be made to the Ordinary and it shall be his duty to announce the results thereof and the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected and shall upon qualifying serve out the remainder of said term. The compensation for said Judge shall be the same as is now fixed by law. It is not the intention of this Act to change the compensation as is now provided by law which shall not be diminished during his tenure in office, and it shall be the duty of thl::' Ordinary or Commissioners of said County or other proper officer, to make provisions annually for levying taxes for the purpose, and no one shall be appointed or elected to said Judgeship who is at the time of his appointment or election under twenty-five years of age and who has not been a practicing lawyer for six years and who has not been a resident of said County for four years, and he shall receive no other compensation for his services. Said Judge shall be commissioned by the Governor and before entering upon the discharge of his duties, he shall take and subscribe an oath which shall be annexed to his commission for the faithful discharge of the duties Qf his office, and any person appointed or elected under the provisions of this Act shall receive, the same compensation as is now provided by law for such Judge." Section 2. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the General Assembly advise upon investigation and so declare that the notice of intention to apply for the enactment of this bill was published in the manner required by Article III, Section VII, Paragraph XV, Qf the Constitution of Georgia of 1945. A copy of said notice and of the proof of publication required by said Constitution is hereto attached and made a part hereof. The Committee Substitute was adopted. The report of the CQmmittee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. HB 334. By Mr. Wilkinson of Long: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Ordinary of Long TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951 399 County shall receive $50.00 per month in addition to fees, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received th~ requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 340. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act ereating the office of Tax Commissioner of Evans County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, wns passed. HB 341. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act :stablishing the City . Court of Claxton, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 373. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be .entitled an Act to establish the salary of the Judge and Solicitor of the City Court of Augusta, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 377. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act authorizing the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Spalding County to create and establish restricted zones or districts, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, Rays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 375: By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: 400 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize certain citiE:s to contract with the counties of a certain population, for the operation of schools within an area of such county to be annexed to such city, and for other purposes. The rE:port of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passE:d. HB 342. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for counties of a certain population, a county planning and zoning commission, and for other purposE:s. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes wue 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 370. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond. A Bill to be entitled an Act to establish thE: salaries of City Court Judges in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having receivE:d the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 337. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton. A Bill to be entitled an Act to require Jury Commissioners in counties of a certain population to place all tickets containing the names of traverse jurors in on'e box, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Overby of Hall moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the following Bill of the House: HB 94. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Bennett of Barrow, Duncan of Carroll, Green of Rabun and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Peace Officer's Annuity and Benefit Fund Act of 1950, and for other purposes. The motion prevailE:d and the bill was placed at the foot of the calendar. TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951 401 Mr. Stewart of Habersham moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the following Bill of the House: HB 135. By Mr. Stewart of Habersham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that it shall be unlawful for the owner or person in possession of land in this State to have an abandoned well or hole with a depth of five feet or more on such land, and for other purpose:s. The motion prevailed and the bill was placed at the foot of the calendar. By unanimous consent, the Clerk of the H<>use was directed to correct clerical errors in advertising in the following Bill of the House: HB 85. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Act creating and relative to the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Clarke County, and for othe:r purposes. Mr. Pittard of Clarke arose on a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. Mr. Hale of Dade arose on a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. Mr. McGee of Chatham arose on a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. Mr. Smith of Carroll arose on a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: SB 63. By Senators Chance of 43rd, Akin of the 40th, and Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to authorize a State Education Research Service f<>r the development and dissemination of facts and materials concerning the influence and effects of alcohol on human health and be:havior; to prepare instruction material to be used in the schools; and for other purp<>ses. :SB 69. By Senator Mavity of the 44th, and Rawls of the lOth: A bill to provide $2000 pe:r annum to the Director of Corrections for subsistence; and for other purposes. 402 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 70. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Act relating to the preparation of ballots to authorize election officials to furnish sample copies of ballots to publishers and to authorize publication of said ballots; and for other purposes. SB 72. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide that errors in marking election ballots shall not void the entire ballot, but only that portion erroneously marked; and for other purposes. SB 73. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide that election managers may not begin to count votes in any election until the polls are closed; and for other purposes. SB 74. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to require all political party primary elections f<>r all party nominations to be held on the same date; to provide the primary date shall not be earlier than 60 days before the date of the General election; and for other purposes. HB 1. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell; Matthews of Clarke; Ray of Warren; Twitty of Mitchell; and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to create the State School Building Authority; and for other purposes. HB 23. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn, Lewis of Hancock, Bentley of Cobb and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal Title 22, Sections 718, 719 and 720 of the 1933 Code of Georgia which provides for and regulates the certification and recordation of corporat~ bonds; and for other purposes. SR 7. By Senators Rawls, of the lOth, Connell of the 6th, Carlisle of the 7th, Dunn of the 8th, Pittman of the 53rd, and Branch of the 47th: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph IV of the Constitution to exempt from taxation all growing crops, livestocks, and poultry, and household and kitchen furniture; and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consid:ration and read the third time: liB 98. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Lewis of Hancock, Hall of Toombs, Stevens of Marion, Murr of Sumter, Durden of Dougherty and Dorsey of White: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a Bill Drafting Unit as a part of TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951 403 the State.- Department of Law, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 17. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 136. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to County Board of Tax Assessors, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 103. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create and organize a new Judicial Circuit for the State of Georgia to be known as the Cobb Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 2. The bill, having receiv:d the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 1-07. By Messrs. Tamplin of Morgan, Overby of Hall and Campbell of Oconee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a Department of Public Safety for Georgia" by providing for special learners' pennits, and for .other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 128, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Gowen of Glynn requested that the Journal show that he voted for the passage of the bill. HB 229. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Key of Jasper, Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and Tarbutton of Washington: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as an Act to authorize the establishment and maintenance of common trust funds and to prescribe and define the rights, powers and duties of fiduciaries, banks and trust companies, and for other purposes. The report of the.- Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the 404 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House recess until 2 :00 o'clock, P. M., this afternoon. The Speaker announc~d the House recessed until 2:00 o'clock, P. M., this afternoon. AFTERNOON SESSION The Speaker called the House to order. Under the regular order of business, the- following Bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 270. By Messrs. Dicus and Hollis of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to make uniform the procedure on Interstate Extradition and authorizing this State to cooperate with other States to their mutual benefit in relation to persons convicted or under indictm~nt or accusation for crime; and for other purposes. Mr. Lovett of Laurens moved that the bill be tabled. The motion prevailed and the bill was placed on the table. The following Resolution of the Senate was read and adopted: SR 21. By Senator Rawls of the lOth and others: Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, that th~ General Assembly of the State of Georgia stand adjourned on February 16, 1951 at 6 o'clock, P. M., Eastern Standard Time to reconvene Monday, January 14th, 1952 at 11 o'clock, A. M. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate am:ndment thereto: HB 83. By Mr. Herrin of Echols: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to provide for the division of Echols County into three Commissioners Districts, and for other purposes. The following S:nate amendment to HB 83, was read: Senator Connell, of the Sixth District, moves to amend House Bill 83 by: Adding at the end of Section 2 thereof the following language: TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951 405 "The said 1945 Act reads as follows: 'An Act to provide for the~ election and tenure of members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Echols County, Georgia, to provide for their election and qualifications; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 'Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same: 'Section 1. That the Board of Commissiontrs of Roads and Revenues of Echols County shall consist of three members. 'Section 2. That no person is entitled to hold the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenue:s of Echols County unless he is at least twenty-five years of age, a resident of said county and a qualified voter. 'Section 3. Nothing in this Act shall affect the election, term or tenure of any member of thf.i said Board as now constituted during the term for which he has already been elected, nor of any members elected or appointe:d under existing laws to fill the unexpired term of any such member. 'Section 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.' " Mr. Herrin of Echols moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 108. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall, Gre:er of Lanier, Durden of Dougherty, Nightingale of Glynn and Ray of Warren: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Act making shares of Statechartered building and loan associations and Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation legal investments for certain fiduciaries and corporations, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayts were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 99. By Messrs. Gillis of Treutlen, Langdale of Lowndes and Hall of Toombs: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a board to be known as the State Board of Registration for Foresters, and for other purposes. Mr. Jones of Bartow moved that the bill be tabled, and the motion was lost. Mr. Gillis of Treutlen moved the previous question. 406 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, ThE~ following amendments to HB 99, were read and adopted: The Committee on Conservation moves to amend HB 99 as follows: By substituting a semicolon in lieu of the period at the end of the third sentence in Section VII and adding after said semicolon the following words: "provided that not more than one meeting may be held during any one calendar month". The Committee on Conservation moves to amend HB 99 as follows: By striking the comma between the words "forestry" and "in" on line two of Section XX and inserting in lieu thereof the words "as a registered forester." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, Mr. Langdale of Lowndes moved the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. The roll was called and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs: Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barker of Jackson Baker of Jackson Bargeron Baughman Beasley Bell of Richmond Best Birdsong Boone Brantley Brazeal Britton Burgamy Burkett Byrd Cates Clary Claxton Coffin Coogle Cornelius Covington Dally De en Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durham Edenfield Fears Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greer Griffith Guthrie Hadden Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hollis Hood Huddleston Johnston Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kemp Kennedy Key Kidd King Knight Langdale Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McGarity Mangum Matthews Mims Mishoe Murphy Murr Musgrove Neville Nightingale Otwell Overby Page Park:r Peacock Pittard Ramsey Ray Register Risner Rogers Scoggin TUESDAY; JANUARY 30, 1951 407 Sheffield Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Stanton Stevens of Marion Stewart Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Tillman Trapnell Twitty Vickers Walker of Telfair Wheeler White Wiggins Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Wooten Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Battles Bell of DeKalb Bennett Biggers Bolton -Brannen Callier Clark Clay -Cranford Dews Flynt Freeman Green of Cherokee Groover Jackson Johnson of Hall Jolly Jones of Bartow Kelley Kitchens Lam Little Nelson Owens Pickard Raulerson Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rowland Scott Stocks Tippens Tumlin Turk Waldrop Whitworth Willis Wood Those not voting were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa, Barrett, Bentley, Black, Boggus, Brooks, Campbell of Oconee, Campbell of Walker, Carr, Deason, Denton, Durden, Hale, Harper, Holley, Hopkins, Jessup, McGee, McKelvey, McWhorter, Mackay, Mull, Newman, Pickett, Rollins, Short, Simmons, Hoke Smith of Fulton, Stephens of Towns, Terry, Todd, Ursrey, Vandiver, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Weems, Wilkes, Wilkinson, Wright and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, vertification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 126', nays 36. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. Mr. Dicus of Muscogee moved that the following Bill of the House be taken from the table: HB 270. By Messrs. Dicus and Hollis of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to make uniform the procedure on Interstate Extradition and authorizing this State to cooperate with other States to their mutual benefit in relation to persons convicted or under indictment for crime; and for other purposes. The motion prevailed and the bill was taken from the table. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the House were 408 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 282. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the salary of th Secretary of the Georgia Public Service Commission, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 19. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 116. By Mr. Owens of Tift: A Bill to be entitled an Act to Am~nd an Act relating to incompetency of witnesses in any action, suit, or proceeding in any court, instituted in consequence of adultery, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 116, was r~ad and adopted: The Committee on General Judiciary #2 moves to amend HB 116 by striking the word "the" in the proviso added by the bill and substituting therefor the words "his or her" so that the last phrase of the proviso shall read "as to his or her innocence of such charge." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the Bill, was agre~d to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 107, nays 4. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was pass~d, as amended. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock, A. M., tomorrow morning, and the motion prevailed. The Sp~aker announced the House adjourned until 10 :00 o'clock, A. M., tomorrow morning. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 409 REGULAR SESSION Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. Wednesday, January 31, 1951. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., this day and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. R. C. Johnson, Pastor, New Providence Baptist Church, Guyton, Georgia. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found to be correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal was dispe:nsed with. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of Bills and Re:solutions. 2. First reading and reference of House Bills and Resolutions. 3. Report of Standing Committees. 4. Second reading of Bills and Resolutions, favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of local unconte:sted bills. 6. First reading and reference of Senate Bills and Resolutions. 7. That the Speaker may in his discretion call up any bill on the General Cale:ndar in any order that he desires. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 416. By Messrs. Tarbutton of Washington, Nightingale and Gowan of Glynn: A Bill to b entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize the Jekyll Island State Park Authority to enter into a contract for the building of a bridge across Jekyll Creek to be operated as a Toll Bridge, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 417. By Mr. Rowland of Johnson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to regulate the business of private employ- 410 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, ment agencies in Georgia, and for other purposc,s. Referred to the Committee on Industrial Relations. HB 418. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the ElE>ctric Membership Corporation Act, relative to the disposition of corporation property, and for other purposes. -Referred to the Committee on Corporations. HB 419. By Messrs. Burgamy of Sumter, Coffin of Schley and Black of Webster: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require the registration of each full length motion picture, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committe; on Ways and Means. HB 420. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the definition of "Employers," for the purposes of the Workmen's Compc,nsation Act, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Industrial Relations. HB 421. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Overby of Hall and BE>ll of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the General Tax Act so as to require all persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the business of of common carriEors of persons or property and all persons, firms, or corporations required to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Georgia Public Service Commission to make annual tax returns of all property of said persons, Eotc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 422. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren and Smith of Emanuel. A Bill to be entitled an Act to amE>nd an Act known as the "Aid to Dependent Children Act", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 423. By Mc,ssrs. Smith of Emanuel, Overby of Hall, Jessup of Bleckley, Aycock of Jenkins, Duncan of Carroll and Hopkins of Charlton. A Bill to be entitled an Act authorizing the Governor to fix the compensation of the Director of the Department of State Parks, Historic Sites and Monuments; and for other purpos;s. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. HB 424. By Messrs. Campbell of Oconee, Gillis of Treutlen, Jordan of WheEoler, Hall of Toombs, Hilton of Montgomery and others. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 411 A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Soil Conservation Districts Law, and for other purposes. RE:ferred to the Committee on Conservation. HB 425 By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren and McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to define the status of the business of publishing newspapers, magazinE:s and periodicals; to require any newspaper, magazine or periodical to furnish space to answer any charge brought in such publication against any person; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee< on State of Republic. HB 426 By Mr. Brooks of Oglethorpe: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a Retirement System for aged and incapacitatE:d teachers in the public schools and other State supported Schools, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education #2. HR 95-426a. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren, and McCrackE:n of Jefferson: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide that the requirement for separate schools for the white and colored races shall apply to all educational institutions, and for other purpoSE:s. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to the Constiution # 1. HB 427. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the< Town of Bowdon, and for other purposes: Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 428. By Mr. Aycock of J E:nkins: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the charter for the City of Millen, and for other purposes. Referred to the CommitteE:' on Municipal Government. HB 429. By Mr. Sivell of Harris: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for thE:' County of Harris, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 430. By Messrs. Gardner and DurdE:n of Dougherty: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating and establishing 412 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, a new charter for the City of Albany; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 431. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to fix the compensation for the Coroner of Cobb County; to provide for effective: date; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 432. By Mr. Mishoe of Tattnall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Ordinary of Tattnall County shall rece:ive $50.00 per month in addition to fees, and for other purposes. HB 433. By Mr. Adams of Brantley: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the office of County Treasurer of Brantley County, and for other purposes. Refe:rred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 434. By Messrs. Parker and Kidd of Baldwin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which Act establishes a new charter for the City of Milledgeville, and for other purpose:s. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government: HB 435. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Whitesburg, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 436. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charte:r of the Town of Bowdon, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. Mr. Greene of Crisp County, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Commerce has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed mE:' as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 413 HB 381. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted Greene of Crisp, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 415. Do Pass. HB 414. Do Pass. HB 379. Do Pass, by Substitute. HB 378. Do Pass HB 409. Do Pass. HB 404. Do Pass. HB 410. Do Pass. HB 412. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Rogers of HE:ard County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture #2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture # 2 has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to rE:port the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 322. Do Pass. HB 351. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Rogers of Heard, Chairman. Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee, on General 414 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Judiciary #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #1 has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 279. Do Pass. HB 348. Do Pass. HB 285. Do Pass. HB 349. Do Pass. HB 218. Do Pass, by Committee Substitute. HB 137. Do Pass. HR 91-402a. Do Pass. SB 41. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Raulerson of Pie:rce County, Chairman of the Committee on Historical Research, submitted the following report: Mr. .Speaker: Your Committee on Historical Research has had under consideration the following Resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 72-331b. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Raulerson of Pierce, Chairman. Dr. Smith of Bryan County, Chairman of the Committe(~ on Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senare and has instructed me as chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations of the House and Sf:nate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 415 SB 53. Do Pass. SB 56. Do Pass. HB 350. Do Not Pass. HR 66-303f; Do Pass. HB 316. Do Not Pass. HB 173. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Smith of Bryan, Chairman. Mr. Bennett of Barrow County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the; House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 366. Do Pass. HB 36'4. Do Pass. HB 390. Do Pass. HB 395. Do Pass. HB 367. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Bennett of Barrow, Chairman. Mr. Bennett of Barrow County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 376. Do Pass. HB 369. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Bennett of Barrow, Chairman. 416 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Henderson of Atkinson County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Property has had under consideration the following Resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the sam back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 85-383b. Do Pass. HR 83-361h. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Henderson of Atkinson, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the following Resolution of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SR 6. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. Mr. Bargeron of Burke County, Chairman of the Committee on Veteran's Affairs, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Veterans Affairs has had under consideration th following Resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 48-216b. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Bargeron of Burke, Chairman. Mr. Hay of Warren County, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following r~::port: Mr. Speaker: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 417 Your Committee on Ways and Means has had under consideration th3 following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 402. Do Pass, by Substitute. Respectfully submitted, Ray of Warren, Chairman. Mr. Green of Rabun County, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Engrossing has examined the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and find them properly engrossed: HB 31. HB 95. HB 100. HB 115. HB 170. HB 180. HB 251. HB 806. HB 324. HB 332. HR 54-271c. HR 90. HB 98. HB 99. HB 103. HB 107. HB 108. HB 116. HB 136. HB 229. HB 242. HB 243. ~18 HB 244. HB 245. HB 282. HB 334. HB 337. HB 340. HB 341. HB 342. HB 370. HB 373. HB 375. HB 377. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE,. Respectfully submitted, Green of Rabun, Chairman. Mr. Dorsey of White County, Chairman of the Committee on- Enrolling, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Enrolling has examined the following Bills and Resolutions of the House, and finds the same properly enrolled: HB 157. HB 89. Respectfully submitted, Dorsey of White, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary therof: Mr. Speaker: Th!:i Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following Bills and Resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: SR 22. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A resolution proposing an amendment to change the levy of taxes from (5) mills on each dollar to one-fourth mill on each dollar, of the value or the property taxable in the State; and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 419 SR 24. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Rawls of the lOth, and others: A r&solution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to Article 3, .Section 11, Paragraph 1 so that the General Assembly may, at any time by a majority vote of both branches prescribe other and different salaries for all the el&ctive officers provided for in this Constitution; and for other purposes. HR 59. By Senators Carr of Whitfield, Gary of Quitman, and others: A resolution proposing to increase the battalion of the Department of Public Safety to 350 troop&rs, and to make available sufficient funds therefor; and for other purposes. HB 53. By Senators Gowen of Glynn, Britton of Whitfield, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for Municipal HomEI Rule, and for other purposes. HB 208. By Senators Pittard and Matthews of Clarke: A bill to be entitled an Act requiring all candidates for the Gen&ral Assembly in counties having a population between 36,000 and 37,000 to designate and qualify for the seats in the G&neral Assembly from all such counties and to name their incumbent opponents, and for other purposes. HB 235. By Senators McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that the county registrars shall prepare separate registered voters lists for each voting precinct in militia districts containing more than one precinct in counties having a population of not less than 86,000 and not more than 88,000, and for other purposes. HB 236. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide through a Cadastral Survey, a field book system for real property indentification and evaluation in counti&s having a population of not less than .85,000< and not more than 100,000, and for other purposes. By HB 239~ Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay andBell of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for fees of Clerks in counti&s having a population of not less than 120,000 and not more than 145,000, and for other purposes. HB 241. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of DeKalb. A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that Coroners shall rec&ive a salary in lieu of the fees allowed by law for holding inquests in counties having a population of not less than 120,000 and not more than 145,000 and for other purposes. HB 248. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of DeKalb. 420 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, . A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a system of pensions and retirement for officers and employees of DeKalb County, and for other purposes. By unanimous cons;nt, the following Bills and Resolutions of tpe House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 137. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A Bill to be ;ntitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new Judicial Circuit of Georgia to be called the Lookout Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. HB 173. By Mr. Murr of Sumter: A Bill to be entitled an Act to be known as an Act to amend the Nurses Law, and for other purpos;S. HB 218. By Mr. Key of Jasper: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize municipalities, cities or towns to accept cash bonds from persons charged with a violation of the ordinances of same, and for other purpos;s; HB 279. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Compensation of Commissioners and Clerk for revising jury lists", and for other purposes. HB 285. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond, Fears of Butts, Freeman of Monroe and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the payment of not more than $2,000 per annum to each Solicitor G;neral for travel expenses, subsistence, clerical help, and other expenses, and for o.ther purposes. HB 322. By Messrs. Langdale of Lowndes and Stewart of Habe:rsham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create an Agricultural Commodities Authority, and for other purposes. HB 348. By Mr. Covington of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for making photostatic copies of plats, blue prints or other copies of plats of real estate on file in the offices of the Clerks of the Superior Courts, and for other purposes. HB 349. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing the method of the execution of surety bonds, and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 421 HB 351. By Messrs. Rogers of He?lrd, Biggers of Meriwether and Murr of Sumter: A Bill to be entitled an Act authorizing parasitic control and eradication for Livestock, and for other purposes. HB 36'4. By Messrs. Duncan and Smith. of Carroll: A Bill to b~ entitled an Act to amend an Act creating ,and adopting a mivf '<:hhtter fot 'the Town of Temple, and for other puri>oses. HB 3.66; By Messrs. :Pagt!, Hood and McGee of Chatham: . 'A. Bill to be ~ntitled an A~t to authorize the ayor a,nd, Aldermen of the City of Savannah to incur an additional debt; to permit the Mayor and .A-ldermen to levy a tax on property, ,and for other purposes. . ; ' j 1.. ~ ! . ' . -. : . : . ; . ' . . ' : :. HB a67. By MJJ. Page.of Chatham: .. . . ~:.' . j . .' .. ' . .. . J ! ! . ; ' .' . . . .. ' . . A Bi!J,J;P,; be, en~~tleli: an -i\~- t() amend the Charter of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Garden City; and for other purposes. HB 369. By Messrs. Vandive~ a~d ciay of iHhb:. J ~ ~0 '.: ':~J3ill to be e~titl~d a~ Act to amend ~n .Act t()' r~:en~~ the charter ." .~ " 'o:(t~~ d~fy of, Ma<;pn,, .t<;> 'alii)w the p~esent mayp;r to .r11n ~or another two year term, and for other purposes. HB 376. By Mr. Waldrop of Do,uglas; >. . A,B.Jll..tQ: )?e .ent~tl~q ~n Act .to allJ.end an. Actjncoroorating the Town of Douglasville, and for other purposes. HB 381. By l'4~Jn:S. Otwell.pf Forsyth,. ,Ursrey of.Jeff Davis, Kemp of .Clayton, Wiggins of Stephens, Overby of Hall and others: -A ':Bm to be entitled a~ Act to authorize and direct the Georgia .;Department of Commerce to. establish . and maintain welcome information stations at the main highway E:ntrances into this 5tate, and for other purposes. HB 390. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A Bil~ to be eJ!titled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Buchanan, and for. other purposes. ;HB 395. By. Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, to provide the City may lease a strip of land to the Atlanta Tennis Development Fund, and for other purposes. HB 402. By Messrs. Cates and Bargeron of Burke, Ray of Warren and Campbell of Oconee. A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Motor 422 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Fuel Tax Law; to provide for the identification of gasoline used for agricultural purposes, and for other purposes. HB 404. By Mr. Harris of Wayne: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Jesup, and for other purposes. HB 409. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton:. A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the appraisal of real property and improvements attached thereto in Fulton County and the City of Atlanta by an independent qualified agency, and for other purposes. HB 410. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to fix the salary of the Judge of Juvenile Courts in counties of a certain population, to provide for its payment out of the county treasury, and for other purposes. HB 412. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the classes and amounts of commissions allowed to tax receivers and tax collectors in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. HB 414. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to the payment of Coroners in counties having a certain population, and for other purposes. HB 415. By Messrs. Alevrson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act by providing that in counties of a certain population, the clerk of the Superior Court may keep certain records by microfilm or other photographic process, and for other purposes. HR 66-303f. By Messrs. Abney of Walker, Murr of Sumter, Groover of Troup and others: A Resolution to provide for a committee to investigate the administration of the Health Department, and for other purposes. HR 72-331b. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall, Mackay and McWhorter of DeKalb, Wood of Bibb and Otwell of Forsyth: A Resolution to request that the lake formed by the dam now under construction near Buford, Georgia, be named an henceforth called Lake Lanier, and for oth:r purposes. HR 83-361h. By Mr. Green of Rabun: A Resolution to authorize the Governor and Director of the De- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 423 partment of Parks to negotiate with the Ordinary of Rabun County for the purpose of trading and/ or swapping certain la~ds within the County of Rabun, and for other purposes; HR 85-383a. By Messrs. Parker- and Kidd of Baldwin: A Resolution authorizing the- :Governor to sell or otherwise dispose of and execut~ conveyances to certain property on the old State Prison Farm property at Milledgeville, and _for ot~er purposes. li:R 91"402a. By Mr. Harris of Wayne: A Resolution cancelling execution issued on a. b~nd forfeiture by 'City Court of Jesup, and for dther purposes. SR 6. By Senator Rawls of the lOth and many others. A Resolution. proposing an amendment proViding for the n:Omination of candidates for U. S. Senator, Governor, Lt.-Governor, Secretary of State, the Attorney General, Sta~ School .Superintendent, .Comp~ troller General, and for other purposes. SB: 41. By Senator!; Hargreaves of the5th; Connell of the 6th aild others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act rela' ting to the con- tinuance' of business of: a deceased by an ' administrator, and for other purposes. ,': SB 53. By Senators Hagan of the 17th, Mallory of the 25th and others. A Biil to be .entitled an Act recognizing alcoholism as an illness and public health pro~lem,, a~.d for other purposes. , SB 56. By Senator Mashburn of the_ 33rd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Pre-marital Examination Law; and for other purposes. ( - By unanimous consent, the following: Bills of the House were taken up !fJr consideration ~nd read the third time: . HB 288. By Messrs. Pickard, Hollis and Dicus of Muscogee: .' A Bill to. be entitled an Act to regulate and permit the practice o! law by the Judges of the City Court of Columbus, and for other purposes. Th~ report of the Committee, which was favorable to. the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of :the 'bill, the ayes were 103, nays- 0. The bill; having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 333. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City 424 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, of Toccoa, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 335. By Mr. Wilkinson of Long: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act whieh Act created the City Court of Ludowici, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passag: of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 336. By Mr. Wilkinson of Long: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Rev:nues for the County of Long, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 338. By Messrs. Johnston and Sumner of Worth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of Sylvester, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having rec:ived the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 343. By Messrs. Barber and Short of Colquitt: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Moultrie, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having rec~:oived the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 344. By Mr. Scott of Thomas: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 425 amend the Charter of the City of Thomasville, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 345. By Messrs. Langdal~ and Register of Lowndes: A Bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of Remerton, and. for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 362. By Messrs. Smith and Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Carrollton; to as to provide for the rate of taxation for school purposes, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 365. By Messrs. Duncan and Smith of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Carrollton Ad Valorem Tax Rate", and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 36'8. By Me:ssrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the charter of the City of Gainesville, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 385. By Messrs. Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A Bill to be e:ntitled an Act to fix the salary of the Tax Commis- 426 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, sioner of Glynn County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 388. By Mr. Kitchens of Twiggs:. A Bill to: be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating. a Board of Commissioners of Roads anad Revenues for the County of Twiggs, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage. of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. I!~t.3~~~ By Mr. Coogle of Macon: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the tax receiver in counties of a certain population shall be paid from ad valorem school tax collected, and for other yurposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the pMsage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0.. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 391. By Mr, Murphy of Haralson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act by providing that in counties of a certain population, the compensation for members of the county boards of education shall be $7.50 per diem for each day actual service, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which \vas favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 392. By Messrs. Kemp of Clayton and Weems of Chattooga: A Bill to be entitled an Act requiring all candidates in counties of a certain population to designate and qualify for the seats in the General Assembly and to name their incumbent opponents, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 392, was read and adopted: Mr. Kemp of Clayton moves to amend HB 392 by striking the figures 21,150 wherever the same appears in said bill and substituting in lieu thereof the figures 22,000. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 427 The report of the Committee, which. was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amende~. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 393. By Mr. Gary of Quitman: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the compensation of the Treasurer of Quitman County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 394. By Messrs. Sumner and Johnston of Worth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Worth County, and for other purposes. The report of the Gommittee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill, having recived the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following bills and resolutions of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the Committees: SB 63. By Senators Chance of the 43rd, Akin of the 40th and Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to be entitled and Act to provide for the creation and maintenance of a State educational research service with duties and powers to carry out the development and dissemination of facts and materials concerning the influence and effects of alcohol on human health and behavior and on social and economic conditions, ere., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. SB 69. By Senator Mavity of the 44th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which creates a State Board of Corrections, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 70. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: 428 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the prep- aration of ballots so as to authorize election officials to provid:> and furnish sample copies of ballots to publishers and to authorize pub- lication of such ballots,. and for. other purposes. ' Referred to the Committee o~ State of Republic. SB 72. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that errors in the marking of ele~;tjons ballots shall not void the entire ballot but shall void only so. much of the ballot as was erroneously marked, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic.. SB 73. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to provide that election managers may not begin to count the votes in any election until the polls are closed; and for. other purposes. Referred to the Cominittee on State of Republic. SB 74. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A 'Bill to be entitled ail Act to repeal an Act to require that all political party primary elections for the nomination of candidates for certain offices to be held. on Ol).e !1ingle day; and for other purposes. }Wfeqed to the. Committe~ on State of RepubUc. SR 7. By S.enators Rawls of the lOth, Connell of the 6th. Carlisle of the 7th, Durin of the 8th~ Pittman of the 53rd and Branch of the 47th: A Resolution proposing an amendment to exempt from taxation only fur State .purposes farm products including growing crops, livestock arid poultry, the direct product of the soil of this State so long as the same remains in possession of the producer or owner for home consumption and not for the purpose of resale and may also exempt from State taxation household and kitchen fu:t:niture. ~eferred to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 1. SR 22. By Senato'r Willingham of the 39th: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections or defending the State in time of war, and for other pUl'jlOSes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 1. SR 24. By f>enators Connell of the 6th, Rawls of the lOth, Carlisle of the 7th, Millican of the 52nd, Grayson of the 1st and Willingham of the 39th. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 429 A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to aut;horize the General Assembly to prescribe oth;r and different salaries of all the elective officers provided for in the Constitution, and for other purJI{lses. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution N6. 2. Under the provisions of SR 31, the Speaker announce the appointment of a Committee to visit and inspect Jekyll Island. By unanimous consent, the following bill .of the House was retutn~d to the Senate for the proper submission of Senate amendment: HB 14. By Messrs.. Bell of Richmond, Page of Chatham and Bennett of Barrow: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to recording of deeds to provide that d;eds shall be presumed to be execut~d in the State and County of the official attesting witness notwiths.tand- ing the caption on the contrary, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following resolution of the House was placed on the calendar for the purpose of considering the unfavorable report of the; Committee: HR 48-216b. By Messrs. Pittard of Clarke, Stewart of Habersham, Robertson of Coweta, and others: A Resolution to investigat; the State Department of Veterans Service, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was again taken up for consideration: HB 27. By Messrs. Clary of McDuffie, Overby of Hall, Adams of Brantley, Wheeler of .Seminole and Matthews of Clarke: A Bill to be ;ntitled an Act known as the "Welfare Reorganization Act", and for other purposes. Mr. Smith of Emanuel moved the previous question. The following amendment to HB 27, was read: Messrs. Nightingdale of Glynn, Hale of Dade and Greer of Lanier move to amend HB 27 by adding the words "with the consent and approval of a majority of the County Board of the counties affected", after the word "power" and before the words "to transfer" in the sentence next to the last in Section 1 of said bill, and in the third sentence of said section of said bill. On the adoption of the amendment, Mr. Brantley of Upson moved the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adams of Upson Bargeron Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Biggers Bolton Brantley Brazeal Brooks Cates Clark Claxton Clay Cranford Dicus Durde:n Fears Freeman Gowen Graham Greer Griffith Groover Hale Henderson Herrin Holley Ho11is Johnson of Hall Johnston Jones of Bartow Knight Lam Langdale Lewis of Greene Little Mackay Musgrove Nightingale Pittard Registe:r Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rowland Scott Smiley Sumner Terry Waldrop Warren Weems Wilkes Wiliiams of Houston Wood Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Be:st Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Britton Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Clary Coffin Coogle Cornelius Covington Deason De en Denton Dews Dorsey Duncan Durham Edenfield Flynt Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Guthrie Hadde:n Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harrell Harris Hawkins Hilton Hood Huddleston Jackson Jessup Jolly Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Kennedy Key Kidd King Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McGarity McGee Mangum Matthews Mims Murphy Murr Nelson Neville Newman Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Pickard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Risner Rogers Rollins WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31; 1951 431 Scoggin Shdfield Short Simmons Sivell . Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stanton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Tamplin Tarpley . Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Turk Twitty Ursrey Vickers Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Willingham Willis Wooten Those not voting were Messrs.: 'Abhey of Catoosa, Barber of Jackson, Bennett, Dally, Harper, Hopkins, Kitchens, McKelvey, McWhorter, Mishoe, Mull, Peacock, Pickett, Tarbutton, Tumlin, Vandiver, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Telfair, Wright and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the amendment, the ayes were 55, nays 130. [ ThE: amendment was lost. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 129, nays 28. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following bill of the Senate was taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 42. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Rawls of the lOth, Carlisle of Pte 7th and Willingham of the 39th. A Bill to be entitled. an Act to authori~e and provide a contigent expense allowance for the Judges of the Superior Courts of the Judicial Circuits of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Mr. Greer of Lanier moved th~ previous question. The following amendment to SB 42, was read and adopted: The General Judiciary Committee #2 moves. to amend SB 24 as follo:ws: By striking the "period" at. the end of Section 1 and adding the. following words to said Section, "out of State Treasury Funds." An amendment offHed by Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens and Neville and Trapnell of Bulloch, was lost. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as a~ended, the aye~ were 114, nays 35. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, 432 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, as amended. Mr. Smith of Bryan requested that the Journal show that he voted against the passage of SB 42. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 19. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Abney of Walker, Langdale of Lowndes, Abney of Catoosa, Jones of Lumpkin, Covington of Floyd, Twitty of Mitchell, Tamplin of Morgan and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act regulating traffic on streets and highways; to effect a complete revision of all and singular the laws of this State, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, further consideration of HB 19, was postponed until 4:00 o'clock this afternoon. HB 93. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act permitting the use of voting machines for casting, registering and recording and computing ballots or votes, provided the use of such machines is desir:d by the county commissioners in the several counties, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, further consideration of HB 93, was postponed until tomorrow morning, February 1, 1951, immediately after the period of unanimous consents. HB 185. By Mr. Johnson of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the giving of security by owners and operators of motor vehicles; and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, further consideration of HB 185, was postponed until tomorrow morning, February 1, 1951, immediately after the period of unanimous consents. HB 271. By Messrs. Tumlin and Jones of Bartow, Smith of Emanuel, Scoggin of Floyd, Ray of Warren, Carr of Whitfield and many others. A Bill to be entitled an Act to make provisions for the coverage of certain officers and employees of political subdivisions of the State under the old-age and survivors insurance provisions of Title II of the Federal Social Security Act, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, further consideration of HB 271, was postponed until tomorrow, February 1, 1951, immediately after the period of unanimous consents. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 433 HB 278. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell, Murr and Burgamy of Sumter, Rogers of Heard and Stewart of Habersham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create Vocational Trade School Building Authority, and for. other purposes. By unanimous content, further consideration of HB 278, was postponed until tomorrow, February 1, 1951, immediately after the period of unanimous consents; ori By unanimous consent, the following Bill of the House was withdrawn from the Committee Ways and Me.ans and recommitted to the Committee on General Judi~ia~ No. 1. HB 259. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Contracts to . Defeat Competition", and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Resolutions of the House w~re read the third time and adopted: HR 47-216a. By Messrs. Best of Clay,Lavender of Elbert, Gardner of Dougherty, Short of Colquitt and Musgrove of Clinch. A Resolution to provide for a committee of eight, five from the House and three from the Senate, to make an investigation of the Education Department, and for other purposes. HR 53-271b. By Messrs. Matthews of Clarke, Brooks of Oglethorpe, Dally of Walton, Stanton of Newton, Scoggin of Floyd and many others. A Resolution to ascertain why the split season dove hunting regulation was abandoned in Georgia when it is allowed in other adjoining states, and for other purposes. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until tomorrow morning at 10:00 o'ciock, A. M., and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10:00 o'clock, A. M. 434 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Representative Hall, Atlanta, G&orgia, Thursday, February 1, 1951. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., this day and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. R. C. Johnson, Pastor, New Providence Baptist Church, Guyton, Georgia. By unanimous consent, the call of the> roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found to be correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal was dispens&d with. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. I~troduction of Bills and Resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of House Bills and Resolutions. 3. Report of Standing Committees. 4. Second reading of Bills and Resolutions, favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of local uncontested bills. 6. First reading and reference of Senate Bills and Resolutions. 7. That the Speaker may in his discretion' call up any bill on the General Calender in any order that he desires. By-unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 437. By Mr. Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, so as to equalize educational opportunities throughout the State and related financial and administrative procedures, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 438. By Mr. Matthews of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to abolish the Division of Wild Life, the Department of Natural Resources, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1951 435 HB 439. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel . and Hand of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, by providing for an effective date of the Act, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education No. 1. HB 440. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel and Hand of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, by fixing a budget for the Department of Education and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education No. 1. HB 441. By Mr. Langdale of Lowndes: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the use of trap![!, poisons, drugs, or explosives and hunting at night, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. HB 442. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the punishment for eavesdropper and "Peeping Tom", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Drainage. HB 443. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, Stewart of Habersham and Murr of Sumter: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for an alternate method of reporting and collecting Fertilizer Tax, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agriculture No. 2. HB 444. By Messrs. Rowland of Johnson and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require employers to pay wages due employees at least twice during each calendar month, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Industrial Relations. HR 96-444a. By Mr. McCracken.of Jefferson: A Resolution to compensate Dorothy Carswell for injuries sustained, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 97-444b. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A Resolution authorizing the Speaker of the House to appoint a Com- 436 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, mittee to investigate the procedure and method of admission now in effect at the University Medical School at Augusta, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on UniversitY of Georgia. HB 445. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A Bill to be entitled an Act to establish a new charter for the Town of Ringgold, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 446. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide in counties haying a po.pulation of not less than 15,120 nor more than 15,1o0, that the Clerk of the Superior Court shall attend the trial in the Court of Ordinary of all cases for violation of all traffic laws of the State in said counties, and for. other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 447. By Messrs. Alverson and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Manchester (now the City of College Park), and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 448. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act incorporating the City of Manchester (now the City of College Park); to amend the Civil . Service and Pension Law for City of College Park employees, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 449. By Mr. Robertson of Dawson: A Bill to be- entitled an Act to provide for the holding of terms of the Superior Court in Dawson County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. liB 450. By Mr. Tippens of Wilcox: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which creates the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the County of Wilcox, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 451. By Mr. Robertson of Dawson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Dawson, and THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1951 437 for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 452. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to re-enact the Charter of the City of Macon; and for other puiposes. Referred to the Comm~ttee. on Municipal Gover~me.nt. . ):: HB 453. By Messrs. Harper and Bolton of Spalding: ; : l ' ~ . A Bill to b~ entitled ;an Act to ameJJ.d, the Charter of the City of , Griffin, .and for: ~ther-purposes. Re:ferred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 4_54. By .~r~ Adams of Brapt~ey: A 'Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which creates and incorporates the City of Nahunta~; ~nd for other purposes. . . R,eif.e:r:r.ed t~ .the Committee on Muni~~pal Gove:r:nment. HB. 4_55. By Messrs. Edenfield and Smith of Emanuel: .I . - ... .. . . .. ' .A Bill to be entitlGd an; Act to amend a.n Act creating the City Court of Swainsboro, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 456'. By.Mr. Kennedy ,of Turner: r - - .~ . ' -' . - . A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend ~m Act which creates thE:' Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for'the County of Turner, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters; HB 457. By Mr. Abney ,of Catoosa: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Catoosa, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 458. By Mr. Abney of C;;~.toosa: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Town of Fort Ogle:thorpe, and for other purposes. Referred to tl].e Committee on Municipal Government. HB 459. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A Bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenue for the County of Catoosa, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutio-nal majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: SB 7. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Connell of the 6th, Holloway of the 13th, Pittman of the 53rd, Dunn of the 8th, and Branch of the 47th. A Bill to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to prevent unfair competition and unfair trade practices in the sale of cigarettes", approved Feb. 17, 1949 (Ga. Laws 1949, pages 695 to 702) and for other purposes. SB 67. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to increase the salary of the treasurer of Cobb County to $3,000 per annum through Dec. 31, 1952 and to $4,200 per annum aftt:r Jan. 1, 1953; and for other purposes. SB 68. By Senators Jones of the 22nd, Mallory of the 25th, Bray of the 36th, Gould of the 4th, and others. A Bill to provide not more than $2,000 per annum to each solicitorgeneral for travel- expenses, subsistence and clerical help, and for other purposes. SB 77. By Senator Wilson of the 23rd: A Bill to increase the salary of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues in Peach County from $200.00 to $350.00 per month; and for other purposes. SB 81. By S:nators Stephens, Jr. of the 50th, Ellard of the 31st, Trotter of the 37th: A Bill to provide it shall be the duty of the .Secretary of State to furnish each member of the General Assembly a commission, and for other purposes. SB 87. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to abolish the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver in Tattnall County and to create the offices of Tax Commissioner, and for other purpos:s. SR 34. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Hargreaves of the 5th, Holloway of the 13th, Hayes of the 14th, Williams of the 49th, and others: A resolution adopting song "Our Georgia", written by James B. Burch, as official waltz of Georgia. HB 32. By Messrs. Campbell of Oconee; Garrard of Wilkes; Cates of Burke; and Bargeron of Burke: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1951 439 A Bill to be entitled an Act tO amend an Act which Act created a Milk Control Board, and for other purposes. HB 59. By Mr. Hopkins of Charlton: A Bill to lle entitled an Act to amend the charter of the ToW11 of l!omeland, and for other purposes. . HB 75. By Messrs: Vandiver, Clay aitd wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to re-enact the Charter of the City of Macon, and for other purposes. ,: ' ' i: ~ ' . HB 15:4. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A Bill t() :s~pplement the ;: compensation n~rw -~receiv:~d .by ~e Sheriff of Dodge County, and for other. purposes. HB 158. By Mr.: ,Aycock o! Jenkins: .. . A RiiLto be entitled an Act to. provide t}!.at the Sheriff of Jenkins C_ounty s~all :receive the suw of -$150.00 I?er month iii addition to to anf: fees .C?r compensation w~iclL he now receives, and for other P1lFPPs~ r: HB 209. By Messrs. Clark and BattleS, Sr. of Decatur: A Bill to b6 entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish tl1e .City Court of Bainbridge, and for other purposes. ' HB 212. By Mr. Musgrove of Clinch:: A Bill to provide that the tax receiver in all counties of the. state having a population of not less than 5,975 and not more than' 6,500~ shall be paid. from ad valorelll<- school tax collected for the County Board of Education; and for other purposes. _H~; 213, B~, Mr. Jordan,- of Wheeeler: A Bill to amend an Act to abolish the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver of Wheeler County, and for other purposes. - HB 216. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A Bill to provide for the disposition and application of. fines and forfeitures arising in criminal cases in the Sup6rior Gourts and Ordinaries Traffic Courts in counties having a population of not less than 6,700 and not more than 6,740, and for other purposes. HB 215. By Mr. Smith of Bryan: A Bill to amend an Act which created the office of Tax Commissioner of Bryan County, and for other purposes. HB 237. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of D6Kalb: A Bill to amend an Act to provide that no person, firm or corporation 440 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, shall sell at either wholesale or retail, give away or distribute any fireworks, in counties having a population of not less than 86,000 and not more than 90,000, and for other purposes. HB 240. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitltd an Act authorizing DeKalb County and the Governing authorities thereof to provide for the construction and maintenance of streets, sidewalks and curbing and to levy assessments therefor, and for other purposes. HB 246. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to change from the fee to the salary system for Cltrks of the Superior Courts in counties having a population of not less than 120,000 and not more than 145,000, and for other purposes. HB 247. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to grant to the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues or other authority having charge of fiscal affairs in an counties having a population of not less than 70,000 and not more than 71,000, to regulate in said county outside the limits of any city or town which now has authority to adopt and enforce zoning ordinances therein, etc., and for other purposes. HB 272. By Mr. Waldrop of Douglas: A Bill to amend an Act creating the office of Tax Commissioner of Douglas County, and for other purposes. HB 276. By Messrs. Graham, Holley and Bell of Richmond: A Bill to prohibit and regulate tht sale of fireworks in certain counties, and for other purposes. HR 90. By Messrs. Sheffield of Brooks, Brazeal of Terrell, Carr of Whitfield, and others: A resolution that the United States Senate be commended in its appointment of the Honorable Richard B. Russell to Chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary th6reof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House, to wit: HR 49. By Messrs. Holley, Bell and Graham of Richmond: A resolution authorizing the State Librarian to furnish to the Superior THUR.SDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1951 441 Gourt of Richmond County, without cost to said county, certain enumerated volumes of the Georgia Supreme Court, the Court of App:als, annotated Code of Georgia; and for other purposes. HB 210. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A Bill to change the compensation of the Clerk of the Superior Court, the Sheriff and the Ordinary of Cobb County from a fee system to a salary system; and for other purposes. Mr. Edenfield of Emanuel County, Chairman of the Committee on Conservation submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Gons:rvation has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instruced me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the fofiowing recommendations: HB 302. Do Pass. HB 424. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Edenfield of Emanuel, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has bad under con- sid:ration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 138. Do Pass, by substitute. HB 139. Do Not Pass. HB 141. Do Not Pass. HB 142. Do Pass. HB 339. Do Pass. HB 140. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr: Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: 442 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, M~: Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following Bills of the House, and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 483. . Do Pass. HB 429. Do Pass. HB 431. Do Pass. . ,; HB 432. Do Pass. Respectfully submittf:d, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Rogers of Heard County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture No. 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture No. 2 has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 26-7. Do Pass, by Committee Substitute. Respectfully submitted, Rogers of Heard; . Chairman. Mr. Kidd of Baldwin County, Chairman of th~ Committee on Georgia State Sanitarium, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Georgia State Sanitarium has had under consideration the following Bill of the House, and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 398. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Kidd of Baldwin, Chairman. Mr. M. Smith of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Insurance, submitted the following report: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1951 443 Mr. Speaker: , Your Committee on Insurance has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate, and has instructed me as Chairman, .to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 319. Do Pass. SB 27. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, M. Smith of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Gillis of Treutlen County, Chairman of the Committee on Motor Vehicles, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Motor Vehicles has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to r:port the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 317. Do Pass. HB 361. Do Pass. HB 400. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gillis of Treutlen, Chairman. Mr. Bennett of Barrow County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consid:ration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 305. Do Pass. SB 32. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Bennett of Barrow, Chairman. Mr. Sheffield of Brooks County, Chairman of the Committ:e on Public Highways No. 2 submitted the following report: 444 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Speaker: Yoilr Committee on Public Highways No: 2 has had under consideration the followirtg Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairrn'an, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 175. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Sheffield of Brooks, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of. th> R~public, submitted the following report: - ' r ~ ' J ' Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of the Republic, has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me ~s Chairman, to report the same back' to the House with the following recommendations: HB 383. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of. Jefferson, Chairman. Mr, McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of the Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee ort State of the Republic has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate and has inst\!ucted tne as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 374. Do Pass. HB 353. Do Pass. HB 346. Do Pass. HB 357. Do Pass. HB 422. Do Pass. HB 425. Do Pass. HB 329. Do Pass, as Amended. HR 93-402c. Do Pass. HR 94-402d. Do Pass. SB 18. Do Pass, as Amended. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1951 445 SB 51. Do Pass. SB 52. Do Not Pass. Respectf~lly submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. Mr. Bargeron, of Burke County, Chairman of the Committee on Veteran's Affairs, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Veteran's Affairs has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 301. Do Not Pass. SB 4. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Bargeron of Burke, Chairman. By unanimous consent, the fo1loWing Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate, fayorably reported, were read the second timE::: HB 175. By Messrs. Ursrey of Jeff Davis, Jones of Lumpkin, Clary of McDuffie and Rogers of Heard: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide State Control over all streets and highways adjacent to State property, and for other purposes. HB 26'7. By Mr. Rogers of Heard: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for tattoo, marks and brands on Cattle, and for other purposes. HB 302. By Messrs. Jordan of Wheeler, Langd~le of Lowndes, Hilton of Montgomery and Gillis of Treutlen: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to abolish the department of Forestry, to create a State Forestry Commission, and for other purposes. HB 305. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act crE::ating a charter for the City of Macon, and for other purposes. HB 317. By Mr. Walker of Crawford: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require operators of trucks hauling 446' JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, logs to secure the same on the trucks with metal chains, and for other purposes. HB 319. By Messrs. Adams of Upson, Wiggins of Stephens, Fears of Butts, Brantley of Upson and Parker of Baldwin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide the manner in which notices of cancellation of insurance policies must be effected, and for other purposes. HB 329. By Mr. Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act providing a method of returning vehicles for property taxation and for State Registration purposes, and for other purposes. HB 339. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Walker County, and for other purposes. HB 346. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the eligible officials and employees of the State Department of Law to become members of the "Employees Retirement System of Ga.", and for other purposes. HB 353. By Messrs. Jones of Lumpkin, McGarity of Henry, Byrd of Taylor, Twitty of Mitchell, Ursrey of Jeff Davis and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Director of Mines, Mining, and Geology shall receive a salary of $6,000 per annum, and for other purposes. HB 357. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd, Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act creating the State School Building Authority, for the Deaf and Blind, and for other purposes. HB 361. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Motor Common Carriers Act, by providing for the application of the said Chapter to certain taxicabs, etc., and for other purposes. HB 374. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Warm Air Heating Contractors", in certain counties, and for other purposes. HB 383. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Housing Authorities Law", and for other purposes. THURSDAY; F.'EBRVARY: 1, 1951 447 HB 398. By .Mr. Cates of .Burke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that prisoners committeed to the .Mill'edgeville State Hospital. for the Insane shall re- main at said hospital until their sanity is restored, and .for other purposes. .. HB 400. By Messrs.'. Ray of Warren, McCracke~. of Jefferson, Brooks of Oglethorpe, Matthews of Clarke and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act governing and regulating the. use of thE) public roads and highways of this State,. according to recommendations of the Highway Transport Committee of the Americail Association of State Highway officials, and for other purposes. HB 422. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Miteh~::ll, Ray of Warren and Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Aid to Dependent Children Act", and for other purposes. HB 424. By Messrs. Campbell of Oconee, (;illis of Treutlen, Jordan of Wheeler, Hall of Toombs, Hilton of Montgomery and others: A Bill to be ~::ntitled an Act to amend an Act known a.S the Soii Conservatio,n Districts Law~ and for other purposes. HB 425. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of. Emanuel, Ray of Warren, and McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to define the status of the busineSs s and amounts of commissions allowed to tax receivers and tax collectors in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 390. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Buchanan, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 395. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta; to provide the City of Atlanta may lease a strip of land to the Atlanta Tennis Development Fund, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The Bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 404. By Mr. Harris of Wayne: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Jesup, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having recived the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 409. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the appraisal of real property and improvements attached thereto in Fulton Cunity and the City of Atlanta by an independent quilified agency, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 450 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 415. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act by providing that in counties of a certain population, the clerk of the Superior Court may keep certain rE:cords by microfilm or other photographic process, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 369. By Messrs. Vandiver and Clay of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to re-enact the charter of the City of Macon, to allow the present mayor to run for another two year term, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 414. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to the payment of Coroners in counties having a cE:rtain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 376. By Mr. Waldrop of Douglas: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Douglasville, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 410. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to fix the salary of the Judge of Juvenile Courts in counties of a certain population to provide for its payment out of thE: county treasury, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, l''EBRUARY 1, 1951 451 The .report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 378. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to fix the comp:nsation of the Chairman and the members of the Board of Education in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisit: constitutional majority, was passed. HB 379. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to fix the compensation of the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Spalding County, and for other purposes. The following Committee Substitute to HB 379, was read: SPALDING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COMPENSATION An Act to fix the compensation of the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Spalding County, Georgia, so as to fix the compensation of the Chairman of said Board at $1,800.00 per annum; and the compensation of each of the other two commissioners at $1,500.00 per annum, amending Acts of General Assembly approved March 6, 1945, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, that a c:rtain Act approved March 6, 1945, fixing the compensation of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in and for Spalding County, be, and the same is hereby amended by striking Section 1 of said Act in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following S:ction: 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 Chairman of the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Spalding County, Georgia, shall receiv: the amount of $1,800.00 per annum in full for his services, and that each of the other Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of said County, shall receive the amount of $1,500.00 per annum. These amounts shall be in full for their services. Section 2. This Act shall take effect immediately upon the date of its :nactment into law. Section 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. The Committee Substitute to HB 379, was adopted: 452 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. HB 309. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that a member of an executive committee of any political party which nominates candidates for political office shall be ineligible to hold other public office, in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 367. By Mr. Page of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Garden City, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 387. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the City Court of Springfield, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 387, was read and adopted: Mr. Ramsey of Effingham moves to amend HB 387, by: Striking the words and fig ..res "Eighteen Hundred ($1,800.00)" wherever they appear in said Act and substitute in lieu thereof the words and figures "Fifteen Hundred ($1,500.00) ". The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the Committees: SB 7. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Connell of the 6th, Holloway of tht~ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1951 453 13th, Pittman of the 53rd, Dunn of the 8th, and Branch of the 47th: A' Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to prevent unfair competition and unfair trade practices in the sale of cigarettes; and for other purposes. SB 67. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which fixed the compensation of the Treasurer of Cobb County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 68. By Senators Jones of the 22nd, Mallory of the 25th, Bray of the 36'th, Gould of the 4th and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the payment of not more than $2,000.00 per annum to each Solicitor-General for trav~::l expenses, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2. SB 77. By Senator Wilson of the 23i:d: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for th~:: increase in salary of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Peach County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 81. By Senators Stephens of the 50th, Ellard of the 31st and Trotter of the 37th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to prepare and furnish to each member of the General Assembly a commission; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. SB 87. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver in the County of Tattnall, and for oth~::r purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SR 34. By .Senators Rawls of the lOth, Hargreaves of the 5th and many others: A Resolution adopting the song "Our Georgia" written by James B. Burch, as official waltz of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Historical Research. The following Resolution of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HR 49-248a. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: 454 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A Resolution authorizing the State Librarian to furnish to the Superior Court of Richmond County, certain enumerated volumes of the Georgia Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, Annotated Code of Georgia, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HR 49-248a, was read: The Committee on General Judiciary offered the following amendment: Amend HR 49 by striking the fifth paragraph of said resolution which reads "Annotated Code of Georgia of 1933, volume or Book No. 30 (Titles 108, 109, 110, 111 and 112) ." Mr. Bell of Richmond moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 210. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to change the compensation of the Clerk of the Superior Court, the Sheriff and the Ordinary of Cobb County, and for other purposes. The Committee moves to amend HB 210 by inserting between the caption and Section 1 thereof an enabling clause to read as follows: "BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY AUTHORITY OF SAME:" Mr. Bentley of Cobb moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following Bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 278. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell, Murr and Burgamy of Sumter, Rogers of Heard and Stewart of Habersham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create Vocational Trade School Building Authority, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1951 455 Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abhey of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball ., Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Baughman Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Best Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Byrd Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coogle Cornelius Covington Dally Deen Denton Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Groover Guthrie Hale Hall of Floyd Harrell Hawkins Henderson Herrin Holley Hollis Hood Huddleston Jackson Johnson of Hall Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kennedy Key Kidd King Knight Lam Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McGarity McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mims Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Otwell Overby Owens Page Pittard Ramsey Ray Register Risner Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Short Sivell Smith of Bryan .Smith of Carroll Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Stanton Stephens of Towns Stewart Stocks Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Tillman Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Warren Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Wood Wooten Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley Barber of Colquitt Battles 456 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Bennett Biggers Cranford Durden Hadden Hall of Toombs Little Neville Nightingale Robertson of Coweta Hoke Smith of Fulton Terry Those not voting were Messrs.: Beasley, Burkett, Callier, Carr, Coffin, Deason, Gary, Griffith, Harper, Harris, Hilton, Hopkins, Jessup, Johnston, Kemp, Kitchens, Langdale, Lanier, Leach, Mishoe, Mull, Newman, Parker, Peacock, Pickard, Pickett, Raulerson, Rowland, Sheffield, Simmons, Smiley, Stevens of Marion, Sumner, Tippens, Todd, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Telfair, Weems, Wilkinson, Willis, Wright and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 148, nays 15. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the Clerk was directed to change the word "three" to "five" in line 24, page 3 of the following bill of the House: HB 1. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell, Matthews of Clarke, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, Twitty of Mitchell, Langdale of Lowndes and many others. A Bill to be entitled an Act to create the State School Building Authority, and for other purposes. Mr. Jones of Bartow arose on a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. Mr. Smith of Bryan arose on a point of personal privilege and adressed the House. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read th!: third time: HB 189. By Messrs. Pittard of Clarke, Owens of Tift, Peacock of Dodge, and many others : A Bill to be entitled an Act to regulate and prohibit the alteration, construction, reconstruction or changing of motors of Motor Vehicles to certain degrees, and for other purposes. Mr. Adams of Brantley moved the previous question. An amendment offered by Mr. Jones of Lumpkin was lost. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 46, nays 78. The bill, having failed to receive the r!:quisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. Pittard of Clarke gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass HB 189. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1951 457 HB 224. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bf:ll of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a method of filling a vacancy in the office of Ordinary, and for other purposes. The following Substitute to HB 224, was read: By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd: A BILL To be entitled An Act to amend Section 24-1707 of the Code of Georgia, 1933, which section relates to the filling of vacancies in the office of Ordinary, so as to provide for thf: filling of such vacancies until an election can be held and to provide for payment; to amend Section 24-1710 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which section relates to the proceedings when the Ordinary is disqualified, so as to provide for payment; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purrposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME: Section 1. That Section 24-1707 of the Code of Georgia, 1933, which section relates to thf: filling of vacancies in the office of Ordinary, is hereby amended by striking the provisions of said section and inserting new provisions so that said section shall now read as follows: "24-1707. When a vacancy occurs in the office of Ordinary in any county it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, on the fact of said vacancy being made known to him, within 10 days thereof to order an election to take place within 20 days from the datf: of said order, and one notice thereof shall be given by publication in the newspaper in which the Ordinary of said county publishes his citations. Provided that if such election can not be held as provided herein it shall be the duty of the Clerk to call and hold such election as soon as possible. Until the vacancy is filled the Judge of the City Court or County Court, as the case may be, shall serve as the Ordinary and shall be vested with all the powers of the Ordinary. If there bf: no such Judge or if for some reason such Judge can not serve as Ordinary, the Clerk of the Superior Court of such county shall serve as Ordinary and be vested with all the powers of the Ordinary. In the event that the Clerk of the Superior Court for some reason can not serve as Ordinary, the Judge of the SupHior Court of such county shall appoint a person to serve as Ordinary, and such person shall be vested with all the powers of the Ordinary. The Board of County Commissioners or in those counties which have no commissionHs, the Judge of the Superior Court shall fix the compensation of the person who serves as Ordinary until the vacancy is filled and such compensation shall be paid from the general funds of the county. The fees collected during such period of time shall be paid into the general funds of the county". Section 2. That Section 24-1710 of the Codf: of Georgia of 1933, 458 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, which section relates to the proceedings :when the. Ordinary is di~: qualified, is hereby amendedby adding at the end thereof the following language, "If for any reason the Clerk of the Superior Court can not serve as provided in this section, the Judge of the Superior Court shall appoint a person to ,serve. The compensation of the person serving as herein provided shall be fixed by the Board of County Commissioners, or in those counties which have no County Commissioners, by the Judge of the Superior Court. Such compensation shall be paid from the general funds of the county. All fees collected during such service shall be paid into the general funds of the county", so that said section when so amended shall read as follows: "Whenever an Ordinary is disqualified or from sickness or other causes is incapacitated to act in any cause, the County Judge or City Court Judge, and, if there be no such courts, then the Clerk of the Superior Court of such Ordinary's county may exercise all the jurisdiction of Ordinary in such cause. If for any reason the Clerk of the Superior Court can not serve as provided in this section, the Judge of the Superior Court shall appoint a person to serve. The compe.nsation of the person serving as herein provided shall be fixed by the Board of County Commissioners, or in those counties which have no County Commissioners, by the Judge of the Superior Court. Such compensation shall be paid from the general funds of the county. All fees collectE:d during such service shall be paid into the general funds of the county." Section 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. The Substitute to HB 224, was adopted. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock, A. M., Monday morning and the motion prevailed. Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs. Durden of Dougherty, Burgamy of Sumter, Lewis of Hancock and Jones of Lumpkin, on account of urgent business. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock, A. M., Monday morning. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1951 459 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, February 5, 1951. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., this day and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Dr. William Studer, Pastor, Sharon Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Gallier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committe6 on Journals, reported that the Journal of Thursday's proceedings had been read and found to be correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of Bills and Resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of Hous6 Bills and Resolutions. 3. Report of Standing Committees. 4. Second reading of Bills and Resolutions, favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of local uncontested bills. 6. First reading and reference of Senat6 Bills and Resolutions. 7. That the Speaker may in his discretion call up any bill on the General Calendar in any order that he desires. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Clerk thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Sr,nate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: SB 89. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta by etxending the city limits; and for other purposes. SB 90. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta so as to provide for method of future extensions of the city limits; and for other purposes. 460 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 91. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta to provide for creation of position of sanitary engineer; and for other purposes. SB 92. By Se:nator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta prohibiting city from building streets in private sub-divisions; and for other purposes. SB 93. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta amending the Police Pension Law to provide county police that come into city shall be given certain rights, benefits; and for other purposes. SB 94. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta amending Fireman Pension Law to provide county firemen that come into city shall be given certain rights, benefits; and for other purposes. SB 95. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend fire and police pension laws in countjes of 200,000 or more to provide for transfer of employees to other pension fund, transferring equity in the pension fund; and for other purposes. SB 96. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide for Atlanta-Fulton County joint performance committee to assist in putting the Plan of Improvement into effect; and for other purposes. SB 97. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta to provide for paving of streets, for paying cost of same by property owners in installments; and for other purposes. SB 99. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend General Employees Pension Law of Atlanta to provide that when employees are transferred from county to city they be given certain rights, benefits; and for other purposes. SB 100. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta to consolidate Municipal Revenue Collector and Tax Collector; that present Tax Collector shall be Chief Deputy; and for other purposes. SB 101. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta relating to the power to levy and collect taxes and fix the rate; to levy tax for school purposes; and for other purposes. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1951 461 SB 102. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to require Atlanta and Fulton County through Civil Service Boards to make a survey of personnel practices and merit systems; to recommend a uniform personnel plan and merit system; and for other purposes. SB 103. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend Primary Laws in cities of 200,000 to provide for election of additional members as councilmen, aldermen; and for other purposes. SB 104. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide that Police Services in unincorporated areas of counties of 300,000 or more shall be rendered by largest municipality in county through contact with county; and for other purposes. SB 105. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide that the County of Fulton shall contract for fire servicE:s with cities in same county, covering fire protection in unincorporated areas; and for other purposes. SB 106. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to repeal law of 1922 relating to fire protection to citizens in counties of 200,000; and for other purposes. SB 107. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide a method of garbage disposal systems in unincorporated portion of Fulton County; and for other purposes. SB 108. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to repeal Act of 1937 relating to systems of garbage disposal in counties of 200,000 or more; and for other purposes. SB 109. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to providE: the method, establishment, operation and ownership of all public parks in unincorporated areas of Fulton County; and for other purposes. SB 110. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to repeal the Act of 1945 establishing parks and recreation Commission in Fulton County; and for other purposes. SB 111. By Ser:ator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta to provide for establishment of Advisory Commission for Parks, for appointment of two assistant General Managers, to provide tax levy of :If.! mill for pe1manent improvemE:nts; and for other purposes. 462 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 113. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to prohibit counties of 300,000 or more for repairing or maintaining roads, etc. within municipalities or any subdivision; to make certain exceptions; and for other purposes. SB 114. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to require Commissioner of Roads and Revfonue of Fulton County to provide office space for use by Board of Tax Assessors of Atlanta; and for other purposes. SB 115. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to consolidate the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver of Fulton County, into office of Tax Commissioner; to provide for elections; and for other purposfos. SB 116. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to require Tax Receiver or Collector of Fulton County to receive tax returns for City of Atlanta on all property in that portion of the city located in Fulton County and to collect said taxes; and for other purposes. SB 117. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to require Commissioner of Roads and Revenue of Fulton County to fix tax levy of County on May 1st of foach year; and for other purposes. SB 118. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide for counties of 300,000 or more assuming pension, obligations of county employees; and for other purposes. SB 119. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A .bill to require County Commissioners in counties of 300,000 to specify tax levy for various purposes; and for other purposes. SB 120. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Act creating Board of County Commissioners of Fulton County; to provide for election of all commissioners at same time; to reduce membership on Board from five to three; and for other purposes. SB 121. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to require Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of all counties over 300,000 to supplement funds of County Board of Education; and for other purposes. ~B 122. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to require e!foctions in counties of 300,000 or more to be MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1951 463 held in public buildings and make it duty of county officials to furnish necessary buildings; and for other purposes. SB 123. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to require candidates in counties over 300,000 to file record of convictions in state courts prohibiting candidates from posting political advertiseme:nts on streets and roads; to require a majority vote for election; and for other purposes. SB 124. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend an Act regulating primaries in municipalities by providing that in cities of 200,000 or more, candidates must file record of convictions in state courts; prohibiting candidates from posting political advertisement on streets; and for other purposes. SB 125. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the: Charter of the City of Atlanta to provide that salaries can only be adjusted January to March of each year; provide limitation in Budget Commission and provide when limits are extended that licenses issued by County shall have same standing as if issued by City; and for other purposes. SB 126. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta so as to make election days holidays and require the City and the Board of Education to make available public buildings for holding e:lections; and for other purposes. SB 127. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta by repealing section of Code; make Parks Committee on Chartered Committee; and for other purposes. SB 128. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charte:r of the City of Atlanta by providing for military leavc, for employees, to provide for war service appointments; and for other purposes. SB 129. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta to give Mayor and Council authority to sell a strip of land at Maddox Park; and for other purposes. SB 130. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta to give Mayor authority to suspend employees in classified service; to give appointing authority right to suspend or dismiss employe:e, subject to appeal to personnel board; and for other purposes. 4.64 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 131. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta by creating additional recorder of said city; to fix his salary, authorizing Mayor and Council to create position of chief clerk in Recorder's office; and for other purposes. SB 132. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the Gity of Atlanta to allow tax Assessors and Receiver to occupy space at Fulton County Court House; and for other purposes. SB 133. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend th(, Charter of the City of Atlanta to provide that any public transportation company operating wholly or in part in area annexed by city shall have certain rights; and for other purposes. SB 134. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide for election of public officials in cities of more than 300,000 when such offices are created in connection with extension of corporate limits; and for other purpos(,s. SB 135. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide for rights of employees of Fulton County and the City of Atlanta who are transferred from one government to another, pertaining to salaries, credited services, retir(,ment, and for other purposes. SB 136. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to prevent the sale, lease or transfer by counties of 300,000 of land owner or held for public park purposes, without consent of a majority of grand jury; and for other purpose. HB 33. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to be known as the Uniform Support of Dependents Law, and for other purposes. HB 194. By Mr. Bennett of Barrow: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of the County of Barrow; and for other purposes. HB 232. By Mr. Owens of Tift: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to repeal the present charter of the City of Tifton; and for other purposes. HB 238. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1951 465 examination for qualified Electrician, for the right to engage in said vocation, in counties having a population of not less than 85,000 and not more than 90,000. HB 257. By Mr. Twitty of .Mitchell: A bill to authorize the Public Service Commission to grant special permits to operate motor vehicles upon the public highways which are in excess of the limit provided by law for the weight of motor vehicles, for other purposes. HB 273. By Messrs. Bargeron and Cates of Burke: A bill to amend an Act to establish the City Court of Waynesboro; and for other purposes. HB 275. By Mr. Coogle of Macon: A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for the County of Macon; and for other purposes. HB 286. By Mr. Owens of Tift: A bill to be entitled an Act requ1rmg all candidates for the General Assembly in counties having a population between 22,600 and 22,615 to designate and qualify for the seats in the General Assembly from all such counties and to name their incumbent opponents; and for other purposes. HB 287. By Messrs. Groover, Birdsong and Lam of Troup: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a new charter for the City of West Point" and for other purposes. HB 289. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the creation of the office of Tax Commissioner of Cobb County; and for other purposes. HB 290. By Mr. Rowland of Johnson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Johnson; and for other purposes. HB 291. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create and incorporate the City of Lake City and for other purposes. HB 292. By Messrs. Groover, Birdsong and Lam of Troup: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of West Point; to provide for zoning ordinances; and for other purposes. 466 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 293. By Mr. McGarity of Henry: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all counties having a population of not less than 15,400 and not more than 15,825, the Tax Commissioner shall have the authority to appoint an assistant Clerk; and for other purposes. HB 294. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to change the fee system to the salary system in the County of Clayton the Ordinary of said County; and for other purposes. HB 295. By Mr. Jones of Lumpkin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the terms of the Superior Court of Lumpkin County; and for other purposes. HB 304. By Messrs. Cornelius of Polk and McKelvey of Polk: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Cedartown; and for other purposes. HR 68. By Mr. Hale of Dade: A Resolution to authorize the State Librarian to furnish certain Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Reports to the officials of Dade County; and for other purposes. SB 62. By Senators Willingham of the 39th, Pittman of the 53rd and' Hawes of 30th: A bill to repeal the ceiling of $1800 per annum retirement pay for members of the State Board of Workmen's Compensation; and for other purposes. SB 88. By Senator Hawes of the 30th: A Bill to prohibit anyone walking or standing on any street or highway or any occupant of a motor vehicle from passing out advertising matter relative to hotels, tourist homes, tourist camps or other lodging facilities; and for other purposes. SB 137. By Senators Duncan of the 34th and Williams of the 19th: A bill to amend Section 113-1706 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which relates to "the petition by the administrator to the Ordinary for an order to sell land" so as to provide that the order granted shall be binding; and for other purposes. SB 139. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to provide that the division of State Parks may sublease, upon approval of the Governor, any property which the State of Georgia has leased from the United States Government; and for other purposes. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1951 467 SB 75. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide a Georgia Historical Commission within the Department of Secretary of State; to provide for the appointment and terms of the members; to provide for a secretary, his term and compensation; and for other purposes. SB 98. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to establish a joint City of Atlanta-Fulton County Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals, to provide for membership, duties, powers; and for other purposes. SB 64. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to abolish the present charter of the City of Reidsville and to enact a new charter; and for other purposes. SB 140. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of LaGrange, to give the right to the City to grant franchises for the erection and operation of electric lines, gas lines, car lines, bus lines under and across the public streets of said city; and for other purposes. SB 141. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of LaGrange so as to provide for the fixing of the salary of the Recorder, to provide for the election of the City Recorder, his powers and duties; and for other purposes. SB 143. By Senator Ellard of the 31st: A bill to repeal in its entirety an Act approved Nov. 13, 1889, (Ga. Laws 1889, pages 1086-1088) incorporating the Town of Porter Mills in Habersham County, appointing commissioners for same and declaring their powers; and for other purposes. SB 148. By Senator Hughes of the 32nd: A bill to amend the Act incorporating the Town of Dawsonville authorizing the Mayor and Council to levy and collect taxes; to issue bonds and certificates to construct sewers, drains, light and power systems; and for other purposes. SB 151. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A bill to amend the charter of the Town of Grayson, to authorize the granting of franchises and easements; and for other purposes. The Senate has agreed to the House amendment to the following bill of the Senate, to wit: SB 42. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Carlisle of the 7th, Rawls of the lOth, and Willingham of the 39th: 468 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to provide a contingent expense of $300.00 per month for the Judges of the Superior Court; to provide no Judge shall receive more than $12,000 per annum as a salary and allowance; and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 3. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, Campbell of Walker and Gowen of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the levy and collection of a tax for support of State Government education purposes, to pay the public debt, and for other purposes. HB 14. By Messrs. Bell of Richmond, Page of Chatham and Bennett of Barrow: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to recording of deeds so as to provide that deeds shall be presumed to be executed in the State and County of the official attesting witness notwithstanding the caption to the contrary, and for other purposes. HB 118. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act re-enacting the charter of the City of Macon; and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 460. By Mr. Birdsong of Troup: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that any common school, city or county, which receives any appropriations or subsidies from the State of Georgia shall carry fire insurance on its buildings and properties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Insurance. HB 461. By Mr. Birdsong of Troup: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize and provide that an Administrator or Executor may sue and recover for the homicide of a decedent the full value of the life of the decedent, and may, within the approval of the Ordinary, settle all claims for such homicide; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Insurance. HB 462. By Messrs. Pittard of Clarke, Lanier of Candler, Bolton of Spalding, Mackay of DeKalb and many others: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1951 469 A Bill to be entitled an Act to extend the provisions of the Merit System Act to include the employees of the State Department of Veterans Service, and for other service, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. HB 463. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to reclassify for taxation certain intangible property consisting of long term notes secured by real estate, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 464. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, and McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to pr!>vide for Reports to the State Fire Marshal of Fires and Explosions in this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Insurance. HB 465. By Messrs. Harper of Spalding, Tippins of Wilcox and Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act requiring the Insurance Commissioner to fix the Commission rate payable to agents by insurance companies licensed to do business in this State which write fire and allied lines of insurance and which compensate their agents in whole or in part on a commission basis, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Insurance. HR 98-465a. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Resolution dissolving the Tax Revision Committee, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 466. By Mr. Guthrie of Berrien: A Bill to be entitled an Act to place the Sheriff of Berrien County upon a salary basis in lieu of a fee basis; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 467. By Mr. Guthrie of Berrien: A Bill to be entitled an Act to place the Clerk of the Superior Court of Berrien County upon a salary basis, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 468. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay and McWhorter of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a complete system of retirement and pension pay for the employees of the City of Decatur, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. 470 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 469. By Mr. Ball of Lamar: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Barnesville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 470. By Mr. Dean of Bacon: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Bacon County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 471. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Tallapoosa, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 472. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Wrens, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 473. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Gainesville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 474. By Messrs. Duncan and Smith of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act establishing a Board of Tax Equalizers and providing for ti~e and manner of fi~ing and assessing real and personal property for taxation and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 475. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Wilkinson County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 476. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta; to provide for annexation of the Howell property; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1951 471 HR 99-476a. By Mr. McKelvey of Polk: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide for the election of a county school superintendent of Polk County by the qualified' voters of the. county instead of by the county board of education; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution #2. HR 100-476b. By Messrs. Kidd and Parker of Baldwin: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide for the election of members of the County Board of Education of Baldwin County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendment to the Constitution #2. HR 101-476c. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Resolution proposing an amendment to provide that the General Assembly may grant to the governing body of Richmond County the right to construct or repair streets and sidewalks and to lay curbing, water and sewer mains and to assess the costs thereof pro rata against the abutting property owners, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution # 2. HR 102-476d. By Mr. Lewis of Hancock: A Resolution requesting the State Librarian to furnish law books to the .Clerk of the Superior Court of Hancock County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Library. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- tion the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 451. Do Pass. HB 450. Do Pass. HB 456. Do Pass. HB 446. Do Pass. HB 449. Do Pass. HB 457. Do Pass. SB 67. Do Pass. SB 77. Do Pass. 472 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 459. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Duncan of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Education #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education # 1 has had under consideration the follow- ing Bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 44. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Duncan of Carroll, Chairman. Mr. Overby of Hall County, Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Military Affairs has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 88-383d. Do Pass. SB 2. Do Pass. SB 9. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Overby of Hall, Chairman. Mr. Bennett of Barrow County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 406. Do Pass. HB 408. Do Pass. HB 411. Do Pass. HB 413. Do Pass. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1951 473 HB 384. Do Pass. HB 430. Do Pass. HB 427. Do Pass. HB 405. Do Pass. HB 435. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Bennett of Barrow, Chairman. Mr. Henderson of Atkinson County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Property has had under consideration the following Bill and Resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 76-361a. Do Pass. HB 423. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Henderson of Atkinson, Chairman. Mr. Smiley of Liberty County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Appropriations has had under consideration the following Resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 81-361f. Do Pass. HR 44-207b. Do Pass. HR 80-361e. Do Not Pass. HR 73-331c. Do Pass. HR 75-331e. Do Pass. HR 35-189b. Do Pass. HR 74-331d. Do Pass. HR 79-361d. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Smiley of Liberty, Chairman. 474 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Campbell of Walker County, Chairman of the Committee on Western and Atlantic Railroad, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Western and Atlantic Railroad has had under consideration the following Bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 6. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Campbell of Walker, Chairman. Mr. Green of Rabun County, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Engrossing has examined the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and find them properly engrossed: HB 27. HB 288. HB 333. HB 335. HB 336. HB 338. HB 343. HB 344. HB 345. HB 362. HB 365. HB 368. HB 385. HB 388. HB 389. HB 391. HB 392. HB 393. HB 394. HR 47-216a. HB 14. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1951 4'75 HB 224. HB 278. HB 309. HB 364. HB 367. HB 369. HB 376. HB 378. HB 379. HB 387. HB 390. HB 395. HB 404. HB 409. HB 410. HB 412. HB 414. HB 415. Respectfully submitted, Green of Rabun, Chairman. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 384. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the public schools in the City of Tallapoosa, and for other purposes: HB 405. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Forest Park, and for other purposes. HB 406. By Messrs. Nightingale and Gowen of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Brunswick, and for other purposes. HB 408. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new char- 476 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, ter for the City of Statesboro, and for other purposes. HB 411. By Messrs. Smith and Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Carrollton, to increase the salary of Judge, and for other purposes. HB 413. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a City Court in the County of Hall, and for other purposes. HB 423. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Overby of Hall, Jessup of Bleckley, Aycock of Jenkins, Duncan of Carroll and Hopkins of Charlton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Governor to fix the compensation of the Director of the Department of State Parks, Historic Sites and Monuments; and for other purposes. HB 427. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Town of Bowdon, and for other purposes. HB 430. By Messrs. Gardner and Durden of Dougherty: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating and establishing a new charter for the City of Albany, and for other purposes. HB 435. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Whitesburg, and for other purposes. HB 446. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that Clerk of Superior Court shall attend the trial in Court of Ordinary in traffic cases, in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. HB 449. By Mr. Robertson of Dawson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the holding of terms of the Superior Court in Dawson County, and for other purposes. HB 450. By Mr. Tippens of Wilcox: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the County of Wilcox, and for other purposes. HB 451. By Mr. Robertson of Dawson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Dawson, and for other purposes. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1951 477 HB 456. By Mr. Kennedy of Turner: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which creates the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Turner, and for other purposes. HB 457. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Catoosa, and for other purposes. HB 459. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A Bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenue for the County of Catoosa, and for other purposes. HR 35-189b. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A Resolution to provide for payment to Ferman Bullard the sum of $135.00 for damages to his automobile, and for other purposes. HR 44-207b. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A Resolution to authorize the State Board of Corrections to reimburse Honorable T. J. Wells for damages done to his automobile by two escaped State convicts, and for other purposes. HR 73-331c. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A Resolution to compensate F. C. Sturmer for damages to his automobile caused by the negligence of an employee of the Georgia State Highway Department, and for other purposes. HR 74-331d. By Mr. Mishoe of Tattnall: A Resolution to compensate F. L. Pearson and D. B. Wilds for loss of cattle, and for other purposes. HR 75-331e. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Resolution to compensate Joseph Keating and Rose Mary Keating, and for other purposes. HR 76-36la. By Messrs. Henderson of Atkinson, Green of Irwin, Greene of Crisp and many others : A Resolution to provide that all automobiles hereafter purchased by the Department of Public Safety shall be purchased in their original stock colors and properly identified, and for other purposes. HR 79-361d. By Mr. Pickett of Pickens: A Resolution to provide funds to compensate Willis Rackley for the loss of one Horse hit by State Patrol, and for other purposes. 478 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 81-361f. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall.of Floyd: A Resolution to compensate Millard E. Weaver, Clinton Brock, and several others for expenses for injuries in an accident while in the National Guard, and for other purposes. HR 88-383d. By Mr. Bolton of Spalding: A Resolution authorizing the Adjutant General to enter into a contract with the City of Griffin, concerning a trust fund, and for other purposes. SB 2. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Carlisle of the 7th, Connell of the 6th, Holloway of the 13th, Pittman of the 53rd and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act relating to establishment of a Civil defense agency, and for other purposes. SB 6. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Pittman of the 53rd and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the leasing of the overhead rights on property owned by Western-Atlantic Railroad, and for other purposes. SB 9. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Carlisle of the 7th and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize the issuance of drivers license without cost to certain veterans, and for other purposes. SB 44. By Senators Strickland of the 38th, Coleman of the 18th and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to recognize the existing system of Vocational Rehabilitation of the physically or mentally impaired, including the blind citizens of Georgia, and for other purposes. SB 67. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which fixed the compensation of the Treasurer of Cobb County, and for other purposes. SB 77. By Senator Wilson of the 23rd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the increase in salary of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Peach County, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 138. By Messrs. Abney of Campbell of Walker: A Bill to be entitled an Act to place the Sheriff of Walker County on a salary basis, and for other purposes. The following Committee Substitute to HB 138, was read: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1951 479 A BILL To be entitled An Act to place the Ordinary, Sheriff and Clerk of the Superior Court of Walker County upon a salary basis in lieu of a fee basis; to provide for additional help for said officers; to provide for a referendum; to repeal all conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME: SECTION 1. That the Ordinary, Sheriff and Clerk of the Superior Court of Walker County shall each be compensated in the amount of six thousand ($6,000.00) dollars per annum which shall be in lieu of any and all fees now received by said officers. In addition, the Sheriff shall also be reimbursed for his actual travel expenses incurred in connection with his official duties, not to exceed one hundred ($100.00) per month. The same set out herein shall be paid monthly from the general funds of Walker County: SECTION 2. That the said Clerk is hereby authorized to employ a chief deputy clerk who shall receive the sum of two thousand ($2000.00) dollars per annum, to be paid in equal monthly installments from the general funds of Walker County. SECTION 3. That the Sheriff is hereby authorized to employ a chief deputy sheriff who shall receive the sum of two thousand ($2000.00) dollars per annum, to be paid in equal monthly installments from the general funds of Walker County. SECTION 4. That the said Ordinary, Sheriff and Clerk shall be authorized and empowered to employ such additional deputies, assistants and clerical help as are necessary to properly perform the functions and duties of their offices; provided, that the number of such employees and the salaries thereof shall be first approved by the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Walker County. The salaries of such employees shall be paid from the general funds of Walker County. SECTION 5. That all fees, costs and other monies of any kind collected by the said Ordinary, Sheriff and Clerk of the Superior Court in their official duties shall be paid into the general funds of Walker County and become a part thereof; provided, that the funds expended for the upkeep of prisoners in the county jail shall be paid from the general funds of Walker County. 480 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SECTION 6. The question of whether this Act shall become effective shall be submitted to the qualified voters within Walker County. Within ten days after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of Walker County to issue a call for a special election by the qualified voters within Walker County, said election to be held in not less than twenty nor more than thirty days after the issuance of the call. The ballots shall have printed thereon the words: "For an Act to place the Ordinary, Sheriff and Clerk of the Superior Court of Walker County upon a salary basis of six thousand ($6000.00) dollars each in lieu of a fee basis, and to provide for additional help for said officers," and "Against an Act to place the Ordinary, Sheriff and Clerk of the Superior Court of Walker County upon a salary basis of six thousand ($6000.00) dollars each in lieu of a fee basis, and to provide for additional help for said officers." If a majority of the qualified voters voting in said election shall vote for the Act, the Ordinary shall so certify, and the Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following said election. If a majority of the voters voting in said election shall vote against the Act, the Ordinary shall so certify and the Act shall not become effective. SECTION 7. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION. Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced in the General Assembly of Georgia which convenes on the second Monday in January, 1951, a Bill to be entitled: A Bill to place the Sheriff on a salary basis in lieu of a fee basis, and provide for a deputy, and provides that all fees be paid into the county treasury. GEORGIA, WALKER COUNTY. I, E. P. Hall, hereby certify that I am the Publisher of the Walker County Messenger, and that the above notice was published in said newspaper, the same being the public gazette of said county, in three separate editions of said newspaper, to wit: December 27, 1950; January 3 and January lOth, 1951. Is/ E. P. Hall, Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 13th day of January 1951. Is/ Betty Lou Hall Notary Public, Walker County, Ga. (SEAL) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1951 481 NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced in the General Assembly of Georgia which convenes on the second Monday in January, 1951, a Bill to be entitled: A bill to place the Ordinary on a salary basis in lieu of a fee basis, and provides that all fees be paid into the county treasury. GEORGIA, WALKER COUNTY. I, E. P. Hall, hereby certify that I am the Publisher of the Walker County Messenger, and that the above notice was published in said newspaper, the same being the public gazette of said county, in three separate editions of said newspaper, to wit: December 27, 1950; January 3 and January lOth; 1951. Is/ E. P. Hall, Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 13th day of January 1951. /s/ Betty Lou Hall Notary Public, Walker County, Ga. (SEAL) NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is herebf given that there will be introduced into the General Assembly of Ge-orgia which convenes on the second Monday in January, 1951, a Bill to be entitled: A bill to place the Clerk of Superior Court same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 43 7. Do Pass. HB 325. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. Mr. Dorsey of White County, Chairman of the Committl:e on Enrolling, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Enrolling has examined the following Bills and Resolu- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1951 547 tions of the House, and finds the same properly enrolled: HB 23. HB 32. HB 33. HB 53. HB 59. HB 75. HB 83. HB 154. HB 194. HB 208. HB 209. HB 210. HB 212. HB 213. HB 216. HB 232. HB 235. HB 236. HB 237. HB 238. HB 239. HB 240. HB 241. HB 246. HB 247. HB 248. HB 257. HB 272. HB 273. HB 275. HB 276. HB 286. HB 287. 548 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 289. HB 290. HB 291. HB 292. HB 293. HB 294. HB 295. HB 304. HR 49-248a. HR 59. HR 68-310b. HR 90. HB 158. HB 215. Respectfully submitted, Dorsey of White, Chairman. Mr. Green of Rabun County, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Engrossing has :xamined the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and finds them properly engrossed: HB 106. HB 138. HB 140. HB 142. HB 230. HB 270. HB 271. HB 305. HB 339. HB 383. HB 429. HB 431. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1951 549 HB 432. HB 433. HR 31-153a. HB 42. HB 384. HB 405. HB 408. HB 411. HB 413. HB 427. HB 430. HB 435. HB 446. HB 449. HB 450. HB 451. HB 456. HB 457. HB 459. HR 113. Respectfully submitted, Green of Rabun, Chairman. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 7. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act of the Code of 1933, as amended, wherein a tax over one-half of one per cent for ordinary current expenses is prohibited from being levied by municipalities, and for other purposes. HB 178. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Overby of Hall, Hollis of Muscogee, Durden of Dougherty, Johnson of Hall and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act relating to motor vehicles, trailers, etc., the ownership and interest therein; to provide for the registration and the issuance of certificates, and for other purposes. 550 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 217. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the taxation, regulation, control and licensing of Racing within the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. HB 255. By Mr. Matthews of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act making provision for the licensing of applied psychologists through a State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, and for other purposes. HB 256. By Messrs. Ursrey of Jeff Davis, Rogers of Heard, Langdale of Lowndes, and Clary of McDuffie: A Bill to be entitled an Act to govern Sanitation in Eating Places, and for other purposes. HB 363. By Messrs. Smith and Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Carrollton, and for other purposes. HB 403. By Messrs. Register and Langdale of Lowndes: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Valdosta; to authorize the levy of a tax, and for other purposes. HB 407. By Mr. Denton of Paulding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the Town of Dallas, and for other purposes. HB 428. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the charter for the City of Millen, and for other purposes. HB 434. By Messrs. Parker and Kidd of Baldwin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which Act establishes a new charter for the City of Milledgeville, and for other purposes. HB 436. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the Town of Bowdon, and for other purposes. HB 437. By Mr. Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, to equalize educational opportunities throughout the State and related financial and administrative procedures, and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1951 551 HB 439. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel and Hand of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, by providing for an effective date of the Act, and for other purposes. HB 440. By Messrs. McCracke-n of Jefferson, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel and Hand of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, by fixing a budget for the Department of Education, and for other purposes. HB 443. By Messrs. Rogers of Hettrd, Stewart of Habersham and Murr of Sum- ter: . - A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for an alternate method of re- porting and collecting Fertilizer Tax, and for othel' purpose~. HB 445. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A Bill to be entitled an Act to establish a new charter for the Town of Ringgold, and for other p1uposes. HB 452. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to re-enact the Charter of the City of Macon, and for other purposes. HB 453. By Messrs. Harper :and Bolton of Spalding: _ A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Griffin, and for other purposes. HB _454. By_ Mr. Adams of Brantley: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which creates and incorporates the City of Nahunta, and for other purposes. HB 455. By Messrs. Edenfield and Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Swainsboro, and for other purposes. HB 458. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Town of Fort Oglethorpe, and for ~ther purposes. HB 466. By Mr. Guthrie of Berrien: A Bill to be entitled an Act to place the Sheriff of Berrien County upon a salary basis in lieu of a fee basis, and for other purposes. 552 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 467. By Mr. Guthrie of Berrien: A Bill to be entitled an Act to place the Clerk of the Superior Court of Berrien County upon a salary basis, and for other purposes. HB 468. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay and McWhorter of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a complete system of retirement and pension pay for the employees of the City of Decatur, and for other purposes. HB 469. By Mr. Ball of Lamar: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Barnesville, and for other purposes. HB 471. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Tallapoosa, and for other purposes. HB 472. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Wrens, and for other purposes. HB 473. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Gainesville, and for other purposes. HB 474. By Messrs. Duncan and Smith of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act establishing a Board of Tax Equalizers and providing for time and manner of fixing and assession real and personal property for taxation, and for other purposes. HB 477. By Messrs. Peacock of Dodge, Rogers of Heard, Stewart of Habersham and Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the punishment of cattle stealing, and for other purposes. HB 478. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, Stewart of Habersham, Biggers of Meriwether, McGarity of Henry and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for appointment of a person to weigh livestock and swine at livestock auction markets and stock yards, and for other purposes. HB 479. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, McGarity of Henry, Biggers of Meriwether, Stewart of Habersham and Boggus of Ben Hill: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for adoption of an Official Georgia Label or Trademark for Georgia Farm Products, and for other purposes. WEJ?NESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1951 553 HB 485. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: A Bill to be entitl:d an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Blairsville, and for other purposes. HB 486. By Mr. Hopkins of Charlton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish a new charter for the City of Folkston, and for other purpos:s. HB 487. By Messrs. Durden and Gardner of Dougherty: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Act creating and establishing a new chartH for the City of Albany; defining the corporate limits of said city, and for other purposes. HB 488. By Mr. Smith of Bryan: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Pembroke, and for other purposes. HB 489. By Mr. Raulerson of Pierce: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Blackshear, and for other purposes. HB 490. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the City Court of Polk County, and for other purposes. HB 492. By M:ssrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta repealing the Street Tax; and for other purposes. HB 497. By Messrs. Williams of Houston, Little of P:ach, Walker of Crawford, Clay, Wood and Vandiver of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the salary of each of the Judges of the Superior Courts of the Macon Circuit shall be supplemented by payments to be made from the Treasuries of Bibb, Crawford, Houston and Peach Counties and for other purposes. HB 498. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the appointment of an Assistant Solicitor of the City Court in counties of a certain population, and for othH purposes. HB 499. By Messrs. Hollis, Dicus and Pickard of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to protect the health and the safety of Muscogee County and the inhabitants thereof, and for other purpos:s. 554 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 500. By Messrs. Hollis, Dicus and Pickard of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Columbus by extc,nding the present corporate limits, and for other purposes. HB 502. By Messrs. Hollis, Dicus and Pickard of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Muscogee County to enact zoning and planning laws, and for othc,r purposes. HR 82-861g. By Messrs. Parker of Baldwin, Boggus of Ben Hill and Harrell of Grady and others: A Resolution proposing an amendment to provide that members of the General Assembly shall be elc,cted for four years, and for other purposes. HR 84-379a. By Mr. Raulerson of Pierce: A Resolution proposing an amendment to provide for the division of Pierce County into School Districts, and for other purposCoi. HR 101-476c. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Resolution proposing an amendment to provide that the General Assembly may grant to the governing body of Richmond County the right to construct streets, etc, and provide method of payment, and for other purposes. SB 63. By Senators Chance ()f the 43rd, Akin of the 40th,. and Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation and maintenance of a State Educational research service with duties to carry out the development of alcohol on human health, and for other purposc,s. SB 64. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Reidsville, and for other purpost::s. SB 139. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Director of the Division of State Parks, Historical Sites and Monuments to sublease, property which the State of Georgia has leased from the U. S. Government; and for other purposes. SB 140. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of LaGrange, and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, F'EBRUARY 7, 1951 :555 SB 141. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of LaGrange, and for other purposes. SB 143. By Senator Ellard of the 31st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to reproal an Act incorporating the Town o! Porter Mills, and for other purposes. SB 148. By Senator Hughes of the 32nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the Town of Dawsonville, and for othror purposes. SB 151. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Town of Grayson, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolution were takron up for consideration and read the third time: HB 406. By Messrs. Nightingale and Gowen of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Chartror of the City of Brunswick, and for other purposes. The following amendments to HB 406, were read and adopted: Committee Amendmront to HB # 406: By: Amending the Title of said Bill by striking the words therein: "to authorize and empower the City Commission to close certain streets or portions throreof and to dispose of such streets or portions thereof so closed in is discretion without advertisement for bids and public sale;" And by striking Section 1, and all subsections of said Section l, of said Bill, in its entirety, and renumbering the remaining Sections consecutivroly from 1 through 6. Nightingale of Glynn and Gowen of Glynn move to amend HB 406 as amended: By adding to the title after the words, "An Act to amend the charte.r of the City of Brunswick, Georgia:" and before the words, "to amend the pension system of said city-", the following words, "To authorize and empower the City Commission to close certain streets or portions thereof and to dispose of such streets or portions thereof so closed by conveying the same to the abutting property owners for such consideration as said City Commission may fix;" and by adding a new section to be numbered Section 1, to read as follows: "SECTION 1. The Commission of the City of Brunswick is hereby authorized by ordinance duly adopted, to close the following 556 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, streets and portions of streets in the said City of Brunswick as identified and described according to the well known maps and plan of said city, to-wit: "(a) T Street from Cleburne Street on the east to the southern line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Western Division, formHly Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad Company's spur track rightof-way, running to the Hercules Powder Company; "(b) Davis Street from the Roswell-King line of the Town Commons of said City on the south to said right-of-way, ref(orred to in the foregoing sub-paragraph (a) of this section; " (c) Habersham Street from the Roswell-King line of Town Commons of said city on the south to said right-of-way, referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this section; " (d) Bay Street, or any portion or portions thereof, from the southerly line of First Avenue running northerly to the northerly line of Gloucester Street. "In closing said streets and any portion or portions thHeof, the City of Brunswick may, in the discretion of the City Commission, convey any portion or portions thereof so closed to the abutting property owner or owners, for such consideration and upon such terms as may be fix(od by said City Commission." and by renumbering the following Fections of said l>Hl as Sections 2 through 7, in proper sequence. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the; passage of the bill, as amended was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amend(od, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 386'. By Messrs. Battles and Clark of D(ocatur, Harrell of Grady, Durham of Baker, Durden of Dougherty, Twitty of Mitchell and Dews of Calhoun: A Bill to be entitled an Act to change the times for holding the Superior Court of Decatur County, and for othH purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ay(os were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 45-207a. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A R(osolution to request the Librarian to furnish Law Books to the Superior Court of Walker County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 105, nays 0. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1951 557 The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 475. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Wilkinson County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorabl(, to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having rec(,ived the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 470. By Mr. Dean of Bacon: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Bacon County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the r(,quisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and. Resolutions of the Senate were read the first time and r(,ferred to the Committees: SB 47. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize and direct the Governor to sell all book plate metal belonging to the State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property: SB 54. By Senators Harden of the 45th, Rawls of the lOth and others: A Bill to be (,ntitled an Act to make provisions for the coverage of certain officers and employees of political subdivisions of the State under the old-age and survivors insurance provisions of Title II of the Federal Social Security Act; and for other purpos(,S. Referred to the Committee on Pensions. SB 82. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide an additional Judge to preside regularly in the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Sp(,cial Judiciary. 558 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 112. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to limit mileage for Public Works expenditures in counties of 300,000 or mor~:>, to prohibit work in sub-divisions and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 153. By Senator Hagan of the 17th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to providE> for the fees of the Coroner of Screven County in connection with the holding of inquest and with furnishing coffin and burial expenses; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committ~:>e on Counties and County Matters. SR 32. By Senator Hargreaves of the 5th: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to authorize the County of Atkinson to refund its indebtedn~:>ss and to authorize the governing authorities of the County of Atkinson without a vote of the people, to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds to meet the pr~:>sent or any future indebtedness, etc., and for other purposes. Referr~:>d to the Committee on Amendment to the Constitution # 1. SR 36. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Resolution authorizing an amendment to Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945, and for other purposes. Referr~:>d to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution #2. SR 37. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Resolution proposing to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia an amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution # 1. SR 38. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Resolution proposing an amendment to enlarge and chang~:> the power of the General Assembly in relation to the system of administration of taxation and public revenue in Fulton County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendment to the Constitution #2. By unanimous consent, the following Resolution of thE~ House was recommitted to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution # 2. HR 99-476a. By Mr. McKelvey of Polk: A Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for thE~ election of a county school superintendent of Polk County by the qualified voters of the county instead of by the county board of education, and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1951 559 By unanimous consent, the following Bill of the Senate was recommitted to the Committe:e on Game and Fish. SB 29. By Senators Harden of the 45th, Pittman of the 53rd and Dunn of the 8th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which now makes it a misdemeanor to use dynamite dr other explosive:s or d-estructive substances for the purpose of killing fish, and for other purposes. Under the provisions of HR 53-271b providing for a Committee to investigate the split dove season in Georgia, the Speaker appointed as a Committee on the part of the House, the following m:em:bers of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Matthews of Clarke, Dally of Morgan, Campbell of Oconee, Brooks of Oglethorpe, and Hall of Floyd: By unanimous consent, the following Bill of the House was placed on the calendar for the purpose of considering the unfavorable report of the Committee: HB 325. By Messrs. Smith of Garron, Bennett of Barrow and Pittard of Clarke: A Bill, to be entitled an Act to authorize the. Governor to take possession of the plant, equipment, andjor f;J.cility of ;1ny public utility for the use and operation by the State of G,(lorgia, in case of a strike, etc., and for other purpose:s. By unanimous consent, a true engrossed. copy was established for the following bill of the House, the original engrossed copy of which was lost or misplaced in the Senate: HB 129. By Mr. Jolly of Franklin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to abolish the office of the Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Franklin County, and for other purposes. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 78. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act, relating to the incorporation of banks and to the examination and investigation by the Superintendent of Banks of application for bank charter, and for. other purposes. The following Senate amendments to HB 78, were read: # 1 Amendment to HB 78 . to change Section (a) of page 2 of HB 78 to read as follows: 56'0 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, (a) That the public need and advantage will be promoted by the establishment of the proposed bank or trust company: # 2 Amendment to HB 78: Senator________________________________________of the----------------------------District moves to amend HB 78 as follows: "By inserting the following immediately after sub-paragraph "G" and before the words "the Superintendent of Banks" Section 2. By inserting a new paragraph immediately after sub-paragraph 2 "G" to read as follows: The foregoing amendment shall not be applicable to banks or trust companies which have herGtofore received a charter from the Secretary of ::;tate, and such chartered banks or trust companies may exercise all the powers granted by their respective chartl;rs. #3 Amendment to HB 78: By striking last paragraph of Sec. 1, subsection (G) and insert in lieu thereof the following: If the application for a charter is approved by the Superintendent of Banks, the Secretary of State may grant or issue a charter accordingly, but not otherwise. Whenever the Superintendent shall have, by his refusal to approve charter application, acted so unreasonably, arbitrarily, or capriciously to have abused his discretion or otherwise acted unlawfully, the aggrieved applicant shall have a right of action in the Superior Court to have the Superintendent's action set asidE;. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House agree to Senate amendments Nos. 1 and 2 and disagree to Senate amendment No. 3. On the motion, the ayes were 105, nays 0. Senate amendments Nos. 1 and 2, were agreed to and Senate amendment No. 3 disagreed to. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 5. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Gardner of Dougherty, Campbell of Oconee, Ray of Warren, Key of Jasper and Lewis of Hancock: A Bill to be entitled an Act to levy a tax on sales and use of cigars, cigarettes, little cigars, cheroots and stogies, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 5, was read: Senators Williams of the 19th, Millican of the 52nd and others move to amend HB 5, Section 12, Line 16 and 17: By striking the figure 10 o/o in line 17 and inserting 5%. By striking the figure 3% in line 16 and insert 6%. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1951 561 On the motion, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The Senate amendment was disagreed to. Mr. Hall of Toombs moved that the following bill of the House be recommitted to the Committee on Game and Fish for the purpose of a public hearing: HB 438. By Mr. Matthews of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to abolish the Division of Wild Life, the Department of Natural Resources, and for othe:r purposes. On the motion, the ayes were 75, nays 44. The motion prevailed, and the bill was recommittE:d. Under the regular order of business, the following Bill of the House was again taken up for consideration: HB 19. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Abne:y of Walker, Langdale of Lowndes, Abney of Catoosa, Jones of Lumpkin, Covington of Floyd, Twitty of Mitchell, Tamplin of Morgan and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act regulating traffic on streets and highways; to effect a complete revision of all and singular thE: laws of this State, and for other purposes. Mr. Mims of Miller moved that the bill be postponed indefinitely. On the motion, Mr. Overby of Hall moved thE: ayes and nays and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Best Boone Burgamy Burkett Callier Carr Clary Clay Cranford Dews Fears Flynt Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Griffith Groover Hadden Harris Jackson Kelley Kennedy Kitchens Little Lovett McGee Mims Mishoe Murphy Nelson Neville Newman Ramsey Raulerson Register Rowland Smith of Bryan Sumner Tarbutton Terry Tillman Tippens Trapnell Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Warren Weems White Whitworth Wooten Wright 56'2 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Those voting in the ntgative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Brannen Brantley Britton Brooks Byrd Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Cates Claxton Cornelius Covington Dally De en Dicus Dorsey Durden Durham Edenfield Freeman Gardner Garrard Gillis Graham Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harrell Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Hopkins Jolly Jones of Bartow Jordan Kemp Key Kidd King Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Leach McCracken McGarity McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mull Murr Musgrove Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Parker Pickard Pittard Ray Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sivell Smiley M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Tamplin Tarpley Tumlin Turk Twitty Wheeler Wiggins Wi1Jiams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Those not voting were Messrs.: Battles, Brazeal, Clark, Coffin, Coogle, Deason, Denton, Duncan, Gary, Gowen, Guthrie, Hale, Harper, Hood, Huddleston, Jessup, Johnson of Hall, Johnston, Jones of Lumpkin, Lavender, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Page, Peacock, Pickett, Risner, Sheffield, Short, Simmons, Smith of Carroll, Smith of Emanuel, Stanton, Stocks, Todd, Ursrey, Walker of Crawford, Wilkes, Wilkinson, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the motion to postpone indtfinitely, the ayes were 55, nays 111. The motion was lost. Mr. Smith of Bryan moved that the bill be recommitted. On the motion, Mr. Overby of Hall moved the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1951 563 On the motion to recommit, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. : Abney of Catoosa Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Battles Beasley BEOst Birdsong Black Bolton Boone Brannen Britton Burgamy Burkett Callier Campbell of Walker Carr Clay Coogle Cranford Dews Fears Flynt Gary Green of Cherokee GrEOen of Irwin Griffith Groover Hadden Hale Harris Huddleston Jackson Jones of Bartow Kelley Kemp King Kitchens Knight Little Lovett McGee Mims Murphy Nelson Newman Page Ramsey RaulEOrson Register Rowland Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll Stocks Tarbutton Tillman Tippens Turk Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Warren Weem3 White Whitworth Wiggins Willis Wood Wooten Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Baugman Btll of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Biggers Boggus Brantley Brooks Byrd Campbell of Oconee Cates Clark Claxton Cornelius Covington Dally Deen Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Edenfield Gardner Garrard Gillis Graham GrEOen of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harrell Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Hood Hopkins Jolly Jordan Key Kidd Lam Langdale Lanier Leach McCracken McGarity McKelvey McWhortEOr Mackay Mangum Matthews Mull Murr Musgrove Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Pickard Ray Risner Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson 56'4 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggins Short Sivell Smiley M. M. Smith of Fultor Hoke Smith of Fulton Sttphens of Towns Stewart Tamplin Tarpley Todd Tumlin Twitty Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Those not voting were Messrs.: Bennett, Brazeal, Clary, Coffin, Deason, Denton, Durham, Freeman, Gowen, Guthrie, Harper, Jessup, Johnson of Hall, Johnston, Jones of Lumpkin, Kennedy, Lavender, Ltwis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Mishoe, Neville, Parker, Peacock, Pickett, Pittard, Sheffield, Simmons, Smith of Emanuel, Stanton, Stevens of Marion, Sumner, Terry, Trapnell, Ursrey, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Telfair, Wheeler, Wilkes, Wilkinson, Willingham, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the motion to recommit, the ayes were 71, nays 93. The motion was lost. Mr. Jackson of Jones moved that further consideration of the bill be postponed until January 15, 1952. On the motion, the ayes were 55, nays 65. The motion was lost. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the Housf: recess until 1 :30 o'clock, P.M., this afternoon and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House recessed until 1:30 o'clock, P. M., this afternoon. AFTERNOON SESSION The Speaker called tht House to order. Further consideration of HB 19, was resumed. An amendment offered by Mr. Owens of Tift was read and lost. . An amendment offtred by Mr. Wood of Bibb was read and lost. An amendment offered by Mr. Jones of Bartow was read and lost. An amendment offered by Mr. Carr of Whitfield was read and lost. The following amendments to HB 19, were read and adopted: Amendments to HB 19: Overby of Hall moves to amend HB 19, as follows: Section 29-Subsection (a) line 3 is amended by changing the word "this" after the word "under" to "their". M. Smith of Fulton moves to amend HB 19 by striking out Sub-section 11-B of Section 29 be deleted. Mr. Freeman of Monroe: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1951 565 Moves to amend HB 19 by striking subsection (b) of Section 40 in its entirety, and substituting therefor the following sub-section (b) of Section 40: "Any person failing to stop or to comply with said requirements under such circumstances shall upon conviction be punished as for a misdemeanor." Mr. Johnson of Hall County, moves to amend HB 19 as follows: In Section 46 of said bill by striking the figures "$25" and substituting in lieu th6reof the figures "$50.00". Mr. Fears of Butts: Moves to amend HB 19 by striking Section 46 and 47 from this Bill. Mr. Hale of Dade: Moves to strike Section 48 of HB 19. Mr. Carr of Whitfield: Moves to amend HB 19 by striking section 50 from this bill. Mr. Smith of Bryan: Mov6s to amend HB 19, Section 2, Paragraph, (E) after the word, Corporations, Licensed Medical Doctors. Mr. Freeman of Monroe: Moves to amend HB 19 by striking from the end of sub-section (a) Section 54, Article V, the following words: "to be in actual physical control of any vehicle, or to be behind the steering wheel in the driver's seat in any vehicle." Overby of Hall moves to amend HB 19, as follows: Section 54, sub-section (b) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following words: "provided, however, that the failure of such arrested person to demand a blood test or to consent to a blood test shall not be admitted in evidence in the trial of such person". Mr. Gardner of Dougherty moves to amend HB 19 Article V Section 54 (b) 4 by striking after word confinement "and also that the arrested person shall pay for the actual cost of such test." And by adding in lieu of comma after the word confinement. Bolton of Spalding moves to amend HB 19 by ins6rting a semi-colon in the place of a period at the end of sub-paragraph "c", paragraph 5, Article V, and adding the following words: "It shall be the duty of the arresting officer, if it shall become necessary to incarcerate a person suspected of violating the provisions of this section, to summon as soon as possible a qualified physician or doctor to examine the party so apprehended. The expense of such examination shall be added to th:' court costs as in other criminal cases." The Committee on Motor Vehicles moves to amend HB 19 as follows: By striking sub-section 5 (d) of Article V Section 54 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following: JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, "Every person who is convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 10 days nor more than 1 year, or by fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $200.00 or by both such fine and imprisonment. On a third or subsequent conviction he shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 90 days nor more than 1 year, and, in the discretion of the court, a fine of not more than $1,000.00. The Department may suspend or revoke the operator's or chauffeur's license of any person convicted under this section." Mr. Campbell of Oconee County: Moves to amend HB 19 by adding at the end of the first paragraph of Sub-section 5 (d) Article V, Section 54 the following language: "And upon a third or subsequent conviction his drivers license shall be revoked for two years." Mr. Freeman of Monroe: Moves to amend HB 19 by striking therefrom Sub-section (b) 3 of Section 56, Article VI, reading as follows: "Trucks are limited to a maximum speed of 45 miles per hour." And substituting therefor the following words: "Where the total gross combined weight of motor vehicles and load in pounds in less than 10,000 pounds the maximum speed shall not exceed 55 miles per hour; where the total gross combined weight of motor vehicles and load in pounds is between 10,000 and 16,000 pounds the maximum speed shall not exceed 40 miles per hour; where the total gross combined weight of motor vehicle and load exceeds 16,000 pounds, the maximum speed shall not exceed 30 miles per hour." Mr. Freeman of Monroe: Moves to amend HB 19 by striking from Section 57 of Article VI, the words: "or less." Mr. Carr of Whitfield: Moves to amend HB 19 by striking Sub-section (B) of Section 58 of this bill. On motion of Overby of Hall, HB 19 is amended in the following manner: By striking out paragraph (b) of Section 62 in its entirety. Mr. Adams of Evans: Amendment to Section 72 (b) of HB 19 specifying distances between motor trucks following motor trucks on open road. Section 72 (b) of HB 19 is amended by deleting the following words: "whenever conditions permit leave sufficient"; and substituting therefor the following words: "leave not less than Two Hundred (200) feet of open space"; so that after Amendment, Section 72 (b) shall read in full as follows: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1951 567 (b) The driver of any motortruck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residential district and which is following another motor truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle shall leave not less than Two Hundred (200) feet of open space so that an overtaking vehicle may enter and occupy such space without danger, except that this shall not prevent a motor truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle from overtaking and passing any like vehicle or other vehicle. Clark of Decatur County moves to amend HB 19, by changing the "period" at the end of the first sentence in Section 89 (a), of said HB 19 to a "semi-colon" and adding thereafter the following language: "Provided, however, that this section shall not apply to roadways in areas where there are no cross-walks nor intersections at which pedestrians may cross the roadway, but that on such roadways in such areas pedestrians crossing the roadway shall have equal rights with vehicles on the roltdway." Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: Moves to amend HB 19 by striking therefrom Section 74 of this Bill. Harry E. Williams: Moves to amend HB 19 by: adding another section to Article XIV; Section 114 to be known as No. 15. "It shall be unlawful for any person to stop or park any automobile, automobile truck, tractor, trailer, or other motor vehicle, or horse-drawn vehicle on or along any Stateaid road or highway, unless such vehicle be placed so that it is at least eight feet reinoved from the center line of such State-aid road or highway; and such vehicle shall be so parked that no portion thereof shall be within eight feet of the center line of such State-aid road or highway". AN AMENDMENT Mr. Clark of Decatur County, moves to amend HB 19 by changing the "period" at the end of the first sentence in Section 158 (a) to a "comma" and adding thereafter the following language: "except that this section shall not apply to farm tractors." Mr. Covington of Floyd, asks unanimous consent to amend HB 19 in the following respect: By striking therefrom the last sentence in Section 167 (b) By striking therefrom sub-section (b) and (c) of Section 168. Mr. Covington of Floyd, asks unanimous consent to amend HB 19 by striking therefrom Section 170 and substituting in lieu thereof the following: Section 170-Inspection of Motor Vehicles-(a) For the purpose of making inspections and issuing official certificates of inspection and approval as provided herein the Director shall establish, maintain and operate such permanent or temporary stations of the Department and shall provide and maintain such equipment either stationary or movable as he may deem necessary and suitable for the purposes and shall pub- 56'8 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, licize the location of all stations or other places where and the times when official certificates of inspection and approval may be obtained. (b) The Director shall purchase such equipment as shall be deemed by him necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. (c) The Director shall require every motor vehicle to be inspected by his Department once a year, at such time and place as shall be designated by him, with regard to the mechanism, brakes and equipment of such vehicle controlling or affecting the safety of the operation thereof. (d) The Director shall furnish to his designated examiners official certificates of inspection serially numbered and which shall bear the fac-similie signature of the Director and date of inspection. Such official certificates of inspection shall be pasted upon the windshields of the motor vehicle, or where no windshield, in a prominent place on said vehicle. (e) The Director shall make a charge of $1.00 for each vehicle examined and such charges shall be forwarded to the office of the Director. (f) No motor vehicle shall be operated upon the highways of Georgia after the time set by the Director for its inspection, unless such vehicle has been inspected in accordance with the requirements of this Act. Mr. Campbell of Oconee moves to amend HB 19 by: Striking Section 179: "Gross Weight of Vehicles and Loads" in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 179 to read as follows: "Gross Weight of Vehicles and Loads-Gross weight of vehicles shall be determined subject to the formula now in the Georgia Laws." Provided, however, that the gross weight of the vehicle and the load shall not exceed 56,000 pounds subject to the 10 o/o tolerance allowance as provided in Section 181-H. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock, A. M., tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs. McGarity of Henry and Sheffield of Brooks. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock, A. M., tomorrow morning and HB 19 went over as unfinished business. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 569 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. February 8, 1951. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., this day and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. G. C. King, Pastor, Darien Methodist Church, Darien, Georgia. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found to be correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following bill of the House was withdrawn, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Special Judiciary: HB 82. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act abolishing the fee system in the Superior Court in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit as applied to the office of Solicitor General, etc., and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: HB 231. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of DeKalb and Mr. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act by providing that in all counties of this state having a population of more than 130,000, it shall not be necessary for the Clerk of the Superior Court to keep duplicate issue and motion dockets for the use of the bar; and for other purposes. HB 242. By Messrs. Dicus, Pickard and Hollis of Muscogee: A bill to amend an Act to create the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of the County of Muscogee; and for other purposes. HB 243. By Messrs. Dicus, Pickard and Hollis of Muscogee: A bill to amend an Act creating a Municipal Court of Columbus; and for other purposes. 570 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 244. By Messrs. Dicus, Pickard and Hollis of Muscogee: A bill to amend an Act establishing a City Court in Columbus, Georgia; and for other purposes. HB 245. By Messrs. Dicus, Pickard and Hollis of Muscogee: A bill to amend an Act establishing a City Court in Columbus, Ga.; and for other purposes. HB 333. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Toccoa; and for other purposes. HB 334. By Mr. Wilkinson of Long: A bill to provide that the Ordinary of Long County shall receive $50.00 per month in addition to fees; and for other purposes. HB 335. By Mr. Wilkinson of Long: A bill to amend an Act which Act created the City Court of Ludowici; and for other purposes. HB 336. By Mr. Wilkinson of Long: A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Long; and for other purposes. HB 338. By Messrs. Johnston and Sumner of Worth: A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of Sylvester; and for other purposes. HB 340. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A bill to amend an Act creating the office of Tax Commissioner of Evans County; and for other purposes. HB 341. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Claxton; and for other purposes. HB 344. By Messrs. Scott and Willis of Thomas: A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend the Charter of the City of Thomasville"; and for other purposes. HB 345. By Messrs. Langdale and Register of Lowndes: A bill to incorporate the Town of Remerton; and for other purposes. HB 362. By Messrs. Duncan and Smith of Carroll: A bill establishing a new charter for the City of Carrollton; so as to THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 571 provide for the rate of taxation for school purposes; and for other purposes. HB 365. By Messrs. Smith and Duncan of Carroll: A bill to amend an Act entitled "Carrollton Ad Valorem Tax Rate", and for other purposes. HB 368. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A bill to amend an Act relating to the charter of the City of Gainesville; and for other purposes. HB 370. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A bill to establish the salaries of City Court Judges in counties of not less 108,000 and more than 112,000; and for other purposes. HB 373. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A bill to establish the salary of the Judge and Solicitor of the City Court of Augusta; and for other purposes. HB 375. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to authorize certain cities to contract with the counties of 300,000 or more in which they are located for the operation of schools with an area of such county to be annexed to such city; and for other purposes. HB 377. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A bill to repeal an Act authorizing the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Spalding County; to create and establish restricted zones or districts ; and for other purposes. HB 385. By Messrs. Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A bill to fix the salary of the Tax Commissioner of Glynn County; and for other purposes. HB 388. By Mr. Kitchens of Twiggs: A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Twiggs; and for other purposes. HB 389. By Mr. Coogle of Macon: A bill to provide that the tax receiver in counties having a population of not less than 14,100 or more than 14,200, shall be paid from ad valorem school tax collected; and for other purposes. HB 391. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A bill to amend an Act by providing that in counties having a population of not less than 14,645 and not more than 14,780, the amount 572 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, of compensation payable to the members of county boards of education shall not exceed $7.50 per diem for each days actual service; and for other purposes. HB 392. By Messrs. Kemp of Clayton and Weems of Chattooga: A bill requiring all candidates for the General Assembly in counties having a population between 21,150 and 21,300 to designate and qualify for the seats in the 'General Assembly from all such counties and to name their incumbent and opponents; and for other purposes. HB 393. By Mr. Gary of Quitman: A bill to amend an Act to provide for the compensation of the Treasurer of Quitman County; and for other purposes. HB 394. By Messrs. Sumner and Johnston of Worth: A bill to amend an Act to create and establish a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Worth County; and for other purposes. HB 95. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Bennett of Barrow, Duncan of Carroll, Matthews of Clarke, Johnson of Hall, Mull of Fanning and Pickett of Pickens: A bill to reorganize the Military Forces of this State, to conform the organization and discipline to the requirements of the United States; and for other purposes. HB 98. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Lewis of Hancock; and others: A bill to create a Bill Drafting Unit as a part of the State Department of Law; and for other purposes. HB 115. By Messrs. Rollins and Biggers of Meriwether and Smith of Fulton: A bill relating to the practice of physical therapy by registered physical therapists and others; and for other purposes. HB 249. By Messrs. Twitty and Hand of Mitchell: A bill to amend an Act entitled "Housing Cooperation Law", to provide for agreements of state public bodies to inure to the benefit of a public body holding title to or possession of a project; and for other purposes. HB 250. By Messrs. Twitty and Hand of Mitchell: A bill to amend an Act entitled "Housing Authorities Law", to provide no housing authority shall operate in an area without the consent of any authority already operating in such, and for other purposes. HB 253. By Messrs. Twitty and Hand of Mitchell: A bill to validate and declare legal the creation and establishment of THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 573 housing authorities, all bonds, notes, contracts, agreements, obligations and undertakings of said housing authorities; and for other purposes. SB 159. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Fulton County Employee Pension Code by providing for transfer of employees from county to city, and from city to county; providing for rights and benefits in pension laws as a result of transfer; and for other purposes. SB 160. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to fix the salary of the Treasurer of Fulton County at $6000 per annum, or such additional sum as may be provided by the Board of Commissioners or other governing authority of Fulton County; and for other purposes. SB 161. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide for security of pension rights of retired school employees of Fulton County; to require the levy of a tax to pay such pensions, in the event 20 o/o or more of the employees of the Board of Education of Fulton County are transferred to one or more municipalities; and for other purposes. SB 162. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to require separate precincts in all elections for each group of 5,000 registered voters in all militia districts and wards in cities which are located in whole or in part in counties having a population of 300,000 or more; and for other purposes. SB 163. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide for voting by mail in counties and cities having a population of 300,000 or more; to require a precinct at the court house in county elections and a precinct at the city hall in city elections; and for other purposes. SB 164. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A bill to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Troup County to establish rules and regulations governing payment of pensions to county employees; and for other purposes. SB 171. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to create the Acworth Lake Authority; to provide for members of the authority, their powers and duties; to provide for revenue anticipation certificates; and for other purposes. SB 175. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to create the "Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority", to provide for membership for the authority, their duties and powers, to provide for the issuance of revenue bonds or certificates; and for other purposes. 57 4 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 86. By Senators Edenfield of the 2nd, Gould of the 4th, Mavity of the 44th, and others: A bill to provide that all law enforcement officers who are engaged in enforcing traffic regulations on streets and highways of this State shall be clothed in a uniform; and for other purposes. SR 49. By Senator Gould of the 4th: A resolution by the Senate, the House concurring, protesting the passage of the proposed several amendments to the Selective Service Act of 1948 which affect the National Guard. SR 35. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Rawls of the lOth and Carlisle of the 7th: A resolution proposing that the Congress of the United States be requested by the General Assembly of Georgia to repeal those laws which declare public welfare rolls of a confidential nature; and for other purposes. SR 28. By Senator Wall of the 9th: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph IV, by adding thereto a new sub-paragraph to exempt from all taxation all hospitals of this State, which maintain facilities for charity cases, its grounds, improvements, and equipment; and for other purposes. SB 156. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend Section 84-1702 of the Code of 1933 relating to jewelry auctions, to provide in addition to the license required therein the dealer shall obtain a license from the governing authority of any municipality wherein the auction is held or if held beyond the corporate limits, from the governing authorities of the county; and for other purposes. SB 158. By Senator Coffin of the 12th: A bill to encourage the growing of grapes, fruits and berries on Georgia farms; to encourage the manufacture in Georgia of wines; to permit importation of brandies for fortification of domestic wines; and for other purposes. The Senate had read and adopted the following resolution of the House. HR 113. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A resolution extending an invitation to the A Capella Choir of the Georgia State College for Women to give a performance before the General Assembly February 12, 1951, at eleven o'clock. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 -575 By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of- busi~ ness during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of Bills and Resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of House Bills and Resolutions. 3. Report of Standing Committees. 4. Second reading of Bills and Resolutions, favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of local uncontested bills. 6. First reading and reference of Senate Bills and Resolutions. 7. That the Speaker may in his discretion call up any bill on the General Calendar in any order that he desires. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 543. By Messrs. Risner of Hart, Adams of Upson, Carr of Whitfield, Fears of Butts, Clay of Bibb and Rogers of Heard: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the compensation for injuries under the Workmen's Compensation Act, so as to provide for compensation in cases of serious facial or head disfigurement; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Industrial Relations. HB 544. By Mr. Lovett of Laurens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to regulate the sale and distribution of articles manufactured by the State or any of its agencies, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 545. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize any county, municipality, or other subdivision of the State of Georgia, to convey, sell, exchange, otherwise dispose of, or lease, any and all real estate which may be owned by it in fee simple and which has been conveyed to it, or dedicated by it, for a public purpose, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. HB 546. By Messrs. Campbell and Abney of Walker, Scoggin of Floyd, Abney of Catoosa, Murr of Sumter and Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to marriage licenses and how such licenses are granted, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. 576 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 547. By Messrs. Byrd of Taylor, Scoggin of Floyd and Dews of Calhoun: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the tax on motor fuel; by providing that any person entitled to a refund of tax paid on gasoline used solely for agricultural purposes shall have twelve months instead of six months to file his application for refund; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. HB 548. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren and Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Minimum Foundation Program; to provide for use of Capital Outlay fund and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education #1. HB 549. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to aid in the prosecution of the war by authorizing housing authorities to develop or administer projects to provide housing for persons engaged in war industries and activities and to cooperate with Federal Government in making such housing available for such persons, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HR 114-549a. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A Resolution requesting the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Congress to retain the full strength of the National Guard, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. HR 115-549b. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide for the division of Appling County into school districts, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution #1. HB 550. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A Bill to be entitled an Act to change the time of convening the Spring Term of the Superior Court of Appling County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 551. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to establish the City Court of Baxley, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 577 HB 552. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Appling, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 553. By Messrs. Burkett and Vickers of Coffee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues in the County of Coffee, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 554. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Act providing for an increase in the salary of the Tax Commissioner of Bulloch County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 555. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Clerk of Superior Court, Salary For" in counties having a population of not less than 25,675 nor more than 26,550, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 556. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the City Court of Statesboro, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 557. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which provides for the appointment of special criminal bailiffs in counties having a population of 35,000 or more by providing that such appointment shall be made in counties having a population of not less than 24,600 and not more than 24,950, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 558. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A Bill to be entitled an Act to establish the City Court of Walker County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 559. By Mr. Clary of McDuffie: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to amend the original 578 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Act incorporating the Town of Thomson, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 560. By Mr. Harrell of Grady: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Cairo, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 561. By Messrs. Callier of Talbot, Sivell of Harris, Rollins of Meriwether and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to establish a Planning District for Meriwether, Harris and Talbot Counties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 562. By Mr. Bennett of Barrow: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in any municipality of this having a population of not less than 300,000 by the 1950 Federal census, the Mayor shall be ineligible to hold office longer than four years, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 563. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act providing for a supplement to the annual salary now provided by law for the Judge of the Superior Court of the Rome Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 564. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to additional duties of clerks of the Superior Court in counties having a population of not less than 29,700 and not more than 29,750, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 565. By Messrs. Graham, Bell and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to change from the fee to the salary system in counties having a population of not less than 100,000 nor more than 110,000 certaTn elected officials, clerks, employees, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 566. By Messrs. Bell and Graham of Richmond and Tarbutton of Washington: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Augusta THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 579 and Waynesboro Railroad, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Railroads. HB 567. By Mr. Simmons of Gilmer: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a County Commissioner and an Advisory Board for the County of Gilmer, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 568. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Rossville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 569. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Rossville; to prescribe the duties of the Mayor, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. Mr. Freeman of Monroe County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution # 1 has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the ,House with the . following recommendations: HR 13-89d. Do Not Pass. SB 46. Do Pass, as Amended. HR 77-361b. Do Not Pass. SR 22. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Freeman of Monroe, Chairman. Mr. Tarbutton of Washington County, Chairman of the Committee on Banks and Banking, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Banks. and Banking has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 330. Do Pass. 580 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 79. Do Pass, by Substitute. Respectfully submitted, Tarbutton of Washington, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 136. Do Pass. SB 123. Do Pass. SB 122. Do Pass. SB 119. Do Pass. SB 118. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 115. Do Pass. SB 114. Do Pass. SB 113. Do Pass. SB 110. Do Pass. SB 108. Do Pass. SB 107. Do Pass. SB 106. Do Pass. SB 105. Do Pass. SB 99. Do Pass. SB 117. Do Pass. SB 96. Do Pass. SB 102. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 581 tion the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 534. Do Pass. HB 524. Do Pass. HB 537. Do Pass. HB 529. Do Pass. HB 532. Do Pass. HB 523. Do Pass. SB 112. Do Pass. HB 535. Do Pass. HB 531. Do Pass. HB 526. Do Pass. HB 536. Do Pass. HB 541. Do Pass. HB 542. Do Pass. SB 153. Do Pass. HB 539. Do Pass, by Substitute. HB 527. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Duncan of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Education #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education # 1 has had under consider the following Resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 111-540a. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Duncan of Carroll, Chairman. Mr. Duncan of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Education #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education #1 has had under consideration the follow- 582 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, ing Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 265. Do Pass. HB 510. Do Pass, by Substitute. Respectfully submitted, Duncan of Carroll, Chairman. Mr. Rogers of Heard County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agri- culture # 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture #2 has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 507. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Rogers of Heard, Chairman. Mr. Hollis of Muscogee County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary #2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #2 has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 68. Do Pass. HB 266. Do Pass, by Substitute. Respectfully submitted, Hollis of Muscogee, Chairman. Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #1 has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 81. Do Pass. SB 137. Do Pass. HB 321. Do Pass. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 583 HB 480. Do Pass. HB 259. Do Not Pass. HB 484. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Rowland of Johnson County, Chairman of the Committee on Industrial Relations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Industrial Relations has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 62. Do Pass. HB 420. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Rowland of Johnson, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as ViceChairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 94. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 100. Do Pass. SB 93. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 111. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 132. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 126. Do Pass. SB 130. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 134. Do Pass. SB 92. Do Pass. SB 91. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 103. Do Pass. SB 133. Do Pass, as Amended. 584 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 127. Do Pass. SB 116. Do Pass. SB 125. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 124. Do Pass. SB 129. Do Pass. SB 97. Do Pass. SB 128. Do Pass. SB 90. Do Pass. SB 101. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Bennett of Barrow County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 20. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 21. Do Pass, by Substitute. SB 22. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Bennett of Barrow, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Vice-Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 538. Do Pass. HB 521. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Vice-Chairman. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 585 Mr. Henderson of Atkinson County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Property has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 511. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Henderson of Atkinson, Chairman. Mr. Smith of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 82. Do Pass. HB 512. Do Pass. HB 516. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Smith of Carroll, Chairman. Mr. Matthews of Clarke County, Chairman of the Committee on University System of Georgia, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on University System of Georgia has had under consideration the following Resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 97-444b. Do Pass. HR 62-303b. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Matthews of Clarke, Chairman. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported were read the second time: HB 79. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act which provides the method 586 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, for taxing the Capital Stock of Banks and Banking Associations in the hands of their shareholders, and for other purposes. HB 265. By Messrs. Leach of Rockdale, Best of Clay and Lavender of Elbert: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which relates to the compensation of County Superintendent of Schools, and for other purposes. HB 266. By Messrs. Johnston and Sumner of Worth, Green of Irwin, Kennedy of Turner, Owens of Tift: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the creation of the office of Judge of the Superior Court, Emeritus, and for other purposes. HB 321. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Murr of Sumter: A Bill to be entitled an Act to allow the Sheriff in certain instances to accept cash bail in misdemeanor cases, and for other purposes. HB 330. By Mr. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to define accounts receivable, to provide for giving notice of assignments through a recording system, and for other purposes. HB 420. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the definition of Employers fer the purpose of Workmen's Compensation Act, and for other purposes. HB 480. By Mr. Bolton of Spalding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to ratify and make legal all verdicts and judgments in divorce cases bases upon petition filed less than twenty days before the appearance term, and for other purposes. HB 484. By Messrs. Tarpley of Union, Green of Cherokee, Risner of Hart, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act regulating the sale of Malt Beverages, and for other purposes. HB 507. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, McGarity of Henry, Peacock of Dodge, Boggus of Ben Hill and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for licensing of dealers and brokers of livestock, and for other purposes. HB 510. By Messrs. Duncan of Carroll and McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a Minimum Foundation Program to more clearly define duties and authority of the State Board of Education, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 587 HB 511. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to establish, maintain and conduct Boys Farm Adventure of Richmond County, and for other purposes. HB 512. By Messrs. Robertson and Cranford of Coweta: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to granting of letters of dismission to guardians, and for other purposes. HB 516. By Messrs. Robertson and Cranford of Coweta: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act pertaining to the time which business may be transacted with the ordinaries of the State, and for other purposes. HB 521. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the salary of the stenographic reporter in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. HB 523. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reducing the number of County Commissioners of Laurens County, and for other purposes. HB 524. By Messrs. Scoggin, Covington and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a City Court of Floyd County, and for other purposes. HB 526. By Mr. Stocks of Lee: A Bill to be entitled an Act relating to the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Lee County, and for other purposes. HB 527. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Haralson, and for other purposes. HB 529. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require candidates in primary and general elections in Cobb County to name the opponent they desire to oppose, and for other purposes. HB 531. By Mr. Hilton of Montgomery: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Sheriff of Montgomery County shall be paid the sum of $100.00 per month, and for other purposes. 588 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 532. By Mr. Hilton of Montgomery: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Tax Commissioner of Montgomery County, and for other purposes. HB 534. By Messrs. Smith and Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a Commissioner of Roads and Revenue for Carroll County, and for other purposes. HB 535. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act pertaining to Coroners Fees in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. HB 536. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the salary of the Assistant Solicitor General in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. HB 537. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the fixing of salaries of Reporters and Bailiffs to the Superior Court Judge, in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. HB 538. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to abolish certain offices in the City of Augusta, and for other purposes. HB 539. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to change from the fee system to the salary system in counties of a certain population for certain officials and employees, and for other purposes. HB 541. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to establish the City Court of Quitman, and for other purposes. HB 542. By Messrs. McGee, Hood and Page of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Chatham County Pension Board, and for other purposes. HR 62-303b. By Messrs. Britton of Whitfield, Abney of Catoosa, Bell of DeKalb, and others: A Resolution to provide for a committee to investigate the Administration of the University System of Georgia, and for other purposes. HR 97-444b. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A Resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint a Committee to investi- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 589 gate the procedure and method of admission now in effect at the Medical School at Augusta, Georgia, and for other purposes. HR 111-540a. By Messrs. Hall, Scoggin and Covington of Floyd: A Resolution proposing an amendment to provide for the division of Floyd County into school board districts, and for other purposes. SB 20. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. SB 21. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. SB 22. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. SB 46. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to propose an amendment to the Constitution to authorize an amendment be submitted only to those counties affected, and for other purposes. SB 62. By Senators Willingham of the 39th, Pittman of the 53rd and Hawes of the 30th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to retirement of members of the State Board of Workmen's Compensation, etc., and for other purposes. SB 68. By Senators Jones of the 22nd, Mallory of the 25th, Bray of the 36th, Gould of the 4th and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the payment of not more than $2,000.00 per annum to Solicitors-General for travel expenses, and for other purposes. SB 81. By Senators Stephens of the 50th, Ellard of the 31st and Trotter of the 37th: SB 90. A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Secretary of State furnish the members of the General Assembly a Commission, and for other purposes. ' By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta to provide for future extensions of the City limits, and for other purposes. 590 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 91. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta to provide for creation of the position of sanitary engineer, and for other purposes. SB 92. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta prohibiting city from building streets in private sub-divisions, and for other purposes. SB 93. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta amending the Police Pension Law, and for other purposes. SB 94. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta amending Fireman Pension Law, and for other purposes. SB 96. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for Atlanta-Fulton County joint performance committee to assist in putting the Plan of Improvement into effect, and for other purposes. SB 97. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta to provide for paying for paving in installments, and for other purposes. SB 99. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the general employees pension law of Atlanta, and for other purposes. SB 100. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta, to consolidate municipal Revenue Collector and Tax Collector, and for other purposes. SB 101. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta by levying a tax for school purposes, and for other purposes. SB 102. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require Atlanta and Fulton County to recommend a uniform personnel plan and merit system, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 591 SB 103. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Primary Laws in cities of a certain population, and for other purposes. SB 105. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the County of Fulton shall contract for fire services with cities in same county, and for other purposes. SB 106. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal the law of 1922 relating to fire protection in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. SB 107. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide a method of garbage disposal systems in unincorporated portions of Fulton County, and for other purposes. SB 108. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act of 1937 relating to systems of garbage disposal in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. SB 110. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal the Act of 1945 establishing parks and recreation Commission in Fulton County, and for other purposes. SB 111. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta; to provide for establishment of an Advisory Commission for parks, and for other purposes. SB 112. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to limit mileage for Public Works expenditures in counties of a certain population; and for other purposes. SB 113. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit counties of a certain population from repairing or maintaining roads within municipalities or any subdivision, and for other purposes. SB 114. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require the Commissioner of Roads and Revenue of Fulton County to provide office space for use by Board of Tax Assessors of Atlanta, and for other purposes. 592 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 115. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver of Fulton County, and for other purposes. SB 116. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require Tax Receiver or Collector of Fulton County to receive tax returns for City of Atlanta; and for other purposes. SB 117. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require the Commissioner of Roads and Revenue of Fulton County to fix tax levy of County on May 1st of each year, and for other purposes. SB 118. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for counties of a certain population assuming pension obligations of county employees, and for other purposes. SB 119. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require County Commissioners in counties of 300,000 to specify tax levy for various purposes, and for other purposes. SB 122. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require elections in counties of 300,000 or more to be held in public buildings to be furnished by county, and for other purposes. SB 123. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require candidates in counties of a certain population to file record of convictions in state courts; and for other purposes. SB 124. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act regulating primaries in cities of 200,000 or more, candidates must file record of convictions in State courts; and for other purposes. SB 125. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta; to provide that salaries can only be adjusted January to March of each year; and for other p~rposes. SB 126. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of At- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 593 lanta to make election days holidays and require the city and the Board of Education to make available public buildings for holding elections, and for other purposes. SB 127. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta by repealing Section of the Code; make Parks Committee a chartered committee; and for other purposes. SB 128. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta by providing for military leave for employees; and for other purposes. SB 129. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta; to give the Mayor and Council authority to sell a strip of land at Maddox Park, and for other purposes. SB 130. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta; to give the Mayor authority to suspend employees in classified service; and for other purposes. SB 132. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta; to allow tax Assessors and Receivers to occupy space at Fulton County Court House; and for other purposes. SB 133. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta to provide for the rights of public transportation companies operating in area annexed by city; and for other purposes. SB 134. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for election of public officials in cities of a certain population; and for other purposes. SB 136. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to prevent the sale, lease or transfer by counties of 300,000 of land owned or held for public park purposes, and for other purposes. SB 137. By Senators Duncan of the 4th and Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the petition by the administrator to the Ordinary for an order to sell land and the notice required therefor, and for other purposes. 594 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 153. By Senator Hagan of the 17th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the fees of the Coroner of Screven County in connection with the holding of inquests; and for other purposes. SR 22. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Resolution proposing an amendment to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly; and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Bills of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 366. By Messrs. Page, Hood and McGee of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah to incur an additional debt; to permit the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah to levy a tax upon all the taxable property, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 310. By Messrs. Hood and Page of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and organize Commissioners of Chatham County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 18. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Savannah Port Authority for the Harbor and Port of Savannah by changing the name to the Savannah Distt:ict Authority, and for other purposes. The following Committee amendment to SB 18, was read and adopted: Amend Section 9, subsection 3, page 7, third line, by inserting after the word "purpose" the following: " (excepting such property, liens, easements and franchises used or owned by public service corporations)." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 105, nays 0. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 595 The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 486. By Mr. Hopkins of Charlton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish a new charter for the City of Folkston, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 487. By Messrs. Durden and Gardner of Dougherty: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Act creating and establishing a new charter for the City of Albany, defining the corporate limits of said city, and for other purposes. The report of the Committees, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 488. By Mr. Smith of Bryan: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Pembroke, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 490. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the City Court of Polk County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 492. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta repealing the street tax, providing that employees transferred to the City shall not be required to reside in the City, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 596 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 497. By Messrs. Williams of Houston, Little of Peach, Walker of Crawford, Clay, Wood and Vandiver of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the salary of each of the Judges of the Superior Courts of the Macon Circuit shall be supplemented by payments from the County Treasuries of the Counties, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 498. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the appointment of an Assistant Solicitor of the City Court in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 499. By Messrs. Hollis, Dicus and Pickard of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to protect the health and the safety of Muscogee County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 502. By Messrs. Hollis, Dicus and Pickard of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Muscogee County to enact zoning laws, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 485. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 597 of Blairsville, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 500. By Messrs. Hollis, Dicus and Pickard of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Columbus by extending the present corporate limits, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 403. By Messrs. Register and Langdale of Lowndes: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Valdosta, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 363. By Messrs. Smith and Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Carrollton, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the 6ill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 7. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act of the Code of 1933 as amended, wherein a tax over one-half of one per cent for current expenses is prohibited from being levied by municipalities, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 471. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City 598 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, of Tallapoosa, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 472. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Wrens, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 468. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay and McWhorter of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a complete system of retirement and pension pay for the employees of the City of Decatur, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 122, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 473. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Gainesville, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 123, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 407. By Mr. Denton of Paulding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the Town of Dallas, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 124, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 428. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the charter for THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 599 the City of Millen, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 125, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 436. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Town of Bowdon, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 126, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 445. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a new charter for the Town of Ringgold, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 127, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 452. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reenact the charter of the City of Macon, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which as favorable to the passage of the bill, as agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 128, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 453. By Messrs. Harper and Bolton of Spalding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Griffin, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 129, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 454. By Mr. Adams of Brantley: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which creates the charter of the City of Nahunta, and for other purposes. 600 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 130, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 455. By Messrs. Edenfield and Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Swainsboro, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 131, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 458. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Town of Fort Oglethorpe, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 132, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 466. By Mr. Guthrie of Berrien: A Bill to be entitled an Act to place the Sheriff of Berrien County upon a salary basis in lieu of a fee basis, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 133, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 467. By Mr. Guthrie of Berrien: A Bill to be entitled an Act to place the Clerk of the Superior Court of Berrien county upon a salary basis, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 134, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 469. By Mr. Ball of Lamar: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Barnesville, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 601 The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 135, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 4 74. By Messrs. Duncan and Smith of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act establishing a Board of Tax Equalizers for Carroll County, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 474, was read and adopted: Messrs. Duncan and Smith of Carroll move to amend HB 474 as follows: By striking Section No. 2 in its entirety and re-numbering the sections of the bill consecutively. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 136, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 148. By Senator Hughes of the 32nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the Town of Dawsonville, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 137, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 143. By Senator Ellard of the 31st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act incorporating the Town of Porter Mills, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 138, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 141. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of LaGrange, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 139, nays 0. 602 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 140. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of LaGrange, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 140, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 64. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Reidsville, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 141, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 151. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Town of Grayson, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 142, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions of the Senate, were read the first time and referred to the Committees: SB 86. By Senators Edenfield of the 2nd, Gould of the 4th, Mavity of the 44th and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that all law enforcement officers who are engaged in enforcing traffic regulations on streets and highways of this State shall be clothed in a uniform to be approved by the Director of Public Safety, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Highways # 1. SB 156. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act pertaining to conduct of Jewelry Auctions, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 603 SB 158. By Senator Coffin of the 12th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to promote temperance and prosperity for Georgia; to foster and encourage the growing of grapes, fruits and berries on Georgia farms, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agriculture #2. SB 159. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Fulton County Employees Pension Code by providing for transfer of employees from County to City and from City to County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 160. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to fix the salary of the County Treasurer of Fulton County at the sum of $6,000.00 per year, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 161. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require the assumption by Fulton County of obligations to Fulton County School employees, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 162. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require separate precincts in all elections for each group of 5,000 registered voters in counties having a population of 300,000 or more, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 163. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act applicable to the counties and cities having a population of 300,000 or more providing for voting by mail so as to require a precinct at the court house in county elections and a precinct at the City Hall in city elections, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 164. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Troup County to establish rules and regulations governing the payment of pensions to County employees; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. 604 JOURNAL OF THE HOuSE, SB 171. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create the "Acworth Lake Authority", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. SB 175. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act creating the "Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SR 28. By Senator Wall of the 9th: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to exempt from all taxation all hospitals of this State which maintain facilities for charity cases, its grounds, improvements and equipment and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. SR 35. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Rawls of the lOth and Carlisle of the 7th: A Resolution proposing that the Congress of the United States be requested by the General Assembly of Georgia to repeal those laws which declare public welfare rolls of a confidential nature, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SR 49. By Senator Gould of the 4th: A Resolution protesting the passage of the proposed several amendments to the Selective Service Act of 1948 which affects the National Guard, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Bennett of Barrow moved that the Senate Bills applying to Fulton County and the City of Atlanta, known as the "Improvement Plan of the City of Atlanta," be committed to the Committees on Municipal Government and Counties and County Matters for the purpose of holding a public hearing, and the motion was lost. By unanimous consent, the following bill of the House was withdrawn, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations: HB 263. By Messrs. Lovett of Laurens, Smith of Emanuel, Gowen of Glynn, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Greer of Lanier, and Ray of Warren: A Bill to be entitled an Act to make General Appropriations for the maintenance and operation of the agencies of Government for the fiscal years 1951-1952, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 605 The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 180. By Messrs. Claxton of Camden and Gowen of Glynn: A bill authorizing the construction by Fernandina Port Authority of toll roads in the State of Georgia; and for other purposes. The Senate has receded from its position on Amendment 3 of the following bill of the House, to wit: HB 78. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to amend an Act, relating to the incorporation of banks and to the examination and investigation by the Superintendent of Banks of application for Bank Charter, etc.; and for other purposes. The Senate has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference on the following bill of the House, to wit: HB 3. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A bill to amend an Act providing for the levy and collection of a tax for support of State Government education purposes, to pay the public debt; and for other purposes. The Senate insists on its position in amending the following bill of the House, and respectfully asks a Committee of Conference be appointed: HB 5. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Gardner of Dougherty, and others: A bill to levy a tax on sales and use of cigars, cigarettes, little cigars, cheroots and stogies; and for other purposes. The President has appointed on the part of the Senate: Senators Coffin of the 12th, Williams of the 21st, and Millican of the 52nd: The Senate has agreed to the House amendment to the following Resolution of the Senate, to wit: SR 6. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Connell of the 6th, and others: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution by inserting a new paragraph in Article V, Section 606 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, I, to be numbered IV (a), providing for the nomination of candidates for United States Senator, Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School Superintendent, Comptroller General; and for other purposes. The Senate has passed by substitute by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 233. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of DeKalb: A bill to amend an Act creating the Municipal Court of Atlanta; to provide for the territorial jurisdiction of the Civil Court of DeKalb County; and for other purposes. The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 274. By Messrs. Graham, Holley and Bell of Richmond: A bill to provide for compensation for Coroners and Coroner's juries in counties having a population of not less than 108,000 and more than 112,000, and for other purposes. HB 10. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Gowen of Glynn, Jackson of Jones; and others: A bill to amend an Act entitled "Public Safety Department", so as to change and increase the salaries of all Troopers and Officers up to and including Sergeant Majors; and for other purposes. The following bill of the House was placed on the calendar for the purpose of considering the unfavorable report of the Committee: HB 301. By Mr. Risner of Hart: A Bill to be entitled an Act to pay a bonus to men and women that served in the Armed Forces of the U. S. and are residents of Georgia, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bill of the House was withdrawn, read the second time and recommitted to Committee on Education #2. HB 483. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren, Twitty and Hand of Mitchell, Matthews of Clarke and Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Georgia Teachers Retirement System Act, to include other employees in the Act, and for other purposes. The following Report of the Committee of Conference on HB 3, "Nuisance Taxes", was submitted and read: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 607 Mr. President: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Conference appointed to consider differences between the House and Senate on HB 3, beg leave to make the following report: 1. That the House recede from its position and accept Senate amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13 and 14. 2. That the Senate recede from its position as to amendments 5, 7 and 9. In lieu of amendment 5 that said bill be amended by striking in the fifth paragraph of the caption of said bill the following language: "paragraph 91, imposing a tax upon salary and wage buyers", and in lieu of Senate amendment 7 that the caption of the bill in the last paragraph thereof as the same appears on page 3 after the language "paragraph 110, imposing a tax upon automobile finance businesses", the following be added: "To amend paragraph 43 of Section 2 of the aforesaid act so as to change the method of computing the tax levied on domestic and domesticated foreign corporations and to change the method of paying same as to provide that all such tax shall be paid directly to the State Revenue Commissioner where such tax has been previously paid to tax collectors in the local counties in this state." 3. That the Senate recede from its position as to amendments eleven and twelve, and that in lieu of such amendments the following new sections be added to said bill, to-wit: Section 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that an Act entitled, "An Act to abolish the office of County Game Warden; providing for the appointment of State Game Wardens and State Deputy Game Wardens, prescribing their powers and duties and fixing their compensation; prescribing fees for hunting licenses; prescribing the method of sale of hunting, fishing, and trapper's licenses; fixing the salary of the Game and Fish Commissioner; providing penalties for violations hereof; repealing conflicting laws; and for other purposes," approved August 14, 1931, Georgia Laws 1931, page 173, as amended by an Act approved February 25, 1949, Georgia Laws 1949, page 1577, is hereby amended by striking therefrom Section 6 of said Act, in its entirety, which Section provides fees for hunting licenses. Section 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the payment of a license by certain persons fishing within the State of Georgia, to prescribe penalties for the violation of this Act; and for other purposes," approved March 30, 1937, Georgia Laws 1937, page 675, as amended by an Act approved February 25, 1949, Georgia Laws 1949, page 1189, is hereby amended by striking therefrom Section 2 of said Act, in its entirety, which Section 2 relates to fishing licenses. Section 9a. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that a license authorizing a resident of this State to hunt and fish throughout this State shall be issued upon the payment of a fee of $1.25 annually. Provided, that, before any person shall be entitled to purchase a resident hunting and fishing license, he shall have been a bona fide resident of the State of Georgia for a period of six months prior to 608 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the date such license is applied for; Provided, further, that nothing herein shall prevent a landowner or his tenants and their families, with the landowner's consent, from hunting or fishing on his own land, or ponds or other waters, without a license. Such license shall be procured from the Director of the Game and Fish Commission. No resident of this State shall fish in any of the waters of this State, by means of any artificial bait commonly known as plugs, wooden minnows, live minnows, flies, dabblers, spinners, or any other like bait or lure whether in the county of his residence or in any other county of the State without first procuring from the Director of Game and Fish Commission the license hereinabove referred to. No resident of this State shall fish in !).ny way or by any means in any of said waters of this State other than that of the county of his residence without first procuring from the Director of Game and Fish Commission the license hereinabove referred to. Provided, however, that no person under the age of 16 years shall be required to buy the license created under this Act. Seiners and netters shall pay one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) annually, as lure fishermen. Provided, further, that no license shall be required to fish with hook and line in Spring Creek from the Miller County line on the north to the point where said creek empties into Flint River on the south, as provided by Act approved February 25, 1949, Georgia Laws, 1949, page 1361. Respectfully submitted, Ellison Dunn H. G. Rawls M. Edenfield On the part of the Senate. J. Battle Hall J. Roy McCracken George L. Smith, II On the part of the House. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House adopt the Conference Committee Report. On the motion, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The Report of the Committee of Conference was adopted. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 26. By Messrs. Hopkins of Charlton, Adams of Brantley, Key of Jasper, Edenfield of Emanuel and Garrard of Wilkes: A Bill to be entitled an Act to regulate the making and manufacturing and selling of domestic and foreign wines and for licensing of retail and wholesale dealers and wineries, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 26, was read: Senator Connell of the 6th District moves to amend HB 26 by: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 609 Striking from Paragraph (c) of Section 3 as said Section is quoted in Section 2, the words "fifty" and substituting in lieu thereof the word "twenty five", so that said Paragraph (c) of Section 3 as it is quoted in Section 2, shall now read as follows: "(c) On foreign wines, whether fortified or not, having an alcoholic strength of more than 14% alcohol by volume--one dollar per gallon. On domestic wines whether fortified or not, having an alcoholic strength of more than 14 o/o alcohol by volume-twenty five cents per gallon." Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 180. By Messrs. Claxton of Camden and Gowen of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act authorizing the construction by Fernandina Port Authority of toll roads in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 180, was read: The Committee moves to amend HB 180 by adding a new section to be numbered section thirteen (13) and to immediately follow section 12 and to read as follows: Section 13. The State of Georgia does hereby further covenant and agree with the holders of any revenue bonds issued by Fernandina Port Authority for the cost of the construction of said toll roads, or any part thereof, that, as long as any of said revenue bonds, or the interest thereon, are outstanding and unpaid, it will not construct, or agree to permit any political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of said State or by any other person, firm, corporation, association or body, public or private, to construct, any toll road or free road which will be competitive to said toll roads, or any part thereof, constructed by said Fernandina Port Authority pursuant to this Act in such manner as to materially and adversely impair or affect the rights and security of said holders of revenue bonds issued by said Fernandina Port Authority pursuant to this Act. Section 13 in bill to be renumbered Sec. 14 and by numbering the last section as Section 15, and to read as follows: All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. Mr. Gowen of Glynn moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. Under the order of unfinished business, the following bill of the House was again taken up for consideration: 610 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 19. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Abney of Walker, Langdale of Lowndes, Abney of Catoosa, Jones of Lumpkin, Covington of Floyd, Twitty of Mitchell, Tamplin of Morgan and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act regulating traffic on streets and highways; to effect a complete revision of all and singular the laws of this State, and for other purposes. The following amendments were read and adopted: Amendments Adopted to HB 19. Mr. Wood of Bibb moves to amend HB 19 by striking all of sections 51 and 52 of said bill. Mr. Wood of Bibb moves to amend HB 19 by striking from Section 56 (b) the words "prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful" and substituting in lieu t!!ercof the word "unlawful". Mr. Wood of Bibb moves to amend HB 19 by striking from Sections 56, 57 and 58 the words "prima facie speed limit/s" wherever the same may appear and substituting in lieu thereof the words "lawful speed limit/s". Mr. Smith of Fulton: (l\1. Smith) Moves to amend HB 19, Section 173, sub-section (b) so as amended it shall read as follows: "(b) Incorporated cities and municipalities may by ordinance permit the operation within their respective jurisdictions of any motor bus or trolley coach with a maximum outside width of not to exceed 104 inches. The term "trolley coach" means a vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires though not operated upon rails." Moves to amend HB 19, Section 175, sub-section (a) so when amended it shall read as follows: "(a) No vehicle except trackless trollies or equipment or trucks used for the maintaining of overhead wire systems including any load thereon shall exceed a height of 13 feet, 6 inches." Moves to amend HB 19, Section 175, sub-section (b) so as to read as follows: "(b) No vehicle except trackless trollies or equipment or trucks used for the maintaining of overhead wire systems including any load thereon shall exceed a length of 35 feet extreme overall dimension, inclusive of front and rear bumpers, except that a bus equipped with three axles shall not exceed an overall length, inclusive of front and rear bumpers, of 40 feet." H. Smith of Fulton: Moves to amend HB 19, Section 173, sub-section (c) in the following manner: HB 19, Section 173, sub-section (c) to be amended so as to exclude the words "or trolley coach" in lines 1 and 3 of said sub-section, so as to read as amended: "No motor bus exceeding a total outside width of 96 inches shall be operated on any highway outside of an incorporated city or munici- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 611 pality, except that any motor bus with a total outside width of not exceeding 102 inches may be operated upon any highway route or routes having traffic lane widths of not less than 12 feet in suburban areas adjacent to municipalities." Boggus of Ben Hill : Amendment to HB 19, removing Section 175-A in its entirety from this bill. Hale of Dade: Moves to amend HB 19 by striking Section 53 thereof. Battles of Decatur: Amend by adding the following terminology at the end of Section 175 (c) : Provided, however, that the provision of this Act limiting the length of vehicle and loads shall not apply to hauling poles, piping, timbers, forestry products, or structural machinery and such other items that cannot be readily dismembered. Overby and Hall moves to amend HB 19, as follows: Section 177, sub-section (a) is amended by adding in line 5 after the word "machinery" the following words: "logs, lumber, timber, structural steel". Section 180, sub-section .(a) be stricken in its entirety and a mw sub-section (a) of Section 180 be inserted in lieu thereof, to read as follows: Section 180. Registration of vehicles according to permissible gross weight-(a) Upon the registration of any truck, truck tractor or trailer under the laws of this state or any bus for the transportation of 10 or more persons, such information shall be furnished the Director of the Department of Public Safety and the Chairman of the State Highway Board as they may require and they may make such investigation or test as necessary to enable them to determine whether such vehicle may safely be operated upon the highways in compliance with all the provisions of this act." Section 180, sub-section (b) is amended by striking from line 7 of this Section the words "by the Director". Turk of Banks: Moves that Section 140 of HB 19 be stricken. Overby and Hall moves to amend HB 19, as follows: Section 181, sub-section (a) is amended by striking in the first line after the word "any" the word "police" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "law enforcement". Section 181, sub-section (b) is amended by striking the word "may" in the second line after the word "officer" and substituting in lieu thereof the word "shall" ; Section 181", sub-section (e) is amended by adding in line 4 after the word "safety" the words "or other law enforcement officers"; Section 181, sub-section (f) is amended by striking in lines 3 and 612 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, 4 after the word "and" the words "shall upon the request of the director" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "said departments shall"; by striking in line 6 after the word "the" the word "director" and substituting in lieu thereof the words "State Highway Board". Overby and Hall moves to amend HB 19, as follows: Section 183, is amended by striking in the lOth line the words "road department" and substituting in lieu thereof the words "Highway Board"; by inserting in line 12 of Section 183 after the word "trailers" the word "or"; by striking in line 28 of Section 183 the words "Road Department" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Highway Board". Kemp of Clayton: Moves to amend Section 186 subsection (b) by adding at the end of said subsection the following language. "Provided however, the amount accepted as a cash money bail shall be in an amount that has previously been approved by the court having jurisdiction in such cases." Mr. Freeman of Monroe: Moves to amend HB 19 by striking Section 189 in its entirety. Mr. Smith, of Carroll, m.oves to amend HB 19 by striking Section 191 and all its Sub-Sections thereunder in their entirety. Mr. Freeman of Monroe: Moves to amend HB 19 by striking in its entirety Section 192 of Article XX. Mr. Carr of Whitfield: Moves to amend HB 19 by striking section 116 from this Bill. Nightingale of Glynn and Durden of Dougherty: Move to amend HB 19 by adding an additional section to be properly numbered and inserted in Article XX thereof, to read as follows: (Section 192) "Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as changing or interfering with any regulation or ordinance which has heretofore been or may heretofore be adopted by any municipality, regulating the running or operation of motor vehicles described in this Act; and nothing in this Act shall prevent cities and towns from regulating, by proper ordinances, traffic within the limits of such cities and towns. Nothing herein shall prevent incorporated cities and towns from requiring by ordinance that the owners of motor vehicles residing within the corporate limits of such cities and towns to register the number of State licenses with the clerk of council or other officer to be designated by such city or town, together with a brief description of such motor vehicle, and requiring the payment of a registration fee, and to provide a penalty for the violation of such ordinance: Provided, however, that THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 613 no municipality shall charge a license fee (as distinguished from a registration fee) additional to that charged by the State." Mr. Covington of Floyd, asks unanimous consent to amend HB 19 by inserting in the caption after the words in line 14 the following provisions : "... to provide for the inspection of motor vehicles and the charge therefor; to provide for the establishment, maintenance and operation of inspection stations and their equipment; " Gowen of Glynn: Moves to strike Section 187 in its entirety. Mr. Jones of Bartow moved that the bill, as amended, be printed and distributed to the members of the House. On the motion, Mr. Lovett of Laurens moved the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. The roll was called and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Aycock Barber of Colquitt Best Black Bolton Boone Brannen Britton Burgamy Carr Clay Coffin Cranford Durham Fears Freeman Gary Gowen Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Groover Harris Henderson Huddleston Jackson Jones of Bartow Kitchens Knight Lavender Lovett McGee Murphy Musgrove Neville Newman Owens Page Ramsey Register Rowland Smith of Bryan Stewart Sumner Tarbutton Tippens Turk Vandiver Waldrop Walker of Crawford Warren Wiggins Williams of Houston Wood Those voting in the negative were Messrs. : Abney of Catoosa Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Biggers Birdsong Boggus Brantley Burkett Callier Campbell of Oconee Cates Clark Clary Claxton Covington Dally Deen Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Edenfield Flynt 614 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Gardner Garrard Gillis Graham Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Guthrie Hadden Hall or Floyd Hall of Toombs Harrell Hawkins Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Kennedy Key Kidd King Lam Leach McCracken McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Nelson Nightingale Otwell Overby Parker Peacock Pittard Raulerson Ray Risner Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sivell Smiley Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Tamplin Tarpley Terry Tillman Todd Trapnell Tumlin Twitty Vickers Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wilkes Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Willingham Willis Wright Those not voting were Messrs. : Abney of Walker, Alverson, Ball, Bennett, Bentley, Brazeal, Brooks, Byrd, Campbell of Walker, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Griffith, Hale, Harper, Hood, Hopkins, Langdale, Lanier, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Little, McGarity, McKelvey, Mims, Murr, Pickard, Pickett, Robertson of Coweta, Sheffield, Short, Simmons, Smith of Carroll, Stanton, Stevens of Marion, Stocks, Ursrey, Wooten and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the motion, the ayes were 53, nays 112. The motion was lost. Mr. Gowen of Glynn moved that debate be limited to twenty (20) minutes, to each side, including the 20 minutes allowed the Chairman of the Committee reporting the bill, and the motion prevailed. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Birdsong Black Bolton Brantley Britton Campbell of Oconee Cates Clark Covington Dally THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 615 Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gillis Graham Green of Cherokee Greene of Crisp Greer Groover Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Jessup Johnson of Hall Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Knight Lam Leach McCracken McWhorter Mackay Mangum Otwell Overby Peacock Pickard Pittard Ray Risner Rollins Scoggin Sivell Smiley Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stanton Stevens of Marion Stocks Tamplin Tarpley Todd Trapnell Tumlin Twitty Ursrey White Whitworth Williams of Cobb Willingham Willis Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Aycock Barber of Colquitt Beasley Best Biggers Boone Brannen Burgamy Burkett Callier Campbell of Walker Carr Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Cranford Deen Dews Fears Gary Gowen Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Griffith Guthrie Hadden Hale Harris Hawkins Henderson Huddleston Jackson Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Kennedy Kitchens Langdale Lanier Lavende1 Lovett McGee Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Owens Page Ramsey Raulerson Register Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rowland Simmons Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll Stephens of Towns Stewart Sumner Tarbutton Terry Tillman Tippens Turk Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Wheeler Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Houston Wood 616 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Those not voting were Messrs. : Ball, Boggus, Brazeal, Brooks, Byrd, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Hood, Hopkins, Lewis of Greene, Lewis of Hancock, Little, McGarity, McKelvey, Matthews, Mims, Mishoe, Parker, Pickett, Robertson of Coweta, Scott, Sheffield, Short, Wilkinson, Wooten, Wright and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 93, nays 83. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, wast lost. Mr. Smith of Emanuel gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass HB 19. Under the regular order of business, the following Bill of the Senate was taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 2. By Senator Rawls of the lOth, Carlisle of the 7th, Connell of the 6th, Holloway of the 13th, Pittman of the 53rd and others. A Bill to be entitled an Act relating to establishment of a Civil Defense Agency, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following Resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 116. By Mr. Willingham of Lincoln: A Resolution proposing that the Director of State Parks be authorized to negotiate with the Federal Government for the leasing of property in Lincoln County for the development of a State Park, and for other purposes. HR 117. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Durden of Dougherty, Smith of Emanuel, Overby of Hall and Edenfield of Emanuel: A Resolution to request the State and Federal income tax departments to grant to the members of the General Assembly a 60 day extension for filing State and Federal income tax returns, and for other purposes. HR 118. By Messrs. Pittard of Clarke, H. Smith of Fulton and Smith of Emanuel: A Resolution to create a Georgia Navy to define the ranks therein and to provide for the commissioning of officers thereof, and for other purposes. The following Communication from the Secretary of State was submitted and read: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 617 State of Georgia Office of Secretary of State I, Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby certify, that the Special Election held February 7, 1951 in Newton County, Georgia, to fill the unexpired term of A. M. Campbell, Representative. Newton County, show the following results: W. D. Ballard--------------------------------------------------Received 132 votes Charles L. (Bill) Harwell________________________________ Received 964 votes W. C. (Bill) Ivey______________________________________________ Received 1,242 votes Aubra L. Sherwood------------------------------------------Received 325 votes Robert H. Stanton, Jr. ______________________________________ Received 147 votes as the same appears of file and record in this office. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at the Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this 8th day of February, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-one and of the Independence of the United States of America the One Hundred and Seventy-fifth. Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State. Representative-Elect W. C. (Bill) Ivey came forward to the bar of the House and was administered the oath of office by Judge J. H. Hawkins of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Under the regular order of business, the following Resolutions and Bill of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HR 88-383d. By Mr. Bolton of Spalding: A Resolution authorizing the Adjutant General to enter into a contract with the City of Griffin to lease certain lands for use of National Guard, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 38-189e. By Messrs. Burgamy of Sumter, Langdale and Register of Lowndes, Whitworth of Madison, Peacock of Dodge and Greene of Crisp and others: A Resolution to provide for reimbursement to members of the General Assembly for certain expenses, and for other purposes. The following Substitute to HR 38-189e, was read: A RESOLUTION To provide for reimbursement to members of the House of Representatives for certain expenses; and for other purposes. 618 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, WHEREAS no provision has been made for the reimbursement of members of the House of Representatives of funds expended for necessary incidental expenses in conenction with the proper performance of their duties: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives, that the members of the House of Representatives shall receive the sum of five ($5.00) dollars per day during the time the House of Representatives is in session for reimbursement of contingent expenses such as telephone calls, telegrams, stamps and such other incidentals as are necessary for the proper performance of their duties as members of the House of Representatives, and said amount shall be paid to each member of the House of Representatives by the State Treasurer of Georgia from the funds appropriated for the maintenance and operation of the General Assembly. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the provisions of this Resolution shall become effective as of the eighth day of January, 1951. The Substitute was adopted. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to, by substitute. The resolution was adopted, by substitute. The following members of the House requested that they be recorded as voting against the adoption of the Resolution: Messrs. Brantley of Upson, Stevens of Marion, Bennett of Barrow, Pittard of Clarke, Beasley of Mcintosh, King of Chattahoochee, Overby of Hall, Todd of Glascock, Adams of Upson, Freeman of Monroe, Kelley of Gwinnett, Johnson of Hall, Smiley of Liberty, Callier of Talbot, Williams of Houston, Duncan of Carroll, Green of Cherokee, Barber of Colquitt, Henderson of Atkinson, and Musgrove of Clinch. The following members of the House requested that they be recorded as voting present: Messrs. Lanier of Candler, Nightingale of Glynn, Bentley and Williams of Cobb. HB 437. By Mr. Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, to equalize educational opportunities throughout the State and related financial and administrative procedures, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 128, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 9:00 o'clock, A. M., tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951 619 Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs. Scott of Thomas, Ball of Lamar, Gowen of Glynn, Abney of Catoosa and Page of Chatham. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 9:00 o'clock, A. M., tomorrow morning. 620 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. February 9, 1951. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:00 o'clock, A. M., this day and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Honorable John C. Bell, Representative of Richmond County. By unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found to be correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal was disposed with. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of Bills and Resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of House Bills and Resolutions. 3. Report of Standing Committees. 4. Second reading of Bills and Resolutions, favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of local uncontested bills. 6. First reading and reference of Senate Bills and Resolutions. 7. That the Speaker may in his discretion call up any bill on the General Calendar in any order that he desires. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 570. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to prevent the spread of Hog Cholera; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agriculture #2. HB 571. By Messrs. Duncan of Carroll, Barber of Jackson and Covington of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the development and administration of vocational educational programs for this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 621 HB 572. By Messrs. Murr of Sumter, Rogers of Heard and Ursrey of Jeff Davis: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for Certified Public Weighers, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agriculture # 2. HB 573. By Messrs. Langdale of Lowndes, Overby of Hall and Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that, for income tax purposes, men and women serving in the Armed forces of the U. S. during any period of National Emergency proclaimed by the President of the United States, may deduct from their gross income for any year so much of their compensation for such services as does not exceed $1,500.00, and to exempt such compensation from any income tax; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 574. By Messrs. Pickett of Pickens and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide a remedy at law for the recovery of hospital expenses or funeral expenses in case of wrongful death; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 575. By Messrs. Pickett of Pickens and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide a remedy at law for injuries to real estate of a deceased committed in his lifetime; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HR 119-575a. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the granting of scholarships to certain personnel of Milledgeville State Hospital, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution #2. HB 576. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Ben Hill County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 577. By Messrs. Alverson of Fulton, M. Smith of Fulton and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter 622 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, for the City of East Point; to provide for improvement of the internal Government of said City, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 578. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a pension system for county policemen and firemen in counties having a population of 200,000 or more, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 579. By Mr. Mangum of Columbia: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish a new charter for the Town of Harlem, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 580. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to supplement the salaries of the Judges of the Superior Court of Fulton County as paid by the State, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 581. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay and McWhorter of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a Civil Service System in DeKalb County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 582. By Messrs. Bargeron and Cates of Burke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a new charter for the Town of Girard, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 583. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Dublin so as to describe and redefine the new corporate limits of said city, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 584. By Mr. Jessup of Bleckley: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize closing of certain streets and alleys in the City of Cochran, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 623 HB 585. By Messrs. Bargeron and Cates of Burke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Burke County to supplement the salary of the Judge of the Superior Court of Augusta Circuit, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 586. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Richmond County to supplement the salary of the Judge of the Superior Court of Augusta Circuit, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 587. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the Coroner of Jenkins County to receive a salary of $800.00 per annum in lieu of fees now received; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 588. By Messrs. McWhorter, Bell and Mackay of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the use of Voting machines, for casting, registering and recording and corn~ puting ballots or votes at all elections, including primaries, in any and all counties having a population of 300,000 inhabitants or more, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 589. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Clarke, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 590. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize the County Commissioners of the several Counties of the State of Georgia in counties having a certain population, and where there is no Board of County Commissioners, the Ordinary, to create in such counties a Board of Examiners of Stationary Engineers and Firemen, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 59l. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the Probation Officer of the Superior and City Court of Richmond County, 624 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Georgia are named as county employees and are included in the Pension Act, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 592. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to amend the charter of the City of Gainesville; to provide for the establishment of a Civil Service Board, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 593. By Mr. Mishoe of Tattnall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of Glennville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: HB 364. By Messrs. Duncan and Smith of Carroll: A bill to amend an Act creating and adopting a new charter for the Town of Temple; and for other purposes. HB 369. By Messrs. Vandiver and Clay of Bibb: A bill to amend an Act to re-enact the charter of the City of Macon; to allow the present mayor to run for another two year term; and for other purposes. HB 376. By Mr. Waldrop of Douglas: A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Douglasville; and for other purposes. HB 378. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A bill to fix the compensation of the Chairman and the members of the Board of Education in counties having a population not less than 28,427 and not more than 28,437; and for other purposes. HB 379. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A bill to fix the compensation of the commissioners of roads and Revenues of Spalding County; and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 6'25 HB 387. By Mr. Ramsey, Sr., of Effingham: A bill to amend an Act to create the City Court of Springfield; and for other purposes. HB 390. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Buchanan; and for other purposes. HB 395. By Messrs. Alverson, Smith and Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta; to provide the City of Atlanta may lease a strip of land to the Atlanta Tennis Development Fund; and for other purposes. HB 404. By Mr. Harris of Wayne: A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Jesup; and for other purposes. HB 409. By Messrs. Alverson, Smith and Smith of Fulton: A bill to provide for the appraisal of real property and improvements attached thereto in Fulton County and the City of Atlanta by an independent qualified agency; and for other purposes. HB 410. By Messrs. Alverson, Smith and Smith of Fulton: A bill to fix the salary of the Judge of Juvenile Courts in counties having a population of 300,000 or more; to provide for its payment out of the county treasury; and for other purposes. HB 412. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A bill to amend an Act changing the classes and amounts of commissions allowed to tax receivers and tax collectors in counties having a population of not less than 108,000 and not more than 112,000 and for other purposes. HB 414. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A bill to repeal an Act relating to the payment of Coroners in counties having a certain population; and for other purposes. HB 415. By Messrs. Alverson, Smith and Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act by providing that in counties having a population of 300,000 or more, the clerk of the Superior Court may keep certain records by microfilm or other photographic process; and for other purposes. HR 67. By Mr. Durham of Baker: A resolution requesting the State Librarian to furnish law books to the Ordinary of Baker County; and for other purposes. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 165. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to create the office of Director of Public Safety and the Office of Chief of Police for Fulton County; and for other purposes. SB 166. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to place employees and officers of the Fire Department under civil service in the City of Atlanta; and for other purposes. SB 167. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide in Fulton County a system of pension and retirement payment to teachers and employees of the Board of Education; and for other purposes. SB 168. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to repeal an Act approved March 23, 1937 (Ga. Laws 1937 pp. 594-604) which set up a civil service system in the Fire Department in the City of Atlanta; and for other purposes. SB 169. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to fix the salary of the Planning Engineer and Municipal Revenue Collector and Marshall of the City of Atlanta; and for other purposes. SB 170. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to establish a Metropolitan Planning District for Fulton and DeKalb County; to provide a Planning Commission for said district; to define the duties and powers of said Commission; and for other purposes. SB 179. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill authorizing the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Tattnall County to employ a County Attorney and fix his salary; and for other purposes. SB 185. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to provide a salary for the Sheriff of Taliaferro County to be paid out of county funds; and for other purposes. HB 27. By Messrs. Clary of McDuffie, Overby of Hall, Adams of Brantley, Wheeler of Seminole and Matthews of Clarke: A bill known as the "Welfare Reorganization Act", and for other purposes. SR 5. By Senators Willingham of the 39th; Rawls of the lOth, Drinkard of the 29th, Mavity of the 44th, Donahoo of the 27th; and others: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution by adding to Paragraph IV of Section IX of FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 627 Article VII, a new sub-paragraph to be numbered (b) to read as follows: (b) to defray the cost of all activities incident to providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this State; and for other purposes. SB 142. A bill to confer upon Ordinaries sitting for County purposes, Boards of County Commissioners or other authority charged with the government of the given County the power to release part of the copy of County Treasurers, tax collectors, or tax commissioners, or any surety on the bond of any such officers from the lien of the State or County against the property of such officers or sureties on their bonds; and for other purposes. Mr. Freeman of Monroe County, Chairman of the Committee on Amend- ments to the Constitution #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution # 1 has had under consideration the following Resolution of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the folloWing recommendations: SR 32. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted,. Freeman of Monroe, Chairman. Mr. Lovett of Laurens County, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 263. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Lovett of Laurens, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 159. Do Pass. 628 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 160. SB 161. SB 162. SB 163. HB 550. HB 567. HB 551. HB 552. HB 553. HB 554. HB 555. HB 557. HB 558. HB 561. HB 565. HB 564. SB 164. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Adams of Evans County, Chairman of the Committee on Education # 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education #2 has had under consideration the follow- ing bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 483. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Adams of Evans, Chairman. Mr. Leach of Rockdale County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #1 has had under consideration the FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 629 following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Vice-Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 546. Do Pass. HB 563. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Leach of Rockdale, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on MuniciGovernment, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Vice-Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 496. Do Pass. HB 522. Do Pass. HB 476. Do Pass. HB 493. Do Pass. HB 495. Do Pass. HB 494. Do Pass. HB 491. Do Pass. HB 448. Do Pass. BB 447. Do Pass. HB 533. Do Pass. SB 104. Do Pass. HB 518. HB 520. HB 519. HB 559. HB 569. HB 568. HB 556. HB 528. HB 540. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. HB 530. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Vice-Chairman. 630 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Bennett of Barrow County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 371. HB 560. Respectfully submitted, Bennett of Barrow, Chairman. Mr. Henderson of Atkinson County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Property has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolution of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 545. Do Pass. HR l04-484a. Do Pass. SB 47. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Henderson of Atkinson, Chairm!Ul. Mr. Henderson of Atkinson County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Property has had under consideration the following Bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 171. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Henderson of Atkinson, Chairman. Mr. Smiley of Liberty County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Appropriations has had under consideration the FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 631 following Resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 109-517d. Do Pass. HR 96-444a. Do Pass. HR 34-189a. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Smiley of Liberty, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of the Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of the Republic has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recom- mendations: HB 416. Do Pass. HB 517. Do Pass. HR 98-465a. Do Pass. SB 60. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. Mr. Green of Rabun County, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Engrossing has examined the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and find them properly engrossed: HB 386. HB 406. HB 470. HB 475. HR 45-207c. HB 7. HB 363. HB 403. HB 428. 632 HB 436. HB 445. HB 452. HB 453. HB 454. HB 455. HB 458. HB 466. HB 467. HB 468. HB 471. HB 472. HB 473. HB 474. HB 486. HB 487. HB 490. HB 492. HB 498. HB 499. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Respectfully submitted, Green of Rabun, Chairman. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 371. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to amend, consolidate the several acts relating to City of Quitman, and for other }lurposes. HB 416. By Messrs. Tarbutton of Washington, Nightingale and Gowen of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize the Jekyll Island State Park Authority to enter into a contract for the building of a bridge across Jekyll Creek to be operated as a Toll Bridge, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 633 HB 447. By Messrs. Alverson and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of College Park, and for other purposes. HB 448. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act incroporating the City of College Park, and for other purposes. HB 476. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta; and for other purposes. HB 491. By Messrs. H. Smith, M. Smith and Alverson of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Atlanta to accept cash bonds from persons charged with a violation of the ordinances, and for other purposes. HB 493. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point, and for other purposes. HB 494. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point, and for other purposes. HB 495. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point, and for other purposes. HB 496. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point, and for other purposes. HB 517. By Messrs. Tarbutton of Washington, Gowen of Glynn and Nightingale of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Jekyll Island State Park Authority Act", and for other purposes. HB 518. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to be entitled an Act governing the collection of costs, fines and forfeitures in the City Court of Dublin, and for other purposes. HB 519. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of East Dublin, and for other purposes. 634 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 520. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Dublin, and for other purposes. HB 522. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to carry into effect in the City of Atlanta the provisions of an amendment establishing the Civil Court of Fulton County, and for other purposes. HB 528. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A Bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Rockmart, and for other purposes. HB 530. By Messrs. Harper and Bolton of Spalding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Griffin, and for other purposes. HB 533. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Mountain Park, and for other purposes. HB 540. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Toccoa, and for other purposes. HB 545. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize any county, municipality or other subdivision of the State to sell or lease any property for a public purpose, etc., and for other purposes. HB 546. By Messrs. Campbell and Abney of Walker, Scoggin of Floyd, Abney of Catoosa, Murr of Sumter and Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to marriage licenses and how such licenses are granted, and for other purposes. HB 550. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A Bill to be entitled an Act to change the time of convening the Spring Term of the Superior Court of Appling County, and for other purposes. HB 551. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to establish the City Court of Baxley, and for other purposes. HB 552. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Com- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 635 missioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Appling, and for other purposes. HB 553. By Messrs. Burkett and Vickers of Coffee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues in the County of Coffee, and for other purposes. HB 554. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for an increase in the salary of the Tax Commissioner of Bulloch County, and for other purposes. HB 555. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Clerk of Superior Court, Salary For" in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. HB 556. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the City Court of Statesboro, and for other purposes. HB 557. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for special criminal bailiffs in counties of a certain populatjon, and for other purposes. HB 558. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A Bill to be entitled an Act to establish the City Court of Walker County, and for other purposes. HB 559. By Mr. Clary of McDuffie: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to amend the original Act incorporating the Town of Thomson, and for other purposes. HB 560. By Mr. Harrell of Grady: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Cairo, and for other purposes. HB 561. By Messrs. Callier of Talbot, Sivell of Harris, Rollins of Meriwether, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to establish a Planning District for Meriwether, Harris and Talbot Counties, and for other purposes. 636 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 563. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act providing for a supplement to the annual salary of Judge of Superior Court of the Rome Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. HB 564. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to additional duties of clerks of the Superior Court in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. HB 565. By Messrs. Graham, Bell and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to change from the fee to the salary system in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. HB 567. By Mr. Simmons of Gilmer: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a County Commissioner and an Advisory Board for the County of Gilmer, and for other purposes. HB 568. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Rossville, and for other purposes. HB 569. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Rossville, and for other purposes. HR 34-189a. By Messrs. Bargeron and Cates of Burke: Resolution to compensate Sgt. B. L. Sentell for damages to his automobile, and for other purposes. HR 96-444a. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Resolution to compensate Dorothy Carswell for injuries sustained, and for other purposes. HR 104-484a. By Messrs. Boone of Wilkinson, Rowland of Johnson, Denton of Paulding, and others: A Resolution proposing the creation of a State Park to be located at or near Toomsboro, and for other purposes. HR 109-517d. By Mr. Langdale of Lowndes: A Resolution to compensate Fred Kirkwood, Jr., for damages to his automobile when hit by a vehicle owned by the Department of Public Safety, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 637 SB 60. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require liability and indemnity insurers to pay the lost recovered by a judgment in favor of the insured in excess of the amount of policy, and for other purposes. SB 104. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that police services in unincorporated areas of counties of a certain population be rendered by largest municipality in county, and for other purposes. SB 159. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Fulton County Employees Pension Code by providing for transfer of employees from County to City and from City to County, and for other purposes. SB 160. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to fix the salary of the County Treasurer of Fulton County, and for other purposes. SB 161. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require the assumption by Fulton County of obligations to Fulton County School employees, and for other purposes. SB 162. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require separate precincts in all elections in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. SB 163. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act applicable to counties of a certain population, providing for voting by mail in a precinct at the court house and city hall, and for other purposes. SB 164. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Troup County to set up rules for paying pensions, and for other purposes. SB 171. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create the Acworth Lake Authority, and for other purposes. SR 32. By Senator Hargreaves of the 5th: A Resolution proposing an amendment to authorize the County of Atkinson to refund its indebtedness and issue refunding bonds, and for other purposes. 638 JOURNAL. OF THE: HOUSE, HR 98-465a. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Resolution dissolving the Tax Revision Committee, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Bills of the House and Senate wera taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 489. By Mr. Raulerson of Pierce: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Blackshear, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 531. By Mr. Hilton of Montgomery: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Sheriff of Montgomery County shall be paid the sum of $100.00 per month in lieu of any mileage allowances, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 532. By Mr. Hilton of Montgomery: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Tax Commissioner of Montgomery County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 534. By Messrs. Smith and Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for Carroll County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 523. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reducing the number of County Commissioners of Laurens County, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 639 The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 524. By Messrs. Scoggin, Covington and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a City Court of Floyd County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 526. By Mr. Stocks of Lee: A Bill to be entitled an Act relating to the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Lee County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 529. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require candidates in primary and general elections for members of the General Assembly in Cobb County to name the candidate they desire to oppose, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 535. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act pertaining to Coroners Fees in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 536. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the salary of the Assistant Solicitor Generals in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. 640 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 537. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide in counties of a certain population, the fixing of the salaries of the Court Reporter and Bailiffs to the Superior Court Judge, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 538. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to abolish the Justice Courts and the office of Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, exofficio Justice of the Peace and the Office of Constable in the City of Augusta, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 541. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to establish the City Court of Quitman, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 542. By Messrs. McGee, Hood and Page of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Chatham County Pension Board, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 521. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the salary FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 641 of the stenographic reporter in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 153. By Senator Hagan of the 17th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the fees of the Coroner of Screven County in connection with the holding of inquest and with furnishing coffin and burial expenses, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 539. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to change from the fee system to the salary system in counties of a certain population for certain elected officials, clerks and employees, and for other purposes. The following Committee Substitute to HB 539, was read: A BILL To be entitled an Act to change from the fee to the salary system in certain counties in Georgia having a population of not less than 100,000 inhabitants nor more than 110,000 inhabitants under the 1950 United States census or any subsequent census, the Clerk of the Superior Court, (whether he be Clerk of the Superior Court or Exofficio Clerk of another Court or Courts); the Sheriff, the Ordinary, the Tax Collector, the Tax Receiver, the Treasurer; to make provisions regulating the carrying out of such charges; to regulate the collection and dispositions of costs; to provide for deputies, clerks, and assistants to such officers; to provide for the payment of salaries and compensation of county officers, deputies, clerks, assistants and the county attorneys in such counties; to provide for the furnishing the Sheriffs in such counties with automobiles necessary for carrying on the work of his office and for the operation, upkeep and repair of the same; to provide for the necessary office expense of such officers and employees; to provide that no county official, deputy, assistant or member of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, nor any Chairman thereof, shall be paid any extra compensation not provided by existing law except as to legitimate expenses duly authorized by such board; to authorize the transfer of any deputy, clerk, assistant or stenographer from one county office to another from time to time when the exigencies of the case may require same; to provide for emergency help; to provide for the payment of county officers, deputies, clerks, assistants and the county treasurer and the county attorney by the treasurer of such county; and for the disbursement thereof by 642 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the Sheriff, Clerk, Ordinary, Tax Collector and Tax Receiver as to their respective offices; to abolish county police in such counties, except as shall be done through the Sheriff's office in such counties; to fix the compensation of the members of the Board of Roads and Revenues of such counties; to fix the salary of the County Attorney of such counties and to denominate the County Attorney as an employee of such counties within the provisions of any laws dealing with employees; to repeal conflicting laws or parts of laws; 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, that the provisions of this Act shall apply to all counties in the State of Georgia having, by the United States Census of 1950, a population of not less than 100,000 inhabitants or more than 110,000 inhabitants, and to all counties in the state having by any future census of the United States, a population of not less than 100,000 inhabitants or more than 110,000 inhabitants, and on the publication of said census any county not now having said population of 100,000 but by said new census having said population, such county shall immediately automatically pass under the terms of this Act. In all such counties the fee system for compensating the officers herein named shall be abolished except those fees that are paid by the State to the Tax Collector and Tax Receiver, and the officers herein named shall hereafter be paid salaries as herein provided instead of fees as under the fee system except for the fees to be paid by the State as will be hereinafter provided. Section 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that in all such counties the salaries of the following officials shall be as follows: (a) Clerk of the Superior Court, whether ex-officio clerk of another court or not, an annual salary of $7500.00 per annum, payable in equal monthly installments. (b) The Sheriff, an annual salary of $7500.00 per annum, payable in equal monthly installments. (c) The Ordinary, an annual salary of $7,500.00 per annum, payable in equal monthly installments. (d) The Tax Collector, an annual salary of $7,500.00 per annum, payable in equal monthly installments. (e) The Tax Receiver, an annual salary of $6,250.00 per annum, payable in equal monthly installments. (f) The County Treasurer, an annual salary of $6,250.00 per annum, payable in equal monthly installments. Provided, nevertheless, said salaries shall be in full payment of all fees or other emoluments that shall accrue to any and all such officers that would otherwise accrue to them except for this Act, and all fees or other emoluments collected by them or either of them from the state or any public agency by virtue of their respective offices, shall be paid by them unto the treasurer of the county where such officer or officers hold office. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 643 Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the approval of this Act the Sheriff's deputies and assistants in all such counties shall consist of the following; all of whom shall be named from time to time by the Sheriff and all and each of whom shall serve as such at the will of the Sheriff and be discharged by such Sheriff without any claim to any unearned salary or salaries; and the salaries of such deputies and assistants shall be fixed by the Sheriff from time to time, at an amount not to exceed the following: 1 Chief Deputy Sheriff ----------------------------------$366.00 per month 3 Deputy Sheriffs --------------------------------------------$337.50 per month 1 Bookkeeper & Cashier --------------------------------$242.00 per month 1 Stenographer & File Clerk --------------------------$200.00 per month 6 Deputy Sheriffs, each ----------------------------------$310.00 per month 13 Deputy Sheriffs, each ----------------------------------$281.25 per month 1 Deputy, Jailer and Finger Print Man ........$281.25 per month 1 Chief Deputy Jailer and Jail Record Keeper ----------------------------------------------------------$253.00 per month 3 Deputy Jailers, each ------------------------------------$242.00 per month 1 Matron ----------------------------------------------------------$175.00 per month Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the Sheriff in all such counties as are described in Section 1 of this Act shall be furnished for the exclusive use of his office such automobiles as may be necessary for carrying on the work of his said office, the number of said automobiles so furnished to be in the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners. The upkeep and repairs of said automobiles shall be paid for out of the county funds, and the county shall furnish all necessary gasoline, oil, and accessories for said automobiles; all in the discretion of and subject to the approval of the County Commissioners. Said automobiles are to be used in carrying on the work of the Sheriff's office. Section 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, from and after the approval of this Act, the Clerk of Superior Court's Deputies and assistants, whether he be ex-officio clerk of another court or not, in all such counties, shall be as follows, and their salaries shall be fixed by the Clerk of the Superior Court from time to time, at an amount not to exceed the following: 1 Chief Deputy Clerk ----------------------------------------$281.25 per month 1 Deputy Clerk --------------------------------------------------$253.00 per month 1 Deputy Clerk --------------------------------------------------$242.00 per month 1 Minute Clerk & Part Bookkeeper ----------------$225.00 per month 1 Recording Clerk and Bookkeeper ------------------$225.00 per month 2 Filing Clerks and Bookkeeper each................$205.00 per month 3 Stenographers ------------------------------------------------$200.00 per month 5 Typists ------------------------------------------------------------$200.00 per month 1 Collector ----------------------------------------------------------$125.00 per month All of whom shall be named from time to time by the clerk of the 644 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, superior court and all and each of them shall serve at the will of clerk of such court and be discharged by such clerk, without any claim for any unearned salary or salaries. Section 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the approval of this Act, the Ordinary's deputies and assistants in all such counties will be as follows and their salaries shall be fixed by the Ordinary from time to time, at an amount not to exceed the following: 1 Clerk of Court of Ordinary ............................$275.00 per month 1 Deputy Clerk-Stenographer .......................... $225.00 per month 1 Clerk-Stenographer ----------------------------------------$210.00 per month 1 Typist --------------------------------------------------------------$200.00 per month 1 Typist --------------------------------------------------------------$150.00 per month All of whom shall be named from time to time by the Ordinary of such county and all and each of them shall serve at the will of the Ordinary and be discharged by such Ordinary, without any claim from any unearned salary or salaries. Section 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the approval of this Act, the Tax Collector's deputies and assistants in all such counties will be as follows and their salaries shall be fixed by the Tax Collector from time to time at an amount not to exceed the following: 1 Chief Deputy Collector ..................................$300.00 per month 1 Bookkeeper and Ex-Officio Deputy Sheriff, Deputy Clerk ------------------------------------$258.75 per month 1 Clerk and Deputy Ex-Officio Sheriff ............$225.00 per month 1 Clerk and Stenographer ................................$225.00 per month 1 Clerk and Stenographer ................................$175.00 per month All of whom shall be named from time to time by the Tax Collec- tor of such county and all and each of them shall serve at the will of the Tax Collector and be discharged by such Tax Collector without any claim for any unearned salary or salaries. Section 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the approval of this Act, the Tax Receiver's deputies and assistants in all such counties will be as follows and their salaries shall be fixed by the Tax Receiver from time to time at an amount not to exceed the following: 4 Clerks, each ....................................................$225.00 per month All of whom shall be named from time to time by the Tax Receiver of such county and all and each of them shall serve at the will of the Tax Receiver and be discharged by such Tax Receiver, without any claim for any unearned salary or salaries. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 645 Section 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the approval of this Act, the salary of each member of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in all such counties shall be $1500.00 per annum, payable in equal monthly installments. Section 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, the County Treasurer in all such counties shall be entitled to no deputy or assistant, unless such deputy or assistant shall come within the meaning of Section 15 hereof, in reference to emergencies. Section 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the approval of this Act the County Attorney in all such counties shall be paid a salary of $4800.00 per annum, to be paid in twelve equal monthly installments; and such county attorney shall be construed as an employee of said county in reference to any and all laws governing employees in such counties and deductions from his pay for any county pension law now or hereafter enacted shall be deducted from his salary monthly. Section 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that in all counties described in Section 1 hereof, the necessary office expense of the officers herein named, as well as all other county officers and employees, shall, when approved by the County Board of Commissioners, or other fiscal agent of said county, be paid out of the treasury of such county monthly, and each of said officers and employees is required to furnish to the County Commissioners or other fiscal agent an itemized statement of such necessary expenses at the first regular meeting of such board or fiscal agent in each month; provided, the counties aforesaid shall only be liable for the payment of such items of expense as are approved by such Board of Commissioners, or other fiscal agent; provided, nevertheless, before any such item of expense shall be paid by the County Treasurer an itemized statement thereof shall be furnished and the same shall have been paid, same shall be deducted from any amount or amounts that may be due to the person who has collected the same. No credit shall be taken for any such items unless duly itemized and authorized by said County Commissioners or other fiscal agent. Section 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no county official, deputy assistant and no member of the Board of County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues nor any Chairman thereof shall be paid from the county treasury any extra compensation, except legitimate expense duly authorized by said Board. Section 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that there shall 646 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, be no obligation upon the Clerk, Sheriff, Tax Receiver, Tax Collector, or the Ordinary to keep filled all of said positions in their respective offices, when, in their judgment, any such Deputy, Clerk or Assistant may be advantageously dispensed with; and such officials may from time to time fill or fail to fill any such positions. Section 15. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that in case of emergency arising in any of said offices, that is to say, in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, or of the Sheriff, or of the Ordinary, or Tax Receiver, or Tax C&llector, or County Treasurer, upon the same being called to the attention of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of any such county by any of said officers in writing, the said Board upon a vote of a majority of such board may authorize such officer so applying to appoint such additional number of deputies, and, or clerks, as such board deems necessary; and such board shall fix their compensation; provided, nevertheless, when in the opinion of a majority of such board such emergency shall have ceased, such board may discharge or require the discharge or dismissal of any or all of such emergency appointees. All such emergency clerks or deputies shall be paid while lawfully serving as such from the county treasury in the same manner as other salaries are paid; provided, nevertheless, the Clerk of the Superior Court, the Sheriff, the Tax Collector, the Tax Receiver, or the Ordinary in any such county, or the fiscal agent of such county, may request any deputy's, clerk's, assistant's or stenographer's superior officer working under one office to be transferred from one office to another at such time or times as said superior officer may deem the service of such deputy, clerk, assistant, or stenographer to be unnecessary in his office from where removed, and during such time that such deputy, clerk, assistant or stenographer may be working elsewhere under such orders, his or her position shall not be filled in the office from where removed, and as soon as such emergency may cease to exist then said superior officer from where removed, may order the return of such deputy, clerk, assistant, or stenographer to his or her original position. Section 16. Be it futher enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it shall be proper and lawful for the Treasurer of the county or other custodian or depository of county funds, to pay out of the county funds the monthly portion of such salaries and expenses to each officer and County Attorney herein named, together with the salaries fixed for the. assistants and deputies and expenses of the office, and it shall be the duty of the Sheriff, Clerk, Ordinary, Tax Collector and Tax Receiver to disburse the salaries of assistants and deputies and expenses of the office. Section 17. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all fees, costs, percentages, forfeitures, penalties, allowances and all other perquisites of whatever kind which shall be allowed by law after the approval of this Act, to be received or collected for services rendered after the approval of this Act, by any officer herein named shall be received FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 647 and collected by all of said officers and each of them, for the sole use of the county in which they are collected and shall be held as public monies belonging to said county and accounted for and paid over to said county on or before the tenth day of each month, at which time a detailed itemized statement shall be made by the officer, under oath, showing such collections and the source from which collected, to the Board of Commissioners of such County. The fees received for the State by the Tax Collector and Tax Receiver shall be collected and received by such officers for and on behalf of such counties as are described in Section 1 hereof, and immediately upon collection of the same by said officers, the said funds so collected shall be turned over to the County Treasurer, or other depository of county funds. Section 18. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the salaries of the various officials herein fixed shall be their sole compensation, and all fees accruing after the approval of this Act are hereby abolished so far as the same constitutes the compensation of said officers, but the same schedule of fees and costs prescribed under the existing laws shall remain for the purpose of ascertaining the sum or sums to be paid into the treasury of such counties as are described in Section 1 hereof. Section 19. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that in the distribution among the officers to whom this Act applies of all costs both in particular cases or matters, and all insolvent costs, and all fines, forfeitures and fees which may become due and payable after the approval of this Act, in such counties as are described in Section 1 hereof, the said counties shall be subrogated to the rights and claims of any of the officers named in this Act, who, but for this Act, would be entitled to compensation out of the county fines, forfeitures and fees, and shall be after the approval of this Act, entitled to all funds, monies, or emoluments accruing in said county to any of the officers herein named, after the approval of this Act, when orders on the insolvent fund or other judgment of findings entered or approved, as to the distribution of said fund between the various officers, instead of the same being entered and approved in the name of each officer entitled thereto, as under the present system, the same shall be entered and approved in the name of the respective officers for such portion of said monies as they are entitled to, for the use and benefit of the county. The procedure now in force as to which officer shall collect the costs, and as to the distribution thereof shall remain in force but as herein provided all such sums shall be collected for the use of the county treasury, of such counties as are described in Section 1 hereof, by the officer by whom collected, as herein provided; and all fees collected by the Tax Receiver and Tax Collector from the State or from any source whatsoever by virtue of their respective offices, shall be paid into the county treasuries and belong to such county or counties. Section 20. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the County Police in all such counties as coming within the provisions of this Act are hereby abolished, and all county police work in such counties shall 648 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, be done by and through the Sheriff of said counties and his deputies; and in no such county shall the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues established or maintain any county police in addition to that maintained through the Sheriff and his deputies. Section 21. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all premiums on bonds or insurance required of the officers, their deputies or assistants, mentioned in this Act, shall be paid by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues or other fiscal agent of said counties. Section 22. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of any such counties, shall have the right, in case of emergency, to authorize pay raises for any of the officers and employees provided for by this Act and shall have the authority to employ additional employees or assistants in any of said offices in such counties and shall have the authority to fix compensation for such additional assistants or employees, provided, nevertheless, said Board of Commissioners may at any time, require the discharge of any such emergency employee or the reduction in pay of any emergency pay increase granted to any of the employees or officers provided for by this Act. Section 23. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all laws or parts of laws in conflict, whether gene1al or special Acts, are hereby repealed, and, provided that this Act shall be construed as fixing such salaries from January 1, 1951, and if any part of this Act should be declared unconstitutional or invalid, it shall not affect the remaining portions thereof. The Committee Substitute was adopted. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. SB 22. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Act relating to and incorporating the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, by providing for paying the bonded debt of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 649 SB 21. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, by submitting a proposition of abolition to the voters, and for other purposes. The following Committee Substitute to SB 21, was read: A BILL BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY THE AUTHORITY OF TH SAME: Section 1. That on the date hereinafter set forth, the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah shall prepare ballots and submit to the registered voters of the City of Savannah the question as to whether or not they favor the Mayor and Aldermen form of government, or the Council Manager form of government. Section 2. Be it further enacted that on the date hereinafter set forth an election on this question shall be held by the Mayor and Aldermen, and the persons qualified to vote shall be the registered voters of the City of Savannah who are qualified to vote for Mayor and Aldermen. Ballots for said election shall have printed thereon two propositions: One, "For Mayor and Aldermen form of government"; Two, "For Council Manager form of government". Those voters favoring the continuation of the Mayor and Aldermen form of government shall place a crossmark in the space opposite the first proposition; those persons favoring the Council Manager form of government shall place a crossmark in the space opposite the second proposition. If a majority of qualified voters of the City of Savannah voting in said election vote for Mayor and Aldermen government, the government of the City of Savannah shall continue as presently constituted, and if a majority of the qualified voters of the City of Savannah voting in said election vote for the Council Manager form of government, said vote shall be a directive to the Senator from the First Senatorial District and the three Representatives from Chatham County at the next session of the General Assembly to prepare and introduce in the General Assembly an Act changing the form of government of the City of Savannah from the Mayor and Aldermen form of government to the Council Manager form of government. Section 3. Be it further enacted that on the first Wednesday after the expiration of thirty days from the passage and approval of this Act, the Mayor and Aldermen shall cause said election to be held. Section 4. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. The Committee Substitute was adopted. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. 650 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 20. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the several acts creating the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 20, was read and adopted: Messrs. Page, Hood and McGee of Chatham move to amend SB 20 as follows: 1. By striking Section 4 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new section to be known as Section 4; "that from and after the passage of this Act the Mayor and Aldermen are authorized and empowered to increase the salary of the Recorder of the Police Court of Savannah to Six Thousand ($6,000.00) dollars per annum, which salary shall be paid on a semi-monthly basis." 2. By striking the words "and directed" from the second line of Section 5 and the words "in an amount not less than One Hundred Fifty ($150.00) dollars per month from lines five and six and substituting in lieu thereof "up to One Hundred Fifty ($150.00) dollars per month, so as amended said Section five (5) shall read: "That the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah are authorized and empowered to pay to the Chairman of the Police Committee of Council and to the Chairman of the Finance Committee of Council a monthly salary payable on a semi-monthly basis, up to One Hundred Fifty ($150.00) dollars per month." 3. By striking Section 7 thereof in its entirety and inserting a new section in lieu thereof to be known as Section 7, and to read as follows: "Section 7. Any pensioned employee who returns to the employment of the Mayor and Aldermen shall not be retired at a later date without first being pensioned under existing laws." Messrs. Page, Hood and McGee of Chatham move to amend SB 20 as follows: 4. By striking Section VI thereof and its entirety. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 527. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Haralson, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 527, was read and adopted: Mr. Murphy of Haralson moves to amend HB 527 by: Striking from said Act Section 2, and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 2, which shall read as follows: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 651 "Section 2. "That said Act approved August 16, 1915 (Georgia Laws 1915, pages 252-258) is further amended by adding a new Section 13, which shall read as follows: " 'a. The Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Haralson County, Georgia shall receive a salary of $250.00 per month for every month during which he performs all the duties now or hereafter required of him by law. Provided, however, that for any month during which he fails or neglects to perform all such duties, his salary shall be $150.00 per month; in addition thereto said Commissioner shall receive all necessary expenses in the operation, maintenance and supervising the affairs of said county, including expenses incurred in traveling in the performance of his official duties, and all expenses incident and necessary to the maintenance of his office provided same shall not exceed in any one year the sum of $1,000.00, and provided all such expenses are approved by the grand jury. " 'b. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Haralson County to see that his office is open at least 30 hours per week, 12 hours of which time the said Commissioner must be present at said office unless he is ill or out of the county on official county business, and when the Commissioner is not present the Clerk shall be in said office. " 'c. Provided, further, that biannually said Commissioner shall make a report to the grand jury of the superior court of Haralson County, said report to include a statement of the affairs of the county, which shall consist of funds expended for purchases made during the previous six months' period and the receipt of all funds during said period. Said report shall also include a statement as to whether said Commissioner has performed all duties required of him by law and an itemized statement of the Commissioner's expenses during the previous six months period. "'d, Any warrant or warrants totalling more than $150.00 for the salary of said Commissioner during any calendar month in which said Commissioner fails to perform all his duties shall not be a valid obligation against the county, and shall be null and void.' " The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 142. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to confer upon Ordinaries sitting for County purposes, Boards of County Commissioners or other authority to release a portion of the property of County Treasurers, Tax Collectors or Tax Commissioners, of any said officers from the lien of the State or County affected, against the property of such officers to prescribe the procedure to obtain such release; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. 652 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 165. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the position of Chief of Police in all counties of this State having a population of 200,000 or more, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 166. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta relating to civil service in the fire department, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 167. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide in Fulton County a system for pension and retirement payment to teachers and employees of the Board of Education of Fulton County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 168. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act establishing a Civil Service in Fire Departments in cities having a population in excess of 200,000 and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 169. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act amending the Charter of the City of Atlanta, fixing compensation for the planning engineer and the municipal Revenue Collector, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 170. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to establish a metropolitan planning district for Fulton and DeKalb Counties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 179. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Tattnall County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 185. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all counties having a population of not less than 4,500 inhabitants and not more than 4,525 inhabitants, the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in its FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 &'53 discretion, may pay to the Sheriffs of such counties a subsistence not to exceed $75.00 per month in addition to the fees which such sheriff may now receive; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SR 5. By Senator Willingham of the 39th, Rawls of the lOth and others: A Resolution proposing an amendment to defray the cost of all activities incident to providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. By unanimous consent, the following Bills of the House were withdrawn, read the second time and recommitted: HB 359. By Messrs. Abney of Walker, Hall of Floyd, Britton and Carr of Whitfield, Alverson of Fulton and Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to membership in labor organizations, fees, etc., and for other purposes. HB 222. By Messrs. Walker of Telfair and Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the eligible officials and employees of the Comptroller-General's office to become members of the Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes. HB 419. By Messrs. Burgamy of Sumter, Coffin of Schley and Black of Webster: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require the registration of each full length motion picture, and for other purposes. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the. purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 233. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Municipal Court of Atlanta; to provide for the territorial jurisdiction of the Civil Court of DeKalb County, and for other purposes. The following Senate Substitute to HB 233, was read: SUBSTITUE FOR HB 233 An Act to amend an Act approved August 20, 1913 (Georgia Laws 1913, page 145) creating the Municipal Court of Atlanta, and the Acts amendatory thereof, by repealing in their entirety Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and all other sections of said Act of 1913 insofar as they relate to the DeKalb Section of the Municipal Court of Atlanta; by repealing in their entirety an Act approved August 15, 1927 (Georgia Laws 1927, 654 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, page 383); an Act approved August 1, 1929 (Georgia Laws 1929, page 367); an Act approved August 20, 1931 (Georgia Laws 1931, page 268); an Act approved March 17, 1937 (Georgia Laws 1937, page 1143); all of that portion of an Act approved February 23, 1939 (Georgia Laws 1939, page 449) relating to the DeKalb Section of the Municipal Court of Atlanta and the Civil Court of DeKalb County; an Act approved March 28, 1947 (Georgia Laws 1947, page 1225); and an Act approved February 17, 1949 (Georgia Laws 1949, page 666) and enacting in lieu thereof an Act to provide for a Civil Court of DeKalb County; to abolish Justice of the Peace Courts, the office of Justice of the Peace, the office of Notary Public ex officio Justice of the Peace, and the office of Constable in that portion of DeKalb County which is in the City of Atlanta, Georgia; to define the jurisdiction and powers of the Civil Court of DeKalb County; to provide for the election, qualifications, duties, powers and compensation of the Judge and officers thereof; to provide for pleading and practice and rules of procedure and new trials therein and appeals and writs of error therefrom, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same: Section 1. That from and after the passage of this Act, the office of Justice of the Peace and Notary Public ex officio Justice of the Peace in that portion of the City of Atlanta, which is in DeKalb County, Georgia is hereby abolished, and no Justice of the Peace or Notary Public ex officio Justice of the Peace shall have or exercise any jurisdiction, civil or criminal, except as hereinafter provided within the corporate limits of that portion of the City of Atlanta which is in DeKalb County, Georgia. Section 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the passage of this Act the office of Constable is hereby abolished in such portion of the City of Atlanta. Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that there is hereby created in lieu of such Justices of the Peace and Notary Publics ex officio Justice of the Peace a court to be known as the "Civil Court of DeKalb County" with the civil and criminal jurisdiction herein provided. Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, .that the territorial jurisdiction of the Civil Court of DeKalb County shall be co-extensive with that portion of the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta which is in DeKalb County, and in addition thereto said Court shall have territorial jurisdiction over that part of DeKalb County not located in the corporate limits of Atlanta. Section 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the Civil Court of DeKalb County shall have all the jurisdiction as to subject matter now exercised by Justices of the Peace and Justice Courts in Georgia throughout DeKalb County and such jurisdiction shall be exercised in that portion of DeKalb County which lies outside of the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta, concurrent with the Justices of the Peace of said county. In addition thereto, said Court shall have jurisdiction to try and dispose of all civil cases regardless of their nature, except cases of injury to the person or to the reputation concurrent with the Superior Courts, including not only such suits as are com- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 655 menced by petition and process or summons, but also all other kinds of suits or proceedings which are now or may hereafter be in use in the Superior Court of this County or Justice Courts, either under the common law or by statute, including, among others, attachments and garnishment proceedings, illegalities, counter affidavits to any proceeding from said Court, statutory awards, proceedings against intruders and tenants holding over, partition of personalty, trover and bail, distress warrants and issues thereon, foreclosures of all liens and mortgages on personal property, possessory warrants, and other like proceedings and processes wherein the principal sum sued for exclusive of interest, costs and attorney's fees does not exceed $1,000.00 and of which jurisdiction is not vested exclusively in other courts by the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and except extraordinary remedies as are defined in Chapters 64-101, 64-102 and 64-103 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, and habeas corpus proceedings, and the practice and procedure shall be and remain the same as that now in vogue in the justice courts of Georgia, except as otherwise herein provided. Section 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that there shall be a Judge of the Civil Court of DeKalb County, who shall be elected for a term of four years and shall be elected each four years thereafter. The first election for said Judge of the Civil Court of DeKalb County shall be in the next general election to be held in November, 1952 and the term of said officer so elected shall begin on January 1, 1953. Until the election and qualification of such Judge under the provisions of this Act, the present Judge of the Civil Court of DeKalb County shall serve as Judge of such Court. Section 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the Judge of the Civil Court of DeKalb County shall have been a resident and elector of DeKalb County, Georgia for at least one year immediately preceding his election or appointment, and shall have been engaged in the practice of law at least five years next preceding his election or appointment hereunder and shall be at least thirty years of age. Section 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that any vacancy which may occur in the judgeship of the Civil Court of DeKalb County by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired portion of said term. Section 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that said Court shall have monthly terms beginning with the first Monday in each month after the passage of this Act to be held at the place provided for holding the same in DeKalb County, and such terms shall remain open for the transaction of business until the next succeeding term of said Court. Each term of said Court shall have a jury and non-jury calendar. When there are not sufficient contested jury cases the Judge of said Court, in his own discretion, may omit the drawing of a jury for any term of said Court, however, this will not prohibit said Judge from having a non-jury calendar during any term of Court at which said Judge omits having jury cases. Section 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all suits now on file in the Civil Court of DeKalb County as constituted prior to the passage of this Act shall be disposed of by the Court herein created in the same manner, as said cases would have been disposed of had this Act not been passed, except said cases must be disposed of in 656 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the place provided for holding said Court. Section 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all actioi;~s in said Court shall be commenced by summonses as now provided for in Justice of the Peace Courts. Each action shall be filed and summonses issued thereon not less than 12 days prior to the first day of the particular term to which the same is brought; and summons thereon shall be served not less than 9 days prior to the first day of the term to which said action is brought; provided that service effected too late for a particular term shall be good for the next succeeding term. Section 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that upon the filing of any civil action in said court, the plantiff or his attorney of record may file with the original action a written demand for trial by jury in said Court, and in the absence of such demand the plaintiff shall be held to have waived trial by jury. The defendant in such action may file a written demand for trial by jury on or before the date upon which he is required to appear in Court in response to said proceeding and upon such defendant's failure thereupon to demand a trial by jury, he will be held to have waived the same; provided however, where neither party demands a trial by jury the Judge of said Court shall have the right on his own motion, and in his own discretion to refer any cause involving an issue of fact to a jury for trial for a general verdict in said case, or he may refer any issue of fact to a jury for the rendering of a special verdict on such issue, said jury trial to be had in all other respects as if demanded by a party to said case; provided further, where a defense is filed on or before the answer day, the plantiff in any cause of action shall have the right to demand a trial by jury on said answer day or on the following day. A jury trial once demanded by either party shall not be waived except by written consent of the opposite party. Section 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that in all cases of default the Judge of the Civil Court of DeKalb County may enter judgment without any call of the docket on or after the day on which the action in default is returnable, provided, that any party against whom a judgment by default shall be rendered and who shall file with the Judge of said Court an affidavit that he has, as he is advised and believes, a good defense, and that he is not seeking to open the default for delay only, may upon paying up all costs that have accrued, as a matter of right have said default opened, and the judgment rendered thereon set aside at any time within five days from the rendition thereof; provided further, that if upon the hearing the court shall determine that said default was opened for delay only, the judgment shall be entered against such party for double the regular costs. Section 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the Judge of the Civil Court of DeKalb County may prepare and promulgate such rules of procedure and practice not inconsistent with the laws of this State, as may, in his discretion be necessary to carry on and facilitate the business of said Court. Said rules may be changed or modified from time to time, and shall be binding upon the officers of said Court, attorneys practicing, parties litigating and witnesses attending therein. Such rules may be printed after their adoption and furnished, upon application to the members of the bar and the public generally. Section 15. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 657 it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Civil Court of DeKalb County to prepare and file in his office a duplicate list of the traverse jurors of the Superior Court as filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of DeKalb County and from the list so made the jurors for said Court shall be drawn in the following manner: The Clerk shall write upon separate tickets the name of each juror, and shall number the same and place same in a box to be prepared for that purpose, from which the Judge shall draw a sufficient number of jurors in the manner required by law in the Superior Court for said Court trying jury business. All laws with reference to the selection of traverse jurors in the Superior Court not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall apply to the Civil Court of DeKalb County. The jurors so drawn shall be summoned by the marshal of said Court or other lawful officer at least five days before the Court at which they are called to serve, and form the jurors drawn and summoned as above provided, there shall be empaneled in all cases to be tried by a jury in said Court a jury of nine, and in each case each side shall have two strikes, and the five remaining shall constitute a jury for the trial of such case. If there should be any deficiency of jurors from cause or absence, the marshal by direction of the Court shall complete the jury by talesman to fourteen. Each juror shall receive the same compensation while serving as a juror in said court as are paid jurors in the Superior Court of said County, the same to be paid by DeKalb County under the laws governing the payment of Superior Court jurors. All laws of force with reference to the qualifications, oaths, exemptions and financing of jurors in the Superior Courts of this State, shall when not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be observed in said Civil Court of DeKalb County. Section 16. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that whenever it may be necessary by reason of the disqualification or incapacity of the Judge of said Court in any case pending therein, it shall be the duty of the presiding Judge of the Superior Court of DeKalb County to appoint a qualified attorney at law to act as Judge Pro Hac Vice, who shall execute all of the functions of Judge in such case. Section 17. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the Judge of the Civil Court of DeKalb County shall have authority to punish contempt by fines not exceeding $100.00 and by imprisonment not exceeding ten days. Section 18. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the Judge of the Civil Court of DeKalb County shall have the right to grant non-suits and directed verdicts upon the same grounds that nonsuits and directed verdicts may be granted by the Judges of the Superior Court of DeKalb County. Section 19. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of DeKalb County shall provide an adequate place and facilities for holding said Court at the county site. Section 20. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the Judge of the Civil Court of DeKalb County may appoint a Clerk, such Clerk to hold office during the pleasure of the appointing Judge. Such clerk shall have authority to file all papers, suits, etc., sign all summons, warrants, and executions and make all necessary records and 658 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, entries on the docket, and to perform such duties as required by the Judge of said Court, not inconsistent with the law. Said Clerk shall give bond to be approved by the Judge and payable to the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of DeKalb County in the sum of $1,000.00 for the faithful performance of his duties as Clerk. Section 21. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the Judge of the Civil Court of DeKalb County shall have the right to appoint a marshal of said Court and such deputy marshals as in the discretion of said Judge may be necessary, said marshal and said deputies to hold office during the pleasure of the appointing Judge. The Clerk of said Court shall be an ex officio deputy marshal and shall have all the rights and powers of other deputy marshals. The marshal and the deputy marshals of said Court shall have the same powers, duties and authority within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court as Constables of Justice Courts have under the laws of this State. All processes of said Court, executions, warrants or summary processes of any kind issued from this Court shall be levied, served or executed by the Marshal or Deputy Marshal of this Court or by a Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of the County of DeKalb County. Said marshal shall give bond to be approved by the Judge and payable to the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of DeKalb County in the sum of $1,000.00 for the faithful performance of his duties as marshal. Section 22. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all sales of personal property upon all processes from this Court in DeKalb County shall take place before the courthouse door of DeKalb County between the hours of 10:00 A. M. and 4:00 P. M. at public outcry, on the Monday next following ten days' advertisement by notice posted at the courthouse door describing the property to be sold, the place and hour of sale, the name and residence of the owner of such property, if known to the levying officer, the style of the case in which the execution was issued and the location of the place where the property was seized. The names and addresses of every purchaser at any sale conducted by an officer of this Court shall be furnished in writing by such officer to the Clerk and kept by him in some proper record accessible to the public. Any sale may be conducted by the marshal making the levy or by any other marshal or deputy marshal of said Court, or the Sheriff or a Deputy Sheriff of the Superior Court of DeKalb County; provided, that in all cases where execution or other processes from this court are levied upon real estate, said real estate shall be advertised and sold in the manner and form, and at the time and under the conditions now prescribed by law. Sales of perishable property and sales on the premises may be made under the rules relating to such sales in the Superior Courts of this State. Section 23. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the Judge of the Civil Court of DeKalb County shall have authority to appoint a deputy clerk to serve in the discretion of said Judge, who shall give the same bond as required of the Clerk. Section 24. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that court costs shall be charged and collected by said court as follows: Filing and docketing each suit, when amount involved is $100.00 or less, $2.00; where amount involved is over $100.00, $3.00; for copying each suit for service (where plaintiff furnishes no copy), per hundred words, 20; for issuing each summons, garnishment, attachment, and copy suit FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 659 after first copy, where amount involved is $100.00 or less, 50; where amount involved is over $100.00, $1.00; for entering up each judgment for $100.00 or less, 65; on suits involving more than $100.00, 75; for issuing each fi. fa. where amount involved is less than $100.00, 50; where amount involved is over $100.00, 75; for each order entered on motion for new trial where amount involved is less than $100.00, 50; where amount involved is more than $100.00, 75; answering a writ of certiorari to superior court, $4.00; for serving each suit summons, attachment, or garnishment where amount involved is $100.00 or less, $2.00; which shall include return of said service; where amount involved is over $100.00, $3.00, which shall include return of said service; for serving each witness, 50; for levying each fi. fa. and advertisement, where amount involved is $100.00 or less, $1.00; where amount involved is over $100.00, $2.25; for each search and return of nulla bona, 75; for each arrest in bail trover case, where amount involved is $100.00 or less, $3.00; where amount is over $100.00, $5.00; for filing, docketing, and serving each dispossessory warrant, $5.00; for filing, docketing and serving each distress warrant, $5.00; for summoning jury for each jury trial, $1.50; taking bond in civil case, $2.00; taking bond in criminal cases, $2.00; attending jury trial, $2.00; for filing and docketing each answer, plea, cross-bill, amendment, demurrer or other defensive pleadings, 75 for each; for advertising personal property for sale, $2.50; for settling fi. fa. from another court, $2.00; for backing fi. fa. from another court, $1.00; for Marshal's bill of sale to personalty, $3.50; for commission on sale of personal property, where amount involved in said sale is from $1.00 to $100.00, a fee of 8%%; on sales amounting to over $100.00, a fee of 61;4%; for entering judgment on remittur from Court of Appeals or Supreme Court, $3.00; for filing and docketing each bill of exceptions where the amount involved or sued upon is less than $100.00, $2.00; for filing and docketing each bill of exceptions where the amount involved or sued upon is over $100.00, a fee of $3.00. In all cases where a jury trial is demanded or had, a fee of $2.50 shall be added to the other costs in the case. All costs not provided for herein shall be charged for and collected by said Court on the same basis as costs now fixed or which may hereafter be fixed, by law for the Civil Court of Fulton County. The costs in criminal matters in said Court, and before the Judge thereof, not already provided for herein, shall be the same as is now provided for, or which may hereafter be provided for, by law, in criminal matters in the Civil Court of Fulton County. Section 25. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the passage of this Act, the party plaintiff when filing such suit or other proceedings in the Civil Court of DeKalb County shall be required to make a deposit of two dollars to said court on the costs of suit, except dispossessory warrants, distress warrants and attaclnnent proceedings upon the filing of which in said court, a deposit of five dollars for each such proceeding shall be made; provided however, that such deposit shall not be required of any person who shall subscribe to an affidavit to the effect that from his poverty he is unable to pay the same; and provided further that if the party making such deposit finally prevails in such proceedings the amount of said deposit shall be taxed as part of the costs against the losing party, and if, recovered, shall be refunded to the party depositing the same after all costs have been paid. 660 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Section 26. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the passage of this Act, the Clerk of said Court shall pay into the County Treasury all amounts of costs collected by said Court, such payments to be made monthly on or before the lOth day of each month. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep a record of all monies received by the Court, and the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of DeKalb County shall have the right to have an audit made of all accounts. Section 27. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the passage of this Act, the Judge of said Court shall be paid a salary in the sum of $4,800.00 per annum to be paid monthly out of the County Treasury. Section 28. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the passage of this Act the salary of the Clerk of said Court shall be fixed by the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of DeKalb County with the approval of the Grand Jury and shall be not less than $250.00 per month. The salary of the marshal of said Court shall be fixed by such Commissioner of Roads and Revenues with approval of the Grand Jury and shall be not less than $250.00 per month. The salary of the deputy clerk shall be fixed by such Commissioner of Roads and Revenues with approval of the Grand Jury and shall be not less than $150.00 per month. Said sums shall be paid out of the county treasury as expenses of said Court. Section 29. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no deputy marshal appointed under the provisions of this Act shall receive any compensation for his services, unless the same is provided for by recommendation of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of DeKalb County and approved by the Grand Jury. Section 30. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace in DeKalb County to issue and have served, warrants for the arrest and apprehension of any accused who may reside in the territorial jurisdiction of this Court. Section 31. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that in all cases tried in said Court before the Judge without the intervention of a jury, where the amount involved is less than $300.00, exclusive of interest, attorney's fees, and costs, either party being dissatisfied with the judgment, therein, may make an oral or written motion for a new trial then and there, which may be heard by the Judge presiding instanter, or at a subsequent date to be fixed by the Judge, and no brief of evidence shall be necessary to hear and determine said motion. Should the Court grant said motion upon any ground, there shall be no appeal from the first grant of a new trial, and the case shall stand for new trial de novo. Upon the rendition of a verdict by a jury in said court, where the amount involved is less than $300.00, exclusive of interest, attorney's fees, and costs, either party to said cause or his counsel, may make an oral or written motion then and there for a new trial, and said motion may be heard instanter, or at some future time as the court in its discretion may set for the hearing of said motion, and no brief of evidence shall be necessary to hear and determine said motion. Should the court grant said motion upon any ground, there shall be no appeal from the FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 661 first grant of a new trial, and the case shall stand for new trial de novo. Should the Judge decline to grant a new trial on said motion, he shall prepare an order to that effect; then the movant or complaining party may apply to the Superior Court of DeKalb County for writ of certiorari, and said judgment may be reviewed. Section 32. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that upon the rendition of a verdict by a jury in said court, or on the rendition of a judgment by the Judge in said Court, sitting without a jury, where the amount involved is Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars, or more, exclusive of interest, attorney's fees and costs, either party to said cause or his counsel, shall make and file a written motion in said court, within ten days from the date of the ruling complained of, which written motion shall follow the same practice and procedure as that now used in the superior courts of this State, except this section shall not be interpreted or construed so as to deny any complaining party the right of certiorari to the Superior Court of DeKalb County, the provision in this section being cumulative in addition to the writ of certiorari to the Superior Court of DeKalb County. Section 33. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that new trials may be granted in the Civil Court of DeKalb County, on the same grounds upon which new trials may be granted in the superior courts of this State. Section 34. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that in all cases wherein the amount involved, exclusive of interest, attorney's fees, and costs is $300.00, or more, the order overruling or refusing the motion for a new trial, or the final order of judgment of the trial court, as the case may be, shall be subject to review by bill of exceptions to the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court, in the same manner judgments and orders of the superior courts are now reviewed, and in such cases the trial judge shall have the same powers and duties respecting supersedeas as the judges of the superior courts now have, except that the bill of exceptions shall be presented to the trial judge within fifteen (15) days from the date of the ruling complained of, and filed and docketed with the Clerk of the Civil Court of DeKalb County. Section 35. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that should the provisions of Sections 31, 32, 33 and 34 of this Act be held unconstitutional for any reason, it shall not affect the provisions of the other sections of this Act; and in such an event, the provisions of this Act providing for the review of judgments, orders, and rulings of the trial judge by bills of exception to the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court shall be cumulative and in addition to the right of certiorari. Section 36. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that should any Court of this State declare any section or clause of this Act unconstitutional or invalid for any cause or reason, then such decision shall affect only that section or clause so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid and shall not affect any other section, clause or part of this Act. Section 37. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of an Act approved August 20, 1913 (Geor- 662 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, gia Laws 1913, page 145) creating the Municipal Court of Atlanta and all other sections of said Act insofar as they relate to the DeKalb Section of the Municipal Court of Atlanta, be and the same are hereby repealed; that an Act approved August 15, 1927 (Georgia Laws 1927, page 383); an Act approved August 1, 1929 (Georgia Laws 1929, page 367); an Act approved August 20, 1931 (Georgia Laws 1931, page 268); an Act approved March 17, 1937 (Georgia Laws 1937, page 1143); all of that portion of an Act approved February 23, 1939 (Georgia Laws 1939, page 449) relating to the DeKalb Section of the Municipal Court of Atlanta and the Civil Court of DeKalb County; An Act approved March 28, 1947 (Georgia Laws 1947, page 1225); and an Act approved February 17, 1949 (Georgia Laws 1949, page 666) be, and the same are hereby repealed; that all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Mr. McWhorter of DeKalb moved that the House agree to the Senate Substitute. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate Substitute was agreed to. Mr. Overby of Hall moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the following Bill of the House, to-wit: HB 19. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Abney of Walker, Langdale of Lowndes, Abney of Catoosa, Jones of Lumpkin, Covington of Floyd, Twitty of Mitchell, Tamplin of Morgan and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act regulating traffic on streets and highways; to effect a complete revision of all and singular the laws of this State, and for other purposes. The motion prevailed, and the bill was placed at the foot of the calendar. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 263. By Messrs. Lovett of Laurens, Smith of Emanuel, Gowen of Glynn, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Greer of Lanier and Ray of Warren: A Bill to be entitled an Act to make General Appropriations for the maintenance and operation of the agencies of Government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1951, and for other purposes. The House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House to consider HB 263, and the Speaker designated Mr. Key of Jasper as the Chairman thereof. The Committee of the Whole House arose and through its Chairman reported HB 263, back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended. The following Committee Amendments to HB 263, were read and adopted: Messrs. Vickers and Burkett of Coffee move to amend HB 263, the General Appropriation Bill, by adding a new paragraph in Section 8 of said Bill as follows: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 663 " Provided further that $795,000.00 of the funds provided in this Section shall be expended only for costs incident to the education of spastic children and children afflicted with cerebral palsy, in cooperation with local boards of educa:tion." Committee moves to amend HB 263, Section 8 by adding a new subsection thereunder to read as follows: "For additional funds above the amount provided in the foregoing for the Georgia School for Deaf to be expended for the improvement of building, grounds, equipment and other facilities __________________ $500,000.00 Bolton of Spalding, Alverson of Fulton and Smith of Carroll move to amend HB 263 by striking therefrom the figures $330,000 in Section 4 under "Judiciary", and inserting in lieu thereof the figures $428,400.00. 1. To amend Section 9-(a) To amend said section by adding after the words "experimental purposes", the following clause: "For the purchase, maintenance and operation of Mobile Soil Testing Units the sum of $70,000.00 ;" And to amend the total of said Section 9-(a) by adding the sum of $70,000.00 so as to increase said total to $6,748,000.00, so that said Section 9- (a), as amended, will read as follows : "Section 9- (a) For the cost of operating the State Board of Regents; for aid to the University System; for annual payment of $8,000.00 to the University of Georgia for old bank stock item; for experimental purposes; for the purchase, maintenance and operation of Mobile Soil Testing Units the sum of $70,000.00; and for cost of operating the State Soil Conservation Committee an amount of not less than $2 5,00 0.00 ----------------------------------- __ ---------------------------$6,748,00 0. 00." 2. To amend the total Regular Appropriations Each Fiscal Year, following Section 53 on Page 9 of said House Bill, by adding the sum of $70,000.00 to the total of $145,120,923.86 so that such total shall read as follows: "Total Regular Appropriations Each Fiscal Year________$145,190,923.86." Messers. Greer of Lanier, Durden of Dougherty and Mackay of DeKalb: By striking in its entirety the sixth paragraph of said subsection B in Section 9. The Committee moves to amend HB 263, known as the General Appropriations Bill, by striking therefrom Section 11 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 11 to read as follows: Section 11.-(a) For the cost of maintenance, improving, and reconstructing roads and bridges on the State Highway System and the cost of incident thereto including equipment and for no other purpose ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$10,000,000.00 (b) For State-matching participation in cost of construction, reconstruction, improvement in highways and highway planning in cooperation with Federal Government, including all cost items incident thereto and for no other purpose--------------------------------------$10,969,000.00 664 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, (c) For cost of operating the Highway Department, for road and bridge construction (provided all expenditures for county contracts shall be on the basis of average prices established by law) the cost of additional maintenance; for convict camp contract operations; compensation on claims and surveys-----------------------------------------$7,700,910.83 Provided, further, that any and all obligations and commitments made by the officials of the State Highway Department, after the enactment of this law, which have not been authorized by the provisions of this Act and a specific budget allotment for which funds are available shall be null and void, and all expenditures shall be governed by law and budget regulations of general application which are or may be in force and effect. Mr. Brooks of Oglethorpe moves to amend HB 263 by adding a new section immediately following Section 12, said new section to be numbered 12 (a) and to read as follows: "Section 12 (a). For grants to counties for aid in County road construction $4,500,000.00 (Four Million, five hundred thousand dollars), provided that this sum shall be distributed and disbursed by the State Treasurer based on information as to the total public road mileage furnished by State Highway Department; provided, however, that the sum appropriated in Section 12 (a) shall be distributed and disbursed to the various counties of the State in the same proportional basis to each county as the proportion of each county's total public road mileage is to the total public road mileage in the State." Adding to Section 15 the following: For cost of contracts with local governmental agencies operating local T.B. Sanitoria to perform services required by the State Tuberculosis Sanitorium ----------------------------------------------------------------------$100,000.00 Mr. Parker of Baldwin County moves to amend Section 20, Item A, of the General Appropriations Bill by striking the figure $6,430,000 from said section and inserting in lieu thereof the figure $6,930,000. $500,000 of said sum, or the portion thereof necessary, is to be used for the purpose of placing the employees of the Milledgeville State Hospital on an eight hour working day shift. Mr. Adams of Upson moves to amend HB 263, Section 27 by striking the figures "$175,000.00, and substituting therefor the figures $225,000.00", so that when amended said Section 27 shall read as follows: "Commerce, Department of For Cost of Operating____________ $225,000.00" Mr. Green of Irwin moves to amend HB 263, Section 30, Sub-section (e) pertaining to operating cost of the Department of Parks by striking the figures $310,000.00 and inserting in lieu thereof, the figures $330,000.00 and by adding at the end of the present proviso in said sub-section another proviso to read as follows: "Provided that of this appropriation an amount of not less than $20,000.00 shall be expended for one year for improvements at the Jefferson Davis Memorial Park in Irwin County". Mr. M. Smith of Fulton and others by amending Section 30 by adding a new Subsection to be letter (g), to read as follows: "Section 30 (g) For the repair and improvement of buildings and grounds of Jekyll Island State Park------------------------------$100,000.00" FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 665 Messrs. Stocks of Lee and Gardner and Durden of Dougherty move to amend HB 263 by adding to Section 30 another paragraph designated as "h" and to read as follows: "h" For development of Chatham Park................................$25,000.00 Mr. Carr of Whitfield moves to amend HB 263 by striking from Section 42 of said Act the following figure: $1,850,000.00, and inserting in lieu thereof the following figure: $2,500,000.00, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: "Section 42. Public Safety, Department of, For the cost of operating the Department of Public Safety..............................$2,500,000.00" The Committee moves to amend Section 44 of HB 263 by adding a proviso thereunder to read as follows: "Provided that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951 $300,000.00 is hereby appropriated for additional cost of operating the Department." The Committee moves to amend Section 48 of General Apporpriation Act by adding the following paragraph: "For operation of office of Bond Commissioner as per Section 40-1201 of the Code of Georgia............................................$10,000.00" The Committee moves to amend HB 263 by striking from section 54 of said Act, Paragraph (a) and (b) in their entirety and inserting new paragraphs at the end of the first paragraph of Section 54 to read as follows: "Provided, further, that in the administration of the provisions of Section 54 one-fourth of the appropriation made in the following sub-sections (a) (c) and (d) to supplement and become part of the appropriation provided for the State Board of Education, State Board of Regents and Teachers Retirement for educational purposes shall be made available each quarter of the fiscal year from any surplus funds which may be available each quarter of the fiscal year before any other appropriation in Section 54 is authorized and in the event the surplus funds each quarter of the fiscal year are not sufficient to make available the full one-fourth of the appropriation in each quarter of the fiscal year, so much thereof as there is surplus funds to pay shall be made available. Provided the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to funds authorized for the State Revenue Department. (a) To supplement and become a part of appropriation provided for the State Board of Education for the educational purposes provided for under prior section of this Act. ' Provided, however, that the supplement authorized hereunder shall be subject to all rules, regulations, restrictions and limitations set forth in Section 8 of this Act with reference to the regular appropriation for educational purposes, and especially that portion relating to the maintenance and operation of separate schools for the white and colored races................................................................$25,624,380.00 Provided, further that from any appropriation which may be made available under sub-section (a) of this Section, the State Board of Education shall allot each fiscal year the sum of not less than $4,919,600.00 to provide for the Capital Outlay Fund as provided by Section 666 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, 11 of this Act approved February 25, 1949, as amended, known as the "Education-Minimum Foundation Program", as said funds shall be expended only for the purposes authorized by Section 11 of Act approved February 25, 1949, as amended, known as the "EducationMinimum Foundation Program." Provided further, that for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1952 and thereafter the amount appropriated under this Section shall be $27,280,852.00, subject to the rules, regulations, restrictions and limitations set forth in Section 8 of this Act." The Committee moves to amend HB 263 by striking from Section 54 of said Bill, Section (c) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section (c) to read as follows: To supplement and become a part of appropriation provided for the State Board of Regents for the educational purposes provided for under prior section of this Act. Provided, however, that the supplement authorized hereunder shall be subject to all the rules, regulations, restrictions and limitations set forth in Section 9 of this Act with reference to the regular appropriation for educational purposes, and especially that portion relating to the maintenance and operation of separate schools for the white and colored races. 1. Aid to University System for maintenance and for new buildings, plant and equipment--------------------------------------------------$4,985,000.00 The Committee moves to amend HB 263, known as the General Appropriations Bill, by striking therefrom Sub-section (E) of Section 54 of said Act, which sub-section is the contingent section of the Appropriations Act Dealing with Highways, and substituting in lieu thereof a new Sub-section (E) of Section 54, which shall read as follows: (E) To supplement and become part of appropriation provided for operating the Highway Department, for road and bridge construction, the cost of additional maintenance and other cost items provided for under prior section of this Act, provided the supplement authorized hereunder shall be subject to all rules, regulations and restrictions applying to the appropriations made in the prior section of this Act ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$9,500,000.00 Mr. Dicus of Muscogee moves to amend HB 263 as follows: Amendment # 1. Strike the figure $500,000.00 in Section 54 (g) and inserting in lieu thereof the figure $200,000.00. Messrs. Rogers of Heard and McGarity of Henry move to amend HB 263 Section 54, subsection L under other agencies: By striking the amount of $200,000.00 and inserting in lieu thereof the amount $400,000.00." Committee moves to amend HB 263, Section 54, sub-section (r) pertaining to the operating cost of the Department of Revenue By striking the figures $250,000.00 and inserting in lieu thereof the figures $750,000.00. Mr. Green of Rabun County moves to amend Section 54 of HB 263: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 667 By adding to said Section a new subdivision to be lettered "(s)" which shall read as follows: "(s) For cost of development of Black Rock Mountain State Park in Rabun County One Year only ----------------------------------------$100,000.00". Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb move to amend Section 54 of HB 263 by adding a new subsection at the end thereof to be designated as subsection (t)" to read as follows: "(t) For cost of the development of a State Park on Lake Acworth in Cobb County, Georgia, which Lake Acworth was created by a subimpoundment dam in Cobb County of the U. S. Government Allatoona Dam Project ----------------------------------------------------------------------------$50,000.00" Committee moves to amend HB 263, Section 54 by adding a new subsection thereunder to read as follows: (u) For additional cost of operating the State Prison Institution System ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------$300,000.00 Committee moves to amend HB 263, Section 54 by adding a new sub-section to read as follows: (v) To State Board of Regents of University System of Georgia for completing the construction of the building housing the School of Veterinary Medicine and for acquiring equipment needed in the operation of the School and for other purposes ----------------------------$400,000.00 Mr. Lovett of Laurens moves to amend HB 263 by inserting a new paragraph to be appropriately numbered 51 (A) and to read as follows: "There is hereby appropriated annually for the years 1951 and 1952 to the Georgia Ports Authority, the following: For administrative purposes of the Georgia Ports Authority for the years 1951 and 1952, the sum of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000) to be paid from the State Treasury for the Georgia Ports Authority in the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) each year. All Capital improvements and purchases of necessary equipment for the years 1951 and 1952 the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) the same to be paid for the Georgia Ports Authority in the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) each year." Messrs. Abney of Walker and Hale of Dade move to amend Section 54 by adding a new sub-section to be lettered (W) To provide for development of Sitt~m's Gulch State Park in Dade and Walker Counties, Georgia ------------------------------------------------$25,000.00 The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: 668 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Barber of Jackson Battles Baughman Beasley Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Coffin Coogle Cranford Dally Deen Dews Dicus Dorsey Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gillis Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Hollis Hood Huddleston Ivey of Jackson Johnson of Hall Johnston Jones of Bartow Kelley Kemp Kennedy Key Kitchens Knight Lam Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGarity Mangum Matthews Mims Mull Murphy Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Parker Peacock Pickett Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Rowland Scoggin Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll Smith of Emanuel Stephens of Towns Stewart Tamplin Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Wood Wooten By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 154, nays 0. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 669 The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. The House directed the Clerk to correct the advertising in HB 334 and HB 335. The House directed the Clerk to correct clerical errors in HB 1. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock, A. M., Monday morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock, A. M., Monday morning. 670 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, February 12, 1951 The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., this day and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. George H. Coker, Pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church, Manchester, Georgia. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. The following Members of the House requested that the Journal show that they voted for the passage of HB 263, "General Appropriations Act". Messrs. Murr of Sumter, Jones of Lumpkin, Mackay of DeKalb, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton, Ball of Lamar and Willingham of Lincoln. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof : Mr. Speaker: The Senate insists on its position in amending the following bill of the House, and respectfully asks that a Committee of Conference be appointed: HB 26. By Messrs. Hopkins of Charlton, Adams of Brantley, Key of Jasper, and others: A bill to regulate the making and manufacturing and selling of domestic and foreign wines and for licensing of retail and wholesale dealers and wineries and for a tax on all wines manufactured or sold, and to exempt from taxation wine made from grapes, fruits and berries by producers in Georgia of such crops; and for other purposes. The President has appointed on the part of the Senate as a Committee of Conference: Senator Connell of the 5th, Senator Rawls of the lOth, Senator Grayson of the 1st. The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: SB 180. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Reidsville; to provide for the distribution of insolvent cost to the Solicitor, the Clerk and Sheriff; and for other purposes. SB 181. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to provide that the county police of Tattnall County, in addition MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 671 to their salary, shall be entitled to a fee of $10.00 for each conviction obtained by them, which shall be assessed in the fine; and for other purposes. SB 182. By Senator Coffin of the 12th: A bill to provide for two terms of the Superior Court of Stewart County to be held on the second Monday in January and July; and for other purposes. SB 183. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the County Manager Law of Fulton County requiring the county authorities to deal solely through the County Manager with personnel or services for which the County Manager is responsible; to forbid any county authority to authorize or direct road work, or other public work; and for other purposes. SB 186. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A bill to amend the Act establishing the City Court of Gwinnett County, to provide for trial by Judge without Jury, to provide jurisdiction in all civil cases involving more than $100.00, to fix the salary of the judge and solicitor; and for other purposes. SB 189. By Senator Wall of the 9th: A bill to amend an Act approved March 24, 1933 (Ga. Laws 1933, page 515) so as to create a new commissioner's district; to provide two new members to the Board of County Commissioners of Early County; and for other purposes. SB 191. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to amend the charter of the town of Hephzibah; to authorize the Commissioners to construct a system of water works, and to issue bonds or revenue certificates; and for other purposes. SB 192. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to amend the charter of the Town of Trion to provide for levy of taxes and limit thereof; fix the time and prescribe the manner of making tax returns; giving the power of eminent domain to construct waterworks and other public grounds and buildings; the right to acquire and maintain a cemetery; to provide for zoning ordinances; and for other purposes. SB 193. By Senators Farrar of the 42nd and Mavity of the 44th: A bill to supplement the salary of the Judge of the Superior Courts of the Lookout Judicial Circuit to be paid by the counties in said circuit; and for other purposes. SR 45. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A resolution directing the State Librarian to furnish certain volumes of 672 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Georgia Reports and Georgia Appeal Reports to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Chattooga County; and for other purposes. SR 46. By Senators Millican of the 52nd and Grayson of the 1st: A resolution memoralizing Congress to call a convention to consider an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to taxes on incomes, inheritance and gifts; and for other purposes. HB 103. By Mr. Williams of Cobb: A bill to create and organize a new Judicial Circuit for the State of Georgia to be known as the Cobb Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes. HB 129. By Mr. J oily of Franklin: A bill to amend an Act to abolish the office of the Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Franklin County; and for other purposes. HB 224. By Mr. McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to amend an Act so as to provide a method of filling a vacancy in the office of Ordinary; and for other purposes. HB 230. By Mr. McWhorter of DeKalb and others: A bill to amend an Act by providing that in all counties having a population of more than 130,000, that the Clerks of the Superior Courts may provide separate index books and recording instruments affecting real estate and personal property; and for other purposes. HB 278. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell and others: A bill to create Vocational Trade School Building Authority; and for other purposes. HB 305. By Bibb Delegation: A bill to amend an Act creating a charter for the City of Macon; and for other purposes. HB 324. By Messrs. Johnson of Hall and others: A bill to repeal an Act, to provide that in all civil and criminal causes, it shall be good cause of challenge that a juror has expressed an opinion as to which party ought to prevail, etc.,; and for other purposes. HB 332. By Mr. Hale of Dade and others: A bill to amend an Act creating the Lookout Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes. HB 384. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A bill to amend an Act relating to the public schools in the City of Tallapoosa; and for other purposes. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 673 HB 405. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Forest Park; and for other purposes. HB 408. By Mr. Trapnell of Bulloch: A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Statesboro; and for other purposes. HB 413. By Mr. Johnson of Hall: A bill to amend an Act to establish a City Court in the County of Hall, and for other purposes. HB 427. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A bill to amend the Charter of the Town of Bowdon; and for other purposes. HB 429. By Mr. Sivell of Harris: A bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Harris; and for other purposes. HB 430. By Mr. Gardner of Dougherty and others: A bill to amend an Act creating and establishing a new charter for the City of Albany; and for other purposes. HB 435. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Whitesburg; and for other purposes. HB 456. By Mr. Kennedy of Turner: A bill to amend an Act which creates the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Turner; and for other purposes. The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 342. By Mr. Bell of Richmond and others: A bill providing for counties having a population between 108,000 and 112,000, a county planning and zoning commission; and for other purposes. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found to be correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. 674 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: l. Introduction of Bills and Resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of House Bills and Resolutions. 3. Report of Standing Committees. 4. Second reading of Bills and Resolutions, favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of local uncontested bills. 6. First reading and reference of Senate Bills and Resolutions. 7. That the Speaker may in his discretion call up any bill on the General Calendar in any order that he desires. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 594. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the alteration or interference with the roads or right of ways belonging to the State or part of the State Highway System, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Highways # 1. HB 595. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Graham, Bell and Holley of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act authorizing the State Board of Health to lease, build, construct, maintain and operate a general hospital at Augusta, Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 596. By Messrs. Covington of Floyd and Cranford of Coweta: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to the erection of signs and advertisements within the right of way limits of public roads, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Highways # 2. HB 597. By Messrs. Burgamy and Murr of Sumter, and Black of Webster: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act by providing that any father or mother who wilfully and voluntarily abandons his or her child, leaving it in a dependent condition, shall be guilty of a Felony, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HB 598. By Messrs. Burgamy of Sumter and Black of Webster: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act by providing that for the securing of a position for any person, no private employment agency MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 675 shall charge a fee in excess of ten per cent of said persons salary for the first eight weeks of employment, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HR 120-598a. By Messrs. Covington of Floyd, Cornelius of Polk, Weems of Chattooga, Rogers of Heard, Abney of Walker and many others: A resolution requesting that part of U. S. Highway No. 27, be designated as Martha Berry Highway, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Highways # 1. HB 599. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point; to provide for the annexation of the Ben Hill Area, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 600. By Messrs. Brantley and Adams of Upson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the fees of Coroners and Jurors in certain counties, so as to change the population figures contained therein, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 601. By Messrs. Graham, Holley and Bell of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to abolish the Office of Public Safety Commissioner of the City of Augusta, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 602. By Mr. Wilkes of Cook: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Adel, City of, Incorporated," and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 603. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point; to authorize the City of East Point to dismantle, tear down and remove condemned property at the owners expense, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- 676 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, tion the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 167. Do Pass. SB 165. Do Pass. HB 591. Do Pass. HB 589. Do Pass. HB 586. Do Pass. HB 585. Do Pass. HB 581. Do Pass. HB 580. Do Pass. HB 588. Do Pass. HB 576. Do Pass. HB 578. Do Pass. HB 587. Do Pass. SB 185. Do Pass. SB 179. Do Pass. SB 170. Do Pass, as amended. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Langdale of Lowndes County, Chairman of the Committee on Game and Fish, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Game and Fish, has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 438. Do Not Pass. SB 29. Do Pass, by substitute. Respectfully submitted, Langdale of Lowndes, Chairman. Mr. Rogers of Heard County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agri- culture # 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture # 2 has had under consideration MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 G77 the following bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 158. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Rogers of Heard Chairman. Mr. M. Smith of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Insurance, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Insurance has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 222. Do Pass. HB 460. Do Pass. HB 465. Do Pass, by substitute. Respectfully submitted, M. Smith of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Gillis of Treutlen County, Chairman of the Committee on Motor Vehicle, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Motor Vehicle has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: 506. Do Pass. 482. Do Pass. 147. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gillis of Treutlen, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Vice Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Vice-Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 579. 678 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 592. HB 583. HB 584. HB 593. HB 501. HB 582. SB 169. SB 168. SB 166. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Dally of Walton County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Railroads has had under consideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me as Vice-Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 566. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Dally of Walton, Vice-Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of the Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of the Republic has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 380. Do Pass. HB 549. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. Mr. Green of Rabun County, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 679 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Engrossing has examined the following Bills and Resolu- tions of the House and find them properly engrossed: HB 263. HB 310. HB 366. HB 407. HB 437. HB 469. HB 485. HB 488. HB 489. HB 497. HB 500. HB 502. HB 521. HB 523. HB 524. HB 526. HB 527. HB 529. HB 531. HB 532. HB 534. HB 535. HB 536. HB 537. HB 538. HB 539. HB 541. HB 542. HR 88-383d. HR 116. HR 117. 680 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 118. Respectfully submitted, Green of Rabun, Chairman. Mr. Dorsey of White County, Chairman of the Committee on Enrolling, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Enrolling has examined the following Bills and Resolutions of the House, and finds the same properly enrolled: HB 334. HB 335. HB 336. Respectfully submitted, Dorsey of White, Chairman. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 147. By Messrs. Bennett of Barrow and Adams of Brantley: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act regulating the use of the public highways by restricting the dimensions of vehicles, and for other purposes. HB 380. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to trade-marks, labels and advertising counterfeiting, and for other purposes. HB 460. By Mr. Birdsong of Troup: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that any common school, city or county, shall carry fire insurance on its buildings, and for other purposes. HB 465. By Messrs. Harper of Spalding, Tippins of Wilcox and Smith of Emanuel: A bill to be entitled an Act requiring the Insurance Commissioner to fix the rate of commission paid to agents on fire and allied insurance, and for other purposes. HB 482. By Messrs. Baughman of Early and Wheeler of Seminole: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which provides that tax MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 681 shall not be imposed on kerosene when not sold for use as motor fuel, and for other purposes. HB 501. By Messrs. Hollis, Dicus and Pickard of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act amending the charter of the City of Columbus to provide an insured pension place for officers and employees, and for other purposes. HB 506. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Twitty of Mitchell, Lewis of Hancock, McCracken of Jefferson, Smith of Emanuel and many others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act "Regulations as to Vehicles"; to provide limitations as to size and weight of load, and for other purposes. HB 549. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide housing for persons engaged in war industries and to cooperate with the Federal Government on such projects, and for other purposes. HB 566. By Messrs. Bell and Graham of Richmond and Tarbutton of Washington: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Augusta and Waynesboro Railroad, and for other purposes. HB 576. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Ben Hill County, and for other purposes. HB 578. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a pension system for county policemen and firemen in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. HB 579. By Mr. Mangum of Columbia: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish a new charter for the Town of Harlem, and for other purposes. HB 580. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to supplement the salaries of the Judges of Superior Court of Fulton County, and for other purposes. HB 581. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to create a Civil Service System in DeKalb County, and for other purposes. 682 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 582. By Messrs. Bargeron and Cates of Burke: A bill to be entitled an Act to create a new charter for the Town of Girard, and for other purposes. HB 583. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Dublin, and for other purposes. HB 584. By Mr. Jessup of Bleckley: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize closing of certain streets and alleys in the City of Cochran, and for other purposes. HB 585. By Messrs. Bargeron and Cates of Burke: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues to supplement the salary of the Judge in the Augusta Circuit, and for other purposes. HB 586. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Richmond County to supplement the salary of the Judge in the Augusta Circuit, and for other purposes. HB 587. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the Coroner of Jenkins County to receive a salary of $800.00 per annum, and for other purposes. HB 588. By Messrs. McWhorter, Bell and Mackay of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the use of voting machines in counties of a certain population and for other purposes. HB 589. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Clarke County, and for other purposes. HB 59L By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that the Probation Officer be included in the Pension Act, and for other purposes. HB 592. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the charter of the City of Gainesville, and for other purposes. HB 593. By Mr. Mishoe of Tattnall: A bill to be entitled an Act to create a new charter for the City of MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 683 Glennville, and for other purposes. SB 158. By Senator Coffin of the 12th: A bill to be entitled an Act to promote temperance, to foster and encourage the growing of grapes, fruits, etc. on Georgia farms, and for other purposes. SB 165. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the position of Chief of Police in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. SB 166. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta relating to civil service in the fire department, and for other purposes. SB 167. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a pension system for teachers in Fulton County, and for other purposes. SB 168. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act establishing Civil Service in Fire Departments in cities of a certain population, and for other purposes. SB 169. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act amending the Charter of the City of Atlanta, fixing compensation for the planning engineer and the municipal Revenue Collector, and for other purposes. SB 170. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish a metropolitan planning district for Fulton and DeKalb Counties, and for other purposes. SB 179. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Tattnall County, and for other purposes. SB 185. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in counties of a certain population, the Sheriff shall receive a salary of $75.00 per month, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: 684 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 171. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the "Acworth Lake Authority", and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 371. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to consolidate and supersede the several acts incorporating the City of Quitman, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 434. By Messrs. Parker and Kidd of Baldwin: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Milledgeville, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 447. By Messrs. Alverson and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Manchester, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 448. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act incorporating the City of College Park, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 685 HB 476. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 491. By Messrs. H. Smith, M. Smith and Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Atlanta to accept cash bonds from persons charged with a violation of the ordinances, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 493. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 494. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 495. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. 686 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 496. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 518. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to govern the collection of costs, fines and forfeitures in the City Court of Dublin, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 519. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of East Dublin, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 520. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Dublin, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 522. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to carry into effect in the City of Atlanta, the amendment establishing the Civil Court of Fulton County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 687 HB 528. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Rockmart, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 530. By Messrs. Harper and Bolton of Spalding: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Griffin, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 533. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Mountain Park, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 540. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Toccoa, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 550. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A bill to be entitled an Act to change the time of convening the Spring Term of the Superior Court of Appling County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 122, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. 688 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 551. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to establish the City Court of Baxley, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 123, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 552. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Appling, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 124, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 553. By Messrs. Burkett and Vickers of Coffee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues in the County of Coffee, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 125, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 554. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for an increase in the salary of the Tax Commissioner of Bulloch County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 126, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 555. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Clerk of Superior Court, Salary For" in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 127, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 689 HB 556. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the City Court of Statesboro, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 128, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 557. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the appointment of speci al criminal bailiffs in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 129, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 558. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish the City Court of Walker, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 130, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 559. By Mr. Clary of McDuffie: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to amend the original Act incorporating the Town of Thomson, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 131, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 560. By Mr. Harrell of Grady: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Cairo, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 132, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. 690 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 561. By Messrs. Callier of Talbot, Sivell of Harris, Rollins of Meriwether and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to establish a Planning District for Meriwether, Harris and Talbot Counties, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 133, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 563. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an Act providing for a supplement to the annual salary now provided by law for the Judge of the Superior Court of the Rome Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 134, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 565. By Messrs. Graham, Bell and Holley of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to change from the fee to the salary system in counties of a certain population; for certain elected officials, clerks, employees, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 135, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 567. By Mr. Simmons of Gilmer: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a County Commissioner and an Advisory Board for the County of Gilmer, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 136, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 164. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Troup County, to pay pensions to County employees, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 691 On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 137, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 564. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to additional duties of clerks of the Superior Court in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 138, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 180. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the City Court of Reidsville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 181. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an act entitled "An Act to provide for establishing a County Police Force for Tattnall County," and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 182. By Senator Coffin of the 12th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the holding of two terms a year of the Superior Court of Stewart County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 183. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the County Manager Law in counties having more than 200,000 population, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 189. By Senator Wall of the 9th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Early, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 191. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Town of Hephzibah, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. 692 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 193 By Senators Farrar of the 42nd and Mavity of the 44th: A bill to be entitled an Act to supplement the salary of the Judge of the Superior Courts of the Lookout Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SR 45. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A Resolution directing the State Librarian to furnish law books to the Superior Court of Chattooga County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. The following Report was filed. REPORT OF THE STATE PRISON FARM COMMITTEE The committee of the State Prison Farm having visited the Georgia State Prison and Farm at Reidsville on the week-end of the second of February 1951 do beg to submit the following report: We find the prison, the farm and surroundings well kept and in excellent condition with 824 men working on the farm clearing swamp land for additional pastures. There has been approximately 150 acres of land cleared since the last visit of this committee in February of last year. The farm land is now being turned and harrowed in preparation for planting. At present there are various cover crops now planted on the farm including 500 acres of oats. The following winter vegetable are now growing on the prison farm: 85 acres of English peas; 20 acres of onions; 5 acres of collards; 12 acres of cabbage and others. The livestock is in a very good condition. This includes 1700 head of hogs, 356 beef cattle, 126 head of jersey cows and a fine crop of young calves. Inventory of the chicken farm showed 2500 laying hens with 4000 baby chicks delivered during the week of our visit which will be used to develop the laying flock for the coming year. A lake of 42 acres has been constructed to supply water for livestock and is stocked with brim and trout. This provides excellent fishing. Also another pond of approximately 12 acres will be completed within the next few days to provide water for the fast growing beef herd of cattle. We found on hand 160,000 gallons of canned food for feeding the inmates of Georgia State Prison and other camps throughout the State. This food was produced on the farm and canned by the inmates at a very small cost. During the last twelve months 179,000 gallons was canned for use of the prison and other camps that were in need of such food. A large supply of hay and corn in the cribs that is used for feeding livestock and also 750 tons of silage was on hand at this time. We were very impressed with the sewing room at the woman's building and the female inmates are doing splendid in making garments MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 693 that are being used at the prison. We were also impressed with the project at the woman's building that is training inmates for beauty work. This is a new project and is surely going to be a success. All buildings are well kept and very clean and tidy. Every inmate that is able to work has a job to do and this labor is being used to a great advantage. We, the Committee wish to commend Honorable Robert E. Warren, Director of the Board of Corrections, and Honorable R. P. Balcom, Warden, Georgia State Prison, and the other officials for the splendid job they are now doing at the Georgia State Prison. They are making steady improvement and producing more each year. Respectfully submitted, E. C. Stevens of Marion Chairman, Committee Steve M. Hall of Toombs Acting Secretary By unanimous consent, the following Bills of the Senate were withdrawn, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Counties and County Matters: SB 95. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the fire and police pension law in counties of a certain population, and for other puroses. SB 109. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide the method of establishment, etc., of public parks in unincorporated areas of Fulton County, and for other purposes. SB 120. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Act creating a Board of County Commissioners of Fulton County, and for other purposes. SB 121. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to require Commissioners of all Counties of a certain population to supplement funds of the County Boards of Education, and for other purposes. SB 135. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for rights of employees of Fulton County who are transferred from one government to another, and for other purposes. SB 89. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta by extending the city limits, and for other purposes. 694 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The Speaker announced the appointment of a Committee of Conference on HB 5, "the Cigarette Tax Bill", the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Birdsong of Troup, Smith of Emanuel, and Kidd of Baldwin. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 41. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Campbell of Oconee, Gowen of Glynn, Rogers of Heard, Twitty and Hand of Mitchell and Smith of Emanuel: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Title 92 (Public Revenue) Motor Fuel Tax Law, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 41, was read: By Senators Millican of the 52nd and Rawls of the lOth. Amend HB 41. By adding a paragraph to be known as Paragraph c (2) of Code Section 92-1403 and to read as follows: "In the event any special motor fuels which are not commonly sold or measured by the gallon shall be used in any motor vehicles on the highways of this State, the Commissioner of Revenue is authorized and empowered, under such regulations as he may promulgate, to assess, levy and collect a tax upon such special fuels in accordance with and measured by the nearest power potential equivalent to that of one gallon of regular grade gasoline, and the determination by the Commissioner of the power potential equivalent of such special motor fuels shall be prima facie correct. By 'power potential equivalent' is meant that quantity of such special fuels, however measured, which contains the approximate number of British thermal units contained in one gallon of regular grade gasoline, and upon each such quantity of such special fuels used upon the highways of this State a tax in the same amount and at the same rate as is levied and imposed upon the sale or use per gallon of motor fuel shall be assessed and collected." Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 113, nays 2. The Senate amendment was agreed to. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 10. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Gowen of Glynn, Jackson of Jones, Smith of Emanuel, Freeman of Monroe, and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Public Safety Department," to change the salaries of all troopers and officers of a certain grade, and for other purposes. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 695 The following Senate amendments to HB 10, were read: Grayson 1st, Hagan 17th, Millican 52nd moves to amend HB 10 by adding at the end of Section 1 the following: "Said subsistance allowance is hereby made mandatory in the sum of not less than four ($4.00) per day and not more than five ($5.00) per day and shall be in addition to all salaries and/or compensation. Grayson 1st, Hagan 17th, Millican 52nd moves to amend HB 10 by adding a new section to be known as Section 1-A and to read as follows: Be it further enacted that Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to employ under existing law additional troopers not to exceed (50) in number in order to promote the safety of the State Highways and the Department of Public Safety is authorized and directed to procure such additional patrol cars as are necessary to fit the needs of the additional patrolmen employed. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House agree to the Senate amendments. On the motion, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The Senate amendments were agreed to. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 30. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Ray of Warren, Tamplin of Morgan, Twitty of Mitchell, Lewis of Hancock, Covington of Floyd, Smith of Carroll and Matthews of Clarke: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal the Act establishing state wide district juvenile courts, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 30, was read: Senator Millican of the 52nd Amend Sec. 3-page 3 by adding after the word "terms" the following "and shall be eligible for re-appointment" Sen Am to HB 30 HB# 30 Amendment by Senator Duncan-34th By striking Section # 32, and substituting in lieu thereof the following: Section 32. Court and Witness Fees. In proceedings under this act, no court fee shall be charged against and no witness fees shall be allowed to any party to a petition. All officers of court and all other persons acting under order of the court may be paid for services or service of process and attendance or serving as witnesses, the fees provided by law for like services in cases before the superior court, to be paid from county funds when certified to by the judge. Mr. Overby of Hall moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. 696 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the motion, the ayes were 122, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: ~B 342. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act providing for counties of a certain population, a county planning and zoning commission, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 342, was read: By Senator Coleman, of the 18th. Amends HB 342 as follows: By striking from Section 18 the language "may be amended by the respective bodies, subject to the provisions of Section 16." and substitute in lieu thereof, the following: "may be amended as provided for by existing laws subject to the provision of Section 16." Mr. Bell of Richmond moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 274. By Messrs. Graham, Holley and Bell of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for compensation for Coroners and Coroner's jurys in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 274, was read: Senator Coleman of the 18th offered the following amendment: Amend HB 274, Section 1, by deleting the words "$1800.00" and substituting therefor the words "$2100.00". Mr. Bell of Richmond moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On motion, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. Mr. McKelvey of Polk moved that the following Resolution of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 2, and recommitted to the Committee on Counties and County Matters: HR 99-476a. By Mr. McKelvey of Polk: A Resolution proposing an amendment to provide for the election of a county school superintendent of Polk County by the qualified vote1s of the county instead of by the county board of education, and for othet purposes. On the motion, the ayes were 98, nays 18. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 697 The motion prevailed and the Resolution was withdrawn and recommitted to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. Under the provisions of HR 113, the hour of 11:00 o'clock having arrived, the Senate appeared upon the floor of the House and the Joint Session convened for the purpose of hearing a concert by the A Cappella Choir of the Georgia State College for Women, was called to order by the President of the Senate. The Secretary of the Senate read the resolution providing for the Joint Session. The A Capella Choir appeared upon the floor of the House with Mr. Max Noah as Director and rendered a selection of songs to members of the General Assembly. Senator Rawls of the lOth District moved that the Joint Session be dissolved and the motion prevailed. The Speaker called the House to order. The Speaker appointed as a Committee of Conference on HB 26, "The Wine Bill, the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Short of Colquitt, Baughman of Early, and Brazeal of Terrell. The following Resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 121. By Mr. Green of Rabun: A Resolution expressing profound appreciation to the hosts at the Georgia-Georgia Tech Football game, on December 2, 1950. The following Resolution of the Senate was read and lost: SR 46. By Senators Millican of the 52nd and Grayson of the 1st: A Resolution memoralizing Congress to call a convention for the purpose of considering an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to taxes on incomes, inheritance and gifts, and for other purposes. The following Resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 97-444b. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A Resolution providing for the appointment of a Committee to investigate the procedure and method of admission in effect at the University Medical School at Augusta, Georgia, and for other purposes. The Speaker appointed as a committee on the part of the House, the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Matthews of Clarke, Hawkins of Screven, Graham of Richmond, and Burgamy of Sumter. 698 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 234. By Messrs. Pittard and Matthews of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit and regulate the solicitation of votes in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendments to HB 234, were read: Amendment to Sections 2 and 6 of HB 234 entitled an Act to prohibit and to regulate within the territorial limits of counties with population of between 36,000 and 37,000 for solicitation of votes at polling places, etc. Section I. Section 2 of HB 234 is amended by deleting therefrom the following words: "the doors of all", And substituting therefor the following words: "any buildings or", So that after amendment Section 2 shall read as follows: "That on the day before each election, general or special, in such counties as designated in Section 1 of this Act, the police department of any incorporated town of such counties and the sheriff of said counties at voting precincts situated outside of incorporated towns shall establish a point not less than 200 yards from any buildings or places selected or designated as the voting or polling place in each voting precinct in such counties, and at such measured points shall paint or mark white lines on the street or otherwise suitably designate such points, and the area within such lines or designations next to the voting or polling place shall be known as 'the no solicitation of votes zone' on the day of election." Section II. Section 6 of House Bill No. 234 is amended by inserting between the word "officer'' and the words "to be present", the following words: "or some person officially deputized by said sheriff in unincorporated areas", So that after amendment Section 6 shall read as follows: "Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police in incorporated towns in such counties and of the Sheriff and peace officers of such counties acting for the territory of such counties situated outside of incorporated towns on the day of each election to assign at least one police officer or some person officially deputized by said sheriff in unincorporated areas to be present at each voting place and each voting precinct in the territorial limits of all such counties from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. o'clock, and such officers shall rigidly enforce the provisions of this Act." MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 699 Mr. Matthews of Clarke moved that the House agree to the Senate amendments. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendments were agreed to. The following Resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 122. By Messrs. Covington of Floyd, Rogers of Heard, Abney of Walker, Smith of Carroll, and Murphy of Haralson: A Resolution commending the Georgia Power Company for conducting the annual Champion Home Town Contest and the good work it is doing, and for other purposes. HR 123. By Messrs. Pickett of Pickens and Pittard of Clarke: A Resolution requesting the Supreme Court to extend for three years the rule granting veterans five points on the bar examination, and for other purposes. HR 124. By Mr. Green of Rabun: A Resolution congratulating the Wolf Fork Community for winning first place in the 1950 Farm Improvement Contest and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for its work in this field, and for other purposes. HR 125. By Messrs. Twitty and Hand of Mitchell, Covington of Floyd, Smith of Emanuel, and many others: A Resolution requesting the President of the United States and the office of OPS to take immediate action to modify the present unworkable order on the cotton farmer and industry, and for other purposes. HR 126. By Messrs. Burgamy of Sumter, Black of Webster, Dorsey of White, and others: A RESOLUTION To provide for reimbursement to the messenger and doorkeeper of the House of Representatives and aides to the Speaker for certain expenses; and for other purposes. WHEREAS no provision has been made for the reimbursement of the messenger and doorkeeper and aides to the Speaker of funds expended for necessary incidental expenses in connection with the proper performance of their duties; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that the messenger and doorkeeper of the House of Representatives and the aides to the Speaker shall receive the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per day for each of the 70 days the House of Representatives is in session, for reimbursement of contingent expenses, and said amount shall be paid to the mesenger and doorkeeper and aides to the Speaker by the State Treasurer of Georgia from the funds 700 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, appropriated for the maintenance and operation of their duties in connection with the General Assembly. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the provisions of this Resolution shall become effective as of the eighth day of January, 1951. HR 21"-129c. By Messrs. Boone of Wilkinson, Lovett of Laurens and others: A Resolution to favor the erection of a suitable memorial for the late Congressman Dudley M. Hughes. and for other purposes. HR 61-303a. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A Resolution to provide for a committee to consult with the officials of neighboring states for the purpose of developing and promoting the Poultry and Egg Industry of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. The following Bill of the House was withdrawn, read the second time and recommitted: HB 548. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren and Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Minimum Foundation Program; to provide for the use of Capital Outlay fund, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 29. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Gowen of Glynn, Page of Chatham, Smith of Emanuel and Hood of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to facilitate vehicular traffic in the State of Georgia by providing for the construction, and operation of turnpike projects; and for other purposes. Mr. Smith of Emanuel moved that further consideration of HB 29, be postponed until Tuesday, February 13, 1951, immediately after the period of unanimous consent, and the motion prevailed. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendments thereto: HB 2. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Matthews of Clarke, Twitty of Mitchell, Key of Jasper, Langdale of Lowndes and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the levy and collection of a general retailers sales and use tax, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendments to HB 2, were read: Senator Millican of the 52nd: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 701 Amend HB 2 by striking 16 (a), line 1, the word "March" and inserting the word "April". Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to Senate amendment No.1. On the motion, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The Senate amendment No. 1, was agreed to. Senator Millican of the 52nd: Amend HB 2, Sec. 29, line 2 by striking the word "March" and inserting in lieu the word "April". Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to Senate amendment No.3. On the motion, the ayes were 118, nays 1. The Senate amendment No. 3, was agreed to. Senator Millican of the 52nd moves to amend HB 2, Sec. 29, line 2 by striking the word "March" and inserting in lieu the word "April". Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to Senate amendment No.6. On the motion, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The Senate amendment No. 6, was agreed to. Committee Amendments to HB 2 : Amend Section 1 by adding after the word "retailer's" and "consumers." Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to Senate amendment No.7. On the motion, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The Senate amendment No. 7, was agreed to. Amend Section 2 line 6 by adding between the words "tangible property" the word "personal." Amend Section 2 (a) after the word retail sale line 5 the words "or amount of taxes collected whichever be the greater." Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment No.8. On the motion, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The Senate amendment No. 8, was agreed to. Amend Section 2 (c) line 3 by adding a comma after the word film. Amend Section 3 (a) by striking said paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(a) 'Person' includes any individual, firm, copartnership, cooperative, non-profit membership corporation, joint adventure, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate 702 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, or other group or combination acting as a unit, body politic or political sub-division, whether public or private, or quasi public, and the plural as well as the singular number." Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment No.9. On the motion, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The Senate amendment No. 9, was agreed to. Amend Section 3 subsection 2 line 5 by adding after the word "product" the following: "nor shall such terms include industrial material, other than machinery and machinery repair parts, that are used directly in the fabricating, converting, or processing of articles of tangible personal property or parts thereof for resale." Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment No. 10. On the motion, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The Senate amendment No. 10, was agreed to. Amend Section 3 subsection 3 paragraph (a) by changing the period to a comma at the end of said paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Finance charges, carrying charges, service charges or interest from credit extended on sales of tangible personal property under conditional sale contracts or other conditional contracts providing for deferred payments of the purchase price, shall not be considered a part of the selling price of such property and shall not be added to the sale price for the purpose of computing the tax imposed by this Act. Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment No. 12. On the motion, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The Senate amendment No. 12, was agreed to. Amend Section 3 subsection 2 by adding a paragraph to be known as (g) and reading as follows: the tax levied by this act shall not apply to the sale of water by municipal corporations or other political subdivisions of this State (not including mineral water or carbonated water, or any water put up in bottles, jugs, or other containers, all of which are not exempted.) Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment No. 15. On the motion, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The Senate amendment No. 15, was agreed to. Amend Section 3 subsection 3 by adding a paragraph after the second paragraph and before subparagraph (a) and reading as follows: "gross sales" shall not include the federal retailers excise tax if this excise tax is billed to the consumer separately from the selling price of the product. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 703 Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment No. 16. On the motion, the ayes were 122, nays 0. The Senate amendment No. 16, was agreed to. Amend Section 4 paragraph 5 line 2 by striking the last word of said line "of" and inserting in lieu the word "or." Amend Section 4 paragraph 6 line 2 by adding between "tangible property" the word "personal." Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment No. 17. On the motion, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The Senate amendment No. 17, was agreed to. Amend Section 12 paragraph (a) by adding at the end of said paragraph after the word consumer the following: "(a) Notwithstanding any other provision, it is the purpose and intent of this Act that the tax imposed hereunder is, in fact, a levy on the purchaser or consumer of the tangible personal property or services described in this Act, and the levy on dealers as specified is merely as agent of the State for collection of said tax. Therefore, notwithstanding any exemptions from taxes which any dealer may now or hereafter enjoy under the constitution or laws of this or any other State, or of the United States, such dealer shall collect the tax imposed hereunder from the purchaser or consumer and shall pay the same over to the State Revenue Commissioner as herein provided." Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment No. 19. On the motion, the ayes were 124, nays 0. The Senate amendment No. 19, was agreed to. Amend Section 14 by striking the same in its entirety and inserting in lieu a new Section 14 to read as follows: Section 14. Any person taxable under this Act having both cash and credit sales may report such sales on either the cash or accrual basis of accounting, and each such person taxable hereunder shall make such election on the first return filed hereunder. Such election case made shall be irrevocable except that the Commissioner of Revenue may grant written permission to any such taxpayer upon written application therefor to change from one basis to the other under rules and regulations to be promulgated from time to time by the Commissioner. Any person reporting as herein provided on a cash basis ascounting shall in each report include all case sales made during the period covered by any such report and also collections made in any such period on credit sales of prior periods, but not including credit sales made prior to the effective date of this Act, and pay the tax thereon at the time of filing any such report. Any person reporting as herein provided on the accrual basis of accounting shall be allowed a deduction for bad debts under the rules and 704 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, regulations of the State Revenue Commissioner on the same basis that bad debts are allowed as a deduction on State income tax returns." Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment No. 22. On the motion, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The Senate amendment No. 22, was agreed to. Amend caption of HB 2 by adding in line 2after the word retailer's the words "and consumers." Further amend caption in line 27 by striking the figure 1% and inserting in lieu the figure 3%. Further amend caption on page 2, line 5 and 6 by striking the following: "To provide for seizure and confiscation of vehicles and taxable property imported without a permit; to set up procedure after such seizure for confiscation;" Further amend by striking from the caption on the fifteen line of page 2 "and a fee for such registration." Further amend line 20, page 2 after the word "act" by adding the following: "Provided, that counties, municipalities, can levy license occupational or franchise tax based on gross receipts." Further amend line 20, page 2 by adding "providing for the effective date of this Act." Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment No. 26. On the motion, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The Senate amendment No. 26, was agreed to. Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House disagree to the following Senate amendments to HB 2, and the motion prevailed. Senator Millican of the 52nd: Amend HB 2, Sec. 16 (e) Line 7 by striking the word "Two" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "three." Senator Millican of the 52nd: Amend HB 2, Section 3, Sub Section 3, 2nd paragraph, Line 3 and 4 by striking the words "Except local messages which are paid for by inserting coins in coin-operated telephones". Amend Section 3 subsection 2 (d) by striking same in its entirety and inserting the following in lieu thereof; Sales to the State of Georgia and any county or municipality of said state where such sales are made direct to and for the exclusive use of such State, County or Municipality, together with sales to hospital authority where the entire cost is from direct taxation, unless said sales are made in connection with the operation of a proprietary business conducted or to be conducted by a municipality or county, other than a water works system, and sales to the United States, but sales to corporations created MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 705 by or under the laws of the United States shall not be deemed sales to the United States. Amend Section 3 subsection 2 (e) by striking same in its entirety and inserting in lieu the following: "(e) The tax levied by this Act shall not apply to sale of good3 made pursuant to bona fide or written contracts entered into before the date of approval of this Act if delivery of such goods is made within ninety (90) days from the date of approval. Provided, however, that in the case of building supplies, fixtures or equipment that enter into or become a part of a building or other kind of structure in this State where plans, specifications and construction contract for a specific project has been entered into prior to the date of approval of this Act, the tax levied hereunder shall not apply on such building supplies, fixtures and equipment if delivery of same is made and effected prior to January 1", 1952, if the contractor files with the State Revenue Commissioner on forms and in the manner prescribed by him within thirty days after the approval of the within Act a record of all such contracts that were in existence on the aforesaid effective date of the within Act." Amend Section 3 subsection 2 by adding a paragraph to be known as (f) and reading as follows: the tax levied by this tax shall not apply to sales of the Holy Bible. Amend Section 4 paragraph 12 which is second paragraph on page 8 of engrossed bill line 5 after the word "interstate commerce" the following: "Provided that common carriers, including air lines, shall pay the tax according to this act upon all tangible personal property except the portion thereof attributable to materials, equipment and supplies for use interstate commerce, to be determined and apportioned in accordance with the interstate and intrastate business of the carrier under rules and regulations prescribed by the State Revenue Commissioner." Amend Section 12 paragraph (d) by striking beginning with line 4 "by a fine" and the balance of the paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof, "as provided by law." Amend Section 12 paragraph (e) line 6 by striking all of the paragraph beginning with the word "by a fine" and inserting in lieu thereof "as provided by law." Amend Section 16 paragraph (a) by striking out the last sentence "the State Revenue Commissioner may by regulation, however, provide for quarterly returns, or upon application permit a dealer to file a return on such quarterly basis if found advisable." Amend Section 18 by striking from the fourth line of Section 18 (f) the following: "fined not less than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars nor more than Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars or be imprisoned in the county jail not less than thirty (30) days nor more than three (3) months, or shall be punished by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the Court." And substituting in lieu thereof: 706 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, "punished as provided by law." Moves to amend HB 2 by striking Section 25 thereof and substituting in lieu of Section the following: Section 25. No county, municipality, school district or political subdivision of the State, shall impose, levy, or collect a gross receipts, sales or use tax, or tax on amusement admission or services included in this Act; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to a license, occupational or franchise tax based on gross receipts or on a gross receipts basis and provided further that no county or municipality shall be prohibited from levying or collecting an excise tax on distilled spirits, malt beverages, wines or other intoxicating liquors, based on gross receipts, or otherwise. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 439. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel and Hand of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, by providing for an effective date of the Act, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 440. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel and Hand of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a Minimum Foundation Program of Education, by fixing a budget for the Department of Education, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 510. By Messrs. Duncan of Carroll and McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a Minimum Foundation Program for Education to more clearly define the duties and authority of the State Board of Education, and for other purposes. The following Committee Substitute to HB 510, was read: A BILL To be entitled an Act to establish a Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia" etc., approved February 25, 1949, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 707 and appearing in the Acts of the General Assembly of Georgia on pages 1406 to 1422 inclusive so as to more clearly define and establish the policy, the duties, and the authority of the State Board of Education with respect to a program of vocational education in Georgia for regular in-school youth, out-of-school youth, adults, teachertraining, and area schools, and to provide for the matching of Federal funds, and for other purposes. Section 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same as follows, to wit: 1. That Section 19A of an Act of the General Assembly approved February 25, 1949, entitled An Act "To establish a Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia", etc., appearing on pages 1406 to 1422 inclusive of the Acts of 1949, be stricken in its entirety from said Act and a new Section 19A be inserted therein to read as follows: Section 19A. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Georgia (1) to leave teachers of vocational subjects in the public school system of this state under the jurisdiction and control of the local Boards of Education, (2) to provide for a program of vocational education for out-of-school youth, adults, teacher-training, and area schools, under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Education, as provided in Section 22 herein, and (3) that Federal funds for vocational educati~n shall be expended in carrying out the State plan for vocational education in keeping with the requirement of Federal laws relating to vocational education, which amount shall not be less than six hundred thousand dollars annually, and (4) the State Board of Education is hereby charged with the responsibility of inaugurating and maintaining adequate facilities and opportunities for training in agriculture, home economics, distributive education, and trades where justified by established needs. 2. That said Act be further amended by striking therefrom Section 22 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 22 to read as follows: Section 22. The State Board of Education shall annually determine the funds needed to provide for a program of vocational education for regular in-school youth, out-of-school youth, adults, teachertraining, and area schools. Such funds shall be made available for such programs of education in accordance with rules and regulations established by the State Board of Education. 3. That said Act be further amended by inserting a new Section, to be known as Section 22A, to read as follows: Section 22A. Any funds necessary for matching Federal funds for any project approved by the State Board of Education shall be made available by said Board from any availablt:> funds. Section 2 Be it further enacted that all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. The Committee Substitute to HB 510, was adopted. 708 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. HB 422. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren and Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Aid to Dependent Children Act", and for other purposes. Mr. Overby of Hall moved the previous question. An amendment offered by Mr. Wood of Bibb, was read and lost. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 20. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 361. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Motor Common Carriers Act, by providing for the application of the said chapter to certain taxicabs, etc., and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 329. By Mr. Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act providing a method of returning vehicles for property taxation and for State Registration purposes, and for other purposes. Mr. Smith of Emanuel moved that further consideration of HB 329, be postponed until Tuesday, February 13, 1951, immediately after the period of unanimous consents, and the motion prevailed. The House directed the Clerk to correct clerical errors in HB 485. Under the regular order of business, the following Bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 443. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, Stewart of Habersham and Murr of Sumter: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for an alternate method of reporting and collecting Fertilizer Tax, and for other purposes. Mr. Lovett of Laurens moved that further consideration of HB 443 be MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951 709 postponed until Tuesday, February 13, 1951, immediately after the period of unanimous consents, and the motion prevailed. The following bill of the Senate was withdrawn from the Committee, read the second time and recommitted: SB 98. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to establish a joint city of Atlanta-Fulton County Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals, and for other purposes. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until tomorrow morning at 9:00 o'clock, A. M., and the motion prevailed. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Harris of Wayne County. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 9:00 o'clock, A. M., tomorrow morning. 710 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, REGULAR SESSION Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, February 13, 1951. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9 :00 o'clock, A. M., this day and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offerE:d by the Chaplain, Rev. George H. Coker, Pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church, Manchester, Georgia. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Covington of Floyd gave notice that at the proper time he would movE:' that the House reconsider its action in passing HB 563. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that thE: Journal of yeserday's proceedings had been read and found to be correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. Mr. Covington of Floyd moved that the House rec()nsider its action in passing the following Bill of the House, to-wit: HB 563. By ME:ssrs. Covington, ~coggin and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to bE: entitled an Act providing for a supplement to the annual salary now provided by law for the Judge of the Superior Court of the Rome Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed. By unanimous consent, thE: following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of Bills and Resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of House Bills and Resolutions. 3. Report of Standing CommittE:es. 4. Second reading of Bills and Resolutions, favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of local uncontested bills. 6. First reading and reference of SE:nate Bills and Resolutions. 7. That the Speaker may in his discretion call up any bill on the General Calendar il~ any order that he dHires. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 711 By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 604. By Mr. Parker of Baldwin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that no motor common carrier shall carry more persons than there are seats available on such carrier for such persons, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. HB 605. By Messrs. Henderson of Atkinson, Barber of Colquitt and Lewis of Hancock: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the county shall file with the Secretary of State a certified copy of the complete audit of fiscal affairs of the county within thirty days after said audit is prepared as required by law, and other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HR 127-605a. By Mr. Adam:s of Upson: A Resolution to compensate Mrs. Julia C. Palmer of the County of Spalding for injuries received and damages done her as a result of the negligence of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 128-605b. By Mr. Hall of Toombs: A Resolution requesting the State Librarian to replace certain lost or destroyed law books for the County of Toombs, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Library. HR 129-605c. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A Resolution to ask the State Board of Corrections to pay George W. LaFray for an injury received while a prisoner of the- State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Approp1iations. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the- Senate and House to wit: SB 80. By Senators Millican of the 52nd and Grayson of the 1st: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that members of the Employees Retirement System may transfer credits to Teachers' Retirement System; and for other purposes. 712 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 138. By Senator Chance of the 43rd and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal Sec. 24-3103 of the Code of G=orgia of 1933 relating to compensation of stenographers and reporters in civil cases, and for other purposes. SB 197. By Senator King of the 24th: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to create the office of CommissionH of Roads and Revenues of the County of Marion; and for other purposes. SB 196. By Senator King of the 24th: A bill to be entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for thf= County of Marion; and for other purposes. SB 154. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to Amend an Act entitled "The Revenue Certificate Law" approv~:.d March 31, 1937 by changing Sec. 3 (c) to provide Revenue anticipation certificates for the purpose of refunding or refinancing, in whole or in part, all outstanding revenue anticipations certificatts; and for other purposes. SB 201. By Senator Hughes of the 32nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal the Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Lumpkin County; and for other purposf=s. SB 84. By Senator Duncan of the 34th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Acts relating to the holding of all general, special and primary elections as to provide the time for holding elections shall be from 7 A.M., to 7 P.M., and for other purposes. SB 194. By Senators Williams of the 19th, and Blalock of the 26th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amtnd an Act known as the "Old Age Assistance Act" by including in said Act a section to provide for the responsibility of financially able children to support needy parents; and for other purposes. SB 184. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amf=nd the charter of Atlanta, providing that vacancies in the office of Chief of Police or Chief of Fire Dept. shall be filled by Mayor and General Council; and for other purposes. SB 155. By Senators Coffin of the 12th, Rawls of the lOth: A bill to authorize the counties and municipalities to acquire industrial enterprises and to issue bonds or other obligations therefor; and for other purposes. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 713 SB 61. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to fix the penalty for operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle while under the influence of intoxicating drugs; and for other purposes. SB 12. By Senator Branch of the 47th, and others: A bill to be entitlE":d an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Judge of the Superior Court, Emeritus; and for other purposes. SB 57. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for inspection, discovery, and production, in criminal casE":s where the evidence of the State shall relate to ballistics; and for other purposes. SB 144. A bill to be entitled an Act to make communications to ministers privileged; and for other purposes. SR 26. A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Revenue to issue Special License Plates to Motor Vehicle operated by the Society of the 40 & 8; and for other purposE":s. SR 56. A resolution authorizing the Treasurer to dispose of certain records in the Treasury Dept. HB 107. A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a DE":pt. of Public Safety; and for other purposes. HB 106. A bill to be entitled an Act amending an Act making it mandatory for all county officers who give bond to give a surety bond; and for other purposes. HB 170. A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act revising the adoption laws; and for other purposes. HB 383. A bill to be entitled an Act amending an Act known as the Housing Authorities Law; and for other purposes. HB 116'. A bill to be entitled an Act amending the Code secton relating to incompetency of witnesses; and for other purposes. HB 100. A bill to be entitled an Act relating to the cession of the United States, by deleting therefrom the provision that thE": State retains its civil and criminal jurisdiction over persons and citizens in the ceded territory; and for other purposes. HB 433. A bill to be entitlE":d an Act amending an Act providing for the office of County Treasurer of Brantley County; and for other purposes. HB 470. A bill to be entitled an Act amending an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and RevenuE":s for the County of Bacon; and for other purposes. 714 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 446. A bill to be entitled an Act pr<>viding that Clerk of the Superior Court shall attend the trial in the Court of Ordinary in cases of violation of traffic laws in c::rtain counties; and for other purposes. HB 449. A bill to be entitled an Act providing for the holding of terms of the Superior Court in Dawson County; and for other purposes. HB 451. A bill to be entitl~d an Act amending an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Dawson; and for other purposes. HB 306. A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act abolishing the fee system in th~ Superior Courts of the Pataula Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes. HB 337. A bill to be entitled an Act requiring Jury Commissioners in certain counties to place all tickets containing the names of traverse jurors in one box; and for other purpos~s. HB 411. A Bill to be entitled an Act amending the Act establishing the City Court of Carrollton; and for other purposes. HB 431. A bill to be entitled an Act fixing the compensation for the Coroner of Cobb County; and for other purposes. The Senate has adopted the following resolutions of the House. HB 116. Proposing that oDirector of Dept. of State Parks be authorized to negotiate with the Federal Government; and for other purposes. HR 117. A resolution requ~sting that the State and Federal Income Tax Depts. grant members of General Assembly a 60 day extension for filling State and Federal incom~ tax returns. HR 118. A resolution creating a Georgia Navy to define the ranks therein; and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agr~ed to the House amendment to the following bill of the Senate to wit: SB 18. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A bill to amend that certain Act approved August 7, 1925 and incorporated in the Acts of the General Assembly 1925, page 1451 to 1468, cr~ating "The Savannah Port Authority for the Harbor and Port of Savannah, a body corporate and politic" by changing the name to the "Savannah District Authority"; and for other purposes. The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of th~ House to wit: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 715 HB 343. By Messrs. Barber and Short of Colquitt: A bill to amend the charter of the city of Moultrie in reference to the rights and powers of the Mayor, Council, city manager, the clerk, the registration of voters, the holding of election; and for other purposes. The Senate has passed by Substitute, as amended, the following bill of the House to wit: HB 277. By Messrs. Scoggin and Covington of Floyd, and others: A bill authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County to establish rules and regulations governing the payment of pensions to county employees of said county; to provide how county employees may make application for retirement pay; and for other purposes. The Senate has passed by substitute the following bill of the House to wit: HB 43. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Hall of Floyd, Campbell of Oconee, and others: A bill to create the Department of Revenue to provide for the appointment, etc., of a State Revenue Commissioner and a Deputy State Revenue Commissioner; for the organization of the Department and the administration and enforcement of the tax laws; and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the House Amendment to the following bill of the Senate: SB 20. By Senator Grayson, of the 1st: A Bill entitled an Act amending the Several Acts crf>ating, incorporating, and relating to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah. Amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, repealing all laws in conflict herewith, and for other purposes. The Senate has agreed to the House Amendment to the following bill of the Senate: SB 21. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Mayor and Alderman of the City of Savannah by submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Savannah in a referendum election the proposition as to whether or not the mayor and Aldermen form of government shall be continued as the government of the City of Savannah. Mr. Speaker: The Senate had adopted the conference committee report on the following bill of the House: 716 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 26. By Messsrs. Hopkins of Charlton, Adams of Brantley, Key of Jasper, Edenfield of Emanuel and others: A bill to regulate the making and manufacturing and selling of domestic and foreign wines and for licensing of retail and wholesale dealers; and for other purposes. The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate to wit: SB 190. By Senators Mashburn of the 33rd, and Williams of the 21st: A bill to amend an Act known as the "Old Age Assistance Act" and for other purposes. Mr. Nightingale of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution #2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution #2 has had under consideration the following Resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SR 24. Do Pass. SR 36. Do Pass. SR 38. Do Pass. HR 55-27ld. Do Pass. HR 100-476b. Do Pass, as Amended. HR 119-575a. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Nightingale of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- tion the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chair- man, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 600. Do Pass. SB 183. Do Pass. SR 45. Do Pass. SB 193. Do Pass. SB 180. Do Pass. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 717 SB 181. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman, Mr. Duncan of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Education #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education #1 has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 548. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Duncan of Carroll, Chairman. Mr. Brazeal of Terrell County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Highways #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Highways #1 has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 594. Do Pass. SB 86. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Brazeal of Terrell, Chairman. Mr. Raulerson of Pierce County, Chairman of the Committee on Historical Research, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Historical Research has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 107-517m. Do Pass. SR 34. Do Pass. SB 75. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Raulerson of Pierce, Chairman. 718 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Governme,nt has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Vice-Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recomme,ndations: HB 602. Do Pass. HB 191. Do Pass. HB 603. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. Mr. Murr of Sumter County, Chairman of the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your CommitteE:~ on Pensions has had under consideration the following Bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 54. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Murr of Sumter, Chairman. Mr. Smiley of Liberty County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Appropriations has had under consideration the following Resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 78-361c. Do Pass as Amended. HR 92-402b. Do Pass. HR 87-383c. Do Pass. HR 63-303c. Do Pass. Re,spectfully submitted, Smiley of Liberty, Chairman. Mr. Smith of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 719 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 513. Do Pass. HB 597. Do Pass. R:spectfully submitted, Smith of Carroll, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of the Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of the Republic has had under consideration the following Bill and Resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 595. Do Pass. HB 601. Do Pass. SB 142. Do Pass. SR 5. Do Pass. SR 35. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. Mr. Green of Rabun County, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Engrossing has examined the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and find them properly engrossed: HB 371. HB 434. HB 439. HB 440. HB 447. HB 448. HB 476'. 720 HB 491. HB 493. HB 494. HB 495. HB 496. HB 510. HB 518. HB 519. HB 520. HB 522. HB 528. HB 530. HB 540. HB 550. HB 551. HB 552. HB 553. HB 554. HB 555. HB 556. HB 557. HB 558. HB 559. HB 560. HB 561. HB 564. HB 565. HB 567. HR 21-129c. HR 61-303a. HR 123. HB 361. HB 422. HR 125. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 721 HB 563. HB 533. HB 112. HB 185. HB 400. HB 443. Respectfully submitted, Green of Rabun, Chairman. Mr. Dorsey of White County, Chairman of the Committee on Enrolling, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Enrolling has examined the following Bills and Resolutions of the House, and finds the same properly enrolled: HB 224. HB 344. HB 305. HB 233. HB 253. Respectfully submitted, Dorsey of White, Chairman. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 513. By Messrs. Robertson and Cranford of Coweta: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to fees of the Ordinary in restoration proceedings involving a person who has been adjudged insane, and for other purposes. HB 594. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the alteration or interference with the roads or right of ways belonging to the State Highway 5ystem, and for other purposes. HB 595. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Graham, Bell and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act authorizing the State Board of Health to 722 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, lease, build and operate a general hospital at Augusta, Georgia, and for other purposes. HB 597. By Messrs, Burgamy and Murr of Sumter, and Black of Webster. A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing that parents who abandons a child shall be guilty of a Felony, and for other purposes. HB 600. By Messrs. Brantley and Adams of Upson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the fees of Coroners and Jurors in certain counties, to change the population figures, and for other purposes. HB 601. By Messrs. Graham, Holley, and Bell of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to abolish the Office of Public Safety Commissioner of the City of Augusta, and for other purposes. HB 602. By Mr. Wilkes of Cook: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the city charter of the City of Adel, and for other purposes. HB 603. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point; to authorize the city to remove condemned property at the owners expense, and for other purposes. HR 55-271d. By Mr. Johnson of Hall: A Resolution proposing an amendment to change the term of the General Assembly; to fix annual salaries of members of the General Assembly, and for other purposes. HR 63-303c. By Mr. Harris of Wayne: A Resolution to compensate Wilford T. Blanton for damages to personal property, and for other purposes. HR 78-36lc. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A Resolution to compensate H. E. Hartsfield and mother for injuries received in accident with vehicle owned by the State Highway Patrolmen, and for other purposes. HR 87-383c. By Mr. Barber of Jackson: A Resolution by the House and Senate directing the State Highway Department to pay damages to Paul E. King, and for other purposes. HR 92-402b. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A Resolution to authorize the State Board of Corrections to reimburse TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 723 T. J. Wells for damages to his automobile, and for other purposes. HR 100-476'b. By Messrs. Kidd and Parker of Baldwin: A Resolution proposing an amendment to provide for the election of members of the County Board of Education of Baldwin County, and for other purposes. HR 107-517b. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, and Covington of Floyd: A Resolution to authorize the Boy Scouts to erect a replica of the Statue of Liberty on the Capitol Grounds, and for other purposes. SB 54. By Senators Harden of the 45th, Rawls of the lOth, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to make provisions for the coverage of certain officers and employees in the Federal Social Security Act, and for other purposes. SB 142. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to confer upon Ordinaries, Boards of County Commissioners, etc., sitting for county purposes, power to release certain property, and for other purposes. SB 180. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the City Court of Reidsville, and for other purposes. SB 181. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the County Police force of Tattnall County, and for other purposes. SB 183. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the County Manager Law in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. SB 191. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the Town of Hephzibah, and for other purposes. SB 193. By Senators Farrar of the 42nd, and Mavity of the 44th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to supplement the salary of the Judge of the Superior Courts of the Lookout Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. SR 5. By Senators Willingham of the 39th, Rawls of the lOth, and others: A Resolution proposing an amendment to defray the cost of all activities incident to providing an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this State, and for other purposes. 724 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SR 24. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Rawls of the lOth, Carlisle of the 7th, and others: A Resolution proposing an amendment to authorize the General Assembly to prescribe other and different salaries of all elective officers set out in the Constitution, and for other purposes. SR 34. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Hargreaves of the 5th, and many others: A Resolution adopting the song "Our Georgia" written by James B. Burch, as official waltz of Georgia, and for other purposes. SR 35. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Rawls of the lOth, and Carlisle of thf 7th: A Resolution requesting the Congress of U. S. to repeal the laws de claring the welfare rolls of a confidential nature, and for other pur poses. SR 36. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Resolution authorizing an amendment to the Constitution of 1945, and for other purposes. SR 38. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Resolution proposing an amendment to enlarge and change the powe:r of the General Assembly in relation to taxation in Fulton County, and for other purposes. SR 45. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A Resolution directing the State Librarian to furnish law books to the Superior Court of Chattooga County, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Bill of the House was again taken up for consideration: HB 563. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin, and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act providing for a supplement to the annual salary now provided by law for the Judge of the Superior Gourt of of the Rome Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. The following Substitute to HB 563, was read: Substitute for HB 563. To be entitled an Act providing for a supplement to the annual salary now provided by law for the Judge of the Superior Court of the Rome Judicial Circuit; to provide the amount thereof and to provide the method and means of payment; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 725 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same: Section 1. That from and after the passage of this Act the salary of the Judge of the Superior Court of the Rome Judicial Circuit shall be supplemented by the annual payment of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and may be supplemented by the payment of additional sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) in the discretion of the County Board of Roads and Revenues, payable by the Treasurer from general tax funds of Floyd County, Georgia. Section 2. The Board of County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues or other authorities having control of expenditures of county funds of Floyd County are hereby required to supplement the salary of the Judge of the Superior Court of the Rome Judicial Circuit in the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per annum, and in the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues they may add the additional sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) annually, said sum to be divided into equal monthly payments, payable on the first of each month from the treasury of said county. Said sum shall be in lieu of any other supplement now provided by law and shall be in addition to the amount now fixed by law and payable from the treasury of the State of Georgia. Said sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) which is payable in the discretion of the Board may be authorized at any meeting of the Board after the adoption of this Act and shall then be paid throughout the duration of the term of said Judge. Section 3. Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of the Board of County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues or other authorities having control of county matters, to make provisions when levying taxes for the expenses of the courts, for the levying and collection of sufficient taxes for the purposes of paying the salary supplement as herein provided and the power to levy taxes for such purposes is hereby delegated to the proper authorities of said county. Section 4. This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following its enactment into law: Section 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. The Substitute was adopted. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. By unanimous consent, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 569. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Rossville, to prescribe the duties of the Mayor, and for other purposes. 726 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 568. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Rossville, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 501. By Messrs. Hollis, Dicus and Pickard of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act amending the charter of the City of Columbus, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 576. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Ben Hill County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 579. By Mr. Mangum of Columbia: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish a new charter for the Town of Harlem, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 581. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay, and McWhorter of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a Civil Service System in DeKalb County, and for other purposes. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 727 The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 582. By Messrs. Bargeron and Cates of Burke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a new charter for the Town of Ginard, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 583. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Dublin, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The Bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 584. By Mr. Jessup of Bleckley: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize closing of certain streets and alleys in the City of Cochran, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 585. By Messrs. Bargeron and Cates of Burke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Burke County to supplement the salary of Judge of Superior Court, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 586. By Messrs. Bell, Graham, and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Richmond County to supplement the salary of the Judge of the Superior Court of Augusta Circuit, and for other purposes. 728 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 587. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the Coroner of Jenkins County to receive a salary Qf $800.00 per annum in lieu of fees now received, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 589. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Clarke, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 591. By Messrs. Bell, Graham, and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to include the Probation Officer of the City Court of Richmond County in the Pension Act, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 592. By Messrs. Johnson, and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to amend the charter Qf the City of Gainesville, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 729 HB 593. By Mr. Mishoe of Tattnall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of Glennville, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, tht! ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 588. By Messrs. McWhorter, Bell and Mackay of DeKalb. A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the use of voting machines, for casting, registering and recording and computing ballots at all elections, including primaries, in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 578. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a pension system for county policemen and firemen in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 580. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith, and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to supplement the salaries of the Judges of the Superior Court of Fulton County as paid by the State, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 566'. By Messrs. Bell and Graham of Richmond and Tarbutton of Washington: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Augusta and Waynesboro Railroad, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 730 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 12. By Senators Branch of the 47th, Connell of the 6th, and Hargreaves of the 5th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to am~nd an Act creating the office of Judge of the Superior Court, Emeritus, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. SB 57. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for inspection, discovery, and production, in criminal cases where the evidence of the State shall relate to ballistics, fire arms identification, blood, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. SB 61. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the penalties for the violation of the laws relating to motor vehicle licenses, registration and operation of motor vehicles, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. SB 80. By Senator Millican of the 52nd, and Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that members of the Employees Retirement System of Georgia who become subject to the provisions of the Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia may transfer their credits to the Teachers' Retirement System, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education #2. SB 84. By Senators Duncan of the 34th, Millican of the 52nd, Trotter of the 37th, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the hours of holding all general, special and primary elections in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 138.By Senators Chance of the 43rd, Akins of the 40th, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to compensation of stenographers and reporters in civil cases, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. SB 144. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to make communications to ministers privileged; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 731 SB 154. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "The RevenueCertificate Law, and for other purposes . Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. SB 155. By Senators Coffin of the 12th, Rawls of the lOth, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the counties and municipalities to acquire industrial enterprises and to issue bonds or other obligations therefor; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 184. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta providing that vacancies in the office of Chief of Police and Chief of the Fire Department to be filled by the Mayor and General Council, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government: SB 186. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Gwinnett County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 192. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the Town of Trion, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 194. By Senators Williams of the 19th, and Blalock of the 26th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as. the "Old Age Assistance Act, by including a section to provide for the responsibility of financially able children to support needy parents applying for Old Age Assistance, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 196. By Senator King of the 24th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Marion, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 197. By Senator King of the 24th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal the Act creating the office of 732 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Commissioner of Roads and Revenue for Marion County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 201. By Senator Hughes of the 32nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Lumpkin, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SR 26. By Senator Gould of the 4th: A Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Revenue to issue Special License Plates to Motor Vehicles operated by the Society of the Forty & Eight of The American Legion, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs: SR 56. By Senator Williams of the 21st: A Resolution authorizing the Treasurer to dispose of certain records in the Treasury Department, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. By unanimous consent, the following Bill of the Senate was placed on the calendar to consider the unfavorable report of the Committee: SB 86. By Senators Edenfield of the 2nd, Gould of the 4th, Mavity of the 44th, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that all law enforcement officers who are engaged in enforcing traffic regulations shall be in uniform approved by Director of Public Safety, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Bill of the House was withdrawn, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Education # 1: HB 219. By Messrs. Boggus of Ben Hill, Green of Irwin, Twitty of Mitchell, Murr of Sumter, Walker of Telfair, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for insuring children attending public schools of the State of Georgia who are transported on school busses, and for other purposes. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 277. By Messrs. Scoggin, Hall and Covington of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act authorizing the Board of Commissioners TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 733 of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County to establish rules governing pensions for employees, and for other purposes. The following Senate Substitute to HB 277, was read: Senate Substitute to House Bill No. 277 Floyd County Employees' Pension Code An Act authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County to establish rules and regulations governing the payment of pensions to county employees of said county; to provide how county employees may make application for retirement pay; to provide how employees may be classified; to provide the maximum amount of retirement pay or pension that any employee may receive; to provide how present employees may apply for retirement pay and how future employees may be authorized to do so; to provide for the method of raising funds for said purposes and the method and manner of how the same shall be raised; to authorize said commissioners to levy a tax for the purpose of paying pensions and to appropriate money therefor; to provide how the widows and minor children of employees killed in the service of the county may be subject to retirement pay or pension funds from said pension fund; to provide that employees of said county under the direct jurisdiction of the commissioners come under the terms of this Act; to provide how and under what conditions employees may come under the terms of this Act; to provide that employees of the elective officers are excluded from the terms of this Act; to provide that only those county employees are eligible for said pension who are ineligible for said pension who are ineligible for any other pension benefit; to provide the effective date of this Act; to provide a short title for this Act; to provide a separability clause; and for other purposes. Section 1. The short title of said Act shall be the "Floyd County Employees' Pension Code." Said short title may be hereafter employed for all purposes to properly describe said Act. Section 2. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues with their other duties and responsibilities placed upon them by law and empowered to establish rules and regulations governing the payment of pensions to county employees of Floyd County, as in this Act set out. Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it shall be the duty of the governing authorities of said county to pass on all applications from employees of Floyd County who may become eligible for the "Standard Service Pension" and those who may become eligible for the "Service Connected Disability Pension" and those who may become eligible for the "Partial Pension For Disability From Other Cause After Ten (10) Years of Service" for pension or retirement pay from Floyd County and to pay same in the manner and form and under the conditions and limitations hereinafter set forth, and subject to the rules and regulations for the same which may be adopted by Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County. After the granting of such pensions, the pensions shall thereafter be paid under the supervision of said county authorities who may dis- 734 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, continue the same in the manner hereinafter set out and prescribed. Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the commissioners or other lawful county authority of Floyd County shall be authorized to create a pension fund in the manner and form set out in this Act and to levy taxes to pay the same, and to discontinue the payment of the same in the manner and for hereinafter set out and such other rules and regulations prescribed by the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County, Georgia. Section 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the following classes of employees of said county shall be eligible to receive pensions under the conditions and limitations hereinafter set out and the following classes of pensions are hereby established. (a) Standard Service Pension: Any regular employee of Floyd County (male or female) who has reached the age of Sixty (60) years and who has served well and faithfully for a period of twenty-five (25) years or more (of which said service five (5) years or more must have been immediately preceding the right of said employees to have benefits under this Act), may, upon application to the said Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County be retired from active service, if in the opinion of the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County such employee is entitled to said retirement, and said retirement, and said employee, if retired, shall receive for the balanced of his or her life retirement benefits a monthly pension in the amount of one-half ( .!) his or her "Average Monthly Salary," as defined herein, but not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month. "Average monthly salary or wage" as used in this Act shall mean an amount equivalent to the average monthly salary or wages paid during the two (2) consecutive calendar years that such member drew his or her highest monthly salary or wage. To illustrate, if an applicant for a pension who is sixty-five (65) years of age and who has completed twenty-five (25) years of service on the pay roll of said county received during the two (2) consecutive years in which such applicant drew the highest monthly salary or wage an average monthly salary or wage of two hundred ($200.00) dollars per month, such qualified applicant would be entitled to an allowance of a pension or retirement pay in the sum of one hundred ($100.00) dollars per month, which allowance is one-half (% ) of such average monthly salary or wage and also not in excess of the maximum provided by this law. (b) Service Connected Disability Pension. Any regular employee (male or female) of Floyd County who shall be permanently and totally disabled in the performance of his duty as such employee, by accidental injuries suffered while engaged and while acting in the scope of his employment may be granted a pension to be paid monthly by the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County, in an amount not to exceed one-half the "Average Monthly Salary or Wage," as defined herein, paid to such employee by said Floyd County; provided, however, that such pension shall in no event exceed the sum of one hundred ($100.00) dollars per month; provided, further, that the permanent and total disability aforesaid shall be established by the sworn written statements of at least two competent, reputable and practicing physicians of Floyd County, one of whom shall be a regu- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 735 larly appointed county physician; and provided further that said Commissioners aforesaid in regular meeting assembled shall vote by a majority of said board in favor of granting said pension and retirement pay to such employee and such action of said board shall be spread upon the minutes of said board. The pension provided for in this paragraph may be granted irrespective of the term of service of such employee. (c) Partial Pension For Disability From Other Cause After Ten (10) Years of Service. Any such employee who is not otherwise entitled to a pension under this law and who has been in the active service and on the payroll of said county for ten (10) years or more (of which said service three (3) years or more must have been immediately preceding the right to have benefits under this Act) and whose health during said period of service becomes totally and permanently impaired to the extent of being unable to perform his duties by reason of injury, ill health, age or infirmity, shall be entitled to retire and to receive as a pension to be paid monthly an amount proportionate to the total number of whole years of service to the county by such employee. Said amount shall be calculated as a fractional part of onehalf the average monthly salary. The denominator of such proportion shall be 25 in all cases, and the numerator shall be such arabic figure not to exceed twenty-five (25) as denotes the number of whole years of service of such employee to the County. If such employee at the time of applying for such disability pension has spent twenty-five (25) years or more in the service of Floyd County, the amount of such disability pension shall be 25/25 of one-half (%) of the average monthly salary or wage of such member as defined by this Act, but not exceeding one hundred ($100.00) dollars per month in any instance. To illustrate, an employee whose health becomes totally and permanently impaired after eleven (11) years of service (of which years of service the three (3) last years had been continuous) and otherwise qualified under this Act, whose average monthly salary or wage if $175.00 per month, would be entitled to a pension of 11 j25 of one-half (%) of $175.00 per month, that is, a pension in the amount of $38.50 per month. No pension shall exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month. Said disability pension for disability after ten (10) years or more of service shall be paid without regard to the age of the applicant and for the period provided by this Act. Payment of Disability Pension Conditional on Continuance of Disability. Any disability pension provided by any section of this Act for disability from any cause, that is, either the service-connected disability pension or the disability pension allowed after ten (10) years or more of service (of which ten (10) years the last three (3) years or more of service must have been continuous as herein defined) shall be allowed and paid to a disabled member only during the continuance of such disability as defined by this Act. If a question should arise at any time as to the continuance of such disability and the eligibility for that reason of the pensioner to continue to receive a pension, then such question of disability shall be determined as set out in the remainder of this section. For the purpose of ascertaining whether or not disability of a pensioner continues, the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues shall from time to time be authorized to investigate and inquire 736 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, into the physical condition of such pensioner and (if said Board deems it advisable) have such pensioner examined by the county physician and to make a new finding based upon such examination and the evidence regarding continuance of disability. In passing upon any question of continuance of disability, said Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues may receive and consider the reports and recommendations of physicians who have examined the pensioner, and either party shall have the right to submit medical and other competent evidence on the question of continuance of disability as herein defined, and the judgment of the Board upon this issue shall be entered on the minutes of the Board. If the applicant excepts to the judgment Qf the Board the applicant must do so in writing and file his exceptions with the Board within ten (10) days from the date of said judgment. The applicant may submit any question of continuance of disability to arbitration of three (3) licensed physicians of this State, one of whom shall be selected by the applicant and one by Floyd County and the third to be selected by the two physicians so chosen by the parties, and such notice of arbitration shall be filled within ten (10) days from the date of judgment with the Board. Such arbitrators shall have the right to examine the applicant and hear evidence upon the question of continuance of disability to the same extent as the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, and the written report of said arbitrators or a majority of them upon the question of continuance of disability duly returned to the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues and entered on its minutes shall constitute a final judgment upon the issue as to whether such disability then exists. If, upon such investigation, it should be determined by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues or by the arbitrators as herein provided that such disability or impairment of health has ceased then no further pension or retirement benefit shall be paid or payable to such pensioner or his beneficiary herein named based upon the same disability. Section 6. Should any employee who has contributed to said pension fund the three (3%) per cent contributions required by Section 8 of said Act be hereafter killed in the performance of duty as such employee, then his surviving widow (and in the event he has no surviving widow, his "qualified minor child" as defined in this Act) shall be eligible and entitled to receive as a pension a sum equivalent to fifty (50%) per cent of the "average monthly salary or wage" (as defined by said Act) of such employee except that such pension to a surviving widow or minor children shall not exceed the sum of seventyfive and 00j100 ($75.00) dollars per month in any instance. Said pension to a surviving widow shall be paid to her only during her natural life or widowhood and upon her death or remarriage, continued to the "qualified minor children" of such deceased employee, to be distributed equally among them until the youngest child attains the age of eighteen (18) years. The term "surviving widow" as used in this section refers to and includes only a surviving widow who had been the wife of a deceased employee for a period of five (5) years prior to his retirement, or for a period of five (5) years prior to the time which such employee was entitled to retire, or a period of five years prior to the death of such pensioner, and who remains unmarried. The term "qualified minor children," shall refer to and include TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 737 only the suniiving minor child or children of a deceased employee who are unmarried and not more than seventeen (17) years of age. Upon marriage or upon attainment by a qualified minor child of the age of eighteen (18) years, such child's interest in any pension payable under said Act or any amendment thereto shall cease and terminate. Any pension payable to the "qualified minor children" of a deceased employee shall be distributed in equal shares for the benefit of all children within that class, as herein defined and same may be paid either to the person having custody or control of such minor children or to their legal guardian. In the event of the death or marriage or attainment of the age of eighteen (18) years by one of several minor children entitled to share in a pension under this law, said pension shall be distributed among the remaining eligible minor children entitled to receive same as long as there remains a minor child of such deceased employee unmarried and under the age of eighteen (18) years. Section 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all present employees of Floyd County who may come under this Act, as hereinabove set out and as hereafter set out and who shall be eligible for a pension under the terms hereof, shall from and after the first day of July 1951, contribute three (3%) per cent of his or her monthly salary to the pension fund of said County. Said eligible present employees shall elect in writing during the sixty (60) day period before July 1, 1951, whether or not he or she shall come under the provisions of this Act. To be eligible for such pensions as herein provided for, such employees must contribute said three (3%) per cent of his or her monthly salary or wage from July 1, 1951. Employees hired after July 1, 1951, shall elect in writing whether or not he or she shall come under the provisions of this Act within thirty (30) days from the date of such employment. Should any employee elect not not to come under the provisions of this Act, then subsequently elects to come under the provisions of this Act, such employee must pay into said fund an amount equal to three (3%) per cent of the amount paid him or her by the county as salary since July 1, 1951, plus 6% interest on said pension fund payment for one-half the time since July 1, 1951, or the date of his or her employment, whichever is later. An employee electing not to come under the provisions hereof shall not be allowed subsequently to elect to come under the provisions hereof after he or she has become otherwise qualified for any pension provided herein. Said pension fund shall be paid over to the Treasurer of Floyd County as a trust fund for said employees who come under this Act and who may contribute to the same. Said pension fund shall be managed and administered by said Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County, Georgia. Should the employment by said county and the service to said county by any employee who has contributed to said fund terminate for any reason other than retirement or disability, then seventy-five (75%) per cent of the amount of his contribution to said pension fund shall be returned to said employee or his beneficiary in this event; provided such employee or beneficiary makes claim for same within twelve (12) months; and provided, further, at the time of such termination of his or her employment and service no pension has ever been granted to such employee. Should any employee of Floyd County whose employment and services to Floyd County has terminated, be paid the amount hereby authorized to be paid to such employee, he or she shall not be eligible for a pension again unless and until such employee repays into such pension fund the amount that 738 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, was heretofore withdrawn by him or her from said fund, plus six (6 o/o) per cent interest on such amount from the date of such withdrawal. After an employee is granted and begins to receive a pension, such employee shall no longer be required to contribute to the pension fund, until said pension terminates. Section 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after July 1, 1951, it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners Qf Roads and Revenues for Floyd County to deduct from the monthly salary of the employees who are eligible to receive pensions under this Act, and who elect in writing to come under the provisions of said Act, three (3 o/o ) per cent of said monthly salary and place the same with the Treasurer of said county as a pension fund aforesaid. The amount or amounts of money which each of said employees thus contributes to said pension funds and which is thus deducted from the salary of said employees shall not be subject to garnishment or other proceess, nor shall it.be subject to assignment by said employee. Section 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that supplementing said pension fund contributed and paid as aforesaid by said employees of Floyd County, there shall be an amount appropriated by the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County, which shall be sufficient at all times to pay any and all pensions which may be granted under the terms and provisions of this Act. And the said Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County are hereby authorized and empowered to levy taxes and appropriate money for the purpose of supplementing the said pension fund and paying pensions to said employees Qf Floyd County under the terms and provisions of this Act. Section 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that nothing in this Act shall be construed to deprive any present employee of Floyd County, Qf the number of years of service in the employ of said county which he or she has to his Qr her credit in determining the right of such employee to a pension at any time hereafter. The number of years which any employee of said county who is eligible to a pension and who comes under the provisions of this Act, has heretofore served in the employ of Floyd County, shall be preserved and shall be counted and computed to his or her credit and in his or her behalf when said employee applies for a pension under the terms of this Act and under any of the classes herein established. Section 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the employees who come under the terms of this Act and who are to receive the benefits of this Act are such employees of Floyd County who are not members of or eligible for any Qther Retirement benefit plan, Pension benefit plan, or Social Security benefit plan, other than elective officers and deputies and employees of such elective Qfficers; and it is intended that this Act shall be optional in its application to such eligible employees as in this section named, that is, the employees employed by and compensated by Floyd County, Georgia. Section 12. Be .it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that as to any of the employees that come under the terms of this Act, upon their reaching the age Qf sixty-five ( 65) years and that have served twenty-five (25) years with the County, whether continuous or not, they may be retired by said .Board of Commissioners of Roads TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 739 and Revenues for Floyd County, Georgia, whether said employee desires to retire or not, and receive on such retirement thereafter for the balance of the term of their natural lives the same monthly pension pay that they would be entitled to had they voluntarily applied for retirement. Section 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that it is intended by this section to grant to such of the personnel as are named and described in Section II hereof, the right, or option, to contribute three (3%) per cent of his or her salary to such pension fund and to come under the terms of this Act in all particulars just as if such person was a member of the class as set out in Section II hereof. This option, however, must be exercised in writing by such person during the period of sixty (6'0) days before July 1, 1951. Thereafter, if any new employee enters the county service in the class in this section described, such new employee will have sixty (60) days from the beginning of his or her employment likewise to exercise said optitn and come under the terms of this Act. Once exercising said option such employees are entitled to all the rights and privileges and benefits under this Act and are subject to all the conditions of this Act as set out in this Act. Section 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaiu, that the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County shall have authority and power to enact by ordinance, resolution or othf'l formal action, any and all reasonable rules and regulations which it may deem necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this Act with reference to pensions and retirement fund. Section 15. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesuicl, that from and after the passage of this Act, if any employee of Floyd County, after having been placed on the pension roll of Floyd County and being granted a pension under the terms of this Act and the rules and regulations hereunder, does thereafter become an employee of any department of the government, whether national, state, municipal or county, then and in that event his or her said pension ceases, and it shall be unlawful for any pension to be thereafter paid to said employee; nor shall it be lawful for the governing authorities of Floyd County to thereafter revive and recommence to pay said pen~ion under any circumstance; provided that an employee who receives a disability pension from Floyd County, and is reemployed by Floyd County upon termination of his disability, then he shall be eligible, upon compliance with the provisions herein, to again come under the provisions of this Act. Seetion 16. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County be anti they are authorized to commence collections of the monthly amount to be paid by said employees from said employees from and after July 1, 1951, and to commence the retirement and payment of pensions from and after January 1, 1952. Section 17. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, and it is hereby enacted, that if any part, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Act should for any reason be declared unconstitutional by any court, such decision shall not affect the validity of any remaining portions which the General Assembly intends shall remain in force '140 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, as if such Act had been passed with the unconstitutional portion or portions thereof eliminated. Section 18. 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. Section 19. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the General Assembly finds upon investigation and so declares that notice of intention to apply for the enactment of this Bill was published in the manner required by Article III, Section VII, Paragraph XV, of the Constitution of Georgia, of 1945. A copy of said notice and of the proof of publication required by said Constitution is hereto attached and made a part hereof. The following Senate amendments to the Senate Substitute to HB 277, were read and adopted: Mr. Farrar of the 42nd moves to amend Senate Substitute to HB 277 by: Striking from Section 5, Paragraph (a), the language: "'Average monthly salary or wage' as used in this Act shall mean an amount equivalent to the average monthly salary or wages paid during the two (2) consecutive calendar years that such member drew his or her highest monthly salary or wage," and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "'Average monthly salary or wage,' as used in this Act, shall mean an amount equivalent to the average monthly salary or wages paid to the employee by Floyd County during the calendar year in which said employee drew his or her highest monthly salary or wage, and in the next preceding or next following calendar year, which ever will produce the highest average." And by striking from Section 5, Paragraph (b), the words: "the Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for Floyd County," and inserting in lieu thereof the words: "Floyd County". And by striking from the last paragraph of Section 5 thereof, the language: "If the applicant excepts to the judgment of the Board the applicant must do so in writing and file his exceptions with the Board within ten (10) days from the date of said judgment. The applicant may submit any question of continuance of disability to arbitration of three (3) licensed physicians of this State, one of whom shall be selected by the applicant and one by Floyd County and the third to be selected by the two physicians so chosen by the parties, and such notice of arbitration shall be filed within ten (10) days from the date of judgment with the Board," and inser7.ing in lieu thereof the language: "The pensioner may appeal from the judgment of the Board, by filing written exceptions thereto with the Clerk of the Board within ten (10) days from the date of said judgment. Upon the filing of such exception, the question of continuance of disability shall be arbitrated by three (3) licensed physicians of this State, one of whom shall TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 741 be selected by the pensioner, one by said Board and the third by the two physicians so chosen by the pensioner and the Board." And by striking from said last paragraph of Section 5 the word "applicant" wherever it appears and .substituting in lieu thereof the word "pensioner". And by striking from Section 7, the following language: "Should the employment by said county and the service to said county by any employee who has contributed to said fund terminate for any reason other than retirement or disability, then seventy-five ( 75 o/o ) per cent of the amount of his contribution to said pension fund shall be returned to said employee or his beneficiary in this event; provided such employee or beneficiary makes claim for same within twelve (12) months; and provided, further, at the time of such termination of his or her employment and service no pension has ever been granted to such employee," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Should the employment by said county and the service to said county by any employee who has contributed to said fund terminate for any reason other than death, retirement or disability, then seventyfive (75) per cent of the amount of his or her contribution to said pension fund shall be returned to said employee; provided such employee makes claim for the same within twelve (12) months after the termination of his or her employment; and provided, further, that at the time of such termination of his or her employment no pension has ever been granted to such employee." And by striking from Section 8 thereof the words: "Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County." and inserting in lieu thereof the words: "Floyd County". And by striking from Section 11 thereof the words: "other than elective officers and the deputies and employees of such elective officers," and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "other than elective officers and the deputies, clerks and assistants of such elective officers." And by striking Section 13 thereof in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 13 to read as follows: "Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that it is intended by this section to grant to such of the personnel as are described in Section 11 hereof, the right, or option, to contribute three (3 o/o) per cent of his or her salary to such pension fund and to come under the provisions and terms of this Act." Mr. Covington of Floyd moved that the House agree to the Senate Substitute, as amended. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate Substitute, as amended, was agreed to. 742 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 343. By Messrs. Barber and Short of Colquitt: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Moultrie, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 343, was read: Senate Amendment # 1 To HB 343. Senator Brannen of the 47th moves to amend HB 343 in the following respects, to-wit: I move that HB 343, to amend the Charter of the City of Moultrie, be amended in the following respects, to-wit: 1. By striking from the end of the caption of said bill the words, "and for other purposes", and adding to same the following, to-wit: to create a Personnel Board in the City of Moultrie to provide for the appointment and removal of the members of said Board and their qualifications, compensations and term of office; to prescribe the duties of the Personnel Board; to provide to what employees the provisions of this Act shall be applicable; to provide for the classification and qualifications of employees; to provide for a minimum, intermediate, and maximum salary schedule for Classified employees; to provide for the holding of examination under the provisions of this Act; to provide for probationary period of employment; to provide how and in what manner and for what reason employees may be demoted, suspended, or discharged; to provide for trials of, and appeals by employees charged with the violation of Civil Service rules or the provisions of this Act; to provide a uniform procedure for handling the personnel affairs of such city; to provide for certification and appointment, promotions, suspensions, reinstatements, transfers, reduction, and removal of city employees; to provide for the certification of payrolls, the administering of oaths, the keeping of records, and furnishing of information in connection with the uniform procedure herein prescribed; to prohibit city employees coming under the provisions of this act from doing certain things in violation thereof; to provide a penalty for all persons violating the provisions of this act; to provide for the appointment and removal of a Director of Personnel and define his powers and duties and prescribe a minimum salary for such Director; to provide for removals in the interest of economy; to establish re-employment lists and provide for leaves of absence and vacation; to provide for the bonding of employees in the Classified service; to provide that the provisions of this Act are separable in the event a portion thereof is declared unconstitutional; to provide for the repeal of conflicting laws; and for other purposes, so as to provide a Civil Service system based upon examination and investigation as to merit; efficiency, and fitness of appointment, employment, and promoton of employees of the City of Moultrie; and for other purposes. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 743 2. By striking the repealing clause at the end of ::aid amendment and then by adding the following, to-wit: Section 6. 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 Moultrie and the several acts amendatory thereto and supplementary thereof incorporating the City of Moultrie, be and the same are hereby amended, to provide for the creation of a Civil Service system for the City of Moultrie, as follows: Section 1. Index to Civil Service Act. Section 2. Definitions. Section 3. Appointment, Removal, Compensation and Duties of of the Personnel Board. Section 4. Appointment, Removal, Compensation and Duties of the Personnel Director. Section 5. Unclassified Service and Classified Service. Section 6. Status of Incumbents. Section 7. Methods of Filling Vacancies. Section 8. Certification and Appointment. Section 9. Temporary and Provisional Appointment. Section 10. Examinations. Section 11. Ratings and Eligibility. Section 12. Promotions. Section 13. Re-employment. Section 14. Transfers. Section 15. Demotion. Section 16. Suspension. Section 17. Layoff and Leave of Absence without Pay. Section 18. Removal. Section 19. Appeals. Section 20. Political Activity and Recommendations. Section 21. Residence. Section 22. Dismissal for Violation. Section 23. Penalties. Section 24. Oaths. 744 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Section 25. Section 26. Section 27. Section 28. Section 29. Bonds of Employees under Classified Service. Payroll Certification. Effective Date. Constitutionality. General Repeal. Section 7. Definitions. The following terms when used in this Act shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Classified Service" means all offices and positions of trust or employment in the service of the City of Moultrie except those placed in the unclassified service by this Act. (2) "Board" means the City of Moultrie Personnel Board. (3) "Director" means the City of Moultrie Director of Personnel. (4) "Appointing Authority" means the officer, commission, board, or other authority having the power of appointment, employment or election to, or removal from, subordinate positions in any office, department, commission, board or institution; or any person or group of persons having the power by virtue of the Constitution, statute, or lawfully delegated authority to make appointments or employments to the positions in the City of Moultrie employment service. (5) "Position" means any office or place of employment in the City of Moultrie employment service. (6) "Classified Employees" means any employee holding a position in the Classified Service. (7) "Public Hearings" means an opportunity given after public notice of at least five days for any person or person to appear and be heard on the matter involved. Section 8. Appointment, Removal, Compensation and Duties of the Personnel Board. (1) There is hereby created and established the City of Moultrie Personnel Board which shall consist of three members of known sympathy to the merit system who shall have been residents of the City of Moultrie for two (2) years or more and who shall be elected by majority vote of the Council at a regular meeting of said City Council. One of the original three (3) members so elected, to be designated by the Council at the time of the election, shall hold office for a term of two (2) years. One of said first three members shall be so elected to hold office for a period of four (4) years, and one shall be elected for a term of six (6) years. Thereafter all elections shall be for a term of six years, and the members shall serve until their successors have been elected and qualified. The members shall annualiy elect one TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 745 of their number as chairman of the Board and another member as vice-chairman of the Board. Two members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Vacancies in the office of said Personnel Board created by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by election of the Council as provided for regular appointments herein and such appointment shall be for the unexpired term. No member shall hold any other lucrative office of employment under the United States Government, the State of Georgia, or any political subdivision thereof, except the office of notary public or an office in the military forces. (2) A member of the Board may be removed only for cause after charges have been filed with the Council of said City. Such charges must be filed in writing and a copy furnished the member sought to be removed. The accused member shall be entitled to a public hearing before 1.aid City Council, and removal shall be accomplished only after such hearing and upon the recommendation of a majority of the Council. (3) The members of the Board shall be paid at the rate of one dollar per diem for time actually devoted to the business of the Board, but no member shall be paid for more than thirty-six days of service for the first year after the effective date of this Act, and thereafter not more than twenty-four days of service in any one year. (4) The Board shall keep its office and shall hold its meetings in the City Hall, and all of said meetings shall be open to the public. The Board shall hold regular meetings at least once monthly, and as often in addition thereto as the Board may provide. (5) It shall be the duty of all officers having charge of public buildings of the City to allow the reasonable use of space and room therein, and to heat and light for the holding of any examinations or investigations provided for by this Act and in all proper ways to facilitate the work of the Board. (6) It shall be the duty of the Board as a body: (a) After a public hearing and proper investigation during which the Mayor and Council of the City of Moultrie, Appointing Authorities, and the Classified employees shall be afforded every opportunity to be heard to adopt, rescind, and amend rules and regulations for the administration of this Act; to set up a classification plan for all positions covered by this Act; to establish a minimum, intermediate, and maximum salary schedule for such position; Provided said rules and regulations shall provide for preferences for honorably discharged veterans of any war in conformity with Article III, Section VII, Paragraph XXIV, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. Said salary schedule and any modifications thereof shall be subject to the concurrence and approval of said City Council. When adopted and approved as required by the provisions of this Act such rules, regulations, classification plan, salary schedule and any modifications thereof shall be enforced by all Appointing Authorities and other employees of said City to which they are applicable. Notice of the Contents of such rules, regulations, classification plan, salary schedule and any modification thereof shall be given to all Appointing Authorities affected thereby. (b) To hear and determine appeals and complaints respecting 746 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the administrative work of the director filed with the Board by any Appointing Authority or Classified Employee, and such other matters as may be referred to the Board by the Director. (c) To make such investigations as may be requested by the Council my majority vote where general City employees are affected or on its own motion and to report thereon. (d) To keep minutes of its own meetings and such other records as the Board may deem necessary. (e) To examine and approve or modify the annual report prepared by the Director and submit such report to the Council on or before the first day of February covering the pei-iod of time from January 1st through December 31st of the preceeding year, transmitting therewith any suggestions it may approve for the more effectual accomplishment of the purpose of this Act, and to supervise generally the work of the Director in the administration of the provisions of this Act. Such report shall be made available to any interested groups. Section 9. Appointment, Removal, Compensation and Duties of the Personnel Director. (1) The Board shall appoint a Personnel Director. Such Director shall have been a resident of the City of Moultrie for one year or more and shall be a person competent, trained and experienced in the field of personnel administration and thoroughly in sympahty with the application of merit and sound business principles in the administration of personnel. (a) The Council shall provide adequate quarters for the Board and the Director to administer the provisions of this Act. (2) The Director shall take oath of office prescribed for the Mayor before the Chairman, and give bond in the penal sum to be fixed by the Council for his faithful performance, to be approved by the Mayor. (3) The Director shall hold his office during good behavior and may be removed only for cause after a public hearing by the Board. (4) The salary to be paid to the Director shall be fixed by the Board with the consent and approval of the Council. (5) It shall be his duty: (a) To attend meetings of the Board, to act as its secretary and to accord its official actions. (b) To appoint and supervise any necessary employees and incur necessary expenses for the administration of this Act within the limits of the appropriation to be provided therefor by the Council. All employees of the Board shall be in the Classified Service established under this Act and shall be employed in accordance therewith. (c) To prepare, recommend, and administer the Civil Service system, the rules, regulations, classification plan and salary schedule for the proper administration and execution of this Act. The rules and TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 747 regulations as adopted by the Board shall govern the examination procedure, formulation of registers of eligibles, certification of persons qualified for appointment to the classified service, administration of appointments, transfers, demotions, promotions, suspensions, lay-offs, re-employments, resignations, leaves of absence without pay, dismissals, and other matters pertaining to the proper administration of this Act. (d) To establish and maintain a roster of all the officers and employees in the City employment service, who are covered by this Act, showing for each such person the date of appointment, the title of position or positions held, the initial rate of compensation and all changes thereof, and such other data as deemed desirable and pertinent. (e) To check all payrolls or other compensation for personnel service in the classified service periodically, at such time as the Director or the Board may deem consistent for the proper administration of this Act. (f) To recommend to the Board proper classification of new positions created in the City employment service covered by this Act according to duties and responsibilities. (g) To make such investigations pertaining to personnel, salary scales, and employment conditions in the City employment service as he may deem necessary and as may be requested by the Board or by the Council. (h) To require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, public records and other documentary evidence pertinent to any such investigations in connection with the administration of the provisions of this Act. (i) To make an annual written report to the Board. (j) To perform any other lawful act required to carry into effect the purposes and spirit of this Act. Section 10. Classified Service and Unclassified Service. The City of Moultrie employment service shall be divided into the classified and unclassified service. (1) The classified service shall consist of and include all of the members of the Police Department and all of the members of the Fire Department, including the Chief of Police or Marshal and the Chief of the Fire Department. (2) The Unclassified service shall consist of and include all other officers and employees of the City, not embraced and named above as classified service. (3) The Board shall be authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with other Federal, State and Municipal merit systems to permit use of registers and the acquiring of status by individuals under any such system which has comparable standards to that established herein shall as a result of agreement give status under this or such other system. 748 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Section 11. Status of Incumbents. Any person holding a position in the classified service of the City of Moultrie employment service as herein defined on the effective date of this Act, who has been an employee of the City of Moultrie for at least two (2) years immediately preceding the effective date of this Act, shall continue to hold such position subject to the provisions of this Act, and shall be deemed to be qualified for such employment and to have received a regular permanent appointment in accordance with the provisions of this Act, provided that he shall file a written certificate with the Board within sixty ( 60) days after the effective date of this Act, which among other things shall include a complete history of his employment record on forms which shall be prescribed by the Board. Section 12. Method of Filling Vacancies. Vacancies in the classified service shall be filled either by regular appointment, temporary appointment, re-employment, promotion, transfer, or demotion. The Director may advise with the appointing authorities as to which of these methods should be employed in each instance, but the decision shall rest with the appointing authority, provided, that temporary appointments may be made only in accordance with the provisions of this Act. The appointing authority shall fill vacancies in the classified service by promotion as far as deemed practical. Section 13. Certification and Appointment. Whenever a vacancy is to be filled by regular appointment, the appointing authority shall submit to the Director a statement of the duties of the position and a request that the Director certify to him the names of persons eligible for appointment to the position. The Director shall immediately certify to the appointing authority the names of the three persons standing highest on the register of such a class in which the position is established and if more than one vacancy is to be filled, the name of one additional person eligible for each additional vacancy, or all of the named on the register if there be less than three. If it should prove impossible to locate any of the persons so certified or should it become known to the Director that any person is not willing to accept the position, the appointing authority may request that additional names be certified until three persons eligible and available for appointment have been certified, if there be as many as three on the register. The appointing authority shall then appoint one of the persons so certified to the position, except that, in the event that he has less than three persons from which to make his selection, he may choose from the remaining certified names or may elect to make a temporary appointment of some other person. In the event that there does not exist any eligible register which the Director deems to be appropriate for the class in which the position is established, he shall proceed to prepare such an eligible register as soon as possible, after the receipt of the request of the appointing TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 749 authority that eligibles be certified. Whenever an eligible has been certified to, and rejected by, appointing authorities three times, the Director after investigation may with the approval of the Board remove the name of such person from the eligible register. All regular appointments to the classified service covered by this Act shall be for a probationary period of six months, but the Director and the appointing authority may extend such probationary period to one year. If during this probationary period the conduct or capacity of the probations has not been satisfactory to the appointing authority, the probationer and the Director shall be notified in writing that he will not receive permanent appointment, otherwise retention in the service longer than for the probationary period of any employee shall constitute permanent appointment. Section 14. Temporary and Provisional Appointment. Whenever it is impossible to certify eligible persons for appointment to a vacancy in the classified service, the appointing authority may nominate a person to the Director. If such nominee is found by the Director to have had experience and training which appears to qualify him for the position, he may be teinJlorarily appointed to such vacancy, but only until an appropriate eligible registrar can be established and an appointment made therefrom: Provided, that the Director, with the approval of the Board, may approve a provisional appointment to fill a technical or professional position which requires specialized knowledge or training and which cannot be filled from the eligible register. In no event shall a temporary appointment be continued for more than six months. Successive temporary appointments of the same person shall not be made; not more than one temporary appointment shall be made to any position within any 12 months period. No person shall be given a temporary or provisional appointment unless that person shall be found to have at least sufficient minimum qualifications to qualify to take the examination for the position to which he is provisionally or temporarily appointed. Section 15. Examinations. Each eligible register shall consists of a list of all the persons who have shown by competitive tests that they possess the qualifications which entitle them to the be considered eligible for appointment to any position in the class for which the eligible register is to be prepared. The tests may take into consideration elements of character, education, aptitude, experience, knowledge, skill, personality, physical fitness, and other pertinent matters and may be written or oral or any other demonstration of fitness as the Director, with the approval of the Board, may determine. Such tests shall be competitive, practical, free, and open to all persons, citizens of the City of Moultrie, who may be lawfully appointed to any position in the class for which they are held, with such limitations as to age, health, habits, character and other qualifications as may be considered desirable and specified in the public announcement of the test. The Director shall establish or create examination committees from qualified persons to assist him in giving 750 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, tests. Public notice of the time, place and general scope of every test shall be given. Section 16. Ratings and Eligibility. Examination papers shall be rated on the scale of one hundred, and the subjects therein shall be given such relative weights as may be prescribed. In rating these papers no person shall wilfully or corruptly make any false mark, grade, estimate or report on the examination or proper standing of any person examined under this Act, or wilfully or corruptly make any false representation concerning the same or concerning the persons examined, or wilfully or corruptly furnish to any one special or secret information for the purpose of improving or injuring the chances of appointment or promotion of any person examined. All competitors rated seventy or more shall be eligible for appointment, and their names shall be placed on the proper register according to their attained rating. The term of eligibility shall be one year, commencing with the date on which the name of the eligible is entered on the register. This term may be extended in the discretion of the Director for all those on any register when conditions of good administration render it inexpedient to hold a new examination. Section 17. Promotions. Promotions of employees to positions covered by this Act, having a different and higher classification, shall be made only according to merit and fitness, which, so far as practicable, shall be ascertained by competitive examinations. Such examinations shall be conducted by the Director at the request of the appointing authority. Section 18. Re-Employment. ( 1) Whenever any employee in the Classified service, who has been performing his duties in a satisfactory manner, as shown by the records of the department or other agency in which has been employed, is laid off because of lack of work or lack of funds, or has been on authorized leave of absence and is ready to report for duty when a position is open, or has resigned in good standing and with the consent of the Director and the head of the department under whose jurisdiction he was employed, and has withdrawn his resignation without being restored to his position, the Director shall cause the name of such employee to be placed on the re-employment list for the appropriate class for re-employment within three years thereafter when vacancies in the class occur. The order in which names shall be placed on the re-employment list for any class shall be in the order according to dates of applications for re-employment. No person shall be reinstated or have his name restored to a re-employment list unless such resignation is withdrawn within three years after it has been presented and accepted. (2) When a vacancy exists which the appointing authority has decided to fill by re-employment, the appointing authority shall sub- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 751 mit to the Director in such form as may be prescribed by the Board a request that the Director certify to him the names of persons eligible for re-employment in the class in which the vacant position is established. The Director shall immediately certify to the appointing authority the names of persons on appropriate registers. Section 19. Transfers. An appointing authority may, at any time, transfer any classified employee under his jurisdiction from one position to another in the same classification, provided, that the Director has authorized the transfer of the employee from one department to another and has received approval of both appointing authorities concerned. In every such case the appointing authority shall give written notice of this action to the Director. No transfer shall be made to a competitive petition in the classified service above the lowest grade, unless the appointing authority shall certify to the Director, who shall make proper investigation in connection therewith, that the position involved cannot be adequately filled by promotion from the personnel in the respective department. Section 20. Demotion. An appointing authority may, in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Board demote for cause a classified employee under his jurisdiction from a position in one class to a position in a lower class, but only after the employee involved and the Director have been notified in writing of such contemplated action. Any employee so demoted shall have the right to appeal his demotion to the Board. The Board can then approve his demotion or reinstate him to his former position if, in its opinion, the demotion is not justified. Section 21. Suspension. An appointing authority may, in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Board, upon giving written notice to an employee and the Director suspend for just cause a classified employee for disciplinary purposes without pay for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days in any twelve month period. Section 22. Layoff and Leave of Absence Without Pay. An appointing authority may lay off a classified employee whenever he deems it requisite due to unusual conditions or shortage or stoppage of work or funds. In every case of this kind the appointing authority shall, before the effective date thereof, give written notice of his contemplated action to the employee involved and the Director. Any person who has been appointed to a position in the classified service, or who shall have attained a civil service status, under the pro- 752 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, visions of this Act, other than a temporary or provisional appointee, and who has been laid off for the reasons stated in this section of the Act, shall have his name placed on an appropriate re-employment register. Leave of absence for a period not to exceed six consecutive months may be granted to any employee without pay upon request of the employee when approved by the appointing authority and the Director notified in writing. Any leave of absence for a period in excess of six consecutive months as provided herein shall be obtained only with the approval of the Board. Section 23. Removal. Any appointing authority may suspend a subordinate in the classified service for cause any may recommend to the Personnel Board that he be dismissed from the service or recommend suspension, demotion or transferral. Such appointing authority shall, on the day of such suspension, file with the Board a copy of the written notice furnished the employee so suspended, setting forth in detail the reason for such action and his recommendations in the premises. The dismissed employee shall have an opportunity to answer the charges in writing within 10 days and to file with the Board affidavits in support of such answer. All papers filed in the case shall be subject to inspection by the persons affected. It shall then be the duty of the Personnel Board, upon an investigation and a hearing thereon, to either approve or disapprove the suspension by the appointing authority and where recommendations are made, to either approve or disapprove such recommendations, with authority where the case is shown to suspend the employee for any period of time it may designate; or reinstate the employee to his former status and in their discretion with authority to direct payment of salary during such period of suspension preceding the trial; or to transfer, demote or dismiss said employee. Provided, however, that the Board within 30 days from any action removing, demoting, suspending or accepting the resignation of any officer or employee may on its own motion or on the IIIPtion of any party, reopen the case and vacate, modify or revise its former order so as to lessen but not increase the penalty imposed, but after the end of such 30 days, the Board shall not have any authority to reopen such case for any cause. The Council shall have the right to prefer charges against any employee in the Classified service for violation of any Civil Service rule or regulation or any provision of this Act, in which case the employee against whom such charges are filed, shall have an opportunity to answer the charges in writing within 10 days after written notice thereof, and to file with the Board affidavits in support of such answer. Thereafter, the proceedings shall be the same as in cases where disciplinary action is taken or charges are preferred by an appointing authority in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (a) For the purpose of taking any disciplinary action, or of filing any changes against any person in the classified service, the designation "Appointing Authority" shall be held to include any acting department head or other person designated by the proper authority to be in charge of any department in the absence, for any cause, of the regular appointing authority or department head. (b) Whenever an employee has been suspended, demoted, dis- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 753 charged, disciplined, or otherwise cause to suffer any loss in classification, grade or salary, such employee shall have the right of appeal to the Board. This right may be exercised at any time within ten days from the date of such suspension, demotion, discharge or other disciplinary action by a request in writing for such hearing filed with the Director. Immediately upon the receipt of such request, the Director shall notify the members of the Board and call a meeting of the Board for proper hearing of the case. The Board shall proceed to hear all parties at interest and such evidence as may be introduced by any of them at the earliest practicable date after notice of the appeal has been filed. The filing by an employee of an answer to charges to the written statement filed by the appointing authority with the Board as provided in this Act, without further formality shall be deemed a sufficient demand for a hearing. Section 24. Appeals. Whenever the Director refuses to examine an applicant or after examination to certify an eligible, as provided in this Act, then said Director if requested by the person so rejected, shall give to him a full and explicit statement of the exact case for such refusal to examine or certify, as the case may be. The person so rejected may ask for a review of the case by the Board, which shall be granted, and said Board by a majority vote shall have power to render a final decision in writing to the person asking for the review. Such decision of the Board shall be binding on all concerned. (a) Where an employee is dismissed from the service, he shall have the right, within 2 years, to apply for reinstatement. Upon making an application for reinstatement to the Personnel Board he may be reinstated, without taking an examination, to the classified service, provided, such reinstatement is recommended by the head of the department he was in at the time of his dismissal and approved by the Personnel Board. Section 25. Political Activity and Recommendations. In applying the provisions of this Act or in doing any of the things hereby provided, no person whosoever shall give any consideration to political or religious affiliations. No person holding a position in the classified service shall directly or indirectly solicit or receive in any manner or be concerned with soliciting or receiving any assistance or subscriptions or contributions for any political purpose, or participate in any form of political activity whatsoever, other than to express privately his view as a citizen and to cast his vote in any election. No recommendation for any person who applies for office or position in the classified service, or for examination under the provisions of this Act, except as to character, and in the case of former employees as to ability, shall be considered by the Board, the Director or the appointing authority, in giving any examination, appointment, promotion or reinstatement under this Act. 754 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Section 26. Residence. Positions in the classified service shall be filled by citizens of the City of Moultrie, who have been residents of said City for at least one year immediately preceding the date of examination. In the discretion of the Board, residence requirements may be waived only for technical and professional positions for which qualified applicants who are residents of the City cannot be obtained, or the work to be done is in city service outside of the city limits. Removal of residence outside of the city limits shall be grounds for removal unless permission to remove is granted by the Board for just cause and approved by the Council. Section 27. Dismissal for Violation. Any person in the classified service violating any of the provisions of this Act may be dismissed from the classified service but shall be entitled to a written copy of the charges and an opportunity to a fair hearing before the Board prior to said dismissal. Section 28. Penalties. Any person who shall wilfully or corruptly violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall on convictim thereof be punished as for a misdemeanor prescribed by the laws of Georgia, and if such convicted person be in the classified service, he shall be dismissed therefrom and shall not be eligible for reappointment, reinstatement, or reemployment for a period of three years or more, from the date of such conviction. Section 29. Oaths. The Board and all employees in the classified service shall take the oath of office prescribed for the Mayor, or as otherwise provided by law for their respective positions. The Board and the Director are authorized to administer oaths. Section 30. Bonds of Employees Under Classified Service. (1) Any employee under classified service who is employed in any department under the control and office of an elected officer who is or may be responsible for the acts of such employee as a deputy, may be required as a condition of his employment to give bond with good security in an amount satisfactory to the head of such department, conditioned to indemnify such office or head against loss by reason of the conduct of such employee or deputy, or because of any error made by any employee or deputy in the performance of his or her duties as an employee or deputy. The premium of said bond shall be paid by the City. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 755 (2) Should the amount of bond required be deemed by the Board arbitrary, unreasonable or oppressive, an appeal shall lie to the Superior Court which shall have the authority to set the amount of such bond. (3) The Board shall have the right in its discretion to require bonds of employees other than those specified in the preceding sections, where the duties of such employee make a bond necessary or desirable but this provision shall not forbid the Council or other authority coming under City Government to require any employee handling funds or performing duties or trust to post bonds. Section 31. Payroll Certification. No employee within the classified service shall be placed on the payroll of the City of Moultrie until the Personnel Director has properly certified the individual to the position. Section 32. Effective Date. This Act shall take effect March 1, 1952, or sooner, if the Council of said City shall fix an earlier date for it to take effect by a majority vote. Section 33. Constitutionality. Should any section or provision of this Act be held to be unconstitutional or invalid such section or provision shall not affect the validity of this Act as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so held to be unconstitutional. Section 34. That also at the same time and place the Council shall choose a City Clerk and Treasurer, who shall be one and the same person, and who shall be the financial agent of the City of Moultrie, and who shall be responsible for the legality of the expenditures for and in behalf of said City. Section 35. General Repeal. Any and all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. AMENDMENT #2 I propose the following amendment to HB 343. Geo. W. Branch of the 47th. 756 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, I move that HB 343 to amend the Charter of the City of Moultrie be amended in the following respects, to-wit: 1. By striking from the proposed Section 18 of said Charter subparagraph 2, sub-section c, and substituting the following as said subparagraph 2 of sub-section c, to-wit: "(2) To appoint the marshal or chief of police, a superintendent of the water and light plant and chief of the fire department and such other officers and employees as may be necessary or proper provided that excepted from this power of appointment are those officers and employees who by the Charter of said City are appointed or elected by the Council, and the Board of School Commissioners and the officers and employees of the school which shall not be under the jurisdiction of the City Manager. Provided, however, that his appointments to the positions of marshal and the chief of police and chief of the fire department and his appointment of the policemen and firemen shall be made from the list of persons found eligible for such positions under the merit system provided for in the Charter of said City applicable to the police and fire department when same is put into effect. 2. By striking from the proposed section 18 the last sentence in sub-section 13 of said sub-paragraph c. 3. By adding to Section 17 of the Charter of the City of Moultrie as shown in Georgia Laws 1943, page 1466, the following, to-wit: "that also at the same time and place the Council shall choose a City Clerk and Treasurer, who shall be one and the same person, and who shall be the financial agent of the City of Moultrie, and who shall be responsible for the legality of the expenditures for and in behalf of said City". Mr. Barber of Colquitt moved that the House agree to the Senate amendments. On the motion, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The Senate amendments were agreed to. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate Substitute thereto: HB 43. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Hall of Floyd, Campbell of Oconee, Dally of Walton, Tamplin of Morgan and Stanton of Newton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create the Department of Revenue, to provide for the appointment of a State Revenue Commissioner, and for other purposes. The following Senate Substitute to HB 43, was read: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend an Act approved January 3, 1938, and found in Georgia Laws 1937-1938, Extra Session, page 77, et seq., entitled, "An Act to make comprehensive provision for an integrated tax administration for Georgia; to create the Department of Revenue TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 757 and the office of State Revenue Commissioner; to confer upon such commissioner all the powers and duties formerly vested in the State Revenue Commission and in the Comptroller General in relation to petroleum inspection, licenses and taxation; to abolish the State Revenue Commission; to continue the Comptroller General as Insurance Commissioner; comptroller of Withdrawals, to provide for the appointment, term of office, salary, oath, bond, authority, duties and removal of the State Revenue Commissioner; to provide for the organization and operation of the department; to create the State Board of Tax Appeals; to provide for review by the Board of the assessments and equalization orders of the Commissioner; to make appropriation for the Department and the Board; to provide for appeal to the Board from the Superior Court; to enforce tax liability to other States which reciprocate; to repeal Code Sections 92-4507-9, 92-6001-7, 92-7004-6, Chapters 92-60, 92-61, and 92-68 and laws in conflict with this Act; to provide for the administration of and the enforcement of the tax laws; and for other purposes," and all acts amendatory thereto, by amending Section 2 of said Act, as amended, so as to provide that the State Revenue Commissioner shall receive a salary of $10,000.00 annually, and by adding a new section, to be known as Section 11a, providing for the office of Deputy State Revenue Commissioner and prescribing his duties; by striking Section 41 of said Act, in its entirety, and by substituting therefor a new Section 41 to provide the right of garnishment, attachment, levy and sale of the State Revenue Commissioner or his authorized representatives; to repeal conflicting laws and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same: Section 1. That the Act approved January 3, 1938, and found in Georgia Laws 1937-38, Extra. Session, page 77, et seq., and all Acts amendatory thereto, is hereby amended, by striking therefrom, in its entirety, Section 2 thereof, which section creates the Department of Revenue and the office of State Revenue Commissioner, and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 to read as follows: "Department of Revenue created; State Revenue Commissioner, Creation of office, appointment, term, salary, bond, oath.-The office of State Revenue Commissioner and the Department of Revenue are hereby created. The Commissioner is hereby made head of the Department of Revenue. The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate for a term of four years: Provided, however, the first term beginning at the time of appointment and running to February 1, 1947. The Commissioner shall receive a salary of $10,000 annually, payable monthly. Before entering upon the performance of his duties he shall execute and file an official surety bond, approved as to form and sufficiency by the Attorney General and amounting to $70,000, the premium on which shall be paid by the State. The Commissioner shall be required to take and subscribe before the Governor an oath to discharge faithfully and impartially the duties of his office, which oath shall be in addition to that required of all civil officers." Section 2. That the said Act approved January 3, 1938, is further amended by adding a new section, to be known as Section 11a, to read as follows: 758 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, "Section lla. Appointment, Qualifications, Oath, Salary, Duties. -There is hereby created the office of Deputy State Revenue Commissioner. Such Deputy State Revenue Commissioner shall possess the qualifications and take the oath of office required by law of the State Revenue Commissioner, and shall be appointed by said State Revenue Commissioner and hold office at his pleasure. He shall not be under the merit system. The salary of the Deputy State Revenue Commissioner shall be paid from funds appropriated by the Department in such amounts as may be determined by the Commissioner, subject to the approval of the State Budget Bureau, but shall, in no event, exceed the salary of the Commissioner. He shall file an official surety bond, approved in form by the Attorney General, in the same amount as required for the State Revenue Commissioner, the premium of which shall be paid by the State. The Deputy State Revenue Commissioner shall perform such duties as are assigned to him by the State Revenue Commissioner; and shall be provided with an office in the Capitol Building. He shall exercise in all matters all authority granted by law to the State Revenue Commissioner which the State Revenue Commissioner may delegate to him in writing. He shall execute all documents and papers, including assessments for taxes, executions for taxes, jeopardy assessments, licenses, and all other documents necessary in the performance of such duties and the exercise of such authority. Any such tax execution, license, assessment, or other document signed and executed by the Deputy State Revenue Commissioner shall be of the same force and effect as if signed and executed by the State Revenue Commissioner." Section 3. That the said Act approved January 3, 1938, is further amended by striking therefrom Section 41 of said Act, in its entirety, which Section 41 declares all taxes to be personal debts of the taxpayer and provides for garnishment by the State Revenue Commissioner, and by substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 41, to read as follows: "Section 41. Taxes, Debts, Levy, Garnishment. All taxes are hereby made a personal debt of the person required hereunder to file the returns or to pay the taxes imposed hereby. The Commissioner or his authorized representative may attach the property of a delinquent taxpayer on any ground provided by Code Section 8-101 or on the ground that the taxpayer is liquidating his property in an effort to avoid payment of the tax. The Commissioner, or his authorized representative, may use garnishment to collect the tax imposed by this Act. Garnishment may be issued by the Commissioner in the same manner as is provided for the issuance of garnishment by tax collectors in chapter 92-75 of the Code. In case of neglect or refusal by a taxpayer to pay any taxes due the State, the State Revenue Commissioner, or his authorized representative, may levy upon all property and rights to property, except such as are exempt by law, belonging to such taxpayer, for the payment of the sum due, with interest and penalty for non-payment, and also of such further sum as shall be sufficient for the fees, costs and expenses of such levy. "The State Revenue Commissioner, or his authorized representative, may levy and conduct judicial sales in the manner now provided for sales by sheriffs and constables." Section 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act, be and the same are, hereby repealed. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 759 Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the House were again taken up for consideration: HB 329. By Mr. Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act providing a method of returning vehicles for property taxation and for the State Registration purposes, and for other purposes. The following amendments to HB 329, were read and adopted: Mr. Smith of Emanuel moves to amend HB 329 by making the following changes: (a) By striking from the second sentence of Section 8 of said act the words "of $4.00". (b) By striking from Section 10 of said act the words "of $4.00". (c) By striking from Section 11 of said act the words "of $4.00". (d) By striking from Section 20 of said act the words "of $4.00". (e) By striking from Section 21 of said act the numeral "$4.00". (f) By striking from Section 22 of said act the words "of $4.00". (g) By striking from Section 25 of said act the words "of $4.00". (h) By adding to said act after Section 8 A in said act a new section to be designated as Section 8 B to read as follows: "The annual registration fees for the purpose of purchasing motor vehicle tags shall be the same as now or hereafter provided by law." (i) By striking the provisions of Section 44 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed." Mr. Owens of Tift moves to amend HB 329 by striking the figure 50 in line 5 of Section 14 and substituting in lieu thereof the figure 25. Mr. Alverson of Fulton moves to amend HB 329 Section 5 as follows: By adding a new subsection to be known as (d) and to read as follows: "All municipalities and counties". The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 124, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. 760 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 443. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, Stewart of Habersham and Murr of Sumter: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for an alternate method of reporting and collecting Fertilizer Tax, and for other purposes. Mr. Ursrey of Jeff Davis moved the previous question. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following Bill of the House was withdrawn, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Education # 1. HB 571. By Messrs. Duncan of Carroll, Barber of Jackson and Covington of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the development and administration of vocational educational programs for this State, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time. HB 548. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren and Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Minimum Foundation Program, to provide for use of Capital Outlay fund, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 549. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to aid in the prosecution of the war by authorizing housing authorities to develop projects for persons engaged in war industries, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 549, was read and adopted: Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moves to amend HB 549 by adding a new section to be numbered 4 to read as follows: "Section 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 761 On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 279. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled Compensation of Commissioners and Clerk for revising jury lists, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 400. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, McCracken of Jefferson, Brooks of Oglethorpe, Matthews of Clarke and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act governing the use of public roads and highways of this State in accordance with certain standards, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 400, was read and adopted: By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: Amend HB 400 by inserting a new section therein to be numbered section 2 to read as follows : "Section 2. The increased length of buses hereby permitted shall not increase the seating capacity of any such bus." To amend the caption accordingly and to renumber sections 2 and 3 now in the Act as sections 3 and 4. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 107, nays 15. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. By unanimous consent, HB 400, was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. ) HB 17. By Messrs. Bell of Richmond and Bennett of Barrow: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which relates to the application for Homestead Exemption to provide that the owner shall be required to apply only once for exemption, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. 762 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 511. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to establish, maintain and conduct Boy's Farm Adventure of Richmond County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. liB 256. By Messrs. Ursrey of Jeff Davis, Rogers of Heard, Langdale of Lowndes and Clary of McDuffie: A Bill to be entitled an Act to govern Sanitation in Eating Places, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. HB 398. By Mr. Cates of Burke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that prisoners committed to the Milledgeville State Hospital for the Insane shall remain at said hospital until their sanity is restored, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 112. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the Grounds for granting of total divorce, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 112, was read and adopted: Mr. Freeman of Monroe moves to amend HB 112 by adding the words "one of" between the words "upon" and "the" in next to the last sentence of Section 1. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, Mr. Ramsey of Effingham moved the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 763 Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Boone Brantley Britton Burkett Callier Campbell of Oconee Carr Cates Clary Claxton Clay Coogle Covington Cranford De en Dews Duncan Durden Edenfield Flynt Garrard Gary Gillis Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Griffith Hadden Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Hawkins Henderson Hilton Hollis Hopkins Huddleston Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kennedy Key Kidd King Kitchens Lanier Lavender Lewis of Hancock Little McCracken Mackay Matthews Mims Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Otwell Overby Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Baughman Beasley Black Boggus Bolton Brannen Burgamy Byrd Campbell of Walker Clark Coffin Dorsey Durham Gowen Green of Rabun Groover Herrin Jones of Bartow Kemp Knight Lam Mangum Murr Nightingale Peacock Register Owens Page Parker Pickard Pickett Ramsey Raulerson Ray Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawsor Rowland Scott Scoggin Short Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Todd Trapnell Turk Twitty Ursrey Vickers Walker of Telfair Wheeler Wiggins Wilkinson Williams of Ci>bb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wooten Wright Rogers Rollins Simmons Stephens of Towns Tillman Tumlin Waldrop Weems White Whitworth Wilkes 764 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Those not voting were Messrs.: Bennett, Brazeal, Brooks, Cornelius, Dally, Deason, Denton, Dicus, Fears, Freeman, Gardner, Greene of Crisp, Greer, Guthrie, Hale, Harrell, Harris, Holley, Hood, Ivey, Jolly, Langdale, Leach, Lewis of Greene, Lovett, McGarity, McGee, McKelvey, McWhorter, Mishoe, Mull, Murphy, Pittard, Risner, Sheffield, Sivell, Smith of Emanuel, Tarpley, Terry, Tippens, Vandiver, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wood, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 123, nays 37. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. By unanimous consent, the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. HB 424. By Messrs. Campbell of Oconee, Gillis of Truetlen, Jordan of Wheeler, Hall of Toombs, Hilton of Montgomery, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Soil Conservation Districts Law, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 3. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 546. By Messrs. Campbell and Abney of Walker, Scoggin of Floyd, Abney of Catoosa, Murr of Sumter and Smith of Emanuel: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to marriage licenses and how such licenses are granted, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 65, nays 60. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. Campbell of Walker gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass HB 546. The following Bill of the House wa& again taken up for consideration: HB 94. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Bennett of Barrow, Duncan of Carroll, Green of Rabun and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund Act of 1950, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 94, was read and adopted: Mr. Nightingale of Glynn, moves to amend HB 94 by striking from the TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 76'5 title the words "to make certain provisions regarding fines and costs;" and by striking Section 4 in its entirety, and by renumbering Sections 5, 6 and 7, to be numbered 4, 5 and 6. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 114, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following Bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 507. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, McGarity of Henry, Peacock of Dodge, Boggus of Ben Hill and and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for licensing of dealers and brokers <>f livestock, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, further consideration of HB 507, was postponed until Wednesday, February 14, 1951, immediately after the period of unanimous consents. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the unfavorable report of the Committee: HB 320. By Messrs. Adams of Upson and Peacock of Dodge: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all cases in which a defendant would heretofore be sentenced to death by electrocution it shall be mandatory upon the trial judge to direct a sentence of 99 years, and for other purposes. Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the report of the Committee. The unfavorable report of the Committee was agreed to and the bill was lost. Under the regular order of business, the following Bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 357. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd, Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act creating the :State Scho<>l Building Authority for the Deaf and Blind, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills and Resolution of 766 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the House were taken up for consideration, read the third time and postponed until Wednesday, February 14, 1951, immediately after the period of unanimous consents: HB 101. By Messrs. Mackay, McWhorter and Bell of DeKalb, and Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of the office of Judge of the City Court Emeritus and the office of Solicitor, City Court Emeritus, and for other purposes. HB 322. By Messrs. Langdale of Lowndes and Stewart of Habersham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create an Agricultural Commodities Authority, and for other purposes. HB 545. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Haa of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize any county, municipality or other subdivision of the State of Georgia, to convey, sell, exchange or dispose of real estate for public purposes, and for other purposes. HR 81-361. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd: A Resolution to compensate Millard E. Weaver, Clinton Brock and several others for injuries sustained in line of duty as State Militiamen in the National Guard, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 416. By Messrs. Tarbutton of Washington, Nightingale and Gowen of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize the Jekyll Island State Park Authority to enter into a contract for the building of a bridge across Jekyll Creek to be operated as a Toll bridge, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 517. By Messrs. Tarbutton of Washington, Gowen of Glynn and Nightingale of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Jekyll Island State Park Authority Act," and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 517, was read and adopted: Mr. Gowen of Glynn amends HB 517 as follows: By striking from flection 2 the following words wherever they appear in TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 767 said Section: "furnishings, fixtures, and supplies of any kind whatsoever," and of any kind whatsoever." and by striking from the caption of said bill the words, "supplies, furnishings, fixtures." and by adding a new Section to be numbered Section 6, to read as follows: "The authority shall retain all books, china, furnishings, materials and other personal property which are intrinsically associated with the history of Jekyll Island and its previous owners, so that an appropriate museum thereof may be later established." and by numbering the last Section as Section 7. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 123, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 185. By Mr. Johnson of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the giving of security by owners and operators of motor vehicles, and for other purposes. The following amendments to HB 185, was read and adopted: 1. Mr. Johnson, of Hall County, moves to amend HB 185 by adding a new sub-section to Section 1, to be numbered No. 10 and to read as follows: Number 10: "Accident-collision of any motor vehicle with another vehicle or with any object in which any person is killed or injured or in which damage to the property of any one person in excess of $50.00 is sustained." The word "accident" as used in this Act shall mean "conviction" as set forth in Section 7-A. 2. Mr. Johnson, of Hall County, moves to amend HB 185 by adding a new section thereto, to follow Section 7 and to be known as Section 7-A and said Section to read as follows: Section 7-A. Upon conviction of any of the following offenses of an owner or operator by a court of competent jurisdiction it shall be mandatory upon the Director to revoke said owner's or operator's license and/or registration for a period of three (3) years: (1) Manslaughter (or negligent homicide) resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle; (2) Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquors or drugs; (3) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used; (4) Failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of this State in the event of a motor vehicle accident involving the owner or operator and resulting in the death or personal injury of another, or leaving the scene of an accident as specified by the law of this State; (5) Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement under oath to the Department under this Chapter or under any other law relating to the ownership or operation of motor vehicles; (G') Conviction of a misdemeanor; or forfeiture of bail, not vacated, upon three charges of violation of the 768 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, motor vehicle laws of this State within a period of 12 months; provided that this shall not include violations which do not affect the safety of human life or limb on the streets or highways of this State. The Director shall, after the expiration of sixty (60) days from date of conviction, reinstate the drivers license and registration of an owner or operator who has been convicted of any of the above offenses only in the event said owner or operator has qualified as required in this Act as a self-insurer, or produces evidence to the Director that he has obtained a policy of liability insurance, issued by a company authorized to do business in this State, or produces evidence that he has obtained a surety bond from a surety company authorized to do business in this State. The liability insurance policy shall provide for payment of not less than Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars because of bodily injury to, or death of one person in any one accident, of not less than Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars because of bodily injury to, or death of two or more persons in any one accident and if the accident has resulted in injury to or destruction of property, to a limit of not less thafi One Thousand Dollars because of said injury or destruction of property of others in any one accident. If owner or operator prefers to place a surety bond in lieu of the above described liability policy said bond shall cover the same amounts as set out above. If the Director is convinced that said operator or licensee does not have the above described financial responsibility coverage any time during a period of three (3) years following the conviction of said operator or licensee of any of the above offenses, it shall be the duty of said Director to immediately revoke the license and registration of the owner or operator involved. 3. Mr. Johnson of Hall moves to amend HB 185 as follows: In Section 4, and in Section 5, Subsection (a) by striking the figures $100.00 and substituting in lieu thereof the figures $50.00. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 107, nays 14. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. Mr. Adams of Brantley requested that the Journal show that he voted against the passage of the bill. By unanimous consent, the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. HB 131. By Messrs. Murphy of Haralson and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to compensation of Court Reporters, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 769 HB 425. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren and McCracken of JeffersQn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to define the status of the business of publishing newspapers, magazines, etc., and require same to answer any charge brought in such publication against any person, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 425, was read and adopted: Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moves to amend HB 425 by striking the following language in Section 2, to-wit: "or publish any such news item, article, editorial column or other matter critical of any such public officer." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley Aycock Ball Bargeron Battles Baughman Bennett Best Birdsong Boggus Boone Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Cates Glary Coogle Durham Flynt Gillis Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Guthrie Hadden Harrell Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kennedy Kitchens Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McGee Mangum Newman Peacock Ramsey Raulerson Risner Rollins Short Sivell Todd Trapnell Turk Twitty Vickers Walker of Telfair Wheeler White Willingham Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Abney of Walker Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Biggers Bolton Brantley Britton Campbell of Oconee Clark Claxton Cornelius Cranford De en Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Fears Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Greer Griffith Groover Hale Hall of Toombs Harper Hawkins Henderson Herrin 770 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Holley Hollis Ivey Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Kelley Key Kidd Knight Lam Lanier Lewis of Greene Little McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Matthews Mims Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Pickett Pittard Register Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rowland Scott Simmons Smiley M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarpley Vandiver Waldrop Weems Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Williams 'of Cobb Wood Wooten Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa, Barber of Colquitt, Barber of Jackson, Barrett, Beasley, Black, Brannen, Brazeal, Brooks, Campbell of Walker, Carr, Clay, Coffin, Covington, Dally, Deason, Denton, Edenfield, Green of Irwin, Hall of Floyd, Harris, Jackson, Jessup, Kemp, King, Langdale, Lavender, Leach, McGarity, Mishoe, Mull, Parker, Pickard, Ray, Rogers, Scoggin, Sheffield, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Carroll, Smith of Emanuel, Stevens of Marion, Tarbutton, Terry, Tillman, Tippens, Tumlin, Ursrey, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Williams of Houston, Willis, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 56, nays 97. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. Bennett of Barrow gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass HB 425. The following Bill of the Senate was placed on the calendar for the purpose of considering the unfavorable report of the Committee: SB 75. By Senator Millican of the 52nd and Stephens of the 50th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create within the Department of the Secretary of State a Commission to be known as Georgia Historical Commission, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 381. By Messrs. Otwell of Forsyth, Ursrey of Jeff Davis, Kemp of Clayton, Wiggins of Stephens, Overby of Hall and others: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 771 A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize and direct the Georgia Department of Commerce to establish and maintain welcome information stations at main highway entrances into the State, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, havingreceived the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 265. By Messrs. Leach of Rockdale, Best of Clay and Lavender of Elbert: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which relates to the compensation of County Superintendent of Schools, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate, to wit: SB 149. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Rawls of the lOth, Williams of the 49th, Edenfield of the 2nd, Strickland of the 38th, and Chastain of the 41st: A bill to fix the domicile of corporations engaged in publishing newspapers, magazines, etc.; to fix the venue of actions in tort against such corporations; and for other purposes. SB 206. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Connell of the 6th, and Duncan of the 34th: A bill to amend Section 43-625 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 relating to sinking fund of the State Park Authority to provide for payment of principal and interest on revenue bonds issued by the authority from gross revenues and earnings; and for other purposes. SB 207. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Connell of the 6th, and Duncan of the 34th: A bill to amend Section 43-138 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 to provide the division of State Parks, Historic Sites and Monuments may enter into contracts with the State Park Authority for the operation, maintenance and preservation of any projects, and for other purposes. 772 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 200. By Senator Hargreaves of the 5th: A bill to make the Tax Commissioner of Atkinson County ex officio sheriff for the purpose of collecting tax fi. fas.; to provide his compensation and for other purposes. SB 203. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to abolish the department of Health and office of the Director of Public Health for the City of Atlanta; to require City of Atlanta to reimburse the Board of Health or similar agency of DeKalb County for services to the City of Atlanta located in DeKalb County; and for other purposes. SB 204. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend an Act approved !.\larch 20, 1943 (Ga. Laws 1943, pp. 371-385) to provide such amendment shall apply to all counties having a population of 300,000 or more; to provide for supplying health services in municipalities of 300,000 or more, located partly in such counties and partly in other counties and for other purposes. The following Resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 130. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Tarbutton of Washington, Murr and Burgamy of Sumter and many others: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, The House and Senate by joint resolution created a special committee consisting of five members from the House and three members from the Senate to investigate the Welfare Department, and WHEREAS, The work in the House and Senate has been so heavy that said Committee has been unable to complete said investigation, and WHEREAS, It is now impossible that said investigation be completed at this part of the present session; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that said Committee be continued as a hold-over Committee to complete said investigation. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That if said investigation is not completed within thirty working days, then the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate are authorized to continue for such longer period as in their discretion is deemed advisable. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the members of said Committee shall for their services receive the usual per diem and allowances for expenses and mileage usually allowed members of the House and Senate while the same is in session. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 773 HR 131. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke, Gillis of Treutlen, Bell of Richmond, and others: A Resolution providing that the University of Georgia Committee inspect the New Veterinary Building and facilities at the University of Georgia, and for other purposes. HR 132. By Messrs. Dews of Calhoun, Twitty of Mitchell, Nightingale of Glynn, Greer of Lanier, Gary of Quitman, Overby of Hall, Smith of Carroll, Durden of Dougherty, and many others: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, The Honorable Frank Lunsford of Leary, Georgia, has for several years been a most respected member of the Georgia General Assembly; and, WHEREAS, The Honorable Frank Lunsford on February 12, of this year suffered the loss of his Mother, Mrs. W. 0. Lunsford, who died at a very advanced age; and THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, express its great sympathy and condolence to the Honorable Frank Lunsford during this time of trial. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be spread on the Journal of the House of Representatives and a copy forwarded without delay to the Honorable Frank Lunsford at Leary, Georgia. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 9 :00 oclock, A. M., tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 9:00 o'clock, A. M., tomorrow morning. 774 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. February 14, 1951. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:00 o'clock, A. M., this day and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. George H. Coker, Pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church, Manchester, Georgia. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found to be correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of Bills and Resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of House Bills and Resolutions. 3. Report of Standing Committees. 4. Second reading of Bills and Resolutions, favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of local uncontested bills. 6. First reading and reference of Senate Bills and Resolutions. 7. That the Speaker may in his discretion call up any bill on the General Calendar in any order that he desires. By unanimous consent, the following Bills of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 606. By Mr. Burgamy of Sumter: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to define reckless driving, and to prohibit the same", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. HB 607. By Messrs. Gardner of Dougherty and Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all criminal trials in the Courts of this State wherein a contention is made on behalf of the accused that he was mentally incompetent at the time the act or acts charged against him were committed, the trial Judge shall require the WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 775 jury, in case of acquittal on such contention, to so specify in the verdict; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. HB 608. By Messrs. Vandiver and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a pension and/or retirement plan and fund for county employees and/or officers of Bibb County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 609. By Mr. Murr of Sumter: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to practical nurses; to provide for the licensing of practical nurses, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. Mr. Lovett of Laurens County, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 300. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Lovett of Laurens, Chairman. Mr. Greene of Crisp County, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Commerce has had under consideration the following Bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 156. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Greene of Crisp, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- 776 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, tion the following Bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 182. Do Pass. SB 175. Do Pass. SB 197. Do Pass. SB 196. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following Bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 121. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 135. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 98. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 89. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 109. Do Pass, by Substitute. SB 95. Do Pass, by Substitute. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Duncan of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Education #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education # 1 has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 219. Do Pass. HB 571. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Duncan of Carroll, Chairman. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 777 Mr. Rogers of Heard County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture #2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture #2 has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 318. Do Pass, as Amended. HB 572. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Rogers of Heard, Chairman. Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #1 has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 399. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Hollis of Muscogee County, Chairman of the Committee on General . Judiciary #2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #2 has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 57. Do Not Pass. HB 260. Do Not Pass. SB 12. Do Pass. HB 509. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Hollis of Muscogee, Chairman. Mr. Smith of Bryan County, Chairman of the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the following report: 778 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation has had under consideration the following Resolution of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SR 28. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Smith of Bryan, Chairman. Mr. Overby of Hall County, Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Military Affairs has had under consideration the following Resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SR 49. Do Pass. HR 114-549a. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Overby of Hall, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Vice-Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 184. Do Pass. SB 192. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Greer of Lanier County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Welfare, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Welfare has had under consideration the follow- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 779 ing Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 261. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Greer of Lanier, Chairman. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported were read the second time: HB 261. By Mr. Turk of Banks: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that danger signs be displayed in swimming pools indicating deep water, and for other purposes. HB 300. By Mr. Risner of Hart: A Bill to be entitled an Act to appropriate money for the care and support of indigent children infected with TB under the age limits for hospitalization, and for other purposes. HB 318. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, Overby of Hall, Byrd of Taylor and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as "Eggs, Marketing Regulations", and for other purposes. HB 509. By Messrs. Hollis of Muscogee, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel and Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide a uniform system for the registration of marriages, divorces, etc., and for other purposes. HB 572. By Messrs. Murr of Sumter, Rogers of Heard and Ursrey of Jeff Davis: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for Certified Public Weighers, and for other purposes. HR 114-549a. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A Resolution requesting the Congress of the United States to retain the full strength of the National Guard, and for other purposes. SB 12. By Senators Branch of the 47th, Connell of the 6th and Hargreaves of the 5th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Judge of the Superior Court, Emeritus, and for other purposes. SB 156. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act pertaining to conduct of Jewelry Auctions, and for .other purposes. 780 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 175. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act creating the "Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority", and for other purposes. SB 182. By Senator Coffin of the 12th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the holding of two terms a year of the Superior Court of Stewart County, and for other purposes. SB 184. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta providing that vacancies in the office of Chief of Police and Chief of the Fire Department to be filled by the Mayor and General Council, and for other purposes. SB 192. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the Town of Trion, and for other purposes. SB 196. By Senator King of the 24th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Marion, and for other purposes. SB 197. By Senator King of the 24th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal the Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenue for Marion County, and for other purposes. SR 28. By Senator Wall of the 9th. A Resolution proposing an amendment to exempt from all taxation all hospitals of this State which maintain facilities for charity cases, and for other purposes. SR 49. By Senator Gould of the 4th: A Resolution protesting the passage of the proposed several amendments to the Selective Service Act of 1948 which affects the National Guard, and for other purposes. The following Communication was read: WHEREAS, heretofore there has been submitted to the voters of Fulton County on two occasions, questions in connection with the enactment of the Plan of Improvement now pending in legislative form before the General Assembly of Georgia; and WHEREAS the initial submission of said Plan of Improvement or portion thereof was submitted to the voters of Fulton County at a Primary held June 28, 1950, as follows: The question, "Do you favor the proposed Plan of Improvement WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 781 submitted by the Local Government Commission ..." was submitted only to the following communities and voting precincts as follows: (a) City of Atlanta, including all precincts in the City of Atlanta; (b) Bryants (c) Buckhead A (d) Buckhead B (e) Center Hill (f) Collins A (g) Collins B (h) Collins C (i) Cooks (j) Peachtree A (k) Peachtree B (1) Pooles (m) South Bend (n) Blackhall (o) Adamsville and WHEREAS, it was represented that the above precincts constituted all of the voters of Fulton County who would be affected by said Plan of Improvement; and WHEREAS, the result of said referendum was: For the Plan, 23,927; against the Plan, 6,761, in the rural areas and precincts and in the City of Atlanta in which said referendum was submitted to the voters; and WHEREAS, it will readily be seen that the Plan was not submitted to the following voters of Fulton County in the Primary of June 28, 1950: Alpharetta Big Creek Campbellton College Park Double Branch East Point Fairburn Goodes Grogans 782 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Hapeville Little River New Town Oak Grove Old First Old North Palmetto Red Oak Rivertown Roswell Sandtown Union Union City and therefore a substantial portion of the citizens and voters of Fulton County were deprived of the opportunity of expressing themselves at said referendum; and WHEREAS at the General Election held November 7, 1950, all constitutional amendments designed to implement the Plan of Improvement were presented to all the voters of Fulton County, at which time the voters of Fulton County, other than those residing in the City of Atlanta voted against all amendments, the particular vote thereon being as follows: #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 For 7,342 6,389 7,424 6,033 5,811 5,202 4,169 5,348 5,096 Against 7,574 8,519 8,738 7,185 7,789 7,001 7,372 6,035 7,046; and WHEREAS, the pending legislation before the present session of the General Assembly clearly demonstrates that every citizen and voter in Fulton County will be affected thereby and the much publicized statements to the effect that the Plan of Improvement has twice been approved by the citizens of Fulton County is both inaccurate and misleading; and WHEREAS, the report of the Local Government Commission of Fulton County concerning the Plan of Improvement promulgated January 1950 and on page 41 thereof under the heading, "Popular Referendum", specifically states: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 783 "If this question does not get a majority vote in both areaseven if the various constitutional amendments are passed giving the General Assembly the authority to proceed with the plan-it is recommended that the legislative representatives take no further steps to put the Plan of Improvement into effect." and therefore it appears that the action of the proponents of the Plan of Improvement under the circumstances with respect to the referendums held thereon is not in accord with the promises made by the Local Government Commission and the agreement under which the same were submitted to the voters of Fulton County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Democratic Executive Committee of Fulton County, at special meeting assembled Qn February 13, 1951, as follows: FIRST. That the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia not pass any of the forty (40) "Plan of I~rovement" bills of Fulton County until all the voters of Fulton County have an poportunity to vote on each part of the plan. SECOND. That the Governor of the State of Georgia be requested to exercise his constitutional power of veto to prevent the enactment of pending legislation designed to put into effect the so-call~d Plan of Improvement. The above motion was made by Mr. H. F. Berton, seconded by Mr. Chas. A. Mayer and carried by a vote of twenty-two (22) for and one (1) against. This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution made, -carried .and made a part of the minutes of the February 13, 1951, meeting of the Fulton County Democratic Executive Committee. J. H. Vickers, Jr., Chairman. ATTEST: Neill Leach, Secretary. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 600. By Messrs. Brantley and Adams of Upson: A bill to be entitlE:d an.Act to .amend.an Act relating to the fees of Coroners and Jurors in certain co~nties to change the population figures contained therein, and for other purposes. The report of -the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed t?. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 601. By Messrs. Graham, Holley and Bell of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to abolish the Office of 784 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Public Safety Commissioner of the City of Augusta, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 602. By Mr. Wilkes of Cook: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled Adel, City of, Incorporated, and for other purposes. The report of the Comanittee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 603. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point, to authorize the removing of condemned property at the owners expense, and for other purposes. The following Substitute to HB 603, was read: AN ACT To amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point, approved August 19, 1912, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME THAT: Section 1. Section 16 of an Act approved February 17, 1950 (Georgia Laws 1950, p. 2574) providing that: "Police officers of said city shall have the power and authority to effect an arrest anywhere within the State of Georgia for an offense against the ordinances or laws of said city committed within said city or without the limits of said city if the results of said violations are evidenced by conditions created or continued within said city, or if the violation of a penal ordinance within the limits of said city is caused by someone without the limits of said city such person causing such violation shall be subject to arrest by East Point policemen anywhere in Georgia," be and the same is hereby repealed. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 785 Section 2. The rate of interest the City of East Point shall hereafter be authorized to collect is hereby reduced from seven per centum ( 7 o/c) per annum to six per centum ( 6 o/o ) per annum on taxes, licenses, and assessments for street, sidewalk, sewer, or any other thing, improvement, service, cost or expense of which said City is authorized to assess against some person or property, or which said City is authorized to assess against some person and property. Section 3. No person shall hereafter be nominated for or elected to the office of alderman of the City of East Point by ballot of the voters of only one ward of said City. In all primaries and elections hereafter held in said City for the office of alderman a majority of all the votes cast in the entire City in any such primary or election shall be necessary to win the nomination or election as the case may be; provided, that more than two aldermen shall never reside in the same ward of said city at the same time, and provided further, that candidates for alderman in any primary or election hereafter held in said City for the office of alderman shall designate the incumbent or last incumbent of the office such candidate desires to succeed. Section 4. The term next after the expiration of the present term of the present mayor and aldermen of said City and all future terms thereafter of mayor and aldermen shall be four (4) years except only the term of each alderman elected in December, 1951 which shall be three (3) years; provided, "present term" as used in this Section means the term of office for which the incumbent mayor and aldermen elected by the people were elected in 1950. Section 5. In addition to the method now provided for removal of mayor or any llllember of the City Council of East Point said officers and each of them shall be subject to removal during their respective terms of office in the following additional manner: When one-fourth of the qualified voters of said City as shown by the qualified voters list used in the last preceding general municipal election shall so request in a petition filed in the office of the City Clerk an election shall be called and held within thirty (30) days from the date of the filing of said petition, at which election the only subject shall be the recall or nonrecall of the mayor or any member of the City Council or of the mayor and any member of the City Council, or any two members of the City Council. It shall be the duty of the Board of Registrars of said City to check the names on said voters list and certify to the City Council of East Point the number of qualified voters thereon in order that the City Council of East Point may be able to correctly determine whether the required number has signed said petition. This certified list shall be submitted to the City Council of East Point with said petition. Said petition must be filed with said City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the meeting of the City Council of East Point at which said petition and certified list is considered by the City Council of East Point in 786 JOUR~AL OF THE HOUSE, order that said list may be checked as herein provided. When said petition with said certified voters list is filed as heretofore provided the City Council of East Point shall order an election to be held within thirty (30) days as above mentioned if one-fourth of the qualified voters determined as above provided appear to have signed said petition. Such election shall be held under the same rules and regulations as govern other regular City elections. At this special election each ballot shall be as follows, with the names of the officer or officers and the office or offices inserted in the blank as follows, to-wit: FOR THE RECALL OF ----------------------------------- HOLDING THE OFFICE OF , AGAINST THE RECALL OF ________________________________ HOLDING THE OFFICE OF ---------------------------------- If a majority of the votes cast in said election favor the recall of such officer or officers such office or offices is hereby declared vacant at the moment said votes are canvassed and the result announced by the City Council of East Point. A meeting of the City Council of East Point shall be called and held for this purpose, if no regular meeting intervenes, within not less than five (5) days from the date of said election. At said meeting the election managers shall make a return of the votes cast in said election by report of same to the City Council of East Point in writing, and thereupon the City Council of East Point shall examine said returns and declare the result. Vacancies created by recall as herein provided shall be filled in the same manner as vacancies created otherwise are filled. If an election is held on a recall petition and the official involved wins the election he shall not be subject to further recall election during the term for which he shall have been elected. If an election is held on a recall petition the mayor or alderman for whos.e recall the. election is held shall not be qualified to act on said petition or in receiving and declaring the result of any election held thereon or in calling an election. Section 6. A personnel board is hereby created for the City of East Point, said board to consist of five (5) competent and upright citizens without any present or previous connection with the City of East Point or any of its departments. _Members of said board shall be appointed by the Mayor of said city with the advice and consent of the City Council of East Point. Each member of said board shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years except the first terms of four (4) of the first members appointed which shall be staggered one, two, three and four years. Each term thereafter shall be five ( 5) ;years. . The term of each of the first or original members appointed shall be designated by the Mayor in the appointment and shall commence with the re-organization meeting of the City Council on Tuesday after the first Monday in January, 1951, so that all future appointments shall be made at the re-organization meeting of the City Council in January in each year. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 787 The duties of said board shall consist of formulating and conducting examinations for all officers and employees employed or appointed to serve during good behavior and efficient service; to formulate and adopt standards of excellence and efficiency and standards of behavior for judging, grading, advancing, promoting, demoting, disciplining, and discharging officers and employees; to formulate and adopt rules and regulations to determine questions of eligibility and qualifications of applicants for offices or positions under the government of said City; to provide for a classified and for an unclassified service under the government of said City, and to provide for eligibility lists from which to appoint, elect or employ necessary personnel for each department of said City. Said classified service shall embrace only those elected, appointed or employed to serve during good behavior and efficient service; Provided, none of said standards, rules or regulations shall become of force unless nor until adopted by ordinance by the City Council of East Point. Members of said personnel board shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the City Council of East Point, but not in excess of $100.00 per annum plus actual and necessary expense for stenographic, secretarial or clerical service and necessary office supplies for the efficient performance of their duties to be judged of and determined by the City Council of East Point. Section 7. The discharge or suspension of any officer or employee of said City elected, appointed or employed to serve during good behavior and efficient service or otherwise shall be final and conclusive unless such suspended officer or employee shall file a request in writing for a hearing with the City Council of East Point within five (5) days from the date of such suspension or discharge; provided no suspension or discharge shall be of any force or effect unless the same be in writing dated and signed by the officer or employee discharging or suspending the officer or emtployee discharged or suspended, a copy of which written suspension or discharge shall be furnished such suspended or discharged officer or employee on request, and it shall not be necessary to furnish said suspended or discharged officer or employee any other notice or copy of charges unless nor until it is requested in writing served in person on the Mayor or the head of the department in which such officer or agent is suspended, nor unless such request is so served within five (5) days from the date of such discharge or suspension. Discharged or suspended officers or employees of said City shall receive no compensation for the time elapsing between the discharge or suspension and the filing of a written request for a hearing even if exonerated and re-instated as a result of the hearing. Discharged or suspended officers and employees not reinstated on a hearing before the City Council shall receive no compensation for any time subsequent to the discharge or suspension. Section 8. All seniority, civil service, retirement or other advantages resulting from length of service with the City of East Point shall be forfeited and lost by each officer and employee quitting his or her office, work or position for more compensation or for any other cause and shall not 788 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, be reinstated or re-employed or re-appointed or re-elected or restored to his or her former office, work or position at a higher rate of compensation except where it is an imperative necessity, in which case such re-appointed, re-elected, re-employed or re-instated officer or employee shall occupy the status of a beginner or new employee as if he or she had never been employed, elected or appointed to any office or position in any department of said city. Section 9. Any female employee of said city otherwise entitled to retire and receive the full maximum retirement benefits due to her membership in and contributions to the East Point Employees Retirement System shall be entitled to retire and receive such full maximum retirement benefits upon her completion of twenty-five (25) years service without regard to her age. Section 10. No person holding any office or position, elective or appointive, under any other federal, state, city, county or other government or governmental agency which requires regular hours or which pays a fixed remuneration for services rendered shall be eligible to hold any office or position under the government of the City of East Point if such East Point office or position requires regular hours of employment and pays a fixed remuneration for services rendered East Point, and a violation of this section will result in a vacancy in the East Point office or position held by such person violating this section. Section 11. The indictment of any officer or employee of said City by any state or federal grand jury for any criminal offense shall suspend and disqualify any such indicted officer or employee from further exercising his or her office or representing or acting for said City, which suspension and disqualification shall continue during the pendency of such indictment and until such indicted officer or employee is acquitted of the offense covered by such indictment, unless such officer or employee is re-instated and qualified by the affirmative vote of every member of the City Council of East Point, including the Mayor, not under such indictlll';ent; Provided, further, that the acts and doings of any indicted officer or employee shall not be held invalid on account of the pendency of such indictment unless nor until the City Council of East Point has notice of the pendency of such indictment. Section 12. The form of all executions issued for taxes, costs of street, sidewalk, sewer or other improvements, or for fines in the Recorder's Court of said City, or for any other expense, costs, license, or special assessment shall be prescribed by ordinance. Section 13. A summons or copy of charges issued by a policeman or policewoman shall have the same force and effect as if issued by the city clerk, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 789 and the name or signature of the city clerk shall not be necessary to the validity of such summons or subpoena, nor shall the name of the mayor or recorder be required; provided, a summons or subpoena issued in the na~ of the mayor, recorder, or the city clerk of said city shall be valid, and persons failing or refusing to attend any session of the Recorder's Court or appear before any meeting of the City Council or committee thereof, or of any board, bureau, commission or authority under the government of said city shall be guilty of an offense punishable by fine as for a contempt in the Recorder's Court of said city. Subpoenas, warrants, executions, notices, levies of executions and entries of levy on executions, and entries of service on warrants or notices shall all be subject to amendment at any time by the issuing or executing officer. Section 14. In the absence, disqualification or disability of the City Clerk, his assistant or any duly appointed deputy shall exercise all of the power, authority and jurisdiction of the city clerk of said city. Section 15. Said city shall have power and authority to contract for group health, life, accident, hospitalization, and other forms of group insurance and to participate with its officers and employees in carrying such insurance in wP,ich such officers and employees themselves participate by contributing their part of the premiums thereon, and for such purposes said city shall be authorized and empowered to deduct from the weekly, monthly or other earnings of its employees participating in such insurance that part of the premium due to be paid by such participating officers and employees. Section 16. Said city is authmized and empowered to acquire by purchase, gift, dedication, condemnation or otherwise land necessary for a sanitary-fill, as well as land suitable for farm purposes, and for such other purposes as it may be necessary in working prisoners, and disposing of garbage or other refuse. Section 17. Police officers of said city are authorized to be armed with a pistol and black-jack at all times while on duty, but it shall be unlawful for a police officer to lend or let such pistol or black-jack to any one not authorized to receive it. Section 18. The City of East Point shall have power and authority to extend, construct, lay, maintain, repair, enlarge, improve, expand and operate water, electric, sewer and sanitary lines, systems and facilities within and without said city (including garbage disposal facilities and premises), and to any point and at any place within or without said city, and to charge, contract for and receive compensation for said service, 790 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed or agreed to by said city, and to this end said city may acquire by purchase, gift, dedication, condemnation or otherwise any lands, easements, rights of way and other properties deemed needful or convenient for any of said purposes. Section 19. Sidewalks shall be laid on one side of a street and the cost thereof assessed against the abutting properties and the owners thereof where they or the owners of more than fifty per cent (50 o/o) of the street frontage on that side of said street request sidewalks on that side of said street. Sidewalks may be laid on either or both sides of any street and the cost thereof assessed against abutting properties and the owners thereof without the consent of any of the owners of the street frontage affected when, in the judgment of the City Council of East Point, such sidewalks should be laid. Section 20. The costs of laying sewers or water lines shall not be assessed against abutting property when laid through private property for the sole benefit of persons other than the abutting property owners, but shall be assessed against the specially benefited owners and their properties for whose benefit they are laid, or if not laid for the special benefit of any one or more persons but for the general public such cost shall be paid out of the general treasury of said city. Section 21. Said city shall be empowered and authorized to use city funds for acquiring lands and constructing and equipping a hospital thereon and to operate and maintain such hospital, or to participate with any other city or cities or governments or governmental agency or private persons or corporations in establishing, maintaining and/or operating a hospital or clinic, and to support the same from city funds, and to charge patients for accommodations and services therein, and to make rules and regulations for the admission of patients and for the use of said hospital by doctors practicing therein, and for the government and managelll,lent of said hospital and its operation. Section 22. Said city shall be authorized and empowered to assess the cost of any water line against the abutting property and the owners thereof when such line is not laid for the general welfare of the city, but for the special benefit of such abutting properties or the owners thereof. Section 23. The construction of sewers and the laying of sidewalks and streets, the cost of which is to be assessed against the abutting property and the owners thereof, shall be provided for by ordinance. After the first reading of such ordinance notice of its introduction in the City Council shall be published one time in the official organ of said city at least ten (10) days before the passage of said ordinance. Said notice WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 791 shall contain a statement of where the improvement is to be made, the general character, material, size, width, extent, height, and such other information as may seem appropriate with reference thereto, stating that the cost thereof shall be assessed against the abutting property and owners thereof and stating what the estimated cost of such improvement will be, and stating when and where interested persons will be heard to object. The second reading of such ordinance shall not be waived until after the expiration of said notice, nor until after an opportunity to be heard has been afforded all abutting property owners. Section 24. Any ordinance except as provided in the preceding section may be adopted at the meeting at which it is first read by unanimous consent of all members of the City Council who are present, or at any subsequent meeting; provided those present constitute a quorum of the City Council. Section 25. Cost assessed against abutting property for sewers, sidewalks or streets shall include all cost of such improvement, including any necessary engineering, surveying, ditch digging, back filling, grading, blasting, dynamiting, pipe laying, all joints, and accessories, and the tearing up and repaving or repairing of streets, sidewalks and curbing and extending any sewer or line to the private property line of the property to be assessed. Section 26. Said city shall have power and authority to license electricians, plumbers, contractors and others and to require examinations as conditions precedent to granting of such license; create examining boards and prescribe by ordinance the minimum requirements in such examitions and to appoint the members of such boards. Section 27. Abatement of nuisances in said city where the nuisance consists of a condition or conditions of property of non-resident owners shall consist of notice to the agent within said city of East Point of such nonresident owner, but if such non-resident owner has no agent within the city a warrant may issue against said non-resident owner and be executed by any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, marshal, policeman or coroner of any other city, town or county of this state, and said City of East Point shall abatQ. said nuisance at the expense of said owner and issue an execution for same and levy it on said property or such part thereof as may be necessary to pay said expense, said assessment and execution to be a lien against said property prior and superior to all others except state and county taxes. Property levied on under such execution shall be advertised and sold as property is sold for taxes in said city. Section 28. Said city shall have the power and authority to close, abandon, 792 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, open, grade, improve, repair, straighten, widen, lay out and work streets, lanes, alleys, sidewalks, ways, and roads in the discretion of said city, and shall notbe liable for exercising such authority. Section 29. The cost of street curbing shall be assessed against the abutting property and the owners thereof as the cost of sidewalks are assessed by said city. Section 30. Said city shall have power and authority to establish a system of numbering houses in said city, and to assign appropriate street numbers to the various houses on the various streets, alleys, roads, lanes, drives and ways of said city, and to compel said houses to be properly numbered. Section 31. Said city is authorized and empowered to prohibit the flying of airships or airplanes so low as to frighten, alarm, annoy, injure or harrass citizens of said city, or become a nuisance to the citizens in their homes in said city. Section 32. Said city shall have power and authority to sell, assign and transfer any and all assessments and executions levied, assessed or issued for sewers, streets, sidewalks, curbing, water lines, taxes, licenses, costs, expenses or other cause. Section 33. Said city shall never have any power or authority to sell or otherwise dispose of its bonds voted by the qualified voters of said city for less than par. Section 34. The recorder's court of said city may be held at any time fixed by the Recorder on sufficient notice to all parties and witnesses; provided ten ( 10) days' public notice posted in the Recorder's courtroom and in front of the police station of said city and published in the official organ of said city at least ten (10) days in advance of such change shall be sufficient. Said court shall be held in the Recorder's courtroom of said city or at such other place in said city as may be established for this purpose by ordinance by the City Council of East Point, or by the Recorder in case of extreme emergency for a single sitting. Section 35. It shall be unlawful for any airplane or airship or flying machine to be operated over said city at an altitude of less than 300 feet, nor unless the pilot or operator of such machine is ascending and continues WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 793 to gain altitude. All acrobatic or stunt flying over said city shall be prohibited and excess noises of motors of airplanes shall not be permitted. Section 36. Bail required of persons arrested by officers of the City of East Point may consist of lawful money of the United States deposited as security in lieu of an individual surety or bonding company signature; provided such money is deposited only with the station lieutenant or other officer in charge of the police station at the time the deposit is made, and a duplicate receipt for such deposit is issued by said station lieutenant or officer in charge of the police station at the time, a copy of which receipt shall be furnished to the person depositing the bail money, and a carbon copy of said receipt shall remain in a well-bound book kept for this purpose; said receipt to state the name of the person depositing the said bail money, the date of the deposit, and the amount thereof, and the date the case is set for a hearing in the Recorder's Court of said city. Bail money deposited as aforesaid shall be turned in to the city treasury with a report thereof on the date it is received or before the expiration of the next business day thereafter, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer of said city to keep all such funds in a separate account to be known as Bail Money Fund. Bail mpney deposited as bail for the appearance of persons subsequently acquitted in the Recorder's Court of said city shall be promptly refunded to the persons entitled thereto upon presentment to the city treasurer of the receipt therefor properly endorsed by the Recorder of said city showing the final disposition of said case, and not otherwise. The person entitled to such refund shall be the bearer of said receipt in all cases. Section 37. All construction, buildings, and electrical and plumbing work done within the City of East Point shall conform to the building, plumbing and electric ordinances and codes adopted by the City Council of East Point. Section 38. Soliciting charity or relief campaigns within said city shall be subject to regulation by ordinance by the City Council of East Point. Section 39. Permission for the temporary erection, establishment, installation or use of any temporary building, structure, fence, shed, premises, agency, device, business or thing allowed as an exception to any rule, ordinance, law or regulation of said city shall not exceed 90 days, and any such structure, use, agency or device shall be subject to preemptory removal, destruction or abatement at the expiration of such period by said city at the expense of the person responsible for continuing beyond said 90 day limit. Section 40. No franchise granted by said city to any company or exercised 794 .JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, under its authority shall ever be assigned, transferred, sold or consolidated with any other company without the written consent of the City Council of East Point. Section 41. Said city shall have a corporate seal which shall consist of the words "City of East Point, Georgia" in a circle with the figures "1889" also in said circle at the bottom thereof, and the word "Seal" in the center of said circle, said words and figures so cut or fixed in a metal device so that said seal can be impressed on written instruments to which said city is a party. The city clerk of said city shall be the custodian of said corporate seal. Section 42. The mayor of said city shall have the power, but only on recommendation of the recorder, to pardon any city prisoner or reduce the punishment, fine or sentence imposed, but not after such fine has been paid or such sentence has been served. Section 43. In any primary or election by the people each candidate for public office shall have the right to be present at the counting of the ballots by the election managers and to see the ballots and inspect the same as they are counted and to have a representative present when it is impossible for such candidate to be present for said purpose. Section 44. Unless the disqualification of an interested or related mayor or aldermen would reduce the qualified members of the City Council of East Point present at a given meeting to less than a quorum neither the mayor nor any alderman shall be qualified to act or vote in a judicial or quasi-judicial capacity on any matter in which he or they have a direct or indirect personal, financial, political or other interest which will render it impossible for such mayor or alderman to act for the public interest on said matter, nor shall a mayor or alderman act or vote in a judicial or quasi-judicial capacity in any case in which he or they are related to any of the parties at interest by blood or marriage within the sixth degree ail computed according to the civil law; provided, that for such disqualification to be effective it must be brought to the attention of the City Council of East Point before going into the merits of the matter at issue. The City Council of East Point shall be the judge of the question of disqualification of its members in any matter in which the issue is raised. Interest or lack of interest, and relationship or the absence of relationship shall not disqualify a mayor or alderman to act in his legislative or executive capacity. Section 45. Cases in the Recorder's Court of said city shall be prosecuted by the police officer directly responsible for making the case or by the city attorney. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 795 Section 46. The right of anyone adjudged guilty of an offense in the Recorder's Court of said city to appeal from such judgment to the City Council of East Point is hereby repealed, so that from the passage and approval of this act there shall be no right of appeal from the Recorder's Court of said city to the City Council of East Point; provided this does not impair the right of appeal by certiorari to Superior Court of Fulton County, upon compliance with the law governing appeal by certiorari, and Sec. 39 of said Act of 1912 is amended accordingly. Section 47. The City Council of East Point is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and pass such ordinance:;;, rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to prevent and reduce fire, health, moral, peace, theft, fraud, and similar hazards, and to minimize the loss and impairment of life, liberty, health and property in said city on account of said hazards. To this end said city is authorized and empowered to prohibit the renting of premises for human habitation or the occupancy thereof when such premises are unfit for human habitation; and to adopt reasonable standards of fitness of premises for human habitation, and to deter~ne in each case after notice and an opportunity to be heard whether such standards of fitness have been met by the owner of such premises; and to declare premises devoted to human habitation a nuisance and abate the same as such when such premises are unfit for human habitation; and to provide other and additional penalties for violation of said ordinances, rules and regulations. Section 48. Sections 18 and 19 of an Act approved March 24, 1939 (Ga. Laws 1939, pp. 1024 and 1025) creating the offices of water and light superintendent, assistant water and light superintendent, street foreman, assistant street foreman, meter reader, assistant meter reader, assistant city clerk, superintendent of sanitary department, and assistant superintendent of sanitary department, and providing that the terms of each of said offices shall be one year from the date of their election or appointment and qualification, and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, are hereby amend9d by adding at the end of each of said sections of said Act the following words: "Provided, the City Council of East Point may, in its discretion, elect or appoint any and all of said officers and employees to serve during good behavior and efficient service without any fixed term or tenure, but subject to demotion, suspension and discharge for inefficiency or bad conduct." Section 49. Any regular, stated, special, called, adjourned or recessed session or meeting of the City Council of East Point, or any committee thereof, the Recorder's Court of said City, or any board, bureau, commission, or authority of said city or any department thereof with a quorum present may, by majority vote of the members present then and there entered on its minutes or record of its proceedings, adjourn, continue or recess such meeting or session to any future hour of the same day or to any 796 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, future day and hour up to but not beyond the next regular or stated meeting or session. Section 50. Assessments for public improvements such as streets, sidewalks, sewers and the like payable in deferred installm!E!nts shall all become due and payable in full if any payment of any installment becomes in default when due and remains in default for as much as 30 days. Section 51. All assessment liens of said City shall bind the abutting property and the owners thereof from the date of the adoption of the ordinance or resolution authorizing the improvements and assessment of the cost thereof against abutting property and the owners thereof. Section 52. Said city is hereby authorized and empowered in its discretion to rent or lease for its benefit any of its real estate for which it has no immediate use for a fair and adequate rental. Section 53. Notice of intention of the City of East Point to apply for this local legislation was published three (3) times in the Fulton County Daily Report in three (3) separate calendar weeks during a period of sixty (60) days next preceding the introduction of this Bill in the Legislature, and a copy of said notice is attached hereto and by reference is incorporated herein and made a part hereof as required by the new Constitution of this State. Section 54. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. The following amendment to the Substitute to HB 603, was read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to amend Substitute for HB 603 by adding the following sections. Section 53. Any building, structure, or thing built, constructed, erected, created, established or maintained in violation of any valid law or ordinance of the State of Georgia or City of East Point shall constitute a nuisance and, upon the owner's failure or refusal to tear down, dismantle, or remove the same after 30 days' notice in writing from said City to do so, said City is authorized and empowered to dismantle, tear down and remove the same at the owner's expense; provided, no permanent structure of condition for which a building permit was issued by said City within the 30 days next preceding the commencement of said structure or condition shall be torn down, dismantled, abated, or removed WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 797 after the same shall have been completed. Said City is authorized and empowered to adopt ordinances and resolutions appropriate for such purposes. Section 54. Said City is authorized and empowered to abate said nuisances at the expense of owners and/or those guilty of creating or maintaining the same, and to enforce payment of said expense by execution issued by the City Clerk of said City, or by any form of civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction, or by fine in the Recorder's Court of said city, or by such fine and civil action, or by execution, fine, and civil action, and to adopt ordinances and resolutions appropriate for such purposes. Section 55. The City Council of East Point is hereby authorized and empowered to condemn or cause to be condemned any worn-out pavement of any street or sidewalk within said city and repave the same or cause the same to be repaved, and assess the cost of said repaving against the abutting properties and the owners thereof as is provided for in cases of original pavement of streets and sidewalks in said city under existing laws, and to adopt ordinances and resolutions appropriate for such purposes. Section 56. The full time tax assessor of said City may be required, authorized and empowered by ordinance to investigate and determine when the business license ordinances of said City are being violated, and to enforce said ordinances by prosecuting violators thereof in the Recorder's Court of said City; and for these purposes only said officer shall have all of the powers and authority of a police officer of said City. The Substitute, as amended, was adopted. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute, as amended. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, as amended, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute, as amended. SB 181. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for establishing a County Police Force for Tattnall County, and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 181, was read and adopted: Mr. Mishoe of Tattnall offered the following amendment: Amend SB 181 by adding to the caption thereof before the words "and for other purposes", the following: 798 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, "to provide that all law enforcement officers of Tattnall County who are engaged in enforcing traffic regulations on the streets and highways of Tattnall County shall be clothed in a uniform to be approved by the governing authority of Tattnall County; to provide that all motor vehicles used by said law enforcement officers engaged in enforcing traffic regulations of this state in Tattnall County shall be designated and marked as such pursuant to specifications as set out by the governing authority of Tattnall County; to provide for the placement of sirens and other equipment on such mjOtor vehicles; to provid., that all said law enforcement officers shall have the same training provided for members of the Georgia State Patrol; to provide for a penalty; to provide for the distribution of fines", And by adding the following Sections: "Section 3. That all sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, county police officers and any other law enforcement officers of Tattnall County whose duties require them to engage in the enforcement of traffic regulations upon the public streets and highways of said county, shall be at all times while so engaged in such duties clothed in a uniform, the style, specification and design of which shall first be approved by the governing authority of Tattnall County. "Section 4. That all motor vehicles which are used by said officers while enforcing the traffic regulations upon the public streets and highways of Tattnall County shall be plainly marked so as to show that same is such type of motor vehicle. The specifications for such marking and design shall be promulgated by the governing authority of Tattnall County. "Section 5. That such motor vehicles shall contain sirens and other equipment and shall be placed in substantially the same position as those on the motor vehicles used by the Georgia State Patrol. "Section 6. That no such law enforcement officer shall engaged in enforcing traffic regulations upon the public streets and highways in Tattnall County until such law enforcement officer shall have had equivalent training to that which is required of the highway patrolmen of the Georgia State Patrol. "Section 7. That when any fine or bond forfeiture is collected for the violation of any of the traffic laws and regulations in Tattnall County, if the violation occurred on a state or federal highway or if the arrest for such violation was made on a state or federal highway, the arresting officer nor any other official of any city, county or court shall receive any part of the fine and all of such fine shall go into the general fund of Tattnall County, but if the arrest is made within th~ corporate limits of a municipality, all of the fine shall go into the general fund of the municipality. "Section 8. That any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as for a misdemeanor." And by renumbering Section 3 as "Section 9". The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 799 On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 180. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the City Court of Reidsville, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 191. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Town of Hephzibah, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 193. By Senators Farrar of the 42nd and Mavity of the 44th: A bill to be entitled an Act to supplement the salary of the Judge of the Superior Courts of the Lookout Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SR 45. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A Resolution directing the State Librarian to furnish law books to the Superior Court of Chattooga County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. SB 185. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that a subsistence payment of $75.00 per month may be made to the sheriffs of counties having a population of not less than 4500 inhabitants and not more than 4525 inhabitants; and for other purposes. 800 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 107. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide a method of garbage disposal systems in unincorporated portions of Fulton County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 108. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act of 1937 relating to systems of garbage disposal in counties of 200,000 or more, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the pasage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 110. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal the Act of 1945 establishing Parks and Recreation Commission in Fulton County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 111. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta, to provide for establishment of an Advisory Commission for Parks, and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 111 was read and adopted: The Fulton delegation moves to amend SB 111 as follows: By adding at the end of Section 1, to become a part of said section, the following: "The tax provided for herein shall be in addition to all other tax authorized by the Charter of the City of Atlanta, as amended." WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 801 Section 3 of said SB 111 is stricken and the following is enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as Section 3: "Section 3. There is hereby created in the Department of Parks of the City of Atlanta two Assistant General Managers of Parks, one of whom shall be the present Assistant General Manager of Parks and the other position of Assistant General Manager of Parks shall be filled by the present Director of Recreation of Fulton County, namely, Fred Boswell, if he should so elect, on January 1, 1952. The Assistant General Managers of Parks shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities of the General Employees Civil Service Act, and vacancies in said position or either of them shall be filled in accordance therewith." Said SB 111 is further amended by striking therefrom in their enti~ty Sections 4 and 5 thereof. Sections 6 and 7 of said SB 111 are renumbered to read Sections 4 and 5 respectively. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 112. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to limit mileage for Public Works expenditures in counties having a population of 300,000 or more, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 113. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to limit in counties having a population of 300,000 or more the use by such counties of convict labor, county property or county funds in constructing and maintaining a system of roads within the limits of a municipality, and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 113 was read and adopted: Mr. Kemp of Clayton moves to am.end SB 113 by adding a new section to be numbered 3A to follow immediately after Section 3 which shall read as follows: SECTION 3A. The foregoing Section 3 shall not apply to municipalities having a population of less than 20,000 according to the official Census of the United States of 1950, or any future census where such munici- 802 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, pality lies in more than one county. Such municipalities shall have the right to contract with the county governing authorities of either county. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 114. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to require the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County to furnish office space for use by the Board of Tax Assessors and Receivers of the City of Atlanta in the Fulton County Court House, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 115. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Receiver and of Tax Collector of Fulton County into the office of Tax Commissioner of Fulton County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 116. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to require the Tax Receiver or Tax Commissioner of Fulton County to receive tax returns for all property taxable in that portion of the City of Atlanta located in Fulton County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 117. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to require the governing authority of Fulton County to fix the levy of taxes not later than May 15, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 803 On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 122, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 119. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to require the county authorities in all counties having a population of 300,000 or more to specify in any tax levy the percentage, number of mills or fractional part thereof levied for each purpose, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 123, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 122. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to require elections to be held in public buildings in all counties having a population of 300,000 or more, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 124, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 123. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to regulate elections so as to require candidates to file record of convictions in state courts in counties having a population of more than 300,000, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 125, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 124. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to regulate primary elections in all municipalities having a population of more than 200,000, by providing how such elections shall be conducted, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 126, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 126. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta so as to make election days holidays, and for other purposes. 804 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 127, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 127. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta by making the Parks Committee a charter committee, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 128, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 90. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta to provide that outside areas may be annexed to the City of Atlanta by petition, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 129, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 165. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the position of Chief of Police in all counties of this State having a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 130, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 166. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta relating to civil service in the fire department, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 131, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 167. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide in Fulton County a system for pension and retirement payment to teachers and WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 805 employees of the Board of Education of Fulton County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 132, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 168. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act establishing Civil Service in fire departments in cities of the State of Georgia having a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 133, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 169. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act amending the Charter of the City of Atlanta fixing the compensation for the planning engineer and the municipal revenue collector, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 134, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 128. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 135, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 129. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 136, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. 806 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 134. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitl~d an Act to provide for the election of public officials by cities having a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 137, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 136. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to prevent the sale or lease by counties of a certain population of land held for public park purposes, without the consent of the Grand Jury, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 138, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 159. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Fulton County Employees Pension Code, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 139, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 160. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to fix the salary of the Treasurer of Fulton County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 140, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 161. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to require the assumption by Fulton County of obligations to Fulton County school employees, and for other purposes The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 141, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 807 SB 162. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to require separate precincts in all elections for each group of 5000 registered voters in counties having a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 142, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 163. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act applicable to counties and cities of a certain population, and providing for voting by mail, so as to provide a precinct at the courthouse in county election, and at the city hall in city elections, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 143, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 183. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the County Manager law, relating to Counties having a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 144, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 92. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 145, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 96. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish an Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Performance Committee, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 146, nays 0. 808 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 97. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 147, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 99. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the General Employees Pension Law of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 148, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 100. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 149, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 102. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to require Atlanta and Fulton County to make a survey of personnel practices and merit systems, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 103. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to primary election in cities having a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 809 The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 104. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to County Police in certain counties having a city therein with a certain population, and for other purposes. The following amend~nt to SB 104, was read and adopted: Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 104 as follows: By striking the word "payment" in line 3 of Section 11. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 105. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish a method for providing fire protection systems in the unincorporated portion of Fulton County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 93. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta, amending the Police Pension Law, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 93, Section 1, sub-section (a) by striking the words "The matching" in line 3 of said sub-section and inserting in lieu thereof the following words "an equal amount to represent the" The report of the Committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 91. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. 810 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The following amendment was read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 91 by striking the second sentence in Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "He shall not however have any power or authority to exercise any functions or perform any duties relating to public health or sanitation in any area under his jurisdiction that are similar in character to activities or services then being carried out or rendered in the same area by the Board of Health or other similar agency of Fulton or DeKalb County." The report of the Committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, as amended. SB 94. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that cities having a certain population shall furnish aid, relief and pensions to members of paid fire departments now in active service, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted. The Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 94, Section 1 sub-section (a) by striking the words "the matching" in line 4 of said sub-section and inserting in lieu thereof the following words "an equal amount to represent the" The report of the Committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as am.ended. SB 125. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 125, was read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 125 by striking therefrom Section 2 in its entirety and enacting in lieu thereof the following, to be known as Section 2 : "SECTION 2. That the provisions of the Charter, as amended by Section 10 of the Act approved on the 25th day of February, 1949 (Ga. Laws, 1949, pp. 1111-1112), providing that the Mayor and General Council shall not have authority to increase basic salaries or automobile allowances of any officer or employee except during the month of January, is hereby amended to read as follows: " 'The Mayor and General Council shall not have any authority WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 811 to increase the basic salaries or automobile allowances of any officer or employee of the City during any calendar year except upon ordinances or resolutions introduced in the General Council and finally adopted and approved on or before the 31st day of March of any year; provided, however, that this shall not prevent the fixing of any salaries for new officers or positions created, or prevent the Mayor and General Council from reducing salaries because of economic conditions, or from abolishing positions. This section shall constitute the only restriction upon the power and authority of the Mayor and General Council in the matter of fixing salaries except where salaries are specifically fixed by the terms of this charter as amended.' " The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 118. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the security of pension rights of retired officers, etc., in counties having a certain population, and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 118, was read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 118, Section 2 by inserting the following words between the words "Treasurer" and "of" in line 12, "or other disbursing office." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 101. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 101, was read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 101 by striking from sub-section A of 19-101 the words 18 mills and substituting therefor the following: 14% mills unless the said City shall operate a Health Department and in that event 16 mills. And by striking from sub-section B of section 19-101 in line 7 and 8 the following language "within the limits provided in Article VIII, Section 12, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945 and substituting therefor the following: "not to exceed 7 mills." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. 812 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 170. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish a Metropolitan Planning District for Fulton and DeKalb Counties, and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 170, was read and adopted: The Fulton and DeKalb delegations moved to amend SB 170 by adding a new Section to Article IV, as follows: "Section 3. Funds for the com;mission shall be provided by Fulton and DeKalb Counties and the City of Atlanta as follows: "The commission each year shall adopt a budget and submit it to Fulton and DeKalb Counties and the City of Atlanta for their approval. If Fulton and DeKalb Counties and the City of Atlanta all approve said budget, then the funds necessary to meet said budget shall be provided by them as follows: "The City of Atlanta shall provide 40% of the total amount of said budget. The remaining 60 o/o of the total amount of said budget shall be provided by Fulton and DeKalb Counties, pro rata, in proportion to the total amounts shown on their respective tax digests." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 106. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to facilities for fire protection for citizens and property in counties having a certain population, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 130. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The following amendments to SB 130, were read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to Amend SB 130 by adding thereto the following: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 813 SECTION 4. Section 9 of an Act approved March 20, 1939 (Georgia Laws 1939, page 841), codified as Section 6-408 of the Code of the City of Atlanta of 1942, be and the same is hereby repealed and the following is enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as Section 6-408 (a) and Section 6-408 (b): "Section 6-408 (a). Temporary Appointments. Whenever it is impossible to certify three qualified and available eligibles to a position vacancy in the classified service, the appointing authority may, with the approval of the Director, make a temporary appointment. A person so appointed shall acquire no civil service privileges. Such an appointment shall not extend beyond 15 days after the certification of three qualified and available elegibles. "Section 6-408 (b). War Service Appointments. Whenever a position vacancy exists because of the fact that the perm.anent occupant is on an authorized military leave-of-absence, such vacancy shall be filled by certification from an eligible register with a War Service Appointment for the duration of the leave. A certified eligible accepting such a position will serve a probationary period, be entitled to salary increments, and all civil service privileges, except that he shall retain no rights to the position upon the proper reinstatement of the employee returning from leave. If fewer than three eligibles are available for a War Service Appointment, a Temporary appointment may be made with the approval of the Director." SECTION 5. That Section 12 of an Act approved March 20, 1939 (Georgia Laws 1939, page 841), as amended by Section 4 of an Act approved March 8, 1945 (Georgia Laws 1945, page 1044), codified as Section 6-411 of the Code of the City of Atlanta of 1942, be amended by adding at the end of said Section the following: "All promotions shall be for a probationary period of six (6) months but the Director and the appointing authority may extend such probationary period to one (1) year. During any probationary period the person so promoted may be demoted by the appointing authority to the position he formerly held without a hearing. Any person so demoted shall be credited with any increments that he would have earned in the position formerly held by him had he not been promoted." so that, as amended, said section shall read as follows: "Section 6-411. Promotion. Promotions of employees covered by this Article shall be made only according to merit and fitness and must be ascertained by competitive examinations, regardless of the number of applicants seeking promotion. Such examinations shall be conducted by the Director. All promotions shall be for a probationary period of six (6) months but the Director and the appointing authority may extend such probationary period to one (1) year. During any probationary period the person so promoted may be demoted by the appointing authority to the position he formerly held without a hearing. Any person so demoted shall be credited with any increments that he would have earned in the position formerly held by him had he not been promoted." SECTION 6. That Section 13 of an Act approved March 20, 1939, (Georgia Laws 1939, page 841) codified as Section 6-412 of the Code of the City of Atlanta of 1942, be amended by adding a new sub-paragraph, to be known as subparagraph (3) thereof, as follows: \H4 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, (3) A former employee, reemployed or reinstated under the provisions of this Section, may be credited for pay increment purposes with all former service in the class in which he is reemployed and service in any higher class at the discretion of the appointing authority." so that, as amended, said Section shall read as follows: "Section 13. Reemployment. (1) Whenever any employee in the Classified service, who has been performing his duties in a satisfactory manner, as shown by the records of the department or other agency in which he has been employed, is laid off because of lack of work or lack of funds, or has been on authorized leave of absence and is ready to report for duty when a position is open, or has resigned in good standing and with the consent of the Director and the head of the department under whose jurisdiction he was employed, and has withdrawn his resignation without being restored to his position, the Director shall cause the name of such employee to be placed on the reemployment list for the appropriate class for reemployment within three years thereafter when vacancies in the class occur. The order in which names shall be placed on the reemployment list for any class shall be in the order according to dates of applications for reemployment. No person shall be reinstated or have his name restored to a reemployment list unless such resignation is withdrawn within three years after it has been presented and accepted. "(2) When a vacancy exists which the appointing authority has decided to fill by re-employment, the appointing authority shall submit to the Director in such form as may be prescribed by the Board a request that the Director certify to him the names of persons eligible for reemployment in the class in which the vacant position is established. The Director shall immediately certify to the appointing authority the names of persons on appropriate registers. " (3) A former employee, reemployed or reinstated under the provisions of this Section, may be credited for pay increment purposes with all former service in the class in which he is reemployed and service in any higher class at the discretion of the appointing authority." SECTION 7. That Section 17 of an Act approved March 20, 1939, (Georgia Laws 1939, page 841) codified as Section 6-416 of the Code of the City of Atlanta of 1942, be amended by striking therefrom the last sentence in said Section, which is as follows: "Leave of absence for a period not to exceed six consecutive months in any twelve months period may be granted to any employee without pay upon request of the employee when approved by the appointing authority and the Director notified in writing." and enacting in lieu thereof the following: "Leave of absence for a period not to exceed twelve months may be granted to any employee without pay upon request of the employee when approved by the appointing authority and the Director notified in writing." and by striking the words "or provisional", appearing in said Section in the third line on page 855 (Georgia Laws 1939, page 841) so that, as amended, said Section shall read as follows: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 815 Section 17. Lay-off and Leave of Absence Without Pay. An appointing authority may leave off a classified employee whenever he deems it requisite due to unusual conditions or shortage or stoppage of work or funds. In every case of this kind the appointing authority shall, before the effective date thereof, give written notice of his contemplated action to the employee involved and the Director. Any person who has been appointed to a position in the classified service, or who shall have attained a civil service status, under the provisions of this Act, other than a tellllporary appointee, and who has been laid off for the reasons stated in this section of the Act, shall have his name placed on an appropriate reemployment register. Leave of absence for a period not to exceed twelve months may be granted to any employee without pay upon request of the employee when approved by the appointing authority and the Director notified in writing." SECTION 8. Be it further enacted that Section 3 of an Act approved March 8, 1945, (Georgia Laws 1945, page 1044) codified as Section 6-418 of the Code of the City of Atlanta of 1942, be amended by repealing Sub-Section (a) thereof, which is as follows: "(a) Where an employee is dismissed from the service, he shall have the right, within 2 years, to apply for reinstatement. Upon making an application for reinstatement to the Personnel Board, he may be reinstated, Without taking an examination, to the classified service, provided, such reinstatement is recommended by the head of the department he was in at the time of his dismissal and approval of the personnel Board." and enacting in lieu thereof the following, to be known as Sub-Section (a) thereof, as follows: "(a) An employee who has been dismissed from the service may be reinstated without examination within three years after the effective date of his dismissal, upon recommendation of the head of the department from which he was dismissed and the approval of the Personnel Board." so that, as amended, said Section shall read as follows: "6-418. Appeals. Whenever the Director refuses to examine an applicant or after examination to certify an eligible, as provided in this Article, then said Director if requested by the person so rejected, shall give to him a full and explicit statement of the exact cause for such refusal to examine or certify, as the case may be. The person so rejected may ask for a review of the case by the Board, which shall be granted, and said Board by a Majority vote shall have power to render a final decision in writing to the person asking for the review. Such decision of the Board shall be binding on all concerned. "(a) An employee who has been dismissed from the service may be reinstated without examination withtin three years after the effective date of his dismissal, upon recommendation of the head of the department from which he was dismissed and the approval of the Personnel Board." SECTION 9. Be it further enacted that Section 21 of an act approved March 20, 1939, (Georgia Laws 1939, page 841) codified as Section 6-420 of the Code of the City of Atlanta of 1942, which is as follows: 816 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, "6-420. Residence. Positions in the classified service shall be filled by citizens of the City of Atlanta, who have been residents thereof for at least two years immediately preceding the date of examination. In the discretion of the Board, residence requirements may be waived only for technical and professional positions for which qualified applicants who are residents of the city cannot be obtained, or the work to be done is in city service outside of the city limits. Removal of residence outside of the city limits shall be grounds for removal unless permission to remove is granted by the Board and approved by the General Council." be and the same is hereby repealed. SECTION 10. Be it further enacted that Section 24 of an Act approved March 20, 1939, (Georgia Laws, 1939, page 841) codified as Section 6-423 of the Code of the City of Atlanta of 1942, be and the same is hereby repealed and the following is enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as Section 6-423 of the Code of the City of Atlanta of 1942: "6-423. The Board and all employees in the calssified service shall before assuming their duties subscribe to the following oath: 'I hereby promise and swear that I shall perform the duties of the position to which I have been appointed and of any other position to which I may hereafter be appointed or elected in the government of the City of Atlanta to the best of my ability. I shall uphold and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States, the State of Georgia, and the Charter and ordinances of the City of Atlanta to the best of my ability.'" SECTION 11. Be it further enacted that not later than January 1, 1952, the Mayor and General Council shall establish by ordinance a pay plan for all classes of positions in non-school departments, and the Board of Education shall establish a pay plan for all classes of classified positions in the School Department. Each of these plans shall consists of a series of pay grades, each successive grade having a higher minimum and a higher maximum pay, respectively, than the grade immediately below it. Each class of positions of the non-school departments and of the School Department shall be assigned to the appropriate pay plan. Such pay plans may be amended by the Mayor and General Council as to all classes of positions in non-school departments and by the Board of Education for all classes of classified positions in the School Department subject to the limitations contained in this charter relating to the period during which the Mayor and General Council may grant salary or wage increases. The Personnel Board shall recommend to the Mayor and General Council the assignment of each class of non-school positions to pay a grade, and shall recommend to the Board of Education the assignment of each class of school position in the classified service to pay grade, consistent with the position classification plan. Amendment to the pay plan by changing a range or ranges of the pay grades or by removing a class of position from one pay grade to another shall be recommended by the Personnel Board and approved by the Mayor and General Council for non-school positions and recommended by the Personnel Board and approved by the Board of Education for school positions, provided, however, that the Mayor and General Council in the case of non-school positions and the Board of Education in the case of school positions in the classified service may amend said plan notwithstanding the recommendations of the Personnel Board but only after any such proposed amendment shall have been submitted to the Personnel WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 817 Board for its recommendations at least thirty (30) days before its final adoption by the Mayor and General Council as to non-school positions and the Board of Education as to school positions in the classified service. Until the adoption of a new plan as required by this act, amendments or changes to the pay plans now in effect for all non-school employees and for classified school employees shall be accomplished in the manner prescribed above. Any changes or amendments to the position classification plan now in effect shall be recoll!Jmended by the Personnel Board and approved by the Mayor and General Council for all positions in Non-School departments, and such changes or amendments as to school employees in the classified service shall be recommended by the Personnel Board and approved by the Board of Education in the Manner hereinbefore prescribed. SECTION 12. Be it further enacted that the powers conferred upon the Personnel Board by the preceding section of this amendment shall not be construed as a delegation of any legislative authority vested in the Mayor and General Council of the Board of Education or a limitation upon their powers to adopt ordinances or resolutions not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States, the State of Georgia, and the Charter of the City of Atlanta. SECTION 13. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The Bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 132. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 132, Section 1, as follows: By striking the word "said" in line one of said section. By inserting the following words after the word "Receivers" on line one of said section "of the City of Atlanta." By striking the word "said" in line four of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following "The Fulton". The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the pasage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The Bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 133. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. 818 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The following amendment was read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 133 as follows: By striking Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 1. That any common carrier or public transportation company operating wholly or partially within the territory annexed, or any part thereof, may, from and after the annexation of such territory by the City of Atlanta, continue operation in the territory annexed, until otherwise ordered or directed by the regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, but subject at all times to all of the laws and ordinances of the City of Atlanta pertaining to common carriers or public transportation companies; provided, nevertheless, any such carrier or company whose operation, as the result of the annexation of such territory, includes operation within the limits of the City of Atlanta shall be required to pay to said City of Atlanta a franchise tax as may be determined by the Mayor and General Council of said City. Section 1-A. This Act shall not be construed as impairing or repealing any existing franchises heretofore granted by law. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 89. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The following amendments to SB 89, were read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 89 by adding to Section 8 thereof the following: There are hereby created three additional members of the Board of Education of the City of Atlanta affective on the day of the signing of this law. Such members shall serve for the year 1951 in an advisory capacity only. On the first Wednesday in December, 1951, in the elections herebefore provided for by law their successors shall be chosen and thereafter persons so chosen shall serve as regular members of the Board of Education of the City of Atlanta. The persons who shall fill these positions for the year 1951 shall be: J. C. Shelor, Thomas W. Moore and P. L. Bardin. The Fulton delegation moves to amend SB 89 by adding a new section as follows: "Section 4A. The legal title to all real property owned by Fulton County within the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta as the same may be extended on or after the date this Act is approved and assigned WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 819 to or used in connection with a parks and recreational system on the date this Act is approved, shall on January 1, 1952 pass to the City of Atlanta with all rights and appurtenances thereto and subject to all liens and encumbrances thereon, unless conveyed by deed to said City of Atlanta at an earlier date. If no earlier conveyance is made, the proper authorities of Fulton County are directed in order to clarify the record title to said property to execute and deliver to the City of Atlanta on January 1, 1942, or as soon thereafter as practicable, a deed or deeds containing the legal description of said property, but such deeds shall not be necessary to effect conveyance of the legal title." The report of the Committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The Bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 95. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing that counties having a certain population shall furnish aid and relief and pensions to regular members of County Police and Fire Departments, and for other purposes. The following substitute was read and adopted: An Act to amend an Act approved March 16, 1939 (Georgia Laws 1939, pages 278-285, inclusive) which is an Act entitled "An Act to provide that counties having a population of more than two hundred thousand (200,000) by the United States census of 1920 or any subsequent census shall furnish aid and relief and pensions to regular members of county police departments but not to supernumeraries, now in active service; and to future members and their dependents in specified cases. To provide that regular members of such county police departments who have served twenty-five (25) years may retire as a matter of right and how such members shall be paid upon such retirement. To provide how such members shall be paid in case of total disability resulting from such service, and how such total disability may be determined. To provide how and what relief shall be paid widows, children or dependents of any such members in case of death of such members. To provide for the creation of a fund from which such payments shall be made. To provide how such funds shall be collected, deposited, managed and paid. To create a Board of Trustees and provide for their selection and election to manage, deposit, receive and disburse said funds and to invest such funds under certain conditions. To provide that the Board of Trustees shall make all necessary rules for carrying out the terms of this Act. To provide that none of the funds mentioned shall be subject to attachment, garnishment, judgment, nor shall they be assignable; but shall be paid in cash to the beneficiary. To provide that any policeman leaving the service of said department either voluntarily by resignation or involuntarily by dismissal shall be paid two-thirds of such total amount as has been paid into said fund by him by deductions made from his salary or wages. To provide that if any part of this Act shall be held 820 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, unconstitutional the remainder of this Act shall remain in force taken in connection with existing laws. To provide that this Act shall not affect or be affected by any Workmen's Compensation Law or other similar laws. To repeal conflicting laws and for other purposes" as heretofore amended so as to preserve the pension rights of policemen and firemen who because of the extension of limits of a municipality of like population lying wholly or partly in such county and having a public pension system in which such transferred employee may participate, cease to be employed by such county and within thirty (30) days thereafter become employees of such municipality whose limits are so extended; to provide in such cases for the transfer of such poiiceman's or fireman's equity in the county pension fund to the pension fund of such municipality of which he becomes a member; to provide the time and method of such transfer and to define the terms "equity in the county pension fund" and "municipality" as used in this law; to provide that any director of public safety now or hereafter appointed in such counties shall be a member of the pension system created by said county pension law, with all rights and privileges for himself or his beneficiaries and subject to the same duties and responsibilities as other members; to provide that in the event any such county ceases to have a chief of police because of transfer to any city located wholly or partly therein of police functions, then and in that event such chief of police having 25 or more years of service to his credit may retire on a standard service pension without regard to age; to provide a separability clause; to repeal conflicting laws and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same: SECTION 1. The above entitled Act which is an Act entitled "An Act to provide that counties having a population of more than than two hundred thousand (200,000) by the United States Census of 1920 or any subsequent census shall furnish aid and relief and pensions to regular members of County Police Departments but not to supernumeraries, now in active service; and to future members and their dependents in specified cases. To provide that regular members of such County Police Departments who have served twenty-five (25) years may retire as a matter of right and how such members shall be paid upon retirement. To provide how such members shall be paid in case of total disability resulting from such service, and how such total disability may be determined. To provide how and what relief shall be paid widows, children or dependents of any such members in case of death of such members. To provide for the creation of a fund from which such payments shall be made. To provide how such funds shall be collected, deposited, managed and paid. To create a Board of Trustees and provide for their selection and election to manage, deposit, receive and disburse said funds and to invest such funds under certain conditions. To provide that the Board of Trustees shall make all necessary rules for carrying out the terms of this Act. To provide that none of the funds mentioned shall be subject to attachment, garnishment, judgment, nor shall they be assignable; but shall be paid in cash to the beneficiary. To provide that any policeman leaving the service of said department either voluntarily by resignation or involuntarily by dismissal shall be paid two-thirds of such total amount as has been paid into said fund by him by deductions made from his salary or wages. To provide that if any part of this Act shall be held unconstitutional WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 821 the remainder of this Act shall remain in force taken in connection with existing laws. To provide that this Act shall not affect or be affected by any workman's compensation law or other similar laws. To repeal conflicting laws and for other purposes," as heretofore amended is further amended by adding thereto the following new sections to be numbered as set forth in this Act to-wit: SECTION 33. As used in this law the word 'municipality' shall refer to and mean a municipality having the same population as that described in the county pension law named in the caption of this Act, that is, a population of more than 200,000 according to the United States Census of 1920 or any subsequent census and the words 'equity in the county pension fund' shall mean the full amount which a county policeman or county fireman has paid into the pension fund created by the Act described in the caption of this law plus the full amount of such county's equal contribution thereto paid by such county to match the contribution of such policeman or fireman. In the event any policeman or fireman should cease to be an employee of such county and should because of extension of the limits of such municipality become within thirty (30) days thereafter an employee of any such municipality having a public pension system in which such former county employee m,ay participate, then and in that event the equity in the county pension fun.d of such former county policeman or fireman shall be immediately transferred by the Board of Trustees or Treasurer thereof to the governing authority of the pension fund of such municipality of which such former county employee is entitled to become a member as an employee of the municipality." "SECTION 34. In the event a county within the population class described in the title to this law should have a Director of Public Safety, such Director of Public Safety shall be a member of the pension system created by said county pension law, with all rights and privileges for himself and beneficiaries and subject to the same duties and responsibilities as other members." "SECTION 35. In the event any such county ceases to have a Chief of Police because of transfer to any city located wholly or partly therein of police functions, then and in that event such Chief of Police, provided and on the condition that he has 25 or more years of service to his credit on his pension record, may retire on the Standard Service Pension provided for policemen or firemen by the amendment to said county pension law approved March 8, 1945 (Georgia Laws 1945, pages 1050-1067) and amendments thereto." SECTION 2. Be it further enacted that if any part, parts or section of this Act should for any reason be declared unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of any remaining portion of this Act, which remaining portion shall remain of force as if such Act had been passed with the unconstitutional portion thereof eliminated, and it is hereby declared the intention of the General Assembly that it would have adopted the remaining portion of this Act without including therein any such part, parts or section which may for any reason be hereafter declared unconstitutional. SECTION 3. Be it further enacted that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. 822 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. SB 98. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish a joint Atlanta-Fulton County Planning Board, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Messrs. Bell, Mackay and McWhorter of DeKalb move to amend SB 98 as follows: Section 1. By inserting in Section 6 (b) of said bill following the words "insofar as it relates to the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta," and immediately preceding the words "County Commission of such plan" the following language, to-wit: "and also subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues or other governing authority of DeKalb County of such bill insofar as it relates to that portion of the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta which is in DeKalb County", so that said section 6(b) as amended shall read as follows: Section 6 (b) To prepare a zoning plan, including both the full text of zoning regulations and maps, for the regulation by districts or zones of the location, height, bulk, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot which may be occupied, the sizes of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density and distribution of population, the location and uses of buildings and other structures for trade, industry, residence, recreation, public activities, or other purposes, and the uses of land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, agriculture, forestry, soil conservation, or other purposes; and, subject to such approval thereof by the Mayor and Council of such plan insofar as it relates to the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta, and also subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues or other governing authority of DeKalb County of such bill insofar as it relates to that portion of the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta which is in DeKalb County and County Commission of such plan insofar as it relates to the unincorporated area of Fulton County as is provided in this Act, to adopt and, from time to time as it may deem proper amend such zoning plan and regulations." Section 2. By adding to Section 8 of said bill a new sub-section to be known as sub-section (d) reading as follows: "All of the provisions of this Section are subject to approval by the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues or other governing body of DeKalb County of such portion of the plan and regulations which affect that part of the City of Atlanta which is in DeKalb County as provided in Section 6 herein." Section 3. By adding to Section 11 of said bill the following language, towit: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 195f 823 "Provided however, that the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues or other governing authority of DeKalb County shall have the power to approve or adverse or disapprove any such action of the Planning Board which pertains to property located in that part of the City of Atlanta in DeKalb County." Section 4. By inserting in Section 12 of said bill immediately following the words "be approved by the Mayor and Council" and immediately preceding the words "County Commission" the following language, to-wit: "and the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues or other governing authority of DeKalb County insofar as such regulations affect property which is in the City of Atlanta in DeKalb County" so that said Section when amended shall read as follows: "After the adoption and approval of new zoning regulations as provided in Section 8 and 9 of this Act, the Planning Board may at any time, on its own motion or on application by any interested party, repeal, amend or modify existing zoning regulations or adopt new regulations. Before any such changes are adopted, however, said Board shall hold a public hearing thereon after publishing notice once a week for three successive weeks of the plans, date and hour thereof in a newspaper having general circulation in the area to be affected by such changes. Any such regulations that involve a change must, before becoming effective be approved by the Mayor and Council and the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues or other governing authority of DeKalb County insofar as such regulations affect property which is in the City of Atlanta in DeKalb County or County Commission in respect to property located within their respective jurisdictions in accordance with the procedure specified in Sections 8 and 9 of this Act." The report of the Committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to, On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 122, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 109. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide the method of establishment, etc., of all public parks in the unincorporated area of Fulton County, and for other purposes. The following substitute was read and adopted: A BILL To establish a method for providing parks and recreational systems in the unincorporated portion of Fulton County; to authorize the Commissioners of Fulton County to enter into contracts with the City of Atlanta and a parks and recreational system in any unincorporated area of said county; to require said City to furnish the facilities of such a system under contract at cost; to provide for the transfer of certain parks and recreational property owned by Fulton County to the City of Atlanta and other municipalities; to provide for the disposition of fees collected for the use of such facilities; to prohibit Fulton County 824 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, from operating a parks and recreational system except as provided in this bill; to grant police jurisdiction over any such system to the City of Atlanta; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is enacted hereby by authority of the same as follows: Section 1. It is the purpose of this Act to provide for carrying out the authority granted to Fulton County by the Amendment to the Constitution of Georgia contained in the Resolution submitting said Amendment to the voters, which is published in Georgia Laws of 1929, beginning at page 135, and to establish the method for accomplishing the purpose of said Amendment in respect to public parks. Section 2. As used in this Act the term "Parks and recreational system" may include land, buildings, equipment, materials and supplies, together with personnel to operate and supervise the same, for parks, playgrounds, gymnasia, and other recreational centers, athletic, sport and recreational programs and purposes. Section 3. If the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues or other governing authority of Fulton County shall at any time determine that a public park or a parks and recreational system or any of the facilities thereof (either or both) are needed anywhere in the area of said county outside the corporate limits of municipalities lying wholly or in part therein, such County or County authority is authorized to acquire, own or lease land therefor and enter from time to time into a contract with the City of Atlanta governing the facilities, personnel and services to be furnished, and the cost thereof to be paid by Fulton County, which contract shall comply with all requirements of this law. Section 4. If the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of said County shall request the City of Atlanta to furnish the facilities, personnel and services, other than land or buildings, necessary to operate a parks and recreational system, said City and the governing authorities thereof shall, notwithstanding any limitation or provision in its charter to the contrary, furnish the same and operate a parks and recreational system in the unincorporated areas of said County under such a contract which shall describe the facilities, personnel and services to be furnished, specify the areas of the County to receive the same, set out the compensation (or method of computing the same) to be paid the City therefor, such compensation not to exceed the cost thereof (after applying against such costs fees and charges collected for the use of such system and retained by the City) to the City. Section 5. Neither the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, nor any other authority of said County shall, after the 31st day of December, 1951, maintain, operate or continue in existence any parks and recreational system or any department or agency with any of the functions of such a system, except under contract with the City of Atlanta as authorized by this Act. (a) The legal title to all real property owned by Fulton County within the corporate limits of any municipality, located wholly or partially in said County, as the same may be extended, on or before January 1, 1952, and assigned to or used in connection with a parks and recreational system on the date this Act is approved, shall on January 2, 1952, pass to the municipality in which such real property WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 825 is located with all rights and appurtenances thereto and subject to all liens and encumbrances thereon, unless conveyed by deed to said municipality at an earlier date. If no earlier conveyance is made, the proper authorities of Fulton County are directed in order to clarify the record title to said property to execute and deliver to each such municipality on January 2, 1952, or as soon thereafter as practicable, a deed or deeds containing the legal description of said property, but such deeds shall not be necessary to effect a conveyance of the legal title. Section 6. The City, notwithstanding any limitation or provision of its charter to the contrary, shall from time to time be authorized to enter into a contract or contracts with the county or with the governing auhority thereof, as the parties may respectively agree, to do and to perform within the unincorporated area of Fulton County all the things necessary to make this law effective, including the continuance, establishment, maintenance and operation within such unincorporated area by the City upon a contract basis of public parks and any incidents of a parks and recreational system as described in Section 2 of this Act. For such purpose the City may acquire, own, equip and furnish land and buildings, playgrounds and athletic fields within such unincorporated area, and may acquire, own and control equipment, materials and supplies located or to be used therein, and schedule, supervise, and conduct within such unincorporated area tournaments, games, gym111asia, athletic and other recreational facilities or sports programs so authorized by contract between the City and County. Section 7. Unless provision is made in the contract between the City and County for fees or other charges to be collected for the use of the facilities of any park operated by the City pursuant to this Act, the City or governing authorities thereof shall be authorized to provide by ordinance therefor and for the collection thereof. Section 8. The City shall have exclusive police jurisdiction over any land or buildings so operated by it for park purposes within the unincorporated area of Fulton County, and shall have authority with respect to such park area to pass and enforce within the limits thereof ordinances regulating persons and property or with respect to the use of facilities of said park. Section 9. In the operation of any parks under contract with the County, the City shall be conclusively presumed to be acting in a governmental capacity and shall be as fully protected from any and all claims for damages as if the services were being rendered within the corporate limits of the City. Section 10. Be it further enacted that if any park, parts or section of this Act should for any reason be declared unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of any remaining portion of this Act, which remaining portion shall remain of force as if such Act had been passed with the unconstitutional portion thereof eliminated, and it is hereby declared the intention of the General Assembly that it would have adopted the remaining portion of this Act without including therein any such part, parts or section which may for any reason be hereafter declared unconstitutional. Section 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that: (a) An Act, approved August 18, 1927, published in Georgia Laws 826 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, of 1927, beginning on page 590, amending the Act creating Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County and authorizing said Board to establish and operate parks, recreation and amusement places, is hereby repealed, effective December 31, 1951. (b) All other laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are repealed. Section 12. A copy of notice of intention to apply for this local legislation and an affidavit showing the publication of such notice as required by law are attached hereto and made a part of this bill, and it is hereby declared that all the requirements of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945 relating to publication of notice of intention to apply for the passage of this local legislation have been complied with for the enactment of this law. The report of the Committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 123, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. SB 121. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to require the Commissioners in the counties of a certain population to supplement the funds of the County Board of Education, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 121 by striking in line 5 of Section I thereof the figures and words "$20,000.00 each month" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "$240,000.00" so that said section shall read as follows: "Section I. That the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of each county in the State of Georgia having a population of 300,000 or more by the present or any future census are hereby directed to pay over to the Board of Education of such county the sum of $240,000.00 during the year 1951 only, upon the request of said Board of Education, out of any funds in the treasury of the said county which shall have been derived from any source other than from taxation. Such funds when paid to the county Board of Education shall become a part of the county school fund and may be used by the Board of Education for the educational purposes of the county." The said bill shall be further amended by adding the following language to Section II of the said bill: "provided, however, in all of such counties the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues shall have the authority to withhold from payments heretofore authorized by the Constitution and laws of this State the sum of $240,000.00 during any one subsequent year following the year 1951." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 827 On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 124, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 135. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the rights of employees of Fulton County and the City of Atlanta who are transferred from one government to another, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 135 by adding to the end of Section 6 the following: "The receiving government shall use the higher rate of pay for any classification throughout the division of the receiving government concerned." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 125, nays 0. The bill, having receiving the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 179. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Tattnall County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 126, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate insist on its position on the following bill of the House and respectfully asks that a Committee of Conference be appointed. HB 2. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Matthews of Clarke, Twitty of Mitchell, Key of Jasper and others : A bill to authorize the levy and collection of a general retailers sales and use tax, to provide the rate, to define words and terms, and for other purposes. The President has appointed on the part of the Senate as a Committee of Conference, Senators Rawls of the lOth, Connell of the 6th, and Grayson of the 1st. 828 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The Senate insists on its position on the following bill of the House and respectfully asks that a Committee of Conference be appointed. HB 43. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Hall of Floyd, Campbell of Oconee and others: A bill to create the Department of Revenue, provide for appointment, etc., of a State Revenue Commissioner and a Deputy State Revenue Commissioner, and for other purposes. The President has appointed on the part of the Senate as a Committee of Conference, Senators Willingham of the 39th, Millican of the 52nd, and Blalock of the 26th. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof : Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to-wit: SB 195. By Senator Williams of the 49th: A bill to raise the salary of the Solicitor of the City Court of Metter to $1600 per annum and the salary of the judge of said court to $2000 per annum; and for other purposes. SB 150. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Carlisle of the 7th, Rawls of the lOth, Williams of the 49th, Edenfield of the 2nd, Strickland of the 41st, and others: A bill to implement and provide for the enforcement of Article IV, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution prohibiting monopolies; to declare contracts or agreements where any corporation, person or group of persons may control the sale or distribution of any commodity, or the publication, sale or distribution of newspapers etc., or other media for the dissemination of news or advertising matter shall be deemed a monopoly; and for other purposes. HB 76. By Mr. Knight of Gordon: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Calhoun; and for other purposes. HB 140. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A bill to abolish the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Walker County; to create the office of Tax Commissioner; and for other purposes. HB 386. By Messrs. Battles and Clark of Decatur, Harrell of Grady, Durham of Baker, Durden of Dougherty, Twitty of Mitchell and Dews of Calhoun: A bill to change the times of holding the Superior Court of Decatur County; and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 829 HB 455. By Messrs. Edenfield and Smith of Emanuel: A bill to amend an Act creating the City Court of Swainsboro; and for other purposes. HB 475. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Wilkinson County; and for other purposes. HB 490. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A bill to amend an Act to establish the City Court of Polk County; and for other purposes. HB 492. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta repealing the Street tax, and providing that Employees of Fulton County or the Fulton County School District transferred to the City shall not be required to reside in the City; and for other purposes. HB 499. By Messrs. Hollis, Dicus and Pickard of Muscogee: A bill to protect the health and the safety of Muscogee County and the inhabitants thereof; and for other purposes. HB 99. By Messrs. Gillis of Treutlen, Langdale of Lowndes and Hall of Toombs: A bill to create a board to be known as the State Board of Registration for Forresters; and for other purposes. HB 251. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to am~nd an Act entitled "Redevelopment Law"; to make clear the authority of any housing authority to acquire blighted and other land for redevelopment, for residential, recreational, commercial or industrial use, etc., and for other purposes. HB 270. By Messrs. Dicus and Hollis of Muscogee: A bill to make uniform the procedure on Interstate Extradition and authorizing this State to cooperate with other States to their mutual benefit in relation to persons convicted or under indictment or accusation for crime; to provide for delivery of fugitives from Justice; and for other purposes. The Senate has read and adopted the following Resolution of the House: HR 125. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd, Best of Clay, Brazeal of Terrell and many others: A resolution requesting the President of the United States and the Office of Price Stabilization to take immediate action to modify or remove the present unworkable order on the cotton farmer and industry. 830 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House to wit: HB 138. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A bill to place the Sheriff of Walker County upon a salary basis in lieu of a fee basis; to provide for a deputy and additional help for said Sheriff; and for other purposes. HB 339. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A bill to amend an Act creating the office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Walker County; and for other purposes. HB 406. By Messrs. Nightingale and Gowen of Glynn: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Brunswick, and for other purposes. HB 271. By Messrs. Tumlin of Bartow and others: A bill to make provisions for the coverage of certain officers and employees of political subdivisions of the State under the old-age and survivors insurance provisions of Title II of the Federal Social Security Act, and for other purposes. HR 31. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel and Twitty of Mitchell: A resolution authorizing the Governor to convey to the United States Government small islands in the Savannah River adjacent to the Atomic Energy Savannah River Plant and Clark Hill Dam Project Areas for a nominal consideration; and for other purposes. The Senate has passed by substitute by the requisite constitutional majmity the following bills of the House to wit: HB 136. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to amend Section 92-6903, Part 5, Chapter 92-69 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, relating to county board of tax assessors; and for other purposes. The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate to wit: SB 178. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to amend the Unemployment Compensation Law by preserving experienced rating of employers and benefit rights of employees in the Armed Forces ; and for other purposes. SB 187. By Senator Chance of the 43rd: A bill to a~end the Code of Georgia of 1933, relating to recovery by the administrator or executor of a decedent when there is no person WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 831 entitled to sue under any other provisions of the law; and for other purposes. SB 205. By Senator Harden of the 45th: A bill to provide for Georgia Farm Products label and trademark; and for other purposes. SB 215. By Senator Step~ns of the 50th: A bill authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Clark County to make rules and regulations governing pensions of County employees; to prt>vide for classification, amounts and methods of same; to provide taxation for same and for other purposes. SB 25. By Senator Harden of the 45th: A resolution to authorize the State Board of Corrections to reimburse Hon. T. J. Wells for damage done to his automobile by two escaped State convicts who had stolen the same. SR 40. By Senator McLaughlin of the 3rd: A resolution to release principal Robert Lee Howe and securities J. M. Madray and J. M. Reddish on the appearance bond and to order the Clerk of the City Court of Jesup to mark the execution on the forfeiture cancelled; and for other purposes. SR 54. By Senator Branch of the 47th: A resolution to relieve J. L. Brooks as surety on bonds of C. H. Smith as principal and directing the Clerk of Tift Superior Court to mark the execution issued upon such forfeitures cancelled; and for other purposes. SR 57. By Senator Hughes of the 32nd: A resolution designating sections of State routes 136, 115, 249 between Gainesville and Dahlonega as "John H. Moore Memorial Highway". SB 208. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, so as to extend the corporate limits to include certain territory owned by the City of Augusta and by the United States Government, and for other purposes. SB 209. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, to provide a period of probation of one year for members of the fire and police department of said city, and for other purposes. SB 210. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, to extend the limits to include territory north of the Augusta levy and to include Bush Field and for other purposes. 832 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 211. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to extend the City Limits of the City of Augusta, to include Forest Hills, Wheeler Heights, Kings Woods, Byndon Grove, Fairmont, and other territory adjacent thereto; to provide for a referendum, and for other purposes. SB 212. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Augusta, to provide all general elections for mayor and members of council shall be held on the second Wednesdays in September in the years in which such general elections are now provided by law to be held and for other purposes. SB 213. By Senator Drinkard of the 29th: A bill to provide that the salary of the Judge of the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, shall be supplemented by payments from the County Treasury of Columbia County, in the sum of $300.00 per year; and for other purposes. SB 214. By Senator Stephens of the 50th: A bill to create fire, sanitation and sewerage districts in Clark County; to permit Clark County to erect or cooperate in the erection of water and sewerage systems and furnishing fire protection; to permit taxation as necessary for such purposes; and for other purposes. SB 199. By Senators Hargreaves of the 5th, Dean of the 46th, and Connell of the 6th: A bill to place the employees of the Comptroller General's office in the employees retirement system, of Georgia, and to establish a merit system for the employees of said office and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions of the Senate, were read the first time and referred to the Committees: SB 149. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Rawls of the lOth and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to fix the domicile of corporations engaged in publishing newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 150. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Carlisle of the 7th, Rawls of the lOth and many others: A bill to be entitled an Act to implement and provide for the enforcement of Article IV of Section IV, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Georgia prohibiting monopolies, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 833 SB 190. By Senators Mashburn of the 33rd and Williams of the 21st: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Old Age Assistance Act", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 195. By Senator Williams of the 49th: A bill to be entitled an Act to raise the salary of the Solicitor of the City Court of Metter, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 200. By Senator Hargreaves of the 5th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Tax Commissioner of the County of Atkinson, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 203. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta; to provide for changes in health services; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 204. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to Boards of Health, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 206. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Connell of the 6th and Duncan of the 34th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to sinking fund to be established by the State Park Authority, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. SB 207. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Connell of the 6th and Duncan of the 34th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the powers and duties of the division of State Parks, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. SB 178. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Unemployment Compensation Law", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Industrial Relations. 834 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 187. By Senator Chance of the 43rd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to recovery by the administrator or executor of a decedent when there is no person entitled to sue under any other provisions of the law, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. SB 199. By Senators Hargreaves of the 5th, Dean of the 46th and Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Comptroller General in his capacity as such Officer, and as ex-officio Insurance Commissioner and Fire Commissioner to determine whether or not the employees of his Department shall be under the State Merit System of Personnel Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 205. By Senator Harden of the 45th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for Georgia Farm Products Label or Trademark, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agriculture # 1. SB 208. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 209. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, relating to members of the Fire Department, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 210. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta so as to extend the City Limits, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 211. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the CQ.arter of the City of Augusta; to extend the City Limits so as to include Forest Hills, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 212. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, so as to provide that all general elections for Mayor and/or for mem- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 835 hers of Council shall be held on the second Wednesday in September, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 213. By Senator Drinkard of the 29th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the salary of the Judge of the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit shall be supplemented by payments to be made from the County Treasury of Columbia County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 214. By Senator Stephens of the 50th: A bill to be entitled an Act to create Fire Sanitation and Sewerage Districts in Clarke County to permit Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for Clarke County to erect or cooperate in the erection of water and sewerage systems and furnishing fire protection to the citizens of Clarke County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 215. By Senator Stephens of the 50th: A bill to be entitled an Act authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for Clarke County to establish rules and regulations governing pensions of County employees; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SR 25. By Senator Harden of the 45th: A resolution to authorize the State Board of Corrections to reimburse T. J. Wells for damage done to his automobile by two escaped State Convicts, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. SR 40. By Senator McLaughlin of the 3rd: A resolution releasing Robert Lee Howe and J. M. Madray and J. M. Reddish, from payment of appearance bond, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. SR 54. By Senator Branch of the 47th: A resolution to relieve J. L. Brooks from paying bonds, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. SR 57. By Senator Hughes of the 32nd: A resolution to officially designate those sections of present State Route Number 136, State Route Number 115 and State Route 249 lying be- 836 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, tween Gainesville and Dahlonega as "The John H. Moore Memorial Highway, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Historical Research. By unaniin!OUS consent, the following Bill of the Senate was placed on the calendar for the purpose of considering the unfavorable report of the Committee: SB 57. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for inspection, discovery, and production in criminal cases where the evidence of the State shall relate to ballistics, fire arms identification, blood, etc., and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Resolution of the Senate was withdrawn, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 1: SR 37. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Bill of the House was withdrawn, read the second time and recommitted to the Com:mittee on State of Republic: HB 38. By Mr. Nightingale of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for nomination by political parties in this State of candidates for U. S. Senator, Governor, State House Officers, and for other purposes. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 271. By Messrs. Tumlin and Jones of Bartow, Smith of Emanuel, Scoggin of Floyd, Ray of Warren, Carr of Whitfield and many others: A bill to be entitled an Act to make provisions for the coverage of certain officers and employees of political subdivisions of the State under the old age and survivors section of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 271, was read: Senator Harden of the 45th moves to amend HB 271 entitled an Act to make provisions for the coverage of certain officers and employees of political subdivisions of the State under the old-age and survivors insurance provisions of Title II of the Federal Social Security Act, etc. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 837 Section 1. Section 1 of HB 271 is amended by deleting therefrom the following words: "The basis protection accorded to others by the old-age and survivors insurance system embodied in the Social Security Act", And substituting therefor the following words: "who are not members of the existing retirement or pension systems, the benefits of Social Security provided under Public Laws 734, enacted by the Congress of the United States", So that after amendment Section 1 shall read as follows: "Section 1. Declaration of Policy. In order to extend to employees of the political subdivisions of the State and to the dependents and survivors of such employees, who are not members of the existing retirement or pension systems, the benefits of Social Security provided under Public Laws 734, enacted by the Congress of the United States, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the General Assembly, subject to the limitations of this Act, that such steps be taken as to provide such protection to employees of the political subdivisions of the State on as broad a basis as is permitted under the Social Security Act." Section 2. Section 2 (b) (2) is amended by deleting therefrom the following words: "service which under the Social Security Act may not be included in an agreement between the State and the Federal Security Administrator entered into under this Act," And substituting therefor the following words: "Employment in positions covered by any retirement system supported wholly or in part by the State or any of its subdivisions may not be included in such agreement". So that after amendment Section 2 (b) (2) shall read as follows: "(b) The term 'employment' means any service performed by an employee in the employ of any political subdivision of the State, for such employer, except (1) service which in the absence of an agreement entered into under this Act would constitute 'Employment' a;; defined in the Social Security Act; or (2) employment in positions covered by any retirement system supported wholly or in part by the State or any of its subdivisions may not be included in such agreement." Mr. Tumlin of Bartow moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. Mr. Campbell of Walker moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the following Bill of the House, to-wit: 838 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 546. By Messrs. Campbell and Abney of Walker, Scoggin of Floyd, Abney of Catoosa, Murr of Sumter and Smith of Emanuel. A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to marriage licenses and how such licenses are granted, and for other purposes. On the motion, the ayes were 86, nays 22. The bill was reconsidered. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 406. By Messrs. Nightingale and Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Brunswick, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 406, was read: The Committee on Municipal Government moves to amend HB 406, as amended, by adding in Section 1, thereof, a new subsection to be lettered "(e)" after subsection (d), to read as follows: "(e) That portion of Osborne Avenue, in the Osborne addition to Urbana, lying east of Wilson Avenue and west of the 15-foot alley which alley adjoins Dart Tract lots 2, 3, 4 and 5." Mr. Gowen of Glynn moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. The Report of the Committee of Conference on HB 5, was read and adopted. Mr. President: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Conference appointed to impose the difference between the House and the Senate on HB 5 beg leave to report that they have been unable to agree on the difference between the House and the Senate and ask that they be discharged and another committee on conference be appointed. Coffin of 12th Williams of 21st Millican of 52nd On the part of the Senate Smith of Emanuel Birdsong of Troup Kidd of Baldwin On the part of the House The Speaker appointed as a second Committee of Conference on HB 5 on the part of the House, the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Birdsong of Troup, and Kidd of Baldwin WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 839 The following Bills of the House were taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendments thereto: HB 339. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Walker County, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 339, was read: Senator Mavity of the 44th moves to amend HB 339, by: Striking from Section 2 thereof the words "become effective on the first day of the month following said election" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "beconw effective January 1, 1953". Mr. Campbell of Walker moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 138. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A bill to be entitled an Act to place the Sheriff of Walker County on a salary basis, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 138, was read: Senator Mavity of the 44th moves to amend HB 138, by: Adding a new section thereto to be numbered Section 3A, to read as follows: "That the Ordinary is hereby authorized to employ a chief Clerk, who shall receive $2000.00 per annum to be paid in equal monthly installments from the general funds of Walker County." and by: Striking from Section 6 thereof the words "become effective on the first day of the month following said election" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "become effective January 1, 1953". Mr. Campbell of Walker moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HR 31-153a. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel and Twitty of Mitchell: A resolution authorizing the Governor to convey to the U. S. Government certai nislands in the Savannah River, for a nominal consideration, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HR 31-153a, was read: 840 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Senate Committee on Conservation amend HR 31-153a as follows: By striking Section 2 in its entirety, which Section reads as follows: "WHEREAS, it is probable that the United States of America will construct, from time to time, other and similar projects in the State of Georgia, as such projects may be authorized by the Congress of the United States;" and amending further by Inserting in the last paragraph after the word "islands," in the second line thereof, the following words, "within the Clark Hill Dam and Atomic Energy Savannah River Plant areas, which are adjacent to the Counties of Lincoln, Elbert, Richmond and Burke." Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 12f, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 136. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to County Board of Tax Assessors, and for other purposes. The following Senate substitute to HB 136, was read: Senate substitute for HB 136 by Senators Millican of the 52nd, Duncan of the 34th, Trotter of the 37th. A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Section 92-6903, Part 5, Chapter 92-69 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, relating to county boards of Tax Assessors; creation; appointment; commission by striking said Section in its entirety and by substituting therefor an entirely new Section which provides for the appointment of different numbers of board members in certain counties, according to population; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA and it is hereby enacted by the authority of same: Section 1. That Section 92-6903, Part 5, Chapter 92-69 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, be and the same is hereby amended by providing for the appointment of members of boards of tax assessors in counties of this State by striking the said Section in its entirety and by substituting for said stricken section the following Section, to-wit: Section 92-6903. County Board of tax assessors; creation; appointment; commission. There is hereby established in each of the several counties of this State, a county board of tax assessors, which board shall consist of three members to be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners or by a majority thereof, or by the Ordinary in counties which have no board of county commissioners. Provided that in all counties of this State which shall have a population of less WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 841 than 25,000, according to the United States census of 1950 or by any future census of the United States, the boards of tax assessors in those counties shall consist of not less than three nor more than five members, otherwise qualified, the num,ber of members to serve on such boards in said countes to be determined by the County Commissioners or other county governing authority. The order making such appointment shall be regularly entered upon the record of the superior court of the county, and a certificate from the clerk of the superior court reciting said order, and that such person has taken the oath required by law, shall constitute the commission of the members and no other or further commisson shall be required. Section 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that this Act shall go into effect immediately. Section 3. Be it further enacted that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House agree to the Senate substitute. On the motion, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The Senate substitute was agreed to. The Speaker announced the appointment of a Committee of Conference on the part of the House, on HB 2, "The Sales Tax" bill, the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Ray of Warren, Key of Jasper, and Campbell of Oconee. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House recede from its disagreement and agree to the Senate Substitute to the following Bill of the House, to-wit: HB 43. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Hall of Floyd, Campbell of Oconee, Dally of Walton, Tamplin of Morgan and Stanton of Newton: A bill to be entitled a nAct to create the Department of Revenue, to provide for the appointment of a State Revenue Commissioner, and for other purposes. On the motion, the ayes were 125, nays 6. The Senate Substitute to HB 43, was agreed to. The following Resolution of the House was placed on the calendar for the purpose of considering the unfavorable report of the Committee: HR 119-575a. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin. A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the granting of scholarships to certain personnel of Milledgeville State Hospital, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 302. By Messrs. Jordan of Wheeler, Langdale of Lowndes, Hilton of Montgomery and Gillis of Treutlen. A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to abolish the Department 842 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, of Forestry, to create a State Forestry Commission, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 5. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the House were again taken up for consideration: HB 507. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, McGarity of Henry, Peacock of Dodge, Boggus of Ben Hill and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for licensing of dealers and brokers of livestock, and for other purposes. Mr. Overby of Hall moved that the bill be postponed until January, 1952. On the motion, the ayes were 84, nays 39. The bill was postponed. HB 322. By Messrs. Langdale of Lowndes and Stewart of Habersham: A bill to be entitled an Act to create an Agricultural Commodities Authority, and for other purposes. Mr. Neville of Bulloch moved the previous question. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, Mr. Langdale of Lowndes m,oved the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Boggus Brannen Brantley Britton Brooks Burkett Byrd Callier Clark Cornelius Covington Cranford Deen Dews Durden Freeman Gardner Gillis Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Guthrie Hadden Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hopkins Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Jolly Jordan Kelley Key Kidd Knight Lam WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 843 Langdale Lanier Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McGee Mackay Mangum Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Raulerson Register Robertson of Coweta Rollins Rowland Scott Short Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stewart Stocks Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Tillman Tippens Trapnell Turk Twitty Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems White Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wooten Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs. : Abney of Catoosa Adams of Brantley Bargeron Barrett Bentley Biggers Birdsong Black Bolton Boone Burgamy Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clary Coffin Coogle Dally Durham Edenfield Fears Garrard Gary Graham Groover Harper Hilton Hollis Huddleston Ivey Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Kemp King Kitchens McCracken McGarity Matthews Mull Murphy Murr Pickard Pickett Pittard Ray Smith of Carroll Stevens of Marion Sumner Terry Todd Tumlin Wheeler Whitworth Williams of Cobb Those not voting were Messrs.: Abney of Walker, Aycock, Bell of Richmond, Bennett, Best, Brazeal, Campbell of Oconee, Claxton, Clay, Deason, Denton, Dicus, Dorsey, Duncan, Flynt, Gowen, Hale, Holley, Hood, Johnston, Kennedy, Lavender, Leach, McKelvey, McWhorter, Mims, Mishoe, Nightingale, Ramsey, Risner, Robertson of Dawson, Rogers, Scoggin, Sheffield, Simmpns, Sivell, Hoke Smith of Fulton, Ursrey, Vandiver, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wood, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 54. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House recess until 1:30 o'clock, P. M., this afternoon and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House recessed until 1:30 o'clock, P. M., this afternoon. 844 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, AFTERNOON SESSION The Speaker called the House to order. The following Resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 133. By Mr. Murr of Sumter: (At the request of the Clerk's Office) A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, copies of bills and resolutions placed on the desks of the members of the House are sometimes illegible and difficult to read. AND WHEREAS, the present Ditto system now being used in the Clerk's office is limited as to the number of copies which can be duplicated from one stencil. AND WHEREAS, it is believed that a system different from the Ditto machines now being used, will result in great improvement in copies of bills and other matter distributed to the members. THEREFORE, Be it Resolved by the House of Representatives that the Clerk of the House be authorized to investigate the feasibility of installing a multigraph machine, or a similar machine, for use in future sessions of the House. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if such a system is found to be feasible, that the Clerk of the House is authorized, subject to approval of the Speaker of the House, to have such a system installed before the next session of the General Assembly. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House to wit: HB 310. By Messrs. Hood, McGee and Page, of Chatham: A bill to amend an Act to create and organize Commissioner of Chatham County; and for other purposes. HB 466. By Mr. Guthrie of Berrien: A bill to place the Sheriff of Berrien County upon a salary basis in lieu of a fee basis; to provide for a deputy and additional help for said sheriff; and for other purposes. HB 534. By Messrs. Smith and Duncan of Carroll: A bill to create a Commissioner of Roads and Revenue for Carroll County; and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 845 HR 54. By Messrs. Matthews of Clarke and others: A resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide for the creation of a State Medical Education Board, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 328. By Messrs. Jessup of Bleckley, Stewart of Habersham, Kemp of Clayton, Kitchens of Twiggs and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the issuance by the State Revenue Commission of Special License Tags to Motor Vehicle owners who operate amateur radio stations, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 328, was read and adopted: HB 328, amended by the Motor Vehicle Committee as follows: By striking, in Section 1 thereof, the words "of $1.00" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "as set by the State Commissioner of Revenue." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 126, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. By unanimous consent, the following Bill of the Senate was withdrawn, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Counties and County Matters: SB 155. By Senators Coffin of the 12th, Rawls of the lOth and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the counties and municipalities to acquire industrial enterprises and to issue bonds or other obligations therefor, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills and Resolutions of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HR 91-402a. By Mr. Harris of Wayne: A Resolution cancelling execution issued on a bond forfeiture by City Court of Jesup, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 123, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 298. By Mr. Garrard of Wilkes: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the fixing of the compensation 846 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, of the physicians and attorneys at law who serve on a Commission of Lunacy, and for other purposes. The following Substitute to HB 298, was read: Substitute to HB 298. A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Section 49-513 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which Section relates to the expenses of proceedings of lunacy commissions and the DU)thod of payment, so as to equalize the payment of all members of lunacy commissions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same: SECTION 1. That Section 49-613 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which Section relates to the expenses of proceedings of lunacy commissions and the method of payment, is hereby amended by striking from lines seven, eight and nine of said Section, the following language: "physicians. The reputable person not a physician shall not receive more than $5 in each case when such insane person shall be lawfully committed to such hospital." and inserting in lieu thereof the word "persons", so that said Section when so amended shall read as follows: "The ordinary shall draw his warrant upon the Treasurer of his county for such sum or sums as shall be actually necessary or requisite to dafray the expenses of trying a commission of lunacy and for carrying or conveying such insane person from such county to the Milledgeville State Hospital: Provided, the sum to be paid in each case shall not exceed $10, and actual expenses to each of said reputable persons. When females shall be committed to the Milledgeville State Hospital, they shall be accompanied thereto by a relative, female nurse or fenmle attendant, at the expense of the county: Provided, that no money shall be drawn from the county treasury for the purposes herein set forth when the estate of such insane person shall be sufficient to defray such expenses." SECTION 2. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed. The Substitute was adopted. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 109, nays 4. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 847 HB 595. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Graham, Bell and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act authorizing the State Board of Health to lease, build, construct, maintain and operate a general hospital at Augusta, Georgia, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 255. By Mr. Matthews of Clarke: A bill to be entitled an Act making provisiOn for the licensing of applied phychologists through a State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 255, was read and adopted: Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, moves to amend HB 255 by striking Section 2 in its entirety and Section 3 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof two new sections to read as follows, to-wit: "Section 2. State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Created: There is hereby created a State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, hereinafter referred to as the Board of Examiners of Psychologists, to consist of three members who shall be appointed by the Governor under conditions hereinafter set forth. One member shall be chosen from and shall be member of the faculty, with the rank of assistant professor or above, of the accredited colleges and universities in the State, and shall be primarily engaged in teaching and/or research in psychology, and two members shall be licensed applied psychologists or qualified for licensure under the terms of this Act. Said Board shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as this Chapter prescribes and confers upon it. No member of the Board shall be liable to civil action for any act performed in good faith in the performance of its duties as set forth in this Act. SECTION 3. Appointment of Board by Governor: Original appointments to the Board shall be for terms as follows: one applied psychologist for a term of one year, one academic psychologist for a term of two years, one applied psychologist for a term of three years. All subsequent appointments shall be for three year terms. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms, and members shall serve until their successors are appointed and have qualified. Only applied psychologists shall be appointed to succeed applied psychologists, and only academic psychologists shall be appointed to succeed academic psychologists. All appointments to the Board shall be made from a list of qualified members of the Georgia Psychological Association to be furnished to the Governor by said Association. All vacancies occurring in the Board shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term from the said list of all qualified members of the Georgia Psychological Association within thirty days after the vacancy occurs: Provided, that if the said Association shall fail to furnish the Governor with the said list of persons eligible for such an appointment, the Governor shall 848 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, make such appointments by nominating such members of the profession of psychology hereto as may seem to him to be proper. Any Board member may be removed after notice and hearing for incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, or moral turpitude." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 114, nays 7. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. Under the regular order of business, the following Bill of the House was again taken up for consideration: HB 6. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Greer of Lanier, Bargeron of Burke, Byrd of Taylor and Lewis of Hancock: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act with reference to application of rates and schedules of tax collectors, and for other purposes. Mr. Carr of Whitfield moved that the bill be tabled, and the motion was lost. The following Substitute to HB 6, was read: The Committee on Public Welfare moves to strike HB 6 and Substitute in in lieu thereof the following: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled, "An Act to amend section 92-5301 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, by changing the classes and amounts of commissions allowed to tax-receivers and taxcollectors of State and county taxes; to provide for the fees to be allowed tax-collectors on delinquent taxes; to provide for the time of payment of commissions to tax-receivers; to provide for the effective date of this Act; to repeal all laws in conflict herewith; and for other purposes," approved January 17, 1938 (Georgia Laws, 1937-38 Ex. Sess. page 297), as amended, so as to change certain commissions allowed to tax-collectors or tax-commissioners; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same: Section 1. That an Act entitled, "An Act to amend section 925301 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, by changing the classes and amounts of commissions allowed to tax-receivers and tax-collectors of State and county taxes; to provide for the fees to be allowed tax-collectors on delinquent taxes; to provide for the time of payment of commissions to tax-receivers; to provide for the effective date of this Act; to repeal all laws in conflict herewith; and for other purposes," approved January 17, 1938 (Georgia Laws, 1937-38 Ex. Sess. page 297), as amended, is hereby amended by striking the provisions of Section 3 as amended and inserting in lieu thereof new provisions so that said Section 3 when so amended shall now read as follows: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 849 "Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that as far as the tax-collectors and tax-commissioners are concerned, the above rates and schedules shall apply upon the first eighty per cent. of the ad valorem net digests collected by the tax-collector or tax-commissioner. On all taxes collected in excess of eighty per cent. of the total of taxes due according to the tax net digest, the tax-collectors' and tax-commissioners' commission shall be for such taxes ten per cent. of all such collections, irrespective of the above and foregoing schedule and rates. Provided that in those counties where the tax-collector or tax-commissioner is paid on a salary basis, the Board of County Commissioners, or the Ordinary in those counties having no Board of Commissioners, shall hav~ the authority by resolution to provide that the ten per cent. commission provided for herein shall be applied only to those taxes collected in excess of ninety per cent. of the total of taxes due according to the tax net digest. Provided, further, that in those counties where the tax-collector or tax-commissioner is paid on a salary basis, the commission provided for herein shall be paid to the tax-collector or tax-commissioner in addition to the said salary. Provided, further, that in counties having a population of 75,000 or more according to the Federal census of 1950 or any future census where the tax-collector or tax-commissioner is paid on a salary basis, the commission provided for herein shall be paid into the treasury of such counties." Section 2. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed. The following amendment to HB 6, was read: Messrs. Leach of Rockdale and Bolton of Spalding move to amend HB 6 by striking therefrom in its entirety section Three (3) , and inserting in lieu thereof a new section to read as follows: "Section Three (3). Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that as far as the tax collectors and tax commissioners are concerned, the rates and schedules prescribed by section 92-5301 shall apply upon the first 90 per cent. of the ad valorem net digests collected by the tax collector. On all taxes collected in excess of 90 per cent. of the total of taxes due, according to the tax net digest, the tax collector's or tax commissioner's commission shall be for such taxes 10 per cent. of all such collections, irrespective of the above and foregoing schedule and rates; provided further, that the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues or the Ordinary in those counties having no Board of Commissioners may, with the approval of two (2) consecutive Grand Juries of the county involved, by appropriate resolution provide that the tax collector's or tax commisioner's commission shall be 10 per cent. of all taxes collected in excess of 80 per cent. of the total taxes due according to the net tax digest. Provided, further, that in those counties where the tax-collector or tax-commissioner is paid on a salary basis, the commission provided for herein shall be paid to the tax-collector or tax-commissioner in addition to the said salary. Provided, further, that in counties having a population of 75,000 or more according to the Federal census of 1950 or any future census where the tax-collector or tax-commissioner is paid on a salary basis, the commission provided for herein shall be paid into the treasury of such county." 850 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the adoption of the amendment by Messrs. Leach of Rockdale and Bolton of Spalding, Mr. Lovett of Laurens moved the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Evans Aycock Barber of Colquitt Battles Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Best Biggers Black Bolton Boone Brannen Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Clark Claxton Clay Coffin Dicus Durden Fears Flynt Garrard Gary Gillis Hadden Hale Harper Hilton Hollis Huddleston Jessup Jordan Kemp Langdale Lanier Lavender Little Lovett McWhorter Mackay Matthews Mishoe Murphy Neville Owens Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Robertson of Dawson Rowland Short Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll Smith of Emanuel Hoke Smith of Fulton Sumner Tillman Trapnell Turk Vandiver Vickers Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Wooten Those voting in the negative were Messrs. : Alverson Barber of Jackson Bargeron Baughman Birdsong Boggus Brantley Brazeal Byrd Cates Clary Coogle Cranford Dally Deen Dews Dorsey Durham Gardner Gowen Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Guthrie Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Holley Hood Hopkins Jackson Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Kelley Kennedy Key Kitchens Knight Lam Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock McCracken Mangum Mull Musgrove Nelson Newman Nightingale Otwell Pickett Ray Register Rogers Rollins WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 851 Sheffield Simmons Smiley M. M. Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stewart Stocks Tamplin Tarpley Todd Tumlin Twitty Waldrop Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Weems White Whitworth Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley, Adams of Upson, Ball, Barrett, Bennett, Cornelius, Covington, Deason, Denton, Duncan, Edenfield, Freeman, Graham, Ivey, Johnson of Hall, Johnston, Kidd, King, Leach, McGarity, McGee, McKelvey, Mims, Murr, Overby, Page, Parker, Risner, Robertson of Coweta, Scott, Scoggin, Sivell, Stevens of Marion, Tarbutton, Terry, Tippens, Ursrey, Warren, Wheeler, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the amendment, the ayes were 78, nays 87. The amendment was lost. The following amendment to Committee Substitute to HB 6, was read and adopted: Mr. Twitty of Mitchell and Mr. Greer of Lanier move to amend substitute to HB 6 by striking therefrom in its entirety Section 3, and inserting in lieu thereof a new section to read as follows: "Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that as far as the tax collectors and tax commissioners are concerned, the rates and schedules prescribed by Section 92-5301 shall apply upon the first 90 per cent of the ad valorem net digests collected by the tax collector. On all taxes collected in excess of 90 per cent of the total taxes due, according to the tax net digest, the tax collector's or tax commissioner's commission shall be for such taxes 10 per cent of all such collections, irrespective of the above and foregoing schedule and rates; provided further, that the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues or the Ordinary in those counties having no Board of Commissioners may be appropriate resolution provide that the tax collector's or tax commissioner's commission shall be 10 per cent of all taxes collected in excess of 80 per cent of the total taxes due according to the net tax digest. Provided, further, that in those counties where the tax collector or tax commissioner is paid on a salary basis, the commission provided for herein shall be paid to the tax collector or tax com,lmissioner in addition to the said salary. Provided, further, that in counties having a population of 75,000 or more according to the Federal census of 1950 or any future census where the tax collector or tax commissioner is paid on a salary basis, the commission provided for herein shall be paid into the treasury of such county." The Committee Substitute, as amended, was adopted. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, as emended, the ayes were 103, nays 36. 852 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute, as amended. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills and Resolutions of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 205. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Ray of Warren, and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for Merit System of Department of Agriculture Officials and Employees, and for other purposes. Mr. Twitty of Mitcthell moved that the bill be tabled and the mption preTailed. The bill was tabled. HB 267. By Mr.. Rogers of Heard: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for tattoo, marks, and brands on Cattle, and for other purposes. The following Committee Substitute to HB 267, was read: A BILL To be entitled an Act governing, and relating to the recordings of tattoos, marks and/or brands of livestock; the inspection of the tattooed, marked and/or branded livestock; prescribing the duties and the powers of the Commissioner of Agriculture in relation thereto; providing remedies and penalties for the enforcement and violation hereof and repealing statutes and all laws in conflict herewith; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME Section 1. The inspection and protection of livestock in the State of Georgia is hereby placed under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Agriculture, herein called the Commissioner. Section 2. All persons having cattle in this State shall record their tattoos, marks and/or brands in the Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture and shall advise the Commissioner in writing in what county or counties in the State they have or expect to have livestock bearing the tattoo, mtark and/or brand so recorded. If an offer be made to record a tattoo, mark and/or brand previously recorded, the Commissioner shall have sole authority to determine who shall have prior authority to the tattoo, mark and/or brand submitted for record. No duplication of a tatttoo, mark and/or brand shall be recorded within the State. The same tattoo, mark and/or brand may be recorded by different owners when placed on the six recognized different portions on the animal, that is the left hip, the left rib, the left shoulder, the right hip, the right shoulder and the right rib. If conflict should arise between the owner of any such presently recorded tattoo, mark and/or brand and another claiming the right to record the same tattoo, mark and/or brand, the Commissioner shall in all cases give preference to the present owner. All such tattoos, marks and/or brands now recorded in the several counties which are not recorded with the Commissioner WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 85$ under the provisions of this Act within a period of one year from the time this Act shall become effective, shall be considered abandoned, and all rights and title therein and thereto shall cease and terminate. No person, firm or corporation shall use any tattoo, mark and/or brand to which another has a prior right or record. Section 3. Certified copies of recorded tattoos, marks and/or brands shall be furnished by the Commissioner when and as requested and he shall charge and collect a fee of one dollar for each certificate. Such certificates shall be admissible in evidence in all Courts. Section 4. The Commissioner shall prescribe and enforce suitable rules and regulations for the proper inspection of all livestock, hides and beef, under the provisions of this Act, in order that the true ownership thereof may at all times be protected and preserved and in order to prevent larceny or theft or illegal possession of the same and for the efficient enforcement of this Act. The Commissioner shall, if he deems advisable, to divide the State into livestock districts or sections and to use and to employ such persons and/or agents he may deem advisable to enforce and to administer the intent and the provisions of this Act. Section 5. All registration of tattoos, marks and/or brands shall be effective for a five year period from date of registration in the records to be kept and maintained by the Commissioner, and the same may be renewed for a five year period starting with the first day of January 1955, and renewable thereafter at the expiration of each five year period. Any tattoo, mark and/or brand not renewed within a sixty day period after the effective date of expiration shall be considered abandoned and shall be duly cancelled on the records of the Commissioner. Section 6. In the event an owner retattoos, remarks and/or rebrands he must do so without any in any way altering, blemishing or defacing any previous tattoo, mark and/or brand. If an entire stock of livestock is sold and delivered or conveyed to a purchaser, the tattoo, mark and/or brand carried by the animals sold may be conveyed to the purchaser by agreement of the seller and acceptance on the part of the buyer. In the event the sale by agreement conveys the tattoo, marks and/or brand a true copy of such bill of sale or written instrument evidencing sale shall be filed with the Commissioner within thirty days of the effective date of said sale. Section 7. It shall be the duty of the purchaser to obtain a bill of sale for all livestock purchases. All bills of sale shall carry and contain a full description of the livestock, the same to include the tattoos, marks and/or brands on the livestock. Section 8. All persons having livestock moving in commerce within this State and all firms and/or corporations having and causing livestock to be moving in commerce within this State by and through its duly authorized agents or employees shall have a bill of sale accompanying the livestock showing the identity and origin of each animal in transit, and license tag number of vehicle transporting cattle to sale. Section 9. All law enforcement officers, all other inspectors of the Department of Agriculture, and members of the State Highway Patrol or Department of Safety, in the State of Georgia, are hereby authorized to stop and to inspect any person or persons transporting 854 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, livestock within this State and to inspect the evidence of ownership set forth herein. Section 10. Any person, finn or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. Section 11. Should any portion of this Act be held unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining portions shall not be affected and shall be construed as constitutional valid and effective. Section 12. All laws or parts of laws which are in conflict herewith shall be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 13. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage. The following amendment to the Committee Substitute to HB 267, was read and adopted: Mr. Pittard of Clarke moves to amend Committee Substitute to HB 267 by striking Sections 8 and 9 therefrom it their entirety. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, as amended, the ayes were 99, nays 14. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. HR 37-189d. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A resolution to compensate Mr. Marvin Ariail for damages to his automobile, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 24-129f. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A resolution to compensate Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Tanenbaum for injuries sustained due to negligence in the operation of a truck of the State Highway Department, and for other purposes. The House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House to consider HR 24-129 and the Speaker designated Mr. Lewis of Hancock as the Chairman thereof. The Committee of the Whole House arose and through its Chainnan reported the Resolution back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 855 The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. : Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Barber of Jackson Bargeron Battles Baughman Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Biggers Birdsong Boggus Bolton Boone Brannen Brantley Britton Burgamy Byrd Callier Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Coffin Covington Cranford Deen Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greer Griffith Groover Guthrie Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Hood Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Jolly Jones of Bartow Jordan Kelley Kemp Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lavender Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Nightingale Owens Pittard Ramsey Risner Rogers Rollins Scott Simmons Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Tillman Trapnell Tumlin Twitty Vandiver Vickers Walker of Telfair White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Voting in the negative was Mr. Beasley. Those not voting were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa, Abney of Walker, Adams of Brantley, Ball, Barber of Colquitt, Barrett, Bennett, Best, Black, Brazeal, Brooks, Burkett, Campbell of Oconee, Campbell of Walker, Clay, Coogle, Cornelius, Dally, Deason, Denton, Edenfield, Green of Cherokee, Greene of Crisp, Hadden, Harris, Hopkins, Johnson of Hall, Johnston, Jones of Lumpkin, Kennedy, Key, Kidd, King, Lanier, Leach, Lewis of Greene, Little, McGarity, McGee, McKelvey, Mims, Mull, 856 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Neville, Newman, Otwell, Overby, Page, Parker, Peacock, Pickard, Pickett, Raulerson, Ray, Register, Robertson of Coweta, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Scoggine, Sheffield, Short, Sivell, Smiley, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Emanuel, Stevens of Marion, Terry, Tippens, Todd,. Turk, Ursrey, Waldrop, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Weems, Wheeler, Wilkes, Wooten, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 125, nays 1. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 34-189a. By Messrs. Bargeron and Cates of Burke: A Resolution to compensate Sgt. B. L. Sentell for damages to his automobile, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 74-331d. By Mr. Mishoe of Tattnall: A Resolution to compensate F. L. Pearson and D. B. Wilds for loss of cattle, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 23-129e. By Messrs. Stocks of Lee and Murr of Sumter.: A Resolution to colllJPensate W. T. Beauchamp out of the funds of the Department of Public Safety for injuries sustained in accident while on duty, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 109, nays 3. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 188. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Durden of Dougherty: A bill to be entitled an Act to compensate A. C. Simmone, for injuries sustained by Lanora Simmone, and for other purposes. The House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House to consider HB 188 and the Speaker designated Mr. Hall of Floyd as the Chairman thereof. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 857 The Committee of the Whole House arose and through its Chairman reported the bill back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Jackson Barrett Battles Baughman Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Birdsong Black Boggus Brantley Britton Brooks Burgamy Byrd Cates Clark Clary Claxton Coffin Covington Dally Deen Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Fears Freeman Gardner Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Hadden Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harrell Harris Hawkins Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Ivey Jackson Jolly Jones of Bartow Jordan Kelley Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McGee McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Rowland Scott Sheffield Short Simmons Smiley Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stewart Stocks Tarbutton Tarpley Tillman Tippens Trapnell Tumlin Twitty Vandiver Vickers Walker of Telfair White Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Wood Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Boone and Callier. Those not voting were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa, Abney of Walker, Barber of Colquitt, Bargeron, Beasley, Bennett, Best, Biggers, Bolton, Brannen, Brazeal, Burkett, Campbell of Oconee, Campbell of Walker, Carr, Clay, Coogle, Cornelius, Cranford, Deason, Denton, Durham, Edenfield, Flynt, Garrard, Green of Cherokee, Guthrie, Hale, Harper, Henderson, Hood, Hopkins, Huddleston, Jessup, John- 858 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, son of Hall, Johnston, Jones of Lumpkin, Kemp, Kennedy, Key, Kidd, King, Leach, Little, McGarity, McKelvey, Mims, Mishoe, Mull, Otwell, Overby, Owens, Page, Parker, Peacock, Pickard, Pickett, Ray, Register, Risner, Robertson of Coweta, Scoggin, Sivell, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Emanuel, Hoke Smith of Fulton, Stevens of Marion, Sumner, Tamplin, Terry, Todd, Turk, Ursrey, Waldrop, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Weems, Wheeler, Whitworth, Wilkinson, Willingham, Willis, Wooten and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The House directed the Clerk to strike out all reference to driver of truck, in HB 188. Mr. Alverson of Fulton gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in passing the following Bill of the Senate, to-wit: SB 123. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to require candidates in counties of a certain population to file record of convictions in state courts, to require a majority vote for election, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Resolution of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HR 83-361h. By Mr. Green of Rabun: A Resolution to authorize the Governor and Director of the Department of Parks, to negotiate with the Ordinary of Rabun County for the purpose of trading or swapping certain lands within the County of Rabun, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 263. By Messrs. Lovett of Laurens, Smith of Emanuel, Gowen of Glynn and others: A bill to make general appropriations for the maintenance and operation of the agencies of government for the agencies of government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1951; and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 859 Mr. Green of Rabun County, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Engrossing has examined the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and find them properly engrossed: HB 43. HB 17. HB 131. HB 256. HB 329. HB 357. HB 265. HB 279. HB 381. HB 398. HB 416. HB 424. HB 501. HB 511. HB 517. HB 548. HB 549. HB 566. HB 94. HB 568. HB 569. HB 576. HB 578. HB 579. HB 580. HB 581. HB 582. HB 583. HB 584. HB 585. 860 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 586. HB 587. HB 588. HB 589. HB 591. HB 592. HB 593. HR 130. HB 600. HB 601. HB 602. HB 603. HB 302. HB 322. HR 91-402a HB 298. HB 595. HB 255. HB 328. HB 6. HR 74-331d. HR 24-129f. HR 23-129c. HR 34-189a. HR 37-189d. HR 83-361h. HB 188. Respectfully submitted, Green of Rabun, Chairman. Mr. Dorsey of White County, Chairman of the Committee on Enrolling, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Enrolling has examined the following Bills and Resolutions of the House, and finds the same properly enrolled: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 861 HB 1. HB 3. HB 14. HB 22. HB 27. HB 37. HB 51. HB 77. HB 78. HB 95. HB 98. HB 103. HB 115. HB 118. HB 129. HB 155. HB 156. HB 180. HB 211. HB 214. HB 230. HB 231. HB 242. HB 243. HB 244. HB 245. HB 249. HB 250. HB 278. HB 296. HB 324. HB 332. HB 333 HB 338 862 HB 340. HB 341. HB 345. HB 362. HB 364. HB 365. HB 368. HB 369. HB 370. HB 373. HB 375. HB 376. HB 377. HB 378. HB 379. HB 384. HB 385. HB 387. HB 388. HB 389. HB 390. HB 391. HB 392. HB 393. HB 394. HB 395. HB 404. HB 405. HB 408. HB 409. HB 410. HB 412. HB 413. HB 414. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 863 HB 415. HB 427. HB 429. HB 430. HB 435. HB 456. HR 32-153b. HR 67-310a. Respectfully submitted, Dorsey of White, Chairman. Under the regular order of business, the following Resolution of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HR 75-331e. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Resolution to compensate Joseph Keating and Rose Mary Keating, and for other purposes. The House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House to consider HR 75-331e and the Speaker designated Mr. Matthews of Clarke as the Chairman thereof. The Committee of the Whole House arose and through its Chairman reported the resolution back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. The report of the Committee which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley Adams of Upson Alverson Ball Barber of Jackson Bargeron Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Biggers Birdsong Boone Brazeal Britton Brooks Byrd Cates Clark Clary Covington Deen Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Gardner Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Groover Guthrie Hall of Floyd Harrell Hawkins Herrin Holley Hollis Hood lvey Jackson Jessup 864 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Jolly Kelley Kitchens Knight Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene McCracken McGee McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Murphy Murr Neville Nightingale Page Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rowland Sheffield M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stewart Tarpley Todd Trapnell Tumlin Twitty Vickers White Wiggins Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Wood Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Brantley and Jones of Bartow. Those not voting were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa, Abney of Walker, Adams of Evans, Aycock, Barber of Colquitt, Barrett, Bennett, Best, Black, Boggus, Bolton, Brannen, Burgamy, Burkett, Callier, Campbell of Oconee, Campbell of Walker, Carr, Claxton, Clay, Coffin, Coogle, Cornelius, Cranford, Dally, Deason, Denton, Edenfield, Fears, Flynt, Freeman, Garrard, Green of Cherokee, Griffith, Hadden, Hale, Hall of Toombs, Harper, Harris, Henderson, Hilton, Hopkins, Huddleston, Johnson of Hall, Johnston, Jones of Lumpkin, Jordan, Kemp, Kennedy, Key, Kidd, King, Lam, Leach, Lewis of Hancock, Little, Lovett, McGarity, McKelvey, Mims, Mishoe, Mull, Musgrove, Nelson, Newman, Otwell, Overby, Owens, Parker, Peacock, Pickard, Pickett, Ray, Register, Risner, Robertson of Dawson, Rollins, Scott, Scoggin, Short, Simmons, Sivell, Smiley, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Carroll, Smith of Emanuel, Stevens of Marion, Stocks, Sumner, Tamplin, Tarbutton, Terry, Tillman, Tippens, Turk, Ursrey, Vandiver, Waldrop, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Telfair, Warren, Weems, Wheeler, Whitworth, Wilkes, Wilkinson, Willingham, Willis, Wooten, Wright and Mr. Speaker. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson moved that the Resolution be tabled and the motion prevailed. The resolution was tabled. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 310. By Messrs. Hood and Page of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and organize Commissioners of Chatham County, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 310, was read: Committee on Municipal Government amends HB 310 by striking in Section 3 thereof the following language: "All of said members shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Commissioners of Chatham County, with the approval of the majority of the Board of County Commissioners, one member being representative of labor, one a representative of business, and one a representative of the professions" and inserting in lieu thereof the following language: "All of said members shall be appointed and named by a majority of the WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 865 Board of County Commissioners and Ex-Officio Judges of Chatham County. One member shall be appointed from among the employees of Chatham County, one member from the Board of County Commissioners and Ex-Officio Judges of Chatham County, and one member shall be appointed as a representative of the business and/or professional group, resident in Chatham County. The Committee further amends HB 310 by striking therefrom in its entirety Section 20, and inserting in lieu thereof the following language: "The provisions of this Act shall in no manner prohibit any person coming within its provisions from participating in political activity." The Committee further amends HB 310 by striking the words and figures in Section 28, which reads as follows: "May 1, 1951", and inserting in lieu thereof the words and figures "January 1, 1952". The Committee amends HB 310 by adding a new paragraph and section to be known as Section (26A) The provisions of this Act with respect to persons within its provisions shall be optional. Any county employee may elect to come under the terms of this Act or may elect not to come under the terms of this Act. All county employees shall automatically come under the terms of this Act unless such employees shall notify the Board in writing of their intention not to come under the terms of the Act at least thirty days before January 1, 1952. In the event any such employee elects to accept the provisions of this Act, such employee cannot later withdraw and elect not to come under its terms. Any employee who elects not to come under the terms of this Act may later take advantage of the provisions of this Act by notifying the Board in writing of his intention to accept the provisions of the Act and it shall be mandatory for the Board to accept such employee within the provisions of the Act not later than thirty days from the receipt of said notice of intention to come within the terms of the Act. The following amendment to the Senate amendment to HB 310, was read and adopted : Messrs. Page and Hood of Chatham move to amend Senate amendments to HB 310 as follows: 1. By adding in the second line of Section 26A between the words "shall" and "be" the word "not". 2. By striking from Section 26A the third and fourth line of said section the words: "may elect to come under the terms of this Act or may elect not to come under the terms of this Act", and substitute in lieu thereof the words, "shall come under the terms of this Act." 3. By striking from lines five through eight after the word, "act" the following: "unless such employees shall notify the Board in writing of their intention not to come under the terms of the Act at least thirty days before January 1, 1952". 4. By striking the rest of said Section 26A in its entirety, so as amended said Section 26A shall read: "The provisions of this Act with respect to persons within its provi- 866 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, sions shall not be optional. Any county employee shall come under the terms of this Act". 5. By adding to Senate amendment of Section 3 the following: By striking the word "three" whenever same appears in said section and substituting the word "five"; and by adding at the end of said Senate amendment the following: "In addition to the above named members of said Board there shall be two additional members--one of said members to be appointed from business and the other a member from the professions. The two additional members to be appointed in the same manner as heretofore provided for the other members of said Board. The two additional members shall increase the Board to five and shall be appointed at the same time as the other members of the Board. 6. By amending Senate amendment of Section 20 as follows: By striking said Senate amendment in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "POLITICAL ACTIVITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS. No person holding position in the classified service shall act as a manager, clerk or any other capacity as an election official. No recommendation for any person who applies for office or position in the classified service, or for examination under the provisions of this Act, except as to character, and in case of former employees as to ability, shall be considered by the Board, or the Director or the appointing authority, in giving any examination, appointment, promotion or reinstatement under this Act." Mr. Hood of Chatham moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment, as amended by the House. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment, as amended by the House, was agreed to. The following Bills of the House were taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendments thereto: HB 466. By Mr. Guthrie of Berrien: A bill to be entitled an Act to place the Sheriff of Berrien County upon a salary basis in lieu of a fee basis, and for other purposes. The following Senate am.endlnent to HB 466, was read: Senator Pittman of the. 53rd District moves to amend HB 466 by: Adding to the caption thereof, before the words, "and for other purposes," the words, "to provide for a referendum." Striking Section 5 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 5, to read as follows: "That this Act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of Berrien County for ratification or rejection. The date of said election shall be March 21, 1951, and the Ordinary of Berrien County shall publish the date of said election and the purpose thereof once a week for two weeks before the date of said election in the official organ of Berrien County. The Ordinary shall furnish the ballots for said election, and such ballots shall have thereon, "For ratification of an Act to put the WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 867 sheriff of Berrien County on a salary instead of a fee basis," and "Against ratification of an Act to put the sheriff of Berrien County on a salary instead of a fee basis." The Ordinary is hereby authorized if he sees fit, to use the same ballots that are used in any other election which is held county-wide in Berrien County on said date, or to use separate ballots. Should a majority of the qualified voters voting in said election vote for this Act, then it shall become of full- force and effect. Should a majority of those persons voting in said election vote against the ratification of this Act, then it shall be void and of no force and effect. It shall be the duty of the Ordinary to consolidate and certify the results of said election, and the expense of said election shall be borne by Berrien County." Mr. Guthrie of Berrien moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 534. By Messrs. Smith and Duncan of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to create a Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for Carroll County, .and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 534, was read: GEORGIA, CARROLL COUNTY:. I, Stanley Parkman, Editor and Secretary-Treasurer of the Carroli County .Georgian, official organ of Carroll County, Georgia in. which the Sheriff's adyer-tisements are published, do hereby certify that the attached notice, to-wit: -NoTICE'TO~ LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given as provided by the Constitution of the State of Georgia, that a_ bill will be. introduced. at the next session of the-_ General Assembly con:veriirig' on' January 8, 1951, to abolish the act creating three (3) commissioners of roads and re.venue of Carroll County~ an,d, an act. to establish a board of commissioners of roads and revenue of one (1 Jperson:, and to repeal all acts in. ,conflict therewith. This the 18th day of November, 1950. at Nov. 23, 30, Dec. 5. is a true and correct copy of a notice of the intention to apply for passage of the Bill therein referred to, and I further certify said notice has been published in said newspaper in the issues of November 23rd and -aoth, December 7th,- ~14th, .an,d 21st,~ 1950,_as provided in Article 3, Section 7, Pa:r:agrnph 15 of the Con~itution of the State of Georgia of 1945, Code Section 2-1915._ Is/ Stanley Parkman Editor and. Sec.-Treas. of the Carroll County Georgian 8&8 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Sworn and subscribed to before me this 3rd day of February, 1951. /s/ 0. W. Roberts, Jr. Notary Public, Georgia State at Large My ComJIIIission Expires April 21, 1954 (Seal) Mr. Smith of Carroll moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. The following Resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 134. By Messrs. Gary of Quitman, Dicus of Muscogee, Smith of Carroll, Mims of Miller, Durham of Baker, Black of Webster, and Griffith of Putnam: A Resolution extending to Honorable Johnson M. Deason its sympathy and best wishes for a speedy recovery, and for other purposes. HR 135. By Messrs. Covington of Floyd, Overby of Hall, Gillis of Treutlen and all other Members of the House: A Resolution congratulating Honorable John Langdale of Lowndes upon the birth of a baby daughter, and for other purposes. The following Resolutions of the House were read and referred to the Committees: HR 136. By Messrs. Murr of Sumter, Rogers of Heard, and Ursrey of Jeff Davis: A Resolution providing for the appointment of a Committee to study all agricultural and livestock development in the State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agriculture No. 2. HR 137. By Mr. Langdale of Lowndes: A Resolution providing that the Game and Fish Committee appoint a subcommittee to visit, study and compile information concerning game and fish, to provide for their per diem, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. The following Resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 138. By Mr. Key of Jasper: A Resolution gratefully acknowledging the courtesies received from the employees of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, and for other purposes. The following Resolution of the House was read and referred to the Committee: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1951 869 HR 139. By Mr. Hood of Chatham: A Resolution providing for a special Committee to work in preparing and recommending a course in Americanism to be taught in our public schools, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. The following Resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 140. By Messrs. Wilkinson of Long and Smiley of Liberty: A Resolution expressing deep regret at the passing of Honorable Thomas Lee Howard and extending sympathy to his family and the people of his county, and for other purposes. HR 141. By Mr. Bennett of Barrow: A Resolution requesting President Truman to rescind his order closing Lawson Veterans Administration Hospital, and for other purposes. HR 142. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Greer of Lanier, Neville of Bulloch, Harrell of Grady, and others: A Resolution requesting the Insurance Commissioner to conduct an investigation into rates being charged the individual counties of the State for crop and hail insurance, and for other purposes. HR 143. By Mr. Jackson of Jones: A RESOLUTION To amend HR 3, adopted January 8, 1951, in reference to the compensation of certain attaches of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, and it is hereby resolved by the authority of the same, that the figure "$8.00" in Paragraph Three of HR 3, adopted by the House January 8, 1951, be stricken, and in lieu thereof, insert the figure "$10.00". Be it further resolved that this amendment is retroactive to J anuary 8, 1951. It is the purpose of this resolution to increase the pay of certain attaches of the House from Eight to Ten Dollars per day. HR 107-517b. By Messrs. Overby of Hall and Covington of Floyd: A Resolution to authorize the Boy Scouts to erect a replica of the Statue of Liberty on the Capitol Grounds, and for other purposes. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 9:00 o'clock, A. M., tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 9:00 o'clock, A. lVI., tomorrow morning. 870 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, February 15, 1951. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:00 o'clock, A. M., this day and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. George H. Coker, Pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church, Manchester, Georgia. By unanimous consent, the call of the 1oll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman. of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found to be correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. Mr. Rogers of Heard moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the following Bill of the House, to-wit: HB 267. By Mr. Rogers of Heard: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for tattoo, marks, and brands on Cattle, and for other purposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed. Mr. Alverson of Fulton moved that the House reconsider its action in passing the following Bill of the Senate, to-wit: SB 123. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require candidates in counties of a certain population to file record of convictions in State Courts, to require a majority vote for election, and for other purposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of Bills and Resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of House Bills and Resolutions. 3. Report of Standing Committees. 4. Second reading of Bills and Resolutions, favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of local uncontested bills. 6. First reading and reference of Senate Bills and Resolutions. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 871 7. That the Speaker may in his discretion call up any bill on the General Calendar in any order that he desires. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolution of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 610. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to reapportion the several Congressional Districts of this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment. HB 611. By Mr. Walker of Crawford: A Bill to be entitled an Act to place a tax upon bachelors and old maids, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Welfare. HB 612. By Messrs. Durden of Dougherty and Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to govern the practice of architecture in Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 613. By Messrs. Bell of Richmond and Covington of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that no seal is required to the attestation of deeds by Notaries Public, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. HR 144-613a. By Messrs. Greene of Crisp, Green of Rabun, Green of Cherokee, Green o:f Irwin and many others: A Resolution proposing that the Speaker of the House and the Budget Authorities study the advisability of placing a microphone on the desk of each member to be in use only when the member is recognized by the presiding officer of the House, and also consider the advisability of installing electric voting facilities for the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Halls and Rooms. HB 614. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the hours of voting in the municipal elections in the City of Athens, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 615. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act creating a Tax Assessor and a Board of 872 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Tax Appeals of the City of Athens, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 616. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to alter a method of election of the City Recorder of Athens; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 617. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to alter a method of election of the City Attorney of Athens, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. Mr. Rogers of Heard County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture No. 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture No. 2 has had under consideration the following resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 136. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Rogers of Heard, Chairman. Mr. Freeman of Monroe County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 1 has had under consideration the following resolution of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SR 37. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Freeman of Monroe, Chairman. Mr. Freeman of Monroe County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 1 has had under consideration the following resolution of the House and Senate and has in- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 873 structed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SR 7. Do Pass. SR 14. Do Pass. HR 115-549b. Do Pass. HR 64-303. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Freeman of Monroe, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- tion the following bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 213. Do Pass. SB 214. Do Pass. SB 215. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 200. Do Pass. SB 204. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- 874 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, tion the following bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 186. Do Pass. SB 201. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Duncan of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Education #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education No. 1 has had under consideration the following resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 139. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Duncan of Carroll, Chairman. Mr. Adams of Evans County, Chairman of the Committee on Education No. 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education No. 2 has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 80. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Adams of Evans, Chairman. Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No. 1 has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 138. Do Pass. SB 144. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 875 Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No. 1 has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 154. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. McWhorter of DeKalb County, Chairman of the Committee on Halls and Rooms, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Halls and Rooms has had under consideration the following resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 144-613a. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, MeWhorter of DeKalb, Chairman. Mr. Rowland of Johnson County, Chairman of the Committee on Industrial Relations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Industrial Relations has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 178. Do Pass. HB 508. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Rowland of Johnson, Chairman. Mr. Lewis of Hancock County, Chairman of the Committee on Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment has had under consideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me 876 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 38, as amended. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Lewis of Hancock, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Vice-Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 195. Do Pass. SB 203. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Jessup of Bleckley County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Library, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Library has had under consideration the following resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 128-605b. Do Pass. HR 105-502a. Do Pass. HR 102-476d. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Jessup of Bleckley, Chairman. Mr. Henderson of Atkinson County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Property has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 206. Do Pass. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 877 SB 207. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Henderson of Atkinson, Chairman. Mr. Greer of Lanier County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Welfare, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Welfare has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 88. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Greer of Lanier, Chairman. Mr. Smiley of Liberty County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Appropriations has has under consideration the following resolution of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SR 25. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Smiley of Liberty, Chairman. Mr. Smith of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the following resolutions of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SR 54. Do Pass. SR 40. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Smith of Carroll, Chairman. 878 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 149. Do Pass. SB 150. Do Pass. SB 199. Do Pass. SB 208. Do Pass. SB 209. Do Pass. SB 210. Do Pass. SB 211. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 212. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of the Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of the Republic has had under consideration the following bills and resolution of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SR 56. Do Pass. SB 194. Do Pass. SB 190. Do Pass. SB 84. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, _McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. Mr. The following message was received frPm the Senate through Stewart, the Secretary thereof: _. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House to wit: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 879 HB 307. By Messrs. Scoggin, Hall and Covington of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new Charter and municipal government. for the City of Rome, and for other purposes. HB 308. By Messrs. Scoggin, Hall and Covington of Floyd: A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter and municipal government for the City of Rome; to define the corporate limits, and for other purposes. HB 363. By Messrs. Duncan and Smith of Carroll: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Carrollton; and for other purposes. HB 366. By Messrs. Hood and McGee of Chatham: A bill to authorize the mayor and alderman of the City of Savannah to incur an additional debt; to permit the mayor and alderman of the City of Savannah to levy a tax upon all the taxable property, etc., and for other purposes. HB 36'7. By Mr. Page of Chatham: A bill to amend the charter of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Garden City and for other purposes. HB 403. By Messrs. Register and Langdale of Lowndes: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Valdosta; to authorize the levy and collection of a tax by said city upon consumers of electricity, gas and other products and services of Public Utility Companies, and for other purposes. HB 407. By Mr. Denton of Paulding: A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the Town of Dallas, and for. other purposes. HB 432. By Mr. Mishoe of Tattnall: A bill to provide that the Ordinary of Tattnall County shall receive $50.00 per month in addition to fees, and for other purposes. HB 436. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A bill to amend the Charter of the Town of Bowdon, and for other purposes. HB 445. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A bill to establish a new charter for the Town of Ringgold, and for other purposes. 880 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 450. By Mr. Tippens of Wilcox: A bill to amend an Act which creates the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the County of Wilcox, and for other purposes. HB 453. By Messrs. Harper and Bolton of Spalding: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Griffin, and for other purposes. HB 454. By Mr. Adams of Brantley: A bill to amend an Act which creates and incorporates the City of Nahunta, and for other purposes. HB 458. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A bill to amend the charter of the Town of Oglethorpe, and for other purposes. HB 468. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to amend an Act creating a complete system of retirement and pension pay for the employees of the City of Decatur. HB 471. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A bill to amend an Act which incorporates the City of Tallapoosa in the County of Haralson, so as to provide that the salary of the Clerk of the Council shall be set by the Mayor and Council, and for other purposes. HB 472. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Wrens, in the County of Jefferson, to define the corporate limits thereof; to provide a municipal government, and for other purposes. HB 473. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Gainesville, and for other purposes. HB 474. By Messrs. Duncan and Smith of Carroll: A bill to repeal an Act approved Feb. 25, 1949 establishing a Board of Tax Equalizers for the City of Carrollton, and for other purposes. HB 486. By Mr. Hopkins of Charlton: A bill to amend an Act to create and establish a new charter for the City of Folkston, and for other purposes. HB 487. By Messrs. Durden and Gardner of Dougherty: A bill to amend the Act creating and establishing a new charter for THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 881 the City of Albany; defining the corporate limits of said city, and for other purposes. HB 488. By Dr. Smith of Bryan: A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Pembroke, and for other purposes. HB 497. By Messrs. Williams of Houston; Little of Peach; Walker of Crawford; and others: A bill to provide that the salary of each of the Judges of the Superior Courts of the Macon Circuit shall be supplemented by payments to be made from the Treasurers of Bibb, Crawford, Houston, and Peach Counties, and for other purposes. HB 500. By Messrs. Dicus, Hollis and Pickard of Muscogee: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Columbus by extending the present corporate limits, and for other purposes. HB 502. By Messrs. Hollis, Dicus and Pickard of Muscogee: A bill to authorize the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Mus_cogee County to enact zone and planning laws, and for other purposes. HB 523. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to amend an Act reducing the number of County Commissioners of Laurens County, and for other purposes. HB 526. By Mr. Stocks of Lee: A bill approved March 6, 1945, relating to the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Lee County, and for other purposes. HB 527. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Haralson County, and for other purposes. HB 531. By Mr. Hilton of Montgomery: A bill to provide that the sheriff of Montgomery County shall be paid the sum of $100.00 per month in lieu of any mileage allowances and for other purposes. HB 532. By Mr. Hilton of Montgomery: A bill to amend an Act creating the office of Tax Commissioner of Montgomery County; and for other purposes. HB 335. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act pertaining to Coroners' fees in counties having a population of 300,000 or more; and for other purposes. 882 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 542. By Messrs. McGee, Page and Hood of Chatham: A bill to amend an Act creating the Chatham County Pension Board; and for other purposes. HR 45. By Mr. Abney of Walker: A resolution authorizing the State Librarian to furnish to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Walker County, Ga., without costs to said county except for payment of packing and transportation charges, certain volumes which have been lost or destroyed. HR 88. By Mr. Bolton of Spalding: A resolution authorizing the Adjutant General of the State of Georgia to enter into a contract with the City of Griffin, concerning the use of a certain trust fund now held by said City, as trustee, for the local military company located at Griffin, and for other purposes. The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the House: HR 130. By Messrs. Coffin of Schley, Adams of Upson and others: A resolution to provide for continuing the House and Senate Committee to investigate the Welfare Department, and for other purposes. The Senate has passed by substitute by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 524. By Messrs. Scoggin, Covington and Hall of Floyd: A bill to amend an Act to establish a city court of Floyd County; and for other purposes. The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House to wit: HB 42. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren, Campbell of Oconee and others: A bill to provide for levying, assessing and collecting an income tax on net incomes; to provide for ascertaining net income for State income tax purposes; and for other purposes. The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House to wit: HB 229. By Messrs. Key of Jasper, Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A bill to amend an Act known as an Act to authorize the establishment and maintenance of common trust funds and to prescribe and THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 883 define the rights, powers and duties of fiduciaries, banks and trust companies with respect thereto; and for other purposes. HB 541. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to establish the City Court of Quitman"; and for other purposes. HB 550. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A bill to change the time of convening the Spring Term of Superior Court of Appling County, and for other purposes. HB 551. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A bill to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to establish the City Court of Baxley, and for other purposes. HB 556. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A bill to amend an Act to create the City Court of Statesboro, and for other purposes. HB 563. By Messrs. Covington, Hal~, and Scoggin of Floyd: A bill providing for a supplement to the annual salary now provided by law for the Judge of the Superior Court of the Rome Judicial Cir- cuit; and for other purposes. . By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported were read the second time: HB 508. By Messrs. Dews of Calho1,1n and Pittard of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Ac~ to amend an A~t relating to wage exemption until after judgment from garnishment, to provide that share croppers' wages shall also be exempt until after judgment, and for other purposes. HR 64-30:id. By Messrs. Murr and Burgamy of Sumter: A Resolution to propose an amendment to permit the General As.sembly to exempt from taxation accounts receivable and . notes receivable, and for other purposes. HR 102-476d. By Mr. Lewis of Hancock: A Resolution requesting the State Librarian to furnish law books to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Hancock County, and for other purposes. HR 105-502a. By Messrs. Carr and Britton of Whitfield: A Resolution requesting the State Librarian to furnish law books to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Whitfield County, !lnd for other purposes., 884 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 115-549b. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A Resolution proposing an amendment to provide for the division of Appling County into school districts, and for other purposes. HR 128-605b. By Mr. Hall of Toombs: A Resolution requesting the State Librarian to replace certain lost or destroyed law books for the County of Toombs, and for other purposes. SB 80. By Senator Millican of the 52nd and Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that members of the Employees Retirement System of Georgia who became subject to Teachers' Retirement System may transfer their credits, and for other purposes. SB 88. By Senator Hawes of the 30th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the standing or walking, or hiring of another to stand or walk, on a public street or highway for the purpose of offering any matter relative to hotels, etc., and for other purposes. SB 138. By Senators Chance of the 43rd, Akins of the 40th, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to compensation of stenographers and reporters in civil cases, and for other purposes. SB 144. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to make communications to ministers privileged; and for other purposes. SB 149. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Rawls of the lOth, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to fix the domicile of corporations engaged in publishing newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, and for other purposes. SB 150. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Carlisle of the 7th, Rawls of the lOth, and many others: A Bill to be entitled lfn Act to implement and provide for the enforcement of Article IV of Section IV, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Georgia prohibiting monopolies, and for other purposes. SB 154. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "The Revenue Certificate Law", and for other purposes. EB 178. By Senator Rawls of the 1Oth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Unemployment Compensation Law", and for other purposes. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 885 SB 186. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Gwinnett County, and for other purposes. SB 190. By Senators Mashburn of the 33rd and Williams of the 21st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Old Age Assistance Act", and for other purposes. SB 194. By Senators Williams of the 19th, and Blalock of the 26th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Old Age Assistance Act", to provide for financially able children to support needy parents, and for other purposes. SB 195. By Senator Williams of the 49th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to raise the salary of the Solicitor of the City Court of Metter, and for other purposes. SB 199. By Senators Hargreaves of the 5th, Senator Dean of the 46th and Senator Connell of the 6th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Comptroller-General to determine whether the employees of his Department shall be under the State Merit System of Personnel, and for other purposes. SB 200. By Senator Hargreaves of the 5th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Tax Commissioner of the County of Atkinson, and for other purposes. SB 201. By Senator Hughes of the 32nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Lumpkin, and for other purposes. SB 203. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, to provide for changes in health services, and for other purposes. SB 204. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to Boards of Health, and for other purposes. SB 206. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Connell of the 6th, and Duncan of the 34th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to sinking fund to be established by the State Park Authority, and for other purposes. 886 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 207. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Connell of the 6th, and Duncan of the 34th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the powers and duties of the division of State Parks, and for other purposes. SB 208. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, and for other purposes. SB 20.9. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, relating to members of the Fire Department, and for other purposes. SB 210. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta to extend the city limits, and for other purposes. SB 211. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta; to extend the city limits to include Forest Hills, and for other purposes. SB 212. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, to provide that all general elections for Mayor and/or for members of Council shall be held on the second Wednesday in September, and for other purposes. SB 213. By Senator Drinkard of the 29th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the salary of the Judge of the Superior Court of Augusta Judicial Circuit shall be supplemented from County funds, and for other purposes. SB 214. By Senator Stephens of the 50th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create Fire Sanitation and Sewerage Districts in Clarke County so as to furnish fire protection to the citizens of Clarke County, and for other purposes. SB 215. By Senator Stephens of the 50th: A Bill to be entitled an Act authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for Clarke County to establish rules and regulations governing pensions of County employees, and for other purposes. SR 7. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Connell of the 6th, Carlisle of the 7th, and others: A Resolution proposing an amendment to exempt from taxation only THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 887 for State purposes, farm products, livestock and poultry, so long as same remains in possession of the producer, and for other purposes. SR 14. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution creating the "Georgia Ports Authority", providing for the appointment, etc., and for other purposes. SR 25. By Senator Harden of the 45th: A Resolution to authorize the State Board of Corrections to reimburse T. J. Wells for damage done to his automobile by two escaped State Convicts, and for other purposes. SR 40. By Senator McLaughlin of the 3rd: A Resolution releasing Robert Lee Howe and J. M. Madray and J. M. Reddish, from payment of appearance bond, and for other purposes. SR 54. By Senator Branch of the _47th: A Resolution to relieve J. L. Brooks from paying bonds, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Bill of the Senate was again taken up for consideration: SB 123. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require candidates in counties of a certain population to file record of convictions in state courts, to require a majority vote for election, and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 123, was read and adopted: The Fulton delegation moves to amend SB 123 as follows: By striking Sections 4 & 5 in their entirety. By renumbering Section 6 to be known as Section 4 and Section 6 to Section 5. By changing the caption accordingly. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. By unanimous consent, the following Bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: 888 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 175. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act creating the "Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority", and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 182. By Senator Coffin of the 12th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the holding of two terms a year of the Superior Court of Stewart County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 184. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta providing that vacancies in the office of Chief of Police and Chief of the Fire Department to be filled by the Mayor and General Council, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 192. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the Town of Trion, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 196. By Senator King of the 24th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Marion, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 889 SB 197. By Senator King of the 24th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal the Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for Marion County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following Resolution of the Senate was read and adopted: SR 34. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Hargreaves of the 5th and many others: A Resolution adopting the song "Our Georgia" written by James B. Burch, as official Waltz of Georgia, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 51. By Senators Mashburn of the 33rd, Lancaster of the 28th and, Wall of the 9th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to transfer certain duties, powers, and functions vested in the State Department of Public Welfare, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 44. By Senators Strickland of the 38th, Coleman of the 18th, and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to recognize the existing system of Vocational Rehabilitation of the physically or mentally impaired, including the blind citizens of Georgia, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 124, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 6. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Pittman of the 53rd, and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the leasing of the overhead of underground rights or property not useful for railroad purposes of the Western-Atlantic Railroad, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 890 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 27. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require insurance companies and fraternal benefit societies to run from and including July 1 to and including the next following June 30, instead of from January 1, as at present, and for other purposes. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson moved that the bill be tabled. On the motion, the ayes were 65, nays 55. The bill was tabled. SR 35. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Rawls of the lOth, and Carlisle of the 7th: A Resolution proposing that the Congress of the United States be requested by the General Assembly of Georgia to repeal those laws which declare public welfare rolls of a confidential nature, and for other purposes. The resolution was adopted. SB 56. By Senator Mashburn of the 33rd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the premarital examination law, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constituti<>nal majority, was passed. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendments thereto: HB 263. By Messrs. Lovett of Laurens, Smith of Emanuel, Gowen of Glynn, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Greer of Lanier, Ray of Warren: A Bill to be entitled an Act to make General Appropriations for the maintenance and operation of the agencies of Government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1951, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendments to HB 263, were read: Senators Duncan and Grayson move to amend HB 26'3 by amending Section VIII by adding a new paragraph at the bottom of Page 3 of said bill to read as follows: Provided further that a sum not to exceed $795,000 of the funds provided in this section shall be experchool for feeble-minded children, provided the building cannot be replaced from funds otherwise appropriated." Committee moves to amend HB 263, Section 54, Sub-section (s) pertaining to appropriation for Black Rock Mountain Park by striking the figures $100,000.00 and inserting in lieti thereof the figures $50,000.00. . The following House amendments to the Senate amendments to HB 263, were read and adopted: Messrs. Lovett of Laurens, Ray of Warren, and McCracken of Jefferson move to amend Senate Committee amendment #8, by adding the following paragraph to appear at the end of Section # 9: "Provided, further, that nothing in this Section shall be construed as voiding that part of the appropriations made in this Section which are available for Capital Improvements as determined by the State Budget Bureau." Messrs. Lovett of Laurens, Ray of Warren, and McCracken of Jefferson move to amend Senate Committee amendment #5, by adding the following paragraph to appear at the end of Section #8: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 895 "Provided, further, that nothing in this Section shall be construed as voiding that part of the appropriations made in this Section which are available for Capital Improvements as determined by the State Budget Bureau." Mr. Lovett of Laurens moved that the House agree to the Senate amendments, as amended by the House, with the exception of Senate amendment No. 9. On the motion, the ayes were 111, nays, 0.- The Senate amendments, as amended by the House, were agreed to. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson moved that the House agree to Senate amendment No. 9 to HB 263. On the motion, Mr. McCracken of Jefferson moved the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Aycock Ball Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bennett Best Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brazeal Brooks Burkett Byrd Callier Cates Clary Coffin Dorsey Durham Edenfield Flynt Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Graham Green of Irwin Greene of Crisp Guthrie Hadden Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Holley Hood Hopkins Huddleston Jackson Jessup Jolly Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kemp Kennedy Key Kidd King Kitchens Lanier Lavender Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken Mangum Mishoe Nelson Neville Newman Otwell Overby Parker Peacock Ramsey Raulerson Ray Risner Rogers Rollins Rowland Scott Sheffield Simmons Smiley Smith of Bryan Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stocks Tamplin Tarbutton Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vickers Walker of Telfair Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Williams of Houston Willingham Willis 896 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Upson Alverson Barber of Colquitt Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Biggers Brantley Britton Burgamy Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Claxton Clay Covington Cranford Deen Dews Dicus Duncan Durden Fears Gowen Green of Cherokee Green of Rabun Greer Griffith Groover Hale Hall of Floyd Johnson of Hall Johnston Jones of Bartow Kelley Knight Lam Langdale Lewis of Greene Little McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Matthews Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nightingale Page Pittard Register Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawsor Scoggin Sivell Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Sumner Tarpley Vandiver Waldrop Weems Wilkes Williams of Cobb Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs. Barber of Jackson, Bolton, Clark, Coogle, Cornelius, Dally, Deason, Denton, Freeman, Hall of Toombs, Harper, Hollis, Ivey, Leach, McGarity, McGee, Mims, Owens, Pickard, Pickett, Short, Smith of Emanuel, Stewart, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the motion to agree to the Senate amendment, the ayes were 108, nays 6'9. The Senate amendment No. 9, was agreed to. Honorable George Smith of Emanuel, Speaker Pro Tempore of the House, was presiding at the time of the roll call and therefore could not vote on the adoption of the amendment No. 9. Under the regular order of business, the following Resolution of the Senate was taken up for consideration and read the third time: SR 5. By Senators Willingham of the 39th, Rawls of the lOth and others: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia by adding to Paragraph IV of Section IX of Article VII, a new sub-paragraph to be numbered (b) to read as follows: (b) To defray the cost of all activities incident to providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 897 State as authcrized by laws enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and for grants to counties for aid in county road construction and maintenance as provided by law authorizing the State Treasury to make such grants, the General Assembly of Georgia shall in each General Appropriation Act make the aggregate of the fixed appropriations for highway purposes an amount not less than the total Motor Fuel and Motor Vehicle License taxes received by the State Treasury for the immediately preceding fiscal year, less the amount of refunds, rebates, and collection costs authorized by law. The expenditure of the appropriations made in conformity with this provision shall be subject to all the rules, regulations and restrictions imposed on the expenditure of appropriations by provisions of this State Constitution and other laws enacted by the General Assembly. Said funds are hereby allocated to the Highway Department and shall be utilized for highway improvement including construction and maintenance. In the event of a general war in which the United States of America is involved said funds shall be held to the credit of the State Highway Department until such time as the road burding program can be continued and materials obtained for said purpose. During any such period of time all the funds, which cannot be used for highway purposes, shall be invested in bonds of the United States of America or securities, the payment of the principal and interest of said securities being guaranteed by the United States of America. In the event of invasion of this State by land, sea, or air, said funds may be utilized on the executive order of the Governor for defense purposes. Provided, however, the provisions of this sub-section shall not be effective in time of war or national emergency and materials are not available for highway construction and maint~nance when such a condition is so declared by the Governor of Georgia in recognition of such national conditions. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1. Upon the approval of this resolution in the manner hereinafter provided, that paragraph IV of Section IX of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Georgia be amended by adding a new sub-paragraph to be numbered (b) to read as follows: "(b) To defray the cost of all activities incident to providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this State as authorized by laws enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and for grants to counties for aid in county road construction and maintenance as provided by law authorizing the State Treasury to make such grants, the General Assembly of Georgia shall in each General Appropriation Act make the aggregate of the fixed appropriations for highway purposes an amount not less than the total Motor Fuel and Motor Vehicle License taxes received bv the State Treasury for the immediately preceding fiscal year, less the amount of refunds, rebates, and collection costs authorized by law. The expenditure of the appropriations made in conformity with th:s provision shall be subject to all the rules, regu1ations and restrictions imposed on the expenditure of appropriations by provisions of this State Constitution and other laws enacted by the General Assembly. 898 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Said funds are hereby allocated to the Highway Department and shall be utilized for highway improvement including construction and maintenance. In the event of a general war in which the United States of America is involved said funds shall be held to the credit of the State Highway Department until such time as the road building program can be continued and materials obtained for said purpose. During any such period of time all the funds, which cannot be used for highway purposes, shall be invested in bonds of the United States of America or securities, the payment of the principal and interest of said securities being guaranteed by the United States of America. In the event of invasion of this state by land, sea, or air, said funds may be utrized on the executive order of the Governor for defense purposes. Provided, however, the provisions of this sub-section shall not be effective in time of war or national emergency and materials are not available for highway construction and maintenance when such a condition is so declared by the Governor of Georgia in recognition of such national conditions." and so that Paragraph IV of Section IX of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, when so amended shall read as follows: "(a) The appropriation for each department, officer, bureau, board, commission, agency, or institution for which appropriation is made shall be for a specific sum of money, and no appropriation shall allocate to any object, the proceeds of any particular tax or fund or a part of percentage thereof." "(b} To defray the cost of all activities incident to providing and maihtaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this State as authorized by laws enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and for grants to counties for aid in county road construction and maintenance as provided by law authorizing the State Treasury to make such grants, the General Assembly of Georgia shall in each General Appropriation Act make the aggregate of the fixed appropriations for highway purposes an amount not less than the total Motor Fuel and Motor Vehicle License taxes received by the State Treasury for the immediately preceding fiscal year, less the amount of refunds, rebates, and collection costs authorized by law. The expenditure of the appropriations made in conformity with this provision shall be subject to all the rules, regulations and restrictions imposed on the expenditure of appropriations by provisions of this State Constitution and other laws enacted by the General Assembly. Said funds are hereby allocated to the Highway Department and shall be utilized for highway improvement including construction and maintenance. In the event of a general war in which the United States of America is involved said funds shall be held to the credit of the State Highway Department until such time as the road building program can be continued and materials obtained for said purpose. During any such period of time all the funds, which cannot be used for highway purposes, shall be invested in bonds of the United States of America or securities, the payment of the principal and interest of said securities being guaranteed by the United States of America. In the event of invasion of this state by land, sea, or air, said funds may be utilized on the executive order of the Governor for defense purposes. Provided, however, the provisions <>f this sub-section shall not be effective in time of war or national emergency and materials are not available for highway construction THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 899 and maintenance when such a condition is so declared by the Governor of Georgia in recognition of such national conditions." Section 2. Be it further resolved by the authority aforesaid, that whenever the above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have been agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, and the same has been entered on their Journals, with the yeas and nays taken thereon, the Governor shall be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause such amendment to be published in one or more newspapers in each Congressi-:mal District of this State, for two months next preceding the time of holding the next General Election. Section 3. Be it further resolved by the authority aforesaid, that the above proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratification or rejection by the electors of this State at the next General Election to be held after the publication as provided for in the second section of this resolution, in the several election districts of this State, at which election every person shall be qualified to vote who is qualified to vote fer members of the General Assembly. 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 the amendment to Paragraph IV of Section IX of Article VII of the Constitution, to provide for the appropriation of funds for highway' purposes." And all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: "Against the ratification of the amendment to Paragraph IV of Section IX of Article VII of the Constitution, to provide for the appropriation of funds for highway purposes." If the people ratify such amendment by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon such amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of this State. The returns of the election shall be made in like. manner as returns for members of the General Assembly, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to ascertain the result and to certify the result to the Governor, who shall, if such amendment be ratified, make proclamation thereof. Section 4. That any and all provisions of law and parts of laws, in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. Mr. Ray of Warren moved the previous question. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the Resolution, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: 900 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of Richmond Bennett Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Covington Cranford Dally De en Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston lvey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 901 Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Bell of DeKalb Bentley Durden McWhorter Mackay Nightingale Wood Those not voting were Messrs. : Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker: By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 177, nays 7. The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. Honorable George Smith of Emanuel, Speaker Pro Tempore of the House, was presiding at the time of the roll call and therefore could not vote on the adoption of the amendment No. 9. Mr. Wooten of Randolph requested that the Journal show that he voted for the adoption of SR 5, and for agreeing to the Senate amendment No. 9, to HB 263, the Appropriation Bill. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 33. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Gould of the 4th, Wilson of the 23rd, Drinkard of the 29th and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to creat the State Office Building Authority, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 4. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Rawls of the lOth, Holloway of the 13th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for Georgia men and women in the Military Services of the United States to participate in elections and primaries, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 122, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. 902 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 81. By Senators Stephens of the 50th, Ellard of the 31st and Trotter of the 37th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to prepare and furnish to each member of the General Assembly a commission, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 125, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 53. By Senators Hagan of the 17th, Mallory of the 25th and others: A bill to be entitled an Act recognizing alcoholism as an illness and public health problem, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 128, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 41. By Senators Hargreaves of the 5th, Connell of the 6th and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the continuance of business of a deceased by an administrator, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 82. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide an additional Judge to preside regularly in the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 139. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Director of State Parks, of the Department of Natural Resources to sublease any property which the State has leased from the U. S. Government to an agency or department thereof, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 903 On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 49. By Senator Trotter of the 37th, Farrar of the 42nd and Ellard of the 31st: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act which provides for the punishment for one found guilty of the offense of involuntary manslaughter, and for other purposes. The following amendments to SB 49, were adopted: Mr. H. Smith moves to amend SB 49 by adding the following: "Provided, however, that any person accused of the commission of involuntary manslaughter prior to the effective date of this act shall, if convicted, be punished under the provisions of Section 26-1010 of the Code prior to its repeal." Messrs. Smith of Carroll, Murr of Sumter, Freeman of Monroe, Burgamy of Sumter, and Coffin of Schley move to amend SB 49 by striking the figure "20" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "5." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 109, nays 17. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 62. By Senators Willingham of the 39th, Pittman of the 53rd and Hawes of the 30th: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to the retirement of members of the State Board of Workmen's Compensation Act, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 122, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson moved that SB 27 be taken from the table and the motion prevailed. The bill was taken from the table. The following bill of the Senate was again taken up for consideration: SB 27. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to require insurance companies and fraternal benefit societies to run from and including July 1 to and including the next following June 30, instead of from January 1, as at present, and for other purposes. 904 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 7. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Under the regular order of business, the following resolutions of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SR 9. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A RESOLUTION A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia an amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia incorporated in the Code of Georgia of 1933 as Section 2-6001 so as to authorize the County of Chatham to incur a bonded indebtedness in addition to that heretofore authorized by the Constitution and Laws of Georgia; for the purpose of the establishment and the construction of an additional new road to Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia; to provide that all funds from such additional bonded indebtedness shall be used exclusively for the purposes aforesaid; to authorize the assessment and collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay principal and interest of said bonds as they become due; to authorize the fixing of the rate of interest, the date of issuance, and other details incident to the issue and sale of said bonds; to provide for validation; to provide for submission of the amendment for ratification by the people 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 Article 7, Section 7, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia incorporated in the Code of Georgia of 1933 as Section 2-6001, which has heretofore been amended, shall be further amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph to be appropriately numbered and worded as follows; to-wit: "And except that the County of Chatham in addition to the bonded indebtedness heretofore authorized by the Constitution and Laws of Georgia, may issue serial bonds not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for the purpose of expending the same or any part thereof for the establishment and the construction of an additional new road to Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, along the old right-of-way of the Central of Georgia Railway Company or at some other location which in the judgment of the County Commissioners they may deem best suited for the purpose. It being the intent of this amendment that the proceeds of said issue of bonds shall be used by the County Commissioners to supplement in such amounts as may be necessary, the proceeds derived from the issue of any revenue certificates which may be issued in the event the County Commissioners should determine to make said road a toll road. The Board of County Commissioners and Ex-officio Judges of Chatham County shall provide for the assessment and collection of THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 905 an annual tax sufficient in amount to pay the principal and interest of said serial bonds as they become due. Said serial bonds when issued shall mature in twenty annual equal amounts beginning ten years from the date of issuance and maturing each year thereafter for a period of twenty years. Said serial bonds shall be issued and validated when authorized by a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the Board of County Commissioners and Ex-officio Judges of Chatham County who are also authorized by a majority vote to fix the rate of interest of said bonds, the date of issuance and all other details incident to the issue and sale of said bonds." Section 2. "BE IT FURTHER ENACTED by the authority aforesaid that when said amendment shall be agreed to by a two-third vote of the members elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, said amendment shall be entered on their journals with the ayes' and nays' taken thereon, and shall, by the Governor, be published in one or more newspapers in each congressional district and in one or more newspapers at Savannah, Georgia, in the County of Chatham, for two months previous to the time of holding the next general election, to which members of the General Assembly are elected and said amendment shall be submitted to the people at said next general election; all persons voting at said election in favor of adopting said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballot the words 'For ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution authorizing the County of Chatham to issue serial bonds for the purpose of the establishment and the construction of an additional new road to Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia,' and all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballot, 'Against ratification of the amenposing to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia an amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia incorporated in the Code of Georgia of 1933 as Section 2-6001 so as to authorize the City of Savannah to incur a bonded indebtedness in addition to that heretofore authorized by the Constitution and Laws of Georgia; for the purpose of improving, expanding, enlarging, repairing and modernizing the storm and sanitary sewerage system of the City of Savannah; to provide that all funds from such additional bonded indebtedness shall be used exclusively for the purposes aforesaid; to authorize the assessment and collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay principal and interest of said bonds as they become due; to authorize the fixing of the rate of interest, the date of issuance, and other details incident to the issue and sale of said bonds; to provide for validation; to provide for submission of the amendment for ratification by the people 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 Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constituti<>n of the State of Georgia incorporated in the Code of Georgia of 1933 as Section 2-6001, which has heretofore been amended, shall be further amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph to be appropriately numbered and worded as follows, to-wit: 'And except that the City of Savannah in addition to the bonded indebtedness heretofore authorized by the constitution and laws of Georgia, may issue serial bonds not to exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) for the purpose of improving, expanding, enlarging, repairing, and modernizing the storm and sanitary sewerage system of the City of Savannah, said bonds in the amount above stated or in any lesser amount which the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah may determine as being sufficient, shall be used exclusively for the purposes set forth above. The Mayor and Aldermen shall provide for the assessment and collection of an annual tax sufficient in amount to pay the principal and interest of the said serial bonds as they become due. Said serial bonds when issued shall mature in twenty annual equal amounts beginning ten years from the date of issuance and maturing each year thereafter for a period of twenty years. Said serial bonds shall be 908 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, issued and validated when authorized by a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Savannah who are also authorized by a majority vote to fix the rate of interest of said bonds, the date of issuance and all other details incident to the issue and sale of said bonds." Section 2. "BE IT FURTHER ENACTED by the authority aforesaid that when said amendment shall be agreed to by a two-third vote of the members elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, said amendment shall be entered on their journals with the 'ayes' and 'nays' taken thereon, and shall, by the Governor, be published in one or more newspapers in each congressional district and in one or more ne\vspapers at Savannah, Georgia, in the County of Chatham, for two months prior to the time of holding the next general election, to which members of the General Assembly are elected and said amendment shall be submitted to the people at said next general election; all persons voting at said election in favor of adopting said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be written or printed on their ballot the words 'for ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution authorizing the City of Savannah to issue serial bonds for the purpose of improving, expanding, enlarging, repairing, and modernizing the storm and sanitary sewerage system of the City of Savannah,' and all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballot, 'Against ratification of the amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the City of Savannah to issue serial bonds for the purpose of improving, expanding, enlarging, repairing, and modernizing the storm and sanitary sewerage system of the City of Savannah; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon in the state as a whole, and also a majority of said electors voting thereon in Chatham County, shall note for ratification thereof, when the returns shall be consolidated as required by law in elections for members of the General Assembly, and said amendment shall become a part of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and the Governor shall issue a proclamation thereof. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 909 Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Covington Cranford Dally De en Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston lvey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow J on~s of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Cowet; Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs. : Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of 910 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawfcrd, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By ur.animous consent, the verification of the ro!l call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. SR 11. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A RESOLUTION A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia an amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia incorporated in the Code of Georgia of 1933 as Section 2-6001 so as to authorize the City of Savannah to incur a bonded indebtedness in addition to that heretofore authorized by the Constitution and Laws of Georgia for the purpose of contributing to the establishment and construction and maintenance of a new hospital for the promotion of the health of the people of Savannah; to provide that all funds from wch additional bonded indebtedness shall be used exclusively for the purposes afore:;-aid; to authorize the assessment and collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay principal and interest of said bonds as they become due; to authorize the fixing of the rate of interest, the date of issuance, and other details incident to the issue and sale of said bonds; to provide for validation; to provide for submission of the amendment for ratification by the people 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 Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Georg'a incorporated in the Code of Georgia of 1933 as Section 2-6001, which has heretcfore been amended, shall be further amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph to be appropriately numbered and worded as follows, to-wit: "And except that the City of Savannah in addition to the bonded indebtedness heretofore authorized by the Constitution and laws of Georgia, may issue serial bonds not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for the purpose of contributing to the establishment and construction and maintenance of a new hospital for the promotion of the health of the people of Savannah, said bonds in the amount above stated or in any lesser amount which the Mayor and Aldermen may determine as being sufficient, shall be used exclusively for the purposes set forth above. The Mayor and Aldermen shall provide for the assessment and collection of an annual tax sufficient in amount to pay the principal and interest of said serial bonds as they become due. Said serial bonds when issued shall mature in twenty annual equal amounts beginning ten years from the date of issuance and maturing each year thereafter for a period of twenty years. Said serial bonds shall be issued and validated when authorized by a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the Board of Aldermen of THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 911 the City of Savannah who are also authorized by a majority vote to fix the rate of interest of said bonds, the date of issuance and all other details incident to the issue and sale of bonds." Section 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that when said amendment shall be agreed to by a two-third vote of the members e'ected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, said amendment shall be entered on their journals with the "ayes" and "nays" taken thereon, and shall, by the Governor, be published in one or more newspapers in each Congressional District and in one or more newspapers at Savannah, Georgia, in the County of Chatham, for two months previous to the time of holding the next general election, to which members of the General Assembly are e:ected and said amendment shall be submitted to the people at said next general election; all persons voting at said election in favor of adopting said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballot the words "for ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution authorizing the City of Savannah to issue serial bonds for the purpose of contributing to the establishment and construction and maintenance of a new hospital for the promotion of the health of the people of Savannah," and all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written on their ballot: "Against ratification of the amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the City of Savannah to issue serial bonds for the purpose of contributing to the establishment and construction and maintenance of a new hospital for the promotion of the health of the people of Savannah," and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon in the State as a whole, and also a majority of said electors voting thereon in Chatham County, shall vote for ratification thereof, when the returns shall be consolidated as required by law in elections for members of the General Assembiy, the said amendment shall become a part of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and the Governor shall issue a proclamation thereof. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the rcRolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the Resolution, the roll call was ordered and the vote \"'as as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks 912 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Burgamy Hopkins Ray Burkett Huddleston Register Byrd lvey Risner Callier Jackson Robertson of Coweta Campbell of Oconee Jessup Rogers Campbell of Walker Johnson of Hall Rollins Carr Johnston ScQtt Cates Jolly Scoggin Clark Jones of Bartow Sheffield Clary Jones of Lumpkin Short Claxton Jordan Simmons Clay Kelley Sivell Coffin Kemp Smiley Covington Key Smith of Bryan Cranford Kidd Smith of Carroll Dally King M. M. Smith of Fulton Deen Kitchens Hoke Smith of Fulton Dews Knight Stephens of Towns Dicus Lam Stevens of Marion Dorsey Langdale Stewart Duncan Lanier Stocks Durden Lavender Sumner Durham Lewis of Greene Tamplin Edenfield Lewis of Hancock Tarbutton Fears Little Tarpley Flynt Lovett Terry Freeman McCracken Tillman Gardner McGee Tippens Garrard McKelvey Todd Gary Me Whorter Trapnell Gillis Mackay Tumlin Gowen Mangum Turk Graham Matthews Twitty Green of Cherokee Mishoe Ursrey Green of Irwin Mull Vandiver Green of Rabun Murphy Vickers Greene of Crisp Murr Waldrop Griffith Musgrove Walker Qf Telfair Groover Nelson Weems Guthrie Neville Wheeler Hadden Newman White H'.lle Nightingale Whitworth Hall of Floyd Otwell Wiggins Hail of Toombs Overby Wilkes Harper Owens Williams of Cobb Harrell Page Williams of Houston Harris Parker Willingham Hawkins Peacock Willis Henderson Pickard Wood Herrin Pittard Wright Hilton Ramsey Hood Raulerson Those not voting were Messrs.: Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, HQllis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 913 By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majolity, was adopted. ::OR 12. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A RESOLUTION A resolution proposing to the qua-ified voters of the State of Georgia an amendment to Article 7, Srction 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia incorporated in the Code of Georgia 1933 as Section 2-6001 so as to authorize the City cf Savannah to incur a bonded indebtedness in addition to that heretofore authorized by the Constitution and Laws of Georgia; for the purpose of laying out grading, paving, repaving, resurfacing and repairing streets and sidewalks within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah; to provide that all funds from such additional bonded indebtedness shall be used exclusively for the purposes aforesaid; to authorize the assessment and collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay principal and interest cf said bonds as they become due; to authorize the fixing of the rate of interest, the date of issuance, and other detai1s incident to the issue and sale of said bonds; to provide for validation; to provide for submission of the amendment for ratification by the people and fer 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 Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia incorporated in the Code of Georgia of 1933 as Section 2-6001, which has heretofore been amended, shall be further amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph to be appropriately numbered and worded as follows, to-wit: 'And except that the City of Savannah in addition to the bonded indebtedness heretofore authorized by the Constitution and laws of Georgia, may issue serial bonds not in excess of the aggregate sum of Three Million ($3,000,000.00) Dollars, for the purpose of laying out grading, paving, repaving, resurfacing and repairing streets and sidewalks within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah, said bonds in the amount above stated or in any lesser amount which the Mayor and Aldermen may determine as being sufficient, shall be used exclusively for the purposes set forth above. The Mayor and Aldermen Ehall provide for the assessment and collection of an annual tax suffic:ent in amount to pay the principal and interest of said serial bonds as they become due. Said serial bonds when issued shall mature in twenty annual equal amounts beginning ten years from the date of issuance and maturing each year thereafter for a period of twenty years. Said serial bonds shall be issued and validated when authorized by a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Savannah who are also authorized by a majority vote to fix the rate of intere~t of said bonds, the date of issuance and all other details incident to the issue and sale of said bonds." 914 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Section 2. "Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that when said amendment shall be agreed to by a two-third vote of the members elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, said amendment shall be entered on their journals with the 'ayes' and 'nays' taken thereon, and shall, by the Governor, be published in one or more newspapers in each congressional district and in one or more newspapers at Savannah, Georgia, in the County of Chatham, for two months previous to the time of holding U1e next general election, to which members of the General Assembly are elected and said amendment shall be submitted to the people at said next general election; all persons voting at said election in favor of adopting said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be written or printed on their ballot the words 'for ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution authorizing the City of Savannah to issue serial bonds to laying out, grading, paving, repaving, resurfacing and repairing streets and sidewalks within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah', and all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall be written or printed on their ballot, 'against ratification of the amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the City of Savannah to issue serial bonds to laying out, grading, paving, repaving, resurfacing, and repairing streets and sidewalks within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah,' and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon in the state as a whole, and also a majority of said electors voting thereon in Chatham County, shall vote for ratification thereof, when the returns shall be consolidated as required by law in elections for members of the General Assembly, the said amendment shall become a part of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and the Governor shall issue a proclamation thereof." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmon-' Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Covington Cranford Dally De en Dews THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 915 Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston lvey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lupmkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrt!y Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. 916 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. SR 13. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia an amendment of Article 5 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia to be known as Section 7, Paragraph 2 of Article 5, creating the Savannah District Authority as a Constitutional Authority, providing for the appointment, eligibility, tenure, officers, compensation, and quorum, conferring on the General Assembly the authority to prescribe by law additional powers and duties for said Authority; providing for the submission of said amendment for ratification by the people, and for other purposes. Section 1. BE IT RESOLVED by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia that Article 5 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia be amended by adding a new section and paragraph to be known as Section 7, Paragraph 2 which shall read as follows: "ARTICLE 5, SECTION 7, PARAGRAPH 2. There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the "Savannah District Authority" which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the State of Georgia and a pubiic corporation, its scope and jurisdiction to be limited to the territory embraced by Chatham County and the City of Savannah. The Authority shall consist of ten members who shall serve for a period of five years and who shall be eligible for reappointment. Said Authority shall elect a chairman, and a vice-chairman and a secretarytreasurer. The secretary-treasurer shall not be required to be a member of the Authority. Said members shall be appointed as provided by law and shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the General Assembly and shall receive such additional powers as may be delegated to said Authority by the County of Chatham or the City of Savannah. All lands the title to which is vested in said Authority, and the improvements thereon, shall be exempt from state and local taxation. Said Authority is created for the purpose of developing industrial growth and expansion and for the purpose of making long range plans for the co-ordination of commerce, industry and traffic within its territorial limits and shall not be empowered or authorized in any manner to create a debt as against the State of Georgia, the County of Chatham or the City of Savannah, and shall only exercise such powers as the General Assembly may from time to time confer. Said Authority is created for the purpose of promoting for the public good industrial growth and expansion and planning as aforesaid without profit and any funds realized by said Authority shall be continually and constantly expended for the development of industry and commerce and long range planning of traffic and facilities for the purpose THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 917 of co-ordinating the same as set forth in the Act of the General Assembly creating said Authority." Section 2. BE IT RESOLVED by the Authority aforesaid that when said amendment shall be agreed to by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, said amendment shall be entered on their journals with the "ayes" and "nays" taken thereon, and shall, by the Governor, be published in one or more newspapers in each Congressional District of the State of Georgia and in one or more nE.'wspapers in the County of Chatham for two months previous to the time of holding the next general election at which members of the General Assembly are elected and said amendment shall be submitted to the people at said next general election; all persons voting at said election in favor of adopting said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on the ballot the words, "For ratification of amendment to Article 5 of the Constitution of Georgia creating the 'Savannah District Authority'," and all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written on the ballot the words, "Against ratification of amendment to Article 5 of the Constitution of Georgia creating the 'Savannah District Authority'." If a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon in the State as a whole and also a majority of said electors voting thereon in Chatham County, and also a majority of said electors voting thereon in the City of Savannah, shall vote for ratification thereof, when the returns shall be consolidated as required by law in elections for members of the General Assembly, the said amendment shall become a part of Article 5 of. the Constitution of the State of Georgia, to be known as Section 7, Paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and the Governor shall issue a proclamation thereof. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay 918 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Coffin Covington Cranford Dally De en Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the Resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 919 The Resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. SR 20. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia an Amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution - of the State of Georgia incorporated in the Code of Georgia of 1933 as Section 2-6001 so as to authorize the County of Chatham to incur a bonded indebtedness in addition to that heretofore authorized by the Constitution and Laws of Georgia; for the purpose of contributing to the establishment and construction and maintenance of a new hospital for the promotion of the health of the people of Savannah; to provide that all funds from such ad.ditional bonded indebtedness shall be used exclusively for the purposes aforesaid; to authorize the assessment and collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay principal and interest of said bonds as they become due; to authorize the fixing of the rate of interest, the date of issuance, and other details incident to the issue and sale of said bonds; to provide for validation; to provide for submission of the amendment for ratification by the people 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 Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia incorporated in the Code of Georgia of 1933 as Section 2-6001, 1' ::~~:g ha~s t~:r:!~f~~~r~::: ~:;n:::~~:;~ t~eb!u:~~~~P:::~;e~u~ bered and worded as follows, to-wit: "And except that the County of Chatham in addition to the bonded indebtedness heretofore authorized by the Constitution and laws of Georgia, may issue serial bonds not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for the purpose of contributing to the establishment and construction and maintenance of a new hospital for the promotion of the health of the people of Chatham County, said bonds in the amount above stated or in any lesser amount which the Board of County Commissioners and Exofficio Judges of Chatham County may determine, as being sufficient, shall be used exclusively for the purposes set forth above. The Board of County Commissioners and Ex-officio Judges of' Chatham County shall provide for the assessment and collection of an annual tax sufficient in amount to pay the principal and interest of said serial bonds as they become due. Said serial bonds when issued shall mature in twenty annual equal amounts beginning ten years from the date of issuance and maturing each year thereafter for a period of twenty yeats. Said serial bonds shall be issued and validated when authorized by a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the Board of County Commissioners and Ex-officio Judges of Chatham County who are also authorized by a majority vote to fix the rate of interest of said bonds, the date of issuance and all other details incident to the same and sale of said bonds." Section II. "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 of the two Houses of the General Assembly, said amendment shall be entered on their journals with the 920 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, 'ayes' and 'nays' taken thereon, and shall, by the Governor, be published in one or more newspaper in each congressional district and in one or more newspapers at Savannah, Georgia, in the County of Chatham, for two months previous to the time of holding the next general election, to which members of the General Assembly are elected and said amendment shall be submitted to the people at said next general election; all persons voting at said election in favor of adopting said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballot the words 'For ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution authorizing the County of Chatham to issue serial bonds for the purpose of contributing to the establishment and construction and maintenance of a new hospital for the promotion of the health of the people of Chatham County,' and all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballot, 'Against ratification of the amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the County of Chatham to issue serial bonds for the purpose of contributing to the estsablishment and construction and maintenance of a new hospital for the promotion of the health of the people of Chatham County," and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon in the state as a whole, and also a majority of said electors voting thereon in Chatham County, shall vote for ratification thereof, when the returns shall be consolidated as required by law in elections for members of the General Assembly, the said amendment shall become a part of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and the Governor shall issue a proclamation thereof. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Covington Cranford Dally De en Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham THURSDA'Y, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 921 Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. SR 32. By Senator Hargreaves of the 5th: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to 922 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Article VII of the Constitution of Georgia so as to authorize the County of Atkinson to refund its indebtedness and to authorize the governing authorities of the County of Atkinson without a vote of the people, to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds to meet the present or any future indebtedness whether for bonds or otherwise that may be incurred; to provide for advertising and submission; and fer other related purposes. Section 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: That Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto a new paragraph to read as follows: "And except that the County of Atkinson be and the same is hereby authorized and empowered to issue refunding bonds to be issued by the proper authorities of the county without a vote of the people to meet the present and any future indebtedness that may be incurred." Section 2. When this amendment shall be agreed to by a two-thirds vote of the members elected to each of the two Houses and shall have been entered on their journals with the "Yeas" and "Nays" taken thereon, the Governor is hereby directed to have this proposal 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 election at which proposed amendments to the Constitution of this State may be voted on, and shall at said election be submitted to the people for ratification or rejection. 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 VII, Section VII, Paragraph I, of the Constitution, so as to authorize Atkinson County to issue Refunding Bonds," 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 VII, Section VII, Paragraph I, of the Constitution, so as to authorize Atkinson County to issue Refunding Bonds." And if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote for ratification thereof as provided by law, when the result shall be consolidated as now required by law in elections for members of the General Assembly, then said amendment shall become a part of Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and the Governor shall make proclamation therefor as provided by law. Section 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the Resolution, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 923 Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Covington Cranford Dally De en Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of CherokeP Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin 924 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs. : Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll call was disposed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. SR 36. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA OF 1945. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA and it is hereby resolved by authority of the same, as follows: Section 1. That Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945, as amended, be further amended by adding at the end thereof the following provisions: "Paragraph 1. The General Assembly of Georgia shall have authority to determine and prescribe by general, local or special laws all the powers, responsibilities and limitations of Fulton County and the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues or other governing authority thereof both in the incorporated and unincorporated areas within its boundaries and throughout the City of Atlanta located in Fulton County, in respect to health and sanitation, and outside of the unincorporated areas within its boundaries in respect to police protection, fire protection and prevention, parks and recreational facilities, garbage and refuse collection and disposal, sewerage and drainage systems, water distribution systems, county streets and roads and other public works, the regulation and inspection of buildings, electrical installations, plumbing and other construction, airports, libraries, and the regulation of traffic. Without limiting the power granted above, the General Assembly is authorized to: "(a) District said County or authorize the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues or other governing authority thereof to do so, without regard to uniformity of area or population, for the purpose of providing any of such services; "(b) Empower the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of said County to levy taxes or assessments, or both, on property or property owners to defray all or part of the cost of such services; THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 925 " (c) Provide that any of such services except county streets and roads and other public works shall be rendered by said County only through one or more municipalities lying wholly or partially in said County, in which event the General Assembly shall require one or more of such municipalities to supply such services on a cost basis at the request of the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues; and the municipalities in said County are hereby empowered to supply any of such services, inside or outside their corporate limits, any provision of their charters to the contrary notwithstanding; "(d) Provide that the laws, ordinances, rules and regulations in force then or in the future in the City of Atlanta in respect to any function or service mentioned in this paragraph shall apply to all or any portion of the unincorporated area of said Co,unty, and that the violation thereof in such unincorporated area may be punished as for a misdemeanor and all fines collected therefor shall be paid to the City of Atlanta, and " (e) Provide that said County shall have the duty or authority to perform functions and render services relating to public health and sanitation throughout the City of Atlanta located in Fulton County; that the rules, regulations and orders relating to public health and sanitation in said County shall apply with the same force and effect in the City of Atlanta located in Fulton County or any part thereof in Fulton County; and that the violation of any such rule, regulation or order may be punished as for a misdemeanor and the fines collected for offenses committed in the City of Atlanta shall be paid to the City of Atlanta. "Paragraph II. All of such powers may be exercised by the General Assembly without regard to uniformity and without being limited or restricted by any existing provision of or amendment to this Constitution or any general or special law heretofore enacted. "Paragraph III. Fulton County, or the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues or other governing authority thereof, shall not render any of the services or perform any of the functions mentioned in Paragraph I of this Section, except health and sanitation, inside any incorporated area within its boundaries. "Paragraph IV. The authority conferred on the General Assembly by this amendment shall be retroactive to January 1, 1951. Any Act passed after January 1, 1951, germane to the subject matter of this amendment, shall be conclusively presumed to have been passed under the authority of this amendment. It is declared that the authority conveyed to the General Assembly by this amendment relates to only one general subject matter, and the General Assembly is empowered, but not directed, to exercise such authority by one law pertaining to all or any one or more of said services, which law may be passed prior to the submission of this amendment to the people." Section 2. Be it further enacted that when this amendment shall have been agreed to by the requisite two-thirds of the members of each House of the General Assembly, with the "ayes" and "nays" entered thereon, it shall be published as required by law and submitted to the qualified voters of Georgia, Fulton County and the City of Atlanta for 926 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, ratification or rejection at the next general election at which constitutional amendments may be voted on. All persons voting at said election s}lall have written or printed on their ballots the words, "For ratification of the amendment to Article XI of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 enlarging the power of the General Assembly in respect to functions and services rendered by Fulton County and dea"ing with related matters," and the words, "Against ratification of the amendment to Article XI of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 enlarging the power of the General Assembly in respect to functions the services rendered by Fulton County and dealing with related matters." Returns shall be made and results declared as required by law. If the said amendment be adopted as required by law by the qualified voters of Georgia, Fulton County and the City of Atlanta, it shall become a part of Article XI of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the roll was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Goffin Covington Cranford Dally De e n Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Joily Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 927 Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken MeGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker: By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. SR 37. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia an amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA as follows: Section 1. Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, is hereby amended, effective January 1, 1953, by adding thereto the following words: "On account of the liability of property brought inside its 928 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, corporate limits as the result of any past or future annexation for the principal and interest on the bonded indebtedness of the Fulton County School District, outstanding at the time of such annexation, the City of Atlanta shall assume that proportion of said School District's bonded indebtedness created prior to the year 1952 and outstanding on January 1, 1953, or on the effective date of any annexation thereafter, as the value of property in the annexed area, subject to taxation for the payment of such indebtedness, bears to the total value cf such property in said School District immediate~y prior to each such annexation or extension; provided, however, that for the purpose of computing the amount of the liability of the City of Atlanta on account of any such annexation the amount theretofore assumed by said City on account of any previous annexation shall be excluded from the principal of and interest on said School District's bonded indebtedness; and provided further that nothing herein contained shall be construed as affecting the rights of any holder of Fulton County School District bonds. The amount to be paid to the said School District shall be determined annually and included in the City of Atlanta's annual budget, and necessary taxes levied and collected at a uniform rate throughout the entire area of said City as extended shall include taxes for the aforementioned purpose. The amounts required to meet the City's said liabilities to the Fulton County School District shall be paid to the Fulton County Board of Education on or before December 31 in each year during which any bonds of the said School District, payments on account of which are required under the provisions hereof, remain outstanding. As long as the City of Atlanta shall promptly make said payments on account of its said proportion of the principal and interest of said bonded indebtedness, no taxes shall be levied or collected on behalf of said School District, as required by Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph II of this Constitution, on the property in such annexed area to pay the principal and interest on such indebtedness. Nor shall any indebtedness of said School District, payments on account of which are required to be made by the City of Atlanta in the manner provided herein, be considered as a debt of said School District for the purpose of determining the maximum debt it is authorized by this Article to incur. As to any such bonds issued by said School District after January 1, 1951 the said School District shall pay over to the City of Atlanta, from the proceeds of said bonds, an amount when added to the amount spent from said bonds in the annexed area will equal the amount of such bonds assumed by the City of Atlanta under the terms of this amendment." Section 2. The amendment added to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, published in Georgia Laws of 1950, beginning at page 456, proposed by the General Assembly in 1950 and submitted to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia at the general election held in November, 1950, is hereby repealed, effective December 31, 1952. Section 3. Be it further enacted that when this amendment shall have been agreed to by the requisite two-thirds of the members of each house of the General Assembly, with the "ayes" and "nays" entered thereon, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 929 it shall be published as required by law and submitted to the qualified voters of Georgia, Fulton County and the City of Atlanta for ratification or rejection at the next general election at which constitutional amendments may be voted on. All persons voting at said election shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, "For ratification of the amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, requiring the City of Atlanta, on account of extensions of its corporate limits, to pay a proportionate part of the bonded indebtedness of the Fulton County School District and dealing with related matters," and the words, Against ratification of the amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, requiring the City of Atlanta, on account of extension of its corporate limits, to pay a proportionate part of the bonded indebtedness of the Fulton County School District and dealing with related matters." Returns shall be made and results declared as required by law. If the said amendment be adopted as required by law by the qualified voters of Georgia, Fulton County and the City of Atlanta, it shall become a part of Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Covington Cranford Dally De en Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly 930 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham .Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll call was disposed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. SR 38. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia that Article VII of the Constitution of Georgia be amended by adding thereto a new section to be appropriately numbered, which shall enlarge and change the power of the General Assembly in relation to the system and administration of taxation and public revenue in Fulton County, Georgia, by empowering it to provide for fixing the time for making the levies, establishing the number, form and content of tax bills and notices, establishing the time for payment of taxes and other charges, either in installments or in one sum, apportioning THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 931 tax payments, locating the offices of officials perfcrming duties in connection with the tax and public revenue system, requiring appraisals of taxable property, designating the agency to make the same and the manner of defraying the cost thereof, and prescribing the forms, equipment, devices and machinery to be used in the administration of the tax and pub:ic revenue system in said county, and for other purposes. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: Section 1. That Article VII of the Constitution of Georgia, as it has been heretofore amended, be amended by adding at the end thereof a new section to be appropriately numbered and to read as follows: "Paragraph I. The General Assembly of Georgia shall have the power, by general, local or special law applicable to Fulton County and the po"itical subdivisions located wholly or in part in Fulton County, and the fiscal authorities thereof, to: "(a) Prescribe the date or time when the fiscal authorities of such County shall make or fix the levy or ad valorem taxes and the amount of assessments and other charges to be made for any purpose against property or property owners; "(b) Prescribe the manner in which b:lls or notices covering taxes or assessments or other charges (including those due to the State of Georgia, Fulton County, or any other political subdivision located wholly or in part in Fuiton County, shall be prepared, the number of such bills or notices, and the information to be shown thereon, or to delegate authority to determine such matters; " (c) Provide when the payment of taxes or assessments or other charges, including those due to the State of Georgia, Fulton County or any other political subdivision located in whole or in part in Fulton County, shall be due, either in installments or in one sum, and when default in such payment shall occur; " (d) Authorize payments or partial payments of taxes, assessments or other charges, or installments thereof, to be apportioned among the State of Georgia, Fulton County and any other political subdivision of the State in the same proportions that the t~xes, assessments or other charges due each shall bear to the whole bill or bills reserving to the taxpayer the right to direct how money paid by taxpayer shall be applied; "(e) Require and contract for appraisals or re-appraisals of any or all classes of taxable property therein to be completed and paid for during the same or a subsequent year, to direct how the cost thereof shall be defrayed, whether out of general funds, the proceeds of general or special taxes, or otherwise, and designate the persons or agency to make such appraisals or provide how such persons or agency shall be selected; "(f) Prescribe the location of the office or offices, without reference to the courthouse, of any tax or fiscal officer whose duties are connected with the tax or public revenue system, any- 932 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, where in said County, or provide how the location of such offices shall be determined; and "(g) Prescribe or authorize the use of new or improved forms, records, equipment, devices, or other machinery for collecting, computing, maintaining, distributing or otherwise employing information and data connected with the tax or revenue system of such county. Section 2. Be it further enacted that when this amendment shall have been agreed to by the requisite two-thirds of the members of each house of the General Assembly, with the "Ayes" and "Nays" entered thereon, it shall be published as required by law and submitted to the qualified voters of Georgia, Fulton County and the City of Atlanta for ratification or rejection at the next general election at which constitutional amendments may be voted on. All persons voting at said elections shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, "For ratification of the amendment to Article VII of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 empowering the General Assembly to enact laws consolidating certain tax receiving and collection functions of Fulton County and the City of Atlanta and to revise and improve other details of tax administration in said County and City," and the words "Against ratification of the amendment to Article VII of the Consitution of Georgia of 1945 empowering the General Assembly to enact laws consolidating certain tax receiving and collection functions of Fulton County and the City of Atlanta and to revise and improve other details of tax administration in said County and City." Returns shall be made and results declared as required by law. If the said amendment be adopted as required by Jaw by the qualified voters of Georgia, Fulton County and the City of Atlanta, it shall become a part of Article VII of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ro:l call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. : Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Covington Cranford Dally De en Dews THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 933 Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of B1'Yan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. 934 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 57-277a. By Mr. Greene of Crisp: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia, so as to provide for the division of Crisp County into school districts; to provide for the election of members of the County Board of Education from such school districts; to provide the terms of office of such members; to provide for the election of the County School Superintendent by the County Board of Education; to prescribe the qualifications of the Superintendent and his term of office; to provide for the submission of this amendment to the qualified voters of Georgia for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMB~Y OiF GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME: Section 1. That Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia, which Section relates to County Boards of Education, be hereby amended by adding at the end thereof new language, as follows: "Within fifteen days from the date of the ratification of this amendment, the Judge of the Superior Court, the Clerk of the Superior Court, the Ordinary and the County School Superintendent of Crisp County shall divide that portion of Crisp County outside the corporate limits of the City of Cordele into three school districts, to be known and designated as School Districts No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3. The geographical limits of such districts may be changed and relaid off from time to time at the discretion of said officers by a majority vote thereof. "The County Board of Education of Crisp County shall be composed of three members, elected by the people, one from each of the above designated school districts. Any candidate for said office must reside in the school district which he desires to represent and shall be voted upon only by the qualified voters of said district. "Not less than twenty nor more than thirty days after the date of the ratification of this amendment, the Ordinary of Crisp County shall issue a call for a special election for the purpose of electing said members as herein set out. The date of such election shall be fixed not less than thirty nor more than forty-five days from the date of the call thereof. The date of such election and the purpose thereof shall be published in the official organ of Crisp County at least once before the date of such election. "One of the said members of the Board elected at such election shall serve for a term of two years; one shall serve for a term of four years; and one shall serve for a term of six years. The designation of such terms shall be decided by a drawing by the three successful candidates, which drawing shall be conducted under the airection and supervision of the Judge of the Superior Court, the Clerk of the Superior Court and the THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 935 Ordinary of Crisp County. The persons elected at such election shall hold office until their successors shall be elected and qualified. At the expiration of the terms of office as hereinbefore provided for, all terms of office shall be for six years and until a successor is elected and qualified so that the terms of office of the members of said County Board of Education shall remain staggered. Should a vacancy occur on the said Board of Education, the Ordinary of Crisp County shall within fifteen days after the occurrence of such vacancy, call an election to be held not less than fifteen nor mere than thirty days after the date of such call for the purpose of electing a successor to fill the unexpired term of office. Elections for subsequent members of the County Board of Education shall be held on the second Tuesday in December of the year in which the various terms of office of said members expire. "Should the City of Cordele independent school system cease to exist or the charter providing for such system be surrendered, or the laws providing for such system be repealed or become void, the Crisp County Board of Education shall be composed of six members with three members being elected from the City of Cordele which shall be designated as School District No. 4 of Crisp County. If this amendment to the Constitution is ratified and said independent school system shall have ceased or in the future ceases to exist, the Ordinary of Crisp County shall provide for a special election to elect three members from the City of Cordele, under the same conditions as provided for heretofore for the election of the other three members of said Board. The person receiving the highest number of votes shall serve for a period of six years; the person receiving the next highest number of votes shall serve for a period of four years; and the person receiving the next highest number of votes shall serve for a period of two years. At all elections thereafter their successors shall be elected for a term of six years. The members of said Board elected from the City of Cordele shall be elected so that the term of office of one of the members of said Board from the County outside the corporate limits of the City of Cordele and one of the members of said Board from the City of Cordele shall expire at the same time. Only the qualified voters of the City of Cordele shall vote for the election of the members of said Board from said City. Any candidate for membership on said Board from School District No. 4 must reside within the corporate limits of the City of Cordele. "The County School Superintendent of Crisp County shall be elected by a majority vote of the members of the County Board of Education for a term not to exceed four years and he shall hold such office until his successor is elected and qualified. "From and after January 1, 1953, before any person shall be qualified or eligible to hold office as Crisp County School Superintendent, he shall have had at least three years of practical experience in school administration and shall have completed a minimum of five school years of college and shall have gradu- ated from an accredited college or university and shall hold the degree of Master of Arts or an equivalent Master's degree." 936 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Section 2. Be it further resolved by the authority aforesaid, that when the above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have been agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly and the same has been entered on their journals with the "Ayes" and "Nays" taken thereon, the Governor shall be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause such amendment to be published in one or more newspapers in each Congressional District of this State, for two months next preceding the time of holding the next general election, at which general election the above proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratification or rejection to the electors of this State, at which election every person shall be qualified to vote who is qualified to vote for the members of the General Assembly. All persons voting at said election in favor of adopting the proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballot the words: "For ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide that Crisp County shall be divided into school districts and the members of the County Board of Education of Crisp County shall be elected by the qualified voters of said districts and that the County School Superintendent shall be elected by the members of the County Board of Education." All persons opposing the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: "Against ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide that Crisp County shall be divided into school districts and the members of the County Board of Education of Crisp County shall be elected by the qualified voters of said districts and that the County School Superintendent shall be elected by the members of the County Board of Education." If the people shall ratify such amendment by a majority of the electors in Crisp County and in the State of Georgia qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon, such amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of this State. The returns of the election shall be made in like manner as returns for elections of members of the General Assembly, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to ascertain the result and to certify the result to the Governor, who shall, if such amendment be ratified, make proclamation thereof. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 937 Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Covington Cranford Dally De en Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Cowet Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright 938 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Those not voting were Messrs.: Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 60-296a. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters an amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide for the division of Union County into school districts; to provide for the election of members of the county board of education from such school districts; to provide for their terms of office and qualifications; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection by the people; and for other purposes. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA, AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME. Section 1. Upon the approval of this Resolution in the manner hereinafter provided, Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia be, and the same is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph which shall read as follows: "The members of the county board of education of Union County shall be elected by the people at the same time and for the same term that other county officers of Union County are elected and shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified. The County of Union shall be and the same is hereby divided into five school districts to be known and comprised as follows: "The First School District to be composed of 865th (Blairsville) and 1147th (Brasstown). The Second School District to be composed of 834th (Chostoe, 996th (Arkaquah) and 1409th (Owltown). The Third School District to be composed of 1262th (Cooses), 1018th (Upper Youngcane) and 1050th (Lower Youngcane). The Fourth School District to be composed of l152th (Dooley), 843th (Ivy Log) and 1024th (Gum Log). The Fifth School District to be composed of 994th (Canada), 995th (Gaddistown) and 1241th (Cooper Creek). One member from each of these districts shall be elected to serve on said board, and only the registered and qualified voters in each district shall vote for the election of a member from that district, a majority vote being necessary for election. Within thirty days after the ratification of this amendment it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of Union County to issue a call for an election, to be held THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 939 not less than twenty nor more than thirty days thereafter for the purpose of electing by the qualified voters of each school district a member of a county board of education from that district. Should a vacancy occur in the office of any member, the Ordinary shall, within twenty days, issue a call for a special election, to be held not less than twenty nor more than thirty days thereafter for a successor to be elected by the registered and qualified voters of the district. The five member county board of education shall have the same powers and duties as the present board, and shall elect its own chairman. To be eligible to hold office as a member of the county board of education, a person shall be of good moral character, have at leasts a fair knowledge of the elementary branch of the English education, be favorable to the common school system, and be qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly. No publisher of school books or agent for such publisher or person who shall have a pecuniary interest in the sale of school books shall be eligible for election as a member of the county board of education." Section 2. When this amendment shall have been approved by the requisite two-thirds of the members of each house of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, the same shall be entered on their journals with the "ayes" and "nays" taken thereon and shall be published and submitted to the qualified voters of Georgia for ratification or rejection at the next general election at which Constitutional amendments may be voted on. Said amendment shall be published in one or more newspapers in each congressional district for two months previous to the time of holding the election wherein said amendment is submitted to the people for ratification or rejection. At said election the ballots shall have printed thereon, "For amendment to Paragraph I of Section V of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Georgia providing for the election by districts of the members of the County Board of Education of Union County," and "Against amendment to Paragraph I of Section V of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Georgia providing for the election by Districts of the members of the County Board of Education of Union County." If a majority of the qualified voters at such election shall vote "For" the ratification of the amendment, the same shall become a part of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and the Governor of the State shall make proclamation thereof. Section 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: 940 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Covington Cranford Dally De en Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston lvey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Cowet: Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M.l\L Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 941 Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the Resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adoph:d. HR 84-379a. By Mr. Raulerson of Pierce: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for the division of Pierce County into school districts; to provide for the election of members of the county board of education from such districts; to provide the terms of office of such members; to provide for election of county school superintendent by the county board of education; to provide qualification for county school superintendent; to provide for the submission of this amendment to the qualified voters of Georgia and Pierce County for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY AUTHORITY OF SAME: Section 1. That Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia be amended by adding at the end thereof new language as follows: "The County of Pierce is hereby divided into school districts as follows: "School District No. 1 composed of Militia District No. 584, known as the Blackshear Militia District. "School District No. 2 composed of Militia District No. 1181, known as the Patterson Militia District. "School District No. 3 composed of Militia District No. 1330, knokn as the Sweat Militia District. "School District No. 4 composed of Militia District No. 1250, known as the Mershon Militia District, and Militia District No. 1609, known as the Walkerville Militia District. 942 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, "School District No. 5 composed of Militia District No. 1694, known as the Bristol Militia District, and Militia District No. 1491, known as the Dowling Mi:itia District. ' The County Board of Education of Pierce County shall be composed of two members from School District No. 1, and one member each from the remaining four school districts. Each member of said Board shall be elected by the people and only the qualified voters of each school district shall vote for the members of said Board from each school district. A candidate for membership on said Board must be a resident of the school district from which he offers as a candidate. The terms of office of the members of the county board of education shall be four years. "The members of the County Board of Education shall elect one of their number as Chairman of said Board. The members of said Board shall be paid $10.00 per diem for the days on which they are actually performing services as members of such board. "Not later than thirty days after the ratification of this amendment, it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of Pierce County to issue a call for a special election for the purpose of electing the members of said Board as provided herein. The date of such election shall be fixed not Jess than twenty nor more than fortyfive days from the date of issue of the call thereof. The date of such election and the purpose thereof shall be published in the official organ of Pierce County at least once before the date of such election. The members elected at such election shall serve until December 31, 1956. Their successors shall be elected at the time of the General Election in 1956 to take office January 1, 1957 and future elections shall be held every four years thereafter. In case of a vacancy on said Board, an election shall be held to elect a member from the school district in which such vacancy occurs to fill the unexpired term. "The County School Superintendent of Pierce County shall be elected by a majority vote of the members of the County Board of Education shall serve at the pleasure of said Board. In order to be eligible to hold the office of County School Superintendent, a person shall have had at least three years' practical experience at teaching, holding a first-grade high school license, and in addition thereto shall have a diploma from an accredited literary college or normal school. Such person must be of good moral character and must not have been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude." Section 2. Be it further resolved by the authority aforesaid, that when the above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have been agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly and the same has been entered on their journals with the "Ayes" and "Nays" taken thereon, the Governor shall be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause such amendment to be published in one or more newspapers in each Congressional District of this State, for two months next preceding the time of holding the THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 943 next general election, at which general election the above proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratification or rejection to the electors of this State, at which election every person shall be qualified to vote who is qualified to vote for the members of the General Assembly. All persons voting at said election in favor of adopting the proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballot the words: "For ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide that Pierce County shall be divided into school districts, and the members of the County Board of Education of Pierce County shall be e ected by the qualified voters of said districts, and that the County School Superintendent shall be elected by the members of the County Board of Education." All persons opposing the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: "Against ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide that Pierce County shall be divided into school districts, and the members of the County Board of Education of Pierce County shall be elected by the qualified voters of said districts, and that the County School Superintendent shall be elected by the members of the County Board of Education." If the people shall ratify such amendment by a majority of the electors in Pierce County and in the State of Georgia qualified to yote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon, such amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of this State. The returns of the election shall be made in like manner as returns for elections of members of the General Assembly, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to ascertain the result and to certify the result to the Governor, who shall, if such amendment be ratified, make proclamation thereof. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of Dekalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark 944 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Covington Cranford Dally Deen Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 945 On the adoption of the Resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. The Resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 100-476b. By Messrs. Kidd and Parker of Baldwin: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I, and Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for the election of members of the County Board of Education of Baldwin County; to provide for their terms of office and qualifications; to provide for the election of County School Superintendent of Baldwin County by the County Board of Education; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection by the people; and for other purposes. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby resolved by authority of the same: Section 1. That Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia be amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "The members of the County Board of Education of Baldwin County shall be elected by the people of the county living outside the area embraced within any independent school system. Not later than thirty days after the ratification of this amendment, it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of Baldwin County to issue the call of an election for the purpose of electing by the qualified voters of Baldwin County the members of the county board of education. The time of such election shall be set not less than thirty and not more than sixty days after the issuance of the call thereof by the ordinary. Such election shall be held in the same manner as elections for county officers are held. The board shall be composed of five freeholders. At this election, the member receiving the highest number of votes shall have a term which shall expire January 1, 1959. The two members receiving the next highest number of votes shall have a term expiring January 1, 1957, and the two members receiving the next highest votes shall have a term expiring January 1, 1955. Thereafter the terms of the members elected shall be six years each. In the case of a vacancy on said board by the death or resignation of a member, or from any other cause other than the expiration of such member's term of office, the remaining members of said board shall by secret ballot elect his successors who shall hold office until the next general election at which time a successor will be elected for the unexpired term. From and after the ratification of this amendment the grand jury of Baldwin County shall make no further appointments of members of the county board of education, but the present members of the board may serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified as herein provided. No publisher of school books or any agent for such publisher or any person who shall have a pecuniary interest in the sale of school books shall be eligible for election as a member of the county board of edu- 946 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, cation. No person shall be eligible to hold office as a member of the county board of education who is not of good moral character, who does not have a knowledge of the elementary branch of the English education, who holds no other public office, who is not favorable to the common school system, and who is not a voter qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly." Section 2. That Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia, 1945 be and the same is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph as follows, to wit: "The County School Superintendent of Baldwin County shall be elected or appointed by the County Board of Education of Baldwin County and shall serve at the pleasure of the said board. The person elected as County School Superintendent in the year 1952, to take office January 1, 1953, shall serve for the full term for which he is elected, provided his service as such County School Superintendent is satisfactory to the County Board of Education. The County Board of Education shall have the right to dismiss such County School Superintendent if his services are unsatisfactory. Thereafter, the County School Superintendent shall be elected or appointed by the County Board of Education as hereinbefore provided." Section 3. Be it further resolved by the authority aforesaid, that when the above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have been agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly and the same has been entered on their Journals with the "Ayes" and "Nays" taken thereon, the Governor shall be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause such amendment to be published in one or more newspapers in each Congressional District of this State, for two months next preceding the time of holding the next general election, at which general election the above proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratification or rejection to the electors of this State, at which election every person shall be qualified to vote who is qualified to vote for the members of the General Assembly. All persons voting at said election in favor of adopting the proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballot the words: "For ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I, and Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia so AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE election of members of the County Board of Education of Baldwin County; to provide for their terms of office and qualifications; to provide for the election of County School Superintendent of Baldwin County by the County Board of Education." All persons opposing the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: "Against ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I, and Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph I so as to provide for the election of members of the County Board of Education of THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 947 Baldwin County; to provide for their terms of office and qualifications; to provide for the election of County School Superintendent of Baldwin County by the County Board of Education." If a majority of the voters of the State qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon, and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly in the County of Baldwin voting thereon ratify such amendment, the same shall become a part of the Constitution of this State. The returns of the election shall be made in like manner as returns for members of the General Assembly, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to ascertain the result and to certify the result to the Governor, who shall, if such amendment be ratified, make proclamation thereof. Mr. Kidd of Baldwin moves to amend HR 100-476b, by striking the last sentence of Section 1, which reads as follows: "No person shall be eligible to hold office as a member of the county board of education who is not of good moral character, who does not have a knowledge of the elementary branch of the English education, who holds no other public office, who is not favorable to the common school system, and who is not a voter qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly", and inserting in lieu thereof a new last sentence to read as follows: "In order to be eligible to hold office as a member of the County Board of Education, a person must be of good moral character, possess a good knowledge of the elementary branch of the English education, must be favorable to the common school system, must not hold any other public office and must be a qualified voter to vote for members of the General Assembly." The report of the Committee which was favorable to the adoption of the Resolution, as amended, was agreed to. On the adoption of the Resolution, as am.ended, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber. of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Covington Cranford Dally Deen Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary 948 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the Resolution, as amended, the ayes were 184, nays 0. The Resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted as amended. HR 101-476c. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 949 A RESOLUTION To propose to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to Article VII, Section IV, Paragraph II of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 to provide that the General Assembly may grant to the governing body of Richmond County the right to construct or repair streets and sidewalks and to lay curbing, water and sewer mains and to assess the costs thereof pro rata against the abutting property owners, provided the owners of 75% of the property abutting such improvements shall consent thereto and to provide for the issuance and enforcement of execution for the collection of such assessments and for the creation of liens thereby against such abutting property and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia that Article VII, Section IV, Paragraph II of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 be amended by adding thereto the following: "The General Assembly may grant to the governing authority of Richmond County the right to construct or repair streets and sidewalks and to lay curbing, water and sewer mains and to assess the costs thereof pro rata against the abutting property owners, provided the owners of 75o/o of the property abutting such improvements shall consent thereto and to provide for the issuance and enforcement of execution for the collection of such assessments and for the creation of liens thereby against such abutting property." Provided, however, that any act of the General Assembly adopted pursuant hereto shall restrict the authority to those areas of said county where the property has been subdivided into lots having one hundred fifty (150) foot of street frontage or less. SECTION 2. Be it further enacted that when this amendment shall have been agreed to by the requisite two-thirds of the members of each house, with the "Ayes" and "Nays" entered thereon, it shall be published and submitted to the qualified voters of Georgia for ratification or rejection at the next general election, at which constitutional amendments may be voted on. 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 the ratification of the amendment to Article VII, Section IV, Paragraph II of the Constitution authorizing the General Assembly to permit the governing authority of Richmond County to construct streets and provide other public improvements and to assess the costs against the abutting property owners," 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 Article VII, Section IV, Paragraph II of the Constitution authorizing the General Assembly to permit the governing authority of Richmond County to construct streets and provide other public improvements and to assess the costs against the abutting property owners." If adopted, the result shall be declared and said amendment shall become a part of Article VII, Section IV, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and the Governor shall make a proclamation therefor, as provided by law. 950 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Section 3. All laws and parts of law in conflict with the Act be and the same are hereby repealed. The report of the Comhittee, which was favorable to the adoption of the Resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the Resolution, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Covington Cranford Dally Deen Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 951 Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, _Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the Resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. The Resolution having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 111-540a. By Messrs. Hall, Scoggin and Covington of Floyd: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters an amendment to Article 8, section 5, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, so as to provide for the division of Floyd County into School Board Districts, and for the election of members of the County Board of Education from such districts, to provide for their terms of office and qualifications; to provide for the submission of the amendment for ratification or rejection by the people of Floyd County; to provide for a County School Superintendent and his election by the County Board of Education, and for other purposes. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Section 1. That Article 8, Section 5, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Georgia be and the same is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph as follows, to-wit: "The members of the County Board of Education of Floyd County shall be elected by the people at the same time and for the same term that other county officers are elected, and for a term of four years, and shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified. The new Board of Education provided for in this Amendment shall take office January 1, 1953 and the first election shall be held on the second Tuesday in December 1952, provided a majority of those 952 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, voting in Floyd County in the General election in 1952 vote in favor of this amendment. It shall be the duty of the Ordinary of Floyd County to call this first election, and all candidates for membership on the Floyd County Board of Education shall register with the Ordinary of said County at least fifteen days before the election. The members of the Board who are elected at that time shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. Should a vacancy occur in the office of any member thus elected, a successor shall be appointed by the remaining members of the Board for the unexpired term. Only the registered and qualified voters in each School Board District shall vote for the election of a member from that district. For the purposes of this resolution the following districts or combinations of Militia districts shall be known and designated as School Board Districts and the number of School Board members from each school board district is herein designated. FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICTS District Number Militia Districts Number of Members 1. Armuchee Texas Valley Everett Springs Floyd Springs Glenwood 2. Etowah Riverside 3. Mount Alto North Carolina 4. Barkers Cave Springs Fosters Mill Livingston 5. Vans Valley Chulio Howells 6. Lindale 7. Watters 1 Bd. Member 1 Bd. Member 1 Bd. Member 1 Bd. Member 1 Bd. Member 1 Bd. Member 1 Bd. Member "No publisher of school books or any agent for such publisher or any person who shall have a pecuniary interest in the sale of school books shall be eligible for election as a member of the county Board of Education; and in said election, only the qualified voters of the county residing in that part of the county where the schools are under the jurisdiction and control of the County School Superintendent shall be eligible to vote. "That from and after the ratification of this amendment the Grand Jury of Floyd County shall make no future appointments of members of the County Board of Education, but the present board shall serve until their successors are duly elected as above provided. "No person shall be eligible to hold office as a member of the County Board of Education who is not a freeholder and of good moral character, who has not at least a fair knowledge of the elementary branch of an English education, who is not favorable to the common THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 953 school system, and who is not a voter qualified to vote for the members of the General Assembly and who does not reside irl' his School Board District. If any Board Member shall move his residence from the election district he represents, the position shall immediately become vacant. Section 2. There shall be a County School Superintendent who shall be elected or appointed by the County Board of Education of Floyd County. Before any person shall be elected or appointed County School Superintendent, he shall have all the qualifications which now, or which may hereafter be prescribed by law for County School Superintendents of the state, except that any legal requirement as to residence shall not be applicable. After the ratification of this amendment the voters of Floyd County shall no longer elect a County School Superintendent, however, the Superintendent elected in the General election in 1952 shall be eligible to serve for the term of his election. Section 3. Be it further resolved that when this proposed amendment shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly and the same shall have been entered on their journals with the "ayes" and "nays" taken thereon, the proposed amendment shall be submitted to the people for ratification or rejection at the next general election at which election members of the General Assembly are chosen, at which election every person shall be qualified to vote who is qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly. Said amendment shall be published in one or more newspapers in each congressional district for two months previous to the time of holding the election wherein said amendment is submitted for ratification or rejection. All persons voting in said election in favor of adopting the proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, "For ratification of amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 5, Article 8 of the Constitution providing for the election of members of the Floyd County Board of Education," and all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written and printed on their ballots the words, "Against ratification of amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 5, Article 8 of the Constitution providing for the election of members of the Floyd County Board of Education." If a majority of the voters of the State qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon, and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon ratify such amendment, the same shall become a part of the Constitution of this State. The returns of the election shall be made in like manner as returns for members of the General Assembly, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the State to ascertain the result and to certify the result to the Governor, who shall, if such amendment be ratified, make proclamation thereof. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the Resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the Resolution, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: 954 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Those votin~ in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Covington Cranford Dally Deen Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston lvey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jolly Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Carroll M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 955 Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Bolton, Coogle, Cornelius, Deason, Denton, Greer, Holley, Hollis, Kennedy, Leach, McGarity, Mims, Pickett, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Smith of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkinson, Wooten, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the Resolution, the ayes were 184, nays 0. The Resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 9. By Senator Rawls of the lOth, Carlisle of the 7th, and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize the issuance of drivers license without cost to certain veterans, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 3. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Employees Retirement System Act to provide for employees loaned to Federal Government or in Armed Forces, and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 3, was read and adopted: Mr. Ray, of Warren County, moves to amend SB 3, being An Act to amend the Employees Retirement System Act as follows: By striking all of Paragraph No. (1) of Section 5 of said Act in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new Paragraph ( 1) of Section 5 to read as follows: " (1) The Board of Trustees shall fix and determine by appropriate rules and regulations how much service in any year is equivalent to one year of service, provided that services performed as a member of the General Assembly of Georgia, the National Guard, and/or the Georgia State Guard shall be creditable year for year, not to exceed five years for service in the Georgia National Guard, Georgia State Guard, and/or as a member of the General Assembly of Georgia for such membership, only if the individual is otherwise a member of the 956 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Retirement System, but in no case shall more than one year of service be creditable for all service in one calendar year, except that creditable service performed as a member of the General Assembly of Georgia shall be in addition to all other creditable service." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 113, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 13. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the creation of the office of Solicitor-General Emeritus, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 34. By Senators Pittman of the 53rd, Hargreaves of the 5th, Deen of the 46th, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act assenting to the provisions of the Act of Congress, entitled an Act to provide that the U. S. shall aid the States in fish restoration and management problems, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendments to the following bill of the House: HB 263. By Messrs. Lovett of Laurens, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A bill to make general appropriations for the maintenance and operation of the agencies of the government for the year 1951; and for other purposes. The Senate has agreed to the House amendment as amended to the following bill of the Senate: SB 121. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to require the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County to supplement the funds of the County Board of Education from THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 957 any funds in the Treasury of said county; and so forth; and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 68. By Senators Jones of the 22nd, Mallory of the 25th, Bray of the 36th, Gould of the 4th, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the payment of not more than $2,000.00 per annum to each Solicitor-General for travel expenses, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 8. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 142. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to confer upon Ordinaries sitting for County purposes, Boards of County Commissioners or other authority to release a portion of the property from lien of the County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendments thereto: HB 42. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren, Campbell of Oconee, Tamplin of Morgan, Gardner of Dougherty and Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for levying, assessing and collecting an income tax on net income tax, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendments to HB 42, were read: Finance Committee moves to: amend Section 2, Paragraph 2, line 6, by striking the words, "In either of the above cases there shall be an additional deduction of $1,250.00 for medical care of each dependent as defined in Section 1 of this Act." and insert in lieu thereof the following: "In either of the above cases there shall be allowed an additional deduction of the expenses paid for the medical care of each dependent as defined by Section 1 of this Act in an amount not to exceed $1,250.00 for each such dependent." 958 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Finance Committee moves to: amend HB 42 by striking Section 4-A thereof and enacting a new section to read as follows: Section 4-A. That Section 92-3101 of the Code of Georgia, as amended, which section relates to the rate of taxation of individuals on income, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Section 92-3101.-A tax is hereby imposed upon every resident of the State, which tax shall be levied, collected and paid annually with respect to the entire net income of the taxpayer as hereinafter defined; and upon every nonresident with respect to his entire net income not hereinafter exempted, received by such taxpayer from property owned or from business carried on in this State: computed at the following rates: "On the first $2,000 or any part thereof........................................1 o/o On all income in excess of $2,000 and not exceeding $4,000 or any part thereof........................................................................2 o/o On all income in excess of $4,000 and not exceeding $5,000 or any part thereof........................................................................3 o/o On all income in excess of $5,000 and not exceeding $7,000 or any part thereof........................................................................4 o/o On all income in excess of $7,000 and not exceeding $10,000 or or any part thereof....................................................................5 o/o On all income in excess of $10,000 and not exceeding $20,000 or any part thereof........................................................................ 6 o/o On all income in excess of $20,000 and not exceeding $50,000 or any part thereof........................................................................ 7 o/o On all income in excess of $50,000..................................................8% ." Finance Committee moves to amend Section 5 of HB 42 by striking therefrom the words beginning in Line 14 after the word "taxpayer" the following words: "within two years after the receipt of the Internal Revenue Agent's Report of supplemental report reflecting the corrected net income, shall make return to the Commissione:J;, of Revenue of such corrected income" and substituting in lieu thereof the following words: "within two years after the assessment of additional Federal income taxes by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, shall file a supplemental report to the Commissioner of Revenue reflecting the corrected net income." Finance Committee moves to amend HB 42 by adding a new section following Section 7, to be appropriately numbered to read as follows: SECTION 7-A. That Section 92-3109 of the Code of Georgia, as amended, and as it appears in the 1947 Cumulative Pocket Part of the Annotated Code of Georgia, which section relates to deductions from gross income, is hereby further amended by striking the words "net income as computed without the benefit of this section" at the end of sub-section (g) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 959 thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the words "gross income less business expenses set forth herein under sub-section (a) of this section" so that said sub-section (g), when amended, shall read as follows: "(g) Contributions or gifts.-Contributions or gifts made by individuals within the income year to corporations or associations, including community chest funds, foundations, and trusts created solely for charitable purposes, that are operated solely and exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private stockholders or individual, to an amount not in excess of 15 per centum of the taxpayer's gross income less business expenses set forth herein under sub-section (a) of this section." Finance Committee moves to amend HB 42 by adding a new section following Section 7-A, to be appropriately numbered as follows: SECTION 7-B. That Section 92-3109 of the Code of Georgia, as amended, and as it appears in the 1947 Cumulative Pocket Part of the Annotated Code of Georgia, which section relates to deductions from gross income, is hereby further amended by striking from sub-section (c) the following words: "Provided, however, that the taxpayer may only deduct from gross income the amount of Federal net income taxes shown to be due and actually paid during the immediate preceding taxable year on the return filed by said taxpayer in such preceding taxable year, and", so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: "(c) Taxes.-Effective January 1, 1938, taxes paid or accrued within the taxable year, except State income taxes, estate and inheritance taxes, gift taxes, cigar and cigarette taxes, gasoline taxes and taxes assessed for local benefits of a kind tending to increase the value of the property assessed: Provided further, that where the entire net income of the taxpayer is not taxable by the State of Georgia, then the taxpayer may only deduct such Federal net income taxes in the same proportion that the net income taxable by the State of Georgia bears to the entire net income taxable by the Federal Government." Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the Senate amendments. On the motion, the ayes were 113, nays 4. The Senate amendments were agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the Senate, were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 63. By Senators Chance of the 43rd, Akin of the 40th, and Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of a State educational research service to collect facts concerning alcohol on human health, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 960 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 156. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to am~md an Act pertaining to conduct of Jewelry Auctions, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 8. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 12. By Senators Branch of the 47th, Connell of the 6th and Hargreaves of the 5th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Judge of the Superior Court, Emeritus, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following Bill of the Senate was taken up for the purpose of considering the unfavorable report of the Committee: SB 75. By Senator Millican of the 52nd and Stephens of the 50th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create within the Department of the Secretary of State a Commission to be known as the Georgia Historical Commission, and for other purposes. The unfavorable report of the Committee was disagreed to and the bill was read the second time : The following Resolution of the Senate was read: SR 56. By Senator Williams of the 21st: A Resolution authorizing the Treasurer to dispose of certain records in the Treasury Department, and for other purposes. The Resolution was adopted: The following Bill of the House was placed on the calendar for the purpose of considering the unfavorable report of the Committee: HB 38. By Mr. Nightingale of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for nomination by political parties in this State of candidates for U. S. Senator, Governor, State House Officers, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 961 The following Bills of the House were taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendments thereto: HB 550. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A Bill to be entitled an Act to change the time of convening the Spring Term of the Superior Court of Appling County, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 550, was read: Senator Oliver of the 54th moves to amend HB 550 as follows: By amending the caption of said HB 550 in line three (3) thereof by striking from said line thereof, the words third and fourth Mondays and inserting in lieu thereof, the following second and third Mondays. And by striking from line 11 of said caption the word third and inserting in lieu thereof, the word second. And by striking from line 15 of the caption the word third and inserting in lieu thereof, the word second, so that when said bill is amended, it shall read as follows: "To be entitled an Act to change the time of convening the Spring Term of the Superior Court of Appling County from the third and fourth Mondays in March to the second and third Mondays in February of each year; to provide that this Act shall become effective J anuary 1, 1952, so as to apply to the Spring Term, 1952 of said Court and aH subsequent Spring Terms; to provide that all writs, bills, processes, orders, sumilliOns, subpoenas, bonds and all proceedings of every kind now returnable to or answerable at the March term, 1952 of said court as heretofore fixed, shall remain of full force and effect, and shall be held returnable to or answerable at the February term, 1952 of said court to convene on the second Monday in February, 1952, as provided by this Act; to provide that all jurors and witnesses drawn or summoned to attend the March term, 1952 of said court shall be deemed and held as drawn and summoned to attend the February term, 1952 of said court convening on the second Monday in February, 1952 as provided by this Act; to repeal all conflicting laws; and for other purposes." Senator Oliver of the 54th, moves to further amend HB 550 by striking Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following, to be numbered as Section I. "That the time for convening the regular Spring Term of the Superior Court of Appling County is hereby changed from the third and fourth Mondays in March to the second and third Mondays in February. Senator Oliver of the 54th, further amends HB 550 by striking line 5 in Section 3 the word third and inserting in lieu thereof the word second. And by striking from said Section 3 in line 8 thereof, the word first and inserting in lieu thereof the word third. Senator Oliver of the 54th moves to further amend HB 550 by striking from Section 3 thereof in line 10 thereof the word third and inserting in lieu thereof the word second so that when Section 3 is amended the same will read as follows: 962 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, "Section 3. That all writs, bills, processes, orders, summons, subpoenas, bonds, and all proceedings of every kind now returnable to or answerable at the March term, 1952 of said court as heretofore fixed, shall remain of full force and effect, and shall be held returnable to or answerable at the February term, 1952 of said court to convene on the Second Monday in February, 1952 as provided by this Act; and all jurors and witnesses drawn or summoned to attend the March term, 1952 of said court convening on the first Monday in March, 1952, shall be deemed and held as drawn and summoned to attend the February term, 1952 of said court convening on the second Monday in February, 1952, as provided by this Act." Mr. Tillman of Appling moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 551. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to establish the City Court of Baxley, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 551, was read: Senator Oliver of the 54th moves to amend HB 551 by striking from Section 5 the word "Within ten days after the passage of this Act" and inserting instead thereof the words "During the year 1952" so that that part of the sentence and paragraph will read "During the year 1952 it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of Appling County to issue a call for a special election". Mr. Tillman of Appling moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 556. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the City Court of Statesboro, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 556, was read: Senator Williams of the 49th moves to amend HB 556 by inserting after the word "Clerk" in line 4 of Section 2 thereof, the following: "thereof, who shall, on the first day of each month, prepare cost bills for the preceding month". Mr. Neville of Bulloch moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 524. By Messrs. Scoggin, Covington and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a City Court THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 963 of Floyd County, and for other purposes. The following Senate Substitute to HB 524, was read: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled, "An Act to establish a City Court of Floyd County" approved September 27, 1883 and as amended by an Act approved January 31, 1946. To provide the salary of the Judge of the City Court; to fix the date of beginning and expiration of the term; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. Section 1. That Section 3 of said Act, approved January 31, 1946, which Act provides as follows: "That from and after the 1st day of October, 1947 the salary of the Judge of the City Court of Floyd County shall be $400.00 per month in lieu of $250.00 per month as provided now in the Act of September 27, 1883 as amended," be repealed in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof, the following section amendatory cf said Act: That from and after the paEsage of this Act, the salary of the Judge of the City Court of Floyd County, Georgia, shall be at least $400.00 per month, and an additional sum of $100.00 per month may be added in the discretion of County Board of Roads and Revenues of said county, said sums to be in lieu of the $400.00 per month as now provided in Section 3 of said Act, approved January 31, 1946. Section 2. Be it further enacted by the authority of the same that all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Mr. Covington of Floyd moved that the House agree to the Senate substilute. On the motion, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The Senate substitute was agreed to. HB 563. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act providing for a supplement of salary for Judge of the Superior Court of the Rome Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 5&'3, was read: Senator Farrar of the 42nd moves to amend HB 563, by amend- 964 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, ing Section 2 by adding after the words "any other supplement" the words "paid by said county". Further amend Section 2 by adding a new sentence after the last sentence of said paragraph the following "The total allowable supplement paid by said county shall be $1600.00. Mr. Covington of Floyd moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 229. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Key of Jasper, Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and Tarbutton of Washington: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize the establishment and maintenance of common trust funds, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 229, was read: Senator Stephens of the 50th moves to amend HB 229 by adding thereto the following words: "All laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed". Mr. Key of Jasper moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. The following Bill of the Senate was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment to the House amendment thereto: SB 121. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require Commissions of all counties of a certain population to supplement funds of County Boards of Education, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to House amendment to SB 121, was 1ead: By Senator Millican of the 52nd: Amend House Amend to SB 121 by striking in line 5 of Section 1 the words and figures "$240,000.00 during the year 1951 only" and insert in lieu thereof the words and figures "$25,000.00 each month during the year," Further amend by striking all of lines 16-17-18-19-20-21-22 of said amendment and add a new Section to be known as following. Section 2a-The provisions of this Act shall become effective April 1, 1951. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 965 Mr. Alverson of Fulton moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment to the House amendment was agreed to. The following Resolutions of the House were read: HR 139. By Mr. Hood of Chatham: A Resolution providing for the appointment of a Committee to work with the Department of Education on certain text books, and for other purposes. An amendment offered by Mr. Hood of Chatham was read and adopted. On the adoption of the Resolution, the ayes were 48, nays 65. The resolution was lost. HR 136. By Messrs. Murr of Sumter, Rogers of Heard and Ursrey of Jefferson: A Resolution providing for the appointment of a Committee to study all agricultural and livestock development in the State, and for other purposes. The resolution was lost. The following Resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 114-549a. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A Resolution requesting the U. S. Government to retain the strength of the National Guard, and for other purposes. The following Resolution of the House was read: HR 144-613a. By Messrs. Greene of Crisp, Green of Rabun, Green of Cherokee and others: A Resolution proposing that the Speaker study placing a microphone on the desk of each member of the House, and for other purposes. Mr. Smith of Bryan moved that the resolution be tabled and the motion was lost. The Resolution was adopted. Mr. Smith of Bryan requested that the Journal show that he voted against the adoption of the Resolution. The following Resolutions of the Senate and House were read and adopted: SR 49. By Senator Gould of the 4th: A Resolution protesting the passage of the proposed several amendments to the Selective Service Act of 1948 which affects the National Guard, and for other purposes. 966 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 145. By Mr. Covington of Floyd: A Resolution commending Dr. Payne and his staff for their efficient operation of Battey Hospital, and for other purposes. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House adjourn until 10:00 o'clock, A.M., tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock, A.M., tomorrow morning. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 967 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, February 16, 1951. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., this day and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. George H. Coker, Pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church, Manchester, Georgia. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found to be correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of Bills and Resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of House Bills and Resolutions. 3. Report of Standing Committees. 4. Second reading of Bills and Resolutions, favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of local uncontested bills. 6. First reading and reference of Senate Bills and Resolutions. . . 7. That the Speaker may in his discretion call up any bill on the General Calendar in any order that he desires. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolution of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 618. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which reads as follows: "For entering such execution as aforesaid upon the general execution docket the Clerk shall be entitled to a fee of ten cents, to be taxed in the bill of costs, etc.", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 619. By Messrs. Stewart of Habersham, Knight of Gordon, Dews of Calhoun, Nelson of Pulaski, Owens of Tift, Green of Cherokee and Britton of Whitfield: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Georgia Code of 1933, so as to 968 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, create a State Livestock Sanitary Board, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agriculture #2. HR 146-619a. By Mr. McWhorter of DeKalb: A resolution to compensate certain newspapers for advertising proposed constitutional amendments at the request of the Acting Governor of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 620. By Mr. Mims of Miller: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the County of Miller, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 120. Do Pass, as amended. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Langdale of Lowndes County, Chairman of the Committee on Game and Fish, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Game and Fish has had under consideration the following Resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 137. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Langdale of Lowndes, Chairman. By unanimous consent, the following Bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 214. By Senator Stephens of the 50th: A bill to be entitled an Act to create Fire, Sanitation and Sewerage Dis- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 969 tricts in Clarke County to permit the erection of sewerage systems and fire protection to the citizens of Clarke County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the biii, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The biii, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 215. By Senator Stephens of the 50th: A biii to be entitled an Act authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Clarke County to establish rules and regulations governing pensions of employees, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the biii, was agreed to. On the passage of the biii, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The biii, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 213. By Senator Drinkard of the 29th: A biii to be entitled an Act to provide that the salary of the Judge of the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit shall be supplemented by payments from the County treasury, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the biii, was agreed to. On the passage of the biii, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The biii, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 212. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A biii to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, providing for time of holding elections, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the biii, was agreed to. On the passage 'of the biii, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 208. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A biii to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. 970 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 211. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta; to extend the City limits to include Forest Hills, etc., and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 211, was read and adopted: Messrs. Graham, Holley and Bell of Richmond move to amend SB 211 by inserting in Section 1, Territory "B" line 28, after the words "East property line of Berchmans Road" the following words "thence South along the East property line of Berchmans Road". The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 210. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta so as to extend the city limits, and for othter purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 209. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, relating to members of the Fire Department, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 195. By Senator Williams of the 49th: A bill to be entitled an Act to raise the salary of the Solicitor of the City Court of Metter, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 186. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 971 of Gwinett County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 201. By Senator Hughes of the 32nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Lumpkin, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 200. By Senator Hargreaves of the 5th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Tax Commissioner of the County of Atkinson, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 203. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, to provide for changes in health services, and for other purposes. The following Substitute to SB 203, was read: By Messrs; McWhorter, Bell and Mackay of DeKalb: A BILL TO AMEND AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NEW CHARTER FOR THE C{TY OF ATLANTA, APPROVED FEBRUARY 28, 1874, AND THE SEVERAL ACTS AMENDATORY THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same that the Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874, and the several Acts amendatory thereof" be and the same are hereby amended as follows: Section 1. Effective December 31, 1951, the Department of Health and the position of Director of Public Health of the City of Atlanta are abolished. The term of office of the present Director of Public Health 972 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, shall expire on that date unless it shall, for any reason, expire at an earlier date. Section 2. After December 31, 1951, the City of Atlanta, or the governing authority thereof, shall have no power or authority to perform any functions or render any services (except those relating to sanitation, as otherwise provided by law) performed or rendered on the date this Act is approved by the Department of Health of said City except in the manner authorized by this Act. Section 3. After December 31, 1951, in that part of Atlanta situated in DeKalb County the Authority and supervision over all matters relating to Health, not especially excepted and reserved in Section 2 hereof, and including the authority to declare and enforce quarantine subject to the provisions of law, shall be vested in the DeKalb County Board of Health and all provisions of the Ellis Health Law included in Sections 88-201, 88-202, 88-203, 88-204, 88-205, 88-206 and 88-213, except as herein modified, shall apply. Section 4. There shall be added to the DeKalb County Board of Health to represent the City of Atlanta, two members, who shall be residents of that part of the City of Atlanta, situate in DeKalb County, which members shall be elected by the governing authority of the City of Atlanta. The term of office of such members shall be four years or until a successor shall be elected and qualified. The first of such terms to begin January 1, 1952. The clerk of the City Council of Atlanta shall certify the names of the members thus elected to the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board of Health. Vacancies for any cause shall be filled by election for the unexpired term by the governing authority of said City. Section 5. The City of Atlanta is hereby declared to be the principal city of DeKalb County and as such, it shall contribute to the budget of the DeKalb County Health Department in accordance with the provisions of Section 88-313 of the Civil Code of Georgia of 1933. One twelfth of the amount determined to be due by the City of Atlanta to DeKalb County Board of Health based on the budget adopted by said Board shall be paid on or before the lOth day of each month and a final adjustment based on actual expenditures shall be made on or before the lOth day of January of each year. Section 6. If necessary or desirable in order to provide adequate health functions and services in said City, the City of Atlanta, or the governing authority thereof, shall have full power to adopt the rules, regulations and orders of any county board of health, by ordinance or otherwise, so that the same shall be valid and effective in said City or any part thereof and have the same force and effect as other ordinances enacted by said City. Provision may also be made by ordinance for penal enforcement of such rules, regulations and orders. Said City may also confer full power and authority on the authorized representatives and personnel of such county board of health to enable them to accomplish the purposes of this Act anywhere within the corporate limits of said City. Section 7. The City of Atlanta shall make available to the DeKalb County Board of Health the facilities of any quarantine or venera! disease hospital owned by said City wherever located for the benefit of the citizens of Atlanta who reside in DeKalb County without charge. FRIDAY; FEBRUARY 16, 1951 973 The basis of charges to DeKalb County citizens residing outside the City of Atlanta shall be on the same basis as the charge made to residents of Fulton County residing outside the City of Atlanta. Section 8. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Section 9. A copy of notice of intention to apply for this local legislation and an affidavit showing the publication of such notice as required by law are attached hereto and made a part of this Bill, and it is hereby declared that all the requirements of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945 relating to publication of notice of intention to apply for the passage of this local legislation have been complied with for the enactment of this law. The Substitute was adopted. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. SB 204. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to Boards of Health, and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 204, was read and adopted: AMENDMENT. TO SB 204 The DeKalb delegation moves to amend SB 204 by adidng a new section numbered 15 (a) to read as follows: "15 (a). The said Board of Health shall assume supervision and control over the sanitary conditions of all slaughter houses, meat and meat food products, milk and its by-products, in such counties and shall have the power and authority to make such inspections of sources of supply wherever located. As far as practicable the standards recognized and approved by the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Public Health Service for such meat and meat food products, milk and milk products, shall be adopted. The said Board of Health shall render inspection services and enforcement at least equal to that furnished by any city lying wholly or partly within the county prior to the organization of said Board of Health for all meat and meat food products, milk and milk by-products and all other food. The said Board of Health shall have power to adopt all rules and regulations necessary and appropriate to make effective the powers herein conveyed." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the. bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 116, nays 0. 974 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SR 54. By Senator Branch of the 47th: A resolution to relieve J. L. Brooks from paying bonds, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. SR 40. By Senator McLaughlin of the 3rd: A resolution releasing Robert Lee Howe and J. M. Madray and J. M. Reddish, from payment of appearance bond, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. SB 120. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Act creating a Board of County Commissioners of Fulton County; to provide for election of all commissioners at the same time, and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 120, was read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 120 as follows: "By striking the word "majority" in line 12 of Section 4 and by inserting in lieu thereof the word "plurality". "Amend the Caption Accordingly." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 541. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to establish the City Court of Quitman, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 975 The following Senate amendment to HB 541, was read: An amendment to HB 541 by striking Section 6 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 6 to read as follows: Section 6. That the question of whether this Act shall become effective shall be submitted to the qualified voters within Brooks County. Within ten days after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of Brooks County to issue a call for a special election by the qualified voters within Brooks County, said election to be held in not less than twenty nor more than thirty days after the issuance of the call. The ballots shall have printed thereon the words: "For an Act to abolish the City Court of Quitman." and "Against an Act to abolish the City Court of Quitman." If a majority of the qualified voters voting in said election shall vote for the Act, the Ordinary shall so certify, and the Act shall become effective immediately upon its ratification by the voters of the County, of same, following said election. If a majority of the voters voting in said election shall vote against the Act, the Ordinary shall so certify and the Act shall not become effective. Mr. Sheffield of Brooks moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. The following Resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 147. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that the Speaker of the House and his Secretary are authorized to remain at the Capitol 5 days after adjournment of the General Assembly for the purpose of completing the work in the Speaker's office. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House is authorized to remain at the Capitol 20 days after the adjournment of the General Assembly for the purpose of completing records and the necessary work in his office. The Clerk is authorized to retain the help he was authorized to employ by a previous Resolution of the House for as much of said 20 days as to him may seem necessary and proper. If conditions warrant the same, in the opinion of the Speaker, he may direct the clerk to open the Clerk's office, for such time as the Speaker deems expedient, the compensation of the Clerk for such period not to exceed one-fourth ( 1A,) of his per diem now fixed by law, which will include all necessary secretarial help. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairman of the En- 976 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, grossing, Enrollment and Auditing Committees and 5 adidtional members of each of said committees, to be appointed by the Chairman and approved by the Speaker, are authorized to remain at the Capitol 5 days after adjournment for the purpose of checking the bills and auditing the expenses and doing whatever is necessary by the said Committees and the members herein authorized to remain. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Post Mistress of the House be authorized to remain at the Capitol 2 days for the purpose "of forwarding members' mail. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairman of the Penitentiary Committee be authorized to appoint a sub-committee to consist of not more than 6 members of the Penitentiary Committee, to be approved by the Speaker, to include the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and his Secretary to visit the penal system of Georgia. Said visits not to exceed 30 days in number, unless ordered by the Speaker in a case of an emergency. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Speaker is authorized to appoint a committee from the members of the House of Representatives to consist of not more than 10 persons to serve as a legislative investigating committee during the time that the legislature is not in session. Said committee shall be authorized to convene at any time when requested to do so by the Speaker for the purpose of making investigation or inspection of any department or business of the State, when deemed necessary within the discretion of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. All of the above named persons are to receive the same compensation for the days that they remain at the Capitol or when on actual business for the State or the House of Representatives, as authorized in this Resolution, as they received during the session. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House to wit: HB 7. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A bill to amend an Act of the Code of 1933 as amended, wherein a "tax over one-half of one per cent", for ordinary current expenses" is prohibited from being levied by municipalities; and for other pur- pose~. HB 108. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall, Greer of Lanier, Durden of Dougherty, Nightingale of Glynn and Ray of Warren: A bill to amend the Act making shares of State-chartered building and loan associations and Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation legal investments for certain fiduciaries and corporations, etc., and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 977 HB 112. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A bill to amend an Act relating to the grounds for the granting of a total divorce, and for other purposes. HB 185. By Messrs. Johnson of Hall, Wilkes of Cook and others: A bill to provide for the giving of security by owners and operators of motor vehicles; and for other purposes. HB 282. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to amend an Act relating to the salary of the Secretary of the Georgia Public Service Commission, and for other purposes. HB 371. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to amend an Act to amend, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the City of Quitman, and for other purposes. HB 400. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Ray of Warren and others: A bill governing and regulating the use of the public roads and highways of this State, according to recommendations of the Highway Transport Committee of the American Association of State Highway Officials, and for other purposes. HB 422. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel: A bill to amend an Act known as the "Aid to Dependent Children Act", and for other purposes. HB 437. By Mr. Smith of Emanuel: A bill to amend an Act establishing the Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, so as to equalize educational opportunities throughout the State and related financial and administrative procedures, and for other purposes. HB 439. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, and Hand of Mitchell: A bill to amend an Act to establish a Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, by providing for an effective date of the Act, and for other purposes. HB 440. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, and Hand of Mitchell: A bill to amend an Act to establish a Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, by fixing a budget for the Department of Education, and for other purposes. 978 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 443. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, Stewart of Habersham and Murr of Sumter: A bill to provide for an alternate method of reporting and collecting fertilizer tax, and for other purposes. HB 447. By Messrs. Alverson and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Manchester (Now the City of College Park), and for other purposes. HB 448. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the City of Manchester (now the City of College Park) ; to amend the Civil Service and Pension Law for City of College Park employees, and for other purposes. HB 457. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Catoosa, and for other purposes. HB 459. By Mr. Abney of Catoosa: A bill to abolish the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenue for the County of Catoosa, and for other purposes. HB 476. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta; to provide for annexation of the Howell property; and for other purposes. HB 489. By Mr. Raulerson of Pierce: A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Blackshear; and for other purposes. HB 493. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point, to provide for extension of city limits to include the Hemperly property; and for other purposes. HB 494. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point; and for other purposes. HB 495. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point; to provide that said city may contract with its officers and employees to continue compensation during disability, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 979 HB 496. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point, to provide a public works department, and for other purposes. HB 510. By Messrs. Duncan of Carroll and McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to amend an Act to establish a Minimum Foundation Program for Education, so as to more clearly define the duties and authority of the State Board of Education in reference to vocational education, and for other purposes. HB 519. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to incorporate the Town of East Dublin, and for other purposes. HB 520. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Dublin, and for other purposes. HB 522. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to carry into effect in the City of Atlanta the provisions of an amendment establishing the Civil Court of Fulton County; to fix the salaries of the Clerk and Marshal of said Court, and for other purposes. HB 528. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Rockmart, and for other purposes. HB 530. By Messrs. Harper and Bolton of Spalding: A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Griffin, and for other purposes. HB 533. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to incorporate the City of Mountain Park, and for other purposes. HB 540. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Toccoa, and for other purposes. HB 552. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Appling, and for other purposes. HB 553. By Messrs. Burkett and Vickers of Coffee: A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues in the County of Coffee, and for other purposes. 980 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 554. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A bill to amend the Act providing for an increase in the salary of the Tax Commissioner of Bulloch County, and for other purposes. HB 555. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A bill to amend an Act entitled "Clerk of Superior Court, Salary For" in counties having a population of not less than 25,675 nor more than 26,550, and for other purposes. HB 557. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A bill to amend an Act which provides for the appointment of special criminal bailiffs in counties having a population of 35,000 or more by providing that such appointment shall be made in counties having a population of not less than 24,600 and not more than 24,950, and for other purposes. HB 558. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A bill to establish the City Court of Walker County, and for other purposes. HB 559. By Mr. Clary of McDuffie: A bill to repeal an Act to amend the original Act incorporating the Town of Thomson, and for other purposes. HB 560. By Mr. Harrell of Grady: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Cairo, and for other purposes. HB 561. By Messrs. Callier of Talbot, Sivell of Harris, Rollins and Biggers of Meriwether: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal a Planning District, for Meriwether, Harris and Talbot Counties, and for other purposes. HB 564. By Messrs. Kidd and Parker of Baldwin: A bill to amend an Act relating to additional duties of clerks of the Superior Court in counties having a population of not less than 29,700 and not more than 29,750, and for other purposes. HB 567. By Mr. Simmons of Gilmer: A bill to amend an Act creating a County Commissioner and an Advisory Board for the County of Gilmer, and for other purposes. HR 17-89h. By Messrs. Hollis, Dicus and Pickard of Muscogee: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution with reference to advertising of notice of intention to apply for local legislation, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 981 HR 21. By Messrs. Boone of Wilkinson, Kitchens of Twiggs and others: A resolution to favor the erection of a suitable memorial for the late Congressman Dudley M. Hughes, and for other purposes. HR 61-303a. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A resolution that a joint committee of three members from the House and two members from the Senate be appointed to consult with the officials of neighboring states, etc., for the purpose of developing and promoting the poultry and eggs industry of the State of Georgia. HR 123. By Messrs. Pickett of Pickens and Pittard of Clarke: A resolution that the Supreme Court be requested to extend for three additional years the rule granting veterans of the armed forces of the United States five points on examination for admission to the bar, and for other purposes. The Senate has passed by substitute by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 31. By Messrs. Campbell of Oconee, Tamplin of Morgan, and others: A bill requiring purchasers of milk or dairy products on a butter fat basis to make bi-weekly butter fat tests, and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the House amendment of the following bill of the Senate, to wit: SB 3. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to amend the Employees Retirement System Act; and for other purposes. The Senate has disagreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the following bill of the House: HB 310. By Messrs. Hood, McGee and Page, of Chatham: A bill to amend an Act to create and organize Commissioners of Chatham County, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 469. By Mr. Ball of Lamar: A bill to amend, consolidate, create, revise and supersede the several Acts incorporating the City of Barnesville; and for other purposes. 982 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 498. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A bill to provide for the appointment of an Assistant Solicitor of the City Court in all counties having a population of not less than 108,000 and not more than 112,000, and for other purposes. HB 521. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A bill to amend an Act so as to establish the salary of the stenographic reporter in counties having a city therein of not less than 71,000 or more than 73,000, and for other purposes. HB 536. By Messrs. Graham, Holley and Bell of Richmond: A bill to amend an Act to establish the salary of the Assistant Solicitors General of not less than 108,000 nor more than 112,000 population, and for other purposes. HB 537. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A bill to provide in all counties having a population under the 1950 U. S. Census of not less than 108,000 inhabitants nor more than 112,000, the fixing of the salaries of the Court Reporter and Bailiffs to the Superior Court Judge, and for other purposes. HB 538. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A bill to amend an Act to abolish the Justice Courts and the office of Justice of the Peace and Notary Public-ex-officio Justice of the Peace and the Office of Constable in the City of Augusta; and for other purposes. HB 539. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A bill to change from the fee system to the salary system in counties having a population of not less than 100,000 nor more than 110,000 certain elected officials, clerks and employees, and for other purposes. HB 565. By Messrs. Graham, Bell and Holley of Richmond: A bill to amend an Act to change from the fee to the salary system in counties having a population of not less than 100,000 nor more than 110,000 certain elected officials, clerks, employees, and for other purposes. HB 586. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A bill to authorize the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Richmond County to supplement the salary of the Judge of the Superior Court of Augusta Circuit, and for other purposes. HE 593. By Mr. Mishoe of Tattnall: A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of Glennville in the County of Tattnall, so that the Mayor and Council shall have the right to name and appoint election managers and officials for elections held in said City, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 983 The following Resolution of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HR 54-271c. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke, Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren, Campbell of Oconee and Tamplin of Morgan: A Resolution proposing an amendment to provide for the creation of a State Medical Education Board, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendments to HR 54-271c, were read: Senators Mashburn, McLaughlin and Lancaster move that HR 54-271c be amended in the last sentence of Paragraph 8 by deleting the word "second" and inserting the word "third" and by inserting after the word "privileged" a comma and the words: "entirely at the discretion of the Board heretofore created", so that after amendment the last sentence of Paragraph 8 shall read as follows: "After the third full year of practice or service within this State as herein provided, but not before the said aplicant shall be privileged, entirely at the discretion of the Board heretofore created, to pay all the balance of the scholarship loan, together with accrued interest thereon, and upon such payment shall be relieved from further obligations under his contract for loan or scholarship". Senator Farrar of the 42nd District moves to amend HR 54-271c by adding an appropriate section thereto, which shall read as follows: "From and after the passage of this Resolution the Superintendent of the Milledgeville State Hospital, with the consent and approval of the Director of the State Department of Public Welfare, is authorized to extend scholarships to physicians and other professional personnel employed at the Milledgeville State Hospital to enable them to take post graduate courses in various schools and clinics in the United States. Said scholarships shall not be extended to more than four members of the personnel in any one year, and the personnel to whom these scholarships are extended must, as a prerequisite thereto agree to work at least two years at the said Milledgeville State Hospital for each year spent in study. Provided further that no additional appropriation shall be made by the General Assembly to finance such scholarships, but the same shall be financed from the regular appropriation to the Milledgeville State Hospital." Mr. Matthews of Clarke moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. By unanimous consent, the following Bill of the House was withdrawn from further consideration by the House: HB 562. By Mr. Bennett of Barrow: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in any municipality of this State of 300,000 population, the Mayor shall be ineligible to hold office longer than four years, and for other purposes. The following Conference Committee Report # 1, on HB 26, was read: 984 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. President: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Conference appointed to consider differences between the House and Senate on HB 26, beg leave to make the following report: 1. That the House recede from its position and accept the Senate amendment to said bill. 2. That said bill be further amended by adding the following to Section 3A to-wit: The State Revenue Commissioner is authorized to make proper adjustment, credit or refund to all brewers, wine manufacturers, and wholesalers of either, who may have made advance payments of state tax prior to the effective date of this Act; the State Revenue Commissioner shall prescribe the form in which such applications shall be made; and all such applications shall be presented to said Commissioner within thirty days from the effective date of this Act. Respectfully submitted, Connell of the 6th Rawls of the lOth Grayson of the 1st On the part of the Senate. Short of Colquitt Brazeal of Terrell Baughman of Early On the part of the House. The Conference Committee Report was rejected. Mr. Gowen of Glynn moved that the House appoint a second Committee of Conference on HB 26, the Wine Tax Bill, and the motion prevailed. The following Bills of the House were taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 469. By Mr. Ball of Lamar: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Barnesville, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 469, was read: Senator Jones of the 22nd offered the following amendment: Amend HB 469 by adding to the caption thereof, before the words, "and for other purposes", the words, "to provide for a referendum". Adding a new section thereto, to be numbered Section 45, which shall read as follows: "That within 45 days from the date of the approval of this Act, the Mayor and Council of the City of Barnesville shall issue a call for a special election, at which this Act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of said city for ratificaton or rejection. The date of FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 985 said election shall be fixed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days from the date of the issuance of the call thereof. Notice of the date of said election and the purpose thereof shall be published once a week for two weeks before the date of said election in the newspaper in which notices affecting the City of Barnesville are published. The Mayor and Council shall furnish the ballots for said election, and such ballots shall have thereon, "For ratification of an Act creating a new charter for the City of Barnesville," and "Against ratification of an Act creating a new charter for the City of Barnesville." Should a majority of the qualified voters voting in said election vote for the ratification of this Act, then it shall become of full force and effect. Should a majority of those persons voting in said election vote against the ratification of this Act, then it shall be void and of no force and effect. It shall be the duty of the Mayor and Council to consolidate and certify the results of said election, and the expense of said election shall be borne by the City of Barnesville." Mr. Ball of Lamar moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and the motion prevailed. HB 498. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the appointment of an Assistant Solicitor of the City Court in all counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 498, was read: Senate Amendment to HB 498: Committee on County and County Matters moves to amend HB 498 by: Adding a new section to be numbered "Section 2" and to read as follows: "Provided, however that any of the provisions of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the salary increases provided for in the provisions of this Act shall not take effect until they shall have been approved by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of the counties set out in this Act. Should said Board in any county covered by this Act fail to approve the salary schedule herein provided for the salaries heretofore provided for in said counties shall remain of force and effect, And by renumbering Section 23 to "Section 24". Mr. Graham of Richmond m,oved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 521. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the salary of the stenographic reporter in counties having a certain population, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 521, was read: Senate Amend to HB 521: 986 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Committee on County and County Matters moves to amend HB 521 by: Adding a new section to be numbered "Section 5" and to read as follows: "Provided, however, that any of the provisions of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the salary increases provided for in the provisions of this Act shall not take effect until they shall have been approved by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of the counties set out in this Act. Should said Board in any county covered by this Act fail to approve the salary schedule herein provided for the salaries heretofore provided for in said counties shall remain of force and effect, And by renumbering Section 23 to "Section 24". Mr. Graham of Richmond moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 536. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the salary of the Assistant Solicitor Generals in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 536, was read: Senate Amendment to HB 536: Committee on County and County Matters moves to amend HB 536 by: Adding a new section to be numbered "Section 2" and to read as follows: "Provided, however, that any of the provisions of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the salary increases provided for in the provisions of this Act shall not take effect until they shall have been approved by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of the Counties set out in this Act. Should said Board in any county covered by this Act fail to approve the salary schedule herein provided for the salaries heretofore provided for in said counties shall remain of force and effect. And by renumbering Section 23 to "Section 24". M;r. Graham of Richmond moved that the House agreed to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 537. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide the fixing of the salaries of the Court Reported and Bailiffs to the Superior Court Judge, in counties of a certain population, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 537, was read: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 987 Senate Amendment to HB 537: Committee on County and County Matters moves to amend HB 537 by: Adding a new section to be numbered "Section 3" and to read as follows: "Provided, however, that any of the provisions of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the salary increases provided for in the provisions of this Act shall not take effect until they shall have been approved by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of the counties set out in this Act. Should said Board in any county covered by this Act fail to approve the salary schedule herein provided for the salaries heretofore provided for in said counties shall remain of force and effect. And by renumbering Section 23 to "Section 24". Mr. Bell of Richmond moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 538. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to abolish the Justice Courts and the office of Justice of the Peace and Notary Public exofficio Justice of the Peace and the Office of Constable in the City of Augusta, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 538, was read: Senate Amendment to HB 538: Committee on Municipal Government moves to amend HB 538 by: Adding a new paragraph to Part 2 to be numbered "Paragraph 26" and to read as follows: "Provided, however, that any of the provisions of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the salary increases provided for in the provisions of this Act shall not take effect until they shall have been approved by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of the counties set out in this Act. Should said Board in any county covered by this Act fail to approve the salary schedule herein provided for the salaries heretofore provided for in said counties shall remain of force and effect. And by renumbering Section 23 to "Section 24". Mr. Graham of Richmond moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 107, na,ys 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 539. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to change from the fee system to the salary system in counties of a certain population for elected officials, clerks and employees, and for other purposes. 988 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The following Senate amendment to HB 539, was read: Senate Amendment to HB 539: Committee on County and County Matters moves to amend HB 539 by: Adding a new section to be numbered "Section 23" and to read as follows: "Provided, however, that any of the provisions of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the salary increases provided for in the provisions of this Act shall not take effect until they shall have been approved by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of the Counties set out in this Act. Should said Board in any County covered by this Act fail to approve the salary schedule herein provided for the salaries heretofore provided for in said Counties shall remain of force and effect. and by renumbering Section 23 to "Section 24". Mr. Graham of Richmond moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 565. By Messrs. Graham, Bell and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to change from the fee to the salary system in counties of a certain population for elected officials, clerks, employees, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 565, was read: Senate Amendment to HB 565: Committee on County and County Matters moves to amend HB 565: By adding a new Section to be numbered "Section 3" and to read as follows: "Provided, however, that any of the provisions of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the salary increases provided for in the provisions of this Act shall not take effect until they shall have been approved by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of the Counties set out in this Act. Should said Board in any County covered by this Act fail to approve the salary schedule herein provided for the salaries heretofore provided for in said Counties shall remain of force and effect. and by renumbering Section 23 to "Section 24". Mr. Graham of Richmond moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 586. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Commissioner of Roads FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 989 and Revenues of Richmond County to supplement the salary of the Judge of the Superior Court of Augusta Circuit, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 586, was read: Senate Amendment to HB 586: Senator Coleman of the 18th moves to amend HB 586 by striking the figure "$3400.00" appearing in line 7 of Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "$700.00". Mr. Graham of Richmond moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following Resolution and Bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SR 8. By Senator Strickland of the 38th: A Resolution ratifying and approving the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, relating to the terms of the office of President, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 110, nays 1. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. SB 206. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Connell of the 6th and Duncan of the 34th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to sinking fund to be established by the State Park Authority, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 126, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 207. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Connell of the 6th and Duncan of the 34th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the powers and duties of the division of State Parks, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. 990 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 199. By Senators Hargreaves of the 5th, Dean of the 46th and Connell of the 6th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Comptroller General in his capacity as such officer to determine whether the employees of his Department shall be under the State Merit System of Personnel, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 80. By Senator Millican of the 52nd and Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that members of the Employees Retirement System of Georgia may transfer their credits to the Teachers' Retirement System, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 194. By Senators Williams of the 19th and Blalock of the 26th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Old Age Assistance Act" to provide for the responsibility of financially able children to support needy parents applying for old age assistance, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 126, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 94. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Bennett of Barrow, Duncan of Carroll, and many others : A bill to amend the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund Act of 1950, so as to make certain provisions regarding refunds, credit for service, payment of sums to the Board, provide for dates of applications; and for other purposes. The Senate has agreed to the House amendments to the following bill of the Senate: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 991 SB 49. By Senators Trotter of the 37th, Farrar of the 42nd, Ellard of the 31st: A bill to repeal Section 26-1010 of Chapter 26 of the Code of Georgia 1933, which provides for the punishment for one found guilty of the offense of involuntary manslaughter, and to enact in lieu thereof a Section to be known as 26-1010 of Chapter 26 of the Code of Georgia 1933, so as to provide for the punishment of persons committing the offense of involuntary manslaughter; and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 88. By Senator Hawes of the 30th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the standing or walking or hiring another to place or throw in a motor vehicle of advertising matter relative to hotels, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 190. By Senators Mashburn of the 33rd and Williams of the 21st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Old Age Assistance Act", and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Page of Chatham moved that the House insist on its position and that a Committee of Conference be appointed on the following bill of the House, and the motion prevailed : HB 310. By Messrs. Hood and Page of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and organize Commissioners of Chatham, and for other purposes. The Speaker appointed as a Committee of Conference on HB 310, on the part of the House, the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. McGee, Hood and Page of Chatham. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House recess until 1:30 o'clock, P. M., this afternoon and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House recessed until 1:30 o'clock, P. M., this afternoon. 992 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, AFTERNOON SESSION The Speaker called the House to order. The following Resolution of the House was read: HR 98-465a. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Resolution dissolving the Tax Revision Committee, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HR 98-465a, was read and adopted: House Amendment to HR 98-465a: Kidd of Baldwin moves to amend HR 98-465a by adding the following paragraph: Be it further Resolved, by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring that all books, pamphlets, records, supplies and office furniture of said committee be transferred to the Department of Revenue for use of the Research Division. The Resolution, as amended, was adopted. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House to wit: HB 491. By Messrs. H. Smith and M. Smith and Alverson of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874, and the Several Acts amendatory thereof; and for other purposes. The Senate has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference on the following bill of the House. HB 2. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Matthews of Clarke, Twitty of Mitchell, Key of Jasper; and others: A bill to authorize the levy and collection of a general retailers sales tax; and for other purposes. The president has appointed on the part of the Senate as another Conference Committee: Mr. Speaker: Senators Grayson of the 1st, Connell of the 6th and Rawls of the lOth. The president has appointed another Committee of Conference on the following bill of the House: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 993 HB 26. By Messrs. Hopkins of Charlton, Adams of Brantley, Key of Jasper, and others: A bill to regulate the making and manufacturing of and selling of domestic and foreign wines and for licensing of retail and wholesale dealers and wineries; and for other purposes. The President appointed on the part of the Senate as a Conference Committee, Senators Connell of the 6th, Grayson of the 1st, and Rawls of the lOth. The Senate has passed as amended by requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House. HB 255. By Mr. Matthews of Clarke: A bill making provision for the licensure of applied psychologists, through a State Board of Examiners of Psychologists; and for other purposes. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 593. By Mr. Mishoe of Tattnall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a new charter for the City of Glennville, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 593, was read: Senate Amendment to HB 593: Senator Oliver of 54th District moves to amend HB 593; by Striking from Section 21 as it is quoted in Section 4 of said HB the words, "Two Thousand Dollars" and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "Four Hundred Dollars", and by striking from said Section the words, "Fifteen Hundred Dollars" and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "Three Hundred Dollars". Mr. Mishoe of Tattnall moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following Bill of the Senate was taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 178. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Unemployment Compensation Law", and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 994 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following Bills of the House were taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendments thereto: HB 94. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Bennett of Barrow, Duncan of Carroll, Green of Rabun and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund Act of 1950, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendments to HB 94, were read: Senate Amendment to HB 94: Senator Millican of the 52nd moves to amend HB 94 by adding a new section to be known as Section 3a and reading as follows: "Section 3a. Nothing in this Act shall make it mandatory for eligible participants in this Fund to become members of the Peace Officers Association of Georgia." General Judiciary Committee moves to amend HB 94 by: Striking from Section 3 the date "February 1, 1951" and inserting in lieu thereof the date "March 1, 1951". Mr. Overby of Hall moved that the House agree to the Senate amendments. On the motion, the ayes were 110, nays 1. The Senate amendments were agreed to. HB 31. By Messrs. Campbell of Oconee, Tamplin of Morgan, Dally of Walton and Cates of Burke: A Bill to be entitled an Act requiring purchasers of milk or dairy products on a butter fat basis to make bi-weekly butter fat tests, and for other purposes. The following Senate Substitute to HB 31, was read: A BILL To be entitled an Act requiring purchase of milk or dairy products on a butter fat basis to make butter fat tests, and to provide for the forwarding of the results of these tests to the seller and the retention of the sample from. which the test is made; to provide for using the results of these tests in evidence in the courts of this State, and to provide the penalty for any person, firm, or corporation failing to give this report or for giving any false report of the butter fat content of milk or dairy products or for manipulating in any way the butter fat test so as to give an incorrect per cent of butter fat; to make violations of this Act and regulations pursuant thereto a misdemeanor; to provide for the cancellation or suspension of the license of any person violating the provisions of the Act; and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 995 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same: SECTION 1. That on and after the passage of this Act all persons, firms or corporations purchasing milk or dairy products on a basis which includes the use of butter fat tests as a determining factor of the price shall use one of the following methods: 1. A representative sample of each producers milk shall be taken daily and tested for butter fat daily and computed daily. 2. A representative sample of each producers milk shall be taken daily and tested for butter fat daily. The average of these daily tests shall be used as the percentage of butter fat in the milk delivered for each pay period. 3. A representative sample of each producers milk shall be taken daily and held as a composite sample (with addition of approved preservatives) and this composite sample tested for butter fat not less than three (3) or more than eight (8) day intervals. The average of'these composite tests shall be used as the percentage of butter fat for the milk delivered in each pay period. All butter fat tests shall be made in the manner now prescribed by law for making butter fat tests of all milk and dairy products and the result of these butter fat tests shall be returned once each week to those from whom the said milk or dairy products were purchased and said return shall bear the dates on which the samples were taken in determining the butter fat content. In addition thereto, the returns shall show the identity of the producers and the person, firm or corporation making the test. A copy of each return shall be retained by those making the return for a period of sixty ( 60) days from the date of the return. The sample of milk or dairy products used in determining said butter fat content for each return shall be retained by those making the return for a period of forty-eight (48) hours after the date of the return. SECTION 2. That the said butter fat content returns or the copies thereof may .be introduced in the Courts of this State as evidence Of the reported or alleged butter fat content of the milk or dairy products concerned. SECTION 3. Any person, firm or corporation purchasing or selling milk or milk products on a basis which includes the use of butter fat tests as a determining factor of the price who shall be found guilty of failing to give the returns called for in Section 1 of this Act, or of giving any false statement, report or return of the butter fat content of the milk or dairy products bought or sold, or who shall be found guilty of in any way manipulating the butter fat test so as to give a higher or lower per cent of butter fat than the actual content in the milk or dairy products concerned, or of violating the rules and regulations made pursuant to this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as for a misdemeanor; and further the permit or license of such person, firm or corporation shall be subject to suspension or cancellation of the Chief of Veterinarian Service of the Department of Agriculture. SECTION 4. Provided that if any section, paragraph or clause 996 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, of this Act shall be held unconstitutional that it shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this act. SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Mr. Campbell of Oconee moved that the House agree to the Senate Substitute. On the motion, the ayes were 108, nays 1. The Senate Substitute was agreed to. HB 255. By Mr. Matthews of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act making provision for the licensure of applied psychologists through a State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 255, was read: Senate Amendment to HB 255: Senator Mashburn of the 33rd moves to amend HB 255 by striking the words Line 1 of Section 16 "every fifth year by January 1st" and insert in lieu thereof the words "during the month of January of each year". Mr. Matthews of Clarke moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. The following Conference Committee Report on HB 2, the Sales Tax Bill, was read and adopted: Mr. President: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Conference appointed by the Senate and the House to confer on the differences between the two houses on HB 2 beg to report that they have tried to reach an agreement but have failed and respectively request that they be discharged by the House and by the Senate. Grayson of the 1st Rawls of the lOth Connell of the 6th On the part of the Senate. Ray of Warren Key of Jasper Campbell of Oconee On the part of the House. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendments thereto: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 997 HB 2. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Matthews of Clarke, Twitty of Mitchell, Key of Jasper, Langdale of Lowndes, and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the levy and collection of a general retailers sales and use tax, and for other purposes. The following House amendment to the Senate amendments to HB 2, was read: Mr. Ray of Warren moves to amend the Senate atru!ndment to HB 2 which reads as follows: "Amend Section 4, Paragraph 12, which is second paragraph on Page 8 of engrossed bill line 5 after the word "interstate commerce" the following: "Provided that common carriers, including air lines, shall pay the tax according to this act upon all tangible personal property except the portion thereof attributable to materials, equipment and supplies for use in interstate commerce, to be determined and apportioned in accordance with the interstate and intrastate business of the carrier under rules and regulations prescribed by the State Revenue Commissioner," by striking all of said amendment except the following language: "amend section 4, paragraph 4 which is the second paragraph on page 8 of the engrossing bill, line 5 after the word "interstate commerce" the following "and inserting in lieu of the stricken language: "Provided, that common carriers including Airlines, Railroads, Motor Common Carriers and Steamship Lines regulated by the Public Service Commission, the Civil Aeronautic Board or the Interstate Commerce Commission or other regulatory authority shall pay the tax imposed by this Act upon all supplies, materials and other tangible personal property, except rolling stock, aircraft or floating equipment, which shall be taxed on the portion thereof attributable to use in this State to be determined and apportioned in accordance with the interstate and intrastate business of the carrier," so that said amendment as amended shall read as follows: "Amend section 4, paragraph 4 which is the second paragraph on page 8 of the engrossing bill, line 5 after the word "interstate commerce" the following: "Provided, that common carriers including Airlines, Railroads, Motor Common Carriers and Steamship Lines, regulated by the Public Service Commission, the Civil Aeronautic Board or the Interstate Commerce Commission or other regulatory authority shall pay the tax imposed by this Act upon all supplies, materials and other tangible personal property, except rolling stock, aircraft or floating equipment, which shall be taxed on the portion thereof attributable to use in this State to be determined and apportioned in accordance with the interstate and intrastate business of the carrier." Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House adopt the House amendment to the Senate amendments. On the motion, the ayes were 125, nays 0. The House amendment to the Senate amendments was adopted. The Speaker appointed as a second Committee of Conference on HB 26, 998 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the Wine Tax Bill, on the part of the House, the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Short of Colquitt, Gowen of Glynn, and Smith of Emanuel. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills and Resolutions of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 138. By Senators Chance of the 43rd, Akins of the 40th, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to compensation of stenographers and reporters in civil cases, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 138, was read: Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moves to amend SB 138 by striking the figure 18 and inserting in lieu thereof the figure 15. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 119, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SR 25. By Senator Harden of the 45th: A Resolution to authorize the State Board of Corrections to reimburse T. J. Wells for damage done to his automobile by two escaped State Convicts, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 89, nays 33. The resolution, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. Walker of Telfair gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass SR 25. SR 22. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters an ameildment to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections, or defending the State in time of war, from five (5) mills on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State, to one-fourth ( ~ ) mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State; and for other purposes. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby resolved by authority of the same: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 999 SECTION 1 That upon the approval of this Resolution in the manner hereinafter provided, Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia be and the same is hereby amended by striking from said sub-section the following: "five (5) ", and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "one-fourth ( 14), so that said subsection, as amended, shall read as follows: "The levy of taxes on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections, or defending the State in time of war, shall not exceed one-fourth ( 14) mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State." SECTION 2 Be it further resolved by the authority aforesaid, that when the above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have been agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly and the same has been entered on their journals with the "Ayes" and "Nays" taken thereon, the Governor shall be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause such amendment to be published in one or m>Ore newspapers in each Congressional District of this State, for two months next preceding the time of holding the next general election, at which general election the above proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratification or rejection to the electors of this State, at which election every person shall be qualified to vote who is qualified to vote for the members of the General Assembly. All persons voting at said election in favor of adopting the proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballot the words: "For amendment to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections, or defending the State in time of war, from five (5) mills on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State, to one-fourth ( 14) mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State". All persons opposing the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: "Against amendment to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections, or defending the State in time of war, from five (5) mills on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State, to one-fourth ( 14) mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State". If the people shall ratify such amendment by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon, such amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of this State. The returns of the election shall be made in like manner as returns for elections of members of the General Assembly, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to ascertain the result and to certify the result to the Governor, who shall, if such amendment be ratified, make proclamation thereof. 1000 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SECTION 3 That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that further consideration of the Resolution be postponed until January, 1952, and the motion prevailed. The Resolution was postponed. SB 154. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "The Revenue- Certificate Law", and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the House amendments to the following bills of the Senate: SB 89. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta by extending the city limits; and for other purposes. SB 91. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta to provide for creation of position of sanitary engineer; and for other purposes. SB 93. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta amending the Police Pension Law to provide county police that come into city shall be given certain rights, benefits; and for other purposes. SB 94. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta amending Fireman Pension Law to provide county firemen that come into city shall be given certain rights, benefits; and for other purposes. SB 98. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to ~;stablish a joint city of Atlanta-Fulton County Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals, to provide for membership, duties, powers; and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 1001 SB 101. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the cnarter of the City of Atlanta relating to the power to levy and collect taxes and fix the rate; to levy tax for school purposes; and for other purposes. SB 104. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide that Police Services in unincorporated areas of counties of 300,000 or more shall be rendered by largest municipality in county through contact with county; and for other purposes. SB 111. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta to provide for establishment of Advisory Commission for Parks, for appointment of two assistant General Managers, to provide tax levy of lh mill for permanent improvements; and for other purposes. SB 113. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to prohibit counties of 300,000 or more for repa1rmg or maintaining roads, etc., within municipalities or any subdivision; to make certain exceptions; and for other purposes. SB 118. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide for counties of 300,000 or more assuming pension, obligations of county employees; and for other purposes. SB 121. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to require Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of all counties over 300,000 to supplement funds of County Board of Education; and for other purposes. SB 123. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to require candidates in counties over 300,000 to file record of conviction in state courts prohibiting candidates from posting political advertisements on streets and roads; to require a majority vote for election; and for other purposes. SB 125. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta to provide that salaries can only be adjusted January to March of each year; provide limitation in Budget Commission and provide when limits are extended that licenses issued by County shall have same standing as if issued by city; and for other purposes. SB 130. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta to give Mayor authority to suspend employees in classified service; to give appointing authority right to suspend or dismiss employee, subject to appeal to personnel board; and for other purposes. 1002 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 132. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta to allow tax Assessors and Receiver to occupy space at Fulton County Court House; and for other purposes. SB 133. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta to provide that any public transportation company operating wholly or in part in area annexed by city shall have certain rights; and for other purposes. SB 135. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide for rights of employees of Fulton County and the City of Atlanta who are transferred from one government to another, pertaining to salaries, credited services, retirement, and for other purposes. SB 170. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to establish a Metropolitan Planning District for Fulton and DeKalb County; to provide a Planning Commission for said district; to define the duties and powers of said Commission; and for other purposes. SB 204. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend an Act approved March 20, 1943 (Ga. Laws 1943, pp. 371-385) to provide such amendment shall apply to all counties having a population of 300,000 or more, located partly in such counties and partly in other counties and for other purposes. The Senate has agreed to the House substitute on the following bills of the Senate: SB 95. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend fire and police pension law in counties of 200,000 or more to provide for transfer of employees to other pension fund, transferring equity in the pension fund; and for other purposes. SB 109. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide the method, establishment, operation and ownership of all public parks in unincorporated areas of Fulton County; and for other purposes. SB 203. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to abolish the Department of Health and office of the Director of Public Health for the City of Atlanta; to require City of Atlanta to reimburse the Board of Health or similar agency of DeKalb County for services to the City of Atlanta located in DeKalb County; and for other purposes. Mr. Freeman of Monroe moved that the House reconsider its action in postponing the following Resolution of the Senate until January 16, 1952. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 1003 SR 22. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Resolution proposing an amendment to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, and for other purposes. The postponement of SR 22, was reconsidered. Under the regular order of business, the following Bill of the Senate was taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 144. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to make communications to ministers privileged, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 10. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following Resolution of the House was read: HR 148. By Messrs. Dicus of Muscogee, Matthews of Clarke, Hollis of Muscogee, and Gardner of Dougherty: A Resolution to provide for an inspection committee of certain Southern Universities for the purpose of making a comparative study for University System of Georgia, and for other purposes. Mr. Adams of Evans moved that the Resolution be tabled, and the motion was lost. The Resolution was adopted. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the House amendment to the following bill of the Senate: SB 211. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Augusta so as to include Forest Hills, Wheeler Heights, Kings Woods, Byndon Grove, Fairmont, and other territory adjacent thereto; to provide for a referendum, and for other purposes. The Senate has disagreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the following bill of the House, to wit: HB 2. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Matthews of Clarke, Twitty of Mitchell, Key of Jasper, and others: A bill to authorize the levy and collection of a general retailers sales 1004 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, and use tax, to provide the rate, to define words and terms, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House to wit: HB 501. By Messrs. Hollis, Discus and Pickard of Muscogee: A bill amending the Charter of the City of Columbus so as to provide an insured pension place for officers and employees, and for other purposes. HB 511. By Messrs. Bell, Holley, and Graham of Richmond: A bill to establish, maintain and conduct Boys' Farm Adventure of Richmond County, Georgia, and for other purposes. HB 518. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill governing the collection of costs, fines and for forfeitures in the City Court of Dublin, and for other purposes. HB 566. By Messrs. Bell and Graham of Richmond and Tarbutton of Washington: A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Augusta and Waynesboro Railroad, and for other purposes. HB 5,68. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Rossville, and for other purposes. HB 569. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Rossville; to prescribe the duties of the Mayor, and for other purposes. HB 576. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: A bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Ben Hill County, as amended, so as to provide for staggered terms for the members of said Board, and for other purposes. HB 578. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act providing a pension system for county policemen and firemen in counties having a population of 200,000 or more, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 1005 HB 579. By Mr. Mangum of Columbia: A bill to amend an Act to create and establish a new charter for the Town of Harlem, and for other purposes. HB 580. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith, and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act to supplement the salaries of the Judges of the Superior Court of Fulton County as paid by the State, etc., and for other purposes. HB 581. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay and McWhorter: A bill to create a Civil Service System in DeKalb County, and for other purposes. HB 582. By Messrs. Bargeron and Cates of Burke: A bill to create a new charter for the Town of Girard, and for other purposes. HB 584. By Mr. Jessup of Bleckley: A bill to authorize closing of certain streets and alleys in the City of Cochran, and for other purposes. HB 583. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Dublin so as to describe and redefine the new corporate limits of said city, and for other purposes. HB 585. By Messrs. Bargeron and Cates of Burke: A bill to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Burke County to supplement the salary of the Judges of the Superior Court of Augusta Circuit, and for other purposes. HB 587. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A bill to provide for the Coroner of Jenkins County to receive a salary of $800.00 per annum in lieu of fees now received; and for other purposes. HB 588. By Messrs. McWhorter, Bell and Mackay of DeKalb, Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act to provide for the use of Voting machines, for casting, registering and recording and computing ballots or votes at all elections, including primaries, in any and all counties having a population of 300,000 inhabitants or more, and for other purposes. HB 589. By Messrs. Pittard and Matthews of Clarke: A bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of CoDlllDissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Clarke, and for other purposes. 1006 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 591. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley, of Richmond: A bill to amend an Act so as to provide that the Probation Officer of the Superior and City Court of Richmond County, Georgia are named as county employees and are included in the Pension Act, and for other purposes. HB 592. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A bill to amend an Act to amend the charter of the City of Gainesville, to provide for the establishment of a Civil Service Board, and for other purposes. HB 600. By Messrs. Brantley and Adams of Upson: A bill to amend an Act relating to the fees of Coroners and Jurors in certain counties, so as to change the population figures contained therein, and for other purposes. HB 601. By Messrs. Graham, Holley and Bell, of Richmond: A bill to amend an Act so as to abolish the Office of Public Safety Commissioner of the City of Augusta, and for other purposes. HB 602. By Mr. Wilkes of Cook: A bill to amend an Act entitled "Adel, City of, Incorporated," and for other purposes. HR 83-361h. By Mr. Green of Rabun: A Resolution to authorize the Governor and Director of the Department of Parks, to negotiate with the Ordinary of Rabun County, for the purpose of trading or swapping certain lands within the County of Rabun, and for other purposes. HR 91-402a. By Mr. Harris of Wayne: A Resolution cancelling execution issued on a bond forfeiture by City Court of Jesup, and for other purposes. HB 6. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Bargeron of Burke, and others: A bill to repeal an Act with reference to application of rates and schedules of tax collectors, and for other purposes. HB 131. By Messrs. Murphy of Haralson and Overby of Hall: A bill to repeal an Act relating to compensation of Court Reporters, and for other purposes. HB 188. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Durden of Dougherty: A bill to compensate A. C. Simmone, for injuries sustained by Lanora Simmone, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 .1007 HB 256. By Messrs. Ursrey of Jeff Davis, Rogers of Heard and others: A bill to govern Sanitation in Eating Places, and for other purposes. HB 265. By Messrs. Leach of Rockdale, Best of Clay and Lavender of Elbert: A bill to amend an Act which relates to the compensation of County Superintendent of Schools, and for other purposes. HB 279. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to amend an Act entitled "Same; compensation of commissioners and clerks for revising jury lists", and for other purposes. HB 302. By Messrs. Jordan of Wheeler, Langdale of Lowndes, Hilton of Montgomery and Gillis of Treutlen: A bill to amend an Act to abolish the Department of Forestry; to create a State Forestry Commission, and for other purposes. HB 322. By Messrs. Langdale of Lowndes and Stewart of Habersham: A bill to create an Agricultural Commodities Authority, etc., and for other purposes. HB 328. By Messrs. Brannen of Dooly, Stewart of Habersham, Kemp of Clayton, Kitchens of Twiggs, Jessup of Bleckley; and many others: A bill to provide for the issuance by the State Revenue Commission of Special License Tags to Motor Vehicle owners who operate amateur radio stations, and for other purposes. HB 357. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd, Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A bill creating the State School Building Authority for the Deaf and Blind, and for other purposes. HB 361. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to amend the Motor Common Carriers Act, by providing for the application of the said Chapter to certain taxicabs, etc., and for other purposes. HB 381. By Messrs. Stewart of Habersham, Otwell of Forsyth, Ursrey of Jeff Davis, Kemp of Clayton, and many others: A bill to authorize and direct the Georgia Department of Commerc~ to establish and maintain welcome information stations at the main highway entrances into this State, and for other purposes. HB 398. By Mr. Cates of Burke: A bill to amend an Act so as to provide that prisoners committed to the Milledgeville State Hospital for the Insane shall remain at said hospital until their sanity is restored, and for other purposes. 1008 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 416. By Messrs. Tarbutton of Washington, Nightingale and Gowen "of Glynn: A bill to amend an Act to authorize the Jekyll Island State Park Authority to enter into a contract for the building of a bridge across Jekyll Creek to be operated as a Toll Bridge, and for other purposes. HB 424. By Messrs. Campbell of Oconee, Gillis of Treutlen, and others: A bill to amend an Act known as the Soil Conservation Districts Law, and for other purposes. HB 517. By Messrs. Tarbutton of Washington, Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A bill to amend an Act entitled "Jekyll Island State Park Authority Act", and for other purposes. HB 548. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, and Smith of Emanuel: A bill to amend an Act known as the Minimum Foundation Program; to provide for use of Capital Outlay fund and for other purposes. HB 549. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to aid in the prosecution of the war by authorizing housing authorities to develop or administer projects to provide housing for persons engaged in war industries and activities and to cooperate with Federal Government in making such housing available for such persons, and for other purposes. HB 595. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson and Graham, Bell, and Holley of Richmond: A bill authorizing the State Board of Health to lease, build, construct, maintain and operate a general hospital at Augusta, Georgia, and for other purposes. HB 603. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of East Point; to authorize the City of East Point to dismantle, tear down and remove condemned property at the owner's expense, and for other purposes. HR 23-129e. By Messrs. Stocks of Lee and Murr of Sumter: A Resolution to compensate W. T. Beauchamp out of the funds of the Departm~nt of Public Safety for injuries sustained in accident while on duty, and for other purposes. HR 24-129f. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A Resolution to compensate Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Tanenbaum for injuries sustained due to negligence in the operation of a truck of the State Highway Department, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 1009 HR 34-189a. By Messrs. Bargeron and Cates of Burke: A Resolution to compensate Sgt. B. L. Sentell for damages to his automobile, and for other purposes. HR 37-189d. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A Resolution to compensate Mr. Marvin Ariail for damages to his automobile, when hit by a vehicle owned by the Dept. of Public Safety and driven by a member of the Georgia State Patrol. HR 74-331d. By Mr. Mishoe of Tattnall: A Resolution authorizing payment to Mr. F. L. Pearson and Mr. D. B. Wilds for the loss of cattle and for other purposes. The Senate has read and adopted the following Resolution of the House, to wit: HR 98-465a. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Resolution dissolving the Tax Revision Committee. The Speaker appointed as a second Committee of Conference on HB 2, the Sales Tax Bill, on the part of the House, the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Ray of Warren, Key of Jasper, and CamiiJbell of Oconee. The following Bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 491. By Messrs. H. Smith, M. Smith and Alverson of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Atlanta to accept cash bonds from persons charged with a violation of the ordinances against City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 491, was read: Senator Millican moves to amend HB 491 by adding the following section, to be appropriately numbered: "Section 4. The heads of Departments herein designated, to-wit: Airport Manager Auditorium Manager Inspector of Buildings City Clerk Building Superintendent Chief of Construction Superintendent of Electrical Affairs Director of Public Health Municipal Revenue Collector Garage Superintendent Purchasing Agent 1010 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Prison Superintendent Parks General Manager Treasurer Tax Collector Water Works General Manager City Traffic Engineer City Comptroller shall hereafter be elected by a majority vote of the General Council upon nominations of the Mayor, provided, however, that any incumbent serving at the time of the passage of this amendment shall continue to be elected by the General Council without the necessity of nomination by the Mayor until his death, resigrtation or retirement. Present and future incumbents shall hold office until the expiration of their terms of office and until their successors are elected and qualified." Senator Millican of the 52nd moves to amend HB 491 by adding therett> a new section to be appropriately numbered as follows: SECTION 5. When the corporate limits of the City are extended so as to include therein businesses, professions and trades wherein one or more individuals so engages are required to stand an examination as a condition precedent to the obtaining of a license, and who have been previously granted such a license by the governing authorities of the County, such licenses shall have the same dignity and standing as if they had been granted by the City of Atlanta. Such licenses shall include but not be limited to plumbers, electricians and motion picture operators. Electricians, as herein defined, shall mean those maintaining a fixed place of business within said extended area at the time such area is included within the corporate limits of said City. Further amend by numbering Section 4 of said Bill to read Section 7 and numbering Section 5 of said bill to read Section 8. Senator Millican of the 52nd moves to amend HB 491 by adding another section to be appropriately numbered as follows: Section 6. In addition to the group life insurance provided for by this Charter as amended, the Mayor and General Council are authorized to contract for additional group life insurance not to exceed $1,500.00 on the lives of each officer or employee of the City in such groups and in such classifications of amounts of insurance as it deems proper, provided that the payment by the officer or employee shall not exceed 70 cents per thousand per month. The balance of the cost required to pay for such group insurance shall be paid by the City of Atlanta except as to those employed by the Board of Education which shall be paid by the Board of Education from appropriations made to that department. No officer or employee shall be compelled to take such additional insurance but if he voluntarily elects to do so the Comptroller shall be authorized to deduct the contributions of such officer or employee from the salary or wages of the officer or employee so insured if he is an employee of the City and the Board of Education is authorized to deduct the contributions of their employees. Mr. Alverson of Fulton moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 lOll The Senate amendment was agreed to. Under the provisions of HR 61-303a, the Speaker appointed as a Committee on the part of the House to investigate the laws of the State of Florida in reference to Egg and Poultry Industry, the following members of the House, to-wit: Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall, and Wilkes of Cook. The following Resolution of the House, was read: HR 149. By Mr. Stewart of Habersham: A Resolution providing for a Committee to help meet farm labor needs in Georgia and to provide funds for such Committee, and for other purposes. The Resolution was lost. The following Resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 150. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Greer of Lanier: A Resolution to dissolve the Water Improvement Committee this 16th day of February, 1951. HR 151. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Ray of Warren: A Resolution rescinding the time of adjournment and the date of February 19th, 1951 at 6:00 P. M. be adopted in lieu thereof. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary.thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate insists on its position on HB 2, Sales Tax, and appoints as a second Committee of Conference on the part of the Senate the following Senators, to wit: Senator Connell of the 6th, Senator Grayson of the 1st, Senator Henry Grady Rawls of the lOth. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the House amendments to the following bills of the Senate, to wit: SB 120. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Act creating Board of County Commissioners of Fulton County; to provide for election of all commissioners at same time, to reduce membership on Board from five to three; and for other purposes. 1012 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 138. By Senators Chance of the 43rd, Akins of the 40th, Wall of the 9th and Connell of the 6th: A bill to repeal Code Section 24-3103 of the 1933 Code (Acts 1876, page 133) relating to compensation of reporters in civil cases and to enact a new code section fixing new rates and for other purposes. The Senate has read and adopted the following Resolution: SR 72. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A resolution commending Mr. Lester for his efforts in connection with the Tax Revision Committee. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the 2nd Conference Committee report to the following bill of the House, to wit: HB 26. By Mr. Hopkins of Charlton and others: A bill to regulate the making and manufacturing of domestic and foreign wines, and for licensing of retailers and wholesalers, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Bill of the Senate was taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 75. By Senators Millican of the 52nd and Stephens of the 50th: A bill to be entitled an Act to create within the Department of the Secretary of State a Commission to be known as the Georgia Historical Commission, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 129, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following Resolution of the House was withdrawn from further consideration by the House: HR 150. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Greer of Lanier: A resolution to dissolve the Water Improvement Committee this 16th day of February, 1951. The following Conference Committee Report No. 2, on HB 26, the Wine Tax Bill, was read: Mr. President: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Conference appointed to consider differences between the House and Senate on HB 26, beg leave to make the following report: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 1013 1. That the Senate recede from its position with reference to the amendment to paragraph (c) of Section 2 and that said amendment be striken. 2. That said bill be further amended by adding the following to Section 3A, to-wit: The State Revenue Commissioner is authorized to make proper adjustment, credit or refund to all brewers, wine manufacturers, and wholesalers of either, who may have made advance payments of state tax prior to the effective date of this Act; the State Revenue Commissioner shall prescribe the form in which such applications shall be made; and all such applications shall be presented to said Commissioner within thirty days from the effective date of this Act. Respectfully submitted, Connell of the 6th Rawls of the lOth Grayson of the 2nd On the part of the Senate Gowen of Glynn Short of Colquitt Smith of Emanuel On the part of the House Mr. Gowen of Glynn moved that the House adopt the Second Report of the Committee of Conference. On the motion, the ayes were 126, nays 0. The Second Conference Committee Report was adopted. Under the regular order of business, the following Resolution of the Senate was again taken up for consideration: SR 22. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A resolution proposing an amendment to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, and for other purposes. Mr. Pittard of Clarke moved that the resolution be postponed until January, 1952, and the motion was lost. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. : Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Battles Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Biggers Birdsong Boggus Brannen Brantley Britton Burgamy Callier Carr Cates Clark Clary Coffin 1014 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Cornelius Covington Cranford Deen Dews Dicus Duncan Durden Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Hood Huddleston lvey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Kennedy Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lavender Lewis of Greene McKelvey Mackay Mangum Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Overby Owens Page Parker Register Risner Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Rowland Scott Scoggin Sheffield Sivell Smiley M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stewart Stocks Sumner Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Tumlin Turk Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Bargeron Baughman Beasley Bennett Black Boone Brooks Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Claxton Dally Dorsey Durham Griffith Harrell Lanier Leach Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken Me W h o r t e r Matthews Mims Mull Newman Nightingale Pickett Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Short Tamplin Trapnell Ursrey Vickers Walker of Crawford Wheeler Williams of Houston Willingham Those not voting were Messrs.: Adams of Upson, Barrett, Best, Bolton, Brazeal, Burkett, Byrd, Clay, Coogle, Deason, Denton, Hopkins, Johnston, Jolly, Key, Little, McGarity, McGee, Mishoe, Neville, Otwell, Peacock, Pickard, Ray, Robertson of Coweta, Simmons, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Carroll, Smith of Emanuel, Stevens of Marion, Twitty, Vandiver, Warren, Wilkes, Willis, Wood, Wooten, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 1015 By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. Mr. Freeman of Monroe moved that the resolution be tabled and the motion prevailed. Mr. Mims of Miller moved that the resolution be taken from the table, and the motion prevailed. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 125, nays 41. The resolution, having failed to receive the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. Freeman of Monroe gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to adopt the resolution. The following Resolution of the Senate was read and adopted: SR 72. By Mr. Willingham of the 39th: A resolution thanking Mr. William Lester for his efforts in connection with the Tax Revision Committee, and for other purposes. The following Resolution of the House was again taken up for consideration and adopted: HR 137. By Mr. Langdale of Lowndes: A resolution providing for a sub-committee from the Game and Fish Committee of the House to visit, inspect, study and compile information and make report on the conservation and protection of game and fish, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following Bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 137. By Senators Duncan of the 4th and Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the petition by the administrator to the Ordinary for an order to sell land and the notice required therefor, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 46. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: AN ACT To propose to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to Article 13, Section 1, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of Georgia so as to authorize the submission of amendments to the Constitution that affects only a county or counties, or a municipality, to be submitted only to the voters of such county or counties, municipality or munici- 1016 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, palities, that are to be affected by the amendment; to provide a method of submission; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification by the people; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia; and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. That Article 13, Section 1, Paragraph 1, shall be amended by adding at the end thereof a new Paragraph in the following words, to-wit: "Provided, however, that proposed amendments to the Constitution which only affect or apply to one or more counties, or one or more municipalities, shall only be submitted to the voters of the county or counties or to the voters of the municipality or municipalities, which the proposed amendment affects or applies. If the amendment affects more than one county or more than one municipality the total vote of the area shall be consolidated and a majority of the whole vote shall be required as a condition precedent to ratification. Such proposed amendment shall be published in one newspaper in the county or counties affected, or of the county or counties in which the municipality affected is located, for two months previous to the time of holding the next general election, and shall be submitted to the people in such county or counties or municipality or municipalities at the next general election and if ratified by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, such amendment shall become a part of this Constitution". SECTION 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that when said amendment shall be agreed to by two-thirds vote of the members 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 election, at which proposed amendments to the Constitution of this state may be voted on, and shall at said 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 13, Section 1, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution providing for the submission of amendments to the Constitution that affect only a county or counties, municipality or municipalities", and all persons opposed to the adopting of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words "Against ratification of amendment to Article 13, Section 1, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution providing for the submission of amendments to the Constitution that affect only a county or counties, municipality or municipalities", and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote for the ratification thereof, when the results shall be consolidated as now required by law in election for members of the General Assembly, the said amendments shall become a part of Article 13, Section 1, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of the State, and the Governor shall make a proclamation therefor, as provided by law. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 1017 SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. The following Committee amendment to SB 46, was read and adopted: COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO SB 46 To be added at the end of Section 1: Provided, however, that where the corporate limits of any municipality extend into two or more counties, no amendment to the Constitution affecting such counties shall be ratified unless such amendment to the Constitution shall have received the required majority of votes cast in each of the counties affected, nor shall this amendment alter or amend the provisions of Paragraph 4, Section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. : Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bennett Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Brannen Brantley Britton Brooks Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Coffin Cornelius Covington Cranford Dally Deen Dews Dicus Dorsey Durden Durham Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Gary Graham Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Hadden Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Hawkins Henderson Herrin Holley Hollis Hood Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Johnston Jones of Bartow Jones of Lumpkin Kelley Kennedy King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey Mackay Mangum Matthews 1018 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mims Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickett Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Rowland Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Sivell Smiley Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vickers Waldrop Walker of Telfair Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Those not voting were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley, Bargeron, Bolton, Boone, Brazeal, Burgamy, Campbell of Oconee, Clay, Coogle, Deason, Denton, Duncan, Edenfield, Garrard, Gillis, Gowen, Green of Cherokee, Guthrie, Hale, Harris, Hilton, Hopkins, Jolly, Jordan, Kemp, Key, Kidd, Little, McGarity, McWhorter, Mishoe, Otwell, Pickard, Simmons, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Carroll, Stevens of Marion, Stewart, Vandiver, Walker of Crawford, Warren, Wilkes, Willis, Wood, Wooten, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 158, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. Under the regular order of business, the following Resolution of the House was taken up for consideration and adopted: HR 93-402c. By Messrs. Warren of Washington, Freeman of Monroe, Rowland of Johnson, Tumlin of Bartow, and Green of Cherokee: A resolution to encourage the State Highway Department to pay the Highway laborers the minimum wage of seventy-five cents per hour, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the House amendment to the following Bill of the Senate, to-wit: SB 46. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide that FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 1019 proposed amendments shall be submitted to the voters in the County or counties where the proposed amendments affects or applies; and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolutions of the Senate to wit: SR 73. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A resolution, the House concurring, that the General Assembly do recess at 8 o'clock P. M., February 16, 1951 to reconvene on the Second Monday in January, 1952, at 10 o'clock A. M. The following Resolution of the Senate was read and adopted: SR 73. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A resolution, the House concurring, that the General Assembly do recess at 8 o'clock P. M., February 16, 1951, to reconvene on the Second Monday in January, 1952, at 10:00 o'clock A. M. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The following resolution of the Senate has been read and adopted: SR 74. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A resolution that the General Assembly continue in session until 9:30 tonight. The following Resolution of the Senate was read and adopted: SR 74. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A resolution that the General Assembly continue in session until 9:30 o'clock tonight. The following Conference Committee Report No. 2, on HB 2, the Sales Tax Bill, was read: Mr. President: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Conference appointed to consider differences between the House and Senate on HB 2 beg leave to make the following report, 1. The Senate recedes from its position as to the amendment to Section 3, Sub-Section 2 (d), and agrees to substitute for said section the following, to-wit: 1020 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, "Sales to the State of Georgia, County, Municipality or political subdivision of said State where such sales are made directly to and for the exclusive use of such State, County or Municipality together with sales to charitable hospitals, municipal or county hospital authority which do not make any charge or collect any fee for services and are supported entirely by public revenue, donations or endowments." 2. The Senate recedes from its position as to the amendment to Sub-Section 2 (e) ~f Section 3, and agrees to substitute for said section the following: "the tax levied by this Act shall not apply to the sale of goods made pursuant to bona fide written contracts entered into prior to the effective date of this act if the delivery of such goods is made within ninety days from the effective date of this Act. Provided, however, that in the case of building supplies, fixtures or equipment that enter into or become a part of a building or other kind of structure in this state, where plans, specifications and construction contract for a specific project have been entered into prior to the effective date of this Act, the tax levied hereunder shall not apply on such buildings, supplies, materials, fixtures and equipment, provided, the contracting parties file with the State Revenue Commissioner on forms and in the manner prescribed by him within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Act a record of all such contracts that were in existence on the aforesaid effective date of the within Act." 3. The Committee recommends the House recede from its position and accept Senate Amendment which reads as follows: "The tax levied by this Act shall not apply to the sale of the Holy Bible." 4. Your Committee on Conference recommends that both the House and Senate recede from their respective positions on the amendment to paragraph (d) and (e) of Section 12 and paragraph (f) of Section 18 and that in lieu of said paragraph and sections that the following language be adopted as the amendment: "Upon conviction in a Court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished as for a misdemeanor." 5. We recommend that the Senate recede from its amendment to paragraph (a) of Section 16 with reference to the filing of tax returns. 6. The Committee recommends that the Senate and House respectively recede from their position on the Senate Amendment to Section 25. That said section be re-written to read as follows: "Section 25. No County, Municipality, School District or Political Subdivision of the State shall impose, levy or collect a gross receipts, sales or use tax or tax on amusement, admissions, or services included in this Act; Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to a fixed or contractual license, occupation or franchise tax based on gross receipts or on any gross receipts basis, and provided, further, that no County or Municipality shall be prohibited from levying or collecting an excise tax on distilled spirits, malt beverages, wines or other intoxicating liquors based on gross receipts, or otherwise." 7. Your committee on conference further recommends that the Senate and FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 1021 House amend HB 2 by adding at the end of Section 12 (d) the following language: "A dealer may, however, omit or fore-go the collection provided by this Act from the purchaser, lessee, or consumer upon any sale or transaction not in excess of twenty-five cents ($.25) and absorb the same. However, such sale or collection shall be included as part of the gross receipts of a dealer and the tax remitted on the full amount of gross sales as provided herein." The House and Senate both recede from their amendments to Sub-section III of Section III and recommend that the first paragraph under Sub-section III of Section III be stricken and the following be inserted in lieu thereof: "The term gross sales when applied to sales of telephone service under the provisions of this Act shall mean the charges made for local exchange telephone service, except local messages which are paid for by inserting coins in coin operated telephones, but including the total amount of the guaranteed charge for semi-public coin box telephone services. The term gross sales shall not include local or inter-urban transient fares of public utilities regulated under Federal or State statutes when paid for by inserting coins or tokens in coin operated machines in amounts not exceeding fifteen cents." Your Committee further recommends that the Senate recede from its position on the House amendment to the Senate amendment to Section IV, reads as follows: "Provided, that common carriers including Airlines, Railroads, Motor Common Carriers and Steamship Lines, regulated by the Public Service Commission, the Civil Aeronautics Board or the Interstate Commerce Commission or other regulatory authority shall pay the tax imposed by this Act upon all supplies, materials, and other tangible personal property, except rolling stock, aircraft or floating equipment, which shall be taxed on the portion thereof attributable to use in this State to be determined and apportioned in accordance with the interstate and intrastate business of the carrier." Respectfully submitted: Rawls of the lOth Connell of the 6th Grayson of the 1st On the part of the Senate Ray of Warren Campbell of Oconee Key of Jasper On the part of the House Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House reject the Second Report of the Committee of Conference, and the motion prevailed. The Report was rejected. The following Resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 152. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A resolution by the House, the Senate concurring, that the General 1022 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Assembly adjourn at 10:30 P. M., on February 16th, 1951 to reconvene at 10:00 A. M. on the second Monday in January, 1952. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has receded from its position on all amendments disagreed to by the House on the following bill of the House: HB 2. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Matthews of Clarke and others: A bill to authorize the levy and collection of a general sales tax; and for other purposes. Mr. Dorsey of White County, Chairman of the Committee on Enrolling, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Enrolling has examined the following Bills and Resolu- tions of the House, and finds the same properly enrolled: HB 30. HR 88-383d. HB 2. HB 26. HB 140. HB 308. HB 363. HB 371. HB 407. HB 449. HB 453. HB 454. HB 455. HB 468. HB 471. HB 486. HB 500. HB 523. HB 531. HB 532. HB 559. HB 560. HB 561. HB 567. HB 569. HB 589. HB 600. HB 602. HB 10. HB 31. HB 41. HB 94. HR 31-153a. HB 229. HB 255. HB 263. HB 271. HB 277. HB 307. HB 337. HB 342. HB 386. HB 403. HB 431. HB 432. HB 433. HB 436. HB 445. HB 446. HB 447. HB 448. HB 451. HB 457. HB 458. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 1023 1024 HB 459. HB 475. HB 493. HB 499. HB 501. HB 519. HB 520. HB 524. HB 530. HB 533. HB 540. HB 552. HB 553. HB 554. HB 558. HB 563. HB 564. HB 578. HB 579. HB 582. HB 584. HB 592. HB 603. HB 6. HB 7. HB 42. HB 43. HB 76. HR 17-89h. HB 99. HB 100. HB 106. HB 107. HB 108. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 112. HB 116. HR 116. HR 118. HR 123. HR 125. HR 21-129c. HR 23-129e. HR 24-129f. HR 130. HB 131. HB 136. HB 138. HB 170. HB 185. HB 188. HR 34-189a. HR 37-189d. HR 45-207c. HB 234. HB 251. HB 256. HB 265. HB 270. HR 54-27lc. HB 274. HB 279. HB 282. HB 302. HR 61-303a. HB 306. HB 322. HR 74-331d. HB 339. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 1025 1026 HB 549. HB 357. HB 361. HR 83-361h. HB 328. HB 366. HB 367. HB 381. HB 383. HB 398. HB 400. HR 91-402a. HB 406. HB 411. HB 416. HB 422. HB 424. HB 437. HB 439. HB 440. HB 443. HB 450. HR 98-465a. HB 470. HB 472. HB 473. HB 474. HB 476. HB 487. HB 488. HB 489. HB 490. HB 491. HB 492. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 494. HB 495. HB 496. HB 497. HB 498. HB 502. HB 510. HB 511. HB 517. HB 518. HB 521. HB 522. HB 526. HB 527. HB 528. HB 534. HB 535. HB 536. HB 537. HB 538. HB 539. HB 541. HB 542. HB 548. HB 550. HB 551. HB 555. HB 556. HB 565. HB 566. HB 557. HB 568. HB 576. HB 580. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 1027 1028 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 581. HB 583. HB 585. HB 586. HB 587. HB 588. HB 591. HB 593. HB 595. HB 601. HB 466. HB 343. Respectfully submitted, Dorsey of White, Chairman. Mr. Green of Rabun County, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossing, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Engrossing has examined the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and find them properly engrossed: HR 57-277a. HR 84-379a. HR 100-476b. HR 101-476c. HR 111-540a. HR 98-465a. HR 151. HR 60-296a. HR 93-402c. Respectfully submitted, Green of Rabun, Chairman. Under the provisions of SR 21, the Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock, A. M., Monday, January 14, 1952. MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1952 1029 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, January 14, 1952 Under the provisions of SR 21, the House met this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by Rev. C. C. Boynton of Union County. The following communications were received and read: State of Georgia Department of State Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State Atlanta 3, Georgia September 13, 1951 Honorable Fred Hand Speaker of the House of Representatives State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby certify that the consolidated returns on file in this office of Special Election held on August 7, 1951, in Carroll County, to fill the unexpired term of Willis Smith, former Representative from Carroll County, show the following results: Ray J. Chadwick received 66 votes Thomas R. Luck received 1065 votes C. C. Perkins received 1720 votes Herschel L. Reid received 396 votes as the same appears of file and record in this office. Given under my hand and seal this the 13th day of September, 1951. Ben W. Fortson, Jr. Secre4ry of State State of Georgia Department of State Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State Atlanta 3, Georgia June 14, 1951 Honorable Fred Hand Speaker of the House of Representatives State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby certify that the Special Election held June 12, 1951 in Barrow 1030 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, County, Georgia, to fill the unexpired term of J. Julian Bennett, Representative, Barrow County, shows the following results: Charles L. McWhorter received 171 votes Robert L. Russell, Jr. received 1058 votes as the same appears of file and record in this office. Given under my hand and seal this the 14th day of June, 1951. Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State Representatives-elect Perkins of Carroll and Russell of Barrow came forward to the bar of the House and the oath of office was administered by Judge Hugh J. Mcintyre, Presiding Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names. Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Uson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber .of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Coogle Cornelius Covington Cranford Dally Deason Deen Denton Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Hood Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Kennedy Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGarity McGee McKelvey MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1952 1031 McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mims Mishoe Murphy Murr Musgrove Neville Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Parker Peacock Perkins Pickard Pickett Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Rowland Russell Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willis Wood Wooten Wright Mr. Speaker The following Resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 153. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A resolution providing for a joint session of the House and Senate to be held in the Hall of the House at 11:30 o'clock, A. M., January 14th, 1952, for the purpose of hearing an address by his Excellency, Honorable Herman E. Talmadge, Governor; and providing for the appointment of an escort, six by the Speaker of the House and three by the President of the Senate, to escort the Governor to the Hall of the House. Under the provisions of HR 153, the Speaker appointed as a Committee of Escort on the part of the House, the following members: Messrs. Denton of Paulding, Garrard of Wilkes, Callier of Talbot, Deason of Stewart, Leach of Rockdale, Durham of Baker. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Report of Standing Committees. 2. Second reading of Bills and Resolutions, favorably reported. 3. Third reading and passage of local uncontested Bills and Resolutions. 4. First reading and reference of Senate Bills and Resolutions. Provided that the Speaker may call up any bills or resolutions in any order that he might deem expedient or advisable. 1032 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Smiley of Liberty County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Appropriations has had under consideration the following Resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 56-271c Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Smiley of Liberty, Chairman. By unanimous consent the following Resolution of the House, favorably reported, was read the second time : HR 56-27le. By Mr. Lewis of Hancock: A resolution to reim:burse Dr. E. H. Hutchins who was injured in line of duty with the State as a result of an accident without fault of his own. Mr. Smith of Emanuel asked unanimous consent that the House reconsider its action in failing to adopt the following Resolution of the Senate: SR 22. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A resolution proposing to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes; and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and SR 22 was placed at the foot of the Calendar, following HB 597. Mr. Smith of Emanuel asked unanimous consent that the House reconsider its action in failing to adopt the following Resolution of the Senate: SR 25. By Senator Harden of the 45th: A resolution authorizing the State Board of Corrections to reimburse Honorable T. J. Wells for damage done to his automobile by two escaped State convicts who had stolen the same. The unanimous consent request was granted and SR 25 was placed at the foot of the Calendar, following HB597. The following Resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 154. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell and others: A resolution inviting the Honorable James F. Byrnes, Governor of South Carolina to address a joint meeting of the General Assembly of Georgia on the 6th day of February, 1952, at 12 o'clock M. MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1952 1033 The following Resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 155. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and Ray of Warren: A resolution to provide for the naming of the State Hospital at Augusta, Georgia, as the "Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital". WHEREAS: The Honorable Eugene Talmadge, of Telfair County, now deceased, was elected Governor of the State of Georgia four times, and served his native State unselfishly, honorably and with distinction, and WHEREAS: He was especially interested in the health and happiness of the citizens of this commonwealth, and advocated an increase in the number of medical doctors, and the availability of hospitals to all her people, especially those in the rural sections, where sufficient facilities had not been provided, and WHEREAS: The State Hospital at Augusta, which he protected and supported, will be expanded into an institution with the latest equipment, facilities and personnel to successfully treat the ills of the human body, now THEREFORE: Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, the Senate concurring, that this hospital be and the same is hereby named the "Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital", to perpetuate the memory of this eminent Georgian. By unanimous consent the following resolutions of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HR 102-476d. By Mr. Lewis of Hancock: A resolution requesting the State Librarian to furnish law books to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Hancock County, and for other purposes. The rep ort of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 105-502a. By Messrs. Britton and Carr of Whitfield: A resolution requesting the State Librarian to furnish law books to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Whitfield County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. 1034 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR l28-605b. By Mr. Hall of Toombs: A resolution authorizing the State Librarian to replace certain lost or destroyed law books for the County of Toombs. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 137. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia to be called the Lookout Judicial Circuit", and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 129, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolution of the House to wit: HR 153. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A resolution providing for a Joint Session of the House and Senate in the Hall of the House of Representatives at 11:30 A. M., January 14th, 1952, for the purpose of hearing an address by his Excellency, Governor Herman E. Talmadge and that a Committee of Escort be appointed. The President has appointed on the part of the Senate: Senators Dunn of the 8th, Drinkard of the 29th, and Coleman of the 18th. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolutions of the Senate to wit: SR 75. By Senator Connell of the 6th: A resolution instructing the Secretary of the Senate to notify the House that the Senate has convened in adjourned session of the 1951-1952 Session and is ready for the transaction of business. MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1952 1035 SR 76. By Senator Connell of the 6th: A resolution providing for a Joint Committee of two from the Senate and three from the House of Representatives to be appointed by the President and the Speaker, respectively, to notify the Governor that the General Assembly has convened in adjourned Session of the 1951-1952 Session and is ready for the transaction of business. The President has appointed on the part of the Senate: Senators Edenfield of the 2nd and Carlisle of the 7th. Under the regular order of business the following bills and resolution of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 219. By Messrs. Boggus of Ben Hill, Green of Irwin, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for insuring children attending the public schools of the State of Georgia, who are transported to or from school by school buses, and for other purposes. Mr. Mims of Miller moved that further consideration of HB 219 be postponed until tomorrow morning immediately following the period of unanimous consent, and the motion prevailed. HR 72-33lb. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall and others: A resolution requesting that the lake formed by the dam now under construction near Buford, Geofgia, be named Lake Lanier in memory of Sidney Lanier. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 131, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 597. By Messrs. Burgamy and Murr of Sumter and Black of Webster: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act by providing that any father or mother who wilfully and voluntarily abandons his or her child, leaving it in a dependent condition, shall be guilty of a felony, and for other purposes. Mr. Bentley of Cobb moved that further consideration of HB 597 be postponed until tonrorrow morning immediately following the period of unanimous consent, and the motion prevailed. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was again taken up for consideration: HB 135. By Mr. Stewart of Habersham: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that it shall be unlawful for the owner or person in possession of land in this State to have or maintain 1036 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, an abandoned well or hole with a depth of five feet or more on such land, and for other purposes. Mr. Smith of Bryan moved that further consideration of HB 135 be postponed indefinitely. On the motion, the ayes were 67, nays 44. The motion prevailed. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 156. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A resolution expressing sympathy to the family of Honorable Joe Johnston, Worth County. Under the provisions of HR 153, adopted by the House and Senate, the Senate appeared upon the floor of the House, and the joint session convened for the purpose of hearing a message from his Excellency, Governor Herman E. Talmadge, was called to order by Lieutenant Governor Griffin. The Secretary of the Senate read the resolution providing for the joint session. Accompanied by the Committee of Escort, and other distinguished guests, Governor Talmadge appeared upon the floor of the House and delivered the following address: LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR GRIFFIN, SPEAKER HAND, MEMBERS OF THE SENATE AND OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTINGUISHED OFFICIALS AND MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN: It is a happy occasion for me to meet again with you representatives of the people of Geo1gia to inaugurate another session of the General Assembly. It is a doubly happy occasion when we know that we are here to put the finishing touches to great programs of improvement which, we, working together, have put into effect to bring to the people the best services they have ever received from their State government. Since I have been Governor there have been four legislative sessions. I have, without exception been able to work with the General Assembly and the General Assembly has been able to work with the Governor. A Governor cannot accomplish anything for the people without the General Assembly and the General Assembly cannot accomplish anything for the people without the aid of the Governor. I am happy to report to you today that our faith in the future greatness of our State has proved to be amply justified. Georgia is out of debt and we are going to keep it that way for the next three years. She has a surplus of over $13,000,000 in the Treasury. We are now spending about $100,000,000 a year for common school and higher education in Georgia, more than double the amount provided for education when this administration took office. With these added funds we have been able to retain our capable teachers, to add about MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1952 1037 3,000 new teachers and to reduce overcrowded classrooms. The teachers' Retirement System has been expanded on a sound actuarial basis. This added money has enabled us to establish a new 12th grade in high schools, to provide 800 more new school buses and to raise the pay of bus drivers. The School Building Authority, created by you last year, validity of which is now before the State Supreme Court, will, we hope, ultimately provide app.roximately $170,000,000 in new school building construction and repairs to existing facilities. Appropriations for the University System of Georgia have been doubled by the present administration from $6,000,000 annually to $12,000,000 annually. An item of $1,400,000 for the University System appropriation is earmarked for capital outlay. This has made possible a $19,000,000 building program to provide the University System with needed new buildings. It has been of untold benefit to both the junior and senior colleges. Through your cooperation in providing an increased appropriation, the State Health Departmtent is now carrying greatly expanded public health services to Georgians. Free health tests being conducted county by county provided a graphic illustration of the old axiom "that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". The State-wide hospital program, instituted by this administration, has made possible the erection of 24 new hospitals located in areas of greatest need over the State. Eleven additional hospitals are underway and ten have been approved for construction this year. We have furnished additions and alterations to eleven existing hospitals and provided three nurses' homes. We have built a fine new laboratory at Battey and have furnished equipment for two more hospitals under this program. We have completed 25 new health centers, fourteen are currently underway and two more have been approved. Altogether, in this great hospital and health center construction program are 102 separate projects for a Joint State, Federal and Local cost of over $36,000,000. It has three more years to run and it is estimated that $10,000,000 will be spent each of these years in this fine undertaking to bring the security of nearby hospitals to every person who needs their services. At the end of three years, it is believed that our needs for additional hospital beds will have been fully met. Architectural and engineering plans will soon be completed for the 798-bed State General Hospital to be built this year at Augusta. Long listed as one of Georgia's most acute needs, the new hospital will make possible: (1) Care of the State's indigent sick, (2) enlarged medical school enrollment, (3) a 128-bed cancer clinic, (4) a tubercular ward, and (5) a floor devoted to obstetrical cases. In addition to impressive gains in the health field, your State has also more than doubled its welfare assistance programs. When this administration went into office, there were 114,000 old people, dependent children and needy blind receiving an average of $18.00 per month under a total annual program then of $20,000,000. 1038 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Now, we have 150,000 of our needy people receiving average payments of $27.00 per month under a program which will top $50,000,000 annually by the end of the year. This means, in plain words, that we have brought increased monthly benefits to all persons on the welfare rolls and have provided comparable assistance for 36,000 additional needy persons. Our Highway Department, today, is doing the greatest job in its history. We are improving our through highways and rural roads at a faster and more rapid pace than ever before. The administration of the State Highway Department is one of competence and integrity. It has drawn both State and National praise. For the first time, we are current with our Federal-aid road building program. Georgia stands lOth in the Nation in this regard coming before states which are far richer in material resources. We are building more rural roads than ever before. Since assuming office, the present administration has completed, underway or let to contract a grand total of 6,000 miles of highways and rural post roads, at a total cost of $100,000,000. The outlay for maintenance and reconstruction has been doubled. Great stress is now being put on protecting our hundreds of millions of dollars invested in existing highways. Direct grants to counties for road construction under the Brooks' Amendment to the Appropriations' Bill, which you passed last year, have been approximately doubled. During the last three years, through the cooperation of this Legislature, we have been able to make unmatched progress at all of our State institutions. The appropriation for Milledgeville State Hospital has been doubled, making possible many new buildings, a larger and better staff, better diet and more humane care and treatnumt for the patients. At Battey Hospital in Rome 400 new beds have been added to that institution. There is no waiting list. The number of doctors, nurses, orderlies, dentists and dietary employees has been virtually doubled. Twenty-four new doctors' homes, two new nurses' homes, and other additions have resulted in a more efficient institution. Greater attention to diet requirements and adequate supplies of the new wonder drugs are providing the best possible care and treatment for the patients. For the Academy for the Blind at Macon and the School for the Deaf at Cave Spring, we have furnished additional funds to launch a vitally needed program of improvement and expansion. We have revolutionized our entire State prison system making it one of the most outstanding in the country. We have added a maximum security prison at Buford and a new boys' industrial training institute at Toccoa. These are making possible top productivity from each prisoner and a better chance for real rehabilitation. Since its inauguration, this administration has been deeply aware of the importance of good forestry practices to the present and future economy of the whole State. Your administration has extended the cooperative forestry protection and reforestation program from 43 to a total of 105 counties at the present time. It is my hope to have MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1952 .1039 every county in the State under the forestry program by the end of this administration. Construction work on the State Port at Savannah is progressing satisfactorily. The original warehouse facility acquired for $800,000 by the administration shortly after taking office, has already made in earnings alone over one and a quarter million dollars. It has paid for itself nearly twice. Docks and transit sheds, costing $5,500,000 are expected to be completed in November, 1952. They will be paid for out of income from the facility. When completed, Georgia's State Port will contribute much towards the advancement of the State's trade, business and agriculture. This General Assembly and this Administration deserve credit for their services to the farmers of our State. We have developed a system of farmers' markets here that is generally conceded to be one of the most outstanding in the Nation. We have more than doubled the number of farmers' markets in the State from 14 in 1948 to a total of 30 at the present time. Recognizing the vital role which cattle will play in the state's future, we have erected a livestock disease and diagnostic laboratory at Tifton, which is being operated through cooperation of the State Department of Agriculture and the Tifton Experiment Station. Four new mobile soil testing laboratories have recently been placed into operation to help farmers with their soil problems and in establishing permanent pastures. Three new Experiment Stations near Calhoun, Americus and Waynesboro have been created to work with the main stations at Tifton, Griffin and Athens. At Gainesville, the poultry laboratory has been reopened. It is operated jointly by the State Department of Agriculture and the Poultry Improvement Association. The farm still is the basis for our prosperity in Georgia. This administration will continue to give every cooperation to the farmers and their plans and programs towards furthering the State's agriculture. At the same time, we have sought to promote industrial development in Georgia in order to provide jobs for our people and new markets for our raw materials. And, for our workers themselves, we have materially increased both Workmen's Compensation and Unemployment Compensation benefits. Last year, Georgia's industrial progress was the greatest in its history. More than 300,000 of our people are now gainfully employed as wage earners in industries throughout the length and breadth of our State. Recently, the Governor of Rhode Island saw fit to criticize Georgia and the South because of our industrial expansion. Georgia and the South have not attempted to steal a single industry from any of the New England states. Georgia welcomes industrial development that comes here, not for the purpose of exploiting our human or material resources, but for the purpose of becoming a good citizen and helping us to make Georgia a better place in which to live. Last week, the Associated Industries of Georgia organization re- 1040 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, leased a statement which reported that this State's tax structure, from an industrial standpoint, compares favorably with any other Southeastern state. Our expanding markets, our competent labor, our excellent labor relations, our available raw materials, our temperate climate, our abundant water supply, our transportation system and our favorable tax structure are causing more and more industrialists to look to Georgia for their plant sites. This State's widespread development along all lines, in my opinion, will further increase in tempo. I confidently predict that within the next decade, Georgia and the South will become one of the principal industrial areas of the Nation. This Legislature and this Administration have not forgotten the young men and women who served their country in time of War. It is a matter of deep personal pride to me that this administration worked day and night on their behalf and brought to them such a full measure of benefits under the G. I. Bill that Georgia now ranks second in the Nation in the effectiveness of its State Veterans Service Program. Now, I have outlined to you how your State is bringing to our people the widest possible program of constructive services in the fields of education, health, welfare, highways, hospitals, institutions, agriculture, forestry and other vital departmental operations. This administration has sought at all times to obtain full value for every expenditure of tax funds. As Director of the Budget, I have conferred with each and every Department Head charged with the expenditure of State funds. Georgia is fortunate in having able officials in charge of your departments who have had business experience and are operating the State with the greatest efficiency since its foundation. Let me remind you at this time that this General Assembly, working in cooperation with the administration at its session last year, repealed the so-called emergency taxes and nuisance levies which resulted in savings of some $32,000,000 each year to the taxpayers of Georgia. Let m~ remind you also that the contemplated withdrawal of the State from the ad valorem field will account for another $7,000,000 saving to the taxpayers. At the present time, the Constitution of Georgia allows the General Assembly to levy a tax on the value of real and personal property in the State to the extent of five mills. This tax is collected by the counties and remitted to the State. Revenue from this source during the last fiscal year amounted to a little over $7,000,000, which is only about 3% per cent of the total revenue of the State at the present time. So, you can see that the property tax, as a revenue source, does not mean too much to the State government. But, on the other hand, it means life or death to our county and city governments who have few, if any, other sources of revenue except the property tax. For several years, our Georgia Association of County Commissioners, whose membership is composed of the chief fiscal officers in every county in this State, and our Georgia Municipal Association, whose membership is composed of officials :hom every city in Georgia, have adopted resolution after resolution urgently recommending that the State retire from the ad valorem tax field, and leave it to county and MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1952 1041 municipal governments, some of which are sorely pressed by ever-rising essential expenses. When I campaigned for Governor, over Georgia in 1950, one of the principal planks in my platform was the elimination of ad valorem taxation for State purposes. The State Democratic Party Convention meeting in Macon subsequent to the Primary, by a unanimous vote, wrote this plank verbatim into the Party platform. It has become a clear IDI!lndate of the people! The Georgia Tax Revision Committee, meeting November 14, 1950, adopted a resolution setting forth its recommendations to the General Assembly. This resolution, adopted by a vote of 16-1, recommended, among other things, "that the General Assembly give consideration to -abandoning the taxation of property by the State." This proposal is the very cornerstone of a fair and equitable tax revision program. The people are expecting it. There is now pending in the House of Representatives a proposed Constitutional amendment which would limit the amount of ad valorem tax which the General Assembly could levy to a token amount of only 14 of a mill and that only for regulartory purposes. This amendment passed the Senate by the overwhelming vote of 47 to 1. I am extremely confident that if the House will give the people an opportunity to vote on this amendment, the people will pass it overwhelmingly. Such action on your part will benefit both rich and poor, high and low. It will mean a yearly saving to the people of Appling County of about $13,000; the people of Baldwin County, $28,000; the people of Bulloch County, $39,000; the people of Chatham County, $365,000; the people of Cook County, $14,000; the people of Dougherty County, $105,000; the people of Fulton County, $2,000,000; the people of Mitchell County, $26,000; the people of Oglethorpe County, $11,000; the people of Turner County, $11,00; the people of Washington County, $18,000, and so on down the list of all the counties in the State. It has been said that the people of some of the larger counties pay in more property tax than the people of some of the smaller, less populated counties. This is a specious and unfounded argument for the same thing is true with every tax levied by the State. The larger the county and more people it has, the more taxes it pays into the State and the more services it requires from the State. The saving of $50.00 in ad valorem taxation to a farmer down in Grady County is just as important to him as the saving of $200.00 would be to a property owner in Fulton County. This is doubly true with both the farmer and the small home owner who cannot pass the property tax they pay on to the consumer as is the case with property producing a rental income. The farmer must absorb the property tax which he pays on his lands because the prices which he receives for the commodities he grows are fixed by market conditions beyond his control. There are three ways by which the State can withdraw from the property tax field. It can be done by Executive Proclamation, Act of the Legislature or by Constitutional Amendment. It is ncy announced intention to abolish the State Ad Valorem tax levy in Georgia for all intents and purposes during the calendar year 1952, by slashing the present rate from five mills to only a fraction of one mill. Such action 1042 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, will bring immediate relief to the taxpayers, but there will be no guarantee that some future governor or legislature might not break faith with the people and re-impose the State property tax levy back to five mills. Without this assurance, greatly needed long-range fiscal planning on the part of our county and city governments would be badly crippled and hampered. For these two important reasons, the Constitutional Amendment method is by far the most desirable from the standpoint of evolving a stable tax structure in this State. Every member in this House knows that this administration has been dedicated to strengthening our city and county governments throughout the State which are closest to the people. Everyone of our programs has been beamed in this direction. It is my considered judgment that the retirement of the State from the ad valorem or property tax field would immeasurably strengthen the fiscal operations of our counties and cities. I hope that you will give the people of Georgia a chance to express themselves at the polls on this vital matter. Georgia is growing. Every city and town is showing the effects of this growth. Development can be seen on every horizon. The rising traffic load incident to this growth is becoming more and more of a problem. At many times of the day cars are traveling dangerously bumper-to-bumper between our cities on some of our highways. Over 900 people were killed on Georgia Highways last year in automobile accidents. Car registrations have more than doubled from 400,000 vehicles in 1945 to over a million in 1951. It is imperative that we move immediately to meet the problem of ever-increasing congestion on our highways. There is also another factor which will become, during the next several years, of increasingly important concern. Defense of our cities against the threat of atomic attack and all other defense measures demand highways which will bring quick access between critical areas. Other states have set the example by which Georgia can get these needed roadways on a pay-as-you-ride basis. Since the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened in 1940, toll roads have spread into state after state until now eighteen states have such roads in progress or in the planning and construction stage. About 500 miles of toll roads are now operating in the Nation, 350 miles are under construction in various states and 1200 miles have been authorized or are in the planning stage. Virginia has just authorized a Turnpike Authority. A commission is studying the matter in West Virginia and North Carolina is investigating its feasibility. The Pennsylvania Turnpike runs 260 miles across the State from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. Another 67 miles between Pittsburgh and the Ohio border is under construction. Ohio plans to build a similar express road from the Pennsylvania Turnpike western terminus to the Indiana line, a distance of about 250 miles. There is a strong movement in Indiana for extension of the same road through that State, thus making possible an express highway from Newark, New Jersey, across the country to Chicago, Illinois. When the New York Turnpike is completed, the toll road network will reach from New York City to Buffalo, New York, and to Erie, Pennsylvania. MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1952 1043 Colorado is building one from Denver to Boulder. Oklahoma is going ahead with a route from Tulsa to Oklahoma City. Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut and New York also have toll roads in operation. West Virginia has proposed a toll road running North and South the length of the State. Where these express highways are now in use, operators of motor vehicles, both passenger cars and trucks, have found that the savings in upkeep and depreciation alone more than paid the necessary tolls. Also, a good portion of the revenue is paid by out-of-state traffic. As soon as the cost of construction has been amortized, the road becomes free and a part of the existing highway system. While we have built during this administration 6,000 miles of roads, we will not be able with existing revenues to build through highways for high-speed traffic as rapidly as they are needed. A measure authorizing a Turnpike Authority for Georgia is now pending and ready for passage in the House. Since the introduction of that particular bill, many more of these authorities have been authorized in other states, and substantial additional experience has been gained from actual operation. For that reason, we have prepared a substitute Turnpike Authority Bill which will be offered for your consideration. It should be emphasized that any toll road built under the Authority will be administered by it separate and distinct from the State Highway Department, The effect will be entirely cumulative and will not result in the abandonment or neglect of any existing highways. Nor will it diminish the State road building program in any manner whatsoever. It will continue in full operation. I also want to point out to the General Assembly that creation of such a Turnpike Authority in this State will not result in express-type highways being built in every direction all over the State. Since they must be paid for solely by the traffic which passes over them, these throughways will be of a very restricted nature and confined only to those areas where the traffic density is thick enough to repay their cost. They will have the beneficial effect of funneling traffic into the State, the consequence of which will be increased traffic on our existing highways. Securities issued by the Turnpike Authority to finance land acquisition and construction will not, under any circumstances, constitute a debt or obligation of the State. Georgia cannot afford to wait any longer in authorizing the beginning of a Turnpike Authority. Having given the matter close study, I respectfully recommend early enactment of this important legislation. Now, I would like to discuss with you an important constitutional amendment which will be necessary to implement our School Building Authority properly. Under the present appropriation bill, we have an annual item of $5,000,000 earmarked as capital outlay for new school building construction and repairs to existing buildings. It has been estimated by the State Department of Education that this amount will provide $70,000,000 in new construction. A survey by the State School 1044 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Building Authority shows that $170,000,000 is needed to equalize school plant facilities for both races. Chairman Fred Hand, of the School Building Authority, has proposed that the annual outlay for school plants be doubled to $10,000,000 per year and that it be accomplished through the method of a constitutional amendment, specifically appropriating the funds in a fixed amount for this purpose. Upon investigation, I have found that in other states where revenues were pledged in this or a similar manner, to retire bonds or certificates of indebtedness, that the interest rate on them was cut considerably. On the $170,000,000 School Building program, which we have under contemplation, we could, by constitutional allocation of the $10,000,000 each year to repay the School Building Authority bonds, affect a saving in interest alone over the 20-year period, of an estimated $12,000,000. The saving would go for buildings instead of interest payments. The full $170,000,000 building program, as recommended in the survey, can be accomplished in this manner. This, it seems to me, is a most compelling argument in favor of the proposal. Last year, I requested the General Assembly to extend the State Welfare Act to cover needy totally and permanently disabled Georgians between the ages of 18 and 65 years. The administration measure making possible this type of assistance has passed the Senate and is now pending in the House. There are an estimated 8,000 totally and permanently disabled persons in the State entitled to these benefits but who are not now receiving them. The money is available in the Welfare Department to finance this new phase of the welfare program this year. We estimate that $1,300,000 in State funds would provide average payments of $40.00 per month to these 8,000 total and permanent disability cases. When we put up this amount in State funds, we will receive an additional two and one-half million dollars in Federal money, making possible an overall program of approximately $4,000,000 per year for our people who are unable to help themselves. I urge your sympathetic consideration for this humanitarian legislation. Now pending in the House is a Senate Bill amending the 1948 voter registration law. The amendment establishes a permanent list of qualified voters from those who were registered and qualified to vote in the 1948 or 1950 General Elections. Those who fall in this category will not be required to re-register under the terms of this amendment. Persons who were registered to vote in the 1948 and 1950 General Elections, but who have subsequently been disqualified, and those who have not registered to vote at all, must register as provided by law. I recommend that this amendment be passed at this adjourned session of the General Assembly. Speaking of elections, } also want to ask that you abolish the socalled "off-year" general election now provided by statute. Adoption of the new Constitution, which fixed the time for submission of constitutional amendments and the time for electing all State officials, except Solicitors-General, in the regular general election at which members of the General Assembly are elected, has had the effect of render- MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1952 1045 ing the so-called "off year" general election a useless and expensive process. My friends, we have co~ a long way in Georgia in the last three years. And I hope and pray that we may make similar progress in the next three years. We have several important matters to decide at this session. On these questions you may agree with me or you may not agree with me but I am sure that we will approach them together in a spirit of harmony and a determination to do what we think is best for the people of Georgia. It is with a great degree of satisfaction that I look back upon the good results we have achieved by working together in recent sessions of your honorable body. And, it would be amiss if I failed to express publicly to the people of this State my deep appreciation for the friendliness shown to me and the whole-hearted cooperation given to me by the rank and file of the present Georgia General Assembly. To the people of Georgia I bring assurance that their State is now in the best condition in every phase of its operation than ever before in our entire history. Our people now enjoy more benefits from State services than ever before. Also, in the main, they are well-fed, well-clothed, well-housed, are at work at gainful labor on the farms, in the commercial houses, in the factories and industries. Our children are receiving the best education facilities in history. We are moving rapidly toward a highway system that will rank with any other state in the country. We are taking care of our old people, dependent children and needy blind better than ever before. All our State departments are functioning at the highest state of efficiency. Let's keep the ball of progress rolling. Let us continue to work for all the things that will make Georgia a bigger and better State. Let's join hands and march forward to a high goal which will, with the guidance of Almighty God, bring peace, progress and prosperity to our people now and to the generations yet to come. Senator Coffin of the 12th moved that the joint session be now dissolved and the motion prevailed. The Speaker called the House to order. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. Leave of absence was granted to Dr. Johnston of Worth for several days. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 :00 o'clock. 1046 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, January 15, 1952 The House met, pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Report of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 621. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock and Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 83-201 of the Code of 1933, which sets forth the manner of obtaining rights of way for persons or corporations engaged in the business of mining and quarrying, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining. HB 622. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson of Jones and Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to suits for the homicide of a wife or mother, so as to make provision for illegitimate children, and for othter purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1952 1047 HB 623. By Messrs. Johnson of Hall, Pittard of Clarke, Bentley of Cobb and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for two weeks annual Military leave for persons attached to the reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States or the State of Georgia, and for othe_r purposes. Referred to the Committee on Veteran Affairs. HB 624. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson of Jones and Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all criminal trials in this State, the accused, if he elects to do so, may be sworn as any other witness and shall be examined and cross-examined as any other witness, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 625. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for a Board of Bar Examiners of five instead of three, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 626. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal Section 9-110 of the Code to enact a new statute providing the scope of the examination to be given applicants for admission to the bar, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. HB 627. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson of Jones and Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to suits for the homicide of a child, so as t.o remove the provisions relating to dependency and contribution, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 628. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, Key of Jasper and Campbell of Oconee: A bill to be entitled an Act to ratify, approve and confirm the executive orders of the Governor suspending the collection of retailers' and consumers' sales and use taxes on lunches sold and served to pupils and employees of public schools and on religious papers in Georgia owned and operated by religious institutions or denominations, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 629. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson o{ Jones and Best of Clay: A bill to be entittled anAct to provide that any person accused of crime 1048 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, or who is arrested for investigation shall not be denied the privilege and benefit of counsel, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. HB 630. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Tarbutton of Washington: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create the Jekyll Island State Park Authority," and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. HB 631. By Messrs. Burgamy of Sumner, Coffin of Schley, Murphy of Haralson and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the granting of continuances in trial courts when any party or his leading counsel is absent from court by reason of his attendance as a legislator in the General Assembly, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. HB 632. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson of Jones, and Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the admission in evidence of a certified copy of a deed more than thirty years old, where said deed has been recorded for more than thirty years, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 633. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson of Jones and Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to husband and wife giving evidence against each other in criminal proceedings, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 634. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson of Jones and Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for a demand for a trial by any person accused of a capital offense, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. HB 635. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend a Resolution, ratifying the Rules of Procedure, Pleading and Practice in Civil Actions in the Courts of this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 636. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Municipal Home Rule Law," and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # L TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1952 1049 HB 637. By Mr. Sumner of Worth: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as "The Georgia Retailers' and Consumers' Sales and Use Tax Act", so as to provide that the tax levied by this Act shall not apply to the sale at retail, use, storage or consumption of tangible personal property purchased by nonprofit hospitals for their own use, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 638. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Municipal Home Rule Law" so as to change the time limitations relating to the submission of charter amendments, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 639. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act prohibiting the use of any vehicle for the purpose of transporting lottery tickets or other articles used in connection with lottery, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. HB 640. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to make uniform the law on fresh pursuit of criminals, and authorizing this State to cooperate with other States therein, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HB 641. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for notaries public, so as to provide that a notary shall be 18 years of age, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HB 642. By Messrs. Murr and Burgamy of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend, revise and consolidate acts granting corporate authority to the City of Americus, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 643. By Mr. Burgamy of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act known as the "Old Age Assistance Act", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Welfare. 1050 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 644. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Matthews of Clarke, Rowland of Johnson and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the members of the Public Service Commission to receive a contingent expense allowance, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 645. By Mr. Rowland of Johnson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as an Act to provide for the creation of the Office of Solicitor General Emeritus, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. HB 646. By Mr. Walker of Crawford: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Georgia Retailers' and Consumers' Sales and Use Tax Act", so as to provide an exemption for industrial machinery and industrial machinery repair parts used directly in the fabricating, converting or processing of articles of tangible personal property for resale, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 647. By Mr. Walker of Crawford: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Georgia Retailers' and Consumers' Sales and Use Tax Act", so as to provide an exemption for building supplies, fixtures, or equipment that enter into, or become a part of, any building or other kind of structure in this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 648. By Mr. Walker of Crawford: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as Georgia Retailers' and Consumers' Sales and Use Tax Act, so as to provide for an exemption for fresh vegetables, bacon, the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, flour, meal, bakery loaf bread, drugs, funeral expenses and the Holy Bible; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 649. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act, which Act made appropriations for the operation of the State Government, so as to provide additional funds for the Department of Commerce for the purpose of advertising the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. HB 650. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act, which Act regulates or TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1952 1051 prohibits the wearing of a mask or any device concealing the identify of the wearer in certain instances, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Welfare. HB 651. By Mr. Neville of Bulloch: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Teachers' Retirement System for the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 2. HB 652. By Mr. Neville of Bulloch: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which provides for qualification of members of County Boards of Education, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. HB 653. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which Act provides for the definition of the word "homestead" as used in figuring ad valorem taxes, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. HB 654. By Messrs. Perkins and Duncan of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which provides for the definition of the word "homestead" as used in figl.i.ring ad valorem taxes, so as to provide for an exemption of the homestead of a person of the armed forces who is engaged in the Korean conflict, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. HB 655. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which Act established a Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. HB 656. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to prescribe the method of contracting for the erection, construction or altering of buildings for the State or County, or any project into which State funds may be allocated, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 657. My Mr. Green of Rabun: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "General Appropriations Act," so as to authorize the expenditure of appropriated funds 1052 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, for the development of Black Rock Mountain State Park each year, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. HB. 658. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to consolidation of common schools by county boards of Education, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. HB 659. By Mr. Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. HB 660. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, Twitty and Hand of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "General Appropriations Act" so as to authorize the expenditure of appripriated funds for the payment of benefits to permanently disabled persons, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 661. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the transfer of assets by charitable and non-profit corporations to the State Department of Public Welfare; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Welfare. HB 662. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the licensing of dogs by the State Game and Fish Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. HB 663. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Corporation Act, relating to the preemptive rights of shareholders, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 664. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act and known as an Act to authorize Limited Partnerships, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1952 1053 HB 665. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the admissibility in evidence of certain writings, records, entries, books and memoranda made in the regular course of business, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 666. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all criminal trials of this State, wherein the accused is charged with a felony, the trial Judge, as to such felony charge, shall submit to the Jury only the question of guilt or innocence and the sentence shall be fixed by the Court within the limits fixed by law as to such offense, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 667. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all criminal trials in the Courts of this State wherein a contention is made on behalf of the accused that he was mentally incompetent at the time the acts charged against him were committed, the trial Judge shall require the Jury, in case of acquittal on such contention, to so specify in the verdict, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. HB 668. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Title 92 (Public Revenue), Division 1 (Sources of Revenue), Part IX (Income Taxes), Chapter 33 (Payment; Deficiencies; Assessment and Collection) of the Code of Georgia of 1933, as amended, relating to period of limitation upon assessment and collection of income taxes, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 669. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all criminal trials of this State, the accused, if he desires to present any facts to the Jury, shall be sworn as any other witness and shall be examined and cross-examined as any other witness; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. HB 670. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act known as the "Old Age Assistance Act", by including a section to provide for the responsibility of financially able children to support needy parents applying for old age assistance, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. 1054 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 671. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act which provides for the creation of cooperative marketing associations for profit and defines and regulates their powers, privileges and responsibilities, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agriculture # 1. HB 672. By Mr. Tumlin of Bartow: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which authorized the Director of the Division of State Parks, Historical Sites and Monuments of the Department of Natural Resources to sublease, upon approval of the Governor, to any county, municipality, public authority or other subdivision of the State, any property which the State of Georgia has leased from the United States Government or any agency thereof, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Historical Research. HB 673. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the incorporation of trust companies, and granting of trust powers to existing corporations, shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent of Banks, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. HB 674. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A bill to be entitled an Act to declare and establish the policy and intention of the State of Georgia, and to provide that banks, banking institutions, trust companies doing a banking business, and savings banks, incorporated under the laws of this State shall be subject to taxation on an equal basis with banks and banking associations incorporated under the laws of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. HB 675. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act dealing with the time and place of payment of income taxes, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 676. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Rural Telephone Cooperative Act", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1952 1055 HB 677. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren and Edenfield of Emanuel: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Department of Public Safety so as to provide that the Warden of the Georgia State Prison at Reidsville, Georgia, shall be assigned a passenger motor vehicle for his use on official business, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 678. By Messrs. Pittard of Clarke, Tamplin of Morgan, Matthews of Clarke, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the issuance by the State Revenue Commissioner of special license tags to motor vehicle owners who are members of the General Assembly of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 679. By Messrs. Pittard of Clarke, Tamplin of Morgan, Dally of Walton, Ivey of Newton, Wiggins of Stephens and Otwell of Forsyth: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide a method of distribution of all tickets to all athletic contests between schools within the University System of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on University of Georgia. HB 680. By Mr. Little of Peach: A bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver in the County of Peach, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 681. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the coroner of Clayton County shall be compensated on a salary rather than a fee basis, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 682. By Mr. Hall of Toombs: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Lyons, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 683. By Mr. Rogers of Heard: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Franklin, so as to change, extend and make uniform the corporate limits of said city, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. 1056 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 684. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Wadley, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 685. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to be entitled an Act to give the Ordinary of Stephens County compensation in addition to the fees which he now receives; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 686. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish a new charter for the Town of Bartow, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 687. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the County of Stephens, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 688. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Louisville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 689. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Wrens, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 690. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Austell, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 691. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to fix the compensation for the members of the Board of Roads and Revenues of Jefferson County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1952 1057 HB 692. By Mr. Stewart of Habersham: A bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver in the County of Habersham, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 693. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act creating the City Court of Louisville'," and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 694. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a City Court in the County of Hall, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 695. By Mr. Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all counties in the State having a population of not less than 5815 and not more than 5845 inhabitants, the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, in its discretion, may pay to the Sheriffs in such counties a subsistence not to exceed fifty dollars per month, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 696. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Polk Treasurer's Salary and Bond", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 697. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish a City Court of Polk County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 698. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the hours of holding elections in certain counties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 699. By Mr. Callier of Talbot: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the Town of Talbotton, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. 1058 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 700. By Mr. Greene of Crisp: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of County Commissioners for the County of Crisp, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 701. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Millen, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 702. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Jenkins, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 703. By Mr. Lavender of Elbert: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Elberton, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 704. By Mr. Scott of Thomas: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create a new charter for the Town of Pavo, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 705. By Mr. Scott of Thomas: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the City Court of Thomasville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 706. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the salary of the Clerk for the Tax Commissioner of the County of Telfair, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 707. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the salary of the Clerk of the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1952 1059 HB 708. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the payment of a salary from the Treasury of Telfair County to enable the Ordinary of said County to employ a clerk, as a clerk may be needed, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HR 157-708a. By Mr. Scott of Thomas: A resolution to compensate Wayman Dekle for damages received while traveling on Georgia State Highway No. 38, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 158-708b. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the election by the people of the State School Superintendent and his Assistant; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 2. HR 159-708c. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to revise the method of selecting the members of the State Board of Education, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. HR 160-708d. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A resolution to furnish Haralson County, Georgia Supreme Court Reports and Georgia Court of Appeals Reports, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. HR 161-708e. By Mr. Clary of McDuffie: A resolution conveying 2.3 acres of State lands to the City of Thomson, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. HR l62-708f. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A resolution to reimburse J. W. Wilcher, Jr. for taxes paid on gasoline that was lost through leakage and which tax was not recovered through the resale of said gasoline, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HR 163-708g. By Messrs. Murr and Burgamy of Sumter: A resolution proposing that the Department of Public Safety be directed to pay out of the funds available to the Department the sum of Four Thousand Dollars to cover hospital bills, etc. in connection with 1060 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the treatment of the injuries of J. W. Southland, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 164-708h. By Mr. Walker of Crawford: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment providing for an exemption from all state, county and municipal ad valorem taxes for a period of time not exceeding five years for new manufacturing concerns migrating to this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 2. HR 165-708i. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment relating to the State Board of Education, so as to provide that the State Board of Education shall be the body to set all policy concerning public schools, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 2. HR 166-708j. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: A resolution requesting that the State Librarian furnish official reports of the Court of Appeals and of the Supreme Court of Georgia to the County of Ben Hill, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. HR 167-708k. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A resolution to compensate Mrs. E. H. Kelley for damages to her automobile when struck by a vehicle owned by the Department of Public Safety and driven by a member of the Georgia State Patrol, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 168-7081. By Messrs. Alverson of Fulton, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel and others: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters an amendment relating to the revision and veto power of the Governor, so as to provide that the Governor shall have thirty days after the adjournment of the General Assembly within which to approve any bill presented to him; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. HR 169-708m. By Mr. Dicus of Muscogee: A resolution to compensate J earldyne Garrett for personal injuries caused by State Highway Department, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1952 1061 HR 170-708n. By Mr. Dicus of Muscogee: A resolution to compensate Rachael Dravtin for damages to automobile, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR l71-708o. By Messrs. Perkins and Duncan of Carroll: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment, providing that the General Assembly may provide a bonus for service men and ex-service men and service women and ex-service women of the armed forces of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 2. HR 172-708p. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters an amendment so as to provide that in the event Carroll County School District is ever divided into more than one school district for any purpose or purposes whatsoever, such district may, with certain qualifications have the privilege of contracting, jointly or severally, for debts and obligations, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. The following Resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 173. By Messrs. Twitty and Hand of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, and McCracken of Jefferson: WHEREAS, the Honorable Willis Smith of Carroll County was for many years a faithful servant of his people in the General Assembly of Georgia, and more recently an esteemed member of the House of Representatives, and WHEREAS, the Honorable Willis Smith has been called to his reward by an all-wise Providence and, WHEREAS, our late colleague will be greatly missed by the members of the House and his other many friends in the State Capitol; NOW THEREFORE, Be it Resolved by the House of Representatives that the deepest and sincerest sympathy of each member of the House of Representatives be expressed to his family and that a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the House and that a copy be sent to his family. Mr. Mims of Miller arose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolution of the House to wit: 1062 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 154. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel and Ray of Warren: A resolution requesting that the Honorable James F. Byrnes, Governor of South Carolina, be invited to address the joint meeting of the General Assembly, February 6, 1952. Under the regular order of business, the following Resolution of the Senate was again taken up for consideration: SR 22. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters an amendment to Article VII, Section 1, Paragraph II, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections, or defending the State in time of war, from five (5) mills on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State, to one-fourth ( 14) mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State; and for other purposes. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA, AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME: Section l. That upon the approval of this Resolution in the manner hereinafter provided, Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia be and the same is hereby amended by striking from said sub-section the following: "five ( 5) ", and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "one-fourth ( 14), so that said subsection, as amended, shall read as follows: "The levy of taxes on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections, or defending the State in time of war, shall not exceed one-fourth ( 14) mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State." Section 2. Be it further resolved by the authority aforesaid, that when the above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have been agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly and the same has been entered on their journals with the "Ayes" and "Nays" taken thereon, the Governor shall be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause such amendment to be published in one or more newspapers in each Congressional District of this State, for two months next preceding the time of holding the next general election, at which general election the above proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratification or rejection to the electors of this State, at which election every person shall be qualified to vote who is qualified to vote for the members of the General Assembly. All persons TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1952 1063 voting at said election in favor of adopting the proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballot the words: "For amendment to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections, or defending the State in time of war, for five (5) mills on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State, to onefourth ( 1.4) mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State". All persons opposing the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: "Against amendment to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections, or defending the State in time of war, from five (5) mills on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State, to onefourth ( 1,4 ) mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State". If the people shall ratify such amendment by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon, such amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of this State. The returns of the election shall be made in like manner as returns for elections of members of the General Assembly, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to ascertain the result and to certify the result to the Governor, who shall, if such amendment be ratified, make proclamation thereof. Section 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. The following substitutes were submitted and read: Substitute to SR 22: By Mr. Freeman of Monroe: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters an amendment to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections, or defending the State in time of war, from five (5) mills on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State, to one-fourth ( 1,4) mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State; provided, however, that until some other method permitted by the laws of the United States for the taxation of national banking associations or corporations is enacted by the General Assembly for the taxation of the shares of stock of banking corporations and other monied capital coming into competition with such banking corporations, such property may be taxed at a rate not exceeding five (5) mills on each dollar of the value thereof; and for other purposes. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA, AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME: 1064 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Section 1. That upon the approval of this Resolution in the manner hereinafter provided, Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia be and the same is hereby amended by striking all said subsection three and adding in lieu thereof a new subsection three, which shall read as follows: "The levy of taxes on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections, or defending the State in time of war, shall not exceed one-fourth ( 14 ) mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State; provided, however, that until some other method permitted by the laws of the United States for the taxation of national banking associations or corporations is enacted by the General Assembly for the taxation of the shares of stock of banking corporations and other monied capital coming into competition with such banking corporations, such property may be taxed at a rate not exceeding five (5) mills on each dollar of the value thereof." Section 2. Be it further resolved by the authority aforesaid, that when the above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have been agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly and the same has been entered on their journals with the "Ayes" and "Nays" taken thereon, the Governor shall be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause such amendment to be published in one or more newspapers in each Congressional District of this State, for two months next preceding the time of holding the next general election, at which general election the above proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratification or rejection to the electors of this State, at which election every person shall be qualified to vote who is qualified to vote for the members of the General Assembly. "All persons voting at said election in favor of adopting the proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballot the words: "For amendment to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections, or defending the State in time of war, from five (5) mills on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State, to one-fourth ( 1,4) mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State; provided, however, that until some other method permitted by the laws of the United States for the taxation of national banking associations or corporations is enacted by the General Assembly for the taxation of the shares of stock of banking corporations and other monied capital coming into competition with such banking corporations, such property may be taxed at a rate not exceeding five (5) mills on each dollar of the value thereof." All persons opposing the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: "Against amendment to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections, or defending the State in TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1952 1065 time of war, from five (5) mills on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State, to one-fourth ( 1,4) mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State; provided, however, that until some other method permitted by the laws of the United States for the taxation of national banking associations or corporations is enacted by the General Assembly for the taxation of the shares of stock of banking corporations and other monied capital coming into competition with such banking corporations, such property may be taxed at a rate not exceeding five (5) mills on each dollar of the value thereof." If the people shall ratify sue hamendment by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon, such amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of this State. The returns of the election shall be made in like manner as returns for elections of members of the General Assembly, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to ascertain the result and to certify the result to the Governor, who shall, if such amendment be ratified, make proclamation thereof. Section 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. A BILL Substitute to SR 22. By Mr. Nightingale of Glynn: An Act to amend Section 92-111 of the Code of Georgia, which section relates to the assessment of an ad valorem tax by the State, so as to provide that there shall be levied and assessed annually an ad valorem tax on the taxable property of the State in the amount of onefourth ( 1,4 ) mill on each dollar of the value thereof; to require the State Department of Revenue to supervise and assist counties and other political subdivisions of the State in connection with ad valorem taxation; to provide that the effective date of this Act shall be January 1, 1953; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME: Section 1. That Section 92-111 of the Code of Georgia which section was codified from Paragraph 2 of Section 2 of the General Tax Act of 1927, approved August 25, 1927 (Ga. Laws 1927, page 56) and Paragraph 2 of Section 2 of the General Tax Act of 1935, approved March 28, 1935 (Ga. Laws 1935, page 11) both of which paragraphs are identical in language, and which reads as follows: "92-111. The Governor, by and with the assistance of the Comptroller General, is authorized and empowered to levy and assess annually an ad valorem tax on the taxable property of this State, at such rate as may be sufficient to raise a net amount of $100,000 as a sinking fund to pay off and retire the valid outstanding bonds of the State as they fall due, as required by Article VII, Section XIV, Paragraph I, of the Constitution (2-6201). The tax shall be specially levied and collected, and separate accounts of the same shall be kept by the State Treasurer, and the said amount so re- 1066 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, ceived each year shall be applied to paying off and retiring the valid bonds of the State, maturing in their order continuously. All bonds retired under the provisions of this section shall be canceled and stamped by the Treasurer with the words 'sinking funds', and filed in his office. In addition to the foregoing levy, the Governor, by and with the assistance of the Comptroller General, shall levy and assess such additional rate of tax on the taxable property of this State as may be necessary to meet the appropriations of the General Assembly for each succeeding year. The aggregate ad valorem tax levy in any one year shall not exceed the tax rate limit fixed by the Constitution of this State." is hereby amended by striking the language of said section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof new language as follows: "92-111 (a) The State Revenue Commissioner is authorized and empowered, and is hereby directed, to levy and assess annually an ad valorem tax on the taxable property of this State, in the amount of one-quarter ( 1.4 ) mill on each dollar of the value of the said property. "(b) The State Department of Revenue is hereby required to provide supervision and assistance to the several counties and other political subdivision of the State in connection with ad valorem taxation by the counties and other subdivisions of the State. "(c) This Act shall become effective January 1, 1953. " (d) All taxes which have accrued to the credit of the State under the provisions of Code Section 92-111 up to the effective date of this Act shall be paid to the State." Section 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. On the adoption of the substitute offered by Mr. Nightingale of Glynn, the ayes were 43, nays 81. The substitute was lost. The substitute offered by Mr. Freeman of Monroe was adopted. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to, by substitute. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Brannen Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Walker Carr TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1952 1067 Cates Clark Claxton Clay Coffin Coogle Cornelius Covington Dally Deason Deen Denton Dews Dicus Duncan Durham Edenfield Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Hood Hopkins Huddleston lvey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Jolly Jones of Lumpkin Kelley Kemp Key Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McGarity McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Mims Mishoe Murr Musgrove Neville Newman Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Perkins Pickard Pickett Ramsey Raulerson Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Rowland Russell Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Willis Wood Wooten Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Barber of Jackson Bentley Brantley Campbell of Oconee Greer Harrell Kidd King Leach McCracken Nightingale Pittard Ray Register Twitty Those not voting were Messrs.: Clary, Cranford, Dorsey, Durden, Fears, Gowen, Griffith, Harper, Harris, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, Jordan, Kennedy, Matthews, Mull, Murphy, Nelson, Robertson of Dawson, Smith of Emanuel, Tarpley, Wilkinson, and Mr. Speaker. 1068 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the adoption of the resolution, by substitute, the ayes were 168, nays 15. The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted, by substitute. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock, A. M., tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1952 1069 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, January 16, 1952 The House met, pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during tht first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 709. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren and Smith of Emanuel: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Georgia Retailers' and Consumers' Sales and Use Tax Act; so as to provide that it shall be the duty of all dealers to make their returns for taxes collected for any month by the fifteenth day of the following month, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 710. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren, Hall of Floyd and Hawkins of Screven: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide an appro- priation of $5,000,000.00 for each fiscal year for emergency capital 1070 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, outlay expenditures in establishing and maintaining a system of common schools, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. HB 711. By Messrs. Pickett of Pickens, Mims of Miller, Peacock of Dodge and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Aid to Dependent Children Act", so as to change the age limit from 16 to 18 in the definition of a "dependent child", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Welfare. HB 712. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel and Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Public Safety Department"; to change the rank and pay of the Supervisor of Safety Responsibility and the Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 713. By Messrs. Owens of Tift, Best of Clay and Jackson of Jones: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act, which Act defines and enlarges jurisdiction of the Courts of Ordinary in those counties having no city or county courts, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HB 714. By Messrs. Owens of Tift, Wiggins of Stephens, Scott of Thomas and many others : A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit any person who shall feloniously kill another, or who shall conspire or procure the same to be done, from inheriting or in any way taking the property of the deceased, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 715. By Messrs. Wilkes of Cook and Green of Rabun: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to amend an Act providing for prevention of waste and fostering of conservation of crude oil and natural gas and creating an Oil and Gas Commission, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Conservation. HB 716. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Nightingale of Glynn, Murr of Sumter and Johnson of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide period of bona fide residence before making application to stand the State Bar Examination, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary # 2. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1952 1071 HB 717. By Mr. Wheeler of Seminole: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to Credit Unions, so as to increase the amount each Credit Union shall pay for annual examination by the State Banking Department, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. HB 718. By Mr. Wheeler of Seminole: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the General Appropriations Act so as to appropriate an additional fifty thousand dollars to the Department of Parks for the purpose of development of a State Park to be located in Seminole County, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. HB 719. By Messrs. Mims of Miller, Durham of Baker, Hall of Floyd and Leach of Rockdale: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Welfare ReOrganization Act; to authorize the Governor to fix the compensation of the Director of the State Board of Social Security, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 720. By Mr. Murr of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Secretary of State shall be responsible for the distribution of the laws and journals of this State instead of the State Librarian, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Library. HB 721. By Mr. M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to preclude the licensing of a corporation as a resident agent for the soliciting and writing of fire, marine and casualty insurance or fidelity and surety bonds, upon property and risks in this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Insurance. HB 722. By Messrs. Greer of Lanier and Overby of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act pertaining to management, control, salary, duties, etc., of the Director of the Department of Archives and History, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 723. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Aycock of Jenkins, Kitchens of Twiggs and many others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to Establish a Minimum Foundation Program of Education", so as to provide 1072 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, a new formula for the calculation of funds needed by a county school system to defray the expenses of pupil transportation, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 2. HB 724. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to grant extensions of time for the filing of income tax returns by returning Korean Veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 725. By Mr. McGee of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to add an additional judge of the Superior Court for the Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HB 726. By Messrs. Wiggins of Stephens, Overby of Hall, Lewis of Hancock and Johnson of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Public Safety Department", so as to provide for additional personnel to be known as Radio Operators, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. HB 727: By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide revenue and a source of Revenue for the purpose of paying annuities and benefits to the Peace Officers of the State", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Pensions. HB 728. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to reduce the number of county commissioners of Laurens County from eight to three", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 729. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Rentz, in Laurens County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 730. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled, "An Act to WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1952 1073 create a new charter for the City of Dublin", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 731. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to place the Clerk of the Superior Court of Laurens County and his deputies on a salary basis, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 732. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver in the County of Laurens, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 733. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Dublin", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 734. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Dublin", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 735. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to place the Sheriff of Laurens County and his deputies on a salary basis, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 736. By Mr. Dews of Calhoun: A bill to be entitled an Act to consolidate the office of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Calhoun County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 737. By Mr. Hall of Toombs: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Lyons, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 738. By Messrs. McGee and Page of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to 1074 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, amend the Charter of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 739. By Messrs. Page and McGee of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Garden City, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 740. By Messrs. White and Kelly of Gwinnett: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to fix the salary of the Treasurer of Gwinnett County in lieu of commissions as paid, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 741. By Mr. Tamplin of Morgan: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in and for the County of Morgan. and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 742. By Messrs. Battles and Clark of Decatur: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to create a Board of Commiscsioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Decatur, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 743. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish a City Court in the City of Columbus for Muscogee County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 744. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish a City Court in the City of Columbus, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 745. By Mr. Claxton of Camden: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of St. Marys, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1952 1075 HB 746. By Messrs. Holis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to abolish justice courts and the office of justice of the peace and notary public ex officio justice of the peace, and to establish and create in lieu thereof a Municipal Court in and for the City of Columbus, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 747. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish the salary of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Muscogee County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 748. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish the salary of the Sheriff of Moscogee County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 749. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to abolish the offices of_ tax-receiver and Tax-collector of Muscogee County, Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 750. By Mr. Hawkins of Screven: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Sylvania, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 751. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish the salary of the Ordinary of Muscogee County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 752. By Mr. Hawkins of Screven: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the terms of the Superior Court of Screven County shall be held on the second Monday in the months of January, April, July, and the third Monday in the month of November, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 753. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Columbus, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. 1076 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 754. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize Muscogee County to supplement the salary of the Judge of the Superior Courts of the Chatthoochee Circuit, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 755. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A bill to be entitled an Act to foster Free Enterprise in the Professions and Occupations licensed by examination, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. HR 174-755a. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell and Smith of Emanuel: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters an amendment, so as to provide for a State Board of Education composed of one member from each Congressional District in the State to be elected by the voters of each District, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 2. HR 175-755b. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A resolution proposing that the State Highway Department be directed to pay compensation for the damage done to truck of Mr. Louie Raines, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 176-755c. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A resolution appropriating Fifty Five Dollars and Forty Seven Cents to reimburse Mr. W. L. Linenkohl, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 177-755d. By Messrs. Freeman of Monroe, Twitty of Mitchell and Smith of Emanuel: A resolution authorizing a marble bust of Alexander Hamilton Stephens to be placed in the niche set apart in the State Hall of Fame of Virginia to receive such a memorial and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. HR 178-755e. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren, Hall of Toombs and Hawkins of Screven: A resolution proposing an amendment to provide for the appropriation of funds for the capital outlay expenditures in establishing and maintaining a system of common schools, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. HR 179-755f. By Messrs. Pittard of Clarke and Freeman of Monroe: A resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide .that the Gen- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1952 1077 era! Assembly may exercise the power of taxation for the purpose of making provision for the payment of pensions to ex-Confederate soldiers and to widows of Confederate soldiers who are unmarried, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 2. HR 180-755g. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to authorize the designation of Judges pro hac vice in the Superior Court of Muscogee County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution #2. HR 181-755h. By Mr. Pickett of Pickens: A Resolution proposing that the State Librarian furnish Pickens County full sets of the official reports of the Court of Appeals and of the Supreme Court of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Library. HR 182-755i. By Messrs. McGee and Page of Chatham: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to authorize Chatham County to enact ordinances for the Policing of said county, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. HR 183-755j. By Messrs. Page and McGee of Chatham: A Resolution providing for the compensation of Harold H. Smoak for damages to his automobile when it was struck by a vehicle owned and operated by the National Guard of Georgia and driven by a member of the National Guard, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 707. Do Pass. HB 706. Do Pass. HB 681. Do Pass. HB 680. Do Pass. HB 682. Do Pass. HB 687. Do Pass. 1078 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 685. Do Pass. HB 692. Do Pass. HB 696. Do Pass. HB 700. Do Pass. HB 697. Do Pass. HB 703. Do Pass. HB 694. Do Pass. HB 695. Do Pass. HB 691. Do Pass. HB 705. Do Pass. HB 698. Do Pass. HB 708. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Greer of Lanier County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Welfare, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Welfare has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 661. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Greer of Lanier, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of the Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of the Republic has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 628. Do Pass. HB 656. Do Pass. HB 660. Do Pass. HB 670. Do Pass. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1952 1079 HB 677. Do Pass. HB 678. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. By unanimous consent, the following bills of the House, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 628. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, Key of Jasper, and Campbell of Oconee: A bill to be entitled an Act to ratify, approve and confirm the executive orders of the Governor suspending the collection of retailers' and consumers' sales and use taxes on lunches sold and served to pupils and employees of public schools, and for other purposes. HB 656. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to prescribe the method of contracting for the erection, construction or altering of buildings for the State or County, and for other purposes. HB 660. By Messrs. Twitty and Hand of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, and Smith of Emanuel: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the expenditure of appropriated funds for the payment of benefits to permanently disabled persons, and for other purposes. HB 661. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the transfer of assets by charitable and non-profit corporations to the State Department of Public Welfare, and for other purposes. HB 670. By Messrs. Perkins of Carroll and Rogers of Heard: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act providing for the responsibility of financially able children to support needy parents, and for other purposes. HB 677. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide the assignment of a motor vehicle for official use of the Warden of the Georgia State Prison at Reidsville, and for other purposes. HB 680. By Mr. Little of Peach: A bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the offices of tax collector and tax receiver in the County of Peach and to consolidate same, and for other purposes. 1080 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 681. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the coroner of Clayton County shall be compensated on a salary rather than a fee basis, and for other purposes. HB 682. By Mr. Hall of Toombs: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the judge and solicitor of the City Court of Lyons, and for other purposes. HB 685. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to be entitled an Act to compensate the Ordinary of Stephens County in addition to the fees he now receives, and for other purposes. HB 687. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Stephens County, and for other purposes. HB 691. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the members of the Board of Roads and Revenues of Jefferson County, and for other purposes. HB 692. By Mr. Stewart of Habersham: A bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver in Habersham County and to consolidate same, and for other purposes. HB 694. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salaries of the Judge and Solicitor of the City Court in the County of Hall, and for other purposes. HB 695. By Mr. Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all counties having a population of not less than 5815 and not more than 5845 the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues may pay to the sheriff subsistence of not more than $50.00 per month, and for other purposes. HB 696. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the change in the salary of the Treasurer of Polk County, and for other purposes. HB 697. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1952 1081 the change in the salary and qualifications of the Judge of the City Court of Polk County, and for other purposes. HB 698. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the hours of holding elections in certain counties, and for other purposes. HB 700. By Mr. Greene of Crisp: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the territorial provisions of the County Commissioners of Crisp County, and for other purposes. HB 703. By Mr. Lavender of Elbert: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salaries of the Judge and Solicitor of the City Court of Elberton, and for other purposes. HB 705. By Mr. Scott of Thomas: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salaries of the Judge and Solicitor of the City Court of Thomasville, and for other purposes. HB 706. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the salary of the Clerk for the Tax Commissioner of Telfair County, and for other purposes. HB 707. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the salary of the Clerk of the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for Telfair County, and for other purposes. HB 708. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the payment of a salary enabling the ordinary of Telfair County to employ a clerk, and for other purposes. The following resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 184. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION Be it resolved by the House, that HR 3, providing for the appointment and compensation of attaches of the House, as amended by HR 143, by Mr. Jackson of Jones, be further amended as follows: In the fourth paragraph thereof, which is designated "third"by striking the words "four copy readers" and inserting the word 1082 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, "five copy readers"; by striking the words "five typists" and inserting the words "six typists"; and by adding the following at the end of Paragraph Four: "Also two Multilith operators at not to exceed ten dollars per day." HR 185. By Messrs. Greer of Lanier and Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, during the last two or three sessions of the Legislature there have been various bills and resolutions offering to raise the salary schedule of various officials, including judges, department heads, constitutional officers, and others; and WHEREAS, there has been no uniform program or policy adopted toward these salary raises; and WHEREAS, some officials have been raised and bills for other officials have been either tabled or defeated in a somewhat haphazard method; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Speaker of the House immediately appoint three members of this body to make a study of the salaries and emoluments of all State officials who have been involved in various legislation affecting these raises and report back to the House by Tuesday, January 22, if possible, with some uniform suggestion that the House might be able to follow in settling these controversies and working out a program for uniform and needed salary adjustments. This resolution is not to be construed as any attempt to force the members of the House to either raise or lower any salaries but merely an effort to arive at some uniform method of handling the various salary and pension requests that are now before the House in order to give the members of the House a comprehensive picture of the requests that are now before it. Under the provisions of HR 185, the Speaker appointed the following as a Committee: Messrs. Greer of Lanier, Twitty of Mitchell, and Bentley of Cobb. The following resolution of the House was read: HR 186. By Messrs. Burgamy of Sumter, Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A RESOLUTION To provide for reimbursement to members of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of certain expenses; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, No provision has been made for the reimbursement to members of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of funds expended for necessary traveling expenses in traveling to and from the meeting of the General Assembly; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatoves that the members WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1952 1083 of the House of Representatives shall receive the sum of ten cents per mile for reimbursement of necessary mileage in traveling to and from the meeting of the General Assembly. The Speaker referred the resolution to the Committee on State of the Republic. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the House were again taken up for consideration: HB 219. By Messrs. Boggus of Ben Hill, Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for insuring children attending the public schools of Georgia, and for other purposes. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the bill be tabled. The motion prevailed, and the bill was placed on the table. HB 597. By Messrs. Burgamy of Sumter, Black of Webster, and Murr of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 74-9902 of the 1933 Code of Georgia, by providing that any father or mother who wilfully abandons his or her child shall be guilty of a felony, and for other purposes. The following substitute was submitted and read: By Messrs. Bentley of Cobb, Nightingale of Glynn and Murphy of Haralson: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Section 74-9902 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, as amended, which section relates to the abandonment of children and the penalty therefor, so as to change the penalty provisions regarding abandonment; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia as follows: Section 1. Section 74-9902 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, as amended, which section relates to the abandonment of children, and the penalty therefor, is hereby amended by adding after the first sentence thereof the following: "Provided, however, if any father or mother shall wilfully and voluntarily abandon his or her child, leaving it in a dependent condition, and shall leave this State, he or she, as the case may be, shall be guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than three years, which shall be reduceable to a misdemeanor.", so that said section when so amended shall read as follows: "74-9902. If any father or mother shall wilfully and voluntarily abandon his or her child, leaving it in a dependent condi- 1084 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, tion, he or she, as the case may be, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Provided, however, if any father or mother shall wilfully and voluntarily abandon his or her child, leaving it in a dependent condition, and shall leave this State, he or she, as the case may be, shall be guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than three years, which shall be reduceable to a misdemeanor. The wife and husband shall be competent witnesses, in such cases to testify for or against the other. A child thus abandoned by the father or mother shall be considered to be in a dependent condition when the father or mother charged with the offense does not furnish sufficient food and clothing for the needs of the child. The offense of abandonment shall be and is hereby declared to be a continuing offense. Former acquittal or conviction of said offense shall not be a bar to further prosecution therefor under this section; if it shall be made to appear that said child was in a dependent condition as defined herein for a period of thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of prosecution." Section 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. The substitute was adopted. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill by substitute, the ayes were 103, nays 7. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. Mr. Smith of Fulton requested that the Journal show that he voted against passage of HB 597. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 47. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Lewis of Hancock, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the subsistence of the members of the State Pardon and Parole Board, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, Mr. Mims of Miller moved the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Upson Alverson Ball Barber of Jackson Bargeron Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Best Bolton Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1952 1085 Britton Brooks Burgamy Byrd Callier Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Coogle Cornelius Covington Cranford Deen Denton Dews Dicus Duncan Durham Flynt Freeman Gardner Gary Gillis Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Guthrie Hadden Hall of Floyd Harrell Harris Hawkins Hilton Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Jones of Lumpkin Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Langdale Lanier Lewis of Greene Lovett McCracken McGee McKelvey Mackay Matthews Mims Murphy Murr Nelson Neville Nightingale Overby Parker Peacock Perkins Pickard Pickett Pittard Ramsey Those voting in the negative were Messrs. : Ray Risner Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rowland Russell Scott Scoggin Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tippens Trapnell Tumlin Twitty Ursrey Vickers Warren Wheeler Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Willingham Wooten Adams of Evans Battles Birdsong Burkett Clay Deason Dorsey Durden Edenfield Fears Garrard Graham Green of Cherokee Groover Hall of Toombs Henderson Herrin Holley Jolly Kelley Knight Lam Leach Musgrove Newman Otwell Owens Raulerson Register Sumner Tillman Todd Turk Vandiver Waldrop White Williams of Houston Willis Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley, Aycock, Barber of Colquitt, Barrett, Biggers, Black, Boggus, Campbell of Oconee, Coffin, Dally, Gowen, Hale, Harper, Hollis, Hood, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, Jordan, Kennedy, 1086 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Lavender, Lewis of Hancock, Little, McGarity, McWhorter, Mangum, Mishoe, Mull, Page, Rollins, Sheffield, Smith of Bryan, Tamplin, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Telfair, Weems, Wilkinson, Williams of Cobb, Wood, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 127, nays 39. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Messrs. Aycock of Jenkins and Lewis of Hancock requested that the Journal show that they voted for the passage of HB 47. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson moved that the following resolution of the House be taken from the table: HR 75-321e. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A resolution to compensate Joseph Keating and Rose Mary Keating's families, and for other purposes. The motion prevailed. On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 91, nays 22. The resolution, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson gave notice that at the proper time he would move that tl:e House reconsider its action in failing to adopt the resolution. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 480. By Mr. Bolton of Spalding: A bill to be entitled an Act to ratify and make legal all verdicts and judgments heretofore rendered in any divorce case tried by the consent of the parties, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The Bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 223. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay, and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 67-2002 of the 1933 Code of Georgia by providing the claim of lien must be filed for record within three months after the completion of the work, and for other purposes. The following Committee substitute was read and adopted: A BILL A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 67-2002 of the Code of Georgia, as codified in the annotated supplement to the Code of WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1952 1087 Georgia of 1933, concerning the foreclosure of materialmen's and laborer's liens, by providing that claim of lien must be filed for record within three months after the materials or machinery is furnished; by providing that in the event of the death of the contractor, a lien may be enforced directly against the property improved; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same that Section 67-2002 of the Code of Georgia, as codified in the annotated supplement to the Code of Georgia of 1933, by and the same is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 1 By striking from sub-section 2 of said Section the words "The recording" and substituting in lieu thereof the words "The filing for record", and by striking from paragraph three of sub-section three of said seceion the words "when declared and recorded" and substituting in lieu thereof the words "when declared and filed for record", and by adding after the word "abscond" the words "or die" and after the words "civil liabilities" the words "or by reason of his death", so that Section 67-2002 as amended shall read as follows: "To make good the liens specified in Section 67-2001, they must be created and declared in accordance with the following provisions, and on failure of any of them the lien shall not be effective, viz: 1. A substantial compliance by the party claiming the lien with his contract for building, repairing, or improving, or for materials or machinery furnished or set up, as set forth in said section. 2. The filing for record for his claim of lien within three months after the completion of the work, or within three months after such material or machinery is furnished, in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county where such property is situated, which claim shall be in substance as follows: 'A, B., a mechanic, contractor, materialman, machinist, manufacturer, or other person (as the case may be), claims a lien on the house, factory, steam mill, machinery, or railroad (as the case may be), and the premises or real estate on which it is erected or built, of C. D. (describing the houses, premises, real estate or railroad), for building repairing, improving or furnishing material (or whatever the claim may be). 3. The commencement of an action for the recovery of the amount of his claim within 12 months from the time the same shall become due. In the event any contractor procuring material, labor or supplies for building, repairing or improving any real estate, building or other structure shall abscond or die or remove from the State within 12 months from the date such labor, suppleis or materials are furnished him, so that personal jurisdiction can not be obtained on said contractor in a suit for said material, labor or supplies, or if, after the filing of suit against such contractor, no final judgment can be obtained against him for the value of such material, labor or supplies, by reason of the bankruptcy of said contractor and his subsequent discharge from civil liabilities, or by reason of his death, then and in 1088 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, any of said events, the person or persons so furnishing material, labor and supplies shall be relieved of the necessity of obtaining judgment against such contractor as a pre-requisite to enforcing a lien against the property improved by said contractor, and may, subject to the provision of Section 67-2001, enforce said lien directly against the property so improved, in an action against the owner thereof, but with the judgment rendered in any such proceeding to be limited to a judgment in rem against the property improved and to impose no personal liability upon the owner of said property; provided, that in such action for recovery, the owner of the real estate improved, who has paid the agreed price, or any part of same may set up such payment in any action brought, and prove by competent and relevant evidence that such payments were applied as provided by law, and no judgment shall be rendered against the property improved. As between themselves, the liens provided for in said section shall rank according to date, but all of the liens herein mentioned for repairs building, or furnishing materials, upon the same property, shall, as to each other be of then same date when declared and filed for record within three months after the work is done, or before that time. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 110, nays 3. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. HB 225. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay, and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 67-1403 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, by providing that conditional bills of sale must be filed for record within thirty days from their date, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 258. By Messrs. Johnson of Hall, Vandiver of Bibb, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 60-422 and 60-424 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide that a decree of registration shall operate to free the registered land from further registration, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 268. By Messrs. Dicus of Muscogee, Bentley of Cobb, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 37-1503 of the Code of WEDNESDAY; JANUARY 16, 1952 1089 Georgia, relating to the grounds for the grant of the interpleader, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On. the passage o:f the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 172. By Mr. Langdale of Lowndes: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the appointment of an administrator de bonis non with will annexed, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was a,greed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, .was passed.,_ HB 330. By Mr. Smith 'of Fulton: i 'I '' A bill to be entitled an Act to define accounts receivable, to provide a method of giving notice of assigll))lents of accounts receivable, and_ for. other purposes. ' 'fhe report of \the .Committee, w~ic:h was fav;orable to the passage of the bill, was agreed, to.. - . ' '' . On thepas!lage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The.:bill, .having received the requisi~ constitutio~ ma,jo~ity, was passed. The' tollowing :resolution tif- the House was read and adopted: HR 187. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS the a capella Choir of the Georgia State College for Women is one of the best of its kind in the Nation; and 'WHEREAS this Choir has appeared before this Body many times in the past and has furnished splendid entertainment for the members of the General Assembly : . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the General Assembly of Georgia that the a cappella Choir of the Georgia State College for Women' 'be extended a cordial invitation to give a performance before a joint session of the -House of Representatives and the Senate on---------------------------------------------------- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Director of said Choir by the Clerk of the House of Representatives and that Honorable Culver Kidd, Representative from Baldwin County, be instructed to extend a personal invitation to the said Choir. 1090 ' JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 482. By Messrs. Baughman of Early and Wheeler of Seminole: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 92-1403 of the Code of Georgia, relating to the tax on the sale or use of motor fuel, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the pasage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. '!'he bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: ,Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the House substitute to the following resolution of the Senate to wit: SR 22. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters an amendment to Article VII, Section I, Paragraph II, Subsection 3 of the Constitution of tpe State of Georgia so as to change the levy of taxes permitted on prop- erty for any.one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasions, suppressing insurrections, or de- fending the State in time of war, from five (5) mills on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State, to one-fourth ( 14 ) mill on each 'dollar of the value of the property taxable .in the State; and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate .has adopted by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolutions of the House. to wit: HR 72-33lb. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall and others: A Resolution that the lake formed by the Dam now under construction near Buford, Georgia, be named and henceforth called Lake Lanier in memory of that immortal Sidney Lanier. HR 142. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell; Greer of Lanier; Neville of Bulloch; and others: A Resolution requesting the Insurance Commissioner to conduct an investigation as to rates being charged in the individual counties of this State for crop and hail insurance and determine whether such rates WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1952 1091 are excessive, unfair or discriminatory. HR 155. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A Resolution to provide for the naming of the State Hospital at Augusta, Georgia, as the "Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital." Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 207. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the provisions of the "Election Primary-Recount Provided Law" shall apply to all municipal elections held in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. 1092 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Hall, Atlanta, -Georgia. January 17, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been :read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 756. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard and Perkins of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act known as the "Old Age Assistance Act"; to provide for recovery from the estate of a deceased recipient receiving assistance under this Act, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 757. By Messrs. Matthews of Clarke, Campbell of Oconee, McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the size of trucks, tractors, and trailers or combinations thereof and to fix the weight of the load of said vehicles operating upon the public roads and highways of this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952 1093 HB 758. By Mr. Vandiver of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to the necessity of grand jury indictments or presentments for certain offenses, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 759. By Mr. Vandiver of Bibb: A Bill to be entitle.d an Act to amend an Act which defines and prohibits reckless driVing, and 'for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. HB 760. By Mr. Vandiver of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Uniform N arcotic!i 'Drug Act, and for other purposes. Referred to the Commmittee on Hygiene and Sanitation. HB 761. By Messrs. Lavender of Elbert, Matthews of Clarke, Wiggins of Stephens and others : A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize and empower the Director of the State Game and Fish Commission -to make and enter into agreements with the proper authorities of the respective states adjoining this State whereby a valid fishing license issued by the State of Georgia will be accepted and honored, and for other purposes. Referred to the coinmittee on Game and Fish. HB 762. By Messrs. Hand of' .Mitchell, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel and Key of Jasper: A Bill to be entitled. an Act to' amend the Income Tax Act; to provide for the. non-recognition of '?ertain, gain on certain COr:J?Orate liquida- tions; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on:Ways and Means. HB 763. By Mr. Rowland of Johnson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Workmen's Compensation Law of Georgia, and for other puq)Oses. Referred to the Committee on Industrial Relations. HB 764. By Messrs. Campbell of Oconee, Sivell of Harris, Tamplin of Morgan, Dally, of Walton and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to Milk; to regulate the distribution and sale thereof, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agrciulture. #1. HB 765. By Messrs. Stocks of Lee, Key of Jasper, Rowland of Johnson and others: 1094 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the amount of compensation paid to members of the Board of Education in each county, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education #2. HB 766. By Messrs. Smiley of Liberty, Kidd of Baldwin, Smith of Emanuel, Twitty of Mitchell and Key of Jasper: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Act to codify the school laws of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. HB 767. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel and Gowen of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the filing of bills of exceptions in the office of the clerk where the case was tried, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 768. By Mr. Key of Jasper and Ray of Warren: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Act entitled "Housing Authorities Law", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 769. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to prohibit the driving of motor vehicles and school buses upon or over the roads of highways or upon any streets in the incorporated towns and cities, while said school buses are stopped and engaged in taking on and discharging school children therefrom, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. HB 770. By Messrs. Aycock of Jenkins and Neville of Bulloch: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the time and manner of giving notice by persons desiring to vote by mail and the form of voucher signed by absentee voters, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 771. By Mr. Hawkins of Screven: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the granting of default judgments without the intervention of a jury in certain cases where the damages are not unliquidated, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 772. By Mr. Hawkins of Screven: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the filing of THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952 1095 demurrers and pleas, so as to provide for service of demurrers and pleas; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. . HB 773. By Mr. Bolton of Spalding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act making it a misdemeanor to appear in public places in a drunken condition, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HB 774. By Messrs. Hollis of Muscogee and Ray of Warren: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the jurisdiction of the United States over certain lands in this State so as to provide that the State shall no longer retain its civil and criminal jurisdiction over persons and citizens of any ceded territory used by the Department of Defense; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special J\ldiciary. HB 775. By Messrs. Smith of Fulton and Matthews of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that it shall be a misdemeanor to sell, catch, or possess with the intent to sell, fresh water game fish in this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. HB 776. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Board of Corrections, so as to provide that the mentally diseased inmates of the Georgia State prisons, or other penal institutions, be cared for in a mental ward or facility located at the Georgia State Penitentiary at Reidsville; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 777. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to regulate boxing, sparring and wrestling exhibitions in Georgia ; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. HB 7778. By Messrs. M. Smith of Fulton and Johnson of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act providing for the disposition of property where there is no sufficient evidence that persons have died otherwise than simultaneously, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HB 779. By Messrs. Smiley of Liberty, Claxton of Camden, Brantley of Upson and Clary of McDuffie: 1096 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A Bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the killing of mink or otter by any kind of firearm, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. HB 780. By Messrs. Langdale of Lowndes, Greene of Crisp' and Clary of McDuffie: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the power of the Game and Fish Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish, HB 781. By Mr. Beasley of Mcintosh: A Bill to be entitled an Act to regulate the use of nets 'for a certain period in dragging for shrimp in Georgia, wate:rs, and for other pur- . poses. Referred to the Committee .on Game a11d Fish. HB 782. By Mr. Murr of Sumter:' A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to willful trespass and the punishment therefor, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HB 783. By Messrs. Murr and Burgamy of Sumter:. A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the payment of attorneys fees in the foreclosure of deeds to secure debts, both realty and i>ersonalty, mortgages, bills of sale, .conditional sales C\)ntr.acts, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 784. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker,' Abney of Catoosa and Hale of Dade: A Bill to be entitled an Act to make the Attorney-General of the State of Georgia, in his official capacity, the legal representative of the beneficiaries of Charitable Trusts and of the interest of the State in their Welfare as parens patriae in all suits involving their interests; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. HB 785. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker, Abney of Catoosa and Hale of Dade: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the trustees of any charitable trust having as its object the relief of aged, impotent, diseased, and poor people by providing hospitals and hospital services, when public necessity requires the hospital facilities to afford the relief authorized by the charitable trust, to contract with any hospital authority established under the laws of Georgia, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952 Referred to the Committee on GeneralJudiciary. #2. 1097 HB 786. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require certain vehicles to be equipped with ll,lud guards, or fla;ps; and for other purposes. Referred to the Commi~tee on Motor Vehicl"es. HB 787. By Messrs.. Warren of Washington, Hadden of Laurens and Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act e~titied "An A~t to estab- lish a State Board of Education", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. HB 788. By Messrs. Best of Clay and Twitty of Mitchell: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act referring to the destruction of useless public records, and for other purposes. Referred .to the Committee on Historical Re.s(l~rch. HB 789. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, Key ~f. Jasper, Matthews of Clarke, and 'many others: , . , A Blll t.o be entitled "an Act to amend an Act entitled "University System Building .Authority Ace', ..and for ot~er purposes. . Referr.ed,to ..the Committee on University System of Georgia. HB 790. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to reenact the charter of the City of Macon", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 791. By Messrs. Vandiver .and Clay of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which Act relates to the designation of a fiscal year by certain counties; to change the population classification therein set forth, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 792. By Messrs. Vandiver and Clay of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which relates to the fixing of salaries on a Calendar or Fiscal Year basis, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 793. By Messrs. Willis and Scott of Thomas: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town 1098 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, of Coolidge, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 794. By Mr. Jolly of Franklin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Lavonia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 795. By Mr. Page of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act amending the Charter of the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Garden City, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 796. By Mr. Clary of McDuffie: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of McDuffie County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 797. By Messrs. Huddleston of Fayette, Bolton and Harper of Spalding, Adams of Upson, Barrett of Pike and Brantley of Upson: A Bill to be entitle.d an Act to amend an Act relating to the salary of the official court reporter of the Griffin Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 798. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish a new charter for the City of Atlanta; to expand duties of the Municipal Revenue Collector, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 799. By Mr. Risner of Hart: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Bridges for Hart County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 800. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitle "An Act to reenact the Charter of the City of Macon", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952 1099 HB 801. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which changed certain c:ounty officers of Cobb County from a fee system to the salary system of compensation; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 802. By Messrs. Page, and McGee of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act amending the several Acts creating, incorporating, and relating to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 803. By Messrs. Alverson of Fulton, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide additional procedure for condemnation of property applicable to municipalities or counties having a population of more than 250,000. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 804. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish a new charter for the City of Atlanta; to provide for parking meters, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 805. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to compensate the Clerk of the Superior Court of Oconee County in the amount of fifty dollars per month in addition to fees; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 806. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to abolish the office of County Treasurer of Oconee County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 807. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to compensate the Sheriff of Oconee County in the amount of One Hundred Dollars per month in addition to fees; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 808. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of 1100 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Oconee, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 809. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Tax Commissioner of Ocoh~e County, 'and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties arid County Matters. HB 810. By Mr. Whitworth of Madison: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend, consolidate and supersede the several acts incorporating the City of Danielsville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HR 188-810a. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Resolution proposing that the State Department of Public Welfare be ordered and directed to pay to Mr. Jack P. Black compensation for damages in collision; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 189-810b. By Messrs. Vandiver and Clay of Bibb, Perkins of Carroll, and others: A Resolution proposing to the qualified voters an a~endment relating to the election of Solicitors General so as to provide for the election of Solicitors General of the .electors of each respective judicial circuits; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution #2. HR 190-810c. By Messrs. Vandiver and Clay of Bibb, Perkins of Carroll, and others: A Resolution proposing to the qualified voters. of Georgia an amendment relating to the ~lection of judges of the Superior (::ourts so as to provide that such judges shall be elected by; the ,voters of their respective judicial circuits, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. HR 191-810d. By Mr. Kitchens of Twiggs: A Resolution directing the Department of Public Safety to compensate Mrs. W. J. Gallemore and Judge J. R. Wimberly in the amounts of $148.80 and $73.50 respectively for damage to their automobiles caused by a State Patrol Car, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 192-810e. By Mr. Smith of Emanuel: THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952 1101 A Resolution relieving the :Director and officials of the Department of Public Safety from any existing and future liability in or arising from a theft by one Preston Holden, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HR 193-810f. By Mr. Stewart of Habersham: A Resolution proposing that .the State Librarian be authorized to furnish the Superior Court of Habersham County missing volumes of the Georgia Reports and Georgia A~peals Reports, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee. on Special Judiciary. HR 194-810g. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Resolution to investigate the possibility of requiring third and fourth year Medical students to spend two months interning at the Milledgeville State Hospital; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. HR 195-810h. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Resolution to authorize an inspection tour of the Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Washington, D. C., and the Pilgrim State Hospital in Long Island, Ne~ York, to observe their operations; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Georgia State Sanitarium. HR 196-810i. By Messrs. Boggus of Ben Hill, Rogers of Heard, McCracken of Jefferson, Ray of Warren, Twitty of Mitchell and Mims of Miller: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to authorize and require the various school boards of the counties, cities and independent systems employing school buses to cause poliCies of insurance to be issued according to laws now or hereafter. enacted by the General Assembly insuring the school children riding therein to and from School against bodily injury or death' at any time therefrom resulting from an accident or collision in which said buses are involved; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution #2. HR 197-810j. By Messrs; Page and McGee of Chatham: A Resolution appropriating the sum of $81.47 out of the State treasury to pay for damage to truck of Empire Ralilio and Specialty Company, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 198-810k. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A Resolution proposing that the proper authority be authorized to pay out of the Military Fund the sum of $222.69 to George A. Cabe for reimbursement; and for other purposes. 1102 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 199-8101. By Mr. Baughman of Early: A Resolution proposing that an appropriated sum be paid out of the Treasury of the State to Bennie Sims, to cover damages to his car, medical expenses, funeral expenses, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 200-810m. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A Resolution to compensate Mrs. S. T. Willis and her four children for injuries received in an automobile accident, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 210-810n. By Mr. Leach of Rockdale: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide for the appointment of the County School Superintendent of Rockdale County by the County Board of Education of said county, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution #2. HR 202-810o. By Mr. Stewart of Habersham: A Resolution to amend the rules of the House: By adding at the end of Rule 72 the following: "Provided, however that immediately preceding the final vote on any general bill or resolution, the Speaker shall call for, and the members of the House shall observe, one minute of reverent silence, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Rules. HR 203-SlOp. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A Resolution proposing that the road laid from the Health Center in the City of Irwinton to Wriley, Georgia be named and designated as the "Jack Brown Road!" and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Highways # 1. HR 204-SlOq. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A Resolution proposing that the new bridge at Mcintyre be named and designated as the "Walden Bridge"; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Highways #2. HR 205-SlOr. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A Resolution proposing that the new bridge across Commissioner Creek be designated as the "Boone Bridge"; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Highways # 1. HR 206-SlOs. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: THURSDAY; JANUARY 17., 1952 1103 A Resolution proposing that the new bridge over Turkey. Creek, near Allentown, Georgia be named and designated as the "Brack Bridge", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Highways # 1. HR 207-810t. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A Resolution proposing that the new bridge over Commissioner Creek on the .Pennington Highway be named and designated as the "McCook Bridge", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Highways #2. HR 208-810u. By Mr. Boone of Wilkin8on: A Resolution proposing that a portion of highway running from McIntyre, Georgia to its intersection with U. S. Highway No. 29 be named and designated as "Todd Road"; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Publi~ Highways # 2. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- tion the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 749. Do Pass. HB 746. Do Pass. HB 750. Do Pass. HB 751. Do Pass. HB 736. Do Pass. HB 752. Do Pass. HB 731. Do Pass. HB 748. Do Pass. HB 740. Do Pass. HB 735. Do Pass. HB 742. Do Pass. HB 743. Do Pass. HB 754. Do Pass. HB 741. Do Pass. HB 728. Do Pass. HB 747. Do Pass. 1104 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 744. Do Pass. HB 701. Do Pass. HB 702. Do Pass. SB 189. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Hollis of Muscogee County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary #2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on GeneralJudiciary #2 has had under consideration the following Bill and Resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chaii:man, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 160-708d. Do Pass. HR 166-708 j. Do Pass. HB 631. Do Pass. Respectf1lllf submitted, :Hollis of. Muscogee, .chairman. Mr. Smith of Bryan County, Chairman of the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations t HB 659. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Smith of Bryan, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952 1105 following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 693. Do Pass, as Amended. HB 737. Do Pass. HB 729. Do Pass. HB 730. Do Pass. HB 734. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Vice-Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, 'chairman of the Committee on State of the Republic, submitted the following report~ Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on StatE(ol'the Republic has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House With the following recommendations: HB 676. Do Pass.- HB 712. Do Pass. HR 162-708b. Do Pa~. 'Respectfully submitted, ::' McCracken of Jefferson, ,[ ''i Chairman. The Speaker announced the following committee assignments: State of Georgia Hous;! of Representatives Atlanta, Ga. Fred Hand, Speaker January 16, '1952 Honorable Joe Boone, Clerk House of Representatives Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Boone: I am appointing Honorable Robert L. Russell, Jr., to serve on the following committees in the House of Representatives: 1106 JOURNAL OF 'THE HOUSE, General Judiciary #1 Amendments to the Constitution # 1 University System of Georgia "I Education # 2 Veterans Affairs Appropriations Excuse of Members Absent Without Leave Historical Research Public Library Privileges and Elections General Agriculture #2 With every good wish, Sincerely yours, . Fred Han!l, Speaker: FH/epn State of Georgia House of Representatives Atlanta:, Ga. Fred Hand, Speaker January 16, 1952 Honorable Joe Boone, Clerk House of Representatives Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Boone: I am appointing Honorable C. C. Perkins to serve on the following committees in the House of Representatives: University System of Georgia. Veterans Affairs General Agriculture # 2 Education # 2 Public Highways # 2 Game and Fish General Judiciary #1 Amendments to the Constitution # 2 THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952 Legislative and Congressional Re-Apportionment Pensions With every good wish, Sincerely yours, Fred Hand, Speaker. FH/epn 1107 By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 631. By Messrs. Coffin of Schley, Burgamy of Sumter, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 81-1402 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 relating to the granting of continuances in trial courts when any party or his leading counsel is absent from court by reason of his attendance as a legislator in the General Assembly, and for other purposes. HB 659. By Messrs. Dicus of Muscogee, Alverson of Fulton, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the penalty provisions of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, and for other purposes. HB 676. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the population figure in the Rural Telephone Cooperative Act, and for other purposes. HB 693. By McMcCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Louisville for the County of Jefferson, and for other- purposes. HB 701. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the judge and solicitor of the City Court of Millen, and for other purposes. HB 702. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for monthly compensation of members of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Jenkins County, and for other purposes. HB 712. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel and Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to' the Public Safety Department, and for other purposes. 1108 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 728. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the county commissioners of Laurens County shall be elected by road districts, and for other purposes. HB 729. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the rate of property tax in Rentz, and for other purposes. HB 730. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the corporate limits of Dublin, and for other purposes. HB 731. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to place the clerk of the Court of Laurens County and his deputies on a salary basis, and for other purposes. HB 734. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the Sheriff of Laurens County, when acting as Ex-Officio Sheriff of the City Court of Dublin, shall not receive any additional compensation, and for other purposes. HB 735. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to place the Sheriff of Laurens County and his deputies on a salary basis, and for other purposes. HB 736. By M~. Dews of Calhoun: A bill to be entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of tax receiver and tax collector of Calhoun .County, and for other purposes. HB 737. By Mr. Hall of Toombs: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the election of a Mayor and Council for Lyons, and for other purposes. HB 740. By Messrs. Kelley and'White of Gwinnett: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the salary of the Treasurer of Gwinnett County, and for other purposes. HB 741. By Mr. Tamplin of Morgan: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in Morgan County, and for other purposes. HB 742. By Messrs. Battles and Clark of Decatur: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952 1109 Commissioners of Roans and Revenues in Decatur County, and for other purposes., HB 743. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an:Act to amend an Act establishing a City Court in Columbus, and for other purposes.. HB 744. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled ari Act to .amend an Act establishing a City Court in Columbus, and for other purpos.es. HB 746. By Messrs. HolUs, :Pickard, ~~~ Djcus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a Municipal Court in Columbus, and for other purposes. HB 747. By Messrs. Hollis, Pjckard, and Dicus of Muscogee_:. A bill to be entitled an Act til establish' the salary of the Clerk' bf the Superior Court of Muscogee County, and for other purposes. HB 748. By Messrs; Hollis~. P,iclmrd, and. D~cus of Muscogee:. an A biil to be 'entitled Act .to establish the .salary ~f .the ::;heriff of Muscogee Gount'y; ~afid 'for other' purpo~es. HB 749. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act~ amend an Act ~rea.ting the office of count~ tax co~missioner of Muscogee County, and for other purposes. HB 750. By Mr. Hawkins 'o:f Screven: ' A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Sylvania, and for other purposes. ' HB 751. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard/ and Dicus of Muscogee: ' , ' -~ ' : A bill to be entitled an Act to establish the salary. of the Ordinary of Muscogee County, and for other purposes. HB 752. By Mr. Hawkins of Screven: .) . .. .. . :- A llill t0 be entitled an Act to pro.v1de for the terms of the superior court of 'Screven County, and for other purposes. HB 754. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus .of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an act to authorize Muscogee County to supplement the salary of the judge of the superior courts of the Chattahoochee Circuit, and for other .purposes. HR 160-708d. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: 1110 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A resolution requesting the State Librarian to furnish law books to the clerk of the superior court of Haralson County, and for other purposes. HR 162-708f. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A resolution requesting reimbursement to J. W. Wilcher, Jr. for taxes paid on gasoline that was lost through leakage, and for other purposes. HR 166-708j. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: A resolution requesting the state librarian to furnish law books to Ben Hill County, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolution of the Senate to wit: SB 226. By Senator Rawls of the lOth and Senator Dunn of the 8th: A bill to change the name of the Albany Judicial Circuit to the Camilla Judicial Circuit; to create a new judicial circuit to be called the Albany Judicial Circuit to be composed of the County of Dougherty; provide for a judge and solicitor general for said circuit; to fix the terms of court; and for other purposes. SB 287. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A bill to provide a salary of $75 per month for the Ordinary of McIntosh County in addition to fees, and for other purposes. SB 241. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to amend the Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Chattooga County so as to provide the Commissioners shall receive $50.00 per month subsistence in lieu of per diem of services rendered, and for other purposes. SB 245. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to repeal an Act approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. Laws 1951 pp. 8033-3050) which establishes a joint Atlanta-Fulton County Planning Board and a joint Atlanta-Fulton County Board of Zoning Appeals, and to continue in effect planning and zoning ordinances and regulations, and for toher purposes. SB 246. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill providing that municipalities having more than 250,000 population may have public hearings before committees and continue existing zoning regulations, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952 1111 SR 47. By Senator Stephens of the 50th: 1 A resolution proposing an amendment. to Article 7, Section 2, Paragraph 1, sub-paragraph 5, to. provide pensions for widows for Confederate soldiers married prior to Januar.y 1,19~0, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Bills of the House were taken up .for consideration, read the third time and plac~ \lpon. their passage: H:B 680~ By Mr. tittle of Peach: A bill to be entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of tax receiver and tax collector of Peach County, and for other purposes~ The report .of the .c~mmittee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB {)8~. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the coroner of Clayton County shall be compensated on a salary rather than a fee basis, and ff>r other .purposes. The report' of the Committee, which "Was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nayso. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 682. By Mr. Hall of Toombs: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the judge and solicitor of the City Court of Lyons, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 685. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to be entitled an Act to give the ordinary of Stephens County compensation in addition to the fees he now receives, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. 1112 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 687. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the members of the board of commissioners of Roads and Revenues in Stephens .County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the biil, tlie ayes were i'O't; ~ays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional maj{)rity, was passed. HB 691. By Mr. McCracken of J e f fe .' r s. o' n : A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the com- pensation of the members of the boal'd of Roads and Revenues of Jeffer- son County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, ,was agreed to, ... On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constirutioi'lal majority, was passed.: HB 692. By Mr. Stewart of Habersham~ A bill to be entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of tax collector and tax receiver in Habersham County, and'for othet purposes. The following ame11dment w.as read and adopted.: " Mr. Stewart of Habersham County moves to a:t,nend HB &92 by: 1. Adding to the caption immediately preceding the repealer clause, the following: "To provide for the giving of notice showing the amount of tax due and total assessment" 2. Adding a new section, Section 10, which shall read as follows: "The Tax Commissioner shall not later than ,November 1, of each year, give ample written notice to each taxpayer, informing th~ latter of the amount of taxes due and the total assessment." The report of the Committee, which was favonible to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 694. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salaries of the judge and solicitor of the city court in Hall County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952 llf3 bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majorty, was passed. HB 695. By Mr. Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the payment of ~ subsis~nce to sheriffs of counties having a population of not less than 5815 and not more than 5845, and for other purposes; The report of the Committee, which .was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. ' On the passage of the bill, the ayes.were 111, nays-0. The bill; having received the requisite constitutional majority, was :passed. HB 696. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey; of Polk: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an .Act so as to provide for the ~nge in the salary-of .the txeasurer of' Polk 'County, and for other purl?oses~ . .. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passa-ge of :the bill, was agreed to. f On the passage, of the bill, the ayes ~ere 112, n.ays 0. .. . . . . .... = The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 697. ~y ~essrs. Cornelius and .McKelvey of Polk: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to p:rovide for the change in the salary and qualification& of the judge of the city court of Pol~ County, and for othe:r; P.~rposes._ The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of, the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 698. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the hours of holding elections in certain counties, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage Of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 700. By Mr. Greene of Crisp: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of County Commissioners for Crisp County, and for other purposes. u.a JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majorty, was passed. HB 703. By Mr. Lavender of Elbert: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an act establishing the city court of Elberton, in Elbert County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 705. By Mr. Scott of Thomas: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the city court of Thomasville, in the County of Thomas, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 706. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for a change in the salary of the clerk for the tax commissioner of Telfair County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 707. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for a change in the salary of the clerk of the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Telfair County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 708. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the payment of a salary enabling the ordinary of Telfair County to employ a clerk, and for other THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952 1115 purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to adopt the following resolution of the House: HR 75-33le. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A resolution requesting compensation to dependents of Joseph and Rose Mary Keating, and for other Jlllrposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the resolution was placed at the foot of the calendar following HB 677. By unanimous consent, the following resolution and bills of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: SR 47. By Senator Stephens of the 50th: A resolution proposing an amendment to provide pensions for widows for Confederate soldiers married prior to January 1, 1920, and for other purposes. Referred to the. Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. SB 226. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Dunn of the 8th: A bill to be entitled an Act to change the name of the Albany Judicial Circuit to the Camilla Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 237. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Ordinary of Mcintosh County shall receive $75.00 per month in addition to fees, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 241. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Chattooga County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 245. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to establish a joint Atlanta- 1116 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Fulton County Planning Board and Board of Zoning Appeals, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 246. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the general zoning law, so as to provide that municipalities having more than 250,000 population may have public hearings before committees and continuing existing zoning regulations, and for other pl!lrposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. Mr. Smith of Emanuel asked unanimous consent that the following Bill of the House be recommitted to the Committee on State of Republic for the purpose of' a public hearing: HB 670. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to amend the ''Old Age Assistance Act", and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was recommitted. Under the regular order of business, the following bills and resolution of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 660. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A bill tQ be entitled an Act to amend an Ac~ so as to authorize the expenditure of appropriated funds for the payment of benefits to permanently disabled persons; and for other purposes. Th~ report of the Committee, ~hich was favorable to the passa~e of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes W~i!re 115, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB. 661. By Mr. Twitty of Mit~hell: A bill to be entitled an Ac~ to authorize the transfer of assets by charitable and non-profit corporations to the State Department of Public Welfare, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the_ passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 677. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the TRURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 19.52 1117 assignment of a motor vehicle to .the warden of the Georgia State Prison at Reidsville,. and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the p~s~~ge of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 6. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 628.. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of. Mitchell, Ray of Warren and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to ratify, approve and confirm the executive orders. of the Governor su~pe~.:ling tl:1e collection of retailers' and con' .sumers' sales and use :taxes on Junches sold to school children, and for other purposes. The .re.p0~t of the Committee, which was f~vorable to the' passage of the bill, was agreed to. . On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 85-383a. By Messrs. Kidd and Parker of Baldwin: A resolution authorizing the Governor tq sell or otherwise dispose of certain property on the old.State Prison Farm at Milledgeville, and for oth~r pu~poses. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 109, nays 1. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. Mr. Miiris of Miller requested that the Journal show that he 'voted against adoption of HR 85-383a. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 209. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, and McCracken .of.Jefferson: A JOINT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States provides that treaties made under the authority of the United States shall, along with the Constitution and Laws of the United States, be the supreme law of the land, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding; and, WHEREAS, the treaty-making power is, with increasing frequency, being resorted to for the purpose of empowering Congress to enact, by way of implementing treaties, laws which Congress would otherwise be without power to enact; and 1118 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, WHEREAS, the effect of this provision of the Constitution of the United States is to enable the President, with the consent of two-thirds of the Senate, to change the Constitution of the United States and enlarge the powers of the Congress by conferring upon the Congress power to enact laws to implement and enforce such treaties; and WHEREAS, the practice, if continued, could well result in complete destruction of the States and in gross invasions of the rights of the citizens of the United States; and WHEREAS, such a condition is extremely dangerous and undesirable; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the General Assembly of Georgia that the Congress of the United States be hereby requested to call a convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to Article 6, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States relating to the treaty-making power and that it be amended in the following respects: 1. To provide that a treaty shall not become the supreme law of the land upon ratification except to the extent that it shall thereafter be made so by act of Congress ; 2. To provide that in legislating to give effect to treaties Congress shall make no law not otherwise authorized by the Constitution; and 3. To provide that the basic structure of the United States Government as now embodied in the Constitution, the express limitations of the Constitution on the powers of Congress, the guarantees of rights and freedoms contained in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and the powers reserved to the states and to the people, shall not be in anywise altered by any treaty or executive agreement nor otherwise than by constitutional amendment. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Thatthe Congress of the United States be, and it hereby is, requested to provide as the mode of ratification that said amendment shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the Constitution of the United States, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a duly attested copy of this resolution be immediately transmitted to the secretary of the Senate of the United States, the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States and to each member of the Congress from this State. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock, A. M., Monday, January 21, 1952, and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock, A. M., Monday, January 21, 1952. MONDAY, "JANUARY n; 1952 1119 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, .'January 21st, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the Committees: HB 811. By Messrs. Durden and Gardner of Dougherty: A Bill to be entitled an Act to Amend an Act relating to the revocation of wills by the subsequent marriage of the testator or the birth of a child to him, so as to provide that a subsequent divorce shall also revoke a will; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HB 812. By Messrs. Durden of Dougherty and Gardner of Dougherty: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the recording 1120 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, deeds not attested by an official witness so as to provide that deeds attested by only one witness who is an official witness shall be entitled to record; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HB 813. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act which provides punishments for persons convicted of murder; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 814. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act defining reckless driving, so as to provide for the examination of school bus drivers, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education #2. HB 815. By Mr. Overby of Ha'l: A Bi!l to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to driving and traffic regulations, so as to provide specifications for school buses purchased in the State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. HB 816. By Messrs. Covington of Floyd, Dicus of Muscogee, l\L Smith of Fulton, Scoggin of Floyd and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act wh!ch' provides an issuance period of five days for certain marriage licenses, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the <;:ommittee on General Judiciary # ~ HB 817. By. Messrs. Parker .of .Baldwin, Boone cf Wi kinson, Jackson of Jones and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish an employees' retirement system, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Georgia State Sanitorium. HB 818. By Mr. Covington of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which relates to the dormancy of judgments, so as to provide for the 1ecording of executions with all entries thereon; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 819. By Messrs. Deason of Stewart and Dicus of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the disposition of the proceeds of the sale of lands, so as to authorize the court to award attorney's fees; and for other purposes. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1952 Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. 1121 HB 820. By Messrs. Durden of Dougherty and Hopkins of Charlton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "Toll Road from Florida Line to St. Marys", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 821. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a lien in favor of every clinic and hospital, public or private, and every hospital authority organized and maintaining a hospital under the laws of this State for the amount of the reasonable charges of such hospital, for the treatment and care of any person for personal injuries, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HB 822. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for holding two additional terms of the Superior Court of Union County for the purpose of trying non-jury matters, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 823. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to extend the corporate city limits of the City of Carrollton, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 824. By Messrs. Scoggin, Covington and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled An Act providing for a supplement to the annual salary now provided by law for the Judge of the Superior Court of the Rome Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 825. By Messrs. Rollins and Biggers of Meriwether: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which incorporated the City of Manchester in the counties of Meriwether and Talbot, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 826. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the Coroner's fees, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 827. By Mr. Robertson of Dawson: 1122 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Dawson, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 828. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Quitman, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 829. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Quitman, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 830. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Quitman, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HR 210-830a. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A Resolution proposing that the projected bridge across Sandy Creek on the highway from Allentown to Toomsboro be named and designated "Hall Bridge", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HR 211-830b. By Messrs. Cates and Bargeron of Burke: A Resolution proposing that the State Highway Board be authorized to pay J. W. Borom $80.55 as damages and reimbursement; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 212-830c. By Messrs. Carr and Britton of Whitfield: A Resolution authorized to reimburse Charles Burch the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars for forfeited bond, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 213-830d. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A Resolution to compensate Mr. H. G. Sherrod of Millen, Georgia, for injuries to himself and wife, and for damages to his truck when hit by a car driven by a member of the Georgia State Patrol, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1952 1123 HR 214-830e. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A Resolution proposing that the Department of Public Welfare be directed to pay to Mrs. Maxie Hooks the sum of $6,000.00 as compensation for her loss; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Welfare. HR 215-830f. By Messrs. Perkins and Duncan of Carroll: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide for the division of Carroll County into school districts, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments To Constitution # 1. HR 216-830g. By Messrs. Williams of Houston and Vandiver of Bibb: A Resolution proposing that the State Librarian be directed to furnish to the Superior Court of Houston County the missing volumes of Georgia Reports of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Library. HR 217-830h. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to authorize the City of Macon, Bibb County, to issue revenue anticipation certificates to produce funds for making improvements, additions, and betterments to its existing hospital facilities and to secure the payment of such certificates and interest thereon, etc., and for other purpo;ses. Referred to the Committee on Amendment to Constitution #2. HB 831. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act by increasing .the salary of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenue of Dodge Comity, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 832. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act by changing the com- pensation from $150.00 per month to ten per cent of the amount of taxes collected; to provide that the sheriff's Fi. Fa. costs shall be paid into the County Treasury, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 833. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A Bill to be entitled an Act to supplement the compensation now received by the Ordinary of Dodge County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. The following communication was received: 1124 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Office of the Governor Columbia January 18, 1952 James F. Byrnes Governor Alex McCullough Research Secretary Miss Cassie Connor Secretary Honorable S. Marvin Griffin President of the Senate Honorable Fred Hand Speaker of the House of Representatives State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia Gentlemen: I am in receipt of a Joint Resolution inviting me to address a joint meeting of the General Assembly of Georgia on February 6 at 12 o'clock M. It gives me pleasure to accept the invitation. Respectfully yours, JFB:eh James F. Byrnes CC: Honorable George D. Stewart Secretary of the Senate Honorable Joe Boone Clerk of the House of Representatives Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- tion the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 796. Do Pass. HB 799. Do Pass. HB 792. Do Pass. HB 808. Do Pass. HB 807. Do Pass. HB 791. Do Pass. HB 801. Do Pass. HB 809. Do Pass. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1952 1125 HB 806. Do Pass. HB 805. Do Pass. HB 732. Do Pass. HB 620. Do Pass. HB 803. Do Pass. SB 241. Do Pass. SB 237. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Langdale of Lowndes County, Chairman of the Committee on Game and Fish, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Game and Fish has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 779. Do Pass. HB 780. Do Pass. HB 781. Do Pass. HB 761. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Langdale of Lowndes, Chairman. Mr. M. Smith of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Insurance, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Insurance has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recomn:endation: HB 721. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, M. Smith of Fulton, Chairman. 1126 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 620. By Mr. Mims of Miller: A bill to be entitied an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the Chairman of the Board of Commissionei-s of Roads and Revenues of Miller County, and for other purposes. HB 721. By Mr. M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to preclude the licensing of a corporation as a resident agent for the soliciting and writing of fire, marine, and casualty insurance, or fidelity and surety bonds, and for other purposes. HB 732. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Laurens County into the office of County Tax Commissioner, and for other purposes. HB 761. By Messrs. Lavender of Elbert, Matthews of Clarke, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the reciprocal honoring of fishing licenses between the State of Georgia and adjoining states in connection with fishing in certain lakes, and for other purposes. HB 779. By Messrs. Beasley of Mcintosh, Smiley of Liberty, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the killing of mink or otter by any kind of firearm, and for other purposes. HB 780. By Messrs. Langdale of Lowndes, Greene of Crisp, and Clary of McDuffie: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 45-146 of the Annotated Supplement of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the power of the Game and Fish Commission to fix bag limits and open and closed seasons, and for other purposes. HB 781. By Mr. Beasley of Mcintosh: A bill to be entitled an act to regulate the use of nets for a certain period in dragging for shrimp in Georgia waters, and for other purposes. HB 791. By Messrs. Clay and Vandiver of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the population classification therein set forth, and for other purposes. HB 792. By Messrs. Clay and Vandiver of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the population classification therein set forth, and for other purposes. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1952 1127 HB 79fi. By Mr. Clary of McDuffie: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of McDuffie County and his clerk, and for other purposes. HB 799. By Mr. Risner of Hart: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the term of office of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Hart County, and for other purposes. HB 801. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that deputy sheriffs of Cobb County shall have a salary of $4,200.00, and for other purposes. HB 803. By Messrs. Alverson, Smith, and Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide additional procedure for condemnation of property applicable to municipalities or counties having a population of more than 250,000, and for other purposes. HB 805. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to be entitled an Act to compensate the Clerk of the Superior Court of Oconee County in the amount of fifty dollars per month in addition to fees, and for other purposes. HB 806. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the Treasurer of Oconee County, and for other purposes. HB 807. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to be entitled an Act to compensate the Sheriff of Oconee County in the amount of one hundred dollars per month in addition to fees, and for other purposes. HB 808. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the chairman and members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Oconee County, and for other purposes. HB 809. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the Tax Commissioner of Oconee County, and for other purposes. SB 237. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Ordinary of Mcintosh 1128 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, County shall receive $75.00 per month in addition to fees, and for other purposes. SB 241. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Chattooga County shall receive $50.00 per month subsistence in lieu of per diem, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: SB 224. By Senator Carlisle of the 7th: A bill to amend the laws relating to speed limits by providing day time speed limit of 60 miles for cars weighing less than ten thousand pounds and 50 miles night time; and on trucks on ten to sixteen thousand pounds fixing the speed limit at 40 miles; and for other purposes. SB 225. By Senator Carlisle of the 7th: A bill to change the penalty for abandonment of child from a misdemeanor to a felony and provide imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years; and for other purposes. SB 261. By Senator Hawes of the 30th:, A bill to amend Section 83-201 of the Code to provide the manner of obtaining rights of way by persons or corporations engaged in the business of mining and quarrying; and for other purposes. HR 60. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: A resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide for the division of Union County into school districts, and for other purposes. HB 298. By Mr. Garrard of Wilkes: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the fixing of the compensation of the physicians and attorneys at law who serve on a Commission of Lunacy, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 693. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for a change in the salaries of the Judge and Solicitor of the City Court of MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1952 1129 Louisville, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment to HB 693 was read and adopted: The Committee on Municipal Government amends HB 693 as follows: By adding a new section to be numbered appropriately and to read as follows: Be it further enacted that in addition to the salary fixed above for the Solicitor of said court that in condemnation cases he shall be paid a fee of $25.00 which shall be paid out of the fund received from the sale of the condemned property. The county shall in no manner be responsible for the payment of said fee of $25.00 herein provided. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 701. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the Judge and Solicitor of the City Court of Millen, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 702. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for monthly compensation of the members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Jenkins County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the till, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 728. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the County Commissioners of Laurens County shall be elected by road districts in the county primary as well as in the general election, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. 1130 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 729. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the rate of taxation in Laurens County shall not exceed 1%% of the value of the property, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. liB 730. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the corporate limits of the City of Dublin, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 731. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to place the Clerk of the Superior Court of Laurens County and his deputies on a salary basis, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 734. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the Sheriff of Laurens County, when acting as ex-officio sheriff of the City Court of Dublin, shall not receive any additional compensation, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 735. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to place the Sheriff of Laurens County and his deputies on a salary basis, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1952 1131 On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 736. By Mr. Dews of Calhoun: A bill to be entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Calhoun County into the office of Tax Commissioner, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 737. By Mr. Hall of Toombs: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the election of Mayor and Council of the City of Lyons, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. Ori the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 740. By Messrs. Kelley and White of Gwinnett: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for a change in the salary of the Treasurer of Gwinnett County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 741. By Mr. Tamplin of Morgan: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for a change in the compensation of the members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Morgan County and the clerk thereof, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 742. By Messrs. Battles and Clark of Decatur: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for changing the regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and 1132 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Revenues of Decatur County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 743. By Messrs. Hollis, Picard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for an increase in the jurisdiction of the City Court of Columbus, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 744. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an act so as to fix the salary of the Judge of the City Court of Columbus, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 746. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for an increase in the salaries of the Judge, Clerk, and Marshal of the Municipal Court of Columbus, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 747. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish the salary of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Muscogee County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 748. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish the salary of the Sheriff of MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1952 1133 Muscogee County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 749. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compensation of the Tax Commissioner of Muscogee County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 122, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 750. By Mr. Hawkins of Screven: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the terms of the City Court of Sylvania, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 123, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. liB 751. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish the salary of the Ordinary of Muscogee County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 124, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 752. By Mr. Hawkins of Screven: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the terms of the Superior Court of Screven County, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 752 was read and adopted: Mr. Hawkins of Screven moves to amend HB 752 by adding a new section to be known as Section 1a as follows: "The effective date of this act shall be July 1, 1952." And by amending the caption as follows: in the 5th line, insert the following: "to fix the effective date." 1134 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 125, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 754. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to supplement the salary of the Judge of the Superior Courts of the Chattahoochee Circuit, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 126, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 160-708d. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A resolution requesting the State Librarian to furnish the Clerk of the Superior Court of Haralson County certain law books, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 127, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 166-708j. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: A rEsolution requesting the State Librarian to furnish the Clerk of the Superior Court of Ben Hill County certain law books, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 128, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. By unanimous consent, the following bills of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: SB 26'1. By Senator Hawes of the 30th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which sets forth the manner of obtaining rights of way for persons or corporations engaged in the business of mining and quarrying, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. MONDAY, jANUARY 21, 1952 1135 SB 225. By Senator Carlisle of the 7th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the penalty for abandonment of child, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. SB 224. By Senator Carlisle of the 7th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for driving and traffic regulations; so as to change the speed limit for certain motor vehicles, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. The following resolution was read: HR 218. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, and H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A RESOLUTION Memorializing Congress to call a convention for the purpose of considering an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to taxes on incomes, inheritance and gifts. WHEREAS, the National Government, through the excessive use of the tax power, has greatly encroached upon the tax revenue sources of the several states; and, WHEREAS, the very existence of our dual system of government is dependent upon strong and economically sound state government; and, WHEREAS, the continued pre-emption of available tax sources by the Federal Government will seriously impair the tax structure of the several states thus tending to further centralize the government on a national basis; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY: OF GEORGIA that the Legislature of the State of Georgia respectfully petition the Congress of the United States to call a convention for the purpose of proposing the following article .as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States: "ARTICLE-------------------------------- "Section 1. The sixteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby. repealed. "Secticn 2. The Congress shall have power to levy and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several states, and without regard to any census or enumeration; provided that in no case shall the maximum rate of tax exceed 25 per cent. "Section 3. The maximum rate of any tax, duty or excise, which Congress may lay and collect with respect to the devolution or transfer of property, or any interest therein, upon or in contemplation of or intended to take effect in effect in possession or in enjoyment 1136 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, at or after death, or by way of gift, shall in no case exceed 25 per cent. "Section 4. The limitations upon the rates of said taxes contained in Sections 2 and 3 shall not apply during hostilities while the United States is in a state of war declared by Congress and shall be subject to the further qualification that in the event of a grave national emergency requiring such action to avoid national disaster, the Congress by a vote of three-fourths of each house may for a period not exceeding one year increase beyond the limits above prescribed the maximum rate of any such tax upon income subsequently accruing or received or with respect to subsequent devolutions or transfers of property, with like power to repeat such action as often as such emergency may require. "Section 5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect at midnight on the 31st day of December following the ratification of this article. Nothing contained in th:s article shall affect the power of the United States after said date to collect any tax on incomes for any period ending on or prior to said 31st day of December laid in accordance with the terms of any law then in effect. "Section 6. Section 3 shall take effect at midnight on the last day of the sixth month following the ratification of this article. Nothing contained in this article shall affect the power of the United States to collect any tax on any devolution or transfer occurring prior to the taking effect of Section 3, laid in accordance with the terms of any law then in effect." BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Congress of the United States, be, and it hereby is, requested to provide as the mode or ratification that said amendment shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the Constitution of the Uni\ed States, when ratified by the Legislatures of three-fourths of the several states. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a duly attested copy of this resolution be immediately transmitted to the Secretary of the Senate of the United States, the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States and to each member of the Congress from the State of Georgia. The following amendment to HR 218 was read and adopted: Mr. Neville of Bulloch moves to amend HR 218 by adding a sentence as follows: "Provided, that such limitation shall be on incomes of $50,000.00 per year, or less." On the adoption of the resolution, as amended, Mr. Greer of Lanier moved the ayes and nays, and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Battles Beasley Best Boggus Boone Brantley Brazeal Burkett Clary MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1952 1137 Clay Coffin Covington De en Denton Dews Dicus Duncan Durham Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Greene of Crisp Groover Hall of Toombs Harrel Hawkins Hilton Hollis Jackson Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kennedy Key Kidd King Kitchens Langdale Lavender McWhorter Matthews Mims Mishoe Nelson Neville Owens Parker Perkins Pickard Pittard Ramsey Ray Rowland Scott Scoggin Short Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Tamplin Tarbutton Tillman Trapnell Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Walker of Telfair Warren Wheeler White Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Wood Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Upson Alverson Bargeron Baughman Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Birdsong Black Bolton Britton Brooks Burgamy Campbell of Oconee Carr Cates Clark Claxton Cornelius Ct-anford Dally Dorsey Fears Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greer Griffith Guthrie Hale Hall of Floyd Henderson Holley Johnson of Hall Jolly Kelley Kemp Knight Lam Leach Lewis of Greene Little McKelvey Mackay Murphy Murr Musgrove Newman Nightingale Otwell Peacock Pickett Raulerson Register Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Russell Simmons Stephens of Towns Sumner Tarpley Tippens Todd Tumlin Turk Waldrop Walker of Crawford Weems Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Wooten Those not voting were Messrs.: Barrett, Biggers, Brannen, Byrd, Callier, Campbell of Walker, Coogle, Deason, Durden, Edenfield, Flynt, Freeman, Gardner, Green of Cherokee, Hadden, Harper, Harris, Herrin, Hood, Hopkins, 1138 JOURNAL OF TilE HOUSE, Huddleston, Ivey, Jessup, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, Lanier, Lewis of Hancock, Lovett, McCracken, McGarity, McGee, Mangum, Mull, Overby, Page, Risner, Rogers, Rollins, Sheffield, Sivell, Terry, Willis, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. The roll call was verified. On the adoption of the resolution, as amended, the ayes were 87, nays 74. The resolution was adopted, as amended. Mr. McGee of Chatham requested that the Journal show that he voted against adoption of HR 218. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 659. By Messrs. Dicus of Muscogee, M. Smith, H. Smith, and Alverson of Fulton, and Gardner of Dougherty: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the penalty provisions of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, and for other purposes. The following amendments to HB 659 were read and adopted: The Committee moves to amend HB 659 to add the word "unauthorized" between the words "any" and "persons" on the second and third lines of para. graph two of section one of said bill. Mr. M. Smith of Fulton moves to amend Section 21 of HB 659 by adding the following paragraph: "Marijuana or "reefer" cigarettes shall come within the provisions of this act. Mr. M. Smith of Fulton moves to amend HB 659 by changing the figure 4 in Section 21 to 10, so that when amended it sha] read as follows: "not less than 10 years nor more than 20 years." An amendment offered by Mr. Hale of Dade was read and lost. An amendment cffered by Mr. Adams of Upson was read and lost. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 123, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. Mr. Greer of Lanier asked unanimous consent that the following resolutions of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Amendments to Constitution No. 2 and recommitted to the Committee on Education No. 2: HR 158-708b. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the election by the people of the State School Superintendent and his assistant, and for other purposes. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1952 1139 HR 165-708i. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment providing for an exemption from all state, county and municipal ad valorem taxes for a period of time not exceeding five years for new manufacturing concerns migrating to this State, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the resolutions were withdrawn from the Committee on Amendments to Constitution No. 2 and recommitted to the Committee on Educaion No. 2. Mr. Freeman of Monroe asked unanimous consent that the following resolution of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Amendments to Constitution No. 1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution No. 1. HR 178-755e. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A resolution proposing an amendment to provide for the appropriation of funds for the capital outlay of expenditures in establishing and maintaining a system of common schools, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted, the resolution was read the second time, and recommitted. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 631. By Messrs. Coffin of Schley, Burgamy of Sumter, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 81-1402 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 676. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and Ray of Warren: A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act so as to change the population figures in the definition of "rural area," and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Gowen of Glynn asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Mines and Mining and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1: 1140 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 621. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock and Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 83-201 of the Code of 1933, which sets forth the manner of obtaining rights of way for persons or corporations engaged in the business of mining and quarrying, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 266. By Messrs. Johnston and Sumner of Worth, Green of Irwin, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to Superior Court Judges, Emeritus, and for other purposes. The following committee substitute was read: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend an Act approved March 9, 1945 (Georgia Laws 1945, pp. 362-366) and entitled "An Act to provide for the creation of the office of judge of the superior court, emeritus; to prescribe eligibility for incumbents; to provide the terms, duties and compensation of incumbents; to create the superior court judges retirement fund of Georgia; to provide for trustees thereof; to provide for the payments into and disbursements from; and for other purposes;" as amended by an Act approved February 1, 1946 (Georgia Laws 1946, pp. 228-230), an Act approved February 16, 1950 (Georgia Laws 1950, pp. 283-287), and an Act approved February 17, 1950 (Georgia Laws 1950, p. 341), by adding the tenure of solicitor general of this State and tenure of judge and solicitor of a city court from which appeals may be taken directly to Court of Appeals of Georgia, in certain instances, to tenure as judge of superior court. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME: Section 1. That an Act approved March 9, 1945 (Georgia Laws 1945, pp. 363-366) and entitled "An Act to provide for the creation of the office of judge of the superior court, emeritus; to prescribe eligibility for incumbents; to provide the terms, duties and compensation of incumbents; to creat the superior court judges retirement fund of Georgia; to provide for trustees thereof; to provide for the payments into and disbursements from; and for other purposes," as amended by an Act approved February 1, 1946 (Georgia Laws 1946, pp. 228-230), an Act approved February 16, 1950 (Georgia Laws 1950, pp. 283-287), and an Act approved February 17, 1950 (Georgia Laws 1950, p. 341), be and the same is hereby amended by adding to the fourteenth line of Section 2 of said Act as printed on page 284, Georgia Laws 1950, after the word emeritus," the following language: "and likewise, any judge of the superior court of the State of Georgia, who shall have attained the age of seventy (70) and who is still in service as such MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1952 1141 officer, and shall have been in service for thirty (30) years in the aggregate, as judge of the superior court of the State of Georgia, and in any one of, or combination of, the following capacities: as solicitor general of this State, as judge of, or solicitor of, a city court from which appeals can be taken directly to the Court of Appeals of Georgia, shall be eligible for appointment to the office of judge of the superior courts, emeritus," so that said section as amended shall read as follows: "Section 2. Any judge of the superior court of the State of Georgia, who shall have attained the age of seventy (70) years and shall have been in service as a judge of the superior court of this State for twenty (20) years, or who shall have been in service for thirty (30) years as a judge of a city court from which appeals can be taken directly to the Court of Appeals of this State and as judge of the superior court; provided that at least twelve (12) years shall have been served as judge of the superior court, or who has already been in service for twenty (20) years as a judge of the superior court of this State at the date of the aproval of said Act, on March 9, 1945, and who is still in service as such officer, regardless of age, shall be eligible to appointment to judge of the superior courts, emeritus; and likewise, any judge of the superior court of the State of Georgia, who shall have attained the age of seventy (70) years, and who is still in service as such officer, and shall have been in service for thirty (30) years in the aggregate, as judge of the superior court of the State of Georgia, and in any one of, or combination of, the following capacities: as solicitor general of this State, as judge of, or solicitor of, a city court from which appeals can be taken directly to the Court of Appeals of Georgia, shall be eligible for appointment to the office of judge of the superior courts, emeritus." Section 2. That said Act is further amended by adding to the twenty-fifth line of Section 10 of said Act as printed on page 285 (Georgia Laws, 1950) after the word "emeritus" the following language: "Except that any judge who shall, by virtue of the amendment relating to t judge who prior to his tenure as judge of superior court served as solicitor general of this State, as judge of or solicitor of a city court from which appeals can be taken directly to the Court of Appeals of Georgia, be made eligible for appointment as a judge of the superior courts, emeritus, and who shall not have made payments to the superior court judges retirement fund of Georgia at the time of the passage of said amendment, shall be required to pay into said fund the amount fixed by the Act for each of the years that said judge has served as a superior court judge and for each year thereafter up to and including the year that said judge may be appointed as judge of the superior courts, emeritus," so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: "Section 10. All judges of the superior court shall be permitted to pay into said fund the amount of five per cent of the salaries paid to said judge by the State of Georgia and any of said judges who makes payment to this fund shall be eligible to retire from office as judge emeritus at a salary of two-thirds of the salary paid to said judge by the State of Georgia provided he 1142 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, meets the following two conditions: (a) He has reached the age of seventy years, and (b) he has for a period of twenty years, made payments to said fund at the rate herein specified. However, all judges who are over fifty years of age shall be eligible to retire when they have attained the age of seventy years at twothirds the salary paid by the State to said judges, provided said judges have served for twenty years and shall have made payments to said fund at the rate therein specified until they reach the age of seventy years, said payments to commence from the effective date of this act. Provided that any judge who shall, by virtue of this amendment of this Act, be made eligible for appointment as a judge of the superior courts, emeritus, and who shall not have made payments to the superior court judges retirement fund of Georgia at the time of the passage of said amendment shall be required to pay into said fund the amount fixed by the Act only for the year in which said amendment is passed and for each year thereafter up to and including the year that said judge may be appointed as judge of the superior courts,. emeritus. Except that any judge who shall, by virtue of the amendment relating to a judge who prior to his tenure as judge of superior court served as solicitor general of this State, as judge of or solicitor of a city court from which appeals can be taken directly to the Court of Appeals of Georgia, be made eligible for appointment as a judge of the superior courts, emeritus, and who shall not have made payments to the superior court judges retirement fund of Georgia at the time of the passage of said amendment, shall be required to pay into said fund the amount fixed by the Act for each of the years that said judge has served as a superior court judge and for each year thereafter up to and including the year that said judge may be appointed as judge of the superior courts, emeritus." Section 3. That said Act is further amended by adding to the sixteenth line of Section 11 of said Act, as printed on page 286, Georgia Laws 1950, after the word "retirement," the following language: "Any judge of the superior court of the State of Georgia, who shall have attained the age of seventy years, and who is still in service as such officer, and shall have been in service for thirty (30) years in the aggregate, as judge of the superior court of the State of Georgia, and in any one of, or combination of, the following capacities: as solicitor general of this State, as a judge of, or solicitor of, a city court from which appeals can be taken directly to the Court of Appeals of Georgia, shall be eligible to retire at his pleasure and shall be eligible to receive twothirds of the salary allowed to them by the State of Georgia and any county thereof under the provisions of the law prescribing salaries for superior court judges existing at the time of his retirement," so that said section as amended shall read as follows: "Section 11. All judges of the superior courts who have attained the age of seventy years and have served twenty years as a judge of the superior courts, or who shall have been in service for thirty (30) years as a judge of the city court from which appeals can be taken direct to the Court of Appeals of this State and that as judge of the superior court, provided that at least twelve (12) years shall have been served as judge of the superior MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1952 1143 court, or who have already been in service for twenty (20) years as a judge of the superior courts of this State at the date of the approval of said Act, on March 9, 1945, and who is still in service as such officer, regardless of age, shall be eligible to retire at their pleasure and shall be eligible to receive two-thirds of the salary allowed to them by the State of Georgia and any county thereof under the provisions of the law prescribing salaries for superior court judges existing at the time of their retirement. Likewise any judge of the superior court of the State of Georgia, who shall have attained the age of seventy years, and who is still in service as such officer, and shall have been in service for thirty (30) years in the aggregate, as judge of the superior court of the State of Georgia, and in any one of, or combination of, the following capacities: as solicitor general of this State, as judge of, or solicitor of, a city court from which appeals can be taken directly to the Court of Appeals of Georgia, and shall be eligible to retire at his pleasure and shall be eligible to receive two-thirds of the salary allowed to him by the State of Georgia and any county thereof under the provisions of the law prescribing salaries for superior court judges existing at the time of his retirement." Section 4. That said Act is further amended by inserting between the word "age" and the word "in" in the twelfth line of Section 12 of said Act as printed on pages 286 and 287, Georgia Laws 1950, the following language: "or who shall have attained the age of seventy years, and who is still in service as such officer, and shall have been in service for thirty (30) years in the aggregate, as judge of the superior court of the State of Georgia, and in any one of, or combination of, the following capacities: as solicitor general of this State, as judge of, or solicitor of, a city court from which appeals can be taken directly to the Court of Appeals of Georgia," so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: he "Section 12. No judge shall be eligible for benefits under this Act unless shall have served twenty years as a superior court judge and shall have attained the age of seventy years, or who shall have been in service for thirty (30) years as a judge of the city court from which appeals can be taken direct to the Court of Appeals of this State and as judge of the superior court, provided that at least twelve (12) years shali have been served as judge of the superior court or unless he has already been in service for twenty (20) years as a judge of the superior courts of this State at the date of the approval of said Act, on March 9, 1945, and is still in service as such officer, regardless of age; or who shall have attained the age of seventy years, and who is still in service as such officer, and shall have been in service for thirty (30) years in the aggregate, as judge of the superior court of the State of Georgia and in any one of, or combination of, the following capacities; as solicitor general of this State, as judge of, or solicitor of, a city court from which appeals can be taken directly to the Court of Appeals of Georgia. In computing twenty_ years, the entire year in which a judge becomes seventy years of age shall be computed as part of said twenty years." 1144 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Section 5. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. The following amendments to the committee substitute to HB 26'6 were read and adopted: Mr. Freeman of Monroe moves to amend HB 266 by adding at the end of Section 2 the following provision: Any superior court judge in order to qualify under the provisions of this bill who has previously served as a solicitor-general shall have contributed to the solicitor general retirement fund from the date of the enactment of the solicitor general retirement fund or from the time said judge became a solicitor-general, whichever is the later date. Mr. Kemp of Clayton moves to amend Section 2 of HB 266 by adding the following language at the end of said section: Provided such judge has served at least 5 years as judge of the superior court. The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill by substitute, as amended, the ayes were 108, nays 8. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute, as amended. By unanimous consent, the clerk was directed to correct certain typographical errors in the amendments to HB 659. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 508. By Messrs. Dews of Calhoun and Pittard of Clarke: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 46-101 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide that share croppers' wages shall be exempt from garnishment until after judgment, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Covington of Floyd asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1 and recommitted to the Committee on Special Judiciary: HB 816. By Messrs. Covington of Floyd, Dicus of Muscogee, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which provides an issuance period of five days for certain marriage licenses, and for other purposes. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1952 1145 The unanimous consent request was granted. The following resolution was read and adopted: BR 219. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS God in his infinite wisdom has called to his reword Hon. J. Randolph Coleman of Swainsboro, brother in law of our distinguished colleague, Honorable H. C. Edenfield, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the deepest sympathy of this House be expressed our colleague in his hour of bereavement, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to our colleague, Honorable H. C. Edenfield and his family. A leave of absence for three days was granted Mr. Edenfield of Emanuel. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning, and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. 1146 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, January 22, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the committees: HB 834. By Messrs. Rollins and Biggers of Meriwether and Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to apportionment of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment. HB 835. By Messrs. Key of Jasper and Sumner of Worth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which provides penalties TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1147 for violation of the rules and regulations made by the State Board of Health, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. HB 836. By Messrs. Adams and Brantley of Upson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the Minimum Foundation Program, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education #2. HB 837. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A Bill to be entitled an .Act to amend an Act known as the Old Age Assistance Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on State of Republic. HB 838. By Messrs. Burgamy and Murr of Sumter: A Bill to be entitled an Act to declare that the execution within this State by any person, firm or corporation of a contract, which includes any clause which stipulates that the time for bringing suit on such a contract shall be less than that provided by law, shall be a misdemeanor, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 839. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Georgia Historical Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Historical Research. HB 840. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the General Appropriations Act by appropriating to the Georgia Historical Commission the sum of $250,000.00, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. HB 841. By Messrs. Wooten of Randolph, Rogers of Heard, Freeman of Monroe, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which limited the participation by the counties in the expense of administering public welfare laws of this State and payment of Benefits provided for thereby, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 842. By Messrs. Vandiver of Bibb and McGee of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act forbidding employers to charge individuals a fee for a medical examination, as a condition of employment, subject to certain restrictions; and for other purposes. 1148 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Referred to the Committee on Industrial Relations. HB 843. By Messrs. Wood and Clay of Bibb, Durham of Baker, Williams of Houston and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that it shall be unlawful for vehicles loaded with poles, logs, or pulpwood, to operate on the public streets, rural roads, and highways of this State without a minimum of two iron logging chains, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. HB 844. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act amending and revising the Charter for the City of Fitzgerald, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 845. By Mr. Terry of Murray: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Commissioner of Roads and Revenue of Murray County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 846. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Jonesboro, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 847. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Forest Park, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 848. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker, Langdale of Lowndes, Matthews of Clarke and Britton of Whitfield: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the fees paid to coroners by providing that in certain counties the coroner shall be paid a salary cf $600.00 per year, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 849. By Mr. Whitworth of Madison: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for the County of Madison, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 850. By Messrs. Sumner and Johnston of Worth: TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1149 A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of Sylvester, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 851. By Mr. McGarity of Henry: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which authorized the appointment of an assistant Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in certain counties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 852. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the protection of health and safety of the several counties of this State, to authorize the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of counties of a certain population to prescribe building codes, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 853. By Mr. Green of Irwin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Irwin, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 854. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the Ordinary of the County of Lanier, under certain conditions, a supplemental monthly income of not more than $50.00 per month in addition to fees and other compensations; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 855. By Mr. Smiley of Liberty: A Bill to be entitled an Act to creat a new charter for the City of Hinesville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 856. By Messrs. Bell and Mackay of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that in certain counties, the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues or other governing authority shall pay the actual cost of feeding prisoners in lieu of paying fees to the Sheriff or his appointed Jailor for dieting such prisoners; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 857. By Messrs. Bell and Mackay of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating and establishing 1150 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the Civil Court of DeKalb County, to provide for the compensation of the Judge and other officers, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 858. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Martin in Stephens County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 859. By Messrs. Bell and Mackay of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require jury commissioners in counties having a population of not less than 120,000 and not more than 145,000, in all future registers of the traverse jury list to place all tickets containing the names of traverse jurors in one box for the use of Superior Courts in said counties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 860. By Mr. Wiggins cf Stephens: A Bill to be entit:ed an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Toccoa, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 861. By Messrs. Bell and Mackay of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and to establish the City Court of Decatur, and for other purposes. RefeiTed to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HR 220-861a. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide that the County Board of Education of Effingham County shall divide said county into political subdivisions for the purpose of issuing bonds to punhase school sites, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 2. HR 221-86'1b. By Mr. Tippins of Wilcox: A Resolution proposing that the Georgia Forestry Department be authorized to pay T. A. Holliday compensation for his loss through the negligence of said Department, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 222-861c. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for a State Board of Education composed of one member from each Congressional District, and for other purposes. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1151 Referred to the Committee on Education # 2. HR 223-861d. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Resolution authorizing and directing the State Librarian to furnish to the Superior Court of Richmond County, certain volumes of Georgia Reports and Georgia Appeal Reports, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HR 224-86le. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Resolution to provide for the reimbursement to Wellington C. Cain for damages sustained when struck by a State-owned vehicle, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HR 225-861f. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Resolution to provide for compensation to Henry Mack as a result of damages to his automobile by shots fired by the Georgia State Highway Patrol when trying to stop a fleeing felon; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HR 226-861g. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A Resolution to provide compensation for damages to automobile of Mrs. J. W. Low, by reason of dangerous and defective condition of a county line bridge on State Highway No. 92, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: SR 82. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Resolution proposing an amendment to Article II, Section I of the Constitution so as to provide for a levy of five mills tax for fire prevention districts in Cobb County, and to provide no homestead exemption shall apply for such levy. SB 78. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to provide that all corporations or other entities. engaged in operating cemeteries shall be under the supervision of the State Cemetery Board; to establish a Cemetery. Board, to regulate the business of operation of cemeteries; and for other purposes. SB 145. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: 1152 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to amend Code Section 45-301 of the Code of Georgia enumerating game birds and animals, by adding certain other birds and animals as game birds and animals; and for other purposes. SB 146. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A bill to areend Code Section 45-249 of the Georgia Code supplement relating to the manner of filing application to obtain hunting and fishing license, by providing that no license shall be issued except on the oral or written application of the person seeking to obtain the license; and for other purposes. SB 198. By Senators Coleman of the 18th and Harden of the 45th: A bill to provide for the development and administration of vocational educational programs for this State; and for other purposes. SB 232. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to amend the Act known as "Aid of the Blind Act" (Georgia Laws 1937) page 568, by amending Section 1 to provide a definition of optometrist; to amend Section 5 to provide for designating of optometrist to examine applicants and recipients of aid to blind; to provide income not to exceed $50.00 per month shall be disregarded in determining need of an applicant; and for other purposes. SB 233. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to repeal an Act approved March 18, 1943, (Ga. Laws 1943, pp. 535-536) which provides for a state wide general election in addition to those elections now provided under existing laws; and for other purposes. SB 234. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to amend an Act placing employees of the Department of Entomology under the Merit System approved February 15, 1950 so as to include the Director of said Department under the Merit System; and for other purposes. f:B 235. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Conne:l of the 6th: A bill to amend an Act including employees of the State Department of Mines and Mining and Geology approved February 17, 1950 under the Merit System so as to include the Director of said Department; and for other purposes. SB 247. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Act known as the "Uniform Narcotics Act" (Georgia Laws 1935, pp. 418) so as to make it a felony when the drugs are furnished to a minor; and for other purposes. SB 248. By Senator Williams of the 49th: A bill to amend the Teachers' Retirement System of Georgia; to provide that music teachers in certain classifications shall be entitled TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1153 to the benefits of said law; and for other purposes. SB 254. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to propose an amendment to Article XI, Section I, Paragraph VI of the Constitution to authorize Richmond County and the City of Augusta to regulate the public health through the Richmond County Department cf Health; and for other purposes. SB 258. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to repeal an Act approved March 9, 1945 (Georgia Laws 1945, p. 1087), providing for a second primary where no candidate receives a majority of votes cast in the primary, in counties with a population of not less than 18,525 and not more than 18,540 by the 1940 Census; and for other purposes. SB 268. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A brl to establish for Fulton County a County Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals; and for other purposes. SB 270. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to authorize the Tax Commissioner of Fulton County to appoint a chief deputy; to provide for the term of appointment; to provide in event of vacancy in the office of tax commissioner the chief deputy shall fill out the unexpired term. HR 57. By Mr. Greene of Crisp: A Resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia, so as to provide for the division of Crisp County into School Districts; to provide for the election of members of the County Board of Education from such school districts; to provide the terms of office of such members; and for other purposes. HR 101. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Resolution to propose to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to Article VII, Section IV, Paragraph II of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 to provide that the General Assembly may grant to the governing body of Richmond County the right to construct or repair streets and sidewalks and to lay curbing, water and sewer mains; and for other purposes. The Senate has read and adopted the following resolutions of the House: HR 187. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A Resolution inviting the a capella Choir of Georgia State College for Women to give a performance before the General Assembly; and for other purposes. HR 209. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, and others: 1154 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A Resolution that the Congress of the United States be requested to call a convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to Article 6, Clause 2, of the Constitution of the United States relating to Treaty Making powers. Mr. Bargeron of Burke County, Chairman of the Committee on Veterans Affairs, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Veterans Affairs has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 623. Do Pass. HB 515. Do Pass. HB 514. Do Pass. HB 653. Do Pass. HB 654. Do Pass. HB 462. Do Not Pass. SR 26. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Bargeron of Burke, Chairman. Mr. Ray of Warren County, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 675. Do Pass, by Substitute. HB 52. Do Not Pass. HB 709. Do Pass, as Amended. HB 573. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Ray of Warren, Chairman. Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on General TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1155 Judiciary No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No. 1 has had under consideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 621. Do Pa~s. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Sheffield of Brooks County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Highways No. 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Highways No. 2 has had under consideration the following bill and resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 207-810t. Do Pass. HR 204-810q. Do Pass. HR 208-810w. Do Pass. HB 596. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Sheffield of Brooks, Chairman. Mr. Gillis of Treutlen County, Chairman of the Committee on Motor Vehicles, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Motor Vehicles has had under consideration the follow- ing bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 254. Do Pass. HB 606. Do Pass. HB 757. Do Pass, as Amended. HB 815. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gillis of Treutlen, Chairman. 1156 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Tarbutton of Washington County, Chairman of the Committee on Banks and Banking, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Banks and Banking has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HE 630. Do Pass, by Substitute. HE 673. Do Pass. HE 717. Do Pass. HE 67 4. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Tarbutton of Washington, Chairman. Mr. Adams of Evans County, Chairman of the Committee on Education No. 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education No. 2 has had under consideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HE 723. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Adams of Evans, Chairman. Mr. Nightingale of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 2 has had under consideration the following resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 180-755g. Do Pass. HR 217-830h. Do Pass. HR 201-810n. Do Pass. HR 171-708o. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Nightingale of Glynn, Chairman. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1157 Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- tion the following bills and resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 822. Do Pass. HB 824. Do Pass. HB 826. Do Pass. HB 827. Do Pass. HR 210-830a. Do Pass HB 831. Do Pass. HB 832. Do Pass. HB 833. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Henderson of Atkinson County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Property has had under consideration the fol- lowing resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 161-708e. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Henderson of Atkinson, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 699. Do Pass. HB 683. Do Pass. 1158 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 753. HB 828. HB 829. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. Mr. Greer of Lanier County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Welfare, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Welfare has had under consideration the fol- lowing bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 650. Do Pass. HB 611. Do Pass. HB 315. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Greer of Lanier, Chairman. Mr. Campbell of Oconee County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture No. 1 has had under consideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 764. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Campbell of Oconee, Chairman. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 254. By Messrs. Abney of Walker, Hall of Floyd, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the registration of motor vehicles with the county tax collector or tax commissioner, and for other purposes. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1159 HB 514. By Messrs. Cranford and Robertson of Coweta: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 49-605 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide for the transfer of incompetent or insane veterans who are inmates of the Milledgeville State Hospital to any institution operated by the United States Government, and for other purposes. HB 515. By Messrs. Cranford and Robertson of Coweta: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 49-813 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the commitment of incompetent or insane veterans to a United States Veterans Bureau Hospital, and for other purposes. HB 573. By Messrs. Langdale of Lowndes, Overby of Hall, and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide certain deductions for income tax purposes for men and women serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, and for other purposes. HB 596. By Messrs. Covington of Floyd and Cranford of Coweta: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal Section 95-2001 of the Code of Georgia relating to the erection of signs and advertisements within the right of way limits of public roads, and for other purposes. HB 606. By Mr. Burgamy of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the speed limit on the highways of this State, and for other purposes. HB 611. By Mr. Walker of Crawford: A bill to be entitled an Act to place a tax upon bachelors and old maids, and for other purposes. HB 621. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock and Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 83-201 of the Code of 1933 of Georgia relating to the manner of obtaining rights of way for persons or corporations engaged in the business of mining, and for other purposes. HB 623. By Messrs. Johnson of Hall, Pittard of Clarke, and others: A bill to be entitled an act to provide for two weeks annual leave for persons attached to the reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States or the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. HB 630. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Tarbutton of Washington: A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act creating the Jekyll Island State Park Authority, and for other purposes. HB 650. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: 1160 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act so as to empower the Georgia State Patrol to enforce the law prohibiting the wearing of masks, and for other purposes. HB 653. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an act to amend Section 92-233 of the Annotated Supplement of 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the definition of the word "homestead" as used in figuring ad valorem taxes, and for other purposes. HB 654. By Messrs. Duncan and Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an act to amend Section 92-233 of the Annotated Supplement of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the definition of the word "homestead" as used in figuring ad valorem taxes, and for other purposes. HB 673. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A bill to be entitled an act to provide that the incorporation of trust companies shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent of Banks, and for other purposes. HB 674. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A bill to be entitled an act to establish the policy of the State of Georgia in regard to the taxation of banks and banking institutions, and for other purposes. HB 675. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A bill to be entitled an act to amend Section 92-3301 of the Code of Georgia relating to the time and place of payment of income taxes, and for other purposes. HB 683. By Mr. Rogers of Heard: A bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of the City of Franklin so as to extend the corporate limits, and for other purposes. HB 6'99. By Mr. Callier of Talbot: A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act so as to change the corporate name of the Town of Talbotton, and for other purposes. HB 709. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, and Smith of Emanuel: A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act so as to provide for the filing of Sales and Use Tax returns by the fifteenth of the month following the month in which collected, and for other purposes. HB 717. By Mr. Wheeler of Seminole: A bill to be entitled an act to amend Title 25, Chapter 25-1, Civil Code TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 of 1933 relating to credit unions, and for other purposes. 1161 HB 723. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Aycock of Jenkins, and others: A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act relating to the establishment of Minimum Foundation Program of Education, and for other purposes. HB 753. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter of the City of Columbus so as to provide for a method of appeal from the mayor's court to the city court, and for other purposes. HB 757. By Messrs. Campbell of Oconee, McCracken of Jefferson, and others: A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the specifications to which trucks, tractors, and trailers operating on public roads and highways in this state must conform, and for other purposes. HB 764. By Messrs. Campbell of Oconee, Tamplin of Morgan, and others: A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act regulating the sale and distribution of milk and milk products, and for other purposes. HB 815. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act so as to provide specifications for school buses purchased in the State, and for other purposes. HB 822. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: A bill to be entitled an act to provide for holding two additional terms of the superior court of Union County for the purpose of trying nonjury matters, and for other purposes. HB 824. By Messrs. Covington, Hall, and Scoggin of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act so as to provide for increasing the amount supplementing the annual salary of the judge of the superior court of the Rome Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. HB 826. By Messrs. Covington, Hall, and Scoggin of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an act to amend Section 21-105 of the Code of Georgia, so as to increase coroner's fees in counties in certain classifications, and for other purposes. HB 827. By Mr. Robertson of Dawson: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating a Board of Commi~sioners of Roads and Revenues for Dawson County, and for other purposes. HB 828. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: 1162 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the Board of Commissioners of the City of Quitman shall have power to establish a natural gas system, and for other purposes. HB 829. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide power to the Board of Commissioners of the City of Quitman to close streets and sidewalks, and for other purposes. HB 831. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salaries of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Dodge County and his clerk, and for other purposes. HB 832. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compensation of deputy sheriffs in Dodge County, and for other purposes. HB 833. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A bill to be entitled an Act to supplement the compensation now received by the Ordinary of Dodge County, and for other purposes. HR 161-708e. By Mr Clary of McDuffie: A resolution conveying 2.3 acres of State lands to the City of Thomson, and for other purposes. HR 180-755g. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to authorize the designatiQn of judges pro hac vice in the superior court of Muscogee County, and for other purposes. HR 201-810n. By Mr. Leach of Rockdale: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for the appointment of the county school superintendent of Rockdale County by the County Board of Education, and for other purposes. HR 204-810q. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing that the new bridge at Mcintyre be named and designated as the "Walden Bridge", and for other purposes. HR 207-810t. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing that the new bridge over Commissioner Creek on the Pennington Highway be named and designated as the "McCook Bridge", and for other purposes. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1163 HR 208-810u. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing that a portion of the highway running from Mcintyre to its intersection with the U. S. Highway No. 29 be named and designated as "Todd Road", and for other purposes. HR 210-830a. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing that the projected bridge across Sandy Creek on the highway from Allentown to Toomsboro be named and designated "Hall Bridge", and for other purposes. HR 217-830h. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay, and Wood of Bibb: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution of G.eorgia so as to authorize the City of Macon to issue revenue anticipation certificates to produce funds for making improvemennts to its existing hospital facilities, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 620. By Mr. Mims of Miller: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Miller County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 732. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver of Laurens County into the office of County Tax Commissioner, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 796. By Mr. Clary of McDuffie: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of McDuffie County, and of his clerk, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 1164 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 799. By Mr. Risner of Hart: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the term of office of the Commissioner of Roads and Bridges of Hart County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 805. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to be entitled an Act to supplement the compensation of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Oconee County in the amount of fifty dollars per month, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 806. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act so as to increase the compensation of the Treasurer of Oconee County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 807. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to be entitled an act to supplement the compensation of the sheriff of Oconee County in the amount of one hundred dollars per month, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 808. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase compensation of the chairman and the members of the Board of Commissioners of roads and revenues of Oconee County, and for other purposes. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1165 The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 809. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the Tax Commissioner of Oconee County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 801. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that deputy sheriffs of Cobb County shall have a salary of $4,200.00, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 791. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay, and Wood of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the population classification therein, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 792. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay, and Wood of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an act relating to the fixing of salaries on a calendar or fiscal year basis, so as to change the population classification therein, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bU, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 803. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide additional procedure for con- 1166 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, demnation of property applicable to municipalities or counties having a population of more than 250,000, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 237. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Ordinary of Mcintosh County shall receive $75.00 per month in addition to fees, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 241. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Chattooga County shall receive $50.00 per month subsistence in lieu of per diem, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bm, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: SB 270. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act applicable to counties having a population of more than 300,000 relating to a Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 268. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create and establish a County Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals in counties of 300,000, or more and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 258. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act providing for a second pri- TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1167 mary in certain Counties, and requiring that the nominee of any political party must receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 254. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize Richmond County and the City Council of Augusta to regulate the public health of said city and county through "The Richmond County Department of Health", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 248. By Senator Williams of the 49th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Teachers Retirement System for the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. SB 247. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Uniform Narcotic Act", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. SB 235. By Senator Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which extended the provisions of the Merit System Act to include the employees of the State Department of Mines, Mining and Geology, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 234. By Senator Rawls of the lOth, and Connell of the 6th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which extended the provisions of the Merit System Act to include the employees of the State Department of Entomology, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 233. By Senator Rawls of the lOth, and Connell of the 6th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to create and establish a State-wide general election in addition to those elections now provided for under existing laws, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 232. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, and Connell of the 6th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as "Aid to the Blind Act", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. 1168 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 198. By Senators Coleman of the 18th, and Harden of the 45th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the development and administration of vocational educational programs for this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. SB 146. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the manner of filing application to obtain hunting and fishing licenses, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. SB 145. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act enumerating game birds and animals, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. SB 78. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create a Cemetery Board to be known as the Georgia Cemetery Board, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SR 82. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide for a tax or assessment levy of up to five mills for fire prevention districts in Cobb County and to provide that no homestead exemption shall apply for such levy, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. Mr. Bell of Richmond asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. HB 11. By Mr. Bell of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to require that marriage be performed as required by statutory law so that no person can enter into a marriage under the common law, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted, and the bill was recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration: HB 29. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Gowen of Glynn, and others: TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1169 A bill to be entitled an Act to facilitate vehicular traffic in the State of Georgia by providing for the construction, maintenance, repair and operation of turnpike projects, and for other purposes. The following substitute to HB 29 was read: By Mr. Twitty of Mitche'l: A bill to be entitled an Act to facilitate vehicular traffic in the State of Georgia by providing for the construction, maintenance, repair and operation of turnpike projects; creating the Georgia Turnpike Authority and defining its powers and duties; providing for financing such projects by the issuance of turnpike revenue bonds of the Authority, payable solely from the tolls, other revenues and proceeds of such bonds; providing for the acquisition of property or rights therein by purchase or condemnation; providing for the collection of tolls and other revenues to pay the cost of construction, maintenance, repair and operation of such projects and to pay such bonds and the interest thereon; providing for payment by the State Highway Department for preliminary engineering and traffic studies and reports out of available funds to be reimbursed out of proceeds from the sale of revenue bor.ds; providing for the construction, repair and maintenance of feeder roads; providing for the severability of the provisions of this Act; providing for the repeal of all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is herby enacted by authority of the same: Section 1. (Turnpike Projects). In order to facilitate vehicular traffic and remove the present handicaps and hazards on the congested highways in the State, and to provide for the construction of modern express highways embodying every known safety device including center divisions, ample shoulder widths, longsight distance, multiple lanes in each direction and grade separations at all intersections with other highways and railroads, the Georgia Turnpike Authority (Hereinafter created) is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, maintain, repair and operate turnpike projects (as hereinafter defined) at such locations as may be established under the provisions of this Act, and to issue turnpike revenue bonds of the Authority, payable solely from tolls and revenues, to finance such projects. Section 2. (Credit of State not pledged). Turnpike revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the State or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or of any such political subdivisions, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds pledged for their payment as authorized herein, unless such bonds are refunded by refunding bonds issued under the provisions of this Act which refunding bonds shall be payable solely from funds pledged or available for their payment as authorized herein. All such turnpike revenue bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the Authority is obligated to pay the principal of such bonds and the interest 1170 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, thereon only from the tolls, other revenues and proceeds of such bonds, and that neither the State nor any political subdivision thereof is obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State or any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisiOns of this Act shall be payable solely from funds provided under the provisions of this Act and nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to authorize the Authority to incur indebtedness or liability on behalf of or payable by the State or any political subdivision thereof. Section 3. (Georgia Turnpike Authority). There is hereby established a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the "Georgia Turnpike Authority". The Authority is hereby constituted an instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental functions, and the exercise by the Authority of the powers conferred by this Act in the construction, operation and maintenance of turnpike projects shall be deemed and held to be an essential governmental function of the State. The Georgia Turnpike Authority shall consist of three members, each of whom shall be a resident of the State, who shall have been a qualified elector herein for a period of at least one year next preceding his appointment. Each member of the Authority shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of five years and shall serve until his successor is appointed and has qualified, except that of the first appointments hereunder, one shall be for a term of two years and one for a term of three years, and one for a term of five years, and they shall serve until their respective successors are appointed and have qualified. The term of each of the first appointees hereunder shall be designated by the Governor. Such original appointments, if made while the legislature is not in session, shall be considered as interim appointments with full power in the appointees to act, and interim appointments may be made from time to time during recess of the legislature. Each member of the Authority may be removed from office by the Governor, for cause, after a public hearing. Each member of the Authority before entering upon his duties shall take and subscribe an oath to perform the duties of his office faithfully, impartially and justly to the best of his ability. A record of such oaths shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Any vacancies in the membership of the Authority occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the unexpired term only. The Governor shall designate one of the members of the Authority as chairman thereof and another member as vice-chairman thereof. The chairman and vice-chairman of the Authority so designated shall serve as such at the pleasure of the Governor and until their respective successors have been designated. The Authority shall elect a secretary and treasurer who need not be a member. Two members of the Authority shall constitute a quorum and the vote of two members shall TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1171 be necessary for any action taken by the Authority. No vacancy in the membership of the Authority shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Authority. Before the issuance of any turnpike revenue bonds under the provisions of this act, each member of the Authority shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ( $25,000.00), and the secretary and treasurer shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), each such surety bond to be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office of such member or secretary and treasurer, as the case may be, to be executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in the State of Georgia as surety and to be approved by the Attorney-General and filed in the office of the Governor. The cost of procuring such bonds shall be a proper expense of the Authority. Each appoint member of the Authority shall be reimbursed by the Authority for his actual expenses necessarily in the performance of his duties; and the cost of procuring the fidelity bonds, and the reimbursement of actual expenses of the members shall be paid solely from funds provided under the authority of this Act. Section 4. (Definitions). As used in this act, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or intent: (a) The word "Authority" shall mean the Georgia Turnpike Authority, created by section three of this act, or, if said Authority shall be abolished, the board, body or commission succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers given by this act to the Authority shall be given by law. ((b) The word "project" or the words "turnpike project" shall mean any express highway, superhighway or motorway at such locations and between such termini as may be established under the provisions of this act, and constructed or to be constructed under the provisions of this act by the Authority, and shall include, but not be limited to all bridges, tunnels, overpasses, underpasses, interchanges, entrances places, approaches, toll houses, service areas, service stations, service facilities, communications facilities, and administration, storage and other buildings which the Authority may deem necessary for the operation of such project, together with all property, rights, easements and interests which may be acquired by the Authority for the construction or the operation of such projects. (c) The word "bonds" or the words "turnpike revenue bonds" shall mean bonds of the Authority authorized under the provisions of this act. (d) The words "public highways" shall include all public highways, roads and streets in the State, whether maintained by the State or by any county, city, town, village, or other political subdivision. (e) The word "owner" shall include all individuals, copartnerships, associations, private or municipal corporations and all political subdivisions of the State having any title or interest in any property, rights, easements and interests authorized to be acquired by this act. 1172 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Section 5. (General grant of powers). The Authority shall be a body corporate and politic and shall have perpetual succession and shall have the following powers: (a) To adopt by-laws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (b) To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure; (c) To maintain an office at such place or places within the State as it may designate; (d) To sue and be sued in its own name; (e) To construct, maintain, repair and operate turnpike projects, and to fix and determine the termini and exact location and details between termini of turnpike projects, provided however that the location of the termini and the general location between termini of turnpike projects shall be subject to the approval of the Governor and of the State Highway Board. (f) To issue turnpike revenue bonds of the Authority, for any of its corporate purposes, payable solely from the tolls, other revenue and proceeds of such bonds, and to refund its bonds, all as provided in this act; (g) To fix and revise from time to time and charge and collect to1ls for transit over each turnpike proJect constructed by it; (h) To establish rules and regulations for the use of any project; (i) To acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under th!s act; (j) (Acquisition by purchase or by power of eminent domain). To acquire in the name of the Authority by purchase or otherwise, on such term and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, any land and other property it may determine is reasonably necessary for any turnpike project or the relocation or reconstruction of any highway by the Authority under the provisions of this Act or for the construction of any feeder road as defined in this Act, and any and all rights, title and interest in such land and other property, including public lands, parks, playgrounds, reservations, highways or parkways, owned by or in which any county, city, town, village, or other political subdivision of the State of Georgia has any right, title or interest, or parts, thereof or rights therein and any fee simple, absolute or any lesser interest in private property, and any fee simple, absolute interest in, easements upon, or the benefit of restrictions upon, abutting property to preserve and protect turnpike projects. In the event the Authority and any owner of land or property through negotiations are unable to agree upon the amount of compensation to be paid for such land or property, the Authority may thereupon proceed in the exercise of the power of eminent domain. The Authority shall first determine by resolution or resolutions TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1173 that the acquisition of the land is necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance or operation of a turnpike project, and said resolution shall set forth the names and addresses, if known, of all persons having any interest in the land or property and a description of each parcel of land or property to be appropriated, together with a plat or plats thereof. Upon the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the compensation to be paid thereunder and the procedure with respect thereto shall be ascertained and paid in any of the manners provided by Title 36, "Eminent Domain," of the Code of Georgia Annotated, and amendments thereof, or as provided by other laws, insofar as the respective provisions and sections of Title 36 and the provisions of other laws are applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions contained in this Act. The Authority shall be considered as an interested and proper party in all of the applicable parts and seceians of said Title 36 of the Code of Georgia Annotated and amendments thereof, and in all other applicable laws. If the Authority so elects with respect to any one or more parcels of land or property, the three successors may be appointed and selected in the manner prescribed by Chapter 36-3 and Chapter 36-4 of the Code. If the Authority elects to proceed, either in term time or vacation of the Superior Court having jurisdiction, with respect to any one or more parcels of land or property, by filing a petition with the Superior Court as provided in Chapter 36-11 of the Code, then the Judge of the Superior Court shall appoint the three appraisers, and in selecting the appraisers the Judge of the Superior Court, though not bound thereby, may give consideration to the names of prospective appraisers suggested by the Authority on the one hand and by the respective owner or owners on the other hand, but the Court shall have the power to exercise its own discretion in the election of the three appraisers, irrespective of names suggested by the interested parties or either of them. The Authority, if it so elects, may join in separate subdivisions in one petition the descriptions of any number of tracts or parcels of land or property to be condemned and the names of any number of owners or other parties who may have an interest therein and all such land or property included in said petition may be condemned, provided however that separate awards shall be made for each tract or parcel of of land or property, and provided further that each of said tracts or parcels of land or property lies wholly in or has a part thereof within the same County. The assessors' hearings and findings and award as to each parcel of land or property shall be made and filed and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court in accordance with the provisions of Title 36 of the Code, provided, however, that the findings and award of the assess~rs shall be filed and recorded with the Clerk of the Superior Court within twenty days after their appointment. The Authority shall pay or reimburse the assessors for their necessary costs and expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Judge of the Superior Court is empowered to fix the amount of compensation for the respective assessors for their services, and the Authority shall pay such compensation to the respective assessors. 1174 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, In the event that the majority of such three assessors, fail to agree on the amount of an award and fail to file and record such findings and award within said twenty days, then the court shall promptly appoint one or more substitute assessors, to the end and intent that an assessors' award may be filed and recorded without undue delay. The Authority and the respective owner or owners of land or property, as provided in Title 36 of the Code, shall each have the right of appeal from the assessors' award to the Superior Court, with the right of trial by a jury, and the right to motion for a new trial, and the further right to bills of exceptions and appeal from the Superior Court. The assessors' award in the first instance, and the entry of judgment by the Superior Court upon the jury award in the second instance, and final judgment after appeal from the Superior Court in the third instance, successively, as the case may be, shall be deemed to constitute amounts of just and adequate compensation for the private property taken or to be taken. The Authority shall have the right, at any time after the assessors' findings and award as to any parcel of land or property shall have been filed and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, to tender the amount of the assessors' award to the owner or owners thereof, and if such tender is refused, then the Authority may pay the amount of such award to the Clerk of the Superior Court for the use of such owner or owners, whereupon without the necessity of any further proceedings and regardless of any appeals by any of the parties the Authority shall have the right to enter upon and take possession of such land or property, covered by such findings and award of the assessors, and to make use of such land or property for the construction of the project. If an appeal by any of tht! parties should be filed to the Superior Court from the assessors' award, and if the Authority should elect not to tender the amount of the assessors' award to the respective owner or owners before the entry of judgment by the Superior Court upon the jury's award, then at any time after the entry of judgment by the Superior Court upon the jury's award, the Authority shall have the right to tender the amount of such judgment of the Superior Court to the respective owner or owners, and if such tender is refused, then the Authority may pay the amount of such judgment to the Clerk of the Superior Court for the use of such owner or owners, whereupon without the necessity of any further proceedings and regardless of any further appeal by any of the parties the Authority shall have the right to enter upon and take possession of such land or property, covered by such judgment of the Superior Court based on the jury's award, and to make use of such land or property for the construction of the project. In any event the entering of an appeal from the assessors' award or from the judgment of the Superior Court based on the jury's award, either by the Authority or by any owner or owners of land or poperty, shall not hinder or delay the Authority's right to enter upon and take possession of such land or property and begin the construction work of the project, provided the Authority shall first pay or tender to such owner or owners the amount of the award or of the judgment as the case may be, and in case of the refusal of such owner or owners to TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1175 accept the same, deposit the amount of such award or of such judgment, as the case may be with the Clerk of the Superior Court for the benefit of such owner or owners. The tender, payment, or acceptance of the amount of the assessors' award or of the amount of the judgment of the Superior Court based on the jury's award shall not prevent either the Authority or any owner or owners from prosecuting any appeal. If the amount awarded by the assessors is less than that found by the final judgment, the Authority shall be found to pay the sum so finally adjudged, taking credit for such amount, if any, theretofore paid by the Authority either to the owner or owners or into Court for the use of the owner or owners, and the Authority shall also pay interest at the rate of six percent per annum on the difference between the amount of the final judgment and the amount theretofore paid, such interest to be calculated from the date that such prior payment was made; and if the amount of final judgment should be less than that awarded by the assessors, the said respective owner or owners of land or property shall be bound to refund without interest any excess paid to or received by such owner or owners, and a judgment for such excess, with interest from the entry of such judgment, shall be rendered in favor of the Authority against such owner or owners, to be collected by levy as in other cases. Upon payment by the Authority of the amount of the assessors' award and upon payment by the Authority of any additional amount found to be due as determined by a final Judgment in case of appeal, whether paid directly to the owner or owners or into Court for the use of such owner or owners as aforementioned, the Authority shall become vested with fee simple title to the respective parcel of land or property or with such rights or interest therein as the Authority shall have sought to obtain in the exercise of its power of eminent domain, and without any right of reverter of the land or property to such owner or owners, their heirs, personal representatives or assigns, if the Authority, its successors or assigns in the future should cease to continue with the use of such land for turnpike purposes. Prior, however, to the time of the vesting in the Authority of title or other rights or interest in land or property, the Authority shall have the right, as hereinbefore provided upon making the applicable payment to the owner or owners or into Court for the use of the owners or owners, to enter and possess such land or property for the purposes of the turnpike projeet. Deeds to land or property from the owner or owners thereof to the Authority shall be filed and recorded in the office of the appropriate clerk of the Superior Court. Decrees of the Court and descriptions of proprety and other appropriate proceedings shall be recorded and performed as set forth in Sect. 36-1116 of the Code. Costs in all Court proceedings shall be assessed, allocated or apportioned by the Court. The Authority may abandon the proceedings for the appropriation of any parcel of land or property at any time prior to payment to the owner or owners thereof or prior to the deposit by the Authority into Court of the amount of the assessors' award or the amount of the judgment rendered by the Court based on the jury's award, as the 1176 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, case may be, and in the event the Authority should so abandon such proceedings, the Authority shall pay the amount of the costs of such owner or owners and shall also pay reasonable fees to the attorney of such owner or owners, such attorney's fees to be fixed by the Court. However, with respect to any parcel of land or property as to which the Authority has paid to the owner or owners or into Court the amount of the assessors' award of the amount of judgment rendered by the Court based on the jury's award, as the case may be, the Authority thereafter shall not abandon such condemnation proceeding with respect to such parcel of land or property notwithstanding any appeal with respect thereto, except and unless the parties may otherwise agree. (k) To designate the locations, and establish, limit and control such points of ingress to and engress from each turnpike project as may be necessary or d~sirable in the judgment of the Authority to insure the proper operation and maintenance of such project, and to prohibit entrance to such project from any point or points not so designated. (1) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this act; (m) To appoint such additional officers, who need not be members of the Authority, as the Authority deems advisable, and to employ consulting engineers, attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts, superintendents, managers, and such other employees and agents as may be necessary in its judgment; to fix their compensation and to promote and discharge such officers, employees and agents; all without regard to any other general or special laws. (n) To receive and accept from any Federal agency, subject to the approval of the Governor, grants for or in aid of the construction of any turnpike project, and to receive and accept aid or contributions, except appropriations by the Legislature, from any source, of either money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used and applied only for the purposes for which such grants and contributions may be made; and (o) To do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted in this act. Section 6. (Incidental powers). The Authority shall have power to construct grade separations at intersections of any turnpike project with public highways and to change and adjust the lines and grades of such highways so as to accommodate the same to the design of such grade separation. The cost of such grade separations and any damage incurred in changing and adjusting the lines and grades of such highways shall be ascertained and paid by the Authority as a part of the cost of such turnpike project. If the Authority shall find it necessary to change the location of any portion of any public highway, it shall cause the same to be reconstructed at such location as the Authority shall deem most favorable and of substantially the same type and in as good condition as TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1177 the original highway. The cost of such reconstruction and any damage incurred in changing the location of any such highway shall be ascertained and paid by the Authority as a part of the cost of such turnpike project. Any public highway affected by the construction of any turnpike project may be vacated or relocated by the Authority in the manner now provided by the law for the vacation or relocation of public roads, and any damages awarded on account thereof shall be paid by the Authority as a part of the cost of such projects. In addition to the foregoing powers the Authority and its authorized agents and employees may enter upon any lands, waters and premises in the State for the purpose of making surveys, soundings, drillings and examinations as it may deem necessary or convenient for the purposes of this act, and such entry shall not be deemed a trespass, nor shall an entry for such purpose be deemed an entry under any condemnation proceedings which may be then pending. The Authority shall make reimbursement for any actual damages resulting to such lands, waters and premises as a result of such actiivties. The Authority shall also have power to make reasonable regulations for the installation, construction, maintenance, repair, renewal, relocation and renewal of tracts, pipes, mains, conduits, cables, wires, towers, poles and other equipment and appliances (herein cal!ed "public utility facilities") of any public utility in, on along, over or under any turnpike project. Whenever the Authority shall determine that it is necessary that any such public utility facilities which now are, or hereafter may be, located in, on, along, over or under any turnpike project shall be relocated in such turnpike project, or should be removed from such turnpike project, the public utility owning or operating such facilities shall relocate or remove the same in accordance with the order of the Authority; provided, however, that the cost and expenses of such relocation of removal, including the cost of installing such facilities in a new location, or new locations, and the cost of any lands, or any rights or interests in lands, and any other rights, acquired to accomplish such relocation or removal, shall be ascertained and paid by the Authority as a part of the cost of such turnpike project. In case of any such relocation or removal of facilities, as aforesaid, the public utility owning or operating the same, its successors or assigns, may maintain and operate such facilities, with the necessary appurtenances, in the new location or new locations, for as long a period and upon the same terms and conditions, as it had the right to maintain and operate such facilities in their former location or locations. For the purpose of this act, a feeder road is defined to be any road which in the opinion of the Authority is needed to create or facilitate access to a turnpike project upon which a toll is charged for transit. The Authority is authorized to construct, repair and maintain any feeder road which in the opinion of the said turnpike Authority will increase the use of a turnpike project to which the said road is a feeder. The Authority is authorized to take over for maintenance and 1178 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, repair any existing road which is needed as a feeder road, but before exercising such power, the consent of the local authorities, then exercising jurisdiction over the said existing road, must be obtained. The Authority is authorized to realign any such existing road and to build additional sections of road over new alignment in connection with such existing road or roads. In any case where a feeder road is constructed over new alignment, the Authority is granted the same powers concerning the constructing thereof as is granted in connection with the construction of the turnpike project by the terms of this act. Any feeder road, eighty per centum ( 80 '7o) or more of which is built over new alignment, shall for the purpose of this act be deemed to be a "new feeder road." In any case where the Authority has constructed a "new feeder road", the Authority shall have the obligation to maintain and repair such new feeder road until such time as the turnpike project, in connection with which the said "new feeder road" shall have been constructed, shall be turned over to the State Highway Department pursuant to the provisions of this act. The Authority is authorized to turn back to local authorities any road or portions of road taken from such local authorities in connection with the establishing of a feeder road. No road or portion of road constructed upon a new alignment shall be turned back until the turnpike project shall have been turned over to the State Highway Department, except where a new alignment has been constructed in substitution of existing alignment. No toll shall be charged for transit between points on any feeder road or on any "new feeder road." Section 7. (Bonds). The Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution, at one time or from time to time, for the issuance of bonds of the Authority for any of its corporate purposes, including the refunding of its bonds. The principal of and the interest on any issue of such bonds shall be payable solely from and may be secured by a pledge of tolls and other revenues of all or any part of the turnpike project financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of such issue or with the proceeds of bonds refunded or to be refunded by such issue; provided, that the proceeds of any such bonds may be used or pledged for the payment or security of the principal of or interest on bonds and for the establishment of any or all reserves for such payment or security or for other proper purposes as the Authority may authorize in the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or in the trust agreement securing the same. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue, by reason of increase costs in construction or for any other reason, shall be less than is actually necessary to meet the cost of the project or projects for which such bonds shall have been issued, additional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of such deficit, and, unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust agreement securing the same, such additional bonds shall be deemed to be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without preference or priority over the bonds first issued. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1179 shall exceed the cost of the project or projects for which the same shall have been issued the surplus shall be deposited to the credit of the sinking fund for such bonds. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding thirty-five years from their date or dates, as may be determined by the Authority, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the Authority, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Authority prior to the issuance of the bonds. The Authority shall determine the form for the bonds including any interest coupons to be attached thereto, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the State. The bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the Authority or shall bear his facsimile signature and the official seal of the Authority or a facsimile thereof shall be impressed, imprinted, engraved or otherwise reproduced thereon. The official seal or facsimile thereof shall be attested by the secretary and treasurer of the Authority, or by such other officer or agent as the Authority shall appoint and authorize, and any coupons attached to such bonds shall bear the facsimile signature of the chairman of the Authority. In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature shall appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature or such facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until such delivery. All bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall have and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incident of negotiable instruments under the negotiable instruments law of the State. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in registered form, or both, as the Authority may determine, and provisions may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as to principal alone and also as to both principal and interest, and for the reconversion into coupon bonds of any bonds registered as to both principal and interest. The Authority may sell such bonds at such price as it may determine to be for the best interests of the Authority. Neither the members of the Authority nor any person executing the bonds shall be personally liable on the bonds or be accountable by reason of the issuance thereof except in accordance with the provisions of this act. The proceeds of the bonds of each issue shall be disbursed in such manner and under such restrictions, if any, as the Authority may provide in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust agreement hereinafter mentioned securing the same. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the Authority may, under like restrictions, issue interim receipts of temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when such shall have been executed and are available for delivery. The Authority may also provide for the replacement of any bonds which shall become mutilated or shall be destroyed or lost. Bonds may be issued under the provisions of this act without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau or agency of the State, and without any other proceedings or the happenings of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions or things which are specifically required by this act. The State of Georgia does pledge to agree with the holders of the 1180 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, bonds issued pursuant to the authority to contained in this act, that the State will not limit or restrict the rights hereby vested in the Authority to maintain, construct, reconstruct, and operate any project as defined in this act, or to establish and collect such charges and tolls as may be convenient or necessary to produce sufficient revenue to meet the expenses of maintenance and operation thereof and to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of bonds authorized by this act or in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of such bonds until the bonds, together with the interest thereon, are fully paid and discharged. Section 8. (Trust Agreement). In the discretion of the Authority any bonds issued under the provisions of this act may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the Authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the State. Such trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds (subject to the provisions of section seven of this act) may pleadge or assign tolls or other revenues to which Authority's right then exists or may thereafter come into existence, and the moneys derived therefrom, and the proceeds of such bonds, but shall not convey or mortgage any turnpike or any part thereof. Such trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the Authority in relation to the acquisition of property and the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, operation and insurance of the turnpike project or projects, the rates of tolls and revenues to be charged, the payment, security or redemption of bonds, and the custody, safeguarding and application of all moneys, and provisions for the employment of consulting engineers in connection with the construction or operation of such turnpike project or projects. It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the State which may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues to furnish such indemnifying bonds or to pledge such securities as may be required by the Authority. Any such trust agreement or resolution may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual rights of action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any such trust agreement or resolution may contain such other provisions as the Authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expensE:s incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of the turnpike project or projects. Any pledge of tolls or other revenues or other moneys made by the Authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made; the tolls or other revenues or other moneys so pledged and thereafter received by the Authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the Authority, irrespective of whether such parties TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1181 have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the Authority. Section 9. (Revenues). The Authority is hereby authorized to fix, revise, charge and collect tolls for the use of each turnpike project and the different parts or sections thereof, and to contract with any person, partnership, association or corporation desiring the use of any part thereof, including the right-of-way adjoining the paved portion, for placing thereon telephone, telegraph, electric light or power lines, gas stations, garages, stores, hotels, and restaurants, or for any other purpose except for tracks for railroads or railway use, and to fix the terms, conditions, rents and rates of charges for such use; provided, that a sufficient number of gas stations may be authorized to be established in each service area along any such highway to permit reasonable competition by private business in the public interest. Such tolls shall be so fixed and adjusted as to carry out and perform the terms and provisions of any contract with or for the benefit of bondholders. Such tolls shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other commission, board, bureau or agency of the State. The use and disposition of tolls and revenues shall be subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or of the trust agreement securing the same. Section 10. (Trust funds). All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this act, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenue, shall be deemed to be trust funds, to be held and applied solely as provided in the act. The resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing such bonds shall provide that any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this act and such resolution or trust agreement may provide. Section 11. (Remedies). Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this act or of any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, may, by civil action or proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the State or granted hereunder or under such trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this act or by such trust agreement or resolution to be performed by the Authority or by any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of tolls. Section 12. (Exemption from taxation). The exerhises of the powers granted by this act will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the State, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and as the operation and maintenance or turnpike projects by the Authority will constitute 1182 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the performance of essential governmental functions, the Authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any turnpike project or any property acquired or used by the Authority under the provisions of this act or upon the income therefrom, and any turnpike project and any property acquired or used by the Authority under the provisions of this act and the income therefrom, and the bonds issued under the provisions of this act, their transfer and the income therefrom (including any profit made on the sale, thereof) shall be exempt from taxation. Section 13. (Bonds eligible for investment). Bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this Act are hereby made securities in which the State and all political sub-divisions of this State, their officers, boards, commissions, departments or other agencies, all banks, bankers, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all administrators, executors, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever who now are or may be hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the State, may properly and legally invest any funds, including capital belonging to them or within their control; and said bonds or other securities or obligations are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any State or municipal officers or agency of the State for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the State is now or may hereafter be authcrized by law. Section 14. (Miscellaneous). Each turnpike project when constructed and opened to traffic shall be maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the Authority. Each such project shall also be policed and operated by such force of police, talltakers and other operating employees as the Authority may in its discretion employ. All counties, cities, towns, villages, and other political subdivisions and all public departments, agencies and commicsions of the State of Georgia notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are hereby authorized and empowered to lease, lend, grant or convey to the Authority at its request upon such terms and conditions as the proper authorities of such counties, cities, towns, villages, and political subdivisions and departments, agencies or commissions of the State may deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court of other action or formality, other than the regular and formal action of the authorities concerned, any real property which may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the authority, including public roads and other real property already devoted to public use. On or before the thirtieth of January in each year the Authority shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding calendar year to the Governor and to the Legislature. Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the operations during the year. The Authority shall cause an audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once in each year by certified public accountants and the cost thereof may be treated as a part of TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1183 the cost of construction or of operation of the project. Any member, agent or employee of the Authority who is inter- ested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract of another with the authority, or in the sale of any property, either real or personal, to the Authority, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. Section 15. (Refunding bonds). The Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds of the Authority for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this Act, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds, and, if deemed advisable the Authority, for the additional purpose of constructing improvements, extensions, or enlargements of the turnpike project or projects in connection with which the bonds to be refunded shall have been issued. The Authority is further authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of its bonds for the combined purpose of (a) refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued, under the provisions of this Act, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds, and (b) paying all or any part of the cost of any additional project or projects. The issuance of such bonris, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties and obligations of the Authority in respect of the same, shall be governed by the provisions of this Act in so far as the same may be applicable. Section 16. (Cessation of tolls). When all bonds issued under the provisiOns of this Act to finance any turnpike project or projects and the interest thereon shall have been paid or a sufficient amount for the payment of all such bonds and the interest thereon to the maturity thereof shall have been set aside in trust for the benefit of the bondholders, such project or projects if then in good condition and repair to the satisfaction of the State Highway Department, shall become part of the State Highway system and shall thereafter be maintained by the State Highway Department free of tolls; provided, however, that the Authority may thereafter charge tolls for the use of any such project and pledge such tolls to the payment of bonds issued under the provisions of this Act in connection with another turnpike project or projects, but any such pledge of toll:: of a turnpike project to the payment of bonds issued in connection with another project or projects shall not be effectual until the principal of and the interest on bonds issued in connection with the first mentioned project shall have been paid or provision made for their payment. Section 17. (Preliminary and other expenses). The State Highway Department is hereby authorized in its discretion to expand out of any funds available for the purpose such moneys as may be necessary for the study of any turnpike project or projects and to use its engineering and other forces, including other consulting engineers and other traffic engineers, for the purpose of effecting such study and to pay for such 1184 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, additional engineering and traffic and other expert studies as it may deems expedient, and all such expenses incurred by the Department shall be paid by the Department and charged to the appropriate turnpike project or projects, and the Depal'tment shall keep proper records and accounts showing each amount so charged. Upon the sale of turnpike revenue bonds for any turnpike project or projects, the funds so expended by the State Highway Department in connection with such project or projects shall be reimbursed by the Authority to the State Highway Department from the prcceeds of such bonds. Any obligation or expense hereafter incurred by the State Highway Department with the approval of the Authority for traffic surveys, borings, preparation of plans and specifications, and other engineering services in connection with the construction of a project shall be regarded as a part of the cost of such project and shall be reimbursed to the State Highway Department out of the proceeds of bonds herein authorized. Section 18. (Additional method). The foregoing sections of this Act shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing provided, however, that the issuance of turnpike revenue bonds or refunding bonds under the provisions of this Act need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds. Section 19. (Liberal construction). This act, being nececsary for the welfare of the State and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purpose thereof. Section 20. (Severabiiity). If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Act are declared to be severable. Section 21. All other general or special laws, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby declared to be inapplicable to the provisions of this act; and all laws and parts oi laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. Section 22. This Act shall be known as and may be cited as the "Georgia Turnpike Authority Act." Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moves to amend Substitute to HB 29 by striking paragraph (e) of Section 5, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(e) To construct, maintain, repair and operate turnpike projects, and to fix and determine the termini and exact location and details between the termini of turnpike projects; provided, however, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1952 1185 any other provisions of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, no turnpike project, or projects, shall be constructed or located at any place in this State other than between the County of Fulton and the boundary line between the States of Georgia and Tennessee. Provided further, that the location of the termini and the general location between termini of turnpike projects shall be subject to the approval of the Governor and of the State Highway Board." Mr. Owens of Tift moved that the House consider the bill paragraph by paragraph, and the motion was lost. Mr. Smith of Emanuel moved that the House do now adjourn until 10 :00 o'clock tomorrow morning. On the motion to adjourn, Mr. Owens of Tift moved the ayes and nays and the call was not sustained. The motion to adjourn prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10 :00 o'clock tomorrow morning and HB 29 went over until that time under the order of unfinished business. 1186 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, January 23rd, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chapiain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the committees: HB 862. By Dr. Smith of Bryan: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act which effected the complete revision of all and singular laws of this State in any way dealing with the subjects of registration and qualification of voters known as "The Voters Registration Law," and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1952 1187 HB 863. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren and Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the levying, assessing, and collecting of an income tax on net income, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 864. By Messrs. Clark of Decatur, Durham of Baker, Mims of Miller and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating .to using abusive or obscene language and the penalty therefor, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HB 86'5. By Messrs. Clark of Decatur, Durham of Baker, Mims of Miller and Battles of Decatur: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that any person who shall communicate to any virturous female, by writing or printing any obscene or vulgar language or improper proposals, shall be guilty of a felony, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 866. By Messrs. Dews of Calhoun, Ivey of Newton, Brannen of Dooly and Nelson of Pulaski: A Bill to be .entitled an Act to increase the revenue of the State; to regulate and control the manufacture, purchase, sale, distribution, transportation, handling, advertising, and possession of alcohol, brandy, rum, whiskey, or any other distilled alcoholic beverage; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Temperance. HB 867. By Mr. Walker of Crawford: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for driving and traffic regulations, so as to change the speed limit for certain motor vehicles, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. HB 868. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the giving of security by owners and operators of motor vehicles, so as to make certain changes in the provisions relating to insurance for U-Drive-It operators; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Insurance. HB 869. By Messrs. Gardner of Dougherty, Dicus of Muscogee, Aycock of Jenkins and others : A Bill to be entitled an Act to regulate the making and filing of all plats and maps in each County of the State, and for other purposes. 1188 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. HB 870. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock and Best of Clay: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which relates to the payment of deposits of a deceased depositor, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. HB 871. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Retirement System for State employees, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Industrial Relations. HB 872. By Messrs. Jordan of Wheeler, Gillis of Treutlen and Langdale of Lowndes: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Department of Natural Resources Act, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Conservation. HB 873. By Messrs. Langdale of Lowndes, Jordan of Wheeler and Gillis of Treutlen: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Georgia State Forestry Commission to purchase an airplane through the State Purchasing Department, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Conservation. HB 874. By Messrs. Walker of Telfair, Best of Clay, Pickard of Muscogee, Key of Jasper and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to provide a complete and comprehensive vital statistics law for Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. HB 875. By Messrs. Walker of Telfair, Best of Clay, Pickard of Muscogee and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to protect the public health by providing for pre-marital examinations for syphillis; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. HB 876. By Mr. Waldrop of Douglas: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating a nine-member Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Douglas, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1952 1189 HB 877. By Mr. Green of Rabun: A Bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit owners or possessors of dogs in the counties of Gilmer, Murray, Fannin, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin, Union, Towns, White, Rabun and Habersham from allowing said dogs to run loose on wild lands during certain times, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. HB 878. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of County Treasurer of the County of Laurens; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 879. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Dublin, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 880. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which created the office of County Treasurer for Effingham County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 881. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of Dublin, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 882. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of Dublin, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HR 227-882a. By Messrs. Pittard and Matthews of Clarke: A Resolution to relieve William Herty Killian from paying security bond, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. HR 228-882b. By Mr. Deen of Bacon: A Resolution proposing that the State Highway Department be directed to pay R. E. Lawson the sum of $1,025.39 as compensation for damages to his automobile, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. 1190 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 229-882c. By Messrs. Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to authorize Glynn County to levy and collect taxes and assessments to acquire and maintain works, projects and undertakings to prevent and retard land erosion, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution #2. HR 230-882d. By Mr. Walker of Crawford: A Resolution proposing an amendment providing for an exemption from all state, county and municipal ad valorem taxes for a period of time not exceeding five years for new manufacturing concerns migrating to this State, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. HR 231-882e. By Mr. Leach of Rockdale: A Resolution proposing that the Department of Defense of the State of Georgia, Military Department, be ordered to pay Claude G. Bennett the sum of $407.50 as compensation for the loss of chickens and consequent damages for burying the same, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HB 883. By Messrs. Dicus of Muscogee, Bolton of Spalding and Scott of Thomas: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act esstablishing an employees retirement system; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. Mr. Freeman of Monroe County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to Constitution No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to Constitution No. 1 has had under consideration the following resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 190-810c. Do Pass. HR 215-830. Do Pass. SR 47. Do Pass. HR 178-755. Do Pass. HR 168-708e. Do Pass. HR 182-755i. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Freeman of Monroe, Chairman. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1952 1191 Mr. Adams of Evans County, Chairman of the Committee on Education No. 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education No. 2 has had under consideration the following bill and resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 165-708i. Do Pass. HB 651. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Adams of Evans, Chairman. Mr. Rowland of Johnson County, Chairman of the Committee on Industrial Relations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Industrial Relations has had under the consideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 359. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Rowland of Johnson, Chairman. Mr. Hollis of Muscogee County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No. 2 has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 11. Do Not Pass. HB 785. Do Pass. HB 784. Do Pass. HB 639. HB 634. HB 629. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Hollis of Muscogee, Chairman. 1192 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Kidd of Baldwin County, Chairman of the Committee on Georgia State Sanitariums, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Georgia State Sanitariums has had under consideration the following bill and resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 817. Do Pass. HR 195-810h. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Kidd of Baldwin, Chairman. Mr. Raulerson of Pierce County, Chairman of the Committee on Historical Research, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Historical Research has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 672. Do Pass. HB 788. Do Pass. HB 839. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Raulerson of Pierce, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 844. Do Pass. HB 690. Do Pass. HB 739. Do Pass. HB 855. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1952 1193 Mr. Jessup of Bleckley County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Library, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Library has had under consideration the following bill and resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 720. Do Pass. HR 181-7551. Do Pass. HR 216-830g. Respectfully submitted, Jessup of Bleckley, Chairman. Mr. Smiley of Liberty County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Appropriations has had under consideration the following resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 211-830b. Do Pass. HR 221-861b. Do Pass. HR 175-755b. Do Pass. HR 176'-755c. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Smiley of Liberty, Chairman. Mr. Adams of Brantley County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the following bills and resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 773. HB 641. HB 713. HB 778. Do Pass. Do Pass. 1194 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 193-810f. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Adams of Brantley, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of the Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of the Republic has had under consideration the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 750. Do Pass. HB 852. Do Pass. HR 192-810e. Do Pass. SB 233. Do Pass. SB 234. Do Pass. SB 235. Do Pass. SB 254. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. Mr. Matthews of Clarke County, Chairman of the Committee on University System of Georgia, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on University System of Georgia has had under con- sideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 789. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Matthews of Clarke, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1952 1195 bills of the Senate to wit: SB 236. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to provide for the election of electors for President and Vice President; to provide for nomination and certification of party candidates for such electors; for determination of dispute concerning nominations for candidates of such election; and for other purposes. SB 242. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A "bill to amend the Act fixing the salary for the court reporter of the Coweta Judicial Circuit so as to provide the reporter shall receive as additional compensation all fees for reporting civil cases; and for other purposes. SB 257. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A bill to amend the Act incorporating the Town of Snellville; to clarify how said town may contract or be contracted with; to provide for the the levying and collecting of ad valorem tax on all property in said town; to provide for registration and licensing of all persons, firms or corporations doing business; and for other purposes. SB 264. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Summerville so as to change the time for holding general and special elections in said city, and for other purposes. SB 269. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta to authorize City Council to sell described land and to grant easements over other land; and to provide group insurance to be extended to cover elected officials; and for other purposes. SB 272. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Act relating to appraisal of real property in Fulton County so as to provide that the appraisal be completed on or before Dec. 31st, 1954; to provide that the appraisals required by said Act may be made by the tax assessors of Fulton County; and for other purposes. SB 274. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A bill to amend the Charter of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah directing the conveyance by deed of a certain portion of an alley to the Savannah Machine and Foundry Company and for other purposes. SB 281. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to amend the charter of the City of Marietta, to authorize the collection of an ad valorem tax not to exceed one mill for the cost of sewage disposal; to authorize appropriations by the Board of 1196 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Lights and Water Works to the City of Marietta from surplus revenues; and for other purposes. SB 283. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A bill to authorize the Commissioners of Chatham County to gather garbage and trash beyond corporate limits of any municipality and to charge a fee for same; and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted, as amended, the following Resolution of the House to wit: HR 218. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A Resolution memorializing Congress to call a convention for the purpose of considering an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to taxes on incomes, inheritance and gifts. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, by substitute, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill of the House to wit: HB 452. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A bill to amend an Act approved August 3, 1927, entitled "An Act to re-enact the charter of the City of Macon contained in the Act approved August 17, 1914, together with the Acts amending same, passed since 1914, with certain changes in said Acts; and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 629. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson of Jones, and Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that any person accused of crime shall not be denied the privilege and benefit of counsel, and for other purposes. HB 634. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson of Jones, and Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for a demand for a trial by any person accused of a capital offense and for admission to bail, and for other purposes. HB 639. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that solicitors of the county and city courts may make condemnation proceedings under the law prohibiting the use of any vehicle for the purpose of transporting lottery tickets, and for other purposes. HB 641. By Mr. Overby of Hall: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1952 1197 A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that a notary shall be 18 years of age, and for other purposes. HB 651. By Mr. Neville of Bulloch: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that certain music teachers shall be entitled to the benefits under the Teachers' Retirement Program, and for other purposes. HB 672. By Mr. Tumlin of Bartow: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize subleases of property leased by the State from the Federal Government, and for other purposes. HB 690. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the amount of compensation of the mayor and councilmen of the City of Austell, and for other purposes. HB 713. By Messrs. Owens of Tift, Best of Clay, and Jackson of Jones: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to remove the jurisdiction of the courts of ordinary in cases of public drunkenness and being drunk on the highway, and for other purposes. HB 720. By Mr. Murr of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Secretary of State shall be responsible for the distribution of the laws and journals of this State, and for other purposes. HB 739. By Messrs. Page and McGee of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Town of Garden City by changing the time for voting in municipal elections, and for other purposes. HB 756. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard and Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act providing for recovery from the estate of a deceased recipient receiving assistance under the Old Age Assistance Act, and for other purposes. HB 773. By Mr. Bolton of Spalding: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 58-608 of the Code of Georgia by adding the following words: "or upon lands of another not in the exclusive possession of the person or persons so intoxicated," and for other purposes. HB 778. By Messrs. M. Smith of Fulton and Johnson of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the disposition of property where there is not sufficient evidence that persons have died otherwise than simultaneously, and for other purposes. 1198 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 784. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker, Abney of Catoosa, and Hale of Dade: A bill to be entitled an Act to make the attorney-general of the State of Georgia the legal representative of the beneficiaries of charitable trusts, and for other purposes. HB 785. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker, Abney of Catoosa, and Hale of Dade: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the trustees of any charitable trust having as its object the relief of the aged, impotent, diseased, and poor people by providing hospitals and hospital services under certain conditions, and for other purposes. HB 788. By Messrs. Best of Clay and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide obsolete public records may be destroyed after four years, and for other purposes. HB 789. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the maximum amount of bonds authorized to be outstanding under the University System Building Authority Act, and for other purposes. HB 817. By Messrs. Boone of Wilkinson, Parker of Baldwin, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for a reduction in the number of years of creditable service required before disability retirement under the employees' retirement system, and for other purposes. HB 839. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Georgia Historical Commission by striking the paragraph prohibiting expenditure of State funds by said commission unless appropriated by the General Assembly, and for other purposes. HB 844. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a charter for the City of Fitzgerald, and for other purposes. HB 852. By Messrs. Bell, Holley, and Graham of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize certain counties to make and prescribe building codes, rules and regulations, and for other purposes. HB 855. By Mr. Smiley of Liberty: A bill to be entitled an act to create a new charter for the City of Hinesville, and for other purposes. HR 165-708i. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1952 1199 A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution providing that the State Board of Education shall be the body to set all policy concerning public schools, and for other purposes. HR 16'8-7081. By Messrs. Alverson of Fulton, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the Governor shall have 30 days after the adjournment of the General Assembly within which to approve any bill presented to him, and for other purposes. HR 175-755b. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A resolution proposing that the State Highway Department be directed to pay compensation for the damage done to truck of Mr. Louie Raines, and for other purposes. HR 176-755c. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A resolution appropriating $55.47 to reimburse Mr. W. L. Linenkohl, and for other purposes. HR 181-755h. By Mr. Pickett of Pickens: A resolution proposing that the state librarian furnish certain law books to Pickens County, and for other purposes. HR 182-755i. By Messrs. Page and McGee of Chatham: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution to authorize Chatham County to enact ordinances for the policing of said county, and for other purposes. HR 190-810c. By Messrs. Vandiver ,of Bibb, Perkins of Carroll, and others;. A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution to provide that judges of the superior courts shall be elected by the voters of their respective judicial circuits, and for other purposes. HR 192-810e. By Mr. Smith of Emanuel: A resolution relieving the director of the Department of Public Safety from any existing and future liability arising from a theft by Preston Holden, and for other purposes. HR 193-810f. By Mr. Stewart of Habersham: A resolution proposing that the state librarian furnish certain law books to Habersham County, and for other purposes. HR 195-810h. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A resolution authorizing an inspection tour of certain hospitals, and for other purposes. 1200 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 211-830b. By Messrs. Cates and Bargeron of Burke: A resolution proposing that the State Highway Board be authorized to pay J. W. Borom $80.55 as damages and reimbursement, and for other purposes. HR 215-830f. By Messrs. Perkins and Duncan of Carroll: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the division of Carroll County into school districts and for the election by the people of members of the county board of education, and for other purposes. HR 216-830g. By Messrs. Williams of Houston and Vandiver of Bibb: A resolution proposing that the State Librarian furnish certain law books to Houston County, and for other purposes. HR 221-861b. By Mr. Tippins of Wilcox: A resolution proposing that the Georgia Forestry Department be authorized to pay $200.00 to T. A. Holliday in compensation for his loss, and for other purposes. SR 47. By Senator Stephens of the 50th: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide pensions for widows of Confederate soldiers married prior to January 1, 1920, and for other purposes. SB 233. By benators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act establishing a state-wide general election, and for other purposes. SB 234. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to include the Director of the State Department of Entomology under the provisions of the Merit System Act, and for other purposes. SB 235. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to include the director of the State Department of Mines, Mining and Geology under the provisions of the Merit bystem Act, and for other purposes. SB 254. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize Richmond County and the city council of Augusta to regulate the public health through the Richmond County Department of Health, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1952 1201 HB 683. By Mr. Rogers of Heard: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Franklin so as to extend and make uniform the corporate limits of said city, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 699. By Mr. Callier of Talbot: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the corporate name of the Town of Talbotton to the City of Talbotton, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 753. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Columbus by providing a method of appeal from the recorder's or mayor's court to the city court, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 204-810q. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing that the new bridge at Mcintyre be named and designated as the "Walden Bridge," and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 207-810t. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing that the new bridge over Commissioner Creek on the Pennington Highway be named and designated as the "McCook Bridge," and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 107, nays 0. 1202 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 208-810u. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing that a portion of highway running from McIntyre to its intersection U. S. Highway No. 29 be designated and named as "Todd Road," and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 210-830a. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing that the projected bridge across Sandy Creek on the highway from Allentown to Toombsboro be named and designated as "Hall Bridge," and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 822. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for holding two additional terms of the Superior Court of Union County for the purpose of trying nonjury matters, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 824. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin, and Hall of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to raise the amount supplementing the annual salary of the judge of the superior court of the Rome judicial circuit, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the b:Il, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 827. By Mr. Robertson of Dawson: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the County of Dawson, and for WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1!152 1203 other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 828. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the board of commissioners of the City of Quitman shall have the power to establish a natural gas system, and for other purposes. The report of the conunittee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 829. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide power to the board of commissioners of the City of Quitman to close or abandon streets, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 831. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the salaries of the commissioner of roads and revenues of Dodge County and his clerk, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 832. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compensation of the sheriff of Dodge County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 833. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: 1204 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to supplement the compensation now received by the ordinary of Dodge County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following bills of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: SB 236. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the election of electors of President and Vice-President of the United States as authorized by the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 242. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the salary of the Official Court Reporter of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. SB 257. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A Bill to be entitled an Act amending the Charter of the Town of Snellville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 264. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and incorporate the City of Summerville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 269. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a new charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Insurance. SB 272. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the appraisal of property in Fulton County and the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 274. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1952 1205 A Bill to be entitled an Act amending the Charter of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. SB 281. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of Marietta, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 283. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and organize Commissioners of Chatham County who shall be ex-officio Judges, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. Mr. Gowen of Glynn asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Ways and Means and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. HB 668. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to filing of State income tax returns, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted, and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on Ways and Means and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. Under the order of unfinished business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration: HB 29. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Gowen of Glynn, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to facilitate vehicular traffic in the State of Georgia by providing for the construction, maintenance, repair and operation of turnpike projects, and for other purposes. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved the previous question and the motion prevailed. An amendment offered by Mr. Pittard of Clarke was read and lost. An amendment offered by Mr. Knight of Gordon was read and lost. An amendment offered by Mr. Neville of Bulloch was read and lost. The following amendment was read: Messrs. Ramsey of Effingham and Neville of Bulloch move to amend Section 9 of the substitute to HB 29 by adding a new sentence at the end thereof, to read as follows: "Provided, that owners of property abutting on the 1206 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, property of the Authority shall have the right to operate and/or own on their property the enterprises described herein, except public utilities, and the Authority is prohibited from exercising the powers enumerated in this section pertaining to private enterprise, except public utilities unless expressly granted such authority by said abutting land owners, respecting property of the Authority which lies between the traffic lanes on the property of the Authority and the private property of said abutting landowners, for the length of the property line existing between the properties of the Authority and of said abutting land owners." On the adoption of the amendment, Mr. Neville of Bulloch moved the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Aycock Barber of Jackson Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Black Boggus Brantley Britton Campbell of Walker Carr Clary Claxton Covington Cranford De en Dicus Dorsey Durden Fears Freeman Green of Cherokee Griffith Hale Hall of Floyd Hawkins Hilton Holley Hopkins Jessup Kelley Kemp King Knight Langdale Lanier Little McKelvey Mackay Murphy Murr Musgrove Neville Newman Nightingale Owens Peacock Perkins Pickard Pittard Ramsey Register Robertson of Dawson Scoggin Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Stevens of Marion Stewart Sumner Tarpley Terry Trapnell Tumlin Ursrey Vandiver Waldrop Warren Weems Wilkes Williams of Houston Willis Wood Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley Alverson Ball Barber of Colquitt Bargeron Battles Baughman Beasley Bentley Best Birdsong Boone Brannen Brazeal Burkett Byrd Campbell of Oconee Cates Clark Coogle Cornelius Dally Denton Dews Duncan Durham Flynt Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1952 1207 Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Groover Guthrie Hall of Toombs Harrell Harris Henderson Herrin Hollis Hood Huddleston Ivey Jackson Johnson of Hall Jolly Jones of Lupmkin Jordan Kennedy Key Kidd Lam Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McWhorter Mangum Matthews Mims Mull Nelson Otwell Overby Page Parker Raulerson Ray Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Rowland Russell Scott Sheffield Short Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Tamplin Tillman Tippens Todd Turk Twitty Vickers Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Willingham Wooten Those not voting were Messrs.: Barrett, Biggers, Bolton, Brooks, Burgamy, Callier, Clay, Coffin, Deason, Edenfield, Greer, Hadden, Harper, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, Kitchens, McGarity, McGee, Mishoe, Pickett, Stocks, Tarbutton, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the amendment, the ayes were 77, nays 104. The amendment was lost. An amendment offered by Mr. Neville of Bulloch was read and lost. The following amendment was read: Mr. Neville of Bulloch moves to amend Section 5 (j) of the substitute to HB 29 by adding a new sentence, as follows: "Provided, that the owners of property abutting the property of the Authority shall have the right to operate any business or enterprise on their property as such rights presently exist, and shall have the right to afford means of egress and ingress from and to their places of business or enterprise as such rights now exist. On the adoption of the amendment, the ayes were 72, nays 87. The amendment was lost. The following amendment was read: Mr. Freeman of Monroe moves to amend the substitute to HB 29 by striking therefrom Section 9 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 1208 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, "Section 9. No commercial enterprise or activities shall be authorized or conducted by the Georgia Turnpike Authority or any agency of the 5tate within or on the property acquired for as rights of way of turnpike projects and toll roads, as defined in this Act. "The Georgia Turnpike Authority shall provide for access roads leading to and off the property acquired for rights of way of turnpike projects as provided for in this Act, at points which will best serve the public interest. "Such access roads shall be so located as to permit the establishment, by the owners or lessee of abutting property, of adequate fuel and other facilities for the users of the turnpike projects. "The location of such fuel and other facilities shall be indicated to users of the turnpike projects by appropriate signs, the specifications of which shall be determined by the State Highway Department." On the adoption of the amendment, the ayes were 6'3, nays 81. The amendment was lost. An amendment offered by Mr. Pittard of Clarke wa~ read and lost. The following amendments were read and adopted: Messrs. Bentley of Cobb and Mims of Miller move to amend Section 9 of the substitute to HB 29 by inserting after the word "and" and before the word "to" in the second line and the first sentence the following words: "after publicly advertising for bids, upon acceptance of the highest and best bid,"; and by inserting a semicolon for the period at the end of the first sentence, and adding the words: "Provided that no one person, partnership, association, or corporation shall be awarded more than ten contracts for service areas or parts thereof on the entire length of any single turnpike project, and provided further that the authority shall not enter into any contract or agreement with any person, partnership, association, or corporation, allowing the operation of any gas station, garage, store, hotel or restaurant without first receiving bids from at least three separate responsible parties and such bids shall be received on each and every separate establishment." Messrs. Bentley of Cobb and Twitty of Mitchell move to amend the substitute to HB 29 by adding Paragraph 23 to said bill and to read as follows: (e) To construct, maintain, repair and operate turnpike projects, and to fix and determine the termini and exact location and details between the termini of turnpike projects; provided, however, any other provisions of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, and until and unless the General Assembly of Georgia shall otherwise determine the Georgia Turnpike Authority shall have the authority only to locate and construct a turnpike project only between a point in or near the City of Cartersville, Georgia and a point at or near the boundary line between the states of Georgia and Tennessee. Provided further, the location of the termini and the general location between the termini of the Turnpike Project shall be subject to the approval of the Governor and the State Highway Board. The substitute, as amended, was adopted. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1952 1209 The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute, as amended. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, as amended, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adams of Evans Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Battles Baughman Beasley Bentley Best Birdsong Black Boone Brannen Brazeal Brooks Burkett Byrd Campbell of Oconee Cates Clary Coogle Cornelius Dally Deason Denton Dews Dorsey Durham Fears Flynt Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Groover Guthrie Hall of Toombs Harrell Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hollis Hood Huddleston Ivey Jackson Johnson of Hall Jolly Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kennedy Key Kidd King Kitchens Lam Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McGarity McWhorter Mangum Matthews Mims Mull Nelson Neville Otwell Overby Page Parker Ramsey Raulerson Ray Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rowland Russell Sheffield Short Simmons 5ivell Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stewart Tamplin Terry Tippens Todd Trapnell Turk Twitty Ursrey Vickers Walker of Telfair Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Willingham Willis Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Upson Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Biggers Boggus Brantley Britton Burgamy Callier Campbell of Walker Carr Clark Claxton Goffin Covington 1210 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Cranford De en Dicus Duncan Durden Freeman Green of Cherokee Greer Griffith Hale Hall of Floyd Harris Holley Hopkins Jessup Kemp Knight Langdale Lewis of Green Little McKelvey Mackay Murphy Murr Mu5grove Newman Nightingale Owens Peacock Perkins Pickard Pittard Register Robertson of Dawson Rollins Scott Scoggin Smiley Smith of Bryan Stevens of Marion Sumner Tarpley Tillman Tumlin Vandiver Waldrop Walker of Crawford Warren Weems Wilkes Williams of Houston Wood Wooten Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Barrett, Bolton, Clay, Edenfield, Hadden, Harper, Hilton, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, McGee, Mishoe, Pickett, Stocks, Tarbutton, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, as amended, the ayes were 118, nays 72. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute, as amended. Mr. Gowen of Glynn asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on General Agriculture No. 1 and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1: . HB 671. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act which provides for the creation of cooperative marketing associations, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on General Agriculture No. 1 and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10 :00 o'clock tomorrow morning. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Green of Cherokee for Friday. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10 :00 o'clock tomorrow morning. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1211 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, January 24, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chap1ain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the committees: HB 884. By Messrs. Pickett of Pickens and Murr of Sumter: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide the Department of Public Safety with the authority to assess fees for its services in providing copies or photostats of accident reports to individuals, firms and corporations, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. 1212 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 885. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, H. Smith of Fulton, Hawkins of Screven, Johnson of Hall and many others: A Bill td be entitled an Act to amend an Act by providing a new method of signalling a turn of a motor vehicle by the driver, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. HB 886. By Messrs. Bell of Richmond, Hawkins of Screven and Page of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the notarial seal for attestation of deeds, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2. HB 887. By Messrs. Walker of Telfair, Burkett of Coffee and Gowen of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the use and application of the proceeds of the sale of bonds voted, issued and sold by any county or municipality of this State for the purpose of matching State and Federal allocations and contributions and building and equipping hospitals, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. HB 888. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel and Key of Jasper: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the effect of permission to the debtor to exercise dominion over or use the proceeds of any property conveyed, assigned or mortgaged as security for any debt; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 889. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act stating Powers and Duties of the State Highway Board, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 890. By Mr. Brantley of Upson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to make it unlawful for any person to possess seines, traps, nets, baskets, shocking or electrocuting devices or any similar devices which might be used to unlawfully take fish from the waters of this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. HB 891. By Mr. M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to regulate the sale of used motor vehicles, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Insurance. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1213 HB 892. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which provides that the governing body of any municipality in which street improvements are contemplated under the provisions of the Chapter of which said Section is a part shall adopt a resolution expressing its determination to proceed with such improvement, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Highways No. 1. HB 893. By Mr. Hood of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to impose a penalty upon any person, firm or corporation operating in any municipality of this State taxi-cabs serving the public where a passenger is refused transportation to his place of designation within the corporate limits of such municipality, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2. HB 894. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel and Ray of Warren: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the licensing of domestic and foreign insurance companies and fraternal benefit societies desiring to engage in business in Georgia; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Insurance. HB 895. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and McGarity of Henry: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the income tax returns of all men and women serving in the Armed Forces of the United States between January 1, 1950 and the termination of the present emergency known as the Korean War, shall be computed or recomputed so as to allow a deduction from the gross income for any one year of so much of the compensation for such services, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 896. By Mr. Green of Cherokee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to place the Sheriff, the Clerk of the Superior Court, and the Ordinary of Cherokee County on a salary basis, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 897. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Alamo, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 898. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a City Court in the County of Floyd, and for other purposes. 1214 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 899. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Glenwood, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 900. By Mr. Baughman of Early: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Early, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 901. By Mr. Musgrove of Clinch: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in and for the County of Clinch, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 902. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for the County of Wheeler, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 903. By Messrs. Pittard and Matthews of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Clarke County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 904. By Mr. Todd of Glascock: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Gibson, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 905. By Mr. McGarity of Henry: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that, in all counties having a population of not less than 15,400 and not more than 15,900, members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in such counties shall be entitled to expense accounts; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 906. By Mr. Black of Webster: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the office of THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1215 County Treasurer for the County of Webster, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 907. By Mr. Page of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 908. By Mr. Freeman of Monroe: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide revenue and a source of revenue for the purpose of paying annuities and benefits to the peace officers of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HR 232-908a. By Mr. Adams of Brantley: A Resolution to reimburse Vinson Lane for damages to automobile, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 233-908b. By Mr. Adams of Brantley: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to divide Brantley County into five school districts, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendment to Constitution # 1. HR 234-908c. By Mr. Musgrove of Clinch: A Resolution proposing that Post Road No. 298, coimecting State Road No. 38 with State Road No. 37, in the County of Clinch, be designated as the "Matthew H. Hughes Highway"; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Highways #2. HR 235-908d. By Mr. Tippins of Wilcox: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide for the election of members of the Board of Education of Wilcox County by the people, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendment to Constitution # 2. HR 236-908e. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A Resolution authorizing the sale of a six-room frame house located at the Flowery Branch Nursery property, operated by the Georgia Forestry Commission; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. 1216 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 237-908f. By Messrs. Parker of Baldwin, Kidd of Baldwin and Jordan of Wheeler: A Resolution to transfer from the State Department of Public Welfare 619.5 acres of forest land in the County of Baldwin to the Georgia Forestry Commission to establish a district headquarters and demonstration forest to be observed and studied by the public and to carry out management practices, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. HR 238-908g. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A Resolution transferring 120 acres in Land Lots 233, 234 and 235, now controlled by the Georgia Department of State Parks, to the Georgia Forestry Commission; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. HR 239-908h. By Messrs. Tarbutton of Washington, and Warren of Washington: A Resolution proposing that the State Highway Department be directed to pay to Mr. William N. Price the sum of $1300.00 to reimburse him for the damage sustained to his automobile in an accident, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 240-908i. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide that the Polk County Board of Education as now constituted shall be abolished, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. Mr. Gardner of Dougherty asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the Senate be withdrawn from the Committee on State of Republic, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on State of Republic: SB 226. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, and Dunn of the 8th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to change the name of the Albany Judicial Circuit to the Camilla Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. Objection was heard to the unanimous consent request. Mr. Gardner of Dougherty moved that the bill be withdrawn, read the second time and recommitted. On the motion, the ayes were 40, nays 64. The motion was lost. Mr. Lovett of Laurens County, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1217 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the follow- ing Bills and Resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 657. Do Pass. HR 177-755d. Do Pass. HB 840. Do Pass, as Amended. HB 649. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Lovett of Laurens, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- tion the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 857. Do Pass. HB 856. Do Pass. HB 851. Do Pass. HB 859. Do Pass. HB 854. Do Pass. HB 848. Do Pass. HB 845. Do Pass. HB 849. Do Pass. SB 258. Do Pass. HB 861. Do Pass. HB 853. Do Pass. Rt:spectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: 1218 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- tion the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 876. Do Pass. HB 878. Do Pass. HB 880. Do Pass. R:spectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Duncan of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Education #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education #1 has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: Do Pass. HB 766. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Duncan of Carroll, Chairman. Mr. Duncan of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Education #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education # 1 has had under consideration the follow- ing Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 609. Do Pass, by Substitute. Respectfully submitted, Duncan of Carroll, Chairman. Mr. Adams of Evans County, Chairman of the Committee on Education #2 submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1219 Your Committee on Education #2 has had under consideration the following Resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 174-755A. Do Pass, by Substitute, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Adams of Evans, Chairman. Mr. Langdale of Lowndes County, Chairman of the Committee on Game and Fish, submitted the following report: Mr. Sp~aker: Your Committee on Game and Fish has had under consideration the fol- lowing Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 777. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 146'. Do Pass as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Langdale of Lumpkin, Chairman. Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary # 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #1 has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 356. Do Not Pass. HB 624. Do Pass. HB 625. Do Pass. HB 663. Do Pass. HB 665. Do Pass. HB 666. Do Not Pass. HB 668. Do Pass. HB 671. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. 1220 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on General Ju- diciary # 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #1 has had under consideration the following Bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 261. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Hollis of Muscogee County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary #2, has submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #2 has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 607. Do Pass. HB 626'. Do Pass. HB 664. Do Pass. HB 667. Do Not Pass. HB 669. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Hollis of Muscogee, Chairman. Mr. Lewis of Hancock County, Chairman of the Committee on Legislative and Congressional Re-Apportionment, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Legislative and Congressional Re-Apportionment has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 834. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Lewis of Hancock, Chairman. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1221 Mr. Gillis of Treutlen County, Chairman of the Committee on Motor Vehicles, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Motor Vehicles has had under consideration the follow- ing Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 183. Do Not Pass. HB 311. Do Not Pass. HB 547. Do Not Pass. HB 726. Do Not Pass. HB 604. Do Not Pass. HB 326. Do Pass. HB 327. Do Pass. HB 769. Do Pass. HB 843. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gillis of Treutlen, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 614. Do Pass. HB 615. Do Pass. HB 616. Do Pass. HB 6'17. Do Pass. HB 642. Do Pass. HB 684. Do Pass. HB 686. Do Pass. HB 688. Do Pass. HB 689. Do Pass. HB 733. Do Pass. HB 745. Do Pass. 1222 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 790. Do Pass. HB 793. Do Pass. HB 794. Do Pass. HB 800. Do Pass. HB 846. Do Pass. HB 847. Do Pass. HB 850. Do Pass. HB 858. Do Pass. HB 860. Do Pass. HB 879. Do Pass. HB 881. Do Pass. HB 882. Do Pass. SB 264. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. Mr. Brazeal of Terrell County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Highways #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Highways #1 has had under consideration the following Resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 205-810r. Do Pass. HR 203-810p. Do Pass. HR 206-810s. Do Pass. HR 120-598a. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Brazeal of Terrell, Chairman. Mr. Smiley of Liberty County, Chairman of ,the Committee on Special Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Appropriations has had under consideration the THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1223 following Bills and Resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 163-708g. Do Pass. HR 191-810d. Do Pass. HR 157-708a. Do Pass. HR 213-830d. Do Pass. HR 198-810k. Do Pass. HR 231-882e. Do Pass. HR 199-8101. Do Pass. HR 167-708k. Do Pass. HR 197-810j. Do Pass. HR 183-755j. Do Pass. HR 169-708m. Do Pass. HR 170-708n. Do Pass. HB 401. Do Not Pass. HR 65-303e. Do Pass. HR 200-810m. Do Pass, as Amended. HR 127-605a. Do Pass, as Amended. HR 129-605c. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Smiley of Liberty, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 6'12. Do Pass. HB 768. Do Pass. HB 770. Do Pass. HR 146-619a. Do Pass. HR 223-861d. Do Pass. HR 224-861e. Do Pass. 1224 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 225-861f. Do Pass. SB 225. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson. Chairman. Mr. Ray of Warren County, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 863. Do Pass, as Amended. HB 762. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Roy of Warren, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: SB 221. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, and Williams of the 19th: A Bill to authorize all eligible officers and employees of the Supreme Court, other than the Justices thereof, to become members of the Employees Retirement System of Georgia; to authorize the payment of contributions under said System; and for other purposes. SB 222. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to require each County Welfare Board to keep a file or roll book giving the name and address of each beneficiary of Old Age Assistance, aid to Blind and dependent children; to prohibit commercial or political use of such records; to provide penalties for violations; and for other purposes. SB 223. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to amend an Act known as "Aid to Dependent Children Act" by repealing in its entirety the amending act approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. Laws 1951, pp. 692-693) an enact in lieu thereof a provision that THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1225 the applicant for benefits for an illegitimate or bastard child shall give under oath, the full name and last known address of the father of such child; and for other purposes. SB 227. By Senator Holloway of the 13th: A Bill to provide for the holding of terms of the Superior Court in Schley County on the 2nd Mondays in February and August of each year; and for other purposes. SB 229. By Senator Hughes of the 32nd: A bill to provide that Paragraph 7A of Section 40-601 of the Code of 1933 as amended by the Act of the General Assembly approved February 1, 1946, appearing in the Acts of 1946, page 76, be repealed in its entirety. SB 244. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to provide that judges of the Superior Courts in counties of more than 300,000 may extend the terms of Grand jurors in such county; and for other purposes. SB 249. By Senator Williams of the 49th: A Bill to amend Section 32-903 of the Code of Georgia to provide that all counties in which any Militia District has a population in excess of one-fifth of the total population of such county, the grand juries shall select two members of the Board of Education from such Militia District; and for other purposes. SB 251. By Senators Stephens of the 50th and Ellard of the 31st: A Bill to amend the income tax laws; to provide an additional exemption of $600.00 for resident individuals 6'5 years old and older; to provide an additional exemption of $600.00 for blind taxpayers; to provide non profit agricultural associations operated under the Cooperative Marketing Act of 1921 be exempt from taxation; to provide for deduction of medical care for tax payers over 65; and for other purposes. SB 263. By Senator Mallory of the 25th: A Bill to authorize county and city boards of education to purchase educational information, literature and services; and for other purposes. SB 276. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Connell of the 6th, Carlisle of the 7th, and Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to amend the teachers Retirement System by providing that membership of any teacher shall not be terminated during any period of absence made necessary by the adoption of children by said teacher and for other purposes. SB 282. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Rawls of the lOth, Carlisle of the 7th, and Willingham of the 39th: 1226 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A Bill to provide for retirement benefits for Clerks of the Superior Courts of Georgia; to provide for a retirement fund; to provide a Board of Commissioners of such fund; to provide for payments into said fund; and for other purposes. SR 80. By Senator Dunn of the 8th: A resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of State Parks to negotiate with the federal government for leasing of property in the area of the Jim Woodruff Reservoir Basin for the development of a State Park. SR 83. By Senator Williangham of the 39th: A resolution proposing an amendment to Article XI, Section I, of the Constitution so as to provide for sewage districts for the County of Cobb and for other purposes. SR 84. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A Resolution proposing an amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution to provide for the division of Troup County into school districts; to provide for the election of the County Board of Education from such school districts; to provide for the appointment by the County Board of Education of a Superintendent of the County School System and for other purposes. SR 85. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Resolution proposing an amendment to Article XI, Section II, Paragraph I, to provide the method of selecting a Tax Commission of Fulton County; to provide for a chief deputy to such office and for other purposes. HB 47. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Lewis of Hancock, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A Bill to amend an Act approved March 25, 1947, which Act equalized the salaries of certain State officials and provided for the salary and subsistence of the members of the State Pardon and Parole Board, so as to change the subsistence of the members of said Board; and for other purposes. HB 677. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A Bill to amend an Act creating the Department of Public Safety, approved March 19, 1937 (Ga. Laws 1937, p. 322) so as to provide that the Warden of the Georgia State Prison at Reidsville, Ga., shall be assigned a passenger motor vehicle for his use on official business; and for other purposes. HR 102. By Mr. Lewis of Hancock: A Resolution requesting the State Librarian to furnish law books to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Hancock County; and for other purposes. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1227 HR 105. By Messrs. Carr and Britton of Whitfield: A Resolution that the State Librarian be authorized and directed to furnish to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Whitfield County, Georgia, certain volumes of the "Georgia Reports" for the use of the officers of the Superior Court of Whitfield County, Georgia. HR 128. By Mr. Hall of Toombs: A resolution to authorize the Librarian of the State of Georgia to replace certain lost or destroyed law books for the County of Toombs. Mr. Speaker: The Senate requests the return of the following Bill of the Senate as Bill is pending in the Senate for further consideration and was transmitted to the House through error: SB 145. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A Bill to amend Code Section 45-301 of the Code of Georgia enumerating game birds and animals, by adding certain other birds and animals as game birds and animals, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 614. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A Bill to be entitled an Act to change the hours of voting in the municipal elections in Athens, and for other purposes. HB 615. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A bill to be entitled an Act creating a Board of Tax Appeals and a Tax Assessor for the City of Athens, and for other purposes. HB 616. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke: A bill to be entitled an Act to alter a method of election of the City Recorder of Athens, and for other purposes. HB 617. By Messrs. Pittard and Matthews of Clarke: A bill to be entitled an Act to alter the method of electing the City Attorney of Athens, and for other purposes. HB 642. By Messrs. Burgamy, and Murr of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the collection of an ad valorem tax by the Mayor and City Council of Americus, and for other purposes. HB 6'84. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: 1228 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Wadley so as to change the amount of ad valorem tax, and for other purposes. HB 686. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for a permanent registration of voters in the Town of Bartow, and for other purposes. HB 688. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Louisville so as to change the amount of ad valorem tax, and for other purposes. HB 689. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Wrens so as to change the amount of ad valorem tax, and for other purposes. HB 733. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that when the Clerk of the Superior Court of Laurens County acts as ex-officio Clerk of the City Court of Dublin he shall receive no additional compensation, and for other purposes. HB 745. By Mr. Claxton of Camden: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of St. Marys so as to change the hours for holding elections, and for other purposes. HB 790. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to vest title to certain property in the City of Macon, being a part of Broadway, and for other purposes. HB 793. By Messrs. Scott and Willis of Thomas: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the corporate name of the Town of Coolidge to the City of Coolidge, and for other purposes. HB 794. By Mr. Jolly of Franklin: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salaries of the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Lavonia, and for other purposes. HB 800. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay, and Wood of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the payment of certain sums by the Board of Water Commissioners into THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1229 the treasury of the City of Macon, and for other purposes. HB 845. By Mr. Terry of Murray: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for an increase in the salary of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Murray County, and for other purposes. HB 846. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to extend and redefine the corporate limits of the City of Jonesboro and for other purposes. HB 847. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an act so as to change the corpo- rate name of the Town of Forest Park to the City of Forest Park, and for other purposes. - HB 848. By Messrs. Abney of Walker, Matthews of Clarke, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 21-105 of the Code of Georgia, so as to provide that the coroner in certain counties shall be paid a salary of $600.00 per year, and for other purposes. HB 849. By Mr. Whitworth of Madison: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salaries of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Madison County and his clerk, and for other purposes. HB 850. By Mr. Sumner of Worth: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to extend the corporate limits of the City of Sylvester, and for other purposes. HB 851. By Mr. McGarity of Henry: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the population figures therein, and for other purposes. HB 853. By Mr. Green of Irwin: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salary of the chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Irwin County, and for other purposes. HB 854. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for supplementing the compensation of the Ordinary of Lanier County, and for other purposes. HB 856. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay, and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Sections 24-2823 and 77-103 of 1280 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the Code of Georgia of 1933 so as to provide that in certain counties the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues shall pay the actual cost of feeding prisoners in lieu of paying fees to the sheriff, and for other purposes. HB 857. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay ,and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the Judge of the Civil Court of DeKalb County may preside in the city court of Decatur, and for other purposes. HB 858. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to empower the Town of Martin to operate natural gas distribution systems, and for other purposes. HB 859. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay, and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to require jury commissioners in certain counties to place all tickets containing the names of traverse jurors in one box for the use of Superior Courts, and for other purposes. HB 860. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to empower the City of Toccoa to operate a gas distribution system, and for other purposes. HB 861. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay, and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salary of the Judge and Solicitor of the City Court of Decatur, and for other purposes. HB 876. By Mr. Waldrop of Douglas: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating a nine-member Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Douglas County, and for other purposes. HB 878. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of County Treasurer of Laurens County, and for other purposes. HB 879. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the status of the third and fourth wards in the City of Dublin, and for other purposes. HB 880. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A bill to be entitied an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salary of the County Treasurer of Effingham County, and for other purposes. THURSDAY~ JANUARY 24, 1952 1231 HB 881. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the eligibility and oath of voters, and for other purposes. HB 882. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an. Act to amend an Act so as to provide for election of certain officers of the City of Dublin for terms of one year each, and for other purposes. HR 120-598a. By Messrs. Covington of Floyd, Weems of Chattooga, and others: A resolution requesting that part of U. S, Highway No. 27, which is located in Georgia, be designated as the "Martha Berry Highway", and for other purposes. HR 203-810p. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing that the road laid from the Health Center in the City of Irwinton to Wriley l>e designate!! as the "Jack Brown Road", and for other purposes. HR 205-810r. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing that the new bridge across Commissioner Creek be designated as the "Boone Bridge", and for other purposes. HR 206-810s. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing. that the new bridge over Turkey Creek be designated as the "Brack Bridge", and for other purposes. HR 223-861d. By Messrs. Bell, Graham, and Holley of Richmond: A resolution requesting the state librarian t~ furnish certain law books to Richmond County, and for other purposes. SB 264. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bfll :to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the ti~e for holding general and special elections in the City of Summerville, and for other purposes.. SB 258. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act providing for a: second primary in certain counties, and for other purposes. HR 65-303e. By Messrs. Short of Colquitt, Duncan of Carroll, and Langdale of Lowndes: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to the automobile of C. B. Wilson, and for other purposes. HB 326. By Messrs. Greer of Lanier, Tarpley of Union, and others: 1232 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the installation of head and rear lights on track motor cars, and for other purposes. HB 327. By Messrs. Greer of Lanier, Tarpley of Union, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the installation of windshields and tops on track cars, and for other purposes. HR 127-6'05a. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Mrs. Julia C. Palmer, and for other purposes. HR 129-605c. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A resolution requesting compensation for injuries to George W. LaFray, and for other purposes. HB 607. By Messrs. Gardner of Dougherty and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that persons acquitted on the grounds of insanity shall be remanded to the Milledgeville State Hospital, and for other purposes. HB 609. By Mr. Murr of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal Section 84-1016 of the Code of Georgia relating to practical nurses, and for other purposes. HB 612. By Messrs. Gardner of Dougherty and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to govern the practice of architecture in Georgia, and for other purposes. HR 146-619a. By Mr. McWhorter of DeKalb: A resolution requesting compensation of certain newspapers for advertising proposed constitutional amendments, and for other purposes. HB 624. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson of Jones, and Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all criminal trials in this State, the accused, if he elects to do so, may be sworn as any other witness, and for other purposes. HB 625. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entilted an Act to amend Section 9-105 of the Code so as to provide for a Board of Bar Examiners of five instead of three, and for other purposes. HB 626. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal Section 9-110 of the code, to enact a new statute providing the scope of the examination to be given applicants for admission to the bar, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1233 HB 657. By Mr. Green of Rabun: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the expenditure of funds for the development of Black Rock Mountain State Park, and for other purposes. HB 663. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the preemptive rights of shareholders, and for other purposes. HB 664. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to limited partnerships, and for other purposes. HB 6'65. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the admissibility in evidence of certain writings and records made in the regular course of business, and for other purposes. HB 668. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to period of limitation upon assessment and collection of income taxes, and for other purposes. HB 671. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal Title 65, Sections 101 to 111 of the 1933 Code of Georgia creating cooperative marketing associations for profit, and for other purposes. HR 157-708a. By Mr. Scott of Thomas: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Wayman Dekle, and for other purposes. HR 163-708g. By Messrs. Murr of Sumter, and others: A resolution requesting compensation for injuries to J. W. Southland, and for other purposes. HR 167-708k. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Mrs. E. H. Kelley, and for other purposes. HR 169-708m. By Mr. Dicus of Muscogee: A resolution requesting compensation for injuries to Jearldyne Garrett, and for other purposs. HR 170-708n. By Mr. Dicus of Muscogee: 1234 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Rachael Kravtin, and for other purposes. HR 174-755a. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell and Smith of Emanuel: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for a State Board of Education composed of .one member from each congressional district, and for other purposes. HR 177-755d. By Messrs. Freeman of Mqnroe, Twitty of Mitchell, and Smith of Emanuel: A resolution authorizing the placing of a marble bust of Alexander H. Stephens in the State Hall of Fame of Virginia, and for other purposes. HR 183-755j. By Me&srs. Page and McGee of Chatham: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Harold H. Smoak, and for other purposes. HB 762. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, arid others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Income Tax Act so as to provide for the non-recognition of certain gains on certain corporate liquidations. HB 766. By Messrs. Smiley of Liberty, Kidd of Baldwin, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for a new method for determining compensation for members of the county boards of education, and for other purposes. HB 768. By Messrs. Key of Jasper and Ray of Warren: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for an increase or decrease in the area of operation of a regional housing authority, and for other purposes. HB 769. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act requiring vehicles to stop while school buses are loading or unloading school children, and for other purposes. HB 770. By Messrs. Aycock of Jenkins and Neville of Bulloch: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to absentee voting, and for other purposes. HB 777. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A bill to be entitled an Act to regulate boxing, sparring and wrestling exhibitions in Georgia, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1235 HR 191-810d. By Mr. Kitchens of Twiggs: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Mrs. W. J. Gallemore and Judge J. R. Wimberly, and for other purposes. HR 197-810j. By Messrs. Page and McGee of Chatham: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Empire Radio and Specialty Company, Inc., and for other purposes. HR 198-810k. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to George A. Cabe, and for other purposes. HR 199-8101. By Mr. Baughman of Early: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Bennie Sims, and for other purposes. HR 200-810m. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Mrs. S. T. Willis, and for other purposes. HR 213-830d. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Mr. H. G. Sherrod, and for other purposes. HB 834. By Messrs. Rollins of Meriwether, Kemp of Clayton, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 47-101 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 so as to re-apportion the Members of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. HB 840. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act by appropriating $250,000.00 to the Georgia Historical Commission, and for other purposes. HB 843. By Messrs. Wood of Bibb, Williams of Houston, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that it shall be unlawful for vehicles loaded with logs to operate without a minimum of two chains around their cargo, and for other purposes. HR 224-861e. By Messrs. Bell, Holley, and Graham of Richmond: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Wellington C. Cain, and for other purposes. HR 225-861f. By Messrs. Bell, Holley, and Graham of Richmond: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Henry Mack, and for other purposes. 1236 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, l-IB 863. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for levying an income tax on net income, and for other purposes. HR 231-882e. By Mr. Leach of Rockdale: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Claude G. Bennett, and for other purposes. SB 11. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Pittman of the 53rd, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that persons who were registered in 1948 and 1950 shall not be required to re-register, and for other purposes. SB 146. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 45-249 of the Georgia Code Supplement so as to provide that no license, fishing or hunting, shall be issued except on the oral or written application of the person seeking the license, and for other purposes. SB 26'1. By Senator Hawes of the 30th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 83-201 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the manner of obtaining rights of way for persons or corporations engaged in mining, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 826. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin, and Hall of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 21-105 of the Code of Georgia so as to increase coroner's fees in certain counties, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 690. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the amount of compensation for the mayor and councilmen of the City of Austell, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1237 HB 739. By Messrs. Page and McGee of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the Town of Garden City by changing the time for voting in municipal elections, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 844. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Fitzgerald, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 852. By Messrs. Graham, Bell, and Holley of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the commissioners of roads and revenues in certain counties to make and prescribe building codes, flnd for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 855. By Mr. Smiley of Liberty: A bill to be entitled an Act to create a new charter for the City of Hinesville in Liberty County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 181-755h. By Mr. Pickett of Pickens: A resolution proposing that the State Librarian furnish certain law books to Pickens County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. 1238 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 193-SlOf. By Mr. Stewart of Habersham: A resolution proposing that the State Librarian furnish certain law books to Habersham County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 216-830g. By Messrs. Williams of Houston and Vandiver of Bibb: A resolution proposing that the 5tate Librarian furnish certain law books to Houston County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. SB 254. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize Richmond County and the city council of Augusta to regulate the public health through' the Richmond County Department of Health, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the Senate were read the first time and refeiTed to the committees: SB 221. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize all eligible officers and employees of the Supreme Court, other than the Justices thereof, to become members of the Employees Retirement System of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. SB 222. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require each County Welfare Board to keep a file or roll book giving the name and address of each beneficiary of Old Age Assistance, Aid to Blind and Dependent Children, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on 5tate of Republic. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1239 SB 223. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as "Aid to Dependent Children Act," and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. SB 227. By Senator Holloway of the 13th: A Bill to be entitied an Act to provide for the holding of terms of the Superior Court in Schley Counuty, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 229. By Senator Hughes of the 32nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to general elections for President, and delegates to National Convention, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 244. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act authorizing Judges of the Superior Courts in counties having a population of more than 300,000, to extend the terms of Grand Jurors in such counties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 249. By Senator Williams of the 49th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that all counties in excess of one-fifth of the total population of such county, the grand juries shall select two members of the Board of Education from such Militia District, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 263. By Senator Mallory of the 25th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize county and city boards of Education to purchase educational information, literature and services; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education No. 1. SB 276. By Senator Rawls of the lOth, Connell of the 6th, Carlisle of the 7th and Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to membership in the Teachers' Retirement System, and for other purposes. SB 282. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Rawls of the lOth, Carlisle of the 7th and Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for retirement benefits for the Clerks of the Superior Courts of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2. 1240 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SR 80. By Senator Dunn of the 8th: A Resolution proposing that upon completion of arrangements with the Federal Government, the Director of the Department of State Parks is hereby authorized to develop upon the lands acquired by such lease a State Park for the use and enjoyment of the citizens of this State; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. SR 84. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide for the division of Troup County into School Districts, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution No. 1. SR 85. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Resolution proposing an amendment to provide the method of selection of the Tax Commissioner of Fulton County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Co~mittee on Counties and County Matters. SR 83. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide for sewage districts for the County of Cobb, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution No. 1. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate to wit: SB 251. By Senators Stephens of the 50th and Ellard of the 31st: A bill to amend Chapter 92-3105, Chapter 31-3106 and Chapter 92-3109 of the Annotated Supplement of the 1933 Code of Georgia, constituting the Income Tax Act of 1931; and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 779. By Messrs. Beasley of Mcintosh, Smiley of Liberty, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the killing of mink or otter by any kind of firearm, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1241 The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 781. By Mr. Beasley of Mcintosh: A bill to be entitled an Act to regulate the use of nets for a certain period in dragging for shrimp in Georgia waters, and for other purposes. The following substitute to HB 781 was read: By Mr. Beasley of Mcintosh: A bill to be entitled an Act to regulate the use of nets for a certain period in dragging for shrimp in Georgia waters; to provide for penalty; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. It is hereby unlawful in this State to drag a net larger than ten feet in diameter at the widest part of its mouth for the purpose of taking shrimp in the sounds, rivers, or within the three mile limit of Georgia between January 1st and March 15th inclusive. Section 2. Any person violating the provisions herein provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $250.00 and all costs in each case, nor more than $1,000.00 and all costs in each case, or shall be sentenced to serve upon the public works of the county in which convicted for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days. Section 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. By unanimous consent, the Clerk was directed to make certain corrections in the caption of the substitute to HB 781. The following amendment to substitute to HB 781 was read and adopted: Dr. Smith of Bryan moves to amend the substitute to HB 781 as follows: By adding a new section to be numbered Section 4 and to read: "Section 3. Provided, however, that the provisions of this Act shall not prevent the State Game and Fish Commission from making and promulgating reasonable rules and regulations, regulating the taking of shrimp in the sounds, rivers, or within the three mile limit of Georgia, during the period of time between March 16 and December 31, inclusive." The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute, as amended. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, as amended, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute, as amended. 1242 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 509. By Messrs. Hollis of Muscogee, Ray of Warren, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide a uniform system for the registration of marriages, divorces, and annullments of marriage, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 5. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 789. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the maximum amount of bonds authorized to be outstanding at any one time to forty million dollars under the University System Building Authority Act, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 6. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 761. By Messrs. Lavender of Elbert, Matthews of Clarke, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for reciprocal fishing licenses between the State of Georgia and adjoining states for fishing in certain lakes, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 761 was read and adopted: Mr. Best of Clay moves to amend HB 761 as follows: Add a new section to be numbered Section 2 of the bill and said section to read as follows: Section 2. The Director of the Game and Fish Commission of Georgia is hereby authorized and empowered to make and enter into agreements, from time to time, with the proper authorities of the states of Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee whereby a citizen of the State of Georgia who owns farm lands in the said adjoining states may purchase a resident hunting license in the state in which his land is situated which will permit said Georgia citizen to hunt on his own land in the adjoining state without purchasing an out-of-state hunting license. The Georgia Game and Fish Commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to reciprocate this courtesy and issue a resident hunting license in Georgia to citizens of said adjoining states who own farm lands in Georgia permitting such citizens to hunt on their own land in Georgia without purchasing an out-of-state hunting license. Change the number of the present Section 2 of the bill to read Section 3 and the present Section 3 of the bill to read Section 4. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1243 On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 76'4. By Messrs. Campbell of Oconee, Tamplin of Morgan, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to regulate the distribution and sale of milk, and for other purposes. The following committee amendments to HB 764 were read and adopted: The committee moves to amend HB 764 as follows: By striking Section 7 of said bill and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Section 7. By deleting from the second sentence of Section 3 thereof, as amended, the words, 'to serve for a term of six years ending on the 31st day of January, 1955,' and substituting in lieu thereof the words, 'to serve at the pleasure of the Governor'; and by deleting the eleventh sentence of Section 3 thereof, as amended, reading, 'Successors to all members of the Board whose terms expire thereafter shall be appointed for terms of six years each', and substituting in lieu thereof, a sentence as follows: 'Successors to members of the Board serving for terms expiring subsequent to the first day of January, 1952, shall be appointed for terms of four years each and any person .who shall have served for two consecutive terms as a member of the Board shall not be eligible for appointment as such a successor for four years after the expiration of his second consecutive term'." The committee moves to amend HB 764 as follows: By striking in Section 11 of said bill, from Section 19, Paragraph (d), sub-paragraph (ii), of said section the entire sub-paragraph (ii) and substivuting therefor the following sub-paragraph to be known as paragraph (ii) ' "(ii) To promote a proper balance between supply and demand, each such order shall provide that the price applicable to the purchase of milk by producer-distributors and distributors from producers shall be on a base-excess plan as follows: For each milk shed, there shall be established a base period of not less than four consecutive calendar months during which the board shall consider the supply of milk most nearly to approach the demand for fluid consumption. The beginning date of such base period for any milk shed shall not be modified except after notice in writing thereof mailed to each licensed producer, licensed producer-distributor, and licensed distributor in such milk shed at least six month8 prior to the different beginning date the Board intends to establish. Each such order shall establish a price applicable to base milk and a lower price applicable to excess milk. 'Base milk' shall be that quantity of milk delivered by any producer into a milk shed and there accepted by one or more producer-distributors or distributors during an established base period. The average daily amount of milk a producer delivers during the base period shall be determined by dividing the total number of pounds of milk delivered during the base period by the total number of days in the base period, regardless of the number of days the producer actually made deliveries. The producer shall be paid each pay period, prior to the beginning of the next base period, the price for that amount of milk delivered not in excess of the amount or number of pounds calculated by mul- 1244 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, tiplying the average number of pounds delivered per day in the base period by the number of days in the day period involved, which has been agreed upon by contract or by order of the Board. 'Excess milk' shall be that quantity of milk delivered between the base periods which is more than the average number of pounds of milk delivered per day during the base period multiplied by the number of days in the pay period involved. The committee moves to amend HB 764 as follows: By adding a new section, appropriately numbered, to be inserted before the last paragraph of this bill, which new section shall be as follows: Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect in any way or manner the authority now vested in the Commissioner of Agriculture under the laws of Georgia relating to milk or dairy products. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 119, nays 10. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. The following special committee report was read: To the members of the General Assembly: The General Assembly of Georgia is being flooded with numerous and sundry bills pushed by the various officials of the State seeking raises in compensation. The Department heads and some of their employees are consuming considerable amount of their time and the valuable time of the members of the General Assembly in urging the passage of these bills. We, the Special Committee, do here and now call on and urge that the members of the General Assembly not consider the passage of a single one of these individual bills and if any of the bills have been voted on by one branch of the General Assembly, we urge the other branch not to vote favorably on the bills. It is fully recognized that there has been a change in the economic conditions of the country in the last eight or nine years, therefore, we recommend and urge that the members of the General Assembly concur with us by their favorable vote on a general bill which will adjust the compensation of the officials of the State based strictly on increases required over the last eight to ten year period to meet the change in economic conditions. The bill recommended will adjust compensation of public officials only in an amount that will allow them compensation with purchasing power a little less than they had on January 1, 1943. This change which is recommended is approximately in line with the changes that have taken place in other lines of business, banking, mercantile, insurance, newspapers, etc. A check of all the salaries of employees not fixed by law but THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952 1245 which are adjusted to meet the economic trend indicates that the compensation of this group has already been adjusted upward by an amount that is in keeping with the change in economic conditions. Public officials are not entitled to any more consideration than the same proportionate adjustment in compensation that is enjoyed by private citizens through their increased earning power in recent years, unless their duties have been greatly increased. Fred D. Bentley, Rep. Cobb County, John W. Greer, Rep. Lanier County, Frank S. Twitty, Rep. Mitchell County, Special Committee of House on Compensation. January 23, 1952. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. 1246 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, January 25, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested loeal bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the committees: HB 909. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to hunting or fishing on posted lands, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. HB 910. By Messrs. Murphy of Haralson, Cornelius of Polk, Denton of Paulding and Waldrop of Douglas: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the creation of the Office of Solicitor General, emeritus, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 911. By Mr. Johnson of Hall: FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1247 A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Building Loan Act, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. HB 912. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish the conditions and procedure under which foreign corporations that have heretofore assumed the Status of Domesticated foreign corporations may surrender such powers, privileges and immunities, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 913. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act requiring the payment by non-residents of an annual fishing license, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. HB 914. By Mr. Adams of Brantley: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act, so as to provide that ministers and other certain parties shall be competent witnesses but not compellable witnesses unless certain conditions are met, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Judiciary. HB 915. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as .to further provide how guardians, administrators, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries may sell stocks or bonds which are either listed or admitted. to unlisted trading privileges upon a stock exchange, or quoted regularly in newspapers, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. HB 916. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Greer of Lanier and Bentley of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize adjustment of the annual rate of compensation allowances fixed by law for officials and employees in the Executive branch of the State Government, and for. other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 917. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Manchester, so as to provide that candidates for Mayor and Councilmen be freeholders, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 918. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: 1248 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Manchester relating to corporate limits, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 919. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the judge and Solicitor General of the Criminal Court, the Judges of the Civil Court of Fulton County and the Judge of the Juvenile Court of Fulton County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 920. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Manchester, now the City of College Park, so as to provide for a more equitable sewer assessment of corner property, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 921. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Manchester, now College Park, so as to amend the Civil Service and Pension law, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 922. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Manchester, now College Park, relating to heads of departments, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 923. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Manchester, now College Park, relating to elections, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 924. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Manchester, now College Park, so as to provide for repaving of streets, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 925. By Messrs. Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Brunswick, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. 1249 HB 926. By Mr. Page of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to and incorporating the Town of Thunderbolt, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 927. By Messrs. Langdale and Register of Lowndes: A bill to be entitled an Act to ratify and confirm an ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the Town of Lake Park, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HR 241-927a. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A resolution to provide for the relief of James W. Gurley, injured while operating a rock crusher while working on the chain-gang in Walker County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 242-927b. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A resolution for the relief of William Melvin Kimbrell, injured in the collapse of a certain building structure at the State Prison at Reidsville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 243-927c. By Messrs. Perkins and Duncan of Carroll, Deason of Stewart and Hall of Floyd: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution which established county-wide school districts, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 2. HR 244-927d. By Mr. Jessup of Bleckley: A resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide that the General Assembly of Georgia shall be authorized to pass a special Act to merge the existing independent school system of the City of Cochran, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 2. HR 245-927e. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke, Tamplin of Morgan, Dally of Walton and others: A resolution proposing an amendment so as to extend to the employees of the State, any department of the State, any State institution or political subdivisions of the State, and to the dependents and survivors of such employees, the basic protection accorded others by the Old Age and Survivors Insurance Program embodied under the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. 1250 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE,- Referred to the Committee on Amendment to Constitution # 1. HR 246-927f. By Mr. Neville of Bulloch: A resolution authorizing payment to Mr. Durance Waters for damages and injuries sustained as a result of a collision with a Georgia State Patrol automobile, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 247-927g. By Messrs. White and Kelley of Gwinnett: A resolution to provide funds to compensate Mrs. Floyde Addington for expenses incurred from injuries sustained when a State prisoner, who was an inmate of the Gwinnett County Public Works Camp, attacked Mrs. floyde Addington in her home, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 248~927h. By Messrs. White and Kelley of Gwinnett: A resolution to compensate Mr. Jarvis Johnson for damages to his automobile in collision with asphalt spreader of the State Highway Department, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HB 928. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb and Brantley of Upson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Georgia Retailers' and Consumers' Sales and Use Tax Act, so as to provide for an exemption for medicines, caskets and Holy Bibles, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HR 249-928a. By Mr. Mangum of Columbia: A resolution to create "Mistletoe State Park", and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. HR 250-928b. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of DeKalb, Johnson of Hall, Clark of Decatur and Twitty of Mitchell: A resolution that the Governor shall be authorized to make available funds for the acquisition of the site and sufficient land to encompass the area included in plan of development for the Confederate Memorial Park, and for other purposes.: Referred to the Committee on Public Property. HB 929. By Messrs. W.hite and Kelley of Gwinnett: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Buford, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1251 HB 930. By Mr. M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to make the proviso thereof apply with respect to insu1ance companies licensed under the laws of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Insurance. HB 931. By Mr. Covington of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an Act to protect the health and safety of the people of the State of Georgia; prescribing regulations for the practice of massage and the conduct of massage establishments, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. HR 251-931a. By Mr. Covington of Floyd: A resolution proposing that the State Highway Department be ordered to pay James Taylor of Route No. 1, Lindale, a certain sum and Lamar Shiflett of Route No. l Lindale, a certain sum as compensation for their respective injuries received as a result of an accident, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House to wit: HB 485. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: A bill to amend, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the City of Blairsville, in the County of Union, and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: HB 680. By Mr. Little of Peach: A bill to abolish the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver in the County of Peach; to consolidate the offices, and for other purposes. HB 681. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to provide that the coroner of Clayton County shall be compensated on a salary rather than a fee basis; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. 1252 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 685. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to give the Ordinary of Stephens County compensation in addition to the fees which he now receives; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. HB 687. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the County of Stephens, so as to increase the compensation of the members of said Board, and for other purposes. HB 692. By Mr. Stewart of Habersham: A bill to abolish the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver in the County of Habersham; to consolidate the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Habersham; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. HB 694. By Messrs. Johnson and Overby of Hall: A bill to amend "An Act to establish a City Court in the County of Hall, and to provide for the appointment of a Judge and Solicitor thereof"; to fix the salaries of the Judge and Solicitor of said Court; providing the time and manner of paying said salaries, etc. HB 695. By Mr. Best of Clay: A bill to provide that in all counties in the State of Georgia having a population according to the U. S. Census of 1950, and any future census, of not less than 5815 inhabitants and not more than 5845 inhabitants, the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, in its discretion, may pay to Sheriffs of such Counties a subsistence, not to exceed fifty dollars per month in addition to fees, etc. HB 696. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A bill to amend an Act approved August 10, 1917, entitled "Polk Treasurer's Salary and Bonds"; to provide for the change in the salary of the Treasurer of Polk County, and for other purposes. HB 697. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A bill to amend an Act approved November 18, 1901, and all Acts amendatory thereof, entitled "An Act to establish a City Court of Polk County, in the City of Cedartown"; to provide for the change in the salary and qualifications of the judge of the City Court of Polk County, and for other purposes. HB 700. By Mr. Greene of Crisp: A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of County Commissioners for the County of Crisp, approved August 6, 1908 (Ga. Laws 1908 p. 295) as amended, so as to change the territorial provisions of the Commissioners' sections, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1253 HB 703. By Mr. Lavender of Elbert: A bill to amend "An Act establishing the City Court of Elberton, in Elbert County; to provide for the appointment of a Judge and other officers thereof, and for other purposes," to increase the salary of the Judge and Solicitor thereof, and for other purposes. HB 705. By Mess1s. Scott and Willis of Thomas: A bill to amend an Act approved August 18, 1905, entitled "An Act to establish the City Court of Thomasville, in and for the County of Thomas; to define its jurisdiction and powers, and for other purposes. HB 706. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A bill to amend an Act approved December 29, 1937 (Acts 1937-1938, pages 892 et. seq.) relating to the salary of the Clerk of the Tax Commissioner of the County of Telfair, and for other purposes. HB 707. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A bill to amend an Act approved February 25, 1949 (Acts 1949, pages 1885-1886) relating to the salary of the Clerk of the Office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for the County of Telfair, and for other purposes. HB 708. By Mr. Walker of Telfair: A bill providing for the payment of a salary from the Treasury of Telfair County to enable the Ordinary of said County a clerk as a clerk may be needed, and for other purposes. HB 74f. By Mr. Tamplin of Morgan: A bill to amend an Act approved March 22, 1935 (Ga. Laws 1935, p. 738), creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in and for the County of Morgan, and all Acts Amendatory thereof, and for other purposes. HB 742. By Messrs. Battles and Clark of Decatur: A bill to amend an Act approved March 4, 1935, entitled An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Decatur; to provide for the election, qualifications and terms of office of the members thereof, and for other purposes. SB 238. By Senators Peterson of the 16th, Grayson of the 1st, Williams of the 45th and others: A bill to provide that banks and banking institutions, trust companies, savings banks shall be subject to taxation on an equal basis, and for other purposes. SB 239. By Senators Peterson of the 16th, Williams of the 49th, Chastain of the 41st and others: 1254 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to provide that the incorporation of trust companies, and the granting of trust powers to existing corporations, shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent of Banks, and for other purposes. SB 255. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A bill to prohibit the printing, publication, display, circulation or distribution of any faked or composite photograph of any person for the purpose of exposing said person to public hatred, contempt, etc., and for other purposes. SB 256. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A bill to provide that the Tax Collector, Tax Receiver, Ordinary, Sheriff and Clerk of Superior Court of counties with a certain population shall .be paid a salary in lieu of fees, and for other purposes. SB 260. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to amend an Act approved Feb. 4, 1943 (Ga. Laws 1943, pp. 171177), entitled an Act to authorize the establishment of a Merit System of Personnel Administration, as amended, so as to authorize any department or agency of the State of Georgia which has not heretofore included thereunder to be included under the provisions of such Act; to provide the manner, methods and means of so doing; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. SB 265. By SenatorsWillingham of the 39th and Ellard of the 31st: A bill to amend Section 15-302 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the jurisdiction of the United States over certain lands in this State so as to provide that the State shall no longer retain its civil and criminal jurisdiction over persons and citizens of any ceded territory used by the Department of Defense; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. SB 271. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to raise the salary of the Judge of the Superior Court of Lookout Judicial Circuit, paid by the counties of the circuit, from $1200.00 to $1600.00 per annum, and for other purposes. SB 273. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Ellis Health Bill (Ga. Laws 1943, pp. 371-385), as amended, so as to require the approval of the budget for health purposes to be approved by the proper taxing authority of the county, and for other purposes. SB 275. By Senators Branch of the 47th, Harden of the 45th, Hargreaves of the 5th and others: A bill to amend an Act creating the office of Judge of the Superior Courts, Emeritus, approved March 9, 1945 (Ga. Laws 1'945, p. 362), as amended, particularly as amended by an Act approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. Laws 1951, p. 493), so as to change the method' of compen- FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1255 sation of such Judges to be assigned to serve as Judges of the Superior Courts by the Governor of the State of Georgia, as herein provided; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. SB 279. By Senator Ellard of the 31st: A bill to amend Section 34-1303 of the Code of Georgia relating to the manner of conducting elections by providing that the managers and clerks of elections in the State shall receive not less than $5.00 per day as compensation for their services; repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. SB 284. By Senator Willingham of the 39th, Connell of the 6th, and Rawls of the lOth: A bill to authorize all eligible officers and employees of the Court of Appeals, other than the judges thereof, to become members of the Employees Retirement System of Georgia_; to authorize the payment of contributions under said system, and for other purposes. SB 287. By Senator McCranie of the 48th: A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to consolidate the offices and duties of tax receiver and tax collector in the County of Dodge; to create the office. of County Tax Commissioner of said county, and for other purposes. SB 295. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend an Act "To establish a method for providing park and r(!creational systems in the unincorporated portion of Fulton County and for other purposes" so as to provide that Community Centers and 4-H Club camps inay be operated by Fulton County under direction of the County Agricultural Agent, and for other purposes. SB 296. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to authorize Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of Fulton County to provide group insurance for employees, and for other purposes. SB 297. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide that counties having a population of more than 200,000 by U. S. Census of 1920 shall furnish aid and relief and pensions to members of Police Department, and for other purposes. SB 298. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend an Act to create a Civil Service Board for Fulton County so as to provide that Secretaries and other employees of the various Pension systems for Fulton County shall be included in the classified service, and for other purposes. SB 302. By Senator Dunn of the 8th: 1256 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the Town of Iron City, in the County of Decatur, approved August 17, 1908 (Ga. Laws 1908, p. 752) to prescribe a new term of office for the mayor and aldermen; to provide staggered terms for the aldermen; to provide for elections and time of taking office; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. SB 306. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to amend the Acts creating the office of County Commissioners of Taliaferro County so as to increase the compensation of the Chairman and members of the Board of Commissioners, and for other purposes. SB 310. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A bill to amend the Acts creating the Municipal Court of Savannah by providing for the office of Chief Judge; by eliminating the title and authority of Ex-officio Judge; by providing the Municipal Court of Savannah shall consist of a Chief Judge and one Associate Judge, and for other purposes. SB 311. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A bill to amend the Act creating the City Court of Savannah to provide no person shall be qualified for the office of Judge of said Court unless he has been a practicing attorney for five years and a citizen of Chatham County for five years, and for other purposes. SR 86. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A resolution authorizing the issue of a birth certificate by the State Department of Health to Robert Norton Doty. Mr. Perkins of Carroll asked unanimous consent that the following bills of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Education # 1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Education # 1: HB 655. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, and for other purposes. HB 658. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to consolidation of common schools by county boards of education, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bills were withdrawn from the Committee on Education # 1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Education # 1. Mr. Lewis of Hancock asked unanimous consent that the following bills of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary # 1, read FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1257 the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1: HB 622. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the homicide of wife or mother, so as to make provisions for illegitimate children, and for other purposes. HB 627. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson of Jones, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the homicide of a child, so as to remove the provisions relating to dependency and contribution, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bills were withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary # 1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. Mr. Nightingale of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on Amend- ments to the Constitution # 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution # 2 has had under con- sideration the following Resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same to the House with the following recommendations: HR 179-755f. Do Not Pass. HR 189-SlOb. Do Pass. HR 220-861a. Do Pass. HR 229-882c. Do Pass. HR 235-908d. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Nightingale of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Lovett of Laurens County, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the follow- ing bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 710. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Lovett of Laurens, Chairman. 1258 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr.. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties arid County Matters has had under considera- tion the following bills of the House and Senate. and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 244. Do Pass. SB 249. Do Pass. HB 906. Do Pass. HB 905. Do Pass. HB 902. Do Pass. HB 900. Do Pass. HB 901. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judi- ciary # 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary # 1 has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 797. Do Pass. HB 636. Do Pass, as amended. HB 638. Do Pass. HB 633. Do Pass. HB 767. Do Pass. HB 772. Do Pass. HB 771. Do Pass. HB 865. Do Not Pass. HB 783. Do Pass. HB 887. Do Pass. HB 813. Do Not Pass. HB 885. Do Pass. HB 818. Do Pass. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1259 HB 632. Do Pass. HB 883. Do Pass. HB 819. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Rowland of Johnson County, Chairman of the Committee on Industrial Relations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Industrial Relations has had under consideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 871. Do Pass. Respectfully Submitted, Rowland of Johnson, Chairman. Mr. Smith of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Insurance, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Insurance has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following reco:m:mendations: HB 894. Do Pass, as Amended. HB 891. Do Pass. SB 269. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Smith of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: 1260 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 798 and 804 Do Pass. SB 272. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 236. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. The following resolution of the House was read and referred to the Committee on State of Republic: HR 252. By Messrs. Tarpley of Union, Jessup of Bleckley, and others: A resolution proposing that members of the House of Representatives receive $10.00 per day to cover expenses incident to attending general legislative committee meetings, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 632. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson of Jones, Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the admission in evidence of a certified copy of a deed more than thirty years old, and for other purposes. HB 633. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson of Jones, and Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 38-1604 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, so as to provide that husband and wife shall be competent but not compellable to give evidence in. any criminal proceeding, and for other purposes. HB 636. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to make certain changes with regard to voters voting under the Municipal Home Rule FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1261 Law, and for other purposes. HB 638. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the time limitations relating to the submission of charter amendments under the Municipal Home Rule Law, and for other purposes. HB 710. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide an appropriation of $5,000,000.00 for each fiscal year for emergency capital outlay expenditures in establishing a system of common schools, and for other purposes~ HB 767. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 6-1001 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 so as to provide that in all capital felony c-ases the clerk shall furnish the attorney general with a copy of the bill of exceptions, and for other purposes. HB 771. By Mr. Hawkins of Screven: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 110-401 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 so as to provide that suits on account shall not be considered suits for unliquidated damages, and for other purposes. HB 772. By Mr. Hawkins of Screven,: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 81-301 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 so as to provide for service of demurrers and pleas, and for other purposes. HB 783. By Messrs. Murr and Burgamy of Sumter: A bill to be entitled a:n Act to provide for the payment of attorneys' fees in the foreclosure of deeds to secure debts, and for other purposes. HB 797. By Messrs. Huddleston of F~yette, Barrett of Pike, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for changing the compensation of the official court reporter of the Griffin Judicial Circuit, and for .other purposes. HB 798. By Messrs. Alverson and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to expand the duties of the municipal revenue collector of Atlanta, and for other purposes. HB 804. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the installation of parking meters in Atlanta, and for other purposes. HB 818. By Mr. Covington of Floyd: 1262 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 110-1001 of the Code of Georgia so as to provide for the rerecording of executions, and for other purposes. HB 819. By Messrs. Deason of Stewart and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 85-1512 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 so as to authorize the court to award attorney's fees in the disposition of the proceeds of the sale of lands, and for other purposes. HB 871. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide members of the Retirement System shall be entitled to prior service credits, and for other purposes. HB 883. By Messrs. Dicus of Muscogee, Bolton of Spalding, and Scott of Thomas: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that members of the National Guard who were eligible under the employees' retirement system shall be entitled to a prior service certificate, and for other purposes. HB 885. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, H. Smith of Fulton, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 68-303 of the Code of Georgia so as to provide for a new method of signalling a turn of a motor vehicle by the driver, and for other purposes. HB 887. By Messrs. Walker of Telfair, Burkett of Coffee, and Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the use of municipal or county bonds issued for the purpose of matching State and Federal contributions for building and equipping hospitals, and for other purposes. HB 891. By Mr. M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to regulate the sale of used motor vehicles, and for other purposes. HB 894. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson, Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the licensing of domestic and foreign insurance companies and fraternal benefit societies, and for other purposes. HB 900. By Mr. Baughman of Early: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for compensation of the clerk and members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Early County, and for other purposes. HB 901. By Mr. Musgrove of Clinch: FRIDAY, JANUARY 25-, 1952 1293 A bill to be entitled an Act tO :amend an Act so as to provide for sup- plementing the oompensation of the Ordinary of Cli;nch County, and for other purposes. .. HB 902. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salary of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Wheeler County, and for other purposes. HB 905. By Mr. McGarity of Henry: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide expense accounts for members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in certain counties, and for other purposes~ HB 906. By Mr. Black of Webster: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the salary of the treasurer of Webster County, and for other purposes. HR 189-SlOb. By Messrs. Vandiver of Bibb, Freeman of Monroe, and others: A resolution proposing an amendment. to the Constitution so as to provide for the election of solicitors general by the electors of each respective judicial circuit, and for other purposes. HR 220-86la. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the division of Effingham County into subdivisions for the purpose of issuing bonds to purchase school sites, and for other purposes. HR 229-882c. By Messrs. Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A resolution proposing an ame11dment to the Constitution so a.s to a~: thorize Glynn County to levy taxes for the purpose of _retarding land erosion by the sea or other elements, arid for other purposes. HR 235-90Sd. By Mr. Tippins of Wilcox!:, A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the election of members of the board of education of WilCox County by the peo_ple,_ .and for other purposes. SB 236. By Senators Rawls ofthe lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act tq provide for the election of electors .of president and vice-president of the United States, and for other purposes. SB 244.. By Senator Millica11 of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize judges of the superior courts in certain counties to extend the terms of grand jurors, and for other purposes. 1264 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 249. By Senator Williams of the 49th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 32-903 of the Code of Georgia relating to selection of members of the Board of Education by the grand juries, and for other purposes. SB 272. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County to provide for the appraisal of property by the tax assessors of Fulton County, and for other purposes. SB 269. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the general council of the City of Atlanta to sell certain lands, and for other purposes. Mr. Hollis of Muscogee asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the Senate be recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2: SB 57. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for inspection, discovery, and production, in criminal cases where the evidence of the State shall relate to ballistics, firearms identification, and blood, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 642. By Messrs. Murr and Burgamy of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the City of Americus to levy an ad valorem tax for specified purposes in an amount not exceeding 13% mills, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 684. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Wadley so as to change the amount of ad valorem tax, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1265 The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 686. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for a permanent registration of voters in the Town of Bartow, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 688. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Louisville so as to change the amount of ad valorem tax, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 689. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Wrens so as to change the amount of ad valorem tax, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 733. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that when the clerk of the superior court of Laurens County acts as ex-officio clerk of the city court of Dublin he shall receive no additional compensation, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 745. By Mr. Claxton of Camden: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of St. Marys so as to change the hours for holding elections, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 1266 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 790. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay, and Wood of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to vest title to certain property in the City of Macon, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 793. By Messrs. Scott and Willis of Thomas: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the corporate name of the Town of Coolidge to the City of Coolidge, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 794. By Mr. Jolly of Franklin: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salary of the mayor of the City of Lavonia, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 800. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay, and Wood of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for payment of specified sums by the Board of Water Commissioners into the treasury of the City of Macon, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 845. By Mr. Terry of Murray: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the salary of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Murray County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1267 bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 846. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to extend the corporate limits of the City of Jonesboro, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 847. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the corporate name of the Town of Forest Park to the City of Forest Park, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 848. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 21-105 of the Code of Georgia relating to fees paid coroners, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 849. By Mr. Whitworth of Madison: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salary of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Madison County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 850. By Mr. Sumner of Worth: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to extend the corporate limits of the City of Sylvester, and for other purposes. 1268 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 851. By Mr. McGarity of Henry: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the population figures therein, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 853. By Mr. Green of Irwin: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salary of the chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Irwin County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 854. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A bill to be entitled an Act to supplement the compensation of the ordinary of Lanier County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 122, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 856. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay, and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Sections 24-2823 and 77-103 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 so as to provide for payment of the actual cost of feeding prisoners in lieu of fees, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 123, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 857. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay, and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the judge of civil court of DeKalb County may preside in the city court of FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1269 Decatur, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 124, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 858. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to empower the Town of Martin to operate a natural gas distribution system, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 125, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 859. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay, and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to require jury commissioners in certain counties to place all tickets containing the names of traverse jurors in one box for the use of superior courts, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 126, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 860. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to empower the City of Toccoa to operate a gas distribution system, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agr.eed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 127, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 861. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay, and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the salary of the judge and solicitor of the city court of Decatur, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 128, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 876. By Mr. Waldrop of Douglas: 1270 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating a nine-member Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Douglas County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 129, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 878. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Laurens County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 130, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 879. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the status of the third and fourth wards in the City of Dublin, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 131, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 880. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the salary of the treasurer of Effingham County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 132, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 881. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the eligibility and oath required of voters, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 133, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 882. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1271 A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the election of certain officers and employees of the City of Dublin, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bi~l, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 134, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite 'constitutional majority, was passed. HR 203-810p. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing that the road laid from the Health Center in the city of Irwinton to the City of Wriley be designated as the "Jack Brown Road", and for other purposes; The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 135, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 205-810r. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing that the new bridge across Commissioner Creek be designated as "Boone Bridge", and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. ,On 'the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 136, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 206-810s. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution proposing that the new bridge over Turkey Creek be designated as "Brack Bridge", and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 223-861d. By Messrs. Bell, Graham, and Holley of Richmond: A resolution requesting the state librarian to furnish certain law books to Richmond County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 104, nays 0. 1272 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. SB 264. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the time for holding elections in the City of Summerville, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 258. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act providing for a second primary in certain counties, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 120-598a. By Messrs. Covington of Floyd, Weems of Chattooga, and others: A resolution proposing that part of U. S. Highway No. 27, which is located in Georgia, be designated as the "Martha Berry Highway", and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. Mr. M. Smith of Fulton arose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolution of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: SB 239. By Senators Peterson of the 16th, Williams of the 49th, Chastain of the 41st and others: A Bill to be enttiled an Act to provide that the incorporation of trust companies, and the granting of trust powers to existing corporations, shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent of Banks, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. SB 238. By Senators Peterson of the 16th, Grayson of the 1st and others: FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1273 A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that banks and banking institutions, trust companies, savings banks shall be subject to taxation on an equal basis, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. SB 251. By Senators Stephens of the 50th and Ellard of the 31st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act constituting the Income Tax Act of 1931, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 255. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the printing, publication, display, circulation or distribution of any faked or composit photograph of any person for the purpose of exposing said person to public hatred, contempt, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 256. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Tax Receiver, Ordinary, Sheriff and Clerk of Superior Court of counties with a certain population shall be paid a salary in lieu of fees, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 260. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize the establishment of a Merit System of Personnel Administration, so as to authorize any department or agency of the State of Georgia which has not been heretofore included thereunder to be included under the provisions of such Act, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 265. By Senators Willingham of the 39th and Ellard of the 31st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the jurisdiction of the United States over certain lands in this State so as to provide that the State shall no longer retain its civil and criminal jurisdiction over persons and citizens of any ceded territory used by the Department of Defense; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. SB 271. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to raise the salary of the Judge of the Superior Court of Lookout Judicial Circuit, paid by the counties of the circuit, from $1,200.00 to $1,600.00 per annum; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. 1274 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 273. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act, so as to require the approval of the budget for health purposes to be approved by the proper taxing authorities of the county, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. SB 275. By Senators Branch of the 47th, Harden of the 45th and Hargreaves of the 5th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Judge of the Superior Courts, Emeritus, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. SB 279. By Senator Ellard of the 31st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the manner of conducting elections, by providing that the managers and clerks of elections in the State shall receive not less than $5.00 per day as compensation for their services, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. SB 284. By Senators Willingham of the 39th, Connell of the 6th and Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize all eligible officers and employees of the Court of Appeals, other than the judges thereof, to become members of the Employees Retirement System of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. SB 287. By Senator McCranie of the 48th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to consolidate the offices and duties of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector in the County of Dodge, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 295. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a method for providing park and recreational systems in the unincorporated portion of Fulton County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 296. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County to provide group insurance for employees, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1275 SB 297. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that counties having a population of more than 200,000 by U. S. Census of 1920 shall furnish aid and relief and pensions to members of police department, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 298. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Civil Service Board for Fulton County so as to provide that Secretaries and other employees of the various Pension systems for Fulton County shall be included in the classified service; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 302. By Senator Dunn of the 8th: A Bill to be entitled an Act creating a new charter for the Town of Iron City, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 306. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act. to amend an Act creating the office of County Commissioners of Taliaferro County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 310. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Acts creating the Municipal Court of Savannah by providing for the Office of Chief Judge; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 311. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act amending the Act creating the City Court of Savannah by prescribing the qualifications of the Judge of the City Court of Savannah, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SR 86. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Resolution authorizing the issue of a birth certificate by the State Department of Health to Robert Norton Doty, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. . The following Resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 253. By Messrs. Adams and Brantley of Upson: 1276 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, WHEREAS, the A capella choir of the Robert E. Lee School of Thomaston, Georgia is one of the most outstanding choirs in the State; and, WHEREAS, it will be of benefit for this House of Representatives to have the pleasure of hearing this fine choir; NOW THEREFORE be it resolved that this House of Representatives do issue a most cordial invitation to the said choir of the Robert E. Lee High School of Thomaston, Georgia, to appear as guests of this Body on Thursday, February 7, 1952 at 11:00 A. M. and to render for the pleasure of said Body several musical selections; and THE CLERK of said House of Representatives is hereby authorized and directed to forward an appropriately drawn invitation, together with a copy of this Resolution, to Honorable Gordon R. Holstun, Superintendent of said Robert E. Lee High School. HR 254. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: WHEREAS, the inmates of the Georgia: State Hospital at Milledgeville are in need of some form of entertainment in order to make their confinement more pleasant; and WHEREAS, this entertainment could be secured through the medium of television; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the State Welfare Department be urged to install a sufficient number of television sets at the Georgia State Hospital at Milledgeville to accomplish the aforesaid purposes. HR 255. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE PRESIDENT, THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE JUDICIARY OF THE UNITED STATES TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, THE SENATE CONCURRING, THAT WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States requires the president "before he enters on the execution of his office" to take an oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States", and requires all members of the Congress and the federal judiciary as well as all legislative, executive and judicial officers of the several states to take an oath "to support" the Constitution and thus preserve it from destruction or subversion; and, WHEREAS, the first Act passed by the Congress and signed by George Washington in 1789 prescribed the form of a solemn oath as required by the Constitution; and, WHEREAS, the Constitution is short, requiring only thirty minutes to read, and is easily understood by any intellige.nt person, honest enough to believe that it means what it says; and, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1277 WHEREAS, the Constitution vests limited and defined power to make laws in the Congress, the power to execute those laws in the president, and the power to judge those laws in the judiciary-granting certain well-defined supplemental powers to the president, and certain well defined extended powers to the judiciary, reserving all other powers to the States and to the people; and, WHEREAS, the Section 2 of Article II of the Constitution gives the President the power, "by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur", thus constituting the Senate a Council to the president and contemplating the actual presence of senators (though not all of them) at the making of treaties in and at all stages. Yet, nevertheless, the Senate has abdicated its power and spurned its duty as a result of which so-called "experts" have surrounded the president at some of the most crucial meetings that have ever concerned the American people. Row upon row of new-made graves in Korea are daily reminders of the failure of the Senators to conform their actions to the oaths uttered by their mouths, which would have placed some of them at Yalta in the place of Hiss advising and not consenting; and, WHEREAS, the framers of the Constitution were so fearful of executive usurpations and proclamations that they conferred upon the Congress the sole power "to make all laws ... necessary and proper for carrying into execution" the powers of the president, so that no president should ever assert the prerogative of a Stuart King to make laws "necessary and proper for the execution of laws"; and, WHEREAS, in spite of the plain words of the Constitution, and the solemn oaths of the constitutional officers of government to defend and "to support" the Constitution, the Congress has attempted to divest itself of, and delegate its own non-delegable legislative powers to the president, and to agencies under his control; as well as to divest the judiciary of its vested and untouchable judicial powers, and to vest those powers in the president who, with the consent of a strange Supreme Court, has attempted to exercise such powers through his own servile tools, who make, execute and judge laws affel!ting substantive rights of freemen and imposing duties upon freemen, in the name of the President; and, WHEREAS, the blending of all powers of government in the hands of one man to be exercised by him or by his servile tools, is, as said by Thomas Jefferson, "the very definition of tyranny", and is a treasonable subversion of the Constitution resulting in a government of flesh rather than a government of laws; and, WHEREAS, as government untrammelled by a Constitution is a Despotism, and a society unprotected by constitutional law's is anarchy; and, WHEREAS, the specious pretense of necessity or expediencythe argument of every tyrant and every "Quisling" that has ever stalked across the pages of history-is absolutely absurd, when we reflect for a moment that no executive "laws", "directives" or "proclamations" (except possibly as relating to the office of "Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States") are ever so urgent as not to afford the Congress an opportunity to affix thereto a preamble and an enacting clause, so as to make them the law of the land. The pre- 1278 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, tense that Congress does not have time to read before it enacts is answered by the fact that the President does not have time to read before he proclaims. If we must have "experts" to do for Congress that which it is unable to do for itself, then Congress, with the power of the purse may employ such "experts" and make them directly responsive to legislative will in the drafting of legislation for enactment. Likewise, the exercise of judicial power is never so urgent as to require its exercise by some presidential tool rather than some impartial man who has been emancipated from control by the president by non-precarious tenure and from control by the Congress by undiminishable pay, as the Constitution requires; and, WHEREAS, the Constitution provides that it may not be altered, changed or amended without the consent of three-fourths of the States acting through their Legislatures-yet, nevertheless, in derogation of the plain words of the Constitution, it has been subverted, changed, tortured and altered by "Quislings" who daily read out of it the philosophy of our forefathers, who made it, and who daily read into it the alien philosophies of those who would destroy it; and, WHEREAS, the State of Georgia, having never forfeited its right to approve or disapprove of amendments read into the Constitution in any manner, now exercises that constitutional right and now disapproves of every such amendment except the twenty-one amendments constitutionally adopted. BE IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED, that it is the sense of the Legislature of Georgia in General Assembly that the President, and all members of the Congress and the Judiciary of the United States should have the honor to obey their oaths "to support" and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to at least obey or require obedience to its mandate to submit all proposed changes in its structure to the Legislatures of the various States for approval or disapproval. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is the sense of this General Assembly that the people of America can in no more certain way rivet the chains of slavery on their children than "to support" candidates for federal offices who do not have the courage and integrity to obey their oaths "to support" the Constitution as written and subsequently amended twenty-one times. Nor can the liberty of their children be preserved in any other way than by a government of laws made pursuant to a Constitution, supported by virtuous representativesmen who obey their oaths to their God and faithfully discharge their duties to their fellowmen. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to proper authorities in the manner provided by law consistent with the Constitution, as a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Georgia disapproving of all changes or amendments sought to be made a part of the Constitution by stealth and subterfuge. HR 256. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, and Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: WHEREAS, it has been brought to the attention of this House of Representatives that Mrs. Rebecca Franklin Morehouse, lovingly known to the membership of the House as Becky Franklin of Bulloch FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 1279 County, has been made one of the contributing editors of Time Magazine, and WHEREAS, the said Becky Franklin was for a number of years on the staff of The Atlanta Journal and covered the House of Representatives for said newspaper during :which time, through her fai;r::ness and exceptional ability in reporting the news endeared herself to the hearts of the membership of the House, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by this House of Representatives that we congratulate the said Mrs. Rebecca Franklin Morehouse upon her being selected by said magazine as a contributing editor . and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the House, and a further copy be sent to Mrs. Morehouse. HR 257. By Messrs. Duncan and Perkins of Carroll, Covington of Floyd, and Sheffield of Brooks: WHEREAS, there are veterans who have served in the Armed Forces of this Country since June 25, 1950, who are not receiving the benefits that were given to veterans of World War II under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, and WHEREAS, such veterans have done a momentous job in protecting our liberties and lives, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that the United States Congress be most heartily urged to immediately pass legislation extending the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 to cover veterans of the Armed Forces who have served since June 25, 1950, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be mailed to the Georgia delegates of the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States' Congress by the Clerk of the House of Representatives of Georgia. Under the regular order of business, the following resolutions of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HR 175-755b. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Louie Raines, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 211-S30b. By Messrs. Cates and Bargeron of Burke: 1280 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A resolution requesting compensation for damages to J. W. Borom, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 52-271a. By Messrs. Gardner of Dougherty and Twitty of Mitchell: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Jeff Rose, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was again taken up for consideration: HB 93. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to permit the use of voting machines in elections, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Under the regular order of business, the following bills and resolutions of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HR 109-517d. By Mr. Langdale of Lowndes: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Fred Kirkwood, Jr., and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 611. By Mr. Walker of Crawford: A bill to be entitled an Act to place a tax upon bachelors and old maids, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1952 and for other purposes. 1281 Mr. M. Smith of Fulton moved that further action on HB 611 be psotponed indefinitely and the motion prevailed. HR 87-383c. By Mr. Barber of Jackson: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Paul E. King, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 653. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 92-233 of the Annotated Supplement of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to include the permanent place of residence of a person in the armed forces of the United States under the definition of "homestead", and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent the Clerk was directed to correct certain typographical errors in HB 848. HB 654. By Messrs. Duncan and Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 92-233 of the Annotated Supplement of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide for an exemption of the homestead of a person of the armed forces who is engaged in the Korean conflict, and for other purposes. The report of the conunittee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 162-708f. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to J. W. Wilcher, Jr., and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 103, nays 0. 1282 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. Mr. Duncan of Carroll gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in passing the following bill of the House: HB 654. By Messrs. Duncan and Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 92-233 of the Annotated Supplement of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide for an exemption of the homestead of a person of the armed forces who is engaged in the Korean conflict, and for other purposes. HB 721. By Mr. M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to preclude the licensing of a corporation as a resident agent for soliciting and writing fire insurance, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 25i. By Messrs. Duncan of Carroll, Dorsey of White, and others: WHEREAS, Twentieth Century Fox Pictures llUlde a motion picture "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain" in Georgia, and, WHEREAS, the newspapers have rep9rted that they are considering making a sequel to this picture in Georgia, NOW, Therefore, be it resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia, that we go on record urging Twentieth Century Fox Pictures to film a sequel to "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain" in the grand old state of Georgia. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock Monday morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock Monday morning. MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1283 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, January 28, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the committees: HB 932. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Greer of Lanier: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the offices of State Highway Board, Chairman of State Highway Board and Treasurer of State Highway Department, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee 'on State of Republic. HB 933. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the fee system of paying the Clerk of Supreme Court, requiring all fees collected by said Clerk to be paid into the State Treasury, and to fix the salaries of the Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. 1284 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 934. By Mr. M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to gambling or betting on any game, sport or athletic contest, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. HB 935. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Greer of Lanier: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the State Highway Department to purchase through the Purchasing Department, as other State purchases are made, an airplane to be used for aerial photography and recommaissance so as to assist in the promotion of better State highways, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Highways # 1. HB 936. By Mr. Scott of Thomas: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the Minimum Foundation Program of Education in Georgia, in certain counties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. HB 937. By Messrs. Brantley and Adams of Upson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the fees of coroners and jurors, so as to change the population figures contained therein, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. HB 938. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating and incorporating the City of Springfield, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 939. By Mr. Coogle of Macon: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which provides a commission of one and one-half percent of the net amount collected by the tax collector to be paid the tax receiver in certain counties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 940. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Brooks County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 941. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1285 a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 942. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 943. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Coroner in all counties of this State having a population of not less than 24,600 and not more than 24,800, shall be compensated on a salary basis rather than a fee basis, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HR 259-943a. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A resolution proposing an amendment to provide for the merger of the City of Griffin School system with that of the County of Spalding School System, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 2. HR 260-943b. By Mr. Knight of Gordon: A resolution proposing that the Director of the Department of State Parks be directed and authorized to acquire a tract of land in the County of Gordon suitable for use by the State as a New Echota State Memorial Park, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. HR 261-943c. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, Key of Jasper, Tarbutton of Washington, and McCracken of Jefferson: A resolution proposing an amendment so as to authorize the Legislature to exempt from taxation intangible personal property owned by trusts exempt from federal income tax under Section 165 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. HB 944. By Mr. Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to Housing Authorities so as to provide that the State Public Body shall not exercise the powers provided in Section 8 of an Act known as The Housing Authorities Law, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 945. By Mr. Lovett of Laurens: 1286 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of East Dublin, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 946. By Mr. Lovett of Laurens, Scott of Thomas, Overby of Hall, Barber of Colquitt and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Minimum Foundation Education Program; so as to change populations of the municipalities, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. Mr. Freeman of Monroe County, Chairman of the Committee on Amend- ments to Constitution # 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1 has had under con- sideration the following resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SR 84. Do Pass. SR 82. Do Pass. SR 83. Do Pass. HR 233-908b. Do Pass. HB 240-908i. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Freeman of Monroe, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 919. Do Pass. SB 227. Do Pass. SB 256. Do Pass. SB 298. Do Pass. SB 297. Do Pass. MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1287 SB 296. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Duncan of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Education # 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education # 1 has had under consideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 652. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Duncan of Carroll, Chairman. Mr. Hollis of Muscogee County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary # 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary # 2 has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 282. Do Pass. SB 265. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Hollis of Muscogee, Chairman. Mr. Hollis of Muscogee County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary # 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary # 2 has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 886. Do Pass. HB 915. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Hollis of Muscogee, Chairman. 1288 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Lewis of Hancock County, Chairman of the Committee on Legislative and Congressional Re-Apportionment, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Legislative and Congressional Re-Apportionment has had under consideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 610. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Lewis of Hancock, Chairman. Mr. Adams of Brantley County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the fol- lowing bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 811. Do Pass. HB 821. Do Pass. HB 914. Do Pass. HB 864. Do Not Pass. HB 812. Do Not Pass. HB 640. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Adams of Brantley, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the following bills and resolution of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 252. Do Pass. HB 884. Do Pass. HB 908. Do Pass. MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1289 SB 8. SB 222. SB 255. SB 260. Do Pass, as amended. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. Mr. Ray of Warren County, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, supmitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means has had under consideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 724. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Ray of Warren, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House to wit: HB 746. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to amend an Act of the General Assembly, which Act is entitled "An Act to abolish justice courts and the office of justice of the peace and notary public ex officio justice of the peace in and for the City of Columbus, and County of Muscogee, and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: HB 620. By Mr. Mims of Miller: A bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the County of Miller, approved Aug. 22, 1905 (Ga. Laws, 1905, p. 569) and all Acts amendatory thereto, so as to increase the compensation of the Chairman of said Board; to repeal conflicting 1290 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, laws, and for other purposes. HB 698. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A bill to provide for the hours of holding elections in certain counties; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. HB 693. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act creating the City Court of Louisville, for the County of Jefferson, to define its jurisdiction and powers; to provide for the appointment of a Judge and Solicitor, and for other purposes. HB 701. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Millen, approved March 12, 1943 (Ga. Laws 1943, p. 758), as amended, so as to increase the compensation of the Judge and Solicitor of said Court; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. HB 702. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A bill to amend an Act establishing the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Jenkins, as amended, so as to provide for monthly compensation of the members of said Board, and for other purposes. HB 736. By Mr. Dews of Calhoun: A bill to consolidate the office of tax receiver and the office of collector of Calhoun County into the office of tax commissioner; to provide the term of office; to prescribe the duties; to provide for compensation; to provide for the election of the tax commissioner; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. HB 743. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to amend an Act of the Georgia Legislature of 1884-85 (Ga. Laws 1884-85, pp. 455-460) approved December 20, 1884, entitled "An Act to establish a City Court in the City of Columbus for Muscogee County, and to provide for the appointment of a Judge and Solicitor thereof, and for other purposes. HB 747. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to establish the salary of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia, as such, and as ex-officio Clerk of the City Court of Columbus, Georgia; to repeal conflicting laws with this Act, and for other purposes. HB 750. By Mr. Hawkins of Screven: A bill to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Sylvania, in and for the County of Screven, so as to change the terms of said court; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1291 HB 751. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard, Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to establish the salary of the Ordinary of Muscogee County, Georgia; to prohibit the Ordinary of said County from practicing law; to repeal all laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act, and for other purposes. HB 752. By Mr. Hawkins of Screven: A bill to provide that the terms of the Superior Court of Screven County shall be held on the second Monday in the months of January, April, July and the third Monday in the month of November; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. HB 792. By Messrs. Vandiver and Clay of Bibb: A bill to amend an Act approved March 30, 1937, as contained in the published Acts of 1937, pages 619 to 620 inclusive, which Act relates to the fixing of salaries on a Calendar or Fiscal Year Basis; to change the population classification therein set forth, and for other purposes. HB 796. By Mr. Clary of McDuffie: A bill to amend an Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of McDuffie County, approved February 1, 1939 (Ga. Laws 1939, p. 658), as amended particularly by an Act approved March 3, 1939 (Ga. Laws 1939, p. 662) so as to increase the compensation of the Commissioner and his Clerk, and for other purposes. HB 803. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend Title 36 Code of Georgia of 1933 by adding thereto additional procedure for condemnation of property which shall be applicable to all municipalities and/or counties having a population of more than 250,000 according to the last or future Federal Decennial Census, and for other purposes. HB 806. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to abolish the office of County Treasurer of Oconee County, Georgia, and for other purposes, approved August 18, 1919, approved August 10, 1920 (Ga. Laws 1920, p. 593) ", so as to increase the compensation of the Treasurer, and for other purposes. HB 807. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to compensate the Sheriff of Oconee County in the amount of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars per month in addition to fees; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. HB 809. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to amend an Act creating the office of Tax Commissioner of Oconee County, approved February 11, 1943 (Ga. Laws 1943, p. 109), so as to increase the compensation of the Tax Commissioner; to repeal 1292 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, conflicting laws, and for other purposes. HB 737. By Mr. Hall of Toombs: A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Lyons, approved August 7, 1907, (Ga. Laws 1907, p. 765), as amended so as to provide for wards to provide for the election of Mayor and Council, and for other purposes. HB 744. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to amend an Act approved December 20, 1884 (Acts 1884-5, page 455, et. seq.) entitled an Act to establish a City Court in the City of Columbus for Muscogee County, and to provide for the appointment of a Judge and Solicitor thereof, and for other purposes. HB 748. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to establish the salary of the Sheriff of Muscogee County, Georgia; to repeal all laws in conflict with this Act, and for other purposes. HB 749. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to amend "An Act to abolish the offices of tax receiver and tax collector of Muscogee County, Georgia; to create the office of County Tax Commissioner of Muscogee County, Georgia, and for other purposes. HB 801. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A bill to amend an Act approved February 9, 1949, (Ga. Laws 1949, p. 427), and Acts amendatory thereof, which changed certain county officers of Cobb County from a fee system to the salary system of compensation; to provide that deputy sheriffs of Cobb County shall have a salary of $4,200.00, and for other purposes. HB 805. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill to compensate the Clerk of the Superior Court of Oconee County in the amount of Fifty ($50) Dollars per month in addition to fees; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. HB 808. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A bill creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Oconee, approved August 18, 1917 (Ga. Laws 1917, p. 384), as amended, so as to increase the compensation of the Chairman and members of said Board; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. HB 628. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell and others: A bill to ratify, approve and confirm the Executive Orders of the Governor suspending the collection of retailers' and consumers' sales and use taxes on lunches sold and served to pupils and employees of public schools, and for other purposes. MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1293 SB 230. By Senator Pittman of the 53rd: A bill to amend Section 62-301 of the Code relating to the description and appraisal of estray livestock in the state so as to change the appraisal value; to amend Section 62-302 of the Code of Georgia relating to filing of papers concerning estray livestock; to increase the fee of the Justice of the Peace, and for other purposes. SB 243. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A bill to provide for the creation of the Office of Superior Court Reporter Emeritus, and for other purposes. SB 253. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend an Act approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. Laws 1951, p. 789) by striking therefrom Paragraph (a) of Section 15, which prohibits expenditure of State funds by the Georgia Historical Commission, and for other purposes. SB 262. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend an Act establishing an employee's retirement system so as to provide that any person who has served for 35 years as an attache of the General Assembly shall be a member of the retirement system, and for other purposes. SB 292. By Senators Hagan of the 17th, Mashburn of the 33rd and others: A bill to amend the Act creating the Georgia Commission on Alcoholism so as to authorize the members of the Commission to travel in the performance of their duties and for the payment of such travel expense, and for other purposes. SB 294. By Senators Edenfield of the 2nd and Gould of the 4th: A bill to vest in the adjoining owner or owners of tidal streams or estuaries of the right of full control over the same and to vest in them the exclusive right to hunt and fish thereon, and for other purposes. SB 320. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to provide that the County Board of Education of Taliaferro County shall publish once each month in the official organ of said county a list of expenditures with certain exceptions; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. SB 321. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to provide that the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Taliaferro County shall publish once each month in the official organ of said county a list of expenditures with certain exceptions; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. SB 336. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: 1294 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to provide for licensing of domestic and foreign insurance companies and for fraternal benefit societies doing business in Georgia; to provide annual licenses from the Insurance Commissioner, and for other purposes. SR 91. By Senator Hawes of the 30th: A resolution authorizing the Governor and the Director of the Department of State Parks to negotiate with the proper parties for the leasing of certain lands in Elbert County for State Park purposes, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 652. By Mr. Neville of Bulloch: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 32-903 of the 1933 Code of Georgia, which provides for qualification of members of County Boards of Education, and for other purposes. HB 724. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to grant extensions of time for filing of income tax returns by returning Korean veterans, and for other purposes. HB 811. By Mr. Bolton of Spalding: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 113-408 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to revocation of wills by subsequent marriage, and for other purposes. HB 821. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A bill to be entitled an Act to create a lien in favor of every hospital and clinic for the treatment and care of persons, and for other purposes. HB 884. By Messrs. Pickett of Pickens and Murr of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Department of Public Safety to assess fees for providing photostatic copies, and for other purposes. HB 886. By Messrs. Bell of Richmond, Hawkins of Screven, and Page of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 71-107 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the notarial seal for attestation of deeds, and for other purposes. HB 908. By Mr. Freeman of Monroe: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to include certain peace officers, and for other purposes. HB 914. By Mr. Adams of Brantley: MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1295 A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that ministers shall be competent witnesses, and for other purposes. HB 915. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to further provide how fiduciaries may sell stocks or bonds, al).d for other purposes. HB 919. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide changes in eligibility for retirement of judges and solicitors, and for other purposes. HR 233-908b. By Mr. Adams of Brantley: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for the election of members of the Board of Education of Brantley County, and for other purposes. HR 240-908i. By Messrs. Cornelius and McKelvey of Polk: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to create a new Board of Education of Polk County, and for other purposes. SB 8. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Connell of the 6th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish a program of assistance to the totally and permanently disabled, and for other purposes. SB 222. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to require each County Welfare Board to keep a file of each beneficiary of Old Age Assistance Aid to Blind and Dependent Children, and for other purposes. SB 227. By Senator Holloway of the 13th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the holding of terms of the Superior Court in Schley County, and for other purposes. SB 255. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the circulation of any faked photograph for purposes of defamation, and for other purposes. SB 256. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A bill to be entitled an Act to substitute salaries for fees of certain officers in certain counties, and for other purposes. SB 260. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the inclusion of certain state departments under the Merit System, and for 1296 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, other purposes. SB 265. By Senators Willingham of the 39th and Ellard of the 31st: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 15-302 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the jurisdiction of the United States over certain land in this State, and for other purposes. SB 282. By Senators Connell of the 6th, Rawls of the lOth, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for retirement benefits for clerks of the superior courts of Georgia, and for other purposes. SB 296. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County to provide group insurance for employees, and for other purposes. SB 297. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that certain counties shall furnish aid and pensions to members of police department, and for other purposes. SB 298. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide employees of the various pension systems for Fulton County shall be included in the classified service, and for other purposes. SR 82. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for a levy of five mills for fire prevention districts in Cobb County, and for other purposes. SR 83. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for sewage districts for Cobb County, and for other purposes. SR 84. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for the election of the Board of Education of Troup County, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 797. By Messrs. Huddleston of Fayette, Bolton and Harper of Spalding, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compen- MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1297 sation of the court reporter of the Griffin Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 798. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act in reference to the Municipal Revenue Collector of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 804. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for parking meters in Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 900. By Mr. Baughman of Early: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compensation of the clerk and members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Early County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 901. By Mr. Musgrove of Clinch: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to supplement the compensation of the Ordinary of Clinch County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 902. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: 1298 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compensation of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Wheeler County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 905. By Mr. McGarity of Henry: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize expense accounts for members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of certain counties, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 906. By Mr. Black of Webster: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the salary of the treasurer of Webster County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 244. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize judges of superior courts in certain counties to extend the terms of grand jurors, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 272. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County to appraise property, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1299 SB 269. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the General Council of Atlanta to sell certain lands, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolution of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: SB 230. By Senator Pittman of the 53rd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the description and appraisal of estray livestock in this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agriculture # 1. SB 243. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of the Office of Superior Court Reporter Emeritus, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. SB 253. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to create the Georgia Historical Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. SB -262. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing an employees retirement system; to include members of the General Assembly who have served thirty-five years, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 292. By Senators Hagan of the 17th, Mashburn of the 33rd and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Georgia Commission on Alcoholism, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 294. By Senators Edenfield of the 2nd, and Gould of the 4th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the control of wild life found in streams which are owned on both sides for their entire length by one individual or corporations, or more if they shall agree as to the control, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. 1300 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 320. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the County Board of Education of Taliaferro County shall publish once each month in the official organ of said county a list of expenditures with certain exceptions, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 336. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for licensing of domestic and foreign insurance companies and for fraternal benefit societies doing business in Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Insurance. SB 321. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Taliaferro County shall publish once each month in the official organ of said county a list of expenditures with certain exceptions, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SR 91. By Senator Hawes of the 30th: A resolution authorizing the Governor the Director of the Department of State Parks to negotiate with the proper parties for the leasing of certain lands in Elbert County for State Park purposes, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. Mr. Perkins of Carroll moved that the House reconsider its action in passing the following bill of the House: HE 654. By Messrs. Duncan and Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 92-233 of the Annotated Supplement of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide for an exemption of the homestead of a person of the armed forces who is engaged in the Korean conflict, and for other purposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed. Mr. Perkins of Carroll moved that HE 654 be withdrawn from further consideration of the House, and the motion prevailed. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the Senate was taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 249. By Senator Williams of the 49th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 32-903 of the Code of MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1301 Georgia so as to provide that in certain counties two members shall be appointed to the Board of Education from militia districts containing in excess of one-fifth of the population of such counties, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 49, nays 60. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. Neville of Bulloch gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass SB 249. The following bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 485. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the several Acts incorporating the City of Blairsville, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 485 was read: Senator Akins of the 40th moves to amend HB 485 by: Striking from Section 6 thereof the figures "1951" wherever the same shall appear and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "1952". And by: Striking from Section 7 thereof the figures "1952" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "1953". And by: Striking from Section 7 thereof the figures "1951" wherever the same shall appear and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "1952". And by: Striking from Section 106 thereof the figures "1946" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "1952". By unanimous consent, the Clerk was directed to correct certain typographical errors in the Senate amendment to HB 485. Mr. Tarpley of Union moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to HB 485. On the motion, theayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following resolution of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: 1302 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 221-861b. By Mr. Tippins of Wilcox: A resolution requesting compensation for damages toT. A. Holliday, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. The following bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 746. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the salaries of certain officials of the Municipal Court of Columbus, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 746 was read: Senator King of the 24th moves to amend HB 746 by striking from Section 12, on the second line of the enrolled copy, the words "forty-five" and by substituting therefor the words "forty-eight", and by striking from Section 14, on the fourth line of the enrolled copy, the words "commissioners of roads and revenues of Muscogee County" and substituting therefor the words "judge of the municipal court of Columbus", and by striking from Section 8, on the eleventh and twelfth lines of the enrolled copy, the words "if he is not absent on account of sickness". Mr. Pickard of Muscogee moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to HB 746. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following bills and resolution of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HR 177-755d. By Messrs. Freeman of Monroe, Twitty of Mitchell, and Smith of Emanuel: A resolution proposing that a bust of Alexander Hamilton Stephens be placed in the State Hall of Fame of Virginia, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Freeman of Monroe moves to amend HR 177-755d as follows: By adding a new paragraph as follows: "And that the Governor be directed to pay for the statute out of his contingent fund". The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to, as amended. MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1303 On the adoption of the resolution, as amended, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted, as amended. HB 834. By Messrs. Rollins and Biggers of Meriwether, and Kemp of Clayton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 47-101 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to re-apportion the members of the House of Representatives among certain counties, and for certain purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 766. By Messrs. Smiley of Liberty, Kidd of Baldwin, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the procedure for fixing compensation for members of the county boards of education, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 766 was read and adopted: Mr. Gowen of Glynn moves to amend HB 766 by adding a new section to be Section 2 and to read as follows: "This Act shall not apply to those counties which had an independent school system prior to the Constitution of 1877 and counties having constitutional boards of education". The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 254. By Messrs. Abney of Walker, Hall of Floyd, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that every owner of a motor vehicle shall register with the tax collector or tax receiver of his county, and for other purposes. Mr. Pickard of Muscogee moved that the bill be tabled and the motion was lost. An amendment offered by Mr. Overby of Hall was read and lost. An amendment offered by Mr. Langdale of Lowndes was read and lost. The following amendments were read and adopted: Mr. Rogers of Heard moves to amend HB 254 as follows: by adding at the appropriate place the following: "The applicant must have a receipt that taxes due have been paid on vehicle before obtaining tag". 1304 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Abney of Walker moves to amend HB 254 by changing the effective date to January 1, 1953. Mr. Abney of Walker moves to amend HB 254 by adding a new section which shall be entitled Section 5A and which shall read as follows: "The Tax Collector and Tax Commissioner, as the case may be, shall give bond and security payable to the Governor and his successor in office, and conditional upon the faithful discharge of the duties of the office and the payment to the State Revenue Commissioner of all fees collected for the registration of motor vehicles. In all counties having the population of not more than 40,000 according to the 1950 Federal census, or any future Federal census, the amount of the bond shall be $5,000.00. In all counties having the population of not less than 40,000 and not more than 80,000 according to the 1950 Federal census, or any future Federal census, the amount of the bond shall be $10,000.00. In all counties having the population of not less than 80,000 and not more than 125,000 according to the 1950 Federal census, or any future Federal census, the amount of the bond shall be $15,000.00. In all counties having the population of more than 125,000 according to the 1950 Federal census, or any future Federal census, the amount of the bond shall be $20,000.00". The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 103, nays 32. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. Messrs. Adams and Brantley and Warren of Washington requested that the Journal show them as having voted against the passage of HB 254. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now recess until 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, the motion prevailed, and the Speaker announced the House recessed until 1 :30 o'clock this afternoon. The Speaker called the House to order. 1:30 o'clock, P. M. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was again taken up for consideration: HB 101. By Messrs. Mackay, McWhorter, and Bell of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of the Office of Judge of the City Court Emeritus, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 59, nays 70. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1305 Mr. Mims of Miller requested that the Journal show him as not having voted on the passage of HB 101. Mr. Greer of Lanier gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass HB 101. Under the regular order of business, the following bills and resolutions of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 769. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide certain exclusions to the law requiring marking of school buses, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 41, nays 67. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson gave notice that at the proper time he would move that t:he House reconsider its action in failing to pass HB 769. HB 665. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the admissability in evidence of certain writings made in the regular course of business, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 625. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 9-105 of the Code so as to provide for a Board of Bar Examiners of five instead of three, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 625 was read and adopted: Mr. Scoggin of Floyd moves to amend HB 625 as follows: Amendment to HB 625, whereby said HB 625, shall contain an additional section thereto to be known as Section 3A, whereby an Act of 1897 as contained in the Act of 1897 at pages 85-86, and known as Code Section 9-113 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, shall be amended whereby said Act of 1897, as presently contained in Code Section 9-113 of said Code Section 9-113, relating to the fee which each bar applicant is required to pay to the chairman of the board of bar examiners, and to provide for an increase in said fee and for other purposes. 1306 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that said HB 625 shall be amended by striking the figures $15.00 from line 3 of Code Section 9-113 of the Code of Georgia and inserting in lieu thereof, the figures $30.00, so that said Code Section, after said amendment, shall read as follows: "9-113. ADMISSION FEE AND ITS APPROPRIATION. Each applicant before presenting his application to the judge, shall remit to the chairman of the board of examiners the sum of $30.00 and shall exhibit his receipt for it to the judge, and, out of the fund thus arising, the board of examiners shall pay all the expenses incurred in carrying this law into effect, and shall divide the balance equally among themselves as compensation for their services." Section 2. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act, be, and the same are, hereby repealed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 108, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 626. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal Section 9-110 of the Code and to enact a new statute providing the scope of the examination to be given applicants for admission to the bar, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 768. By Messrs. Key of Jasper and Ray of Warren: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for an increase or decrease in the area of operation of a regional housing authority, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 195-810h. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A resolution proposing an inspection tour of certain hospitals, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1307 On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 79, nays 33. The resolution was adopted. HR 79-361d. By Mr. Pickett of Pickens: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Willis Rackley, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Pickett of Pickens moves to amend HR 79-361d by striking therefrom in its entirety, the last paragraph, and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "And that the State Highway Department is hereby directed to pay to the said Willis Rackley, the sum of Two Hundred Fifty ($250.00) Dollars, for the loss of said horse as above described". The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to, as amended. On the adoption of the resolution, as amended, the ayes were 58, nays 45. The resolution, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. Pickett of Pickens gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to adopt HR79-361d. HR 183-755j. By Messrs. Page and McGee of Chatham: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Harold H. Smoak, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Page of Chatham moves to amend HR 183-155j by striking the last clause of said resolution in its entirety and substituting a new clause which shall read as follows: "Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Public Defense of Georgia is hereby authorized and directed to pay the sum of $60.00 to Harold H. Smoak". The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to, as amended. On the adoption of the resolution, as amended, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted, as amended. HB 623. By Messrs. Johnson of Hall, Pittard of Clarke, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for retention of employee status of persons serving in certain military organizations, and for other purposes. 1308 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 224-861e. By Messrs. Bell, Holley, and Graham of Richmond: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Wellington C. Cain, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Bell of Richmond moves to amend HR 224-861e by striking the last paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof that the State Highway Department be authorized to pay said sum out of its surplus funds. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to, as amended. On the adoption of the resolution, as amended, the ayes were 103, nays 1. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted, as amended. HR 225-861f. By Messrs. Bell, Holley, and Graham of Richmond: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Henry Mack, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Bell of Richmond moves to amend HR 225-861f by striking the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof that the said sum of $136.25 be paid from funds of the State Highway Patrol. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to, as amended. On the adoption of the resolution, as amended, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted, as amended. HR 35-189b. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Ferman B. Bullard, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 104, nays 6. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 885. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, H. Smith of Fulton, and others: MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1309 A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 68-303 of the Code of Georgia so as to provide for a new method of signalling a turn for a motor vehicle, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 161-708e. By Mr. Clary of McDuffie: A resolution proposing the conveying of 2.3 acres of State lands to the City of Thomson, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. The following bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate substitute thereto: HB 452. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay, and Wood of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to establish a new procedure for registration of voters for city elections in Macon, and for other purposes. The following Senate substitute to HB 452 was read: By Senator Davis of the 51st: AN ACT To amend an Act approved August 3, 1927, entitled "An Act to re-enact the charter of the City of Macon contained in the Act approved August 17, 1914, together with the Acts amending same, passed since 1914, with certain changes in said Acts; to consolidate into one Act such changes as may have become necessary or proper, all the Acts constituting the charter of the City of Macon and relating to rights, powers and duties of said corporation; to amend the said Act of 1914 and the Acts amendatory thereof; and for other purposes", said Act described appearing on pages 1283 through 1357, both inclusive, of the published Acts of the General Assembly of Georgia of 1927, and any and all Acts amendatory of said described Act, wherever passed and wherever set forth, including any and all Acts amending, changing or re-enacting any section of said Acts; to repeal Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of said Act of 1927 as amended, which said sections relate to registration for elections in the City of Macon; to re-enact in lieu thereof new sections to be known as Section 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10; to establish a new and different procedure for registration of voters for city elections; to provide for absentee voting; to prescribe punishment for illegal registration or voting; and for other purposes. 1310 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SECTION I Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, that an Act entitled "An Act to reenact the charter of the City of Macon contained in the act approved August 17, 1914, together with the acts amending same, passed since 1914, with certain changes in said acts, to consolidate into one act, with such changes as may have become necessary or proper, all the acts constituting the charter of the City of Macon and relating to the rights, powers and duties of said corporation; to amend the said Act of 1914 and acts amendatory thereof; and for other purposes", approved August 3, 1927, and appearing on pages 1283 through 1357, both inclusive, of the published Acts of the General Assembly of Georgia for 1927, as the same has since been amended, is hereby further amended by striking therefrom in their entirety, Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of said Act as amended, and enacting in lieu thereof new sections to be known as Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 which shall read as follows: Section 5. Registration of Voters. (a) On the first day of January, 1953, the City Registrar (who shall be the person acting as City Treasurer) shall open a list to be designated as voters' list. There shall be placed thereon the names of all persons who apply to register to vote in city primaries, elections, and referenda who are qualified as hereinafter provided. (b) Any person who may truthfully sign the following oath or affirmation, upon application for registration and execution of the oath or affirmation, shall be deemed registered and qualified to vote in City elections: "I do swear (or affirm) that I am eighteen years of age, or older, or will be on the second Tuesday of November next occurring in an odd numbered year; that I will have resided in the City of Macon three months and in Bibb County six months on or before said second Tuesday; that I possess the qualifications of an elector required by the Constitution of Georgia, and am not disqualified for any reason; that I am qualified and registered to vote for members of the General Assembly in Bibb County; and the information given as to residence and identifying data given herein is true and correct." Provided, however, that the name of any person who has not reached the age of eighteen shall be withheld from the list until he arrives at the age of eighteen, and that the name of any person who has not resided within the County of Bibb for six months and in the City of Macon for three months shall be withheld from said list until the later of such events has occurred. (c) The City Registrar is authorized to require applicants for registration to furnish such other and further information as shall be necessary for purposes of identification. (d) Any person desiring to vote in any City election, primary or referendum shall execute an application for a ballot, giving his name and then current residence address. If the address on the application for ballot shall differ from that shown on the voters list, the election manager shall determine whether the ad- MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1311 dress as shown on the application for ballot is within the corporate limits of the City of Macon. If the applicant still resides within the City as shown by the application, he shall be permitted to vote. Otherwise, not. Applications for ballots shall be filed with the City Registrar who shall compare the same with the voters list, and he shall cause the voters list to be amended to conform to the addresses shown on the applications for ballots. Applications for ballots may be destroyed by the registrar after sixty days after any election, primary or referendum. Upon the request of any person unable to execute the application for ballot, an election manager may act as scrivener for the applicant. (e) The City Registrar will receive applications for registration during usual office hours at any time. Persons registering after the second Tuesday in May of odd numbered years shall not be entitled to vote in the next following general City election, nor in any primary, election or referendum held prior thereto, but shall be entitled to vote in any general or special election or primary held subsequent to such next following general election, and more than twenty (20) days after such registration. Section 6. Use of County Registration Lists; Purging. (a) The Bibb County Board of Registrars shall by the second Tuesday in May, 1953, furnish to the City Registrar a list of the voters who are registered and qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly in Bibb County. Said County Board shall thereafter periodically, but not less often than annually, furnish the City Registrar with a list of new registrants, and with a list of those whose names have for any reason been deleted from said County list. The City of Macon shall reimburse the county authorities for furnishing said list, the price to be mutually agreed upon, or determined by arbitration as provided in Chapter 7-2 of the Georgia Code Annotated. The action of any board of arbitrators shall be conclusive, and the compensation awarded by it shall be paid. (b) The City Registrar shall, upon receipt of the initial list, compare the information given him by applicants for registration with the list so furnished by the County Board, and he shall eliminate from the City list the names of those registrants whose names do not appear on said County list. The City Registrar shall, upon receipt of the supsequent lists showing additions and deletions from the County list, compare the same with the City Registrations and delete therefrom the names of those persons who have been dropped from the County list; and he may add to the City list the names of new registrants shown on the County list who have also applied for registration to vote in City elections, and who are otherwise qualified as hereinabove provided. (c) Whenever the City Registrar shall eliminate any names from the City registration list under the provisions of (b) next above, he shall notify the person whose name is so eliminated by mailing to him at his address shown upon the City list by regular mail, a notice that such person's name has been eliminated, and such notice shall state the reason therefor. Failure of such person to controvert the facts stated in such notice within fifteen days after it is mailed shall be deemed prima facie proof of the cor- 1312 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, rectness thereof. The City Registrar shall restore to the City list the name of any person who within fifteen days after mailing the notice prescribed herein shall present satisfactory evidence that the facts alleged in said notice were in error and that such person is in fact qualified as herein provided. (d) The City Registrar, upon like notice and conditions, shall delete from the City Registration list the name of any person whom he has reason to believe has moved his residence without the limits of the City. (e) It shall be the duty of persons whose names appear upon the City Registration list to report to the City Registrar changes in residence of such persons. (f) Persons whose names are deleted from the voters list as being disqualified may upon removal of grounds for disqualification, apply for re-registration as in the case of a first application. Section 7. Voters Lists; Deputy Registrars. (a) From the list of registrants, the City Registrar shall prepare a voters list, alphabetically by wards, of those qualified to vote in City elections. (b) Those persons whose names appear on such list, and no others, shall be qualified to vote in such City elections, primaries or referenda. (c) The Mayor of the City of Macon shall appoint a sufficient number of deputy registrars to enable the City Registrar to accomplish the duties herein imposed. Such appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the Council. Section 8. Hearings Before Registrars; Appeal. (a) Whenever any person shall desire to controvert allegations made in any notice given by the City Registrar he shall do so in writing within the time allowed and the notice and answer shall constitute the pleadings in the cause. As expeditiously as possible, but in any event, within ten days, the City Registrar shall hold a hearing, at least three days notice of the time and place of which shall be furnished interested parties, at which hearing evidence shall be received touching the matter at issue. The City Registrar shall be authorized to administer oaths to witnesses, and evidence may be submitted by affidavit. Following such hearing, the Registrar shall decide the issue within five days. All decisions of the City Registrar are subject to appeal and all appeals must be in writing and shall be filed with the Registrar within ten days from the date of the decision complained of, and shall be returned instanter by the City Registrar to the office of the Clerk of Bibb Superior Court to be tried as other appeals. Pending the appeal and until final judgment in the case, the decision of the City Registrar shall remain of full force. (b) Any person desiring to protest any action of the City Registrar, other than in cases controverting allegations in notices, may present his protest in writing to the Registrar, who shall promptly answer the same in writing. The issue so made shall be MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1313 tried as provided in (a) above with right of appeal as therein set forth. Section 9. Absentee Ballots. (a) Voting by mail shall be accomplished as provided by law for State elections, the rules for which are set forth in Title 34 of the Georgia Code Annotated and Pocket Supplement thereto and as the same may subsequently be amended. The City Registrar shall perform the duties specified in said Code Sections for the registrars, and the City Clerk of Macon, Executive Committee of a political party, or other authority holding an election or primary shall perform the duties therein specified to be done by the Ordinary. Section 10. Penalty for Violation. (a) Any person voting or offering to vote in any election, general, special or primary, knowing that he or she is not a bona fide resident of the City of Macon, or knowing that he or she is otherwise disqualified to vote in such election, and any person who shall execute an application for registration or for a ballot which contains wilfully false statements, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished as provided by law. SECTION II BE IT FURTHER ENACTED that if this Act or any part thereof shall be held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the voters list in effect at the effective date hereof, together with the list of persons who have registered under this act, shall constitute the list of persons qualified to vote in elections in the City of Macon. SECTION III BE IT FURTHER ENACTED that evidence of advertising as required by the Constitution of the State of Georgia is hereto attached and made a part hereof. SECTION IV BE IT FURTHER ENACTED that this act shall become effective January 1, 1953. SECTION V BE IT FURTHER ENACTED that all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Mr. Vandiver of Bibb moved that the House agree to the Senate substitute to HB 452. On the motion, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The Senate substitute was agreed to. Mr. Kidd of Baldwin asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be recommitted to the Committee on Georgia State Sanitarium: 1314 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 817. By Messrs. Parker of Baldwin, Boone of Wilkinson, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish an employees' retirement system, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Georgia State Sanitarium. The following resolution of the House was again taken up for consideration: HR 252. By Messrs. Jessup of Bleckley, Clary of McDuffie, Tarpley of Union, and others: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS: The committee work of the members of the General Assembly has greatly increased requiring attendance on committees for long hours including night committee meetings, and WHEREAS: The provisions of the Appropriation Act pertaining to expenses of the General Assembly allows expenses of members in connection with legislative committees, yet does not specifically state that the expenses of general committee meetings are included as part of the committee expenses, THEREFORE: Be it resolved by the House of Representatives that the members of the General Assembly serving in the House of Representatives shall receive a sum of $10.00 per day as an allowance to cover the expense incident to the attendance of general legislative committees considering the recommendations for action on legislation pending and that said amount be in addition to the specific per diem and allowances authorized in the Appropriation Act approved February 21, 1951. The provisions of this resolution shall only apply to the members of the General Assembly and to the thirty-day period constituting the 1952 adjourned session of the General Assembly. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 82, nays 33. The resolution was adopted. Messrs. Adams of Evans, Bentley of Cobb, Boggus of Ben Hill, Boone of Wilkinson, Brooks of Oglethorpe, Barber of Colquitt, Callier of Talbot, Carr of Whitfield, Cates of Burke, Durden of Dougherty, Edenfield of Emanuel, Garrard of Wilkes, Green of Cherokee, Green of Irwin, Green of Rabun, Groover of Troup, Hand of Mitchell, Hilton of Montgomery, Hollis of Muscogee, Jackson of Jones, Johnson of Hall, Jones of Lumpkin, King of Chattahoochee, Langdale of Lowndes, Lovett of Laurens, Murphy of Haralson, Musgrove of Clinch, Otwell of Forsyth, Overby of Hall, Pickard of Muscogee, Pittard of Clarke, Ray of Warren, Russell of Barrow, Stevens of Marion, Stewart of Habersham, Todd of Glascock, Twitty of Mitchell, Williams of Houston, Willingham of Lincoln, and Wright of Ware requested that the Journal show them as having voted against the adoption of HR 252. Messrs. Brantley of Upson and Britton of Whitfield requested that the MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1952 1315 Journal show them as having voted for the adoption of HR 252. The following resolutions were read and adopted: HR 266. By Messrs. Johnson of Hall, Leach of Rockdale, and others: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the facilities afforded on the "Co-ordinate Campus" in Athens, Georgia are maintained and operated at a financial loss, and WHEREAS, it has been recommended that the Board of Regents of the University System of the State of Georgia close and no longer use the facilities located on said "Co-ordinate Campus",. and WHEREAS, the said "Co-ordinate Campus" contains thirty-five acres of land more or less, ten buildings including dining halls, recreational facilities, class rooms, kitchens, medical dispensaries, dormitories, libraries and other facilities necessary to a complete education plant, and WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the members of this body that the Naval Supply School located in Bayonne, New Jersey, has been required to vacate !he present facilities used by said school, and WHEREAS, the said Naval Supply School is seeking a new location in which to establish said school, now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, by the members of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, the Senate concurring, that the Georgia Delegation in the Congress of the United States be respectfully urged to investigate and do all in their power to affect the establishment of the said Naval Supply School on the "Co-ordinate Campus" in Athens, Georgia, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each member of the Georgia Delegation in the Congress of the United States, and to each member of the Board of Regents of the University System of the State of Georgia. HR 267. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A RESOLUTION To provide for the establishment of a Contract Awarding Study Committee; to provide for the appointment of the members of said Committee; to define the rights and duties of such Committee, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, in the early future many millions of dollars of State funds will very likely be spent in the construction of public buildings, and WHEREAS, the General Assembly is greatly interested in studying the methods and procedures of awarding contracts for the construction of such buildings so as to assure the construction of the best 1316 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, buildings for the least money. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of Georgia : SECTION 1 Legislative Declaration. It is hereby declared to be the policy of this State and in the public interest that the public funds to be used in the numerous buildings to be erected in Georgia shall be prudently spent; and to this end the methods and procedures of contract awarding where public funds are involved should be carefully studied in order to give Georgia the best public buildings at a minimum expenditure of public funds. SECTION 2 Establishment of Committee. There is hereby established a Committee to be known as "Contract Awarding Study Committee." This Committee shalll!onsist of five members: three members shall be members of the House of Representatives and shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House and two members shall be members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate. In the conduct of its work, the Committee shall elect its own chairman and secretary and shall adopt such procedures as it chooses. SECTION 3 Rights and Duties of Committee. It shall be the duty of this Committee to obtain and study all pertinent facts from within and outside the State with respect to methods and procedures of preparing plans and specifications, of taking bids and of awarding contracts for the expenditure of public funds for buildings in Georgia. This Committee shall report the results of its study to the General Assembly not later than December 31, 1952. HR 268. By Messrs. Musgrove of Clinch, Scoggin of Floyd, Bolton of Spalding, and Barrett of Pike: Whereas, it has come to the attention of this House that the father of one of our esteemed members, E. G. Harper, Spalding County, passed away on last Friday, January 25, 1952; and whereas this House is saddened to learn of the death of the father of our member; Now, therefore, be it resolved that we do express to said E. G. Harper and the members of his family our sincerest and deepest sympathy in their bereavement; And be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be mailed to said E. G. Harper. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow morning. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1317 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. January 29, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the committees: HB 947. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Key of Jasper: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 22-1504 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, as amended, which restricts the rights of foreign corporations to own lands in this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Conservation. HB 948. By Messrs. Pittard of Clarke and Dally of Walton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Revenue Tax Act to legalize and control alcoholic beverages and liquors, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Tem;perance. HB 949. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, Tamplin of Morgan, Huddleston of 1318 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Fayette, Biggers of Meriwether, Callier of Talbot, Coogle of Macon and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to protect livestock and domestic animals from infection with rabies by wild animals; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agriculture #2. HB 950. By Messrs. Matthews of Clarke, Overby of Hall, Dicus of Muscogee, M. Smith of Fulton, Covington of Floyd, Abney of Walker, Ivey of Newton, and many others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to declare as contraband and subject to confiscation and condemnation all vehicles and conveyances of every kind, all boats and vessels, and all vehicles for air transportation used in transporting, conveying, removing or storing any narcotic drugs, the possession, selling, storing or transporting of which has been declared illegal by the Uniform Narcotic Drug laws of this State, and for other purposes. Refered to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 951. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize and empower the Atlanta Bible Institute located in Atlanta, Georgia, to confer the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Education, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. HB 952. By Messrs. Walker of Telfair and Pickard of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to duration of tendancies, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. HB 953. By Messrs. Kennedy of Turner and Owens of Tift: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the regulation of the use of highways in this State, by providing that the load limits established by said Act shall not apply to the hauling of agricultural products from the place where harvested to the owner's residence, plantation or place of business in that or any adjoining county, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agriculture #2. HB 954. By Mr. Terry of Murray: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "General Appropriations Act" so as to provide an appropriation of $75,000 for development and improvement of Fort Mountain State Park; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. HB 955. By Mr. Harris of Wayne County: TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1319 A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Act incorporating the City of Jesup, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 956. By Messrs. Pickard, Hollis and Dicus of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act amending the Charter of the City of Columbus, relating to the members of the Commission of the City of Columbus, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 957. By Mr. Knight of Gordon: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the fees of the Coroner of Gordon County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 958. By Messrs. Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for Glynn County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 959. By Messrs. M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to counties having a population of 300,000 or more, such counties in connection with construction, repairs and maintenance of Roads within corporate limits of municipalities so as to permit completion of work authorized and started, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 960. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Lanier, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 961. By Mr. Russell of Barrow: A Bill to be entitled an Act to confer upon the City of Winder the right, power and authority to operate gas distribution system both within and without the City of Winder, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 962. By Messrs. H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta so as to authorize the use of a seal by the Mayor, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. 1320 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 262-962a. A resolution to require the Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County to mark a certain execution issued on rule absolute satisfied, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HR 263-962b. By Mr. Scott of Thomas: A resolution authorizing payment to Lieutenant Ben Grace for damages sustained in a collision with a State Highway truck, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HB 963. By Mr. Rowland of Johnson: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to occupational diseases under the Workmen's Compensation Law of this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Industrial Relations. HB 964. By Mr. M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to make appropriations for the operation of the State Government for the support of its eleemosynary institutions, for aid to the University System and to the Common schools of the State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. HB 965. By Messrs. Tumlin of Bartow, Bentley of Cobb, Wiggins of Stephens, Clary of McDuffie, Willingham of Lincoln, Greene of Crisp, Adams of Evans, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to regulate boat traffic upon the waters of this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 2. HB 966. By Messrs. Burgamy and Murr of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to parties to actions for torts so as to provide that if such party committing the injury shall have a remedy over against a third party arising either ex contracts or ex delicto, it shall be proper for the party injured to join such third party as codefendant in the action, in which event any judgment rendered shall be binding upon such third party in favor of the party injured to the extent of the liability of such third party to the party committing the injury, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 967. By Messrs. Brooks of Oglethorpe, Smith of Emanuel and Freeman of Monroe: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the State Board of Education TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1321 to appoint committees composed of members of the Board to travel and inspect the institutions under its jurisdiction and control, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education # 1. HR 264-967a. By Mr. Owens of Tift: A resolution to provide compensation to W. B. Hitchcock for medical expenses incurred for injury received in a gun battle while in the line of duty on the Georgia State Patrol, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 265-967b. By Messrs. Carr and Britton of Whitfield: A resolution proposing that the State Librarian be authorized to furnish the Clerk of the Superior Court of Whitfield County, a complete set of the Georgia Repmts and the Georgia Appeals Report, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HR 269-967f. By Messrs. Bell of Richmond and Bell of DeKalb: A resolution proposing an amendment to authorize all counties having a population of more than 100,000, to enact ordinances, excepting speed limits, for the policing of said counties, for the levying of occupational license taxes, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution #2. HR 270-967d. By Mr. Ball of Lamar: A resolution to compensate Mrs. David Hugh Thomas for the loss of her husband and father of four minor children caused by serum furnished by the State Laboratory of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HB 968. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act requiring all candidates for the General Assembly in counties having certain population to designate and qualify for the seats in the General Assembly from all such counties and to name their incumbent opponents, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. Mr. Tarbutton of Washington County, Chairman of the Committee on Banks and Banking, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Banks and Banking bas had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to 1322 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 239. Do Pass. SB 238. Do Pass. HB 870. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Tarbutton of Washington, Chairman. Mr. Edenfield of Emanuel County, Chairman of the Committee on Conservation, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Conservation has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 872. Do Pass. HB 873. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Edenfield of Emanuel, Chairman. Mr. Duncan of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Education # 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education #1 has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 198. Do Pass. SB 276. Do Pass. HB 946. Do Pass. HB 658. Do Not Pass. HB 655. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Duncan of Carroll, Chairman. Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judi- ciary #1, submitted the following report: TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1323 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #1 has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 714. Do Pass, by Committee Substitute. HB 944. Do Pass. HB 933. Do Pass. HB 613. Do Pass. HB 622. Do Pass. HB 627. Do Pass. HB 912. Do Pass. SB 242. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Raulerson of Pierce County, Chairman of the Committee on Historical Research, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Historical Research has had under consideration the following resolution of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SR 57. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Raulerson of Pierce, Chairman. Mr. Gillis of Treutlen County, Chairman of the Committee on Motor Vehicles, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Motor Vehicles has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 61. Do Pass. HB 759. Do Pass. SB 224. Do Pass. HB 171. Do Not Pass. 1324 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 133. Do Not Pass. HB 281. Do Not Pass. HB 313. Do Not Pass. HB 481. Do Not Pass. HB 786. Do Not Pass. HB 867. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gillis of Treutlen, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 704. Do Pass. HB 810. Do Pass. HB 897. Do Pass. HB 898. Do Pass. HB 899. Do Pass. HB 904. Do Pass. HB 925. Do Pass. HB 927. Do Pass. HB 929. Do Pass. HB 938. Do Pass. HB 945. Do Pass. HB 802. Do Pass, as amended. SB 302. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. Mr. Henderson of Atkinson County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report: TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1325 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Property has had under consideration the following resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 249-928a. Do Pass. HR 237-908f. Do Pass. HR 250-928f. Do Pass. HR 238-908g. Do Pass. HR 236-908e. Do Pass. HR 260-943b. Do Pass. SR 80. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Henderson of Atkinson, Chairman. Mr. Greer of Lanier County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Welfare, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Welfare has had under consideration the following resolution and bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 214-830e. Do Pass. HB 643. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Greer of Lanier, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: SB 172. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to amend Section 3-505 of the Code of Georgia by inserting in line 4 thereof between the word "action" and the word "for", the words "or cause of action", and for other purposes. 1326 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 173. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to amend Section 105-1397 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, relating to who may recover for the homicide of a child, by striking the words "upon whom she or he is dependent, or who contributes to her or his support", and for other purposes. SB 174. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to provide for recovery of funeral, medical, and other expenses resulting from the injury and death from a c1ime or from criminal or other negligence, and for other purposes. SB 252. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Lancaster of the 28th: A bill to amend Section 92-1403 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law to provide that the Motor Fuel Tax shall not be imposed upon gasoline used in aircraft motors, and for other purposes. SB 266. By Senators Hayes of the 14th and Williams of the 49th: A bill to require financial statements of county commissioners, county managers, or other persons or bodies having charge of receipts and expenditures of county monies to publish a financial statement each calendar year, and for other purposes. SB 267. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the sales tax Act of 1951 by inserting in Section 3, subsection (c), paragraph 3, a provision that "Transportation" shall mean persons and not include tangible personal property, and for other purposes. SB 277. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to amend the Act known as the "Uniform Naroctic Drug Act" so as to define "marijauna"; to substitute the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy in place of the Commissioner of Agriculture to enforce said Act, and for other purposes. SB 278. By Senators Williams of the 19th and Trotter of the 7th: A bill to provide that all fees of Solicitors of City Courts, Justices of the Peace, Constables, Sheriffs, Clerks and Solicitors General shall be paid from fines imposed before any other claims have been paid, and for other purposes. SB 285. By Senator Gould of the 4th: A bill to amend Section 26-3002 of the Code of Georgia to provide that willfully going upon the land of another while bearing firearms shall constitute a misdemeanor under certain conditions, and for other purposes. SB 286. By Senators Duncan of the 34th and Wilson of the 23rd: A bill to amend an Act approved March 27, 1941, (Ga. Laws 1941, p. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1327 449), which is any Act governing and regulating the use of public roads and highways of this State, so as to provide that vehicles hauling bricks, tile bricks, concrete blocks, or other masonry, shall be equipped with sides and tail gates surrounding the entire load and extending vertically to the highest point of any load of said masonry; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. SB 299. By Senators Hagan of the 17th, Gould of the 4th and Jones of the 22nd: A bill to amend Section 73-222 of the Code of Georgia to provide that no used or reclaimed lubricating oils or lubricants shall be sold or offered for sale except in properly labeled containers, and for other purposes. SB 303. By Senators Hawes of the 30th, Millican of the 52nd, Williams of the 21st, and Farr of the 42nd: A bill to amend the Old Age Assistance Act to provide that no recipient of assistance payments shall be suspended or terminated due to children failing to return forms to the Department as to the childrens' ability to support parents, and for other purposes. SB 307. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to amend the Act creating the office of Supervisor of Purchases to provide that a Supervisor of Purchases may contract directly for products of institutions operated by this State for relief of the blind without competitive bids, and for other purposes. SB 315. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to amend Section 81-1001 of the Code relating to determination of sufficiency of pleadings by providing where the Court sustains any or all demurrers and allows time for filing an amendment, such judgment shall not be subject to exception or review, but the Court shall render judgment on the sufficiency of pleadings after the expiration of time allowed for amendment, and for other purposes. HB 791. By Messrs. Vandiver and Clay of Bibb: A bill to amend an Act approved March 2, 1933, as contained in the published Acts of 1933, pages 148 and 149 inclusive; which Act relates to the designation of a fiscal year by certain Counties; to change the population classification therein set forth, and for other purposes. HB 754. By Messrs. Hollis, Pickard and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to authorize Muscogee County to supplement the salary of the Judge of the Superior Courts of the Chattahoochee Circuit in an amount not to exceed Thirty-six Hundred Dollars ($3600.00) per annum, and for other purposes. The following resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 255. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Twitty and Hand of Mitchell, and others: A resolution memorializing the President, the Congress of the United 1328 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, States, and the Judiciary of the United States to uphold the Constitution of the United States. HR 258. By Messrs. Duncan of Carroll, Dorsey of White, Dicus: af Muscogee, and others: A resolution whereas, Twentieth Century Fox Pictures made a mat:ion picture "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain" in Georgia, and Whereas, the newspaper have reported that they are considering making a seqtrel to this picture in Georgia. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 613. By Messrs. Bell of Richmond and Covington of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 71-107 of the Code of Georgia so as to provide that no seal is required to the attestation 6! deeds by notaries public, and for other purposes. HB 643. By Mr. Burgamy of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act providing for reeovery from the estate of a deceased recipient of assistance under the Old Age Assistance Act, and for other purposes. HB 704. By Mr. Scott of Thomas: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the name of the Town of Pavo to the City of Pavo, and for other purposes.. HB 714. By Messrs. Owens of Tift, Wiggins of Stephens, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit a felonious killer from eollecting insurance proceeds on the killed, and for other purposes_ HB 759. By Mr. Vandiver of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to reckless driving, and for other purposes. HB 802. By Messrs. Page and McGee of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to permit the City of Savannah to erect and maintain parking buildings, and for other purposes. HB 810. By Mr. Whitworth of Madison: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the corporate limits of the City of Danielsville, and for other purposes. HB 870. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock and Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 13-2048 of the 1933 Code TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1329 of Georgia relating to the payment of deposits of a deceased depositor, and for other purposes. HB 872. By Messrs. Jordan of Wheeler, Gillis of Treutlen, and Langdale of Lowndes: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for forestry investigators, and for other purposes. HB 873. By Messrs. Langdale of Lowndes, Jordan of Wheeler, and Gillis of Treutlen: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the purchase of airplanes for use in forest fire protection activities, and for other purposes. HB 897. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the name of the Town of Almo to the City of Almo, and for other purposes. HB 898. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin, and Hall of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a city court in the County of Floyd, and for other purposes. HB 899. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the name of the Town of Glenwood to the City of Glenwood, and for other purposes. HB 904. By Mr. Todd of Glascock: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide new procedures in electing the mayor and councilmen of the City of Gibson, and for other purposes. HB 912. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act regulating foreign corporations, and for other purposes. HB 925. By Messrs. Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to create a solicitor emeritus of the City Court of Brunswick, and for other purposes. HB 927. By Messrs. Register and Langdale of Lowndes: A bill to be entitled an Act to ratify an ordinance of the mayor and council of the City of Lake Park in closing a certain alley, and for other purposes. HB 929. By Messrs. White and Kelley of Gwinnett: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salary of 1330 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the judge of City Court of Buford, and for other purposes. HB 933. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the fee system of paying the clerk of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes. HB 938. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to close a certain street in the City of Springfield, and for other purposes. HB 944. By Messrs. Best of Clay, Gardner of Dougherty, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to prescribe the method of holding the election of the governing board of the Housing Authority, and for other purposes. HB 945. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of East Dublin, and for other purposes. HB 946. By Messrs. Lovett of Laurens, Scott of Thomas, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the population of the municipalities with independent school systems under the Minimum Foundation Program for Education, and for other purposes. HR 214-830e. By Mr. Aycock of Jenkins: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Mrs. Maxie Hooks, and for other purposes. HR 236-908e. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A resolution authorizing the sale of a house located at the Flowery Branch Nursery and operated by the Georgia Forestry Commission, and for other purposes. HR 237-908f. By Messrs. Parker and Kidd of Baldwin, and Jordan of Wheeler: A resolution proposing the transfer of certain land in Baldwin County from the Department of Public Welfare to the Georgia Forestry Commission, and for other purposes. HR 238-908g. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A resolution proposing the transfer of certain land from the Department of State Parks to the Georgia Forestry Commission, and for other purposes. HR 249-928a. By Mr. Mangum of Columbia: A resolution proposing the creation of "Mistletoe State Park", and for other purposes. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1331 HR 250-928b. By Messrs. McWhorter of DeKalb, Johnson of Hall, and others: A resolution proposing the creation of Confederate Memorial Park at Stone Mountain, and for other purposes. HR 260-943b. By Mr. Knight of Gordon: A resolution proposing the creation of New Echota State Memorial Park in Gordon County, and for other purposes. SB 61. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 68-9908 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 so as to provide for the punishment of persons convicted of driving motor vehicles under the influence of alcohol, and for other purposes. SB 198. By Senators Coleman of the 18th and Harden of the 45th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the development and administration of vocational education programs, and for other purposes. SB 224. By Senator Carlisle of the 7th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the speed limit for certain motor vehicles, and for other purposes. SB 238. By Senators Peterson of the 16th, Grayson of the 1st, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that banks and banking institutions shall be subject to taxation on an equal basis, and for other purposes. SB 239. By Senators Peterson of the 16th, Williams of the 49th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the incorporation of trust companies shall be subject to the approval of the superintendent of banks, and for other purposes. SB 242. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compensation of the official court reporter of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. SB 276. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Connell of the 6th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that absence necessitated by the adoption of children shall not terminate the membership of teachers in the Teachers' Retirement System, and for other purposes. SB 302. By Senator Dunn of the 8th: A bill to be entitled an Act creating a new charter for the Town of Iron City, and for other purposes. 1332 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SR 80. By Senator Dunn of the 8th: A resolution proposing the creation of a state park in the area of the Jim Woodruff Reservoir in Seminole County, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 919. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide changes in eligibility for retirement of judges and solicitors of the criminal and civil courts of Fulton County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 298. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that employees of the pension systems for Fulton County shall be included in the classified service, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 297. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that certain counties shall furnish aid and pensions to members of police department, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 296. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County to provide group insurance for employees, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1333 By unanimous consent, the following bills of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: SB 172. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the abatement and survival of Actions and Causes of Actions, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. SB 173. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the homicide of a child, and who may recover therefor, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. SB 174. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the recovery of funeral, medical and other necessary expenses resulting from the injury and death of a human being resulting from crime or from criminal negligence or other negligence, and providing that the personal representative of such deceased person may recover therefor, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. SB 252. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Lancaster of the 28th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Motor Fuel Tax Law; to provide that the motor fuel tax shall not be imposed upon gasoline used .exclusively in aircraft motors, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. SB 266. By Senators Hayes of the 14th and Williams of the 49th: A bill to be entitled an Act to require financial statements of County Commissioners, County Managers, or other persons or bodies having charge of receipts and expenditures of County moneys, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 267. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as "The Georgia Retailers' and Consumers' Sales and Use Tax Act", so as to provide that the tax imposed upon transportation shall be limited to transportation of persons, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. SB 277. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Uniform Narcotic Drug Act", so as to define "marijuana"; etc., and for other purposes. 1334 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. SB 278. By Senators Williams of the 19th and Trotter of the 37th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that all claims for fees for solicitors of city courts, justices of the peace, constables, sheriffs, clerks and solicitors general shall be paid from the fines imposed in criminal cases before any other claims have been paid, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. SB 285. By Senator Gould of the 4th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which sets out the necessary elements of the misdemeanor or wilful trespass on the lands of another, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. SB 286. By Senators Duncan of the 34th and Wilson of the 23rd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act governing and regulating the use of public roads and highways of this State, so as to provide that vehicles hauling bricks, tile bricks, etc., shall be equipped with sides and tail gates surrounding the entire load and extending vertically to the highest point of any load of said masonry, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. SB 299. By Senators Hagan of the 17th, Gould of the 4th and Jones of the 22nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing that no used or reclaimed lubricating oil or lubricants shall be sold or offered for sale except in properly labeled containers, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. SB 303. By Senators Hawes of the 30th, Millican of the 52nd, Williams of the 21st and Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Old Age Assistance Act" so as to provide that no recipient of assistance payments shall be suspended or terminated due to children failing to return forms made by the department as to the children's ability to support parents, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 307. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which created the Office of Supervisor of Purchases within the Executive Department, so as to provide that said Supervisor of Purchases may contract directly for products of institutions operated by this State for the relief of the blind rather than by contract based on competitive bids, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1335 SB 315. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an. Act relating to determination of sufficiency of pleadings by providing where the Court sustains any or all demurrers and allows time for filing an amendment, such judgment shall not be subject to exception or review, but the Court shall render judgment on the sufficiency of pleadings after the expiration of time allowed for amendment, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. Mr. Pickett of Pickens moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to adopt the following resolution of the House: HR 79-361d. By Mr. Pickett of Pickens: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Willis Rackley, and for other purposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the resolution was placed at the foot of the calendar following HB 915. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the following bill of the House: HB 769. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that certain conveyances of certain common carriers transporting school children need not be marked "school bus", and for other purposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the bill was placed at the foot of the calendar following HB 915. Mr. Neville of Bulloch moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the following bill of the Senate: SB 249. By Senator Williams of the 49th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 32-903 of the Code of Georgia so as to provide that districts comprising more than one-fifth of a county's population shall select two members of the Board of Education from such militia district, and for other purposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the bill was placed at the foot of the calendar following HB 915. Mr. Bell of DeKalb moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the following bill of the House: HB 101. By Messrs. Mackay, McWhorter, and Bell of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of the office of judge of the city court emeritus, and for other purposes. On the motion to reconsider, the ayes were 93, nays 22. 1336 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The motion prevailed and the bill was placed at the foot of the calendar following HB 915. Mr. Musgrove of Clinch asked unanimous consent that the following resolution of the House be withdrawn from Committee on Public Highways #2, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Public Highways #2. HR 234-908c. By Mr. Musgrove of Clinch: A resolution proposing that a certain portion of highway in Clinch County be designated as the "Matthew H. Hughes Highway", and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the resolution was withdrawn from Committee on Public Highways #2, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Public Highways #2. Mr. McGee of Chatham asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Municipal Government, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government: HB 738. By Messrs. McGee and Page of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the charter of the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on Municipal Government, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government. Dr. Smith of Bryan arose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 8. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Connell of the 6th and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish a program of assistance to the totally and permanently disabled, and for other purposes. The following Committee amendments were read and adopted: The Committee on State of Republic moves to amend SB 8 by striking the following words at the end of the last paragraph of Section 1: "and who has been determined not to be feasible for rehabilitation". So that said section as amended shall read as follows: "The term Totally and Permanently Disabled means any person not less than 18 years of age and not more than 65 years of age who has medically demonstrable disability which is permanent and which renders him incapable of performing any gainful occupation within his competence." The Committee on State of Republic moves to amend Section 3 of SB 8 by striking the words "sum of $50.00 per month to each recipient" and substituting TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1337 in lieu thereof "maximum allowed by Federal Law". So that said section as amended shall read as follows: Section 3. Amount of assistance. The amount of assistance which any person shall receive, shall be determined by the County Department with due regard to the resources and necessary expenditures of the individual and the conditions existing in each case and in accordance with the rules and regulations made by the State Department, and shall be sufficient when added to all other income and support of the recipient, to provide such person with reasonable subsistance compatible with decency and health, provided, however, that such amount of assistance shall in no event exceed the maximum allowed by Federal law. The Committee on State of Republic moves to amend SB 8 by striking Section 18 and substituting in lieu thereof the following: Section 18. Effective Date. This Act shall take effect upon executive order of the Governor. The Committee on State of Republic moves to amend SB 8 by striking Section 17 in its entirety. Said section reads as follows: Section 17. All records of the State and County Welfare Departments relating to applications for assistance, investigations of such applications, the determinations of assistance, awards, and the names and addresses of assistance recipients, shall be kept strictly confidential and used solely for the purposes directly related to the administration of public assistance and shall not be available for public inspection nor may they be obtained by court subpoena or otherwise, except be treated as a misdemeanor and shall be punishable accordingly. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 133, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 236. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the election of electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, and for other purposes. Mr. Wood of Bibb moved that the bill be recommitted to the Committee on State of Republic with instructions to add certain provisions to said bill. On the motion, Mr. Lovett of Laurens moved the previous question and the motion for the previous question prevailed. The motion to recommit was lost. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved the previous question on the bill, all amendments, and substitutes, and the motion prevailed. The following amendment was read and adopted: 1338 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Owens of Tift moves to amend SB 236 as follows: By inserting at the end of the next to the last sentence of Section 4 of said bill the following: "Provided, there shall be at least one Party's candidate for Presidential Elector selected and certified from each congressional district of the State". The following amendments were read and lost: Messrs. Hollis of Muscogee and Pafe of Chatham move to amend SB 236 by adding at the end of the next to last sentence of Section 6 the following proviso: "Provided, however, if the State Executive Committee nominating a list of candidates for electors shall so request at the time of filing such list, the names of the candidates for President and Vice-President nominated by such political party shall be placed on the ballot at the head of the list of such electors," and by adding at the end of Section 9 the following: "Except at the express request of the State Executive Committee nominating such candidate for President or Vice-President." Messrs. Page of Chatham and Hollis of Muscogee move to amend SB 236 by striking from Section 5 the proviso at the end thereof and substituting therefor the following proviso: "Provided, however, that no petition for the qualification of candidates for Presidential Electors, either as individuals or as party nominees, shall be sufficient unless it shall be signed by at least 50 registered voters from each of at least 50 counties in this State." Mr. Nightingale of Glynn moves to amend SB 236, and Section 8 thereof as follows: By striking from the last sentence of said Section the words: "shall be final," and after the words "on any such question" and before the words "shall be followed by the Governor". The following amendment was read: Mr. Nightingale of Glynn moves to amend SB 236, and Section 8 thereof, as follows: By striking the word "and" in the first sentence thereof after the words "Secretary of State" and substituting a comma; and in the same sentence by adding after the words "Attorney General" a comma, and as well the words "State Treasurer and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia". On the adoption of the amendment, the ayes were 54, nays 87. The amendment was lost. The following amendment was read: Mr. Nightingale of Glynn moves to amend SB 236, and Section 8 thereof, as follows: By adding at the end of said Section the following: TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1339 "Said Board shall keep accurate, complete and detailed written records of all of its proceedings, meetings, resolutions, actions and decisions, which shall be kept by the Secretary of State as Secretary of said Board, and such written records shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times and hours. The failure to make and keep such records shall make any unrecorded action or decision of the Board void and of no effect". The amendment was lost. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moves to amend Senate Bill 236 by striking the last sentence of Section 5 and inserting in lieu thereof: "Provided, however, that no petition for the qualifications of candidates for presidential electors, either as individuals or as party nominees'shall be sufficient unless it shall be signed by at least 200 registered voters residing in each of at least 100 different counties of the State". The following substitute to SB 236 was read: By Messrs. Freeman of Monroe and Fears of Butts: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-1904 of the Georgia Code Annotated by adding a proviso to the end of said section giving the Governor of this State the right to certify and have placed on the ballot for the General election a slate of unpledged and uninstructed electors, and for other purposes. "Provided nevertheless that in addition to the regular party presidential electors provided above the Governor of this state may certify and have placed on the general election ballot a slate of unpledged and and uninstructed presidential electors without having to place the name of any candidate for President or Vice President or the name of any party, at the head of said list." On the adoption of the substitute, Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved the ayes and nays, and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Upson Alverson Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Baughman Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Biggers Birdsong Boggus Bolton Brantley Britton Burgamy Carr Clark Claxton Clay Coogle Cornelius Covington Cranford Dally Deen Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Fears Freeman 1340 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Gowen Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Greer Griffith Groover Guthrie Hale Hall of Toombs Harper Henderson Holley Hollis Jessup Johnson of Hall Kelley Kemp King Knight Lam Langdale Leach Lewis of Greene Little McGee McWhorter Mackay Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Neville Nightingale Otwell Owens Page Parker Perkins Pickard Pittard Register Robe1tson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rowland Scott Simmons Smiley M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stewart Sumner Tamplin Tarpley Vandiver Waldrop Weems Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Wood Wooten Wright. Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Aycock Ball Bargeron Barrett Battles Beasley Best Black Boone Brannen Brazeal Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Cates Clary Coffin Deason Denton Dews Durham Edenfield Flynt Gardner Garrad Gary Gillis Graham Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Hadden Hall of Floyd Harris Hawkins Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jolly Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kennedy Key Kidd Kitchens Lanier Lavender Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McGarity McKelvey Mangum Mims Mishoe Nelson Newman Overby Peacock Pickett Ramsey Raulerson Ray Risner Rollins Russell Scoggin Sivell Smith of Bryan Smith of Emanuel Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stocks Tarbutton Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Turk Twitty Ursrey Vickers Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Wheeler TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1341 White Whitworth Wilkerson Willingham Mr. Speaker Those not voting were Messrs.: Brooks, Harrell, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, Matthews, Sheffield, Short, Tumlin, Warren, and Willis. The roll call was verified. On the adoption of the substitute, the ayes were 97, nays 98. The substitute was lost. Mr. Freeman of Monroe moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to adopt the substitute to SB 236. On the motion to reconsider, the ayes were 88, nays 80. The motion to reconsider prevailed. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn, and the motion was lost. Mr. Greer of Lanier moved that further consideration of the bill be postponed indefinitely. The motion to indefinitely postpone was withdrawn. On the adoption of the substitute offered by Messrs. Freeman of Monroe and Fears of Butts, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. : Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Upson Alverson Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Baughman Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Biggers Birdsong Bolton Brantley Britton Burgamy Carr Clark Claxton Clay Coogle Cornelius Cranford Dally De en Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Fears Freeman Gowen Green of Cherokee Greer Griffith Groover Guthrie Hale Harper Henderson Holley Hollis Jessup Johnson of Hall Kelley Kemp King Knight Lam Langdale Leach Lewis of Greene Little McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Neville Nightingale Otwell Owens Page Parker Perkins Pickard Pittard Register Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Scott 1342 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Short Simmons Smiley M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stewart Sumner Tamplin Tarpley Vandiver Waldrop Weems Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Wood Wooten Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Aycock Ball Bargeron Barrett Battles Beasley Best Black Boggus Boone Brannen Brazeal Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Cates Clary Coffin Covington Deason Denton Dews Durham Edenfield Flynt Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Graham Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Hadden Hall of Floyd Harris Hawkins Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jolly Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kennedy Key Kidd Kitchens Lanier Lavender Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McGarity Mangum Mims Mishoe Nelson Newman Overby Peacock Pickett Ramsey Raulerson Ray Risner Rollins Rowland Russell Scoggin Sivell Smith of Bryan Smith of Emanuel Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stocks Tarbutton Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Turk Twitty Ursrey Vickers Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Vlarren Wheeler White Whitworth Wilkinson Willingham Those not voting were Messrs.: Brooks, Hall of Toombs, Harrell, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, Matthews, Sheffield, Tumlin, Willis, and Mr. Speaker. The roll call was verified. On the adoption of the substitute, the ayes were 94, nays 101. The substitute was lost. A substitute offered by Messrs. Bell of Richmond and Greer of Lanier was withdrawn. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1343 bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Aycock Ball Bargeron Barrett Battles Beasley Best Black Boone Brannen Brazeal Brooks Burkett Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Cates Coffin Coogle Covington Deason Denton Dews Durham Edenfield Flynt Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Graham Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Guthrie Hadden Hall of Floyd Harris Hawkins Herrin Hilton Hood Hopkins Huddleston Jackson Jessup Jolly Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kennedy Key Kidd Kitchens Langdale Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McGarity Mangum Mims Mishoe Mull Murr Neville Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Upson Alverson Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Baughman Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Biggers Birdsong Boggus Bolton Brantley Britton Burgamy Byrd Carr Clark Clary Claxton Clay Cornelius Newman Overby Pickett Ramsey Raulerson Ray Risner Rollins Rowland Russell Scoggin Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Emanuel Stephens of Towns Etevens of Marion Stocks Tarbutton Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Turk Twitty Ursrey Vickers Walker of Telfair Warren Wheeler White Whitworth Wilkinson Willingham Cranford Dally Deen Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Fears Freeman Gowen Green of Cherokee Greer 1344 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Griffith Groover Hale Hall of Toombs Harper Henderson Holley Hollis Ivey Johnson of Hall Kelley King Knight Lam Lewis of Greene Little McGee McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Matthews Murphy Musgrove Nelson Nightingale Otwell Owens Page Parker Perkins Pickard Pittard Register Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Scott Short Simmons M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stewart Sumner Tamplin Tarpley Vandiver Waldrop Walker of Crawford Vleems Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Wood Wooten Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Harrell, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, Kemp, Peacock, Sheffield, Tumlin, Willis, and Mr. Speaker. The roll call was verified. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 104, nays 92. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. Mr. Freeman of Monroe gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in passing SB 236. The Speaker announced the following Standing Committee assignment: State of Georgia House of Representatives Atlanta, Ga. Fred Hand, Speaker January 29, 1952 Mr. Joe Boone Clerk, House of Representatives State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia Dear Joe: The name of W. L. Abney of Walker County has been added to the list of members on the Special Judiciary Committee. FH:dl Very truly yours, Fred Hand, Speaker. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952 1345 Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. 1346 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, January 30, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the committees: HB 969. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, Biggers of Meriwether, McGarity of Henry, Lam of Troup, Murr of Sumter and Ursrey of Jeff Davis: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "General Appropriations Act", so as to appropriate $100,000 additional funds to the Agriculture Department for the purpose of controlling and exterminating rabies in foxes and other wild animals, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. HB 970. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Old Age Assistance Act; to provide for the responsibility of financially able children to support needy parents applying for old age assistance and for recovery of any assistance paid in cases involving children, and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. 1347 HB 971. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren and Key of Jasper: A Bill to validate and declare legal the creation and establishment of housing authorities, all bonds, notes, contracts, agreements, obligations and undertakings of said housing authorities, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 972. By Mr. Hollis of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to regulate and control service charges, late charges, expenses, insurance and practices relating to installment loans and the purchases of debts and loans repayable in installments, and the use of instructions, charts, agreements and separate instruments in connection therewith; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2. HB 973. By Mess1s. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to ratify and confirm the action of the Mayor and Council of the City of Macon, closing of certain streets, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 974. By Messrs. Register and Langdale of Lowndes: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which created a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Lowndes County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 975. By Mr. Jessup of Bleckley: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City of Cochran, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 976. By Messrs. Langdale and Register of Lowndes: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Valdosta, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HR 271-976a. By Mr. Tamplin of Morgan: A Resolution authorizing payment for damages to an automobile owned by Mr. Bruce F. Allen, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 272-976b. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell and Gowen of Glynn: 1348 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A Resolution providing for the designation of a Commission to have prepared for adoption a new Revised Code of the laws of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. HR 273-976c. By Messrs. Burkett and Vickers of Coffee: A Resolution to compensate Mr. Henry A. Wiggs for damage to his automobile when inmates of the State Department of Corrections backed a State owned truck into the parked automobile of Henry A. Wiggs, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. liB 977. By Mr. M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal Code Section 9-617, Chapter 9-6 of the Code of 1933, which provides as follows: "Where attorneys retain in their hands the money of their clients after it has been demanded," and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. HB 978. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that Sheriffs in all counties of this State with certain population shall have a supplemental salary in addition to the fees and other compensation, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 979. By Mr. Hood of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of the Department of Commerce shall receive an annual subsistence allowance of $1,500.00 in addition to all other expenses; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the follo,ving recommendations: HB 939. Do Pass. HB 940. HB 943. SB 306. SB 320. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1349 SB 321. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- tion the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 958. Do Pass. HB 96'0. Do Pass. HB 961. Do Pass. HR 262-962a. Do Pass. HR 265-967b. Do Pass. HB 968. Do Pass. SB 266. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Langdale of Lowndes County, Chairman of the Committee on Game and Fish, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Game and Fish has had under consideration the following bills and resolution of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 775. Do Pass, as Amended. HB 934. Do Pass. SR 91. Do Pass. SB 294. Do Pass. SB 285. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Langdale of Lowndes, Chairman. 1350 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No. 1 has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 950. Do Pass. SB 173. Do Pass, by Committee Substitute. HB 966. Do Pass. SB 221. Do Pass. HB 838. Do Pass, by Substitute. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Smith of Bryan County, Chairman of the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation has had under consideration the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 194-810g. Do Pass. SB 232. Do Pass. SB 247. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Smith of Bryan, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Columbia County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 941. Do Pass. HB 942. Do Pass. HB 955. Do Pass. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1351 HB 956. Do Pass. HB 957. Do Pass. HB 738. Do Pass, by Substitute. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 644. Do Pass. HB 776. Do Pass. HB 862. Do Pass. HB 888. Do Pass. SB 229. Do Not Pass. SB 251. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the follow- ing bills and resolutions of the House and Senate to wit: SB 319. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to amend the Old Age Assistance Act to provide for retroactive payments to a recipient where payments have been suspended pending appeal; and for other purposes. SB 322. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Dunn of the 8th and Rawls of the lOth: A bill that any person who shall communicate to any virtuous female by writing or printing any obscene or vulgar language or improper proposals shall be guilty of a felony; and for other purposes. bB 323. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Dunn of the 8th and Rawls of the lOth: 1352 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to amend Section 26-6303 of the Code relating to obscene language so as to remove the provision relating or communicating to any virtuous female any obscene or vulgar language or improper proposal; and for other purposes. SB 330. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to make it unlawful for any person to have or possess a still or apparatus for manufacturing intoxicating liquors except the person authorized by law to do so; to provide the owner of premises where any such still or apparatus is located shall be guilty of a misdemeanor where he knowingly permits such apparatus to be placed on his premises, and the burden of proof shall be upon the owner of such premises to show his want of knowledge of the presence of such apparatus on his property; and for other purposes. SB 332. By Senators Millican of the 52nd, Hawes of the 30th, Farrar of the 42nd and Williams of the 21st: A bill to amend the Aid to Dependent Children Act to provide any parent recipient of Aid to Dependent Children shall be permitted to have an amount not to exceed $600.00 in cash or savings for purpose of taking care of unexpected illness or other unforeseen happenings; and for other purposes. qB 333. By Senators Millican of the 52nd, Hawes of the 30th, Farrar nf tho 42nd and Williams of the 21st: A bill to amend the Aid to the Blind Act to provide that any recipient of Aid to the Blind may have an amount not to exceed $600.00 in cash or savings to take care of unexpected illness or other unforeseen happenings; and for other purposes. SB 334. By Senators Millican of the 52nd, Hawes of the 30th, Farrar of the 42nd and Williams of the 21st: A bill to amend the Old Age Assistance Act to provide any recipient of Old Age Assistance may have an amount not to exceed $600.00 in cash or savings to take care of unexpected illness or other unforeseen happenings; and for other purposes. SB 338. By Senator Mashburn of the 33rd: A bill to amend the Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Forsyth County so as to raise the salaries of the Board of Commissioners and the Clerk thereof; and for other purposes. SB 340. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Act creating the Civil Court of Fulton County to provide for a deposit of $3.00 as costs with each proceeding filed; and for other purposes. SB 341. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Act establishing a Metropolitan Plannmg Commission for Fulton and DeKalb Counties to change the basis on which WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1353 funds shall be provided by the City of Atlanta and by Fulton and DeKalb Counties for the operation of the Board; and for other purposes. SB 345. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, and Connell of the 6th: A bill to amend the Act creating the positions of Judges Emeritus of the Court of Appeals to provide that Judges Emeritus shall receive compensation and allowances equal to two-thirds of compensations and allowances provided for a Judge of the Court of Appeals; and for other purposes. SB 346. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th and Connell of the 6th: A bill to amend the Act creating the positions of Chief Justice Emeritus and Associate Justice Emeritus, to provide that compensation and allowance to the Chief Justice Emeritus shall be two-thirds of the compensation and allowances provided by law for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; and for other purposes. SB 350. By Senator Mavity of the 44th: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Rossville, to authorize the City of Rossville to construct an intercepter sewer and other sewers, to connect with sewers of the City of Chattanooga; to provide for revenue anticipation certificates for construction of said sewers; and for other purposes. HB 799. By Mr. Risner of Hart: A bill to amend an Act, approved January 31, 1946 (Ga. Laws 1946, p. 260), entitled "An Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Bridges for Hart County," as amended, by increasing the term of office of said Commissioner from two to four years; to provide when such change is to become effective; and for other purposes. HB 824. By Messrs. Scoggin and Covington of Floyd, and others: A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act providing for a supplement to the annual salary now provided by law for the Judge of the Superior Court of the Rome Judicial Circuit; to provide the amount thereof and to provide the method and means of payment; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.", approved FebruarY, 21, 1951 (Ga. Laws 1951, p. 390); and for other purposes. HB 827. By Mr. Robertson of Dawson: A bill to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to creat a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Dawson; to define the powers and duties of said Board; to fix the qualifications, term of office and compensation of members of said Board; to provide for the election of successors; and for other purposes," approved August 25, 1925 (Ga. Laws 1925, p. 607); and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and 1354 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 644. By Messrs. McCracken of Jefferson, Matthews of Clarke, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide a contingent expense allowance to members of the Public Service Commission, and for other purposes. HB 775. By Messrs. Smith of Fulton and Matthews of Clarke: A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the sale of fresh water game fish, and for other purposes. HB 776. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the care of mentally diseased prisoners; and for other purposes. HB 838. By Messrs. Burgamy and Murr of Sumter:. A bill to be entitled an Act to declare a misdemeanor the inclusion of a clause in a contract specifying that the time for bringing suit on such contract is less than that provided by law, and for other purposes. HB 862. By Dr. Smith of Bryan: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act known as the Voters Registration Law, to reenact same, and for other purposes. HB 888. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, and Key of Jasper: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the effect of permission to the debtor to use the proceeds of any mortgaged property as security for any debt, and for other purposes. HB 934. By Mr. M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to gambling on any sport or athletic contest, and for other purposes. HB 939. By Mr. Coogle of Macon: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a commission of one. and one-half percent of the net amount collected by the tax collector to be paid the tax receiver of ad valorem school tax in certain counties, and for other purposes. HB 940. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to be entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of tax receiver and tax collector of Brooks County into the office of tax commissioner, and for other purposes. HB 941. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1355 HB 942. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, and for other purposes. HB 943. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the coroner in certain counties shall be compensated on a salary basis, and for other purposes. HB 950. By Messrs. Matthews of Clarke, Overby of Hall, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the confiscation of conveyances transporting narcotic drugs, and for other purposes. HB 955. By Mr. Harris of Wayne: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an act incorporating the City of Jesup, ai!d for other purposes. HB 956. By Messrs. Pickard, Hollis, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the com- pensation of the mayor and members of the commission of the City of Columbus, and for other purposes. HB 957. By Mr. Knight of Gordon: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the fees of the coroner of Gordon County, and for other purposes. HB 958. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Nightingale of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to supplement the present compensation of the coroner of Glynn County, and for other purposes. HB 960. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the fixing of the salary of the clerk of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Lanier County, and for other purposes. HB 961. By Mr. Russell of Barrow: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to empower the City of Winder to operate a gas distribution system, and for other purposes. HB 966'. By Messrs. Burgamy and Murr of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 3-109 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 relating to parties to actions for torts, and for other purposes. HB 968. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: 1356 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the population figures contained therein, and for other purposes. HR 194-SlOg. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A resolution proposing the investigation of the possibilitly of requiring certain medical students to intern two months at the Milledgeville State Hospital, and for other purposes. HR 262-962a. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A resolution requesting that the clerk of the superior court of Fulton County mark a certain execution issued on rule absolute satisfied, and for other purposes. HR 265-967b. By Messrs. Carr and Britton of Whitfield: A resolution requesting that the State Librarian furnish certain law books to Whitfield County, and for other purposes. SB 173. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 105-1307 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 relating to the homicide of a child, and for other purposes. 5B 221. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize all eligible employees of the Supreme Court, other than justices, to become members of the Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes. SB 232. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Aid to the Blind Act, and for other purposes. SB 251. By Senators Stephens of the 50th and Ellard of the 31st: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Annotated Supplement of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide an additional exemption of $400 for resident taxpayers who are aged 65 for state income taxeR, and for other purposes. SB 266. By Senators Hayes of the 14th and Williams of the 49th: A bill to be entitled an Act to require financial statements of county commissioners, and for other purposes. SB 285. By Senator Gould of the 4th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 26-3002 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide that wilfully going upon the land of another bearing firearms constitutes a misdemeanor, and for other purposes. SB 294. By Senators Edenfield of the 2nd and Gould of the 4th: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1357 A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the control of wild life found in streams which are owned on both sides for their entire length by one individual, and for other purposes. SB 306. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the chairman and members of the board of commissioners of Taliaferro County, and for other purposes. SB 320. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the county board of education of Taliaferro County shall publish monthly a list of expenditures, and for other purposes. SB 321. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Taliaferro County shall publish monthly a list of expenditures, and for other purposes. SR 91. By Senator Hawes of the 30th: A resolution proposing the establishment of a state park on certain lands in Elbert County, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 704. By Messrs. Scott and Willis of Thomas: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the name of the Town of Pavo to the City of Pavo, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 810. By Mr. Whitworth of Madison: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to expand the corporate limits of the City of Danielsville, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 897. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the name of the Town of Alamo to the City of Alamo, and for other purposes. 1358 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 899. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the name of the Town of Glenwood to the City of Glenwood, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 904. By Mr. Todd of Glascock: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the procedures for electing the mayor and council of the City of Gibson, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the ltill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 927. By Messrs. Langdale and Register of Lowndes: A bill to be entitled an Act to confirm an ordinance of the mayor and council of the Town of Lake Park in closing a certain alley, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 929. By Messrs. White and Kelley of Gwinnett: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a city court of Buford, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 925. By Messrs Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1359 creation of solicitor emeritus of the city court of Brunswick, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 938. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the closing of a certain street by the mayor and aldermen of the City of Springfield, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 945. By Messrs. Hadden and Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of East Dublin, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Lovett of Laurens moves to amend HB 945 by: Striking the word "tessel" in the quoted paragraph of Section 2 thereof and insertin,g in lieu thereof the word "trestle." And by: Inserting after the words "six months" and before the words "prior to any election" in Section 19 thereof the words "and of Laurens Gounty twelve months." And by: Striking from Section 19 the words "and who are otherwise qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia from Laurens County." And by: Striking Section 21 in its entirety. And by: Striking the figure "21" from the quoted paragraph of Section 23 thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "18." And by: Striking from said quoted paragraph of Section 23 the words "and qualified under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia to vote for members of the General Assembly from the County of Laurens." 1360 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, And by: Inserting in said quoted paragraph of Section 23 after the words "six months" and before the parentheses the words "and in Laurens County for a period of twelve months." The report oi the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 802. By Messrs. Page, McGee, and Hood of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the City of Savannah to operate a parking lot, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Page of Chatham moves to amend HB 802 as follows: 1. By striking Section 1 in its entirety, and renumbering the succeeding sections. 2. By striking Section 5 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new section to be known as Section 4 which section shall read as follows: Section 4. That the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah shall have the right to borrow funds from any source for the purpose of erecting, altering and repairing improvements on the property known as Ellis Square and shall have the right to secure the payment of said loans by executing to the lender or lenders, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, note or other instruments necessary for property in order to properly secure the repayment of said loans. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. By unanimous consent, the following bills of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: SB 319. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Old Age Assistance Act" by providing for retroactive payments, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 322. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Rawls of the lOth and Dunn of the 8th: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1361 A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that any person who shall communicate to any virtuous female, by writing or printing, any obscene or vulgar language or improper proposals, shall be guilty of a felony; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee en Hygiene and Sanitation. SB 323. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th, Rawls of the lOth and Dunn of the 8th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to using abusive or obscene language and the penalty therefor, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. SB 330. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to make it a violation of law for any person to have or posses any still or apparatus or article for the distilling or manufacturing of intoxicating liquors and beverages in any county in this State, except a person authorized by law to do so, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. SB 332. By Senators Millican of the 52nd, Hawes of the 30th and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Aid to Dependent Children Act to provide any parent recipient of Aid to Dependent Children shall be permitted to have an amount not to exceed $600.00 in cash or savings for purpose of taking care of unexpected illness or other unforseen happenings, and for other purposes. Referred to Ccmmittee on State of Republic. SB 333. By Senators Millican of the 52nd, Hawes of the 30th and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Aid to the Blind Act to provide that any recipient of Aid to the Blind may have an amount not to exceed $600.00 in cash or savings to take care of unexpected illneEs or other unforseen happenings, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 334. By Senators Millican of the 52nd, Hawes of the 30th, Farrar of the 42nd and Williams of the 21st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Old Age Assistance Act to provide any recipient of Old Age Assistance may have an amount not to exceed $600.00 in cash or savings to take care of unexpected illness or other unforseen happenings, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 338. By Senator Mashburn of the 33rd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Forsyth, and for other purposes. 1362 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 340. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a Municipal Court of the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 341. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish a metropolitan planning district for Fulton and DeKalb Counties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 345. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th and Connell of the 6th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which created the positions of Judges Emeritus of the Court of Appeals, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2. SB 346. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th and Connell of the 6th: A Bill to be entitled an Act creating the positions of Chief Justice Emeritu:;: and Associate Justice Emerit.us, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2. SB 350. By Senator Mavity of the 44th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Ross- ville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. Mr. Green of Cherokee gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the Committee on Temperance be instructed to report the following bill of the House back to the House: HB 96. By Messrs. Green of Cherokee and Kelley of Gwinnett: A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within one hundred yards of any church or school, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following resolution of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HR 218. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A resolution memorializing Congress to call a convention for the purpose of considering an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to taxes on incomes, inheritance, and gifts, and WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1363 for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HR 218 was read: Senators Millican of the 52nd and Moate of the 26th move to amend HR 218 by striking from Section 6 the last line reading as follows: "Provided, that 8uch limitation shall be on incomes of $50,000.00 per year, or less." On the question of agreeing to the Senate amendment the ayes were 101, nays 7. The Senate amendment was agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 710. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide an appropriation of $5,000,000 for each fiscal year for emergency capital outlay expenditures in establishing a system of common schools, and for other purposes. The House was resolved into a Committee of the Whole House to consider HB 710, and the Speaker designated Mr. Smith of Emanuel as chairman thereof. The Committee of the Whole House arose and through its chairman reported HB 710 back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute. The following substitute to HB 710 was read and adopted: By Mr. Hand of Mitchell: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend an Act approved February 21, 1951 entitled "General Appropriations Act" (Georgia Laws 1951, pp. 417-444) so as to provide an appropriation of $5,000,000.00 for each fiscal year for emergency capital outlay expenditures in establishing and maintaining a system of common schools and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY THE AUTHORITY OF SAME: Section 1. That an Act entitled "General Appropriations Act" approved February 21, 1951, appearing on pages 417 to 444 inclusive, of Georgia Laws of 1951, be and the same is hereby amended by adding a new subsection under Section 8 immediately following subsection (c) of Section 8 to be designated as subsection (d) and to read as follows: (d) For exceptional needs for capital outlay in establishing and maintaining a system of common schools . . . $5,000,000.00. Provided, however, the funds appropriated under provisions of this subsection shall be available and distributed for "exceptional 1364 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, needs for capital outlay" as provided for under Section 11 of the Act of 1949 as amended by Acts of 1951 setting up the "Minimum Foundation Program" for education. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Ball Barber of Jackson Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Clary Clay Coffin Coogle Dally De en Denton Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durham Edenfield Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harrell Hawkins Herrin Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Kennedy Key Kidd King Kitchens Langdale Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McGarity McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mims Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Otwell Overby Owens Parker Peacock Perkins Pickard Pickett Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Risner Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Rowland Russell Scott Scoggin Sheffield Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Trapnell Tumlin WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1365 Turk Twitty Ursrey Vickers Waldrop Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkinson Williams of Huston Willingham Willis Wooten Those voting in the negative were Me~srs: Bargeron Bell of Richmond Bentley Boggus Bolton Cates Clark Claxton Cranford Deason Durden Gowen Graham Harris Holley Hollis Knight Lam Little Newman Nightingale Page Register Vandiver Williams of Cobb Wood Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Aycock, Barber of Colquitt, Cornelius, Covington, Fears, Flynt, Freeman, Harper, Henderson, Hilton, Hood, Johnston, Jolly, Jones of Bartow, McGee, McKelvey, Neville, Short, Stevens of Marion, Todd, Wilkes, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 156, nays 27. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. Messrs. McKelvey and Cornelius of Polk requested that the journal show them as having voted for the passage of HB 710. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House recess until 1:45 this afternoon and the motion prevailed. The speaker announced the House recessed until 1 :45 this afternoon. The Speaker called the House to order.. 1:45 P.M. Under the regular order of business, the following resolution of the House was read: HR 275. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Twitty of Mitchell, Overby of Hall, and many others: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS: There has been a tendency in our National life and in our National government to invade the sovereign rights of the States by various types of legislation disadvantageous to our people; 1366 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, and WHEREAS: There has been a tendency in our National government, which tends to seek, to destroy, our fundamental American heritage of personal initiative and free enterprise; and WHEREAS: The Honorable Richard B. Russell, United States Senator from Georgia, an outstanding National leader, who has opposed these tendencies and other acts, which tend to destroy the sovereignty of the States and the personal initiative and free enterprise of our people; and WHEREAS: He has demonstrated to the Nation his splendid qualities of leadership, and an intimate and vast knowledge of government; and WHEREAS: His leadership has been of invaluable aid not only to the entire South, but to the Nation in preserving the rights of the States and protecting the rights of the individual; and WHEREAS: It has been recognized by the people of our Nation that his qualities of leadership, and the courageous position, he has taken, have ideally fitted him for the position of President of the United States, because he is conservative enough not to be classed as Socialistic, and liberal enough to place the welfare of our Nation first. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the Hon. Richard B. Russell, United States Senator from Georgia, be memorialized, requested and urged to run for the Presidency of the United States of America in order that our Nation may have a Chief Executive in whom the people of our Country will have full and complete confidence. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of Richmond Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Brannen Brantley Brazeal Britton Brooks Brooks Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Cornelius Covington Cranford Dally Deason De en Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1367 Griffith Groover Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harrell Harris Hawkins Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Hopkins Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Jones of Lumpkin Key King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mims Mishoe Murphy Murr Musgrove Neville Newman Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Perkins Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Rowland Russell Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vickers Waldrop Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Warren Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Wood Wooten Those not voting were Messrs.: Bell of DeKalb, Cofin, Coogle, Denton, Dews, Flynt, Gowen, Guthrie, Hadden, Harper, Henderson, Hood, Johnston, Jolly, Jones of Bartow, Jordan, Kelley, Kemp, Kennedy, Kidd, McGarity, McGee, Mull, Nelson, Nightingale, Peacock, Pickett, Vandiver, Weems, Willis, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 173, nays 0. The resolution was adopted. Under the regular order of business, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HR 168-7081. By Messrs. Alverson of Fulton, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, and others: 1368 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to Article V, Section I, Paragraph XV of the Constitution of Georgia relating to the revision and veto power of the Governor, so as to provide that the Governor shall have thirty days after the adjournment of the General Assembly within which to approve any bill presented to him; to provide for the submission of this amendment to the people for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia as follows: Section 1. Article V, Section I, Paragraph XV of the Constitution of Georgia, relating to the power of the Governor to revise and veto bills of the General Assembly, is amended by adding after the word "return" the words "in which event the Governor shall have thirty days (Sundays. excepted) from the date of adjournment in which to approve the same, and if not approved within that time, the same shall not become a law.", so that said paragraph when so amended shall read as follows: "The Governor shall have the revision of all bills passed by the General Assembly before the same shall become laws, but two-thirds of each house may pass a law notwithstanding his dissent; and if any bill should not be returned by the Governor within five days (Sunday excepted) after it has been presented to him, the same shall be a law; unless the General Assembly, by their adjournment, shall prevent its return, in which event the Governor shall have thirty days (Sundays excepted) from the date of adjournment in which to approve the same, and if not approved within that time, the same shall not become a law. He may approve any appropriation, and disapprove any other appropriation, in the same bill, and the latter shall not be effectual, unless passed by two-thirds of each House." Section 2. When this amendment shall have been agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly the same shall be entered upon their journals with the ayes and nays taken thereon and shall be published and submitted to the people for ratification or rejection at the next general election in 1952 as provided by law. Those voting in favor of the ratification of the amendment herein proposed shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: "For ratification of amendment to Article V, Section I, Paragraph XV of the Constitution providing for a period of thirty days after adjournment in which the Governor may approve bills passed by the General Assembly." Those voting against the ratification of the amendment herein proposed shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: "Against ratification of amendment to Article V, Section I, Paragraph XV of the Constitution providing for a period of thirty days after adjournment in which the Governor may approve bills passed by the General Assembly." WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1369 If a majority of the electors qualified to vote for the members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote for the ratification thereof, when the returns shall be consolidated as now required by law in election for members of the General Assembly, and return thereof made to the Governor, then he shall declare the said amendment adopted, and make proclamation of the result thereof, and said amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Battles Baughman Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Biggers Birdsong Boggus Boone Brannen Brantley Brazel Britton Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Garr Cates Clark Clary Claxton Clay Cornelius Covington Cranford Deason De en Denton Dicus Dorsey Durham Fears Flynt Freeman Garrard Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hale Hall of Toombs Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hollis Hopkins Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Jones of Lumpkin Kelley Key King Knight Lam Lanier Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGarity McKelvey Mackay Mangum Mims 1\Iishoe Murphy Murr Musgrove Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Russell Scott Sheffield Short Simmons Smiley Smith of Bryan M. M. Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion 1370 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Tillman Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Warren Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Wood Wooten Those not voting were Messrs. : Barrett, Beasley, Best, Black, Bolton, Brooks, Coffin, Coogle, Dally, Dews, Duncan, Durden, Edenfield, Gardner, Gary, Hall of Floyd, Harper, Holley, Hood, Huddleston, Johnston, Jolly, Jones of Bartow, Jordan, Kemp, Kennedy, Kidd, Kitchens, Langdale, Lavender, Leach, McGee, McWhorter, Matthews, Mull, Nelson, Neville, Parker, Peacock, Perkins, Pickett, Rowland, Scoggin, Sivell, Smith of Emanuel, Hoke Smith of Fulton, Terry, Tippens, Weems, Willis, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. By unaimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 153, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. SB 11. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Pittman of the 53rd, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Voters' Registration Act, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 132, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 192-SlOe. By Mr. Smith of Emanuel: A resolution relieving the director of the Department of Public Safety, from any liability in or arising from a theft by Preston Holden, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 115, nays 1. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 712. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel and Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the personnel of the Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes. The following amendments were read and adopted: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1371 Mr. Smith of Emanuel moves to amend HB 712 by striking in the 6th paragraph of said Act the following: 2 Sergeant Majors 35 Sergeants 35 Corporals All Troopers at $2,300.00 per year, each at $2,100.00 per year, each at $1,800.00 per year, each at $1,500.00 per year, each and substituting in lieu thereof the following: 2 Sergeant Majors 35 Sergeants 35 Corporals All Troopers at $2,500.00 per year, each at $2,400.00 per year, each at $2,100.00 per year, each at $1,800.00 per year, each Mr. Smith of Emanuel moves to amend HB 712 by striking the following words in lines 16 and 17 of Section 1: "Suspension and Revocation Supervisor with rank and pay of Lieutenant". The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 107, nays 14. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 261. By Senator Hawes of the 30th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 83-201 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the obtaining of rights of way by corporations engaged in mining and quarrying, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moves to amend SB 261 as follows: By striking the words "kaolin, bauxite and Fuller's earth" wherever said words appear in said bill. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 103, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 785. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker, Abney of Catoosa, and Hale of Dade: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the trustees of any charitable trust for the relief of poor people by providing hospitals and hospital services to afford the relief authorized by the trust, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. 1372 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 784. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker, Abney of Catoosa, and Hale of Dade: A bill to be entitled an Act to make the attorney-general of Georgia the legal representative of the beneficiaries of charitable trusts, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. liB 612. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Gardner of Dougherty: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the examination and registration of architects, and for other purposes. The following substitute was read and adopted: By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A BILL To be entitled an Act to govern the practice of architecture in Georgia; to provide that Section 84-301 of the 1933 Code of Georgia, pertaining to the practice of architecture and defining building, shall be repealed in its entirety, and have inserted in lieu thereof a new section to be known as Section 84-301 providing for the re-defining of the practice of architecture and building; to provide for the repeal of Section 84-302 of the 1933 Code of Georgia, pertaining to certificate of qualification to practice under the title of architect, in its entirety, and have substituted in lieu thereof a new section to be known as Section 84-302 providing for certificate of qualification to practice architecture under the title of architect; to provide for the amendment of Section 84-303, pertaining to the qualifications, age, citizenship, and character of applicants for registration as architect, so as to provide for a minimum of seven years' experience in an office of a registered architect as part of the qualifications of such applicant; to provide for the repeal of Section 84-304 of the 1933 Code of Georgia, pertaining to the State Board for Examination and Registration of Architects, appointment, qualifications, terms of office and vacancy, in its entirety, and for the substitute of a new section to be known as Section 84-304 which shall provide for abolition of the existing State Board for Examination and Registration of Architects and establishment of the State Board for Examination, Qualification and Registration of Architects and provide for a method of fair distribution of representation on the Board by dividing the State into five zones with one member from each zone, and providing for the appointment of said Board and their successors under the zoning system set out herein, and by providing for terms of said members and by providing for a method of filling vacancies; to provide for the repeal of Section 84-306 of the 1933 Code of Georgia, providing for the organization of the Board and the election of its president, in its entirety; to provide for the amendment of Section 84-307 of the 1933 Code of WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1373 Georgia, providing for the rules and regulations of the Board and the meetings for examining applicants for registration, by providing that the Board shall elect its own officers; to provide for the amendment of Section 84-313 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the fees for examination and certificates, so as to change the figure 2 in line six to the figure 5; to provide for the repeal of Section 84-315, pertaining to the use of the title "Architect", by striking said section in its en- tirety; to provide for the repeal of Section 84-316 of the 1933 Code of Georgia, as amended by an Act of the Legislature, approved March 27, 1941 (Ga. Laws 1941, p. 310), relating to the exemptions of certain architects from examination upon payment of the registration fees, in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 84-316 by providing that architects now legally authorized to practice in this State shall, upon the next renewal of their certificates, be obligated to the requirements of this Act, and the acceptance of such renewal certificate shall signify full compliance with this Act; to provide for the amendment of Section 84-318 of the 1933 Code of Georgia, relating to fees for renewal certificates, so as to change the figure 2 in line four to the figure 5; to provide for the repeal of Section 84-321 of the 1933 Code of Georgia, pertaining to the employees of registered architects making plans for their own building, in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 84-321 providing that draftsmen, students, clerks, may act under the supervision of their employers, and providing that no person shall be required to register as an architect in order to make plans and specifications or supervise erections, enlargements of alterations upon any farm for the use of any farmer, or for any one or two family residence buildings, regardless of costs, or any domestic out building, regardless of cost, or any other type of building costing less than $10,000.00, except schools, auditoriums, or other buildings intended for the mass assemblage, and providing that registered professional engineers, their employees or subordinates, may do work incidental to engineering, and providing that no professional engineer shall practice architecture or use the designation "Architect", or any term derived therefrom, unless regsitered under the provisions of this Chapter, and providing that no architect shall practice professional engineering or use the term "Engineer", or any term derived therefrom, unless he is qualified as an engineer, and providing for annual renewals of registration; to provide for the repeal of Section 84-9903 of the 1933 Code of Georgia, pertaining to practicing as an architect, and the use of the title of "Architect" and "Registered Architect", and to make false oaths and affirmations, and certain other acts being declared as a misdemeanor, in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof a new section to be known as Section 84-9903, providing for the declaration of the use of the word "Architect" or "Registered Architect", or other words indicating that the person using the same is an architect, without the compliance with the provisions of Chapter 84-3, or the making of any willfully false oaths or affirmations where such might be required by said Chapter, a misdemeanor, and providing for the punishment therefor, and making it the duty of all duly constituted officers of the law of this State, or any political subdivision thereof, to enforce the provisions of this Chapter; to provide that should any part of this Act be unconstitutional that such declaration shall not effect the remainder of said Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 1374 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same: Section 1. That Code Section 84-301 of the Code of Georgia 1933, is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new Section is enacted to be known as Code Section 84-301 and to read as follows: "Practice of Architecture and Building Defined: The practice of architecture within the meaning and intent of this Act consists of rendering or offering to render service by consultation, preliminary studies, drawings, specifications, supervision, or any other service in connection with the design of any building or addition or structural alteration thereto, whether one or all of these services are performed either in person or as the direction head of an organization. A "building" for the purpose of this Act is any structure consisting of foundation, floors, walls, columns, girders, beams and roof or a combination of any number of these parts, with or without other parts or appurtenances. All drawings and specifications prepared for such structures or enlargements or structural alterations to such structures in accordance with this Act shall be signed by the architect responsible for their production." Section 2. That Section 84-302 of the Code of Georgia 1933, is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new Section is hereby enacted to b~ known as Section 84-302 and to read as follows: "Certificate of Qualification to Practice Under Title of Architect: An architect within the meaning of this Act is an individual technically and legally qualified to practice architecture and who is authorized under this Act to practice architecture. Any person wishing to practice architecture who prior to the passage of this Act shall not already have been registered to practice architecture in the State shall before being entitled to be known as an architect secure from the Georgia State Board for the Examination, Qualification and Registration of Architects a Certificate of Qualification to practice under the title of Architect as provided by this chapter and the amendments thereto. The renewal of Certificates of Registration issued to architects registered prior to the enactment of this amendment shall carry the obligations required by this amendment to the original Act under which their previous registrations have been granted. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no person shall practice architecture in the State of Georgia or use the title "architect" or "registered architect" or any words, letters, figures, or any other device indicating or intending to imply that he or she is an architect without having qualified as required by this Act. No firm, company, partnership, association, corporation, or other similar organization shall be registered as an architect. Only individuals shall be registered as architects. Firms, companies, partnerships, associations and corporations may prepare plans, drawings, and specifications for buildings and structures as defined by this Act and perform the services heretofore enumerated common to the practice of architecture, provided that at least one of the chief executive officers of such firms, companies, partnerships, associations, corporations, or similar companies, are registered archi- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1375 tects in the State of Georgia under this Act and provided further that the supervision of such buildings and structures shall be under the personal supervision of said registered architects and that such plans, drawings and specifications shall be prepared under the personal direction and supervision of such registered architects and bear their individual signatures and seals." Section 3. That Section 84-303 of the Code of Georgia 1933 be and the same is hereby amended by adding in line ten of Section 84-303 of the Code of Georgia 1933 after the word "language" and before the word "as" the following: "in addition to a minimum of seven years' experience in an office of a registered architect" so that said section when amended shall read : "84-303. Qualifications, Age, Citizenship, and Character of Applicant for Registration as Architect. Examinations by Board.-Any citizen of the United States, being at least 21 years of age and of good moral character, may apply through the Joint-Secretary, State Examining Boards, to the State Board for the Examination, Qualification and Registration of Architects for a certificate of registration, or for such examination as shall be requisite for such certification under this Chapter; but before receiving such certificate the applicant shall submit satisfactory evidence of having completed the course in a high school or the equivalent thereof, in addition to a minimum of seven years experience in an office of a registered architect, as may be approved or prescribed by the said Board. The examination for the above academic requirements shall be held by the said Board. In lieu of such examination the said Board may accept satisfactory diplomas or certificates from institutions approved by the said Board, covering the course or subject-matter prescribed for examination. Upon complying with the above requirements the applicant shall satisfactorily pass an examination in such technical and professional subjects as shall be prescribed by the said Board. The said Board may, in lieu of the examination in such technical and professional subjects, accept satisfactory evidence of any one of the qualifications set forth under subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section. (a) A diploma of graduation or satisfactory certificate from an architectural college or school that he or she has completed a technical course approved by the American Institute of Architects, and subsequent thereto, at least three years' satisfactory experience in the office or offices of a reputable architect or architects. (b) Registration or certificate as an architect in another State or Territory where the qualifications prescribed at the time of such registration or certification were equal to those prescribed in this State at date of application. The said Board may require applicants under these subdivisions to furnish satisfactory evidence of knowledge of professional practice. (Acts 1919, p. 129; 1931. pp. 7, 36.) Section 4. That Section 84-304 of the Code of Georgia 1933, is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new Section 84-304 is hereby enacted to 1376 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, be known as Section 84-304, and to read as follows: "The State Board for Examination, Qualification and Registration of Architects, appointments, terms of office, vacancies and zones. The existing State Board for Examination and Registration of Architects is hereby abolished and there is hereby established the State Board for Examination, Qualification and Registration of Architects as follows: In order that there shall be fair distribution of representatives on the State Board for Examination, Qualification and Registration of Architects the State is hereby divided into five zones as follows: Zone #1 Zone #2 Zone #3 Zone #4 Zone #5 Consisting of Congressional Districts #3, # 4 and # 7 Consisting of Congressional Districts #2, #8 and #1 Consisting of Congressional Districts #6 and #10 Consisting of Congressional Districts # 5 and # 9 Consisting of State at Large. The Governor shall appoint members of the State Board for Examination, Qualification and Registration of Architects, wh:ch shall be composed of five members, one member from each zone who shall be registered, practicing architects in the State of Georgia and who are residents of the State of Georgia. One of the said members shall be appointed to hold office for a period of one year; one for two years; one for three years; one for four years, and one for five years, and thereafter, upon the expiration of the term of office of the person so appointed, the Governor shall appoint a successor to each person whose term of office shall expire, to hold office for five years, and said person so appointed shall have the above specified qualifications and shall be confirmed by the Senate. In case a successor shall not be appointed at the expiration of the term of any member, such member shall hold office until his successor has been duly appointed and has qualified. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of said Board shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term of such member and shall be confirmed by the Senate." Section 5. That Section 84-313 of the Code of Georgia 1933, is hereby amended by striking the figure "2" in line fi of said Section and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "5" so that when said Section is amended it shall read as follows: "Fees for Examination and Certificates. The fee to be paid to the Joint-Secretary by an applicant for an examination shall be $10. The fee to be paid to such Secretary by an applicant for a certification of registration shall be $5. The fee to be paid to such Secretary for the restoration of an expired certificate of registration shall be $10. The fee to be paid upon renewal of a certificate of registration shall be $5. The fee to be paid by an applicant for a certification of registration, who is an architect registered or licensed under the laws of an- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1377 other State or Territory of the United States, under subdivision (b) of Section 84-313, or under Section 84-317 shall be $25." Section 6. That Section 84-316 of the Code of Georgia 1933, as amended by an Act of the Legislature, approved March 27, 1941 (Ga. Laws 1941, p. 310) be repealed in its entirety and a new Section is hereby enacted to be known as Section 84-315 and which shall read as follows: "Legally Practicing Architects: Architects now legally ac;thorized to practice and registered in the State of Georgia shall upon the next renewal of their certificate be obligated to the requirements of this Act and the acceptance of his or her renewal certificate of registration shall signify full compliance on his or her part with this Act." Section 7. That Section 84-318 of the Code of Georgia 1933, is amended by striking the figure "2" in line 4 of said Section and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "5", so that when said Section is amended it shall read as follows: "Renewal of Certificate: Every registered architect who shall desire to continue the practice of his profession shall, annually during the month of July, renew his certificate of registration, and pay to the Joint-Secretary, State Examining Boards, the renewal fee of $5, required by Section 84-313. A person who shall fail to renew his certificate of registration during the month of July in each year may not thereafter renew his certificate except upon payment to the JointSecretary of the fee of $10, required by Section 84-313. Every renewal certificate shall expire on the 30th day of June following the issuance." Section 8. That Section 84-321 of the Code of Georgia 1933, is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new Section enacted to be known as Section 84-321 and to read as follows: "Employees of Registered Architects, Professional Engineers and Others: In order to safeguard life and property no person shall be allowed to practice architecture unless he has the qualifications and competency required by this chapter. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent draftsmen, students, clerks-of-work, superintendents and other employees of those lawfully practicing as registered architects under the provision of this chapter, from acting under the instructions, control or supervision of their employees, or to prevent the employment of superintendents of the construction, enlargement or alteration of buildings, or any appurtenances thereto, or to prevent such superintendents from acting under the immediate personal supervision of the registered architect by whom the plans and specifications of any such buildings, enlargement or alteration work were prepared. No person shall be required to register as an Architect in order to make plans and specifications for or supervise the erection, enlargement, or alteration of any building upon any farm for the use of any farmer, or any one or two-family residence buildings, regardless of cost, or any domestic out-building appurtenant to any such one or two-family residences regardless of cost, or of any other type building costing less 1378 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, than $10,000.00 (except schools, auditoriums, or other buildings intended for the mass a~semblages of people or group housing projects whether they be single, double or multi-family.) Nor shall anything in this Chapter be held to prevent registered professional engineers or their employees or subordinates under their responsible supervising control from performing architectural services which are purely incidental to their engineering practice, provided, however, that registered architects or their employees or subordinates under their responsible supervising control may perform engineering services which are purely incidental to their architectural practice. However, no professional engineer shall practice architecture or use the designation "Architect" or any term derived therefrom unless registered under this Chapter, and no architect shall practice professional Engineering or use the term "Engineer" or any term derived therefrom unless he also is qualified and registered as such engineer as provided by law. Otherwise any person who shall be engaged in the planning or design for the erection, enlargement or alteration of any building or buildings for others, or furnishing architectural supervision of the construction thereof shall be deemed to be practicing architecture and be required to register under this Chapter, and to secure all annual renewals of such registration as conditioned precedent to his so doing. The term "building" in this Chapter shall be defined under Section 84-301." Section 9. That Section 84-9903 of the Code of Georgia 1933, is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new Section enacted to be known as Section 84-9903 and to read as follows: "Architect, practicing as; false oath; The use of the title "Architect" or "Registered Architect" or the use of any word, letters or figures indicating or intended to imply that the person using the same is an architect or registered architect, without compliance with the provisions of Chapter 84-3 or the making of any willfully false oath or affirmation in any matter or proceeding where an oath or affirmation is required by said Chapter, shall be deemed a misdemeanor and punishable as provided in Section 27-2506 of the Code of Georgia 1933. It shall be the duty of all duly constituted officers of the law of this State, or any political subdivision thereof, to enforce the provisions of this Chapter and to prosecute any person violating same. Section 10. That should any court of competent jurisdiction declare any part of this Act unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act shall remain in full force and effect. Section 11. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1379 HB 887. By Messrs. Walker of Telfair, Burkett of Coffee, and Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the use of the proceeds of the sale of bonds issued by any county or municipality for the purpose of matching State and Federal allocations for building and equipping hospitals, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 636. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entilted an Act to amend an Act so as to make certain changes with regard to the voters voting under the Municipal Home Rule Law, and for other purposes. The following amendments were read and adopted: The Committee moves to amend HB 636 by adding a new section to be known as Section SA and to read as follows: Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same that: 1: That Section 3 of the aforesaid Municipal Home Rule Act be amended by adding at the end of Subsection (b) of said Act the following words, to-wit: "Provided however that within twenty-four (24) hours after the circulation of said petitions, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, have commenced, the clerk of the municipality shall be be notified of said fact and if said petitions with the requisite number of required voters shall not be filed with the clerk of the municipality within four months of the time that said notice was first given to the clerk of said municipality, said petition shall be null and void and no new petitions shall be presented within a period of less than one (1) year thereafter, and no petition which has not been completed with the requisite number of signed voters within the calendar year shall thereafter be used in any other succeeding calendar year. The provisions as set forth in Paragraph 3 (b), as amended, shall apply in all respects to any other provisions of said Act wherein petitions by the voters for the calling of an election is provided", so that said paragraph as aforesaid, as amended, shall read as follows: "Section 3. Subsection (b). If a petition signed by thirty percent (30% ) of the voters of the municipality who were eligible to participate in the last general city election shall be filed with the municipal clerk, or other official discharging such duties, requesting the submission to the voters of the question, "Shall a commission be selected to frame a charter?", the governing authority of said 1380 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, municipality shall submit the same at the next general election, if a general election is to be held not less than sixty (60) nor more than ninety (90) days from the time of the filing of such petition, otherwise such authority shall submit such question to the qualified voters of such municipality at a special election to be held not more than ninety (90) nor less than sixty (60) days from the time of the filing of the said petition. The municipal clerk, or other official in charge of municipal elections, shall determine the sufficiency of such petition, provided however that within twenty-four (24) hours after the circulation of said petitions, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, have commenced, the clerk of the municipality shall be notified of said fact and if said petitions with the requisite number of required voters shall not be filed with the clerk of the municipality within four months of the time that said notice was first given to the clerk of said municipality, said petition shall be null and void and no new petitions shall be presented within a period of less than one (1) year thereafter, and no petition which has not been completed with the requisite number of signed voters within the calendar year shall thereafter be used in any other succeeding calendar year. The provisions as set forth in Paragraph 3 (b), as amended, shall apply in all respects to any other provisions of said Act wherein petitions by the voters for the calling of an election is provided." Mr. Wood of Bibb moves to amend HB 636 by striking therefrom in its entirety Section 7, and by changing the words "two weeks" in Section 6 to the words "four weeks". Mr. Gowen of Glynn moves to amend HB 636 by adding a new section to be known as Section 9, and to read as follows: Section 9. An Act known as the "Municpial Home Rule Law," approved February 13, 1951 (Georgia Laws, 1951, p. 116) is hereby further amended by striking in its entirety subsection (h) of Section 3, relating to amendments to corporate charters, and substituting in lieu thereof a new subsection (h) to read as follows: "(b) Amendments to any charter adopted under the foregoing provisions may be proposed by a petition signed by thirty per cent (30%) of the voters qualified to participate in the last general city election and filed with the municipal clerk or other official having charge of municipal elections. Upon such amendments being proposed, the legislative body of the municipality shall submit the same to the voters of such municipality at the next general election to be held in the said city, if one is to be held within ninety (90) days next thereafter. If the next general city election is not to be held within ninety (90) days the legislative body may submit the proposed amendments at a special election to be held not less than sixty ( 6'0) nor more than ninety (90) days from the time of the proposal of such amendments, or may wait and submit the same at the next general city election whenever it is held." And to amend the caption of HB 636 by adding thereto just prior to the words "and for other purposes" the words "to change the time limitations relating to the submission of charter amendments," and to further amend HB 636 by changing the number of the repealing clause to Section 10. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1952 1381 bill, as amended, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill as amended, the ayes were 103, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. By unanimous consent, the following bill of the House was tabled: HB 638. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the time limitations relating to the submission of charter amendments under the Municipal Home Rule Law, and for other purposes. The following resolution was read and adopted: HR 277. By Messrs. Robertson and Cranford of Coweta: A RESOLUTION Expressing condolence to the family of Honorable J. S. Carmical, a former member of the House of Representatives. WHEREAS, the Honorable J. S. Carmical, a former member of the House of Representatives, passed away January 28, 1952, and WHEREAS, the members of the House of Representatives knew the Honorable J. S. Carmical as a beloved, honored and respected member of this Georgia House of Representatives; and WHEREAS, the members of the House of Representatives are deeply saddened by the passing of the said J. S. Carmical, now therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that we extend silent respect to our deceased former member. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be placed in the House Journal and the Clerk be instructed to send a copy of this Resolution to the family of the Honorable J. S. Carmical at Sargent, Georgia. Leave of absence was granted for two days to Mr. Brannen of Dooly. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. The speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. 1382 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, January 31, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. . By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the committees: HB 980. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the Chairman and Secretary of the County Board of Tax Assessors and the Employment of agents to seek out unreturned property, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. HB 981. By Mr. Walker of Crawford: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for and require the installation of fire sprinkler systems in and throughout the Milledgeville State Hospital, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Georgia State Sanitarium. HB 982. By Messrs. Scoggin, Hall and Covington of Floyd: THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1383 A Bill to be entitled an Act to grant authority to the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue of Floyd County, to pass zoning rules and regulations, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 983. By Messrs. Scoggin, Hall and Covington of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd County to establish rules and regulations governing the payment of pensions to county employees, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 984. By Messrs. Cranford and Robertson of Coweta: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Newnan, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HR 274-984a. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Resolution authorizing the Governor to transfer certain property at Milledgeville, used by the State Military Department as an armory, to the State Department of Education for the purpose of establishing an area vocational school, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 985. By Messrs. Durden and Gardner of Dougherty: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for holding four terms a year of the Superior Court of Dougherty County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 986. By Messrs. Vandiver and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide pension and/or retirement plan and fund for County Employees of Bibb County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 987. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a pension and/ or retirement plan and fund for county employees and/or officers of Bibb County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 988. By Messrs. Holley, Graham and Bell of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, so as to provide that members of the City Council of Augusta shall be eligible to succeed themselves one time, and for other purposes. 1384 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 989. By Messrs. Holley, Graham and Bell of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta so as to provide for the use of Voting Machines, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 990. By Messrs. Holley, Graham and Bell of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create the Augusta-Richmond County Building Authority, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HR 276-990a. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to authorize the City Council of Augusta and Richmond County to enter into contracts with each other and with others, and with the Augusta Richmond County Building Authority, for the use of buildings and related facilities; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution No. 1. HB 991. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the examination of Master and Journeymen plumbers and steam fitters in counties having a population of 150,000 or more, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 992. By Messrs. Lovett of Laurens, Bell of Richmond, Freeman of Monroe and MeWhorter of DeKalb : A Bill to be entitled an Act to require the State Board of Workmen's Compensation to hear the merits relative to any resolution or bill seeking compensation from the State of Georgia for injuries or damages sustained; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Industrial Relations. HB 993. By Messrs. Mackey and Bell of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Bond Commission for DeKalb County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 994. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a charter for the City of Mountain Park, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1385 Mr. Freeman of Monroe County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to Constitution No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to Constitution No. 1 has had under consideration the following resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 261-943c. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Freeman of Monroe, Chairman. Mr. Nightingale of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 2 has had under consideration the following resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 259-943a. Do Pass, as Amended. HR 196-810i. Do Not Pass. HR 244-927d. Do Pass. HR 269-967c. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Nightingale of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Edenfield of Emanuel County, Chairman of the Committee on Conservation, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Conservation has had under consideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 947. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Edenfield of Emanuel, Chairman. 1386 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following- report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House v.ith the following recommendations: HB 97 4. Do Pass, as Amended. HB 978. Do Pass. SB 341. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Duncan of Carroll County, Chairman of the Committee on Education No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education No. 1 has had under consideration the fol- lowing bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 951. Do Pass. HB 967. Do Pass. SB 263. Do Pass. SB 248. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Duncan of Carroll, Chairman. Mr. Rogers of Heard County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture No. 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture No. 2 has had under consideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 949. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Rogers of Heard, Chairman. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1387 Mr. Hollis of Muscogee County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No. 2 has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 869. Do Not Pass. SB 57. Do Pass. HB 965. Do Pass. HB 972. Do Pass. HB 893. Do Pass. SB 346'. Do Pass. SB 345. Do Pass. HB 952. Do Pass. HB 937. Do Pass. SB 284. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Hollis of Muscogee, Chairman. Mr. Smith of Bryan County, Chairman of the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation has had under consideration the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 875. Do Pass. HB 662. Passed, as Amended. HB 874. Do Pass. SB 323. Do Not Pass. SB 322. Do Not Pass. SR 86. Do Pass. SB 273. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Smith of Bryan, Chairman. 1388 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Rowland of Johnson County, Chairman of the Committee on Industrial Relations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Industrial Relations has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 763. Do Pass, as Amended. HB 842. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Rowland of Johnson, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 917. Do Pass. HB 918. Do Pass. HB 920. Do Pass. HB 921. HB 922. HB 923. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. HB 924. Do Pass. HB 962. Do Pass. HB 976. Do Pass. HB 975. Do Pass. HB 973. Do Pass. SB 281. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. Mr. Sheffield of Brooks County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Highways No. 2, submitted the following report: THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1389 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Highways No. 2 has had under consideration the following resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 234-908c. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Sheffield of Brooks, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 841. Do Pass. HB 889. Do Pass, by Substitute. HB 916. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, as amended, by the requisite constitutional ma- jority, the following bill of the House to wit: HB 855. By Mr. Smiley of Liberty: A bill to create a new charter for the City of Hinesville, and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, by substitute, by the requisite constitutional ma- jority, the following bill of the House to wit: HB 4. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell; Ray of Warren; Smith of Emanuel; and others: A bill to amend an Act, approved February 25, 1949, and found in Georgia Laws 1949, page 1050, et seq., entitled, "An Act to prevent 1'390 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, discrimination against residents of the State of Georgia on the subject of taxation of accounts receivable and notes not secured by real estate by amending an Act entitled "An Act to classify property for taxation; and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: HB 631. By Messrs. Burgamy of Sumter and Coffin of Schley, and others: A bill to amend Section 81-1402 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which section relates to the granting of continuances in trial courts when any party or his leading counsel is absent from court by reason of his attendance as a Legislator in the General Assembly; and for other purposes. HB 676. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren, and others: A bill to amend an Act known as the "Rural Telephone Cooperative Act"; approved February 15, 1950 (Ga. Laws 1950, p. 192), so as to change t.he population figures in the definition of "Rural area", and to change the population figure in sub-section (e) relating to the powers of a cooperative; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. HB 683. By Mr. Rogers of Heard: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Franklin, so as to change, extend and make uniform the corporate limits of said city and for other purposes. HB 690. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A bill to amend an Act, creating a new Charter for the City of Austell; to provide for the amount of compensation and pay for Councilmen and for the Mayor of the City of Austell, and for the election date therefor; and for other purposes. HB 699. By Mr. Callier of Talbot: A bill creating a new charter for the Town of Talbotton, Georgia, approved August 20, 1913 (Georgia Laws 1913, p. 1173), as amended, so as to change the corporate name of the Town of Talbotton to the City of Talbotton; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. HB 753. By Messrs. Hollis and Pickard of Muscogee; and others: A bill amending the Charter of the City of Columbus, Georgia, by providing a method of appeal from the Recorder's or Mayor's Court of said City of Columbus to the City Court of Columbus and a method of trial de novo in said City Court of Columbus following such appeal; providing for procedure in such cases; and for other purposes. HB 822. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1391 A bill to provide for holding two additional terms of the Superior Court of Union County for the purpose of trying non-jury matters; and for other purposes. HB 828. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to amend an Act approved August 23, 1905, 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 corporation; declare the rights and powers of same, and for other purposes"; and for other purposes. HB 829. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to amend the Act approved August 23, 1905, 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 corporation; declare the rights and powers of same, and for other purposes. HB 844. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: A bill to amend an Act amending and rev1smg the Charter for the City cf Fitzgerald: "An Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Fitzgerald, and establishing a new Charter therefor, approved Aug. 22, 1907, and the several acts amendatory thereof"; and for other purposes. HR 193. By Mr. Stewart of Habersham: A resolution authorizing the State Librarian to furnish to the Superior Court of Habersham County, without cost to said County, certain enumerated volumes of the Georgia Reports and the Georgia Appeals Reports kept in the public library of Habersham County. HR 204. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution that the new bridge at Mcintyre be named and designated as the "Walden Bridge" in memory and honor of Sallie Bush Walden and William Walker Walden. HR 207. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution that the new bridge over Commissioner Creek on the Pennington Highway be named and designated as the "McCook Bridge" in memory and in honor of Shady Ann Brewer McCook and Charles H. McCook. HR 208. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution that the portion of highway running from Mcintyre, Georgia to its intersection with U. S. Highway No. 29 be named and designated as "Todd Road" in honor of the memory of John Caldwell Calhoun Todd. HR 210. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: 1392 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A resolution that the projected bridge across Sandy Creek on the highway from Allentown to Toomsboro be named and designated "Hall Bridge" in order to perpetuate the memory of Hansford A. Hall, a great patriot and faithful son of Wilkinson County and the State of Georgia. HR 216. By Messrs. Williams of Houston and Vandiver of Bibb: A resolution authorizing the State Librarian to furnish to the Superior Court of Houston County, without cost to said County, certain enumerated volumes of the Georgia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. SB 305. By Senators Dunn of the 8th, Hawes of the 30th and Stephens of the 50th: A bill to amend the "Building and Loan Act" Section 16-431 of the Code to provide for joint shares by two or more persons; to provide any of such persons who shall first act shall have power to act in all matters related to such account whether the other person or persons on such account be living or not; to amend Section 16'-437 to provide administrators, executors, guardians, trustees, insurance companies and other charitable or financial institutions, municipalities and other public corporations may invest funds in accounts and certificates of State-chartered and Fedei a! Savings and Loan Associations; and for other purposes. SB 316. By Senator Mavity of the 44th: A bill to amend the Act incorporating the Town of Fort Oglethorpe, to provide for the division of the town into wards for election of aldermen; to provide the manner of electing aldermen; and for other purposes. SB 317. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Mavity of the 44th, Bray of the 36th and Cocke of the 11th: A bill to amend Section 50-103 of the Code relating to petitions for writ of habeas corpus and to whom presented so as to provide for excepting ca10es of conviction of felony or misdemeanor; to provide for transferring all cases of habeas corpus now pending before Ordinaries to the Superior Court, and for other purposes. SB 324. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of Atlanta so as to permit reinstatement of policemen who resign in good standing; to create the position of land agent and fix his compensation; and for other purposes. SB 325. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta to provide where there is a corner lot running on two roads or streets, when assessing cost for improvements made against land abutting or fronting on two roads or streets, the Mayor and Council may credit such lot with 150' feet where the property at the time of assessment is being served water THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1393 from existing mains; to provide applications for Homestead Exemption filed with the tax receiver or tax commissioner of Fulton or DeKalb County may be accepted by the city; and for other purposes. SB 326. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide that employees transferred from Fulton County to the City of Atlanta shall receive the same credit for service he would have received under the Pension Plan at the time he was transferred from the County to the City; to provide for a Board of Trustees for the Pension Plan of the City of Atlanta and provide that funds shall be kept separate; and for other purposes. SB 328. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide for a commission to study pension system for the City of Atlanta and Fulton County; to provide for $25,000 appropriation by the City and County for the expense of the Commission, and for other purposes. SB 329. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bili to provide pension protection for firemen transferred to the City of Atlanta from Fulton County; to provide credit for time served in the Fire Department of the County, and for other purposes. SB 331. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to provide for compensation of members of the Executive Committee holding primary elections in the City of Atlanta shall not exceed $200.00 each year, and for other purposes. SB 337. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill authorizing the Boald of Education of the City of Marietta to sell vacant property held by ~aid Board which is not used for school purposes and does not adjoin property used for school purposes, and for other purposes. SB 351. By Senator Davis of the 51st: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Perry, to authorize the Mayor and Council to elect a Recorder to preside over police court; to fix his salary and term of office, and for other purposes. SB 352. By Senator Hargreaves of the 5th: A bill to abolish the office of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenue of Atkinson County and to create three roads districts and create a Board of County Commissioners, composed of three; to provide their duties and compensation; to provide for bond to be given by said commissioners, and for other purposes. SB 353. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to require all governing authorities of counties and cities having 1394 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, a population of 300,000 or more to have an audit made annually; to provide fer the printing of such audit, and for other purposes. SB 354. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to amend the Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenue of Cobb County to raise his salary to $9,000.00 per annum, and for other purposes. SB 356. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to require the Board of Education of Taliaferro County to receive at least three bids on all purchases by the Board in the amount of $500.00 or more; and for other purposes. SB 357. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to require the Commissioners of Taliaferro County to receive at least three bids on all purchases made in the amount of $500.00 or more, excluding road machinery, and for other purposes. SB 359. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to repeal the Act that all law enforcement officers of Tattnall County enforcing traffic regulations shall be clothed in a uniform; to provide all motor vehicles used by said officers in Tattnall County shall be marked; to provide for sirens on such motor vehicles, and for other purposes. SB 360. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to fix the salary of officers of the Police Force of TattnaH County at $150.00 per month plus a fee of $10.00 for every conviction or p'ea of guilty obtained in any case made by said officers, and for other purposes. SR 90. By Senator Stephens of the 50th: A resolution proposing a combination of certain highways in Georgia to be designated Route 2 of Jefferson Davis Highway to more completely perpetuate the memory of Jefferson Davis, and for other purposes. The Senate has read and adopted the following resolutions of the House: HR 266. By Messrs. Johnson of Hall, Leach of Rockdale, Twitty of Mitchell, Scott of Thomas and others: A resolution to request the Georgia Delegation in the Congress of the United States to investigate the possibilities and affect the establishment of a Naval Supply School on the Co-ordinate Campus in Athens, Ga. HR 267. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1395 A resolution to provide for the establishment of a contract awarding study committee; to provide for the appointment of the members of said committee; to define the rights and duties of such committee, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 662. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the licensing of dogs by the 5tate Game and Fish Commission, and for other purpose!. HB 763. By Mr. Rowland of Johnson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Workmen's Compensation Law, and for other purposes. HB 841. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, Freeman of Monroe, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that counties shall not be required to participate in the costs of old age assistance, and for other purposes. HB 842. By Messrs. Vandiver of Bibb and McGee of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to forbid employers to charge individuals a fee for a medical examination as a condition of employment, and for other purposes. HB 874. By Messrs. Walker of Telfair, Best of Clay, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to include by definition of the word "physician", a licensed osteopathic physician, and for other purposes. HB 875. By Messrs. Walker of Telfair, Best of Clay, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that a licensed osteopathic physician may certify that an applicant for a marriage license has been given an examination, and for other purposes. HB 889. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 95-1605 so as to provide that the State Highway Board shall not have the power to regulate the size of driveways, and for other purposes. HB 893. By Mr. Hood of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act imposing a penalty upon taxi cabs refusing transportation to passengers, and for other purposes. HB 916. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Greer of Lanier, and Bentley of Cobb: 1396 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the adjustment of compensation allowances to officials of the executive branch of the State government, and for other purposes. HB 917. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that candidates for mayor and councilmen of College Park shall be freeholders, and for other purposes. HB 918. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for excluding certain territory from the corporate limits of the City of College Park, and for other purposes. HB 920. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for a more equitable sewer assessment of corner property in the City of College Park, and for other purposes. HB 921. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the civil 8ervice and pension law of the City of College Park, and for other purposes. HB 922. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the civil service pension law of the City of College Park, and for other purposes. HB 923. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the eligibility requirements of voters in elections in the City of College Park, and for other purposes. HB 924. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the repaving of streets in the City of College Park, and for other purposes. HB 937. By Messrs. Adams and Brantley of Upson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the population figures contained therein, and for other purposes. HB 947. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Key of Jasper: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 22-1504 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide that domesticated or qualified foreign corporations may own lands, and for other purposes. HB 949. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, Tamplin of Morgan, and others: THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1397 A bill to be entitled an Act to protect livestock from infection with rabies by wild animals, and for other purposes. HB 951. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to empower the Atlanta Bible Institute to confer the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Education, and for other purposes. HB 952. By Messrs. Walker of Telfair and Pickard of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 61-104 of the Code of Georgia so as to provide that unless otherwise specified tenancies shall be construed to be tenancies at will, and for other purposes. HB 962. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the use of a seal by the mayor of Atlanta, and for other purposes. HB 96'5. By Messrs. Tumlin of Barrow, Bentley of Cobb, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to regulate boat traffic upon the waters of this State, and for other purposes. HB 967. By Messrs. Brooks of Oglethorpe, Smith of Emanuel, and Freeman of Monroe: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the State Board of Education to appoint committees to inspect institutions under its control, and for other purposes. HB 972. By Mr. Hollis of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to regulate practices relating to installment loans, and for other purposes. HB 973. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay, and Wood of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to confirm the action of the mayor and council of Macon in abandoning certain portions of Rose Street, and for other purposes. HB 974. By Messrs. Langdale and Register of Lowndes: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that Lowndes County shall be divided into three commissioner districts, and for other purposes. HB 975. By Mr. Jessup of Bleckley: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the hours of holding elections in the City of Cochran, and for other purposes. HB 976. By Messrs. Langdale and Register of Lowndes: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Coul"t 1398 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, of Valdosta, and for other purposes. HB 978. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: A bill to be entitled an Act to supplement the compensation of the sheriffs of certain counties, and for other purposes. HR 244-927d. By Mr. Jessup of Bleckley: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to consolidate the school systems of the City of Cochran and the County of Bleckley, and for other purposes. HR 259-943a. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to consolidate the school systems of the City of Griffin and the County of Spalding, and for other purposes. HR 261-943c. By Mes~rs. Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to exempt from taxation intangible personal property owned by trusts exempt from federal income tax, and for other purposes. 5B 57. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the testimony of an expert witness in criminal cases, and for other purposes. SB 248. By Senator Williams of the 49th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that certain music teachers shall be eligible under the Teachers' Retirement System, and for other purposes. SB 263. By Senator Mallory of the 25th: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize county and city boards of Education to purchase educational literature, and for other purposes. SB 273. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to require the approval of the budget prepared under the Ellis Health Bill, and for other purposes. SB 281. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter ior the City of Marietta, and for other purposes. 5B 341. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the basis on which funds shall be provided by the City of Atlanta, Fulton, and DeKalb Counties for the operation of the planning commission, and THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1399 for other purposes. SB 345. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th and Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that judges emeritus of the Court of Appeals shall receive certain annual compensations and allowances, and for other purposes. SB 346. By Senators Carlisle of the 7th and Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide compensation and allowances to the chief justice emeritus of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes. SR 86. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A resolution authorizing the issue of a birth certificate to Robert Norton Doty, and for other purposes. The following resolution was read and adopted: HR 278. By Messrs. Scoggin and Hall of Floyd, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel and Ray of Warren: A REf,OLUTION WHEREAS, it has become known that the father of our beloved colleague, the Honorable Dean Covington of Floyd County, departed this life last evening, and WHEREAS, the Honorable Leon Covington, the father of our distinguished representative from Floyd County, was one of the outstanding citizens of Georgia and the father of one of the outstanding legislators, and WHEREAS, his untimely demise will be deeply felt not only by his immediate family and the citizens of Floyd County but by the people of Georgia; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that the heartfelt sympathy of each and every member of this House be extended to our beloved colleague and that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Minutes of this House and that a copy be sent to his family. Mr. Bolton of Spalding asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be recommitted to the Committee on Special Judiciary: HB 812. By Messrs. Durden and Gardner of Dougherty: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that deeds attested by only one shall be entitled to record, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Special Judiciary. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on State of Republic, read 1400 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the second time and recommitted to the Committee on State of Republic: HB 544. By Mr. Lovett of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to regulate the sale of articles manufactured by the State, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on State of Republic, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on State of Republic. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HR 234-908c. By Mr. Musgrove of Clinch: A resolution proposing that a certain portion of highway in Clinch County be designated as the "Matthew H. Hughes Highway", and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 939. By Mr. Coogle of Macon: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a commission to tax collectors in certain counties on ad valorem school tax so as to include other counties, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 940. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to be entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of tax receiver and tax collector into the office of tax commissioner of Brooks County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 941. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1401 bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 942. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 943. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the compensation of the coroner in certain counties on a salary rather than a fee basis, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 955. By Mr. Harris of Wayne: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Jessup, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 956. By Messrs. Pickard, Hollis, and Dicus of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the com:~;~ensation of the mayor and commission of the City of Columbus, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0, The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 957. By Mr. Knight of Gordon: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the fees of the coroner of Gordon County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the 1402 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 958. By Messrs. Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to supplement the compensation of the coroner of Glynn County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 960. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Lanier County shall fix the salary of its clerk, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 961. By Mr. Russell of Barrow: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to empower the City of Winder to operate a gas distribution system, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 968. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the population figures contained therein, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 265-967b. By Messrs. Carr and Britton of Whitfield: A resolution proposing that the State Librarian furnish certain law books to Whitfield County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1403 On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. SB 227. By Senator Holloway of the 13th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the holding of terms of the superior court in Schley County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. bB 242. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compensation of the official court reporter of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 302. By Senator Dunn of the 8th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to perscribe a new term of office for the mayor and aldermen of the Town of Iron City, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 306. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the chairman and members of the board of county commissioners of Taliaferro County, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 320. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the board of education of Taliaferro County shall publish monthly a list of expenditures, and for other purposes. 1404 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 321. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Taliaferro County shall publish monthly a list of expenditures, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes 'vere 122, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolution of the Senate were 1ead the first time and referred to the committees: &B 305. By Senators Dunn of the 8th, Hawes of the 30th and Stephens of the 50th: A Bill to be entitled an Act affecting Savings and Loan Associations, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. SB 316. By Senator Mavity of the 44th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating and incorporating the Town of Fort Oglethorpe, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 317. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Mavity of the 44th, Bray of the 36th, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to verification of petitions for writ of habeas corpus and to whom presented and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. SB 324. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a new charter for the City of Atlanta so as to permit reinstatement of policemen who resign in good standing, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 325. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish a new charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. 1405 E>B 326. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide pensions in cities having more than 150,000 to general officers and employees of such cities, so as to provide for appointment of a Board of Trustees, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 328. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a commission to study pension provisions for officers and employees in certain counties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 329. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide pensions to members of fire departments in cities h:1ving more than 150,000 population, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 331. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to regulate primaries in municipalities having a population of more than 200,000, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 337. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Board of Education of the City of Marietta to sell vacant property held by said Board which is not used for school purposes, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 351. By Senator Davis of the 51st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Perry, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 352. By Senator Hargreaves of the 5th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues in the County of Atkinson, and for other purposes. SB 353. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: 1406 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A Bill to be entitled an Act to require the governing authorities of counties and cities having more than 300,000 population, to cause an audit to be made annually, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 354. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for Cobb County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 356. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require that the Board of Education of Taliaferro County receive at least three bids on all purchases made by the Board in the amount of $500.00 or more, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 357. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require that the Board of Commissioners of Taliaferro County receive at least three bids on all purchases made by the Board in the amount of $500.00 or more, excluding the purchases made by the Board of Commissioners of road machinery; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 359. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act relating to law enforcement officers of Tattnall County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 360. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to fix the salary of officers of the Police Force of Tattnall County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County M'atters. SR 90. By Senator Stephens of the 50th: A Resolution proposing that a combination of certain highways in the State of Georgia be named and designated Route #2 of Jefferson Davis Highway in order to more completely perpetuate the memory of the great Southern patriot, Jefferson Davis, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Highways. Mr. Green of Cherokee moved that the Committee on Temperance be instructed to refer the following bill of the House back to the House: HB 96. By Messrs. Green of Cherokee and Kelley of Gwinnett: THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1407 A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within one hundred yards of the grounds of any church, and for other purposes. Mr. Green of Cherokee withdrew his motion. Mr. Owens of Tift asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be withdrawn from the committee on General Judiciary No. 2, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary #2: HB 953. By Messrs. Kennedy of Turner and Owens of Tift: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that load limits on highways shall not apply to certain haulings of agricultural products, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary #2, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. Mr. M. Smith of Fulton asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Corporations, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations: HB 964. By Mr. M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to make appropriations for the operation of eleemosynary institutions, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on Corporations, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. Under the regular order of business, the following resolution of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 178-755e. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren, Twitty of Mitchell, Hall of Floyd, Hawkins of Screven: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia by adding to Paragraph IV of Section IX of Article VII, a new subparagraph to read as follows: "There is hereby continually appropriated and included as a part of each General Appropriation Act for each fiscal year the sum of $10,000,000.00 which shall be available each fiscal year to defray the cost of capital outlay expenditures necessary in establishing and maintaining a system of common schools in the State of Georgia. The expenditures of this appropriation shall be subject to all the rules, regulations and restrictions imposed on the expenditure of all other appropriations by the provisions of this Constitution and by the provi- 1408 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, sions of all other laws enacted by the General Assembly which are not inconsistent with the following specific conditions authorizing the expenditure of the specific funds hereby appropriated: (a) The funds appropriated by this provision shall be distributed to the local school units of the public schools in this State by the State Board of Education in conformity with provisions of law enacted by the General Assembly pertaining to the allotment and expenditures of funds for capital outlay purposes. Any provisions of this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding, the State, any County Board of Education, City Board of Education, or governing body of any independent system of this State, may enter into contracts with each other, or with any agency or instrumentality of the State or with any authority for the use of school facilities needed in the operation of the school system for a period not exceed twenty (20) years and obligate themselves to pay sums certain during the entire period of such contracts for the use of said facilities. In the event any local school unit enters into a lease contract with the State School Building Authority for the use of facilities of the Authority, as authorized by Article VII, Section VI, Paragraph I of this Constitution, and by this amendment, the State Board of Education shall not reduce the annual amount originally distributed from this appropriation to the local school unit so long as the lease contract is in force and effect. Upon the receipt of an executed copy of said lease contract, the State Board of Education is hereby authorized and directed to monthly or annually pay to the Authority such part of the capital outlay funds made available to the local school unit as may be required to meet the terms of the lease contract executed by the local school unit with the Authority. Such payment to the Authority shall constitute a payment to the local school unit for operating costs and the local school unit shall record the same as having been received and disbursed for the purpose of payment of the rentals required under the terms of the lease contract. In the event any amount of the funds appropriated hereby is allotted to a local school unit in any fiscal year which is not required to meet the terms of a lease contract entered into with the State School Building Authority, the State Board of Education is hereby authorized and directed to pay the amount of money so allotted to the governing authorities of the local school unit. The governing authorities, upon receipt of the funds, shall place same in a trust fund and keep same separate and apart from all other moneys of such local school unit to be held and expended in the following manner and order: First, payment into the bond sinking fund may be made as an earning of the sinking fund for use of school facilities acquired through bond funds to apply on payment of principal and interest of any bonded indebtedness created after July 1, 1951 in the event the County Board of Education by proper resolution provides for the application of the available funds for such purpose and in which event the tax required to be levied by law for said sinking fund shall be reduced by the amount of such payment; Second, any remaining funds available after payment of amounts directed to be paid to the bond sinking fund may be expended for the payment of any school obligation incurred after July 1, 1951 for the THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1409 purpose of acquiring by purchase, construction or otherwise, additional heating, sewerage or water systems essential to the improvement of school housing facilities and any additional school sites, additional rooms in or adjacent to present school plant facilities; additional school plant facilities and the necessary equipment for the additional rooms or the additional school plant facilities; Third, when the State Board of Education has by proper board action deemed that the local school unit has made ample school facilities available, then any remaining funds available, shall be paid into the bond sinking fund as an earning of the sinking fund for use of school facilities acquired through bond funds to apply on payment of principal and interest of any bonded indebtedness created after July 1, 1951, then any remaining funds available shall be paid into the bond sinking fund as a earning of the sinking fund for use of school facilities acquired through bond funds realized prior to July 1, 1951, and in each instance, the tax required to be levied by law for said sinking fund shall be reduced by the amount of such payment. Any remaining funds available after payment or providing sufficient funds in sinking fund for payment of all obligations cited herein may be expended for repairs and alterations to existing plant facilities and equipment therefor. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this amendment shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than two nor more than five years. The provisions of this amendment shall be void and of no force and effect as of June 30, 1973." Be it resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia: Section 1. Upon the approval of this resolution in the manner hereinafter provided, that Paragraph IV of Section IX of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Georgia be amended by adding a new subparagraph to read as follows: Thee is hereby continually appropriated and included as a part of each General Appropriation Act for each fiscal year the sum of $10,000,000.00 which shall be available each fiscal year to defray the cost of capital outlay expenditures necessary in establishing and maintaining a system of common schools in the State of Georgia. The expenditures of this appropriation shall be subject to all the rules, regulations and restrictions imposed on the expenditure of all other appropriations by the provisions of this Constitution and by the provisions of all other laws enacted by the General Assembly which are not inconsistent with the following specific conditions authorizing the expenditure of the specific funds hereby appropriated: (a) The funds appropriated by this provision shall be distributed to the local school units of the public schools in this State by the State Board of Education in conformity with provisions of laws enacted by the General Assembly pertaining to the allotment and expenditures of funds for capital outlay purposes. Any provisions of this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding, the State, any County Board of Education, City Board of Education, or governing body of any independent system of this State, may enter into contracts with each other, or with 1410 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, any agency or instrumentality of the State or with any authority for the use of school facilities needed in the operation of the school system for a period not exceeding twenty (20) years and obligate themselves to pay sums certain during the entire period of such contracts for the use of said facilities. In the event anv local school unit enters into a lease contract with the State Schoo-l Building Authority for the use of facilities of the Authority, as authorized by Article VII, Section VI, Paragraph I of this Constitution, and by this amendment, the State Board of Education shall not reduce the annual amount originally distributed from this appropriation to the local school unit so long as the lease contract is in force and effect. Upon the receipt of an executed copy of said lease contract, the State Board of Education is hereby authorized and directed to monthly or annually pay to the Authority such part of the capital outlay funds made available to the local school unit as may be required to meet the terms of the lease contract executed by the local school unit with the Authority. Such payment to the Authority shall constitute a payment to the local school unit for operating costs and the local school unit shall record the same as having been received and disbursed for the purpose of payment of the rentals required under the terms of the lease contract. In the event any amount of the funds appropriated hereby is allotted to a local school unit in any fiscal year which is not required to meet the terms of a lease contract entered into with the State School Building Authority, the State Board of Education is hereby auhorized and directed to pay the amount of money so allotted to the governing authorities of the local school unit. The governing authorities, upon receipt of the funds, shall place same in a trust fund and keep same separate and apart from all other moneys of such local school unit to be held and expended in the following manner and order. First, payment into the bond sinking fund may be made as an earning of the sinking fund for use of school facilities acquired through bond funds to apply on payment of principal and interest of any bonded indebtedness created after July 1, 1951 in the event the County Board of Education by proper resolution 'provides for the application of the available funds for such purpose and in which event the tax required to be levied by law for said sinking fund shall be reduced by the amount of such payment; Second, any remaining funds available after payment of amounts directed to be paid to the bond sinking fund may be expended for the payment of any school obligation incurred after July 1, 1951 for the purpose of acquiring by purchase, construction or otherwise, additional heating, sewerage or water systems essential to the improvement of school housing facilities and any additional school sites; additional rooms in or adjacent to present school plant facilities; additional school plant facilities and the necessary equipment for the additional rooms or the additional school plant facilities; Third, when the State Board of Education has by proper action deemed that the local school unit has made ample school facilities available, then any remaining funds available, shall be paid into the bond sinking fund as an earning of the sinking fund for use of school facilities acquired through bond funds to apply on payment of principal THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1411 and interest of any bonded indebtedness created after July 1, 1951, then any remaining funds available shall be paid into the bond sinking fund as an earning of the sinking fund for use of school facilities acquired through bond funds realized prior to July 1, 1951, and in each instance, the tax required to be levied by law for said sinking fund shall be reduced by the amount of such payment. Any remaining funds available after payment or providing sufficient funds in sinking fund for payment of all obligations cited herein may be expended for repairs and alterations to existing plant facilities and equipment therefor. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this amendment shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than two nor more than five years. The provisions of this amendment shall be void and of no force and effect as of June 30, 1973." Section 2. Be it further resolved by the authority aforesaid, that whenever the above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have been agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, and the same has been entered on their journals, with the "yeas" and "nays" taken thereon, the Governor shall be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause such amendment to be published in one or more newspapers in each congressional district of this State, for two months next preceding the time of holding the next general election. Section 3. Be it further resolved by the authority aforesaid, that the above proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratification or rejection by the electors of this State at the next general election to be held after the publication as provided for in the second section of this resolution, in the several elections districts of this State, at which election every person shall be qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly. 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 the amendment to Paragraph IV of Section IX of Article VII of the Constitution, to provide for the appropriation of funds for capital outlay expenditures in establishing and maintaining a system of common schools." And all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: "Against the ratification of the amendment to Paragraph IV of Section IX of Article VII of the Constitution, to provide for the appropriation of funds for capital outlay expenditures in establishing and maintaining a system of common schools." If the people ratify such amendment by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon such amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of this State. The returns of the election shall be made in like manner as returns for member of the General Assembly, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to ascertain the result and to certify the result to the 1412 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Governor, who shall, if such amendment be ratified, make proclamation thereof. Section 4. That any and all provisions of law and parts of laws in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Evans Alverson Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Cates Clary Clay Coogle Cornelius Cranford Dally Deason Denton Dews Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Hadden Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Holley Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Jolly Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Mims Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Overby Owens Perkins Pickard Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Rowland Scott Scoggin Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stocks Sumner Tamplin THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1413 Tarbutton Terry Tillman Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Willingham Willis Wooten Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Adams of Upson Brantley Nightingale Russell Those not voting were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley, Aycock, Bell of Richmond, Brannen, Brazeal, Byrd, Callier, Carr, Clark, Claxton, Coffin, Covington, Deen, Dicus, Edenfield, Green of Irwin, Guthrie, Hale, Hollis, Hood, Hopkins, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, Kennedy, McGarity, McGee, Matthews, Newman, Otwell, Page, Parker, Peacock, Pickett, Register, Risner, Stevens of Marion, Stewart, Tarpley, Tippens, Ursrey, Williams of Houston, Wood, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 158, nays 4. The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutionai majority, was adopted. Mr. M. Smith of Fulton asked unanimous consent that the following bills of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Insurance, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Insurance: HB 868. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to make certain changes in the provisions relating to insurance for u-drive-it operators, and for other purpose. HB 930. By Mr. M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to make the proviso thereof applicable to insurance companies licensed under the laws of Georgia, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bills were withdrawn from the Committee on Insurance, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Insurance. By unanimous consent, the following bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 855. By Mr. Smiley of Liberty: A bill to be entitled an Act to create a new charter for the City of Hinesville, and for other purposes. 1414 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The following Senate amendment to HB 855 was read: Senator Edenfield of the 2nd district moves to amend HB 855 by adding a new section immediately following Section 27, to be numbered Section 27-a, and to read as follows: "27-a. This Act shall not become effective until approved at an election to be called and held by the Mayor and Council of the City of Hinesville on the 15th day of April, 1952, under the following conditions: All of the qualified voters of the City of Hinesvil1e and the entire area to be annexed under the provisions of this Act shall be entitled to vote at said election, and the majority of those voting at such election shall be required to allow this Act to become effective, and if so approved this Act shall become effective 15 days from the determination of the final results of said election. If a majority of the voters voting in said election shall vote against this Act, the Mayor and Council of the City of Hinesville shall so certify and proclaim and the said Act shall not become effective. The ballot for such election shall have printed thereon the following words for those voters desiring to vote for extending the City Limits of Hinesville: ( ) FOR extending city limits; and the following printed words for those voters desiring to vote against extending the City Limits of Hinesville: ( ) AGAINST extending city limits." On the question of agreeing to the Senate amendment, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 233. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating a state-wide general election in addition to those elections now provided for, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 173. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 15-1307 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the homicide of a child and for other purposes. The following committee substitute to SB 173 was read and adopted: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Section 105-1307 of the Gode of Georgia of 1933, which section relates to suits for the homicide of a child, so as to remove the provisions relating to dependency and contribution, and to provide that in suits by the mother the illegitimacy THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1415 of the child shall be no bar to recovery; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia as follows: Section 1. Section 105-1307 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which section relates to suits for the homicide of a child, is hereby amended by striking the words "upon whom she or he is dependent, or who contributes to her or his support," and by adding at the end thereof the words: "In suits by the mother, the illegitimacy of the child shall be no bar to a recovery.", so that said section when so amended, shall read as follows: "105-1307.-A mother, or, if no mother, a father, may recover for the homicide of a child, minor or sui juris, unless said child shall leave a wife, husband or child. The mother or father shall be entitled to recover the full value of the life of such child. In suits by the mother the illegitimacy of the child shall be no bar to a recovery." Section 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 109, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. By unanimous consent, the following bill of the Senate was recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. SB 284. By Senators Willingham of the 39th, Connell of the 6th, and Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize officers and employees of the Court of Appeals to become members of the Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes. The following bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate substitute thereto: HB 4. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to taxation of accounts receivable, and for other purposes. The following Senate substitute to HB 4 was read: AN ACT To prescribe the rate for the taxation for the year 1953 and each succeeding year of accounts receivable and promissory notes not se- 1416 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, cured by real estate and classified for taxation as intangible property by the Act of the General Assembly of December 27, 1937, as amended; to re-classify for taxation certain intangible property consisting of long term notes secured by real estate; to provide for the taxation of such re-classified property by levying and providing for the collection of a recording tax thereon; to re-classify for taxation intangible property consisting of short term notes secured by real estate; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia: Section 1. That for the year 1953 and annually thereafter there is hereby levied a property tax at the rate of ten cents (10) on each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of the fair market value of all accounts receivable and notes not rep1esenting credits secured by real estate, classified for taxation as intangible property by the Act of the General Assembly approved December 27, 1937, as heretofore amended. For the year 1952 such accounts receivable and notes not representing credits secured by real estate shall be taxed at the rate provided by said Act of December 27, 1937, as amended by the Act approved February 25, 1949, it being the intention of this section to reduce the rate for the taxation of such accounts receivable and notes representing credits not secured by real estate from three dollars ($3.00) on each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of the fair market value thereof to ten cents (10) on each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of the fair market value thereof, effective January 1, 1954. Advancements of money made on agricultural commodities, where the person making the advancement retains possession of such commodities, shall be exempt from taxation as intangible property. Section 2. For the purposes of this Act the term "long term notes secured by real estate" shall mean any note or notes representing credits secured by real estate in the form of mortgages, security deeds, purchase money security deeds, bonds for title, or any other form by whatsoever name called, any part of the principal of which falls due more than five years from the date of such note or notes, or of any instrument executed to secure such note or notes and conveying or creating a lien or encumbrance on real estate for such purpose. The term "short term notes secured by real estate" shall mean any such note or notes, the whole of the principal of which falls due within five years from the date of such notes or notes, or of any such instrument executed to secure the same. Section 3. Every holder of long term notes secured by real estate shall, within ninety days from the date of the instrument executed to secure the same, record such instrument in the county in which is situated the real estate conveyed or encumbered or upon which a lien is created to secure such note or notes, and shall, at the time of filing such instrument for record pay to the clerk of the superior court of such county, in addition to the regular fee of the clerk for such recordation, a tax, at the rate of one dollar and fifty cent ($1.50) for each five hundred THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1417 ($500.00) dollars or fraction thereof of the face amount or the note or notes secured by such instrument. Provided, however, that the maximum amount of such tax payable with respect to any instrument when so recorded shall be three thousand ($3,000.00) dollars. Section 4. The clerk of the Superior Court of the county in which such instrument is recorded shall enter upon such instrument, and upon the record thereof, the fact of the payment of the tax required by the foregoing section, and the amount so paid. Such certificate shall be in such form as the State Revenue Commissioner may require, and may, if the Commissioner so direct, be entered by means of a rubber stamp, but in any event shall bear the signature of the clerk. Section 5. Every such instrument conveying, encumbering, or creating a lien upon real estate shall set forth in words and figures the correct amount of the note or notes secured by such instrument, and the dates upon which such note or notes fall due. The clerk shall not admit such instrument to record if this section ill violated. Section 6. Any vendor of real estate who shall retain title thereto as security for the purchase price, shall execute and deliver to the vendee a bond for title which shall correctly set forth the unpaid portion of the purchase price and the maturity of such indebtedness. If any part of the purchase price falls due more than five years from the date of such instrument, such vendor shall, before delivery of the bond for title, have the same recorded in the county where the land is situated and pay the tax required by this Act on account thereof. Section 7. Each clerk of the Superior Court in this State shall make a report to the State Revenue Commissioner, on forms prescribed by him, on the first and fifteenth of each month, of all sums collected under this Act, and shall at the same time remit to the State Revenue Commissioner all sums so collected, less two per centum thereof, which the clerk shall retain as compensation for his services in collecting said tax. All such taxes shall be deemed to have been collected by the clerk of the Superior Court collecting them in his official capacity, and a failure to remit, as herein required, shall constitute a breach of official duty, and of the official bond of such clerk. In each county in which the clerk of the Superior Court is on a salary, the two per centum allowed the clerk by this section as compensation shall be paid into the country treasury and become county property. Section 8. If any instrument required to be recorded hereunder shall convey, or encumber, or create a lien upon real estate situated in more than one county, the tax herein required shall be paid to the clerk of the county in which such insbument is first recorded. If any instrument conveying, encumbering or creating a lien on real estate located within and without Geo1gia as security for long term notes is held by a non- 1418 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, resident of the State when presented for recording under this Act, the tax required hereunder shall be in an amount which is in the ratio that the value of the real estate within Georgia bears to the total value of all the real estate within and without the State described in such instrument, which values shall be entitled under oath by the holder presenting the instrument for record. Section 9. Every resident owner of long term notes secured by real estate outside of this State, including domestic corporations and foreign corporations having their principal places of business in Georgia, shall, in lieu of recording the instrument securing any such note or notes, file a memorandum thereof with the State Revenue Commissioner, on forms prescribed by him, and, at the same time, pay to the State Revenue Commissioner the amount of the tax required by this Act with respect to such instrument. The revenue from such instrument shall be distributed to the State, counties and municipalities as if the real estate securing such instruments was located in the county of the domicile of the taxpayer, or in the county of the principal place of business of a taxpayer if a corporation. Section 10. All revenues derived from this Act shall be distributed as now provided by law for the distribution of revenue collected under the Intangible Tax Act approved December 27, 1937, (Ga. Laws Ex Session 1937-38, p. 156), that is, to the State, the municipality in which such real estate is situated, and the county in which such real estate is situated. If such real estate is not situated within a municipality, the tax shall be distributed to the State and the county. If the real estate is situated in more than one county, the appropriate portion of the tax shall be equitably divided among such counties by the State Revenue Commissioner. Section 11. Failure to pay the tax levied by this Act shall constitute a bar to the collection of the indebtedness secured by any instrument required by this Act to be recorded, by suit, foreclosure, the exercise of any power of sale, or otherwise, whether such instrument be held by an original party thereto or a transferee. Such bar may be removed by the payment of the tax required hereunder, plus interest at six per cent per annum from the time said tax was due, and plus a penalty of 25 per cent of the amount of the tax. Provided, however, that the State Revenue Commissioner may waive such penalty if he determines that the failure to pay the tax was through ignorance of the law, or inadvertence, and not in bad faith. Provided, further, that this section shall not apply to instruments acquired prior to the effective date of this Act. Section 12. Short term notes secured by real estate, as defined by Section One, shall be taxed ad valorem as unsecured notes are taxed by said Act of December 27, 1937, known as the Intangible Tax Act, as amended. Nothing herein contained, however, shall be construed to require the payment of such ad valorem taxes on such short term notes THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1419 by banks or other institutions exempted by said Act of December 27, 1937. Section 13. The tax required by this Act to be paid on account of such long term notes secured by real estate, and ad valorem upon short term notes secured by real estate, shall be exclusive of all other taxes thereon, and such intangible property shall not be taxed in any other manner by the State, or any county or municipality of the State, nor shall the owner or holder thereof be required to pay any other tax thereon: Provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to exempt any such owner or holder from income taxes otherwise due on account of income derived from such property. Section 14. No further tax or recordation as evidence of the payment thereof shall be necessary with respect to any instrument held as security for such long term notes acquired before the effective date of this Act, but said Intangible Tax Act of December 27, 1937, as amended, shall apply to such property, to the extent that taxes have accrued thereunder prior to the effective date of this Act, and the payment of such taxes shall be deemed compliance with this Act within the meaning of Section 13. Section 15. No additional tax hereunder shall be required on account of any instrument which is an extension, transfer, assignment, modification or renewal of, or which only adds additional security for, any original indebtedness or part thereof, secured by an instrument subject to the tax imposed by Section 3 hereof, and upon which the clerk has made the entry showing payment of the tax under this Act. Section 16. If any section or part of this Act shall be declared unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such ruling shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or portions of the Act, it being the legislative intent to enact each section hereof separately. Section 17. Any person who shall wilfully violate Section 5 of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished as provided by law in such cases. Section 18. Sections 2 through 17 of this Act shall become effective April 1, 1952. Section 19. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House disagree to the Senate substitute to HB 4, and the motion prevailed. 1420 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 507. By Messrs. Rogers of Heard, Boggus of Ben Hill, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for licensing of dealers and brokers of livestock, and for other purposes. Amendments offered by Messrs. Ursrey of Jeff Davis and Peacock of Dodge were withdrawn. The following substitute to HB 507 was read: By Messrs. Rogers of Heard and McGarity of Henry: A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit a dealer or broker, or barn, auction or sales operator from selling, auctioning, transferring or moving any livestock infected with, suspected of being infected with, or which has been exposed to any infectious or contagious livestock disease; to require all barn, auction or sales operators to be licensed and to provide for the conditions and terms of such license; to provide the Commissioner of Agriculture with authority to quarantine any premises infected with contagious disease or any premises of such unsanitary condition as might cause the spread of disease; to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to issue rules and regulations; to give any person affected by any act, rule or regulation of the Commissioner of Agriculture a right to administrative relief; to make a violation of this Act a misdemeanor; and for other and related purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same: Section 1. Definitions. (a) The word "livestock" for the purpose of this Act shall include cattle, swine, sheep and goats of all kinds and species. (b) The words "dealer" or "broker" as used in this Act shall mean any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying livestock of any kind for resale or in selling livestock of any kind bought for the purpose of resale or in buying livestock of any kind for slaughter; and every agent acting for or on behalf of any dealer or broker or auction operator is for the purpose of this Act a dealer or broker; provided, however, that farmers acquiring livestock for the purpose of grazing and feeding as a part of their farm operations only are exempt from the definition herein applicable to dea~er or broker. (c) The words "barn, auction or sales operator" as used in this Act shall mean any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating public auctions or sales of livestock, or of operating barns and yards for the concentration of livestock held for the purpose of auction or sale. Section 2. No dealer or broker and no barn, auction or sales operator shall sell, auction, transfer or move any livestock which are infected with THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1421 any disease or which have been placed under quarantine by the authority of the Commissioner of Agriculture. No dealer or broker, and no barn, auction or sales operator shall sell, auction, transfer or move any livestock which have been infected or which are suspected of being infected or which are likely to have been exposed to infection until all such livestock have been inspected by a veterinarian approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture. No dealer or broker, and no barn, auction or sales operator shall sell, auction, transfer or move any livestock from any barn, yard or premises unless all sanitary practices and precautions prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Agriculture have been observed in said premises, barn or yard. Section 3. On and after March 1, 1952, no livestock barn, auction or sales operator shall engage in or carry on such business without first having applied for and obtained a license from the Commissioner of Agriculture; no livestock dealer or broker who buys or sells through a livestock barn, auction or sales operator shall engage in or carry on such business without first having applied for and obtained a license from the Commissioner of Agriculture. Each license shall expire as of March 1st of each year and each application for license must be accompanied by a license fee of five ($5.00) dollars. Section 4. Every dealer or broker or agent of the same and every barn, auction or sales operator shall keep such accounts, records and memoranda as to fully and clearly disclose all transactions involved in his business, and shall provide the Commissioner of Agriculture with free access to the same. Every barn, auction or sales operator shall provide the Commissioner of Agriculture with any additional information or statistical reports relating to such business which the Commissioner of Agriculture may require. Section 5. The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to formulate, adopt and promulgate and enforce rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. Section 6. Every licensed dealer or broker and every licensed barn, auction or sales operator who shall violate the laws or rules and regulations established by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to these laws upon a notice and hearing shall have his license revoked, cancelled or suspended. Section 7. In the control, suppression, prevention and eradication of livestock diseases, the Commissioner of Agriculture or any duly authorized livestock inspector acting under his authority is authorized and required to quarantine any premises or any area when he shall determine that livestock in such place or places are infected with a contagious or infectious disease, or that the unsanitary condition of such place or places might cause the spread of such disease, or that the owner 1422 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, or occupant of such place or places is not observing sanitary practices, under the authority of this or any other Iivetsock law of this State. The Commissioner of Agriculture is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations prescribing the sanitary standards and requirements for the prevention, control, suppression and eradication of livestock diseases in this State, such regulations to be no less adequate for the protection of the livestock industry and public health than those of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture. Section 8. Any dealer or broker and any barn, auction, or sales operator as defined by this Act who shall violate any of the provisions of this Act, any quarantine provision, rule or regulation established by the Commissioner of Agriculture under the authority of this or other law for the protection of the general public in the prevention of livestock diseases shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 9. Any person affected by any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to any statute conferring such authority upon him, who believes that the Commissioner of Agriculture in the promulgation of such rules and regulations or in the enforcement thereof has gone beyond the authority vested in him by law or who believes that the Commissioner of Agriculture has exceeded any power which the Legislature of the State of Georgia under the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of Georgia conferred upon him is hereby given the right to protest, or object, in writing to such rule or regulation, or any act done by the Commissioner pursuant to said rule or regulation, as he may believe violates the legal and constitutional authority of the Commissioner of Agriculture by pointing out in what respect and for what reasons he contends the act, rules or regulations to be improper or illegal. The Commissioner of Agriculture is required to consider every such objection and afford the protestant opportunity to submit evidence and argument in support Of his protest and if, in his judgment, the protest is in whole or in part well founded, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall take such corrective measures as are necessary to give the protestant relief in every respect from any illegal or unconstitutional requirement. The foregoing is expressly made an administrative 1emedy and every person affected by any rule, regulation or act of the Commissioner is required to exhaust this remedy before pursuing any other remedy. Section 10. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and to this end the provisions of this Act are declared to be severable. Section 11. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1423 The following amendment to the substitute was read and adopted: Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moves to amend the substitute to HB 507 by striking Section 4 in its entirety. The substitute to HB 507 was adopted, as amended. The report of the committeee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to, by substitute, as amended. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Aycock Ball Barber of Jackson Bargeron Battles Baughman Beasley Bentley Biggers Birdsong Boone Brantley Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Campbell of Oconee Cates Clary Claxton Clay Coogle Cranford Dally De en Denton Dews Dicus Dorsey Fears Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Groover Hadden Harrell Hawkins Henderson Herrin Holley Hollis Ivey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Jolly Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Kennedy Key Kidd Knight Lam Langdale Lavender Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McGarity McWhorter Mackay Matthews Mims Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Overby Owens Parker Peacock Pickett Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Rowland Russell Scott Sheffield Short Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan M. M. Smith of Fulton Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Ursrey Vickers Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes 1424 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Wilkinson Willingham Willis Wooten Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Abney of Walker Alverson Bell of DeKalb Bolton Carr Duncan Durham Guthrie Harper Harris Leach McKelvey Nightingale Robertson of Dawson Stephens of Towns Terry Vandiver Weems Those not voting were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa, Adams of Brantley, Barber of Colquitt, Barrett, Bell of Richmond, Best, Black, Boggus, Brannen, Brazeal, Byrd, Callier, Campbell of Walker, Clark, Coffin, Cornelius, Covington, Deason, Durden, Edenfield, Flynt, Gowen, Griffith, Hale, Hall of Floyd, Hall of Toombs, Hilton, Hood, Hopkins, Huddleston, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, King, Kitchens, Lanier, McGee, Mangum, Mishoe, Otwell, Page, Perkins, Pickard, Register, Risner, Scoggin, Smith of Emanuel, Hoke Smith of Fulton, Stevens of Marion, Stewart, Waldrop, Warren, Wheeler, Williams of Cobb, Williams of Houston, Wood, and Mr. Speaker. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, as amended, the ayes were 131, nays 18. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute, as amended. Mr. Freeman of Monroe asked unanimous consent that the following resolution of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 1: HR 172-708p. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for the division of Carroll County into more than one school district, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the resolution was withdrawn from the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution No. 1. Mr. Terry of Murray asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Corporations, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations: HB 954. By Mr. Terry of Murray: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide an appropriation of $75,000 for the development of Fort Mountain State Park, and for other purposes. The unanimous ronsent request was granted and the bill was withdrawn !rom the Committee on Corporations, read the second time and recommitted THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1425 to the Committee on Appropriations. By unanimous consent, the following bill of the House was withdrawn from the Committee on Municipal GovErnment, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government: HB 823. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to extend the corporate iimits of the City of Carrollton, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 664. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act and enact in lieu thereof an Act to be known as the Uniform Partnership Act, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 380. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal Chapter 106'-1 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to trademarks and to enact new regulations pertaining thereto, and for other purposes. The following substitute to HB 380 was read and adopted: By Mr. Overby of Hall: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal Chapter 106-1 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, as amended, which chapter relates to trade-marks, labels, and advertising, and counterfeiting or imitating thereof, filing the same with Secretary of State for record, the certificate of record, fees, proof of adoption of trade-mark, remedies against using counterfeits or imitations, and suits by unincorporated associations or unions; to repeal Section 106-9901 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which section relates to counterfeiting or imitating label or trade-mark; to repeal Section 106-9902 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which section relates to using counterfeit or imitation trade-mark, etc.; to repeal Section 106-9903 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which section relates to using genuine label, etc., in unlawful manner; to repeal Section 106-9907 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which section relates to counterfeiting brands or marks, etc.; to provide for the registration and protection of trade-marks; to define certain terms; to provide for the application for registration of trade-marks; to provide for the certification of registration of trade-marks; to provide for the duration and renewal of such registration; to provide for the assignment of any trade-mark and its registration; to provide that the Secretary of State shall keep a public record of all trade-marks; to provide for 1426 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, cancellation of trade-marks; to provide for classification of goods for the convenience of administration of this Act; to provide for the penalty for fraudulent registration; to provide for damages for the infringement of a trade-mark; to provide for the effective date of the Act; to repeal all conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA, AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY AUTHORITY OF SAME: Section 1. That Chapter 106-1 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, as amended, which chapter relates to trade-marks, labels, and advertising, the counterfeiting or imitating thereof, filing the same with Secretary of State for record, the certificate of record, fees, proof of adoption of trade-mark, remedies against using counterfeits or imitations, and suits by unincorporated asasociations or unions, is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 2. That Section 106-9901 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which section relates to counterfeiting or imitating label or trade-mark, is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 3. That Section 106-9902 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which Section relates to using counterfeit or imitation trade-mark, etc., is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 4 That Section 106-9903 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which section relates to using genuine label, etc., in unlawful manner, is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 5. That Section 106-9907 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, which Section relates to counterfeiting brands or marks, etc., is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 6. That the following words and phrases when used in this Act shall, for the purpose of this Act, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: (a) The term "trade-mark" as used herein includes any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof adopted and used by a person to identify goods made or sold by him and to distinguish them from goods made or sold by others. (b) The term "person" as used herein includes any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union or other organization. (c) The term "applicant" as used herein includes the person filing an application for registration of a trade-mark under this Act, his legal representatives, successors or assigns of the person filing an application for registration of a trade-mark under this Act. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1427 (d) The term "registrant" as used herein includes the person to whom the registration of a trade-mark under this Act is issued, his legal representatives, successors or assigns of the person to whom the registration of a trade-mark under this Act is issued. (e) For the purposes of this Act, a trade-mark shall be deemed to be "used" in this state when it is placed in any manner on the goods or their containers or on the tags or labels affixed thereto and such goods are sold or otherwise distributed in this State. Section 7. That a trade-mark shall be entitled to registration unless it; (a) consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous matter; or (b) consists of or comprises matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a connection Vl'ith persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute; or (c) consists of or comprises the flag or coat of arms or other insignia of the United States, or of any state or municipality, or of any foreign nation, or any simulation thereof; or (d) consists of or comprises the name, signature or portrait of any living individual, except with his written consent; or (e) consists of a mark which, (1) when applied to the goods of the applicant, is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (2) when applied to the goods of the applicant is primarily geographically descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (3) is primarily merely a surname; or (f) consists of or comprises a trade-mark which so resembles a trade-mark registered in this State or a trade-mark or trade name previously used in this State by another and not abandoned, as to be likely, when applied to the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive; or (g) consists of or comprises a trade-mark which so resembles a trade-mark registered in the United States Patent Office by another and not abandoned, as to be likely, when applied to the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, provided, however, that should applicant prove that he is the owner of a concurrent registration in the United States Patent Office of his trade-mark covering an area including this State, applicant may register his trade-mark hereunder. Section 8. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Act, any person who adopts and uses a trade-mark in this State, may file in the office of the Secretary of State, on a form to be furnished by the Secretary of State, an application for registration of such trade-mark setting forth, but not limited to; (a) The name and business address of the person applying for such registration; and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation, 1428 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, (b) a description of the goods in connection with which the mark is used and the mode or m2nner in which the mark is used in connection with such goods and the class in which such goods fall, (c) the date when the trade-mark was first used anywhere, as well as the date when it was first used in this State by the applicant cr his predecessor in business, and (d) a statement that no other person has a registration of the same or a similar trade-mark in the United States Patent Office for the same or ~imilar goods or a statement that applicant is the owner of a concurrent registration in the United States Patent Office of his trade-mark covering an area including this State. The application shall be signed and verified by the applicant, shall be accompanied by a specimen or facsimile of such trade-mark in triplicate and a filing fee of Five dollars ($5.00), payable to the Secretary of State. Section 9. Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this Act, the Secretary of State shall cause a certificate of registration to be issued and delivered to the applicant. The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature of the Secretary of State and the seal of the State, and it shall show the name and business address and, if a corporation, the State of incorporation, of the person claiming ownership of the trade-mark, the date claimed for the first use of the trade-mark anywhere and the date claimed for the first use of the trade-mark in this State, the class of goods and a description of the goods on which the trade-mark is used, a reproduction of the trademark, the registration date and the term of the registration. Any certificate of registration issued by the Secretary of State under the provisions hereof or a copy thereof duly certified by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in evidence as competent and suff:cient proof of the registration of such trade-mark in any action or judicial proceedings in any court of this State. Section 10. Registration of a trade-mark hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration and, upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the Secretary of State, the registration may be renewed for a like term. A renewal fee of Five dollars ($5.00) payable to the Secretary of State, shall accompany the application for renewal of the registration. A trade-mark registration may be renewed for successive periods of ten years in like manner. The Secretary of State shall notify registrants of trade-marks hereunder of the necessity of renewal within the year next preceding the expiration of the ten years from the date of registration by writing to the last known address of the registrants. Any registration in force on the date on which this Act shall become effective shall expire ten years from the date of the registration or of the last renewal thereof or one year after the effective date THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1429 of this Act, whichever is later, and may be renewed by filing an application with the Secretary of State on a form furnished by him and paying the aforementioned renewal fee therefor within six months prior to the expiration of the registration. The Secretary of State shall within six months after the effective date of this Act notify all registrants of trade-marks under previous acts of the date of expiration of such registrations unless renewed in accordance with the provisions of this Act by writing to the last known address of the registrants. Section 11. Any trade-mark and its registration hereunder shall be assignable with the good will of the business in which the trade-mark is used, or with that part of the good will of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the trade-mark. Assignment shall be by instruments in writing duly executed and may be recorded with the Secretary of State upon the payment of a fee of Five dollars ($5.00) payable to the Secretary of State who, upon recording of the assignment, shall issue in the name of the assignee a new certificate for the remainder of the term of the registration or of the last renewal thereof. An assignment of any registration under this Act shall be ineffective as against a subsequent purchaser for value without notice unless it is recorded with the Secretary of State prior to such subsequent purchase. Section 12. The Secretary of State shall keep for public examination a record of all trade-marks registered or renewed under this Act. Section 13. The Secretary of State shall cancel from the register: (1) after one year from the effective date of this Act, all registrations under prior acts which are more than ten years old and not renewed in accordance with this Act; (2) any registration concerning which the Secretary of State shall receive a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of record; (3) all registrations granted under this Act and not renewed in accordance with the provisions herecf; (4) any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall find (a) that the registered trade-mark has been abandoned, (b) that the registrant is not the owner of the trade-mark, (c) that the registration was granted improperly, (d) that the registration was obtained fraudulently, (e) that the registered trade-mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a trade-mark registered by another person in the United States Patent Office, prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration 1430 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, by the registrant hereunder, and nut abandoned; provided, however, that should the registrant prove he is the owner of a concurrent registration of his trade-mark in the United States Patent Office covering an area including this State, the registration hereunder shall not be cancelled. (f) when a Court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation of a registration on any ground. Section 14. The following general classes of goods are established for convenience of administration of this Act, but not to limit or extend the applicant's or registrant's rights, and a single application for registration of a trade-mark may include any or all goods upon which the trademark is actually being used comprised in a single class, but in no event shall a single application include goods upon which the trademark is being used which fall within different classes of goods. The said classes are as follows: 1. Raw or partly prepared materials 2. Receptacles 3. Baggage, animal equipments, portfolios, and pocketbookr 4. Abrasives and polishing materials 5. Adhesives 6. Chemicals and chemical compositions 7. Cordage 8. Smokers' articles, not including tobacco products 9. Explosives, firearms, equipments, and projectiles 10. Fertilizers 11. Inks and inking materials 12. Construction materials 13. Hardware and plumbing and steam-fitting supplies 14. Metals and metal castings and forgings 15. Oils and greases 16. Paints and painters' materials 17. Tobacco products 18. Medicines and pharmaceutical preparations 19. Vehicles 20. Linoleum and oiled cloth 21. Electrical apparatus, machines, and supplies 22. Games, toys, and sporting goods 23. Cutlery, machinery, and tools, and parts thereof THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1431 24. Laundry appliances and machines 25. Locks and safes 26'. Measuring and scientific appliances 27. Horological instruments 28. Jewelry and precious-metal ware 29. Brooms, brushes, and dusters 30. Crockery, earthenware, and procelain 31. Filters and refrigerators 32. Furniture and upholstery 33. Glassware 34. Heating, lighting, and ventilating apparatus 35. Belting, hose, machinery packing, and non-metallic tires 36. Musical instruments and supplies 37. Paper and stationery 38. Prints and publications 39. Clothing 40. Fancy goods, furnishings, and notions 41. Ganes, parasols, and umbrellas 42. Knitted, netted and textile fabrics, and substitutes therefor 43. Thread and yarn 44. Dental, medical, and surgical appliances 45. Soft drinks and carbonated waters 46. Foods and ingredients of foods 47. Wines 48. Malt beverages and liquors 49. Distilled alcoholic liquors 50. Merchandise not otherwise classified 51. Cosmetics and toilet preparations 52. Detergents and soaps. Section 15. Any person who shall for himself, or on behalf of any other person, procure the filing or registration of any trade-mark in the office of the Secretary of State under the provisions hereof, by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, verbally or in writing, or by any other fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of such filing 1432 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, or registration, to be recovered by or en behalf of the party injured thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction. Section 16. Subject to the provisions of Section 18 hereof any person who shall (a) use, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a trade-mark registered under this Act in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of any goods on or in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive as to the source of origin of such goods; or (b) reproduce, counterfeit, copy or colorably imitate any such trade-mark and apply such reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptables, or advertisements intended to be used upon or in connection with the sale or other distribution in this State of such goods; shall be liable to a civil action by the owner of such registered trade-mark for any or all of the remedies provided in Section 17 hereof, except that under subsection (b) hereof the registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages unless the acts have been committed with knowledge that such trade-mark is intended to be used to cause confusion or mistake cr to deceive. Section 17. Any owner of a trade-mark registered under this Act may proceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture, use, display or sale of any counterfeits or imitations thereof and any court of competent jurisdiction may grant injunctions to restrain such manufacture, use, display or sale as may be by the said court deemed just and reasonable, and may require the defendants to pay to such owner all profits derived from such wrongful manufacture, use, display, or sale, and all damages suffered by reason of such wrongful manufacture, use, display, or sale, or both profits and damages. The enumeration of any right or remedy herein shall not affect a registrant's right to prosecute under any penal law of this State. Section 18. Nothing herein shall adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in trade-marks acquired in good faith at any time at common law. Section 19. If any provisiOn hereof, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Act shall not be affected thereby. Section 20. This Act shall be in force and take effect on approval of Governo1 after its enactment but shall not affect any suit, proceeding or appeal then pending. Section 21. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1433 this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 103, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. HB 714. By Messrs. Owens of Tift, Wiggins of Stephens, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit a felonious killer from being the recipient of any benefits from any insurance contract on the life of the killed, and for other purposes. The following substitute to HB 714 was read and adopted: By Messrs. Owens of Tift, Wiggins of Stephens, and Scott of Thomas: A BILL To be entitled an Act to prohibit any person who shall with malice aforethought, kill another for the purpose of inheriting the property of the deceased or who shall conspire or procure the same to be done, from inheriting or in any way taking the property of the deceased and from being the recipient of any benefits from any insurance contract on the life of the deceased; to repeal any conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE SAME AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The right of inheritance is hereby denied any person who shall, with malice aforethought, kill any other person for the purpose of inheriting the property of the person so killed, or who shall conspire with another to kill or who shall procure another to kill any such person for purposes aforesaid. This denial to inherit shall include any property which the person so killing would otherwise have inherited, whether real, personal or mixed, or any part thereof, belonging to such deceased person at the time of death, or any property which the person so killing would take by deed, will, or otherwise, at the death of the deceased; and all right, interest, and estate in and to said property shall go to such other heirs as may be entitled thereto by the Jaws of descent and distribution, or by will, deed, or other conveyance duly executed by the deceased in his or her lifetime. For the purpose of determining the descent and distribution through wch person so killing, he shall be treated as though he had predeceased the person so killed. Section 2. That the right to receive or take any benefits from any insurance contract or policy issued on the life of a person is hereby denied to any person who shall hereafter with malice aforethought kill any person for the purpose of receiving any benefits under any insurance contract or policy issued on the life of the deceased; or conspire with another to kill or procure another to kill such an insured person, even though such person so killing or procuring 1434 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, or conspiring, be named beneficiary in such an insurance contract or policy; and all right, interest and estate in such an insurance contract or policy, and all the proceeds shall go to such heirs of the deceased as may be entitled thereto by the laws of descent and distribution of this State, unless secondary beneficiaries be named in said policy, in which event such secondary beneficiaries shall take. Section 3. That no provision of this Act shall apply to any such killing as may be done by accident or in self-defense. Section 4. That all laws, and parts of laws in conflict herewith, be, and the same are hereby repealed. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. HB 657. By Mr. Green of Rabun: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the expenditure of appropriated funds for the development of Black Rock Mountain State Park each year, and for other purposes. The House was resolved into a Committee of the Whole House to consider HB 657, and the Speaker designated Mr. Lewis of Hancock as Chairman thereof: The Committee of the Whole House arose and through its Chairman reported HB 657 back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Walker Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Battles Baughman Bell of DeKalb Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Britton Brooks Burgamy Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Clary Claxton Clay Coffin Coogle Cornelius Cranford Dally De en Denton Dews Dorsey Durham Edenfield Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gowen Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Hadden Hall of Toombs Harper Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hollis Ivey Jackson THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1435 Johnson of Hall Jones of Lumpkin Kelley Kemp Key Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McKelvey McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Newman Overby Owens Pickett Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Ray Rogers Rollins Russell Sheffield Simmons Sivell M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stewart Tamplin Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Willingham Wooten Those not voting were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa, Adams of Brantley, Aycock, Barrett, Beasley, Bell of Richmond, Brannen, Brantley, Brazeal, Burkett, Byrd, Callier, Carr, Cates, Clark, Covington, Deason, Dicus, Duncan, Durden, Gary, Gillis, Graham, Green of Cherokee, Guthrie, Hale, Hall of Floyd, Harrell, Hilton, Holley, Hood, Hopkins, Huddleston, Jessup, Johnston, Jolly, Jones of Bartow, Jordan, Kennedy, Kidd, King, Kitchens, Lavender, McGarity, McGee, Mims, Neville, Nightingale, Otwell, Page, Parker, Peacock, Perkins, Pickard, Register, Risner, Robertson of Coweta, Robertson of Dawson, Rowland, Scott, Scoggin, Short, Smiley, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Emanuel, Stevens of Marion, Stocks, Sumner, Tarbutton, Tarpley, Terry, Ursrey, Wheeler, White, Williams of Houston, Willis, Wood, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. On the passage of the biii, the ayes were 126, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 863. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, and Smith of Emanuel: A biii to be entitled an Act to provide for the levying of an income tax on net income, and for other purposes. The following Committee substitute to HB 863 was read and adopted: A BILL To be entitled an Act to provide for the levying, assessing, and collecting of an income tax on net income; to amend certain sections of Title 92 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, as amended, relating to the collection of an income tax on net income; to amend Code Section 92-3106 relating to the personal exemptions and credits of resident individuals by providing that there shall be an exemption of $500.00 for each individual who is dependent of the taxpayer and defining who may be included in dependents; to amend Code Section 92-3109 1436 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, relating to deductions which may be made by the taxpayer from gross income by adding a new subsection providing for a deduction for medical care and expenses; to further amend Code Section 92-3109 relating to deductions which may be made by the taxpayer from gross income so as to determine his net income subject to income tax by adding a new subsection providing for a standard deduction that may be taken in lieu of certain of the deductions provided for in other subsections of Code Section 92-3109; to amend Code Section 92-3119 by adding new subsections to be designated as subsection (d) relating to limitations on Capital Gains and Losses, subsection (e) relating to gains on involuntary conversions of property, subsection (f) relating to gains and losses on sales of residences and subsection (g) relating to sales or exchanges of property other than capital assets; to amend Code Section 92-3303 by striking subsections (a) and (b) and substituting in lieu thereof new subsections (a) and (b), relating to the time within which assessments may be made, and also by adding a new subsection, to be designated as subsection (f) relating to supplemental reports and assessments resulting from changes in reported income made by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue of the United States; to amend subsection (b) of Code Section 92-3301 by providing that if any installment is not paid on or before the date fixed for its payment, the whole amount of the tax unpaid shall become immediately due and payable without notice and demand from the Commissioner and shall bear interest at the rate of six per centum per annum until paid; to amend subsection (c) of Code Section 92-3301 by adding a provision regarding the filing of tentative returns and payment of tax; to amend Code Section 92-3305 by striking the words "one per centum a month" and inserting in lieu thereof "six per centum per annum"; to amend subsection (g) of Code Section 92-3109 so as to change the basis for determining the maximum deduction allowable for contributions or gifts; to amend Code Section 92-3109 so as to make certain changes in the basis of determining the amount of Federal net income taxes that may be deducted in determining taxable net income; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other related purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA, AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME: Section 1. That Subsection (d) of Code Section 92-3106 be and the same is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof there is substituted the following: (d) Five hundred dollars for each individual (other than husband and wife) who is a dependent of the taxpayer as defined in paragraph (d) (1) below, and whose gross income for the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins is less than $600. (d) (1). Definition of dependent. As used in this paragraph the term "dependent" means any of the following persons over half of whose support, for the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins, was received from the taxpayer: (A) a son or daughter of the taxpayer, or descendant of either, (B) a stepson or stepdaughter of the taxpayer, (C) a brother, sister, stepbrother or stepsister of the taxpayer, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1437 (D) the father or mother of the taxpayer, or an ancestor of either, (E) a stepfather or stepmother of the taxpayer, (F) a son or daughter of a brother or sister of the taxpayer, (G) a brother or sister of the father or mother of the taxpayer, (H) a son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law of the taxpayer. Section 2. That Code Section 92-3109 is hereby amended by adding a new subsection, to be designated as subsection (k), said subsection reading as follows: (k) In addition to all other deductions permitted by law, there shall be allowed each individual income taxpayer a deduction, in computing net income for State income tax purposes, of expenses paid during the taxable year, not compensated for by insurance or otherwise, for medical, including dental, care of the taxpayer, hi::: spouse, or a dependent specified in subsection 92-3106 (d). (1) If neither the taxpayer nor his spouse has attained the age of 6'5 before the close of the taxable year, to the extent that such expenses exceed 5 per centum of the gross income less business expenses; or (2) If either the taxpayer or his spouse has attained the age of 65 before the close of the taxable year, (A) the amount of such expenses for the care of the taxpayer and his spouse, and (B) the amount by which such expenses for the care of dependents claimed under Subsection 92-3106 (d) exceed five per cent (5%) of the gross income of the taxpayer, less business expenses. In the case of a single person, or a married person not living with husband or wife, or a husband or wife living with his or her spouse but not making a joint return of income, the maximum deduction under this subsection shall be one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250). In the case of a husband and wife living together and making a joint return, the maximum deduction shall be $2,500. In either of the above cases there shall be an additional deduction of the expenses paid for medical care of each dependent as defined in subsection 92-3106 (d), in an amount not to exceed $1,250.00 for each such dependent. The term "medical care" as used in this subsection, shall include amounts paid for the care, diagnosis, cure, mitigation or prevention of disease, or for the purpose of affecting any structure or function of the body, and shall include amounts paid for accident or health insurance. Section 3. That Code Section 92-3109 is hereby amended by adding a new subsection, to be designated as subsection (1), said subsection reading as follows: (1) An individual taxpayer shall be allowed ii:~ lieu of the deductions now authorized to be made from gross income for all purposes other than ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during 1438 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the taxable year in carrying on any trade or business an optional standard deduction as follows: ( 1) Allowance.-In the case of an individual at his election a standard deduction as follows: (A) Income less than $10,000.-If his gross income less business expenses is less than $10,000, the standard deduction shall be an amount equal to 10 per centum of the gross income, less business expenses, except that in the case of a separate return by a married individual the maximum standard deduction shall be $500. (B) Income of $10,000 or more.-If his gross income, less business expenses, is $10,000 or more, the standard deduction shall be $1,000, except that in the case of a separate return by a married individual, the standard deduction shall be $500. (2) Method and effect of election.- (A) The standard deduction shall be allowed only if the taxpayer elects in the return to use the standard deduction, and the State Revenue Commissioner shall by regulations prescribe the manner of signifying such election in the return. (B) If the taxpayer does not signify, in the manner provided by subparagraph (A), his election to take the standard deduction, it shall not be allowed. If he does so signify, such election shall be irrevocable. (3) Husband and \Vife.-In the case of separate returns by a husband and wife, the standard deduction shall not be allowed to either if the net income of one of the spouses is determined without regard to the standard deduction. ( 4) Short period.-In the case of a taxable year of less than twelve months on account of a change in the accounting period, the standard deduction shall not be allowed. Section 4. That Section 92-3119 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, as amended, which section relates to the basis for li!.scertaining the gain derived or the loss sustained from the sale or other disposition of property, be further amended by adding to the end of said section new subsections to be designated as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) and which subsections shall read as follows: "(d). Limitations of Gains and Losses.-There shall be included in 'gross income' of a taxpayer, as defined in Code Section 92-3107, gains from the sale or exchange of 'capital assets' as hereinafter defined, and in the deductions, of a taxpayer, as defined in Code Section 92-3109 (d), to determine 'net income' as defined in Code Section 92-3108 losses from the sale or exchange of 'capital assets' only the amounts hereinafter provided. " ( 1) Definitions.- "(A) Capital Assets.-The term 'capital assets' means property held by the taxpayer (whether or not connected with his trade or business), but does not include- THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1439 "1. stock in trade of the taxpayer or other property of a ldnd which would vroperly be included in the inventory of the taxpayer if on hand at the close of the taxable year, or property held by the taxpayer primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of his trade or business; "2. property, used in his trade or business, of a character which is subject to the allowance for depreciation provided in Code Section 92-3109 (f), or real property used in his trade or business; "3. a copyright; a literary, musical, or artistic composition; or similar property; held by- " (i ) a taxpayer whose personal efforts created such property, or "(ii) a taxpayer in whose hands the basis of such property is determined, for the purpose of determining gain from a sale or exchange, in whole or in part by reference to the basis of such property in the hands of the person whose personal efforts created such property; or "4. an obligation of the United States or any of its possessions, or of a State or Territory, or any political subdivision thereof, or of the District of Columbia, issued on or after March 1, 1941, on a discount basis and payable without interest at a fixed maturity date not exceeding one year from the date of issue. "(B) Short-Term Capital Gain.-The term 'short-term capital gain' means gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for not more than 6 months, if and to the extent such gain is taken into account in computing gross income; "(C) Short-Term Capital Loss.-The term 'short-term capital loss' means loss from the ~ale or exchange of a capital asset held for not more than 6 months, if and to the extent such loss is taken into account in computing net income; "(D) Long-Term Capital Gain.-The term 'long-term capital gain' means gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for more than 6 months, if and to the extent such gain is taken into account in computing gross income; "(E) Long-Term Capital Loss.-The term 'long-term capital loss' means loss from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for more than 6 months, if and to the extent such loss is taken into account in computing net income; "(F) Net Short-Term Capital Gain.-The term 'net shortterm capital gain' means the excess of short-term capital gains for the taxable year over the short-term capital losses for such year; "(G) Net Short-Term Capital Loss.-The term 'net shortterm capital loss' means the excess of short-term capital losses for the taxable year over the short-term capital gains for such year; "(H) Net Long-Term Capital Gain.-The term 'net longterm capital gain' means the excess of long-term capital gains 1440 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, for the taxable year over the long-1.enn capital losses for such year; "(I) Net Long-Term Capital Loss.-The term 'net long-term capital loss' means the excEss of long-term capital losses for the taxable year over the long-term capital gains for such year. "(J) Net Capital Gain.- "1. Corporation.-In the case of a corporation, the term 'net capital gain' means the excess of the gains from sales or exchanges of capital assets over the losses from such sales or exchanges; and "2. Other Taxpayers.-In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, the term 'net capital gain' means the excess of (i) the sum of the gains from sales or exchanges of capital assets, plus net income of the taxpayer or $1,000, whichever is smaller, over (ii) the losses from such sales or exchanges. For purposes of this clause, net income shall be computed without regar dto gains or losses from sales or exchanges of capital assets. "(K) Net Capital Loss.-The term 'net capital loss' means the excess of the losses from sales or exchanges of capital a~sets over the sum allowed under paragraph (3) of this subsection. "(2) Percentage Taken into Account.-In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, if for any taxable year the net long-term capital gain exceeds the net short-term capital loss, fifty per centum of the amount of such excess shall be a deduction from gross income. In the case of an estate or trust, the deduction shall be computed by excluding the portion, if any, of the gains for the taxable year from sales or exchanges of capital assets which is includible by the income beneficiaries as gain derived from the sale or exchange of capital assets. " (3) Limitation on Capital Losses.- " (A) Corporations.-In the case of a corporation, losses from sales or exchanges of capital assets shall be allowed only to the extent of gains frcm such sales or exchanges. "(B) Other Taxpayers.-In the case of a taxpayer, other than a corporation, losses from sales or exchanges of capital assets shall be allowed only to the extent of the gains from such sales or exchanges, plus the net income of the taxpayer or $1,000, whichever is smaller. For purposes of this subparagraph, net income shall be computed without regard to gains or losses from sales or exchanges of capital assets. "(4) Capital Loss Carry-Over.- " (A) Method of Computation.-If for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1951, the taxpayer has a net capital loss, the amount thereof shall be a short-term capital loss in each of the five succeeding taxable years to the extent that such amount exceeds the total of any net capital gains of any . taxable years intervening between the taxable year in which the net capital loss arose and such succeeding taxable year. For pur- THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1441 a poses of this subparagraph net capital gain shall be computed without regard to such net capital loss or to any net capital losses arising in any such intervening taxable years. "(B) Rule for Application of Capital Loss Carry-Over from 1951.-The amount of the net short-term capital loss of the last taxable year beginning in 1951 (computed without regard to amounts treated as short-term capital losses from the preceding taxable year), which is not in excess of the net income for such taxable year, shall, to the extent of the net short-term capital gain for the succeeding taxable y2ar (comput2d without regard to this subparagraph), be a short-term capital loss of such succeeding taxable year. " (5) Retirement of Bonds, Etc.-For the purpose of this chapter, amounts received by the holder upon the retirement of bonds, debentures, notes, or certificates or other evidences of indebtedness issued by any corpcration (including those issued by a government or political subdivision thereof), with interest coupons or in registered form, shall be considered as amounts received in exchange therefor. " (6) Gains and losses from Short Sales, Etc.-For the purposes of this chapter- " (A) Gains or losses frcm short sales of property shall be considered as gains or losses from sales or exchanges of capital assets; and "(B) Gains or losses attributable to the failure to exercise privileges or options to buy or sell property shall be considered as short te1m capital gains or losses. "(7) Determination of Period for Which Held.-For the purpose of thi;; Subsection.- " (A) In determining the period for which the taxpayer has held property received on an exchange (or on a purchase qualifying under subsections (e) and (f) of this section) there shall be inc:uded the period for wh:ch he held the property exchanged, (or sold when qualifying under subsections (e) and (f) of this section) if under the provisions of Code Section 92-3120, the property received has, for the purpose of detennining gain or loss from a sale or exchange the same basis in whole or in part in his hands as the property exchanged (or sold, when qualifying undro:r subsections (e) and (f) of this section). "(B) In determining the period for which the taxpayer has held property however acquired there shall be included the period for which such property was held by any other person, if under the provisions of Code Section 92-3119, such property has, for the purpose of determining gain or loss from a sale or exchange, the same basis in who:e or in part in his hands as it would have in the hands of such other person. " (C) In determining the period for which the taxpayer has held stock or securities received upon a distribution where no gain was recognized to the distributee under the provision of Code Section 92-3120, there shall be included the period for which he held the stock or securities in the distributing corporation prior to the receipt of the stock or securities upon such 1442 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, distribution. "(D) In determining the period for which the taxpayer has held stock or securities the acquisition of which (or the contract or option to acquire which) resulted in the non-deductibility under Code Section 92-3109 (d) relating to wash sales of the loss from the sale or other disposition of substantially identical stock or securities there shall be included the period for which he held the stock or securities the loss from the sale or other disposition of which was not deductible. "(E) In determining the period for which the taxpayer has held stock or rights to acquire stock received upon a non-taxable stock dividend or split-up of the stock, there shall be included the period for which he held the stock in the distributing corporation prior to the receipt of such stock or rights upon such distribution. "(F) In determining the period for which the taxpayer has held stock or securities acquired from a corporation by the exercise of rights to acquire such stock or securities, there shall be included only the period beginning with the date upon which the right to acquire was exercised." " (e) Involuntary Conversion.-If property (as a result of its destruction in whole or in part, theft, seizure, or requisition or condemnation or threat or imminence thereof) is compulsorily or involuntarily converted- " (1) Conversion into Similar Property.-Into property similar or related in service or use to the property so converted, no gain shall be recognized. "(2) Conversion into Money.-lnto money or into property not similar or related in service or use to the converted property, the gain, if any, shall be recognized except to the extent hereinafter provided. "(A) Nonrecognition of Gain.-lf the taxpayer during the period specified in subparagraph (B), for the purpose of replacing the property so converted, purchased other property similar or related in service or use to the property so converted, or purchases stock in the acquisition of control of a corporation owning such other property, at the election of the taxpayer the gain shall be recognized only to the extent that the amount realized upon such conversion (regardless of whether such amount is received in one or more taxable years) exceeds the cost of such other property or such stock. Such election shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner may by regulations prescribe. For the purpose of this paragraph, no property or stock acquired before the disposition of the converted property shall be considered to have been acquired for the purpose of replacing such converted property unless held by the taxpayer on the date of such disposition. "(B) Period Within Which Property Must be Replaced.This period referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be the period beginning with the date of the disposition of the converted property, or the earliest date of the threat or imminence of requisition or condemnation of the converted property, whichever is the earlier, and ending- THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1443 "1. One year after the close of the first taxable year in which any part of the gain upon the conversion is realized, or "2. subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified by the Commissioner, at the close of such later date as the Commissioner may designate upon application by the taxpayer. Such application shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner may by regulations prescribe. "(C) Time for Assessment of Deficiency Attributable to Gain Upon Conve1sion.-If a taxpayer has made the election provided in subparagraph (A), then (1) the statutory period for the assessment of any deficiency, for any taxable year in which any part of the gain upon such conversion is realized, attributable to such gain shall not expirEl prior to the expiration of three years from the date the Commissioner is notified for the taxpayer (in such manner as the Commissioner may by regulations prescribe) of the replacement of the converted property or of an intention not to replace, and (2) such deficiency may be assessed prior to the expiration of such three-year period notwithstanding the provisions of Section 92-3303 or the provisions of any other law or rule of law which would otherwise prevent such assessment. "(D) Time for Assessment of Other Deficiencies Attributable to Election.-If the election provided in subparagraph (A) is made by the taxpayer and such other property or such stock was purchased prior to the beginning of the last taxable year in which any part of the gain upon such conversion is realized, any deficiency, to the extent resulting from such election, for any taxable year ending before such last taxable year may be assessed (notwithstanding the provisions of Section 92-3303 or the provisions of any other law or rule of law which would otherwise prevent such assessment) at any time before the expiration of the period within which a deficiency for such last taxable year may be assessed. "This subsection shall not apply in the case cf property used by the taxpayer as his principal residence, as to which see subsection (f) below. "(3) Basis of New Property.-Where the purchase of new property under this subsection results in the nonrecognition of gain upon the conversion of old property, the basis of computing gain or loss on the subsequent sale or exchange shall be the same as the converted property, with adjustments for additions or recoveries including proper allowances for depreciation and depletion, with other adjustments to property as are now provided by law. If a partial recognition of gain results, the basis shall be that as stated above plus any recognized gain under this section. For the purpose of computing depreciation and depletion under Section 92-3109 (f), the basis for such depreciation or depletion shall be the same basis as the converted property, with adjustments as stated hereinabove." "(f) Sale of Exchange of Residence.- " ( 1) Loss on Sale or Exchange of Residence.-Loss from the 1444 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, sale or exchange of property used by the taxpayer as his residence is not recognized and cannot be deducted. "(2) Nonrecognition of Gain.-If property (hereinafter in this subsection called 'old residence') used by the taxpayer as his principal residence is sold by him and, within a period beginning one year prior to the date of such sale and ending one year after such date, property (hereinafter in this subsection called 'new residence') is purchased and used by the taxpayer as his principal residence, gain (if any) from such sale shall be recognized only to the extent that the taxpayer's selling price of the old residence exceeds the taxpayer's cost of purchasing the new residence. "(3) Rules for Application of Subsection.-For the purposes of this subsection: "(A) An exchange by the taxpayer of his residence for other property shall be considered as a sale of such residence, and the acquisition of a residence upon the exchange of property shall be considered as a purchase of such residence. "(B) If the taxpayer's residence (as a result of its destruction in whole or in part, theft, or seizure) is compulsorily or involuntarily converted into property or into money, such destruction, theft, or seizure shall be considered as a sale of the residence; and if the residence is so converted into property which is used by the taxpayer as his residence, such conversion shall be considered as a purchase of such property by the taxpayer. "(C) In the case of an exchange or conversion described in subparagraph (A) or (B), in determining the extent to which the selling price of the old residence exceeds the taxpayer's cost of purchasing the new residence, the amount realized by the taxpayer upon such exchange or conversion shall be considered the selling price of the old residence. " (D) A residence, any part of which was constructed or reconstructed by the taxpayer, shall be considered as purchased by the taxpayer. In detennining the taxpayer's cost of purchasing a residence, there shall be included only so much of his cost as is attributable to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and improvements made which are properly chargeable to capital account, during the period specified in paragraph (2). "(E) If a residence is purchased by the taxpayer prior to the date of his sale of the old residence, the purchased residence shall not be treated as his new residence if sold or otherwise disposed of by him prior to the date of the sale of the old residence. "(F) If the tapayxer, during the period described in Paragraph (2), purchases more than one residence which is used by him as his principal residence at some time within one year after the date of the sale of the old residence, only the last of such residences so used by him after the date of such sale shall constitute the new residence. If within the one year referred to in the preceding sentence property used by the taxpayer as his principal residence is destroyed, stolen, seized, requisitioned, or con., demned, or is sold or exchanged under threat or imminence thereof; THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1445 then for the purposes of the preceding sentence such one year shall be considered as ending with the date of such destruction, theft, seizure, requisition, condemnation, sale, or exchange. " (G) In the case of a new residence the construction of which was commenced by the taxpayer prior to the expiration of one year after the date of the sale of the old residence, the period specified in paragraph (2), and the one year referred to in subparagraph (F) of this paragraph, shall be considered as including a period of 18 months beginning with the date of the sale of the old residence. "(4) Limitation.-The provisions of paragraph (2) shall not be applicable with respect to the sale of the taxpayer's residence if within one year prior to the date of such sa1e the taxpayer sold at a gain other property used by him as his principal residence, and any part of such gain was not recognized by reason of the provisions of paragraph (2). For the purposes of this paragraph, the destruction, theft, seizure, requisition, or condemnation of property or the sale or exchange of property under threat or imminence thereof, shall not be considered as a sale of such property. " (5) Basis of New Residence.-Where the purchase of a new residence results, under paragraph (2), in the non-recognition of gain upon the sale of an old residence, in determining the adjusted basis of the new residence as of any time following the sale of the old residence, the adjustments to basis shall include a reduction by an amount equal to the amount of the gain not so recognized upon the sale of the old residence. For this purpose, the amount of the gain not so recognized upon the sale of the residence includes only so much of such gain as is not recognized by reason of the cost, up to such time, of purchasing the new residence. "(6) Tenant-Stockholder in a Cooperative Apartment Corporation.-For the purpose of this subsection references to property used by the taxpayer as his principal tesidence and references to the residence of a taxpayer, shall include stock held by a tenant-stockholder in a cooperative apartment if- " (A) in the case of stock sold, the apartment which the taxpayer was entitled to occupy as such stockholder was used by him as his principal residence, and "(B) In the case of stock purchased, the taxpayer used as his principal residence the apartment which he was entitled to occupy as such stockholder. "(7) Statute of Limitations.-If the taxpayer during a taxable year sells at a gain property used by him as his principal residence, then- "(A) The statutory period for the assessment of any deficiency attributable to any part of such gain shall not expire prior to the expiration of three years from the date the Commissioner is notified by the taxpayer (in such manner as the Commissioner may by regulations prescribe) of- "1. The taxpayer's cost of purchasing the new residence which the taxpayer claims results in nonrecognition of any part of such gain, 1'446 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, "2. The taxpayer's intention not to purchase a new residence within the period specified in paragraph (2), or "3. A failure to make mch purchase within such period; and "(B) Such deficiency may be assessed prior to the expiration of such three year period notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or rule of law which would otherwise prevent such assessment. "(g) Gains or Losses on Sales or Exchange of Other Than Capital Assets.-In the case of the sale or exchange or 'other assets' used in a trade or business, the following rule shall apply: "(1) In the case of a loss it shall be deemed an ordinary loss and deductible in full from other income. " (2) In the case of a gain and the property used in the trade or business has been held longer than six months, only 50% of the gain shall be taken into account. " (3) In the case of more than one sale or exchange under this subsection, all such sales or exchanges during the taxable year shall be grouped together and treated as one transaction, so that the actual net gain or loss from all such transactions during the year shall be considered in applying the provisions of this subsection regardless of whether such property were used in one or more businesses of the taxpayer. " (4) For the purpose of this subsection the term "other assets" shall mean tangible property other than capital assets, as defined in subsection (d) above, except property held for resale or which would properly be includable in inventory. It shall include inventory only in the event of complete liquidation of a trade or business and all assets used in the course of such trade or business are sold or exchanged in order to effect such liquidation." Section 5. That Code Section 92-3303 relating to the period of limitation upon assessment and collection of income taxes be amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) in their entirety in inserting in lieu thereof new subsections (a) and (b) as hereinbelow provided and further amending said section by adding a new subsection to be designated as subsection (f) as stated hereinbelow. Said subsections (a), (b) and (f) when so amended shall read as follows: "(a) Except as provided in the subsections below of this section, the amount of income tax imposed by this law shall be assessed within three years after the return was filed and no proceeding in court without assessment for the collection of such taxes shall be begun after the expiration of such period. For the purposes of this section a return filed before the last day prescribed by law for filing thereof, shall be considered as filed on such last day, or if an extension of time for filing a return is granted, and the return is filed on or before the extended date, it shall be considered filed on such extended due date. "(b) (1) In the case of income received during the lifetime of a decedent, or by his estate during the period of administration, or by THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1447 a corporation, the tax shall be assessed and any proceeding in court without assessment for the collection of such tax shall be begun, within 18 months after written request therefor (filed after the return is made) by the executor, administrator, or other fiduciary representing the estate of such decedent, or by the corporation, but not after the expiration of 3 years after the return was filed. This paragraph of this subsection shall not apply in the case of a corporation, unless- "(A) Such written request notifies the Commissioner that the corporation contemplates dissolution at or before the expiration of such 18 months period; and "(B) The dissolution is in good faith begun before the expiration of such 18 months period; and "(C) The dissolution is completed. "(2) If the taxpayer omits from gross income an amount properly includible therein which is in excess of 25 per centum of the amount of gross income stated in the return, the tax may be assessed or a proceeding in court for the collection of such tax may be begun without assessment, at any time within six years after the retmn was filed. " (3) If the taxpayer omits from gross income an amount properly includible therein as an amount distributed in liquidation of a corporation, the tax may be assessed or a proceeding in court for the collection of such tax may be begun without assessment, at any time within five years after the return was filed, " (4) In the case of a false or fraudulent return with intent to evade tax, or a failure to file a return, the tax may be assessed or a proceeding in court for the collection of such tax may be begun without assessment at any time." "(f) Where before the expiration of the time prescribed in this law for the assessment of the tax, the taxpayer and the United States Treasury Department, through and by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue or other officer of the United States, have consented in v;Titing to an extension of time in which the United States Income Tax may be assessed, the tax under this law may be assessed, or refunded, at any time prior to the expiration of the time agreed upon, with such additional time added as specified hereinbelow. "If the amount of the net income for any year of the taxpayer under this law, and as returned to the United States Treasury Department, is changed and col'l'ected by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue or other officer of the United States of Competent authority, such taxpayer, within two years after final determination of the corrected net income, shall make return to the Commissioner of Revenue of such corrected income, and the Commissioner shall make assessment or refund based thereon within one year from the date the return required by this Section is filed and not thereafter. If the taxpayer does not make such return reflecting the corrected net income, but the Commissioner receives from the United States Government or one of its Agents a report reflecting such corrected net income, the Commissioner shall make assessment for taxes due based thereon within five years from the date the report from the United States Government or its Agent is actually received and not thereafter. 1448 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, "In the event the taxpayer fails to notify the Commissioner of such final determination of United States Income Taxes, the Commissioner shall thereupon proceed to determine, upon such evidence as he may have brought to his attention or shall otherwise acquire, the corrected income of such taxpayer for the fiscal or calendar year, or years, and if there shall be any additional tax due the same shall be assessed and collected; and if there shall have been an overpayment of taxes for the year or years the taxpayer, by his failure to notify the Commissioner as herein required, shall forfeit his rights to any refund due by reason of such change." Be it further enacted that the provisions of said Sections 92-3303 (a) (b) and (f) as hereinabove enacted or amended, shall apply to and be in full force and effect for all years that remain open at the time of passage of this Act, under the Statue of Limitation, Code Section 92-3303, as it existed immediately prior to the passage of this act. Section 6. That Section 92-3301 of the 1933 Code of Georgia, as amended, is hereby further amended by striking the last sentence of Subsection (b) of said Section and inserting in lieu thereof the following sentence: "If any installment is not paid on or before the date fixed for its payment, the whole amount of the tax unpaid shall immediately become due and payable without notice and demand from the Commissioner, and interest shall be added from said date at the rate of six per centum per annum until the amount of tax is paid." Section 7. That Subsection (c) of Section 92-3301 of the Code of Georgia as amended, which section relates to the payment of interest if the time for filing the return be extended, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "In the event of such extension the Commissioner may require the filing of a tentative return which shall show thereon the amount of tax which the taxpayer estimates he will owe on a completed and final return. The taxpayer may pay onethird of the total tax shown to be due on the tentative return. If the tentative is underestimated, the completed return, when filed, shall be accompanied by payment of the difference between the tax installments paid and the amount of installments that would be due as shown by the completed return. Interest shall be computed at the rate of six per cent per annum on the amount of such principal difference from the original due date until the date the completed return is filed. Nothing herein shall be construed to mean that the taxpayer forfeits his rights to continue payment on the installment basis, by reason of his failure to pay at least one-third of the tax shown to be due on the completed return. If, however, the taxpayer shall fail to pay the interest on or before the next installment date after the completed return is filed, it shall be the same as if he had failed to pay such next installment in full, in which case Subsection (d) of this section relating to failure to pay installments shall apply and the entire balance shall become immediately due and payable." THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1449 Section 8. That Code Section 92-3305 which section relates to additions to tax in case of non-payment, is hereby further amended by striking the words, "one per centum a month" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "six per centum per annum", so that said section when amended shall read as follows: "(a) Where the amount determined by the taxpayer as the tax imposed by this law, or any installment thereof, or any part of such amount or installment, is not paid on or before the date prescribed for its payment, there shall be collected, as a part of the tax, interest upon such unpaid amount at the rate of six per centum per annum from the date prescribed for its payment until it is paid. (b) Where a deficiency, or any interest or additional amounts assessed in connection therewith, or any addition to the tax in case of delinquency, is not paid in full within 10 days from the date of notice and demand from the Commissioner, there shall be collected, as part of the tax, interest upon the unpaid amount at the rate of six per centum per annum from such date until it is paid." Section 9. That Code Section 92-3109, which section relates to deductions from gross income, is hereby further amended by striking the words "net income as computed without the benefit of this section" at the end of subsection (g) thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the words "gross income less business expenses set forth herein under subsection (a) of this section" so that said subection (g), when amended, shall read as follows: "(g) Contributions or gifts.-Contributions or gifts made within the income year to corporations or associations, including community chest funds, foundations, and trusts created solely for charitable purposes, that are operated solely and exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or individual, in the case of individuals to an amount not in excess of 15 per centum of the taxpayer's gross income less business expenses, and in the case of Corporations to an amount not in excess of 5 per centum of the Corporation's net taxable income computed without benefit of this subsection." Section 10. That Section 92-3109 of the Code of Georgia, as amended, which section relates to deductions from gross income, is hereby further amended by striking subsection (c) in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new subsection (c): "(c) Taxes.-Effective January 1, 1938, taxes paid or accrued within the taxable year, except State income taxes, estate and inheritance taxes, gift taxes, cigar and cigarette taxes, gasoline taxes and taxes assessed for local benefits of a kind tending to increase the value of the property assessed: Provided further, that where the entire net income of the taxpayer is not taxable by the State of Georgia, then the taxpayer may only deduct such Federal 1450 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, net income taxes in the same proportion that the net income taxable by the State of Georgia bears to the entire net income taxable by the Federal Government. Provided, however, that if the taxpayer is a veteran of World War II, and by virtue of his service with the armed forces of the United States he was unable to file or did not file a State income tax return for any year while in the service, he may upon filing such return or returns at any time while in the service, or within six months after his discharge therefrom, in computing net taxable income in the State income tax returns, deduct from gross income year by year, the amount of Federal income taxes accrued and shown to be due, whether paid or not within such year, provided such Federal income taxes are actually paid within the time prescribed by the Federal law for such payment; and provided further that where any such veteran taxpayer has prior to January 26, 1950 paid State income taxes on income for the war years 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945 and 1946 without the benefit of the deduction of Federal income taxes hereby allowed year by year, he shall be credited or refunded the tax so paid if claim therefor is filed with the Department of Revenue of the State of Georgia within twelve months after January 26, 1950, or within twelve months from the date of last payment as prescribed by the Federal law, whichever is later. In the case of such credits or refunds no interest shall accrue after the date of passage of this Act." Section 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that, with the exception of Section 6 of this Act which provides for its own effective date, the provisions of this Act shall apply to and be in full force and effect for all taxable years ending on and after the passage of this Act. Section 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that if any part of this Act should be declared unconstitutinal, then and in that event the remaining parts, portions or sections of said Act shall remain in full force and effect. Section 13. 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 report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 762. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Income Tax Act so as to provide for the non-recognition of certain gains on corporate liquidations, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1952 1451 On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HE 871. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that members of the Retirement System shall be entitled to prior service credits for employment rendered prior to becoming a member, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HE 884. By Messrs. Pickett of Pickens and Murr of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the Department of Public Safety may assess fees for providing photostats of accident reports, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HE 724. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to grant extensions of time for filing income tax returns by returning Korean war veterans, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 238. By Senators Peterson of the 16th, Grayson of the 1st, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that banking institutions shall be subject to taxation on an equal basis, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HE 6'50. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize members of the State Patrol to exercise authority in preventing the wearing of masks, and for other purposes. 1452 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 9:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. The motion prevailed, and HB 650 was carried over to the next day under the order of unfinished business. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 9:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1453 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, February 1, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 9:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the committees: HB 995. By Messrs. Leach of Rockdale and Adams of Brantley: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the definition of the practice of law, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 996. By Messrs. Key of Jasper, McCracken of Jefferson, Todd of Glascock, Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren and Hall of Floyd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to make certain changes in the license or occupation tax relating to corporations; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 997. By Messrs. Smith and Edenfield of Emanuel: l454 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to abolish the office of tax-receiver and tax-collector of Emanuel County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HR 279-997a. By Mr. Sivell of Harris: A Resolution to compensate Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Coppock, father and mother of Carolyn A. Coppock, a minor, who drowned in the swimming pool at the Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park, which is owned and operated by the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. HR 280-997b. By Messrs. Nightingale and Gowen of Glynn: A Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution authorizing Glynn County to levy a tax not to exceed one mill on all the taxable property in the county for the purpose of creating and setting aside a fund to be used in assisting, promoting, and encouraging the location of new industries in Glynn County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. HR 281-997c. By Mr. Mull of Fannin: A Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to County School Superintendent, so as to provide for the election of members of the County Board of Education of Fannin County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. HR 282-997d. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to county system of public schools, so as to authorize certain persons to divide Dodge County into five school districts for the election by the people of members of the County Board of Education from such school districts; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. HB 998. By Mr. Key of Jasper: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the Georgia Retailers' and Consumers' Eales and Use Tax Act, so as to provide certain additional exemptions from such tax, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Key of Jasper asked unanimous consent that HB 998 be engrossed. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was ordered engrossed. HB 999. By Messrs. Barber and Short of Colquitt: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1455 A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Moultrie, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 1000. By Messrs. Barber of Colquitt and Barber of Jackson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the mother of any illegitimate child shall be conclusively presumed to be an unfit and unsuitable parent or guardian; to provide that the Ordinary of each county of this State shall be the guardian of any illegitimate child domiciled within the jurisdiction of such Ordinary; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. HB 1001. By Messrs. Bell, McWhorter and Mackay of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Chamblee; so as to annex additional territory, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 1002. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act entitled An Act to fix the compensation of the chairman and members of the Board of Education in all counties having a population of not less than 28,427 and not more than 28,437, to provide compensation of the chairman, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. Mr. Freeman of Monroe County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to Constitution #1 has had under con- sideration the following Resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 276-990a. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Freeman of Monroe, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Ml'. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chair- 1456 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, man, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 982. Do Pass. HB 986. Do Pass. HB 987. Do Pass. HB 991. Do Pass. HB 993. Do Pass. HB 983. Do Pass. SB 357. Do Pass. SB 287. Do Pass. SB 354. Do Pass. SB 356. Do Pass. SB 295. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Langdale of Lowndes County, Chairman of the Committee on Game and Fish, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Game and Fish has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 909. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Langdale of Lowndes, Chairman. Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judi- ciary # 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #1 has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolution of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 315. Do Pass. SB 243. Do Pass. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1457 SB 174. Do Pass. SB 223. Do Pass. SB 172. Do Pass. HR 272-976b. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Hollis of Muscogee County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary #2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #2 has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 716. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Hollis of Muscogee, Chairman. Mr. Rowland of Johnson County, Chairman of the Committee on Industrial Relations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Industrial Relations has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 992. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Rowland of Johnson, Chairman. Mr. M. Smith of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Insurance, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Insurance has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 868. Do Pass. 1458 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 930. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, M. Smith of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 984. HB 988. HB 989. HB 990. SB 257. SB 316. SB 337. SB 350. SB 351. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. Do Pass. SB 359. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. Mr. Brazeal of Terrell County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Highway #l, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Highway #1 has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 892. Do Pass, as Amended. HB 935. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Brazeal of Terrell, Chairman. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1459 Mr. Smiley of Liberty County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Appropriations has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 264-967a. Do Pass. HR 251-931A. Do Pass. HR 273-976c. Do Pass. HR 248-927h. Do Pass. HR 247-927g. Do Pass. HR 271-976a. Do Pass. HR 246-927f. Do Pass. HR 232-908a. Do Pass. HR 188-810a. Do Pass. HR 263-962b. Do Pass. HR 239-908h. Do Not Pass. HR 226-861g. Do Not Pass. HR 108-517c. Do Not Pass. HR 212-83Cc. Do Not Pass. HR 241-927a. Do Not Pass. HR 242-927b. Do Not Pass. HR 270-976d. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Smiley of Liberty, Chairman. Mr. Adams of Brantley County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had under consideration the fol1owing Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chahman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 816. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Adams of Brantley, Chairman. 1460 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 820. Do Pass, by Substitute. HB 837. Do Not Pass. HB 970. Do Pass. HB 971. Do Pass. HB 985. Do Pass. SB 292. Do Pass. SB 332. Do Pass. SB 333. Do Pas!!. SB 334. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. Mr. Smith of Emanuel County, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Temperance has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 96. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Smith of Emanuel, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof : Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following Resolution of the House: HR 275. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell and many others: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1461 A resolution urging Hon. Richard B. Russell to run for Presidency of the United States, and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 29. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Gowen of Glynn, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A bill to facilitate vehicular traffic in the State of Georgia by providing for the construction, maintenance, repair and operation of turnpike projects; creating the Georgia Turnpike Authority and defining its powers and duties; providing for financing such projects by the issuance of turnpike revenue bonds of the Authority, payable solely from the tolls, etc. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: SR 92. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A resolution proposing an amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution to provide for a system of pension and disability benefits to all officers and employees of the City of Atlanta and their dependents, and for other purposes. SR 93. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A resolution proposing an amendment to Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph I of the Constitution by providing for the selection of the County School Superintendent of Fulton County by the Board of Education of said County, and for other purposes. SB 361. By Senator McLaughlin of the 3rd: A bill to place certain county officers and employees of Wayne County on a salary system instead of fee basis; to provide for mileage expense for the sheriff and chief deputy sheriff in addition to salary; and for other purposes. SB 362. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to change the name of the recorder's court of Atlanta to the Municipal Court of Atlanta and provide the recorders shall become judges of said court, and for other purposes. SB 365. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to provide that in counties having a population of not less than 4500 nor more than 4525, the clerk of the superior court shall be paid a subsistence allowance of $25.00 a month in addition to fees, and for other purposes. 1462 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 682. By Mr. Hall of Toombs: A bill creating the City Court of Lyons, so as to increase compensation of the Judge and Solicitor of said Court; and for other purposes. HB 845. By Mr. Terry of Murray: A bill to amend an Act creating the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Murray County, approved March 20, 1939 (Ga. Laws 1939, p. 69) so as to provide for an increase in the salary of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenue of Murray County; to provide for the date when this Act shall become effective; and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorablyreported, were read the second time: HB 716. By Messrs. Overby of Hall, Nightingale of Glynn, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 9-103 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide period of bona fide residence before making application to stand bar examination, and for other purposes. HB 816. By Messrs. Covington of Floyd, Dicus of Muscogee, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 53-205 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the issuance of marriage licenses, and for other purposes. HB 820. By Messrs. Claxton of Camden, Durden of Dougherty, and Hopkins of Charlton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to toll road from Florida line to St. Marys, and for other purposes. HB 892. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 69-407 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to street improvements by municipalities, and for other purposes. HB 909. By Mr. Tillman of Appling: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 45-401 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to hunting or fishing on posted lands, and for other purposes. HB 935. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Greer of Lanier: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the purchase of an airplane by the State Highway Department, and for other purposes. HB 970. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the financial responsibility of financially children to support needy parents FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 applying for old age assistance, and for other purposes. 1463 HB 971. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren, and Key of Jasper: A bill to be entitled an Act to legalize the creation of housing authorities, and for other purposes. HB 982. By Messrs. Scoggin, Hall, and Covington of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the passage of zoning rules and regulations by Floyd County, and for other purposes. HB 983. By Messrs. Scoggin, Hall, and Covington of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing rules governing the payment of pensions to employees of Floyd County, and for other purposes. HB 984. By Messrs. Cranford and Robertson of Coweta: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the City of Newnan to close Black Street, and for other purposes. HB 985. By Messrs. Durden and Gardner of Dougherty: A bill to be entitled an Act to prvide for holding four terms a year of the Superior Court of Dougherty County, and for other purposes. HB 986. By Messrs. Vandiver and Wood of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the retirement benefits of the pension plan for employees of Bibb County, and for other purposes. HB 987. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay, and Wood of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to include officers and employees chosen by popular vote under the pension plan for employees of Bibb County, and for other purposes. HB 988. By Messrs. Graham, Holley, and Bell of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that members of the City Council of Augusta shall be eligible to succeed themselves one time, and for other purposes. HB 989. By Messrs. Graham, Holley, and Bell of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the use of voting machines in Augusta, and for other purposes. HB 990. By Messrs. Graham, Holley, and Bell of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to create the Augusta-Richmond County Building Authority, and for other purposes. 1464 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 991. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the board of examiners of master and journeyman plumbers shall receive $15.00 per day, and for other purposes. HB 992. By Messrs. Lovett of Laurens, Bell of Richmond, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to require the State Board of Workmen's Compensation to review and make recommendations on resolutions. seeking compensation for damages from the State, and for other purposes. HB 993. By Messrs. Bell and Mackay of DeKalb: ' A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to name an additional member to the bond commission of DeKalb County, and for other purposes. HR 188-810a. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay, and Wood of Bibb: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Jack P. Black, and for other purposes. HR 232-908a. By Mr. Adams of Brantley: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Vinson Lane, and for other purposes. HR 246-927f. By Mr. Neville of Bulloch: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Durance Waters, and for other purposes. HR 247-927g. By Messrs. White and Kelley of Gwinnett: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Mrs. Floyde Addington, and for other purposes. HR 248-927h. By Messrs. White and Kelley of Gwinnett: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Jarvis Johnson, and for other purposes. HR 251-93la. By Mr. Covington of Floyd: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to James Taylor and Lamar Shiflett, and for other purposes. HR 263-962b. By Mr. Scott of Thomas: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Lieutenant Ben Grace, and for other purposes. HR 264-967a. By Mr. Owens of Tift: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1465 A resolution requesting compensation for damages to W. B. Hitchcock, and for other purposes. HR 271-976a. By Mr. Tamplin of Morgan: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Bruce F. Allen, and for other purposes. HR 272-976b. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell and Gowen of Glynn: A resolution providing for the designation of a commission to prepare a new revised code of the laws of Georgia, and for other purposes. HR 273-976c. By Messrs. Burkett and Vickers of Coffee: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Henry A. Wiggs, and for other purposes. HR 276-990a. By Messrs. Bell, Holley, and Graham of Richmond: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to authorize the City of Augusta and Richmond County to enter into contracts with each other, and for other purposes. SB 172. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 3-505 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the abatement and survival of actions and causes of actions, and for other purposes. SB 174. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the recovery of necessary expenses resulting from the death of a person by criminal negligence, and for other purposes. SB 223. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that an applicant for benefits under the Aid to Dependent Children Act shall give the name and address of the father of an illegitimate child, and for other purposes. SB 243. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of the office of superior court reporter emeritus, and for other purposes. SB 257. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the Town of Snellville, and for other purposes. SB 287. By Senator McCranie of the 48th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the com- 1466 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, pensation of the Tax Commissioner of Dodge County, and for other purposes. SB 292. By Senators Hagan of the 17th, Mashburn of the 33rd, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize members of the commission on alcoholism to travel on official business, and for other purposes. SB 295. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that Fulton County may operate community centers, and for other purposes. SB 315. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 81-1001 of the Code relating to sufficiency of pleadings, and for other purposes. SB 316. By Senator Mavity of the 44th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the division of the Town of Fort Oglethorpe into wards, and for other purposes. SB 332. By Senators Millican of the 52nd, Hawes of the 30th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that recipients of aid under the Aid to Dependent Children Act may have $600.00 as an emergency fund, and for other purposes. SB 333. By Senators Millican of the 52nd, Hawes of the 30th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that recipients of aid under the Aid to the Blind Act may have $600.00 as an emergency fund, and for other purposes. SB 334. By Senators Millican of the 52nd, Hawes of the 30th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that recipients of aid under the Old Age Assistance Act may have $600.00 as an emergency fund, and for other purposes. SB 337. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Board of Education of the City of Marietta to sell vacant property held by said board, and for other purposes. SB 350. By Senator Mavity of the 44th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the City of Rossville to construct connecting sewers with those of the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and for other purposes. SB 351. By Senator Davis of the 51st: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1467 A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the Mayor and Council of the City of Perry shall elect a recorder to preside over the police court, and for other purposes. SB 354. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Cobb County, and for other purposes. SB 356. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to require the Board of Education of Taliaferro County to receive bids on all purchases of $500.00 or more, and for other purposes. SB 357. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to require the Board of Commissioners of Taliaferro County to receive bids on all purchases of $500.00 or more, and for other purposes. SB 359. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act requiring law enforcement officers of Tattnall County to wear uniforms, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 917. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that candidates for Mayor and Council of the City of College Park shall be freeholders, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 918. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the detaching of a certain portion of territory from the corporate limits of the City of College Park, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 920. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: 1468 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for a more equitable sewer assessment of corner property in the City of College Park, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 921. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to amend the civil service and pension law for the City of College Park, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 922. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to amend the civil service and pension law for the City of College Park, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 923. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the eligibility requirements for voting in elections in the City of College Park, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 924. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for repaving of streets in the City of College Park, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1469 The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 937. By Messrs. Brantley and Adams of Upson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the fees of coroners and jurors in certain counties so as to change the population figures contained therein, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 1f0, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 962. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the use of a seal by the Mayor of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 262-962a. By Messrs. Alverson and M. Smith of Fulton: A resolution requiring the Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County to mark a certain execution issued on rule absolute satisfied, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 973. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay, and Wood of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to confirm the action of the Mayor and Council of the City of Macon in closing certain portions of Rose Street, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 974. By Messrs. Langdale and Register of Lowndes: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that Lowndes County shall be divided into three commissioner districts, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 974 was read and adopted: 1470 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Messrs. Langdale and Register of Lowndes move to amend HB 974, Section 2, by striking the words and figures "March 25, 1952" and substituting in lieu thereof the words and figures "March 18, 1952". The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 975. By M1. Jessup of Bleckley: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the time for holding elections in the City of Cochran, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 976. By Messrs. Langdale and Register of Lowndes: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Valdosta, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 978. By Mr. Tarpley of Union: A bill to be entitled an. Act to provide for supplementing the compensation of the sheriffs of certain counties, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Tarpley of Union moves to amend HB 978 by adding to Section 1 thereof, the following: Said sum shall be paid out of general county funds. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 281. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Marietta, and for other purposes. The following amendment to SB 281 was read and adopted: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1471 Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb County move to amend SB 281 by adding a new section thereto to be numbered appropriately and to read as follows: Section______. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that Section 5 (pertaining to the installation of manholes, catch basins, etc., and for the assessment therefor, of Georgia Laws, 1917, pages 757-767, in regard to Marietta Street Paving Assessments, being an act of the Georgia General Assembly entitled an act to amend an act to create a new charter for the City of Marietta, as approved August 15, 1904, pages 519-533) be amended by striking the said Section 5, and the same is hereby stricken and by substituting a new Section 5 therefor, to read as follows: Section 5. "Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid that the City of Marietta is empowered to install and construct in or upon any street, avenue, alley, or other public place, manholes, catch basins, necessary draining pipes, including storm water drainage and culverts, whenever in its discretion, the public necessity may require it, the cost of which with such engineering, surveying and grading as the City may see proper to do, in or upon any street, avenue, alley or other public place, which it is hereby empowered to do shall be included in the assessment provided for in this act with the cost for the improvement of a street intersection assessed against the abutting owners, p~ovided, however, the City Council in its discretion may pay a part or all of the expenses for the items and matters referred to in this Section should it appear to the Council, in its sole discretion, the facts and circumstances warrant or require such payment by the City of Marietta with regard to any project." The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 341. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a metropolitan planning district for Fulton and DeKalb Counties, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SR 86. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A resolution authorizing the issuance of a birth certificate by the State Department of Health to Robert Norton Doty, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. 1472 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 738. By Messrs. McGee, Page, and Hood of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to fix the amount of funds to be contributed by the City of Savannah to the Savannah Airport Commission annually for maintenance, and for other purposes. The following substitute to HB 738 was read and adopted: By Messrs. Page, McGee, and Hood of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act approved February 18, 1949, entitled "An Act to amend the charter of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah and the several Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto by creating a Savannah Airport Commission to administer the improvements, maintenance and operation of municipally owned airports"; which Act created said Commission, provided for the re-appointment of members, prescribed their powers and duties, and compensation, etc.; and for other purposes; and to fix the amount of funds to be contributed by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah to the Savannah Airport Commission annually for the maintenance, improvement and operation of municipally owned and operated airports as provided in constitutional amendment passed by the people of Georgia ratifying SR 54 as set out in Georgia Laws 1950, page 439, et. seq., to provide that title to airport property be vested in said Commission, empower said Commission to receive Federal and State and other funds, to sue and be sued, to declare said Commission a body corporate and politic, and for other purposes: BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, that the Act of the General Assembly approved February 18, 1949, entitled "An Act to amend the Charter of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah and the several Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto by creating a Savannah Airport Commission to administer the improvements, maintenance, and operation of municipally owned Airports, etc." be, and the same are hereby amended as follows:- SECTION I Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same that Section VI of said aforementioned Act approved February 18, 1949, be amended by striking therefrom Section VI of said Act. SECTION II Be it further enacted that Sections II, III, IV, V, VII, IX, X, XI, and XII be stricken and in lieu thereof the following sections added: (Section Il) : "Be it further enacted by the authority of the same that the Savannah Airport Commission shall be composed of the present members thereof and that successors thereto shall be named prior to the termination of their office, for a period of five ( 5) years, said FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1473 present members being eligible to succeed themselves." SECTION III: Be it further enacted by authority of the same, that the said Commission is authorized to enter into contracts for the rental of buildings, land, office space, equipment and any other property now owned by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah located at or on the said Airport property, to adopt rules and regulations for the operation of said Commission and said airports, to receive all revenues from the sale or lease of any properties used in connection with said airport, rentals, fees, grants, and contributions and to make payment out of said funds for all necessary expenses, salaries, improvements, etc. ; to hire and discharge all employees necessary to fulfill the duties of said Commission and to fix the salaries and/or compensations, and to have exclusive control, custody and direction of all lands, properties and improvements fixed in them by the Acts of the General Assembly and to have general direction of the same. All employees within the classified service of the City of Savannah Civil Service Act however are excepted from the provisions of this paragraph. SECTION IV: Be it further enacted that said Savannah Airport Commission shall have the right to elect an Airport Manager, and an attorney, and to fix their tenure, salaries and duties. In addition, said Commission shall pay to the Chairman of said Commission, who may be elected by said Board, a salary to be fixed by said Commission. SECTION V: Be it further enacted that the members of said Commission shall meet at least once monthly and all members shall receive as fees for said monthly meetings the sum of Twenty ($20.00) Dollars each. SECTION VI: Be it further enacted, that said Commission shall be given the right to exercise the power of eminent domain as is now given to other public bodies of said State, the procedure to be followed being similar to that now vested in municipalities, Chapter 36-101, et. seq., Georgia Annotated Code. SECTION VII: Be it further enacted that said Commission shall not later than December 15th of each year furnish to the Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah a detailed statement of their operations for the year, and their budget for the following year showing anticipated revenues and anticipated expenditures which shall be filed with the Clerk of Council, and to return to the City Treasury all funds that would not be expended by the end of the year or which have not already been contracted for or set aside to match Federal or State funds or for the payment of debts which have been made but have not yet matured. SECTION VIII: Be it further enacted, that the Chairman of said Commission shall from and after the passage of said Act retain and receive all receipts, collections, rentals, and moneys derived from the operation of said airports and from the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah and all other sources and to deposit said funds in a bank in said City and all checks to be issued by him and said Chairman shall keep a complete detailed account of all said financial transactions, and shall be furnished such clerical assistance as might be required. Said chairman shall post a surety bond in an amount to be fixed by said Commission conditioned on the faithful performance of 1474 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, his duties, the fees for said bond to be paid by the Commission. SECTION IX: Be it further enacted, that the Mayor and Aldermen shall continue to pay to the Savannah Airport Commission for the remainder of the year 1952 a sum equal to that now set aside in the budget of the Mayor and Aldermen for the year 1952, said sums to be paid to the Savannah Airport Commission either monthly or quarterly as the Mayor and Aldermen may decide. For the following years commencing with the year 1953, the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah are further directed to pay to said Savannah Airport Commission quarterly commencing January 2nd and every-three months thereafter a sum sufficient to amplify the difference between the estimated revenue against anticipated expenditures for that year as fixed in the budget of the Commission filed with City Council on December 15th of the previous year as provided in Section VII of said Act, and then in the budget for the years commencing with 1953, provide for said payments in the annual budget so that said sums contributed by the City shall together with the anticipated revenues fixed by the Commission aggregate the amount fixed by said Commission as the anticipated expenditures for the ensuing year. Any sums unexpended and unpledged and unused at the end of each year to be returned to the City Treasurer of the City of Savannah, provided however that the Mayor and Aldermen shall in no case be required to contribute and pay to said Savannah Airport Commission to amplify their anticipated revenues, more than the sum of $40,000 a year. In the event said Commission fixes more than said sum as the share to be contributed by the City, the Mayor and Aldermen shall not be obliged to pay said additional sum in excess of $40,000 unless they approve of said additional amount. SECTION X: Be it further enacted that whenever a vacancy occurs on said body, it shall become the duty of the remaining members of said Commission at a meeting to select a person to be recommended to the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah for appointment to fill said vacancy. SECTION XI: In the event that the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah shall refuse to name said appointee, the Commission shall recommend another name or names and continue to recommend a name or names until some nominee is approved by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah. All nominations for members of the Savannah Airport Commission are to be submitted to the Mayor and Aldermen not later than the last meeting of City Council in December prior to the following February when appointments on the Commission expire so that said Mayor and Aldermen then in office shall have sufficient time to act upon said recommended nomination. SECTION XII: That said Commission shall have the right to acquire, own, lease and to hold title in its own name to all lands and improvements for airport purposes, and to convey, sell and lease lands and improvements acquired by said commission, and the right, title equity and interest to all lands and improvements now used or which may hereafter be used or acquired whether within or without the corporate limits of the City of Savannah, are hereby vested in the Savannah Airport Commission and their successors. Said ownership to include the approaches, runways, easements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereto applying and belonging in said lands and in any other FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1475 lands or other improvements which may hereafter be acquired for municipally operated airports are vested in said Airport Commission, provided however that no sales or conveyances or agreements for the lease, grant or sale of any of the properties acquired for Airport purposes shall be made by the Savannah Airport Commission until said proposed sale or conveyance has been approved by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and further provided that any and all agreements or contracts for the expenditure of any sums in excess of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars for any single project or purchase or undertaking shall be approved by the Mayor and Aldermen. SECTION XIII: Be it further enacted that said Savannah Airport Commission is hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic and as such is granted the right to sue and be sued in its own name and to exercise such powers which are customary, pertinent and usual with respect to public corporate bodies generally. SECTION XIV: Said Airport Commission is given the right to apply for and receive Federal funds for any of the purposes provided for under the Federal Airport Act and to enter into any agreements with the Federal Government, particularly grant agreements, necessary under the provisions of said Act in order to become the recipient of Federal aid, under such terms and conditions as might be required by the Federal Government under grant or aid agreements, and also the right under like conditions to receive State aid or grants under such conditions as the State Government might prescribe, and shall also have the right to receive contributions from any other source, provided that the Savannah Airport Commission shall not match any funds for any purpose from any agency without the consent of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah. SECTION XV: The property of said Commission is hereby declared to be public property and free from the imposition of taxes of any kind. SECTION XVI: The City of Savannah shall continue to give necessary fire and police protection to said Airport. SECTION XVII: The Chairman of the Airport Committee of City Council shall be an Ex-Officio member of the Savannah Airport Commission. SECTION XVIII: If any portions of said Act are declared unconstitutional by any competent court, it shall not affect the remaining portions of said Act, said provisions being severable. SECTION XIX: Be it further enacted, that all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: 1476 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 283. By Mr. Green of Rabun: A RESOLUTION Authorizing expenditure by the Game and Fish Commission of certain available funds for the maintenance and improvement of the Lake Burton Fish Hatchery; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Division of Wild Life, Department of Natural Resources has a lease from the Georgia Power Company covering the Lake Burton Fish Hatchery property, and WHEREAS, funds for developing this property have been expended, and WHEREAS, it is now necessary for the proper operation and maintenance of the Fish Hatchery already constructed that more improvements be made, and WHEREAS, there is available funds which can be expended for this purpose, and WHEREAS, the maintenance of this Fish Hatchery is one of the duties and powers of the Game and Fish Commission, and WHEREAS, it is to the best interest of this State to maintain this Fish Hatchery in the best of condition; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the Director of the Game and Fish Commission is hereby authorized and empowered, with the approval of the Budgetary Commission, to expend any funds which might be made available to said Commission for the further development and maintenance of the Lake Burton Fish Hatchery property. Mr. M. Smith of Fulton asked unanimous consent that the following bills and resolution of the Senate be withdrawn from the Committee on Counties and County Matters, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Counties and County Matters: SB 245. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act establishing a joint Atlanta-Fulton County Planning Board and Board of Zoning Appeals, and for other purposes. SB 246. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that certain municipalities may have public hearings before committees and continue existing zoning regulations, and for other purposes. SB 268. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to create a County Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals in certain counties, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1477 SB 340. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a municipal court of the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. SR 85. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A resolution proposing an amendment to provide the method of selections of the Tax Commissioner of Fulton County, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bills and resolution were with drawn from the Committee on Counties and County Matters, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. Under the regular order of business, the following bills and resolutions of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 632. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Jackson of Jones, and Best of Clay: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the admission in evidence of a certified copy of a deed more than thirty years old, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. : Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Barber of Jackson Bargeron Battles Baughman Bell of DeKalb Bentley Biggers Black Boggus Bolton Boone Brantley Britton Burgamy Burkett Byrd Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Carr Cates Claxton Coffin Coogle Cranford Dally Deason Deen Denton Dews Dorsey Durham Fears Flynt Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Green of Cherokee Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Groover Hadden Hale Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Holley Hollis Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jones of Lumpkin Kelley Kemp Key Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Lovett McCracken McGarity McWhorter Mackay 1"478 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Matthews Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Overby Owens Parker Peacock Pickard Pittard Ramsey Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Rollins Rowland Russell Short Sivell Smiley M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Twitty Vickers Walker of Crawford Warren Weems White Wiggins Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Wooten Those not voting were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa, Abney of Walker, Adams of Brantley, Aycock, Ball, Barber of Colquitt, Barrett, Beasley, Bell of Richmond, Best, Birdsong, Brannen, Brazeal, Brooks, Callier, Clark, Clary, Clay, Cornelius, Covington, Dicus, Duncan, Durden, Edenfield, Gillis, Gowen, Graham, Green of Irwin, Griffith, Guthrie, Harper, Harrell, Hilton, Hood, Hopkins, Jessup, Johnson of Hall, Johnston, Jolly, Jones of Bartow, Jordan, Kennedy, Kidd, King, Lavender, Little, McGee, McKelvey, Mangum, Mims, Mishoe, Mull, Neville, Newman, Nightingale, Otwell, Page, Perkins, Pickett, Raulerson, Robertson of Dawson, Rogers, Scott, Scoggin, Sheffield, Simmons, Smith of Bryan, Smith of Emanuel, Stevens of Marion, Terry, Ursrey, Vandiver, Waldrop, Walker of Telfair, Wheeler, Whitworth, Wilkes, Wilkinson, Willis, Wood, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 123, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 672. By Mr. Tumlin of Bartow: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to enlarge the authority of the director of the Division of State Parks to sublease certain property to private citizens, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 972. By Mr. Hollis of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to regulate service charges and practices relating to installment loans, and for other purposes. Mr. Nightingale of Glynn moved that HB 972 be tabled. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1479 Mr. Mims of Miller moved that further action on HB 972 be postponed indefinitely. The motion to table was withdrawn. The motion to postpone indefinitely was withdrawn. Mr. Rogers of Heard moved that further action on HB 972 be postponed until Monday morning, and the motion prevailed. HR 146-619a. By Mr. McWhorter of DeKalb: A resolution to compensate certain newspapers for advertising proposed constitutional amendments, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. McWhorter of DeKalb moves to amend HR 146-619a by striking in its entirety the last paragraph and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "Be it further resolved that the Budget Bureau immediately make available to the Governor from any funds heretofore appropriated a sufficient amount for the purposes set forth in this resolution. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to, as amended. On the adoption of the resolution, as amended, the ayes were 103, nays 1. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted, as amended. HB 630. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn and Mr. Tarbutton of Washington: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the Jekyll Island State Park Authority to execute rights of way necessary in the construction of an intracoastal waterway, and for other purposes. The following committee substitute to HB 630 was read and adopted: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create the Jekyll Island State Park Authority," enacted February 13, 1950, (Georgia Laws 1950, page 152) as amended by an Act approved February 21, 1951, (Georgia Laws 1951, page 782) by amending Section 10 of said Act, as amended by providing that the Jekyll Island State Park Authority shall be empowered to improve no more than one-half of the highland portion of Jekyll Island; by amending Section 11 of said Act, as amended, by providing that limitations of the number of lots one lessee may hold shall not apply to any bank, building and loan association, or lending agency which may be holding lots by virtue of foreclosure; by amending Section 12 of said Act, as amended, by providing that the lots subdivided by the Authority are to be leased in groups only after publication of schedules of lease rentals and providing for the selection of sublessees by drawing and providing that said leases when executed by the Authority shall become a contract between the individual lessee, the Authority, and the State of Georgia; by amending Section 17 of said Act, as amended, by providing an interest rate of not more than six per centum for revenue certificates issued by the Authority; by amending Section 23-A of said Act, as amending, by 1480 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, provided that the Jekyll Island State Park Authority shall be empowered to execute to the United States of America spoilage easements and rights of way to the property leased to said Authority, which shall be necessary in the construction and maintenance of the Intracoastal Waterway, not to exceed such time as the State Park Authority is legally to exist; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same: SECTION 1. An Act of the General Assembly enacted February 13, 1950, (Georgia Laws 1950, page 152) entitled "Jekyll Island State Park Authority Act," be and the same is hereby amended at the place after the words, "not more than," and before the words, "of the highland portion," by striking therefrom the words, "one-third," and substituting therefor the following language: "one-half" so that said Section 10, as hereby amended, shall read as follows: "Section 10. The Authority is empowered to survey, subdivide, improve, and lease as subdivided and improved not more than one-half of the highland portion of Jekyll Island, the leased property described aforesaid." SECTION 2. That said Act be and the same is hereby amended in Section 11 thereof at the place after the words, "without the approval of the Authority," by striking the entire remainder of said section and substituting therefor the following language: "No person, partnership, or corporation, except the Authority, may, during the life of the Authority, hold under lease a total of more than three (3) lots in any of the property subdivisions made upon Jekyll Island by the Authority; provided this limitation shall not apply to any bank, building and loan associations, Federal or State lending agency, which may be holding lots under lease in excess of this number by virtue of foreclosure on loans made upon the security of improvements erected or existing on such lots." so that said Section 11, as hereby amended, shall read as follows: "Section 11. The leasing of the lots subdivided shall be for not more than 99 years under stringent restrictive limitations as to use, the style and character of the structures allowable thereon, and such other limitations as the Authority may deem wise; all such restrictions shall be incorporated in the leases as covenants providing for forfeiture upon breach. No sub-lease by any tenant of the Authority shall be legal without the approval of the Authority. No person, partnership, or corporation, except the Authority, may, during the life of the Authority, hold under lease a total of more than there (3) lots in any of the property sub-divisions made upon Jekyll Island by the Authority; provided this limitation shall not apply to any bank, insurance company, building and loan association, mortgage loan company, Federal or State lending agency, which may be holding lots under lease in excess of this number by virtue of foreclosure on loans made upon the security of improvements erected or e~isting on such lots." SECTION 3. That said Act be and the same is hereby amended in Section 12 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1481 thereof by striking the same in its entirety and substituting therefor the following language: "The lots in the various subdivisions created on Jekyll Island by the Authority may be leased either singly or in groups deemed appropriate by the Authority, only after publication of a complete schedule of lease rentals applicable to the lots in the official organs of Glynn and Fulton Counties; provided that, if at any time the number of acceptable applications for lots received by the Authority shall exceed the number of lots available in any one of the property subdivisions created by the Authority, that a drawing shall be held to determine which of the acceptable applications and the sequence in which acceptable applicants may lease the available lots. All such leases granted by the Authority shall, upon execution, become a contract between the individual lessee, his approved assigns, the Authority, and the State of Georgia.'' so that Section 12, as hereby amended, shall read as follows: "Section 12. The lots in the various subdivisions created on Jekyll Island by the Authority may be leased either singly or in groups deemed appropriate by the Authority, only after publication of a complete schedule of lease rentals applicable to the lots in the official organs of Glynn and Fulton Counties; provided that, if at any time the number of acceptable applications for lots received by the Authority shall exceed the number of lots available in any one of the property subdivisions created by the Authority, that a drawing shall be held to determine which of the acceptable applications and the sequence in which acceptable applicants may lease the available lots. All such leases granted by the Authority shall, upon execution, become a contract between the individual lessee, his approved assigns, the Authority, and the State of Georgia.'' SECTION 4. That said Act be and the same is hereby amended in Section 17 thereof at the place after the words, "not exceeding," and before the words, "per centum," by striking therefrom the word, "four," and substituting therefor the following language: "six" so that Section 17, as hereby amended, shall read as follows: "Section 17. Certificates of the Authority shall be authorized by its resolution and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding six per centum per annum, be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places and be subject to such terms of redemption (with or without premium) as such resolution, its trust indenture or mortgage may provide, and in case any of the members or officers of the Authority whose signatures appear on any certificate or coupons shall cease to be such members or officers before the delivery of such certificates, such signatures shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes." 1482 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SECTION 5. That said Act be and the same is hereby amended by adding the following proviso at the end of Section 23-A, as amended: "Provided that, notwithstanding any provision of this Act, said Authority shall be authorized to execute to the United States of America spoilage easements and rights of way to the property leased to said Authority by this Act which shall be necessary in the construction and maintenance of the Intracoastal Waterway, said easements and rights of way not to exceed in length such period of time as said Authority is to exist under this Act." so that Section 23-A, as hereby amended, shall read as follows: "Section 23-A. The Authority shall have no right to mortgage, pledge, or encumber any portion of the leasehold estate to be conveyed to it by the State, except that part that is subdivided into lots in accordance with Section 8 of this Act. Provided that, notwithstanding any provisiOn of this Act, said Authority shall be authorized to execute to the United States of America spoilage easements and rights of way to the property leased to said Authority by this Act which shall be necessary in the construction and maintenance of the Intracoastal Waterway, said easements and rights of way not to exceed in length such period of time as said Authority is to exist under this Act." SECTION 6. All laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. liB 950. By Messrs. Matthews of Clarke, Overby of Hall, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the confiscation of all types of conveyances illegally transporting narcotic drugs, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 675. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 92-3301 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to extend the time for filing income tax returns by estates and trusts, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1483 The following substitute to HB 675 was read and adopted: By Mr. Adams of Evans: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Section 92-3210 of the Code of Georgia, 1933, dealing with the time and place of filing income tax returns, so as to provide that in the case of income tax returns of an estate or trust, such returns shall be filed on or before the 15th day of April, following the close of the calendar year, or if the returns should be made on the basis of a fiscal year, then on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the fiscal year; and, also, to amend Section 92-3301 of the Code of Georgia, of 1933, dealing with the time and place of payment of income taxes, so as to provide that in the case of income taxes imposed upon an estate or trust, the tax shall be paid on or before the 15th day of April, following the close of the calendar year, or if the returns should be made on the basis of a fiscal year, then on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the fiscal year; and, also, to provide that the foregoing amendments shall be effective and applicable to the returns of fiduciaries for the calendar year 1951, and for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 1951, and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same: SECTION 1 That Section 92-3210 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, dealing with the time and place of filling of income tax returns, is hereby amended by adding to the first sentence of said Section the following proviso, to-wit: "Provided, however, that in the case of the return of a fiduciary of an estate or trust, the return shall be filed on or before the 15th day of April, following the close of the calendar year, or, if the return should be made on the basis of a fiscal year, then on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the fiscal year". So that the said Section 92-3210 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, as thus amended, shall read as follows: "Section 92-3210. TIME AND PLACE OF FILING RETURNS. -Returns shall be filed with the Commission at its office in the State capitol on or before the fifteenth day of March in each year, except that in the case of taxpayers using a fiscal year the return shall be filed within 75 days after the close of such fiscal year; provided, however, that in the case of the return of a fiduciary of an estate or trust, the return shall be filed on or before the 15th day of April, following the close of the calendar year, or, if the return should be made on the basis of a fiscal year, then on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the fiscal year. In case of sickness, or other disability, or whenever in its judgment good cause exists, the State Revenue Commission may allow further time for filing returns. In case a taxpayer is granted an extension of time to file a return, the Commission may require a tentative return to be filed on or before the due date of the return with respect to which the extension is granted. 1484 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A tentative return should be made on the usual form, plainly marked 'Tentative', should state the estimated amount of the tax believed to be due and should be properly executed under oath." SECTION 2. That Section 92-3301 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, dealing with the time and place of the payment of income taxes, is hereby amended by adding to sub-paragraph (a) thereof the following provisions, to-wit: "Except that in the case of the tax imposed upon an estate or trust, the tax shall be paid on or before the 15th day of April following the close of the calendar year, or, if the return should be made on the basis of a fiscal year, then on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the fiscal year". So that the said Section 92-3301 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, and particularly sub-paragraph (a) thereof, as thus amended, shall read as follows: "Section 92-3301. TIME AND PLACE OF PAYMENT OF TAX: INSTALLMENTS.-(a) The total amount of tax imposed by this law shall be paid to the State Revenue Commission on or before the fifteenth day of March following the close of the calendar year; or if the return should be made on the basis of a fiscal year, then on or before the fifteen day of the third month following the close of the fiscal year; except that in the case of the tax imposed upon an estate or trust the tax shall be paid on or before the fifteenth day of April following the close of the calendar year, or, if the return should be made on the basis of a fiscal year, then on or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the close of the fiscal year". SECTION 3. The foregoing amendments as to the time of filing returns and payment of income taxes by fiduciaries shall be applicable and effective as to all 1eturns for the calendar year 1951, and all succeeding years, and for the fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 1951. SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act shall be and the same are hereby repealed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. HR 249-928a. By Mr. Mangum of Columbia: A resolution proposing the creation of Mistletoe State Park in the Clark Hill Reservoir Area, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1485 The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 952. By Messrs. Walker of Telfair and Pickard of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 61-104 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide that unless otherwise specified tenancies shall be construed to be tenancies at will, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 915. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to further provide how fiduciaries may sell stocks or bonds, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, further action on HB 915 was postponed until Monday morning. HR 231-882e. By Mr. Leach of Rockdale: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Claude G. Bennett, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 97, nays 12. The resolution, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. Leach of Rockdale gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to adopt HR 231-882e. HR 176-755c. By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to W. L. Linenkohl, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. 1486 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 169-708m. By Mr. Dicus of Muscogee: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Jearldyne Garrett, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 103, nays 5. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 163-708g. By Messrs. Murr and Burgamy of Sumter: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to J. W. Southland, and for other purposes. The following substitute to HR l63-708g was read and adopted: By Messrs. Murr and Burgamy of Sumter: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, J. W. Southwell, while a trooper in the Georgia State Patrol, on the 9th day of August, 1951, was injured in the line of duty as a result of an accident without any fault whatsoever on his part, which accident took place some eight (8) miles south of Thomaston, Georgia, on U. S. Highway Number 19, and WHEREAS, due to the seriousness of the injury sustained by the said J. W. Southwell, as a result of said accident, he expended great sums of money for the treatment of such injuries, and WHEREAS, the said J. W. Southwell is without sufficient funds to bear the costs of such treatment, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Public Safety be, and it is hereby directed to pay out of the funds available to the Department of Public Safety the sum of Four Thousand ($4,000.00) Dollars to cover hospital bills, doctors bills, nurses bills, and other incidental expenses in connection with the treatment of the injuries of the said J. W. Southwell, upon his presenting the bills therefor. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to, by substitute. On the adoption of the resolution, by substitute, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted, by substitute. HR 198-810k. By Messrs. Bentley and Williams of Cobb: A resolution proposing compensation for damages to George A. Cabe, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952 1487 The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 33-153c. By Mr. Overby of Hall: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to King Clarence Bryant, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: The Committee on Special Appropriations hereby amends HR 33-153c by substituting the figures $3,000.00 for the figures $5,000.00, wherever the same appear in the resolution. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Overby of Hall moves to amend HR 33-153c by striking the last paragraph in its entirety and substituting a new paragraph to read as follows: That the Department of Public Welfare is hereby directed to pay to King Clarence Bryant the sum of $3,000.00 from any lawful funds previously appropriated. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, as amended, was agreed to, as amended. On the adoption of the resolution, as amended, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted, as amended. HR 167-708k. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Mrs. E. H. Kelley, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. Mr. Freeman of Monroe asked unanimous consent that the following resolution of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution # 1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution # 1 : HR 245-927e. By Messrs. Matthews and Pittard of Clarke, and others: A resolution proposing an amendment so as to extend to State employees the basic protection accorded others by the Old Age and Survivors Insurance Program, and for other purposes. 1488 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The unanimous consent request was granted and the resolution was withdrawn from the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution #1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitu- tion #1. Messrs. Burkett and Vickers of Coffee were granted leave of absence for two days. Mr. Lewis of Hancock was granted leave of absence for three days. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock Monday morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock Monday morning. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1489 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. February 4, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and 1eferred to the committees: HB 1003. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to require a drivers' training course in all the public schools of this State; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education #2. HB 1004. By Mr. Jones of Lumpkin: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide safe and adequate sleeping car accommodations in all, by all, public carriers operating sleeping car equipment in and through the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 1005. By Mr. Gardner of Dougherty: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create an engineering advisory board; 1490 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. HB 1006. By Messrs. Adams of Evans, Ray of Warren and McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act exempting certain organizations from income taxation, by striking and repealing subsection (b) thereof relating to building and loan associations, and cooperative banks, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 1007. By Messrs. Perkins and Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which provides the hours of opening and closing polling places in certain counties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HR 284-1007a. By Mr. Owens of Tift: A Resolution proposing the sale of surplus property of the State to the City of Tifton and County of Tift, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Property. HR 285-1007b. By Messrs. Warren of Washington and Clary of McDuffie: A Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution, so as to provide that the Governor of Georgia and the State Superintendent of Schools shall be ex-officio members of the State Board of Education, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 2. HR 286-1007c. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Resolution proposing that the Director of the Department of Public Welfare be instructed to install the necessary equipment and apparatus for an adequate system of fire protection and detection in the buildings where needed, particularly in The Cabaniss and the Whittle Dormitories, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Georgia State Sanitarium. HR 287-1007d. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A Resolution proposing that Anne Myrich be paid the sum of $75.00 for medical expenses, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Special Appropriations. Mr. Nightingale of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution #2, submitted the following report: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1491 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution # 2 has had under consideration the following Resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 280-997b. Do Pass. HR 281-997c. Do Pass. HR 282-997d. Do Pass. Respectfully, submitted, Nightingale of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 823. Do Pass. HB 999. Do Pass. HB 1001. Do Pass. SB 324. Do Pass. SB 325. Do Pass. SB 329. Do Pass. SB 331. Do Pass. Respectfully, submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. Mr. Kidd of Baldwin County, Chairman of the Committee on Georgia State Sanitarium, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Georgia State Sanitarium has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 817. Do Pass, by Substitute. Respectfully, submitted, Kidd of Baldwin, Chairman. 1492 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the House amendments to the following bills of the Senate: SB 236. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to provide for the elections of electors for President and Vice President; to provide for nomination and certification of party candidates for such electors; for determination of dispute concerning nominations for candidates of such election; and for other purposes. SB 8. By Senators Rawls of lOth, Connell of 6th, Mavity of 44th, Carlisle of 7th, Pittman of 53rd, Dunn of 8th and Branch of 47th: A bill to establish a program of assistance to the totally and permanently disabled; to define eligibility requirements; to provide for administration of said program by Welfare Department of State and County. The Senate insists on its position on the following bill of the House, and respectfully asks that a Committee of Conference bP. appointed: HB 4. By Mr. Hand of Mitchell and others: A bill to amend an Act to prevent discrimination against residents of the State of Georgia on the subject of taxation of accounts receivable and notes not secured by real estate; and for other purposes. The President has appointed as a Committee of Conference on the part of the Senate the following: Senator Millican of the 52nd, Senator Dunn of the 8th, Senator Willingham of the 39th. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the House to wit: HR 177. By Messrs. Freeman of Monroe; Twitty of Mitchell; and Smith of Emanuel: A resolution authorizing that a marble bust of Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Vice-President of the Confederate States of America, be placed in the niche set apart in the State Hall of Fame of Virginia to receive such a memorial; and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by substitute by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 691. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to fix the compensation for MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1493 the members of the Board of Roads and Revenues of Jefferson County, etc." and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate to wit: HB 661. By Mr. Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to authorize the transfer of assets of charitable and non-profit corporations to the State Department of Public Welfare; to prescribe and provide for the manner in which any charitable or non-profit corporation may be authorized to transfer its assets to State Department of Public Welfare; and for other purposes. HB 831. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A bill to amend an Act approved Aug. 19, 1912 (Ga. Laws 1912, p. 367) which Act created the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for Dodge County, as amended, by increasing the salary of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Dodge County to Forty-eight Hundred Dollars per annum, and increasing the salary of the Clerk to the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Dodge County, etc. HB 832. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A bill to amend an Act approved March 9, 1945, as found in acts of the General Assembly of Georgia, 1945, pages 1152-1154, which said Act is entitled 'An Act to provide for the appointment of special deputy sheriffs in certain counties, to prescribe the qualifications and duties of such special deputy sheriffs, to fix their compensation and to provide for the payment of the same, and for other purposes. HB 833. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A bill to supplement the compensation now received by the Ordinary of Dodge County, by the payment of a salary to said Ordinary by Dodge County; to fix the amount of said salary, by whom paid, the date of said payments, and for other purposes. HB 848. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker and others: A bill to amend Section 21-105 of the Code of Georgia, relating to the fees paid to coroners, by providing that in certain counties within this State the coroner shall be paid a salary of $600.00 per year; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. HB 849. By Mr. Whitworth of Madison: A bill to amend an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for the County of Madison, approved Aug. 17, 1914 (Ga. Laws 1914, pp. 316-322) as amended; to provide that the salary of the Clerk of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues be increased from $750.00 to $1800.00 per annum; and for other purposes. 1494 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 851. By Mr. McGarity of Henry: A bill to amend an Act approved Feb. 8, 1951 (Ga. Laws 1951, p. 77), which authorizes appointment of an assistant clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for counties of not less than 15,400 population, and not more than 15,825 population, to include counties up to 15,900 population; and for other purposes. HB 854. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: A bill to provide for the Ordinary of the County of Lanier, under certain conditions, a supplemental monthly income of not more than $50.00 per month in addition to fees and other compensation; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. HB 856. By Messrs. Bell and Mackay of DeKalb: A bill to amend Sections 24-2823 and 77-103 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 so as to provide that in all counties in the State of Georgia having a population of not less than 120,000 and not more than 145,000, according to the 1950 U. S. Census, or any future U. S. Census, the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues or other governing authority of such counties shall pay the actual cost of feeding prisoners; and for other purposes. HB 857. By Messrs. Bell and Mackay of DeKalb: A bill to amend an Act approved Feb. 14, 1951 (Ga. Laws 1951, p. 2401) creating and establishing the Civil Court of DeKalb County, to provide compensation of the Judge and other officers thereof; and for other purposes. HB 859. By Messrs. Bell and Mackay of DeKalb: A bill to require jury commissioners in counties having a population of not less than 120,000 and not more than 145,000 according to the 1950 U. S. Census, or any future U. S. Census, in all future registers of the traverse jury list to place all tickets containing names of traverse jurors in one box for the use of Superior Courts in said counties, etc.; and for other purposes. HB 86L By Messrs. Bell and Mackay of DeKalb: A bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to create and establish the City Court of Decatur; to define the jurisdiction thereof; to fix terms of said Court, and to prescribe the practice of Judge and Solicitor of said Court, approved Aug. 16, 1922, so as to change and increase the salary of the Judge and Solicitor of said court; and for other purposes. HB 876. By Mr. Waldrop of Douglas: A bill to repeal an Act creating a nine-member Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Douglas approved Dec. 22, 1937 (Ga. Laws 1937-38 Ex. Session, p. 803); to create a threemember Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Douglas County; and for other purposes. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1495 HB 880. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A bill to amend an Act approved August 3, 1925 (Ga. Laws 1925, p. 634), which created the office of County Treasurer for Effingham County, so as to provide that the County Treasurer shall have a salary of $1500.00 per annum; and for other purposes. HB 901. By Mr. Musgrove of Clinch: A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in and for the County of Clinch, by providing that the Board shall be authorized to supplement the pay of the Ordinary of Clinch County; and for other purposes. HB 902. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A bill to amend an Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for the County of Wheeler, and for other purposes. HB 905. By Mr. McGarity of Henry: A bill to provide that, in all counties having a population of not less than 15,400 and not more than 15,900, members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in such counties shall be entitled to expense accounts; and for other purposes. HB 906. By Mr. Black of Webster: A bill to amend an Act approved July 28, 1921 (Georgia Laws 1921, p. 588), entitled "An Act to create the office of County Treasurer for the County of Webster; to provide a salary for said office; the manner in which said office shall be filled, and for other purposes. HB 919. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to amend an Act to provide for the Judge and Solicitor General of the Criminal Court, the Judges of the Civil Court of Fulton County and the Judge of the Juvenile Court of Fulton County, and for other purposes. SB 240. By Senators Peterson of the 16th, Grayson of the 1st, Williams of the 49th, Chastain of the 41st, Adams of the 15th and Hawes of the 30th: A bill to amend Section 92-3301 of the Code of Georgia to provide in case of income taxes imposed upon an estate or trust, the tax should be paid on or before the 15th day of April, or if returns be made on the basis of a fiscal year, then on or before the 15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year; and for other purposes. SB 300. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to amend Section 92-6910 of the Code as amended by an Act of 1937 (Ga. Laws 1937 pp. 517-525) relating to employment of agents to seek out unreturned property by county boards tax assessors, to provide the Board of Tax Commissioners may employ appraisal firms or individuals with the approval of the Board of County Commissioners, and for other purposes. 1496 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 304. By Senator Rawls of the 1Oth: A bill to provide that any city may, by ordinance, enter into contracts to allow space for parking meter posts to be used for the purpose of commercial advertising; and for other purposes. SB 309. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A bill to change the form of government for the City of Savannah from Mayor and Alderman form to Council-Manager form, fixing the salary and duties of mayor; creating the office of City Manager, prescribing his duties and powers and for other purposes. SB 318. By Senator Connell of the 6th: A bill to provide there shall survive to the personal representative of a decedent cause or causes of action for damaged or destruction of real property of decedent during his lifetime, although no action for recovery was pending at time of decedent's death; to provide for the personal representative to recover from the f01t-feasor reasonable medical expenses incurred between injury and time of death; to provide for recovery of funeral expenses, and for other purposes. SB 327. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Pension Act of the City of Atlanta to provide Pension protection for persons transferred to the city employment from the county; to provide credit for time served in the Police Department of such county, and for other purposes. SB 335. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to amend the Act approved February 19, 1951 (Ga. Laws 1951, p. 291) to provide that in all counties having a population of less than 50,000 the Judge of the Superior Court may designate an existing court to act and be known as the Juvenile Court of said county, and for other purposes. SB 355. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to authorize the Board of Lights and Waterworks of the City of Marietta to assess and collect fees, charges and tolls for sewer services within and without the corporate limits of Marietta; to pledge the proceeds to revenue certificates; and for other purposes. SB 363. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to authorize the mayor and general council of Atlanta to grant authority to Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills to erect an overhead passage way across Tennelle Street, S. E., between Carroll Street and Boulevard, and for other purposes. SB 364. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Crawfordville so as to fix the salary of the Mayor and Council, the Marshall, Night Watchman and other officers; and for other purposes. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1497 SB 367. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to increase the salary of the Judge of the City Court of Reidsville to $2000.00 per year and for other purposes. HB 172. By Mr. Langdale of Lowndes: A bill authorizing the appointment of an Administrator De Bonis Non with Will annexed upon application of interested persons in cases when the only qualified Executor of a Decedent's estate dies Testate, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 999. By Messrs. Barber and Short of Colquitt: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change voter registration laws in the City of Moultrie, and for other purposes. HB 1001. By Messrs. Bell, McWhorter, and Mackay of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled ali Act to amend an Act so as to annex additional territory to the corporate limits of the City of Chamblee, and for other purposes. HR 280-997b. By Messrs. Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for the levying of a tax for the creation of a fund to be used in promoting the location of new industry in Glynn County, and for other purposes. HR 281-997c. By Mr. Mull of Fannin: A lesolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for the election of members of the county board of education of Fannin County by the people, and for other purposes. HR 282-997d. By Mr. Peacock of Dodge: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to authorize the division of Dodge County into five school districts and for the election of members of the board of education from such districts, and for other purposes. SB 324. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to permit reinstatement of policemen who resign in good standing in the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. SB 325. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the charter of the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. 1498 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 329. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide pensions to members of fire departments in certain cities, and for other purposes. SB 331. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for an executive committee to regulate primaries in certain cities, and for other purposes. Mr. Page of Chatham asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Municipal Government, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government: HB 926. By Mr. Page of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Thunderbolt, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted, and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on Municipal Government, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government. Mr. Murphy of Haralson asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary #1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 910. By Messrs. Murphy of Haralson, Cornelius of Polk, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the creation of the office of solicitor general emeritus, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted, and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary #1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. Mr. Leach of Rockdale asked unanimous consent that the folfowing bill of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary #1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1 : HB 995. By Messrs. Leach of Rockdale and Adams of Brantley: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the definition of the practice of law, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted, and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary #1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. Mr. Leach of Rockdale moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to adopt the following resolution of the House: HR 231-882a. By Mr. Leach of Rockdale: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Claude G. Bennett, and for other purposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the resolution was placed at the foot of the calendar following HB 930. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1499 By unanimous consent, the following bills of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 982. By Messrs. Scoggin, Hall, and Covington of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Floyd County to pass zoning rules, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 983. By Messrs. Scoggin, Hall, and Covington of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a pension system for Floyd County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 984. By Messrs. Cranford and Robertson of Coweta: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the mayor of the City of Newnan to close Black Street, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 985. By Messrs. Durden and Gardner of Dougherty: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for holding four terms a year of the Superior Court of Dougherty County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 987. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to include officers chosen by popular vote under the pension plan of Bibb County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 1500 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 988. By Messrs. Holley, Graham, and Bell of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to allow members of the city council of Augusta to succeed themselves one time, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 989. By Messrs. Holley, Graham, and Bell of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the use of voting machines in Augusta, and for other purposes. The report of the com;mittee, which was agreeable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 990. By Messrs. Holley, Graham, and Bell of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to create the Augusta-Richmond County Building Authority, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was agreeable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 991. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that members of the board of examiners for journeyman plumbers shall receive $15.00 per day, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was agreeable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 993. By Messrs. Mackay, Bell, and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to name an additional member to the Bond Commission of DeKalb County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1501 On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 354. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Cobb County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 351. By Senator Davis of the 51st: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the election of a Recorder to preside over the Police Court of the City of Perry, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 350. By Senator Mavity of the 44th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the construction of connecting sewers with the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, by the City of Rossville, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 337. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the board of education of the City of Marietta to sell certain property, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 316. By Senator Mavity of the 44th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the .division of the Town of Oglethorpe into wards, and for other purposes. 1502 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 295. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the operation of community centers by Fulton County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 287. By Senator McCranie of the 48th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the Tax Commissioner of Dodge County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 257. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the charter of the Town of Snellville, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 359. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act reqmrmg law enforcement officers of Tattnall County to wear a uniform, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 122, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1503 SR 92. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Resolution proposing an amendment so as to authorize the General Assembly to enact laws providing for pensions and disability benefits for employees of the City of Atlanta. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to Constitution # 1. SR 93. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Resolution proposing an amendment authorizing the Board of Education of Fulton County to elect the County School Superintendent, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Amenaments to Constitution # 1. SB 240. By Senators Peterson of the 16th, Grayson of the 1st and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide in case of incomes taxes imposed upon l'!n estate or trust, the tax should be paid on or before the 15th day of April, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. SB 300. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to employment of agents to seek out unreturned property by county boards of tax assessors, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. SB 304. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that any City may by ordinance enter into contracts whereby the City may allow space for }larking meter posts to be utilized for the purpose of commercial advertisement; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 309. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A Bill to be entitled an Act to change the form of government for the City of Savannah from Mayor and Alderman form to Council-Manager form, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 318. By Senator Connell of the 6th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide there shall survive to the personal representative of a decedent cause or causes of action for damaged or destruction of real property of decedent during his lifetime although no action for recovery was pending at time of decedent's death; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. 1504 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 327. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide pensions for members of police departments in cities having a population of 150,000 or more so as to provide credit for transferred persons, to provide for the appointment of a board of trustees, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 335. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that in all counties having a population of less than 50,000 the Judge of the Superior Court may designate an existing court to act and be known as the Juvenile Court of said county,'and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. SB 355. By Senator Willingham of the 30th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Board of Lights and Waterworks of the City of Marietta to assess and collect fees, charges and tolls for sewer services within and without the corporate limits of Marietta, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 361. By Senator McLaughlin of the 3rd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to place certain county officers and employees of Wayne County on a salary system instead of fee basis, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 362. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta so as to change the name of Recorder Court to the Municipal Court of Atlanta, and for other purposes. SB 363. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a new charter for the City of Atlanta; by granting the Mayor and General Council power and authority to grant to Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills the right to erect an overhead passageway across Tennelle St., S. E., and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 364. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Crawfordville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1505 SB 365. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all counties in this State having a population of not less than 4,500 and not more than 4,525, the Clerk of the Superior Court shall be paid a subsistence allowance of $25.00 per month in addition to fees which he now receives, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 367. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Reidsville, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. By unanimous consent, the following bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendments thereto: HB 29. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Gowen of Glynn and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the construction and maintenance of turnpike projects, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendments to HB 29 were read: By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: (Amendment #3) Section 5. subsection j by striking the words "than the Judge of the Superior Court shall appoint the three appraisers, and in selecting the appraisers the judge of the Superior Court, though not bound thereby may give consideration the names of prospective appraisers suggested by the authority on the one hand and by the respective owner or owners on the other hand, but the Court shall have the power to exercise its own discretion in the selection of the three appraisers, irrespective of names suggested by the interested parties or either of them," and substituting therefor the following: "The Court shall then follow the same procedure of selecting appraisers as is now provided for in eminent domain and condemnation of land procedures." By Senator Chance of the 43rd: (Amendment # 1) Adding at the end of Paragraph (e) of Section 5, as amended, the following proviso: "Provided further that wherever said Turnpike divides the land of one owner so as to prevent ingress to and from on said lands, the authority is authorized to provide an underpass or culvert sufficient to provide ingress and egress between said lands. By Senators Blalock and Hawes of the 30th: (Amendment #2) Section 9. "No commercial enterprise or activities shall be authorized or conducted by the Georgia Turnpike Authority or any agency of the state within or on the property acquired for as rights of way of turnpike projects and toll roads, as defined in this Act. 1506 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The Georgia Turnpike Authority shall provide for access roads leading to and off the property acquired for rights of way of turnpike projects as provided for in this Act, at points which will best serve the public interest. Such access roads shall be so located as to permit the establishment, by the owners of lessees of abutting property, of adequate fuel and other facilities for the users of the turnpike projects. The location of such fuel and other facilities shall be indicated to users of the turnpike projects by appropriate signs, the specifications of which shall be determined by the State Highway Department." By Senator Connell of the 6th: (Amendment #4) By striking the "issurance" in the second line of Section 7 and substituting in lieu thereof the word "issuance". By Senator Millican of the 52nd: (Amendment #5) "Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that all motor common carriers that now hold certificates authorizing them to operate over the public highways of this State that will parallel the Turnpike or Toll Road herein authorized are hereby granted the right to operate their vehicles upon and over said Toll Road or Turnpike under their present certificates upon compliance with the payment of the required toll. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House disagree to Senate Amendments to HB 29. Mr. Owens of Tift moved that the House agree to Senate Amendments to HB 29. On the motion to agree the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Upson Barber of Jackson Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Black Bolton Brantley Britton Burgamy Callier Campbell of Walker Carr Claxton Cranford Dicus Duncan Freeman Green of Cherokee Greer Harper Holley Kelley Kemp Knight Langdale Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Little McKelvey Mackay Murphy Musgrove Neville Nightingale Owen:> Perkins Pittard Robertson of Dawson Scoggin Sivell Hoke Smith of Fulton Stevens of Marion Sumner Tumlin Vandiver Waldrop Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Wood Wooten MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1507 Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Adams of Evans Alverson Aycock Barber of Colquitt Bargeron Baughman Beasley Bentley Best Biggers Boone Brannen Byrd Clary Coogle Cornelius Dally Deason Denton Dews Dorsey Durham Edenfield Fears Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Groover Guthrie Hadden Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harrell Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Hollis Huddleston Ivey Jackson Johnson of Hall Jones of Lumpkin Kennedy Key Kidd Lam Lanier McCracken McGarity McWhorter Mangum Mims Mishoe Mull Nelson Otwell Ovetby Page Parker Peacock Pickett Ramsey Raulerson Ray Risner Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Russell Scott Sheffield Simmons Smith of Emanuel Stephens of Towns Stewart Stocks Tamplin Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Turk Twitty Ursrey Walker of Telfair Warren Wheeler White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkinson Willingham Willis Those not voting were Messrs. : Ball, Barrett, Battles, Birdsong, Boggus, Brazeal, Brooks, Burkett, Campbell of Oconee, Cates, Clark, Clay, Coffin, Covington, Deen, Durden, Flynt, Griffith, Hale, Harris, Hood, Hopkins, Jessup, Johnston, Jolly, Jones of Bartow, Jordan, King, Kitchens, Lewis of Hancock, Lovett, McGee, Matthews, Murr, Newman, Pickard, Register, Rowland, Short, Smiley, Smith of Bryan, M. M. Smith of Fulton, Tarbutton, Vickers, Walker of Crawford, Weems, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. On the motion to agree to the Senate amendments, the ayes were 55, nays 102. The Senate amendments were disagreed to. By unanimous consent, the following bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate substitute thereto: HB 691. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the compensation of the members of the Board of Roads and Revenues of Jefferson County, and for other purposes. 1508 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The following Senate substitute to HB 691 was read: A BILL An Act to amend "an Act entitled an Act to fix the compensation for the members of the Board of Roads and Revenues of Jefferson County, Georgia, and the Clerk of said board, and to repeal so much of the Act approved December 13, 1871, and the Act approved February 20, 1873, as may be in conflict with this Act, which Acts provide for a Board of Roads and Revenues in and for the County of Jefferson; and for other purposes.", as contained in Georgia Laws, 1921, pages 509-510 inclusive, by striking Section 1 of said Act which fixes the compensation of the members of the Board of Roads and Revenues of Jefferson County, Georgia, in its entiretly and inserting in lieu thereof a new section to be called Section 1 which will increase the compensation of the members of said board by providing that said members may draw a monthly salary not in excess of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars per month to be determined by said Board and by providing that the salary of the Chairman of said Board may be in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five ($125.00) Dollars per m,onth, the amount of said Chairman's salary to be determined by said Board; and by striking Section 2 of said Act which fixes the compensation of the Clerk of said Board in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new section to be called Section 2 which will provide that said Board may fix the salary of the Clerk in a sum not to exceed $100.00 per month; and for other purposes. Section 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That an Act entitled "An Act to fix the compensation for the members of the Board of Roads and Revenues of Jefferson County, Georgia, and the Clerk of said Board, and to repeal so much of the Act approved December 13, 1871, and the Act approved February 20, 1873, as may be in conflict with this Act, which Acts provide for a Board of Roads and Revenues in and for the County of Jefferson; and for other purposes.", as contained in Georgia Laws, 1921, pages 509-510 inclusive, be and the same is hereby amended by striking Section 1 and 2 of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof two new sections to be numbered Section 1 and 2 to read as follows, to wit: 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 from and after January 1, 1953, the compensation for the members of the Board of Roads and Revenues of Jefferson County, Georgia, shall be such amount as may be determined by said Board, which amount shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars per month provided that said Board may fix the salary of the Chairman of said Board in an amount not to exceed the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five ($125.00) Dollars per month which shall be the only salary that the said Chairman is entitled to. Section 2. Be it further enacted that the compensation of the Clerk of said Board shall be fixed by said Board, which amount shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars per month. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1509 Section 2 Be it further enacted that all laws and parts of Laws that may be in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. On the motion to agree to the Senate substitute to HB 691, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate substitute was agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was again taken up for consideration: HB 915. By Mr. Adams of Evans: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to further provide how fiduciaries may sell stocks or bonds, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 6. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Under the regular order of business, the following resolution of the Senate was taken up for consideration and read the third time: SR 80. By Senator Dunn of the 8th: A Resolution proposing the development of a state park in the Jim Woodruff Reservoir area, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was again taken up for consideration: HB 972. By Mr. Hollis of Muscogee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to regulate the practices relating to installment loans, and for other purposes. The following substitute to HB 972 was read and adopted: By Mr. Hollis of Muscogee: A BILL To be entitled an Act to regulate and control service charges, late charges, certain expenses, insurance and certain other practices relating to loans repayable in one or more instalments and the purchases of debts and loans repayable in installments, and the use of separate instruments in connection therewith; to prohibit certain practices except 1510 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, upon agreement with the debtor; to limit the requirements of creditors relative thereto to certain maximums specified herein; to define the requirements which are permissible and to prohibit unauthorized or excessive requirements by lenders; to repeal all laws in conflict herewith; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA, AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY THE SAME: SECTION I All persons, natural or artificial, herein called creditors, on loans of money to be paid back in one or more instalments or on the sale of anything to be paid for in periodic instalments or on the purchase or discount of evidence of indebtedness to be repaid or paid in periodic instalments, are prohibited, unless permitted to do so by agreement made with the debtor at or before the time of completing the transaction or of extending or renewing credit, from the practices hereafter set forth; and upon such agreement, made with the debtor at or before such time, such creditors may obtain and receive the following, but only the following, service charges, late charges, fees paid to appraisers, fees relative to titles, fees for filing, recording, releasing and notarizing, court costs, expenses of repossession, storing and selling collateral on such transactions: (a) A service charge in advance to reimburse the creditor for service by itself or by others rendered or to be rendered and expenses incurred or to be incurred, in an amount not in excess of the greater of $5.00 per transaction or the rate of $2.00 per $100.00 of the amount of the debt or loan contract; provided that such service charge shall not be collected within four months of a prior contract on which a service charge has been collected, excepting on that part of a new contract which is in excess of the proceeds thereof used to pay off said prior contract; and provided further that such service charge shall not be collected unless the contract is actually made. The burden of proving that a service charge is excessive or unauthorized shall be on the person complaining of same. (b) A late charge, which shall not be in excess of five cents per $1.00 of the amount of any instalment which is not paid when it becomes due, and not in the aggregate in excess of $5.00 for any one such instalment. (c) Repayment of only the actual fees paid to appraisers, surveys, fees for examination of title or for title insurance, and fees paid to any public official or agency for filing, recording, releasing and notarizing any instrument securing the transaction; and collect only the court costs incurred in the collection of any contract in default, and the actual and reasonable expenses of repossession, storing and selling collateral securing any such transaction in default. The present provisions of law relative to attorneys fees may also continue to be required. SECTION II If the debtor agrees, the following insurance may be arranged, either in whole or in part: (a) Insurance furnished by the debtor, who shall pay the premium MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1511 therefor, for insuring real estate or tangible personal property securing the contract against the risks of damage, destruction, loss or theft, and the same shall be only for such amount and term as are reasonably related to the type and value of the property and the amount and term of the contract. (b) Insurance furnished by the debtor, who shall pay the premium therefor, for insuring the life of one or more of the parties obligated to pay the contract against the risk of death, and the same shall be for an amount and term reasonably related to the amount and term of the loan. If such insurance is furnished, copy of the policy or a certificate thereof shall be issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this State and delivered or mailed by the lender or by an insurance agent or by an insurance company to the debtor within twenty days. Such policies may name the creditor as a co-insured or may protect the creditor's interests under a loss payable or mortgagee clause. Commissions for selling such insurance may be received by the creditor or any employee, agent or affiliate of the creditor. SECTION III If agreed to by the debtor as provided above, these practices and requirements shall not be deemed interest or compensation or discount or charges or exactions for the use of money or credit, nor need the creditor account to the borrower therefor if they are within the maximums set forth in the preceding section of this Act. SECTION IV Creditors may receive from their debtors or others, and enforce, more than one note or evidence of debt, whether or not on separate instruments, and whether or not done at the same time or as a condition to one another, purporting to cover the purchase or loan on, or discount of, different assets or separate security, which, at the option of the creditor, shall be conclusively deemed to be separate and distinct transactions. SECTION V Such expenses, authorized under this Act, as are charged to the debtor at the time of making the loan shall be itemized, and specific notice of these items shall be given to the debtor. SECTION VI Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to or limit or regulate any transactions made between a creditor and any person other than the debtor, nor to any transaction made between the debtor and any person other than the creditor, unless such other person is specifically named herein. SECTION VII If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the validity of the 1512 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, remainder of the Act and the applicability of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. SECTION VIII All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the ' bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 78, nays 44. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. Hollis of Muscogee gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the bill. Under the regular order of business, the following bills and resolution of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 771. By Mr. Hawkins of Screven: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 110-401 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide that suits on account shall not be considered suits for unliquidated damages, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 772. By Mr. Hawkins of Screven: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 81-301 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide for service of demurrers and pleas, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 886. By Messrs. Bell of Richmond, Hawkins of Screven, and Page of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 71-107 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide that the seal of the notary need not be required to his attestation of deeds, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1513 HR 63-303c. By Mr. Harris of Wayne: A Resolution requesting compensation for damages to Wilford T. Blanton, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 104, nays 3. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 889. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 95-165 of the law relating to powers and duties of the State Highway Board, and for other purposes. The following committee substitute to HB 889 was read and adopted: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 95-1605 of the law stating "Powers and Duties of the State Highway Board" (Georgia Laws 1950, pp 62-65), by striking the period at the end of said Section and inserting in lieu thereof a semi-colon, and by adding the following: "Provided, that the State Highway Board shall not be charged with the duty, nor have the power, to regulate the size or location of driveway entrances into the highway inside the corporate limits of a municipality having a population of 5,000 or over, according to the latest United States Government census. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Highway Board or Department from advising and cooperating with such municipalities concerning the subject matter of this Act." BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE SAME: SECTION 1. That Code Section 95-1605 of the law stating the "Powers and Duties of the State Highway Board" (Georgia Laws 1950, pp 62-65), be and the same is hereby amended by striking the period at the end of said Section and inserting in lieu thereof a semi-colon, and by adding after said semi-colon the following: "Provided, that the State Highway Board shall not be charged with the duty, nor have the power, to regulate the size or location of driveway entrances into the highway inside the corporate limits of a municipality having a population of 5,000 or over, according to the latest United States Government census. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Highway Board or Department from advising and cooperating with such municipalities concerning the subject matter of this Act," 1514 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, so that said Section, when amended by this Act shall read as follows: "95-1605. POWERS AND DUTIES OF STATE HIGHWAY BOARD-The State Highway Board shall be charged with the general duties, management and control of the State Highway Department, State highways, the State highway system of roads and bridges, and the State highway funds, subject, however, to such delegation thereof as may by this Chapter be given to and vested in the chairman of the State Highway Board; provided, that the State Highway Board shall not be charged with the duty, nor have the power, to regulate the size or location of driveway entrances into the highway inside the corporate limits of a municipality having a population of 5,000 or over, according to the latest United States Government census. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Highway Board or Department from advising and cooperating with such municipalities concerning the subject matter of this Act." SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 120, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now recess until 1 :30 o'clock this afternoon, and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House recessed until t:30 o'clock this afternoon. 1:30 P. M. The Speaker called the House to order. Mr. Ray of Warren asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the House be withdrawn from the Committee on Ways and Means, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means: HB 998. By Mr. Key of Jasper: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide additional exemptions from the retailers' and consumers' sales and use tax, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on Ways and Means, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means. Under the regular order of business, the follwing bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1515 HB 916. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Greer of Lanier, and Bentley of Cobb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize an adjustment of the compensation of officials and employees of the executive department, and for other purposes. The following amendment to HB 916 was read and adopted: Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moves to Amend Section 6 of HB 916 by adding a new paragraph to read as follows: "Provided further, that any provision in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding the terms and conditions of this Act shall apply to the members of the Public Service Commission and the total annual compensation and allowances of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Attorney General shall hereby be fixed at the same maximum annuam amount as is authorized under the terms of this Act for the Secretary of State, State Treasurer and other similar officers. In the administration of this Act the base compensation and allowances used for calculation under the terms of this Act for all officials shall be an amount not less than the total compensation paid for the services in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1943". Mr. Lavender of Elbert moved the previous question. On the motion, the ayes were 64, nays 46. The motion prevailed. Mr. Pittard of Clarke moved that further consideration of the bill be postponed until Thursday morning immediately following the period of unanimous consent. Dr. Smith of Bryan moved that further consideration of the bill be postponed indefinitely. The motion to postpone indefinitely was lost. The motion to postpone until Thursday was lost. An amendment offered by Mr. Pittard of Clarke was withdrawn. An amendment offered by Mr. Hood of Chatham was withdrawn. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Barber of Jackson Bargeron Barrett Baughman Beasley Bell of Richmond Best Boggus Boone Brantley Byrd Campbell of Walker Clark Clary Claxton Coffin Coogle Dally Denton Dews Dicus Duncan Durham Freeman Gardner Gary 1516 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Graham Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Greer Griffith Groover Hadden Hall of Floyd Harper Harrell Hawkins Holley Hollis Hood lvey Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Jolly Jones of Lumpkin Kelley Kennedy Key Kidd Langdale Lanier Lavender Lewis of Greene McCracken Mangum Matthews Mims Mull Murr Musgrove Otwell Overby Owens Peacock Perkins Pickard Ramsey Ray Register Robertson of Coweta Rogers Rollins Rowland Sheffield Short Sivell Smith of Emanuel Hoke Smith of Fulton M. M. Smith of Fulton Stocks Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Twitty Ursrey Walker of Telfair Warren Wheeler Whitworth Wiggins Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Ball Battles Bell of DeKalb Biggers Black Britton Burgamy Callier Carr Cornelius Cranford Deason Dorsey Edenfield Fears Garrard Gowen Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Guthrie Hall of Toombs Henderson Herrin Hilton Jordan Kemp King Kitchens Knight Lam Leach Little McGarity McKelvey Mackay Mishoe Murphy Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Page Pickett Pittard Raulerson Robertson of Dawson Russell Simmons Smith of Bryan Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Sumner Tillman Todd Trapnell Turk Vandiver Waldrop Walker of Crawford Weems White Willingham Willis Wood Wooten Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Barber of Colquitt, Bentley, present, Birdsong, Bolton, Brannen, Brazeal, Brooks, Burkett, Campbell of Oconee, Cates, Clay, Covington, Deen, Durden, Flynt, Gillis, Hale, Harris, Hopkins, Huddleston, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, Lewis of Hancock, Lovett, McGee, McWhorter, present, Parker, Risner, Scott, Scoggin, Smiley, Stewart, Terry, Tippens, Tumlin, Vickers, Wilkes, Wilkinson, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1517 On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 97, nays 69. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. Ursrey of Jeff Davis gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the bill. HB 893. By Mr. Hood of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act prohibiting taxi-cabs from refusing service to anyone, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HR 174-755a. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell and Smith of Emanuel: A Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for a State Board of Education composed of one member from each congressional district, and for other purposes. The following committee substitute to HR 174-755a was read and adopted: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, There is existing conflict as to authority of Boards of Education and Superintendents elected by the people, both at the State and local levels of the administration, and WHEREAS, there is a division of opinion as to ways and means of correcting this situation to the end that policy making and administrative responsibility would be clearly defined, and methods of selecting Boards of Education and Superintendents would be established, and WHEREAS, The Minimum Foundation Program of Education Law was the result of the study and reports made by a commission authorized and appointed by the General Assembly; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That the Georgia General Assembly direct the President of the Senate to appoint two members from the Senate and direct the Speaker of the House of Representatives to appoint three members of the House to serve with five school men named by the Directors of the Georgia Education Association on a School Administration Committee. The Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall serve as ex-officio members of said committee. The Committee shall be charged with the duty of making a complete and exhaustive study and investigation into the organization and administrative structure of local school systems and of the State school system and shall make a complete report on its findings and shall make recommendations to guide the members of the General Assembly on its deliberations in matters pertaining to reorganization of the administrative structures of the local school systems and of the State school system which is administered by the State Department of Education. 1518 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The facilities of the office of the State Auditor and the Department of Education shall be available to the Committee, at no extra cost, to gather and compile pertinent data and other information required by the Committee. The School Administration Committee thus appointed shall report at the next meeting of the General Assembly in January 1953 and for its services the members shall receive the compensation and expenses provided for in Georgia Laws, Code Section No. 47-111. The following amendment to the substitute was read and adopted: Mr. Brantley of Upson, amends the substitute resolution by striking out "five school men named by the Directors of the Georgia Education Association and substituting: "three members of G. E. A., one member of State Board of Education and one member from State Department of Education, appointed by the Superintendent." The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, by substitute, was agreed to, as amended. On the adoption of the resolution, by substitute, as amended, the ayes were 126, nays 7. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted, by substitute, as amended. HB 723. By Messrs. Smith of Emanuel, Aycock of Jenkins, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide a new formula for the calculation of funds needed by a county school system to defray the expenses of pupil transportation, and for other purposes. The foliowing amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Smith of Emanuel moves to amend HB 723 as follows: By striking from the fourth paragraph of Section 1 the following words: "and shall not be less than $125.00 per month for ten months, provided adequate funds are appropriated by law". And further amending by adding at the bottom of said fourth paragraph of Section 1 the following: "Provided however, notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Act to the contrary, that upon the passage and approval of this Act, all school bus drivers employed by County Boards of Education to drive school buses shall receive $25.00 per month for ten months each year in addition to their 1951-52 salary, and all contract school bus drivers, joint ownership or otherwise, shall receive $50.00 per month for ten months each year in addition to their 1951-52 contracts." so that paragraph four of Section 1 when so amended shall read as follows: "The State Board of Education shall annually fix a schedule of minimum salaries which shall be paid to the drivers of school busses in all counties of the State. This schedule of minimum salaries shall be determined annually. This salary schedule shall be uniform for all MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1519 bus drivers transporting twelve or more school children, and shall be considered separate and apart from the expense in purchasing, maintaining and operating the vehicle itself. County School Authorities may not pay to any bus operator in its employment transportating twelve or more children a salary less than the minimum salary prescribed by the State Board of Education as provided above. County School Authorities may supplement the salaries of any of its bus operators, and in fixing the amount thereof may take into account the nature of the duties to be performed, the responsibility of the position, the experience and the individual worth of the bus operator. This salary schedule shall be used by the State Department of Education to disburse state funds to local administrative units for the purpose of compensating bus drivers for their services and shall become effective if and when additional state funds are appropriated or otherwise made available. Funds granted to a local unit of administration for transportation shall be spent only for transportation purposes. Provided, however, notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Act to the contrary, that upon the passage and approval of this Act, all school bus drivers employed by county boards of education to drive school busses shall receive $25.00 per month for ten months each year in addition to their 1951-52 salary, and all contract school bus drivers, joint ownership or otherwise, shall receive $50.00 per month for ten months each year in addition to their 1951-52 contracts." The caption to be amended accordingly. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 122, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. Mr. McGarity of Henry requested that the journal show him as having voted for the passage of HB 723. HB 441. By Mr. Langdale of Lowndes: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 45-322 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide for the penalty for hunting at night, and for other purposes. The following substitute was read and adopted: By Mr. Langdale of Lowndes: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Section 45-322 of the 1933 Code of Georgia and all Acts amendatory thereof, which prohibits making use of lights while hunting certain animals at night, by striking said section in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new section in order to remove the prohibition against use of lights as a hunting aid while hunting certain animals at night; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. 1520 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 45-322 of the 1933 Code of Georgia, as amended, which prohibits making use of lights while hunting certain animals at night, is hereby amended by striking said section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new section to read as follows: "45-322. Use of traps, poisons, drugs, or explosives; hunting at night. Any person who shall at any time kill, capture, or wound any game bird, or animal, by making use of any pitfall, deadfall, snare, trap, net, pen, or other device; or by making use of any poison, drug, or explosive; or shall hunt, capture, or kill any game bird, or animal, at night, except racoons, frogs, opossums, foxes, mink, skunk, otters, and muskrat, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shEll be punished for a misdemeanor, provided, however, that any fine imposed on such person shall not be less than $100.00 for each offense, or a term of service on public works imposed on such person shall be not less than sixty days for each offense." SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 118, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. HB 780. By Messrs. Langdale of Lowndes, Greene of Crisp, and Clary of McDuffie: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 45-146 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide that rules passed under the authority of the Game and Fish Commission shall be admitted into evidence, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 326. By Mess1s. Greer of Lanier, Herrin of Echols, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the installation of head and rear lights on track motor cars operated by common carriers, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952 1521 On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 8. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Tarbutton of Washington gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in passing HB 326. HB 327. By Messrs. Greer of Lanier, Herrin of Echols, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the installation of windshields and tops on track cars operated by common carriers, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 11. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 888. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Key of Jasper, and Smith of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the effect of permission to the debtor to exercise dominion over the proceeds of any property assigned as security for debt, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Key of Jasper moves to amend HB 888 as follows: By adding after the word "fraudulent" in Section l the words "or create a presumption of fraud." Also, by striking at the end of Section 1 the words "and shall not otherwise invalidate or impair the same except to the extent that, under existing law, bona fide purchaser relying on the authority or apparent authority of the debtor may obtain a better claim, so that Section 1 as amended will read as follows: In case any property is conveyed, assigned or mortgaged as security for any debt, permission to the debtor to exercise dominion over or to use such property or the proceeds thereof or any part thereof shall not cause such conveyance, assignment or mortgage to be deemed fraudulent or create a presumption of fraud as to creditors. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 105, nays 5. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 892. By Mr. Bggus of Ben Hill: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 69-407 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to street improvements by municipalities, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: 1522 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Boggus of Ben Hill County moves to amend HB 892 as follows: By inserting in the last line of the caption after the word "improvement" and before the word "and" the following additional words: "To repeal all conflicting Iaws ;". The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. Messrs. Cates of Burke and Murr of Sumter were granted leave of absence for one day. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 9:00 o'clck tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 9:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1523 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, February 5, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 9:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the committees: HB 1008. By Mr. Green of Cherokee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which pertains to and deals with the fixing of the salary of the Clerk to the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Cherokee County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Conunittee on Counties and County Matters. HB 1009. By Mr. Green of Cherokee: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Cherokee County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. 1524 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 1010. By Mr. Griffith of Putnam: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish a new charter for the City of Eatonton, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 1011. By Messrs. Duncan and Perkins of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Villa Rica, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 1012. By Messrs. Bell, Graham and Holley of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Education of Richmond County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 1013. By Messrs. Perkins and Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act requiring all candidates for the General Assembly in Carroll County to designate and qualify for certain seats in the General Assembly and to name their incumbent opponents, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 1014. By Messrs. Langdale and Register of Lowndes: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Valdosta, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 1015. By Messrs. Murr and Burgamy of Sumter: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the City Court of Americus, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 1016. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to change from the fee system to salary system in the County of Clayton; relating to the Clerk of Superior Court and the Sheriff, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HR 288-1016a. By Messrs. Smith and Edenfield of Emanuel: A Resolution authorizing and directing the State Librarian to furnish certain records to Emanuel County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1525 HB 1017. By Mr. Sivell of Harris: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to fix the compensation of the members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Harris County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 1018. By Messrs. Mims of Miller, Durham of Baker and Black of Webster: A Bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the use of a number on that part of an official ballot placed in the ballot box by a voter in all primary and general elections in the State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 1019. By Messrs. Adams of Evans and Edenfield of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the Conversion of National Banks into State Banks and of State Banks into National Banks, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. HB 1020. By Messrs. Adams of Evans and Edenfield of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the conversion of National Banking Associations into, and their merger or consolidation with State Banks, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Banks and Banking. HB 1021. By Messrs. Mackay, Bell and McWhorter of DeKalb, Kemp of Clayton and Ivey of Newton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act fixing the salary of the Solicitor-General of the Stone Mountain circuit, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. HB 1022. By Messrs. Mackay and McWhorter of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Chamblee, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 1023. By Messrs. Tumlin of Bartow, Abney of Catoosa, Musgrove of Clinch, Register of Lowndes and Campbell of Walker: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident on a public street or highway resulting in injury to or death of any person, or any total property damage to an extent of $50.00 or more shall not leave the scene of such accident before the arrival of investigating officers, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. 1526 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 1024. By Messrs. Aycock of Jenkins, Pickett of Pickens and Mull of Fannin= A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide revenue and a source of revenue for the purpose of paying annuities and benefits tO< the peace officers of the State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HB 1025. By Mr. Brooks of Oglethorpe: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Crawford, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 1026. By Mr. Barrett of Pike: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide a tenure system for teachers in the public schools of this State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education #2. HR 290-1026a. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Greer of Lanier: A Resolution to authorize and direct that the current compensation of State employees not fixed by law be adjusted to conform to the rise in cost of living index since 1942, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HR 291-1026b. By Messrs. Mims of Miller, Durham of Baker, Ursrey of Jeff Davis, Pittard of Clarke and others: A Resolution to regulate the salaries of the employees of the State of Georgia to conform to the rise in cost of living, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. HB 1027. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all counties having a population of not less than 100,000 and not more than 112,000, the County Board of Commissioners, or other fiscal agent of such counties, shall be authorized to designate a fiscal year for any of such counties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 1028. By Messrs. McGee and Hood of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter incorporating the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 1029. By Messrs. McGee and Hood of Chatham: A Bill to be entitled an Act providing for a new registration of the TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 qualified voters of Chatham County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. 1527 HR 292-1029a. By Mr. Mims of Miller: A Resolution to continue in effect the joint House and Senate Committee appointed during the 1951 session to investigate the Department of Public Welfare during the year 1952, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Welfare. HR 293-1029b. By Messrs. Pittard of Clarke and Brooks of Oglethorpe: A Resolution to create a Joint Senate-House Committee for the purpose of investigating and reporting on highway and highway tax methods of other states and reporting thereon to the 1952 General Assembly, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Motor Vehicles. HB 1030. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay and McWhorter of DeKalb: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating and establishing for DeKalb County a County Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. HB 1031. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the City of Augusta, so as to abolish the Board of Civil Service Commission of Augusta, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 1032. By Messrs. Bell, Holley and Graham of Richmond: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Augusta, so as to create a Board of Civil Service Commission for the City Council of Augusta, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. HB 1033. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch, Hawkins of Screven, Ramsey of Effingham and Aycock of Jenkins: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to compensation of Court Reporters in reporting criminal cases; to provide for the levy and collection of a tax by the authorities of the various counties comprising said Ogeechee Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary #1. Mr. Freeman of Monroe County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to Constitution #1, submitted the following report: 1528 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to Constitution #1 has had under con- sideration the following resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 95-426a. Do Pass. HR 245-927e. Do Pass. SR 93. Do Pass. SR 92. Do Pass. HR 159-708c. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Freeman of Monroe, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 997. Do Pass. HB 1002. Do Pass. HB 1007. Do Pass. SB 270. Do Pass. SB 360. Do Pass. SB 362. Do Pass. SB 361. Do Pass. SB 367. Do Pass. SB 365. Do Pass. SB 327. Do Pass. SB 338. Do Pass, as amended. SR 85. Do Pass. SB 340. Do Pass, by substitute. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1529 Mr. Rogers of Heard County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture #2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture # 2 has had under consideration the following bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 953. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Rogers of Heard, Chairman. Mr. Henderson of Atkinson County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Property has had under consideration the following resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 284-1007a. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Henderson of Atkinson, Chairman. Mr. Cornelius of Polk County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Special Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Appropriations has had under consideration the following resolutions of the House and has instructed me as Vice-Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 287-1007d. Do Pass. HR 279-997a. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Cornelius of Polk, Vice-Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the following bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 544. Do Not Pass. 1530 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 996. Do Pass, by substitute. HB 1004. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House and Senate to wit: HB 642. By Messrs. Murr and Burgamy of Sumter: A Bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend, revise and consolidate the several Acts granting corporate authority to the City of Americus; etc."; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Americus to assess, levy and collect ad valorem tax for specified purposes and fix the amount of same for each purpose, and for other purposes. HB 684. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to amend the Charter of the City of Wadley, Georgia, and the several Acts amendatory thereof so as to change the amount of ad valorem tax which may be levied by said city from one per cent to two per cent. HB 686. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to amend an Act approved August 12, 1914, entitled "An Act to create and establish a new charter for the Town of Bartow, to declare the rights, powers and privileges of said corporation, and for other purposes"; so as to provide for a permanent registration of voters and to change the time in which the book for the registration of voters shall be kept open, and for other purposes. HB 688. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to amend the charter of the City of Louisville, Georgia, and the several Acts amendatory thereof so as to change the amount of ad valorem tax which may be levied by the said City from one per cent to two per cent. HB 689. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A Bill to amend the Charter of the City of Wrens, Georgia, so as to change the amount of ad valorem tax which may be levied by said City from one per cent to two per cent; to correct a typographical error in Section 2 of the amendment to the Charter of said City of Wrens, Georgia, and for other purposes. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1531 HB 728. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to reduce the number of county commissioners of Laurens County from eight to three"; to reduce the number of road districts from eight to three, and for other purposes. HB 729. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Rentz in Laurens County, so as to provide that the rate of taxation shall not exceed 1%% of the value of the property, and for other purposes. HB 730. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a new charter for the City of Dublin, in the County of Laurens, and to reincorporate said city and define its territorial limits, and for other purposes. HB 745. By Mr. Claxton of Camden: A Bill to amend the charter of the City of St. Marys so as to change the hours for keeping the polls open so that in future the same will be open from 8:00 A. M. to 6:00 P. M., and for other purposes. HB 790. By Messrs. Vandiver and Clay of Bibb: A Bill to amend an Act approved August 3, 1927 entitled an Act to re-enact the charter of the City of Macon contained in the Act approved August 17, 1914; to vest title to certain property in the City of Macon located within the limits of the City of Macon being a part of Broadway adjacent to part of Lot 8, Block 3 of the City of Macon, to close said part of said street to public use, and for other purposes. HB 793. By Messrs. Willis and Scott of Thomas: A Bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Coolidge, approved December 10, 1901 (Ga. Laws 1901, p. 359), as amended, so as to change the eorporate name of the town of Coolidge to the City of Coolidge; to increase ad valorem tax to not exceeding fifteen mills, and for other purposes. HR 794. By Mr. Jolly of Franklin: A Bill to amend an Act approved August 20, 1918 (Acts of 1918 pp. 710-739), and all Acts amendatory thereof, creating a new charter for the City of Lavonia, so as to provide a salary of six hundred dollars per annum for the Mayor of said City of Lavonia instead of a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, and for other purposes. HB 800. By Messrs. Vandiver and Clay of Bibb and others: A Bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to re-enact the charter of the City of Macon contained in the Act approved August 17, 1914, together with the Acts amending the same, passed since 1914, with certain changes in said Act; to consolidate into one Act, with such changes as may have become necessary or proper, all the Acts constituting the Charter of the City of Macon, and for other purposes. 1532 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 804. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith and H. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish a new charter for the City of Atlanta; to provide for parking meters, and for other purposes. HB 826. By Messrs. Scoggin and Covington of Floyd, and others: A Bill to amend Section 21-105 of the Code of Georgia, relating to the Coroner's fees, by increasing said fees in counties in designated classifications; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. HB 846. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Jonesboro, in the County of Clayton, State of Georgia, to create a new charter and municipal government for said corporation; to declare the rights and powers of same, and for other purposes, approved August 18, 1919 (Acts of 1919, pp. 1067-1089) and Acts amendatory thereof, and for other purposes. HB 850. By Messrs. Sumner and Johnston of Worth: A Bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a new Charter for the City of Sylvester, to declare the rights, powers and privileges of said corporation and to consolidate Acts relating to the rights and powers of said corporation"; to extend and to enlarge the corporate limits of City of Sylvester, and for other purposes. HB 853. By Mr. Green of Irwin: A Bill to amend an Act approved February 16, 1933, creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Irwin, prescribing and defining their powers, duties, and compensation (Ga. Laws 1933, p. 571); so as to change the salary of the Chairman of said Board of Commissioners and to change the salary of the Clerk of said Board, and for other purposes. HB 858. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A Bill to amend an Act approved September 7, 1891, incorporating the Town of Martin, in Stephens County, and all Acts amendatory thereto; conferring upon the Town of Martin the right, power and authority to grant privileges and franchises to any other municipal corporation to own and operate natural gas distribution within the corporate limits of the Town of Martin, and for other purposes. HB 860. By Mr. Wiggins of Stephens: A Bill to amend an Act approved December 20, 1897, incorporating the City of Toccoa; conferring upon the City of Toccoa the right, power and authority to operate a gas distribution system within and without the corporate limits of the City of Toccoa, and for other purposes. HB 879. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to amend an Act approved March 31, 1937 (Ga. Laws 1937, p. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1533 1771) creating a new charter for the City of Dublin so as to change the status of the third and fourth wards in said city; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. HB 881. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a new charter for the City of Dublin, in Laurens County and to reincorporate said city and define its territorial limits, and for other purposes"; by repealing in their entirety: Section 6 of Article II of said Charter, and Section 7 (c) of said Article II, which sections pertain to qualifications, eligibility and oath of voters in city election, and for other purposes. HB 882. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a new charter for the City of Dublin, in Laurens County, and to reincorporate and define its territorial limits, and for other purposes"; to provide for election of certain officers and employees of said City for terms of one year each, said elections to be by the Mayor and Aldermen of said City, and for other purposes. SB 368. By Senator Jones of the 22nd: A Bill to create the charter for the City of Jackson; to define the city limits thereof; to provide for the election of Mayor and Council and other employees; and define the duties of officers thereof; to provide for a referendum to ratify same and for other purposes. HB 660. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Smith of Emanuel, Twitty and Hand of Mitchell: A Bill to amend an Act approved February 21, 1951 entitled "General Appropriations Act" (Ga. Laws 1951, pp. 417-444) so as to authorize the expenditure of appropriated funds for the payment of benefits to permanently disabled persons, and for other purposes. HB 764. By Messrs. Campbell of Oconee, Sivell of Harris and others: A Bill to amend that Act of the General Assembly approved the 30th day of March, 1937; to define milk; to regulate the distribution and sale thereof, and for other purposes. HB 789. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A Bill to amend an Act entitled "University System Building Authority" known as the "University System Building Authority Act", Acts 1949 pp. 1009-1024, approved February 25, 1949 (Title 32 Chapter 1A of Georgia Code of 1933 Annotated), as amended Acts 1951, pp. 44, 45, by amending Section 5 of said Act. and for other purposes, The Senate has agreed to the House amendment to the following bills of the Senate. SB 261. By Senator Hawes of the 30th: A Bill to amend Section 83-201 of the Code to provide the manner of ob- 1534 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, taining rights of way by persons or corporations engaged in the business of mining and quarrying, and for other purposes. SB 281. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to amend the Charter of the City of Marietta, to authorize the collection of an ad valorem tax not to exceed one mill for the cost of sewage disposal; to authorize appropriations by the Board of Lights and Water Works to the City of Marietta from surplus revenues, and for other purposes. The Senate agrees to House substitute for the following bill of the Senate. SB 173. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A Bill to amend Section 105-1307 of the Code of Georgia of 1933, relating to who may recover for the homicide of a child, by striking the words "upon whom she or he is dependent, or who contributes to her or his support", and for other purposes. The Senate has receded from its position on Senate amendment #2 to the following bill of the House, to wit: HB 29. By Mr. Hand of Mitchell and others: A Bill to facilitate vehicular traffic in the State of Georgia by providing for construction, maintenance, repair and operation of turnpike projects, and for other purposes. The Senate insists on its position on Senate amendments # 1, 3, and 4 and 5 of HB 29 and respectfully asks that a Committee of Conference be appointed. The President has appointed on the part of the Senate as a Committee of Conference the following: Senator Grayson of the 1st Senator Rawls of the 1Oth Senator Connell of the 6th The Senate has read and adopted the following resolutions of the House: HR 283. By Mr. Green of Rabun: A Resolution authorizing expenditure by the Game and Fish Commission of certain available funds for the maintenance and improvement of the Lake Burton Fish Hatchery, and for other purposes. HR 278. By Messrs. Scoggin and Hall of Floyd, Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel and Ray of Warren: A Resolution memorializing the death of Honorable Leon Covington of Rome, Floyd County, Georgia. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1535 Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 309. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A Bill to provide that a member of an Executive Committee of any political party or organization which may nominate candidates for political office by primary or otherwise shall be ineligible to hold other public office in or be employed by any county having a population of more than 300,000 according to the last or any future federal decennial census, and for other purposes. HB 731. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to place the Clerk of the Superior Court of Laurens County and his deputies on a salary basis; to fix the salary of said Clerk and to provide that said salary shall be paid from county funds, and for other purposes. HB 732. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to abolish the offices of Tax Collector and Tax Receiver in the County of Laurens; to consolidate the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Laurens County; to create the office of County Tax Commissioner of Laurens County, and for other purposes. HB 733. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Dublin, and all amendatory Acts thereof, and especially the Acts of Georgia Laws of 1904, p. 140, an Act of 1900 p. 117, an Act of 1917, p. 239, also an Act of 1920 p. 325 pertaining to the Clerk of said City Court of Dublin, and for other purposes. HB 734. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Dublin; and amendatory Acts thereof; and specially that Act of Georgia Laws of 1904, page 140, Section 3, pertaining to the Sheriff of said City Court of Dublin, and for other purposes. HB 735. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A Bill to place the Sheriff of Laurens County and his deputies on a salary basis; to fix the salary of said Sheriff and to provide that said salary shall be paid from county funds, and for other purposes. HB 847. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A Bill to amend an Act approved August 14, 1908, entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of Forest Park, Georgia, and Acts amendatory thereof; to provide for said municipality to be known as the City of Forest Park instead of the Town of Forest Park, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and 1536 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HB 997. By Messrs. Smith and Edenfield of Emanuel: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compensation of the tax commissioner of Emanuel County, and for other purposes. HB 1002. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compensation of the members of the boards of education in certain counties, and for other purposes. HB 1007. By Messrs. Perkins and Duncan of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the hours for holding elections in certain counties, and for other purposes. HR 95-426a. By Messrs. Hand of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and others: A Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for separate schools for the white and colored races, and for other purposes. HR 159-708c. By Mr. Adams of Upson: A Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to revise the method of selecting the members of the State Board of Education, and for other purposes. HR 279-997a. By Mr. Sivell of Harris: A resolution requesting comr.ensation for damages to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Coppock, and for other purposes. HR 287-1007d. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Anne Myrich, and for other purposes. SB 270. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the appointment of a chief deputy tax commissioner in certain counties, and for other purposes. SB 327. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide pensions for members of police departments in certain cities, and for other purposes. SB 338. By Senator Mashburn of the 33rd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the salary of the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in Forsyth County, and for other purposes. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1537 SB 360. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to be entitled an Act to fix the salaries of officers of the police force of Tattnall County, and for other purposes. SB 361. By Senator McLaughlin of the 3rd: A bill to be entitled an Act to place certain officers and employees of Wayne County on a salary instead of a fee basis, and for other purposes. SB 362. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the name of the recorders court to the municipal court of Atlanta, and for other purposes. SB 365. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide a subsistence allowance to the clerk of the superior court in certain counties, and for other purposes. SB 367. By Senator Oliver of the 54th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to increase the salary of the judge of the city court of Reidsville, and for other purposes. SR 92. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A resolution proposing an amendment so as to provide for pension and disability benefits for employees of the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. SR 93. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A resolution proposing an amendment so as to authorize the Board of Education of Fulton County to elect the County School Superintendent, and for other purposes. HB 996. By Messrs. Key of Jasper, McCracken of Jefferson, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to make certain changes in the license tax of corp01ations, and for other purposes. HB 1004. By Mr. Jones of Lumpkin: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide safe accommodations by all public carriers operating sleeping car equipment, and for other purposes. HR 284-1007a. By Mr. Owens of Tift: A resolution proposing the sale of surplus state property to the City of Tifton, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: 1538 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 823. By Messrs. Duncan of Carroll and Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to extend the corporate limits of the City of Carrollton, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 999. By Messrs. Barber and Short of Colquitt: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the voter registration laws of the City of Moultrie, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 1001. By Messrs. Bell, McWhorter, and Mackay of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to extend the corporate limits of the City of Chamblee, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 324. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to permit the reinstatement of policemen for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional ma.jority, was passed. SB 325. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1539 SB 329. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide pensions for members of the fire department in certain cities, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 331. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for an executive committee to regulate prim,aries in certain cities, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 356. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to require the Board of Education of Taliaferro County to receive bids on all purchases amounting to $500.00, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 357. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to require the Board of Commissioners of Taliaferro County to receive bids on all purchases amounting to $500.00, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the House reconsidered its action in failing to pass the following bills, and the bills were placed at the foot of the calendar following HB 922: HB 916. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell, Greer of Lanier, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the adjustment of the compensation for officers of the executive branch of the state government, and for other purposes. 1540 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 972. By Mr. Hollis of Muscogee: A bill to be entitled an Act to regulate service charges on installment loans, and for other purposes. Mr. Hollis of Muscogee asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the Senate be withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary #2, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary #2: SB 275. By Senators Branch of the 47th, Harden of the 45th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of judge of the superior courts, emeritus, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted, and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary #2, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary #2. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 757. By Messrs. Matthews of Clarke, Campbell of Oconee, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the size of vehicles operating on public roads, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: Amend HB 757 by striking sections (e) and (g) and substituting a new section (e) as follows: " (e) . The total axle weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one vehicle shall not exceed 19,350 pounds." and to renumber sections (h) through (k)-(g) through (j) accordingly. The following amendments were read and adopted: Mr. Clark of Decatur moves to amend HB 757 by adding a new Paragraph (h) : "No tolerance, variation or deviation from the weight limits provided herein shall be allowed by Administrative regulation or Executive Order." Messrs. Campbell of Oconee and Ursrey of Jeff Davis move to amend HB 757 by striking sub section (k) of Section 1 and substituting in lieu thereof the following: (k) As a penalty for the violation of the overloads of weights as set forth in this section the following penalties shall apply as an automatic penalty against the owner or lessee of the vehicle operating overloaded: For the first 1,000 pounds overweight-! per pound For the next 1,000 pounds overweight-2 per pound For the next 1,000 pounds overweight-3 per pound For the next 1,000 pounds overweight-4 per pound TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1541 For the next 1,000 pounds overweight-5 per pound For all excess weight above 5,000 pounds-6 per pound Mr. McCracken of Jefferson moves to amend HB 757 by adding a comma at the end of the last sentence in Section 2, and by adding the following words: "in the event that the conviction is for overloading", so that said Section 2 shall read as follows: SECTION 2 Be it further enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same that any person who shall be found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be punished as for a misdemeanor, and the penalties set forth is subsection (k), Section l, hereof shall apply as the fine, in the event that the conviction is for overloading. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson moves to amend HB 757 by adding the following provision as Section 2-A: SECTION 2-A The Highway Department of the State of Georgia or the Governor of the State of Georgia may be empowered to authorize movement of heavy equipment by a special temporary permit. Mr. Langdale of Lowndes moves to amend HB 757 by adding the following sentence at the end of subsection (d) of Section 1: "Loads of logs, lumber, structural steel, piping and timber may exceed the length herein fixed without securing a permit as now required by law". Mr. M. Smith of Fulton moves to amend HB 757 so as to clarify the meaning thereof to show that the same does not encompass either "Trackless trolleys" or "trolley coaches". Amend HB 757 by adding a new section between Section 1 and Section 2, to be designated as Sub-Section L, reading as follows: SECTION L A "trackless trolley" or "trolley coach" being classified as a street car, is neither a vehicle nor a motor vehicle; and nothing in this Act shall apply either to "trackless trolleys" or "trolley coaches", or both. "Trackless trolley" and "trolley coach" mean a coach which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated on rails, together with auxiliary conveyances for maintaining and installing primarily overhead trolley wires, and are classed as street cars. Mr. Ray of Warren moves to amend HB 757 by striking the following from sub section (d) of Section 1 "in excess of 50 feet" and substituting in lieu thereof "in excess of 48 feet" so that sub section (d) of Section 1 shall read as follows: " (d) No combination of trucks, tractors or trailers coupled together shall consist of more than two units and no such combination, of vehicles including any load thereon shall have overall length" inclusive of front and rear bumpers, in excess of 48 feet. 1542 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to, as amended. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Bargeron Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Best Brannen Brantley Brazeal Brooks Byrd Campbell of Oconee Clary Deen Flynt Garrard Gary Gillis Graham Green of Cherokee Greer Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harrell Harris Herrin Hilton Holley lvey Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kennedy Kidd Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene McCracken McWhorter Mackay Mangum Matthews Mims Otwell Perkins Ray Risner Rogers Smiley Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Stocks Tumlin Twitty Ursrey Wheeler Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Barrett Battles Baughman Bentley Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Britton Burgamy Callier Campbell of Walker Carr Claxton Clay Coffin Coogle Cornelius Cranford Dally Deason Denton Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Fears Freeman Gardner Gowen Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greene of Crisp Griffith Groover Hadden Hale Harper Hawkins Henderson Hollis Huddleston Jackson Jessup Johnson of Hall Jolly Kelley Kemp King Kitchens Knight Lam Langdale Lanier Little Lovett McGarity McKelvey Mull Murphy Musgrove Nelson Neville Newman Nightingale Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Pickett Pittard Ramsey Raulerson Register TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1543 Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rollins Rowland Russell Scott Scoggin Sheffield Simmons Sivell Smith of Bryan Hoke Smith of Fulton Stevens of Marion Sumner Tamplin Tarbutton Tarpley Terry Tillman Trapnell Turk Vandiver Waldrop Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Warren White Whitworth Wiggins Wilkes Wilkinson Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Wooten Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Beasley, Burkett, Cates, Clark, Covington, Edenfield, Guthrie, Hood, Hopkins, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, Key, Lewis of Hancock, McGee, Mishoe, Murr, Pickard, Short, Stephens of Towns, Stewart, Tippens, Todd, Vickers, Weems, Willis, Wood, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 55, nays 123. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now recess until 2:00 o'clock this afternoon, and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House recessed until 2:00 o'clock this afternoon. The Speaker called the House to order. 2:00P.M. The following resolution was read and adopted: HR 289. By Mr. Ramsey of Effingham: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, certain lands and forests in Effingham County offer promising potentialities for development of a State Park; and WHEREAS, such development would greatly benefit the citizens of that County and this State and all posterity thereof; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the General Assembly of Georgia that the Department of State Parks, Historic Sites, and Monuments, through its Director, be and the same is hereby ordered and directed to investigate the possibilities relative to the acquisition and development into a State Park of properties in Effingham County; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it shall be the duty of said Department, upon funds being appropriated therefor, to so acquire and 1544 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, develop, for purposes of a State park, such beforementioned properties in Effingham County. Under the regular order of business, the following resolutions of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HR 236-908e. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A resolution authorizing the sale of a house at the Flowery Branch Nursery, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 237-908f. By Messrs. Parker and Kidd of Baldwin, and Jordan of Wheeler: A resolution to transfer certain land in Baldwin County to the Georgia Forestry Commission, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 238-908g. By Mr. Jordan of Wheeler: A resolution transferring certain land in Land Lots 233, 234, and 235 to the Georgia Forestry Commission, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HR 260-943b. By Mr. Knight of Gordon: A resolution proposing the creation of the New Echota State Memorial Park in Gordon County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. Unde1 the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was again taken up for consideration and read: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1545 HB 92. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the admission of voluntary patients to the Milledgeville State Hospital, and for other purposes. The following amendments were read and adopted: Mr. Pittard of Clarke moves to amend HB 92 by changing the period at the end of Section 1 to a comma and adding the words: "provided a certificate of need of treatment shall be signed by a physician qualified to certify, that adequate facilities be available for such person, and that the superintendent of the State Hospital shall approve the admission." Mr. Nightingale of Glynn moves to amend HB 92, and Section 3 thereof, by substituting the words "or" in lieu of the words "and" where the same occur at the end of subparagraphs (1) and (2) of said Section of said Bill. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 110, nays 3. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 951. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A Bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the Atlanta Bible Institute to confer the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Education, and for other purposes. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the bill be tabled. The motion prevailed and the bill was tabled. HB 811. By Messrs. Durden of Dougherty and Bolton of Spalding: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 113-408 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide that a subsequent divorce shall revoke a will, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 662. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the licensing of dogs by the State Game and Fish Commission, and for other purposes. Mr. Clary of McDuffie moved that the bill be tabled. The motion prevailed and the bill was tabled. 1546 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 512. By Messrs. Robertson and Cranford of Coweta: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 49-314 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to granting of letters of dismission to guardians, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Gowen of Glynn moves to amend HB 512 by striking all of the second page except the repealing clause. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 516. By Messrs. Robertson and Cranford of Coweta: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 24-2104 of the 1933 Code of Georgia pertaining to the time when business may be transacted with ordinaries, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. .On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 5. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following bill of the Senate was withdrawn from the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation: SB 277. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to define "marihuana" under the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following bills and resolution of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 513. By Messrs. Robertson and Cranford of Coweta: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Sections 49-610.1 and 49-610.7 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the fees of the ordinary in restoration proceedings, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 514. By Messrs. Robertson and Cranford of Coweta: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 49-605 of the 1933 Code TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1547 of Georgia so as to provide for transfer of veterans from the State Hospital to any institution operated by the United States Government, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 515. By Messrs. Robertson and Cranford of Coweta: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 49-813 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the commitment of incompentent or insane veterans to a United States Veterans Bureau Hospital, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 946. By Messrs. Lovett of Laurens, Scott of Thomas, and others: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the population of municipalities with independent school systems in figuring their classification under the Minimum Foundation Program, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. McWhorter of DeKalb moves to amend HB 946 to insert the figures 23,000 in lieu of the figures 20,000. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 92, nays 19. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. Lovett of Laurens gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the bill. HR 271-976a. By Mr. Tamplin of Morgan: A Resolution requesting compensation for damages to Bruce F. Allen, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 109, nays 5. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. 1548 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 908. By Mr. Freeman of Monroe: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that peace officers who have served thirty years but have not reached the age of sixty may retire and receive pension benefits, and for other purposes. The following substitute was read and adopted: By Messrs. Overby of Hall and Freeman of Monroe: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "an Act to provide 1evenue and a source of revenue for the purpose of paying annuities and benefits to the peace officers of the State of Georgia; to provide for a commission to receive and disburse such funds; to provide for a method of payment of such fund to beneficiaries thereof, and for other purposes.", approved February 1, 1950 (Ga. Laws 1950, p. 50), as amended by an Act approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. Laws 1951, p. 472), so as to provide that the peace officers who have served for thirty (30) years and who have not reached the age of sixty (60) may cease to serve as peace officers and receive the benefits provided under this Act upon reaching the age of sixty ( 60) ; to provide that peace officers having the required thirty (30) years service and who are totally and permanently disabled may receive the benefits provided without regard to age; to provide for disability benefits for peace officers totally and permanently disabled in line of duty; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia as follows: SECTION 1. An Act entitled "An Act to provide revenue and a source of revenue for the purpose of paying annuities and benefits to the peace officers of the State of Georgia; to provide for a commission to receive and disburse such funds; to provide for a method of payment of such fund to beneficiaries thereof, and for other purposes.", approved February 1, 1950 (Ga. Laws 1950, p. 50), as amended by an Act approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. Laws 1951, p. 472), is hereby amended by adding at the end of Section 11, which Section relates to benefits, the following: "Provided, however, any other provisions of this section or this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, any peace officer who has served the required (30) years and has not reached the age of sixty (60) may, if he so desires, terminate his duties as a peace officer and shall be entitled to receive the benefits to which he is entitled under the provisions of this Act upon reaching the age of sixty (60). Provided, further, any other provisions of this Section or this Act to the contrary, notwithstanding, any peace officer who has served the required thirty (30) years and who is totally and permanently disabled shall be entitled to receive the benefits to which he is entitled under the provisions of this Act, regardless of age.", so that said Section 11 when so amended shall read as follows: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1549 "Section 11. That the money so paid into the hands of the Treasrer of the Board of Commissioners of the Peace Officers Annuity and Benefit Fund of Georgia herein provided, shall be used for the following purposes: Upon proper application being presented by a peace officer upon a form to be provided by the said Board for annuities and/or benefits and approval thereof granted by the Board, the Treasurer of the Board shall thereupon pay to such applicant a monthly sum of 60% of the average monthly salary or income received by such applicant over a period of three years immediately prior to making application therefor; provided, however, that said applicant has had twenty (20) years' service as a peace officer in Georgia; the sum of 70% of the average monthly salary or income received by applicant over the three year period immediately prior to making such application, provided such applicant shall have served twenty-five (25) years as a peace officer in the State of Georgia; and the sum of 80% of the average monthly salary or income received by such applicant over the three year period immediately prior to making application therefor, provided said applicant has had thirty (30) years of service as a peace officer in the State of Georgia. No person shall be eligible for benefits hereunder until his or her official duties shall have terminated unless otherwise provided for in this Act, and unless he or she shall file application within ninety (90) days, or as soon thereafter as possible, from the time of termination of his or her official duties as such officer in the State of Georgia and is at least sixty (60) years of age at the time such application is made, and provided further that in no case shall the annuity payable under this section exceed the sum of one hundred dollars per month. Provided, however, any other provisions of this section or this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, any peace officer who has served the required thirty (30) years and has not reached the age of sixty (60) may, if he so desires, terminate his duties as a peace officer and shall be entitled to receive the benefits to which he is entitled under the provisions of this Act upon reaching the age of sixty (60) . Provided, further, any other provisions of this Section or this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, any peace officer who has served the required thirty (30) years and who is totally and permanently disabled shall be entitled to receive the benefits to which he is entitled under the provisions of this Act, regardless of age." SECTION 2. Said Act as amended is further amended by adding thereto a Section to be numbered Section 12, to read as follows: "Section 12. Any peace officer subject to the provisions of this Act, upon becoming totally or permanently disabled in line of duty, after having served continuously for a period of one year or more as a peace officer in the State of Georgia, next preceeding the date of such disability, shall be entitled to be paid monthly as such disability continues, by the Treasurer of the Board of Commissioners, upon proper application being made therefor, a percentage of the average monthly salary or income received by such officer over a period of time as hereinafter provided. Such percentage shall be based upon the number of years of continuous service rendered by the applicant as a peace officer in the State of Georgia as follows: For continuous service of one (1) year and less than two (2) years, twelve (12) per cent of such average monthly salary or income; 1550 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, For continuous service of two (2) years and less than three (3) years, twenty-four (24) per cent of such average monthly salary or income; For continuous service of three (3) years and less than four (4) years, thirty-six (36) per cent of such average monthly salary or income; For continuous service of four (4) years and less than five (5) years, forty-eight (48) per cent of such average monthly salary or income; For continuous service of at least five ( 5) years or more, sixty (60) per cent of such average monthly salary or income. Any peace officer totally and permanently disabled in line of duty during the first years as a peace officer shall receive 12% of his average monthly salary during such period of disability. Provided, however, that in no case shall the disability benefits under this section exceed the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month, and provided further that the Board shall fix the minimum amounts to be paid under this Act." SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 125, nays 9. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. HB 218. By Mr. Key of Jasper: A Bill te be entitled an Act to authorize cities to accept cash bonds from persons violating ordinances, and for other purposes. The following committee substitute was read and adopted: A BILL To be entitled an Act to authorize Mayors and their designated official of municipalities, cities or towns to accept cash bonds from persons charged with a violation of the ordinances or of an offense against such municipality, city or town; to provide for the forfeiture thereof; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same: SECTION 1. That from and after the passage of this Act, all mayors or their designated official or officials of municipalities, cities or towns, are au- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 1551 thorized to accept a cash bond for the personal appearance of any person charged with a violation of an ordinance, or an offense against said municipality, city or town, to answer the charges preferred against such person. Said officer assessing and accepting a cash bond shall issue a receipt to the applicant for same. SECTION 2. That when any mayor of any municipality, city or town of this State shall designate any municipal official to accept cash bonds under the provisions of this Act, such delegation of authority shall be in writing and filed in the records of the municipality, city or town. SECTION 3. That any person charged with a violation of a municipal ordinance or an offense against a municipality, city or town, and who gives a cash bond for his personal appearance at a designated time and place and who fails to appear at said time and place shall forfeit said cash bond upon the call of said case for trial and it shall not be necessary for such municipality, city or town to take any further action to forfeit said cash bond. SECTION 4. That forfeiture of a cash bond shall not be a bar to a subsequent prosecution of the accused for such violation. SECTION 5. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. The following amendment to the substitute was read and adopted: Mr. Nightingale of Glynn moves to amend the substitute to HB 218 by inserting a new section to be numbered and to read as follows: "Section 4A. The provisions of this law shall not apply to municipalities having provisions in their charters with reference to the subject matter of this law." The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, as amended, the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute, as amended. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 9:00 o'clock tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 9:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. 1552 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. February 6, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 9:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was eestablished as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 2. First reading and reference of bills and resolutions. 3. Reports of standing committees. 4. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 5. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 6. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 7. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deem advisable. By unanimous consent, the following bill of the House was introduced, read the first time and referred to the committee: HB 1034. By Messrs. Key of Jasper and Matthews of Clarke: A bill to be entitled an Act relating to livestock running at large or straying upon public roads; providing for liability of the owner; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Public Highways # 1. Mr. Lovett of Laurens County, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the folIowing Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 969. Do Pass. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1553 SB 253. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Lovett of Laurens, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following Bills and Resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 896. Do Pass. HB 903. Do Pass. HB 1008. Do Pass. HB 1009. Do Pass. HB 1012. Do Pass. HB 1013. Do Pass. HB 1016. Do Pass. HR 288-1016a. Do Pass. HB 1017. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 1027. Do Pass. HB 1029. Do Pass. HB 1030. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. 1554 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Adams of Evans County, Chairman of the Committee on Education #2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education #2 has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 1026. Do Pass. HB 1003. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Adams of Evans, Chairman. Mr. Hollis of Muscogee County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary #2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #2 has had under consideration the following Bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 275. Do Pass. SB 318. Do Pass. SB 284. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Hollis of Muscogee, Chairman. Mr. M. Smith of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Insurance, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Insurance has had under consideration the following Bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 336. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, M. Smith of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Gillis of Treutlen County, Chairman of the Committee on Motor Vehicles, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Motor Vehicles has had under consideration the follow- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1555 ing Bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 286. Do Pass. SB 299. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gillis of Treutlen, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following Bill of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 1032. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following Bills of the House and Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HB 825. Do Pass, by Substitute. HB 994. Do Pass, as Amended. HB 926. Do Pass. HB 1010. Do Pass. HB 1011. Do Pass. HB 1014. Do Pass. HB 1022. Do Pass. SB 304. Do Pass. SB 310. Do Pass. SB 311. Do Pass. SB 326'. Do Pass. SB 355. Do Pass. SB 364. Do Pass. 1556 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 1025. Do Pass. HB 1031. Do Pass. SB 274. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. Mr. Waldrop of Douglas County, Vice Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Privileges and Elections has had under consideration the following Bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Vice Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 279. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Waldrop of Douglas, Vice-Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the following Resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 274-984a. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Mr. Ray of Warren County, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means has had under consideration the following Bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 252. Do Pass. SB 240. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Ray of Warren, Chairman. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1557 Mr. Freeman of Monroe, Leach of Rockdale, and Nightingale of Glynn County, Special Committee on Local Constitutional Amendment Resolutions, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Local Constitutional Amendments has had under consideration the following Resolutions of the House and Senate, report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: The following Resolutions are of local application only, as indicated: HR 115-549b. (Appling County). HR 180-755g. (Muscogee County and Columbus). HR 182-755i. (Chatham County). HR 201-810n. (Rockdale County). HR 215-830f. As Amended (Carroll County). HR 217-830h. (Bibb County and Macon). HR 220-861a. (Effingham County). HR 229-882c. (Glynn County). HR 233-908b. (Brantley County). HR 235-908d. (Wilcox County). HR 240-908i. (Polk County and Cedartown). HR 244-927d. (Bleckley County and Cochran). HR 259-943a. As Amended (Spalding County and Griffin) HR 276-990a. (Richmond County and Augusta). HR 280-997b. (Glynn County). HR 281-997c. (Fannin County). HR 282-997d. (Dodge County). SR 82. (Cobb County). SR 83. (Cobb County). SR 84. (Troup County). SR 85. (Fulton County). SR 254. (Richmond County and Augusta). Respectfully submitted, Nightingale of Glynn, Freeman of Monroe, Leach of Rockdale, Chairman. 1558 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill and resolutions of the House to wit: HB 900. By Mr. Baughman of Early: A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Early, to prescribe their powers, duties, qualifications, and compensation; and for other purposes. HB 929. By Messrs. White and Kelly of Gwinnett: A bill to amend an Act of the General Assembly, approved Aug. 20, 1906, and all Acts amendatory thereof, establishing the City Court of Buford; and for other purposes. HB 940. By Mr. Sheffield of Brooks: A bill to abolish the office of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Brooks County, Georgia; to create the office of County Tax Commissioner of Brooks County, Georgia; and for other purposes. HR 120. By Messrs. Covington of Floyd, Cornelius of Polk, and others: A resolution that the State Highway Department and the proper officials of the United States Government be requested to designate that part of the U. S. Highway No. 127, which is located in Georgia, as the "Martha Berry Highway". HR 203. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution that the road laid from the Health Center in the City of Irwinton to Wriley, Georgia, be named and designated as the "Jack Brown Road." HR 205. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution that the new bridge across Commissioner Creek be designated as the "Boone Bridge" in memory and in honor of Jacob Boone and Sallie Franklin Boone. HR 206. By Mr. Boone of Wilkinson: A resolution that the new bridge over Turkey Creek, near Allentown, Georgia, be named and designated as the "Brack Bridge" in memory and in honor of Georgia Washington Brack and Ethel Ellington Brack. SB 371. By Senators Dunn of the 8th, and Rawls of the lOth: A bill to provide that actions upon contracts of lease, bailment or renting of personal property, where a percentage of proceeds is involved, shall be brought within two years after the right of action accrues; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1559 SB 339. By Senator Carlisle of the 7th: A bill providing that all fees received by the Clerk of the Court of Appeals of Georgia shall be the property of the State and paid to the State Treasurer, that all Law Assistants shall be licensed to practice law in this State; and fixing the salary of the Clerk, Deputy Clerk, Sheriff and Law Assistants of said Court, and for other purposes. SR 109. By Senator Moate of the 20th, Davis of the 51st, Farrar of the 42nd, Ellard of the 31st, and others: A resolution calling on the Henry Grady Hotel to give priority to members of the Legislature making reservations in the future; and for other purposes. SR 78. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to Article VIII, Section III, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia, relating to the State School Superintendent, so as to provide that the Superintendent shall appoint the personnel necessary for the operation of the State Department of Education; to provide for the submission of this amendment to the voters for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. SR 108. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A resolution proposing that the State Commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars be issued a license plate for his official private passenger car, with the words and letters "Commander V. F. W." inscribed thereon; and for other purposes. SB 343. By Senator Millican of the 52nd and Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to fix the compensation of the Reporter of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals; and for other purposes. SB 358. By Senators Ellard of the 31st and Akins of the 40th: A bill to amend an Act, so as to authorize the Governor to appoint one or more persons as special officers for the protection of the real and personal property included within such State parks; to authorize said appointed officers to make arrests in certain cases; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. HB 509. By Messrs. Hollis of Muscogee, Ray of Warren, and others: A bill to provide a uniform system for the registration of marriages, divorces, annulments of marriage; to repeal all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act; and for other purposes. HB 779. By Messrs. Beasley of Mcintosh, Smiley of Liberty, and others: A bill to prohibit the killing of mink or otter by any kind Qf firearm; to make unlawful the possession or the offer for sale of mink or otter pelts killed by firearms; to provide for penalty thereof; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 1560 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 347. By Senator Carlisle of the 7th and Connell of the 6th: A bill to fix the salaries of the following employeees of the Supreme Court of Georgia, namely; The Clerk, the Deputy Clerk, the Sheriff, and the Law Assistants; to provide that, from and after the passage and approval of this Act, all fees coming to the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be the property of the State and the same shall be paid into the State Treasury; to provide that all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be repealed; and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 925. By Messrs. Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A bill to amend an Act approved March 9, 1943 (Ga. Laws 1943, p. 702), creating the City Court of Brunswick, and all Acts amendatory thereof, so as to provide for the creation of Solicitor Emeritus of said Court; and for other purposes. HB 93. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill permitting the use of voting machines for casting, registering and recording and computing ballots or votes, provided the use of such machines is desired by the County Commissioners in the several counties and provided further that the same is approved by the people in said counties; and for other purposes. HB 761. By Messrs. Lavender of Elbert, Matthews of Clarke, and others: A bill to authorize and empower the Director of the State Game and Fish Commission to make and enter into agreements with the proper authorities of the respective states adjoining this State whe:r:eby a valid fishing license issued by the State will be acceepted and honored, and for other purposes. HB 781. By Mr. Beasley of Mcintosh: A bill to regulate the use of nets for a certain period in dragging for shrimp in Georgia waters; to provide for penalty; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate to wit: SB 375. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to repeal an Act approved Jan. 31, 1951 (Ga. Laws 1951, p. 2040), which Act established a City Court :or Chattooga County, provided rules and regulations for said court, and provided for selection of officials for such court; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1561 SB 377. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to give the Ordinary of Chattooga County compensation in addition to the fees which he now receives; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House to wit: HB 636. By Mr. Gowen of Glynn: A bill to amend an Act known as the "Municipal Home Rule Law", approved Feb. 13, 1951 (Ga. Laws 1951, page 116), so as to make certain changes with regard to the voters voting in elections under the Act; to make certain changes in the provisions regarding Annexation of territory; and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the Senate to wit: SR 105. By Senator Pittman of the 53rd: A Resolution that the State Personnel or Merit Board be hereby directed to fix current scale of compensation for all employees under the State Merit System on the same basis as employees are paid in private industry or other comparable work; and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolution of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HR 288-1016a. By Messrs. Smith and Edenfield of Emanuel: A resolution requesting the state librarian to furnish certain law books to Emanuel County, and for other purposes. HB 825. By Messrs. Rollins and Biggers of Meriwether: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to re-define the corporate limits of the City of Manchester, and for other purposes. HB 896. By Mr. Green of Cherokee: A bill to be entitled an Act place the sheriff and other county officers of Cherokee County on a salary basis, and for other purposes. HB 903. By Messrs. Pittard and Matthews of Clarke: A bill to be entitled an Act to consolidate the offices of tax receiver and tax collector of Clarke County into the office of tax commissioner, and for other purposes. HB 994. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to extend the 1562 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, corporate limits of the City of Mountain Park, and for other purposes. HB 1008. By Mr. Green of Cherokee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for fixing the salary of the Clerk of the Commissoiners of Roads and Revenues of Cherokee County, and for other purposes. HB 1009. By Mr. Green of Cherokee: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compensation of the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Cherokee County, and for other purposes. HB 1010. By Mr. Griffith of Putnam: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for compensation for the Mayor of the City of Eatonton, and for other purposes. HB 1011. By Messrs. Duncan and Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the date for holding elections in the City of Villa Rica, and for other purposes. HB 1012. By Messrs. Bell, Graham, and Holley of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the advertising of bids by the Board of Education of Richmond County on all purchases in excess of $1,000.00., and for other purposes. HB 1013. By Messrs. Duncan and Perkins of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act requiring all candidates for the General Assembly in Carroll County to qualify for certain seats in the General Assembly, and for other purposes. HB 1014. By Messrs. Langdale and Register of Lowndes: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a system of retirement payments for certain employees of the City of Valdosta, and for other purposes. HB 1016. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change certain officers of Clayton County to a salary basis, and for other purposes. HB 1017. By Mr. Sivell of Harris: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to fix the compensation of the members of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Harris County, and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1563 HB 1022. By Messrs. Mackay and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to prescribe qualifications of the Mayor of the City of Chamblee, and for other purposes. HB 1025. By Mr. Brooks of Oglethorpe: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the mayor and council of the City of Crawford to pave streets, and for other purposes. HB 1027. By Messrs. Bell, Holley, and Graham of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that certain counties may designate a fiscal year, and for other purposes. HB 1029. By Mr. McGee of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act providing for a new registration of the qualified voters of Chatham County, and for other purposes. HB 1030. By Messrs. Bell, Mackay, and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide the method of holding hearings on recommendations of the Planning Commission of DeKalb County, and for other purposes. HB 1031. By Messrs. Bell, Holley, and Graham of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to abolish the Board of Civil Service Commission of Augusta, and for other purposes. HB 1003. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A bill to be entitled an Act to require a drivers' training course in public schools, and for other purposes. HB 1026. By Mr. Barrett of Pike: 1".. bill to be entitled an Act to provide a tenure system for teachers in the public schools, and for other purposes. HB 1032. By Messrs. Bell, Holley, and Graham of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to create a Civil Service Commission for the City of Augusta, and for other purposes. HR 274-984a. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A resolution authorizing the transfer of certain property from the military department to the department of education, and for other purposes. SB 240. By Senators Peterson of the 16th, Grayson of the 1st, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 92-3301 of the 1933 1564 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Code of Georgia relating to income taxes imposed on trusts, and for other purposes. SB 252. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, and Lancaster of the 28th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the fuel used in aircraft shall not be subject to the motor fuel tax, and for other purposes. SB 253. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Georgia Historical Commission, and for other purposes. SB 274. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the City of Savannah to deed certain property to the Savannah Machine and Foundry Company, and for other purposes. SB 279. By Senator Ellard of the 31st: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide that managers and clerks of elections shall receive not less than $5.00 per day, and for other purposes. SB 284. By Senators Willingham of the 39th, Connell of the 6th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize employees of the Court of Appeals to become members of the Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes. SB 286'. By Senators Duncan of the 34th and Wilson of the 23rd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide the height of the truck body used in transporting bricks, and for other purposes. SB 304. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize any City to permit commercial advertising on parking meters, and for other purposes. SB 310. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the office of Chief Judge of the Municipal Court of Savannah, and for other purposes. SB 311. By Senator Grayson of the 1st: A bill to he entitled an Act to amend an Act by prescribing the qualifications of the Judge of the City Court of Savannah, and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1565 SB 318. By Senator Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that a decedent's representative may bring cause or causes of action on matters not pending at the time of such decedent's death, and for other purposes. SB 326. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide pensions to general of officers of certain cities, and for other purposes. SB 336. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for licensing of domestic and foreign insurance companies, and for other purposes. SB 355. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Marietta to collect fees for sewer services, and for other purposes. SB 364. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to fix the salary of the mayor of the City of Crawfordville, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 898. By Messrs. Covington, Scoggin, and Hall of Floyd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a city court in the County of Floyd, and for other purposes. The following substitute was read and adopted: AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a City Court in the County of Floyd", approved September 27, 1883, (Ga. Laws 1882-3, page 535), and all Acts amendatory thereof including especially the following, to wit: Act of 1906, approved August 21st, 1906 (Ga. Laws 1906, page 248); Act of 1908, approved August 17th, 1908, (Ga. Laws 1908, page 144); Act of 1910, approved August 3rd, 1910, (Ga. Laws 1910, page 176); Act of 1921 approved August 1st, 1921, (Ga. Laws 1921, page 347), Act of 1950, approved February 8th, 1950, (Ga. Laws 1950, page 2276); and Act of 1951, approved February 21st, 1951, (Ga. Laws 1951, page 2822); so as to provide among other things:- How written demands for the trial of cases in said court shall be made; That in all cases, civil and criminal, in said court in which written demands are made for trial by a jury the same shall be tried by a jury of five jurors; and the manner of drawing, the number of, and empanel- 1566 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, ling jurors in said court and how the parties shall strike therefrom in the trial of cases; That there shall be monthly terms of said court; The time for filing plaintiff's original petition and time for service of process in said court; and for pleading and practice in said court; That the office of Solicitor of said Court shall be abolished and that the Solicitor-General of the Rome Judicial Circuit shall be exofficio Solicitor of said City Court and fix his compensation; To fix the salary of the judge of said court; To fix the effective date of this Act; That this Act shall not apply to cases pending in said court on the effective date thereof; That should one or more of the provisions of this Act be held unconstitutional or invalid for any reason the same shall not invalidate the whole or any other provision of this Act; That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed; and For other purposes: Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same as follows: Section 1. That section nine of said Act approved September 27th, 1883, establishing a City Court in the County of Floyd be amended by inserting in the third line of said section and between the words "the" and "defendent" the words "State or", and by inserting in the fifth line of said section between the words "demand" and "at" the following,-"in criminal cases and other cases not originating by petition", and by adding at the end of said section the following,-"In all civil cases originating by petition written demand for trial by jury shall be made in or attached to the parties' initial pleadings filed in the case, demurrers and other pleadings raising issues of law excepted, and the clerk of said court shall enter opposite the case on the issue docket the fact that such demand has been made", so that said section as amended will read as follows: "Be it further enacted, That the trial of all issues of fact in said court shall be by the court, without a jury, except where either party in a civil case, or the State or defendant in a criminal case, shall, in writing, demand a trial by jury. A failure to file such demand in criminal cases and other cases not originating by petition at or before the beginning of the trial shall be a waiver of said right. In all civil cases originating by petition written demand for trial by jury shall be made in or attached to the parties' initial pleadings filed in the case, demurrers and other pleadings raising issued of law excepted, and that the clerk of said court shall enter opposite the case on the issue docket the fact that such demand has been made." WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1567 Section 2. That section four of said Act approved August 21st, 1906, being an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act creating the city court of Floyd County", approved September 27, 1883, and the three Acts amendatory of said Act, approved respectively October 24, 1887, October 29, 1889, and August 23, 1905, as follows: (1) By increasing the qualifications and compensations of the Judge of said court, and disqualifying him from practicing law; and providing for the election of the judge of said court by the qualified voters of the County of Floyd. (2) By making it unlawful for said judge to receive directly or indirectly, for himself or his family, from any railroad, telephone, telegraph, or express company, any free pass or other favor not enjoyed by the general public, and to provide a penalty therefor. (3) By providing for the same number of jurors for the trial of cases in said court, and for the same system of drawing, empaneling and striking jurors, and for the same compensation to them as are now provided as to trial jurors in the superior court. (4) By changing the practice in said court so as to make all civil cases triable at the first or second term under the same rule as like cases are made triable in the superior courts. (5) By making the practice in motions for new trial in said court the same as that in the superior courts. (6) By providing for the review of the rulings, orders, and judgments of said court by bill of exceptions and writ of error to the Supreme Court in the same manner as like rulings, orders and judgments of the superior court are reviewed, be amended by striking therefrom all of said section following the word "wit" in the sixth line of said section; that section one of said Act approved August 3rd, 1910, being an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act creating the City Court of Floyd County' approved September 27, 1883, and the four Acts amendatory of said Act, approved respectively October 24, 1887, October 29, 1889, August 23, 1905, and August 21, 1906, so as to provide the mode and manner in which jurors shall be drawn to serve in said Court, and for other purposes," be and the same is hereby repealed; that section one of said Act approved August 1st, 1921, being an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act approved August 21st, 1906, entitled 'An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act creating the City Court of Floyd County, approved September 27, 1883, and three Acts amendatory of said Act, approved, respectively, October 24, 1887, October 29, 1889, and August 23, 1905, 'by striking out the word 'Thirty' which occurs between the word 'Than' and the word 'Names' in the twenty-first line of the Fourth Section of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof the words 'Thirty-six,'" be and the same is hereby repealed; and there is hereby enacted in lieu of said stricken and repealed parts of said Acts of 1906, 1910, and 1921, the following; "The trial of issues of facts in all cases in said court, when a trial by jury is demanded in writing, shall be by a jury of five jurors. In civil cases wherein a trial is to be had by a jury the clerk of said court 1568 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, shall, from the petit jurors draw, make up a panel of nine jurors and the parties shall strike from said panel alternately until there shall be five jurors left, which shall constitute the jury to try the case, the plaintiff to have the first strike. In criminal cases wherein a trial is to be had by a jury said clerk shall, from the petit jurors drawn, make up a panel of ten jurors from which the parties shall strike alternately, the defendant to have first strike and the right to challenge three jurors preemptorily and the state two, thus leaving five jurors, which shall constitute the jury to try the case. "Jurors for said City Court shall be procured as follows: "The c;erk of the Superior Court of Floyd County shall deliver to the judge of said City Court, the traverse jury box of the Superior Court, and the judge of the said City Court, under the same rules as are provided for the Superior Court, shall draw from said box for each week of each regular quarterly term when juries may be needed not more than fifteen names of jurors, and whenever jurors shall have been drawn as herein provided, said judge shall then seal and certify said jury box, as is done by the Judge of the Superior Court. At the opening of each week of the quarterly terms of said Court, from the persons so drawn, said Judge of said City Court shall empanel three panels of five jurors each, for service during said week. Said jurors shall be summoned by the sheriff of said county or his deputy, and for their service shall receive the same compensation per diem as is paid during that year to jurors in the Superior Court. Whenever it may be necessary to provide jurors for any special or adjourned term, or to provide tales jurors for any reason in said City Court, the Judge thereof may provide such jurors under the same rules as are now or may hereafter be provided in the Superior Courts. If at any time additional jurors may be needed in said City Court, said Judge shall have authority to empanel the same in like manner as the same may be done in the Superior Court." Section 3. That section seven of said Act approved September 27th, 1883, which provides for the terms of said City Court, be and the same is hereby repealed and there is hereby enacted in lieu thereof the following: "Said City Court shall hold twelve terms a year, beginning on the first Monday in each month. The terms of the months of March, June, September, and December shall be known as quarterly terms, at which juries shall be drawn and summoned for the trial of cases in said court. The jurisdiction and powers, of the court shall be the same at all terms." Section 4. That section one of said Act approved February 8th, 1950, being an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to establish a City Court in the County of Floyd,' approved September 27th, 1883, as amended, making the rules of procedure, pleading and practice in civil actions and civil proceedings in the courts of this State, as ratified and confirmed by a resolution of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved February 1st, 1946, (Georgia Laws 1946', pages 761 et seq.), as amended or as they may hereafter be amended, applicable to said city court; and to fix the costs in suits or actions ex contractu ir.volving WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1569 $400.00 principal or less, and in suits ex delicto when the value of the property sued for is said amount or less; to provide a salary for the judge of said court, terms of office of said Judge, and for the election of said Judge; to fix the date this Act shall go into effect; and for other purposes;-", be and the same is repealed and there is hereby enacted in lieu thereof the following: "In ordinary civil cases begun by petition plaintiff's original petition shall be filed in the clerk's office at least fifteen days before the term of said court to which it is returnable. Service of process shall be made ten days before the term to which the case is made returnable, however, should service not be thus made no case shall abate for lack of service until so ordered by the Judge of said court, and should service of process be made within said ten days or at or after the return term of said court said case shall be held and considered returnable to the next succeeding term after service of process which convenes ten days after such service. "In an ordinary civil case in which the defendant has not filed his defensive pleadings on or before the third Monday of the term to which the case is returnable the same shall be considered "in default" without any entry thereof, and at any time within fifteen days thereafter, upon the payment of all costs which shall have accrued in said case, said default shall be considered as opened without any order therefore being entered, and defendant shall thereupon file his defensive pleadings. The judge of said court may, in his discretion and for cause shown, allow additional time, not exceeding fifteen days, within which a defendant in a civil case may file his defensive pleadings, and if additional time is granted for this purpose said Judge shall enter this fact on the civil or issue dccket opposite the case as the same appears docketed in said court, and should defendant not file his defensive pleadings within the time allowed the case shall be considered in default without any entry thereof. In any civil case in default in which the default has not been opened and defensive pleadings filed as herein provided plaintiff may thereupon enter a final judgment in said case, which final judgment the judge of said court may, in his discretion, on payment of all accrued ccsts, vacate and set aside for proverditental cause preventing the filing of defensive pleadings by defendant, or for excusable neglect, or where said Judge, from all the facts, shall determine that a proper case has been made for said final judgment to be vacated and set aside, and upon said final judgment being vacated and set aside the case shall stand for trial immediately should plaintiff announce ready to proceed with the trial thereof. A motion to vacate and set aside a final judgment under this section shall be filed within thirty days after the rendition of said final judgment and a hearing thereon shall be held as soon as practical, of which hearing plaintiff shall have at least five days notice." Section 5. That sections two and three of said Act approved August 17th, 1908, being an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act creating the city court of Floyd County,' approved September 27th, 1883, and the four Acts amendatory of said Act, approved respectively October 24, 1887, October 29, 1889, August 23, 1905, and August 21, 1906, as foHows: (1) By providing for a solicitor of said Floyd County city court, 1570 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, prescribing his qualifications, providing for his election, fixing his term of office, fixing his compensation, and for other purposes.", be and the same are repealed, and there is hereby enacted in lieu thereof the following: "The office of Solicitor of said City Court is abolished to be effective after December 31st. 1952, and on and after January 1st, 1953, the solicitor-general of the Rome Judicial Circuit shall be exofficio the solicitor of said City Court, and as such shall represent the State in all cases in said City Court in which the State shall be a party, and shall perform therein all other duties as usually appertain to this office. For his services he shall receive the same fees that are provided by law for similar services in the Superior Court." Section 6. That section one of said Act approved February 21st, 1951, entitled "An Act to amend An Act entitled 'An Act to establish a City Court of Floyd County' approved September 27, 1883, and as amended by an Act approved January 31, 1946. To provide the salary of the judge of the city court; to fix the date of beginning and expiration of the term; and for other purposes.", be and the same is amended by striking therefrom the words and figures, "at least $400.00" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "$500.00", and also by striking from said section the clause beginning with, "and an additional sum of $100.00" to the end of said section, so that said section as amended will read as follows: "That Section 3 of said Act, approved January 31, 1946, which Act provides as follows: "That from and after the 1st day of October, 1947, the salary of the Judge of the City Court of Floyd County shall be $400.00 per month in lieu of $250.00 per month as provided now in the Act of September 27, 1883, as amended,' be repealed in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof, the following section amendatory of said Act: "That from and after the passage of this Act, the salary of the Judge of the City Court of Floyd County, Georgia, shall be $500.00 per month." Notice of Local Legislation Notice is given of intention to apply for local legislation at the meeting of the General Assembly of Georgia, which convenes in January 1952, amending the Act to establish a City Court in the County of Floyd, approved September 27th, 1883 (Georgia Laws 1882-83, page 535), and all acts amendatory thereof. G. L. Sullivan, Mack G. Hicks, Leon Covington, Committee from Rome, Ga. Bar Association. State of Georgia, County of Floyd. Personally appeared before the undersigned official authorized to administer oaths, Dean Covington, who on oath states that he is a Member of the General Assembly of Georgia from Floyd County, and is the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached; and WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1571 that a notice of the intention to apply for the legislation outlined in said bill has been published in the Rome News Tribune, the newspaper in which the sheriff's advertisement, for the locality affected by said bill, are published, once a week for three weeks during the period of sixty days immediately preceding its introduction into the General Assembly; and that the above and foregoing on this sheet contained is a true and correct copy of said notice as published in said paper, the same, together with this affidavit being made a part of said bill; and that said notice was published as provided by law. I sf Dean Covington. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of January, 1952. Is/ Robert L. Scoggin, Notary Public. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, by substitute. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. HB 986. By Messrs. Vandiver, Wood, and Clay of Bibb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a pension fund for employees of Bibb County, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Messrs. Vandiver, Clay, and Wood of Bibb, move to strike Sections 1 and 4 in their entirety. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 997. By Messrs. Smith and Edenfield of Emanuel: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to supplement the compensation of the tax commissioner of Emanuel County for his use in employing a clerk, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 1002. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act so as to provide for the compensation of members of the board of education in certain counties, and for other purposes. 1572 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 1007. By Messrs. Perkins and Duncan of Carroll: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the hours for holding elections in certain counties, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 270. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the appointment of a chief deputy tax commissioner in certain counties, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 327. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide pensions for members of police departments in certain cities, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 338. By Senator Mashburn of the 33rd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the salaries of the members of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Forsyth County, and for other purposes. The following amendment, was read and adopted: Mr. Otwell of Forsyth moves to amend SB 338 by: Inserting in the caption thereof after the word "duties" and before the word "by" the words "by providing for the election of the Chairman of the Board by the people." And by: Inserting in the caption thereof before the words "to repeal conflicting laws;" the words "to provide an effective date;". And by: Adding a new Section thereto to be numbered Section 2 and to read as follows: "Section 2. Section 1 of said Act is amended by striking said Section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 1 to read WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1573 as follows: "Section 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, that a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Forsyth, Georgia, is hereby created. Said Board shall consist of the office of Chairman of said Board and two other members. The Chairman of said Board shall be elected to said office as other county officers are elected and shall offer and qualify for said office of Chairman in a lawful election held for said office. The other two members or officers of said Board shall be filled from those duly qualified and elected persons receiving the highest and next highest number of votes in a lawful election held to fill said positions. Provided, however, that an unsuccessful candidate for Chairman shall not be eligible for either position of the other two offices or memberships on the Board, notwithstanding the fact that such candidate may have received the highest or next highest vote cast in said election or elections. The membership of said Board must be qualified voters of said County, and whose further qualifications and method of election, except as otherwise herein provided, shall be the same as now provided for other County officers." And by: Adding a new Section to said SB 338 to be numbered Section 4 and to read as follows: "Section 4. Section 10 of said Act relating to the elections of the Chairman and Clerk of said Board by the membership of the Board is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new Section 10 inserted in lieu thereof to read as follows: "Section 10. Said Board of Commissioners hereinafter elected shall, at their first meeting, elect their Clerk." And by: Adding a new Section to said SB 338 to be numbered Section 5 and to read as follows: "Section 5. This Act shall become effective January 1, 1953, provided, however, the Board of Commissioners to take office on that date shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of this Act." Renumbering the Section numbers of said SB 338 accordingly. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 340. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a municipal court of the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The following Committee substitute was read and adopted: An Act to amend an Act approved August 20, 1913 (Georgia Laws 1913, pages 145-177 inclusive) establishing a Municipal Court of the City of Atlanta per authority of the amendment to Paragraph l574 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, 1 of Section 7 of A1ticle 6 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia ratified October 2, 1912, relating to the abolition of Justice Courts and the office of Justice of the Peace and of Notary Public ex-officio Justice of the Peace in the City of Atlanta, and all acts amendatory thereto, by repealing Section Forty-Four (44) of the said Act providing for a cost deposit in the sum of Two ($2.00) Dollars to be paid to the Clerk by the party filing or commencing any proceeding in the said Court, and further providing for a pauper's affidavit in lieu of said deposit and for the recovery back of said deposit under certain conditions; and inserting in lieu thereof a new section to be known as Section Forty-Four (44) which shall provide for a cost deposit in the sum of Three ($3.00) Dollars to be paid to the Clerk by the party filing or commencing any proceeding in the said Court, providing for a pauper's affidavit in lieu of said deposit, providing for the recovery back of the said deposit under ce1tain conditions, and providing for the payment of a subsidy for the publication of the calendars of the said Court payable by the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County to the newspaper publishing legal notices for the Sheriff of Fulton County in the sum of Three Hundred Fifty ($350.00) Dollars per week for each week during which the said newspaper publishes the calendars of the said Court; and by repealing Section Forty-Nine (49) of the said Act which provides for the costs which shall be charged and collected by the Clerk and Marshal of said Court for their various respective functions, and inserting in lieu thereof a new section, to be known as Section Forty-Nine ( 49), which shall provide for a uniform costs bill and for other purposes. Be it and it is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia: Section 1. That Section Forty-Four (44) of the Act approved August 20, 1913 (Georgia Laws 1913, pages 145-177 inclusive), as amended, providing for a cost deposit in the sum of Two ($2.00) Dollars, pauper's affidavit in lieu of said deposit, and recovery back of said deposit under certain conditions, be and the same is hereby repealed and stricken in its entirety, and a new section inserted in lieu thereof, to be known as Section Forty-Four (44), which shall become effective March 1, 1952, and to read as follows: "Section 44. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid: That each party filing a suit or proceeding of any character in the Civil Court of Fulton County shall deposit with the Clerk of said Court at the time of filing or commencing such proceeding the sum of Three ($3.00) Dollars as costs of suit; provided, however, that such deposit shall not be required by any person who shall subscribe an affidavit to the effect that from poverty he is unable to pay the same, and provided, further, that if the party making such deposit finally prevails in such proceeding, the amount of deposit shall be taxed as part of the costs against the losing party, and, if recovered, shall be refunded to the party depositing the same, after all costs have been paid. And that, upon the tenth day of each succeeding month, the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County shall pay over unto the publisher of the newspaper which publishes legal notices for the Sheriff of Fulton County a publication subsidy in the sum of Three Hundred Fifty ($350.00) Dollars per week for each week in which the said newspaper published the calendars of the said Court during the preceding month, as compensation WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1575 for the printing and publication of the said calendars." Section 2. That Section Forty-Nine (49) of the Act approved August 20, 1913 (Georgia Laws 1913, pages 145-177 inclusive), as amended, providing for a uniform costs bill, be and the same is hereby repealed and stricken in its entirety and a new section inserted in lieu thereof, to be known as Section Forty-Nine (49), which shall become effective March 1, 1952, and to read as follows: "Section 49. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that costs shall be charged and collected by the Clerk and Marshal of said Court as follows: CLERK For filing each suit, petition, plea, answer, amendment, demurrer, appearance card, demand for jury trial, counter-affidavit, etc., in any case ____________________________ $ 1.00 For docketing each new case-----------------------------------------------For docketing each motion, ancillary petition, garnishment, rule nisi, traverse or counter affidavit in a pending 1.50 case ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------For issuing process, summons or scire facias, each de- fendant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------For preparing copy of suit for service, each defendant________ For second originals, each______________________________________________________ For each verdict rendered and docketing same__________________ For each judgment rendered and docketing same________________ For entering verdict and/ or judgment on minutes, where required ----------------------------------------------------------------------For attending court in each case tried____________________________________ For entering orders of court on docket---------------------------------For affidavit to obtain attachment, garnishment or sum- mary process -----------------------------------------------------------------For taking and approving bond in any civil c2se, including attachment and garnishment cases________________________________ For issuing attachments, foreclosures or other summary process ---------------------------------------------------------------------------For each release of garnishment________________________________________ For issuing witness subpoenas, each______________________________________ For issuing subpoenas duces tecum, each____________________________ For entering any case on consent docket______________________________ For each case settled or dismissed before triaL__________________ For affidavit to obtain alias fi. fa.________________________________________ For furnishing and certifying any process or order for 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.50 .50 2.00 .50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .50 .20 .50 1.00 1.00 .50 publication ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.00 For issuing commission to take interrogatories__________________ 1.00 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, where the amount involved is $100.00 or less, except in dispossessory warrant cases, the Clerk will be authorized to charge only one-half of the above listed amounts for the service indicated. For answering each writ of certiorari____________________________________ For filing and docketing each appeal to the appellate Division, including filing all briefs________________________________ For entering judgment or remittitur from Court of Appeals or Supreme Court---------------------------------------------------------- 3.00 3.00 3.00 1576 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, For filing and docketing each bi~l of exceptions or writ of error --- For exemplification of records, per hundred words............ For affidavit where no cause is pending, each.................... For witnessing any paper.................................................... For issuing each fi. fa........................................................... For certificate and seal of court, each.................................. 1.00 .15 .50 .50 .50 1.00 MARSHAL For serving each process, summons, civil warrant or traverse (where formal entry of service is required), including entry of service.............................................. For serving subpoenas, each................................................ For search and return of nulla bona or non est inventus.... For each arrest in civil case.................................................... For each commitment in civil case and entering same.......... For each levy or seizure........................................................ For taking counter-affidavit in any civil case...................... For taking and approving bond in any civil case................ For attending jury upon trial of each case each verdict........ For attending court upon trial contested non jury case, each judgment.................................................................. For attending court upon trial uncontested non jury case, each judgment................................................................ For settling case or fi. fa. before sale of property.............. For advertising personal property for sale.......................... For settling fi. fa. from another court................................ For backing fi. fa. from another court.................................. For Marshal's Deed to realty or Bill of Sale to personalty.... 2.00 .50 2.00 3.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 .50 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 3.50 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, where the amount involved is $100.00 or less, except in dispossessory warrant cases, the Marshal will be authorized to charge only one-half of the above listed amounts for the service indicated. For commission on sale of personal property: From $1.00 to $100.00.................................................... 61A% All over $100.00.............................................................. 2%% For commission on sale of real estate: From $1.00 to $50.00.................................................... 5 % From $51.00 to $550.00.------- 2%% All over $550.00............................................................ 11A% For removing and/ or storing property and keeping and feeding animals. The actual expense incurred after authorization by the Court. "The cost in criminal cases in said Court and before the Judges thereof, shall be as follows: COST IN CRIMINAL CASES For each warrant including affidavit.................................... 1.25 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1577 For docketing each warrant................................................ .50 For arrest................................................................................ 3.00 For return of officer............................................................ .50 For keeping prisoner.............................................................. 1.50 For taking bond...................................................................... 2.00 For taking testimony.............................................................. 1.25 For order requiring defendant to give bond in bastardy case .................................................................................. 1.00 For order of commitment or discharge or dismissaL.......... 1.00 For entering any order.......................................................... .50 For motion to withdraw or dismiss warrant........................ 1.00 For docketing same.............................................................. .50 For Deputy Marshal attendance............................................ .50 For certified copy of warrant................................................ 1.50 For same under Code Section 38-627...................................... 2.50" Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the s-ame are hereby repealed. PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. SB 361. By Senator McLaughlin of the 3rd: A bill to be entitled an Act to place certain employees of Wayne County on a salary rather than a fee basis, and for other purposes. The report of the Com:inittee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 365. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill entitled an Act to provide for a subsistence allowance for the clerk of the superior court in certain counties, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. ~B 362. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the name of the recorders court to the municipal court of Atlanta, and for other purposes. 1578 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 926'. By Messrs. Page, McGee, and Hood of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Thunderbolt, and for other purposes. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requh:ite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: SR 78. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A Resolution proposing to the qualified voters an amendment relating to the State School Superintendent, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 339. By Senator Carlisle of the 7th: A Bill to be entitled an Act providing that all fees received by the Clerk of the Court of Appeals of Georgia shall be the property of the State and paid to the State Treasurer, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. SB 343. By Senators Millican of the 52nd and Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to fix the compensation of the Reporter of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. SB 347. By Senators Carlis~e of the 7th and Connell of the 6th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to fix the salaries of the following employees of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, namely: The Clerk, the Deputy Clerk, the Sheriff, and the Law Assistants, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1. SB 358. By Senators Ellard of the 31st and Akins of the 40th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the Governor to appoint one or more persons as special officers for the protection of the real and personal property included within such WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1579 State parks; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 368. By Senator Jones of the 22nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to create the charter for the City of Jackson; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 371. By Senators Dunn of the 8th and Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide that actions upon contracts of lease, bailment or renting of personal property, where a percentage of proceeds is involved, shall be brought within two years after the right of action accrue; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SR 105. By Senator Pittman of the 53rd: A Resolution proposing that the State Personnel or Merit Board be hereby directed to fix current scale of compensation for all employees under the State Merit System on the same basis as employees are paid in private industry or other comparable work, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 377. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to give the Ordinary of Chattooga County compensation in addition to the fees which he now receives; and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 375. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act which Act established a City Court for Chattooga County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. Mr. Lovett of Laurens moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the following bill of the House: HB 946. By Messrs. Lovett of Laurens, Scott of Thomas, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Minimum Foundation Education Program, and for other purposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the bill was placed at the foot of the calendar following HB 992. The following bills of the House were taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendments thereto: 1580 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 731. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to place the clerk of the superior court of Laurens County on a salary basis, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 731 was read: The Senate amends by Striking the words "to provide an effective date" in the caption thereof and inserting the words "to provide for a referendum." And by: Striking Section 6 thereof in its entirety and inserting a new Section 6 to read as follows: "Section 6. This Act shall not become effective until ratified by the qualified voters of the County of Laurens. The county authorities in charge of said County shall hold an election on the same date on which the State Primary is held for the purpose of ratifying this Act and notice of said election shall be published in the official organ of Laurens County, Georgia. The ballot prepared for said election shall have printed thereon the words: 'For placing the Clerk of the Superior Court of Laurens County and his deputies on a salary basis'; and the words: 'Against placing the Clerk of the Superior Court of Laurens County and his deputies on a salary basis'; and those voting shall mark 'x' to the left of the appropriate words for which they desire to vote. Said election shall be held under the same rules and regulations governing said Primary and the results shall be declared as provided by law. If a majority of the votes cast in said election be for ratification of the Act, this Act shall become effective January 1, 1953, but if a majority of the votes cast are against ratification, then this Act shall be null and void." And by: Renumbering the present sections accordingly. On agreeing to the Senate amendment, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 732. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to abolish the offices of tax collector and tax receiver in Laurens County, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 732 was read: The Senate amends by adding at the end of Section 4 thereof the following: "At their first meeting in January each year, the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues shall fix the salary of any assistants to the Tax Commissioner for such year, and it shall be the duty of such Board to submit such salary to the first Grand Jury of the Superior Court of Laurens County convening after such action. The Grand Jury shall have the power to disapprove said salary by twothirds vote of all of the members thereof, but unless said Grand Jury disapprove said salary by a two-thirds vote the salary shall remain WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1581 as fixed by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues. "In the event that the Grand Jury fails to Act upon said salary within five days after the submission thereof, then it shall remain as fixed by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Laurens County, Georgia. In the event the Grand Jury disapproves the amount of the salary submitted to it by a two-thirds vote as aforesaid, then the foreman of said Grand Jury shall appoint a committee from said Grand Jury consisting of as many members as there are members of the County Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, which committee shall meet in joint conference with the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Laurens County, for the purpose of determining upon a proper amount to be paid as salary for such year to said assistants to the Tax Commissioner, and the amount so arrived at, at said conference, shall be final, and be the salary to which said assistant to the Tax Commissioner is entitled for such year." On agreeing to the Senate amendment, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The Senate amendment was ag1eed to. HB 733. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Dublin, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 733 was read: The Senate amends by Striking Section 3 thereof in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following Section 3: "Section 3. This Act shall not become effective unless its companion bill, HB 731, passes and is approved by the Governor and ratified by the people under the referendum therein provided for. In the event its companion bill does pass, as hereinbefore stated, then this Act shall become effective on January 1, 1953." On agreeing to the Senate amendment, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 735. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to place the sheriff of Laurens County on a salary basis, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 735 was read: The Senate amends by adding to the end of Section 4 thereof the following paragraphs: "It shall be the duty of such Board to submit such salaries to the first Grand Jury of the Superior Court of Laurens County convening after such action. The Grand Jury shall have the power to disapprove said salaries by two-thirds vote of all of the members thereof, but unless said Grand Jury disapproves said salaries by a two-thirds vote the salaries shall remain as fixed by the Board of Commissioners of 1582 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Roads and Revenues. "In the event that the Grand Jury fails to act upon said salaries within five days after the submission thereof, then it shall remain as fixed by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Laurens County, Georgia. In the event the Grand Jury disapproves the amount of the salaries submitted to it by a two-thirds vote as aforesaid, then the Foreman of the Grand Jury shall appoint a committee from said Grand Jury consisting of as many members as there are members of the County Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Laurens County, which committee shall meet in joint conference with the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Laurens County, for the purpose of determining upon a proper amount to be paid as salaries for such year to said deputy sheriffs, and the amount so arrived at, at said conference, shall be final and be the salary to which the deputy sheriffs of Superior Court are entitled for such year." On agreeing to the Senate amendment, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 734. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Dublin, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 734 was read: The Senate amends by striking Section 3 thereof in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the. following Section 3 : "Section 3. This Act shall not become effective unless its companion bill, HB 735, passes and is approved by the Governor and ratified by the people under the referendum therein provided for. In the event its companion bill does pass, as hereinbefore stated, then this Act shall become effective on January 1, 1953." On agreeing to the Senate amendment, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 309. By Messrs. Alverson, M. Smith, and H. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit members of an executive committee of any political party from holding public office in certain counties and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 309 was read: The Senate amends Section 3, HB 309 by striking same in its entirety and inserting in lieu the following: "Section 3. Any person who is now a member of such an executive committee and is an officer or employee of any such county or political subdivision may serve on said committee until his term of office shall have expired." On agreeing t<: the Senate amendment, the ayes were 108, nays 0. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1583 The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 847. By Mr. Kemp of Clayton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Forest Park, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 847 was read: The Senate moves to amend House Bill 847 by striking Section 5 of said bill in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 5 which shall read as follows: Section 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that upon the establishment of a Recorder's Court as provided in the foregoing section, it shall be the duty of the mayor and council to elect, by a majority vote of the entire council, a recorder to preside in said court. Such recorder shall be at least 30 years of age, a freeholder and registered voter, and meet such other qualifications as the mayor and council may prescribe. In the absence or disqualification of the recorder in any particular case, the mayor or the mayor protem is authorized to act in place of said recorder. The recorder of said court shall have the right to designate the dates and times for holding such court. The mayor and council shaH provide a salary of at least twenty-five dollars per month for said recorder, payable monthly out of the general funds of said city, and shall have the right to remove said recorder at any time and appoint another by a majority vote of the entire council. On agreeing to the Senate amendment, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. By unanimous consent, the action of the House in passing the following Bill of the Senate was reconsidered: SB 254. By Senator Coleman of the 18th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to propose an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize Richmond County and the City Council of Augusta to regulate the public health of said City and County by and through the Richmond County Department of Health, and for other purposes. (Note: This Bill was reconsidered due to the fact that it had previously been passed as a local bill, during the period of unanimous consents--the caption of same indicating that it was a local bill-but on further examination being found to be an amendment to the Constitution, which necessitated a roll call vote. Under the regular order of business the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SR 82. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to Article 11, Section 1 of the Constitution of Georgia, so as to provide 1584 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, for a tax or assessment levy of up to five (5) mills for fire prevention districts in Cobb County and to provide that no homestead exemption shall apply for such levy; and for other purposes. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AS F.OLLOWS: Section 1. Article 11, Section 1 of the Constitution of Georgia is hereby amended by striking from the paragraph added thereto by the amendment relating to Cobb County fire prevention districts (Georgia Laws 1937-1938 Extra Session, p. 20) the word "three" and substituting in lieu the word "five" and by adding at the end of said paragraph the following: "Provided further that the homestead exemption granted by Article 7, Section 1, Paragraph 4 of the Constitution and the statutes enacted pursuant thereto shall not be granted and shall not apply to the levy of such taxes or assessments.", so that said paragraph when so amended shall read as follows: "The governing authorities of the County of Cobb shall have authority to establish and administer within the bounds of the County of Cobb districts for fire prevention, and to establish and administer in such districts systems of fire prevention, and to establish and administer in such district systems of fire prevention and to levy taxes or special assessments therefor on property in said districts upon the vote of sixty (60) per cent of the qualified voters of said districts voting at a special election to be called hy the ordinary of the county and held in said districts upon said question; provided that such taxes or assessments shaH not exceed five mills upon the valuation of the property located in any such district. Provided further that the homestead exemption granted by Article 7, Section 1, Paragraph 4 of the Constitution and the statutes enacted pursuant thereto shall not be granted and shall not apply to the levy of such taxes or assessments." Section 2. When the above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have been agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected in each of the two Houses of the General Assembly and the same has been entered on their journals with the "Ayes" and "Nays" taken thereon, the Governor is hereby authorized and instructed to cause such amendment to be published in one or more newspapers in each Congressional District of this State and in the area to be directly affected thereby for two months previous to the time of holding the next general election, at which elt>ction members of the General Assembly are elected and the above proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratification or rejection to the electors of this State. All persons voting at said election in favor of adopting the proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on the ballot the following: "For ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the levy of a tax or assessment up to five mills for Cobb County fire prevention districts and to provide that homestead exemption shall not apply to such levy." All persons opposing the adoption of said amendment shall have WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1585 written or printed on the ballot the following: "Against ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the levy of a tax or assessment up to five mills for Cobb County fire prevention districts and to provide that homestead exemption shall not apply to such levy." If the people shall ratify such amendment by a majority of the electors qualified to vote voting thereon in favor in both the State as a whole and in the area directly affected thereby, such amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of this State. The returns of the election shall be made in like manner as returns for elections for members of the General Assembly and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to ascertain the result and to certify the result to the Governor, who shall, if such amendment be ratified, make proclamation thereof. The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Abney of Walker Adams of Brantley Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Ball Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Barrett Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bell of Richmond Bentley Best Biggers Birdsong Black Boggus Bolton Boone Brannen Brantley Britton Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Clark Claxton Coffin Cornelius Covington Cranford Dally De en Denton Dews Dicus Dorsey Duncan Durden Durham Edenfield Fears Freeman Gardner Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Graham Green of Cherokee Green of Irwin Green of Rabun Greer Griffith Groover Guthrie Hadden Hall of Floyd Hall of Toombs Harper Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Herrin Hilton Holley Hollis Hood Hopkins Huddleston lvey Jackson Johnson of Hall Jolly Jones of Lumpkin Jordan Kelley Kemp Kennedy Key Kidd King Kitchens Knight Langdale Lanier Lavender Leach Lewis of Greene Lewis of Hancock Little McCracken McGarity McKelvey McWhorter 1586 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mackay Mangum Matthews Mims Mishoe Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Nelson Newman Nightingale Otwell Overby Owens Page Parker Peacock Perkins Pickard Pickett Pittard Ramsey Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Rollins Russell Scott Scoggin Simmons Sivell Smiley Smith of Bryan Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Tarpley Terry Tillman Tippens Todd Trapnell Tumlin Turk Ursrey Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Crawford Walker of Telfair Warren Weems Wheeler White Wiggins Wilkes Williams of Cobb Williams of Houston Willingham Wood Wooten Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Adams of Evans, Bargeron, Brazeal, Brooks, Campbell of Walker, Carr, Cates, Clary, Clay, Coogle, Deason, Flynt, Greene of Crisp, Hale, Jessup, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, Lam, Lovett, McGee, Neville, Raulerson, Ray, Rowland, Sheffield, Short, Tarbutton, Twitty, Whitworth, Wilkinson, Willis, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 173, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite two-thirds constitutional majority, was adopted. SR 83. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters of Georgia an amendment to Article XI, Section I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, so as to provide for sewage districts for the County of Cobb; and for other purposes. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article XI, Section I of the Constitution of Georgia, relating to counties, is hereby amended by adding thereto at the end thereof a new paragraph to be properly numbered and to read as follows: "The governing authority of the County of Cobb is hereby given the authority and power to establish and administer within the bounds of the County of Cobb sewage districts, and may WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952 1587 therein create, construct, maintain and operate a system, or sy! be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the City of East Point may sell stolen personal property after advertising, and for other purposes. SB 381. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the office of deputy marshal in the City of East Point, and for other purposes. SB 383. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide an exception by permitting the completion of certain road building projects in the County of Fulton, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1755 SB 384. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for repeal of requirements that one member of the commissioners of roads and revenues of Fulton County must reside outside Atlanta, and for other purposes. SB 385. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act requiring the commissioners of roads and revenues of certain counties to supplement funds of the board of education, and for other purposes. SB 386. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide a pension system for school teachers of Fulton County, and for other purposes. SB 387. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the expiration dates of licenses issued by the City of East Point, and for other purposes. SB 388. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the printing on all tax bills information concerning the purpose of each tax levy, and for other purposes. SB 389. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to create a joint city-county board of tax assessors in certain counties, and for other purposes. SB 305. By Senators Dunn of the 8th, Hawes of the 30th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act affecting savings and loan associations. SB 368. By Senator Jones of the 22nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to create a new charter for the City of Jackson, and for other purposes. SB 72. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that errors in the marking of ballots shall not void the entire ballot, and for other purposes. SB 73. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act and to further provide for the counting of ballots only after the polls have closed, and for other purposes. 1756 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 358. By Senators Ellard of the 31st and Akins of the 40th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the appointment of special officers to protect property in state parks, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 1021. By Messrs. Mackay and McWhorter of DeKalb, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to supplement the salary of the solicitor-general in the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 1033. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 24-3104 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to change the compensation of the court reporter of the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 375. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act establishing a city court for Chattooga County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 377. By Senator Farrar of the 42nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to supplement the compensation of the ordinary of Chattooga County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1757 SB 245. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act establishing a joint Atlanta-Fulton County planning board, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 246'. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for public hearings before committees in certain cities, and for other purposes. The following committee substitute to SB 246 was read: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the governing authority of the several municipalities of this State to enact zoning and planning ordinances and regulations, to provide the procedure for zoning and planning, to provide for the establishment of planning boards and boards of adjustment and for other purposes" approved Jar.uary 31, 1946 (Ga. Laws 1946, pp. 191-203), so as to provide that it shall apply to municipalities having a population of more than 300,000, according to the United States census of 1950 or any future United States census; to provide that the county authorities of the county shall appoint two members of the municipal planning board; to provide that in municipalities having more than 300,000 according to the last or any future United States census the required public hearings may be had before committees of the governing authority; to provide that in all municipalities having a population of 300,000 according to the last or any future United States census, and counties having a like population, the notices of public hearings required by this Act shall be published in the newspaper in which the sheriff's advertisements are published; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, as follows: Section 1. The Act entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the several municipalities of this State to enact zoning and planning ordinances and regulations, to provide the procedure for zoning and planning, to provide for the establishment of planning boards and boards of adjustment and for other purposes (Ga. Laws 1946, pp. 191-203), be and the same is hereby amended by striking the period at the end of Section 17A, and inserting in lieu thereof a comma, and adding thereafter the following: "provided, however, the provisions of this Act shall apply to all municipalities having a population of more than 300,000, according to the United States Census of 1950 or any future United States Census." 1758 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, so that Section 17A, as amended, shall read as follows: "Section 17A. This Act shall not affect any municipality now having a system of zoning and planning ordinances and regulations unless the governing authority of such municipality shall by resolution declare this Act to be effective, provided, however, the provisions of this Act shall apply to all municipalities having a population of more than 300,000, according to the United States Census of 1950 or any future United States Census." Section 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the aforesaid Act be and the same is hereby further amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph of Section 3 the following: "In all municipalities having a population of more than 300,000, according to the United States Census of 1950 or any future United States Census, two of the members of the municipal planning board shall be appointed by the commissioners of roads and revenues, or other governing authority of the county. Should any such municipality lie in more than one county, the two members herein provided shall be appointed by the commissioners of roads and revenues, or other governing authority of the county in which the larger portion of the population of said municipality resides." so that the first paragraph of Section 3, as amended, shall read as follows: "Section 3. In each municipality in which the governing authority undertakes to exercise the powers conferred in this Act such authority shall appoint a board of not less than three or more than seven members to be known as the Municipal Planning Board and to have such terms (not to exceed four years) as the said governing authority may determine. Any citizen of the municipality may be appointed to membership on the board except members of the municipal governing authority. The Board shall elect one of its own members chairman and shall appoint a secretary, who may be an officer or employee of the municipality. The Board shall make its own rules of procedure and determine its time of meeting. If the said municipal governing authority desires it may, instead of appointing a planning board for the municipality, form a planning board in conjunction with the governing authorities of the county in which such municipality is located and thereupon may delegate to such joint planning board any or all of the powers and duties which under the terms of this Act are conferred on the Municipal Planning Board. In all municipalities having a population of more than 300,000, according to the United States Census of 1950 or any future United States Census, two of the members of the Municipal Planning Board shall be appointed by the commissioners of roads and revenues, or other governing authority of the county. Should any such municipality liE' in more than one county, the two members herein provided shall be appointed by the commissioners of roads and revenues, or other governing authority of the county in which the larger portion of the population of said municipality resides." Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the aforesaid Act be and the same is hereby further amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph of Section 10 the following: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1759 "In all municipalities having a population of mo1e than 300,000, according to the United States Census of 1950 or any future United States Census, two of the members of the board of adJustment shall be appointed by the commissioners of roads and revenues, or other governing authority of the county. Should any such municipality lie in more than one county, the two members herein provided shall be appointed by the commissioners of roads and revenues, or other governing authority of the county in which the larger portion of the population of said municipality resides." so that the first paragraph of Section 10, as amended, shall read as follows: "Section 10. The governing authority of any municipality seeking to exercise the power conferred by this Act shall provide for a board of adjustment of not less than three nor more than five members and for the manner of appointment thereof. None of the members of the board shall be employees or officials of the municipality. In all municipalities having a population of more than 300,000 according to the United States Census of 1950 or any future United States Census, two of the members of the board of adjustment shall be appointed by the commissioners of roads and revenues, or other governing authority of the county. Should any such municipality lie in more than one county, the two members herein provided shall be appointed by the commissioners of roads and revenues, or other governing authority of the county in which the larger portion of the population of said municipality resides." "Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the aforesaid Act be and the same is hereby further amended by adding the following sections to be appropriately numbered: "Section 20. In all municipalities having a population of more than 300,000, according to the United States Census of 1950 or any future United States Census, the governing authorities of any such municipality may provide for any public hearing required to be held by this Act as amended by and before a committee of the said governing authority, and that such hearing, when held, shall constitute the hearing required to be held by any provision of this Act as amended." Section 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that the aforesaid Act be and the same is hereby further amended by adding the following section to be appropriately numbered: "Section 21. In all municipalities having a population of more than 300,000 according to the United States Census of 1950, or any future United States Census, and in all counties having like population coming under any of the terms of this Act, all notices of public hearing required by this Act as amended shall be given by publishing the required notices in the manner provided by this Act by publishing such notice in the newspapers in which the Sheriff's advertisements are carried in the county in which the real estate is located. When so published, such notices shall comply with all the requirements of this Act as amended." 1760 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Section 6. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. The following amendment to the substitute was read and adopted: The DeKalb Delegation moves to amend SB 246 Substitute by adding to Section 17A, as amended, the following: "If any such municipality, having a population of more than 300,000 according to the United States Census of 1950 or any future United States Census, lies in more than one county, a condition precedent to any action by the municipal planning commission relating to zoning regulations, changes and amendment thereof or related to the exercise of the duties imposed by this Act, or by the board of adjustment in hearing appeals as herein provided, which affects property lying in the county in which the lesser portion of the population of said municipality resides, shall be the written approval of the governing authority of such smaller county." The substitute, as amended, was adopted. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, as amended, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute, as amer:ded. SB 268. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to establish a county planning commission in certain counties, and for other purposes. The following amendments were read and adopted: The Fulton Delegation moves to amend SB 268 creating a Planning Commission in counties having a population of 300,000 or more by adding the following section, appropriately numbered: Should the largest municipality lying wholly or in part in any such county form a municipal planning board and board of adjustment as authorized by an Act approved January 31, 1946 (Ga. Laws 1946, p. 191), entitled, "An Act to authorize the governing authority of the several municipalities of this State to enact zoning and planning ordinances and regulations, to provide the procedure for zoning and planning, to provide for the establishment of planning boards and boards of adjustment and for other purposes." as amended, said municipal planning board and board of adjustment shall, respectively, have all of the powers, authority and duties of the county planning commission and county board of zoning appeals provided by this Act or any amendment thereto, and no county planning commission or county board of zoning appeals shall be created or appointed. Messrs. Hoke Smith, Muggsy Smith and Luther Alverson of Fulton move to amend SB 268 as follows: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1761 By striking Sec. 17 thereof and substituting the following in lieu thereof: "Every decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals, or the Board of Adjustment, in the administration of the authority hereinabove set out and in the administration of the zoning regulations of said counties shall be subject to review by the Superior Court of such county as provided in the Act providing for zoning by municipal authorities. (Ga. Laws 1946, pp. 191, 194)." The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: SB 390. By Senator Mallory of the 25th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to fix the compensation of the members of the Board of Commissioners of :Roads and Revenues of Harris County, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SB 391. By Senator Connell of the 6th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to provide for a tax of 25; per gallon on domestic wines, whether fortified or not, containing more thaa 14% alcohol by volume, and a tax of $1.00 per gallon on foreign wines, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agriculture # 2. SB 312. By Senators Moate of the 20th and Rawls of the lOth: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act which restricts the right of foreign corporations to own lands in this State, by providing that the prohibition shall not apply to domesticated or qualified foreign corporations, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. SR 104. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A Resolution proposing that the Director of State Parks, Historic Sites and Monuments be authorized to execute, upon approval by the Governor and for a nominal consideration, a lease of said property for a term not to exceed 99 years, conditioned upon its being used for the before mentioned specified purposes, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Conservation. Mr. Key of Jasper moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the following bill of the House: 1762 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HB 947. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Key of Jasper: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act restricting the right of foreign corporations to own lands, and for other purposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the bill was placed at the foot of the calendar following HB 1026. Mr. Smith of Fulton moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the following bill of the House: HB 891. By Mr. M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to regulate the sale of used motor vehicles, and for other purposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the bill was placed at the foot of the calendar following HB 1026. Mr. Alverson of Fulton asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the Senate be withdrawn from the Committee on Municipal Government, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government: SB 382. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the recorder and attorney of the City of East Point, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted. and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee mi Municipal Government, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 935. By Messrs. Twitty of Mitchell and Greer of Lanier: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the purchase of an airplane for the State Highway Department, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, whicch was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Abney of Catoosa Adams of Brantley Adams of Evans Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Barber of Colquitt Barber of Jackson Bargeron Battles Baughman Beasley Bell of DeKalb Bentley Best Biggers Black Boggus Brannen Brantley Britton Burgamy Burkett Byrd Callier Campbell of Oconee Campbell of Walker Cates Clary Claxton Coogle Cornelius Cranford FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1763 Dally De en Denton Dews Dorsey Durham Fears Flynt Freeman Garrard Gary Gillis Gowen Green of Cherokee Green of Rabun Greer Groover Hadden Hall of Floyd Harrell Harris Hawkins Henderson Hilton Holley Huddleston Ivey Jackson Jessup Kelley Key Knight Lam Langdale Leach Lewls of Hancock Little Lovett McCracken McKelvey Mackay Matthews Mull Murphy Murr Musgrove Neville Nightingale Overby Owens Parker Pickett Pittard Ramsey Ray Register Risner Robertson of Coweta Robertson of Dawson Rogers Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Deason Nelson Rollins Rowland Russell Sheffield Sivell Smith of Bryan Smith of Emanuel M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stephens of Towns Stevens of Marion Stewart Stocks Sumner Tamplin Terry Todd Trapnell Tumlin Twitty Vickers Walker of Crawford Warren Weems White Wiggins Willis Wooten Those not voting were Messrs.: Abney of Walker, Ball, Barrett, Bell of Richmond, Best, Birdsong, Bolton, Boone, Brazeal, Brooks, Carr, Clark, Clay, Coffin, Covington, Dicus, Duncan, Durden, Edenfield, Gardner, Graham, Green of Irwin, Greene of Crisp, Griffith, Guthrie, Hale, Hall of Toombs, Harper, Herrin, Hollis, Hood, Hopkins, Johnson of Hall, Johnston, Jolly, Jones of Bartow, Jones of Lumpkin, Jordan, Kemp, Kennedy, Kidd, King, Kitchens, Lanier, Lavender, Lewis of Greene, McGarity, McGee, McWhorter, Mangum, Mims, Mishoe, Newman, Otwell, Page, Peacock, Perkins, Pickard, Raulerson, Scott, Scoggin, Short, Simmons, Smiley, Tarbutton, Tarpley, Tillman, Tippens, Turk, Ursrey, Vandiver, Waldrop, Walker of Telfair, Wheeler, Whitworth, Wilkes, Wilkinson, Williams of Cobb, Williams of Houston, Willingham, Wood, Wright, and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 121, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following resolution was read and adopted: HR 301. By Mr. Smith of Emanuel: 1764 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A RESOLUTION WHEREAS: In the past, group pictures have always been made of the Meombers of the General Assembly, and WHEREAS: During the present term, an effort was made to obtain a photographer to make pictures for sale to the various Members, and WHEREAS: Due to the presen1; day inflation, it was impossible to obtain a photographer to make these pictures, on the above basis, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State is hereby directed and authorized to obtain a commercial photographer to make these pictures during the closing days of the session, and it is also directed and authorized to transmit tkese pictures to the Members of the General Assembly, and that the cost of photography and distribution for this service be paid for out of the funds provided for the Legislature. Mr. H. Smith of Fulton asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the Senate he withdrawn from the Committee on Municipal Government, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government: SB 363. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so that the City of Atlanta may grant the right for the erection of a certain overhead passageway, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was wit'hdrawn from the Committee en Municipal Government, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government. The following resolution was read and adopted: l:i.R 302. By Messrs. Fears of Butts, and Freeman of Monroe: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Honorable Eugene Cook, the Attorney General and Dr. Henry C. Pepper of the Atlanta Division, University of Georgia, have rendered most valuable and efficient service to the members of the General Assembly in briefing and making analysis of Bills and Resolutions pending in the General Assembly, and WHEREAS, this service has been of unexcelled value in helping and assisting the members of the General Assembly to ascertain and evaluate the contents of the many Bills and Resolutions in said General Assembly; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the House of Representatives does tender and extend to the Attorney General and the staff of the Bill Drafting Unit of the State Law Department, and to Dr. Henry G. Pepper and the staff of the Division of Public Administration of the Atlanta Division, University of Georgia, its sincere and cordial thanks for this most valuable service. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1765 The following resolution of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate substitute and amendment thereto: HR lll-540a. By Messrs. Hall, Scoggin, and Covington of Floyd: A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for the division of Floyd County into school board districts, and for other purposes. The following Senate substitute was read: A RESOLUTION Proposing to the qualified voters an amendment to Article 8, Section 5, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, so as to provide for the division of Floyd County into School Board Districts, and for the election of members of the County Board of Education from such districts, to provide for their terms of office and qualifications; to provide for the submission of the amendment for ratification or rejection by the people of Floyd County; to provide for a County School Superintendent and his election by the County Board of Education, and for other purposes. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Section 1. That Article 8, Section 5, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Georgia be and the same is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph as follows, to-wit: "The members of the County Board of Education of Floyd County shall be elected by the people at the same time and for the same term that other county officers are elected, and for a term of four years, and shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified. The new Board of Education provided for in this Amendment shall take office January 1, 1953 and the first election shall be held on the second Tuesday in December 1952, provided a majority of those voting in Floyd County in the General Election in 1952 vote in favor of this Amendment. It shall be the duty of the Ordinary of Floyd County to call this first election, and all candidates for membership on the Floyd County Board of Education shall register with the Ordinary of said County at least fifteen days before the election. The members of the Board who are elected at that time shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. ::;hould a vacancy occur in the office of any member thus elected, a successor shall be appointed by the remaining members of the Board for the unexpired term. Only the registered and qualified voters living in Floyd County outside the City Limits of Rome, Georgia shall be eligible to vote for the members of the Floyd County Board of Education. The Candidate from each said School Board District who shall receive the highest number of votes cast by all the qualified voters of Floyd County shall be deemed the elected Board member from said district. For the purposes of this resolution the following districts or combinations of Militia Districts shaH be known and designated as School Board Districts and the number of School Board members from each school board district is herein designated. 1766 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICTS District Number Militia Districts Number of Members 1. Glenwood 1 Bd. Member Armuchee Everett Springs Floyd flprings Texas Valley 2. Riverside 1 Bd. Member Watters Etowah Mt. Alto 1 Bd. Member N. Carolina Lindale 1 Bd. Member Chulio Howells 5. Vans Valley 1 Bd. Member Cave Spring Fosters Mill Barkers Livingston "No publisher of school books or any agent for such publisher or any person who shall have a pecuniary interest in the sale of school books shall .be eligible for election as a member of the county Board of Education; and in said election, only the qualified voters of the county residing in that part of the county where the schools are under the jurisdiction and control of the County S.chool Superintendent shall be eligible to vote. "That from and after the ratification of this amendment the Grand Jury of Floyd County shall make no future appointments of members of the County Board of Education, but the present board f'hall serve until their successors are duly elected as above provided. "No person shall be eligible to hold office as a member of the County Board of Education who is not a freeholder and of good moral character, who has not at least a fair knowledge of the elementary branch of an English education, who is not favorable to the common school system, and who is not a voter qualified to vote for the members of the General Assembly and who does not reside in his School Board District. If any Board Member shall move his residence. from the School Board district he represents, the position shall immediately become vacant. There shall be a County School Superintendent who shall be elected or appointed by the County Board of Education of Floyd County. Before any person shall be elected or appointed County School Superintendent, he shall have all the qualifications which now, or which may hereafter be prescribed by law for County School Superintendents of the State, except that any legal requirement as to residence shall not be applicable. After the ratification of this amendment the voters of Floyd County shall no longer elect a County School Superintendent, however, the Superintendent elected in the General Election in 1952 shall be eligible to serve for the term of his election. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1767 Section 3. Be it further resolved that when this proposed amendment shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly and the same shall have been entered on their journals with "ayes" and "nays" taken thereon, the proposed amendment shall be submitted to the people for ratification or rejection at the next general election at which election members of the General Assembly are chosen, at which election every person shall be qualified to vote who is qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly. Said amendment shall be published in one or more newspapers in each congressional district for two months previous to the time of holding the election wherein said amendment is submitted for ratification or rejection. All persons voting in said election in favor of adopting the proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, "For ratification of amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 5, Article 8 of the Constitution providing for the election of members of the Floyd County Board of Education," and all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written and printed on their ballots the words, "Against ratification of amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 5, Article 8 of the Constitution providing for the election of members of the Floyd County Board of Education." If a majority of the voters of the State qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon, and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon ratify such amendment, the same shall become a part of the Constitution of this State. The returns of the election shall be made in like manner as returns for members of the General Assem bly, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the State to ascertain the result and to certify the result to the Governor, who shall, if such amendment be ratified, make proclamation thereof. The following Senate amendment to the Senate substitute was read: Senator Farrar of the 42nd, moves to amend the Substitute to HR 111-540a by adding to the end of the first paragraph of same as follows: Provided that no member of the 1951-1952 legislature shall be eligible to run in the first election following ratification by the people for the office of County Board of Education, nor eligible to accept appointment as County School Superintendent, by the first board elected. Mr. Hall of Floyd moved that the House agree to the Senate substitute, as amended, to HR ll1-540a. On the motion, the ayes were 16'2, nays 0. The Senate substitute, as amended, was agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 966. By Messrs. Burgamy and Murr of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 3-109 of the 1933 Code 1768 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, of Georgia so as to provide that a party committing a tort shall have remedy against a third party, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 7. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 838. By Messrs. Burgamy and Murr of Sumter: A bill to be entitled an Act to declare that clauses contained in contracts, which stipulate that the time for bringing suit shall be less than one year, shall be of no effect, and for other purposes. The following committee substitute was read and adopted: A BILL To be entitled an Act to declare that any clause of any contract executed within this State by any person, firm or corporation, which clause stipulates that the time for bringing suit on such a contract shall be less than that provided by law, shall be null and void; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Any clause, phrase, or other wording, which might be construed as reducing the period of time within which a suit must be brought under the contract in which such clause, phrase or wording is contained, to a period of time shorter than the period of time provided by the law of this State at the time of the execution of such contract, shall be null, void, and of no effect. The remainder of such contract shall, however, not be in any way impaired because of the inclusion of such provision, but shall have full force and effect when otherwise consistent with law. Section 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Burgamy of Sumter moves to amend the substitute to HB 838 to add the following at the end of Section 1 of said bill: "Provided, however, this act shall apply to contracts for insurance only and this shall be in the exercise of the police power of the state." Amend caption accordingly. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to, as amended. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1769 Abney of Catoosa Adams of Brantley Adams of Upson Alverson Aycock Barber of Colquitt Bargeron Baughman Beasley Bell of Richmond Bentley Black Brannen Brantley Britton Brooks Burgamy Burkett Callier Campbell of Walker Carr Clark Coogle Cornelius Dally Deason Denton Dews Durham Fears Flynt Garrard Gary Green of Cherokee Hadden Harris Hawkins Herrin Holley lvey Jackson Jolly Kelley Kemp Kidd Kitchens Knight Lam Lanier Leach Lewis of Hancock Little Lovett Matthews Mims Mishoe Murphy Murr Nelson Neville Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Adams of Evans Barber of Jackson Barrett Battles Bell of DeKalb Biggers Boggus Byrd Campbell of Oconee Cates Clary Claxton Cranford Deen Dorsey Edenfield Gardner Gillis Green of Rabun Groover Harper Harrell Henderson Hollis JeEsup Johnson of Hall Jones of Lumpkin Key Lewis of Green McKelvey Mackay Mull Newman Owens Perkins Pittard Risner Rowland Russell Scoggin Sheffield Short Smith of Bryan Stevens of Marion Tamplin Tarbutton Terry Tippens Trapnell Turk Vandiver Vickers Waldrop Walker of Crawford Weems White Wiggins Williams of Cobb Willis Wooten Musgrove Nightingale Ray Register Robertson of Coweta Rogers Scott M. M. Smith of Fulton Hoke Smith of Fulton Stewart Sumner Todd Tumlin Twitty Those not voting were Messrs.: Abney of Walker, Ball, Best, Birdsong, Bolton, Boone, Brazeal, Clay, Coffin, Covington, Dicus, Duncan, Durden, Freeman, Gowen, Graham, Green of Irwin, Greene of Crisp, Greer, Griffith, Guilbrie, Hale, Hall of Floyd, Hall of Toombs, Hilton, Hood, Hopkins, Huddleston, Johnston, Jones of Bartow, Jordan, Kennedy, King, Langdale, Lavender, McCracken, McGarity, McGee, McWhorter, Mangum, Otwell, Overby, Page, Parker, Peacock, Pickard, Pickett, Ramsey, Raulerson, Robertson of Dawson, Rollins, Simmons, Sivell, Smiley, Smith of Emanuel, Stephens of Towns, Stocks, 1770 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Tarpley, Tillman, Ursrey, Walker of Telfair, Warren, Wheeler, Whitworth, Wilkes, Wilkinson, Williams of Houston, Willingham, Wood, Wright and Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, as amended, the ayes were 88, nays 46. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. HB 763. By Mr. Rowland of Johnson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the Workmen's Compensation Law of Georgia, and for other purposes. The following committee substitute was read: AN ACT To amend Section 114-703 of the Code of Georgia providing for rules, subpoenas, etc.; and quorum of the Workmen's Compensation Board by J!roviding that said Board and the duly appointed Directors or Deputy Directors thereof shall have the authority to issue subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses; the production and examination of books, papers, and records; to authorize said Board to impose fines for contempt in certain cases; to add a new section providing for the running of interest at seven (7%) on final awards in certain cases; to add a new section providing for the appointment by the Board of a guardian for any minor claimant to administer any Workmen's Compensation benefits received by such minor; to repeal conflicting laws and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEOR- GIA AS FOLLOWS: . Section 1. That Code Section 114-703 of the Code of Georgia providing for rules, subpoenas, etc.; and quorum of the Workmens' Compensation Board be, and the same is hereby amended by striking from said Code Section the words: "The Superior Court shall, on application of the Department or any director or deputy thereof, enforce by proper proceedings the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production and examination of books, papers and. records." And substituting in lieu thereof the words: "The State Board of Workmen's Compensation and the duly appointed Directors or Deputy Directors thereof, shall have the authority to enforce attendance and testimony of witnesses, and the production and examination of books, papers, and records upon a subpoena duly issued by said Board by assessing such fines, penalties or imprisonment for contempt as the Judges of the Superior Courts of this State are now so empowered to as.:;ess." FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1771 So that said Section when amended shall read as follows: "Section 114-703. Rules: subpoenas, etc.; quorum.-(a) The Department of Industrial Relations may make rules, not inconsistent with this Title, for carrying out the provisions of this Title. Processes and procedure under this Title shall be as summary and simple as reasonably possible. The directors, or any one of them, or any person deputized by them, shall have the power for the purposes of this Title to subpoena witnesses, ad- minister or cause to have administered oaths, and to examine or cause to be examined such parts of the books and records of the parties to a proceeding as relate to questions in dispute. (b) The sheriffs of this State within their respective jurisdictions, and their respective depupties, shall serve all subpoenas of the directors or their deputies and shall receoive the same fees as are now provided by law for like civil actions. Each witness who appears in obedience to such subpoena of the Department shall receive for attendance the fees prescribed by law for Witnesses in civil cases in courts. The State Board of Workmen's Compensation and the duly appointed Directors or Deputy Directors thereof, shall have the authority to enforce attendance and testimony of witnes8e$, and the production and. examination of books, papers, and records upon il subpoena duly issued by said Board by assessing such fines, penalties or imprisonment for contempt as the Judges of the Superior Courts of this State are now so empowered to assess. Any two directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business or the rendition of any decision herein provided to be made by all the directors." Section 2. That the Workmen's Compensation Act (Georgia Laws 1920, p. 167 et seq.) as amended, shall be further amended by adding a new section to be known as Code Section 114-718 of the Code of Georgia, to provide that any final award for compensation entered by the State Board of Workmen's Gompensation, or one of its directors, shall bear interest at tlie legal rate of seven (7%) per centum per annum on all accrued amounts and all accruing prior to final judgment in the event of an appeal being taken from said Board in the same manner that is now provided that interest shall run on a judgment of the Superior Court in event an appeal is taken therefrom, so that said new section shall read as follows: "Section 114-718. Rate of interest upon appeaL-Any final award for compensation entered by the State Board of Workmen's Compensation shall bear interest at the legal rate of .seven (7%) per centum on all accrued amounts and all of those accruing prior to final judgment in the event of an appeal being taken from said Board in the same manner that is now provided that interest shall run on a judgment of the Superior Court in event an appeal is taken therefrom." Section 3. That the Workmen's Compensation Act (Georgia Laws 1920, p. 167 et seq.) as amended, shall be further amended by adding a new section to be known as Code Section 114-421 of the Code of Georgia 1772 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, to provide that the State Board of Workmen's CQmpensation shall be empowered to appoint a qualified guardian for such miner claimant as might be entitled to benefits under said Act, where such minor does not have a duly qualified and appointed guardian, and said guardian so appointed by the State Board of Workmen's Compensation shall be restricted in the scope of authority to the administration only of the workmen's compensation benefits to which the minor might be entitled, so that said new section shall read as follows: "Section 114-421. Appointment of guardian by the Board.The State Board of Workmen's Compensation is authorized to appoint a qualified guardian for any minor claimant who shall be entitled to workmen's compensation benefits, where there is no duly appointed and qualified guardian for such minor, but the authority of any such guardian so appointed by the Board shall be limited to the administration of such workmen's compensation benefits only as such minor might be entitled to receive." Section 4. Be it further enacted that all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Section 5. Be it further enacted by the aforesaid, that notwithstanding if any provisions of this Act, or the application thereof, to any person or circumstances, is held invalid the remainder of the Act and the application of such provisions as to persons or circumstances other , than those as to which it is held valid shall not be affected thereby. The following amendment to the Committee substitute was read and adopted: Committee on Industrial Relations amends substitute HB 763 by striking Section one (.1) of said substitute and renumbering the other sections accordingly as 1, 2, 3 and 4. The Committee substitute, as amended, was adopted. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, as amended, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute, as amended. HB 1006. By Messrs. Adams of Evans, Ray of Warren, and McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 92-3106 of the Code of Georgia so as to provide that building and loan associations shall not be exempt from income taxation, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1773 On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 57, nays 79. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. Mr. Tumlin of Bartow requested that the following bill of the House be placed on the calendar for the purpose of considering the unfavorable report thereon: liB 1023. By Messrs. Tumlin of Bartow, Abney of Catoosa, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the driver of an automobile involved in an accident shall not leave the scene, and for other purposes. Mr. Gillis of Treutlen requested t4tat the following bill of the Senate be placed on the calendar for the purpose of considering the unfavorable report thereon: SB 299. By Senators Hagan of the 17th, Gould of the 4th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to employment of agents to seek out unreturned property, and for other purposes. The following resolution of the Senate was read: SR 91. By Senator Hawes of the 30th: A resolution authorizing the negotiation with the proper parties for the leasing of certain lands in Elbert County for state park purposes, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The resolution was adopted. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: HR 303. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and Ray of Warren: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, many subversive ideas are being conveyed to the children of this State through our educational system, and WHEREAS, during these trying times it becomes increasingly important that our children be indoctrinated with the ideals of democracy which have been practiced in this great Nation of ours since its beginning, and WHEREAS, such ideals may best be shown our children by the teaching of history, geography and civics of the United States, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the General Assem- 1774 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, bly of Georgia that the Board of Regents, the State Board of Education, and the State School Superintendent be urged and requested to require that United States history, geography and civics be taught in all the high schools of this State so that each student may have at least one year's course in each, and that United States history, geography and civics be taught in all State colleges of this State so that each student may have at least one year's course in each. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 874. By Messrs. Walker of Telfair, Best of Clay, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to vital statistics so as to include therein "osteopaths," and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 875. By Messrs. Walker of Telfair, Best of Clay, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that osteopaths may give physical examinations to applicants for marriage licenses, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On thepassage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 624. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Best of Clay, a,nd Jackson of Jones: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that in all criminal _cases, the accused may be sworn and cross-examined as any other witness, and for other purposes. .Mr. Rowland of Johnson moved that further action on the bill be postponed indefinitely. On the motion to postpone indefinitely, the ayes were 48, nays 63, and the motion was lost. Mr. Lewis of Hancock moved that the bill be tabled. On the motion to table, the ayes were 89, .nays 20, and the bill was tabled. HR 96-444a. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Dorothy Carswell, and for other purposes. The following substitute was read and adopted: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1775 By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE RESOLUTION 96-444A WHEREAS, on the 19th day of December, 1949, Dorothy Carswell was brutally attacked with a hammer or other blunt instrument held by one Pete Coleman which said attack fractured her skull, rendered her unconscious for more than forty days and resulted in her being hospitalized for more than six weeks in the Jefferson Hospital, Louisville, Georgia, and WHEREAS, the said Pete Coleman who made the brutal attack upon said Dorothy Carswell was serving a life sentence for murder but was among prisoners furnished by the State Board of Corrections to the State Highway Department to construct said roads in Jefferson County, and WHEREAS, on the day named said Pete Coleman was left unsupervised on a highway where the attack was made upon the said Dorothy Carswell for which attack the said Pete Coleman was tried and convicted at the May term, 1950 at the Jefferson Superior Court, and WHEREAS, the hospital bill and doctors bills of Dr. J. W. Pilcher and Dr. John R. Lewis amounted $1,055.00, all of which is still due and still unpaid, and, , WHEREAS, the father of the said Dorothy Carswell is unable to pay' said expenses, and WHEREAS, the said hospital bill and doctors bills were incurred because of the at~ck made upon the said Dorothy Carswell by the said Pete Coleman, a convict, who at the time was not supervised, now therefore BE IT RESOLVED by'the ;House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the State Board of Corrections of the State of Georgia be and.it is hereby ordered and directed to pay to the Jefferson Hospital, Dr. J. W. Pilcher and Dr. John R. Lewis the sum of $1,055 in payment of the hospital bill incurred as results of the injuries of the said Dorothy Carswell by t.aid State convict. The report of the committee, which was favorable to. the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to, by substitute. . On the adoption of the resolution, : by substitute, the ayes were. 111, nays 3 The resolution, .having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted, by substitute; Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now recess until 1 :30 o'clock this afternoon and the motion prevailed. 1:30 P.M. The Speaker called the House to order. The following resolution of the Senate was read and adopted: SR 114. By Senator Gould of the 4th: A resolution proposing the purchase af certain land on St. Simons 1776 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Island for the purpose of memorializing the battle of Bloody Marsh, and for other purposes. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HB 634. By Messrs. Lewis of Hancock, Best of Clay, and Jackson of Jones: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for a demand for a trial by any person accused of a capital offense, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. HB 770. By Messrs. Aycock of Jenkins and Neville of Bulloch: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the witnessing of absentee ballots, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 40, nays 64. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. HB 284. By Messrs. Tarpley of Union, Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 26'-1302 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide that no conviction for rape shall be had on the unsupported testimony of the female raped, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 89, nays 19. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. HB 319. By Messrs. Adams of Upson, Brantley of Upson, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide the manner in which notices of cancellation of insurance policies must be effected, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. M. Smith of Fulton County moves to amend HB 319 by adding after the word "policy" in line 2 of Section I the following words "for any reason other than non-payment of premium," so that as amended the said Section shall read as follows: "Section I. That notice of cancellation of any insurance policy for any reason other than non-payment of premium must be given FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1777 either in person or by registered mail, any provision in said policy to the contrary notwithstanding. No policy of insurance shall be deemed to be cancelled unless notice of such cancellation is given in the manner herein set out." The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 96, nays 9. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. !IB 775. By Messrs. Smith of Fulton and Matthews of Clarke: A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the sale of fresh water fish, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: The Committee on Game and Fish moves to amend iiB 775 by: Inserting in the caption before the words "to repeal conflicting laws" the words "to provide for certain exemptions" And by: Adding a new section thereto to be known as Section 2 and to read as follows: "The proVIsiOns of this Act shall not apply to any fresh water game fish taken from any private pond; provided, however, that if such private pond is used for commercial use in any manner whatsoever, then the provisions of this Act shall apply to the fresh water game fish taken from such private pond." And To renumber the sections accordingly. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Owens of Tift moves to amend HB 775 by adding the following to Section 1: Provided, however, that this act shall not apply to fresh water fish caught outside the State of Georgia and transported to this State. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 57, nays 51. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: Im 305. By Mr. Kmght of Gorden: 1778 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, there are many teachers in this State who have long experience in the teaching profession, and WHEREAS, these experienced teachers are receiving a low salary because of their lack of long formal educational degrees, and WHEREAS, these teachers have the same ability as those with long formal educational degrees; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives, that the Department of Education be, and they are hereby requested to readjust the salary of these long experienced professional teachers who do not have the formal educational requirements as might be had by other teachers. The following bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering ihe Senate amendment thereto: HB 664. By Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act and to enact in lieu thereof the Uniform Partnership Act, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 664 was read: Senator Stephens moves to amend HB 664 as follows: 1. By adding.at the end of sub-paragraph (a) V of Section 2 the following: "or that it is to exist until terminated by law or according to its provisions," so that said sub-paragraph (a) V will read as follows: "The term for which the partnership is to exist or that it is to exist until terminated by law or according io its provisions." 2. By adding at the end of sub-paragraph (1) (e) of Section 9 the words "unless the partnership agreement provides otherwise," so that sub-section (1) (e) will read as follows: " (e) admit a person as a general partner, unless the partnership agreement provides otherwise." Mr. Gowen of Glynn moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment io HB 664. On the motion, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. By unanimous consent, the Clerk was directed to correct certain errors in the Senate Amendment to HB 664. The following bills of the House were taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendments thereto: HB 798. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to expand the duties of the municipal revenue collector of Atlanta, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1779 The following Senate amendments to HB 798 were read: Senator Millican moves to amend HB 798 by striking Section 3, therefrom in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof, the following: The municipal revenue collector shall have the power and authority to designate any officer or employee in his Department as a Deputy Municipal Revenue Collector or a Deputy Marshal, and when so designated, such officer or employee shall take the oath of office required to be taken by the Municipal Revenue Collector as such or as an ex officio marshal. The Municipal Revenue Collector may designate any officer or employee in his department as his chief deputy, who shall exercise the powers herein conferred at the pleasure of the Municipal Revenue Collector. The said chief deputy shall exercise all the powers of the Municipal Revenue Collector or ex officio marshal in his absence or disability, and who shall be under such circumstances the head of the Department, and shall have as such, all the powers and all the authority of the Municipal Revenue Collector and ex officio marshal. Senator Millican moves to amend HB 798 by adding the following sections, to be appropriately numbered: Section 7. Any proposal that calls for the expenditure of th$! funds derived from the special one-half mill from taxes for park or recreation purposes (Ga. Laws 1951, pp. 3055-3056), shall be submitted to the Citizens Committee appointed by the Mayor under the provisions of this Act, for their approval or disapproval. The decision of the Citizens Committee shall be forwarded within ninety (90) days to the Mayor and General Council. A majority of the membership of the General Council shall be required to approve or disapprove the decision of the Citizens Committee, pro'ldded however, that the Mayor may exercise his power of veto over the decision of the General Council. Section 8. The Mayor and General Council shall annually appropriate not less than $10,000.00 to the commission from the funds raised by the imposition of the one-half mill tax authorized by said amendment. The commission may spend any part of such funds for investigations, promotional activities, or any other purposes which the commission may consider to be in the interest of the general park program. Any unexpended portion of such appropriation shall be used only for the purposes set forth in said Act. Senator Millican of the 52nd moves to amend HB 798 by adding thereto the following section to be placed immediately preceding the section repealing conflicting laws to be appropriately numbered: "Section 6. Members of the Fire Department shall receive full pay for time lost while sick for 30 days of sickness in any one calendar year. Any further pay allowance for said sickness shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Firemasters. No such payment for time lost shall be made except upon certificate signed by the member claiming the pay and his Captain or immediate superior officer. The Board of Firemasters may provide for additional verification." 1780 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Senator Millican of the 52nd moves to amend HB 798 by adding the following sections immediately preceding the repealing section, all sections to be appropriately renumbered: Section 4. That the provisions of said Charter, as amended, contained in Section 12-108, as amended, reading as follows: "12-108. AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENT WHERE SEWER LAID IN STREET, RIGHTS OF ABUTTING OWNERS.-In all cases where a sewer shall be laid by or under the authority of said City in any street, the sum of $2.00 per lineal foot shall be assessed upon the property and estates respectively abutting on said sewer, on each side of said street in which said sewer is laid or constructed; and in consideration of the payment of said assessment the owners of said estates shall have the right to connect their drains from said abutting property for the discharge of sewerage into said sewer. The remaining cost of all sewers not thus assesssed shall be paid by said city out of the sewer appropriation for the year.", be and the same is hereby repealed and the following section enacted in lieu thereof: "Section -. In all cases where a sewer shall be laid by or under the authority of said City in any street, the sum of $2.50 per lineal foot shall be assessed upon the property and estates respectively abutting on said sewer, on each side of said street in which said sewer is laid or constructed; and in consideration of the payment of said assessment the owners of said estates shall have the right to connect their drains from said abutting property for the discharge of sewerage into said sewer. The remaining cost of all sewers not thus assessed shall be paid by said city out of the sewer appropriations for the year." Section 5. That the provisions of said Cha1ter, as amended, and as set forth in Section 12-110, Code, City of Atlanta, 1942, reading as follows: "12-110. EXEMPTION OF PART OF FRONTAGE OF CORNER LOTS.In case of real estate situated on street corners, and having frontage on two streets, the owner, and real estate thus situated, shall be assessed as by this Chapter provided for the frontage on the street in which a sewer is first laid; and when a sewer is laid on the other street, 75 feet of frontage shall be exempt from assessment on the owner and real estate for the last named sewer.", be and the same is hereby repealed and the following section enacted in lieu thereof: "Section -. In case of real estate situated on street corners, and having frontage on two streets, the owner, and real estate thus situated, shall be assessed as by this Chapter provided for the frontage on the street in which a sewer is first laid; and when a sewer is laid on the other street, 150 feet of frontage shall be exempt from assessment on the owner and real estate for the last named sewer." Mr. Alverson of Fulton moved that the House agree to the Senate amendments to HB 798. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendments were agreed to. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1781 HB 942. By Messrs. Williams and Bentley of Cobb: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the extension of the coPporate limit of the City of Kennesaw, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 942 was read: Senator Willingham of the 39th moves to amend HB 942 as follows: Strike in section one of said bill the word or words "three-fourths" wherever same appears, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "one." Also by striking the word "for" in the next to the last line of section one, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "from." Mr. Bentley of Cobb moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to HB 942. On the motion, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following bill and resolutions of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HR 287-1007d. By Mr. Kidd of Baldwin: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Anne Myrich, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 107, nays 2. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. HB 374. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to warm air heating contractors, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 60, nays 52. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. HR 26'4-967a. By Mr. Owens of Tift: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to W. B. Hitchcock, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 104, nays 1. 1782 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. \ Under the regular order of business, the following resolution of the House was again taken up for consideration: HR 231-882e. By Mr. Leach of Rockdale: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Claude G. Bennett, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Leach of Rockdale moves to amend HR 231-882e as follows: To strike in its entirety paragraph 4, and by changing the amount in paragraph 6 so as to make it read $382.50. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to, as amended. On the adoption of the resolution, as amended, the ayes were 103, nays 3. The resolution, having received the requisite c-onstitutional majority, was adopted, as amended. Under the regular order of business, the following bills. and resolution of the House were taken up for consideration and read the third time: HR 247-927g. By Messrs. White and Kelley of Gwinnett: A resolution requesting. compensation for damages to Mrs. Floyde Addington, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. White of Gwinnett moves to amend HR 247-927g by striking the last paragraph and inserting the following: "Be it resolved that the above sum be paid from funds previously appropriated to the Department of Corrections." The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to, as amended. On the adoption of the resolution; as amended, the ayes were 103, nays 1. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted, as amended. HB 203. By Messrs. Pittard of Clarke, Clay of Bibb, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the annulment of marriages in certain instances, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Pittard of Clarke moves to amend HB 203 by striking therefrom Section 3 in its entirety and renumbering other paragraphs accordingly; and that the word "unknowingly" be stricken from Section 2 and the word "marriage" in Section 2 be changed to "marriages". FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1783 The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 105, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. Under the regular order of business, the following bill of the House was again taken up for consideration: HB 267. By Mr. Rogers of Heard: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for tattoos, marks, and brands on cattle, and for other purposes. The following committee substitute was read and adopted: AN ACT Governing, and relating to the recordings of tattoos, marks and/or brands of livestock; the inspection of the tattooed, marked and/or branded livestock; prescribing the duties and the powers of the Commissioner of Agriculture in relation thereto; providing remedies and penalties for the enforcement and violation hereof and repealing statutes and all laws in conflict herewith; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same. Section 1. The inspection and protection of livestock in the State of Georgia is hereby placed under the jurisdicton of the Commissioner of Agriculture, herein called the Commissioner. Section 2. All persons having cattle in this State shall record their tattoos, marks and/or brands in the Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture and shall advise the Commissioner in writing in what county or counties in the State they have or expect to have livestock bearing the tattoo, mark and/or brand so recorded. If an offer be made to record a tattoo, mark and/or brand previously recorded, the Commissioner shall have sole authority to determine who shall have prior authority to the tattoo, mark and/or brand submitted for record. No duplication of a tattoo, mark and/or brand shall be recorded within the State. The same tattoo, mark and/or brand may recorded by different owners when placed on the six recognized different portions on the animal, that is the left hip, the left rib, the left shoulder, the right hip, the right shoulder and the right rib. If conflict should arise between the owner of any such presently recorded tattoo, mark and/or brand and another claiming the right to record the same tattoo, mark and/or brand, the Commissioner shall in all eases give preference to the present owner. All such tattoos, marks and/or brands now recorded in the several counties which are not recorded with the Commissioner under the provisions of this Act within a period of one year from the time 1784 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, this Act shall become effective, shall be considered abandoned, and all rights and title therein and thereto shall cease and terminate. No person, firm or corporation shall use any tattoo, mark and/or brand to which another has a prior right of record. Section 3. Certified copies of recorded tattos, marks and/or brands shall be furnished by the Commissioner when and as requested and he shall charge and collect a fee of one dollar for each certificate. Such certificates shall be admissible in evidence in all Courts. Section 4. The Commissioner shall prescribe and enforce suitable rules and regulations for the proper inspection of all livestock, hides and beef, under the provisions of this Act, in order that the true ownership thereof may at all times be protected and preserved and in order to prevent larceny or theft or illegal possession of the same and for the efficient enforcement of this Act. The Commissioner shall, if he deems advisable, to divide the State into livestock districts or sections and to use and to employ such persons and/or agents he may deem advisable to enforce and to administer the intent and the provisions of this Act. Section 5. All registration of tattoos, marks and/or brands shall be effective for a five year period from date of registration in the records to be kept and maintained by the Commissioner, and the same may be renewed for a five year period starting with the first day of January 1955, and renewable thereafter at the expiration of each five year period. Any tattoo, mark and/or brand not renewed within a sixty day period after the effective date of expiration shall be considered abandoned and shall be duly cancelled on the records of the Commissioner. Section 6. In the event an owner retattoos, remarks and/or rebrands he must do so without any in any way altering, blemishing or defacing any previous tattoo, mark and/or brand. If an entire stock of livestock is sold and delivered or conveyed to a purchaser, the tattoo, mark and/or brand carried by the animals sold may be conveyed to the purchaser by agreement of the seller and acceptance on the part of the buyer. In the event the sale by agreement conveys the tattoo, marks and/or brand a true copy of such bill of sale or written instrument evidencing sale shall be filed with the Commissioner within thirty days of the effective date of said sale. Section 7. It shall be the duty of the purchaser to obtain a bill of sale for all livestock purchases. All bills oi. sale shall carry and contain a full description of the livestock, the same to include the tattoos, marks and/or brands on the livestock. Section 8. Any person, firm or corporation whQ shall violate any proVISIOn of this Act ehall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1952 1785 be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 er imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. Section 9. Should any portion of this Act be held unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining portions shall not be affected and shall be construed as constitutional valid and effective. Section 10. All laws or parts of laws which are in conflict herewith shall be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 11. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Pittard of Clarke moves to amend the substitute to HB 267 by striking Sections 8 and 9 therefrom in their entirety. Mr. Pittard of Clarke moved that further action on HB 267 be postponed indefinitely and the motion was lost. Mr. Ray of Warren moved the previous question and the motion prevailed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, as amended, the ayes were 64, nays 48. The bill, having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost:. Mr. Rogers of Heard gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass the bill. Mr. Alverson of Fulton asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the Senate be withdrawn from the Committee on Municipal Government, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government: SB 353. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to require an annual audit in certain counties, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on Municipal Government, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government. By unanimous consent, all bills and resolutions of the House passed today were ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell moved that the House do now adjourn until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. 1786 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Mr. Black of Webster moved that the House do now adjourn until 9 :00 o'clock tomorrow morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 9 :00 o'clock tomorrow morning. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952 1787 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. February 9th, 1952. The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 9:00 o'clock, A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. . By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Reports of standing committees. 2. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 3. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 4. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 5. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. Mr. Edenfield of Emanuel County, Chairman of the Committee on Conservation, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Conservation has had under consideration the following Resolution of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the follawing recommendations: SR 104. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Edenfield of Emanuel, Chairman. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: .Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under considera- tion the following Bills and Resolutions of the Senate and has instructed me as 1788 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 353. Do Pass, as Amended. SB 390. Do Pass. SR 106. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Rogers of Heard County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture #2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture #2 has had under consideration the following Bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 391. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Rogers of Heard, Chairman. Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #1 has had under consideration the following Bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 312. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Gowen of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary #1 has had under consideration the following Bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952 1789 SB 278. Do Pass, as Amended. Respectfully submitted, Gowen of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Brazeal of Terrell County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Highways #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Highways # 1 has had under consideration the following Resolution of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SR 90. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Brazeal of Terrell, @hairman. Mr. Greer of Lanier County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Welfare, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Welfare has had under consideration the following Resolution of the House and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: HR 292-1029a. Do Pass, by &ubstitute. Respeotfully submitted, Greer of Lanier, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the following Bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 392. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. 1790 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate to wit: SR 112. By Senators Hayes of the 14th, Dunn of the 8th and Williams of 49th: A resolution providing for the appointment of a Committee to study the livestock and seed industries; and for other purposes. SB 369. By Senator Pittman of the 53rd: A bill to amend Section 41 of the General Assembly, approved .Jan. 3, 1938 (Ga. Laws 1937-38, Extraordinary Session, Pages 77-103), as amended by the Act approved Jan. 31, 1946, so as to provide the time, place and procedure for the sale of real and personal property levied upon by the State Revenue Commissioner or his representative, and for other purposes. SB 370. By Senator Connell of the 6'th and Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to amend 22-1601 of the Code of Georgia of 1933 relating to the domestication of foreign corporations by defining the effect of such domestication in respect of the rights and obligations of the corporation and its stockholders as between themselves. SB 394. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend an Act authorizing Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County to establish rules and regulations governing the payment of pensions to employees and for other purposes. SB 398. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend an Act applicable to counties having a population of 200,000 or more according to the last or any future United States census; providing for the time of holding primary elections in such counties. SR 115. By Senator Holloway of the 13th: A resolution that the Georgia State Senate authorize the Secretary of State to print and distribute not less than one (1) copy of the Georgia Official and Statistical Register to every high school in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. SR 116. By Senators Stephens of the 50th, Williams of the 19th, Oliver of the 54th and others: A resolution creating a special Senate Committee to study the problems and educational needs of retarded and/or exceptional children, prescribing its powers and duties, and for other purposes. HB 960. By Mr. Greer of Lanier: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952 1791 A Bill to amend an Act approved March 7, 1933 (Ga: Laws 1933, p. 602) as amended, creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Lanier and providing a referendum to vote on same; and for other purposes. HB 958. By Messrs. Gowen and Nightingale of Glynn: A Bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Glynn County, Georgia, approved Feb. 11, 1937 (Ga. Laws 1937, p. 1337), and all acts amendatory thereto; and for other purposes. HB 987. By Messrs. Vandiver, Clay and Wood of Bibb: A Bill to amend an Act approved Feb. 25, 1949, entitled 'An Act to provide a pension and/or retirement plan and fund for county employees and/or officers of Bibb County, Georgia, also defining the words, terms and phrases of said Act; and for other purposes. HB 740. By Messrs. Kelley and White of Gwinnett: A Bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to fix the salary of the Treasurer of Gwinnett County in lieu of commissions as paid; to pay premiums on his bond from funds of the County Treasurer, as amended by an Act as set out on pages 861 and 862, Georgia Laws 1941 and as amended by an Act as set out on page 1006, Georgia Laws, 1947 and for other purposes. HB 943. By Messrs. Trapnell and Neville of Bulloch: A Bill to provide that the Coroner in all counties of this State having a population of not less than 24,600 and not more than 24,800 according to the 1950 U. S. Census or any future census, shall be compensated on a salary basis rather than a fee basis, and for other purposes. HB 597. By Messrs. Burgamy and Murr of Sumter, and Black of Webster: A Bill to amend Section 74-9902 of the 1933 Code of Georgia, which section now makes the abandonment of a child a misdemeanor, and for other purposes. HB 92. By Mr. Alverson of Fulton: A Bill to authorize the Superintendent of the Milledgeville State Hospital to admit to the Milledgeville State Hospital as a voluntary patient for observation, diagnosis, care and treatment any individual who is mentally ill or has symptoms of mental illness and who, being sixteen years of age or over, applies therefor, and for other purposes. HR 260. By Mr. Knight of Gordon: -Proposing that the Director of the Department of State Parks be directed and authorized to acquire a tract of land in the County of Gordon suitable for use by the State as a New Echota State Memorial Park which will commemorate forever the historic grounds of the foremost tribal family of America, the land of the Cherokees; and for other purposes. 1792 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, HR 166. By Mr. Boggus of Ben Hill: Requesting the State Librarian to furnish law books to Ben Hill County. The Senate has read and adopted the following Resolutions of the House: HR 295. By Messrs. Boggus of Ben Hill; Hand of Mitchell and Smith of Emanuel: Proposing that the General Assembly of Georgia extend sincerest condolences and sympathy to the Royal Family; and for other purposes. HR 296. By Messrs. Freeman of Monroe and Lovett of Laurens: Expressing appreciation of the General Assembly to Hon. James F. Byrnes, Governor of South Carolina, for his timely message of February 6, 1952. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill of the House to wit: HB 863. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren and others: A bill to provide for the levying, assessing, and collecting of an income tax on net income; to amend the existing statutes relating to the collection of an income tax; and for other purposes. The Senate has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference on the following bill of the House: HB 781. By Mr. Beasley of Mcintosh: A bill to regulate the use of nets for a certain period in dragging for shrimp in Georgia waters; to provide for penalty; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the House amendment to the following bill of the Senate: SB 338. By Senator Mashburn of the 33rd: A bill to amend the Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Forsyth County so as to raise the salaries of the Board of Commissioners and the Clerk thereof, and for other purposes. The Senate has agreed to the House Substitute to the following bill of the Senate: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952 1793 SB 340. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to amend the Act creating the Civil Court of Fulton County to provide for a deposit of $3.00 as costs with each proceeding filed, and for other purposes. !Vir. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate to wit: SB 399. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A bill to amend Section 45-811 of the Code relating to punishment for taking oysters with a scoop, rake, dredge, or other device rather than oyster tongs within 1,000 feet of the shore line so as to provide that in Mcintosh County, oysters may be taken by a dredge in waters too deep for the use of oyster tongs, and for other purposes. SB 401. By Senator Williams of the 47th: A bill to amend the Act creating the City Court of Statesboro to provide for the monthly and quarterly term, monthly terms to be held on the 2nd Monday in each month and quarterly terms in January, April, July and October, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: HR 292-1029a. By Mr. Mims of Miller: A resolution proposing the continuance of the committee appointed to investigate the Department of Public Welfare, and for other purposes. SR 90. By Senator Stephens of the 50th: A resolution proposing that a certain highway be designated as the Jefferson Davis Highway, and for other purposes. SB 312. By Senators Moate of the 20th and Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 22-1504 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to authorize certain corporations to own land, and for other purposes. SR 104. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A resolution proposing the leasing of the Old Fort King George Site, and for other purposes. SB 390. By Senator Mallory of the 25th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compensation of the members of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Harris County, and for other purposes. 1794 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SB 391. By Senator Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the taxes on domestic and foreign wines, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills of the House and Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 353. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to require certain counties to audit their records annually, and for other purposes. The following Committee amendment was read and adopted: Representative Luther Alverson moves to amend the within Act in the following particulars: By striking the language, "to provide for the printing of such audit," appearing in the caption of said Act and by striking the language, "who shall have no other connection whatsoever with the County or City," appearing in Section 2 of said Act and by striking Section 3 of said Act in its entirety and placing in lieu thereof a new Section 3, which shall read as follows: Section 3. Upon receipt of the audit, the clerk of the governing body shall forthwith have complete copies of all such reports transmitted to the grand jury of such counties then in session; and shall also send complete copies of said reports to the county manager, the Carnegie Library, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and to each member of the governing authorities of such counties; and shall send copies of each departmental audit to the department heads concerned. The grand jury of such counties then in session, upon the receipt of said copies of the complete audit, after its consideration and examination of the same shall retransmit said copies, together with its recommendations, to the clerk of the governing authorities of such counties. Copies of all' or any part of said audit shall be available to any interested party at actual cost. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 384. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to discontinue the requirement that a member of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Fulton County must reside outside the corporate limits of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952 1795 SB 385. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act requiring certain counties to supplement the funds of the counuty board of education, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 386. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing a teachers' retirement system in Fulton County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 387. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the expiration date of licenses issued by the City of East Point, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill, having received the rquisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 388. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to require certain counties to specify in any tax levy the percentage thereof levied for each separate purpose, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 381. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the office of deputy marshal in the City of East Point, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. 1796 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 380. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the City of East Point may sell stolen personal property after advertising, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the biii, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 379. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compensation of the aldermen of the City of East Point, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 378. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the terms of certain commissioners of roads and revenues of Fulton County shall be for two years, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 383. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act authorizing Fulton County to complete with convict labor certain projects, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 376'. By Senator Duncan of the 34th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the election of the mayor and council of Sugar Hill, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952 1797 On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 368. By Senator Jones of the 22nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to create a new charter for the City of Jackson, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: The Committee on Municipal Government moves to amend SB 368 by: Striking therefrom Section 61 and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "Section 61. This Act shall become effective according to the following provisions: None of the provisions of this Act shall become effective unless approved by a majority of the qualified and voting voters embraced within the present corporate limits of Jackson. Section 1 of this Act, extending the city limits of Jackson to include proposed additional territory, shall not become effective unless this Act is approved by a majority of the qualified and voting voters embraced within such additional territory; in case a majority of the voting and qualified voters within the present corporate limits of Jackson approve this Act, all the provisions thereof shall become effective except Section 1, which undertakes to extend the corporate limits of Jackson, such corporate limits to remain as they presently are. Not less than twenty nor more than sixty days after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Ordinary of Butts County to call an election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson and the territory proposed to be annexed thereto the question of whether this Act shall become effective according to the preceding provisions. It shall be the duty of the Ordinary to publish the date of the election and the purpose therefor once a week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the territories affected. The Ordinary shall provide one ballot box for the voters embraced within the present corporate limits and a different ballot box for the voters in the proposed additional territory." The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. HB 1029. By Messrs. McGee and Hood of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for a new registration of the qualified voters of Chatham County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. 1798 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: SR 112. By Senators Hayes of the 14th, Dunn of the 8th and Williams of the 49th: A Resolution providing for the appointment of a Committee to study the livestock and seed industries, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Agriculture # 1. SR 115. By Senator Holloway of the 13th: A Resolution authorizing the Secretary of State to print and distribute not less than one copy of the Georgia Official and Statistical Register to every high school in the State, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SR 116. By Senators Stephens of the 50th, Williams of the 19th and others: A Resolution creating a special Senate Committee to study the problems and educational needs of retarded and/or exceptional children, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Education # 1. SB 369. By Senator Pittman of the 53rd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide the time, place and procedure for the sale of real and personal property levied upon by the State Revenue Commissioner or his representatives, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 370. By Senator Connell of the 6th: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the domestication of foreign corporations, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. SB 394. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act authorizing Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County to establish rules and regulations governing the payment of pensions to employees, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. 8B 398. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act applicable to counties having a population of 200,000 or more, providing for the time of holding primary elections in such counties, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952 1799 SB 399. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the punishment for taking oysters with a scoop, rake, dredge, or other device, other than oyster tongs, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Game and Fish. SB 401. By Senator Williams of the 47th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the City Court of Statesboro, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. Mr. Smith of Emanuel asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the Senate be withdrawn from the Committee on State of Republic, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on State of Republic. SB 392. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the transfer of the Fulton County crime laboratory to :the State Department of Public Safety, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on State of Republic, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on State of Republic. Mr. Alverson of Fulton moved that the House recede from its amendment of the following bill: SB 269. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the City of Atlanta to sell certain lands, and for other purposes. The motion prevailed, and the House receded from its amendment of SB 269. The following resolutions of the House were read and adopted: HR 306. By Messrs. Vandiver of Bibb, Lewis of Hancock, and Jackson of Jones: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the deadline date for filing State Income Tax returns is March 15, 1952, and WHEREAS, due to their services as members and officers of the General Assembly the members thereof will not have sufficient time to give proper study to the preparation of such returns, and WHEREAS, it has been customary in the past for an extension to be granted members of the General Assembly for filing such returns; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Rep- 1800 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, resentatives that the Income Tax Division of the State Department of Revenue be requested and urged to grant to the members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia an extension of sixty days for the purpose of filing State Income Tax Returns. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be mailed to Honorable Charles D. Redwine, State Revenue Commissioner. HR 307. By Messrs. Vandiver of Bibb, Lewis of Hancock, and Jackson of Jones: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the deadline date for filing Federal Income Tax returns is March 15, 1952, and WHEREAS, due to their services as members and officers of the General Assembly the members thereof will not have sufficient time to give proper study to the preparation of such returns, and WHEREAS, it has been customary in the past for an extension to be granted members of the General Assembly for filing such returns, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that the Federal Income Tax Department be requested and urged to grant to the members and officers of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia an extension of sixty days for the purpose of filing Federal Income Tax returns. BE I'f FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be mailed to Honorable Marion H. Allen, Collector of Internal Revenue for the district in which the State of Georgia is located. HR 308. By Mr. Vandiver of Bibb: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Macon Telegraph Publishing Company has placed a copy of the Macon Telegraph upon the desk of each member of the House of Representatives during the present session of the General Assembly, and WHEREAS, the Members of the General Assembly have enjoyed reading the Macon Telegraph, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that the members express to the Macon Telegraph their sincere appreciation for this service. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives be instructed to send a copy of this Resolution to Mr. Peyton Anderson, Jr., publisher of said newspaper. HR 309. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, and Ray of Warren: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the late J. GROVER ROCKMORE was the first administrative employee of the State Revenue Commission which is SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952 1801 now known as the Revenue Department; and WHEREAS, he played a very important part in the development {)f the Revenue Department which he served in an administrative capacity for twenty-eight years; and WHEREAS, he made many contributions and rendered invaluable service to the State of Georgia and to the Revenue Department during this twenty-eight years; and WHEREAS, he held the unquestionable respect of all those citizens of the State of Georgia who knew him, either in his administrative capacity or personally, for his conscientious, efficient, considerate and courteous manner in the carrying out of his duties toward the State of Georgia and its citizens; and WHEREAS, he has set an exceptional example for all persons, whether in governmental positions or otherwise, to follow in the conduct of their relationships with and their duties toward their fellow man; and WHEREAS, no suitable recognition has been given to this great Georgian whose efforts have meant so much to so many: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, that J. GROVER ROCKMORE be and is hereby recognized by the State of Georgia and its citizens for those services which he has rendered in such an outstanding manner for this State. HR 310. By Messrs. Jessup of Bleckley, Aycock of Jenkins, and others: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Honorable Ben J. Tarbutton, a most distinguished Representative from the County of Washington, did sumptuously entertain the members of the House of Representatives in the Dixie Room of the Henry Grady Hotel in the P.M. on February 7, 1952, and WHEREAS, this distinguished Representative did so bounteously provide for the members hereof an occasion of superb fellowship and good will long to be remembered by them, and WHEREAS, the excellent host of this famous occasion is deserving of the most cordial appreciation of all his guests: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that the most sincere and cordial appreciation be expressed to the Honorable Ben J. Tarbutton, distinguished Representative from the great county of Washington, for his pleasing and generous entertainment. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy {)f this resolution, duly authenticated by the Clerk of this House, be immediately dispatched to the Honorable Ben J. Tarbutton. HR 311. By Mr. Perkins of Carroll: 1802 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, at the present time veterans of the armed forces who are mentally sick are unable to be admitted to Veterans Hospitals because of the lack of beds therein unless such mental illness is serviceconnected; and WHEREAS, hundreds of Georgia mentally ill veterans are at the present time by necessity being lodged in county jails or the already over-crowded Milledgeville State Hospital; and WHEREAS, this situation can be remedied; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the General Assembly of Georgia that the Congress of the United States be most earnestly urged to take steps to make available facilities to take care of these mentally ill veterans as soon as possible; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be immediately dispatched to the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States Congreses and the Secretary of the Senate of the United States Congress and to each member of the Georgia delegation of the United States Congress. HR 312. By Messrs. Brantley and Adams of Upson: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the State of Georgia has recently enacted a State sales tax; and WHEREAS, all such sums paid for such tax are proper and allowable deductions in computing the taxable income under the Federal Income Tax Laws; and WHEREAS, the preparation and maintenance of an itemized account of the sales tax paid on each and every purchase imposes a laborious and time-consuming burden on the citizens of this State; NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia: That the Congress of the United States is hereby requested to grant a deduction to each citizen of Georgia according to the following table, graduated against annual income of the individual: Annual Income $ 1,000.00 2,000.00 3,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 15,000.00 20,000.00 Per Cent of Income Deductible 1.8% 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.1 .9 .7 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952 1803 30,000.00 .6 50,000.00 .5 100,000.00 .4 HR 313. By Messrs. Ray of Warren and Gowen of Glynn: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the State of Georgia has at Alto certain buildings which are dilapidated and unusable, and which it is not practicable to repair and being of the best interest of the State that said buildings be dismantled and the lumber and materials therein be sold and disposed of, now therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Health is hereby authorized to dismantle the said buildings and dispose of the materials and remit the net proceeds derived therefrom to the State Treasury. HR 314. By Mr. Key of Jasper: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, during this session of the Legislature the members of the House of Representatives have had occasion to continually make use of the facilities of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, and WHEREAS, the said Telephone Company has in its employ Mrs. Nellie W. Deatz, Mrs. Louise H. Edwards and Mrs. Marion J. Sexton, who are in charge of the telephones used by the members of the House; and WHEREAS, these ladies have rendered unexcelled telephone service to us with the utmost courtesy and dispatch; Therefore be it RESOLVED that Mrs. Deatz, Mrs. Edwards, and Mrs. Sexton be extended the sincere thanks of the House of Representatives and that a copy of this Resolution be delivered to each of them. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and 1ead the third time: SB 333. By Senators Millican of the 52nd, Hawes of the 30th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize recipients of aid to the blind to have a $600.00 emergency fund, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 198. By Senators Coleman of the 18th and Harden of the 45th: 1804 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the development of vocational education programs, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 234. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to include the Director of the Department of Entomology under the merit system, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 235. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to include the director of the State Department of Mines, Mining, and Geology under the merit system, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Gowen of Glynn asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the Senate be withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1: SB 278. By Senators Williams of the 19th and Trotter of the 37th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the priority of claims to funds from fines imposed in criminal cases, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 263. By Senator Mallory of the 25th: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize county boards of education to purchase educational literature and services, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952 1805 On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 294. By Senators Edenfield of the 2nd and Gould of the 4th: A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the control of wild life found in streams which are owned for their entire length on both sides by the owners thereof, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Gowen of Glynn gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in passing the bill. SB 304. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that any city may by ordinance allow commercial advertisements to be placed on parking meter posts, and for other purposes. Mr. Gardner of Dougherty moved that the bill be tabled. The motion prevailed and the bill was tabled. SB 146. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 45-249 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide for the issuance of hunting and fishing licenses only on the oral or written application of the applicant, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: House Committee on Game and Fish moves to amend SB 146 by: Adding to the caption thereof, by inserting after the words "to obtain the license" and before the words "and for other purposes," the words: "To amend Code Section 45-222 of the 1933 Code of Georgia Supplement relating to non-resident fishing license fee, so as to change the fee"; and by: Adding a new section thereto to be numbered "Section 2" in order to amend Code Section 45-222 of the 1933 Code of Georgia Supplement by striking the words, figures and symbols of "Ten Dollars and Twenty-Five Cents ($10.25)" wherever the same may appear and inserting in lieu thereof the words "in the same amount as the State in which such non-resident of Georgia resides charges for a non-resident fishing license" so that said Section 45-222 when so amendQd shall read as follows: "45-222. Non-resident fishing license fee for year from April 1; daily permits. Each non-resident of this State who desires to exercise 1806 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, the privilege of fishing in any of the waters of this State shall obtain from the Director of the Game and Fish Commission a license and pay therefor a license fee in the same amount as the State in which such non-resident of Georgia resides charges for a non-resident fishing license, and such license shall bear the date of April 1 of the year in which issued and shall expire on March 31 of the following year: Provided, that non-residents may purchase daily permits to fish within the waters of the State of Georgia open to fishing upon exhibiting a current fishing license issued by the State of his residence and upon the payment of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) for each day for which a permit is desired."; and by renumbering. the present "Section 2" thereof to "Section 3." The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Langdale of Lowndes moves to amend SB 146 by adding a new section to be appropriately numbered and to read as follows: "In the event the state in which a non-resident applicant resides has no provision for a fixed non-resident fishing license fee, then such applicant shall be charged the sum of $5.25 for a non-resident fishing license." The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 104, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in passing the bill. 5B 243. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of the office of superior court reporter emeritus, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Warren of Washington County moves to amend SB 243 by striking the words in Section 4 "without additional compensation" and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "Without additional compensation except as to civil cases and for reporting and transcribing civil cases he shall be paid the fee provided by law." The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 104, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 265. By Senators Willingham of the 39th and Ellard of the 31st: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 15-302 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the jurisdiction of the United States over certain lands in this State, and for other purposes. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952 1807 The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. Ray of Warren moves to amend SB 265 by inserting between the words "Defense" and "so" appearing on the sixth and seventh lines, respectively, the following: "but the State retains jurisdiction over the regulation of public utility services in any ceded territory." And by changing the period after the word "Defense" in the fifth line on page 2 to a comma and adding thereafter the following: "but the State retains jurisdiction over the regulation of public utility services in any ceded territory." The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 266. By Senators Hayes of the 14th and Williams of the 49th: A bill to be entitled an Act to require financial statements of county officers having charge of county monies, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 221. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize officers and employees of the supreme court to become members of the retirement system, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 240. By Senators Peterson of the 16th, Grayson of the 1st, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 92-3301 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to change the time for filing income tax returns by estates or trusts, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 174. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the recovery of necessary expenses resulting from the death of a person by crime or criminal negligence, and for other purposes. 1808 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 105, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 72. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that errors in the marking of election ballots shall not void the entire ballot, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 172. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 3-505 of the 1933 Code of Georgia relating to the abatement and survival of actions and causes of actions, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Twitty of Mitchell asked unanimous consent that the following resolution of the Senate be withdrawn from the Committee on State of Republic, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on State of Republic: SR 105. By Senator Pittman of the 53rd: A resolution proposing that the state personnel or merit board be directed to fix compensation of state employees on a basis comparable with that of private industry, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on State of Republic, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on State of Republic. Mr. Baughman of Early moved that the House do now adjourn until 10 :00 o'clock Monday morning and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10:00 o'clock Monday morning. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1809 Representative Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. February 11th, 1952 The House met pursuant to adjournment, this day at 10:00 o'clock A. M., and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent, the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Callier of Talbot, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the journal of yesterday's proceedings had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. The journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent, the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the period of unanimous consents: 1. Reports of standing committees. 2. Second reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported. 3. Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions. 4. First reading and reference of Senate bills and resolutions. 5. The Speaker shall have the right to call up any bill or resolution in any order he deems advisable. Mr. Alverson of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 394. Do Pass. SB 398. Do Pass. SB 401. Do Pass. SB 389. Do Pass, by substitute. Respectfully submitted, Alverson of Fulton, Chairman. Mr. Langdale of Lowndes County, Chairman of the Committee on Game 1810 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, and Fish, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Game and Fish has had under consideration the follow- ing bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 399. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Langdale of Lowndes, Chairman. Mr. Campbell of Oconee County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture #1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture # 1 has had under consideration the following bill and resolution of the Senate and has instructed be as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SR 112. Do Pass. SB 230. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Campbell of Oconee, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 363. Do Pass, as amended. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. Mr. Barber of Colquitt County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government has had under consideration the MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1811 following bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 283. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, Barber of Colquitt, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 69. Do Pass. SB 369. Do Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. Mr. McCracken of Jefferson County, Chairman of the Committee on State of Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of Republic has had under consideration the fol- lowing bill of the Senate and has instructed me as Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations: SB 78. Do Not Pass. Respectfully submitted, McCracken of Jefferson, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Stewart, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the Senate and House to wit: HB 823. By Mr. Duncan of Carroll: A bill to extend the corporate city limits of the City of Carrollton three- 1812 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, fourths of a mile beyond the territorial limits now fixed by law under an Act approved Aug. 18, 1908 (Ga. Laws 1908, p. 527) to include all territory lying and being within one and three-fourth miles in every direction, and for other purposes. HB 898. By Messrs. Covington and Scoggin of Floyd: A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a City Court in the County of Floyd", approved Sept. 27, 1883 (Ga. Laws 1882-3, p. 535), and all Acts amendatory thereof, and for other purposes. HB 976. By Messrs. Langdale and Register of Lowndes: A bill to amend an Act creating the City Court of Valdosta (Ga. Laws 1901, p. 176 et seq.), as amended, so that all provisions of such Act and of those amendatory thereof pertaining to matters of service, pleading and practice, insofar as the same are consistent with the Rules of procedure, pleading and practice in Civil Actions adopted by the Supreme Court Jan. 12, 1946, be repealed, and for other purposes. HB 986. By Messrs. Vandiver and Wood of Bibb: A bill to amend an Act approved Feb. 25, 1949 entitled "An Act to provide a pension and/or retirement plan and fund for county employees and/or officers of Bibb County, Georgia, also defining the words, terms and phrases of said Act; fixing a scale of contributions by the persons covered by said Act and by the County of Bibb, and for other purposes. HB 997. By Messrs. Smith and Edenfield of Emanuel: A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to abolish the office of tax receiver and tax collector of Emanuel County, Georgia; to create the office of tax commissioner of Emanuel County, Georgia; to fix the term and compensation of said officer, and for other purposes. HB 999. By Messrs. Barber and Short of Colquitt: A bill to amend an Act approved March 3, 1943 (Ga. Laws 1943, p. 1458) and all Acts amendatory thereof, which Act established a new Charter for the City of Moultrie in Colquitt County, so as to provide that a voter registered in accordance with registration laws of said City shall not also be required to be registered with the County Tax Collector, and for other purposes. HB 1001. By Messrs. Bell and McWhorter of DeKalb: A bill to amend the Act of 1935, approved March 28, 1935, found in Georgia Laws of 1935, pages 976 to 994, inclusive, creating a new charter for the City of Chamblee, to extend the jurisdiction of the City of Chamblee; for improving county roads and streets within said municipality, and for other purposes. HB 1002. By Messrs. Bolton and Harper of Spalding: A bill to repeal an Act approved Feb. 19, 1951 (Ga. Laws 1951, p. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1813 263) entitled "An Act to fix the compensation of the Chairman and the members of the board of education in all the counties of this State having a population not less than 28,427 and not more than 28,437, according to the 1940 census, etc.; to provide compensation of chairman and members of the board of education in counties having a population not less than 31,000 and not more than 32,000 according to U. S. Census 1950. HB 1007. By Messrs. Perkins and Duncan of Carroll: A bill to amend an Act approved March 19, 1943 (Ga. Laws 1943, p. 480), and any Acts amendatory thereof, which Act provided the hours of opening and closing polling places within this State, to provide that in Counties of at least 34,000 and not more than 34,200 according to U. S. Census of 1950 or any future U. S. Census, polls shall open at 7 o'clock A. M. and close at 7 o'clock P. M., and for other purposes. HR 181'. By Mr. Pickett of Pickens: A resolution authorizing the State Librarian to furnish to the Superior Court of Pickens County for the use of its library full sets of the official Reports of the Court of Appeals and of the Supreme Court of Georgia. HR 223. By Messrs. Bell and Graham of Richmond: A resolution that the State Librarian is hereby authorized and directed to furnish to the Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia, without cost to said County except for the payment of transportation charges, certain specified volumes of Georgia Reports and Georgia Appeal Reports. HR 249. By Mr. Mangum of Columbia: A resolution to create "Mistletoe State Park" to provide for licensing and expenditures of funds; and for other purposes. HR 265. By Messrs. Carr and Britton of Whitfield: A resolution authorizing and directing the State Librarian to furnish the Clerk of the Superior Court of Whitfield County, complete set of Georgia Reports and Georgia Appeals Reports, and for other purposes. The Senate has read and adopted the following resolutions of the House and Senate: HR 300. By Messrs. Duncan and Perkins of Carroll, and Waldrop of Douglas: A resolution proposing that State Highway No. 166 be named and designated as the "Talmadge Memorial Highway" in honor of the memory of the Honorable Eugene Talmadge, late Governor of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. HR 303. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A resolution urging the Board of Regents, the State Board of Educa- 1814 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, tion, and the State School Superintendent to require that United States history, geography and civics be taught one year course in high schools, and one year course in all State colleges. SR 117. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A resolution requesting an extension of time for the members of the General Assembly for filing State Income Tax Returns. SR 118. By Senator Willingham of the 39th: A resolution requesting an extension of time for the members of the General Assembly for filing Federal Income Tax Returns. SR 123. By Senator Millican of 52nd: A resolution to provide photographs of House and Senate members. SR 124. By Senators Hawes of the 30th, Blalock of the 26th, Millican of the 52nd and Edenfield of the 2nd: A resolution by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, that a committee of seven (7) be appointed to make a study of the assessing laws and administrative procedures for the registration of automobiles, and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 962. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta so as to authorize the use of a Seal by the Mayor. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, by substitute, by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill and resolution of the House to wit: HB 659. By Messrs. Dicus of Muscogee, M. Smith, H. Smith and Alverson of Fulton, Gardner of Dougherty: A bill. to amend an Act known as the "Uniform Narcotic Drug Act", approved March 24, 1935 (Ga. Laws 1935, p. 418), as amended, so as to change the penalty provisions; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. HR 160. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A resolution furnishing Haralson County, Georgia, Supreme Court Reports and Georgia Appeals Reports, and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, by substitute, by the requisite constitutional majority MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 the following resolutions of the House to wit: 1815 HR 250. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay and Bell of DeKalb and others: A resolution that the Governor shall be authorized to make available funds for the acquisition of the site of said Park and sufficient land to encompass the area included in said Plan of Development for the Confederate Memorial Park which shall be payable from any lawful funds in the Treasury of Georgia, and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, by substitute, by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House to wit: HB 710. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Smith of Emanuel, Ray of Warren, and many others: A bill to amend an Act approved Feb. 21, 1951 entitled "General Appropriations Act" (Ga. Laws 1951, pp. 417-444) so as to provide an Appropriation of $5,000,000.00 for each fiscal year for emergency capital outlay expenditures in establishing and maintaining a system of common schools and for other purposes. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted, by substitute, by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the House to wit: HR 178. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell and others: A resolution proposing to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia an Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia by adding to Paragraph IV of Section IX of Article VII a new subparagraph to provide for the appropriation of funds for capital outlay expenditures in establishing and maintaining a system of common schools. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House to wit: HB 326. By Messrs. Herrin of Echols, Greer of Lanier and others: A bill to provide for the installation of head and rear lights on track motor cars operated by common carriers; to authorize the Public Service Commission to promulgate rules and regulations concerning same, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolution of the Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time: SB 69. By Senators Mavity of the 44th and Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide a sub- 1816 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, sistence allowance to the Director of Corrections, and for other purposes. SB 230. By Senator Pittman of the 53rd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 62-301 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to change the appraisal value of estray livestock, and for other purposes. SB 369. By Senator Pittman of the 53rd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide the time for the sale of property levied upon by the state revenue commissioner, and for other purposes. SB 394. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for reinstatement of members of the pension system of Fulton County, and for other purposes. SB 398. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the time for holding elections in certain counties, and for other purposes. SB 399. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 45-811 of the 1933 Code of Georgia so as to provide for the taking of oysters by dredge in certain COJ!.nties, and for other purposes. SB 401. By Senator Williams of the 47th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the amount of the principal sum for civU suits in the city court of Statesboro, and for other purposes. SR 112. By Senators Hayes of the 14th, Dunn of the 48th, and Williams of the 49th: A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to study the livestock and seed industries, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent, the following bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 389. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to create a joint city-county board of tax assessors in certain counties, and for other purposes. The following committee substitute was read and adopted: Messrs. H. Smith, M. Smith and Luther Alverson move to amend SB 389 by MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1817 striking all the caption and sections thereof and substituting the attached bill in lieu thereof. AN ACT To be entitled an Act to create a Joint City-County Board of Tax Assessors in all counties having within its borders all or the greater part of the population of 300,000 or more according to the 1950 or any future United States Census, and to define its powers and duties; to create a Board of Tax appeals and Equalization and to define its powers and duties; to provide for the expenses of said boards to be paid by the county and the city; to provide that this Act shall not extend to property which under the general laws of the state must be returned to the State Revenue Commissioner; to require the county to furnish necessa1y office space; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Definitions. These terms when used in this Act, shall have the following definitions unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: "City" shall mean the largest municipality located completely or in part in any county to which this Act shall be applicable. "County" shall mean any county in this State having within its boundaries all or the greater part of the population of a city or municipality with a population of 300,000 or more, according to the United States Census of 1950 or any future United States Census. "Commissioners" shall mean the commissioners of roads and revenues of any county to which this Act shall be applicable or the governing authority of any such county have no commissioners of roads and revenues. "Governing Body" in the case of a city shall mean the mayor and council, or other governing body of the city. "Appeal Board" shall mean the Board of Tax Appeals and Equalization. SECTION 2. There is hereby created a Joint City-County Board of Tax Assessors for the entire territorial area of the city, and the county. Said Board of Tax Assessors shall consist of 7 members, 4 of whom shall be elected by the governing body of the city and shall be citizens of the city. The remaining 3 members shall be elected by the commissioners who shall be residents of the county and may reside within the territorial limits of any city located wholly or partly therein. The members of the Board of Tax Assessors of the city and of the county at the time of the effective date of this Act shall be and become members of the Joint Board created by this Act and shall serve out the respective terms for which they or either of them have been elected and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The terms of office thereafter shall be 6 years. Should there be more as sessors either in the county or the city on the effective date of this Act, than required for the organization of the joint board herein creat- 1818 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, ed, the governing authority of the political subdivision having the extra assessor or assessors, shall designate the ones to serve on the joint board, and should there be an insufficient number. The governing authorities of the political subdivision affected shall elect an assessor or assessors to supply the deficiency, said assessors to serve for a term of 6 years. SECTION 3. Successors to the county members shall be chosen by the commissioners and successors to the city members of said board shall be elected by the governing authority of the city. Each member shall serve until his successor is duly elected and has qualified unless he becomes disqualified during his term of office or he is removed at an earlier date, in which event the governing authority electing the member shall elect a successor to complete his term. SECTION 4. Said members shall give their full time to the duties of the office and shall hold no other public office or position except that one of those elected by the governing authority of the city and one of those elected by the governing authority of the county may be members of the Joint City-County Board of Tax Appeals and Equalizations created by this Act. SECTION 5. Said Joint board of tax assesors shall have all the duties, powers and authority given to county tax assessors in Chapter 92-69, Code of Georgia, as amended, in carrying out the purposes of this Act. SECTION 6. It shall be the function and the duty of said Joint Board of Tax Assessors to fix the value of all property located within the city for city tax purposes and the value of all property located in the county for all State, County and School Tax purposes. They shall prepare and keep tax maps and other tax records, adopt and amend such rules and regulations as will establish an equitable and scientific system of assessing property for taxation; shall give notices of assessments as provided by law and perform any and all other duties relating to the assessment of taxable property as may be appropriate and necessary. Section 7. Said Board of Tax Assessors_ shall adopt rules for the transaction of its business. At its organization meeting, one of the members of said Board shall be elected Chairman and another ViceChairman. SECTION 8. The employees required for the efficient operation of the office shall be supplied by the City and the County in the same ratio as the assessors, that is 4/7ths of the employees shall be supplied by the City and 3!7ths by the County. Such employees shall be selected by the Joint Board and preference shall be given to existing employees of the political subdivisions then assigned to similar duties. The employees provided by the City or: by the County shall be subject to any existing Civil Service rules and regulations of the political subdivision providing the employees may be removed by said Board, subject to review under Civil Service rules and regulations applicable to employees of the political subdivisions providing them. Such employees shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and benefits provided for employees of the City or of the County respectively. SECTION 9. The members of the Joint Board of Tax Assessors MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1819 shall be paid as compensation for their services the sum of $9,000.00 per annum, which sum shall be divided into monthly or semi-monthly payments as the governing authority may provide. The compensation of the city members shall be paid by the city and the compensation of the county members shall be paid by the county. Payments shall be made upon vouchers submitted to the fiscal authorities of the county or city by the respective members of the board. The compensation of the city employees of the board shall be paid by the City and the compensation of the county employees shall be paid by the county. SECTION 10. If the Joint Board of Tax Assessors finds that any taxpayer has failed to return his property or has omitted from the return any property that should have been returned or has undervalued any property, said board shall have all the powers with respect to such returns provided by general law for the county board of tax assessors and shall proceed as therein provided to require correct returns. SECTION 11. There is hereby created a Board of Tax Appeals and Equalization to consist of 7 members. 2 of the members of this board shall be members of the Joint Board of Assessors. One of these shall be a county member to be elected by the commissioners and the other a city member to be elected by the governing authority of the city. The governing authority of the city shall elect 3 members who shall be citizens of the city and the governing authority of the county shall elect 2 members who shall be citizens of the county and may reside anywhere in the county. SECTION 12. The Appeal Board shall organize on January 1st or as soon thereafter as practicable after the effective date of this Act and shall elect one member Chairman and another as Vice-Chairman. SECTION 13. The terms of the members of said board shall be 2 years and they shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified or until they shall vacate their office or be removed for cause in which event the governing authority electing the member shall elect a successor to complete the term thus vacated. SECTION 14. Each member of said board, except the members who are assessors shall be at least 35 years of age and shall hold no other remunerated public office. Each member of any such Appeal Board, except the assessors, shall receive $25.00 per day while actually engaged in the business of said Board, which shall be paid by the authority electing the member upon vouchers to be presented by the Joint Board of Tax Assessors. SECTION 15. Funds required by the Joint Board of Tax Assessors and the Board of Tax Appeals and Equalization shall be provided by the City and the County in the same ratio as the membership of the Joint Board of Tax Assessors, namely, 4/7ths by the City and 3/7ths by the County. The Joint Board of Assessors shall, during the month of January each year, submit to the governing authorities of the City and the County a Budget, setting forth in detail anticipated expenses of the Board during the year and the governing authorities of the County and the City shall appropriate sufficient funds to meet these requirements. The Budget shall be subject to approval by the governing authorities of the City and the County. 1820 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, SECTION 16. Any taxpayer feeling aggrieved at the assessment of his or her real or personal property may file a petition with the Appeal Board, setting forth under oath all the property, real and personal, owned by said taxpayer and subject to taxation by the City or by the county, setting forth in said petition the true fair market value of all such property as well as giving the assessment thereon by the Board of Tax Assessors. Upon receipt of such petition, the said Board shall fix a date for the hearing thereon after giving notice of the time and place of such hearing to the petitioner, as well as to the tax assessors or other persons whom said Appeal Board desires to be present. At the time and place fixed for the hearing, the Appeal Board shall investigate all of the facts relating to the said taxpayer's return and shall hear such relevant evidence as may be presented to the said Board and after such investigation and hearing shall order same reduced or raised or approved as the said Board may find to be just, fair and reasonable and shall thereupon notify the Board of Assessors and the taxpayer of such findings. The notices herein required to be given may be served by mailing a copy thereof to the last known address of the taxpayer and by furnishing a copy thereof to the Board of Tax Assessors. Such value shall be final unless the taxpayer, shall within 20 days, institute appropriate proceedings in equity in the Superior Court of the County on the claim that the assessment is excessive or that the property is exempt from taxation under the laws of the State of Georgia. The provisions for review herein set forth shall be in lieu of any arbitration or other review provided by law. SECTION 17. The Appeal Board shall have authority to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and to issue subpoenas duces tecum for the production of any documents, papers or books for the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of any tax return. These subpoenas shall be served by the Sheriff of the county or the Marshal of the city. Any person who shall refuse to appear and testify or to produce any relevant documents shall be cited to appear before the Judge of the Superior Court of the county who shall have jurisdiction by appropriate process to compel such testimony or production of books, papers or other data. SECTION 18. The Joint Board of Tax Assessors, for the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of any return under this or any prior law, or for the purpose of making a return where none has been made, is hereby authorized, by agent or employees of their office, to examine any books, papers, records or memorandum bearing upon any matter required to be included in the return. SECTION 19. The power of the Joint Board of Tax Assessors to assess property for taxation and the Appeal Board to review assessments shall not be held to extend to any property which must be returned to the State Revenue Commissioner. SECTION 20. This act is enacted pursuant to the terms and provisions of a certain amendment to the Constitution of Georgia, as amended, proposed by the General Assembly of Georgia of 1952 to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia for vote at the general election of 1952, which amendment gives to the General Assembly the power and authority to enact such provisions; and this Act shall become effective only if said amendment shall be ratified and adopted at said MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1821 general election of 1952 as provided by law, and if so ratified and adopted, this Act shall become effective January 1, 1953, with respect to counties and cities now having the required population and with respect to counties and cities subsequently corning within the required population, it shall be effective on the first day of January following the publication of the official census of the United States showing such population. With respect to counties and cities subsequently corning under this act, the time fixed herein for any action by the governing authority of such city or county shall be taken promptly after the determination of the population qualification. SECTION 21. The governing authorities of the county shall furnish adequate space at the Court House for the Boards herein created which shall be conveniently located for use by the public. SECTION 22. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed with this proviso: If this act shall be held unconstitutional, then the repeal of existing laws shall not be affective and all such laws shall remain in effect as fully as though this act had not been passed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, by substitute, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, by substitute. SB 390. By Senator Mallory of the 25th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to change the compensation of the members of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Harris County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. Mr. Gowen of Glynn moved that the House reconsider its action in passing the following bill of the Senate: SB 294. By Senators Edenfield of the 2nd and Gould of the 4th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the control of wild life found in streams, and for other purposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the bill was placed at the foot of the calendar following SB 392. By unanimous consent, the Clerk was directed to make corrections of certain typographical errors contained in the following bills of the House: HB 73L By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: 1822 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A bill to be entitled an Act to place the Clerk of the Superior Court of Laurens County on a salary basis, and for other purposes. HB 735. By Messrs. Lovett and Hadden of Laurens: A bill to be entitled an Act to place the Sheriff of Laurens County on a salary basis, and for other purposes. HB 785. By Messrs. Abney and Campbell of Walker, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the trustees of any charitable trust to contract with any hospital authority, and for other purposes. Mr. Alverson of Fulton moved that the House reconsider its action in passing the following bill of the Senate: SB 146. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the manner of filing application to obtain hunting licenses, and for other purposes. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the bill was placed at the foot of the calendar following SB 392. Mr. Alverson of Fulton asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the Senate be withdrawn from the Committee on Municipal Government, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government. SB 328. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a commission to study pension provisions for certain counties, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on Municipal Government, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government. Mr. Gowen of Glynn asked unanimous consent that the following bill of the Senate be withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary # 1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary # 1 : SB 370. By Senator Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the domestication of foreign corporations, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bill was withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary #1, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on General Judiciary #1. The following bills and resolutions of the House were taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendments and substitutes thereto: HR 177-755d. By Messrs. Freeman of Monroe, Twitty of Mitchell, and Smith of Emanuel: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1823 A resolution authorizing the placing of a bust of Alexander Hamilton Stephens in the State Hall of Fame of Virginia, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HR 177-755d was read: Senator Williams of the 19th District moves to amend HR 177-755d by: Striking therefrom the 6th paragraph in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "Be it further resolved that a committee be appointed, composed of three members of the House of Representatives and two members of the Senate, and said committee is hereby empowered and directed to ascertain the various types and descriptions of the aforesaid marble bust and to investigate the costs of obtaining such bust along with the person or persons to sculpture such bust and said committee is directed to turn over this information to the Department of Archives of the State of Georgia in order that they might contract with the proper person or persons for the making and placing of the aforesaid bust of Alexander Hamilton Stephens in the aforesaid niche in the State Hall of Fame of Virginia set apart for that purpose. Provided, however, that the contract price shall not exceed the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars. Mr. Freeman of Monroe moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to HR 177-755d. On the motion, the ayes were 106, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 876. By Mr. Waldrop of Douglas: A bill to be entitled an Act to am~nd an Act so as to create a threemember board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Douglas County, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 876 was read: Senator Willingham of the 39th Senatorial District moves to amend HB 876 by striking the words "two years" from Section 4 thereof and substituting therefor the words "four years"; and by striking the figures and symbols "$1,200.00" from Section 7 thereof and substituting therefor the figures and symbols "$1,000.00". Mr. Waldrop of Douglas moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to HB 876. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HR 160-708d. By Mr. Murphy of Haralson: A resolution requesting the state librarian to furnish certain law books to Haralson County, and for other purposes. The following ~enate substitute to HR 160-708d was read: 1824 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, A RESOLUTION WHEREAS the majority of Georgia Supreme Court Reports and the Georgia Appeals Reports belonging to Haralson County has been lost or destroyed; and WHEREAS such books are necessary for said county to transact its business and that of the State: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the State Librarian is hereby authorized and directed to furnish to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Haralson County, Georgia the following volumes of the Georgia Supreme Court Reports: Numbers 2, 3, 4, 8, 14, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 31, 33, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 50, 51, 52, 55, 58, 60, 61, 62,63, 65,68, 69,73,76,77,7~79,88,89,94, 109,114,120, 12~ 128, 130, 137, 142, 144, 145, 146, 149, 150, 157, 164, 165, 166, 169, 170, 189, 194, 198, 200. And the following Georgia Court of Appeals Reports: Numbers 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21, 28, 29, 42, 51, 54, 62, 63, 68, 69, 78, 81, without cost to said county except for payment of packing and transportation charges, said books to be used by the courts and the officials of said county. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if for any reason the State Librarian cannot furnish the law books above specified, the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant upon the State Treasury for the amount required to purchase said books as set out above. Mr. Murphy of Haralson moved that the House agree to the Senate substitute to HR 160-708d. On the motion, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The Senate substitute was agreed to. HB 990. By Messrs. Holley, Graham, and Bell of Richmond: A bill to be entitled an Act to create the Augusta-Richmond County Building Authority, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 990 was read: Senator Coleman of the 18th moves to amend HB 990, by adding the following language after the word "Augusta" and between the word "one" in line 6 of Section 2, "or a City Councilman of the City Council of Augusta," and by striking the following language after the word "be" and between the word "Commissioners" in line 8 of Section 2 "the chairman of the" and inserting in lieu thereof the following language "a member of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Richmond County, Georgia." Mr. Bell of Richmond moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to HB 990. On the motion, the ayes were 112, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 885. By Messrs. Ray of Warren, Smith of Fulton, and others: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1825 A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to legalize the use of direction lights on automobiles, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 885 was read: Committee on General Judiciary moves to amend HB 885 as follows: by striking sub-section F as written and substitute in lieu thereof the following: "(f). An operator intending to start, to stop, or to turn his vehicle to the left or right shall extend the hand and arm from and beyond the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals shall indicate as follows: 1. Left turn-Hand and arm extended horizontally. 2. Right turn-Hand and arm extended upward. 3. Stop or decrease speed-Hand and arm extended downward. Provided, however, that any motor vehicle with a blinker light attached thereto in the front and rear of said motor vehicle and on both sides thereof, may use said blinker light in lieu of the arm signal in indicating the direction that the driver of said motor vehicle intends to turn. Failure to give the arm signal or to blink the lights on the side of the vehicle in the direction that the driver of said vehicle intends to turn shall be negligence." Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to HB 885. On the motion, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. The following resolutions were read and adopted: HR 315. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, Ray of Warren, ana Smith of Emanuel: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the great sovereign State of Georgia is steeped in the priceless heritage of Southern tradition and culture, and WHEREAS, Georgia has always been, and will always continue to be, the recognized, acknowledged and foremost exponent of that eternally graceful mode of existence known as the "Southern Way of Life", and WHEREAS, though we have often been chided and sometimes condemned for our way of life, we remain calm and serene, secure in the knowledge that those who chide and condemn, do so from jealousy, knowing that they can never achieve, through whatever means available to them, those things constituting our way of life, which because of our heritage, Georgians exhibit unconsciously and with no false pretense of superiority, and WHEREAS, the beautiful homes in this State act as the material, physical exemplification of the true South, and our magnificent capital City of Atlanta is noted as the "City of Beautiful Homes" and its resi- 1826 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, dential section is a show place and a mecca for visitors from all over the world, and WHEREAS, above all, the residence of the Chief Executive of the State should portray and reflect the charm, the hospitality and the graciousness of the "Southern Way of Life" and should be a true Southern Colonial home instead of the cold, grey, austere, medieval structure constituting the Governor's Mansion as it now exists, and WHEREAS, the building of a Mansion of Southern Colonial style would be of great benefit to the State and would be a thing of joy and beauty forever to which the citizens of Georgia could point with justifiable pride. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives, that the State Properties Commission is hereby directed to make a survey of the problems involved in the construction of a new Governor's Mansion of Southern Colonial style, and make a report to the next session of the General Assembly. This report shall contain recommendations as to possible building sites, if the present one is not desirable, the estimated cost involved and any pertinent information which would be of benefit to the members of the General Assembly concerning the building of the new Mansion. HR 316. By Messrs. Johnson of Hall, Nightingale of Glynn, and others: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the methods of taxing Banks, Savings and Loan Associations and other financial institutions in Georgia differ to the extent of creating confusion, misunderstanding and inequities; and WHEREAS, separate Bills have been introduced into the current session of the General Assembly to place both Banks and Savings and Loan Associations under the income tax laws of this State; and WHEREAS, a uniform and equitable system of taxation among financial institutions on an income basis would be beneficial to the State, the municipalities and counties in which they operate and to the taxpaying institutions involved; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representative, the Senate concurring, that the Governor be and is hereby authorized to appoint a Commission of five, consisting of one representative of the Banks, one representative of the Savings and Loan Associations, two members of the House and one of the Senate, together with the Revenue Commissioner or his designated representative as Ex-officio member, to study the question of taxation of Banks, Savings and Loan Associations and other financial institutions for the purpose of devising a uniform and equitable system of taxation for such institutions on an income basis; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such Commission be and is hereby directed to submit to the 1953 Session of the General Assembly a Bill to effect the enactment of such income tax program for Banks, Savings and Loan Associations and other financial institutions to be effective on income for the Calendar Year 1953 or the fiscal year beginning in 1953. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1827 Under the regular -order of business, the following bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SB 222. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to require each county welfare board to keep a file or roll book, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 223. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to require applicants for aid to dependent children to give the name and address of a bastard's sire, and for other purposes. The. report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 114, nays 5. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 232. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Connell of the 6th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for the designation of an optometrist to examine applicants for benefits under the aid to the bilnd act, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 113, nays 4. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 251. By Senators Stephens of the 50th and Ellard of the 31st: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act constituting the Income Tax Act of 1931, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: By Mr. Campbell of Oconee: That SB 251 be and is hereby amended as follows: 1. That wherever the figure "$400" appears in SB 251 that that figure be eliminated and that the figure "$500" be substituted therefor at each and every place. 2. That Section 3 of SB 251 be deleted in its entirety providing medical care deductions and exemptions and maximum therefor and that Section 4 be changed to Section 3, Section 5 to Section 4, Section 6 to Section 5, and Section 7 to Section 6. 1828 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, That SB 251 be and is thereby amended as follows: That wherever the figure "$400" appears in the title of the bill that that figure be eliminated and that the figure "$500" be substituted therefor and that all references to deductions and maximum for "medical care" in the title be deleted therefrom. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 119, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitution majority, was passed, as amended. SB 278. By Senators Williams of the 19th and Trotter of the 37th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the priority of claims to fines imposed in criminal cases, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: The Committee moves to amend SB 278 as follows: By adding a new section to be numbered Section 2, before the repealing clause to read as follows: "Provided that nothing contained in this Act shall in any way affect the fines and forfeitures of any court whose officers are on salaries and where such fines and forfeitures go to the county treasury." and to number the repealing clause as Section 3. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 111, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 252. By Senators Rawls of the lOth and Lancaster of the 28th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to exempt from taxation gasoline used in airplanes, and for other purposes. Mr. Nightingale of Glynn moved that the bill be tabled. The motion prevailed and the bill was tabled. The following resolution of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate substitute thereto: HR 250-928b. By Messrs. McWhorter, Mackay, and Bell of DeKalb, and others: A resolution authorizing the purchase of certain lands for the Confederate Memorial Park, and for other purposes. The following Senate subEtitute to HR 250-928b was read: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1829 By Senators Millican of the 52nd and Duncan of the 34th: A RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the opportunity to perpetuate the glorious traditions of the southland and to commemorate forever the valor and unmeasured sacrifice of the men and women of the Confederacy is offered in the Plan of Development of a Confederate Memorial Park at Stone Mountain submitted by the State Park Authority, and WHEREAS, the scarred and neglected face of the mountain constituting a confession of failure on the part of Georgia would be removed by the completion of the Memorial contemplated in said plan, and WHEREAS, the Plan provides not only a program which will eventually attract thousands of tourists to view this tremendous monolith, and the monument to be carved thereon, but will also afford to Georgia a large and ideally located park with recreational and educational facilities to enrich the lives of and bring health and happiness to all future generations, and WHEREAS, the cost of developing the Park area including the erection of a means of access to the summit of the mountain and the carving of the Confederate Memorial can be met entirely from selfliquidating revenue certificates, and WHEREAS, an immediate start on the project can be made because no appreciable quantity of critical material will be required and approval of the Department of Commerce has already been obtained, and WHEREAS, the lack of funds with which to acquire title to this site is the only obstacle standing in the way of the immediate development of this commemorative shrine which will perpetuate, in the memories of all who follow us, the fortitude and the unconquerable spirit of our forefathers, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Budget Bureau is hereby authorized to allot the funds necessary for the acquisition of the site of said park and sufficient land to encompass the area included in said plan of development for the Confederate Memorial Park, provided that the purchase price is approved by the State Properties Commission as provided by law. Mr. McWhorter of DeKalb moved that the House agree to the Senate substitute to HR 250-928b. On the motion, the ayes were 132, nays 0. The Senate substitute was agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following bills of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: 8B 260. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to bring certain departments under the merit system, and for other purposes. 1830 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The following amendments were read and adopted: Messrs. Gowen of Glynn and Twitty of Mitchell move to amend SB 260 by adding a new section to be appropriately numbered and to read as follows: "This Act shall not however apply to the maintenance employees of the State Highway Department of Georgia, and such maintenance employees of said department shall not be under the merit system." Kidd of Baldwin, moves to amend SB 260: Add between Sub-section (a) and Sub-section (b) of Section 1 the following Sub-section: (a-1) The employees of any department or agency of the State of Georgia which has not heretofore been included under the provisions of the Act approved February 4, 1943 as referred to above may petition the official or group of officials who is by law the governing head of the department or agency to give his or their assent in writing to the Governor as provided in Subsection 1 (a) above. Upon receiving such a petition duly signed by at least seventy per cent (70 o/o) of said employees, the official or group of officials shall within thirty calendar days from the date of receipt of said petition give his or their assent in writing as provided in Sub-section 1 (a) above. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 112, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. Mr. Cranford of Coweta gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in passing SB 260. SB 292. By Senators Hagan of the 17th, Mashburn of the 33rd, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize members of the Commission on Alcoholism to travel in performing their duties, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 117, nays 1. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. SB 336. By Senator Trotter of the 37th: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for licensing of domestic and foreign insurance companies, and for other purposes. An amendment offered by Mr. Burgamy of Sumter was lost. An amendment offered by Mr. Nightingale of Glynn was lost. The following amendment was read and adopted: Mr. M. Smith of Fulton moves to amend SB 336 by changing the final period in Section 10 to a comma and adding thereafter the following words: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1831 "Provided, however, nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to deny to any applicant for a license the existing right to review by the courts of the Commissioner's action as now provided by law." The following committee amendments were read and adopted: Inserting in Section 3 thereof in the sentence, "Such application shall set forth the names and addresses of all general officers of the company, with the number of shares of capital stock of the company held by each such general officer, or by others for his benefit, and the percentage of the total capital stock of the company held by each such general officer", the word "by" and before the word "each" the words "or for", so as to make the sentence read as follows: Such application shall set forth the names and addresses of all general officers of the company with the number of shares of capital stock of the company held by or for each such general officer." and by: Changing in Section 5 after the word "in" and before the word "assets" the word "approved" changed to "sound", so as to make the sentence read as follows: The Insurance Commissioner shall consider the application, and if, upon consideration of the facts set forth in the application, the financial statement of the company and such other evidence as he may require, he shall determine that the company has fully complied with the laws of Georgia regulating the business of insurance, and is satisfied that the financial statement of the company is correct, that it is maintaining proper reserves, is solvent, and has invested its reserves in sound assets, and if he is of the opinion that the company's financial condition and affairs are sound and such that its transaction of ousiness will not be hazardous to its policyholders, its creditors or the public, he shall issue a license to the company to transact business in this State. By adding after the word "approval" in line two of Section 10 the words "of this Act." By striking from lines six and seven of Section 6 the words "shall set forth all of the things required by this Act to be set forth in the original application, and such other information as the Insurance Commissioner may deem proper", and inserting in lieu thereof, a new sentence reading as follows: "He may, in his discretion, require any company applying for a renewal license to furnish to him in a supplementary form attached to the application for renewal all of the things required by this Act to be set forth in the original application, and such other information as he may deem advisable to consider the application for renewal of such company's license." By placing a period after the word "denied" where it appears in line six of section 8, and striking the words "or until notified that the Commissioner has withheld further consideration of the application because of the failure of the !!Ompany to furnish required information." and by adding, after the words "tentative conclusion" and before the comma, in line fifteen, of Section 8, the words "and his reasons 1832 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, therefor." The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 111, nays 8. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 276. By Senators Rawls of the lOth, Connell of the 6th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to membership in the teachers' retirement system, and for other purposes. The following amendments were read and adopted: Bell of Richmond moves to amend SB 276 by striking the word "children" where it appears in said Bill and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Child or children." Clark of Decatur Add to Paragraph 4 A leave of absence shall be limited to not more than three years for each child adopted. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 106, nays 2. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. SB 315. By Senator Williams of the 19th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Section 81-1001 of the Code relating to determination of sufficiency of pleadings, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent, the following bill of the House was taken from the table: SB 252. By Senator Rawls of the lOth and Lancaster of the 28th: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to exempt from taxation gasoline used in airplanes, and for other purposes. The bill was again taken up for consideration. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1833 The following amendments were read and adopted: Brantley of Upson, Amends SB 252: By adding after the words "refund of all the state tax on such motor fuel;" the words "except one cent and sales tax. Mr. Nightingale moves to amend SB 252 as follows: By striking from the first sentence in Subsection (K) of Section 1 the fol lowing words: "Or any person who shall purchase in quantities of one hundred (100) gallons or more at any one time, and use such motor fuel in operating aircraft." And by adding a new Section before the repealing clause, to be numbered 2 to read as follows: "Section 2. No refunds under this Act shall be allowed for any such motor fuel sold prior to the date of approval of this Act by the Governor." And by renumbering Section 2 as Section 3. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to, as amended. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed, as amended. ' Mr. Ray of Warren asked unanimous consent that the following bills of the Senate be withdrawn from the Committee on Ways and Means, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means: SB 267. By Senator Millican of the 52nd: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide that the tax imposed upon transportation shall be limited to transportation of persons under the Sales Tax, and for other purposes. SB 300. By Senator Rawls of the lOth: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to employment Qf agents to seek out unreturned property by county Boards of Tax Assessors, and for other purposes. The unanimous consent request was granted and the bills were withdrawn from the Committee on Ways and Means, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means. The following bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendment thereto: HB 889. By Mr. McCracken of Jefferson: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the powers 1834 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, and duties of the State Highway Board, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 889 was read: Highway and Public Roads Committee moves to amend HB 889 by striking the words and figures "Five Thousand 5,000" wherever they appear in the caption and bill and insert in lieu thereof the words and figures "Fifteen Hundred 1500". Mr. McCracken of Jefferson moved that the. House disagree to the Senate amendment to HB 889. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment was disagreed to. The following bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering the unfavorable report of the committee thereon: SB 299. By Senators Hagan of the 17th, Gould of the 4th, and Jones of the 22nd: A bill to be entitled an Act amend an Act so as to provide that used oil shall be sold only in properly marked containers, and for other purposes. The unfavorable report of the committee was disagreed to and the bill was read the second time. The following bills and resolutions of the House were taken up for the purposes of considering the Senate amendments thereto: HB 17. By Messrs. Bell of Richmond and Bennett of Barrow: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide for application for homestead exemption only once, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment was read: Senator Millican of the 52nd moves to amend HB 17 as follows: Section 1. By striking the words "and for other purposes" in the caption thereof and substituting the following words "by striking subsections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Code Section 92-233 and by substituting a new section defining the phrase 'occupied primarily as a dwelling', and for other purposes." Section 2. That said bill be amended by striking Section 2 thereQf and by adding the following sections to be appropriately numbered: "Section 2. That Section 92-233 (Ga. Laws 1937-38, Extra Session, p. 145; Ga. Laws 1943, p. 101; Ga. Laws 1945, pp. 435-436), defining the .words 'occupied primarily as a dwelling' be amended by striking subsections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 thereof, reading as follows: ' (1) Whenever used in this sub-section, the phrase "occupied primarily as a dwelling" shall mean: (1) That the applicant and members of his family occupy the property solely as a home; or MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1835 '(2) The applicant and his family occupy a portion, 50 per cent. or more, as a dwelling and the remainder, 50 per cent. or less, is occupied by a tenant as a dwelling; or '(3) Property used for commercial purposes or the conduct of a business shall not be classified for the purposes of this subsection as a homestead unless the business conducted or the commercial enterprise carried on is of such nature that same is customarily conducted at a place of residence. In no event shall property be exempt from taxation hereunder when a commercial enterprise requiring the services of employees is carried on on said property or when the nature of the business and the enterprise requires physical changes in the property to render same suitable for such business or enterprise. ' (4) Apartment houses shall not be exempt from taxation hereunder even though one or more apartments are occupied by the owner as a dwelling. ' (5) For the purpose of this subsection, an apartment house is defined to be a building designed or altered for occupancy as residences by three or more separate families or units. ' (6) Division of property so as to render a portion eligible for exempti<'n and a portion ineligible for exemption will be allowed when the division follows a bona fide plan in which both the land the improvements are capable of division. ' ( 7) The physical structure of any improvement shall not prevent the applicant from being eligible for a homestead exemption when the use of said property as a dwelling by the applicant and members of his family actually extends to the whole of the improvements.', "and by substituting in lieu thereof the following provision: ' ( 1) Whenever used in this subsection the phrase "occupied primarily as a dwelling" shall mean: (1) that the applicant or members of his family occupy the property a!' a home; or (2) the applicant or members of his family occupy a portion of the property as a home; provided, that not more than one exemption may be claimed in connection with the occupancy of one building except in the case of duplex or double occupancy dwellings when .the line of division follows a natural and bona fide plan as to both land and building and the two units thus formed are separately owned and occupied.' "Section 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed." Mr. Bell of Richmond moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to HB 17. On the motion, the ayes were 104, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HR 224-861e. By Messrs. Bell and Holley of Richmond, and others: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Wellington C. Cain, and for other purposes. 1836 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The following Senate amendment was read: Committee Amendment to HR 224-861e By striking in its entirety the following language from said bill: "Time lost from work 30 days at $14.80 per day $444.00" and substituting in lieu of the figures of $817.50 the sum of $373.50. Mr. Bell of Richmond moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to HR 224-861e. On the motion, the ayes were 109, nays 1. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HR 225-86lf. By Messrs. Bell and Holley of Richmond, and others: A resolution requesting compensation for damages to Henry Mack, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment was read: Senator Farrar of the 42nd moves to amend HR 225-861f by adding to said resolution as follows: "Provided that the said Henry Mack shall receive said sum in full compensation for all damages arising out of said accident as against all parties concerned". Mr. Bell of Richmond moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to HR 225-861f. On the motion, the ayes were 111, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. HB 863. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the levying of an income tax on net income, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendments to HB 86'3 were read: Senate Finance Committee amendment to House Committee Substitute Bill No. 863. Amend HB 863 and in particular Section 2 thereof by striking in its entirety subsection (k) (2) and the paragraphs immediately following to the end of said Section 2, and substituting in lieu thereof the following subsection (k) (2) and paragraphs immediately following so that said subsections and paragraphs when so amended shall read as follows: "(2) If either the taxpayer or his spouse has attained the age of 65 before the close of the taxable year, (A) the amount of such expenses for the care of the taxpayer and his spouse without regard to the 5 per cent limitation, and (B) the amount by which such expenses for the care of dependents as defined in subsection 92-3106 (d) exceed 5 per cent of the gross income of the taxpayer less business expenses. "In the case of a single person or a married person not living MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1837 with husband or wife, or a husband or wife living with his or her spouse but not making a joint return, the maximum deduction shall be $1,250.00. In the case of a husband and wife living together and making a joint return, or if one spouse has no gross income and is not required to file a return, the maximum deduction shall be $2,500.00. In either of the above cases there shall be an additional deduction of the expenses paid for medical care of each dependent as defined in subsection 92-3106 (d), in an amount not to exceed $1,250.00 for each such dependent. "The term "medical care" as used in this subsection, shall include amounts paid for the care, diagnosis, cure, mitigation or prevention of disease, or for the purpose of affecting any structure or function of the body, and shall include amounts paid for accident or health insurance." Senate Finance Committee amendment to House Committee Substitute Bill No. 863 by adding a new section to be known as Section lOA- That Section 92-3109 of the Georgia Code of 1933 as amended, which section relates to deductions allowed from gross income in the computation of net income, be further amended by adding a new subsection to be designated as Subsection (m), which will permit the allowance of certain net operating losses as a "carry-over" and "carryback", which new subsection (m) shall read as follows: (m) In addition to other deductions allowed by this law there shall be allowed as a deduction from gross income a net operating loss carry-over or carry-back under the following rules: (1) The net operating loss as hereinbelow defined for any year ending on or after the passage of this Act and for any succeeding taxable year may be carried back to the next preceeding taxable year, and if not completely exhausted by such carry-back may be carried over to the next succeeding taxable year and annually thereafter for a total period of five years next succeeding the year of such net operating loss, or until such net operating loss has been exhausted or absorbed by the taxable income of any succeeding year. The net operating loss deduction must be carried back and carried forward in the order named above. (2) With respect to the first year ending on or after the passage of this Act, in the event of a net operating gain in such year there shall be allowed as a deduction the net operating loss carry-over for the two taxable years next preceeding. (3) As used in this subsection the term "net operating loss" is hereby defined as the excess of allowable deduction over gross income for the taxable year subject to the following adjustments: (A) There shall be added to gross income all nontaxable income, not required to be reported as gross income under the provision of this law, less any expenses properly and reasonably incurred in earning such nontaxable income, which expenses would other wise be nondeductible under this law. (B) In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, deduc- 1838 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, tions, including personal exemptions and credit for dependents, not attributable to the operation of a trade or business shall be eliminated frcm the deductions otherwise allowable for the taxable year to the extent that they exceed gross income not derived from such trade or bysiness. (C) No net operating loss deduction shall be allowed. (D) The amount deductible on account of losses from sales or exchanges of capital assets shall not exceed the amount includible on accounts of gains from such sales or exchanges. The limitation on gains provided for in subsections (d), (e) and (f) of Section 92-311!1 of the Georgia Code as amended, shall not apply. (E) No deduction for depreciation or depletion, which may be allowed or allowable by law or regulation, shall be allowed under this subsection if the total cost of the asset or natural resource has been recovered. (4) In the event a taxpayer is entitled to a refund of income taxes by reason of a loss carry-back under this subsection, a claim for such refund must be filed on or before the fifteenth day of the thirtyninth month following the close of the taxable year wherein the loss was incurred, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 92-3303 of the Georgia Code as amended. Amendment to HB 863. Amend Section 10 Line by deleting the second sentence under Subsection (c) which begins, "Provided further, that where the entire net income of the taxpayer is not taxable by the State of Georgia, then the taxpayer may only deduct such Federal net income taxes in the same proportion that the net income taxable by the State of Georgia bears to the entire net income taxable by the Federal Government", and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "Provided further, that where the entire net income of the taxpayer is not taxable by the State of Georgia, then the taxpayer may only deduct such Federal net income taxes in the same proportion that the net income taxable by the State of Georgia before deduction of Federal income taxes bears to the entire net income taxable by the Federal Government before deduction of State income taxes." Mr. Ray of Warren moved that the House agree to the Senate amendments to HB 863. On the motion, the ayes were 107, nays 0. The Senate amendments were agreed to. HB 962. By Messrs. Alverson, H. Smith, and M. Smith of Fulton: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to authorize the use of a seal by the mayor of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The following Senate amendment to HB 962 was read: Senator Millican of the 52nd moves to amend HB 962 by striking therefrom Section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the following sections: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1S39 Section 1. Effective January 1, 1954, the number of wards in the City is hereby fixed at S and defined and constituted as follows: The First Ward shall consist of the following voting precincts as modified: Precincts 2A, 2G, 1A, 1B, 1D, 3C, less that area bounded by the former limits of the City of Atlanta, Englewood Avenue, S. E., a projection of Cherokee Avenue, and the Atlanta and West Point Belt Line; that portion of 1E bounded by Capitol Avenue, Vanira Street, Martin Street, Haygood Avenue, Hill Street, and the Atlanta and West Point Belt Line; and, that area bounded by North Avenue, N. E., Bedford Place, Forrest Avenue, and the former boundary line of the Fifth Ward between Forrest Avenue and North Avenue. The Second Ward shall consist of the following voting precincts: Precincts 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, and 6C: The Third Ward shall consist of the following voting precincts: Precincts 3A, 3B, 3D, 3E, 3F, 3G, 3H, SD, SF. The Fourth Ward shall consist of the following voting precincts, as modified: Precincts 4B, 4D, 4E, 4G, 9D, 1E less that portion included in the First Ward; that portion of 4F bounded by Avon Avenue, Westmont Road, and Richland Road; also, that portion of 4F bounded by Lawton Street, Hall Street, Richland Road, and the L. & N. Belt Line; and, that portion excluded from 1D. The Fifth Ward shall consist of the following voting precincts: Precincts 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5G, 5E, 7C, and SB. The Sixth Ward shall consist of the following voting precincts, as modified: Precincts 6A, 6B, 6D, 6E, 60, 6F, 5H, 7B, and 5F less that area added to the First Ward. The Seventh Ward shall consist of the following voting precincts, as modified: Precincts 4A, 4C, 4H, 9A, 9C, 9B, and 4F less those portions included in the Fourth Ward. The Eighth Ward shall consist of the following voting precincts: Precincts 7A, SA, and SC. Section 2. The Board of Aldermen, created by this amendment, shall have power to make changes in the ward lines designated in Section 1 of this Act at any time on or after the first Monday in January 1954, whenever it is deemed advisable to contract or extend them, for the benefit of the citizens thereof, provided that the ward lines, when rearranged, shall not be more than S wards. Section 3. Each of the wards as herein established and, when established, shall have two Aldermen who shall be bona fide residents of the ward. 1840 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Section 4. The Board of Aldermen and the Board of Councilmen created by this charter, as amended, are hereby abolished as of the first Monday in January, 1954, and there is created in lieu thereof a Board of Aldermen, to consist of two members from each ward, as herein established. The members of the Board of Aldermen shall be elected on the first Wednesday in December, 1953, and shall serve for a term of four years, beginning the first Monday in January, 1954, or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The positions shall be designated as Positions 1 and 2 in each ward and candidates for election to these positions shall designate the position for which he is a candidate. Such member must be elected by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the city. Section 5. The Board of Aldermen, created by this Act, shall succeed to all the rights, powers and privileges vested in the Board of Aldermen and the Board of Councilmen under this charter, as amended, and as such shall have all the powers with respect to the government of the City of Atlanta conferred by this chapter, as amended, to said Board of Aldermen and said Board of Councilmen in whatever capacity acting. Section 6. Whenever in this charter, as amended, and the ordinances passed pursuant thereto the terms "General Council", "Board of Aldermen" or "Board of Councilmen" are used the saRle shall, from and after the first Monday in January 1954, be deemed to mean and refer to "The Board of Aldermen" as created by this amendment. Members of the Board of Aldermen shall be subject to all the provisions of law of this charter applicable to Councilmen or Aldermen and shall take the same oath of office. Section 7. Any one member of the Board of Aldermen created by this Act may give notice of a motion to reconsider any vote, resolution or ordinance having for its object the increase of the indebtedness of the City, or the expenditure of its moneys, or authorizing the sale of any part of the public property of the City, or the granting of any franchise where the streets or public alleys are to be used for any purpose in the prosecution of the business of the applicant seeking the franchise, which notice shall operate to delay the question until such motion can be acted upon at the next regular or special meeting. Section 8. There is hereby created the office of President of the Board of Aldermen, who shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner as the Mayor, for a term of four years or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. He shall be the presiding officer of the Board of Aldermen and as such shall have no vote on any question except in case of a tie, and shall serve on no standing committee of the Board of Aldermen. As presiding officer of that Board, he shall have all the powers heretofore conferred upon the Mayor Pro Tern. by this charter, as amended, except as herein limited. He shall receive the sum of $300.00 per month. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Mayor, he shall serve for the unexpired term of that office and shall receive the compensation fixed for the Mayor. Section 9. There is hereby created the position of Vice-President ~f the Board of Aldermen, who shall have all the powers now conveyed to the Provisional Mayor Pro Tern. He shall be elected annually from the membership of the Board the first Monday in January, beginning MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1841 in 1954. Section 10. The members of the Board of Aldermen shall be paid a compensation of $2400.00 annually, to be divided into monthly or semi-monthly payments. Section 11. The Board of Education of the City of Atlanta shall consist of one member from each of the eight wards of the City, who shall be a resident of the ward and in addition thereto there shall be elected one member from the City at Large. The said members shall be elected at the same time members of the Board of Aldermen are elected and shall serve a term of four years or until their successors are elected and qualified. Such members must be elected by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the City. Section 12. The members of the Board of Education shall each receive a salary of $1800 per year, to be divided into monthly or semimonthly payments, which shall be paid by the Board of Education out of the funds allocated to them and shall be a part of the expenses of the operation of the public school system. The President of the Board of Education shall receive $50.00 per month in addition to the salary compensation fixed for members of the Board. Section 13. The provisions of each of the preceding sections, numbered one through 12, inclusive, are effective the first Monday in January, 1954, except as otherwise provided herein. Section 14. Effective as of ~arch 1, 1952, the salary of the Mayor of Atlanta shall be $16,000.00 per annum, payable in monthly or semi-monthly installments. Section 15. Effective March 1, 1952, the salaries of the officials named below shall be the amount opposite the name of each: City Attorney ------------------------------------------------------------------$12,000.00 Comptroller ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11,000.00 Chief of Construction -------------------------------------------------------- 11,000.00 Chief of Police ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10,000.00 Chief of Fire Department ------------------------------------------------ 10,000.00 General Manager of Water Works---------------------------------- 10,000.00 Sanitary Engineer ------------------------------------------------------------ 10,000.00 First Assistant Sanitary Engineer ---------------------------------- 6,500.00 Director of Personnel -------------------------------------------------------- 10,000.00 Airport Manager -------------------------------------------------------------- 9,000.09 Director of Public Library ---------------------------------------------- 9,000.00 Planning Engineer -------------------------------------------------------------- 9,000.00 City Traffic Engineer -------------------------------------------------------- 9,000.00 Tax Assessors -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9,000.00 Municipal Revenue Collector ------------------------------------------ 9,000.00 1842 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Superintendent of Electrical Affairs -------------------------------- 8,400.00 City Clerk -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8,400.00 General Manager of Parks ------------------------------------------------ 8,400.00 Purchasing Agent ------------------------------------------------------------ 8,400.00 Garage Superintendent ---------------------------------------------------- 7,000.00 Prison Superintendent ------------------------------------------------------ 7,000.00 Manager of City Auditorium -------------------------------------------- 6,500.00 Building Superintendent -------------------------------------------------- 5,800.00 Inspector of Buildings ------------------------------------------------------ 9,500.00 Judges of Municipal Court of Atlanta -------------------------- 9,500.00 Chief Associate Judge of Municipal Court of Atlanta____ 7,500.00 Associate Judge-Probation Officer, Municipal Court of Atlanta ------------------------------------ 6,000.00 The salaries provided in this section shall be subject to uniform increases or decreases by the Mayor and General Council subsequent to April 1, 1952. Section 16. The salary of the members of the General Council shall be $200.00 per month, effective March 1, 1952, payment to be made in monthly installments. Section 17. The salaries of the members of the Board of Education shall be $150.00 per month, effective March 1, 1952, payment to be made in monthly installments. Section 18. Effective March 1, 1952, the salaries of sergeants and officers of the Police and Fire Departments shall be uniform in the respective departments for each rank. Such salary shall be an amount not less than the highest amount now paid to such sergeants and officers of the Police Department and officers in the Fire Department who were transferred to the City from Fulton County as a result of the Plan of Improvement. In determining what is the highest salary, a single exception to the rate of pay for a given rank may be disregarded. All salaries provided _in this section are subject to uniform increases or decreases by the Mayor and General Council subsequent to April 1, 1952. Section 19. The Chief of Police shall have the authority to detail any member of the Police Department to the positions of sergeant and detective without reference to Civil Service laws, including the Act of Georgia Laws 1951, page 3247. Senator Millican further moves that HB 962 be further amended by appropriately renumbering the remaniing sections of said bill to read Sections 20 and 21, and to amend Section 3 of the original bill by striking the name "W. H. Smith" therefrom wherever it MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1843 appears in said Section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the name "Hoke Smith." Mr. Alverson of Fulton moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to HB 962. On the motion, the ayes were 103, nays 0. The Senate amendment was agreed to. Under the regular order of business, the following bill and resolution of the Senate were taken up for consideration and read the third time: SR 104. By Senator Edenfield of the 2nd: A resolution proposing that certain state property be leased to certain citizens for the purpose of preserving Old Fort King George, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to. On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes were 110, nays 0. The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was adopted. SB 239. By Senators Peterson of the 16th, Williams of the 49th, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to provide that the incorporation of trust companies shall b~ approved by the superintendent of banks, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 112, nays 3. The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. The following bills and resolution of the House were taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate substitutes thereto: HB 710. By Messrs. Hand and Twitty of Mitchell: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act so as to provide an appropriation of $5,000,000.00 for each fiscal year for emergency capital outlay expenditures in maintaining a system of common schools, and for other purposes. The following Senate substitute to HB 710 was read: A BILL To amend an Act approved February 21, 1951 entitled "General Appropriations Act" (Ga. Laws 1951, p. 417-444), so as to provide a supplementary and additional appropriation of $5,000,000.00 for each fiscal year for equalizing the public school buildings and facilities 1844 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, therefor throughout the Georgia Public School System; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same: Section 1. That an Act entitled "General Appropriations Act", approved February 21, 1951, appearing on pages 417 to 444 inclusive, of Georgia Laws of 1951, be and the same is hereby amended by adding a new subsection under Section 8 immediately following subsection (c) of Section 8 to be designated as subsection (d) and to read as follows: "(d) For equalizing the public school buildings and facilities therefor throughout the Georgia Public School System ....$5,000,000.00 Provided, however, the fund appropriated under this supplementary and additional appropriation shall be available and distributed only for equalizing the public school buildings and facilities therefor among the several local school units of this State, and said funds shall be apportioned on an annual basis to the local units under the following formula: Each local unit shall receive a sufficient sum of this supplementary and additional appropriation, when added to the amount of funds which is now provided in Section 11 of the Minimum Foundation Program Act on the basis of $200.00 per teacher, to equal a combined sum of funds that bears the same percentage of all State school building funds, as the total amount of State funds received by each local unit for operating purposes bears to the total amount of operating funds alloted to all local school units of the State. No local unit shall receive from this additional and supplementary appropriation less than $50.00 per State allotted teacher. Other appropriations for local school building purposes shall not be affected by this supplementary and additional appropriation. Provided, further that in the event of consolidation of independent school systems such consolidated system shall receive the total amounts provided for each independent unit under and according to the provisions of this Act. Section 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Mr. Freeman of Monroe moved that the House disagree to the Senate substitute to HB 710. Mr. Williams of Cobb moved that the House agree to the Senate substitute to HB 710. On the motion to agree, the ayes were 24, nays 89. The Senate substitute was disagreed to. HB 659. By Messrs. Dicus of Muscogee, M. Smith of Fulton, and others: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Uniform Narcotic Drug Act," and for other purposes. The following Senate substitute to HB 659 was read: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Uniform MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1845 Narcotic Drug Act," approved March 24, 1935 (Ga. Laws 1935, p. 418), as amended, so as to define "marihuana"; to define "narcotic drugs"; to remove certain references to cannabis; to change penalty provisions; to substitute Georgia State Board of Pharmacy for Commissioner of Agriculture; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia as follows: Section 1. An Act known as the "Uniform Narcotic Drug Act," approved March 24, 1935 (Ga. Laws 1935, p. 418), as amended, is hereby amended by striking paragraph (13} of Section 1, which paragraph defines "cannabis," and substituting in lieu thereof a new paragraph (13) to read as follows: " (13) 'Marihuana' means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds, or resin; but shall not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination." Section 2. Said Act as amended is further amended by striking paragraph (14) of Section 1 defining narcotic drugs and inserting in lieu thereof a new paragraph (14) to read as follows: " (14). 'Narcotic drugs' means coca leaves, opium, isonipecaine, marihuana, and every other substance neither chemically nor physically distinguishable from them and any other drugs to which the Federal laws relating to narcotic drugs may now apply; and any drug found by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy to have an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or cocaine." Section 3. Said Act as amended is further amended by striking in its entirety numbered paragraph (1) of Section 8, relating to exceptions to said Act, and inserting in lieu thereof a new paragraph (1) to read as follows: "(1) Prescribing, administering, dispensing, or selling at retail of any medicinal preparation that contains in one fluid ounce, or if a solid or semi-solid preparation, in one avoirdupois ounce, (a) not more than two grains of opium, (b) not more than one-quarter of a grain of morphine, or of any of its salts, (c) not more than one grain of codeine or any of its salts, (d) not more than one-eighth of a grain of heroin or of any of its salts, (e) and not more than one of the drugs named above in clauses (a), (b), (c), and (d)." Section 4. Said Act as amended is further amended by striking from lettered 1846 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, paragraph (a) of Section 8, relating to exceptions to said Act, the words "or more than one grain of extract of cannabis or one grain of any more potent derivative or preparation of cannabis," so that said paragraph (a) when so amended shall read as follows: "(a) No person shall prescribe, administer, dispense, or sell under the exemptions of this section, to any one person, or for the use of any one person or animal, any preparation or preparations included within this section, when he knows, or can by reasonable diligence ascertain, that such prescribing, adminstering, dispensing, or selling will provide the person to whom or for whose use, or the owner of the animal for the use of which, such preparation is prescribed, administered, dispensed, or sold, within any forty-eight (48) consecutive hours, with more than four grains of opium, or more than one-half grain of morphine or of any of its salts, or more than two grains of codeine or of any of its salts, or more than one-quarter of a grain of heroin or of any of its salts, or will provide such person or the owner of such animal, within 48 consecutive hours, with more than one preparation exempted by this section from the operation of this Act." Section 5. Said Act as amended is further amended by striking from the proviso in numbered paragraph (1) of Section 9, relating to the record to be kept of drugs, the words "or (e) one grain of extract of cannabis or one grain of any more potent derivative or preparation of cannabis," so that said proviso .when so amended shall read as follows: "Provided: That no record need be kept of narcotic drugs administered, dispensed, or professionally used in the treatment of any one patient, when the amount administered, dispensed, or professionally used for what purpose does not exceed in any forty-eight consecutive hours, (a) four grains of opium, or (b) one grain of morphine or any of its salts, or (c) two grains of codeine or any of its salts, or (d) one-fourth of a grain of heroin or of any of its salts, or (e) a quantity of any other narcotic drug or any combination of narcotic drugs that does not exceed in pharmacologic potency of any one of the drugs named above in the quantity stated." Section 6'. Said Act as amended is further amended by striking from numbered paragraph (5) of Section 9, relating to the record of drugs and the form of records the words "and the proportion of resin contained in or producible from the dried flowering or fruiting tops of the pistillate plant Cannabie Sativa L., from which the resin has not been extracted, received or produced," so that said paragraph (5), when so amended, shall read as follows: "(5) Th~ form of records shall be prescribed by the Chief State Drug Inspector. The record of narcotic drugs received shall in every case show the date of receipt, the name and address of the person from whom received, and the kind and quantity of drugs received; the kind and quantity of narcotic drugs produced or removed from process of manufacture, and the date of such production or removal from process of manufacture; and the record shall in every case show the proportion of morphine, cocaine, or ecgonine contained in or MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1952 1847 producible from crude opium or coca leaves. The record of all narcotic drugs sold, administered, dispensed, or otherwise disposed of, shall show the date of selling, administering, or dispensing the name and address of the person to whom, or for whose use, or the owner and species of animal for which the drugs were sold, administered or dispensed, and the kind and quantity of drugs. Every such record shall be kept for a period of two years from the date of the transaction recorded. The keeping of a record required by or under the Federal Narcotic Laws, containing substantially the same information as is specified above, shall constitute compliance with this section, exce~t that every such record shall contain a detailed list of narcotic drugs lost, destroyed, or stolen, if any, the kind and quantity of such drugs, and the date of the discovery of such loss, destruction, or theft." Section 7. Said Act as amended is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 20, relating to the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture to enforce said Act and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 20 to read as follows: "Section 20. It is hereby made the duty of the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy and all law enforcement officers of this State to enforce all the provisions of this Act, except those specifically delegated, and to cooperate with all agencies charged with the enforcement of the laws of the United States, of this State, and of all other States, relating to narcotic drugs." Section 8. Said Act as amended is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 21, relating to penalties, and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 21 which shall read as follows: "Section 21. Any person who violates any provision of this Act shall be guilty of a felony and shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not inore than $2,000.00 and by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years. For c_gnviction of a second offense or if in case of a first convicti4, 1160, 1482, 1922 HB 7-92-4101-Amending-Municipal ad valorem tax rate ----------------------------------------------------71, 549, 597, 976 HB 6-92-5301-Amending-Commissions of tax collector or commissioner in counties of 75,000 or more ----------------------------70, 261, 332, 354, 848, 1006' HB 136-92-6903-Amending- County Board of Tax Assessors in counties of less than 25,- 000 ----------------------------------------------------------103, 262, 403, 830, 840 HB 282-93-208-Amending-Salary of Secretary of Public Service Commission ______________________ 232, 347, 408, 977 HB 889-95-1605-Amended-Powers and dutie!' of State Highway Board ________ 1212, 1395, 1513, 1753, 1833, 1870 SB 173-105-1307-Amended-Recovery for h:>micide of child --------------------------------1326, 1333, 1356, 1414, 1534 HB 380-Chs. 106-1, 106-9 Amended ------------------------359, 680, 1425, 1751 SB 239-109-102-Amended - Incorporation of. trust companies (approval of Superintendent of Banks) ------------------------------------------1253, 1272, 1331, 1843 HB 771-110-401-Amended--Judgments of default --------------------------------------------------------------- 1094, 1261, 1512, 1923 HB 811-113-408-Amended-Revocation by marriage, divorce, etc. --------------------------------------1119, 1294, 1545, 923 SB 41-113-1523-Amending-Conduct of interstate's business --------------------------------------------------------280, 423, 902 SB 137-113-1706 - Amending - Administrator's petition to sell land -----------------------------------------------_466, 491, 593 HB 420-114-101-Amended- Telephone cooperative as "Employer" (workmen's compensation) --------------------------------------------------------410, 586, 1734, 1920 HB 76'3-114-421-Added-Appointment of guardian for minor claimant ----------------------------1093, 1395, 1770, 1922 HB 763-114-718-Added-Interest on award pending appeal ------------------------------------------------1093, 1395, 1770, 1922 HB 370-4831 (1) (1910)-Amending-Salary of city court judges --------------------------------------------341, 366, 400, 571 HB 557-808 (P. C. 1910)-Amending-Special criminal baliffs in counties of 35,000 or more ----------------------------------------------------------------577, 635, 689, 980 INDEX 1957 Coffee County HB 553-Commissioners ------------------------------------------------577, 635, 6SS, 979 HB 167-Commissioners ----------------------------------------------------------135, 154, 1S1 College Park HB 922-Charter amended; city employees ________ 124S, 1396, 146S, 1747 HB 921-Charter amended; pension system ________124S, 1396, 146S, 1747 HB 917-Charter amended; qualification of mayor and councilmen --------------------------------------1247, 1396, 1467, 1746 HB 923-Charter amended; registration of voters ------------------------------------------------------------------ 124S, 1396, 146'S, 1747 HB 924-Charter amended; repaving __________________124S, 1396, 146S, 1747 HB 920-Charter amended; sewer assessments ____ 124S, 1396, 1467, 1746 HB 91S-Charter amended; territory detached from ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1247' 1396, 1467' 1746 HB 447-Charter amendments ____,________________________________ _436, 633, 6'S4, 97S HB 44S-Pension system -----------------------------------------------_436, 633, 6S4, 97S Columbus HB 956-Charter amended; compensation of com- missioners and mayor ----------"-----------------1319, 1355, 1401, 1703 HB HB 500-Corporate limits extended 71-Director of Public Safety -__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_5__1s2o, , 554, 71, 597, 110, SS1 246 HB 70-Land conveyance authorized ____________________________so, 97, 110, 246 HB 74-Land conveyance authorized ----------------------------SO, 97, 110, 246 HB 501-Pension system ----------------------------------------------512, 6S1, 726, 1004 HB 753-Recorder's court, appeals from ____________ 1075, 1355, 1401, 1703 Columbus City Court HB 743-Appeals; writs of error ____________ 1074, 1109, 1132, 1290, 1791 HB 753-Appeals ----------------------------------------------------1075, 1161, 1201, 1390 HB 1S0-755g-Judges pro hac vice ____________________1077, 1162, 159S, 1S66' HB 245-Judge --------------------------------------------------------------194, 365, 397, 570 HB 2SS-Judge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 233, 423 HB 744-Judge's salary, terms ------------------------------1074, 1109, 1132, 1292 HB 244-Solicitor ------------------------------------------------------------194, 365, 395, 570 Columbus Municipal Court HB 746-Former Acts amended ________________1075, 1109, 1132, 12S9, 1302 HR 1S0-755g-Judge pro hac vice -----------------------1077, 1162, 159S, 1S66 HB 243-Vacancy in judgeship ------------------------------------194, 365, 394, 569 Commerce Department (See Department of Commerce) Common Trust Funds HB 229-Act of 1943 amended ----------------------------192, 346, 403, SS2, 964 Compensations and Reimbursements HR 247-Addington, Mrs. Floyde; compensation for injuries ---------------------------------------------------------------1250, 1464, 17S2 HR 271-Allen, Bruce F.; compensation for injuries to automobile ------------------------------------------134 7, 1465, 1547, 1S6'6 HR 37-1S9d-Ariail, Marvin; damage to automobile....148, 200, S54, 1009 1958 INDEX HR 23-Beauchamp, W. T.; compensation for injuries ----------------------------------------------------------------93, 200, 856, 1008 HR 231-Bennett, Claude G. __________ 1190, 1236, 1485, 1498, 1782, 1929 HR 188-Black, Jack P. --------------------------------------------------------------1100, 1464 HR 63-Blanton, Wilford T.; compensation for in- juries to automobile ------------------------------------253, 722, 1513, 1865 HR 211-Borom, J. W.; compensation for injuries to automobile ------------------------------------------1122, 1200, 1279, 1750 HR 39-Bostick; compensate --------------------------------------------------------149, 348 HR 33-Bryant, King Clarence; compensation for injuries --------------------------------------------------------133, 348, 1487, 1749 HR 35-Bullard, Furman B.; compensation for in- juries ------------------------------------------------------------148, 4 77, 1308, 1749 HR 212-Burch, Charles; reimburse ----------------------------------------------------1122 HR 198-Cabe, George A.; compensation for injuries --------------------------------------------------------------- 1101, 1235, 1486, 1866 HR 224-Cain, Wellington C.; compensation for in- juries -------------------------------------------1151, 1235, 1308, 1753, 1835 HR 96-Carswell, Dorothy; damages ___________________.435, 636, 1774, 1929 HR 279-Cappock, Mr. and Mrs.; compensation ------------------------1454, 1536 HR 157-Dekle, Wayman; compensate ----------------------------------------1059, 1233 HR 170-Drawtin, Rachel; compensate -------------------------------------1061, 1233 HR 197-Empire Radio & Specialty Company; com- pensation for injury to automobile ____ 1101, 1235, 1732, 1865 HR 191-Gallemore, Mrs. W. J.; compensate ----------------------------1100, 1235 HR 169-Garrett, Geraldine; compensate ______________________ 106'0, 1233, 1486 HR 263-Grace, Ben Lieutenant; compensate ----------------------------1320, 1464 HR 78-Hartsfield, H. E.; damages --------------------------------------------339, 722 HR 264-Hitchcock, W. B.; compensation for in- juries --------------------------------------------------------1321, 1464, 1781, 1930 HR 221-Holliday, T. A.; compensation for loss of cow ----------------------------------------------------------1150, 1200, 1302, 1750 HR 214-Hooks, Mrs. Maxie; compensation for death of son --------------------------------------------1123, 1330, 1735, 1866 HR 56-Hutchins; damages ----------------------------------------------------------214, 1032 HR 248-Johnson, Mr. Jarvis; compensate --------------------------------1250, 1464 HR 75-Keatings Family; damages ____314, 477, 863, 1086, 1115, 1696 HR 167-Kelley, Mrs. E. H.; compensation for in- juries to automobile --------------------------------1060, 1233, 1487, 1750 HR 87-King, Paul E.; compensation for injuries 360, 722, 1281, 1749 HR 109-Kirkwood, Fred; compensation for injuries to automobile ----------------------------------------------537, 636, 1280, 1749 HR 232-Lane, Vinson; reimburse -------------------------------------------1215, 1464 HR 129-LaFray, George W.; damages ----------------------------------------711, 1232 HR 228-Lawson, R. E.; compensate ---------------------------------------------------1189 HR 176-Linenkohl, W. L.; compensation for injL:ries to automobile ------------------------------------------1076, 1199, 1485, 1865 HR 226-Low, Mrs. J. W.; compensate ------------------------------------------------1151 HR 108-McCoy, William H.; damages ----------------------------------------------- 537 HR SO-Morgan, C. L.; damages ------------------------------------------------------- 339 HR 225-Mack, Henry; compensation for injuries to automobile ___________:__________________________________ 1151, 1308, 1753, 1836 HR 287-Myrick, Anne; compensation for injuries ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1490, 1536, 1781, 1930 HR 127-Palmer, Mrs. Julia C. ---------------------------------------------------- 711, 1232 INDEX 1959 HR 74-Pearson; damages ----------------------------------------314, 477, 856, 1009 HR 239-Price, William N.; compensate -------------------1216 HR 96-444a-Pilcher, Dr. J. W. and Dr. John R. Lewis; compensatioR to ---------------.435, 636, 1774, 1929 HR 175-Raines, Louie; compensation for injuries --------------------------- 1076, 1199, 1279, 1750 HR 79-Rackley; damages --------339, 477, 1307, 1335, 1664 HR 52-Rose, Jeff; compensation for injuries to automobile --------------------214, 348, 1280, 1749 HR 34-Sentell, B. L.; reimbursement; payments for damages to automobile ------------148, 636, 856, 1009 HR 213-Sherrod, Mrs. H. G.; compensate --------------------------------1122, 1235 HB 188-Simmone, A. C.; injuries to daughter ........148, 200, 856, 1006 HR 199-Sims, Bennie; compensate ............................................1102, 1235 HR 183-Smoak, Harold H.; compensation for in- juries to automobile ---------1077, 1234, 1307, 1750 HR 163-Southland, J. W.; compensation for in- juries ----------------------------1059, 1233, 1486, 1865, 1872, 1913 HR 73-Sturmer; damages --------------------------------------------- 314, 477 HR 24-Tanenbaum, Nathan; compensation for in- juries to wife -------------------------------93, 143, 854, 1008 HR 251-Taylor, James; compensate ------------------------1251, 1464 HR 270-Thomas, Mrs. David Hugh; compensate ................................1321 HR 246-Waters, Mr. Durance; compensate ............................1250, 1464 HR 44 & HR 92-Wells, T. J.; damages ....................169, 477, 383, 722 HR 81-Weaver; damages ....................................................339, 478, 766 HR 273-Wiggs, Henry A.; compensation for in- juries to automobile ................................1348, 146'5, 1664, 1866 HR 74-Wilds, D. B.; compensation ........................314, 477, 856, 1009 HR 65-Wilson, C. B.; damages------------- 253, 1231 HR 200-Willis, Mrs. S. T.; compensate ...................................1102, 1235 HR 162-Wilcher, J. W.; compensation for injuries - 1059, 1110, 1281, 1750 HR 231-882e-Yarbrough, J. W.; compensation for injuries ..............................1190, 1236, 1485, 1498, 1782, 1929 Comptroller General SB 199-Employees under merit system .....................832, 834, 885, 990 Condemnation (See Mining Companies) HB 803-Proceedings in municipalities or counties of more than 250,000 ............................1099, 1127, 1165, 1291 HB 950-Vchicles (land, water, air) transporting narcotics ..................................................1318, 1355 1482, 1925 Conditional Bills of Sale HB 225-Recording; Code amended ........................191, 263, 1088, 1751 Confederate Memorial Park HR 250-928b--A Resolution ........................1250, 1331, 1689, 1815, 1828 Conservation-See Fish; Soil Conservation Continuances HB 631-Grounds, absence of party or counsel by 1960 INDEX by reason of at-tendance as legislator....1048, 1107, 1139, 1390 Communications Hon. Ben Fortson --------------------------------:------------------------------------------------5, 1029 Hon. Fred Hand ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1933 Hon. Wm. M. Lester ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 352 Convicts HB 398-Insane prisoners committeed to Milledgeville State Hospital; length of commitmenL383, 447, 762, 1007 Coolidge HB 905-Charter amended; name, taxation __________ 1214, 1263, 1298, 1495 Cooperative Marketing Associations HB 671-Code sections repealed ----------------1054, 1210. 1233, 1738, 1922 Coroners HB 274-Compensation of coroner and jurors in counties of 108,000 to 112,000____________215, 239, 267, 606, &'96 HB 600-Fee in counties of 25,090 to 25,125 ____________ 675, 722, 783, 1006 HB 826-Fees in counties of 62,000 to 100,000....1121, 1161, 1236, 1532 HB 848-Fees in counties of 34,000 to 38,500 --------------------------------------------1148, 1229, 1267, 1281, 1493 HB 535-Salary and office expenses in counties of 300,000 or more ---------------------------------- -------------------539, 588, 639 HB 414-Salary in counties of 37,000 to 41,000 ________385, 422, 450, 625 HB 241-Salary in counties of 120,0000 to 145,000....194, 219, 242, 419 Corporations-See Banks; Income Tax; Insurance Companies; Railroads; Trust Companies, Building and Loan Assn. HB 23-Bonds; certification and recording of corporate bonds ------------------------------------------------73, 176, 208, 402 HB 66f--Charitable and non-profit corporations, transfer of assets to Department of Public Welfare ----------------------------------------------------1052, 1079, 1116, 1493 HB 663-Corporation Act of 1938 amended ________ 1052, 1233, 1738, 1921 SB 370-Foreign corporations, domestication --------------------------------1790, 1798, 1822, 1880, 1931 SB 312-Foreign Corporations; right to own 1and in State ----------------------------------------------------1754, 1761, 1793, 1905 HB 3-License Taxes________ 70, 100, 280, 468, 492, 499, 501, 605, 606 HB 24-Non-resident, service ----------------------------------------73, 106, 129, 325 HB 996-Taxation --------------------------------------1453, 1537, 1665, 1870, 1914 Corporation Act HB 181-0fficers reimbursement ---------------------------------------------------------- 147 Corrections, State Board of SB 69-Director's compensation ---------------------------.401, 427, 1815, 1883 Cotton Industry HR 125-Federal stabilization orders; a resolution ------------------------699, 829 INDEX 1961 Counties and County Matters (see names of counties) SB 263-Boards of education, purchases..............1225, 1239, 1398, 1804 HB 851-Commissioners clerks ............................1149, 1229, 126'8, 1494 SB 266-Financial Statements ..............................1326, 1333, 1356, 1807 HB 545-Lease real estate -------575, 634, 766 HB 707-Commissioners; salary ............................1058, 1081, 1114, 1253 HB 262-County lines ----212, 269 HB 959-Road construction -------1319 HB 695-Sheriffs salary ........................................1057, 1080, 1113, 1252 HB 980-Tax Assessors, agents --------1382 HB 841-Welfare participation -------1147, 1395 Counties and County Matters (Named Counties) HR 115-549b-Appling; board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution --------------------576, 884, 1595, 1866 HB 552-Appling; commissioners, election....................577, 634, 688, 979 SR 32-Atkinson; refunding bonds, proposed amendment to the Constitution -----522, 558, 637, 921 HB 470-Bacon; commissioners, attorney ----.470, 514, 557, 713 HR 67-310a-Baker; lawbooks to; a resolution ............254, 319, 351, 625 HB 194-Barrow; commissioners, financial statement, borrowing of money -------149, 179, 203, 464 HB 576-Ben Hill; commissioners................................621, 681, 726, 1004 HR 166-708j-Ben Hill; law books to; a resolution ------1060, 1110, 1134, 1792 HB 987-Bibb; pension system amended ............1383, 1463, 1499, 1791 HB 986-Bibb; pension system amended..............1383, 1463, 1571, 1812 HR 244-927d-Bleckley; board of education; propcsed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution -----------------1249, 1398, 1627, 1867 HR 233-908b-Brantley; board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution --------------------------1215, 1295, 1617, 1867 HB 433-Brantley; treasurer's salary --------.412, 447, 483, 713 HB 940-Brooks; tax commissioner ---------1284, 1354, 1400, 1495 HB 215-Bryan; tax commissioner's salary -----------170, 218, 240, 439 HB 554-Bulloch; tax commissioner's salary................577, 635, 688, 980 HR 215-830f-Carroll; board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution -------------1123, 1200, 1655, 1867 HB 1013-Carroll; candidates for General Assembly ------------------1524, 1562, 1713, 1927 HB 534-Carroll; commissioner ----539, 588, 638, 867 HB 457-Catoosa; commissioner ---------.437, 477, 517, 978 HB 459-Catoosa; commissioners ---------------.437, 477, 517, 978 HR 65-Charlton; commissioners ---------79, 106, 116, 246 SR 20-Chatham; additional indebtedness for hospital; proposed amendment to the Constitutlon..............206, 320, 919 SR 9-Chatham; new Tybee Island road; proposed amendment to the Constitution ------------------157, 182, 320, 904 HB 542-Chatham; pension system, amendments ........540, 588, 640, 882 HR 182-755i-Chatham; police and licensing powers; proposed amendment to the Constitution; 1962 INDEX a resolution ----------------------------------1077, 1199, 16'01, 1750, 1866 HB 1029-Chatham; registration of voters ____________ 1526, 1563, 1797, 1928 HB 190-Chatham; Savannah-Chatham board of education, election of president ____________________ 149, 179, 202, 356 SR 45-Chattooga; lawbooks to; a resolution ____________671, 692, 724, 799 HB 1008-Cherokee; commissioner's clerk ____________ 1523, 1562, 1712, 1926 HB 1009-Cherokee; commissioner's salary ----------1523, 1562, 1713, 1926 HB 589-Clarke; commissioners, election __________________623, 682, 728, 1005 HB 85-Clarke; compensation of commissioner;; .82, 177, 201, 326, 401 SB 214-Clarke; fire, sanitation and sewerage districts ------------------------------------------------------------832, 835, 886, 968 SB 215-Clarke; pension plan --------------------------------------831, 835, 886', 969 SB 241-Chattooga; commissioners' compensation -------------------------------------------1110, 1115, 1128, 1166 SB 377-Chattooga; ordinary's compensation______ 1561, 1579, 1708, 1756 HB 681-Clayton; coroner's compensation __________ 1055, 1080, 1111, 1251 HB 294-Clayton; ordinary's clerks ----------------------------233, 265, 322, 466 HB 1006-Clayton; sheriff's automobiles ------------------------1490, 1708, 1772 HB 901-Clinch; ordinary's compensation ____________ 1214, 1262, 1297, 1495 SB 354-Cobb; commissioner's compensation________________ 1406, 1467, 1501 SB 175-Cobb; Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority --------------------------------------------------------573, 604, 780, 888 HB 431-Cobb; coroner's salary -----------------------------------.412, 44 7, 483, 714 HB 801-Cobb; deputy sheriffs ----------------------------1099, 1127, 1165, 1292 SR 82-Cobb; fire prevention districts; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution ------------------------------------------------1151, 1168, 1296', 1583 SR 83-Cobb; sewage districts; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution____________ 1226, 1240, 1296, 1586 HB 289-Cobb; tax commissioner's clerk_____________.________ 233, 264, 321, 465 SB 67-Gobb; treasurer's salary -------------------------------.438, 453, 478, 517 HB 553-Coffee; commissioners ------------------------------------577, 635, 688, 979 HR 57-277a-Crisp; board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution ------------------------------------------------------215, 319, 934, 1153 HB 700-Crisp; commissioner districts ________________1058, 1081, 1113, 1252 HR 68-310b-Dade; lawbooks to, a resolution ________________ 254, 319, 351, 466 HB 451-Dawson; commissioners ---------------------------------.436, 476, 517, 714 HB 827-Dawson; commissioner --------------------------1121, 1161, 1202, 1353 HB 742-Decatur; commissioners, meetings ________ 1074, 1108, 1131, 1253 SB 203-DeKalb; board of health, Atlanta members, etc. ----------------------------------772, 833, 885, 971, 1002 HB 993-DeKalb; bond commission ----------------------1384, 1464, 1500, 1748 HB 581-DeKalb; civil service system________________________6'22, 581, 726, 1005 SB 170-DeKalb; Fulton and DeKalb Metropolitan Planning Commission ------------------------626, 652, 683, 812, 1002 SB 341-DeKalb; Fulton and DeKalb planning district, funds --------------------------------------1352, 1362, 1398, 1471 HB 248-DeKalb; pension and retirement system________ 195, 219, 242, 419 HB 240-DeKalb; street and sidewalk improvements....194, 238, 267, 440 HB 1030-DeKalb; zoning, amendments -------------- ..1527, 1563, 1715, 1928 HR 282-997d-Dodge; board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution ---------------------------------------1454, 1497, 1640, 1930 HB 831-Dodge; commissioner's salary, clerk______ 1123, 1162, 1203, 1493 INDEX 1963 HB 833-Dodge; ordinary's salary ------------------------1123, 1162, 1203, 1493 HB 154-Dodge; sheriff's salary ----------------------------------133, 153, 180, 439 SB 287-Dodge; tax commissioner ______________________ 1255, 1274, 1465, 1502 HB 163-Dougherty; school system ------------------------------134, 178, 202, 356 HB 876-Douglas; commissioners ______________ 1188, 1230, 1269, 1494, 1823 HB 272-Douglas; salary of tax commissioner and clerk ----------------------------------------------------------------214, 238, 26'6, 440 HB 900-Early; commissioners' compensation, clerk --------------------------------------------------------1214, 1262, 1297, 1558 HB 83-Echols; commissioners, election, qualification --------------------------------------------81, 177, 200, 357, 404 HR 220-861a-Effingham; board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution ----------------------------------------------1150, 1263, 1610, 1867 HB 880-Effingham; treasurer's salary ______________1189, 1230, 1270, 1495 HB 196-Elbert; commissioner, contracts ____________________ 149, 179, 203, 355 HB 198-Elbert; salary of commissioner's clerk__________ 150, 179, 204, 354 HR 288-1016a-Emanuel; law books to; a resolution ----------------------------------------------1524, 1561, 1714, 1865 HB 997-Emanuel; tax commissioner's clerk________1453, 1536, 1571, 1812 HB 340-Evans; tax commissioner's salary______ 315, 366, 399, 570, 1558 HR 281-997c-Fannin; board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution ------------------------------------------------1454, 1497, 1636, 1868 HR 111-540a-Floyd; board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution --------------------------------------------540, 589, 951, 1701, 1765 HB 277-Floyd; pension system --------------------------215, 264, 321, 715, 732 HB 982-Floyd; zoning regulations ______________________ 1382, 146'3, 1499, 1748 HB 983-Floyd; pension system amended ____________ 1383, 1463, 1499, 1748 SB 338-Forsyth; commissioners, compensation, clerk, etc. --------------------------------------1352, 1361, 1536, 1572, 1792 HB 129-Franklin; tax commissioner's compensation____ 92, 107, 117, 672 HB 409-Fulton; appraisal of real property________________ 385, 422, 449, 625 SB 96-Fulton; Atlanta-Fulton County joint improvement committee (plan of improvement) _____ _460, 485, 590, 807 SB 245-Fulton; Atlanta-Fulton County Planning Board abolished --------------------------------------1110, 1115, 1476, 1757 SB 98-Fulton; Atlanta-Fulton County plannin11: board and board of zoning appea's _____________ _467, 486, 709, 822, 1000 SB 161-Fulton; board of education employees, pensions ----------------------------------------------------------573, 603, 637, 806 SB 384-Fulton; commissioners ----------------------------1705, 1719, 1755, 1794 SB 378-Fulton; commissioners' terms ________________ 1704, 1718, 1754, 1796 SB 105-Fulton; fire prevention system___________ _461, 487, 591, 809, 1808 SB 170-Fulton; Fulton and DeKalb Metropolitan Planning Commission --------------------------6'26, 652, 683, 812: 1002 SB 135-Fulton; Fulton County-Atlanta plan of improvement, transfer of employees___ _464, 491, 693, 827, 1002 SB 102-Fulton; Fulton County-Atlanta survey of per- sonnel practices and merit systems_______________ _461, 486, 590, 808 SR 3 7-Fulton; Fulton County School District indebtedness; proposed amendment to the Constitution ----------------------------------------------------522, 558, 836, 927 SR 36-Fulton; functions and services; proposed amendment to the Constitution______________________ 522, 558, 724, 924 1964 INDEX SB 107-Fulton; garbage disposal system ....................461, 487, 591, 800 HB 919-Fulton; judges' and solicitors' retirement system ......................................................1248, 1295, 1332, 1495 SB 110-Fulton; parks and recreation commissiun......461, 487, 591, 800 SB 109-Fulton; parks system ..........................!61, 487, 693, 823, 1002 SB 159-Fulton; pension code, amendments................573, 603, 637, 806 SB 167-Fulton; pension system, transfer from county to city service......................................626, 6'52, 683, 804 SR 38-Fulton; powers and duties of tax authorities; proposed amendment to the Constitution......522, 558, 724, 930 SB 116-Fulton; tax commissioners; collection of State, County and Atlanta taxes....................462, 488, 592, 802 SB 115-Fulton; tax commissioner ..............................462, 488, 492, 802 SB 117-Fulton; taxation ..................................462, 488, 592, 802, 1814 SB 272-Fulton; tax appraising agency................1195, 1204, 1264, 1298 SB 298-Fulton; civil service system amended....1255, 1275, 1296, 1332 SB 296-Fulton; group insurance for employees..1255, 1274, 1296, 1332 SB 295-Fulton; park and recreational faci ities ..................................................1255, 1274, 1466, 1502 SB 394-Fulton; pension system; amendments ............................................1790, 1798, 1816, 1873 SR 85-Fulton; tax commissioner; proposed amend- ment to the Constitution; a rcsolution....1226, 1240, 1477, 1593 SB 160-Fulton; treasurer's salary ..............................573, 603, 6'37, 806 SB 386-Fulton; Teachers' retirement system amended ..................................................1706, 1719, 1755, 1795 SB 341-Fulton and DeKalb planning district; funds ......................................................1352, 1362, 1398, 1471 HB 567-Gilmer; commissioner's salary ......................579, 636, 690, 980 HB 958-Glynn; coroner's compensation ..............1319, 1355, 1402, 1791 HR 229-882c-Glynn; land erosion prevention; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution ......................................1190, 1263, 1613, 1871, 1900 HB 385-Glynn; tax commissioner's salary ................360, 390, 425, 571 HB 957-Gordon; coroner's fees ..........................1319, 1355, 1401, 1947 HB 740-Gwinnett; treasurer's salary ..................1074, 1108, 1131, 1791 HR 193-810f-Habersham; law books to; a resolution ................................................1101, 1199, 1238, 1391 HB 692-Habersham; tax commissioner .............. 1057, 1080, 1112, 1522 HR 102-476d-Hancock; law books to; a resolution....471, 883, 1033, 1226 HB 527-Haralson; commissioner ................................538, 587, 6'50, 881 HR 160-708d-Haralson; law books to; a resolution ......................................1059, 1109, 1134, 1814, 1823 HB 429-Harris; commissioners, amendments..............411, 447, 483, 673 SB 390-Harr:s; commissioner's compensation....1749, 1761, 1793, 1821 HB 561-Harris; Warm Springs Memorial Area Planning Commission abolished....................578, 635, 690, 980 HB 1017-Harris; compensation of commissioners ..........................................1525, 1562, 1714, 1927 HB 799-Hart; commissioner ................................ 1098, 1127, 1164, 1353 HR 216-830g-Houston; Jaw books to; a resolution ..............................................1123, 1200, 1238, 1392 HB 853-lrwin; commissioners' compensation, clerk Jefferson; commissioners ......................1149, 1229, 1268, 1532 HB 702-Jenkins; commissioners' compensation..1058, 1107, 1129, 1290 INDEX 1965 HB 587--Jenkins; coroner's salarY------------------------------623, 682, 728, 1005 HB 158--Jenkins; sheriff's salary --------------------------------134, 154, 180, 439 HB 290-Johnson; commissioner's salary______________________233, 265, 322, 465 HB 960-Lanier; commissioners' clerk ________________1319, 1355, 1402, 1790 HB 854-Lanier; ordinary's compensation______________________ 1229, 126'8, 1494 HB 523-Laurens; commissioners, election________________538, 587, 638, 881 HB 728-Laurens; election of commissioners________ 1072, 1108, 1129, 1531 HB 735-Laurens; sheriff and deputies ------------------------------1073, 1108, 1130, 1535, 1581 1822 HB 732-Laurens; tax commissioner__________ 1073, 1126, 1163, 1535, 1580 HB 526-Lee; commissioners ----------------------------------------538, 587, 639, 881 HB 336-Long; election of commissioners____________________314, 390, 424, 570 HB 334-Long; ordinary's compensation______________________ 314, 365, 398, 570 HB 974-Lowndes; commissioner districts____________ 1347, 1397, 1469, 1703 HB 796-McDuffie; commissioner's compensation, clerk --------------------------------------------------------1098, 1127, 1163, 1291 SB 237-Mclntosh; ordinary's compensation________ 1110, 1115, 1127, 1166 HB 275-Macon; commissioners, election, terms____________ 215, 264, 321, 465 HB 849-Madison; compensation of commissioner and clerk ------------------------------------------------1148, 1229, 1267, 1493 SB 197-Marion; commissioners ----------------------------------712, 731, 780, 889 SB 196-Marion; commissioners ----------------------------------712, 731, 780, 888 HB 561-Meriwether; Warm Springs Memorial Area Planning Commission abolished ____________________578, 6'35, 690, 980 HB 620-Miller, commissioners' compensation________ 968, 1126, 1163, 1289 HR 18-89a-Mitchell; lawbooks; a resolution__________________________ 116, 144, 357 HB 532-Montgomery; tax commissioner's salary________539, 588, 638, 881 HB 741-Morgan; commissioners' compensation, clerk --------------------------------------------------------107 4, 1108, 1131, 1253 HB 84'5-Murray; commissioner's salary______________1148, 1229, 1266, 1462 HB 499-Muscogee; building regulations______________________512, 553, 596, 829 HB 242-Muscogee; commissioners, election to fill vacancy -----------------------------------------------------------194, 365, 391, 569 HB 73-Muscogee; pensions ------------------------------------------80, 106, 116, 246 HB 751-Muscogee; ordinary's salary __________________ 1075, 1109, 1133, 1291 HB 748-Muscogee; sheriff's salary______________________1075, 1109, 1132, 1292 HB 72-Muscogee; tax commissioner's compensation....80, 106, 116, 246 HB 749-Muscogee; tax commissioner's salary____1075, 1109, 1133, 1292 HB 502-Muscogee; zoning and planning______________________512, 554, 596, 881 HB 808-0conee; commissioners' compensation....1099, 1127, 1164, 1292 HB 806~0conee; ordinary's compensation as treasurer --------------------------------------------------1099, 1127, 116'4, 1291 HB 807-0conee; sheriff's compensation______________1099, 1127, 1164, 1291 HB 809-0conee; tax commissioner's sa!ary________ 1100, 1127, 1165, 1291 SB 77-Peach; commissioner's salary --------------------.438, 453, 478, 518 HB 680-Peach; tax commissioner -----------------1055, 1079, 1111, 1251 HR 181-755h-Pickens; law books to; a resolution --------------------------------------------1077, 1199, 1237, 1R13 HR 240-908i-Polk; board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution -----------------------------------------1216, 1295, 1623, 1867 HB 696-Polk; treasurer's salary -------------------1057, 1080, 1113, 1252 HR 276-990a-Richmond; Augusta-Richmond County Building Authority; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution____________1384, 1465, 1631, 1868 HB 1012-Richmond; board of education, 1966 INDEX contracts --------------------------------------------------1524, 1562, 1713, 1927 HB 990-Richmond; Augusta-Richmond County Building Authority ----------------------1384, 1463, 1500, 1753, 1824 SB 254-Richmond; department of health; proposed amendment to the Constitution ----------------------1153, 116'7, 1200, 1238, 1583, 1644 HR 223-861d-Richmond; law books to; a resolution ----------------------------------------------1151, 1231, 1271, 1813 HR 49-248d-Richmond; lawbooks, a resolution....195, 219, 242, 440, 453 HB 591-Richmond; pension system, amendmenL....623, 682, 728, 1006 HR 101-476c-Richmond; street and sidewalk improve- ment; proposed amendment to Constitution -------------------------------------------------.471, 554, 948, 1153 HR 201-810n-Rockdale; board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution ----------------------------------------------1102, 1162, 1604, 1867 HB 193-Schley; commissioner districts ----------------------149, 179, 203, 355 SB 153-Screven; coroner's fees..................................522, 558, 594, 641 HB 379-Spalding; commissioner's compensation ------------------------------------------342, 366, 368, 451, 624 HR 259-943a-Spalding; Griffin-Spalding County; school system; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution ----------------------------------------------1285, 1398, 1648, 1868 HB 377-Spalding; zoning --------------------------------------------342, 366, 399, 571 HB 6'87-Stephens; commissioners' compensation ------------------------------------------1056, 1080, 1112, 1252 HB 685-Stephens; ordinary's compensation........1056, 1080, 1111, 1252 HB 125-Stewart; salary of commissioner's clerk........91, 107, 117, 147 HB 126-Stewart; tax commissioner's salary................91, 107, 117, 247 HB 57-Sumter; salary of commissioners......................78, 106, 116, 245 HB 561-Talbot; Warm Springs Memorial Area Planning Commission abolished ____________________578, 635, 690, 980 SB 356-Taliaferro; board of education purchases ------------------------------------------------1394, 1406, 1467, 1539 SB 320-Taliaferro; board of education expenditures --------------------------------------------1293, 1300, 1357, 1403 SB 357-Taliaferro; commissioners, purchases....1394, 1406, 1467, 1539 SB 306-Taliaferro; commissioners' compensation ------------------------------------------1256, 1275, 1357, 1403 SB 321-Taliaferro; expenditures ------------------------1293, 1300, 1357, 1404 HB 432-Tattnall; ordinary's salary..............................412, 447, 483, 879 SB 181-Tattnall; police ------------------------------------------------6'70, 691, 723, 797 SB 360-Tattnall; police force ----------------------------1394, 1406, 1537, 1717 SB 359-Tattnall; police ----------------------------------------1394, 1406, 1467, 1502 HB 706-Telfair; commissioner's clerk's salary....1058, 1081, 1114, 1253 SB 40-Telfair; sheriff's compensation......................228, 244, 319, 367 Telfair; tax commissioner's clerk............1058, 1081, 1114, 1253 HB 123-Tift; compensation of commissioners..............91, 115, 144, 247 HR 284-1007a-Tift; land conveyance to; a resolution ----------------------------------------------1490, 1537, 1735, 1864 HR 128-605b-Toombs; law books to; a resolution....711, 884, 1034, 1227 SR 84-Troup; board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution ----------------------------------------------1226, 1240, 1296, 1589 INDEX 1967 SB 164--Troup; pension and retirement system..........573, 603, 637, 690 HB 456-Turner; commissioners, amendments............437, 477, 517, 673 HB 388-Twiggs; commissioners, amendments............361, 391, 426', 571 HR 60-296a-Union; board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution --------------------------------------------------234, 348, 938, 1128 HB 339-Walker; commissioner's salary ____________315, 446, 483, 830, 839 HR 45-207c-Walker; lawbooks to; a resolution............169, 514, 556, 882 HB 138-Walker; salary in lieu of fees for officers --------------------------------------------------103, 143, 478, 830, 839 HB 140-Walker; tax commissioner ---------------------------103, 143, 482, 828 HB 197-Walton; salary of chairman of commissioners ------------------------------------------------150, 179, 197, 355 HB 164-Ware; commissioner's salary --------------------------134, 154, 181, 356 SB 361-Wayne; compensation of officers..........1461, 1504, 1537, 1577 HB 169-Webster; commissioner's salary and expenses, clerk ------------------------------------------------135, 154, 169, 356 HB 906-Webster; treasurer's salary....................1214, 1263, 1298, 1495 HB 902-Wheeler; commissioner, salary, office, etc. ----------------------------------------------------------1214, 126'3, 1297, 1495 HB 213-Wheeler; tax commissioner's clerk................170, 218, 240, 439 HR 105-502a-Whitfield County; law books to; a resolution ------------------------------------------------512, 883, 1033, 1227 HR 265-9671-Whitfield; law books to; a resolution ------------------------------------------------1321, 1356, 1402, 1813 HR 235-908d-Wilcox; board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution --------------------------------------------------------1215, 1263, 16"20 HB 450-Wilcox; commissioners, election____________,______ _436, 476, 516, 880 HB 475-Wilkinson; commissioners, election...............-470, 514, 557, 829 HB 394-Worth; commissioners' compensation, street work in municipalities ------------------------------------362, 394, 427, 572 Counties and County Matters (By Population). HB 498-Assistant solicitor, city court, in counties of 108,000 to 112,000 ----------------------------512, 553, 596, 982, 985 SB 353-Audits in counties of more than 300,000 ----------------------------------------1394, 1405, 1785, 1794, 1869 HB 378-Board of education; compensation in counties of 28,427 to 28,437; Code 32-904 amended --------------------------------------------------342, 366, 367, 451, 624 SB 385-Board of education funds in counties of 300,000 or over -------------------------------------1705, 1719, 1755, 1795 HB 136'-Board of tax assessors in counties of less than 25,000; Code 92-6903 amended ____________ 103, 262, 403, 830, 840 HB 852-Building regulations in counties of 100,000 to 112,000 --------------------------------1149, 1198, 1237, 1702 HB 392-Candidacy, member of General Assembly, announcement in counties of 22,000 to 22,300 ---------------------------------~--------------------------361, 391, 426, 572 HB 208-Candidacy, member of General Assembly, announcement in counties of 36,000 to 37,000 --------------------------------------------------------------170, 218, 239, 419 HB 286-Candidacy, member of General Assembly, announcement in counties of 22,500 to 1968 INDEX 23,300 --------------------------------------------------------------232, 264, 321, 465 HB 968-Candidates for General Assembly in counties of 22,500 to 23,300..................................1321, 1355, 1402, 1703 HB 521-City court stenographer's salary in counties of 65,000 to 95,000................................537, 587, 640, 982, 985 HB 6-Commissions of tax collector or commissioner in counties of 75,000 or more; Code 92-5301 amended ________________ 70, 261, 332, 354, 848, 1006 HB 389-Commissions of tax receiver in counties of 14,180 to 14,200 ----------------------------------------361, 391, 426, 571 HB 412-Commissions of tax receivers and collector in counties of 108,000 to 112,000..................385, 422, 449, 6'25 HB 274-Compensation of coroner and jurors in counties of 108,000 to 112,000; Code 21-105, 21-209 amended ------------------------------------215, 239, 267, 606, 696 HB 1002-Compensation of members of board of education in counties of 28,427 to 28,437 ............1455, 1536, 1571, 1812 HB 539-Compensation of officers and employees in counties of 100,000 to 110,000............540, 588, 641, 982, 1987 HB 803-Condemnation proceedings in municipalities or counties of more than 250,000; Code Title 36 amended --------------------------1099, 1127, 1165, 1291 HB 600-Goroner's fees in counties of 25,090 to 25,125 ------------------------------------------------------------675, 722, 783, 1006 HB 826-Coroner's fees in counties of 62,000 to 100,000; Code 21-105 amended ............1121, 1161, 1236, 1532 HB 848-Coroner's fees in counties of 34,000 to 38,500; Code 21-105 amended....1148, 1229, 126'7, 1281, 1493 HB 937-Coroner's fees in counties of 25,050 to 25,125 ------------------------------------------------1284, 1396, 1469, 1702 HB 943-Coroner's compensation in counties of 24,600 to 24,800 ------------------------------------------------------------1285, 1355, 1401 HB 535-Coroner's salary and expenses in counties of 300,000 or more; Code 21-105 amendcd................539, 588, 639 HB 241-Coroner's salary in counties of 120,000 to 145,000; Code 21-105 amended......................194, 219, 242, 419 HB 414-Coroner's salary in counties of 37,000 to 41,000; Code 21-105 amended......................385, 422, 450, 625 SB 270-Deputy tax commissioner in counties of 300,000 or more......................................1153, 1166, 1536, 1572 SB 165-Director of public safety in counties of 200,000 or more ----------------------------------------------626, 652, 683, 804 HB 1007-Election hours in counties of 34,000 to 34,200 --------------------------------------------------1490, 1536, 1572, 1813 HB 698-Election hours in counties of 55,000 to 62,000 --------------------------------------------------1057, 1081, 1113, 1290 HB 537-Employees of superior court, salaries in counties of 108,000 to 112,000............539, 588, 640, 982, 986 HB 905-Expense account of commissioners in counties of 15,400 ~ 15,900; clerk........1214, 1263, 1298, 1495 HB 856-Feeding of prisoners in counties of 120,000 to 145,000; Code 24-2823, 77-103 amended --------------------------------------------------1149, 1229, 1268, 1856 HB 239-Fees of superior court clerk in counties of 120,000 to 145,000; Code 24-2728 INDEX 1969 amended ..........................................................193, 219, 242, 419 HB 236-Field book system of identification of real property in counties of 120,000 to 145,000 ................................................193, 219, 236, 419, 1929 HB 216-Fines and forfeitures, disposition of, in counties of 6,700 to 6,740 ............................171, 218, 241, 439 SB 106-Fire protection; Act of 1922 (affecting counties of 200,000 or more) repealed ........................461, 487, 591, 812 HB 237-Fireworks; sales in counties of 120,000 to 145,000 ................................................193, 238, 26'7, 439, 1929 HB 276-Fireworks; sales in counties of 108,000 to 112,000 ......................................................................215, 267, 440 HB 1027-Fiscal year in counties of 100,000 to 112,000 ..........................................:.........1526, 1563, 1715, 1928 HB 791-Fiscal year in counties of 114,000 to 118,000 1097, 1126, 1165, 1327 SB 204-Garbage disposal system in counties of 200,000 or more ................................................772, 833, 885, 973, 1002 Health board in counties of 300,000 or more ............................ SB 279-Health departments in counties of 300,000 or more ........................................................1255, 1274, 1564, 1855 HB 903-Members of executive committee of political party in counties of more than 300,000 ........................................ Officers, regulations for candidates in counties of 300,000 or more ........................................................................ Park lands, sale or lease in counties of 300,000 or more ............................................................................................ SB 95-Pensions, police department, in counties of 200,000 or more ................................460, 485, 693, 819, 1002 SB 328-Pension study commission in counties of 300,000 or more ............................................1393, 1405, 1822, 1874 SB 118-Pension system in counties of 300,000 or more ....................................................462, 592, 811, 1001, 1814 HB 415-Photographic recording in counties of 300,000 or more; Code 24-2714 amended ............385, 422, 450, 625 HB 342-Planning and zoning in counties of 108,000 to 112,000 ..................................................315, 366, 400, 673, 6'96 HB 991-Plumbers and steamfitters; board of examiners in counties of 150,000 or more ........1384, 1464, 1500, 1748 SB 29.7-Police department pension system in counties of more than 200,000 ................................1255, 1275, 1296, 1332 HB 578-Police pension system in counties of 200,000 or more ..........................................................622, 681, 729, 1004 SB 104-Police services in counties of 300,000 or more; Code Ch. 23-14 amended ....................461, 486, 637, 809, 1001 SB 122-Polling places in counties of 300,000 or more ................................................................463, 489, 592, 803 SB 331-Primary elections, compensation of executive committee in counties of 200,000 or more 1393, 1405, 1498, 1539 SB 398-Primary election of county officers in counties of 200,000 or more ................................1790, 1798, 1816, 1873 HB 238-Qualified electricians in counties of 120,000 to 145,000 ............................................193, 219, 241, 464, 1929 SB 383-Road construction in counties of 300,000 1970 INDEX or more ....................................................1705, 1718, 1754, 1796 SB 112-Road system in counties of 300,000 or more 462, 488, 521, 558, 591, 801 SB 113-Road work in counties of 300,000 or more ........591, 801, 1001 HB 246-Salaries of clerk of superior court, sheriff, ordinary, tax collector and tax receiver in counties of 120,000 to 145,000 ....................194, 238, 268, 440 HB 536-Salary of assistant solicitor-general in counties of 108,000 to 112,000 ........................539, 588, 639, 982, 986 HB 410-Salary of juvenile court judge in counties of 300,000 or more ........................................385, 422, 450, 625 HB 81-Salary of ordinary in counties of 300,000 ......81, 107, 118, 246 HB 792-Salaries on fiscal or calendar year basis in counties of 114,000 to 118,000 ............1097, 1126, 1165, 1291 SB 121-Schools; support in counties of 300,000 or more ....................................462, 489, 693, 826, 956, 964, 1001 SB 258-Second primary in counties of 18,525 to 18,540 ......................................................1153, 1166', 1231, 1272 HB 978-Sheriff's compensation in counties of 6,900 to 7,320 ..................................................1348, 1398, 1470, 1704 SB 185-Sheriff's compensation in counties of 4,500 to 4,525 ............................................................626, 652, 683, 799 HB 565-Solicitor-General's compensation in counties of 100,000 to 110,000 ............................578, 636, 690, 982, 988 HB 557-Special criminal bailiffs in counties of 35,000 or more; Code Sec. 808 (P.C. 1910) amended 577, 635, 689, 980 HB 832-Special deputy sheriffs in certain counties (Ga. L. 1945, p. 1152) ....................................1123, 1162, 1203, 1493 SB 365-Subsistence of clerk of superior court in coun- ties of 4,500 to 4,525 ............................1461, 1505, 1537, 1577 HB 231-Superior court clerk; dockets in coun1ies of over 130,000 ....................................................192, 263, 320, 569 HB 555-Superior court clerk's salary in counties of 24,600 to 24,950 ................................................577, 635, 688, 980 SB 388-Tax bills in counties of 300,000 or more 1706, 1719, 1755, 1795 SR 106-Tax board in counties of 300,000 or more; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution ......................................1705, 1718, 1754, 1889, 1920 HB 293-Tax commissioner's assistant clerk in counties of 15,400 to 15,825 ............................................233, 265, 322, 466' SB 119-Tax levies; specification of amounts and purposes in counties of 300,000 or more ............462, 488, 592, 803 HB 939-Tax receiver's commission in counties of 14,180 to 14,200 ..............................................1284, 1354, 1400, 1703 HB 212-Tax receiver's commission for collection of school tax in counties of 5,975 to 6,500 ................170, 218, 240, 439 HB 337-Traverse jurors, drawing of names in counties of 300,000 or more ........................................315, 365, 400, 714 HB 859-Traverse jurors in counties of 120,000 to 145,000 ....................................................1150, 1230, 1269, 1494 HB 235-Voters' lists by precincts in counties of 86,000 to 88,000; Code 34-401 amended ........193, 219, 241, 419, 1929 INDEX 1971 SB 163-Voting by mail in counties and cities of 300,000 or more ------------------------------------------------------------573, 603, 637, 807 HB 588-Voting machines in counties of 300,000 Qr more --------------------------------------------------------------623, 682, 729, 1005 HB 234-Voting regulations in counties of 36,000 to 37,000 ------------------------------------------------193, 218, 241, 522, 698 SB 246-Zoning and planning boards in counties of more than 300,000 --------------------------------1110, 1116', 1476, 1757, 1919 HB 247-Zoning in counties Qf 120,000 to 145,000 -------------------------------------------------------------- 195, 238, 268, 247, 1930 SB 268-Zoning in counties of 300,000 or more 1153, 1166, 1476, 1919 County Boards of Education HB 378-Ci>mpensation in counties of 28,427 to 28,437 ----------------------------------------------------342, 366, 367, 451, 624 HB 391-Per diem in counties of 14,645 to 14,780 ______361, 391, 426', 571 County Officers HB 148-Compensation --------------------------------------------------------132, 346, 1003 County School Superintendents HB 265-Clerical help --------------------------------------------------213, 586, 771, 1007 County Welfare Boards SB 222-Records ----------------------------------------------------1224, 1638, 1295, 1827 County Officers HB 539-Gompensation of Qfficers and employees in counties of 100,000 to 110,000 ------------540, 588, 641, 982, 987 SB 142-Lien of State or county on property of county officer ------------------------------------------------627, 651, 723, 957 .Courts Court of Appeals SB 345--Judges emeritus; Act of 1943 amended ------------------------------------------ 1353, 1362, 1399, 1854, 1877, 1893 SB 284-0fficers and employees, retire ement ------------------------------------------------------ 1255, 1274, 1415, 1564, 1909 SB 339-Salaries of employees ----------------------------1559, 1578, 1708, 1908 Court Officers (See Fet;s) Supreme Court SB 346--Justices emeritus; Act of 1937 amended 1353, 1362, 1399, 1895 SB 221-0fficers and employees, retirement ______ 1224, 1238, 1356, 1807 SB 347-Salaries of employees ----------------------------1560, 1578, 1708, 1906 Superior Courts HB 550-Appling; terms --------------------------------------576, 634, 687, 883, 961 HB 82-Atlanta Circuit; assistant solicitors-general ----------------------------------------81, 97, 112, 197, 569 SB 82-Augusta Circuit; additional judge --------------------------522, 557, 902 1972 INDEX SB 213-Augusta Circuit; judge's salary --------------------832, 835, 886, 969 HB 127-Cherokee; terms ------------------------------------------------92, 107, 117, 247 SB 282-Clerks, retirement fund ____________ 1226, 1239, 1296, 1887, 1920 SB 365-Clerk's subsistence in counties of 4,500 to 4,525 --------------------------------------------------------1461, 1505, 1537, 1577 HB 210-Cobb-deputy clerks and deputy sheriffs ---------------------------------------------------------------- 170, 218, 240, 441, 454 HB 103-Cobb Judicial Circuit created; Code 24-2501 amended -----------------------------------------------------------88, 153, 403, 672 SB 242-Coweta Circuit; reporter's compensation ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1195, 1204, 1331, 1403 HB 449-Dawson; terms -----------------------------------------------.436, 476, 516, 714 HB 386-Decatur; terms ------------------------------------------------36'0, 514, 556, 828 HB 155-Dodge; disposition of fines and forfeitures....133, 154, 180, 521 HB 580-Fulton; salary of judges ---------------------------622, 681, 729, 1005 HB 797-Griffin Circuit; reporter's compensation ------------------------------------------------------------------1098., 1261, 1296,, 1752 HB 266-Judges emeritus; amendments __________________ 213, 586, 1140, 1767 HB 731-Laurens; clerk and deputies ------------------------------------------ 1073, 1108, 1130, 1525, 1580, 1821 SB 193-Lookout Circuit; judge's salary -------------------671, 692, 723, 799 HB 332-Lookout Circuit; solicitor-general's compen- sation --------------------------------------------------------------314, 348, 367, 672 HB 137-Lookout Mountain Circuit; name ______________ 103, 420, 1034, 1707 HB 295-Lumpkin; terms ------------------------------------234, 265, 322, 466, 845 HB 497-Macon Circuit; salary of judges --------------------511, 553, 596', 881 HB 87-Mitchell; terms ------------------------------------------------82, 107, 117, 229 HB 747-Muscogee; clerk's compensation ____________ 1075, 1109, 1132, 1290 HB 754-Muscogee; judge's salary; terms --------------------------------------------------HR 180-755g-Muscogee; judges pro hav vice; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1077, 1162, 1598, 1866 HB 805-0conee; clerk's compensation ------------ .. 1099, 1127, 1164, 1292 HB 306-Pataula Circuit; solicitor-general's salary....253, 347, 367, 714 HB 824-Rome Circuit; judge's salary ________________ 1121, 1161, 1202, 1353 HB 563-Rome Circuit; judge's salary 578, 636, 690, 710, 724,883, 963 SB 227-Schley; terms -----------------------------------------1225, 1239, 1295, 1403 HB 752-Screven; terms ---------------------------------------1075, 1109, 1133, 1291 SB 182-Stewart; terms -----------------------------------------------671, 691, 780, 888 HB 1021-Stone Mountain Circuit; solicitor-general's salary ------------------------------------------------------1525, 1707, 1756, 1928 HB 803-Union; terms ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Circuit; judge's salary ----------------------------------------------------Western Circuit; solicitor-general's salary ----------------------------------- Courts City Courts HB 1015-Americus; pleading and practice rules 1524, 1683, 1714, 1927 HB 6'9-Americus; return day and appearance day -------80, 97, 110, 197 HB 58-Americus; salary of judge and of solicitor ______ 78, 96, 108, 245 HB 86-Athens; salary of judge and of solicitor ........82, 141, 155, 326 HB 209-Bainbridge; amendments --------------------------------170, 238, 267, 439 HB 551-Baxley; abolished, referendum ____________576, 634, 688, 883, 962 HB 925-Brunswick; solicitor emeritus; jurisdiction; INDEX 1973 salaries ------------------------------------------1248, 1329, 1358, 1560, 1674 HB 929-Buford; judge and solicitor, juries ________________ 1250, 1329, 1358 HB 67-Chattooga County; solicitor ------------------------------79, 97, 109, 197 SB 375-Chattooga County; solicitor, Act of 1951 repealed --------------------------------------------------1560, 1579, 1708, 1756 HB 341-Claxton; judge's salary ----------------------------------315, 366, 399, 570 HB 743-Columbus; appeals, writs of error 1074, 1109, 1132, 1290, 1791 HB 753-Columbus; appeals ----------------------------------1075, 1161, 1201, 1390 HB 245-Columbus; judge --------------------------------------------194, 36'5, 397, 570 HB 744-Columbus; judge's salary; terms __________ 1074, 1109, 1132, 1292 HB 244-Columbus; solicitor. Decatur; compen:>ation of judge and of solicitor ------------------------------------194, 365, 385, 570 HB 361-Decatur; compensation of judge and of solicitor -----------------------HB 733-Dublin; clerk; fees, costs, etc. ____ 1073, 1228, 1265, 1535, 1581 HB 518-Dublin; fees, fines and forfeitures ____________537, 633, 686, 1004 HB 734-Dublin; sheriff; fees, costs, etc. 1073, 1108, 1130, 1535, 1582 HB !56-Eastman; amendments ------------------------------------133, 154, 180, 521 HB 703-Elberton; compensation of judge and of solicitor ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1058, 1081, 1114, 1253 HB 898-Floyd County; amendments __________________ 1213, 1329, 1565, 1812 HB 524-Floyd; judge'a, salary ----------------------------538, 587, 639, 882, 962 HB 530-Griffin; salary of judge and of solicitor ____539, 633, 687, 979 SB 186-Gwinnett; amendments ----------------------------------671, 731, 885, 970 HB 694-Hall County; compensation of judge and of solicitor ----------------------------------------------------1057, 1080, 1112, 1252 HB 413-Hall County; reporter ------------------------------------385, 476, 515, 6'73 HB 404-Jesup; salary of judge and of solicitor ________ 384, 422, 449, 625 HB 693-Louisville; compensation of judge and of solicitor; fees in condemnation cases --------------------1057, 1107, 1128, 1290 HB 335-Ludowici; salary of judge and of solicitor ---------------------------------------------------------------- 314, 389, 424, 570, 881 HB 682-Lyons; compensation of judge and of solicitor ----------------------------------------------1055, 1080, 1111, 1462 SB 195-Metter; salary of judge and of solicitor -------------------------------------------------------------- 828, 833, 885, 970, 1331 HB 701-Millen; compensation of judge and of solicitor ----------------------------------------------1058, 1107, 1129, 1290 HB 697-Polk County; amendments -------------------1057, 1080, 1113, 1252 HB 490-Polk County; judge's salary, qualifications 510, 553, 595, 829 HB 541-Quitman; abolished, referendum ________540, 588, 640, 883, 974 SB 180-Reidsville; fines and forfeitures __________________670, 691, 723, 799 SB 367-Reidsville; judge's salary ______________________ 1497, 1505, 1537, 1717 HB 373-Richmond County; salary of judge and of solicitor ------------------------------------------------------------341, 366, 399, 571 SB 311-Savannah; jurisdiction, judges ______________ 1256, 1275, 1564, 1873 HB 387-Springfield; judge's salary ____________________________ 361, 391, 452, 625 HB 556-Statesboro; terms; fines and costs, etc. 577, 6'35, 681, 883, 962 SB 401-Statesboro; terms, fines and forfeitures 1793, 1799, 1816, 1873 HB 455-Swainsboro; salary of judge and of solicitor 437, 551, 600, 829 HB 750-Sylvania; terms --------------------------------------1075, 1109, 1133, 1290 HB 705-Thomasville; compensation of judge and of solicitor ----------------------------------------------------1058, 1081, 1114, 1253 HB 976-Valdosta; pleading and practice rules____ 1347, 1397, 1470, 1812 HB 558-Walker; creating Act ------------------------------------577, 635, 689, 980 HB 165-Wrightsville; judge's salary ------------------------134, 178, 202, 356 1974 INDEX Courts Civil Courts HB 233-DeKalb; amendments --------------------------------191, 263, 1086, 1750 HB 857-DeKalb County; judges, salaries ________ 1149, 1230, 1268, 1494 HB 522-Fulton; clerk and deputies; marshal and deputies ------------------------------------------------------------537, 634, 686, 979 SB 340-Fulton; costs, etc. ------------------------1352, 1362, 1477, 1573, 1793 HB 168-Fulton; judges' salary ------------------------------------135, 154, 182, 356' Criminal Courts HB 91-Fulton; assistant solicitors-general ________________84, 107, 118, 326 HB SO-Fulton; salary of judges and of solicitor- gli!neral --------------------------------------------------------------81, 106, 118, 526 Municipal Courts HB 538-Augusta; amendments --------------------------540, 588, 640, 982, 987 HB 746-Columbus; former Acts amended 1075, 1109, 1132, 1289, 1302 HR 180-755g-Columbus; judges pro hac vice; proposed amendment to the Constitution; a resolution ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1077, 1162, 1598, 1866 HB 243-Columbus; vacancy in judgeship ----------------194, 365, 394, 569 SB 310-Savannah; judges ------------------------------------1256, 1275, 1564, 1874 Juvenile Courts HB 410-Salary of judge in counties of 300,000 or more ----------------------------------------------------------------385, 422, 450, 625 HB 30-Juvenile Court Act ------------------------74, 140, 16'4, 523, 695 Acts Establishing Authorities SB 171-Acworth Lake Authority ---------------------------573, 604, 637, 684 HB 322-Agricultural Commodities Authority :n 2, 420, 766, 842, 1007 SB 175-Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority ______573, 604, iso, 888 SB 18-Savannah District Authority ----------------196, 205, 448, 594, 714 HB 357-School Building Authority for the Deaf and Blind ---------------------------------------338, 446, 765, 1007 SB 33-State Office Building Authority -----------------------------HB 1-State School Building Authority ------70, 176, 207, 402, 456 HB 278-Vocational Trade School Bl1ilding Au- thority ------------------------------------------------231, 347, 433, 454, 672 Solicitors-General HB 536-Assistant's salary in counties of 108,000 to 112,000 ---------------------------------------539, 588, 639, 982, 986 HB 82-Atlanta judicial Circuit; assistant solicitorsgeneral ----------------------------------------------------- 81, 97, 112, 197, 56'9 HB 565-Compensation in counties of 100,000 to 110,000 -----------------------------------------578, 636, 690, 982, 988 SB 68-Expense allowance --------------------------------_438, 453, 589, 957 HB 332-Lookout Circuit; compensation --------------------314, 348, 367, 672 HB 306-Pataula Circuit; salary ----------------------253, 347, 367, 714 SB 13-Retirement system; amendment --------------------195, 204, 265, 956 SB 39-Western Circuit; salary --------------------------------228, 244, 265, 323 INDEX 1975 Court Reporters SB 138-Compensation ----------------------------------------712, 730, 884, 998, 1012 HB 131-Compensation ------------------------------------------------102, 142, 768, 1006 Coweta Judicial Circuit SB 242-Reporter's compensation ------------------------1195, 1204, 1331, 1403 Crawford HB 1025-Charter amended; street and sidewalks improvements ------------------------------------------1526, 1563, 1715, 1928 Crawfordville SB 364-Charter amended, salaries ----------------------1496, 1504, 1565, 1717 Criminal Gourt of Fulton County HB 91-Assistant solicitors-general ------------------------------84, 107, 118, 326 HB SO-Salary of judges and of solicitor-general ........81, 106, 118, 326 Criminal Law HB 597-Abandonment of child; penalty........674, 722, 1035, 1083, 1791 HB 629-Accused, benefit of counsel ----------------------------------------1047, 1196 HB 669-Criminal trials, witnesses -------------------------------------------1053 HB 260-Criminal cases, evidence of expert witness -------------------- 212 HB 624-Criminal trials, witnesses ---------------------1047, 1232, 1774 HB 758-Certain offenses, grand jury indictment --------------------------------1093 HB 633-Criminal proceedings, husband and wife evidence ____ 1048, 1260 HB 634-Capital offense, trial ---------------------------1048, 1196, 1776, 1921 HB 640-Criminals, pursuit from State -----------------------------------------1049 HB 66'7-Criminal trials, mentally incompetent --------------------------1053 HB 666-Criminal trials, felony -------------------------------------1053 HB 634-Demand for trial; bail ----------------------------1048, 1196, 1776, 1921 HB 773-Drunk in public places ---------------------------------1095, 1197 HB 442-Evesdroppers and peeping toms ----------------------------------- 435 HB 356-Felony; penalty ----------------------------------------------------- 338 HB 461-Homicide, decedent -------------------- 468 HB 607-Insanity, contention of; trial and effect of acquittal ----------------------------------------774, 1232, 1737, 1921 HB 813-Murderers, punishment for -------------------------1120 HB 864-0bscene language, punishment for -----------------1187 SB 323-0bscene Language --------------------------------------------------1351, 1361 SB 322-0bscene Language-Females --------------------------------------1351, 1360 HB 320-Sentences, murder --------------------------------312, 375, 765 Misdemeanors; bail ----------------------------------------------------------312, 586 Crippled Children SB 51-Services for, transfer from Public Welfare Department to Public Health Department ........280, 323, 448, 889 Crisp County HR 57-277a-Board of Education --------------------------215, 319, 934, 1153 HB 700-Commissioner districts ----------------------------1058, 1081, 1113, 1252 1976 INDEX D Dade County HR 68-310b-Lawbooks to ------------------------------------------254, 319, 351, 46(1 Dairy Products HB 31-Milk and dairy products; butter-fat tests ------------------------------------------------------------------ 74, 261, 328, 981, 994 Dallas HB 407-Zoning -----------------------------------------------------------384, 550, 598, 879 Dalton HB 157-Mayor and aldermen, compensation ............133, 178, 201, 355 Danielsville HB 810-Charter amended; territory added ........1100, 1328, 1357, 1702 Dantone, Mrs. S. C. HR 262-962a-Relieved on appearance bond..........1320, 1356, 1469, 1930 Dawson County HB 451-Commissioners ................................................436, 476, 517, 714 HB 827-Commissioner ..........................................1121, 1161, 1202, 1353 Dawsonville SB 148-New charter ....................................................467, 492, 555, 601 Deaf Persons (See School Building Authority for the Deaf and Blind) Decatur County HB 742-Commissioners; meetings ........................1074, 1108, 1131, 1253 HB 468-Pension system ................................................469, 552, 598, 880 Decatur, City Court of HB 861-Compensation of Judge and Solicitor......1150, 1230, 1269, 1494 Decatur Superior Court HB 386'-Terms ..............................................................360, 514, 556, 828 Deeds HB 886-Attestation, code amended ....................1212, 1294, 1512, 1924 HB 632-Certified copy as evidence ....................1048, 126'0, 1477, 1863 HB 14-Deeds executed out of State ....72, 95, 121, 356, 429, 468, 498 HB 812-Recording of ................................................................1119, 1399 Deeds to Secure Debt HB 888-Mortgages and conveyances to secure debt, ef- fect of permission to debtor to exercise dominion over property ..................................1212, 1354, 1521, 1924 INDEX 1977 DeKalb County SB 203-Board of Health, Atlanta members, etc. --------------------------------------------------------- 772, 833, 885, 971, 1002 HB 993-Bond Commission ----------------------------------1384, 1464, 1500, 1748 HB 581-Civil service system -----------------------------------622, 581, 726, 1005 SB 341-Fulton and DeKalb planning district; funds -------------------------------------------------- 1352, 1362, 1398, 1471 SB 170-Fulton and DeKalb Metropolitian Plan- ning Commission --------------------------------626, 652, 683, 812, 1002 HB 248-Pension and retirement system --------------195, 219, 242, 419 HB 240-Street and sidewalk improvements ---------194, 238, 267, 440 HB 1030-Zoning, amendments ------------------------------1527, 1563, 1715, 1928 DeKalb County Civil Court HB 233-Amendments -------------------------------------193, 263, 351, 606, 653 HB 857-Judges; salaries ----------------------------------1149, 1230, 1268, 1494 Department of Commerce HB 381-Welcome information service ---------------------359, 421, 770, 1007 Department of Public Defense HB 95-Military Forces Reorganization Act ________________87, 141, 377, 572 HB 779-Civil and criminal jurisdiction -----------------------------------------1095 Department of Public Health (See Public Health Department) Department of Public Safety (See Public Safety Department) Department of Public Welfare (See Public Welfare Department) Dependents HB 33-Uniform Support of Dependents Act ____________ 75, 177, 230, 464 Descent and Distribution HB 714-Right to inherit from deceased denied to murderer ---------------------------------------------1070, 1328, 1433, 1922 Disabled Persons HB 660-Appropriation for assistance to, appropriation act of 1951 amended -------------------------1052, 1079, 1116, 1533 SB 8-Assistance program -----------------------'------------279, 323, 1295, 1336 Divorce HB 112-Grounds -------------------------------------------------90, 177, 76'2, 977 HB 480-Judgments validated (petition filed less than 20 days before appearance term) -----------------509, 586, 1086, 1705 HB 509-Registration of marriages, divorces and annul- ments -----------------------------------------------------535, 779, 1242, 1559 Doctors HR 194-SIOg-lnternship in Milledgeville State Hospital for medical students ------------------------1101, 1356, 1721, 1865 1978 INDEX Dodge County HR 282-997d-Board of education ------------------------1454, 1497, 1640, 1930 HB 831-Commissioner's salary, clerk ---------------1123, 1162, 1203, 1493 HB 833-0rdinary's salary ------------------------------------1123, 1162, 1203, 1493 HB 154-Sheriff's salary ----------------------------------------------133, 153, 180, 439 SB 287-Tax commissioner ------------------------------------1255, 1274, 1465, 1502 Dodge Superior Court HB 155-Fines and forfeitures, disposition of ____________ 133, 154, 180, 521 HB 877-Dogs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1189 HB 662-Licensing of --------------------------------------------------------1050, 1395, 1545 HB 372-Collars ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------341 Doty, Robert Norton SR 86-Birth certificate; a resolution ________________ 1256, 1275, 1399, 1471 Dougherty County HB 163-School system --------------------------------------------------134, 178, 202, 356 HB 985-Superior Court, terms ________________ 1383, 1463, 1499, 1701, 1722 Douglas County HB 876-Commissioners ------------------------------1188, 1230, 1269, 1494, 1823 HB 272-Salary of Tax Commissioner and clerk ________ 214, 238, 266', 440 Douglasville HB 376-Charter amendments --------------------------------------342, 421, 450, 624 Dublin HB 730-Charter amended, city limits ________________ 1072, 1108, 1130, 1531 HB 882-Charter amended; police and fire departments, officers ----------------------------------------------------1189, 1231, 1270, 1533 HB 881-Charter amended; registration ______________ 1189, 1231, 1270, 1533 HB 879-Charter amended; wards ----------------------1189, 1230, 1270, 1532 HB 583-Corporate limits --------------------------------------------622, 682, 727, 1005 HB 520-Public utility franchises --------------------------------537, 634, 686, 979 Dublin, City Court of HB 733-Clerks; fees, costs, etc. ________________ 1073, 1228, 1265, 1535, 1581 HB 734-Sheriff; fee&, costs, etc. ------------1073, 1108, 1130, 1535, 1582 HB 518-Fees, fines and forfeitures ------------------------537, 633, 686, 1004 E East Dublin HB 519-Charter ------------------------------------------------------------537, 633, 686, 979 HB 945-Charter 2368 ------------------------------------------1285, 1330, 1359, 1703 Early County SB 189-Create new commissioners district --------------------------------671, 691 HB 900-Commissioners' compensation; clerk ____1214, 1262, 1297, 1558 INDEX 1979 Easements (See Mining Companies) East Point HB 599-Annexation of Ben Hill ..............................................................675 SB 381-Charter amended, deputy officers..........1704, 1718, 1754, 1795 SB 387-Charter amended; licenses ....................1705, 1719, 1755, 1795 SB 382-Charter amended; recorder and city ::tttorney; territory added ............................1704, 1718, 1762, 1874, 1918 HB 527-Charter amended .................................................................... 621 SB 379-Charter amended; salary of aldermen ....1704, 1718, 1754, 1796 SB 380-Charter amended; unclaimed, stolen or abandoned property ..................................................1704, 1718, 1754, 1796 HB 603-Charter amendments ....................................675, 722, 784, 1008 HB 495-Charter amendments ......................................511, 633, 685, 978 HB 493-Gorporate limits extended ............................511, 633, 685, 978 HB 494-Corporate limits extended ............................511, 633, 685, 978 HB 496-Public works department ................................511, 633, 686, 979 Eastern Judicial Circuit HB 725-Additional judge ......................................................................1072 Eastman City Court HB !56-Amendments ----------------------------------------------------133, 154, 180, 521 Eating Places (See Sanitation) Eatonton HB 1010-Charter amended ------------------------------------1524, 156'2, 1713, 1926 Echols County HB 83-Commissioners; election, qualifications 81, 177, 200, 357, 404 Educations (See Schools; University System Building Authority; Vocational Trade School Building Authority) HB 710-Capital outlay ....................1069, 1261, 1363, 1815, 1843, 1860 HB 378-County boards of education; compensation in counties of 28,427 to 28,437 ................342, 366, 367, 451, 624 HB 391-County boards of education; per diem in counties of 14,645 to 14,780 ----------------------------------------361, 391, 426, 571 HR 303-Courses in U. S. History and civics in schools ............1774, 1813 HR 787-Establish State Board --------------------------------------------------------------1097 HB 723-Minimum Foundation program; pupil transportation ----------------------------------------1071, 1161, 1518, 1863 HB 440-Minimum Foundation program; amendments 435, 551, 706, 977 HB 439-Minimum Foundation program, amendments -------------------------------HB 510-Minimum Foundation program --------------------535, 586, 706, 979 HB 548-Minimum Foundation program ........ 535, 576', 700, 760, 1008 HB 437-Minimum Foundation program ......................434, 550, 618, 977 HR 54-271c-State Medical Education Board ........................................... SB 44-Vocation rehabilitation .................................................................. Effingham County HR 220-861a-Board of education ........................1150, 1263, 1610, 1867 HB 880-Treasurer's salary ..................................1189, 1230, 1270, 1495 1980 INDEX Eggs HB 318-Marketing regulations -----------------------------------------------------311, 779 Elbert County HB 196-Commissioner; contracts -------------------------------149, 179, 203, 355 HB 198-Commissioner's clerk; salary ------------------------150, 179, 204, 354 Elberton, City Court of HB 703-Compensation of judge and of solicitor_ 1058, 1081, 1114, 1253 HB 318-Marketing regulations --------------------------------------------------- 311, 779 Elections (See Presidential Elections, named Cities and Counties) HB 770-Absentee voters ------------------------------------------------1094, 1234, 1776 HB 130-Bal!ots --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 102 SB 70-Ballots -------------------------------------------------------------------------------402, 427 HB 208-Candidacy, member of General Assembly, announce- ment in counties of 36,000 to 37,000 ________ 170, 218, 239, 419 HB 286-Candidacy, member of General Assembly announce- ment in counties of 22,500 to 22,300 ____________ 232, 264, 321, 465 HB 392-Candidacy, member of General Assembly, announce- ment in counties of 22,000 to 22,300 ________ 361, 391, 426, 572 HB 227-Candidates expenses, file statement ----------------------------------- 192 HB 279-Compensation of managers and clerks __________ 231, 420, 761, 1007 SB 134-County officers, regulations for candiclates in coun- ties of 300,000 or more -------------------------------------------------------------SB 73-Closing of Polls ------------------------------------------------------402, 428, 1755 SB 229-Delegates to National Convention --------------------------------1225, 1239 SB 134-Election of officers after extension of territory in cities of 300,000 or more ----------------------464, 490, 593, 806' SB 236-Electors ------------------------------1195, 1204, 1263, 1337, 1492, 1870 SB 72-Error in marking ballots, effect of ___________ _402, 428, 1755, 1808 SB 233-General election Act of 1943 repealed 1152, 1167, 1200, 1414 HB 1007-Hours in counties of 34,000 to 34,200 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1490, 1536, 1572, 1813 HB 38-Nomination by political parties ----------------------75, 130, 836, 960 SB 122-Polling places in counties of 300,000 or more --------------------------------------------------------------------- 463, 489, 592, 803 SB 103-Primary elections in cities of 200,000 or more ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 461, 486, 591, 808 SR 6-Primary election of State officers on county unit basis; proposed amendment to the Constitution ------------------------------------------------------ 255, 268, 423, 502, 518, 605 HB 40-Primary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76 HB 207-Primary recounts ----------------------------------------169, 238, 1091, 1750 SB 124-Regulations for candidates in cities of 200,000 or more ------------------------------------------------463, 489, 592, 803, 1814 HB 54-Sample ballots, lawful use of ---------------------------------------------- 78 SB 258-Second primary in counties of 18,525 to 18,540 ------------------------------------------------------1153, 1166, 1231, 1272 SB 74-Set Date ---------------------------------------------,-----------------------------402, 428 SB 84-Time for holding -------------------------------------------------------------712, 730 HB 235-Voters' lists by precincts in counties of 86,000 to 88,000 ----------------------------------------------193, 219, 241, 419, 1929 INDEX 1981 SB 163-Voting by mail in counties and cities of 300,000 or more ------------------------------------------------------------573, 603, 637, 807 SB 4-Voting by mail, members of military services ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 229, 243, 448, 901 HB 588-Voting machines in counties of 300,000 or more --------------------------------------------------------------623, 682, 729, 1005 HB 234-Voting regulations in counties of 36,000 to 37,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 193, 218, 241, 522, 698 HB 93-Voting machines,require ________87, 141, 432, 1280, 1560, 1734 HB 143-Voting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 104 Electrical Contractors HB 182-Board of Examiners ---------------------------------------------------------------- 147 Electricians HB 238-Qualified electricians in counties of 120,000 to 145,000 --------------------------------------------195, 219, 241, 464, 1929 Emanuel Courity HR 288-1016a-Law books to ----------------------------------1524, 1561, 1714, 1865 HB 997-Tax commissioner's clerk ----------------------1453, 1536, 1571, 1812 Employees' Retirement System HB 817-Amendments --------------------------------1120, 1198, 1314, 1738, 1923 SB 3-Amendments ------------------------------------------158, 182, 239, 955, 981 HB 883-Amendments ------------------------------------------------------------------1190, 1262 SB SO-Transfer of credits to teachers' retirement system --------------------------------------------------------------711, 730, 884, 990 HB 871-Prior service --------------------------------------------1188, 126'2, 1451, 1752 Emeritus System (See Court of Appeals; Superior Courts; Supreme Court) Eminent Domain (See Condemnation) Empire Radio & Specialty Company HR 197-810j-Compensation for injuries to automobile ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1101, 1235, 1732, 1865 Employees (See Master and Servant: Workmen's Compensation) Engineering Advisory Board, Create ------------'--------------------------------------1489, 1707 Entomology Department (See Merit System) SB 55-Directors Compensation, Gov. to fix -------------------------------280, 324 Estrays SB 230-Appraisal of value; fees ------------------------1293, 1299, 1816, 1879 HB 619-Create board ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 967 HB 316-Transportation of dead carcasses ---------------------------------------- 311 Estates (See Administrators and Executors) Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital HR 155-A resolution ------------------------------------------------------------------1033, 1091 1982 INDEX Evans County HB 340-Tax commissioner's salary ________________315, 366, 399, 570, 1558 Evidence HB 665-Business records, memoranda, etc., as evidence --------------------------------------------------1053, 1233, 1305, 1751 HB 632-Certified copy of deed as evidence ________1048, 1260, 1477, 1863 HB 116-Competency of witnesses in adultery cases ------------------------------------------------------------------ 90, 200, 408, 713, 714 SB 144-Ministers, priests, rabbis, privileged com- munications -------------------------------------------------713, 730, 884, 1003 HB 780-Regulations of Game and Fish commission ------------------------------------------------------------- 1096, 1126, 1520, 1923 Extradition HB 270-Uniform criminal Extradition Act ----------------------------------------213, 347, 404, 407, 501, 829 F Fannin County HR 281-997c-Board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution -----------------------------1454, 1497, 16'36, 1868 Federal Aid to States HR 318-A resolution --------------------------------------------------------------1857, 1931 Federal Constitution HR 218-Income taxes; proposed amendment ---------------1135, 1196, 1362 SR 8-Ratification of amendment; a resolution ....197, 204, 320, 989 HR 255-President, Congress and judiciary urged to uphold; a resolution --------------------------------------------------------------1276, 1327 HR 209-Treaty-making power; proposed amendment to Constitution -------------------------------------------111 7, 1153 Federal Income Taxes (See Taxation) Federal Social Security Act (See Social Security) Fees SB 278-Claims of court officers ---------1326, 1334, 1804, 1828, 1870 Fertilizer HB 443-Inspection fees; alternative method ....435, 551, 708, 760, 978 Fines and Forfeitures HB 216-Disposition of in counties of 6700 to 6740 ....171, 218, 241, 439 Firearms SB 285-Transporting of -------------------------------1326, 1334, 1356, 1906 INDEX 1!J83 Fire Protection SB 106-Act of 1922 (affecting counties of 200,000 or more) repealed ---------------------------------------.461, 487, 591, 812 Fireworks HB 276-Sales in counties of 108,000 to 112,000 ________________215, 267, 440 HB 237-Sales in counties of 120,000 to 145,000 -------------------------------------------------------------- 193, 238, 267, 439, 1929 HB 350-Prohibit use of ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 337 HB 315-Sale of -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 311 Firing of Woods HB 302-Firing of woods, etc., Code amended _______252, 445, 841, 1007 Fish HB 761-Fishing and hunting licenses; agreements with adjoining States --------------------------1093, 1126, 1242, 1560, 16'86 HB 775-Fresh water, selling of ------------------------------------------------------------1095 SB 146-Hunting and fishing licenses; applications; non- resident licenses ____ 1152, 1168, 1236, 1805, 1822, 1898, 1919 SB 29-Killing with explosives, etc., pollution of streams --------------------------------------228, 243, 349, 559, 1908, 1931 HR 283-Lake Burton Hatchery; a resolution ----------------------------1476, 1534 HB 396-Minnows used for bait ---------------------------------------------------- 382, 514 SB 34-Restoration and management projects; cooperation with Federal Government ----------------------------228, 243, 349, 956 HB 890-Use of unlawful devices --------------------------------------------------------1212 Fishing and Hunting Licenses HB 3-0ccupation taxes; fishing and hunting licenses; corporation license tax; automobile licenses; tax on insurance companies ------------------------------ 70, 100, 280, 468, 492, 499, 501, 605, 606 HB 913-Non-residents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------1247 Fitzgerald HB 844-Charter amended; officers' compensation, boards, utilities, sidewalks, etc ------------------------1148, 1198, 1237, 1391 Flowery Branch Nursery HR 236-908e-Sale of house located on property; a resolution ------------------------------------------------------------1215, 1330, 1544 Floyd County HR 111-540a-Board of education; proposed amendment to the Constitution ----------------------------540, 589, 951, 1701, 1765 HB 277-Pension system --------------------------------------215, 26'4, 321, 715, 732 HB 983-Pension system; amendments ________________ 1383, 1463, 1499, 1748 HB 982-Zoning regulations --------------------------------1382, 1463, 1499, 1748 Floyd County, City Court of HB 898-Amendments --------------------------------------------1213, 1329, 1565, 1812 1984 INDEX HB 524--Judge's salary ----------------------------------------538, 587, 639, 882, 962 Folkston HB 60-City clerk ------------------------------------------------------------78, 96, 108, 245 HB 64-Corporate limits extended ----------------------------------79, 96, 109, 246 HB 486-Zoning --------------------------------------------------------------510, 553, 595, 880 Forest Park HB 847-Charter amended; name, powers, elections, recorder, vacancies ----------------------1148, 1229, 1267, 1535, 1883 HB 405-Corporate limits ----------------------------------------------384, 475, 515, 673 Foresters HB 99-State Board of Registration ----------------------------88, 177, 405, 829 Forestry Commission HB 873-Equipment ----------------------------------------------1188, 1329, 1727, 1924 HR 237-908f-Land transfer to ----------------------------------------1216, 1330, 1544 HR 238-908g-Land transfer to ----------------------------------------1216, 1330, 1544 Forestry Investigators HB 872-Powers of arrest--------------------------------------1188, 1329, 1722, 1924 Forsyth County SB 338-Commissioners; compensation, election, clerk, etc. --------------------------------------1352, 136'1, 1536, 1572, 1792 Fort King George SR 104-Development of site; a resolution............1754, 1761, 1793, 1843 Fort Oglethorpe HB 458-Charter amended; wards; elections _____________.437, 551, 600, 880 HB 456-Charter amendments -------------------------------------.437, 477, 517, 673 Franklin County HB 683-Charter amended; corporate limits........1055, 1160, 1201, 1390 HB 129-Tax comissioner's compensation ----------------------92, 107, 117, 672 HB 954-Fort Mountain State Park ------------------------------------------1318, 1424 HB 401-Fort Yargo Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------383 Fraternal Benefit Societies SB 27-License and annual statement --------------254, 268, 448, 890, 903 Fulton Civil Court SB 340-Costs; publication of calendars....1352, 1362, 1477, 1573, 1793 HB 522-Clerk and deputies; marshal and deputi.es....537, 634, 686, 979 HB 168--Judges' salary ------------------------------------------------135, 154, 182, 356 Fulton County HB 409-Appraisal of real property ----------------------------385, 422, 449, 625 SB 98-Atianta-Fulton County planning board and board of Zoning Appeals -----------------------------.467, 48G', 709, 822 INDEX 1985 SB 96-Atlanta-Fulton County joint improvem~nt committee (Plan of Improvement) _______________.460, 485, 590, 807 SB 245-Atlanta-Fulton County Planning Board abolished --------------------------------------------------1110, 1115, 1476, 1757 SB 161-Board of education employees, pensions........573, 603, 637, 806 SB 298-Civil service system; amendmenL..........1255, 1275, 1296, 1332 HB 166-Civil Court ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------135 SB 384-Commissioners ----------------------------------------1705, 1719, 1755, 1794 SB 378-Commissioners; terms -----------:':_______________1704, 1718, 1754, 1796 SB 183-County Manager's Law ----------------------------------671, 691, 723, 807 SB 392-Crime laboratory, transfer to Department of Public Safety ------------------------------------1700, 1720, 1799, 1855 SB 120-Elections ---------------------------------------------.462, 488, 693, 974, 1011 SB 341-Fulton and DeKalb planning district; funds ------------------------------------1352, 1362, 1398, 1471 SB 105-Fire prevention system -----------------------.461, 487, 591, 809, 1808 SB 170-Fulton and DeKalb Metropolitan Planning Commission ------------------------------------------626, 6'52, 683, 812, 1002 SB 135-Fulton County-Atlanta plan of improvement, transfer of employees -------------------------.464, 491, 693, 827, 1002 SB 102-Fulton County-Atlanta, survey of personnel practices and merit system ---------------------------.461, 486, 590, 808 SR 37-Fulton County School District indebtedness; proposed amendment to the Constitution........522, 558, 836, 927 SR 36-Functions and services of countY----------------522, 558, 724, 924 SB 107-Garbage disposal system -------------------------------.461, 487, 591, 800 SB 296-Group insurance for employees..............1255, 1274, 1296, 1332 SB 389-Joint City-County Board of tax assessors, create --------------------------------------------1705, 1719, 1755, 1816, 1919 HB 919-Judges' and solicitors' retirement system ------------------------------------------------------1248, 1295, 1332, 1495 SB 295-Park and recreational facilities..............1255, 1274, 1466, 1502 SB 110-Parks and recreation commission_________________.461, 487, 591, 800 SB 109-Parks system -------------------------------------.461, 487, 693, 823, 1002 SB 159-Pension code, amendments ----------------------------573, 6'03, 637, 806 SB 394-Pension system, amendments ----------------1790, 1798, 1816, 1873 SB 167-Pension system, transfer from county to city service ------------------------------------------------------626, 652, 683, 804 SB 123-Posting of political advertise- ments ..............463, 489, 592, 803, 858, 870, 887, 1001, 1814 SR 38-Powers and duties of tax authorities; proposed amendment to the Constitutition ..........................1490 HR 286-1007c-Dept. of Pub. Welfare; fire protection in certain buildings ................................................................1490 HR 287-1007d-Compensate Myrick ......................1490, 1536, 1781, 1930 HR 288-1016a-State Librarian furnish certain records to Emanuel County ................................1524, 1561, 1714, 1865 HR 289-Effingham County; State Park ..................................1543, 1866 HR 290-1026a-State Employees; compensation ..................................1526 HR 291-1026b--State Employees; regulate salaries ............................1526 HR 292-1029a-Dept. of Public Welfare; investigate......1527, 1793, 1859 HR 293-1029b--Highway tax method of other states; iuvestigate........1527 HR 294-Hon. Ben Jessup; thanks ........................................................1726 HR 295-Royal Family; condolence ............................................1727, 1792 HR 296-Hon. James F. Byrnes; appreciation ..........................1729, 1792 HR 297-Hon. Joe Boone; appreciation ................................................1733 HR 298-Secretary of State; statistical records ..................................1736 HR 299-Mrs. Ora M. Brannan; condolence ..........................................1741 HR 300-Talmadge Memorial Highway ......................................1742, 1813 HR 301-Commercial Photographer ......................................................1764 HR 302-Bill Drafting Unit and Public Administration of Atl. Div.; gratitude ...........................................................1764 HR 303-High Schools and State Colleges; one year study in U. S. history, geography and civics ........................1774, 1813 HR 304-Certain Flags; restoring and preserving ................................1743 HR 305-Dept. of Education; readjust salary of experienced teachers ................................................................1778 HR 306-State Income Tax Returns; filing by members of General Assembly ..............................................1799 HR 307-Federal Income Tax Returns; extend filing date for General Assembly ....................................................1800 HR 308-Macon Telegraph-appreciation ............................................1800 HR 309-J. Grover Rockmore-recognition ..........................................1801 HR 310-Hon. Ben J. Tarbutton-appreciation ....................................1801 HR 311-Mentally ill veterans; care for ....................................1802, 1930 HR 312-Georgia Citizens; tax deduction ................................1802, 1930 HR 313-Alto; dismantle certain buildings ................................1803, 1931 HR 314-Southern Bell TeL and Tel.; appreciation ............................1803 HR 315-New Governor's Mansion; investigate construction of..........1825 HR 316-Banks, Savings and Loan Assn.; study method of taxation....1826 HR 317-Hon. Eugene Cook and Staff; appreciation ..........................1857 HR 318-Federal Government; reduce taxes; interstate cooperation ....................................................................1857, 1931 HR 319-Committee to study needs at Univ. of Ga.............................1858 HR 320-Congratulate Hon. Arthur K. Bolton ....................................1858 HR 321-Mrs. Frances Read, thank for services ................................1859 HR 322-Miss Ida McGukin-Retirement; credits ..............................1859 HR 323-Stayover Resolution-attaches of House ................................1878 HR 324-Dept. of Public Safety; compensation certain employees........1905 HR 325-Compensation; attaches of House ..........................................1911 HR 326-Committee to study State Schools ..........................................1912 HR 327-Anti-monopoly Committee to study monopolier. ....................1916 HR 328-Game and Fish Committee; subcommittee to be appointed....1917 2044 INDEX Part Ill SENATE RESOLUTIONS IN HOUSE SR 2-George D. Stewart-Election of --------------20 SR 3-Notify Governor Senate is ready for transaction of business...-..22 SR 5-Public Roads and Bridges; provide adequate System -------627, 653 896 SR 6-Candidates Nomination of -----255, 268, 423, 502, 518, 605 SR 7-Taxation, certain exemptions -.402, 428, 886 SR 8-Terms of U. S. Officials --------------197, 204, 320, 989 SR 9-Chatham County, incur bonded indebtedness ----------------157, 182, 320, 904 SR 10-Savannah, incur bonded indebtedness. ___________ 157, 182, 320, 907 SR 11-Savannah, incur bonded indebtedness.......-....157, 182, 320, 910 SR 12-Savannah, incur bonded indebtedness..--158, 183, 320, 913 SR 13-Savannah District Authority, Create..._.........158, 183, 320, 916 SR 14-Georgia Ports Authority, Create...........--158, 183, 887 SR 20-Chatham County, incur bonded indebtedness; hospital ---------206, 320, 919 SR 21-Adjournment-2/16/51 -----------.404 SR 22-Taxation, 5 mills.....-..418, 428, 594, 998, 1003, 1013, 1032, 1062, 1090 SR 24-Elective officers, General Assembly to fix salaries -------------------.419, 428, 724 SR 25-T. J. Wells, Reimburse ----------835, 887, 998, 1032 SR 26-Society of 40 and 8-Comm.issioner of Revenue to issue special license plates.................-------713, 732 SR 28-Hospitals, exempt from taxation; charity purposes --------------------574, 604, 780 SR 31--Jekyll Island; committee to investigate ------280, 324, 429 SR 32-Atkinson County, authorize issuance of refunding bonds -----------------522, 558, 637, 921 SR 33-University of Georgia, Sesquicentennial celebration................290 SR 34-"0ur Georgia", adopt as official waltz of Georgia ---------.438, 453, 724, 889 SR 35-Welfare Rolls, expose names ----574, 604, 724, 890 SR 36-Fulton County, functions and services__________ 522, 558, 724, 924 SR 37-Fulton County School indebtedness..-- ---522, 558, 836, 927 SR 38-Fulton County, tax administration..........--.... 522, 558, 724, 930 SR 40-Robert Lee Howe and J. M. Madray, appearance bonds -----------------831, 835, 887, 974 SR 45-Chattooga County, furnish laws books to________ 671, 692, 724, 799 SR 46-Taxes on incomes, inheritance, and gifts.--------672, 697 SR 47-Confederate soldiers, widows pensions....llll, 1115, 1200, 1884 SR 49-Selective Service Act amend..........._________________ 574, 604, 780, 965 SR 54--J. L. Brooks, Relieve as surety on bond..._______831, 835, 887, 974 SR 56-State Treasurer-dispose of certain records..........713, 732, 960 SR 57--John H. Moore, Memorial Highway-Name................____ 831, 835 SR 72-Hon. William Lester, commend..-----------1012, 1015 SR 73-General Assembly, Reconvene 1/10/52.......-------1019 SR 74-General Assembly, continue in session....--------1019 INDEX 2045 SR 75-Notify House Senate is ready for transaction of business......1034 SR 76-Notify Governor Senate is ready for transaction of business ................................................................................1035 SR 78-State School Superintendent appoint personneL........1559, 1578 SR 80-Jim Woodruff Reservoir basin, lease to Parks Department ............................................1226, 1240, 1332, 1509 SR 82-Cobb County, Tax for Fire protection....1151, 1168, 1296, 1583 SR 83-Cobb County, Sewerage Districts............1226, 1240, 1296, 1586 SR 84-Troup County, divide school districts....1226, 1240, 1296, 1589 SR 85-Fulton County, method of selecting tax commissioner ..........................................1226, 1240, 1477, 1593 SR 86-Robert Norton Doty, issue birth certificate to ............................................1256, 1275, 1399, 1471 SR 90-Jeff Davis Highway-designate ......................1394, 1"406, 1793 SR 91-Elbert County, lease lands for Park purposes ..................................................1294, 1300, 1357, 1773 SR 92-Atlanta, pension system for employees..............1461, 1502, 1537 SR 93-Fulton County, selection of County School Superintendent ..................................................1461, 1502, 1537 SR 104-Director of State Parks, lease property ..................................................1754, 1761, 1792, 1843 SR 105-Merit system, State employees ....................................1561, 1579 SR 106-Fulton County, joint board tax assessors ......................................1705, 1718, 1754, 1889, 1920 SR 108-Speciallicense plate for Commander VP-teran of Foreign Wars ..........................................................1559, 1911 SR 109-Henry Grady Hotel, priority to members of General Assembly ..........................................................1559, 1668 SR 112-Livestock, committee to study ..........................1790, 1798, 1816 SR 113-"Homer Legg" Bridge, designate ................................1705, 1729 SR 114-Battle of Bloody Marsh, Memorialize..........................1749, 1775 SR 115-Secretary of State, statistical records........................1790, 1798 SR 116-Retarded children, committee to study problems..........1790, 1798 SR 117-lncome tax, extension for members of Senate........................1856 SR 118-lncome tax, extension for members of Senate........................1856 SR 123-Photographs, members of House and Senate..........................1856 SR 124-Automobile Registration, committee to study..........................1911