Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of the state of Georgia 1916 [volume 1]

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ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA 1916 19160000 COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE 1916 CHAS. P. BYRD, State Printer ATLANTA, GA.

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TABLE OF TITLES PART I.PUBLIC LAWS TITLE I.APPROPRIATIONS TITLE II.AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION TITLE III.CODE AMENDMENTS TITLE IV.COURTS TITLE V.MISCELLANEOUS PART II.LOCAL LAWS TITLE I.CITY, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL COURTS TITLE II.COUNTY MATTERS PART III.MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS PART IV.RESOLUTIONS

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STATUTES OF GEORGIA PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1916 PART I.PUBLIC LAWS TITLE..... I.APPROPRIATIONS TITLE..... II.AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION TITLE..... III.CODE AMENDMENTS TITLE..... IV.COURTS TITLE..... V.MISCELLANEOUS

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TITLE I. APPROPRIATIONS. ACTS. Georgia State Sanitarium; buildings. Trustees of University of Georgia, for State Normal School. Trustees of University of Georgia, for South Georgia State Normal College. Georgia Normal and Industrial College; dormitory. Georgia Training School for Girls; buildings, etc. Trustees of Resaca Confederate Cemetery. Stenographic work of joint committee, etc. GEORGIA STATE SANITARIUM; BUILDINGS. No. 494. An Act to appropriate the sum of two hundred thousand ($200,000.00) dollars for the erection and equipment of two additional buildings for insane patients upon the grounds of the Georgia State Sanitarium near Milledgeville, in Baldwin County, Georgia. 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 sum of two hundred thousand ($200,000.00) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary,

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is hereby appropriated for the erection and equipment of two additional buildings for insane patients at the Georgia State Sanitarium in Baldwin County, near Milledgeville. Of the sum appropriated by this Act, one hundred thousand dollars shall be available during the year 1916, and the balance of one hundred thousand dollars shall not be available until during the year 1917; provided, that no funds appropriated under this bill shall be available until all appropriations made by the Legislature last November, for maintenance purposes for 1916, and especially the public school and pension appropriations, have been fully paid. Said buildings to be erected under the supervision of the board of trustees of the Georgia State Sanitarium; and said funds hereby appropriated to be paid out of the State Treasury upon warrants drawn by the Governor, payable to the Treasurer of the Georgia State Sanitarium. $200,000 appropriated. Available when. Proviso. Buildings. Payments. Approved August 19, 1916. TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, FOR STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. No. 498. An Act to appropriate to the trustees of the University of Georgia for the use of the State Normal School, the sum of fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars, for building a dormitory for said school; and also a further sum of fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars, for the building of an auditorium and administration building for said school on the campus of the State Normal School at Athens, Georgia; and for other purposes. Whereas the State Normal School at Athens is the principal source to which the common schools of Georgia must look for teachers for such schools, and the accommodation for carrying on of the work of said Normal School is utterly and wholly inadequate to meet the demands upon it for the preparation of such teachers; and Preamble.

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Whereas the trustees of the University of Georgia have by resolution requested the Legislature to meet the pressing needs of said State Normal School and to provide it with proper buildings and facilities for the great work that it is carrying on, and have by resolution requested the Legislature to appropriate the sums hereinafter named for the purposes set out; therefore Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the sum of fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars be appropriated to the trustees of the University of Georgia for the use of the State Normal School at Athens, for the erection of a dormitory for the use of said school on its grounds at Athens, Georgia, for the accommodation of its students under such rules and regulations as may be provided by the local board of said State Normal School; also the further sum of fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars be appropriated to the trustees of the University of Georgia for the use of said State Normal School for the erection of an auditorium and administration building on the grounds of said school at Athens, Ga.; said sums herein appropriated to be used for the purposes hereinbefore set out and expressed, and for no other purpose: provided, that of the sums herein appropriated the sum of $50,000 shall become available January 1st, 1917, and $50,000 later and by January 1st, 1918; provided all appropriations made last November for maintenance appropriations for 1916, and especially the public school fund and pensions, shall have been first paid. $50,000 for dormitory. $50,000 for auditorium and administration building. When available. Proviso. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that before the sums hereinbefore named and appropriated shall be available for said purposes, the plans and contracts for the building of said buildings shall be approved by the trustees of the University of Georgia. Approval of plans, etc. 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. Approved August 19, 1916.

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TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, FOR SOUTH GEORGIA STATE NORMAL COLLEGE. No. 461. An Act to appropriate to the trustees of the University of Georgia, for the use of the South Georgia State Normal College at Valdosta, Georgia, the sum of fifty thousand dollars for the erection of an additional dormitory and administration building on the grounds of the college, 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 sum of fifty thousand dollars be and is hereby appropriated to the trustees of the University of Georgia, for the use of the South Georgia State Normal College at Valdosta, the same to be used in erecting an additional building on the grounds of the college for dormitory and administration purposes. $50,000 appropriated. Building. Sec. 2. The plans, specifications and contract for said building shall be such as are satisfactory to and are approved by said board of trustees of the University of Ga. Plans and contract. Sec. 3. The said board of trustees is hereby authorized to make requisition upon the Governor for said sum or any part thereof, from time to time as the work of construction progresses, and the Governor is authorized to draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for such amount, and the Treasurer of the State is directed to pay the same out of any funds in the Treasury available for that purpose; provided, nevertheless, that thirty thousand dollars of this appropriation shall become available on January 1st, 1917, and the remaining twenty thousand dollars shall become available as needed thereafter. That the amount appropriated under this bill be not available until every appropriation made by the Legislature last November for maintenance purposes for 1916, and especially public school fund and pensions, have been fully paid. Payment. Proviso.

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Sec. 4. 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. Approved August 18, 1916. GEORGIA NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE. No. 518. An Act to appropriate the sum of fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purpose of building a new dormitory upon the campus of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville, Georgia, to fix the time when said appropriation shall become available, 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 the sum of fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be and is hereby appropriated for the purpose of erecting a new dormitory for students, to be located on the campus of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville, Georgia. $50,000 appropriated. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act the board of directors of the said Georgia Normal and Industrial College are authorized and empowered to make requisition on the Governor of said State, for the said fifty thousand dollars, or any part thereof from time to time; and the said Governor is authorized and directed to draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amount of said requisition so made by the board of directors; and the said Treasurer is directed to pay the same out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated; provided, nevertheless, that thirty thousand dollars of this appropriation shall become available on January 1st, 1917, and the remaining twenty

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thousand dollars shall become available as needed thereafter. Provided, that no funds thus appropriated be available until all appropriations made by the Legislature last November for maintenance purposes for 1916, and especially the appropriation for public schools and pensions, have been fully paid. Payment. Proviso. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. GEORGIA TRAINING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. No. 499. An Act to appropriate the sum of $12,500 to the board of managers of the Georgia Training School for Girls for the erection and equipment of such buildings as the board of trustees may deem necessary, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the sum of $12,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated, to be used by the board of managers of the Georgia Training School for Girls for the erection and equipment of such buildings as the board of trustees may deem necessary. $12,500 appropriated. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said sum shall not become available until January 1st, 1917; provided at that time all appropriations made by the last Legislature for maintenance purposes for 1916, and especially the public school and pension appropriations, shall have been fully paid. When available. Proviso.

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Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and they are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. RESACA CONFEDERATE CEMETERY. No. 497. An Act to appropriate to the trustees of Resaca Confederate Cemetery, for the use of said cemetery, the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purpose of putting in repair the fences and grounds thereof, for the purpose of marking the graves which are unmarked, and for such other improvements and repairs as said trustees may deem necessary for the conservation of the property; and to designate and appoint a board of trustees for said cemetery, specifying their term of office, their duties as such, and for other purposes. Section 1. Whereas, there lie buried at Resaca, in unmarked graves, many brave men who fell in that memorable battle fighting for Southern principles, the original markers to these graves having been destroyed by decay or otherwise; and Preamble. Whereas, there are no seats, speaker's stand, or other accommodations whatever for the use and convenience of persons who meet annually in commemoration of that great battle; and Whereas, the wall, the few markers that remain, the drainage from the spring and the grounds in general are in bad repair and are deteriorating in value, with no fund to relieve these conditions, and no lawfully constituted board of trustees whose duty it is to protect and preserve said property; now therefore,

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated to the trustees hereinafter named, and their successors in office, for the purposes aforesaid, that is: for the purpose of marking those graves which are unmarked, for the purpose of providing a speaker's stand or rostrum, for repairing the walls, draining the grounds, and for such other and further improvements as in the opinion of the trustees hereinafter named may be necessary for the conservation of the State's property; provided, no funds appropriated under this bill shall be available until all appropriations made by the Legislature last November for maintenance purposes for 1916 and 1917, and especially the public school and pensions appropriations for those years, have been paid. $500 appropriated. Proviso. Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a board of trustees be created, and the following persons are designated as members of said board: Mrs. Logan R. Pitts, Mrs. W. L. Hines, H. C. Hunt, Thos. A. Hopper, A. L. Henson. The term of office of said members of this board is as follows: The first two persons named shal hold office as such members for a term of six years; the next two named shall hold office for a term of four years; and the last named shall hold office for a term of two years. All of said members shall become de facto officers immediately on the approval of this bill by the Governor, but their term of office shall begin January 1st, 1917, and shall date therefrom. All vacancies shall be supplied by appointment of the Governor, and male and female residents and citizens of this State shall be qualified as trustees. The duties of said members of said board of trustees are to supervise any and all repairs whatever, and they shall be charged with the general upkeep of the cemetery, and they are hereby constituted custodians of any of its property. It is their duty to carefully and economically use the fund

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herein appropriated for the actual necessary improvements herein specified. Board of trustees designated. Terms of office. Vacancies. Duties. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the money hereby appropriated shall remain in the State Treasury and shall be paid out on the warrant of the Governor, who shall issue such warrant when he has been presented with an itemized bill of work done or materials furnished or other improvements under and by virtue of this Act, which bill must be approved by the board of trustees herein designated, or their successors. Payment, how and when made Sec. 4. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. STENOGRAPHIC WORK OF JOINT COMMITTEE. No. 521. An Act to appropriate the sum of $161.75 dollars for the payment of William C. Massey for the stenographic work authorized by resolution of the General Assembly of 1916. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the sum of $161.75 dollars, be, and the same is, hereby appropriated for the payment of the bill of William C. Massey, stenographer to the joint committee appointed at the present session of the General Assembly to consider and report upon the report of Auditor Metz, as authorized by the joint resolution at the session of 1916, and the Governor is authorized to draw his warrant for the same upon any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. $161.75 appropriated to bill of W. C. Massey. Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the sum of three hundred dollars

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($300), or so much thereof as is necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated for the payment of the services of members of visiting committee to State institutions during the past year, and the Governor is authorized to draw his warrant for the same upon any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. $300 to visiting committee. Approved August 19, 1916.

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TITLE II. AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION. ACTS. Art. 2, sec. 1, par. 2. County of Bacon; special legislation, and bonded debt. Art. 6, sec. 2. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals; judges and jurisdiction. Art. 6, sec. 13, par. 1. Superior Court judges; salary increase. Art. 6, sec. 13, par. 2. Solicitors-general; salaries instead of fees. Art. 7, sec. 2, par. 2. Tax exemption of ships in foreign commerce. COUNTY OF BACON; SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND BONDED DEBT. No. 473. The following amendment to article II, section 1, paragraph 2 of the Constitution of Georgia is hereby proposed to the people of Georgia by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia: The amendment is proposed to that portion of said section, paragraph, and article, which creates the County of Bacon, and is as follows: That said County of Bacon is hereby declared to be a statutory county, the General Assembly of the State of Georgia is hereby given the power by legislation to create local offices and local courts in the said county, other than those provided for in this Constitution; and it is further declared that the General Assembly shall have the same power to legislate in reference to said County of Bacon, that it has now as to other counties in the State. That all laws applicable to the counties in this State are hereby made to apply to the said County of Bacon. That said County of Bacon is hereby authorized to create a

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bonded debt not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for public improvements in said County of Bacon, by the consent of the majority of the regular qualified voters of said County of Bacon voting at an election for that purpose. That said election to create said debt shall be held under law now in force, for creation of the debt. Proposal to amend art. 2, sec. 1, par. 2. Location of special local offices and courts. Creation of bonded debt by popular vote. Sec. 2. The Governor is hereby required and directed, that when this proposed amendment shall be agreed to by the General Assembly as required by the Constitution, to submit this proposed amendment to the Constitution to the voters of this State at the next general election to be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in November next, and shall cause this amendment to be advertised in at least two papers in each congressional district in this State at least two months before said next general election; and if a majority of qualified voters of this State, voting at said election, shall by their votes ratify this proposed amendment of Constitution, said amendment shall become part of Constitution of this State. Submission to popular vote. Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to certify the results of the votes on this amendment to the Governor; when said vote is so certified that it shall appear by majority of qualified voters, voting at said election, voted in favor of this amendment, the Governor shall issue his proclamation to such effect. Certificate of result. Sec. 4. That the form of submission of this proposed amendment shall be as follows: Each voter shall have written or printed on his ticket the following words: In favor of the ratification of amendment of paragraph 2, section 1, article II, of the Constitution of Georgia, amending that portion of paragraph 2, creating the County of Bacon; and those opposed to the ratification of this amendment shall have printed or written on their ticket: Opposed to ratification of amendment to paragraph 2, section 1, article II, of Constitution amendment, paragraph 2, in reference to the County of Bacon. Forms of ballots. Approved August 18, 1916.

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SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS; JUDGES AND JURISDICTION. No. 586. An Act to amend section two of article six of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Section 1. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia hereby proposes to the people of Georgia an amendment to section 2 of article 6 of the Constitution of this State, as follows: Proposal to amend art. 6, sec. 2. 1. By changing paragraph 5 of said section, so it will read as follows: Paragraph 5. The Supreme Court shall have no original jurisdiction, but shall be a court alone for the trial and correction of errors of law from the superior courts and the City Courts of Atlanta and Savannah, and such other like courts as have been or may hereafter be established in other cities; in all cases that involve the construction of the Constitution of the State of Georgia or of the United States, or of treaties between the United States and foreign governments; in all cases in which the constitutionality of any law of the State of Georgia or of the United States is drawn in question; and, until otherwise provided by law, in all cases respecting titles to land; in all equity cases; in all cases which involve the validity of, or the construction of wills; in all cases of conviction of a capital felony; in all habeas-corpus cases; in all cases involving extraordinary remedies; in all divorce and alimony cases, and in all cases certified to it by the Court of Appeals for its determination. It shall also be competent for the Supreme Court to require by certiorari or otherwise any case to be certified to the Supreme Court from the Court of Appeals for review and determination with the same power and authority as if the case had been carried by writ of error to the Supreme Court. Any case carried to the Supreme Court or to the Court of Appeals, which belongs to the class of which the other court has jurisdiction, shall, until otherwise provided by law, be transferred to the other

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court under such rules as the Supreme Court may prescribe, and the cases so transferred shall be heard and determined by the court which has jurisdiction thereof. Supreme Court's jurisdiction. Review by certiorari, etc. Transfer of cases. 2. Paragraph 9 shall be amended to read as follows: The Court of Appeals shall consist of the judges provided therefor by law at the time of the ratification of this amendment, and of such additional judges as the General Assembly shall from time to time prescribe. All terms of the judges of the Court of Appeals after the expiration of the terms of the judges provided for by law at the time of the ratification of the amendment (except unexpired terms) shall continue six years, and until their successors are qualified. The time and manner of electing judges, and the mode of filling a vacancy which causes an unexpired term, shall be the same as are or may be provided for by the laws relating to the election and appointment of Justices of the Supreme Court. The Court of Appeals shall have jurisdiction for the trial and correction of errors of law from the superior courts and from the City Courts of Atlanta and Savannah, and such other like courts as have been or may hereafter be established in other cities, and in all cases in which such jurisdiction has not been conferred by this Constitution upon the Supreme Court, and in such other cases as may hereafter be prescribed by law; except that where a case is pending in the Court of Appeals and the Court of Appeals desires instruction from the Supreme Court, it may certify the same to the Supreme Court, and thereupon a transcript of the record shall be transmitted to the Supreme Court, which, after having afforded to the parties an opportunity to be heard thereon, shall instruct the Court of Appeals on the question so certified, and the Court of Appeals shall be bound by the instructions so given. But if by reason of equal division of opinion among the Justices of the Supreme Court no such instruction is given, the Court of Appeals may decide the question. The manner of certifying questions to the Supreme Court by the Court of Appeals, and the subsequent proceedings in regard to the same in the Supreme Court, shall be as the

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Supreme Court shall by its rules prescribe, until otherwise provided by law. No affirmance of the judgment of the court below in cases pending in the Court of Appeals shall result from delay in disposing of questions or cases certified from the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court, or as to which such certificate has been required by the Supreme Court as hereinbefore provided. All writs of error in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals, when received by its clerk during a term of the court and before the docket of the term is by order of the court closed, shall be entered thereon; when received at any other time, shall be entered on the docket of the next term; and they shall stand for hearing at the term for which they are so entered, under such rules as the court may prescribe, until otherwise provided by law. The Court of Appeals shall appoint a clerk and a sheriff of the court. The reporter of the Supreme Court shall be reporter of the Court of Appeals until otherwise provided by law. The laws relating to the Supreme Court as to qualifications and salaries of judges, the designation of other judges to preside when members of the court are disqualified, the powers, duties, salaries, fees and terms of officers, the mode of carrying cases to the court, the powers, practice, procedure, times of sitting, and costs of the court, the publication of reports of cases decided therein, and in all other respects, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution or by the laws as to the Court of Appeals at the time of the ratification of this amendment, and until otherwise provided by law, shall apply to the Court of Appeals so far as they can be made to apply. The decisions of the Supreme Court shall bind the Court of Appeals as precedents. Court of Appeals. Judges. Terms of office. Election. Vacancy. Jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals. Cases certified. Docketing of cases. Clerk. Sheriff. Reporter. Laws applicable. Decisions as precedents. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever the above proposed amendment to the Constitution of this State shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the Houses of the General Assembly, and the same has been entered upon their journals, with the yeas and nays taken thereon, the Governor shall and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause

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the above proposed amendment to be published in one or more newspapers in each congressional district in this State for the period of two months next preceding the time of holding the next general election; and the Governor is hereby authorized and directed to provide for the submission of the amendment proposed for ratification or rejection to the electors of this State at the next general election to be held after said publication, at which election every person shall be qualified to vote who is entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly. All persons voting at such election in favor of adopting the said proposed amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, For amendment to the Constitution, altering the Appellate Court System of the State of Georgia. All persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, Against the amendment to the Constitution, altering the Appellate Court System of the State of Georgia. If a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote for ratification, the Governor shall, when he ascertains the same from the Secretary of State, to whom the returns from said election shall be referred in the same manner as in cases of election for members of the General Assembly, to count and ascertain the result, issue his proclamation for one insertion in one daily paper of the State, announcing such result and declaring the amendment ratified. Submission to popular vote. Forms of ballots. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES; SALARY INCREASE. No. 329. An Act to amend paragraph 1 of section 13 of article 6 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, regulating the salaries of the judges of the Supreme and superior

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courts, by providing for the payment from the county treasury of Clarke County to the judge of the superior courts of the Western Circuit, of which said county is a part, of additional compensation; and by providing for the payment from the county treasury of Floyd County to the judge of the superior courts of the Rome Circuit, of which said County of Floyd is a part, of additional compensation; and by providing for the payment from the county treasury of Sumter County to the judge of the superior courts of the Southwestern Circuit, of which said County of Sumter is a part, of additional compensation; and by providing for the payment from the county treasury of Muscogee County to the judge of the superior courts of the Chattahoochee Circuit, of which said County of Muscogee is a part, of additional compensation; and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That paragraph 1 of section 13 of article 6 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, as amended by the Act of the General Assembly, approved August the 3d, 1910, and duly ratified by the people according to law, be and the same is hereby amended by inserting the words Clarke, Floyd, Sumter, Muscogee in the proviso contained in said amendment, between the words the counties of and the word Bibb, so that said proviso so amended by this amendment shall read as follows: Provided, however, that the Counties of Clarke, Floyd, Sumter, Muscogee, Bibb, Chatham, Fulton, and Richmond shall pay from their respective county treasuries to the superior court judges of the circuit of which they are a part, and the County of Fulton to the judge of the Stone Mountain Circuit or the judge of such other circuit as may hereafter be required to regularly preside therein, for additional services rendered in the Superior Court of Fulton County, such sums as will, with the salaries paid each judge from the State Treasury, make a salary of $5,000.00 per annum to each judge; and said payments are declared to be a part of the court expenses

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of such counties; such payment to be made to the judges now in office as well as their successors. Proposal to amend art. 6, sec. 13, par. 1. Salary increase payable by eight counties. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if this constitutional amendment shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the members of the General Assembly of each House, the same shall be entered on each journal, with the ayes and nays taken thereon; and the Governor shall cause the amendment to be published in one or more of the newspapers in each congressional district for two months, immediately preceding the next general election, and the voters thereat shall have written or printed on their tickets For ratification of amendment to paragraph 1, section 13, article 6 of the Constitution (providing for additional compensation of the superior court judges in Clarke, Floyd, Sumter, and Muscogee Superior Courts), or Against ratification of amendment to paragraph 1, section 13, article 6 of the Constitution (against providing additional compensation for the superior court judges in Clarke, Floyd, Sumter, and Muscogee Superior Courts), as they may choose; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the next General Assembly, voting, shall vote in favor of ratification, then said amendment shall become a part of article 6, section 13, paragraph 1, of the Constitution of this State, and the Governor shall make proclamation thereof. Submission to popular vote. Forms of ballots. Sec. 3. The city court of Americus shall not be abolished, nor shall the salaries of the officers thereof be increased or diminished prior to January 1, 1921. City court of Americus. Sec. 4. 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. Approved August 8, 1916. SOLICITORS-GENERAL; SALARIES INSTEAD OF FEES. No. 460. An Act to amend article 6, section 13, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of this State, so as to authorize the General

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Assembly, by a majority vote of each branch, at any time, to abolish the fees at present accruing to the office of solicitor-general in any particular judicial circuit, and in lieu thereof to prescribe a salary for such office, in addition to the salary prescribed in paragraph 1 of said section of said article, and without regard to the uniformity of such salaries in the various circuits; and to authorize the General Assembly to determine what disposition shall be made of the fines, forfeitures, and fees accruing to the office of solicitor-general in any judicial circuit where the fees are abolished; and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That article 6, section 13, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of Georgia be amended by adding at the end of said paragraph 2 the following words: Provided, however, that the General Assembly shall have power, at any time, by a majority vote of each branch, to abolish the fees accruing to the office of solicitor-general, in any particular judicial circuit, and in lieu thereof to prescribe a salary for such office, in addition to the salary prescribed in paragraph 1 of this section of this article, and without regard to the uniformity of such salaries in the various circuits, and shall have the further power to determine what disposition shall be made of the fines, forfeitures, and fees accruing to the office of solicitor-general in any such judicial circuit where the fees are abolished, so that said paragraph 2 of said section of said article, when so amended, will read as follows: Proposal to amend art. 6, sec. 13, par. 2. Paragraph 2. The General Assembly may at any time, by a two-thirds vote of each branch, prescribe other and different salaries for any or all of the above officers, but no such change shall affect the officers then in commission; provided, however, that the General Assembly shall have power, at any time, by a majority vote of each branch, to abolish the fees at present accruing to the office of solicitor-general

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in any particular judicial circuit, and in lieu thereof to prescribe a salary for such office, in addition to the salary prescribed in paragraph 1 of this section of this article, and without regard to the uniformity of such salaries in the various circuits; and shall have the further power to determine what disposition shall be made of the fines, forfeitures, and fees accruing to the office of solicitor-general in any such judicial circuit where the fees are abolished. Salaries (not uniform) in lieu of fees. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That if this amendment shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the members of the General Assembly of each House, the same shall be entered on their journals, with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and the Governor shall cause the amendment to be published in one or more of the newspapers in each congressional district for at least two months immediately preceding the next general election, and the same shall be submitted to the people at the next general election; and the voters thereat shall have written or printed on their ballots For ratification of amendment to paragraph 2 of section 13 of article 6 of the Constitution of this State, abolishing fees of solicitors-general, or Against ratification of amendment to paragraph 2 of section 13 of article 6 of the Constitution of this State, abolishing fees of solicitors-general, as they may choose; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the next General Assembly, voting, shall vote in favor of ratification, as shown by the consolidation thereof and returns made, as now provided by law in elections for members of the General Assembly, then said amendment shall become a part of said article 6, section 13, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of this State, and the Governor shall make proclamation thereof. Submission to popular vote. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916.

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TAX EXEMPTION OF SHIPS IN FOREIGN COMMERCE. No. 283. An Act to amend article 7, section 2, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of this State, which relates to the power of the General Assembly to exempt property from taxation, so that the General Assembly may exempt from taxation ships and vessels engaged exclusively in foreign commerce, owned and operated by Georgia citizens, or Georgia corporations, 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 2, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of this State be and the same is hereby amended by adding to, and at the end of said paragraph, the following words, to wit: The General Assembly shall further have power to exempt from taxation ships and vessels engaged exclusively in foreign commerce, owned and operated by Georgia citizens or Georgia corporations. Provided, that after ten years from the date of the ratification of this amendment the General Assembly shall be empowered to discontinue this exemption. Proposal to amend art. 7, sec. 2, par. 2. Exemption, and when discontinued. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That if this constitutional amendment shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the members of the General Assembly of each House, the same shall be entered on their journals, with the ayes and nays taken thereon; and the Governor shall cause the amendment to be published in one or more of the newspapers in each congressional district for two months immediately preceding the next general election, and the same shall be submitted to the people at the next general election; and the voters thereat shall have written or printed on their ticket, For ratification of amendment of article 7, Section 2, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of this State, so as to authorize the General Assembly to exempt from taxation ships and vessels engaged exclusively in foreign commerce, owned and

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operated by Georgia citizens or Georgia corporations; or Against ratification of amendment to article 7, section 2, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of this State, authorizing the General Assembly to exempt from taxation ships and vessels engaged exclusively in foreign commerce, owned and operated by Georgia citizens or Georgia corporations, as they may choose; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the next General Assembly shall vote in favor of the ratification, then said amendment shall become a part of article 7, section 2, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of this State, and the Governor shall make proclamation thereof. Submission to popular vote. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 19, 1916.

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TITLE III. CODE AMENDMENTSCODE OF 1910. ACTS Civil 16. Extent of eastern boundary into ocean. 185. Reprints of Georgia Reports; number reduced. 695. et seq. Commutation tax in certain counties. 1041. Venue of affidavits of illegality of tax executions against railroads. 1249. State Depository in Cumming. State Depository in Toccoa. State Depository in Vienna. 1534. Local school tax; election and levy. 1536. Local school tax; levy after election for repeal. 1571. Georgia State Sanitarium Trustees; number. 1572. Georgia State Sanitarium Trustees; terms of office. 2044. Fences on lines of stock-law districts. 2120 et seq. Department of Horticulture and Pomology. 2167. Women eligible as clerks of ordinaries. 2577 et seq. Interurban railroads. 3438, 3442. Usury penalty changed. 4688. Constables as deputy sheriffs. 4864. Decisions on motions for new trial. 4932. Attorneys at law; females admitted. Penal 371. Punishment for crime of incest. 1207. Apportionment of convicts to counties. 1483. Additional pensions to Confederate soldiers. EXTENT OF EASTERN BOUNDARY INTO OCEAN. No. 410. An Act to amend section 16 of volume 1 of the Code of this State, defining the boundaries and limits of the State of Georgia, by providing that the boundary of this State on the eastern or ocean side thereof shall extend three miles from low-water mark on the shore into the Atlantic Ocean. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section 16 of volume 1 of the Code of this State, defining the boundaries and limits of this State, be amended by inserting, after the words Atlantic Ocean,

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and before the word and, in line twenty-one (21*) of the second paragraph of said section, the following words, to wit: and extending therein three (3) English miles from low-water mark; thence running in a northeasterly direction, and following the direction of the Atlantic Coast to a point opposite the mouth, or inlet, of said Savannah River, so that said section, when amended, will read as follows: The boundaries of Georgia, as deduced from the Constitution of Georgia, the Convention of Beaufort, the Articles of Cession and Agreement entered into on the 24th of April, 1802, the Resolution of General Assembly of December 8th, 1826, and the Adjudications and Compromises affecting Alabama and Florida, are as follows: from the sea, or the mouth of the River Savannah, along the stream thereof to the fork or confluence made by the Rivers Keowee and Tugalo, and thence along said River Tugalo until the fork or confluence made by said Tugalo and the River Chattooga, and up and along the same to the point where it touches the northern boundary line of South Carolina and the southern boundary line of North Carolina, which is at a point on the thirty-fifth parallel of north latitude, reserving all the islands in said Rivers Savannah, Tugalo, and Chattooga, to Georgia; thence on said line of said thirty-fifth parallel, from said point of intersection, and on and along said line west, to a point where it merges into and becomes the northern boundary line of Alabamait being the point fixed by the survey of the State of Georgia, and known as Nickajack; thence in a direct line to the great bend of the Chattahoochee River, called Miller's Bendit being the line run and marked by said survey; and thence along and down the western bank of said Chattahoochee, along the line or limit of high-water mark, to its junction with Flint River; thence along a certain line of survey made by Gustavus J. Orr, a surveyor on the part of Georgia, and W. Whitner, a surveyor on the part of Florida, beginning at a fore-and-aft tree about four chains below the present junction; thence along this line east, to a point designated thirty-seven links north of Ellicott's Mound on

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the St. Mary's River; thence along the middle of said river to the Atlantic Ocean, [Illegible Text] extending therein three (3) English miles from low-water mark; thence running in a northeasterly direction and following the direction of the Atlantic coast to a point opposite the mouth, or inlet, of said Savannah River; and from thence to the mouth or inlet of said Savannah River, to the place of beginning; including all the lands, waters, islands, and jurisdictional rights within said limits, and also all the islands within twenty marine leagues of the seacoast. C. C. 16 amended. *Park's Code. To be read as amended. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws, and parts of laws, in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 15, 1916. REPRINTS OF GEORGIA REPORTS; NUMBER REDUCED. No. 466. An Act to amend section 185 of volume 1 of Code 1910, so as to reduce the number of copies of Georgia Reports reprinted from electrotype plates. 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 the passage of this Act, section 185 of volume 1 of the Code of 1910 be and the same is hereby amended by striking the words five hundred, in the fourth line and inserting in lieu thereof the words two hundred, and by inserting after the words struck off, in the fourth line the words: when the volume is reprinted for the first time and one hundred copies in all subsequent reprints of said volume, so that said section, when so amended, shall read as follows: Whenever the Librarian of the State shall report to the Governor that there are not more than twenty-five copies of any

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electrotyped volumes on hand, the Governor shall have two hundred additional copies struck off when the volume is reprinted for the first time, and one hundred copies in all subsequent reprints of said volume, and shall draw his warrant upon the printing fund for the expense thus incurred. C. C. 185 amended. To be read as amended. Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. COMMUTATION TAX IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. No. 467. An Act to amend an Act approved August 21, 1891, entitled An Act to give the commissioners of roads and revenues, or the ordinary or county judge, as the case may be, of each county, the power and authority to lay out, open, change or discontinue the public roads, and to work and have worked the same; to provide for levying a tax for road purposes; to prescribe who shall be subject to road duty; for the appointment of a superintendent of roads and other necessary officers; to provide how such road shall be worked; to provide for the punishment of defaulters, and how and when this Act shall go into effect in any county, and for other purposes; together with the amendments thereto, by amending section 2 of said Act in providing for the manner of collection of commutation tax by the tax collector in all counties of the State of Georgia, whose population is over 36,725 and not over 50,000, and further providing that in such county said commutation tax shall be fixed at a sum that will amount to not more than one ($1.00) dollar for the number of days' work required on the public roads of said county.

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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 the passage of this Act, section 2 of an Act entitled An Act to give the commissioners of roads and revenues, or ordinary or county judge, as the case may be, in each county, the power and authority to lay out, open, change or discontinue the public roads and work and have worked the same; to provide for levying a tax for road purposes; to prescribe who shall be subject to road duty; for the appointment of a superintendent of roads and other necessary officers; to provide how said roads shall be worked; to provide for the punishment of defaulters and how and when this Act shall go into effect in any county, and for other purposes, approved October 21, 1891, be and the same is hereby amended by providing that a commutation tax, fixed by the county authorities, shall be collected by the tax collector of all counties in this State with a population of not less than 36,725 or greater than 50,000, and such tax collector shall be paid by said authorities a commission of 10 per cent upon all such taxes collected by or through him. C. C. 695 amended (Acts 1890-91, vol. 1, p. 135). Commutation tax in certain counties. Commission to collector. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act no one in such county shall be required to work for longer than ten (10) days upon any public road in any one year, nor said commutation tax be fixed at a sum that will amount to more than one ($1.00) dollar per diem for the number of days' work required. Days of work. Amount of tax. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 18, 1916.

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VENUE OF AFFIDAVITS OF ILLEGALITY OF TAX EXECUTIONS AGAINST RAILROADS. No. 555. An Act to amend Code, section 1041, found on page 270 of the Civil Code of Georgia, volume 1, adopted August 15, 1910, by changing the venue of the trial of affidavit of illegality by railroad companies, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Code section 1041 of the Civil Code of Georgia, adopted August 15, 1910, found on page 270, shall be and is hereby amended by striking out the words of Fulton, in the fifth line, and in substituting therefor: where such tax is claimed to be owing and where it is sought to be collected, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: C. C. 1041 amended. If any railroad company shall dispute the liability to such county tax, it may be done by an affidavit of illegality, to be made by the president of said railroad in the same manner as other affidavits of illegality are made, and shall be returned for trial to the superior court of the county where such tax is claimed to be owing and where it is sought to be collected, where such cases shall be given precedence for trial over all other cases, except tax cases in which the State shall be a party. To be read as amended. Return of affidavit. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. STATE DEPOSITORY IN CUMMING. No. 478. An Act to amend section 1249 of volume 1 of the Code of Georgia of 1910, providing for the selection by the Governor of banks in certain cities therein named as

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State depositories, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, so as to add the town of Cumming in Forsyth County, State of Georgia, to the lists of such cities and towns, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section 1249 of volume 1 of the Code of Georgia, 1910, providing for the selection by the Governor of banks in certain cities and towns therein named as State depositories, and the several Acts of the General Assembly amendatory thereof be, and they are, hereby amended so as to add the town of Cumming, in Forsyth County, to the list of such cities and towns. C. C. 1249 amended. Cumming added. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. STATE DEPOSITORY IN TOCCOA. No. 588. An Act to amend section 1249 of volume 1 of the Code of Georgia, 1910, providing for the selection by the Governor of banks in certain cities and towns therein named as State depositories, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, so as to add another bank to the town of Toccoa in the County of Stephens. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section 1249 of volume 1 of the Code of 1910, providing for the selection by the Governor of banks in certain cities and towns therein named as State depositories, and the several Acts amendatory thereof be and the same are hereby amended so as to add another bank to the town of Toccoa, in the county of Stephens, State of Georgia, to the list of such cities and towns. C. C. 1249 amended. Toccoa added.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. STATE DEPOSITORY IN VIENNA. No. 325. An Act to amend section 1249 of volume 1 of the Code of Georgia of 1910, providing for the selection by the Governor of banks in certain cities and towns therein named as State depositories, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, so as to add the City of Vienna, in the County of Dooly, and State of Georgia to the list of such cities and towns, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section 1249 of volume 1 of the Code of 1910, providing for the selection by the Governor of banks in certain cities and towns therein named as State depositories, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, be and the same are hereby amended so as to add the City of Vienna, in the County of Dooly in the State of Georgia, to the list of such cities and towns. C. C. 1249 amended. Vienna added. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 7, 1916. LOCAL SCHOOL TAX; ELECTION AND LEVY. No. 284. An Act to amend section 1534 of the present Code of Georgia, adopted by an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved August 15, 1910.

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Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That section 1534 of the Code of Georgia, adopted by an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved August 15, 1910, be and the same is amended by adding, after the words one-fourth of the qualified voters of the county, in the sixth line of said section, the following words, to wit: Unless the number of qualified voters in a county shall exceed five thousand, in which event the ordinary shall order the election after receiving a petition of one-tenth of the said voters, so that the first sentence of the said section as amended, shall read as follows: Whenever the citizens of any county wish to supplement the public school fund received from the State by levying a tax upon the property of the county, it shall be the duty of the ordinary to order an election not earlier than twenty days, nor later than sixty days, after receiving a petition of one-fourth of the qualified voters of the county, unless the number of qualified voters in a county shall exceed five thousand, in which event the ordinary shall order the election after receiving a petition of one-tenth of the said voters; and notice of the same shall be published in at least three weekly issues of the county newspaper in which legal advertisements of the county are published. C. C. 1534 amended. To be read as amended Election, when ordered. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the eighth sentence in the said section, reading if the election is carried for local taxation, the ordinary or board of county commissioners, whichever levies the county tax, shall levy a local tax as recommended by the county board of education upon all the property of the county, not to exceed one-half of one per cent, and the same shall be collected by the county tax collector and paid by him to the county board of education, be and the same is hereby amended so as to add after the words county board of education, as they appear in this sentence the words or such [Illegible Text] of public education, whether established by a general or a local law, as has control of the public schools of the county, so that said sentence, as amended, shall read as follows: If the election is carried for local taxation, the ordinary or board of

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county commissioners, whichever levies the county tax, shall levy a local tax as recommended by the county board of education, or such board of public education, whether established by a general or a local law, as has control of the public schools of the county, upon all the property of the county, not to exceed one-half of one per cent, and the same shall be collected by the tax collector and paid by him to the county board of education, or such board of public education, whether established by a general or a local law, as has control of the public schools of the county. Further amendment. To be read as amended. Levy of tax. Rate. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted that this Act shall not be construed as abridging or impairing, any right of taxation for public schools now possessed by any educational board of any county of this State under existing laws. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved July 18, 1916. LOCAL SCHOOL TAX; LEVY AFTER ELECTION FOR REPEAL. No. 472. An Act to amend section 1536 of the Code of 1910 by providing for existing contracts made by the boards of education when local tax is repealed, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, section 1536 of volume 1 of the Code adopted August 15, 1910, be and the same is hereby amended by the addition of the following: Provided, that, in the event such election is favorable to the repealing of the local tax as aforesaid, the then existing board of trustees of such district or county shall be empowered, authorized, and directed to continue to levy and collect tax in such district or county to meet all

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of the then existing legal obligations and indebtedness of such district and county and pay off the same. C. C. 1536 amended. Proviso added. Levy to meet existing obligations. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. GEORGIA STATE SANITARIUM TRUSTEES; NUMBER. No. 496. An Act to amend section 1571 of the Code of 1910. 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 Section 1571 of the Code of 1910 be and the same is hereby amended as follows: by striking out the word ten, in the third line of said Code section and inserting in lieu thereof the word nine, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Section 1571. Managed by Nine Trustees. The Georgia State Sanitarium at Midway, near Milledgeville, is solely the property of the State, and shall be under the management of nine trustees, one of whom shall be a competent physician, and no two of whom shall reside in the same county. The provisions of this bill shall not become operative until Dec. 1, 1917. C. C. 1571 amended. Nine instead of ten trustees. When effective. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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GEORGIA STATE SANITARIUM TRUSTEES; TERMS OF OFFICE. No. 492. An Act to amend section 1572 of the Code of Georgia. 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 section 1572 of the Code of 1910, be amended by striking from said section the last three lines after the word December, to wit: and in such a manner that one of the trustees shall be continued in office for a second term, that there may be always one member of the board who is experienced in the affairs of the Sanitarium, and in lieu of said three lines, insert the following: and in such a manner that three members of the board of trustees shall hold office for two years, and three members for four years, and three members for six years, so that there may be always six members of said board who are experienced in the affairs of said Sanitarium. At the expiration of said terms, their successors shall be appointed for the term of six years, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Section 1572. Trustees, How Appointed. Said trustees are biennially appointed by the Governor, on the first Monday in December, and in such a manner that three members of the board of trustees shall hold office for two years, and three members for four years, and three members for six years, so that there may be always six members of said board who are experienced in the affairs of said Sanitarium. At the expiration of said terms, their successors shall be appointed for the term of six years. The provisions of this Act shall not become operative until December 1, 1917. C. C. 1572 amended. To be read as amended. Terms of office. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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FENCES ON LINES OF STOCK-LAW DISTRICTS. No. 585. An Act to amend section 2044 of the Code of 1910, codified from the Act of the General Assembly of 1909, page 158, to amend said section 2044 by striking therefrom the words in the second line, has been held heretofore, and substituting therefor the words has been held heretofore or thereafter held, so that said section, when amended, will read as follows: Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly: In any militia district of this State where a stock-law election has been held heretofore or thereafter held, and determined in favor of stock law, and an honest effort has been made by the citizens of the district to build good fences and gates on or about the district line, and said fence and gates have been erected and have been recognized as the boundary fence between the said district and the adjoining district by the county commissioners or the ordinary, either by direction or acquiescence, the fence shall be considered a legal fence, and the district thus having voted shall be entitled to all the rights and protection of the stock law. C. C. 2044 amended. To be read as amended. Lawful fence. Beaver v. [Illegible Text], 145 Ga. 52 (88 S. E. 573). Sec. 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE AND POMOLOGY. No. 409. An Act to amend an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia in regard to the Department of Pomology and Horticulture, approved December 20, 1898, amendatory of Act approved December 21, 1897, and all Acts amendatory thereof.

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Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That section 1 of Act approved December 20, 1898, in regard to the Department of Pomology and Horticulture, be amended by striking all of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: C. C. 2120 amended (Acts 1898, p. 94). Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, that the commissioner of agriculture and two members to be appointed by the Governor shall constitute the State Board of Entomology; one of the members to be appointed by the Governor shall be engaged in practical horticulture, and the other in practical farming or be closely identified with practical agriculture. One shall be appointed for a period of six years and the other for a period of four years; and upon the expiration of their terms of office, each shall be appointed for a term of six years. The commissioner of agriculture shall be chairman of this board; and said board shall have full power to enact such rules and regulations governing the inspection, certification, sale, transportation, and introduction of trees, shrubs, cuttings, buds, vines, bulbs, and roots, that they may deem necessary to prevent further introduction, increase, and dissemination of insect pests and plant diseases; and shall also have power to conduct experiments for control of seriously injurious insects and diseases. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That section 2 of said Act be amended by striking all of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Sec. 2. That the State Entomologist elected by the State Board of Entomology, shall be a man of good training and experience in entomology, and shall also have received training in plant pathology, and be familiar with the various diseases affecting plant life of the State. He shall be secretary for the Board of Entomology, and be required to give a surety bond sufficient to cover the amount on hand at any one time, and shall act as inspector under the provisions of this Act. It shall be the

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duty of said board to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with this Act for the government of said Entomologist, and the duties devolving upon him in the execution of this Act. C. C. 2121 amended (Acts 1898, p. 94). Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 16, 1916. WOMEN ELIGIBLE AS CLERKS OF ORDINARIES. No. 455. An Act to amend section 2167 of the Civil Code of 1910, to enable females to be clerks of ordinaries, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, section 2167 of the Civil Code of 1910 be and the same is hereby amended by adding between the word sanitarium, and the word and, in the eleventh line of said section the following words, to wit.: and clerk of ordinary. So that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Females. Females are not entitled to the privileges of the elective franchise, nor can they hold any civil office, or perform any civil functions, unless specially authorized by law, nor are they required to discharge any military, jury, police, patrol, or road duty; Provided, nothing contained herein shall prevent a woman, a resident of the State four years, and who has attained the age of twenty-one years, from being eligible to the position or office of State Librarian by appointment by the Governor, under the provisions of force regulating appointment by the Governor; Provided, further, that a woman is eligible to the office of commercial notary public and also to the office of assistant

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physician at the Georgia State Sanitarium, and also to the office of clerk of ordinary and the court of ordinary; and females, residents of the county for four years preceding, may be appointed to hold any office in the children's courts; provided, that any female commercial notary public shall be subject to the process of subpoena. C. C. 2167 amended. To be read as amended. Ex parte Hale, 145 Ga. 350 (89 S. E. 216). Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. Note.See Act for admission of women to practice law: Second Act (No. 471), under the title Miscellaneous, infra. INTERURBAN RAILROADS. No. 584. An Act to amend the general Act for incorporation of railroads, entitled An Act to carry into effect article 3, section 7, paragraph 18 of the Constitution of this State in so far as the same relates to the issuing and granting corporate powers and privileges to railroad companies by the Secretary of State, to define the powers, rights, privileges, immunities and liabilities of such railroads, etc., approved December 17, 1892, as amended by the Act for the incorporation of street railroads, approved December 18, 1894, by defining interurban railroads, their powers, rights, privileges, immunities and liabilities and the manner of their incorporation and to regulate the same, 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 the Act entitled An Act to carry into effect article 3, section 7, paragraph 18 of the Constitution of this State, in so far as the same relates to the issuing and granting corporate powers and privileges to railroad companies

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by the Secretary of State, to define the powers, rights, privileges, immunities and liabilities of such railroads, to regulate the same, to provide for the consolidation of the same, to build branches and make extensions thereof; to enable the same to run navigation lines in connection therewith; to provide for the purchase or lease of one railroad by another; to grant renewals of charters, and for other purposes, approved December 17, 1892, as amended by the Act for the incorporation of street railroads entitled An Act to repeal section 16 of the Act entitled `An Act to carry into effect article 3, section 7, paragraph 18 of the Constitution of this State in so far as the same relates to the issuing and granting corporate powers and privileges to railroad companies by the Secretary of State, to define the powers, rights, privileges, immunities, and liabilities of such railroads, to regulate the same, to provide for the consolidation of the same; to build branches and make extensions thereof; to enable the same to run navigation lines in connection therewith; to provide for the purchase or lease of one railroad by another; to grant renewals of charters, and for other purposes,' and to insert a provision for the incorporation of street railroad companies in lieu thereof, and for other purposes, which amending Act was approved December 18, 1894, be and the same is hereby amended by adding the following sections: C. C. 2577 et seq. amended. (Acts, 1892, p. 37; Acts, 1894, p. 65). Section 20. Interurban railroads are hereby defined to be railroads operated by gas or electricity, from, into and between corporate cities or towns. Interurban railroads defined. Sec. 21. All the provisions of said Act approved December 17, 1892, and said amending Act, approved December 18, 1894, shall apply to and govern in the incorporation, control and management of interurban railroad companies, in so far as the same are applicable and appropriate thereto. Any number of persons, not less than ten, who desire to be incorporated for that purpose, may form a company as provided in section 2 of said Act approved December 17, 1892, with additional requirement that they must, in their

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petition, specify what cities, towns or villages, and in what streets thereof, they propose to construct and build said interurban railroad; provided that no interurban railroad incorporated under this Act shall be constructed within the limits of any incorporated town or city without the consent of the corporate authorities; and provided further that all such interurban railroad companies incorporated under this Act shall be subject to all just and reasonable rules and regulations by the corporate authorities and liable for all assessments and other lawful burdens that may be imposed upon them from time to time with [Illegible Text] to that part of the interurban railroad located within the limits of said municipal corporation, and the provisions of said Act, which apply to other railroads located in the country shall apply to it so far as that portion of its road located in the country is concerned, and provided, further, only such of the powers and franchises that are conferred by this Act shall belong to said street railroad companies as shall be necessary. Incorporation. Subject to municipal government. Sec. 22. Interurban railroad companies may use gas or electricity in propelling their engines, turning machinery, and other purposes, and may generate gas or electricity for heat, light or power, and may generate and furnish, for a reasonable compensation, gas and electric heat, light and power to consumers thereof, and to that end may operate gas and electric plants, and generate and furnish gas and electric light and power to any country, town or city, and also to corporations, companies and private citizens, and may charge and collect reasonable compensation for the same, to be fixed and determined by the Railroad Commission of the State of Georgia. Gas or electric power. Sec. 23. Interurban railroad companies may buy, lease, own, hold and use such property as may be necessary or convenient to the exercise of the foregoing powers, including the right to occupy and use any street, road or public place, subject to the conditions herein imposed and also the laws of eminent domain. Powers.

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Sec. 24. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as depriving or limiting in any way the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Georgia over said companies, but all of the laws of this State which apply to steam railroads and to street and suburban railroads, as far as applicable or appropriate to interurban railroads shall apply thereto, unless interurban railroads shall be expressly excluded from the provisions of said Acts by the terms thereof, and the benefits of this Act shall extend to all companies heretofore incorporated in this State with the power to build or operate electric street and suburban railroads and which may now operate street and suburban railroads partly in an incorporated town or city and extending through the country to another incorporated town or city; provided, that the provisions of this Act shall never be construed to affect, change or repeal the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly approved Aug. 11, 1915, prohibiting the paralleling of the W. A. R. R. so long as the same remains the property of the State; and the Secretary of State in issuing any proposed charter under the provisions of this Act shall be controlled and governed by the provisions of said Act approved August 11, 1915, in so far as said Western Atlantic Railroad may be affected or any other railway or transportation system that may hereafter be acquired or owned by the State; and provided, further, that no interurban railroad existing now or chartered under the provisions of this Act shall acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise any existing interurban or street railroad or any hereafter chartered, the effect of which will be to parallel the W. A. R. R. so long as the same remains the property of the State of Georgia, and the provisions of this Act shall not either directly or indirectly repeal or modify the Act approved August 11, 1915, and nothing in this Act shall ever be used or construed to confer the right on the part of any railroad, or interurban railroad company to parallel the W. A. R. R. so long as it shall remain the property of the State. Jurisdiction of Railroad Commission. Benefits extended. Proviso. Western Atlantic Railroad; no parallel line. Sec. 25. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts

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of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. USURY PENALTY CHANGED. No. 456. An Act to repeal sections 3438 and 3442 of the Code of 1910 regulating the forfeiture where usury is charged; and to provide forfeiture where any person, company or corporation, shall reserve, charge or take for any loan or advance in money more than the legal rate, 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 same, That from and after the passage of this Act, section 3438 of the Code of 1910, which reads as follows: Any person, company, or corporation violating the provisions of section 3436 shall forfeit the excess of interest so charged or taken, or contracted to be reserved, charged, or taken, and section 3442 of the same Code, which reads as follows: All titles to property made as a part of an usurious contract, or to evade the laws against usury, are void, be and are hereby repealed; and in lieu thereof the following enacted: Any person, company, or corporation violating the provisions of section 3436 of the Code of 1910, shall forfeit the entire interest so charged or taken, or contracted to be reserved, charged or taken. C. C. 3438, 3442 repealed. All interest forfeited for usury charge. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no further penalty or forfeiture shall be occasioned, suffered or allowed further than as stipulated in Section 1 hereof (the entire interest). No further penalty. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916.

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CONSTABLES AS DEPUTY SHERIFFS. No. 480. An Act to amend section 4688 of the Code of 1910, volume 1, so as to qualify constables to perform the duties of sheriffs in certain instances therein mentioned. Section 1. It is enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, That section 4688 of volume 1 of the Code of 1910 be amended by adding at the end of said section the following proviso: Provided, That in counties where there are more than one city court, the constables in the militia districts where said city courts are established may, by appointment of the sheriff of the county and approval of the judge of said courts, entered on the minutes thereof, discharge all the functions and duties of deputy sheriffs as relate to all proceedings in said courts, as amply and fully as deputy sheriffs, and are hereby made responsible upon their official constables' bonds for faithful performance of duty as herein prescribed. They may be removed at the option of the sheriff or judge. So that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: C. C. 4688 amended. Disqualification. Constables cannot be sheriffs or sheriffs' deputies, nor can they be clerks of the superior courts, nor can such officers be constables; provided, that in counties where there are more than one city court, the constables in the militia districts where said city courts are established may, by appointment of the sheriff of the county and approval of the judge of said courts, entered on the minutes thereof, discharge all the functions and duties of deputy sheriff as relate to all proceedings in said courts, as amply and fully as deputy sheriffs, and are hereby made responsible upon their official constables' bonds for faithful performance of duty as herein prescribed. They may be removed at the option of sheriff or judge. To be read as amended. What constables may act as deputy sheriffs. Sec. 2. It is further enacted, That all laws and parts of law in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916.

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DECISIONS ON MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIAL. No. 282. An Act to amend section 4864 of the Code of Georgia by striking out the words fifty thousand, wherever they occur, and inserting one hundred thousand, in lieu thereof. 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 Code section 4864, in relation to the time when judges shall decide motions, is hereby amended by striking out the words fifty thousand, wherever they occur, and inserting the words one hundred thousand, in place thereof; so that said section, as amended, should read as follows: C. C. 4864 amended. Sec. 4864. Within What Time Judges Shall Decide Motions. In all the counties with less than one hundred thousand inhabitants it shall be the duty of the judges of the several superior and city courts of this State, unless providentially hindered, or unless counsel for the plaintiff and defendant shall agree in writing to extend the time, to promptly decide, within thirty days after the same shall have been argued before him, or submitted to him without argument, all motions for new trials, injunctions, demurrers, and all other motions of other nature; and in all counties with more than one hundred thousand inhabitants, unless providentially hindered, or unless counsel for the plaintiff and defendant shall agree in writing to extend the time, to promptly decide, within ninety days after the same shall have been argued before him, or submitted to him without argument, all motions for new trials, injunctions, demurrers, and all other motions of other nature; and when so decided, it shall be the duty of such judge to file his decision with the clerk of the court in which such case is pending and notify the attorney or attorneys of the losing party of his decision. To be read as amended. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of

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laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 15, 1916. ATTORNEYS AT LAW; FEMALES ADMITTED. (See second Act (No. 471) under the title Miscellaneous infra, amending C. C. sec. 4932.) PUNISHMENT FOR CRIME OF INCEST. No. 462. An Act to alter and amend section 371 of volume 2 of the Code of 1910, which defines and prescribes punishment for the crime of incest, so as to fix the punishment for said crime at from one to twenty years, and to provide for the division of said section into two sections. 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 the passage of this Act, said Code, section 371, shall be altered, amended, and changed so that said section, after amendment and alteration shall read: If any person shall commit incestuous fornication or adultery, such person shall be punished by imprisonment and labor in the penitentiary for not less than one nor longer than twenty years. P. C. 371 amended. Punishment for incestuous adultery, etc. Sec. 2. If any person shall intermarry within the Levitical degrees of consanguinity, or within any of the relationships by affinity, enumerated in section 2932 of the Civil Code of 1910, such person shall be punished by imprisonment and labor in the penitentiary for not less than one nor longer than three years. Of incestuous marriage. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916.

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APPORTIONMENT OF CONVICTS TO COUNTIES. No. 596. An Act to amend section 1207 of the Penal Code (1910) of said State, by striking from said section the following words, to wit: The proportion of convicts which each county shall be entitled to shall be ascertained by the Prison Commission on the basis of their general population as is shown by the latest United States census, except in those counties created since the last United States census, and those counties from which new counties have been created; their proportion shall be based upon the best information obtainable in regard to their population, and substituting in lieu of the above quoted words, and at the place where said words appear in said section, the following language, to wit: The proportion of convicts which each county shall be entitled to after December 31, 1916, shall be ascertained by the Prison Commission on the following basis, to wit: all the convicts available and to be awarded to and to be apportioned among the counties for use or work on the public roads, bridges, or other public works, shall be apportioned among said counties on the basis of the total number of miles in length of all public roads existing in said county on January 1, 1916, which mileage is to be ascertained by the Prison Commission; and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That section 1207 of the Penal Code (1910) of the State be amended by striking from said section the following words, to wit: The proportion of convicts which each county shall be entitled to shall be ascertained by the Prison Commission on the basis of their general population as is shown by the latest United States census, except in those counties created since the last United States census, and those counties from which new counties have been created; their proportion shall be based upon the best information

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obtainable in regard to their population, and substituting in lieu of the above quoted words, and at the place where said words appear in said section, the following language, to wit: The proportion of convicts which each county shall be entitled to after December 31, 1916, shall be ascertained by the Prison Commission on the following basis, to wit.: all the convicts available and to be awarded to and to be apportioned among the counties for use or work on the public roads, bridges or other public works, shall be apportioned among said counties on the basis of the total number of miles in length of all public roads existing in said county on January 1, 1916, which mileage is to be ascertained by the Prison Commission, so that said section as amended shall read as follows: P. C. 1207 amended. 1207. Male Felony Convicts, How Disposed Of. All male felony convicts, except such as are now required by law to be kept at the State farm, may after March 31, 1909, be employed by the authority of the several counties and municipalities upon the public roads, bridges, or other public works of said counties or municipalities, as hereinafter provided, on or before the tenth of February, 1909, and annually thereafter, prior to the tenth of February the Prison Commission shall communicate with the county authorities of the State and ascertain those counties desiring to use convict labor upon their public roads and said counties shall, through their proper authorities, advise the Prison Commission, in writing, whether they desire to use such labor upon their roads, and the number desired. The proportion of convicts which each county shall be entitled to after December 31, 1916, shall be ascertained by the Prison Commission on the following basis, to wit: all the convicts available and to be awarded to, and to be apportioned among the counties for use or work on the public roads, bridges or other public works, shall be apportioned among said counties on the basis of the total number of miles in length of all public roads existing in said county on January 1, 1916, which mileage is to be ascertained by the Prison Commission. Should any county desire to work more

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than the proportion of its convicts upon its roads, the county authorities shall, in writing, make requisition upon the Prison Commission for the number wanted in excess of their proportion, and the Prison Commission shall furnish the number so required, to be paid for by the counties as hereinafter provided. Any two or more of said counties of this State may combine for the purpose of working and improving the roads of their respective counties, by and with the consent and approval of the Prison Commission. In proportioning the convicts to the several counties the Prison Commission shall have the power, in their discretion, to award the other counties than the one in which the conviction was had. A county shall have the right, upon the approval of the Prison Commission, to deliver its quota of felony convicts, and also its misdemeanor convicts, if it so desires, to another county to be used in the construction and repair of public roads, bridges or other public works, and the county so receiving such convicts shall have the right to compensate the county from which the convicts came with work upon its public roads, bridges or other public works or by the exchange of an equal number of convicts. To be read as amended. Convicts, how apportioned. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this amendment shall not be of force or go into effect until January 1, 1917. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. ADDITIONAL PENSIONS TO CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS. No. 463. An Act to amend Section 1483 of the Penal Code so as to provide for the payment of additional pensions to maimed ex-Confederate soldiers, and for other purposes.

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Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section 1483 of the Penal Code of Georgia be, and the same is hereby amended by adding at the end of said section the following: After the year 1916, the foregoing allowances or pay shall be increased, and each of said ex-Confederate maimed soldiers shall, at the time of the payment of their said respective allowances and in addition thereto, be entitled to, and receive, the sum of $10.00 in the year 1917; $20.00 in the year 1918; $30.00 in the year 1919; and $40.00 in each year thereafter during the life of such soldier. Provided, said pensioner is now receiving as much as $50. per annum as a pension, and if the present pension be less than $50.00 the increase shall be one-half of that above provided. P. C. 1483 amended. Increases of pension payments. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and are repealed. Approved August 18, 1916.

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TITLE IV. COURTS. ACTS. Court of Appeals; judges and conduct of business. Juvenile courts; amending law. Tifton judicial circuit created. Bacon Superior Court; number and length of terms. Barrow Superior Court; four yearly terms. Berrien Superior Court; additional terms. Bleckley Superior Court; change of terms. Haralson Superior Court; increase of terms. Montgomery Superior Court; change of terms. Troup Superior Court; change of time and length of terms. Whitfield Superior Court; change of terms. COURT OF APPEALS; JUDGES AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS. No. 572. An Act to prescribe the number of Judges of the Court of Appeals of this State, to provide for the election of such judges, to prescribe regulations for conducting the business of said court, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That from and after the first day of January, anno domini nineteen hundred and seventeen, the Court of Appeals of this State shall consist of six judges, of whom three shall be the judges constituting the court at the time of the approval of this Act, and their successors in office; and three shall be elected as hereinafter prescribed. The judges shall elect one of their number as Chief Judge, in such manner and for such time as may be prescribed by rule or order of the court. The court shall sit in divisions of three judges each, but two judges shall constitute a quorum of a division. The

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assignment of judges to each division shall be made by the Chief Judge, and the personnel of the divisions shall from time to time be changed in accordance with rules prescribed by the court. The division of which the Chief Judge is a member shall be known as the first division, and he shall be its presiding judge. He shall designate the presiding judge of the second division, and shall, under rules prescribed by the court, distribute the cases between the divisions in such manner as to equalize their work as far as practicable; and all criminal cases shall be assigned to one division. Each division shall hear and determine, independently of the other, the cases assigned to it. Six judges. Chief Judge. Two divisions. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the three additional judges of the Court of Appeals provided for in this Act shall be elected at the general State election to be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1916, in the manner in which justices of the Supreme Court are elected. The terms of the judges so elected shall begin on the first day of January, anno domini nineteen hundred and seventeen, and shall continue respectively two, four, and six years, and until their successors are qualified. The persons so elected shall determine by lot which of the terms each shall have, and they shall be commissioned accordingly by the Governor. All terms of the judges of the Court of Appeals after the expiration of the terms aforesaid (except unexpired terms) shall continue six years and until their successors are qualified. Election of judges. Terms of office. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws now of force relating to the Court of Appeals shall, so far as may be practicable and with such modifications as necessarily result from this Act, apply to said court after its reorganization hereunder. Laws applicable. Sec. 4. 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. Approved August 19, 1916.

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JUVENILE COURTS; AMENDING LAW. No. 575. An Act to amend an Act approved August 16, 1915, entitled An Act to establish in certain counties juvenile courts with jurisdiction to adjudicate upon all children under sixteen years of age who are delinquent, neglected, or otherwise subject to the discipline, or in need of the care and protection of the State; to regulate the procedure in such cases, including the establishment of a detention home and a probation system, and the appointment of guardians for such children; to provide for the appointment, qualifications, duties, powers, and compensation of the judge, the probation officer, and the other officers of said court; to punish any adult who may encourage, aid, cause, abet, or connive at such state of delinquency or neglect; 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 the Act entitled An Act to establish in certain counties juvenile courts with jurisdiction to adjudicate upon all children under sixteen years of age who are delinquent, neglected, or otherwise subject to the discipline, or in need of the care and protection of the State; to regulate the procedure in such cases, including the establishment of a detention home, and a probation system, and the appointment of guardians for such children; to provide for the appointment, qualifications, duties, powers, and compensation of the judge, the probation officer, and the other officers of the court; to punish any adult who may encourage, aid, cause, abet, or connive at such state of delinquency or neglect, and for other purposes, approved August 16, 1915, be, and the same is, hereby amended as follows: Sec. 1. By striking from the first line of the caption of said Act the words in certain counties, and further, by inserting in the second line of the caption between the words all and children the words cases of, so that said

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caption when amended shall read as follows: An Act to establish juvenile courts with jurisdiction to adjudicate upon all cases of children under sixteen years of age who are delinquent, neglected, or otherwise subject to the discipline, or in need of the care and protection of the State; to regulate the procedure in such cases, including the establishment of a detention home and a probation system, and the appointment of guardians for such children; to provide for the appointment, qualifications, duties, powers, and compensation of the judge, the probation officer, and the other officers of the court; to punish any adult who may encourage, aid, cause, abet, or connive at such state of delinquency or neglect, and for other purposes. Act of 1915 amended. To be read as amended. Sec. 2. By adding at the end of section 9 of said Act the following words or to the Georgia State Reformatory, the Georgia Training School for Girls, or to any other State institution, already existing or hereafter to be established, for the correction, reformation, or protection of children, so that said Section 9, when amended, shall read as follows: Section 9. The court may place the child in the care and control of a probation officer and may allow such child to remain in its home subject to the visitation and control of the probation officer, to be returned to the court for further proceeding whenever such action may appear to the court to be necessary; the court may authorize the child to be placed in a suitable family home subject to the friendly supervision of the probation officer and the further order of court; or it may authorize the child to be boarded out in some suitable family home in such manner as may be provided by law, or arranged by voluntary contributions, or otherwise, until suitable provision may be made for the child in a home without such payment; or the court may commit the child to any institution that may care for children within or without the county, incorporated or otherwise, or to the Georgia State Reformatory, the Georgia Training School for Girls, or to any other State institution already existing or hereafter to be established, for the correction, reformation, or protection of children. Additional amendment. To be read as amended. Children and probation officers.

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Sec. 3. By adding after section 40 of said Act a section to be known as Section 41 and reading as follows: Section 41. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the date of passage of this Act, in all counties having a population of less than sixty thousand (60,000), the judge of the superior court shall designate an existing court of record to act and be known as the juvenile court of said county. This shall involve no additional expense, shall create no new court or judge, but shall merely clothe an existing tribunal with additional powers. Additional section. Juvenile court. (a) Nevertheless, in all counties having a population between thirty-five thousand and sixty thousand, upon the concurrent recommendation of two successive grand juries, the judge of the superior court shall appoint a properly qualified person, of high moral character and clean life, selected for his special fitness for work with delinquent and neglected children, to be the judge of the juvenile court, whereupon it shall be considered that a special juvenile court has been established in said county. The term of the judge so appointed under this section shall be for three (3) years, and the salary shall be fixed by the appointing judge with the approval of the county commissioners. Provided, that where the establishment of the juvenile court has been recommended by a grand jury in any county of this State at the term of the superior court at which a grand jury was empaneled and sworn, next preceding August 14, 1915 (the date when the Supreme Court held the juvenile court law then supposed to be of force to be unconstitutional) a recommendation by the grand jury of the same county at the next term of the superior court at which a grand jury is empaneled and sworn, after the passage of the amendments to the Act of 1915 at the present session of the General Assembly, shall authorize the establishment of a juvenile court in all respects as though said court were recommended by two successive grand juries. Judge. (b) In either event, whether the court be designated or special, the powers, authority, jurisdiction and procedure

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of the same shall be those of the courts already established under the Act hereby amended, except as hereinafter provided. The judge of the juvenile court, under this section, shall, with the concurrence of the judge of the superior court, appoint one or more probation officers, male or female, who shall be paid in an amount named by the court and approved by the county commissioners. The judge of the juvenile court, under this section, shall make arrangements for the proper detention of children under this Act in surroundings, separate and removed from any jail, lock-up or other place of imprisonment, where adults are imprisoned, except on order of the judge or probation officer. It is the purpose of this amendment to make Statewide the benefits of the juvenile court, and [Illegible Text] provisions hereof shall be construed beneficially towards that end. Powers. Sec. 4. By adding after section 41, created by this amendment a section to be known as section 42, and reading as follows: Section 42. In the event of the disqualification, illness, or absence of the judge of the juvenile court, upon his request if he is able to make it, otherwise upon the request of the judge of the superior court, the ordinary of said county, or the judge of the city court, or any person appointed pro tempore as the judge of the juvenile court is appointed, shall have the authority to preside in the stead of said disqualified, ill, or absent judge. Judge pro tempore. Sec. 5. The writ of certiorari to the superior courts shall be to all final judgments of the juvenile courts as now lie from justice or other inferior courts, but no direct writ of error shall lie to either of the appellate courts. Certiorari. Sec. 6. 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. Approved August 19, 1916.

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TIFTON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CREATED. No. 559. An Act to create and organize a new judicial circuit of the superior courts of this State, to be known as the Tifton Circuit; to provide for a judge and solicitor-general thereof, 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 from and after the passage of this Act a new judicial circuit of the superior courts of this State be and the same is hereby created, to be known as the Tifton Circuit, composed of the superior courts of the Counties of Tift, Worth and Turner. New circuit created. Counties. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the term of court for said counties, respectively, shall be as follows: Tift County; second Monday in January, April, July, and October of each year. Worth County; Fourth Monday in January, April, July and October of each year. Turner County; First Monday in March, June, September and December, each year. Terms of courts. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the offices of judge and of solicitor-general of the superior courts of the Tifton Judicial Circuit be and the same are hereby created, with like jurisdiction, power, terms, and compensation as now provided by law for such officers. Judge and solicitor-general. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a judge and solicitor-general for said circuit shall be elected in the manner now provided by law with reference to the election of judges and solicitors-general of the superior court of this State at the next general election after the passage of this Act, to serve for a term of four years, beginning January 1, 1917, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Election.

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Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall not become operative and effective, except for the purpose of the election and qualification of the officers of the said circuit and of the superior courts of the said counties included therein as provided by this Act and the general laws of this State, until on and after January 1, 1917, on which date to wit: January 1, 1917, the said Tifton Judicial Circuit shall be and stand substituted for and in the place of the circuits to which the said counties included in said Tifton Circuit now belong with reference to the superior courts of the said counties, and with reference to all petitions, indictments, special presentments, motions, summons, mesne and final processes, and all and everything filed or returnable to, commenced or pending in the superior courts of said counties and over or with reference to which the said superior courts and the officers thereof may have, take or be given jurisdiction and power, together with all pleadings, records, books, and all and everything belonging or pertaining to said courts, the said counties, the superior courts thereof, and all and everything belonging or pertaining thereto being hereby transferred to and placed within the jurisdiction of the said Tifton Circuit and the superior courts and officers thereof. Act effective Jan. 1, 1917. Transfer of jurisdiction. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all litigation now pending or commenced in the counties of said new circuit together with the books and records of the superior courts of said counties be and the same are hereby transferred to the Tifton Circuit, and that all petitions, motions, mesne and final processes, summons and other writs and proceedings issued and returnable or pending or commenced in the several counties in the circuit to which they belong before the passage of this Act, shall relate to and hold good in the courts of the new circuit. Pending proceedings, records, etc. Sec. 7. 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. Approved August 19, 1916.

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BACON SUPERIOR COURT; NUMBER AND LENGTH OF TERMS. No. 426. An Act to provide for two terms of superior court of Bacon County; to prescribe the time of holding such terms and the length of such terms, 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 from and after the passage of this Act there shall be held in each year two terms of the superior court in and for the County of Bacon, said State, and in the Waycross Judicial Circuit. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the terms of said court shall be held on the third Mondays in March and October of each year, and that the length of each said term shall be one week. Provided, however, that the judge of said court may convene the same in extra or adjourned sessions as now provided by law when in his discretion the business of said court may require such extra or adjourned session. Terms, when held. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. BARROW SUPERIOR COURT; FOUR YEARLY TERMS. No. 338. An Act to provide for holding four terms a year of the Superior Court of Barrow County; to prescribe the time for holding the same; to prescribe when and how grand juries shall be required to attend said court, and for other purposes.

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Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That from and after the passage of this Act there shall be held in each year four terms of the Superior Court for the County of Barrow, in the Western Circuit. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the terms of said court shall begin on the fourth Monday in March, fourth Monday in June, fourth Monday in September, and the third Monday in December in each year. Terms, when held. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the judge shall only draw a grand jury for the March and September terms of said court; provided, that the presiding judge, in his discretion, may require the attendance of the grand jury at the June and December terms, or either of them, if the business of the court should require it; but the duties of the said grand jury shall not require them to perform any other service at said June or December terms than they shall be by the presiding judge especially charged with. Grand juries. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all cases brought in the Superior Court of Barrow County shall be made returnable to the term beginning next after twenty days have elapsed from the filing of the suit, and all cases shall be triable at the next term after such return term. Return and trial of cases. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. BERRIEN SUPERIOR COURT; ADDITIONAL TERMS. No. 428. An Act to amend an Act approved July 26, 1904, fixing the time for holding superior courts in Berrien and other counties, so as to provide for the holding of additional terms of Berrien Superior Court, for drawing grand and petit juries therefor, and for other purposes.

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Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, and provided, that the City Court of Nashville be abolished, Section 1 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1904, page 67, be and the same is hereby amended by adding to the end of said section the following, to wit: It is further provided, that there shall be two additional terms of the Superior Court of Berrien County held each year, so long as said County of Berrien has no city court either for the City Court of Nashville or otherwise within its borders, to be convened on the first Mondays in July and December, and to hold and continue for whatever length of time may be required to dispense with and dispose of the business in said Berrien Superior Court, both civil and criminal, in the discretion of the judge of the superior court then presiding; the petit juries for these terms to be drawn as other juries in said superior courts are drawn; that at these additional terms of said court there shall be no grand juries convened unless the presiding judge, after consultation with the sheriff and clerk of Berrien Superior Court, to be had on the first day of the convening of said terms, shall deem it necessary in order to dispose of pending or prospective important criminal business, in which event said judge shall in the usual manner on said first day of said terms draw the usual number of grand jurors and have the same properly subpoenaed and convene said grand jury on the next or any succeeding day during said term, such grand jury to hold only such length of time at each of said terms as shall be necessary to quickly dispose of the county's criminal business. Proviso. Act of 1904 amended. Terms. Juries. Grand juries. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916.

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BLECKLEY SUPERIOR COURT; CHANGE OF TERMS. No. 347. An Act to change the time of holding Bleckley Superior Court, so as to provide that the Spring term of said court shall be held on the second Monday in July instead of the first Monday in July, 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 from and after the passage of this Act the Spring term of Bleckley Superior Court shall be held on the second Monday in July of every year, instead of the first Monday in July, as is now provided by statute. Spring term changed. Sec. 2. Be it enacted, That the time for holding the January term of Bleckley Superior Court shall not be affected by this Act. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 8, 1916. HARALSON SUPERIOR COURT; INCREASE OF TERMS. No. 303. An Act to increase the number of terms of Haralson Superior Court of Haralson County, Georgia; 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 from and after the first day of January, 1917, the number of terms of Haralson Superior Court is hereby increased from two to four terms, so that thereafter said terms shall commence and said superior court shall be

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held on the third Monday in January, the third Monday in April, the third Monday in July, and the third Monday in October of each year. Terms, when held. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all causes which have been or shall be brought to the January term, 1917, of said court, which are not by law, triable at said term, shall stand for trial at the April term, 1917, thereof, except as otherwise provided by law. All cases shall be triable at the second term as said terms exist under this Act. Trial terms of cases. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That grand jurors shall be drawn and serve in said court at the January and July terms of said court only, but the right of judge of said court to summon grand jurors specially or a grand jury specially shall not be changed hereby. Grand juries. Sec. 4. 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. Approved August 2, 1916. MONTGOMERY SUPERIOR COURT; CHANGE OF TERMS. No. 348. An Act to change the time and terms of holding the Superior Court of Montgomery County, 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 from and after the passage of this Act the May and November terms of the Superior Court of Montgomery County shall be changed from a term of one week to a term of two weeks, each, making the terms of said court to be held on the first Monday in February, the first and second Mondays in May, the first Monday in August,

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and the first and second Mondays in November of each year. Change of terms. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. TROUP SUPERIOR COURT; CHANGE OF TIME AND LENGTH OF TERMS. No. 227. An Act to change the time of holding the Superior Court in the County of Troup, in the Coweta Circuit, and State of Georgia, by adding one week to each term of said court, making the terms three weeks, instead of two as now provided by law; said weeks to begin the last Mondays in January and July and on the first and second Mondays in February and August of each year, 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 the Superior Court of Troup County shall be held on the last Mondays in January and July and on the first and second Mondays in February and August of each year. The first term of court to be held under this Act to begin on the last Monday in July, 1916. Terms, when held. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all writs, orders, summons, subpoenas, bails, bonds and all processes and proceedings of any kind and character to said court and pending in said court, shall be held good and relate to the term of the court as changed and fixed by this Act and that all persons who may be summoned or who have already been summoned to attend said court at the time now fixed by law, shall be required to attend the corresponding terms as changed and fixed by this Act and that the grand jury and

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petit jury that have been drawn for the first week of the August term, 1916, shall appear on the last Monday in July, 1916, and the petit jury drawn for the second week in August, 1916, shall appear on the first Monday in August, 1916, and that all persons are hereby required to take notice of the changes provided in this Act, and to answer and wait upon said court accordingly. Pending proceedings. Juries. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 21, 1916. WHITFIELD SUPERIOR COURT; CHANGE OF TERMS. No. 388. An Act to amend an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, which was approved August 3d, 1910, increasing the number of terms of the Superior Court of Whitfield County, Georgia, and for other purposes; to fix the terms of said court and to regulate and fix the holding of the October term of said court, 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 from and after the passage of this Act the number of terms of the Whitfield Superior Court are to consist of four terms per annum, so that hereafter said terms shall commence and said superior court shall be held on the first Monday in January, the first Monday in April, the fourth Monday in July, and the first Monday in October of each year. Terms, when held. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That grand juries shall be drawn and shall serve in said court at the April and October terms only, except when

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the judge of said court shall summon a grand jury specially. Grand juries. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws conflicting herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 14, 1916.

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TITLE V. MISCELLANEOUS. ACTS. CIVIL LAWS. Alcohol; import and use regulated. Attorneys at law; females may practice as. Banks and trust companies; drafts and letters of credit. Board of embalmers; amending Act. Board of optometry established. Board of osteopathic examiners. Contractors of public work bonded. Education; Alexander [Illegible Text]. Stephens Institute established. Education; compulsory school attendance. Education; furnishing books and supplies. Education; Sanitarium Training-School. Factory inspector; appointment provided. Game and fish; amendment of laws. Gober's form book to be purchased. Highway commission designated. Inspection of private institutions. Insurance; umpire on fire loss. Insurance; withdrawal from business by fidelity and surety companies. Libraries to be furnished with Revolutionary and Confederate records. Liquor; record of consignees' names, etc. Notaries public for State at large. Registration of voters on election to incur debt by county. Rogers, Oscar; for relief and discharge. Sheriff of Supreme Court; salary fixed. Supervisor of county officers and records. Western and Atlantic Railroad; amending Act for leasing, etc. Western and Atlantic Railroad; amending Act for leasing, etc. Western and Atlantic Railroad; amending Act for leasing, etc. Western and Atlantic Railroad; amending Act for leasing, etc. Western and Atlantic Railroad; repeal of grant of right of way. PENAL LAWS. Gas; punishment for theft, etc. Motor-cars; larceny of, punished. Popularity contests penalized. Seed-cotton sales; penalty for non-record. Supersedeas bonds in criminal cases. Military forces reorganized. ALCOHOL; IMPORT AND USE REGULATED. No. 553. An Act to permit the bringing of alcohol into the State of Georgia for the purpose of its use in manufacturing articles of commerce, and providing regulations in reference thereto.

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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 it shall be lawful to bring into the State of Georgia alcohol for use in the manufacture of any article or articles of commerce; provided, however, that the article or articles so manufactured shall in no way contravene the spirit or intendment of the general prohibition laws of this State. Alcohol for manufacture of non-prohibited articles. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be unlawful for any railroad company, express company, or any other common carrier, or any officer, agent, or employee of any of them, or any other carrier or person to deliver alcohol when brought into this State, or for any person to accept delivery or to receive, possess, or acquire possession of such alcohol when so brought into the State unless and until the consignee shall, before delivery, make an affidavit in form, as follows, to-wit.: Delivery by carrier regulated. STATE OF GEORGIA, County of..... I,....., do solemnly swear that I am the consignee of that certainparcel or package containing alcohol, which is now in the possession of the following named carrier,....., at..... That the package contains alcohol for use only in manufacturing articles of commerce, and that said articles of commerce in no wise or way contravene or are in violation of the spirit and intendment of the general prohibition laws of this State, that the article or articles to be manufactured by use of said alcohol is, or are (naming them).....,....., and that said alcohol will not be used or sold as such, but will be used only in the manufacture of articles of commerce. That I will keep, or cause to be kept, a complete record of said alcohol, which record shall at all times be open to inspection by any of the officers of said State or county......Consignee. Affidavit by consignee. Subscribed and sworn to before me this.....day of.....19...... ..... Agent or Carrier.

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Such affidavit shall be signed and sworn to before said carrier, or any duly authorized agent thereof, and for that purpose the carrier or agent of such carrier within the State is hereby authorized to administer oaths to all persons proposing to receive such alcohol. Before the delivery of the package the consignee shall sign the affidavit, and then, or at the time of delivery, sign a receipt for the alcohol so delivered by the common carrier. Any one who wilfully or corruptly swears falsely to any matters or things contained in said affidavit shall be deemed guilty of false swearing, and on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than two nor more than five years. It shall be the duty of the carrier or the person delivering said alcohol to preserve said affidavit for a period of two years, and same shall be open to inspection of any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, chief of police, or other police officer of a city, or any prosecuting attorney, or solicitor-general, whose duty it is to prosecute crime in the county in which delivery is made, or to any duly authorized person seeking information for the prosecuting of persons charged with or suspected of crime. Any failure on the part of any carrier, or any party to comply with the provisions herein contained, relative to the delivery of alcohol, the requiring of the affidavit prior thereto by the consignee, the receipt therefor and the preservation of the receipts, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. If the delivering carrier, or party delivering is not satisfied of the identity of the person applying for the alcohol, or has reason to believe that the person applying therefor is not the consignee, or that he is seeking to practice a fraud on the carrier, or on the law, identification of the person applying may be required, by a reputable person. In no case shall delivery of such alcohol be made to any person other than the consignee. Penalty for false swearing. Preservation and inspection of affidavit. Penalty. Identity of consignee. No delivery to other than consignee. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of every railroad company, express company, or other common carrier, and of every person, firm, or corporation that shall carry or transport such alcohol,

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and who shall deliver the same to any person, firm or corporation in this State, to file with the ordinary of the county in which said alcohol is delivered a statement in writing which shall give the dates on which the alcohol was delivered, the name and post office address of the consignee and consignor, the place of delivery, to whom delivered, and the quantity so delivered, such statement to be filed within three days after such delivery; and provided the consignee must first pay the ordinary a fee of fifty cents for each affidavit and receipt, one-half of which he shall pay to the express agent, if delivered by express, or to the carrier if there be no express agent. And nothing in this Act shall permit of any spirituous or malt liquors, wine, or anything except alcohol to be shipped or received; and any person, firm, or corporation violating this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in Section 1065 of the Penal Code. Carrier's statement to ordinary. Fee to ordinary and carrier. Other liquors forbidden. Penalty. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the methods herein provided for the delivery of alcohol apply only where alcohol is purchased and transmitted for use in manufacturing purposes, and the provisions of this Act are not to be made applicable to the general prohibition laws enacted at the extraordinary session of the Legislature held in 1915. Only for manufacturing. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall go into effect from and after the passage and approval thereof. Effective on approval. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed, except that this Act shall in no wise limit or interfere with the operation of the general prohibition laws, except that it shall allow alcohol to be brought into this State and delivered for the purpose in this Act specified. Prohibition laws not limited, save as to alcohol. Approved August 19, 1916.

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW; FEMALES MAY BE. No. 471. An Act to permit females to practice law in this State, under the same terms and qualifications as are now provided for males. 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 the passage of this Act female citizens shall be admitted to the practice of law in this State upon the same terms and qualifications as now apply to male citizens. C. C. 4932. Ex parte Hale, 145 Ga. 350 (89 S. E. 216). Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES; DRAFTS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT. No. 475. An Act to authorize banks and trust companies to accept drafts and bills of exchange drawn on them, and to issue letters of credit authorizing the drawing of such drafts and bills of exchange, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, all banks heretofore or hereafter created and doing business under the laws of this State and all trust companies heretofore or hereafter created under the laws of this State and doing a banking business by authority of the laws of this State, are hereby authorized to accept drafts or bills of exchange drawn upon them by their customers, having not more than six months' sight to run, and to issue letters of credit authorizing the holders thereof to draw drafts or

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bills of exchange upon them or their correspondents, having not more than six months' sight to run. Provided, that no letter of credit or acceptance shall be issued by any bank or trust company in the State of Georgia, except against marketable collateral to be specified in the face of such acceptance or letter of credit. Acceptance of drafts and issuance of letters of credit. Not over six months' sight. Proviso. Marketable collateral to be specified. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all drafts or bills of exchange so accepted by any bank or trust company shall be immediately entered upon the books thereof and shall appear in all of the statements and reports made or furnished by such bank or trust company. To appear on books and statements. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. BOARD OF EMBALMERS; AMENDING ACT. No. 553. An Act to amend an Act to establish a State Board of Embalming, to provide for the better protection of life and health, to prevent the spread of contagious diseases, to regulate the practice of embalming and the care and disposition of the dead, and for other purposes, approved December 20, 1899, so as to empower said Board of Embalming to make rules and by-laws from time to time as it seems necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this Act, to revoke the licenses of any licensed embalmers for incompetency or misdemeanor; also to empower said Board of Embalming to adopt proper rules for the transportation of dead human bodies and to adopt or prepare a standard permit for the transportation of such bodies; also to further amend said Act so as to enforce the collection of the renewal fee now prescribed by law, and further, to amend said Act so as to require all applicants for license to have had as much

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as one year's practical service under the direction of a licensed embalmer; also to empower the State Board of Embalming to recognize licenses issued to embalmers by other authorities of other States having practically equal requirements. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section V of an Act entitled an Act to establish a State Board of Embalming, to provide for the better protection of life and health, to prevent the spread of contagious diseases, to regulate the practice of embalming and the care and disposition of the dead, and for other purposes, approved December 20, 1899, be and the same is hereby amended by inserting after the word State in the 7th line of said section, the words and the power to revoke the license of any licensed embalmer for incompetency and conduct not becoming an embalmer, or for not strictly obeying the law and the rules of the State Board of Embalming, and said State Board of Embalming shall have power and authority to adopt a standard permit for the transportation of dead human bodies, by common carriers and others, so that section V, when so amended, shall read as follows: Act of 1899 amended (Acts 1899, p. 70, C. C. 1712 et seq.). Section V. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the purposes of carrying out the object of this Act, which are fully set out in the title thereof, the said State Board of Embalmers shall have the power, and it shall be its duty first, to prescribe a standard of proficiency as to the qualifications and fitness of those engaged and who may engage in the practice of embalming, and the care and disposition of dead human bodies in this State, that the State Board of Embalmers is empowered to make such rules, regulations and by-laws from time to time, as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, and the power to revoke the license of any licensed embalmer for incompetency or conduct not becoming an embalmer, or for not strictly obeying the law and rules of the said Board of Embalming, and the said State Board of Embalming

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shall have power and authority to adopt a standard permit for the transportation of dead human bodies by common carriers and others, as hereby attached and approved and made a part of this Act. To be read as amended. Power to make rules, revoke licenses, etc. Rules of the Georgia State Board of Embalming for the transportation of the dead: Rules. Rule 1. Regulations regarding the transportation of the dead: A copy of the original death certificate on the standard certificate of death form, signed by attending physician, permit of local board of health or registrar, and a transit label signed by the shipping funeral director, and the initial baggage agent, printed on strong white paper, supplied through the Georgia State Board of Embalmers by the public printers, shall be required for the transportation by common carriers of bodies of persons dying in this State. The death certificate shall contain such information as is required in the standard form of death certificate if obtainable. The health officers' or registrar's permit shall authorize the transportation of the body described in the physician's certificate. The shipping funeral director shall state on the shipping label how the body is prepared, and the local baggage agent shall state thereon the route, name and address of escort. Transportation of dead bodies regulated. The physician's certificate and health officers' or registrar's permit shall be given the escort, to be delivered with the body at destination. The shipping label shall be securely attached to the outside case. If the body is sent by express, the physician's certificate, and the permit shall be attached to the express way-bill, and delivered with the body at the destination, and the shipping label shall be attached to the outside case. Rule 2. The transportation of bodies dead of small-pox, plague, Asiatic cholera, yellow fever, typhus fever, diphtheria (membranous croup or diphtheretic sore throat), scarlet fever (scarlet rash or scarlatina), erysipelas, anthrox and leprosy shall be permitted only under the following

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conditions: The body shall be thoroughly embalmed with an approved disinfectant fluid, all orifices shall be closed with absorbent cotton, the body shall be washed with the disinfectant fluid, enveloped in a sheet saturated with the same, and placed at once in the coffin or casket which shall be immediately closed, and the coffin or casket, or the outside case containing the same, shall be metal or metal lined, and hermetically and permanently sealed. Rule 3. The transportation of bodies dead of any diseases other than those mentioned in Rule 2, shall be permitted under the following conditions: (a) When the destination can be reached within twenty-four hours after death, the coffin or casket shall be inclosed in a strong outside box made of good sound lumber, not less than seven-eights of an inch thick, all joints must be tongued and grooved, top and bottom, put on with cleats or cross pieces all put securely together, and be tightly closed with white lead, asphalt varnish or paraffine paint, and a rubber gasket placed on the upper edge between the lid and box; provided, however, that caskets containing embalmed bodies may be shipped to points in this State in tight ordinary casket boxes; and provided further, that bodies addressed to the Anatomical Board of the State may be received for shipment when prepared in such manner as the State Anatomical Board may direct. (b) When the destination cannot be reached within twenty-four hours after death, the body shall be thoroughly embalmed, and the coffin or casket placed in a strong, well-made outside shipping case. Rule 4. No disinterred body, dead from any disease or cause, shall be transported by common carriers, unless approved by health authorities having jurisdiction at the place of disinterment, and a transit permit and transit label shall be required, as provided in Rule 1. The disinterment and transportation of bodies dead of diseases mentioned in Rule 2 shall not be allowed except upon permission of the health authorities at both places of disinterment and the point of

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destination. All disinterred remains for transportation shall be incased in metal casket or metal lined boxes, and hermetically sealed; provided, that bodies in a receiving vault when prepared by licensed embalmer shall not be regarded as disinterred bodies until after the expiration of thirty days. Disinterred bodies. Rule 5. The outside case may be omitted in all instances when the body is transported in auto or horse-drawn hearse or funeral directors' wagon. Rule 6. Every outside case shall bear at least four handles, and when over five feet six inches in length, shall bear six handles. Rule 7. An approved disinfectant fluid shall contain not less than five per cent. of forma dehyde gas. The term embalming as employed in these rules shall require the injection by a licensed embalmer of not less than ten per cent. of the weight for bodies of persons dead of diseases in Rule 2, injected arterially in addition to cavity injection; and not less than six per cent. of the body weight injected arterially in all other cases in addition to cavity injection. Rule 8. The attached form of death certificate, health officers' or registrar's permit, and label as described herein, with these rules printed thereon, shall be used in this State for the shipment of bodies as herein provided. Rule 9. All rules and parts of rules conflicting with these rules are hereby repealed. (2) To meet at least once in each year and oftener, as the proper and efficient discharge of its duties may require. At least fifteen days' notice of the time and place of meeting of said board shall be given by publication in at least three daily newspapers published in different towns or cities in the State. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all of its business and performance of its duties. Meetings of board. (3) To elect at the first meeting of said board, a president and secretary from the members of said board, who

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shall serve for one year, or until their successors shall be elected and qualified. (4) To adopt a common seal. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section VII of the above recited Act be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words, on such date as said board may determine, in the 4th line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the words, on the first day of January, and not later than the first day of February of each year, so that section VII when so amended, shall read as follows: Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every registered embalmer who desires to continue a practice of the profession, shall annually thereafter, during the time he or she shall continue in such practice, on the first day of January and not later than the first day of February of each year, pay the secretary of said board a fee of two dollars for the renewal of registration. Renewal of registration by embalmer. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section IX of the above recited Act be amended by striking out all of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following, to be known as section IX: Section IX. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be unlawful for any person, not a registered embalmer, according to the terms of this Act, to practice or pretend to practice the science of embalming, and no person shall be registered as an embalmer under the provisions of this Act unless he or she has previously had one year's actual service, and under the supervision and instruction of a registered embalmer. Unlawful practice. Be it further enacted, That no license granted or issued under the provisions of this Act shall be assignable, and every such license shall specify by name the person to whom it is granted, and not more than one person shall carry on the practice of embalming the dead human bodies under one license.

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Be it further enacted, The State Board of Embalmers is empowered to recognize licenses issued to embalmers by other authorities of other States having practically equivalent requirements. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person who shall practice or hold himself or herself as practicing the science of embalming, and all common carriers, railroads, express companies and others, without having complied with the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before any court, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than fifty dollars or more than one hundred dollars, for each and every offense. All fines collected for the violation of any of the provisions of this Act shall be paid into the common school fund of this State. Penalty. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. BOARD OF OPTOMETRY ESTABLISHED. No. 324. An Act to establish a Board of Examiners in Optometry in the State of Georgia; to define its duties and powers; to regulate the practice of optometry; to provide for issuing and recording licenses of optometrists in this State; to provide penalties for the violation of this Act, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, optometry or the practice thereof is defined to be the employment of any means, other than the use of drugs, for the measurement of the powers of vision and the adaptation of lenses for the aid of same. Optometry defined.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That within thirty days after the passage of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint for this State a Board of Examiners in Optometry to consist of five members. The said board shall be styled the Georgia State Board of Examiners in Optometry, and its members shall be persons who have been actively engaged in the practice of optometry in the State of Georgia for five years immediately preceding such appointment; provided that no person is eligible to appointment on this board who is connected in any way with a school teaching optometry or who sells optical goods at wholesale. Be it further provided, that after the appointment of the first board only optometrists registered under the provision of this Act shall be eligible for appointment. The said board shall file with the Governor annually a complete list of the registered optometrists in this State. Within thirty days after the Governor shall have notified the several members of their appointment, each member shall subscribe and forward to the Governor the following oath: I do swear that I will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of a member of the Board of Examiners in Optometry for the State of Georgia to the best of my ability, so help me God. Upon such oath being filed in the office of the Governor of this State, he shall issue to said examiner a certificate of appointment. Appointment of board. Qualification. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the term of office of each member of said board of examiners in optometry shall be three years, provided that two members shall be appointed for one year, two for two years, and one for three years, and after the expiration of the terms of office of the members so first appointed, subsequent appointments shall be for a term of three years, and any vacancy that may occur from any cause shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. Terms of office. Vacancy. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That said board at the first meeting after the appointment of its members and annually thereafter, shall elect a president, vice-president and

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secretary-treasurer, who shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified. The secretary-treasurer shall give a bond with security in such sum as said board may determine. Said board shall prescribe such rules, regulations and by-laws for its proceedings and government as will carry into effect the provisions of this Act. There shall be at least two regular meetings of the board of examiners held every year on the first Wednesday in January and July. Special meetings may be held on the call of the president and two other members. A majority of said board shall constitute a quorum. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all applicants for license, giving the name, age and residence of applicant and the county in which he proposes to practice; and also show the date of examination, whether the applicant was rejected or granted a license, and the manner of the license granted. Officers of board. Bond of secretary. Meetings. Records Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all fees provided for in this Act shall be paid in advance to the treasurer of the board, to be held as a fund for the use of said board. No funds shall be paid out except on a warrant signed by the president and secretary of the board, and no expense shall be created in excess of the fees as herein provided. Such funds shall be applied by the board to the payment of its expenses and to making a reasonable compensation to the members thereof. Fees. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, all persons engaged in the practice of optometry or who wish to begin practice of same in this State shall make application to the board to be registered and for a certificate of registration. Such registration and certificates shall be granted to such applicants, but only upon compliance with the following conditions contained in subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of this section: Registry and certificate. (1) The applicant shall be registered and given a certificate of registration on passing a satisfactory examination limited to a demonstration of practical work, if he shall present satisfactory proof on or before March 1, 1917, of

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being twenty-one years of age, of good moral character and of having been continuously engaged in the practice of optometry in this State for at least two years prior to the passage of this Act. The fee for registering such applicants shall be ten dollars. Conditions, examination, etc. (2) The applicant shall be registered and given a certificate of registration if he holds a valid license from such other State boards of optometry as may be, under the rules of comity, recognized by the Georgia State Board of Examiners in Optometry. The fee for registering such applicant shall be ten dollars. (3) From and after March 1, 1917, any applicant for registration under this Act shall be required to pass an examination as hereinafter provided. Such applicant shall be twenty-one years of age, of good moral character, and shall be possessed of an education equal to a two years' high school course. He shall have been employed as an assistant in the office of an optometrist, registered under this Act, for a period of not less than two years, or shall hold a diploma from a school of optometry, approved by this board, provided that after July 1, 1917, all applicants for examination shall hold a diploma from a school of optometry requiring a two years' attendance course and satisfactory to this board. The said board shall examine all applicants shown to have the necessary qualifications, as above set forth, in the following subjects: Ocular anatomy and physiology; theoretic optics; theoretic and practical optometry, including normal and abnormal refractive, accommodative and muscular conditions of the eye as applied by recognized methods of subjective and objective optometry when determining the need of glasses. When the applicant shall attain an average standing of 75 per cent. on all subjects submitted he shall be deemed to have passed satisfactorily and be given a certificate of registration, which certificate, and any other certificate provided for in this section shall operate as a license to practice optometry in this State when it shall have been recorded in the office of the clerk of the superior court of each county in which

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said person practices. The clerk of said court shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar for recording such certificate. The fees for applicants of this class shall be fifteen dollars for examination and ten dollars for registration. Failure to pass a satisfactory examination shall not debar the applicant from participating in subsequent examinations before said board, upon his complying with the provisions of this Act. Sec. 7. The State Board of Examiners in Optometry shall refuse to issue the certificate of registration, provided for in this Act to any person who shall have been guilty of grossly unprofessional and dishonest conduct, and said board after due notice and hearing may revoke the certificate issued to any optometrist whose certificate of registration was obtained or issued through error, fraud or perjury, or who shall be guilty of an offense involving moral turpitude; provided an appeal may be taken from the action of the board to the superior court of the county in which the certificate was refused or revoked by the board, upon applicant giving a good and satisfactory bond to be approved by the court, to secure the costs of such an appeal should the appeal be determined against him. Refusal and revocation of certificates. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That after March 1, 1917, it shall be unlawful for any person to practice optometry in the State of Georgia unless he shall have first obtained a license from the State Board of Examiners, as herein provided and filed same with the clerk of the superior court of the county in which such practice is conducted, and that any person who shall practice or pretend to practice optometry as defined in this Act, without having first obtained license as herein provided, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as for a misdemeanor. Unlawful practice. Penalty. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to physicians and surgeons duly licensed to practice medicine under the laws of this State, nor to prevent persons from selling spectacles or eyeglasses on prescription from any duly qualified optometrist or

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physician, nor to prevent any person or persons selling glasses as an article of merchandise or from using test cards in connection with the sale of such glasses at a permanently located place in this State when not trafficking or attempting to traffic upon assumed skill in optometry. Neither shall anything in this Act be construed to authorize any registered optometrist to prescribe or administer drugs or practice medicine or surgery in any manner as defined by the laws of Georgia; nor shall the same be construed to authorize any such person to use the title of M. D. or any other title mentioned in section 15 of the Act regulating the practice of medicine, approved on the 18th day of August, 1913. Act not applied in what cases Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 7, 1916. BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS. No. 562. An Act to amend an Act, approved August 14, 1909, entitled an Act to establish a Board of Osteopathic Examiners; to provide for issuing and recording licenses of osteopaths in this State; to prescribe penalties for the violation of this Act, 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 approved August 14, 1909, providing for the establishment of a Board of Osteopathic Examiners of the State of Georgia; to define its duties and powers; to regulate the practice of osteopathy, providing penalties for violations of said Act, be and the same is hereby amended in the eighteenth line of section four (4) of said Act by inserting after the word osteopathy and before the word the in said line of said section, where the

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same occurs on page 126 of the Act of 1909, the following words, to wit: Or other non-drug-giving school of medical practice. Be it further enacted, That said section four (4) be further amended by striking the words of diploma to therefrom, where the same occurs between the word doctor and the word in in the eighteenth line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the word or, so that said section four (4) when so amended, shall read as follows, to-wit.: Be it further enacted, That said board shall, at the first meeting after its appointment, organize by electing a president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer, who shall hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified. The secretary-treasurer shall give bond with surety in such sum as the board may determine, and the board may prescribe rules, regulations and by-laws for its proceedings and government. There shall be at least one regular meeting of the board every year, and this meeting shall be on the first Tuesday in July of each year, provided there are applicants for examination. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the president and two other members. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all applicants for license, giving the name and location of the institution granting the applicant the degree of doctor in osteopathy, or other non-drug-giving school of medical practice, the date of his diploma and also whether the applicant was rejected or granted a license and the number of license granted. The record and register shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded therein. Act of 1909 amended (Acts 1909, p. 123, C. C. 123 et seq.). To be read as amended. Organization, officers, bond of secretary, meetings, etc. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section seven (7) of said Act be amended by striking out the word ten in the sixth line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the words twenty-five; and that said section seven (7) shall be further amended in the eighth line by inserting after the word character and before the word and the following words, to wit: Evidence that such applicant had, previous to his course in osteopathy, a certificate of examination for admission to the freshman class of a reputable literary or scientific college,

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or the ability to pass such examination, or a diploma from a high school, college or university, approved by such board; and that said section seven (7) of said Act be further amended by inserting after the word each and before the word in in line eleven of said section the following words, to-wit.: Except that those matriculating after the passage of this Act shall have four terms of nine months each; and that said section seven (7) still further be amended by inserting after the word Act in line nineteen (19) the following paragraph, to wit: That the provisions of this section shall apply to all other non-drug-giving practitioners by whatever name known or called, or of whatever school they claim to be graduates or hold diplomas from, and to any one who holds himself or herself out as being able to diagnose, treat, operate or prescribe for any human disease, pain, injury, deformity, or physical condition or who shall offer or undertake by any means or method to diagnose, treat or operate or prescribe for any human disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical condition without the use of drugs, but shall not apply to those practicing their profession as licensed physicians nor Christian Scientists, nor masseurs or any one following in his or her practice the orders of licensed drug-giving physicians; and said section seven (7) of said Act shall be further amended by inserting after the word osteopathy and before the word and where the same occurs in the twenty-sixth (26) line of said section as it appears on page one hundred and twenty-seven (127) of the Act of 1909, the following words, to-wit.: Except that all such applicants other than applicants to practice osteopathy, shall not be examined on surgery and the principles of osteopathy, and said section seven (7) of said Act shall be further amended by inserting after the word osteopathy and before the word in where the same occurs in the thirty-third (33) line of said section, on the top of page one hundred and twenty-eight (128) of the Act of 1909, the following words, to wit: Or in case applicant be of other non-drug-giving school of medical practice, said board shall grant applicant a certificate to practice the system he represents;

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and by further amending said section seven (7) in the thirty-fourth (34) line thereof by inserting after the word osteopathy and before the word in in said line, the words, to-wit.: Or any other non-drug-giving practice of medicine as said certificate may indicate; and also said section seven (7) shall be further amended in the forty-fifth (45) line thereof by inserting after the word applicant and before the word and in said line, the words, to wit: For which he shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars, also changing without and additional in lines forty-one (41) and forty-two (42), respectively, to upon and required, so that the whole of said section seven (7), when amended as here indicated, shall read as follows, to wit: Amendment of section 7. Be it further enacted, That any person desiring to enter upon the practice of osteopathy in this State from and after the approval of this Act shall make a written application to said board for a license to practice osteopathy in this State, accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars, together with satisfactory proof that the applicant is at least twenty-one years of age, is of good moral character, evidence that such applicant had, previous to the beginning of his course in osteopathy, a certificate of examination for admission to the Freshman class of a reputable literary or [Illegible Text] college, or the ability to pass such examination, or a diploma from a high school, college or university, approved by the said board, and has obtained a diploma from some legally incorporated and reputable school of osteopathy requiring a course of study of at least three terms of nine months each, except that those matriculating after the passage of this Act shall have four terms of nine months each, in separate years. Provided, that any one who has been in the practice of osteopathy in some other State for a period of three years, prior to the approval of this Act and who is a graduate from a legally incorporated and reputable college of osteopathy providing a course of study of at least four terms of five months each shall be eligible for examination upon all other terms and conditions provided for applicants for examination under the provisions of this

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Act. That the provisions of this section shall apply to all other non-drug-giving practitioners by whatever name known or called or of whatever school they claim to be graduates of or hold diplomas from and to any one who holds himself or herself out as being able to diagnose, treat, operate or prescribe for any human disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical condition and who shall offer or undetake by any means or method to diagnose, treat or operate or prescribe for any human disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical condition without the use of drugs, but shall not apply to those practicing their profession as licensed physicians nor Christian Scientists, nor masseurs, or any one following in his or her practice the orders of licensed drug-giving physicians. Upon complying with these conditions, the State Board of Examiners, if satisfied with the same, shall admit said applicant to examination before them, which examination shall include the subject of anatomy, physiology, chemistry, taxicology, pathology, diagnosis, hygiene, obstetrics, gynecology, surgery, medical jurisprudence, principles of osteopathy, except that all applicants other than applicant for the practice of osteopathy, shall not be examined on surgery and the principles of osteopathy, and such other subjects as the board may require. If the examination is satisfactory to the committee, and the applicant shall have made an average of seventy-five per centum on his examination on all subjects examined on, with not less than sixty per centum in any one subject, the board shall then grant said applicant a certificate to practice osteopathy, or in case applicant be of other non-drug-giving school of medical practice, said board shall grant said applicant a certificate to practice the system he represents, in this State, which certificate is a license to practice osteopathy or any other non-drug-giving practice of medicine, as said certificate may indicate, in this State, when it shall have been recorded by the clerk of the superior court in the county in which he proposes to practice, for which he shall pay the same fee as in recording a deed. In case the applicant fails to pass a satisfactory examination he may, at any subsequent meeting of the board, within two years,

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have the privilege of a second examination upon the payment of regular fee; provided, that when, in the opinion of the president of the board, any applicant has been prevented by any good cause from appearing before the board, the president shall name a committee from the board who shall examine the applicant, for which he shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars, and may, if satisfactory, grant him a certificate of the board, when, if the applicant fails to appear for examination, said certificate shall be void. To be read as amended. Applicants for license to practice Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section eleven (11) of said Act be amended by inserting after the word osteopathy in the third line thereof, and before the word in in said line, the following words, to wit: Or other non-drug-giving school of medical practice; and also said section eleven (11) shall be further amended in line sixteen (16) by inserting in said line after the word osteopathy and before the word without the following words, to wit: Or any one who holds himself or herself out as practicing any other non-drug-giving school of medical practice. But it further enacted, That section eleven (11) shall be further amended by adding to said section the following: Be it further enacted, That within sixty days after the passage of this Act all of those now practicing within this State any other non-drug-giving school of medical practice, within the meaning of this Act shall appear before said board provided in this Act on a date to be fixed by said board, and stand an examination upon those subjects required in section seven (7) of the original Act as amended by this Act, so that section eleven (11) when so amended shall read as follows: Be it further enacted, That any person who shall practice, or pretend to practice, or use the science of osteopathy, or other non-drug-giving school of medical practice, in treating diseases of the human body, by fraud or misrepresentation; or any person who shall buy, sell, or fraudulently obtain any diploma, license, record or registration to practice osteopathy illegally obtained, or signed or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation; or who shall use any of the forms, or letters, `osteopathy,' `osteopath,' `osteopathist,'

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`diploma in osteopathy,' `D. O.,' `D. Sc. O,' `osteopathic physician,' `doctor of osteopathy' or any other title or letter, either alone or with other qualifying words or phrases, under such circumstances as to induce the belief that the person who uses such term or terms is engaged in the practice of osteopathy, or any one who holds himself or herself out as practicing any other non-drug-giving school of medical practice, without having complied with the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof shall be punished as for a misdemeanor. Amendment of sec 11 To be read as amended. Unlawful practices. Be it further enacted, That within sixty days after the passage of this Act all of those now practicing within this State, any other non-drug-giving school of medical practice, within the meaning of this Act, shall appear before said board provided in this Act on a date fixed by said board and stand an examination upon those subjects required in section seven (7) of the original Act as amended by this Act. Examinations required. Sec. 4. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. CONTRACTORS OF PUBLIC WORK BONDED. No. 549. An Act to repeal an Act for the protection of persons furnishing material and labor for the construction of public works and for other purposes, approved August 12, 1910, and published on pages 86-87 of the published Acts of the General Assembly of 1910, and to enact in lieu thereof an Act entitled as follows: An Act providing for the making of contracts by the State, counties, municipal corporations or any other public boards, for the doing of any public work, and requiring the contractor in such contracts to give bond to the contractee for the

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use of the obligee, and all persons doing work or furnishing skill, tools, machinery, or materials for the purpose of such contract, naming the amount of the penalties in such bond; providing for the approval and filing of such bond, and conditions and penalties for the failure to take such bond; providing for the giving of new or additional bonds where the bond given becomes insolvent, or the surety insufficient; providing and regulating actions on such bonds, and limiting the time for bringing actions on such bonds. Section 1. Bond for Public Contractors: 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 the passage of this Act, no contract with this State, a county, municipal corporation, or any other public board or body thereof, for the doing of any public work shall be valid for any purpose, unless the contractor shall give bond, payable to the State or other body contracted with, with good and sufficient surety, for the use of the obligee and of all persons doing work or furnishing skill, tools, machinery, or materials under or for the purpose of such contract, conditioned for the completion of the contract in accordance with its terms, for saving the obligee free from all costs and charges that may accrue on account of the doing of the work specified for the payments as they become due of all just claims for work, tools, machinery, skill and materials furnished by persons under, or for the purpose of, such contract, and for a compliance with the laws appertaining thereto. The penalty of such bond shall be not less than the contract price. Contract for public work void without bond. Sec. 2. Approval and Filing of Bond; Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such bond shall be approved and filed with the treasurer, or the person performing the duties usually performed by a treasurer, of the obligee named therein, unless the contract be for the erection, improvement or repair of buildings for a State institution, in which case it will be approved and filed with the board or officer having the financial management of such institution;

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provided, however, that should the surety named in said bond be other than a surety company authorized by law to do business in the State of Georgia, such bond shall not be approved and filed unless said surety make and file with said bond an affidavit stating under oath that said surety is the fee simple owner of real estate equal in value to the amount of the bond over and above any and all liens, encumbrances, and exemption rights allowed by law. If such bond, together with affidavit when necessary, be not taken in manner and form as herein required, the corporation or body for which work is done under the contract, shall be liable to all persons furnishing labor, skill, tools, machinery or materials to the contractor thereunder, for any loss resulting to them from such failure. No agreement, modification, or change in the contract or change in the work covered thereby, nor any extension of time for the completion of the contract shall release the sureties of said bond. Approval and filing of bond. Proviso. Affidavit. Liability on not taking bond, etc. Sec. 3. Insolvent or Insufficient Surety: Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever, in its judgment, any of the sureties in such bond have become insolvent, or for any cause there are no longer proper or sufficient sureties on said bond, the obligee may require the contractor to strengthen said bond or to furnish a new or additional bond within ten days, and thereupon, if so ordered by such obligee, all work on such contract shall cease unless such new or additional bond is furnished. If such bond be not furnished within such time, the obligee may determine the contract and complete the same as the agent, and at the expense of, such contractor and his sureties. Bond to be strengthened. Sec. 4. Action on Bond: Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person entitled to the protection of such bond may maintain an action thereon for the amount due him, subject to the provisions hereinafter stated. If suit is instituted on the bond of the contractor by the obligee named therein, any person doing work or furnishing skill, tools, machinery or materials to the contractor in the construction or repair of any public building or public work belonging to the obligee, and payment

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for which has not yet been made, shall have the right to intervene and be made a party to said action, and have his rights and claims adjudicated in such action, and have judgment thereon, subject, however, to the priority of the claim and judgment of the obligee. If the full amount of the liability of the surety on said bond is insufficient to pay the full amount of said claims and demands, then, after paying the full amount due the obligee in said bond, the remainder shall be distributed pro rata among said interveners. If no suit shall be brought by the obligee on said bond within ninety days after the completion of the contract and the acceptance of said public building or public work by the proper public authority, then the person doing work or furnishing skill, tools, machinery or materials to the contractor for said public building or public work, shall, upon application therefor and furnishing to the official who has the custody of said bond an affidavit that labor, skill, tools, machinery or materials for the prosecution of such building or work has been supplied by him and payment for which has not been made, be furnished with a certified copy of said bond, upon which he shall have a right of action against said contractor and the surety on said bond, or against either of them, and he shall have the right to prosecute the same to final judgment and execution. The certified copy of the bond so furnished shall be primary evidence of said bond, and shall be admitted in evidence without further proof. Any other person having a cause of action on such bond shall have the right to intervene and be made a party to such action, and the court shall determine the rights of all parties thereto. If the amount realized on said bond be not sufficient to discharge all such claims in full, such amount shall be distributed pro rata among the intervening parties. Action upon bond. Sec. 5. Limit of Time to Bring Action: Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no action can be instituted on said bond after one year from the completion of the said contract and the acceptance of said public building or public work by the proper public authorities. Limitation of action.

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Sec. 6. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. EDUCATION; ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS INSTITUTE ESTABLISHED. No. 330. An Act to establish and organize a college in the town of Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Georgia, as a branch of the University of Georgia, to be known as Alexander H. Stephens Institute, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That there shall be established and organized as a branch and one of the departments of the University of Georgia, in the town of Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Georgia, a college to be known as Alexander H. Stephens Institute, to be located, equipped and conducted as hereinafter provided. A branch or department of University of Georgia. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said institute shall be in the immediate charge of the board of trustees to be composed of the State School Commissioner of Georgia, and the chancellor of said University and six citizens of Georgia, three of whom shall be residents of Taliaferro County, Georgia, to be appointed by the Governor; two of whom shall be appointed for two years; two of whom shall be appointed for four years, and two of whom shall be appointed for six years from the date of their appointment, which board of trustees shall be known as [Illegible Text] local trustees of said institute. Board of trustees to be appointed. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said institute shall be under the management and control of the board of trustees of the University of Georgia,

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and shall be a part of said university. Said local trustees referred to in the preceding section of this Act shall have the authority to prescribe such rules and by-laws for the operation and regulation of the said institute and the training and governing of the students therein, and open departments of training and instruction in said branch of said university as said local trustees may deem proper, subject to the approval of the board of trustees of the University of Georgia. Control and management. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said institute shall be under the general supervision of the chancellor of the University of Georgia. The officers of said institute shall be president, and such other officers, teachers and instructors as may be necessary in the opinion of said local trustees and said president and other officers, teachers and instructors shall be elected and their salaries fixed by said local trustees, and said local trustees shall have perpetual succession and shall have the immediate control, supervision and management of said institute, subject to the authority of the trustees of said university. Officers, teachers, etc. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever there is any vacancy in said board of local trustees appointed by the Governor as aforesaid, by death, resignation, expiration of term of office or otherwise, said vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Governor of Georgia. Vacancy in trustees. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all property purchased or received under the authority of this Act shall be free from liens or incumbrances, and title to the same, as well as any donations that may be made to said local trustees, or the board of trustees for the purpose of said institute, shall be taken in the name of the trustees of the university in their corporate capacity, and said property shall become the property of the State of Georgia, and shall not be alienated by any one, nor shall any valid lien be thereon, either by the erection of any building thereon or by the act of any person, nor by the operation of any law. Titles to property.

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Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said local board of trustees shall serve without compensation, except that their actual expenses while they are away from their several places of residence attending to the duties of said institute, shall be paid. No compensation but expenses. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the one purpose of the normal department of this institute shall be to train and equip teachers for the common schools of Georgia; provided, that the general branches incident to and taught in the regular course of the main higher or collegiate course, as well as the general agricultural course, be also taught and with equal strength as the normal branches; that the said local board of trustees are directed and required to arrange courses of study and select teachers with reference to rendering more efficient the rural teachers now in the schools of Georgia, and such others not now teachers as may be preparing for this work. Normal department. Said Alexander H. Stephens Institute shall be located on that tract of land consisting of twelve acres more or less, on which is located Liberty Hall, the home of Alexander H. Stephens at the time of his death, and on land adjacent thereto. Location. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall not go into effect and shall be without force or effect until the fee-simple title to the tract of land, consisting of about twelve acres, more or less, referred to in the preceding section, with all improvements thereon, consisting of Liberty Hall and other buildings, now owned by the Stephens Monumental Association, shall be vested in the trustees of the University of Georgia, free from all liens or incumbrances, said Stephens Monumental Association having offered to give the trustees of the University of Georgia, to become the property of the State of Georgia, said tract of land, provided the branch college of said university be established and organized thereon, and said property adjacent thereto. Said offer is hereby accepted. Act not effective until properly transferred. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no appropriation from the treasury of the State of

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Georgia shall ever be made for the support or maintenance of said college. No State appropriation of money. Sec. 11. 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. Approved August 8, 1916. EDUCATION; COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. No. 576. An Act to require school attendance of children for a minimum period, and to provide for enforcement of the same, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That every parent, guardian, or other person having charge and control of a child between the ages of eight and fourteen years, who is not exempted or excused as hereinafter provided, shall cause the said child to be enrolled in and to attend continuously for four months of each year a public school of the district or of the city or town in which the child resides; which period of attendance shall commence at the beginning of the first term of said school in the year. Such attendance at a public school shall not be required where the child attends for the same period some other school giving instruction in the ordinary branches of an English education, or has completed the fourth grade of school work as prescribed by the State Board of Education, or where, because of poverty, the services of the child are necessary for the support of a parent or other member of the child's family dependent on such services, or where the parents or persons standing in parental relation to the child are unable to provide the necessary books and clothing for attending school and the same are not otherwise provided, or where the mental or physical condition of the child renders such attendance impracticable

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or inexpedient, or where the child resides more than three miles from the school house by the nearest traveled route, or where, for other good reason (the sufficiency of which shall be determined by the board of education of the county or city or town in which the child resides), the said board excuses the child from such attendance, such boards being authorized to take into consideration the seasons for agricultural labor and the need for such labor, in exercising their discretion as to the time for which children in farming districts shall be excused. Provided, that no guardian shall be compelled to send such child or children to school out of any other than the funds belonging to the ward or wards. Temporary absence of any child enrolled as a pupil may be excused by the principal or teacher in charge of the school because of bad weather, sickness, death in the child's family, or other reasonable cause. Duty of parent, guardian, etc. Child to be enrolled and to attend school. When not required. Proviso as to guardian. Absences, when excused. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That any parent, guardian, or other person who has charge and control of a child between the ages aforesaid and who wilfully fails to comply with the foregoing requirements shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed ten dollars for the first offense, and not to exceed twenty dollars for each subsequent offense, said fines to include all costs; but the court trying the case may, in its discretion, suspend enforcement of the punishment, if the child be immediately placed in attendance at a school as aforesaid, and may finally remit the same if such attendance has continued regularly for the number of months hereinbefore prescribed for attendance. School attendance may be proved by an attested certificate of the principal or teacher in charge of the school. No person shall be prosecuted for violation of the foregoing requirements unless the board of education of the county or municipality in which the person accused of such violation resides shall have caused to be served upon the accused, at least ten days before such prosecution, a written notice of the charge with the name of the child to whom it refers. Any person so notified, not previously convicted of violation of this Act as to the child referred to in said notice, may prevent prosecution

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on the charge set out therein, by giving, at any time before such prosecution is instituted, a bond in the penal sum of fifty dollars, payable to the ordinary of the county, with security to be approved by the ordinary, conditioned that the said person shall thenceforth faithfully comply with the requirements of this Act as to the said child. Each day's wilful failure of a parent, guardian, or other person in charge and control of a child as aforesaid, after the expiration of ten days from such notice, to cause the child to attend school, when such attendance is required by this Act, shall constitute a separate offense. In prosecutions under this Act the exemptions and excuses herein provided for shall be matters of defense, to be established by the accused, and need not be negatived in the indictment or accusation. Penalty for non compliance. Suspension of punishment. Notice before prosecution. Bond to prevent prosecution. Separate offense per day Excuses a matter of defense. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of county and municipal boards of education to investigate as to the attendance and non-attendance of children required by this Act to attend the schools under their supervision, and it shall also be their duty to institute or cause to be instituted prosecutions against persons violating this Act. It shall be the duty of the principal or teacher in [Illegible Text] of any public school, in which pupils between the ages of eight and fourteen years are instructed, to keep an accurate record of the attendance of such pupils, and at the end of each month to make a written report of the same to the board of education having supervision of the school, and to note therein excused absences and the reasons therefor. Duty of boards of education. Of teachers. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all fines imposed hereunder and all sums required to be paid as penalties under bonds given under this Act, shall, after payment of the costs of prosecution and of recovery thereof, be paid into the county treasury and become a part of the school fund of the county. Fines and forfeitures a part of school fund. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall become operative on the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred and seventeen. Effective Jan. 1, 1917.

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Sec. 6. Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of the board of education of each county, at least four weeks before the first day of January following the adoption of this Act, to cause this Act to be published in a newspaper of the county, if there be one, and to cause copies of the Act to be posted at the courthouse of the county and at the public schools thereof. Publication of this Act. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. EDUCATION; FURNISHING BOOKS AND SUPPLIES. No. 457. An Act to authorize boards of education of counties, cities, local school systems, separate school districts, and district agricultural schools to adopt school books, other than the regular basal elementary school books provided for by the Uniform Text-book Law, from an approved list issued by the State Board of Education, and to purchase all school books and sell, rent, or furnish them free to pupils; to require publishers to file sample copies of all school books to be sold in the State with the State Superintendent of Schools; to require publishers to sell school books to public school authorities in this State at the lowest net wholesale prices given anywhere in the United States; to require publishers to give bond to the State; to provide punishment and penalties for the violation of this Act, 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: Section 1. That, from and after the passage of this Act, all boards of education of counties, cities, local school

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systems, separate school districts, and district agricultural schools shall adopt all school-books required by the course of study of their schools, other than the regular basal elementary school-books provided for by the Uniform Textbook Law, from an approved list issued by the State Board of Education; and shall purchase, and in their discretion may sell, rent, or furnish free, all school-books to pupils attending their schools, and for that purpose may use such part of the school funds, or any other funds coming into their hands, as may be necessary for the purchase of such books. Books, how purchased, sold, or furnished free. Sec. 2. That, all publishers of school-books, or persons desiring to offer school-books, other than those basal elementary text-books provided for under the Uniform Text-book Law, for the use of pupils in the public schools of Georgia, as hereinafter provided, shall file in the office of the State Superintendent of Schools a copy of each book proposed to be offered, together with the list-price as shown by the publisher's catalogue, and such books shall be approved and placed upon a list issued by the State Board of Education; provided the persons or publishers offering said books comply with the provisions of this Act and then they may be legally adopted and purchased by any public school authorities. No revised or different edition of any such book shall be used in the public schools of Georgia, unless a copy of such edition has been filed in the office of the State Superintendent of Schools, together with the publisher's list-price thereof. The State Superintendent of Schools shall carefully preserve in his office the sample copies of all such books filed and approved by the State Board of Education, and the prices thereof. Filing of copies, and list of books, with prices. Sec. 3. That, each publisher of any such book filed shall also file in the office of the State Superintendent of Schools a sworn statement giving the lowest net wholesale price at which each book is sold anywhere in the United States; the said sworn statement shall also give the list-price and the lowest exchange-price given anywhere in the United States when old books on the same subject and of like kind and grade, but of a different series, are received in exchange. Sworn statement to be filed.

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Sec. 4. That each publisher shall file with the State Superintendent of Schools a bond payable to the State of Georgia, with some surety company authorized to do business in the State of Georgia, as surety thereon, in a sum to be determined by the State Superintendent of Schools, said sum being not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), according to the number of books filed; the bond to be conditioned as follows: First the publisher will furnish any of the books listed in said statement, and in any other statement subsequently filed by him within five years, to the board of education of any county, city, local school system, separate school district, and district agricultural schools in the State of Georgia, at the lowest net wholesale price contained in said statement, which price shall not exceed the lowest price the publisher has made elsewhere in the United States, and that he will maintain said price uniformly throughout the State of Georgia on the books filed under the provisions of this Act. Second: That the publisher will reduce such price automatically to the State of Georgia whenever reductions are made elsewhere in the United States, so that at no time shall any book so filed and listed be sold to school authorities in Georgia at a higher net price than is received for such book elsewhere in the United States; and that upon failure or refusal of the publisher to make such reduction all contracts for such book or books shall become null and void. Third: That all such books offered for sale, adoption, or exchange in the State of Georgia shall be equal in quality to those filed in the office of the State Superintendent of Schools, as regards paper, binding, print, illustration, subject-matter, and all other particulars that may affect the value of such school-books. Fourth: That the publisher shall not enter into any understanding, agreement, or combination to control the prices or restrict competition of the sale of school-books in the State of Georgia. Bond of publisher; amount and condition. Sec. 5. That such bond shall be approved by the Attorney-general, and shall continue in force for a period of five years after its filing, at or before the expiration of which period a new bond shall be given, or the right to continue

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selling such text-books in the State of Georgia shall be forfeited. Approval of bond. New bond after five years. Sec. 6. That the State Superintendent of Schools shall, within thirty days after the filing of such text-books and bond for same, send a list of such books to the superintendent of schools and the chairman of the board of education of each county, city, local school system, separate school district, and district agricultural school in the State. And the State Superintendent of Schools shall, on or before January 1, 1917, and on or by the first day of January of each following year, publish and send to the superintendent of schools and the chairman of the board of education of each county, city, local school system, separate school district, and district agricultural school, a printed copy of all such lists then in force in his office. State Superintendent to send out lists of books. Sec. 7. That if any publisher shall comply with the foregoing sections and then fail or refuse to furnish such books to the board of education of any county, city, local school system, separate school district, or district agricultural school, upon the terms herein provided, said school authority shall at once notify the State Superintendent of Schools of such failure or refusal, and he shall at once cause an investigation of such charge to be made. If the State Superintendent of Schools finds such charge to be true, he shall at once notify such publisher and notify the superintendent of schools and the chairman of the board of education of each county, city, local school system, separate school district, and district agricultural school in the State of Georgia, that such book or books shall not thereafter be adopted or purchased by any of the public-school authorities in the State. Said publisher shall forfeit and pay to the State of Georgia the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for each failure or refusal to furnish said book or books, to be recovered in the name of the State of Georgia in an action to be brought by the Attorney-general in any proper court, the amount when collected to be paid into the Treasury to the credit of the common-school fund of the State of Georgia. Forfeiture by publisher on failure of duty.

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Sec. 8. That the board of education of each county, city, local school system, separate school district, and district agricultural school in the State of Georgia, at a regular meeting to be held between the first Monday in January and the first Monday in August, of each year, shall adopt text-books for use in the schools under its control, until a complete list of text-books covering the entire course of study has been adopted. A majority vote of the membership of any board shall determine which of said books so filed shall be used in the schools under its control; and after such books have been selected and adopted by said board of education, no book shall be changed, nor any other book substituted therefor, for a period of five years after the date of its adoption, as shown by the official records of the board. Provided, that any such school text-books as may be in use in the public schools of Georgia when this Act goes into effect may be continued at the pleasure of the authorities in charge of such schools; but that when said books are changed, or other books substituted, the books adopted shall be used for a full period of five years. This Act shall not affect any existing contracts for text-books now in force in this State. Local boards; duty as to selecting books. Proviso. Sec. 9. That all text-books adopted as provided for in this Act shall be bought by the various school authorities direct from the publishers at the prices listed with the State Superintendent of Schools. That the board of education of each county, city, local school system, separate school district, and district agricultural school shall, at a regular meeting, cause to be ascertained the number of each of such books adopted, as the schools under its charge require. The secretary of each board of education shall order the books so agreed upon direct from the publishers, who, on receipt of such order, shall ship the books as directed without delay. It shall be the duty of the secretary, or other person named by the board for such purpose, to examine the books when received, and if found to be correct and in accordance with order, a warrant, payable out of the school fund or any other fund the board may have on hand, for the proper amount, shall be issued and remitted to the

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publisher within thirty days. Each board of education shall pay all charges for transportation of the books. That it shall be the duty of each board of education to make all necessary provisions and arrangements to place the books so purchased within easy reach and accessible to all the pupils in the schools under its control. For this purpose each board of education may make contracts, and take such security as it deems necessary, for the custody, care, and sale of such books, and accounting for the proceeds. The proceeds from the sale, or rental, of said books shall be paid into the public school fund of the board. The board of education may also contract with local or retailer dealers to sell the books to the pupils and patrons of the schools, at prices to be specified by the said board, each board being responsible to the publishers for all books purchased by it. All orders for books under this Act shall be made by a duly authorized agent of the board of education and billed by the publisher to the board of education. That nothing in this Act shall prevent the board of education of any county, city, local school system, separate school district, or district agricultural school from furnishing free text-books to the pupils in the schools under its control, or from buying books and renting them to the pupils in the schools under its control. Purchases and payments for books ordered. Free books, and rental. Sec. 10. That no retail dealer selling said school text-books as the agent of any school authority shall sell the same at a greater price than the price agreed upon between such dealer and said school authorities; provided, that in no case shall books be sold to the school children at a price to exceed fifteen per cent (15%) advance on the wholesale price of such books. Retail prices of books limited. Sec. 11. That when pupils remove from any county, city, local school system, separate school district, or district agricultural school, and have text-books of the kind adopted in said school, and not of the kind used in the school to which they remove, and wish to dispose of them, the board of education of the school from which they remove, if requested, shall purchase such books at the fair value thereof, and resell them to other pupils. Second-hand books; when purchased.

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Sec. 12. That no publisher of school text-books, nor agent of such publisher, shall offer or give any emolument, money, or other valuable thing, or any inducement, to any member of any board of education or school official connected with any of the public schools of Georgia, for his vote, or promise to vote, or for the use of his influence for the adoption of any school text-book to be used in any of the public schools of this State; nor shall any member of any board of education or school official connected with any of the public schools of Georgia accept emolument, money, or other valuable thing, or any other inducement, from any publisher, or agent of any publisher, for his vote or promise to vote, or for the use of his influence for the adoption of any school text-book. Provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person, publisher, or publisher's agent from sending a reasonable number of sample copies of school text-books to any member of a board of education or school official for examination of such book or books before the adoption of books, as provided for in this Act, and nothing shall be construed to prevent such member of a board of education or school official from receiving such sample copies. Payment for vote or influence forbidden. Proviso. Sec. 13. That any publisher of school text-books, or agent of such publisher, or any member of any board of education, or public school official in the State of Georgia, who violates any of the provisions of this Act, on conviction thereof shall be punished as for a misdemeanor; and any member of a board of education or public school official shall, in addition, be removed from his official position. Any retail dealer of school text-books acting as agent for any board of education, who violates any of the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished as for a misdemeanor. Penalty for violation. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not be construed to repeal directly or indirectly the present law as to adoption of basal elementary books by the State Board of Education for the public schools of Georgia. Non-repeal of C. C. 1439 et seq. Sec. 15. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916.

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EDUCATION; SANITARIUM [Illegible Text] No. 477. An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to authorize the board of trustees, of the Georgia State Sanitarium to establish a training-school; to provide rules for the systematic training of white female nurses while employed in the sanitarium, and to provide for a course of training, instruction, and lectures, and to issue diplomas, and for other purposes, approved August 15, 1910, embraced in the Georgia Laws of 1910, pages 128-129, by adding after the word white, and before the word female, in the sixth line of section 1, the words male and; and by adding after the word white, and before the word female, in the first and second lines of section 2, the words male and; and by striking sections three, four, five, six, and seven of said bill, and substituting other sections therefor, providing for the establishment of such training-school, its course of instruction, issuance of diplomas, the registration of nurses, 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 the Act of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, entitled An Act to authorize the board of trustees of the Georgia State Sanitarium to establish a training-school, and to provide rules for the systematic training of white female nurses while employed in the sanitarium, and to provide for a course of training, instruction and lectures, and to issue diplomas, approved August 15, 1910, embraced in the Acts of 1910, pages 128-129, be amended as follows: By adding after the word white, and before the word female, in the sixth line of section 1, the words male and; and by adding after the word white, and before the word female, in the first and second lines of section 2, the words male and; and by striking sections three, four, five, six, and seven of said Act, and by so amending the same that it will read as follows: Section 2. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

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of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, from and after the passage of this Act, the trustees of the Georgia State Sanitarium shall have authority to establish a training-school for the benefit of the white male and females nurses, while in the employ of the Georgia State Sanitarium, and to establish rules for the systematic training of such nurses, and to provide a course of lectures to be given by the several physicians employed in said Sanitarium, and to issue diplomas to all graduates of said training-school. Act of 1910 amended. To be read as amended. Sanitarium training-school authorized. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That any or all white male or female nurses now in the employ of said Sanitarium, or who may hereafter be employed by the same, shall be entitled to the benefit of such training-school, provided they shall have satisfactory educational qualifications, and be of good moral character. Nurses to be benefited. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That said board of trustees shall establish rules and regulations for said training school, so as to provide for a three years' course of instruction, lectures, and training, said three years' course to equal the minimum requirements governing the application and registration of nurses as set forth by the State Board of Examiners of Nurses of Georgia. Rules, and three-year course. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That each nurse, after having completed the course of training laid down by said board of trustees, and having passed a satisfactory examination, and having proved herself or himself of good moral character, shall be entitled to a certificate, or diploma of graduation, entitling him or her to register as a trained nurse in accordance with the Acts of August 22d, 1907, provided such applicant passes a satisfactory examination before the State Board of Examiners of Nurses of Georgia, in accordance with said Act of 1907. Certificate of trained nurse. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That such nurses, after having received such diploma from the said board of trustees, and having registered as provided in the foregoing section, shall be authorized to practice the profession of

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nursing as a professional graduate, registered nurse anywhere in the State of Georgia. Authority to practice nursing. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and they are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. FACTORY INSPECTOR; APPOINTMENT PROVIDED. No. 547. An Act to provide for the appointment of one factory inspector by the Commissioner of Commerce and Labor, to aid in the enforcement and observance of the new child-labor law and such other laws as come under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce and Labor; to collect information and statistics as provided in the Act creating said department; to provide a salary for said inspector, 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 the Commissioner of Commerce and Labor shall have the power and authority to appoint one factory inspector to aid in the enforcement and observance of the new child-labor law, and such other laws as are now or may hereafter come under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce and Labor. Appointment by Commissioner of Labor. Sec. 2. Said inspector shall work under the direction and supervision of the Commissioner of Commerce and Labor, and shall make a written report of each inspection of factories, manufacturing establishments, workshops, and mercantile establishments, to said commissioner, to be of file in the Department of Commerce and Labor, and shall collect such information and statistics as the commissioner may direct and under the direction and supervision of the commissioner may institute proceedings against any person,

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firm or corporation found violating any of the laws with the enforcement of which said department is charged. Duties of inspector. Sec. 3. That the inspector shall receive a salary of $1,200 per annum, payable in the manner prescribed for other State-house officials, and shall further receive out of the contingent fund of the Department of Commerce and Labor his necessary travelling expenses while on the road making inspections and collecting information and statistics for the department, said expense vouchers to be approved by the Commissioner of Commerce and Labor. Salary and traveling expenses. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. GAME AND FISH; AMENDMENT OF LAWS. No. 532. An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act for the protection of game animals and birds and fish; to establish the Department of Game and Fish; to declare what shall be game animals and birds; to provide for the appointment of a State Game and Fish Commissioner, and the appointment of wardens and deputy wardens, prescribing their duties, and their compensation; to regulate licenses to hunt, and for other purposes, approved August 21, 1911; and also to amend an Act entitled An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act for the protection of game animals and birds and fish; to establish the Department of Game and Fish; to declare what shall be game animals and birds; to provide for the appointment of a State Game and Fish Commissioner, and the appointment of wardens and deputy wardens, prescribing their duties, and their compensation, to regualte licenses to hunt, and for other purposes, and to provide penalties for violations of this Act, approved August

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21, 1911, providing for change of date for expiration of hunting license, a penalty for hunting and fishing without permission, adding ducks to the list of game birds and animals; for adding blackbirds and fieldlarks to the list of unprotected birds, and for other purposes, approved August 19, 1912, providing where persons may hunt without a license; for disposition of money at the end of any year standing to the credit of the Game Protection Fund; providing a closed season for migratory ducks, marsh hens, and other migratory game birds, and a bag limit for such migratory game birds; providing for the taking and having in possession and buying and selling, or offering for sale, and transporting or exporting for sale any of the game animals or game birds of this State, or the nests or eggs thereof for propagation or scientific purposes or for pets; and for the issuing of licenses therefor; providing for the open season for cat squirrels and snipe, and the bag limit therefor; prohibiting the baiting of doves, or other game birds and the shooting of the same on or over fields or lands where the same have been baited and providing a punishment therefor; providing a punishment for the violation of the game laws of the State; providing for the further protection of wild deer, wild turkey, and other game birds of this State, and the number thereof that may be killed during a day or year; prohibiting the pursuit of deer, foxes, and other animals upon the lands of another; providing for the use and disposition of the funds coming to the Department of Game and Fish of this State, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section 2 of the Act approved August 19, 1912, entitled An Act to amend an Act for the protection of game animals, birds and fish, and for other purposes, approved August 21, 1911, be amended by striking from the end of said section the following words, to wit.: All licenses shall terminate on the 20th day of February following the date of issuance, and substituting in lieu thereof

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the following: All licenses shall terminate one year from the date on which the same were issued. All persons privately owning ponds shall fish at any time and in any manner they desire in said ponds. Act of 1912 amended. C. C. 2158 (f). Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 12 of the Act providing for the protection of game animals and birds and fish, and establishing the Department of Game and Fish, and for other purposes, approved August 21, 1911, be amended by striking therefrom, after the words each offense, in line six (6) thereof, the following words, to wit: or to work on the public works not less than five (5) nor more than thirty (30) days, and substituting in lieu thereof the following: or to work on the public works not less than ten (10) nor more than ninety (90) days; also that said section shall be amended by adding at the end thereof, after the word judge, in the ninth (9th) line thereof, the following: Provided, that any person may have in his possession at any time any of the birds or wild animals of this State, or the plumage, skin, or body thereof, for propagation or scientific purposes, or for pets, provided, that such person shall register with the Commissioner of Game and Fish of this State the number and variety of such birds or animals which he may have in his possession and how acquired, and that such birds or other wild animals are used only for propagation or scientific purposes or for pets; and provided, further, that such person may sell such birds or other animals alive to be used for said purposes, and when so doing he shall report promptly to the Commissioner of Game and Fish of this State the number and species of birds and wild animals sold, and to whom sold, and that the person buying or otherwise acquiring such birds or other wild animals shall promptly report to said Commissioner the person from whom he purchased or obtained such birds or animals, and the number and species thereof so acquired, and setting forth that they are to be held and kept only for propagation, or scientific purposes, or for pets; and provided, further, that any such person who shall fail to comply with the above regulations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor

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and punished as prescribed in section 12 of said Act; provided, further, that the Commissioner of Game and Fish may, in his discretion, issue licenses or permits to any person or persons to take any of the birds or wild animals, or the plumage, skin, or body thereof, or the nests or eggs of the same, for propagation or scientific purposes or for pets, under such regulations and restrictions as may be imposed by said Commissioner of Game and Fish; provided, further, that such licenses or permits may be issued by the said Commissioner of Game and Fish upon the payment of a fee of one dollar ($1.00), and that the same may be revoked at the pleasure of the said Commissioner at any time, and that such permits or licenses, unless sooner revoked, shall be good for one year from the date of issuance; provided, further, that any person may transport or ship from any point within this State to any other point within this State birds or wild animals alive, for propagation, or for scientific purposes, and that the transportation companies may accept such shipments, and that both the shipper and the transportation company accepting such shipment shall, on the same day that the shipment is made, report to the Commissioner of Game and Fish of this State the number and species of such birds or wild animals shipped, and to whom and by whom shipped; provided, that any violation of the provisions of this section shall be punished as provided in said section 12 as amended, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Any person who shall purchase, or sell, or export for sale, or offer to sell any of the game birds or animals named in section 11 of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, punished by a fine of not less than ten or more than one hundred dollars and all costs for each offense, or to work on the public works not less than ten (10) nor more than ninety (90) days, and any one or more of these punishments may be ordered in the discretion of the judge; provided, that any person may have in his possession at any time any of the birds or wild animals of this State, or the plumage, skin, or body thereof, for propagation or scientific purposes, or for pets; provided, that such person shall register with the

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Commissioner of Game and Fish of this State the number and variety of such birds or animals, which he may have in his possession, and how acquired, and that such birds or other wild animals are used only for propagation or scientific purposes or for pets; and provided, further, that such person may sell such birds or other animals alive to be used for said purposes, and when so doing, he shall report promptly to the Commissioner of Game and Fish of this State the number and species of birds and wild animals sold, and to whom sold, and that the person buying or otherwise acquiring such birds or other wild animals shall promptly report to said Commissioner the person from whom he purchased or obtained such birds or animals, and the number and species thereof so acquired, and setting forth that they are to be held and kept only for propagation or [Illegible Text] purposes, or for pets; and, provided, further, that any such person who shall fail to comply with the above regulations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, further, that the Commissioner of Game and Fish may, in his discretion, issue licenses or permits to any person or persons to take any of the birds or wild animals or the plumage, skin, or body thereof, or the nests or eggs of the same for propagation or scientific purposes, or for pets, under such regulations and restrictions as may be imposed by said Commissioner of Game and Fish; provided, further, that such licenses or permits may be issued by the said Commissioner of Game and Fish upon the payment of a fee of one dollar ($1.00), and that the same may be revoked at the pleasure of the said Commissioner at any time, and that such permits or licenses, unless sooner revoked, shall be good for one year from the date of issuance; provided, further, that any person may transport or ship from any point within this State to any other point within this State birds or wild animals, alive, for propagation or for scientific purposes, and that the transportation companies may accept such shipments, and that both the shipper and the transportation company accepting such shipment shall, on the same day that the shipment is made, report to the Commissioner of Game and Fish of this State the number

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and species of such birds or wild animals shipped, and to whom and by whom shipped; provided; that any violation of the provisions of this section shall be punished as provided in said section 12 as amended. Act of 1911 amended. P. C. 594 (b). Section to be read as amended. Penalty increase. Proviso added. Possession and sale for [Illegible Text] purposes. Registry and reports by seller and buyer. Licenses. Revoked at pleasure. Transportation. Reports. Penalty for violation. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 13 of the Act for the protection of game animals, birds, and fish and establishing the Department of Game and Fish, approved August 21, 1911, be amended by inserting between the words said birds, in line nine (9) thereof, and the words shall be guilty, in lines nine (9) and ten (10) thereof, the following words, to wit: except as provided in section 12 of this Act, so that said section, when amended, will read as follows: Any person who shall transport or ship, or offer to transport or ship, any of the game birds or animals mentioned in section 11 of this Act, without the limits of the State, or from the county in which the game was killed, into another county in this State, or who shall sell or offer for sale, or purchase or offer to purchase any part of the plumage, skin, or body of any of the game birds or animals mentioned in section 11, or who shall take or wilfully destroy the nests or eggs of any of the said birds, except as provided in section 12 of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by section 12 of this Act; provided, it shall be lawful for any person duly authorized to hunt, to personally transport, openly, the game actually killed by him, from the county in which it was killed to any county of this State, or without the State, but the person killing said game must, in each instance, accompany the game so killed. Each person hunting shall carry with him his license and exhibit the same promptly upon the request of any game warden, or deputy warden, or ex-officio warden. Act of 1911 amended. P. C. 504 (c). Certain acts penalized. Proviso. License to be exhibited. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 5 of the said Act approved August 19, 1912, be amended by inserting between the words following dates, and the words shall be guilty, in line sixteen (16) of said section, the words, except as provided in section 12 of the

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Act approved August 21, 1911, as amended, also that said section be amended by striking therefrom the words snipe from December 1st to May 1st, following, appearing in lines twenty (20) and twenty-one (21) of said section; also that said section be amended by striking therefrom the word doves, appearing in line nineteen (19) of the said section; also that said section be amended by striking therefrom in lines twenty-three and twenty-four the following words: cat squirrel from August 1st, to January 1st following, of each year, and substituting in lieu thereof the words cat squirrel from October 1st to March 1st, following of each year; provided, that no person shall kill more than fifteen (15) cat squirrels in any one day; also that said section be amended by inserting after the word following, and before the word deer, in line twenty-two (22) thereof, the words doves, August 1st to August 31st, and November 20th to March 1st following; also that said section shall be amended by striking therefrom all of said section after the words January 1st, 1918, in line thirty-five (35) thereof, to wit: And for violations of this provision, such person or persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as prescribed in section 1065 of the Criminal Code of 1910, and substituting in lieu thereof the following: And for violations of this provision of this section such person, or persons, shall be punished as is prescribed by section 12 of the Act approved August 21, 1911, as amended; so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Any person who shall hunt, kill or destroy, by any means whatever, or who is in possession of the following named birds or animals, except between the following dates, except as provided in section 12 of the Act approved August 21, 1911, as amended, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 12 of this Act: quail, commonly known as bob white partridges; doves; wild turkey gobblers and plovers, from November 20th to March 1st, following; wood cock and summer or wood duck from September 1st to January 1st, following; doves from August 1st to August 31st, and from November 20th to March 1st, following; deer,

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from October 1st to December 1st, following; cat squirrels from October 1st to March 1st, following of each year; provided, that no person shall kill more than fifteen (15) cat squirrels in any one day. It shall be unlawful any time of the year to scatter upon the lands of any person whether it be the owner of the land or not, any corn, wheat or grain, or to bait for the purpose of drawing to the lands where such bait is scattered or placed, game birds or doves, for the purpose of shooting or allowing to be shot at or killed such game birds or doves at or near such lands so baited, and it shall be unlawful for any person to shoot at or kill any dove or other game bird at, upon, or over or near any land baited or baited field or land. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill any fox squirrel prior to January 1st, 1918; and for violations of these provisions of this section such person or persons shall be punished as is prescribed by section 12 of the Act approved August 21st, 1911, as amended; provided, that this shall not prevent the killing of squirrels while destroying corn or other cultivated vegetation. Act of 1912 amended. P. C. 594 (a), To be read as amended. Changes in hunting season as to various birds and animals. Penalty. Proviso. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 15 of the Act approved August 21st, 1911, providing for the protection of game animals, birds, and fish, and the establishment of the Department of Game and Fish, be amended by striking therefrom the word male, between the words three and deer, in line two (2) of said section; also that said section shall be amended by striking therefrom the word gobblers, between the words turkey and during, in line three (3) of said section; also that said section shall be amended by striking therefrom the words except snipe or doves, of which one person may kill forty (40) in one day, appearing in lines five (5) and six (6) of said section, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: During the open season no one person shall be authorized to kill more than two (2) deer, nor more than two (2) wild turkeys during any one season, nor more than twenty-five (25) game birds of any one specie in any one day. Any person violating this section

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shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as prescribed in section 12 of this Act. Act of 1911 amended. P. C. 594 (c). To be read as amended. Reduction of number of killings. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 16 of the Act approved August 21st, 1911, and providing for the protection of game animals and birds and fish and for the establishment of the Department of Game and Fish be amended by striking from the second line of said section the words wild doe, and the words wild turkey hens, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Any person who shall catch or kill any wild pheasant, grouse, or fawn, or any imported game birds or game animals prior to December 1st, 1916, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, punished as is prescribed in section 12 of this Act. Act of 1911 amended. P. C. 594 (f). To be read as amended. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 18 of the said Act approved August 21st, 1911, be amended by adding thereto after the word Act and before the word shall, in line seven (7) of said section, the following words in or upon or through the unenclosed or uncultivated lands of another, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Any person who shall hunt, without first obtaining a license, except upon his own land, or who lends or transfers his license to another, or who shall hunt upon the lands of another without first having obtained his consent to do so, except persons following hounds in pursuit of foxes or deer, or any other animal not mentioned in this Act in or upon or through the unenclosed or uncultivated lands of another, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, punished as prescribed in section 12 of this Act. Act of 1911 amended. P. C. 594 (h). To be read as amended. License and consent to hunt. Penalty. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 19 of this Act approved August 21, 1911, shall be amended by inserting between the word State and the word shall, in line three (3) of said section the words: except as herein provided, so that said section, when amended, will read as follows: Any common carrier who shall ship or transfer, or carry any game birds or animals without the limits of this State, except as herein provided,

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shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, punished as prescribed in section 12 of this Act; provided, the terms of this section shall not apply to game in the personal possession of the party killing the same; provided, such party has obtained a license then of force. Act of 1911 amended. P. C. 594 (i). To be read as amended. Unlawful transportation. Proviso. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 20 of this Act, approved August 21, 1911, shall be amended by inserting between the words State and shall, in the fourth line of said section, the words: except as herein provided, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Any agent or employee of a common carrier who shall receive any game bird or animals for shipment without the State, or from one county to another county within this State, except as herein provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, punished as is prescribed in section 12 of this Act. Act of 1911 amended. P. C. 594 (j). Unlawful receipt for shipment. Sec. 10. That it shall be lawful to kill buzzards at any and all times of the year. Buzzards. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved August 21, 1916. GOBER'S FORM BOOK TO BE PURCHASED. No. 590. An Act to provide for the purchase by the State of Georgia of a sufficient number of copies of Gober's Georgia Form Book and Procedure, to furnish to the justices of the peace, notaries public who are ex-officio justices of the peace, to the ordinaries, clerks of the superior courts, and sheriffs, and other officers who are now by law furnished with the Code of the State; to authorize the appointment of a committee to examine and approve the same; and also to authorize the Governor, upon

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such approval, to contract with the publishers of said book to be paid for not out of the State Treasury, but in exchange for publications of the State, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That, whereas George F. Gober of Atlanta, Georgia, has prepared and has ready for publication, a book of Georgia Forms and Procedure especially adapted to the Code of 1910; and whereas other form-books adapted for use in connection with the laws of force in this State at the time when such publication issued have been supplied to the public officers by the State; and whereas such a book has not been distributed since the 1910 Code was published; and whereas such a book is calculated to be useful in the advancement of public justice; and whereas there are now stored in the basement of the Capitol a large amount of State publications consisting of Codes, Reports, Acts of the General Assembly, and other books; and whereas it is necessary for the State to publish each year its Reports and Laws, and whereas it is to the best interest of the State that the Laws and Reports should be distributed as broadcast as possible; therefore: Preamble. A committee of two from the Senate and three from the House be appointed to examine said book; and when the same is approved by said committee, that the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into a contract with the publishers of said form-book to purchase from said publishers one copy of said book for each public officer of the State to whom the Code is now by law furnished; and the Governor is authorized to pay for said book a sum not exceeding $3.00 per copy, by exchanging therefor any publication of the State at current prices, allowing the present discount given to publishers and book-dealers within the State; and that upon delivery of said books to the State Librarian, it shall be the duty of such Librarian to furnish promptly, free of charge, to each of said officers, a copy of said book as herein contemplated;

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and, provided, that in no event shall the State ever pay any money at all for any of the form-books. Examination of form-book. Contract of purchase authorized. Payment by exchange of State publications. Furnishing of books to officers. No money to be paid. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. HIGHWAY COMMISSION DESIGNATED. No. 413. An Act to designate the Prison Commission of Georgia, together with the State Geologist, the Dean of the College of Civil Engineering of the State University, and the Professor of Highway Engineering at the Georgia School of Technology, as the Highway Department of Georgia; to assent to the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 11, 1916, known as the Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes, 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 from and after the passage of this Act the Prison Commission of Georgia, together with the State Geologist, the Dean of the College of Civil Engineering of the State University, and the Professor of Highway Engineering at the Georgia School of Technology, shall constitute the Highway Department of the State of Georgia, and shall discharge all the duties prescribed by the Act of Congress approved July 11, 1916, known as the Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes, to be performed by such State Highway Department, which they shall do without additional compensation to that now paid them, and under the provisions of the Act of 1908, allowing said Prison

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on Commission to employ such civil engineers as therein provided. Highway Department designated. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the assent of the State of Georgia is hereby given to the terms and provisions of said Act of Congress referred to in section 1. Assent to Federal law. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved August 16, 1916. INSPECTION OF PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS. No. 548. An Act to provide for the inspection by State authorities of every private institution in which citizens of Georgia and of other States are kept in confinement by sanitoriums, private hospitals, private asylums, private orphanages, Houses of the Good Shepherd, convents, monasteries, or any other institution under any other name, maintained by private individuals, corporations, churches, or charitable institutions, within the State of Georgia, 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 in addition to the statutory duties of the grand juries in the respective counties of the State, said grand jury shall at each regular term of the courts in their respective counties, appoint a committee of not less than five members from the grand jury, whose duty it shall be, as soon as practicable after they are named on said committee, to visit, inspect, and carefully inquire into every such private sanitorium, hospital, asylum, House of the Good Shepherd, convent, and monastery for the purpose of ascertaining what persons are confined within said institutions, and by what authority such persons are held within the same. Grand jury committee to visit, inspect, and inquire.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., That it shall be the duty of said committee appointed by the grand jury, to separately confer with each inmate or said institutions, for the purpose of ascertaining from said inmate how he or she came to be confined in said institution, and what service, if any, in the way of labor has been imposed upon said inmate, and whether said inmate desires to remain in the custody of said institution. Inquiry of inmates. Sec. 3. Be it enacted, etc., That the said committee of inquiry shall report to the judge and to the solicitor of said superior court, the names of any and all dissatisfied inmates of said institutions, together with a brief summary of the facts in each case; and that this report shall either be made in open court, or, where the court is in vacation, shall be published, at the expense of the county, in the newspaper in which the legal advertisements of said county are published. Report by committee to be published. Sec. 4. Be it enacted, etc., That in every case where it is ascertained by said committee that any person is illegally deprived of his or her liberty in any of the institutions above named, said committee shall demand of the proprietor, keeper, or custodian of said institution the immediate liberation of such person; or, in case that such demand for the release of said person is not promptly complied with upon the demand of the committee, it shall be the duty of the grand jury to specially present the owner, keeper, custodian, or manager of such institution, in a special presentment for false imprisonment, and for holding persons to involuntary servitude, in violation of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, and of the United States. Demand for release of inmate. Prosecution for false imprisonment. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 21, 1916.

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INSURANCE; UMPIRE ON FIRE LOSS. No. 392. An Act to provide for the appointment of an umpire by any court of record, in fire insurance appraisals, in the county where the loss occurs, provided the appraisers chosen fail to select such umpire within ten days; to provide the method of such appointment; for other purposes; and to repeal conflicting laws. 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 the passage of this Act, when in the event of loss or damage to property in this State, described in any policy of fire insurance and covered thereby, the ascertainment of any such loss or damage is, as provided in the policy, to be determined by appraisers, one selected by the company, the other by the insured, and the two so chosen shall have failed or neglected, for a space of ten days after both have been chosen, to agree upon and select an umpire, it shall be lawful for either the assured or the company to apply to any court of record in the county in which the property is or was located, on five days' notice in writing to the other party of his or its determination so to do, to appoint a competent and disinterested umpire. Any such notice in writing, when served by the insured, may be served upon any local agent of the company; and the said court shall, on proof by affidavit of the failure or neglect of the said appraisers to agree upon and select an umpire within the time aforesaid, and of the service of notice aforesaid, forthwith appoint a competent and disinterested person to act as umpire in the ascertainment of the amount of said loss or damage; and the acts of the umpire so appointed shall be binding upon the insured and the company to the same extent as if such umpire had been selected in the manner provided for in said policy of insurance. Application to court for umpire on appraisal of loss. Notice and service. Court to appoint. Umpire's acts bind. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, any stipulation in any policy of fire insurance contrary to the terms of this Act shall be void. Contrary stipulation void.

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Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 14, 1916. INSURANCE; WITHDRAWAL FROM BUSINESS BY FIDELITY AND SURETY COMPANIES. No. 451. An Act to provide the manner in which fidelity insurance companies and surety companies and bonding companies may retire from doing business in this State and withdraw the deposits required by law of such companies; to make provisions to protect the public and the parties at interest in connection therewith, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is enacted by authority of the same: Section 1. That in case any fidelity insurance company, or any surety or bonding company authorized to do the business of fidelity insurance or acting as surety on bonds under the provisions of the statutes of this State touching that subject has retired from doing that business in this State, or wishes so to retire, and wishes to withdraw the deposit required to be made with the State Treasurer of this State, as required of such companies, the same may be accomplished in the following manner: The company so desiring to retire from business and to withdraw the deposit shall file with the Insurance Commissioner a writing, verified by the oath of one of its executive officers, stating that it has retired, or on or after the date of the filing of such writing will retire from doing the business of fidelity insurance or becoming surety upon bonds in this State, and stating its desire to withdraw the deposit with the State Treasurer of this State made in pursuance of the statutes of this State regulating the business of such companies. Additionally

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thereto the company shall do one of the following three things: Withdrawal of [Illegible Text] by [Illegible Text] company, how accomplished. First. Submit a statement under oath verified by one of its executive officers that such company has settled all losses which have accrued against it on account of bonds written or suretyships assumed in this State, and that its liability has terminated as to all obligations incurred on account of bonds written or suretyships assumed in this State, and shall, if required by the Insurance Commissioner of this State, make such further proof of these facts as will satisfy the Commissioner of the truth thereof, and shall further show that there has been published in some daily newspaper of general circulation in this State an advertisement for four insertions in separate weeks preceding the date of the application to withdraw the deposit, a notice stating the intention of such company to retire from business in the State and withdraw its deposit with the State Treasurer, and that it claims to have settled all losses and to have procured its release from all obligations incurred on any and all bonds and any and all assumptions of suretyship in this State; and also giving notice of the date on which application will be made to the Insurance Commissioner for authority to withdraw the deposit, and warning all persons that if they have any cause to show why said company should not be allowed to withdraw its deposit that they should make the same known in writing to the Insurance Commissioner on or before the date named. The Insurance Commissioner shall have jurisdiction to hear evidence and determine the validity of any such objection, if filed. Conditions specified. Statement of settlement of liabilities. Proof. Advertisement of notice. Objections and evidence. Second. File with the Insurance Commissioner a bond in a sum to be fixed by the Insurance Commissioner, and to be approved by him, in an amount not exceeding the amount of such deposit, payable to the State of Georgia, for the use and benefit of whom it may concern, conditioned that said company shall pay all losses which it may have sustained upon any bond or contract of suretyship written or assumed in this State and that it will faithfully perform and fulfill all of its outstanding obligations so written or

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assumed according to the legal tenor and effect thereof. Such bond so to be given shall have as surety thereon some fidelity insurance company or surety or bonding company, which shall have been authorized to do business in this State, and which shall have made the deposit provided by the statutes of this State governing the business of such companies. It shall be stated in said bond that it is made in pursuance of this Act; and any person, having a right of action against the fidelity insurance company, surety or bonding company on account of any bond written or act of suretyship assumed in this State by the retiring company may join the surety on the bond in this subsection of this Act provided for, as defendant upon the obligation of suretyship or indemnity of the retiring company in like manner as if it were a joint obligation or joint surety upon each and every bond or assumption of suretyship made or executed in this State by said retiring company. The surety upon the bond so given by such retiring company shall be liable to the same extent and in the same manner as if it were a cosurety with the retiring company upon each and all of the obligations assumed upon risks and bonds written in this State. Bond to be approved and filed. Action on bond; joinder of parties defendant. Liability. Third. Or make proof to the Insurance Commissioner of this State that it has reinsured all of its risks and obligations, so far as they exist in this State, in some other solvent fidelity insurance company or companies which have complied with the laws of this State and been authorized to do business in this State and made the deposit required of such companies in this State, and shall produce and file with the Commissioner a written contract signed by the proper executive officers of such reinsuring company or companies, that it or they have reinsured such risks, and that it or they consent to be bound thereon in the manner provided in this Act. The reinsuring company may be joined as defendant in any action on any obligation of suretyship or indemnity of the company whose risks have thus been reinsured, and it shall be liable in like manner as if it were a joint promissor or a cosurety with the retiring company upon each and every risk upon which such retiring

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company may be liable as to business done in this State, and shall be subject to suit therefor in like manner as if it were the surety solely or in connection with such retiring company upon each and all of its obligations of suretyship or indemnity. Proof of reinsurance. Contract of reinsurer. Joinder as party defendant. Liability of reinsurer. Sec. 2. Upon the Insurance Commissioner being satisfied that the provisions of either of the three subsections of the foregoing section of this Act have been complied with, he shall thereupon pass an order reciting compliance and directing the State Treasurer to return to such retiring company the bonds which have been deposited with the State Treasurer by such company under the statutes regulating the business of such companies in this State, and a certified copy of such orders of the Insurance Commissioner shall be authority to the State Treasurer thereupon to deliver such bonds to said company or to such person, firm, or corporation as it may in writing direct the State Treasurer to deliver them to; and upon such company or person duly authorized in writing by such company to receive such bonds for it, receipting the Treasurer therefor, the Treasurer shall deliver such bonds to said company or the person to whom said company shall direct that they be delivered. Order to Treasurer to surrender bonds. Sec. 3. Nothing herein shall be construed to relieve any such company so retiring from business in this State from liability upon any of its obligations, but it shall still remain bound thereon until the same shall have been fully discharged and satisfied. If the company which shall have guaranteed or assumed the liability of such retiring company is sued upon a bond executed or a risk originally assumed by such retiring company without such retiring company also being joined therein, it may give to the company whose risk it has guaranteed or assumed, notice of the pendency of the suit, and as between the two companies and their privies the judgment rendered in such action shall be conclusive as to the validity and extent of the liability claimed in the suit; and the company originally liable may cause itself to be made party defendant and may defend the action with like effect as if it were sued in the first instance.

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Upon judgment being rendered against the company assuming or guaranteeing the liability of the retiring company it shall be subrogated to all the rights of the company for whose undertaking it shall so have been held liable. Any right of action for reimbursement which the retiring company would have had if it had been directly sued and held liable, against the principal on the bond, against indemnitors or other third persons or corporations, or collateral deposited, or upon funds or against persons to which or to whom it might otherwise, either in law or equity, have the right to look for reimbursement, shall survive and may be enforced by a suit brought in the name of such retiring company for the use of the company so held liable. Liability. Notice of suit. Judgment conclusive. Defense of suit. Subrogation. Action for reimbursement. Sec. 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. LIBRARIES TO BE FURNISHED WITH COLONIAL, REVOLUTIONARY AND CONFEDERATE RECORDS. No. 464. An Act to furnish to public libraries in the State of Georgia, free of charge, except for transportation, Colonial, Revolutionary and Confederate Records of Georgia. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section 196 of volume 1 of the Code of 1910 be and the same is hereby amended by inserting after the words State institutions in the second line the words public libraries, so that said section as amended shall read as follows: Such of the State institutions, public libraries and public schools of Georgia, and other institutions of learning as maintain libraries and desire to receive them, shall be supplied free of charge by the State Librarian with Colonial, Revolutionary and Confederate Records and public documents. C. C. 196 amended. To be read as amended. Free books to libraries, etc.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. LIQUOR; RECORD OF CONSIGNEES' NAMES, ETC. No. 468. An Act requiring the ordinaries in Georgia and of the several counties thereof to keep an accurate record, properly indexed, of all shipments of whiskey reported under existing laws, and providing compensation for the same; requiring the consignees of liquor shipments or persons receiving delivery of the same, to make payment to the carrier, or other person making delivery of the same, the sum of ten cents, and requiring the railroad companies, express companies, or other persons making the delivery of whiskey and reporting the same under existing laws, agent for the State for collecting and receiving such sum for each shipment, and providing compensation therefor, and for paying over the same to the ordinaries, and providing further for the excess over the sum retained by the ordinaries to be paid into the State Treasury, 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 from and after the passage of this Act: Section 1. The ordinaries of the various counties of this State, when they receive from common carriers, or other persons, statements of liquor deliveries, showing the date and place of delivery, the consignor, consignee and person to whom delivered, as required under existing law, shall file the same in his office, in such place and manner as will be convenient and accessible for the location of each individual shipment reported; each ordinary shall keep a record of all such shipments reported as now required by law, in a well-bound

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book, properly and conveniently indexed and to be kept in the ordinary's office for the inspection of the public. Filing of statements. Record to be kept. Sec. 2. Every consignee, or person receiving delivery of any shipment of any spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented or other intoxicating liquors in this State, shall, at the time of such delivery and the receipt of such packages or shipment, pay over to the railroad company, express company, or other common carrier, or any person, firm or corporation transporting and delivering such shipments, or to the agent and employee of any of them the sum of ten cents for each shipment, and for each separate package so delivered and by him received, said sum to be received by such carrier, its agent or employee, and paid over as required under the provisions of this Act; and for the service of taking affidavits, receiving, collecting and holding said funds, and the paying over of the same as herein provided and required, such carrier, its agent and employee, is hereby constituted agent for the State; and of the amount thus collected and received by it such carrier, its agent or employee, shall retain the sum of three cents for each separate package delivered, for such services rendered; provided, further, that the said sum of three cents so retained shall be the property of the local agent of such carrier, in all cases where said agent is on a commission basis. Payment by consignee to carrier. Agent of carrier retains three cents. Sec. 3. Every railroad company, express company, or other common carrier, and every person, firm or corporation, or the agent or employee of any of them, that shall transport and deliver any spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented or other intoxicating liquors in this State, and shall file with the ordinary of the county where such delivery is made, statement of the date and place of delivery, name of the consignor and consignee, and the person to whom delivered, and the kind and amount of such liquor, as now required to do under existing laws, shall, at the time of filing such statement, and simultaneously therewith, pay to the ordinary with whom such statement is filed, the sum collected and received by such carrier, its agent or employee, for each individual and separate delivery or package thus

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reported, after deducting therefrom three cents for each separate delivery or package reported, for the services rendered, said sum to be received by such ordinary and by him held and paid over as provided for in this Act; and the provisions of this Act shall be construed as fixing the policy of the State with reference to taxing such shipments. Payment to ordinary. Policy as to taxing shipments. Sec. 4. Each ordinary shall retain the first six hundred ($600) dollars for each fiscal year from the passage and approval of this Act out of the amount thus paid in to him under the provisions of this Act and the entire amount, if it does not exceed six hundred ($600) dollars, and of all amounts by him received under the provisions of this Act, over and above six hundred ($600) dollars, he shall retain ten per cent. for each fiscal year from the passage and approval of this Act, same to be retained by such ordinary and kept as compensation for his services, and for all services done in connection with the subject-matter of this Act; the remaining ninety per cent. of the amount received by the ordinary over and above the six hundred ($600) dollars hereinbefore provided for, to be retained by him, shall be paid over by such ordinary to the State Treasurer to be by him kept as a part of the general fund and paid out as provided by law. Ordinary's compensation fixed. Payments to State Treasurer. Sec. 5. Every ordinary shall, in a book or books, to be kept in his office for that purpose, and open at all times for inspection, keep a complete and accurate account of all amounts received by him under the provisions of this Act, and the disbursement of the same, showing the disposition of each item thereof; and at the end of each thirty days of each fiscal year from the date of the approval of this Act he shall make payment to the State Treasurer of such amount as he may be due to pay into the Treasury under the provisions of this Act. Account by ordinary. Sec. 6. Any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in Section 1065 of the Penal Code of 1910. Penalty for violation.

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Sec. 7. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. NOTARIES PUBLIC FOR STATE AT LARGE. No. 552. An Act to provide for the appointment of notaries public for the State at large. 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 power to appoint notaries public for the State at large be and the same is hereby vested in the State Librarian. Appointment by State Librarian. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That notaries public appointed by the State Librarian shall hold office for four years, revocable at any time by the State Librarian; and said notaries shall have authority to act in any county in the State of Georgia. Term of office. Revocable. Act in any county. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the applicant for appointment shall pay to the State Librarian a fee of $2.00, and the State Librarian shall issue a certificate of appointment to such applicant, file the petition and order of appointment in the office of the State Librarian, and shall register the name of such notary in a book to be kept in the office of the State Librarian for that purpose. The fee herein provided for shall be retained by the Librarian as compensation for services rendered in connection with said appointment. Fee. Certificate. Registry. Librarian's compensation. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the qualifications, powers, duties, fees and liabilities of such notaries shall be the same as those prescribed by law for notaries public appointed by judges of the superior court, except that they are authorized to act in any count, in the State of Georgia, instead of only in the county of their residence and appointment;

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this Act not being intended in any manner to repeal or modify the law with reference to notaries public appointed by judges of the superior court, but to create another class of notaries with power to act in any county in Georgia. Duties, powers, etc. New and additional class of notaries. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the official signature of notaries appointed under this Act shall indicate that they are for the State at large. Official signature. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the State Librarian is authorized and empowered to administer to notaries appointed under this Act the following oath, to-wit.: I,_____, do solemnly swear or affirm that I will well and truly perform the duties of a notary public for the State of Georgia, to the best of my ability; and I further swear or affirm that I am not the holder of any public money belonging to the State, and unaccounted for. So help me God, which shall be taken and subscribed by such notary before entering upon the duties of his office, before said Librarian or any officer authorized to administer oaths. Oath of office. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and they are hereby repealed. Approved August 21, 1916. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS ON ELECTION TO INCUR DEBT BY COUNTY. No. 474. An Act to provide for a special registration for any election of the people in any county of this State for the purpose of determining the question whether said county shall incur a debt within the meaning of paragraph 1, section 7, article 7 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia; to provide how such election shall be called and held, 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

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of the same, that in all elections of the people which may be hereafter held in any county of this State for the purpose of authorizing the creation by the proper county authorities of a debt within the meaning of paragraph 1, section 7, article 7 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, a special registration shall be had and such special registration list shall be prepared in the manner as follows, to-wit.: When the proper authorities in any county shall order and call an election for the purpose of obtaining the assent of two-thirds of the qualified voters of said county to the creation by said county of a debt, bonded or otherwise, within the meaning of paragraph 1, section 7, article 7 of the Constitution it shall be the duty of the tax collector of said county to keep open for the signature of the qualified voters of said county a special voters' book or books at his office in said county from eight o'clock a. m. to six o'clock p. m. each day, Sunday excepted, for a period of sixty days, beginning sixty days prior to the date for which said election is called. Special registration for election to incur debt. Voters' book. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That every person who possesses the constitutional requirements of an elector shall be eligible to specially register for participation in said election to authorize the creation of said debt, and that no person who fails to register specially for said special election as herein provided for shall be qualified to vote or shall be allowed to vote in said election. [Illegible Text] Unregistered person not to vote. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That within ten days after the closing of said special registration for said special election, it shall be the duty of the tax collector to file with the county registrars a true and correct list of the names on said special voters' book or books, arranged in alphabetical order, as provided for in section 48 of the Code of 1910. Within fifteen days thereafter said county registrars shall purge and prepare said special registration list under the same laws and in the same manner as is provided by law for purging and preparation of the registration list for the general election and shall furnish such perfected special registration list to the county authorities calling said special

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election, and shall also file a true and correct copy of said perfected special registration list with the clerk of the superior court of said county. Such perfected and completed registration list so furnished and filed shall be taken as the correct enumeration of the voters of said county qualified to participate in said special election. List of voters for county registrars. List to be purged and prepared and furnished Copy to be filed. Effect of list. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the county authorities calling such special election shall give notice for the space of thirty days next preceding the date of opening such voters' book or books in the newspaper in said county in which the sheriff's advertisements are published, notifying the qualified voters that such special registration will be had as in this Act provided. Advertisement of notice. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That, in addition to the information provided in section five hereof, said county authorities shall also give notice at the same time to the qualified voters of the county that on the day named an election will be held to determine the question whether bonds shall be issued by the county. Said notice shall specify what amount of bonds will be issued, for what purpose, what interest they are to bear, how much principal and interest to be paid annually, and when to be paid off; and the notice herein provided for shall be the only notice that shall be necessary or required, either for the registration of voters for said election, or for the time and manner when such election shall be held. Notice, what sufficient. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. ROGERS, OSCAR; FOR RELIEF AND DISCHARGE. No. 546. An Act for the relief and discharge of Oscar Rogers from confinement in the Georgia State Sanitarium.

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WHEREAS, At the August term of 1914 of the Superior Court of Monroe County, Oscar Rogers, having been [Illegible Text] on an indictment wherein he was charged with the offense of murder in and upon the person of Joe Shannon, to which arraignment and indictment the defendant, the said Oscar Rogers, filed a special plea alleging that at the time of the homicide, i. e., the killing of the said Joe Shannon that he, the said defendant Oscar Rogers, was insane, and not legally responsible therefor, and the court having caused the issue on such plea to be tried by a special jury, and the same having been found to be true, the said defendant Oscar Rogers, by the court was ordered to be delivered to the superintendent of the Georgia State Sanitarium, there to be kept until discharged in the manner prescribed by law, which order was carried into effect, and the said defendant having been so delivered, yet remains at and in said sanitarium in charge of the superintendents thereof, and Preamble. WHEREAS, The said Oscar Rogers, having now been fully restored to sanity, should no longer be kept in confinement at such sanitarium, as appears by the attached certificate of L. M. Jones, superintendent of such sanitarium. Therefore: 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 the said Oscar Rogers be discharged from such confinement and that he go free from the custody and control of the superintendent of the said Georgia State Sanitarium. Discharge from State Sanitarium. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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SHERIFF OF SUPREME COURT; SALARY FIXED. No. 574. An Act to fix the salary of the sheriff of the Supreme Court, and to repeal sections 6136 and 6137 of the Code of Georgia of 1910, which provide respectively for salary and for additional compensation of said sheriff, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act the sheriff of the Supreme Court shall receive for his services a salary of sixteen hundred dollars per annum, payable quarterly, on warrant from the Governor to the State Treasurer. Salary fixed. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the sum of one dollar and twenty-five cents, taxed in the bill of costs in the Supreme Court as sheriff's costs, shall be collected and paid into the treasury of the State, and not to the sheriff. Costs to be paid into Treasury. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That sections 6136 and 6137 of the Code of Georgia of 1910, which provide respectively for salary and for additional compensation of said sheriff, and all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. C. C. 6136, 6137, repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. SUPERVISOR OF COUNTY OFFICERS, ETC. No. 334. An Act to create the office of supervisor of county officers and county records; to establish the office of supervisor of county officers and county records in the office of the Attorney-general; to make the Attorney-general ex-officio supervisor of county officers and county records; to provide for two assistants and fix the salary of the supervisor of county officers and county records and his assistants; to provide for the codification of laws that

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relate to the duties of county officers and county records, 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 from and after the passage of this Act the office of supervisor of county officers and county records is hereby created in the office of the Attorney-general of the State, department to be known and designated as the Department of County Officers and County Records, and that said department shall be under the control of the Attorney-general of the State, who shall be ex-officio supervisor of the department of county officers and county records. Office of supervisor created. Department in office of Attorney-general. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Attorney-general in his capacity as supervisor of the department of county officers and county records may appoint not more than two deputy supervisors, who shall, under the direction of the supervisor, perform such duties as he may assign to them. Appointment of deputies. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the supervisor to codify the laws of the State that relate to and prescribe the duties of the county officers, and that relate to the county records, and cause the same to be published in pamphlet form, and to be placed by him in the hands of all the county officers of the State. Laws to be codified and published. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the supervisor to see that the county officers install and properly use such books and records as are required by the laws of this State, and that such books and records be uniform in all the counties of the State, and be kept in a uniform manner. All record books used by county officers shall be uniform throughout the State, and shall be contracted for by the supervisor from time to time as occasion demands, on competitive bids, sealed and opened on a given day in the presence of the respective bidders after notification, no bid to be received at a higher price than that paid by the State for similar books. The respective counties shall pay for all record books within thirty days after delivery. Uniformity of records kept. Books contracted for in bids.

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Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the supervisor or the deputy supervisors to visit, as often as in his judgment it is necessary, every county in the State, and make a thorough examination of the books and records, in the office of each county officer, for the purpose of ascertaining whether such offices are being conducted in compliance with the laws of the State, and that written records of such evidence and examinations shall be kept on file in the office of the supervisor, where they shall be open to inspection of all parties interested, and that a general and comprehensive record of the work, findings and recommendations of the supervisor shall be made to the Governor annually along with the records of the other State-House officers. Examination of books, etc. Report to Governor. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the supervisor to prepare from time to time and place in the hands of the county officers rules for their guidance in the conduct of their offices. Rules to guide county officers. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That when the supervisor deems it necessary he shall be authorized to proceed by mandamus or such other methods as may be necessary to compel any county officer to enforce the laws of the State in the conduct of his office, as well as the rules laid down by the supervisor. Enforcement of laws. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the supervisor in his annual report to recommend such new laws or such changes in existing laws as will increase the efficiency of the county officers of the State and render more accurate or reliable the county records or that will more effectually protect the records from mutilation, or loss by fire or otherwise. Recommendations as to new laws. Sec. 9. Be it further provided, That the supervisor of county officers and county records shall be paid by the State a salary of fifteen hundred ($1,500.00) dollars per annum, in addition to the salary he receives as Attorney-general; provided, that said additional salary shall be in lieu of extra compensation heretofore paid former attorneys-general, in

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their private capacity as lawyers, for services rendered outside of the State; and, so long as said additional salary is paid, the Attorney-general shall hereafter represent the State in all cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, and perform all other legal services beyond the limits of the State, without extra compensation. That the deputy supervisors shall each be paid by the State a salary of fourteen hundred ($1,400.00) dollars per annum. The actual expenses of the supervisor and the deputy supervisors when visiting and examining the county officers shall be paid by the State. Salary of supervisor. Salaries of deputies. Expenses. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the Attorney-general to enforce the payment and collection of all inheritance tax due or that may become due unto the State under the provisions of the Inheritance Tax Law, approved August 19, 1913, and he is hereby empowered and required to call upon all the ordinaries of this State, on the death of any testate or intestate, showing all the estates in their respective counties, which may be liable and subject to such tax; and it is hereby made the duty of all the ordinaries of this State to promptly report unto the Attorney-general all estates within their respective counties that are subject or liable to such tax. Inheritance tax to be enforced. Ordinaries' duty. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the supervisors of county officers and county records shall, after an inspection of the records has been made as required by the provisions of this Act, furnish to the clerks of the superior court or the superior court of the county visited, a copy of his investigation, which is to be furnished annually for the assistance of the grand jury in investigating the books and records of the various county officers of said State. Copy of report of investigation, for assistance of grand jury. Sec. 12. 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. Approved August 8, 1916.

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WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD; AMENDING ACT FOR LEASING, ETC. No. 317. An Act to amend an Act approved November 30, 1915, providing for the leasing or other disposition of the Western and Atlantic Railroad and its properties, and for the creation of a commission to effectuate such purpose, and for other purposes, by adding thereto other provisions further defining the powers and duties of the said commission; and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the Act approved November 30, 1915, providing for the leasing or other disposition of the Western and Atlantic Railroad and its properties; for the creation of a commission to effectuate such purposes, and defining its powers and duties, be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto the following new section to be designated as section 5-A: Act of 1915 amended. Section 5-A. The said commission, subject to direction in specific cases by the General Assembly, is hereby given full power and authority in its discretion to deal with and dispose of any and all encroachments upon, and uses and occupancies of any part of the right of way and properties of the Western and Atlantic Railroad by any person other than the present lessee and its tenants and licenses under and during the term of the present lease, whether such encroachments, use or occupancy be permissive or adverse, and whether with or without claim of right therefor. The said commission is hereby fully authorized and empowered to determine whether such encroachments, uses and occupancies, or any of them, shall be removed and discontinued, or whether they, or any of them shall be permitted to remain, and, if so, to what extent and upon what terms and conditions. The said commission is further authorized to adjust, settle, and finally dispose of any and all controversies that may exist or that may arise with respect to any adverse use or occupancy of any part of said right of way

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and properties of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as it may deem the best interests of the State require; and all contracts and agreements that said commission may make or enter into in settlement or disposition of all matters touching such adverse uses and occupancies shall be binding upon the State. The said commission is further authorized and fully empowered to take such action as it may deem proper and expedient to cause the removal and discontinuance of any encroachment, use or occupancy of said right of way and properties which in its opinion should be removed or discontinued; and to this end the commission is authorized and empowered to institute and prosecute, in the name and behalf of the State of Georgia, such suits and other legal proceedings as it may deem appropriate in protection of the State's interest, or the assertion of the State's title. Encroachments, authority as to. Adjustment and settlement. Contracts to bind State. Actions authorized. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 4, 1916. WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD; AMENDING ACT FOR LEASING, ETC. No. 316. An Act to amend an Act approved November 30, 1915, providing for the leasing or other disposition of the Western and Atlantic Railroad and its properties, and for the creation of a commission to effectuate such purpose, and for other purposes, by striking from section 11-A of said Act the proviso conferring power upon the commission to prescribe the terms and conditions under which the tracks may be used by other railroads in cases of emergency. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That section 11-A of an Act providing

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for the leasing or other disposition of the Western and Atlantic Railroad and its properties, and for the creation of a commission to effectuate such purpose, approved November 30, 1915, be and the same is hereby amended by striking from said section the following words: Provided, however, that the commission herein created shall have the power and authority to prescribe the terms and conditions under which the tracks may be used by other railroads in cases of emergency; and that said section be further amended by striking from the last line thereof the word part, and inserting in lieu thereof the words the property; so that said section as amended shall read as follows, to wit: Section 11-A. The said lessee shall not sublet or re-lease the said Western and Atlantic Railroad, or any part thereof, without the approval in writing of the Governor of the State. All improvements, betterments or additions to, in or upon the said road or any part thereof, or any part leased thereunder, made by the lessee or its tenants, shall become, upon the expiration of the lease, the property of and belong to the State of Georgia. Act of 1915 amended. To be read as amended. Subletting not without Governor's approval. Betterments. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 4, 1916. WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD; AMENDING ACT FOR LEASING, ETC. No. 535. An Act to amend an Act approved November 30, 1915, as amended by an Act approved August 4, 1916, providing for the leasing or other disposition of the Western and Atlantic Railroad and its properties, and for the creation of a commission to effectuate such purpose, and for other purposes, by inserting after words or any part thereof in section 11-A the following words, to wit:

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except such as is not needed for railroad purposes, 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 section 11-A of an Act approved November 30, 1915, as amended by an Act approved August 4, 1916, providing for the leasing or other disposition of the Western and Atlantic Railroad and its properties, and for the creation of a commission to effectuate such purpose, and for other purposes, be amended by inserting after the words or any part thereof in said section 11-A the following words, to-wit.: except such as is not needed for railroad purposes; and also be amended by adding after the words the Governor of the State and the word all in said section 11-A, the following: provided, where any property shall be released under this section, it shall be reported to the office of the Railroad Commission, and a record made thereof in a book to be kept for that purpose in order to complete the same; so that said section as amended shall read as follows: Section 11-A. The said lessee shall not sublet or re-lease the said Western and Atlantic Railroad, or any part thereof, except such as is not needed for railroad purposes, without the approval in writing of the Governor of the State; provided, where any property shall be re-leased under this section, it shall be reported to the office of the Railroad Commission and a record made thereof in a book to be kept for that purpose in order to complete the same. All improvements, betterments or additions to, in or upon the said road or any part thereof or any part leased thereunder, made by the lessee or its tenants shall become, upon the expiration of the lease the property of and belong to the State of Georgia. Act of 1915 amended. Subletting of part not needed for railroad purposes. Report to Railroad Commission. Betterments. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD; AMENDING ACT FOR LEASING, ETC. No. 534. An Act to amend an Act to provide for the leasing or other disposition of the Western and Atlantic Railroad and its properties, for the creation of a commission to effectuate such purpose, and to define its powers and duties, making an appropriation for the cost of the work required, and for other purposes, approved November 30, 1915. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That section 16, subsection 6, of the Act to provide for the leasing or other disposition of the Western and Atlantic Railroad and its properties, for the creation of a commission to effectuate such purpose, and to define its powers and duties; making an appropriation for the cost of the work required and for other purposes, be and the same is hereby amended by adding at the end of said subsection 6 of section 16 the following words: Said commission, in addition to the power given it to receive proposals for the construction of an extension of said Western and Atlantic Railroad to the sea, is also given authority to construct or to purchase an existing line or lines of railway, in whole or in part, or otherwise provide for and acquire a line of railway to be employed as an extension of said Western and Atlantic Railroad from Atlanta to either or all of the Georgia ports, and also, if deemed expedient, to Jacksonville, Florida. The said commission is further authorized and empowered to entertain and accept a proposal from any responsible person, association of persons, or corporation, for the extension of said road to either or all of said ports, including Jacksonville, Florida; and the commission is authorized to contract to pay for such extension of the Western and Atlantic Railroad in bonds of the State of Georgia, whether such extension be acquired through construction, purchase or otherwise, and provided the issuance of such bonds by the State is authorized by proper constitutional amendment. Said commission is not only authorized to

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contract for the extension of said road, but is also authorized and empowered to enter into and execute a lease of the Western and Atlantic Railroad as extended, or in other words, execute a lease contract covering the Western and Atlantic Railroad from [Illegible Text] to its terminus on or near the Atlantic Ocean. Provided, that the Western and Atlantic Railroad shall not be sold, until the question of its sale has been submitted to a vote of the people and a majority have voted in favor of its sale. Act of 1915 amended. Authority as to acquiring line to sea and to Jacksonville, Florida. Lease of road as extended. Proviso as to sale. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD; REPEAL OF GRANT OF RIGHT OF WAY. No. 539. An Act to repeal an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved October 8, 1879, entitled an Act granting right of way to the Cincinnati Southern Railway, where its route adjoins that of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and for other purposes. Whereas, the General Assembly of Georgia did, in an Act approved October 8, 1879, grant to the trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, for the use of said railway, the use of that portion of the right of way of the Western and Atlantic Railroad between Boyce's Station, Tennessee, and the Chattanooga. Tennessee, terminus that lies westerly of a line running parallel with, and nine and a half feet westerly from the center of the track of the Western and Atlantic Railroad; and Preamble. Whereas, the said use was permissive only and at the pleasure of the State of Georgia, and was granted to the trustees of said Cincinnati Southern Railway and to the said Cincinnati Southern Railway only; and

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Whereas, the consideration moving the State to this grant of use of its property, as expressly recited in said Act, was that the said Cincinnati Southern Railway when completed would be a grand trunk line of great benefit to the State of Georgia, forming a most important feeder and, practically, an extension of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, which is the property of the State, etc.; and Whereas, the said Cincinnati Southern Railway is no longer operated by the city of Cincinnati; or the trustees of the same, to whom the grant was made, or their successors in trust, but has been leased for a long term of years to and is operated by a corporation known as the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Company, which lessee company is owned or controlled by railway interests competitive with the Western and Atlantic Railroad; and Whereas, said Cincinnati Southern Railway, leased and operated as stated above, is not an important feeder and practically an extension of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, but is a direct, important and aggressive competitor with it for traffic moving between the south and west; and Whereas, the portion of the right of way of the Western and Atlantic Railroad between Boyce and Chattanooga is now or will be practically a part of the Chattanooga terminal system of the said road, and the need of the road for additional tracks on this part of its right of way is urgent and necessary for the expeditious handling of its traffic in the public interest; and Whereas, the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway operating the Cincinnati Southern Railway is reputed to own ample right of way and property adjoining the right of way of the Western and Atlantic Railroad for a large part or all of the distance between Boyce and Chattanooga, upon which its tracks could be easily and without great expense shifted and operated without materially affecting its entrance in to the city of Chattanooga; therefore: Section 1. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, That the Act of the General Assembly, approved

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October 8, 1879, entitled an Act granting right of way to the Cincinnati Southern Railway where its route adjoins that of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of 1879 repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Cincinnati Southern Railway, and its lessee, the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Company, shall be permitted to continue the present use and occupancy of the abovementioned part of the right of way of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, for such period of time as may be agreed on with the Western and Atlantic Railroad Commission, as reasonably necessary for them to readjust and construct their line of railway between Boyce Station and Chattanooga on property other than that of the Western and Atlantic Railroad; provided, however, that such further continued use and occupancy shall be subject to all of the rights of the present lessee of the Western and Atlantic Railroad during the term of the present lease under the lease Act of 1889. The said Cincinnati Southern Railway and its lessee, the Cincinnati, New Orleans Texas Pacific Railway Company, shall have the right to remove from the said right of way of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, prior to or upon the expiration of such time as may be agreed upon with the Western and Atlantic Railroad Commission, all of their tracks, rails, ites, superstructure and other railway appurtenances owned and used by them and placed upon said right of way under the terms of said Act of October 8, 1879. Present permissive use to be continued for agreed time. Removal of tracks, etc. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 21, 1916. GAS; PUNISHMENT FOR THEFT, ETC. No. 571. An Act to protect companies in the manufacture and sale of gas in this State for heating and lighting purposes in

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the use of apparatus employed in generating, transmitting, measuring or using the same, to prevent persons from unlawfully diverting and using such gas, to prescribe a penalty for the violation of the provisions of said Act, 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 whoever unlawfully and intentionally injures or destroys, or permits to be injured or destroyed any meter, pipe, conduit or other apparatus belonging to a company engaged in the manufacture or sale of gas for heating or lighting purposes, or unlawfully and intentionally prevents any gas-meter from duly registering the quantity of gas supplied, or in any way interferes with its proper action or just registration or, without the consent of such company, unlawfully and intentionally diverts the flow of gas from any pipe of such company, or otherwise unlawfully or intentionally uses or causes to be used, without the consent of such company, any gas manufactured or distributed by such company, shall for every such offense be punished as provided in section 1065 of the second volume of the Code of 1910. Forbidden acts. Penalty. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. MOTOR-CARS; LARCENY OF, PUNISHED. No. 458. An Act to make the larceny of any automobile, locomobile, motorcycle, and other like vehicles propelled by electricity or gasoline, a felony, to provide a penalty therefor, 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 from and after the passage of this

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Act, the larceny of any automobile, locomobile, motorcycle, and other like vehicles propelled by electricity or gasoline, in this State, shall be a felony; and any person convicted thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a time not longer than five years nor less than one year. Larceny of motorcars a felony. Penalty. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this law be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. POPULARITY CONTESTS PENALIZED. No. 470. An Act to prohibit what are commonly called popularity contests, and to provide a penalty therefor, and 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 it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to set up, carry on, conduct, manage, operate, or otherwise promote what is commonly known as a popularity contest, whereby any ticket, writing, paper, certificate, token, device or other thing whatever is given with the subscription to any publication, or with the purchase of any article of merchandise, or theatrical ticket, purporting, designated, or intended to give or entitle the holder, or any other person, to participate in any contest whereby anything of value is offered as a prize. Provided, however, that the provisions of this Act shall not apply to weekly newspapers which have no connection with any daily paper and which do not have a circulation of over 4,000 subscribers. Forbidden acts defined. Some weekly newspapers exempt. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished

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as prescribed by section 1065 of the Penal Code of Georgia, 1910. Penalty. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. SEED-COTTON SALES; NON-RECORD PENAL. No. 469. An Act to require certain purchasers of seed-cotton in the State of Georgia to make a record thereof and sign the purchaser's name thereto and to file the same with the ordinary of the county in which such cotton is purchased, said record to show description, name and residence of the seller, date of purchase, and quantity of cotton purchased, provide penalty for violation, 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 on and after the passage of this Act, any person or persons, firm, or corporation who shall purchase any seed-cotton in this State at any time shall make a record in writing or printing, at the time of said purchase, which record shall give a reasonable description, name and residence of the seller, date of purchase and quantity of cotton so purchased, which said record shall be filed in the office of the ordinary of the county where said purchase is made, to be kept by him and opened for the inspection of the public within ten days from the date of such purchase; provided, the provisions of this Act shall not apply to the purchase of such cotton by landlords from their tenants or croppers, where such cotton was grown or raised by such tenants or croppers. Record to be made by purchaser and filed with ordinary. Landlords, when exempt. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person who shall fail or refuse to comply with the

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provisions of the foregoing section of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished on conviction as prescribed in section 1065 of the Penal Code of Georgia. Penalty. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. SUPERSEDEAS BONDS IN CRIMINAL CASES. No. 448. An Act to provide for the assessment, giving and approval of supersedeas bonds in this State, in criminal cases which are bailable, immediately upon the filing and approval of a motion for new trial in any such case, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be the right of any person convicted of a crime in this State which is bailable, under the law, and in which case a motion for new trial shall have been filed as provided by law, to give a supersedeas bond immediately upon the filing of such motion for new trial, without having to wait for the signing or filing of a bill of exceptions in such case. Bond, when may be given. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of the court having jurisdiction of such case shall immediately upon the approval and filing of a motion for new trial therein, assess the amount of the bond referred to in the preceding section, which shall be approved in the same manner as supersedeas bonds in criminal cases are now approved in this State. Judge to assess amount of bond. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 17, 1916.

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MILITARY FORCES REORGANIZED. No. 565. An Act to reorganize the military forces of this State, to conform the organization and discipline to the requirements of the United States; to revise the military laws and make of force a military code; to provide penalties for the violation thereof; and to provide for the issue of regulations thereunder; and to authorize counties and cities to make appropriations; to repeal all laws referring to the military forces, not herein re-enacted; 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: ORGANIZATION. 1. Commander-in-Chief. The Governor of the State, by virtue of his office, shall be the commander-in-chief of the militia of the State, except of such portions as may at times be in the service of the United States. Governor commander-in-chief. 2. Governor's Authority. The Governor, besides the authority conferred by the laws of force, is authorized to make such regulations as may be necessary for the carrying out of this Act and as may be necessary to conform in detail to all the requirements of the War Department of the United States, made in pursuance of the Acts of Congress concerning the militia. Regulations. 3. Governor's Staff. The staff of the Governor shall consist of one Adjutant-general, to be appointed by the Governor, who shall have the rank of Brigadier-general; and no person shall be eligible to such appointment unless he shall have served in the Confederate Army or Navy, or not less than five years in the United States Army or Navy, or unless he shall be a retired officer, veteran member, or active member of the National Guard of Georgia; one aide-de-camp, who shall have the rank of Colonel, and twenty-nine aides-de-camp, who shall have the rank of Lieutenant-colonel, to be appointed (or detailed) by the Governor within

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his discretion, without regard to previous military service or age limit; all the above-named officers to hold office during the pleasure of the Governor, but their commission shall expire with the term of office of the Governor appointing them. Officers in active commission in the National Guard of Georgia and in the Naval Militia of Georgia only shall be appointed to serve by detail, and when so serving shall have all the rights and privileges of the increased rank without forfeiting their regular commissions. In addition, the Governor may appoint, with the rank of commander, an officer who shall be designated as Naval Aide, to hold office during the pleasure of the Governor, upon the terms and conditions prescribed above for aides-de-camp; but no person shall be eligible for the appointment as Naval Aide unless he shall be a resident of the State and shall have held a commission as an officer of the United States Navy, or of the Naval Militia of Georgia, or be a graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Staff. Eligibility and rank. Commissions. Naval aide. 4. Military Aides. The aides-de-camp shall perform such duties pertaining to their office as may be required of them by the Governor. Duties of aides. MILITIA. 5. Militia, Who Compose It. The militia of the State shall consist of all able-bodied citizens of the State, and all other able-bodied males who have or shall have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, and are residents of this State, who shall be more than eighteen (18) years of age and, except as hereinafter provided, not more than forty-five (45) years of age, and said militia shall be divided into three classes, the National Guard, the Naval Militia and the Unorganized Militia. Personnel of militia. UNORGANIZED MILITIA. Sec. 2. 6. Enrollment. Whenever the Governor shall deem it necessary, he may order an enrollment to be made by the officers designated by him, of all persons liable to service in the militia. Such enrollment shall state the name, residence, age and occupation of the persons enrolled, and

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their previous or existing military or naval service. An original and two copies shall be made, one of which shall be retained by the enrolling officer of the town in which the persons enrolled reside, one in the office of the ordinary of the county in which the enrollment is made, and the original in the office of the Adjutant-general. Enrollment of militia. 7. Notice of Enrollment and Claim of Exemption. The officer making the enrollment shall, at the time of making the same, serve a notice of such enrollment upon each person enrolled, by delivering such notice to him or leaving it with some person of suitable age and discretion at his place of residence or place of business. All persons claiming exemption must, within fifteen days after service of such notice, file a written statement of such exemption, verified by affidavit, in the office of the ordinary. Such ordinary shall thereupon, if such person be exempted according to law, mark the word exempt opposite his name; and the remainder of all thus enrolled, and not thus found to be exempt, shall constitute the militia of the State; and such ordinaries shall transmit a copy of such corrected roll to the Adjutant-general. The commanding officer of each organization in the National Guard and Naval Militia, and the heads of fire and police departments in each city or town shall, whenever an enrollment is ordered, each file in the office of such ordinary a certified list of the names of all persons in his command or department. Notice and service. Exemptions. Copy of roll to Adjutant, general. 8. Information to be Furnished. All county and municipal officers and all other persons shall, upon application of any person making such enrollment, give the names of, and all other proper information concerning any person within their knowledge liable to be enrolled, under penalty of $10 for every concealment or false information or refusal to give the information requested, to be recovered in the name of the State in any court, with costs. The officer making the enrollment shall, within ten days, report to the Adjutant-general all persons who shall fail or refuse to give such information. Penalty for withholding information on enrollment. 9. Calls for Unorganized Militia. Whenever it shall be necessary to call out any portion of the unorganized militia

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for active duty, the Governor shall direct his order to the ordinary of any county who, upon receipt of the same, shall forthwith proceed to draft by lot as many of the unorganized militia in his county, or accept as many volunteers as are required by the Governor and shall forthwith forward to the Governor a list of the persons so drafted or accepted as volunteers; provided, that the Governor may, in his discretion, issue his proclamation for and receive such volunteers as may be needed. Calling out militia. 10. Organization of Unorganized Militia. The portion of the unorganized militia ordered out, or accepted into the service shall be immediately mustered into the service of the State by the Governor, and shall be organized into troops, batteries or companies, which may be arranged in squadrons or battalions or regiments, or assigned to organizations of the National Guard or Naval Militia already existing. The Governor is authorized to appoint the officers necessary to commence or complete any organization thus created. Such new organization shall be equipped, disciplined and governed according to the military laws and regulations of the State. Mustered into service. 11. Active Service. The Governor shall have power, in case of insurrection, rebellion, invasion, mob violence, combination to oppose the enforcement of law by force or violence, or imminent danger thereof, to order into the active service of the State any part of the militia that he may deem proper. When the militia of the State, or a part thereof, is called forth under the Constitution and laws of the United States, the Governor shall order out for service the National Guard, or such part thereof as may be necessary; and if the number available be insufficient, he shall order out such part of the unorganized militia as he may deem proper. During the absence of militia in the service of the United States, their State designation shall not be given to new organizations. Governor's power to call, etc. 12. Deserters. Every member of the militia ordered out or who is drafted under the provisions of this Act, who does not appear at the time and place designated by his

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commanding officer, or the Governor, and who does not produce a sworn certificate from a physician in good standing, of his physical disability to so appear, shall be taken as a deserter and dealt with as prescribed in the Articles of War of the United States. Deserters, who are. 13. Exemptions from Militia Duty. The following exemptions from militia duty will be recognized: 1. All persons exempted by the laws of the United States. 2. The chief officers of the several executive departments of the State; judges of the courts of record, justices of the peace, sheriffs, deputies and jailors, clerks of courts, Attorney-general, solicitors-general and solicitors of city and county courts, ordinaries, members of the General Assembly during the term for which they shall be elected, and officers of the General Assembly during the session and for seven days before and after the same, all persons employed on railroad trains, and repairers of railroads operators and messengers of telegraph and telephone companies, ferrymen, bridge-keepers, tollgate-keepers, public millers, ministers and preachers of the gospel, licensed physicians and druggists in active practice, professors and tutors in colleges and schools, regular members of any fire or police department (but no member of the militia shall be relieved because of his joining such fire or police department); every person employed by the year or season on board any vessel or in the merchant service or coasting trade, and all pilots and stevedores. 4. Idiots, lunatics, paupers, vagabonds, confirmed drunkards, persons addicted to the use of narcotic drugs, and persons convicted of infamous crimes. All such exempted persons, except those enumerated in paragraphs 1 and 4, shall be available for military or naval duty in case of war, insurrection, invasion or imminent danger thereof. What persons exempt. 14. Incorporated Commands. Nothing in this Act shall defeat or impair the existing rights and privileges of any incorporated regiment, battalion or company under their respective charters and amendments thereto, and exemptions allowed by special Acts of the General Assembly,

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which are in no wise contrary to the Acts of Congress or the requirements of the War Department of the United States, made in pursuance thereof. Existing legal rights not impaired. 15. Other Military Organizations. It shall not be lawful for any body of men whatever, other than the military forces of this State, and the troops of the United States, and bodies of police or State constabulary, to associate themselves together as a military organization, or drill or parade with arms in this State without the license of the Governor, which license may, at any time, be revoked; provided, the students of educational institutions where military science is part of the course of instruction may, with the consent of the Governor, drill and parade under arms in public, under the superintendence of their instructors; and provided, further, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent benevolent, secret or social organizations from wearing swords and parading with side arms. Whoever offends against the provisions of this section, or belongs to or parades with any such unauthorized body of men with arms, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Unlawful military organizations. Proviso. Penalty. THE NATIONAL GUARD OF GEORGIA. Sec. 3. 16. Organization. The National Guard of Georgia shall consist of such persons as may be commissioned or enlisted therein, and such general officers as the strength thereof may warrant; an Adjutant-general's department; an Inspector-general's department; a Judge-advocate's department; a Quartermaster corps; a medical department; a corps of engineers; an ordnance department; a signal corps; in accordance with its strength as legally authorized from time to time, and in conformity with the organization which is now or hereafter may be prescribed for the regular and volunteer armies of the United States. Provided, however, that the Governor shall have the power to alter, divide, annex, consolidate, disband or reorganize the same, and create new organizations therein, whenever in his judgment the efficiency of the military forces will be thereby increased; and the Governor is authorized to appoint the officers necessary to commence or complete any new units for

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the National Guard thus created; and provided further, that he shall have the power, at any time, to change the organization of staff departments, regiments, battalions, squadrons, troops, batteries, companies and signal corps, so as to conform to any requirements of Federal laws and regulations made pursuant thereto, and for that purpose the numbers of officers and enlisted men of any grade in staff departments, regiments, battalions, squadrons, troops, batteries, companies and signal corps, may be increased or decreased to the extent made necessary by any change or organization or system; but in all organizations of the line and staff, the various grades must conform to those of the regular army of the United States. National Guard consists of whom. Proviso. 17. Chiefs of Staff Departments and Duties. The chiefs of the several staff departments enumerated above, and the assistants in each such department shall be appointed by the Governor. The duties of the chiefs of the several departments and their assistants, shall be correlative with those discharged by like officers of the United States Army, as far as may be applicable, and they shall perform such other duties as may be required of them by the Governor or the head of their department. Chief of staff and assistants. 18. Names of Organizations. Regiments, battalions and companies already organized may retain any special name or designation they may have adopted, or may have by charter if incorporated, and any regiment, battalion or company hereafter organized may adopt and retain any special designation it may select, which name may be changed at any time by the organization; but regiments and separate battalions must be numbered in their respective arms and every company attached to a regiment or separate battalion, must be designated in such regiment or separate battalion by a letter of the alphabet. Names and members. 19. Definitions. For the purpose of this Act the word company or companies, shall apply to and include bands, signal, engineer, machine gun and hospital companies and detachments, and companies of infantry, heavy artillery, troops of cavalry, batteries of field artillery and

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naval divisions, except where otherwise specified, and the term separate battalion, shall apply, to the naval battalion and to battalions not attached to regiments, and the term separate company to companies not attached to regiments or battalions. The word officer shall apply to a commissioned officer, and the word soldier shall apply to and include all enlisted men. Words defined. THE NATIONAL GUARD RESERVE. 20. Organization. A National Guard Reserve shall be organized in this State under the provisions of the Act of Congress, known as the National Defense Act, approved June 3, 1916, to consist of such organizations, officers and enlisted men as therein prescribed. Reserve. OFFICERS: RANK, ELIGIBILITY, DUTIES, ETC. 21. The Adjutant-General. The Adjutant-general shall be at the head of the military department of this State, and subordinate only to the Governor in matters pertaining to said department. He shall give his whole time and attention to the office and shall receive a salary of three thousand dollars per annum. He shall perform such duties as pertain to the office of Adjutant-general, as from time to time may be provided by the laws, rules and regulations for the government of the United States Army, and such duties as may be designated by the Governor. He shall have such commissioned assistants and employees as in the discretion of the Governor may be necessary; and they shall be selected and employed by the Adjutant-general and perform such duties as may be required of them. He shall be the custodian of all military records and shall keep them filed, indexed and available for ready reference. He shall keep an itemized account of all moneys received and disbursed from all sources, and shall make an annual report to the Governor on the condition of the National Guard, with a roster of all commissioned officers, and such other matters relating to the militia as he may deem expedient. The Governor may, in his discretion, require the Adjutant-general to give bond to the State in such an amount as may be fixed

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by regulation, with two personal or one corporate security, to be approved by the Governor, conditioned faithfully to discharge the duties of his office. Adjutant-general's duties, salary, etc. 22. Property and Disbursing Officer shall attend to the care, preservation, safekeeping, repairing and issue of the arms, ordnance, accoutrements and equipments and all other military property belonging to the State. Also shall receipt, disburse and account for all funds and property belonging to the United States in possession of the National Guard of this State, and be responsible therefor, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Governor and the Secretary of War. Property and disbursing officer. 23. Officers of the United States; Assignment. Any officer of the United States Army, Navy or Marine Corps, who may be detailed for duty with the militia of this State, may be assigned by the Governor to act in such capacity with the militia as may be to the best interests of the State, without regard to the rank of the officer so assigned. U. S. officer. 24. Officers; Eligibility. No man shall be commissioned an officer of the National Guard of this State unless he is a citizen of the United States, between the age of twenty-one and sixty-four and shall possess qualifications prescribed for the National Guard officers in Section 74 of the National Defense Act of Congress, approved June 3, 1916, provided, that no man shall be so commissioned who has ever been dishonorably discharged or dismissed from the military or naval service of this or any other State or country, unless the disability herein caused by such dishonorable discharge or dismissal shall have been removed in a manner satisfactory to the Governor. No man shall be commissioned an officer of the Naval Militia of this State unless he is a citizen of the United States between the age of twenty-one and sixty-four, provided that no man shall be so commissioned who has ever been dishonorably discharged or dismissed from the military or naval service as hereinbefore provided. Eligibility of officers. 25. How Commissioned. All officers shall be commissioned by the Governor, as officers of the National Guard

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of Georgia, or of the Naval Militia of Georgia, in their respective branches of the service, for the period of their good behavior, provided, that all appointments of general officers of the line shall be for a term of five years, and shall be made upon the recommendation of field officers of the line of the National Guard, who shall express their preference for each vacancy by written ballot at such times and under such rules as the Governor may prescribe, and, provided further, that staff officers including officers of the pay, inspection, subsistence and medical departments, but not including the Adjutant-general and other members of the Governor's Staff, hereafter appointed shall have had previous military service, and shall hold their positions until they have reached the age of sixty-four years, unless retired prior to that time by reason of resignation, disability, or for cause to be determined by a court-martial legally convened for that purpose, and that vacancies among said officers shall be filled by appointment from the officers of the militia of this State. Commissions. 26. Rank of Officers. The date from which an officer on the active list takes rank shall be the date of election or appointment, unless at the time of such election or appointment the officer be in active commission in the same grade, in which case the officer shall be entitled to rank from the date of original rank in such grade. Rank, date of. 27. Election of Officers. Company officers shall be elected by the officers and enlisted men of the company; field officers of regiments and separate battalions shall be elected by the commissioned officers thereof. Elections for a commander of a regiment or commander of a separate battalion shall be ordered by the Governor; elections for a junior officer shall be ordered by the commander of a regiment or separate battalion; elections for officers of separate companies shall be ordered by the Governor. All elections shall be conducted and returns thereof made, and all contests decided, in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations. A plurality of the votes cast shall be necessary for an election to an office in the military forces. Commissioned staff

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officers of regiments and separate battalions shall be appointed and commissioned by the Governor upon recommendation of the respective commanders. Commissioned staff officers of battalions of a regiment shall be appointed and commissioned by the Governor upon the recommendation of the respective battalion commanders, approved by the regimental commander. The appointment of chaplains shall conform to the laws and regulations providing for the appointment of other staff officers of a regiment or separate battalion. Elections. 28. Examination. Every person elected or appointed a commissioned officer in the National Guard of this State, except chaplains, shall, before being commissioned, appear before an examining board, who shall examine such person according to such regulations as may be prescribed, as to his physical, mental, moral and other fitness for such commission. Examinations of persons. 29. Boards of Examination. Boards of examination may be appointed by the Secretary of War, and shall consist of not less than three competent officers, and shall have the power to take evidence, administer oaths and compel witnesses to attend and testify and produce books and papers, and shall punish their failure to do so, as is possessed by a general court-martial. Boards of examination; appointment. 30. Oath of Officers. Every person commissioned as an officer in the National Guard of this State, before he shall assume such rank and enter upon the duties of the office to which he may be commissioned, shall accept such commission, and shall take and subscribe, before some person authorized, such oath and declaration as may be prescribed for officers of the National Guard. Oaths. 31. Vacation of Commission. Any officer active or retired, who accepts a commission or enlists in any military organization of this or any other State or country, shall thereby vacate his former commission. Commission; when vacated. 32. Neglect to File Oath. In case of neglect or refusal to take, subscribe and file such oath with the Adjutant-general

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within ten days from the date of issue of said commission, such commission may be forthwith cancelled by the Governor. Cancellation of commission. 33. Officers May Administer Oaths. Any officer of the military forces of this State is authorized to administer oaths in matters pertaining to the military service, and to witness military papers over his official signature, for which no charge shall be made. Authority to administer oaths. 34. Unassigned List. An unassigned list is hereby authorized, to which all officers accountable and responsible for military property issued by the State shall be transferred immediately upon tender of their resignation, pending settlement of their property accounts, but such transfer to the unassigned list shall not relieve them of liability until full settlement is satisfactorily completed as provided for in this Act. Officers rendered surplus by the disbandment of their organizations shall be placed in the National Guard Reserve, and officers may also, upon their own application, be placed in the said reserve. Transfers to unassigned list. 35. Retired Officers. All officers on the active list shall be honorably retired from the military service upon reaching the age of sixty-four (64) years; and any officer of the National Guard of this State who has served as such for not less than ten years, or who has served in the ranks and in commission for not less than fifteen years may, upon application approved by the Governor, be honorably retired from active service with the highest rank, [Illegible Text] or otherwise, that he has held in the service of the State; provided, that any officer who discharges or has discharged the duties of a higher grade for a period of not less than four consecutive months, under special assignment from the Governor, may, when retired, be retired with the rank of said higher grade, and provided, further, that officers who have served twenty years or more in the National Guard of this State shall, upon application for retirement, be retired with a rank one grade higher than the highest rank held by them during their term of service; and provided further, that any officer who has served in the military forces of this

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State between the years 1865 and 1900, and not now in the active service of the State can, upon his application being first approved by the Governor, be placed upon the retired roll and commissioned as prescribed above for officers from the active list, and such officer shall have such rights, privileges, immunities and exemptions as are hereafter prescribed, and shall be entitled to wear upon all proper occasions the uniform of his rank; provided, that the time of service in the Confederate States Army or Navy, or in the United States Army or Navy, as a volunteer of this State, subsequent to 1870, shall be counted double in computing service, and that the service herein required need not be continuous, but must have been honest and faithful; and all such retired officers shall, with their consent, be available for active duty on all boards, courts-martial, superintendents of elections, and they shall perform such other duties, except to command troops, as may be from time to time, assigned them by the Governor. All officers hereafter retired under the provisions of this law, shall be commissioned without examination, as officers of the National Guard of Georgia Retired, or of the Naval Militia of Georgia Retired, as the case may be, except aides-de-camp to the Governor, who shall be retired as provided, and commissioned as Retired aides-de-camp staff of the Governor of Georgia. Officers retired from active duty, with the grade actually held by them in active service at the date of retirement, shall be commissioned to rank from the date of rank held in active service, and officers retired with a higher grade than that actually held by them in active service at the date of retirement, shall rank from the date of their retirement. [Illegible Text]. 36. Discharge of Officers. The Governor may discharge any officer of the aforesaid military forces, for any one of the following reasons, to-wit.: Upon tender of resignation, upon conviction of an infamous crime, or when he has been absent from his command for a longer period than three months without leave of the Governor, or in pursuance of a sentence of a court-martial. Discharges.

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ENLISTED MEN. 37. Non-Commissioned Staff Officers. Commanding officers of regiments and of separate battalions and squadrons, shall appoint and warrant the non-commissioned staff officers of their respective regiments, battalions and squadrons, and they shall, in their discretion, warrant the non-commissioned officers of the troops, batteries and companies of their respective organizations from the members thereof upon the written nomination of the company commander; and in signal and engineer companies the non-commissioned officers shall be appointed and warranted by the commanding officer of such company or corps. Non-commissioned officers of the staff department and corps shall be appointed and warranted by the Adjutant-general upon the recommendation of the commanding officer thereof; provided, that the qualifications for the appointment of any non-commissioned officer in the staff department and corps shall be such as may be provided for in regulations. Appointment and warrant by commanding officers. 38. Enlistments. Any male person who is a citizen of the United States, or who has declared his intention to become a citizen, and who is a resident of this State, if more than eighteen and, except as hereinafter provided, not more than forty-five years of age, and who possesses the qualifications for enlistment prescribed for admission to the regular army, may be enlisted in the National Guard of this State. All enlistments shall be for six years, the first three of which shall be in active organization and the remaining three years in the National [Illegible Text] Reserve; provided, that the privilege of continuing in active service during the whole of an enlistment period, and of re-enlisting in said service shall not be denied. Persons discharged for the good of the service or dishonorably discharged from the military or naval service of this or any other State or country, shall not be enlisted unless such disability shall be removed in a manner satisfactory to the Governor. Who may be enlisted. 39. Re-Enlistments. Any man who has served honorably a previous enlistment in the military of this State, may be re-enlisted until otherwise ordered by the Governor.

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40. Enlistment Oaths. Every person who enlists or re-enlists, shall sign and make oath to an enlistment paper, which shall contain an oath of allegiance to the State and to the United States, and be in such form as may be prescribed by the regulations issued by the Governor. Such oath shall be taken and subscribed before an officer of the National Guard of the State; and any person making a false oath as to any statement contained in such enlistment paper, shall upon conviction, be deemed guilty of false swearing. Oath. 41. Transfers. Commissioned officers shall be transferred from one organization or branch of the service to another for cogent reasons only, by order of the Governor. Enlisted men shall be transferred for cogent reasons only, and in the following manner: In the same regiment or battalion or squadron, by the commander thereof; in all other cases by the Governor. Non-commissioned officers shall not be transferred as such, but will be reduced to the grade of private before the transfer is effected. Causes of transfers. 42. Retired Enlistment Roll. Any regiment, battalion or company may provide a roll to be known as the Retired Enlisted Roll. Any enlisted man of the command who shall have served honorably for ten years in the service of this State, shall be entitled to be honorably retired at the expiration of his then enlistment by the Governor, and have his name placed on said roll with the highest enlisted rank he may have held in the service of this State, and shall be entitled to wear upon all proper occasions the uniform of his rank, and to parade with such organization upon any occasion of ceremony, and shall be entitled to all the exemptions and immunities as are hereafter prescribed. Such service need not be continuous, but shall have been honest and faithful; provided, that all enlisted men on the active list shall be honorably retired from the military service upon reaching the age of sixty-four years, and their names placed on the retired roll as above provided. Who may be retired; privileges. 43. Discharge of Enlisted Men. No enlisted man of the military forces of this State shall be discharged before the

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expiration of his term of enlistment, except under such regulations as prescribed by the President. Discharge. 44. Drills, Instruction, Target Practice. Officers and enlisted men of each troop, battery, company and detachment shall assemble for and undergo drill training and instruction as prescribed by the Act of Congress known as the National Defense Act, approved June 3, 1916. There shall also be at least one annual inspection of each organization by an officer of the National Guard, or by an officer of the regular army of the United States, at such times as the Governor may direct. In addition to such drills and parades, the commanding officer of any organization may require the officers and enlisted men of his command to meet for drill or instruction at such times and places as he may appoint. Drills, etc. 45. Attendance at Drills, Etc., Enforced. The Governor or the commanding officer of any regiment, battalion or company, may enforce the attendance at any drill, encampment, or other duty of any officer or enlisted man of his command, and may use such force as may be necessary. Attendance. 46. Discipline. The discipline and exercises of the National Guard of this State shall conform generally to that of the army of the United States as it now or may hereafter be prescribed by the President, and to the provisions of the laws of the United States, except as otherwise provided. Conforming to U S A 47. Orders; How Given. Orders for duty may be oral, or by reading the order to the person warned, or by delivering a copy to such person, or by leaving a copy of such order at the last known place of abode or business of such person, with some one of suitable age and discretion, or by sending a copy of such order or notice containing the substance thereof, to such person by mail, directed to him at his last known place of abode or business, or to the post-office nearest thereto. Such warning may be given by any officer or non-commissioned officer. The officer or non-commissioned officer giving such warning shall make a return thereof, containing names of the persons warned, and the

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time, place and manner of warning. Such return shall be verified by his oath, which may be administered by any officer. Such verified return shall be as good evidence, on the trial of any person returned as a delinquent, of the facts therein stated, as if such officer or non-commissioned officer had testified to the same before the court on such trial. Every commanding officer shall make the like return, on honor, and with like effect, of every delinquency and neglect of duty of his officers and non-commissioned officers, and also of every enlisted man who shall refuse or neglect to perform such military duty as may be required. Orders. 48. Inspection. It shall be the duty of the Governor to require the Adjutant-general to inspect or cause to be inspected at least once in each calendar year, the military property and records of each organization, the State campgrounds, all rifle ranges, and, in the discretion of the Governor, all military schools and colleges in the State, and the property of the State in their possession, and to muster and inspect the officers and enlisted men of each company or detachment of the National Guard, and to attend and observe all parades, reviews and encampments of companies or larger organizations when practicable. The Governor shall authorize a day set for the annual inspection and muster of each company, or larger unit when practicable, and attendance thereat shall be compulsory. The officers and enlisted men ordered out for annual inspection and muster shall lay aside all other business and be and appear at the place and the time designated, and on failure to do so without good and valid excuse, to be determined by the regimental or separate battalion commander, or Adjutant-general, shall be tried before a summary court as provided in this Act. Annual inspection. 49. Excuses for Absence. The officer ordering any military duty shall have the power to excuse any officer or enlisted man for absence therefrom, upon good and sufficient grounds, unless otherwise provided. Absences. 50. Right of Way for Troops. The United States troops, or any portion of the National Guard of this State, being assembled

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for any purpose, performing any duty, according to law, shall have the right of way in any street or highway through which they may pass; provided, that the carriage of the United States mails, the legitimate functions of the police, and the progress and operations of fire engines and fire departments shall not be unnecessarily interfered with thereby. Streets and highways. 51. Military Fund. All moneys appropriated by the General Assembly for military or naval purposes shall continue and be kept in the treasury as a separate fund, to be known as the military fund. All moneys placed in the military fund shall remain available for military purposes, and shall not be covered into the general fund of the treasury; and no part of said military fund shall be used for any purpose except as shall be authorized by law, and it shall be drawn from the treasury only on the warrant of the Governor, according to law. Appropriation a separate fund. 52. Expenses of Militia; How Paid. No officer or soldier shall incur any expenses whatsoever to be paid by the State, except as authorized by this Act, without first obtaining the authority of the Governor. In extreme emergencies, however, the commanding officer of any organization or detachment of the National Guard may make purchase of such necessities as are absolutely required for the immediate use and care of his command; a report of such action, containing a statement of the articles purchased and the prices thereof, must be made forthwith through military channels to the Adjutant-general. The Adjutant-general or such officer as the Governor may designate, shall be the auditor of all accounts payable from the military fund of the State, and copies of the orders or contracts under which such purchases are made shall be filed in his office. Authority to incur expense. 53. Pay for Active Service. Whenever any officer or any enlisted man is ordered on active duty by the Governor or his authority, for the purpose of repelling invasion, suppressing rebellion, or quelling insurrection, or mob violence, or unlawful combination, or for attending upon military courts or for any other military duty where, by order of the

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Governor, pay and allowances are specially authorized, their pay, in addition to all transportation, quarters and subsistence, shall be for each day or fraction thereof, as follows: Brigadier-generals, six dollars; colonels, five dollars; lieutenant-colonels and majors, four dollars; captains, three dollars; lieutenants, two dollars; all non-commissioned staff officers and first sergeants, one dollar and fifty cents; all other non-commissioned officers, one dollar and twenty-five cents; all privates, one dollar. Any officer on duty under pay, who discharges the duties of a higher grade for a period of not less than thirty consecutive days, under special assignment from the Governor, shall be paid as of the higher rate of pay. After fifteen days' continuous service, when called out on State duty, the pay and allowances of officers and men shall be the same as for like grades in the United States Army. Pay, when engaged in camp and field service for instruction, as provided in the Acts of Congress, shall be the same as received by like grades in the United States Army. Troops ordered out for inspection, muster, small-arms competition and practice, drill, parade, review or other ceremony, or field service for instruction, not extending beyond one day, shall not be entitled to pay unless so specified by authority of the Governor in the order for such service. The Governor may, in his discretion, deduct, or have deducted, from the pay due any officer or enlisted man, the amount of any indebtedness due the State by such officer or enlisted man for military fines or forfeitures, or for damages to or loss of any military property of the State, or of the United States issued to the State. The compensation, subsistence and quarters shall be paid out of the military fund, unless otherwise provided. Rates of pay fixed. Deductions. 54. Allowance for Rent. Whenever the State military fund will permit, the Governor, in his discretion, may make an allowance to each company, and to each headquarters of brigade, regiments, or separate battalions, and to signal, engineer and hospital corps detachments for the purpose of defraying their rent and other incidental expenses, to be paid and accounted for in such manner as may be prescribed by regulation. Rent and incidental expenses.

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55. Appropriations from City, Town or County Funds. That from and after the passage of this Act the governing authorities of the several cities, towns and counties of this State are hereby authorized to make such appropriations from city or county funds for the support and maintenance of local military organizations, as, in their discretion, they may deem wise and expedient. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] 56. Uniforms. The uniform shall be such as is prescribed by regulation. Any company, battalion or regiment may adopt and wear a special full-dress uniform when the whole command to which they are attached is similarly equipped. Uniforms prescribed. 57. Allowances for Equipment of Officers. Whenever the State military fund will permit, the Governor, in his discretion, may prescribe an allowance to officers to cover the expense of their uniforms, arms, and equipment. Expense allowance. 58. Uniforms, Etc., of Officers. Every commissioned officer shall provide himself with arms, uniforms, and equipment prescribed by regulations. Officer must provide. 59. Wearing Uniforms Unlawfully. Any person who shall wear any uniform or part thereof, or any device, strap, knot, button or insignia of any design or character used as a designation of grade, rank or office, such as are by law, or general regulation duly promulgated, prescribed for the use of the National Guard, or any uniform similar thereto in appearance, style or make up, except members of the Army and Navy of the United States and of the National Guard of this or any other State, or who shall in any manner impersonate any officer or enlisted man of the National Guard of this State, without the written license of the Governor, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, that this section shall not apply to cadets of military schools, boy scouts of America, or to persons wearing on the stage any such uniform at theatrical or like performances. Unlawful wearing of uniform. 60. Description of Flag. The flag of the State of Georgia shall be a vertical band of blue next to the flagstaff, and occupying one-third of the entire flag; the remainder of the

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space shall be equally divided into three horizontal bands, the upper and lower of which shall be scarlet in color, and the middle band white. On the blue field shall be stamped, painted or embroidered the coat-of-arms of the State. Every regiment and separate battalion or squadron shall, when on parade or review, carry this flag. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to use the State flag or coat-of-arms for advertising purposes, or otherwise desecreate or misuse the same; and those so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Flag of the State. 61. Confederate Flag; Preservation of. The flags of the Georgia troops who served in the Army of the Confederate States, and which have been returned to the State by the United States Government, shall be preserved for all time in the Capitol of the State, as priceless mementos of the cause they represented and of the heroism and patriotism of the men who bore them. Flag of Confederacy. 62. Spanish-American War Flag. The flags of the Georgia regiments engaged in the Spanish-American War shall be displayed in the corridors of the Capitol in a manner similar to those of the Confederate regiments. Other flags. 63. Duty of Governor. When any such flag shall be offered to the State, it shall be the duty of the Governor to accept it in behalf of the State, and to make such provisions for its preservation as may be necessary to protect and preserve it from the ravages of time, dust and moths. Acceptance of flags. 64. Equipment; How Provided. All organizations shall be provided by this State with such arms, equipment, colors, camp and garrison equipment, books of instruction and of record, and other supplies as may be necessary for the proper performance of the duty required of them by this Act; and each organization shall keep such property in proper repair and in good condition. The Governor shall cause the necessary inspection to be made and to ascertain if this section is fully complied with; and in case any organization shall be found deficient in the care of the property entrusted to them, they may, in addition to replacing such

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loss or damage, be, in the discretion of the Governor, disbanded. Provision of equipment. 65. Property; How Provided. All arms, accoutrements and other property for the use of a company shall be issued to, receipted for and accounted for by the commanding officer thereof. All property for the use of the headquarters of a regiment, including its battalions, or a separate battalion, shall be issued to, receipted for and accounted for by the quartermaster thereof. Property issued to officers and enlisted men of the staff departments shall be under such regulations as the Governor may prescribe. No issue of property shall be made until after there shall have been executed and delivered to the Governor a personal bond with two sureties, or a bond of a surety company, to be approved by the Adjutant-general, by the officer who is responsible and accountable for such property, and in sums as may be prescribed by regulations, payable to the Governor and his successors in office, when required, for the safe keeping, proper use and care, and prompt surrender of such property with which he may be properly chargeable. In the event of death, resignation, promotion or dismissal of any officer accountable for personal property; the officer succeeding to his duties shall, within sixty days of the aforesaid resignation, promotion, death or dismissal, furnish a good and sufficient bond as above required, and shall report to the Governor the arms, accoutrements and other military property remaining on hand of those originally issued to the command or officer, and shall have delivered to the Governor his bond and receipt for same. In the event of failure to comply with the above conditions, the commission of such officer shall be declared vacated. The person giving bond for arms, accoutrements and other military property, his executors, administrators and sureties, shall be liable to suit in the proper courts for damages resulting from any breach thereof, and it shall be the duty of the Adjutant-general to secure a settlement of the same. Every officer or soldier, to whom public property has been issued, shall be personally responsible to the officer accountable for

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such property, and to the State for the safe-keeping, proper use and care and prompt surrender of such property. Issuance of property, etc. 66. Unlawful Disposal of Military Property. Any officer or soldier who shall sell or otherwise dispose of any arms, accoutrements or other personal property belonging to the State, or issued to the State by the United States, in his custody, possession or control, or who shall issue or use such property, or allow such property to be used in a manner other than that provided for in this Act and the regulation issued in pursuance thereof, or who shall refuse to deliver such property to the proper officer when called for, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Disposal unlawful. 67. Relief, Survey, and Settlement. No one shall be relieved from responsibility or accountability for public property issued him, unless it be shown to the satisfaction of the Governor that it has been property disposed of, or that any loss or damage thereto was unavoidable, and in no way the fault of the person responsible or accountable for the property; and in all other cases the invoiced price of lost property and the ascertained value of damaged property shall be charged against the person at fault or to the organization to which it has been issued, and such person or organization, if not relieved from such charge by the Governor, shall pay the invoiced price of such lost property, and the ascertained value of damaged property, to the Adjutant-general within a reasonable time after such loss or damage; and upon failure to do so, the Adjutant-general shall proceed to collect the account in the courts having jurisdiction. The value of damaged property, and the person or organization to be charged therewith, may be determined by a board of survey composed of such number as may be prescribed by the United States Regulations, and the findings of such board, when approved by the Governor, shall constitute a judgment against the responsible officer or enlisted man and shall be enforced in a manner similar to judgments of other courts. Provided, that all obsolete and unserviceable military property in which the United States Government has no title shall be surveyed in a manner prescribed by the surveying officer after the approval by the Governor. Liability for property.

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68. Purchases for Officers or Enlisted Men. The Governor is authorized, upon request of any officer or enlisted man of the militia, to purchase for cash, at the expense of such officer or enlisted man, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Governor, any military stores, supplies or materials of war, or military publication, sold in open market or by the United States under Acts of Congress and to make the aforesaid officer or enlisted man, the proper bill of sale for the property so purchased. Purchases authorized. 69. Seizure of State's Property. The property issued by the State to its National Guard remains the property of the State, and it shall be unlawful for any person not connected with the National Guard to retain possession thereof, unless the title is acquired under the authority of law. It shall, therefore, be the duty of any officer of the National Guard to seize or cause to be seized, property of the State in possession of parties not entitled thereto, and where such officer has reason to apprehend that any property of the State has been wrongfully coverted, to seize the same, if such seizure is necessary to preserve the property, or to prevent the escape of the person in possession thereof; and when such officer has reason to apprehend that the property of the State has been secreted or concealed, it shall be his duty to go before an officer authorized to issue attachments, and to make oath that he has reason to believe that said property is so concealed, stating the places to be searched; and it shall be the duty of such civil officer to issue a warrant authorizing the search of the premises described in the affidavit, without cost to the State. Unlawful conversion of State's property. Search and seizure. 70. Courts-Martial for the National Guard of this State shall be of three kinds, namely: General Courts-Martial, Special Courts-Martial, and Summary Courts-Martial. They shall be constituted like, and have cognizance of the same subjects and possess like powers, as similar courts provided for by the laws and regulations governing the Army of the United States, and the proceedings shall follow the forms and mode of procedure prescribed for said similar courts. Courts-martial defined. Authority thereof.

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General Courts-Martial may be convened by order of the Governor, and such courts shall have the power in times of peace and when not in the service of the United States, to impose fines of not exceeding $200; to sentence to forfeiture of pay and allowances to a reprimand; to dismissal or dishonorable discharge from the service; to reduction of non-commissioned officers to the ranks; or, any two or more of such punishments may be combined in the sentence imposed by such courts, or, sentence of confinement in lieu of the fine may be imposed as hereinafter provided. Special Courts-Martial. The commanding officer of each garrison, fort, post, camp or other place, brigade, regiment, detached battalions, or other detached command, may appoint Special Courts-Martial for his command; but such Special Courts-Martial may in any case be appointed by superior authority. Special Courts-Martial shall have power to try any person subject to military law, except a commissioned officer, for any crime or offense made punishable by the Military Laws of the United States or of this State, and such Special Courts-Martial shall have the same powers of punishment as do General Courts-Martial in times of peace and when not in the service of the United States, except that fines imposed by such courts shall not exceed one hundred ($100) dollars. Summary Courts-Martial. The commanding officer of each garrison, fort, post, camp, or other place, brigade, regiment, detached battalion company, or other detached command, may appoint for such place or command a Summary Court to consist of one officer, who shall have power to administer oaths and to try the enlisted men of such place or command for breaches of discipline and violation of laws governing such organizations; and said court, where satisfied of the guilt of such soldier, may impose fines not exceeding $25 for any single offense; may sentence non-commissioned officers to reduction to ranks and to forfeiture of pay and allowances. Summary proceeding. Confinement Authorized. All courts-martial, General, Special and Summary, of the National Guard of this State,

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not in the service of the United States, shall have power to sentence to confinement in lieu of fines, authorized to be imposed; provided, that such sentences of confinement shall not exceed one day for each dollar of fine authorized. In case of war or insurrection, or imminent danger thereof, all courts-martial shall have authority to impose forfeitures, fines and penalties in accordance with military law and the Articles of War governing the United States Army. Imprisonment. Approval of Sentence. No sentence of dismissal from the service or dishonorable discharge imposed by a court-martial shall be executed until approved by the Governor. Sentences. Presidents of courts-martial and summary court officers shall have power to issue warrants to arrest accused persons and to bring them before the court for trial whenever such persons shall have disobeyed an order in writing from the convening authority to appear before such court, c copy of the charge or charges having been delivered to the accused with such order, and to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces-tecum, and to enforce by attachment attendance of civilian and military witnesses, and the production of books and papers as is possessed by the civil courts of this State, and shall also have power to punish for contempt of their authority, the same as superior courts of this State. Courts of inquiry may be convened by the Governor or any commanding officer, in like manner as provided by the 115th Article of War, for such purpose as therein provided. The constitution, powers and procedure of such courts shall be the same as for like courts in the United States Army, except in so far as may be modified by regulations issued by the Governor. Arrests. 71. Immunity of Officers. No action or proceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against a member of a military court, or officer acting under its authority, or reviewing its proceedings on account of approval or imposition or execution of sentence, or the imposition or collection of a fine or penalty, or the execution of any warrant, writ, execution, process, or mandate of a military court. Non-liability to suit, etc.

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72. Jurisdiction Presumed. The jurisdiction of the courts and boards established by this Act shall be presumed, and the burden of proof shall rest upon any person seeking to oust such courts or boards of the jurisdiction in any action or proceeding. Burden of proof. 73. Convicts; Disposition of. When the punishment inflicted by courts-martial is, or includes imprisonment, the person so convicted shall be delivered by the military authorities to the sheriff of the county wherein such conviction was had, together with a copy of the sentence of the court, to be dealt with as if such conviction had been had in the superior court of said county; the cost of such imprisonment to be paid as provided for those convicted in the superior court. Punishment, how and where. 74. Discharge or Expulsion; Effect of. Soldiers or officers discharged for the good of the service, or dishonorably discharged or expelled from the military forces of the State, or from the volunteers or National Guard of any other State, or from the Army or Navy of the United States, shall not be enlisted and shall not be appointed to, nor allowed to hold any military position, either of honor or emolument, unless such discharge or expulsion shall have been revoked or the disability removed by the Governor. No re-enlistment till disability removed. 75. Penalties; [Illegible Text] Enforced. All fines, forfeitures and penalties assessed by any court-martial shall be collected by execution issued under the hand of the president of the court, and directed to the sheriff, and returnable to the superior court of the county in which the delinquent resides, and shall have the same force and effect as a civil process of the same character. All moneys collected from such fines and forfeitures shall be paid into the military fund of the State, except those collected by the execution of summary court-martial, which may be paid to the company or organization treasury. Execution for fines, etc. 76. Returns of Fines or Penalties. All officers of said military forces receiving fines or pecuniary penalties collected by execution shall make return thereof to the Adjutant-general,

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or to such officer of his department as he may designate, at least once a year or oftener if necessary. The Adjutant-general shall lay an abstract of same before the Governor annually. Reports. EXEMPTIONS. 77. Exemptions from Road Duty, Jury Duty and Street Tax. Every officer and enlisted man of the aforesaid organized military forces shall be exempt from road duty and street tax during the time of his service. Each company of the State military forces shall have the privilege of bearing upon its roll a class of membership, not to exceed thirty in number, to be known and designated as special pay members, who, upon paying a sum of money as prescribed by said company, not less than twenty-five dollars per annum to said company, shall be exempt from jury duty, road duty and street tax, so long as membership is continued. Certificates of membership shall be prepared and signed by the company commander, and delivered to each of the special pay members of the company, and when produced in any court of this State, shall be evidence of the right of the holder thereof to the exemptions herein granted. Exemptions from legal duties. 78. Exemption from Civil Process. No person belonging to the National Guard of this State shall be arrested on civil process while going to, remaining at, or returning from any place at which he may be required to attend for military duty, and no part of the uniform or equipment of any officer or soldier of the National Guard or Naval Militia of this State shall be subject to levy and sale for debts. Arrests, when not lawful. INSURRECTION, RIOTS, AND MOB VIOLENCE. 79. Insurrection. Whenever any portion of the militia is employed in aid of the civil authorities, the Governor, if, in his judgment, the maintenance of law and order will be thereby promoted, may give authority to the commanding officer in such district to close places where fire arms and munitions of war are sold, and all places where disorder is likely to occur; and such officer or officers shall have

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the right to do and perform any act or acts or direct them to be performed, whether affecting private, corporate, or public rights, that, in his discretion, may be necessary or advisable to suppress or prevent any unlawful assembly. Lawful measures to maintain order. 80. Governor's Duty. Whenever any judge of the superior court or a city court, county court, county sheriff, mayor of any incorporated city, town, or village in this State, whose authority shall rank in the order named, shall apprehend the outbreak of any rebellion, insurrection, mob, or combination to oppose the enforcement of the law by force or violence, within the jurisdiction of which such officer is by law a conservator of the peace, it shall forthwith become the duty of the judge, sheriff, or mayor, when it appears that such unlawful combination has progressed beyond control of the civil authorities in the locality in which unlawful combination may be found, to notify the Governor, and the Governor may then, within his discretion, if he deems the apprehension well founded, order out such portions of the National Guard as he may deem necessary for the enforcement of the law, and when the Governor orders out any portion of the National Guard as herein provided, he shall, thereupon, by proclamation, declare a state of insurrection in the locality in which the disorder is located. Action by Governor on notice. 81. Articles of War and Army Regulations. Whenever any portion of the National Guard shall be on duty under or pursuant to orders of the Governor, or shall be on duty or ordered to assemble for duty in time of war, insurrection, invasion, public danger, or to aid the civil authorities, or for any other cause, the Articles of War governing the Army of the United States, and the regulations prescribed for the Army of the United States, as far as such regulations are consistent with this Act, and the regulations issued thereunder, shall be enforced and regarded as a part of this Act, until said forces shall be duly relieved from such duty. As to offenses committed when such Articles of War are so in force, courts-martial shall possess, in addition to the jurisdiction and power of sentence and punishment herein vested, all additional jurisdiction and power of sentence

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and punishment exercisable by like courts under such Articles of War or the regulations or laws governing the United States Army, or the custom and usages thereof; but no punishment under such rules and articles, which shall extend to the taking of life, shall, in any case, be inflicted, except in time of actual war, invasion and insurrection, declared by proclamation of the Governor to exist, and then only after the approval of the Governor of the sentence inflicting such punishment. Imprisonment other than in the guard house shall be executed in jails or prisons as herein-before provided. War measures. 82. Dispersion of Mob. Before using any military force in the suppression of any riot, rout, tumult, mob, or other lawless or unlawful assembly or combination, it shall be the duty of the officer in command of the troops, or some person by him deputed, to command the persons composing such riotous, or unlawful assemblage or mob, to disperse and return peaceably to their respective abodes and business. But in no case shall it be necessary to use any set or particular form of words in ordering the dispersion of any riotous, tumultous or unlawful assembly, nor shall any command be necessary when the officer or person, in order to give it, would be put to imminent danger of loss of life, or bodily harm, or where such unlawful assemblage or mob is engaged in the commission or perpetration of any felony, or in assaulting or attacking any civil officer or person called to aid him in the preservation of the peace, or is otherwise engaged in the actual violence to person or property. Order to disperse. 83. Failure to Obey Orders to Disperse. Any person or persons composing or taking part in any riot, rout, mob, tumult or lawless combination or assembly, who, after being duly commanded to disperse, wilfully and intentionally fails to do so as soon as practicable, shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years. Disobedience a felony. 84. Killing Rioters or Injuring Property. Any person or persons composing or taking part in any riot, rout, mob,

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tumult, or unlawful combination or assembly mentioned in this Act, having been duly commanded to disperse, or where the circumstances are such that no command is requisite under the provisions of this Act, the military officer in command shall take such steps and make such disposition for the arrest, dispersion, and quelling of the persons composing or taking part in any such mob, riot, tumult, outbreak, or unlawful assembly or combination mentioned in this Act, as may be deemed by him requisite to that end; and if, in doing so, any person is killed, wounded or otherwise injured, or any property injured or destroyed by a civil officer or an officer or member of said military forces, or by any other person lawfully aiding them, such civil officer, military, or member of said military forces, or person lawfully aiding them, shall be held guiltless in all cases and such force and every member thereof shall be discharged from all civil or criminal liability thereof. Officer and assistants not liable to civil or criminal action. 85. Resisting Attack. If any portion of the military forces or other persons lawfully aiding them in the performance of any duty under the provisions of this Act are assaulted, attacked or in imminent danger thereof, the commanding officer of such troops may at once proceed to quell such attack and take all other needful steps for the safety of his command. Measures to quell resistance. 86. Duty of Citizens When Shot is Fired. Whenever any shot is fired or missile thrown at, against or upon any body of the military forces, or at, or against any officer or member thereof, assembling or assembled for the purpose of performing any duties under the provisions of this Act, it shall forthwith be the duty of every person in the assemblage from which the shot is fired, or the missible thrown to immediately disperse and retire therefrom without awaiting any order to do so; and any person knowing, or having a reason to believe that a shot has been fired or a missile thrown, as aforesaid, and failing immediately, without lawful excuse, to retire from such assemblage, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and any person so remaining in such assemblage, after being duly commanded, as provided herein-before,

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to disperse, shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years. Duty of citizen to retire. Penalties. 87. Control of Streets. Whenever any portion of said military forces is, or has been called out for the performance of any duty under the provisions of this Act, it shall be lawful for the commanding officer of such military forces, it it be deemed advisable to do so, in subduing or preventing any riot, rout, mob, tumult or unlawful assemblage, or the outbreak thereof, to prohibit all persons from occupying or passing any street, road or place in the vicinity of the riot, rout, mob, tumult or unlawful assembly, or the place where the same is threatening, or where the said military forces may be at the time being; and otherwise to regulate the passage and occupancy of such streets, and places. Any person, after being duly informed of such prohibition and regulation, who attempts to go or to remain on such street, road or place, or who fails to depart after being warned, is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished therefor by confinement in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years. Use of streets. Penalty. 88. Protection of Prisoners. The commanding officer or any body of said military forces, guarding any jail, building or other place or escorting any prisoner or performing any other act of duty, may, if he deems it advisable, prescribe a reasonable distance in the vicinity of such jail, building or other place, or escort of such prisoner within which persons shall not come, and any person coming within such limits without the permission of said officer, or refusing to depart after being ordered to do so, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years, and shall be placed [Illegible Text] arrest by the military authorities, using such force as may be necessary. Approaching within forbidden distance. Penalty. 89. Change of Venue. Any civil officer, military officer, or members of the said military forces, or any person lawfully aiding them in the performance of any military duty required under the provisions of this Act, if indicated or

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sued for any crime or trespass, or for injury to person or property in endeavoring to perform such duties, shall have the right, and it is hereby made the duty of the court in which such indictment or suit is pending upon the application of any person thus indicted or sued, to transfer the trial of the indictment or suit, to some county other than that in which the indictment was found or the injury done. Such transfer shall be made to any county that may be agreed upon by the solicitor-general and the defendant or his counsel, in case of indictment; or by the parties and their counsel, in case of suit. If a county is not thus agreed upon the judge shall select such county as in his judgment will afford a fair and impartial jury to try the case and have it transferred accordingly. Action or prosecution to be transferred. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 90. Trespass on Camp Grounds and Other Places. The commanding officer, upon any occasion of duty, or his duly authorized representative, may place in arrest during the continuance thereof, and deliver to the proper civil authorities with charges in writing, after relief from such duty, any person who shall, after due warning, trespass upon the camp ground, parade ground, armory or other place devoted to such duty, or shall, in any way or manner interrupt or molest the orderly discharge of duty by such troops going to, or returning from any duty, or shall insult, by jeer or otherwise, any officer or soldier while on duty or going to or returning from duty. He may prohibit and prevent the sale, giving away, or use of all spirituous liquors, wines, ale or beer, the holding of huckster or auction sales, all gambling and the establishment and maintenance of disorderly places within the limits of the post, camp grounds, rifle range, place of encampment, drill, parade, review or other occasion under his command or within such limits not exceeding one mile therefrom as he may prescribe. Any person who shall offend, as provided in this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Arrest, etc., for acts forbidden. 91. Exclusion from all Places of Amusement. It shall be unlawful for the owner or the owner's agent, whatever

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may be the latter's designation, of any place of amusement or recreation, otherwise opened to the general public, admission to which is free or otherwise, to refuse admission to or exclude from the said place of amusement or of recreation, any officer or enlisted man of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Revenue Cutter Service, the National Guard of this State, or of any State, Territory and of the District of Columbia, by reason of such officer or enlisted man being in uniform, and any such owner, or agent aforesaid, upon conviction shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Unlawful exclusion. Penalty. 92. Music. The commanding officer of any organization may employ any band or field music, not part of the organized militia of this State, to furnish music at any drill, review, encampment, or occasion; and all members of such band or field music so employed and there present for duty, shall be subject to orders, discipline, and regulations, and for that purpose shall be considered as regularly enlisted men during the time of such drill, parade, review, encampment or other occasion; and for the violation of such orders, discipline or regulations, they shall be liable to all the penalties prescribed for enlisted men, and shall be subject to trial therefor, by a court-martial, during the continuance of duty or within thirty days after. Music. Enlistment of band members. 93. Medals and Bars. To every officer and enlisted man who has served this State honestly and faithfully for six years, continuous or otherwise, and who continues in active service as an officer or enlisted man after that period, shall be awarded a bronze medal of suitable design and inscription, and after each additional four years of honest and faithful service, continuous or otherwise, there shall be awarded, upon like continuance in service, a bronze bar. This law shall retroact in favor of all officers and enlisted men now actively in the service, or who, having the prescribed term of service, shall reconnect themselves with the service of the State at some future date; provided, that the time of service in the Confederate States Army or Navy or in the United States Army as a volunteer of this State subsequent to 1870, shall be counted double, if necessary, to

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make the required length of service. These medals and bars shall be furnished by the State through the Adjutant-general's office upon application of the person entitled thereto, approved by intermediate commanders, and the expense of same shall be paid out of the military fund. Badges of honor. 94. Advisory Boards. The Governor has power to appoint advisory and other military boards as the service of the same, shall, in his discretion, be needed. Boards. 95. Regulations, Publications of. For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, and of the laws of the United States in so far as they may apply to the militia of this State, and of providing for the organization, discipline, and government of the militia of this State, in all particulars not herein fully described, the Governor is authorized to make and order such regulations, not inconsistent with the law, as he may find necessary, which regulations shall have the same force and effect as provisions of this Act until revoked by the Governor, and to furnish to each officer of the National Guard at least one copy of this Act and of any amendments thereto which may, from time to time, be made, and of such regulations as may be prescribed, printed at the expense of the State. Except as prescribed in the regulations herein provided for, and in all matters not covered by this Act, the regulations, customs and usages of the Army and Navy of the United States, as the case may be, shall govern, as far as may be applicable, and the regulations and orders of the Governor, not inconsistent with law, shall remain in force until otherwise directed by the Governor. Publication of regulations. 96. Governor May Accept Donations. The Governor, in his discretion, is authorized to accept donations of lands and buildings to be used for military purposes by the National Guard of the State under such conditions as the donors may nominate; and he is empowered to make such rules and regulations governing such property as he may deem best for the interest of the State and the National Guard. Gifts to be accepted. 97. Governor's Consent Necessary. No part of the National Guard of this State shall leave the State, as an organization,

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with or without arms, without the consent of the Governor, or the President, and any organization so offending shall be disbanded. Leaving, State forbidden. 98. Foreign Forces. No armed militia force from another State, territory, or district shall be permitted to enter the State, for the purpose of doing military duty therein, without the permission of the Governor, unless such force is part of the United States Army or is acting under authority of the United States. Entry of outside force. THE NAVAL MILITIA OF GEORGIA. Sec. 4. 99. Naval Battalion. In addition to the National Guard, the Governor may, in his discretion, in time of peace, organize a battalion of naval militia to consist of not less than two or more than four divisions, to be organized by voluntary enlistment, for the defense of coasts and harbors, which battalion shall be designated as the First Battalion, Naval Militia of Georgia. The officers of said battalion shall be a commander, one lieutenant-commander, to act as executive officer; one lieutenant to act as navigator; one aide; one ordinance officer; one paymaster, and one surgeon, each with the rank of lieutenant, junior grade, and there may also be attached to the staff of the commanding officer the following warrant and petty officers: one warrant gunner, one boatswain, one chief gunner's mate, one chief boatswain's mate, one electrician, one chief quartermaster, four quartermasters, and eight signalmen, two yeomen, and one hospital steward, who must be a licensed druggist, also, when there is a ship on station, there shall be an engineer's division, to consist of one chief engineer, with rank of lieutenant, two assistant engineers, with rank of ensign, and two warrant machinists, and such petty officers as may be required by the United States Navy regulations for the organization of that ship's force. The commander, and lieutenant-commander are to be elected in a similar manner to field officers of the National Guard, and the other officers and non-commissioned staff officers are to be appointed or warranted by the commander in a similar

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manner as officers and non-commissioned staff officers of battalions of the National Guard. Defense of coasts and harbors. 100. Duties of Naval Battalion. The officers and enlisted men of the aforesaid naval battalion, or any part thereof, shall perform such duty or service as may be ordered by the Governor, and shall be paid the same compensation as provided for like grades in the National Guard when they have not received any compensation from the United States. Duties and pay. 101. Allowance of Naval Militia. The Naval Battalion shall be considered to correspond to a separate battalion in the National Guard of Georgia, and shall be entitled to the same privileges and allowances of such separate battalion. Each division of such Naval Battalion shall be considered to correspond to a company of the National Guard of Georgia, and shall be entitled to the same privileges and allowances. The members of the Naval Battalion, and each division thereof, may form themselves into an organization and adopt by-laws in the same manner, with the same powers and subject to the same limitations as are now prescribed for members of companies in the National Guard of Georgia. Privileges and allowances. Sec. 5. 102. All provisions of the National Defense Act of Congress, approved June 3, 1916, applicable to the National Guard of this State, not incorporated herein, are hereby enacted as a law of this State as if specifically set forth herein, and in all cases where the provisions of this Act and those of the National Defense Act of Congress, approved June 3, 1916, conflict, the provisions of the said National Defense Act shall govern. Federal law adopted. All laws and parts of laws, general or special, statutes or parts of statutes in conflict with this Act, or any part thereof be and the same are hereby repealed. Repeal of laws. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect upon date of approval by the Governor. Effective at once. Approved August 21, 1916.

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PART II.LOCAL LAWS TITLE_____ I.CITY, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL COURTS TITLE_____II.COUNTY MATTERS

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TITLE I. CITY, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL COURTS. ACTS. Ashburn City Court Act amended. Atlanta Municipal Court Act amended. Augusta Municipal Court established. Columbus City Court Act amended. Gray City Court Act amended. Greensboro City Court Act amended. Griffin City Court Act amended. Hall County City Court; repeal of amending Act of 1912. Hall County City Court Act amended. Hazlehurst City Court Act amended. Hinesville City Court established, and Liberty County Court abolished. Houston County City Court Act amended. Jefferson City Court Act amended. Jesup City Court established. Macon City Court Act amended. Macon Municipal Court Act amended. McRae City Court Act amended. Millen City Court Act amended. Miller County City Court; election to abolish. Morgan City Court created. Nashville City Court; election to abolish. Newnan City Court Act amended. Quitman City Court Act amended. Sandersville City Court Act amended. Savannah Municipal Court Act amended. Springfield City Court Act amended. Swainsboro City Court established. Sylvester City Court established. Wayne County Court abolished. Zebulon City Court Act amended. ASHBURN CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 312. An Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Ashburn, in the County of Turner, found on page 150, Acts of 1906, of the General Assembly, approved August 21, 1906, and Acts amendatory thereof, so as to regulate practice therein, the drawing of juries, and for other purposes.

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Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section 11 of the Act approved August 21st, 1906, establishing the City Court of Ashburn, be amended by striking the words and the amount does not exceed five hundred dollars, after the word jury, in the sixth line thereof, so that said section 11, so amended, shall read as follows: Section 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the regular terms of said City Court of Ashburn shall be held monthly and quarterly at such times as the judge of said court may designate by publication of an order fixing the date for said terms, and at the monthly terms of said city court such matters may be disposed of as do not require a jury. The judge shall have power to hold said court in session from day to day, not to exceed three weeks from the beginning of the term then in session. Act of 1906 amended. To be read. Terms monthly and quarterly. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 26 of the said Act approved August 21, 1906, establishing said City Court of Ashburn, be amended by striking out the word twenty-four, after the word drawn and before the word traverse, in the tenth line thereof, so that said section 26, so amended, shall read as follows: Section 26. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of the City Court of Ashburn to prepare and file in his office a complete copy of the traverse-jury list of the Superior Court of Turner County, as provided from time to time for such superior court. From said copy so made traverse jurors for said city court shall be drawn in the following manner; the clerk of said court shall write upon separate tickets the name of each traverse juror and shall number the same, and place the same in a box to be prepared for the purpose, from which shall be drawn traverse jurors in the manner as now required by law in the superior court. All laws with reference to drawing and selecting and summoning traverse and tales jurors in the superior courts shall apply to the city court, except that the sheriff shall be paid

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five dollars for summoning said jurors. All exemptions from jury duty now of force in the County of Turner shall apply and be of effect in said city court. Further amendment. So as to read. Juries. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That An Act to amend an Act establishing the City Court of Ashburn, in the County of Turner, found on page 111 of the Acts of 1908, approved August 17, 1908, be and the same is hereby amended by striking of section 5 of said amendatory Act. Act of 1908 amended. Sec. 4. 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. Approved August 3, 1916. ATLANTA MUNICIPAL COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 551. An Act to amend an Act carrying the effect of the provisions of amendments to paragraph 1, section 7 of article 6, Constitution of State of Georgia, ratified October 2d, 1912; the Act herein referred to being approved August 14th, 1913; the Acts amendatory thereto and providing for an increase in the salary of the marshal and chief clerk to the marshal of said court, for the power of granting of nonsuit and directing verdicts, and giving to the court power to control its judgments and setting aside, and for conferring upon the appellate division of said court the power of entering final judgments, and for the dispensing with of services of the deputy marshals and deputy clerks of said court. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That on and after the approval of this Act, that section 24 of the Act as approved August 14, 1913, be and the same is hereby amended by striking from said section the

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word eighteen, as the same appears in line twelve (12) of said section, between the words paid, and hundred, and inserting in lieu thereof the word twenty-one. Amend further by striking from said section the word fifty, as same appears in line thirteen (13) between the words and and dollars, and inserting in lieu thereof the word seventy-five, so that said section, as amended, will read as follows: Section 24. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a marshal of said court and four deputy marshals; provided, however, that the commissioners of roads and revenues of Fulton County may, in their discretion, authorize the appointment of additional deputy marshal. The marshal and deputy marshals of said court shall be selected from the qualified electors and residents of the City of Atlanta, and shall be appointed by the judges of said court; and in event said judges are evenly divided as to any appointment, the nominee of the chief judge shall be selected. Their term of office shall be four years. The marshal of said court shall be paid twenty-one hundred dollars per annum, payable one hundred and seventy-five dollars per month. Each deputy marshal shall be paid fifteen hundred dollars per year, payable one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month. The chief marshal and each deputy marshal of said court shall execute a bond with good security, to be approved by the chief judge of said court, payable to the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Fulton County, Georgia, in the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. The duties, powers, rights, authority, and liabilities of said marshal, and each of said deputies, shall be the same as those prescribed for constables elected or appointed, and serving in justice courts of this State, and in addition the same as those prescribed by law for the sheriffs of the several counties, so far as the same are consistent with the terms of this Act, and such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the judges of said court in the rules of court. The clerk, the deputy clerk, the marshal and deputy marshal of said court shall be subject to rule before the chief

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judge of said court for the like causes and in the like manner as the sheriffs and clerks of the superior court and constables of this State may be ruled by the superior court. Act of 1913 amended. To be read. Marshals; appointment, term of office, salary, duties, etc. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 41 of the Act as approved of date August 14, 1913, be and the same is hereby amended by adding after the words new trial as same appears in line 4 of section 41, the following words: or may grant a new trial with instructions to the trial judge, or may refuse a new trial on terms stated in its judgment; and in all cases where the error complained of is an error of law which must finally govern the case, the appellate division shall have authority in its discretion to enter final judgment, or enter such other judgment as in the opinion of said appellate division the record therein may authorize without sending it back to the trial judge for another trial, so that said section, as amended, will read as follows: Act of 1913 amended. Section 41. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, there shall be an appellate division of said court for the rehearing of matters arising in civil causes therein, and with power to grant or refuse new trials, or may grant a new trial with instructions to the trial judge, or may refuse a new trial on terms stated in its judgment, and in all cases where the error complained of is an error of law, which must finally govern the case, the appellate division shall have authority in its discretion to enter a final judgment, or enter such other judgment, as in the opinion of the appellate division the record therein may authorize, without sending it back to the trial judge for another trial, in cases brought to said appellate division, as hereinafter provided. Said appellate division shall consist of three judges, one of whom shall be the chief judge, unless such judge had presided on the trial of the case appealed; said division to sit as often as may be necessary, to dispose of all cases appealed thereto; and the judges to sit in said division to be designated by the chief judge. To be read. New trials. Final judgment. Appellate division. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That section 8 of the Act amending the Act creating the Municipal Court of Atlanta

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as approved August 14, 1914, be and the same is hereby amended by striking the words: not more than one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, as appears in lines 11 and 12 of said section 8, and inserting in lieu thereof as follows: twenty-one hundred dollars per annum, payable in monthly installments of one hundred and seventy-five dollars each, so that said section 8 of the Act approved August 17, 1914, shall read as follows: Act of 1913 amended. Section 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judges of said court shall have authority to appoint a deputy marshal, to be known as chief clerk in the marshal's office, who shall have the same powers and be subject to the same liabilities and restrictions as now delegated to the marshals or deputy marshals of said court, and in addition to the duties now imposed upon deputy marshals, shall, under the direction of the chief judge of said court, perform such clerical services and duties in the marshal's office as may be required of him. He shall receive as his compensation the sum of twenty-one hundred dollars per annum, payable in monthly installments of one hundred and seventy-five dollars each, to be paid in like manner as the salary of marshals and deputy marshals as now provided for. To be read. Chief clerk in marshal's office. Duties. Salary. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That upon the trial of any civil case in the Municipal Court of Atlanta, the judge shall have the same power and authority to grant a nonsuit, or direct a verdict, or order a mistrial as is now conferred upon and exercised by the judge of the superior courts of this State. Nonsuit and direction of verdict. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any judgment rendered by any judge of the Municipal Court of Atlanta shall, during the same term, be in the breast of said court, and said judge shall have the right to vacate, modify or set aside said judgment during the same term, upon the same grounds as may be done by the judges of the superior courts of this State, and shall have the same power and authority to vacate, modify, set aside or change at any time any of its judgments as is now conferred

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upon or exercised by the judges of the superior court of this State. Judgments, power to modify or vacate, etc. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on and after the passage of this Act that the majority of the judges of said court may remove the deputy clerks or deputy marshals at pleasure. Removal of deputy clerks [Illegible Text] deputy marshals. Approved August 19, 1916. AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL COURT ESTABLISHED. No. 531. An Act to abolish 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; to establish and create in lieu thereof a municipal court in and for the City of Augusta; to define its jurisdiction and powers; to provide for the election of a judge and the appointment of the other officers thereof; to define their powers and duties and to fix their compensation; to provide for rules or procedure and new trials in said court and writs of error therefrom; to provide a referendum, 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 a Municipal Court of the City of Augusta, the said City of Augusta being incorporated under the name of the City Council of Augusta, to be known as the Municipal Court of Augusta, is hereby established and created, and that from and after the election and qualification of the officers of said municipal court no justice court or justice of the peace or notary public ex-officio justice of the peace, or constable shall have or exercise any jurisdiction, civil or criminal, within the incorporate limits of the City of Augusta as they now are or may hereafter be defined. Municipal court established and justices' courts abolished in city. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Municipal Court of Augusta shall have jurisdiction

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within the incorporate limits of the City of Augusta, as now or hereafter fixed by law, concurrent with the Superior Court of Richmond County to try and dispose of all civil causes or proceedings of whatever nature, whether arising excontractu or ex-delicto, under the common law or by statute, in which the principal sum sworn to or claimed to be due, or the value of the property in dispute does not exceed five hundred dollars, and of which jurisdiction is not vested by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia exclusively in other courts. The criminal jurisdiction of said municipal court shall be the same as, and shall not exceed the jurisdiction now or hereafter vested by law in the justice courts of this State, provided that said court shall have civil jurisdiction in Richmond County outside of the limits of the City of Augusta in cases where the amount involved is more than one hundred and not over five hundred dollars. Jurisdiction. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a judge of said municipal court whose term of office shall be for four years, and who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Richmond County quadrennially at the regular election for election of county officers; provided, that the judge of said court first elected under the terms of this Act shall be elected at a special election to be held on first Wednesday in March, 1917, under the same rules and regulations as elections are now held for county officers in Richmond County and whose term of office shall expire on January 1, 1921; provided, further that all qualified voters for members of the General Assembly for the year 1916, in Richmond County shall be qualified to vote in said special election; provided, further, that all candidates for the office of judge of said court shall notify the chairman of the board of county commissioners of roads and revenues of Richmond County at least 10 days before said special election in writing of their candidacy; provided, further, that if there shall be only one candidate making such application to said board of county commissioners of roads and revenues as aforesaid for such special election, then and

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in that event, said special election shall not be held, but in lieu thereof the board of county commissioners of roads and revenues shall meet on the first Wednesday in March, 1917, the day set for said special election, and declare said candidate elected judge of said court, which shall entitle him to qualify in the same manner as if he had been elected at said special election. Judge; election, term, etc. Sec. 3. (a) Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the managers of said election so first held, in case an election is held, to consolidate the vote cast for said judge in said election, and to make a certified return thereof as returns of election of county officers in Richmond County are made. The judge of said municipal court shall be commissioned by the Governor, and before entering upon the duties of his office shall take the same oath required by law of superior court judges. Return of election. Commission and oath. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a clerk and sheriff of said municipal court, whose term of office shall each be four years, and who shall be appointed by the judge of said municipal court; provided, however, that the judge of said municipal court shall have the power to remove from office, at any time, any officer of said court for just cause. Clerk and sheriff; term of office removal, etc. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the officers of said [Illegible Text] court first chosen as herein provided, shall hold office from May 1st, 1917, to January 1st, 1921, and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Terms of office. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person who shall be elected judge of said municipal court must, at the time of his said election, have been a resident of Richmond County, and a practicing attorney at law at least two years immediately preceding his election, and also be at least twenty-five years of age; that the judge of said court shall be subject to the same restrictions as are imposed by law upon superior court judges, provided, that the judge of said court shall not practice law in any State or Federal Courts. Eligibility of judge.

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Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person who shall be appointed clerk or sheriff of said municipal court must, at the time of his appointment, be a qualified voter of Richmond County, and must reside within the limits of the City of Augusta. Of clerk. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every vacancy in the office of judge of said municipal court occasioned by death, resignation or other cause, shall be filled by appointment of the Governor until the first day of January after the regular election held in and for the State of Georgia, and County of Richmond, 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, and such appointee shall hold the office until his successor is elected and qualified. Vacancy. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the salary of the judge of said municipal court shall be three thousand dollars per annum; the salary of the clerk of said court shall be twelve hundred dollars per annum, and the salary of the sheriff of said court shall be one thousand dollars per annum; that the sheriff of said court shall have power, by and with the consent of the judge thereof, to appoint a deputy or deputies, and a bailiff or bailiffs, as the business of said court may demand. The salary of said deputies and bailiffs shall not exceed two dollars per diem, and for days of actual service only. The compensation of all officers of said municipal court shall be paid monthly out of the Treasury of Richmond County upon the warrant of the judge of said court by the officer or officers charged by law with paying out the moneys of said county. Salaries. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of said municipal court is hereby clothed with the same powers and authority as is conferred by the Constitution and laws of this State upon a justice of the peace, and with such additional rights, powers and jurisdictions as is provided by the terms of this Act; that said judge of said municipal court shall have the power and authority under the limitations set out in this Act to hear,

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determine and dispose of all cases or actions, civil or criminal, of which said court has jurisdiction, and to give judgment and execution therein; to hold court from day to day continuously if necessary, to the dispatch of the business of said court. The judge of said court shall have the same power to preserve order, to compel obedience to his order, to inflict summary punishment for contempt, to enforce the judgment of his court as is given by law to the judge of the superior courts of this State; provided, however, that said judge shall have no power to impose punishment for contempt exceeding a fine of twenty-five dollars or three days in the county jail. The judge of said municipal court shall have, in addition to the powers enumerated in this section, all of the powers, prerogatives and authority in matters whereof the subject matter and the amount involved are not beyond the jurisdiction of said court, of the judges of the superior courts. All laws relating to and governing judges of the superior courts shall apply to the judge of said municipal courts so far as the same may be applicable, unless inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Authority and power of judge. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in the event the judge of said municipal court is from providential causes unable to discharge the duties of his office, or from any cause disqualified from presiding, the judge of said municipal court shall have the power to appoint some competent attorney, resident in Richmond County to preside in said court in his stead, and the attorney so appointed, when the appointment is entered upon the minutes of said court, shall exercise all of the functions of the judge thereof. The compensation of said attorney for actual service as presiding judge shall be seven dollars per diem, to be paid as the other officers of said court are paid. Disqualification of judge. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all of the requirements and duties, powers and authorities imposed by law upon, and conferred upon the clerk of the Superior Court of Richmond County, shall be

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obligatory upon, and shall vest in the clerk of said municipal court in matters pertaining to said municipal court. And likewise, all of the requirements and duties, powers and authorities imposed by law and conferred upon the sheriff of Richmond County, shall vest in the sheriff of said municipal court respecting business in said court; except where inconsistent with, or limited by the provisions of this Act defining the jurisdiction of said court. Provided, however, that the amount of the bond of the clerk of the municipal court shall be three thousand dollars, and the bond of the sheriff of said municipal court shall be one thousand dollars. Clerk's authority and duty. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the clerk of said municipal court shall have complete power and authority, co-existent and co-ordinate with the power and authority of the judge of said court, under the provisions of this Act, to issue any and all warrants, civil or criminal, summary processes and writs which are issuable, as a matter of right to accept and approve bonds, and discharge any and all other functions, ministerial in character, which, under the laws of this State are performable by a justice of the peace. The clerk of said municipal court shall have power, by and with the consent of the judge thereof, to appoint one or more deputy clerks, provided the business of said court renders the services of such deputy or deputies indispensable. The said deputy clerk, when so appointed, shall exercise all the functions and be subject to all the responsibilities and requirements of the clerk of said court. The compensation of said deputy clerk shall be nine hundred dollars per annum. Further powers. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all warrants, summary processes and writs issuing out of said municipal court, in which the principal sum claimed to be due, or the value of the property in dispute does not exceed five hundred dollars, shall be returnable to said municipal court in the same manner and under the same rules as such writs are required to be returned to the superior courts or the justice courts of this State, as the case may be, except as otherwise provided for in this Act. Return of writs, etc.

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Sec. 15. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That, with the exception of the Recorder's Court of the City of Augusta, and the judge of the Richmond Superior Court, and the judge of the City Court of Richmond County, the said municipal court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to sit as a court of inquiry to examine into accusations against persons in the City of Augusta arrested on warrants for offences committed within the corporate limits of said city. Court of inquiry. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said municipal court shall be a court of record, and shall have a seal, and minutes, records and other books and files that are required by law to be kept for the superior court; shall, in the same manner, so far as the jurisdiction of said municipal court may render necessary, be kept in and for said municipal court; provided, that the clerk of said municipal court shall not be required to keep a book of final records, but shall preserve in suitable files all original papers in each case, which shall not be removed from said clerk's office, except by order of the judge. Records, seal, etc. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the general laws of this State in regard to the commencement of actions in the superior courts, and defenses thereto, of whatever nature, the pleadings, the method of procedure and practice therein, and in regard to the examination of parties to suits or witnesses, by interrogatories or under subpoena, witnesses and their attendance, continuance, charge of the court, granting of new trials or other matters of a judicial nature within the jurisdiction of said municipal court, shall be applicable to said municipal court, except as may be otherwise provided in this Act. Laws applicable. Sec. 18. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That suits in said municipal court shall, in all respects be conformable to the mode of procedure in the superior courts same as in this Act excepted; process to suit shall be annexed by the clerk of said court, bear test in the name of the judge thereof and be directed to and served by the sheriff of said court or his lawful deputies. All executions, warrants, writs and summary processes of any kind issuing

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from said municipal court shall be issued in the name of the judge thereof, signed by the clerk of said court, and be directed to the sheriff and his lawful deputies of said municipal court and to all and singular the sheriffs and deputy sheriffs and lawful constables of this State, and shall in the City of Augusta be executed by the sheriff or his deputies of said municipal court, and outside of said city by any sheriff, deputy sheriff, or lawful constable as now provided by law for such proceedings from the superior courts of this State. Criminal warrants issued by said court may be executed in the City of Augusta by the sheriff of Richmond County, or deputy sheriff of Richmond County. Suits. Executions, warrants, writs, etc. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the terms of said municipal court shall be held monthly, on the first Monday in each month, beginning with the first Monday in May, 1917; that suit shall be filed in the clerk's office of said court at least fifteen days before the first day of the term to which it is returnable, and shall be served at least ten days before the first term. All cases filed to any term, and in which no answer has been filed by or before twelve o'clock, noon, Eastern time, on the first Wednesday in such term, shall, by reason of such fact of no answer having been filed, be thereby considered and held in law to be in default, and no entry to that effect shall be necessary; and all cases in such condition shall thereby be ripe for trial and judgment. After being so in default, and up to the time of the rendition of final judgment in the same, the default in such case may be opened by the payment by the party in default of all costs [Illegible Text] up to the time of said opening. After rendition of final judgment in a case so in default, the right of opening such default shall terminate unless by order of the court on legal causes shown under the law as the same obtains in regard to defaults in the superior court, or, unless such opening is consented to by parties or counsel of record evidenced by a written stipulation filed with the clerk of said court. Terms of court. Default. Judgment. (b) In all cases in said court, in which the principal sum claimed, or the value of the property in controversy, does

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not exceed one hundred dollars, the rules of pleading as provided in Section 18 hereof shall not be required of parties prosecuting or defending any such action therein, and it shall not be necessary to paragraph either petition or answer, but no suit or proceeding, or answer thereto, shall be accepted or filed by the clerk of said court unless a substantial statement of the cause of action, or matter of defense, of whatsoever character, be first reduced to writing. No demurrer or special plea shall be required in any case, but every defense in point of law or fact may be taken advantage of in the answer, either oral or written; provided, that if the plaintiff shall verify his claim, or if a suit is brought on an unconditional contract in writing, the defendant shall be required to verify his answer. In the furtherance of justice, the judge of said court shall permit any claim, suit, process, pleading or record to be amended in form or in substance, or material supplemental matter to be set forth in an amended written pleading, and shall disregard any error or defect which does not affect the substantial rights of the parties, but no amendment presenting a new and distinct cause of action or new party shall be allowed, but a bill of particulars may be required as are now required in justice courts. Pleading, etc. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the first Wednesday in each term, or as soon thereafter as the court can do so, all cases shall be assigned for trial by the judge of said court on a day within the term to which they are brought, unless continued for good cause shown. If a case so placed on the trial calendar is not disposed of within ninety days from the first day of the term to which it is brought, it may be dismissed by the judge in the exercise of a sound discretion without prejudice to a new one and costs taxed against the delinquent party. Trial. Sec. 21. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of said municipal court to prepare and file in his office a list of jurors from the list of the traverse jurors of the Superior Court of

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Richmond County who are residents of the City of Augusta. From said list as prepared, traverse jurors in said municipal court shall be drawn in the following manner: The clerk of said municipal court shall write upon separate tickets the names of such traverse jurors, and shall place the same in a box prepared for that purpose. From it shall be drawn twelve traverse jurors in the manner prescribed by law in the superior courts; all laws with reference to the drawing, selecting and summoning of traverse and tales jurors in the superior court shall apply to said municipal court under the limitation provided by the terms of this Act. Jurors. Sec. 22. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws with reference to the qualification, relation, impanelling, challenging and compensation of jurors in the superior courts now of force in this State, shall apply to and be observed in the municipal court, except where in conflict with the terms of this Act. Jurors. Sec. 23. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all jury trials in said court shall be by a jury of six, and from said panel of twelve traverse jurors drawn and summoned by the provisions of this Act, the judge of said municipal court shall cause to be made up two juries, and all cases and issues to be tried by jury at such term of said municipal court shall be tried by one of these juries, or by a jury stricken from both, plaintiff and defendant, each being entitled to three peremptory challenges. In the event said panel should be reduced below twelve from any cause, the judge of said court shall have power to fill it out by causing talesmen to be summoned instanter; provided, however, that it shall be in the power of the judge of said court to cause to be drawn a panel of eighteen jurors in the first instance, from which panel three juries shall be made up, if in his discretion the business of the court justifies an additional jury. Juries. Sec. 24. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every case in said municipal court shall be tried by the judge thereof without a jury unless a written

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demand for trial by jury is filed in said court by the plaintiff or his attorney, or by any other party seeking affirmative relief at the time such action or proceeding is instituted, or by the defendant or his attorney on or before the day upon which he is required to appear in court in response to the proceedings against him; upon the failure of a party to demand a trial by jury, he shall be held to have waived such right, but the judge may grant such right if in his opinion such request is not made for delay only. Demand for jury trial. Sec. 25 (a). In all cases tried in said court, upon announcement of judgment by the court or upon rendition of the verdict of the jury, any party or his counsel may make oral motion for a new trial within four days, Sundays and holidays excepted, upon the payment of all the accrued cost, or in lieu thereof, the filing of an affidavit in forma pauperis, as now required in justice courts. Unless said motion for new trial is made as herein provided, the parties shall be held to have waived their right to move for a new trial except on the grounds on which extraordinary motions for new trials may be made. Said motion shall be heard at such times as the court in its discretion may set for a hearing, and no brief of the evidence shall be required; provided, that the judge of said court shall have power to grant a new trial in any case, and from the first grant of a new trial, there shall be no appeal or review, the case standing for re-trial de novo, and shall be tried by a jury at the next term. New trial. (b). In all cases in which the principal sum claimed, or the value of the property in controversy, does not exceed one hundred dollars, from the judgment of said court making final disposition of said case, an appeal shall be by writ of error to the Superior Court of Richmond County, and a bill of exceptions shall be tendered, certified and filed under the same rules as apply to bills of exceptions from the superior courts of this State; provided, however, that said bills of exceptions shall be tendered within ten days from the judgment complained of and served and filed within ten additional days, and the judgment of said superior court making

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disposition of said case shall be final, and shall not be subject to review by the supreme court or court of appeals. Appeal by writ of error. (c). From the judgment of said municipal court refusing to grant a new trial, or making final disposition of any case in which the principal sum claimed, or the value of the property in controversy exceeds one hundred dollars, an appeal shall lie by writ of error to the Court of Appeals of Georgia, and a bill of exceptions shall be tendered, certified and filed under the same rules as apply to bills of exceptions from the superior courts of this State; provided, however, that the bill of exceptions shall be tendered within ten days from the judgment complained of and served, and filed within ten additional days. Sec. 26. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all judgments obtained in said court shall be liens upon property belonging to the defendant or defendants to the same extent and upon the same conditions as judgments of the superior courts of this State, but such judgments shall be entered upon the execution docket in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court of Richmond County as justice court judgments are now recorded, to be notice to innocent purchasers. Lien of judgment. Sec. 27. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all sales of personal property levied upon in the County of Richmond under process from said municipal court, shall take place before the courthouse door during the legal hours of sale, at public outery, on the Monday next following ten days' advertisement by notice posted before the courthouse door describing the property to be sold, the place and hour of sale, the name and residence of the owner of the property, and the style of the case in which the execution issued. Such sales to be conducted by the sheriff of said court or his deputy; provided, that sales of perishable property and sales on the premises may be made as provided by law, and provided further, that in all cases where real estate is levied upon under a process from said court, the subsequent proceedings shall conform to the laws governing the sale of real estate. Judicial sales.

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Sec. 28. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all cases of proceedings in which the principal sum does not exceed one hundred dollars, the same fees which are allowed by law to justices of the peace and constables shall be assessed and collected by the officers of said municipal court, and that said fees shall be paid by the clerk of said court monthly into the Treasury of Richmond County, accompanied by the clerk's sworn statement thereof and placed to the credit of the municipal court to be used for defraying the expenses of said court, except in cases of ejectment for rent, and warrants to evict tenants holding over, in which the costs shall be one dollar. Fees to officers. Sec. 29. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all cases or proceedings in which the principal sum exceeds one hundred dollars, the provisions of section twenty-nine of this Act, in reference to the collection of fees, payment into the county treasury, shall apply, with the exception that the fees collected shall be the same as those allowed by law to the clerk of the superior court and the sheriff of Richmond County. Sec. 30. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the judge of said court to see to it that the officers of his court are diligent in the collection of costs, and to this end he shall call the execution docket of his court on some fixed day in each term, and shall adopt such other measures and rules as will insure the payment of costs by the party of parties liable therefor. Costs. Sec. 31. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on and after May 1st, 1917, no officer of any justice court whose district lies in whole or in part without the limits of the City of Augusta, shall have authority to serve or execute any paper, process or writ of any character except a criminal warrant, within the corporate limits of the City of Augusta without regard to the location of the court from which such paper or process issued. Officers without limits of Augusts Sec. 32. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in the event any justice of the peace whose district

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adjoins the City of Augusta is disqualified from presiding in a particular case or refuses to serve in such case, or if such justice of the peace is sued, and there is no other justice in his district who is qualified to act, said Municipal Court of Augusta shall have jurisdiction of such case concurrent with justice courts in other adjoining districts. Jurisdiction in adjoining districts. Sec. 33. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the justice courts or justices of the peace whose districts at the time this Act goes into effect, lie partly within and partly without the incorporate limits of the City of Augusta, and who exercise jurisdiction throughout the City of Augusta, shall continue as such within their respective districts outside of the incorporate limits of the City of Augusta; provided, that said courts shall be without jurisdiction to try any civil or criminal cases pending therein on May 1st, 1917, against any resident of the City of Augusta. Districts partly in city. Sec. 34. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all cases, civil or criminal, pending and undisposed of on the first day of May, 1917, in justice courts lying wholly within the City of Augusta, shall be and they are hereby transferred to said municipal court for trial and disposition therein. All final and other processes in the hands of officers of said justice courts shall be by them returned to said municipal court, and the judge and other officers of said municipal court shall have power and authority to issue and enforce in the name of said municipal court, any and all processes in any case from said justice courts necessary to the final disposition of the same, which from any cause have not been issued and enforced by the officers of said justice courts. All fi. fas. and final processes not satisfied in the hands of the officers of said justice courts on the first day of May, 1917, shall be levied by the officers of said municipal court. All records, books, and papers in cases disposed of and of file in said justice courts shall be filed and deposited with the clerk of said municipal court, and all property of parties to actions in said justice courts in the legal custody of the said courts

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shall be delivered to the sheriff of said municipal court. It is hereby made the duty of said justices of the peace to comply with the provisions of this section, and any justice of the peace who shall fail to transmit such suits, papers and documents or to return such final or other processes, or to deliver the books and records of property in the custody of the courts within three days after written demand for such transmission or delivery has been made by the clerk of said municipal court or any other party at interest, shall be held in contempt of said municipal court, and be punished as provided for in cases of contempt. The officers of said justice court in this section referred to, shall be entitled to all uncollected costs which may have accrued in the cases in their respective courts so transferred up to the first day of May, 1917, upon the collection of the same by the officers of said municipal court. Transfer of cases [Illegible Text]. Sec. 35. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the provisions of section 35 shall apply to the justices of the peace and justice courts whose districts are partly within and partly without the corporate limits of the City of Augusta in all cases, civil or criminal, jurisdiction of which will devolve upon said municipal court, pending and undisposed of on the first day of May, 1917, and none other. Districts partly in city. Sec. 36. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the board of county commissioners of Richmond County shall provide suitable and convenient rooms or quarters for the holding of said Municipal Court of Augusta, in the courthouse building of Richmond County; and shall provide all necessary books and stationery and filing cases for keeping the dockets, files and records of said court; that the requirements of this section are mandatory. Rooms and furnishings in court house. Sec. 37. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a complete set of the published reports of the Supreme Court and of the Court of Appeals of Georgia, so far as the same are in print, and within the power of the authorities of Georgia to furnish the same, and a complete set of the Acts of the General Assembly of Georgia, commencing

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with the Acts of 1910, and a copy of the Park's Code of Georgia, and all future and subsequent Acts of the General Assembly and published reports and Codes of the State, shall be furnished by the State Librarian to the clerk of said court for the use of said court. Sec. 38. Provided, the above and foregoing Act shall not be of force and effect unless the same shall be ratified by a majority of the qualified voters voting upon the question of the ratification of said Act at the regular election for State and county officers, to be held in and for Richmond County, Georgia, on Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1916. The ballots used in said election shall have upon them the words For municipal court, and Against municipal court. A voter desiring to vote for ratification of this Act shall cast his ballot with the words Against municipal court scratched or erased therefrom. A voter desiring to vote against ratification of this Act, shall cast his ballot with the words For municipal court scratched or erased therefrom. The returns of said election relating to this Act, shall be made and consolidated as the returns for State and county officers are made in Richmond County and consolidated and the consolidation being made, the persons making the same shall deliver a copy of the consolidation to the ordinary of Richmond County, who shall declare the result. Notice of said ratification referendum shall be given by ordinary by advertisement for thirty days just preceding said election in the paper in which the legal advertisements of ordinary are printed in Augusta, Georgia, by notice posted at courthouse door for like time. Election to ratify this Act. Sec. 39. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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COLUMBUS CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 293. An Act to amend the original Act creating the City Court of Columbus, for Muscogee County, approved December 20, 1884, and all amendatory Acts thereof, so as to provide for the abolition of the fee system in said court; to provide for payment of salaries to clerk, sheriff and solicitor of said court; to provide that all costs, fines and forfeitures arising from the City Court of Columbus, which would under the present fee system, go to the solicitor, clerk and sheriff thereof, shall be paid into the county treasury of Muscogee County, and become a part of the general funds of said county; to provide that the solicitor shall not accept employment, or appear as attorney or counsellor, in behalf of defendants in criminal cases below the grade of felony, arising within the County of Muscogee; to provide a penalty for the violation of this provision; to define the duty of committing courts in respect to cases of which the City Court of Columbus has jurisdiction, and to provide a penalty for the violation thereof, 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: Act of 1884 to be amended. Section 1. The fee system now existing in the City Court of Columbus for Muscogee County be and the same is hereby abolished; and the clerk, sheriff and solicitor of said court shall hereafter be paid salaries, as hereinafter provided, instead of fees, as under the present system. Fees abolished. Sec. 2. The salary of the clerk of the Superior Court of Muscogee County, as the ex-officio clerk of the City Court of Columbus, shall be the sum of $1,400.00 per annum; the salary of the sheriff of Muscogee County, as ex-officio sheriff of said court shall be the sum of $1,080.00 per annum; and the salary of the solicitor of said court shall be the sum of $1,620.00 per annum; which said salaries shall be paid monthly by the treasurer of Muscogee County,

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out of the general funds of said county; and it shall be the duty of the commissioners of said county to make provision annually, in levying taxes, for this purpose. Salaries fixed. Sec. 3. All costs, fines and forfeitures in all matters and cases, both civil and criminal, in the City Court of Columbus shall be collected by the clerk of the said court, and shall be paid into the general fund of Muscogee County, to the treasurer of said county, save and except only such costs, fines and forfeitures or parts thereof as are legally due and payable to other officials. Costs, fines, etc. Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for the person holding the office of solicitor of said court during the term of his office to accept employment, or appear as attorney or counsellor, in behalf of defendants in criminal cases below the grade of felony, arising within the County of Muscogee; and upon a violation of this section, it shall be the duty of the Governor of this State to cite the person holding said office to appear before him on a day named and to show cause, after fifteen days' notice of the time and place of hearing, why he should not forfeit his office for the cause aforesaid, and the same be declared vacant; and if, after hearing, the issue is found against the person holding said office, his office shall be declared vacant, and the same shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, under the same terms and provisions as are applicable to vacancies in said office arising from other causes. Solicitor not to accept employment in certain cases. Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of all committing courts of the County of Muscogee to commit the misdemeanor cases arising before them to the City Court of Columbus, if in session at the time of such commitment; but if not in session, to the court then in session; and should there be no court in session, then to the next convening court; and upon the failure of any committing officer to comply with the provisions of this section, he shall be guilty of malpractice in office and punished as provided by section 295 of the Penal Code of Georgia of 1910. Committal of misdemeanor cases. Sec. 6. The foregoing Act shall not go into effect until the first day of January, 1917. Effective Jan. 1, 1917.

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Sec. 7. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 28, 1916. GRAY CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 495. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create the City Court of Gray, for the County of Jones, to prescribe its jurisdiction and the powers and duties thereof; to provide for the qualifications for the officers thereof; the manner of their selection and terms of office; to provide for pleading and practice, etc., 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 establish the City Court of Gray, in and for the County of Jones; to prescribe its jurisdiction and powers, etc., and for other purposes, being an Act approved August the 16th, 1913, be and the same is hereby amended as follows: That the judge of said city court, commencing January 1, 1917, shall receive a salary of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars per annum, which shall be paid monthly by the treasurer of the County of Jones, and it shall be the duty of the commissioner of roads and revenues of said county or other proper officer to make provision annually in levying taxes for this purpose. Act of 1913 amended. Judge's salary. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. GREENSBORO CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 398. An Act to amend an Act approved August 16, 1912, entitled An Act to create the City Court of Greensboro, in the

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city of Greensboro, and for the County of Greene; etc.; so as to require the solicitor of said court to collect from the fines and forfeitures paid into said court the fees allowed solicitors-general for similar services and to pay over such fees to the County of Greene, 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 create the City Court of Greensboro, in the city of Greensboro, and for the County of Greene; to prescribe its jurisdiction and the powers and duties thereof, to provide the qualifications for the officers thereof; the manner of their appointment and terms of office; to provide for pleading and practice and new trials therein and writs of error therefrom, and for other purposes, approved August 16, 1912 (Acts of 1912, page 220), be and the same is hereby amended by adding to section four of said Act the following sentence: The solicitor of said court is hereby required to collect from the fines and forfeitures paid into said court the fees allowed by law to solicitors-general of this State for similar services, upon vouchers approved by the judge of said court, and to pay the same into the treasury of the County of Greene, taking the receipt of the county treasurer or the clerk of the board of county commissioners therefor; and said solicitor is further required to present all his solvent and insolvent cost bills to the judge of said court for his approval as required of solicitors-general and to keep same on file, so that said section as amended shall read as follows: Act of 1912 amended. Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a solicitor of said city court who shall be appointed in the same manner as the judge of said city court, whose term of office shall be for four years, and whose duty it shall be to prosecute all offenses, cognizable before said city court, in both said city court and in the Court of Appeals on writ of error from said city court. Said solicitor must be at least twenty-five years of age and

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a resident of Greene County for three years next after assuming the office of solicitor, and a practicing attorney and before entering upon the duties of his office shall take and subscribe the same oath required of solicitors-general of this State, and give bond with security in the sum of one thousand dollars. All vacancies in said office shall be filled in the same manner as prescribed in this Act for filling vacancies in the office of judge of said court. The solicitor shall receive as his compensation a salary of eight hundred dollars per annum, which shall be paid monthly by the treasurer of Greene County, and it shall be the duty of the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county, or other proper officer to make provision annually in levying taxes for this purpose. He shall receive no other compensation from said county for his services. In the absence or disqualification of said solicitor, the city court judge shall appoint a solicitor pro tem., whose compensation shall be fixed by said judge and be paid from the salary due the solicitor. The solicitor of said court is hereby required to collect from the fines and forfeitures paid into said court the fees allowed by law to solicitors-general of this State for similar services, upon vouchers approved by the judge of said court, and to pay the same into the treasury of the County of Greene, taking the receipt of the county treasurer or the clerk of the board of county commissioners therefor; and said solicitor is further required to present his solvent and insolvent cost bills to the judge of said court for his approval as required of solicitors-general, and to keep same on file. To be read. Solicitor. Collections and payment. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 14, 1916.

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GRIFFIN CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 412. An Act to amend an Act approved August 14, 1915, entitled an Act to amend an Act approved August 22, 1907, to provide for the salary of the judge of the City Court of Griffin, in Spalding County, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section 3 of an Act to establish the City Court of Griffin, in Spalding County, approved December 14, 1897, as amended by section 1 of an Act approved August 22, 1907, entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish the City Court of Griffin, in Spalding County, approved December 14, 1897, as amended by an Act approved August 14, 1915, entitled an Act to amend an Act approved August 22, 1907, providing for the salary of the judge of said court, be and the same is hereby amended so as to fix the salary of said judge of the City Court of Griffin, in Spalding County, at fifteen hundred dollars per annum, instead of two thousand dollars per annum, as provided in said Act approved August 14, 1915, so that said section, when so amended, shall read as follows: Acts of 1897, 1907, 1915 amended. Be it further enacted by authority of the same, That there shall be a judge of the City Court of Griffin, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the County of Spalding, and whose term of office shall be four years, and all vacancies in the said office shall be filled by appointment of the Governor of Georgia for the residue of the unexpired term. The first election held under the provisions of this Act shall be at the same time and place and under all the rules and regulations provided for the election of county officers of Spalding County, in October, 1908, and shall be for a term of years beginning January 1, 1909. Subsequent elections shall be held at intervals of four years from date of this first election. The judge of the City Court of Griffin shall receive a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, which shall not be increased or diminished during his term

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of office and which shall be paid monthly on the receipt of said judge out of the treasury of Spalding County, and it shall be the duty of the county commissioners of roads and revenues of said county to make provisions for this purpose in levying county taxes. To be read. Judge's salary reduced. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 16, 1916. HALL COUNTY CITY COURT; REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT OF 1912. No. 288. An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act 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,' approved August 14, 1891, and all amendments thereto, so that any judge of the superior courts of this State may preside as judge of the city court of said county of Hall, when the judge of said city court is absent on account of sickness or other disability and so that judgments may be obtained at the first term or appearance term of said city court upon all open accounts sued on which are properly sworn to or verified and upon all unconditional contracts in writing where no plea is filed, and so as to increase the salary of the judge of said court, and so that all vacancies in the office of judge or solicitor shall be filled by an election by the people, and for other purposes, approved July 29, 1912, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the Act entitled an Act to amend `an Act to establish a city court in the County of Hall, and to provide for the

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appointment of a judge and solicitor thereof,' approved August 14, 1891, and amendments thereto, so that any judge of the superior courts of this State may preside as judge of the city court of said County of Hall, when the judge of said city court is absent on account of sickness or other disability, and so that judgments may be obtained at the first term or appearance term of said city court upon all open accounts sued on which are properly sworn to or verified, and upon all unconditional contracts in writing where no plea is filed, and so as to increase the salary of the judge of said court, and so that all vacancies in the office of judge or solicitor shall be filled by an election by the people, and for other purposes, approved July 29, 1912, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of 1912 repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 22, 1916. HALL COUNTY CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 298. An Act 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, approved August 14, 1891, and all amendments thereto, so that any judge of the superior courts of this State may preside as judge of said city court of said county of Hall when the judge of said city court is absent on account of sickness or other disability, or is disqualified from any cause, and so that judgments may be taken at the first term or appearance term of said city court in all civil cases where there is no plea or pleas filed or proper defense made, and so as to increase the salary of the judge of said court and so that all vacancies in the office of judge or solicitor shall be filled by an election by the people, and for other purposes.

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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 section twenty-seven (27) of the original Act creating the City Court of Hall County as contained in the published laws of 1890-1891, volume 2, page 945, be and the same is hereby amended by adding the words to said section: Any judge of the superior courts may preside as judge of the City Court of Hall County in case of the absence, sickness or other disability, or disqualification of the judge of the City Court of Hall County, so that said section when amended, shall read as follows: Section 27. 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 judge of the superior court and the judge of said city court may preside in the court of each other in said county in case when the judge of either court is disqualified to preside from any cause. Any judge of the superior courts may preside as judge of the City Court of Hall County in case of the absence, sickness or other disability or disqualification of the judge of the City Court of Hall County. Act of 1891 amended. To be read. Disqualification of judge. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all of section twenty-one (21) of said original Act as contained in the published laws of 1890-1891, page 944, as approved August 14, 1891, together with all amendments heretofore made to said section, be and the same is hereby repealed, and the following words added in lieu of said section twenty-one (21) and in lieu of all other amendments to said section: That the first term of said city court, after defendants in all civil cases have been served at least fifteen (15) days before the convening of said court, shall be the trial or judgment term of said court, unless there is a plea or pleas filed by the defendant or defendants, and the judge of said court is authorized and empowered to give judgments in all cases in default at said first term, immediately upon or after the call of the appearance docket. Verdicts to be taken by the jury in all cases where the same is required by the general laws of this State. The first term shall only be the appearance term in all cases properly

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answered at the call of the appearance docket, and pleas filed or other proper defense made, and the second term shall be the trial term of all such cases where pleas are filed or other proper defense is made and all laws, rules and practices and pleadings in said city court shall be the same as in the superior courts of the State, unless otherwise provided in this Act. Further amendment. Trial term; judgments, practice, etc. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, the salary of the judge of the City Court of Hall County shall be twelve hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly by the proper authorities of Hall County. Salary of judge. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in the event of a vacancy in either the office of judge or solicitor of the City Court of Hall County, from death, resignation, removal or other cause, the ordinary of Hall County shall within twenty days thereafter call an election to be held for the purpose of filling said vacancy. Said election shall be held in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations as are prescribed for the holding of general elections in this State. Vacancy in office, election to fill. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 31, 1916. HAZLEHURST CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 579. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish the City Court of Hazlehurst, in and for the County of Jeff Davis, in the State of Georgia; to define its jurisdiction and powers; to provide for the appointment and election of a judge, solicitor and other officers thereof; the appointment of a stenographer therefor; and to define their powers and duties; to provide for pleading and

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practice therein, and for other purposes, approved August 20, 1913, so as to provide for the increasing of the salary of the judge of said court to twelve hundred dollars per annum; to increase the bond required of the sheriff of said court to ten thousand dollars; to provide for the drawing and empanelling, challenging, etc., of jurors, and for the trial of cases by juries, 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 Act entitled an Act to establish the City Court of Hazlehurst, in and for the County of Jeff Davis, in the State of Georgia; to define its jurisdiction and powers; to provide for the appointment and election of a judge, solicitor and other officers thereof; the appointment of a stenographer therefor; and to define their powers and duties; to provide for practice and pleading therein, and for other purposes, approved August 20, 1913, be and is hereby amended as follows, to wit: Section 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 3 of the said Act, creating the City Court of Hazlehurst, approved August 20, 1913, be and the same is hereby amended, so that said section, as amended, will read as follows: Section 3. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a judge of the said City Court of Hazlehurst, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Jeff Davis County at the same time that other officers for said county are elected, whose term of office shall be two years, and until his successor is elected and qualified; and all vacancies in the office of judge of said court shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the residue of the unexpired term; such appointments being subject to the approval of the Senate, and if the Senate be not in session at the time of such appointment, then subject to the approval of the Senate at its next session thereafter. The judge of said City Court of Hazlehurst shall receive a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum, which shall not be increased or diminished during his term of office, except to apply to a

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subsequent term, and shall be paid monthly out of the treasury of the County of Jeff Davis by the treasurer of said county upon warrant drawn therefor by the ordinary of Jeff Davis County. Act of [Illegible Text] amended. Judge. Vacancy. Salary. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 11 of said Act creating the City Court of Hazlehurst, approved August 20, 1913, be and the same is hereby amended, so that said section as amended will read as follows: Section 11. Be it further enacted, That the sheriff of Jeff Davis County shall by virtue of his office, be sheriff of said city court. Before entering on the discharge of the duties of his office he shall execute a bond with good security, payable to the Governor, in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office; which bond shall be approved by the judge of said city court, and entered on the minutes thereof; and which bond may be sued upon by any person interested. The sheriff of said court shall have the power to appoint such deputies as the business of said court may require, who shall give such bonds as are required of other deputy sheriffs. In the event that the sheriff of Jeff Davis County shall fail to qualify as sheriff of said city court, the judge thereof shall appoint a sheriff of said court. Sheriff. Bond. Deputies. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 21 of said Act creating the City Court of Hazlehurst, approved August 20, 1913, be and the same is hereby amended, so that said section as amended will read as follows: Section 21. Be it further enacted, That during each session of said court actually held the judge of said court shall draw from said box numbered one, in open court, at least eighteen names of persons to serve as jurors at the next term of said city court to be actually held, and shall cause the clerk to record the names of jurors so drawn, and then place them in another box numbered two. The judge of said city court for the first term held under this Act may draw a jury in the same manner herein provided as soon as he is elected and qualified and have them served five days before said term of court, but this shall not apply

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to another term of court. The boxes containing the names of the jurors shall be kept under lock and seal, and shall not be opened by any one except the judge of said city court, or the judge of the superior court when presiding in his place, or such other judge of a city court as may be lawfully presiding in said city court for the purpose of drawing jurors, in open court, except in cases where from failure to draw a jury at term time or from other cause it may be necessary to draw a jury in vacation. Should it be necessary to draw a jury in vacation the judge of said city court may at any time, ten days before the holding of the next term of said court, proceed to draw juries in the same manner as above described. The clerk shall keep the boxes containing the names of the jurors in his office. Juries. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 22 of said Act creating the City Court of Hazlehurst, approved August 20, 1913, be and the same is hereby amended so that said section as amended will read as follows: Section 22. Be it further enacted, That all laws with reference to the disqualification, empanelling, challenging, fining, summoning of tales jurors, or in any wise relating to jurors, now in force or hereafter to be enacted, regulating the same in the superior courts, shall apply to and be observed in said city court, except when inconsistent with this Act. All cases, either civil or criminal, not tried before the judge without a jury, shall be tried in said city court before a jury of six; provided, however, that in any civil case either the plaintiff or defendant shall have the right to demand a jury of twelve, which right may be waived. In all criminal cases either the defendant or the State shall have the right to demand a trial by jury of twelve. In any case, either civil or criminal, where a jury of twelve is not demanded by either party before said party is furnished by the clerk of the court with the list of a panel from which to strike, the right to trial by twelve jurors shall be held to have been waived, and the case shall be tried by six jurors. In all civil cases where a jury of twelve is demanded, the plaintiff and defendant shall each be entitled to three strikes from a panel of eighteen; and in criminal

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cases where a jury of twelve is demanded the defendant shall be entitled to four strikes and the State to two strikes from a panel of eighteen. In all civil or criminal cases where a trial by jury is demanded, but a jury of twelve is not demanded, the issue shall be tried before a jury of six, to be selected from a panel of twelve jurors. In civil cases, if the issue is tried before a jury of six, each side shall be entitled to three strikes. In criminal cases, if the issue is tried before a jury of six, the defendant shall be entitled to four strikes and the State to two strikes. If in the conduct of the business of the said court more than eighteen jurors are by the judge thereof deemed to be necessary, he may, in his discretion, draw from the jury box the names of a sufficient number of jurors to proceed with the business of the court; or he may direct the sheriff to summons sufficient number of tales jurors to fill the necessary panels. Jurors. Juries. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall become operative on and after the first day of January, 1917. Effective Jan. 1, 1917. Sec. 7. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. HINESVILLE CITY COURT ESTABLISHED, AND LIBERTY COUNTY COURT ABOLISHED. No. 378. An Act to establish the City Court of Hinesville, in the city of Hinesville, Liberty County, Georgia; to define its jurisdiction and powers; to provide for the election of a judge and a solicitor thereof; to define their powers and duties, and fix their compensation; to provide for a clerk and a sheriff thereof and prescribe their duties and fees; to provide for pleading and practice in said court; to provide for new trials therein and the carrying of cases therefrom to the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals

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direct by bill of exceptions or writ of error; to provide that no party prosecuted in said court for a criminal offense shall have a right to demand an indictment by the grand jury of Liberty County; to provide for the transfer of all misdemeanor indictments not disposed of at the term of the court at which they are found from the Superior Court of Liberty County to the City Court of Hinesville 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 from and after the passage of this Act the City Court of Hinesville is hereby established, to be organized, located and held in the city of Hinesville, in Liberty County, Georgia, with civil and criminal jurisdiction over the entire County of Liberty. Established. Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said City Court of Hinesville shall have jurisdiction to try and dispose of all cases of whatever nature, except those cases over which exclusive jurisdiction is vested in other courts by the Constitution of Georgia; provided, that in all cases brought in said city court for the principal sum of one hundred dollars or less the defendant shall not be liable to pay more than justice court costs. Jurisdiction. Sec. 3. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said City Court of Hinesville shall have jurisdiction to try and dispose of all criminal cases for all offenses committed in the County of Liberty, where the offender is not subject to loss of life, or confinement in the penitentiary; and no defendant prosecuted in the City Court of Hinesville for any misdemeanor shall ever have the right to demand an indictment by the grand jury of Liberty County. Criminal cases. Sec. 4. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a judge of said city court, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Liberty County, who shall hold office for the term of four years, and if there shall be a vacancy in the office of judge, the Governor shall by appointment fill the same until the next general election, when a judge shall be elected to fill the unexpired term, which

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election shall be held under the same rules as govern other elections and shall serve until the election and qualification of his successor. The first election for said judge shall be held at the general election in November, 1916, under the rules and regulations governing the election of members of the General Assembly; and the judge elected on said date shall go into office on the first day of January, 1917, and hold his office for a period of four years and until his successors are elected and qualified. The time of election and term of office shall be the same as the ordinary of Liberty County. The present judge of the County Court of Liberty County, W. C. Hodges, shall be the judge of said court from the time it is organized until January the first, 1917. The qualification of said judge shall be, that he has been a practicing attorney for three years and a resident of Liberty County for four years immediately preceding the time he enters upon his duties as said judge of said court, and shall before entering upon the discharge of his duties take the following oath: I do swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and that I will faithfully and impartially perform all the duties which may be required of me as judge of the City Court of Hinesville according to the best of my ability and knowledge, agreeable to the laws and Constitution of this State and the Constitution of the United States, so help me God, which oath shall be filed in the Executive Department. The judge of said court shall receive a salary of six hundred dollars a year, which shall not be increased or diminished during his continuance in office, and the same shall be paid monthly out of the public funds of Liberty County and out of any fund set aside for paying current expenses of said county. The judge of said court shall receive no other compensation for his services. He shall not be permitted to practice law in his own court, but may practice in any other court. Judge. Vacancy. Election. Term of office. Eligibility. Oath. Salary. Sec. 5. 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 Liberty County, at the same time and in the same manner as the judge of said court, whose term of office shall be four years, and until his

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successor is elected and qualified. The present solicitor of the County Court of Liberty County, M. Price, shall be solicitor of said city court from the time said court is organized until January first, 1917. All vacancies in the office of solicitor shall be filled as vacancies in the office of judge of said court. The qualifications of said solicitor shall be the same as that of the judge of said court. The duties of the solicitor shall be to prosecute all offenses cognizable before said city court. The said solicitor shall receive the same fees for each written accusation as are allowed a solicitor-general for a misdemeanor indictment in the superior court, and his fees for all other services shall be the same as are allowed the solicitor-general of the superior court for his services in misdemeanor cases. In the absence or disqualification of said solicitor, the city court judge shall appoint a solicitor pro tem., who shall receive the same fees as are allowed the regular elected solicitor of the city court. Solicitor; election, term, salary, duties. Fees. Solicitor pro tem. Sec. 6. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the solicitor of said city court shall, for his services in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, be paid out of the State in the same manner as the solicitor-general of the superior court is paid for like services rendered in said court. Fees in courts of review. Sec. 7. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the clerk of the Superior Court of Liberty County shall be ex-officio clerk of said city court. Said clerk shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties thereof, which oath shall be entered on the minutes of said city court. He shall also, before entering on the duties of his office, execute a bond with good security in the sum of one thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of his duties. Clerk. Oath. Bond. Sec. 8. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sheriff of Liberty County shall be ex-officio sheriff of said city court, and in his official connection with said court shall be known as the sheriff of the City Court of Hinesville. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties said sheriff shall execute a bond with good security in the sum of

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five thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. He shall have the same authority to appoint a deputy as provided in the Code of Georgia for the appointment of deputy sheriffs. Sheriff. Bond. Deputy. Sec. 9. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all the duties and liabilities attached to the office of the clerk of the superior court and to the office of sheriff shall be attached to the office of the clerk of said city court and to the office of said sheriff of said city court, respectively, and the judge of said city court is empowered to enforce the same authority over the said clerk and sheriff as is exercised by the judges of the superior courts over the clerks of the superior courts and the sheriffs of the counties of Georgia. Duties of officers. Sec. 10. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the clerk and sheriff of said city court shall receive the same fees for all services as are allowed by law for like services in the superior court; they shall be amenable to the same processes and penalties as they are now amenable to as officers of the superior court, and they shall be entitled to the same remedies to enforce the collection of their fees and cost in said city court as they are now entitled to in the superior court. Fees. Sec. 11. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the terms of said city court shall be held on the third Mondays in January, April, July and October of each year, and this shall be the regular four quarterly terms of said court. The terms of said court shall be held in the county court house of Liberty County, for which, when necessary, juries shall be drawn as hereinafter directed and said terms of said court shall continue until all business is disposed of, unless adjourned for a good cause. The said judge of said court shall hold his court at the same place at any other time than the regular term for the transaction of any civil or criminal business which does not require a jury, and is hereby given authority to try any civil or criminal case upon the law and facts of the same where a jury is not required, and upon any day in the year except Sunday, and

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this shall be specially done to relieve the jail, consistent with the interest of the State and of the accused, and said judge may hold adjourned terms or special jury terms of the regular quarterly terms of said court, for which he may draw new juries or require the attendance of the same as in his sound legal discretion, [Illegible Text] that said juries are specially drawn for a special quarterly term, shall have at least ten days' notice of the same, and any and all civil and criminal cases may be tried at said special term or adjourned term as same as at the regular quarterly term. Terms of court. Sec. 12. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of said city court shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus and to hear and dispose of the same in the same way and with the same power as the judge of the superiour courts. Habeas corpus. Sec. 13. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That suits in said court shall in all respects be conformed to the mode of proceeding in the superior court, except as hereinafter provided; the process to writs shall be annexed by the clerk of said city court, be attested in the name of the judge thereof, and be directed to and served by the sheriff of the City Court of Hinesville; and in all matters pertaining to pleading and practice, the laws governing the superior court, where not inconsistent with this Act, and unless otherwise specially approved by this Act, shall be applicable to said court. Suits, process, pleading, and practice. Sec. 14. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of said city court is hereby given authority to hear and determine any and all cases both civil and criminal in said court at any time without a jury; provided always, that either party in any cause shall be entitled to a trial by a jury under the Constitution of this State, whether a formal demand for a trial by jury is made or not. Trial. Jury. Sec. 15. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all judgments obtained in said court shall be a lien on all property of the defendant throughout this State, in the same manner as judgments in the superior courts are; but property exempt from levy and sale under the laws of this

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State shall be exempt from levy and sale under process from said court, and all executions issuing from said court shall be attested in the name of the judge and signed by the clerk and directed to the sheriff or his deputies of said city court, and to all the sheriffs and their deputies in the State of Georgia. Lien of judgments. Sec. 16. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said court shall have jurisdiction of all claim cases where personal property is levied on under execution or other process from said court, and such claim shall be tried in the same manner as claims in the superior courts. Claims to personalty. Sec. 17. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That claims to real estate levied on under execution or other process from said court shall be returned to the superior court as now provided by law, and tried in the same manner as other claims in the superior court. Claims to realty. Sec. 18. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws upon subjects of attachments and garnishments as to any and all manner whatever in the superior courts of this State shall apply to said city court as if named with the superior court, so far as the nature of the city court will admit. All attachments in said city court and returnable to said city court shall be directed to the sheriff and his deputies of said city court, and to all and singular the sheriffs and constables of this State, and the judge of said city court may, or any justice of the peace or notary public may issue attachments and distress warrants to said city court under the same laws that govern the issuing of attachments and distress warrants returnable to the superior courts, and all garnishment and attachment proceedings on distress warrants in said city court shall be conformable to the laws of this State on the subject in the superior court. Attachment, garnishment, and distraint. Sec. 19. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That scire facias to make parties to any cause in said city court shall be had as in the superior court, but such scire facias shall run throughout the State, and may be served by any sheriff or his deputy.

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Sec. 20. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the general laws of this State with regard to commencement of suits in the superior courts, defenses, set-offs, affidavits, or illegality, arbitration of parties to suits, or the examination of witnesses by interrogatories and their attendants, continuance or other matters of a judicial nature within the jurisdiction of said court, shall be applicable to said city court. Laws applicable. Sec. 21. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of said city court shall have power to cause testimony to be taken and used de bene esse, and for the purpose of perpetuating testimony within his jurisdiction in all cases according to the general laws of the State, and the judge and all other officers of said city court shall have power to administer all oaths pertaining to his office as judge and other officer of the superior courts may in like cases do; and said judge shall have power to attest deeds and other papers, and administer affidavits in all cases anywhere in the State in which by existing laws, deeds and papers may be attested and affidavits administered by justices of the peace of this State, and the judge of said city court shall have all the powers and authorities throughout his jurisdiction of judges of the superior courts, and all laws relating to and governing judges of the superior courts shall apply to the judge of the said city court so far as the same may be applicable, except as herein provided, and the judge of said city court shall have the power to enforce his orders, to preserve order, punish for contempt and to enforce all his judgments as is vested by law in the judges of the superior courts of this State. Judge's powers. Sec. 22. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said city court shall be a court of record, and shall have a seal, and the minutes, records, orders and other books and files that are required by laws and rules to be kept for the superior courts, shall be kept in and for said city court, and in the same manner, and all laws applicable to the duties of the clerk and sheriff in said superior court shall apply to them in said city court, except where they conflict with the provisions of this Act. Records, seal, etc. Laws applicable.

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Sec. 23. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws regulating the enforcing of judgments of the superior court, both civil and criminal, shall apply to said city court, and execution shall issue and be levied and sale be had thereunder the same rules and laws governing the same in the superior courts. Judgment and execution. Sec. 24. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of said city court to prepare and file in his office a complete copy of the traverse jury list of the Superior Court of Liberty County, as provided from time to time for such superior court. From said copy so made, traverse juries in said city court shall be drawn in the following manner: the clerk of the said city court shall write upon separate tickets the names of each traverse juror, and shall number the same and place the same in a box to be prepared for that purpose, from which shall be drawn twenty-four traverse jurors in the same manner as now required by law in the superior courts. All laws with reference to the drawing, selecting and summoning traverse and tales jurors in the superior court shall apply to the city court, and the sheriff shall be paid ten dollars for summoning said jurors. All exemptions from jury duty now in force in the County of Liberty shall apply and be of effect in said city court. All laws in reference to the qualifications, relations, empanelling, fining and challenging jurors now in force in this State or hereafter enacted by the General Assembly, regulating the same in the superior courts, shall apply to and be observed in said city court, except when inconsistent with this Act. Twenty-four jurors shall be drawn and summoned in said court and if by reason of disqualification or otherwise any of said regular panel is not full, the judge of said court shall direct the same to be filled by tales jurors in the same manner as is done in superior court. In all civil cases there shall be twelve qualified jurors and each side shall strike three from the panel of twelve, and in criminal cases the defendant shall strike four and the State two from a panel of twelve, and all trials both civil and criminal shall be by jury of six. Each juror shall receive two dollars a day for his services while acting

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as a juror in said city court. Juries are to be drawn only for the regular quarterly terms, or an adjourned quarterly term, or a specially called quarterly term. Each defendant shall sign by himself or his attorney on the back of the accusation, presentment or indictment whether he pleads guilty or not, whether he demands the jury allowed by law or not. Juries. Sec. 25. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sheriff of said court shall at any time have authority to appoint such court bailiffs as he may need, but not to exceed two. The said bailiffs shall be paid two dollars a day for every day they actually serve. Bailiffs. Sec. 26. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the defendant in criminal cases in said city court shall be tried on a written accusation, setting forth plainly the offense charged, founded upon the affidavit of the prosecutor and signed by the solicitor of said city court, and in all criminal cases in said city court the defendant shall not have the right to demand an indictment by the grand jury of Liberty County. All proceedings after accusation shall conform to rules governing cases in the superior courts, except there shall be no jury trial unless demanded by the accused as hereinbefore provided. In all prosecutions on all accusations in said city court the offense shall be charged with the same particularity both as to matter of form and substance as required by the laws and rules of criminal pleadings to be observed in bills of indictment in the superior court. Trial on accusation. Demand for jury trial. Sec. 27. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of the superior court may send down from the Superior Court of Liberty County to said city court for trial and final disposition all presentments and indictments for misdemeanor, which may be undisposed of at the close of each term of the superior court, and the order transmitting such cases shall be entered on the minutes of both of said courts; provided, that in all transferred cases the solicitor of the Atlantic Circuit shall be entitled to his accrued

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cost, to be paid only from fines and forfeitures received in each particular case so transferred. Transfer of cases. Sec. 28. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the justices of the peace and notaries public of said county to bind over to said city court all persons charged with offenses committed within the limits of Liberty County, over which said city court has jurisdiction, there to answer for said offense. They shall be bound to said city court whether the next term of the Superior Court of Liberty County convenes before or after the next term of the said city court. Committing courts. Sec. 29. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a writ of error shall lie from said City Court of Hinesville upon a bill of exceptions filed under the same rules and regulations as govern and control in the issue of writs of error and of filing of bills of exceptions in the superior courts of this State. Writ of error. Sec. 30. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all cases in said city court the same powers and rights to waiver, pleadings and procedure, or other matters pertaining to the same, shall be allowed and upheld as is given by the laws and rules to parties in the superior court. Waiver. Sec. 31. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of said city court shall have power to grant a new trial in any case, civil or criminal, in his court upon the same terms and conditions and under the same laws and regulations in every respect governing the granting of new trials in the superior courts. All rules of pleading, practice and procedure, governing motions, rules nisi and other proceeding in new trials in the superior courts shall apply to and govern the same in said city court. When a criminal case is heard and determined at any time in said city court, and the defendant desires to move for a new trial, such motion must be made at once and passed upon by the judge of said city court within thirty days after rendition of judgment complained of, and not afterwards, unless for good cause, further time may, by order, be granted, [Illegible Text]

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the discretion of the judge. In other respects such motion shall be governed by the ordinary rules aforesaid. New trial. Sec. 32. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all suits against joint obligors, joint promissors, copartners or joint trespassers, in which any one or more reside in the County of Liberty, may be brought in said court under the same rules and regulations governing such cases in the superior court, mutatis mutandis, as to copies, second originals, returns and other matters connected with the suit. Joint defendants. Sec. 33. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all rules of the superior court relating to continuances, motions, pleas and practice shall be applicable to said city court, and shall obtain therein. Rules applicable. Sec. 34. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the first term of said court to which a civil case is brought shall be the appearance or return term; the second shall be the trial or judgment term, and all the laws, rules and practices in said court with reference to terms thereof and to continuances, pleadings and trial of causes therein shall be the same as in the superior court, unless otherwise provided in this Act. Terms, appearance and trial. Sec. 35. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever the judge of the said city court is from any cause disqualified from presiding, and the judge of the superior court cannot from any cause preside in said court, as provided for in the Constitution, then, upon the consent of the parties, or upon their failure or refusal to agree, said cause shall be tried by the judge pro hac vice, selected in the same manner as provided for in the superior court. Disqualification of judge. Sec. 36. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case of the absence of the judge of said city court at any term thereof, the sheriff or clerk of said court may adjourn it to such term as the judge may, in writing direct, or if no direction be given the court shall be adjourned to the next regular term. Absence of judge. Sec. 37. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all civil cases when the amount involved is less than one

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hundred dollars in said court, the fee of the officers of said court, to-wit.: the sheriff and clerk, against the defendant in the case, shall be the same as that now provided by law for justices of the peace and constables, in like cases. The fees of the clerk and sheriff in all criminal cases shall be the same as in the superior courts. Fees. Sec. 38. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That moneys arising from fines and forfeitures in said court shall be paid over to the clerk of said court, and upon order of the judge of said court said money shall be divided among the solicitor, clerk and sheriff of said court as follows: one-half of all such money to be paid to the solicitor, one-fourth to the clerk, and one-fourth to the sheriff. Said money shall be applied to the payment of the insolvent bill of the three above named officers. Should these insolvent cost bills be paid in full at any term of said court and there shall be a balance on hand, the said balance shall at the end of the court be turned over to the commissioners of roads and revenues of Liberty County and be by them applied on building roads in said county. When any party is sentenced to the chaingang of Liberty County by the judge of said court for a period of four months or more and actually serves his sentence upon said chaingang, the officers of said court shall be paid their actual cost by the county authorities of said county out of any funds in their hands. Fines and forfeitures. Sec. 39. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues of the County of Liberty shall provide a suitable place in the county court house for the holding of said court, and to provide the necessary books for keeping the docket, minutes and records of said city court, and said authorities shall provide an office in the court house for the judge of said city court, and provide for preserving of the papers, books, records and minutes of said city court. Court room and offices. Sec. 40. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all business now pending in the County Court of Liberty County at the date of the passage of this Act, shall be transferred to the City Court of Hinesville, to be disposed

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of as hereinbefore provided. Insolvent bills of the present officers of the County Court of Liberty County shall be of full force and effect in the City Court of Hinesville, and shall be paid off as provided above. Transfer of county court business. When this bill is approved by the Governor of this State and the City Court of Hinesville is fully organized, the County Court of Liberty County, as now organized, is hereby abolished. County court abolished. Sec. 41. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 9, 1916. HOUSTON COUNTY CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 582. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish a city court in and for the County of Houston, to define its powers, jurisdiction, procedure and practice; to provide for the appointment of a judge and other officers thereof; to define the powers of the judge and other officers thereof and for other purposes, approved August 8, 1908, by providing for the abolishment of all fees now received by the solicitor of said court; for the abolishment of all fees now received by the clerk and sheriff of said court arising from the criminal business of said court; to provide for the fixing of the compensation of the solicitor of said court for representing the State in the appellate courts of this State; for the disposition of the fines and forfeitures arising in said court; for increasing the salary of the judge of said court; for fixing the compensation to be received by the solicitor, clerk and sheriff of said court; for changing the time of electing the judge and solicitor of said court, and for other purposes, approved August 16, 1915, by providing for an increase in the salary of

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the sheriff of said court and for the payment out of the fines and forfeitures arising in said court of the costs of the committing magistrate's court in misdemeanor cases where the defendants are sentenced to the county chaingang, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, section 4 of said Act approved August 16, 1915, be and the same is hereby amended by striking therefrom the words, nine hundred ($900.00) in the third and fourth lines of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the words one thousand and eighty ($1,080.00), so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Act of 1915 amended. Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the tenth day of August, 1916, the sheriff of said city court shall receive a salary of one thousand and eighty ($1,080.00) dollars per annum, to be paid monthly out of the county treasury in the same manner as the salary of the judge is now paid. Said salary shall be in lieu of all fees or costs now received by said sheriff from the criminal business of said court and in lieu of any interest in any insolvent cost fund of said court; provided, that said sheriff shall continue to receive his costs or fees in civil cases of said court as now provided by law. To be read. Sheriff's salary. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 5 of said Act be and the same is hereby amended by striking therefrom all after the word treasury in the fifth line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: The judge of said court shall pay to the committing magistrate out of the fines and forfeitures arising in said court their costs as now provided by law and shall also pay out of the fines and forfeitures arising in said court, the cost of the committing magistrate's court in any misdemeanor case where the defendant is convicted and is sentenced to serve on the county chaingang of Houston County; provided, that no such cost shall be paid in any case arising prior to the passage of this Act. After paying

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said cost said judge shall pay into the county treasury of Houston County all of the remainder of said fines and forfeitures; provided further, that no such fines or forfeitures nor any part of same, shall be applied to the payment in part, or in whole, of any insolvent cost bill of any officer, or ex-officer of said court, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Further amendment. Section 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the 10th day of August, 1916, all money arising from the hire of any convict or convicts from said city court by the ordinary or commissioner of roads and revenues of said county, shall be paid into the county treasury. The judge of said court shall pay to the committing magistrate out of the fines and forfeitures arising in said court, their costs as now provided by law, and shall also pay out of the fines and forfeitures arising in said court, the cost of the committing magistrate's court in any misdemeanor case where the defendant is convicted and is sentenced to serve on the county chaingang of Houston County; provided, that no such cost shall be paid in any case arising prior to the passage of this Act. After paying said cost said judge shall pay into the county treasury of Houston County all the remainder of said fines and forfeitures; provided further, that no such fines or forfeitures nor any part of same, shall be applied to the payment in part, or in whole, of any insolvent cost bill of any officer or ex-officer of said court. To be read. Hire of convicts. Cost payments from fine and forfeiture fund. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. JEFFERSON CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 419. An Act to amend the Act creating the City Court of Jefferson, in the County of Jackson, approved July 16, 1903,

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so as to fix the salary of the judge of said court at $1,000.00 per annum, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, that the judge of the City Court of Jefferson shall receive a salary of $1,000.00 per annum, which salary shall be paid monthly by the treasurer of the County of Jackson; and that so much of the second section of the Act creating the City Court of Jefferson, approved July 16, 1903, as provides that the judge of said court shall receive a salary of $600.00 per annum, is hereby repealed; that so much of the first section of the Act amending said Act approved August 23, 1905, as provides that the judge of said court shall receive a salary of $800.00 per annum is repealed and superseded by the provisions of this Act, as to amount and payment of said salary. Judge's salary. Acts of 1903 and 1905 repealed in part. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. JESUP CITY COURT ESTABLISHED. No. 297. An Act to establish the City Court of Jesup in and for the County of Wayne, to define its jurisdiction, provide for judge, solicitor, and other officers thereof, and to define their powers and duties; to provide for pleading and practice and new trials therein, and for carrying cases direct from said city court to Court of Appeals by bill of exceptions and writs of error, 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 aforesaid, That the City Court of Jesup, to be located in the city of Jesup in the County of Wayne, is hereby established

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and created, with civil and criminal jurisdiction of the whole County of Wayne, concurrent with the superior court, to try and dispose of civil cases of whatever nature, except those of which the Constitution of this State has given the superior court exclusive jurisdiction, to try and dispose of all offenses below the grade of felonies committed in the County of Wayne, that the jurisdiction herein conferred shall include not only the ordinary suits, by petition and process, but also all kinds of suits and proceedings which now or hereafter may be in use in the superior court, either under the common law or statute, including among other attachments and garnishments, proceedings, illegalities, counter affidavits to any proceeding from said court, statutory awards, proceedings against intruders and tenants holding over, partitioners of personalty, issues upon distress warrants, foreclosures of all liens and mortgages, except on real estate. Established. Jurisdiction. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a judge of said city court, and that the present judge of the County Court of Wayne County (Hon. D. M. Clark) is by this Act made judge of said city court, who shall hold this office until the next regular election held for the election of members of the General Assembly of said county immediately after the passage of this Act, when a judge shall be elected by the qualified voters of Wayne County in the same manner as county officers are now or may hereafter be elected, for a term of four (4) years, beginning January 1, 1917, and until his successor is elected and qualified and thereafter the term of office of said judge shall be four (4) years, and he shall be elected by the qualified voters of Wayne County every four (4) years from said first election under the provision of this Act, at the same time and in the same manner as other officers of Wayne County are elected, and shall be commissioned by the Governor as other county officers are commissioned, except that he shall be commissioned for a term of four (4) years, beginning January 1, 1917. Should there be a vacancy in said office of judge from any cause whatsoever, the said vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as vacancies

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of the judge of the superior court are now filled. The judge of said city court shall receive such salary as may be recommended by the grand jury, not exceeding one thousand dollars per annum, which shall not be increased or diminished except upon recommendation of the grand jury, and which shall be paid monthly by the treasurer of said County of Wayne on the order of the ordinary or commissioners of roads and revenues or other persons charged by law with the paying out of money of the County of Wayne, and it shall be the duty of such person to make provisions annually by levying taxes for this purpose. The judge shall receive no other compensation, but may practice law in any court except his own. But the judge elected and qualified at the next general election shall receive a salary of one thousand dollars per annum, until the next grand jury sits and fixes his salary. Judge. Election. Term of office. Vacancy. Salary. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person shall be eligible to the office of said judgeship unless he shall be at the time of his qualification at least twenty-six years of age, and a resident of Wayne County for three years immediately preceding his appointment or his commission under this Act, and must have been a practicing attorney at law for six years before his appointment or election. He shall, before entering upon the duties of his office take and subscribe the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to person and do equal right to the poor and rich, and I will faithfully and impartially perform and discharge all the duties which may be required of me as judge of the City Court of Jesup, of this State, according to the best of my ability and understanding agreeably to the laws and Constitution of this State and of the United States, so help me God, which oath shall be filed in the Executive Department. Eligibility of judge. Oath. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That there shall be a solicitor of said city court, and the present solicitor (W. B. Gibbs) of the County Court of Wayne County is by this Act made solicitor of the City

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Court of Jesup, who shall hold office as solicitor of said city court until the next regular election held for the election of members of the General Assembly immediately after the passage of this Act, when a solicitor shall be elected by the qualified voters of Wayne County in the same manner as county officers are now or may hereafter be elected, for a term of four years, beginning January first, 1917, and until his successor is elected and qualified, and thereafter the term of office of said solicitor shall be four years, beginning January first, 1917, and shall be elected by the qualified voters of Wayne County every four years from said first election under the provision of this section, at the same time and in the same manner as other county officers of Wayne County are now elected, and shall be commissioned by the Governor for a term of four years. Should there be a vacancy in said office of solicitor for any cause whatsoever, the said vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as vacancies in the office of solicitor-general of the superior court are now filled. It shall be the duty of said solicitor to prosecute all offenses cognizable before the said court. He must be at least twenty-five years of age, and resident of Wayne County for three years immediately preceding his appointment, and must have been in the active practice of law for four years. The said solicitor shall before entering upon the duties of his office give bond and security in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, and shall take and subscribe the oath required by the solicitor-general of superior courts of this State, and shall receive the same fees for each written accusation in said court as are allowed the solicitor-general for each indictment in the superior court, and his fees for all services rendered shall be the same as are allowed the solicitor-general of the superior court. In the absence or disqualification of said solicitor, the city court judge shall appoint a solicitor pro tem., who shall receive the same fees as are allowed the regular qualified solicitr of this court; provided, that the bond given by the present solicitor of the County Court of Wayne County who is made solicitor of this court, and the same

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oath taken by the said solicitor of the said County Court of Wayne County, shall be good and be as binding on the solicitor of the said city court aforesaid as though he was still solicitor of said county court. Solicitor. Election. Term of office. Vacancy. Duties. Bond. Oath. Fees. Solicitor pro tem. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the solicitor of said city court shall for his services in the Court of Appeals or in the Supreme Court be paid out of the treasury of the State, in the same manner as the solicitor-general of the superior court is paid for like services rendered in the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. Fees in courts of review. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a clerk of said court to be appointed by the judge thereof, who shall hold his office for a term of two years. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties he shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully and impartially perform the duties thereof, which oath shall be entered upon the book of minutes of said court. He shall also before entering upon the duties of his office execute a bond with good security, in the sum of one thousand dollars, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, which bond shall be approved by the judge of said court and deposited with the ordinary of said county for record. The clerk of the superior court shall be eligible to hold said office. Clerk. Term of office. Oath. Bond. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a sheriff of the City Court of Jesup, who shall be appointed by the judge of said court, who shall hold his office for a term of two years, and the sheriff of Wayne County shall be eligible to hold said office, and the sheriff so appointed, in his official connection with said court, shall be known as the sheriff of the City Court of Jesup. Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office said sheriff shall execute a bond with good security, in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. He shall have the power to appoint a deputy or deputies upon the consent and approval of the judge of said court, and when so appointed such deputy or deputies shall give bond in the

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sum of one thousand dollars each, and otherwise comply with the laws of this State pertaining to deputy sheriffs; the bond of said sheriff and his deputies shall be approved by the judge of the said city court and shall be filed with the ordinary of said county for record. Sheriff. Term of office. Bond. Deputies. Bond. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all duties and liabilities attached to the office of the clerk of the superior court and to the office of sheriff shall be attached to the office of the clerk of the City Court of Jesup, and to the office of the sheriff of the City Court of Jesup, respectively, and the judge of said city court is empowered to enforce the same authority over said clerk and sheriff and their deputies as is exercised by the judge of the superior courts over the clerks of the superior courts and sheriffs of counties of Georgia. Duties of officers. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the clerk and sheriff of said city court shall receive, in all civil business transacted in said court in which the principal sum claimed does not exceed fifty dollars, one-half of the fees which sheriffs and clerks of the superior court receive; provided, that in such cases the defendant shall only be chargeable with justice court costs, and the plaintiff must at the time of filing his suit, deposit with the clerk of said court the difference between justice court costs and cost of said city court. In all other business, unless otherwise specified in this Act, they and their deputies shall receive for all services the same compensation as in the superior court. They shall be amenable to the same processes and penalties as are the officers of the superior courts, and they shall be entitled to the same remedies to enforce the collection of their fees and costs in said court as the clerk and sheriff of said court are now entitled to in said superior court. Fees of officers. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of said city court shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus, and to hear and dispose of the same in the same way and with the same power as the judge of the superior court. Habeas corpus.

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Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the terms of said city court shall be quarterly. The time of holding said court shall be on the fourth Mondays in January, April, July and October. The term of said court shall be held at the court house, in the city of Jesup, County of Wayne, for which, when necessary, juries shall be drawn as hereinafter directed, and shall last until the business is disposed of, unless sooner adjourned for good cause. The judge of said city court shall, in his discretion, hold his court at the same place at any other time than the regular terms for the transaction of criminal business, which does not require a jury, as speedily as possible, consistent with the interest of the State and accused, and may also hold adjourned terms for the regular term of said city court for which he may draw new juries or require the attendance of the same jury, as in his sound legal discretion may seem best. Said city court judge may also set cases for trial at convenient times, and the same may be tried as of the terms, whether court has been held from day to day until such times or not. Terms and place of holding court. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That suits in said city court shall in all respects be conformable to the mode of procedure in the superior courts, except as hereinafter provided; that process to all writs shall be annexed by the clerk of said city court, be attested in the name of the judge thereof, and directed to, and be served by the sheriff of said City Court of Jesup, or his legal deputies. Suits, process, etc. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all matters pertaining to service, pleadings and practice, the laws governing the superior court, where not inconsistent with this Act, and unless specially provided by this Act, shall be applicable to said city court. Pleading and practice; laws applicable. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of said city court shall have power and authority to hear and determine, without a jury, all civil cases of which the said city court has jurisdiction, and to give judgment and execution therein; provided always, that the

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plaintiff in any cause shall be entitled to a trial by jury in said court, by entering a demand by himself, or his attorney, in writing at the time of filing his suit; and the defendant in any cause shall likewise be entitled to a trial by jury in said court by making a demand therefor in writing by himself or his attorney at the time of filing his defense in all cases in which, under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, such party is entitled to a trial by jury; provided further, that it shall be the duty of the city court judge to sound the docket upon the opening of each term for the purpose of ascertaining in what cases, either civil or criminal, demands for trial by jury are to be made in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Trial without jury, unless demanded. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all judgments obtained in said court shall be a lien on all property of the defendant or defendants throughout the State in the same manner as judgments in the superior courts are, and all executions issuing from said court shall be attested in the name of the judge, and signed by the clerk and directed to the sheriff or his deputy of the said City Court of Jesup, and to all and singular the sheriffs or their deputies of the State of Georgia. Lien of Judgments. Executions. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said court shall have jurisdiction over all claim cases where personal property is levied on under execution, of other process from said city court, and such claims shall be tried in the same manner as claims in the superior court. Claims to personalty. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the claims to real property levied on under execution or other process from said city court shall be returnable to the superior court of the county where such real property is situated, and shall then proceed as other claims in the superior court. Claims to realty. Sec. 18. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws upon the subject of attachment and garnishment as to any matter whatever in the superior courts of this State shall apply to said city court as if named with the

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superior court, so far as the nature of the city court will admit. Attachments in said courts returnable to said court shall be directed to the sheriff or his deputies of the City Court of Jesup, and to all and singular the sheriffs and constables of this State, and the judge of said city court may, or any justice of the peace or notary public may issue attachments returnable to said city court under the same laws that govern the issuing of attachments returnable to the superior court. Attachment and garnishment laws applicable. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That garnishment and attachment proceedings and proceedings on distress warrants in said city court shall be conformable to the laws of the State on the subject in the superior court. Distraint. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That scire facias to make parties in any cause in said city court shall be had as in the superior court, but such scire facias shall run through the State and may be served by any sheriff or his deputy thereof. Scire facias. Sec. 21. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the general laws of this State with regard to commencement of suits in the superior court, defenses, set-offs, affidavits of illegality, arbitration, examination of parties to suits, or witnesses by interrogatories or under subp[oelig]nas, witnesses and their attendance, continuances, or other matters of a judicial nature, within the jurisdiction of said court, except as otherwise provided in this Act, shall be applicable to said city court. General laws applicable. Sec. 22. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the judge of said city court shall have the power to cause testimony to be taken to be used de bene esse and for the purpose of perpetuating testimony within the jurisdiction in all cases according to the general laws of the State, and the judge and all other officers of said city court shall have power, respectively, to administer all oaths pertaining to their office as the judge and other officers of the superior courts may in like cases do; and said judge shall have power to attest deeds and other papers, and administer affidavits

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in all cases anywhere in the State in which, by existing laws, deeds and papers may be attested and affidavits administered by the justices of the peace of this State, and the judge of said city court shall have all powers and authority throughout his jurisdiction, of judges of the superior courts, and all laws relating to and governing judges of the superior courts shall apply to the judge of said city court, so far as the same may be applicable, except as herein provided. Judges; powers. Sec. 23. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That said City Court of Jesup shall be a court of record, and shall have a seal, and the minutes, records, orders and other books and files that are required by law, and rules to be kept for the superior court, shall be kept in and for said city court, and in the same manner; and all laws applicable to the duty of the clerks in said superior court shall apply to them in said city court, except where they conflict with the provisions of this Act. Records, seal, etc. Sec. 24. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws regulating the enforcement of judgment, whether civil or criminal, shall apply to said city court, and execution shall issue and be levied and sale had thereunder the same rules and laws regulating the same in the superior courts, except that sales may be made under executions issued for the principal sum of one hundred dollars, or less, by advertising the same for twenty days by written notices posted at three public places in said county before the day of sale. Judgment and execution. Sec. 25. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of said city court shall have power to enforce all his orders, punish for contempt, and to enforce all his judgments as is vested by law in the judges of the superior courts of this State. Contempts. Sec. 26. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of said City Court of Jesup to prepare and file in his office a complete copy of the jury list of the Superior Court of Wayne County, as provided from time to time for such superior court. From said copy so made, jurors in said city court shall be drawn in

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the following manner: The clerk of said City Court of Jesup shall write upon separate tickets the names of each juror, and shall number the same, and place the same in a box to be prepared for the purpose, from which shall be drawn not less than twenty-four jurors, in the manner as now required by law in the superior courts. All laws with reference to drawing, selecting and summoning traverse and tales traverse jurors in the superior courts shall apply to the city court, except that the sheriff shall be paid five dollars for summoning said jurors. All exemptions from jury duty now in force in the County of Wayne shall apply and be of effect in the said City Court of Jesup. Juries. Sec. 27. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws in reference to the qualifications, relations, empanelling, fining and challenging jurors now in force in this State or hereafter enacted by the General Assembly, regulating the same in the superior courts, shall apply to and be observed in said city court, except where inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Jurors. Sec. 28. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That twenty-four jurors drawn and summoned as above provided shall be empanelled, and in all cases, civil and criminal, trial by jury of twelve shall be had in said court where demanded, such demand to be made in writing at, or upon, the call of the docket, and not thereafter. Should a trial by jury of twelve be demanded the judge shall cause a list to be made up of the entire twenty-four jurors, from which, in civil cases, the plaintiff and defendant shall each have six strikes. Should no demand be made as provided for trial by jury of twelve, then the judge shall cause three panels of eight each to be made up of the twenty-four jurors, sixteen of which shall constitute a panel of jurors from which to select a jury; in civil cases the plaintiff and defendant shall each be entitled to four strikes and in criminal cases the defendant shall be entitled to five strikes and the State three, the remaining eight jurors shall constitute a trial jury. The jurors, those drawn on a regular panel and likewise the talesmen, which the judge of said court is

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hereby empowered to have summoned instanter at any term of said court whenever necessary to complete a panel, shall receive the per diem as allowed jurors serving in the superior court of said county, the same to be paid under the rule governing the payment of superior court jurors. Jury trials. Sec. 29. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sheriff of said court, with the approval of the judge, is hereby authorized to appoint at each term of said court, bailiffs as officers of said court, who shall receive for their services not more than two dollars per day. Bailiffs. Sec. 30. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all criminal cases in said court shall be tried by the judge thereof without a jury except when the accused shall demand a jury trial. If, upon the trial of any case, it shall appear to the judge that the evidence makes the case of felony against the accused, he shall thereupon suspend the trial, and commit or bail over the defendant to the next term of the superior court, as in preliminary examinations. Criminal trials. Sec. 31. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That defendants in criminal cases in said court shall be tried on a written accusation setting forth plainly the offense charged, founded upon the affidavit of the prosecutor and signed by the solicitor of said city court, and in all criminal cases within the jurisdiction of said city court, the defendant shall not have the right to demand an indictment by the grand jury of Wayne County. All the proceedings after accusation shall conform to the rules governing like cases in the superior courts, except there shall be no jury trials unless demanded by the accused as hereinbefore provided. In all cases tried, the accusation shall set forth the offense charged, with the same particularity, both as to form and substance, as is required by the laws and rules of criminal pleading to be observed in bills of indictment in the superior court. Accusation. Sec. 32. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of the superior court shall send down from the Superior Court of Wayne County to said city court for trial and final disposition all presentments and indictments

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for misdemeanors which may be undisposed of at the close of each term of the superior court in which there is no forfeiture of appearance bonds, and the order transmitting such cases shall be entered on the minutes of both of said courts, which order may be passed in term time or vacation; provided, that in all transferred cases the solicitor-general of the superior court shall be entitled to his accrued costs, to be collected as herein provided for the costs of the solicitor of the city court. Transfer of cases. Sec. 33. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of all justices of the peace and notaries public ex-officio justices of the peace of Wayne County to bind over to said city court all persons charged with offenses committed within the limits of Wayne County, over which said city court has jurisdiction, there to answer for said offenses. Committing courts. Sec. 34. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a writ of error shall be had from said city court to the Court of Appeals of this State upon a bill of exceptions, filed under the same rules and regulations as govern and control the issue of writs of error and filing of bills of exceptions in the superior courts of this State or the Supreme Court. Writ of error. Sec. 35. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all cases in said city court the same power and rights of parties as to waiver, pleadings and procedure, or other matters pertaining to the same, shall be allowed and upheld by the laws and rules of practice in the superior courts of this State. Waiver, procedure, etc. Sec. 36. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of said city court shall have power to grant a new trial in any case, civil or criminal, in his court upon the same terms and conditions, and under the same laws and regulations in every respect governing and granting of new trials in the superior courts. All rules of pleadings, practice and procedure governing motions, rules nisi and other proceedings in new trials in the superior courts shall apply to and govern the same in said city court. When a

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criminal case is heard at a special session of said city court, and the defendant desires to move for a new trial, such motion must be made and passed upon by the judge of said city court within ten days after the rendition of the judgment complined of, and not afterwards, unless for good cause, in the sound legal discretion of the judge, further time may by order be granted in the discretion of the judge of said court. In other respects such motions shall be governed by the ordinary rules aforesaid. New trials. Sec. 37. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all suits against joint obligors, joint promissors, copartners or joint trespassers, in which any one or more reside in the County of Wayne, may be brought in said court within its jurisdiction as already stated under the same rules and regulations governing such cases in the superior court, mutatis mutandis, as to copies, second originals, returns and other matters connected with the suit. Joint defendants Sec. 38. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the first term of said court, to which a civil case is made returnable, shall be the appearance term, except in cases involving an amount, the principal sum of one humdred dollars or less, in which event the first term shall be the trial term, unless by reason of a demand for a trial by jury, by either party in such cases, it shall be necessary under the provisions of this Act for said case or cases to go over until another term of said court, or should the plaintiff be surprised by any matter or defense set up by the defendant, then said case shall stand for trial at the next term of said court. In all suits returnable to said court, defense must be made thereto at the first term of said court, or case shall be considered in default, and such default shall not be opened except in the manner provided by law for opening defaults in the superior courts of this State. Appearance and trial terms. [Illegible Text] Default. Sec. 39. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That whenever the judge of said city court is from any cause disqualified from presiding, and the judge of the superior court cannot, from any cause, preside in said court as provided for in the Constitution of this State, then

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upon the consent of the parties or upon their failure or refusal to agree, said cause shall be tried by a judge pro hac vice, selected in the same manner as now provided for in the superior courts of this State. Disqualification of judge. Sec. 40. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That in case of the absence of the judge of said city court at any term thereof, the sheriff or clerk of said court may adjourn it to such time as the judge may, in writing, direct, or if no direction be given, the court shall be adjourned to the next regular term. Absence of judge. Sec. 41. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all fines and forfeitures arising from cases tried in said city court shall be collected by the solicitor thereof, and shall be paid over to the treasurer of Wayne County, who shall keep the same as a separate fund to be known as the fine and forfeiture fund of the City Court of Jesup, the same to be paid out by the treasurer only upon the order of the judge of said city court in extinguishment of insolvent orders granted by such judge, to the solicitor of said court, the solicitor general of the superior court, the clerk of the said city court, the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff of said city court, the sheriff of Wayne County, the justices of the peace and other officers who may be entitled thereto in settlement of their insolvent cost bills arising from cases finally disposed of in said city court. It is further provided that not later than the 31st day of January in each year the judge of said city court after the payment and satisfaction of all outstanding cost bills, may by order, cause the treasurer of said court to transfer all the remainder of said fine and forfeiture fund above the sum of three hundred dollars to the city court fund of said county to be used in the payment of the expenses of said city court and not otherwise. Fines and forfeitures, how paid out. Sec. 42. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the ordinary, commissioners of roads and revenues of the County of Wayne, or other proper officers, shall provide a suitable place in the court house of said county, in the city of Jesup, for the use of the clerk of said city court, for

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the transaction of the business of said court, and to provide the necessary books for keeping dockets, minutes and other records of said city court, and also to provide for preserving the papers, books, records and minutes thereof. Court room and offices. Sec. 43. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That all cases, civil and criminal, now pending and undisposed of in the County Court of Wayne County shall be, and are, hereby transferred to said City Court of Jesup, and the same shall be placed upon the proper docket in said city court, and shall be tried and disposed of as other cases in said city court. All final and other processes now in the hands of the sheriff of said county, the bailiff of the county court, or other officers which are now made returnable to the county court, shall be by them returnable to said city court instead of said county court. The judge and other officers of said city court shall have power and authority to issue and enforce in the name of said city court all processes in any case from the county court necessary to the final disposition of the same, which from any cause have not been issued and enforced by the officers of the county court. All records, blanks and papers disposed of and of file in said county court shall be filed and deposited with the clerk of said city court, that all fi. fas. and final processes not satisfied now in the hands of the bailiff of said county, shall be levied and enforced by the sheriff of said city court and return thereof made to said city court. Wayne County Court cases transferred. Sec. 44. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 31, 1916. MACON CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 452. An Act to amend An Act to establish the City Court of Macon, in and for the County of Bibb; to define its jurisdiction and powers; to provide for the appointment of

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a judge, and the other officers thereof, and for other purposes, approved August 14, 1885, and the Act amendatory thereof, approved October 20th, 1887, and the Act amendatory thereof, approved August 16, 1915, 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 section 5 of the Act of the General Assembly amending the Act to establish the City Court of Macon, approved August 16th, 1915; be and the same is hereby amended by inserting after the word forward, at the end of line 32 and before the word provided, in the 33d line of said section, appearing upon page 109 of Georgia Laws, 1915, the following: But in the event the insolvent costs bill of the sheriff of said court is not fully paid at the final distribution of the fines and forfeitures in said court had at the end of each calendar year, the judge of said court shall order the balance due said sheriff paid out of the Treasury of Bibb County to an amount not exceeding the sum of three thousand dollars per annum, so that said section 5, when so amended, shall read as follows: Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That section 43 of the Act creating the City Court of Macon, approved August 14, 1885, as amended by an Act approved October 20, 1887 (Acts of 1887, page 705) be amended by striking said original section 43, as so amended, in its entirety, and substituting in lieu thereof, to wit: That immediately after the adjournment of each regular term of said court, or any time previous thereto as he may deem proper so to do, the judge of said court shall distribute the fines and forfeitures arising from cases tried in said court; said fines and forfeitures shall be distributed as follows: all bills for insolvent costs due the solicitor-general, the solicitor of said court, the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff and clerk of said city court shall be approved by the judge of said city court and entered on the minutes thereof, and when the judge distributes said fines and forfeitures he shall pay the same to the solicitor-general, the solicitor, the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff

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and the clerk of said court, pro rata on their bills for insolvent costs for fees in cases in said city court, and in those cases transferred from the superior court of said county; and when said bills for insolvent costs of said named officers are fully paid, the judge shall order the surplus paid to the treasurer of the board of public education and orphanage for Bibb County, for the use of the schools of said county. In the event the insolvent costs bill of the sheriff of said City Court of Macon and the clerk thereof are not fully paid when such distribution is so made, then said bills shall be credited with the amount appropriated by the order of the judge and the balance due said clerk and sheriff shall be carried forward as insolvent costs in the same manner as a similar balance due the solicitor-general and solicitor are carried forward; but in the event the insolvent costs bill of the sheriff of said court is not fully paid at the final distribution of the fines and forfeitures in said court had at the end of each calendar year, the judge of said court shall order the balance due said sheriff, paid out of the Treasury of Bibb County to an amount not exceeding the sum of three thousand dollars per annum; provided that in all cases in which the Municipal Court of the City of Macon, or a justice of the peace has bound over any offender to said city court (or to the superior court and the case is afterwards transferred to said city court) the Municipal Court of the City of Macon or the justice of the peace so binding over shall be entitled to share as to its, or his costs, in the particular case with the sheriff, clerks and solicitors-general (or solicitor) upon the same terms in any fine or forfeiture, that may arise therefrom. Provided, that the provisions of this section shall not become operative until on and after January 1, 1917. Acts of 1885, 1887 and 1915 amended. To be read. Fines and forfeitures to insolvent costs. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916.

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MACON MUNICIPAL COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 445. 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 the office of constable in the City of Macon; to establish and create in lieu thereof a municipal court in and for the City of Macon, etc., approved August 16, 1913, Georgia Laws, 1913 (pages 252-266), and for other purposes. Section 1. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia does hereby enacted that from and after the passage of this Act, section ten of the Act of the General Assembly approved August 16, 1913, abolishing 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 Macon, and establishing and creating in lieu thereof a municipal court in and for said city, is hereby amended by striking the figures $2.50 in the eleventh line of section ten thereof, and substituting in lieu of said figures $2.50, the figures $3.50, so as to provide that the compensation of deputy sheriffs and bailiffs of said municipal court shall be $3.50 per diem instead of $2.50 per diem. Act of 1913 amended. Pay of deputy sheriffs and bailiffs. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. McRAE CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 402. An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to establish the City Court of MaRae, in the City of McRae, in and for the County of Telfair, approved August 3, 1905. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the

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same, That the above-cited Act be and is hereby amended by adding the following words at the end of section 46: Provided, the funds arising from fines and forfeitures in said court are not sufficient to pay such costs, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Sec. 46. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in the event that the convicts from said City Court of McRae shall be hereafter taken charge of by the ordinary or commissioners of roads and revenues of Telfair County, and by them put to work on the road for other public works of said county, it shall be their duty, and they are hereby required to pay over to the clerk of said city court, before they take charge of said convicts, the full amount of costs due the officers of said court in each case, and also the amounts due the justices of the peace and arresting officers in each case bound over, to which they may be entitled in said cases: provided, the funds arising from fines and forfeitures in said court are not sufficient to pay such costs. Act of 1905 amended. To be read. Convicts. Costs. Proviso. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 15, 1916. MILLEN CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 591. An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to establish the City Court of Millen, in the City of Millen, in and for the County of Jenkins, approved August 10, 1912, so as to provide in section 2 of said Act for the payment to the judge of said City Court of Millen, a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum; to provide for submitting this Act to a vote of the qualified voters of Jenkins County for ratification, 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 the Act establishing the City Court of

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Millen, approved August 10, 1912, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out section two of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Act of 1912 amended. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a judge of the City Court of Millen, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Jenkins County and commissioned by the Governor of this State as hereinafter provided. The judge of said city court, when so elected, shall hold his office for the term of two years, and until his successor is elected and qualified; provided, however, that the first term of his office shall expire January 1, 1915; provided, further, that all other terms thereafter shall be two years from said date. Should a vacancy occur in the office of judge, the ordinary of Jenkins County shall call an election to be held in said county to fill such vacancy upon such rules and regulations as govern elections for the filling of vacancies in county offices, and while such vacancy may exist, any judge of the city courts of this State may perform the duties of the judge of the City Court of Millen when requested to do so by the clerk thereof. The judge of said city court shall be furnished with an office in the court house by the county authorities and shall receive a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum, to be paid in equal monthly installments from the Treasury of Jenkins County. The said judge shall receive no other compensation, but may practice law in any other court except his own. Judge; election, term of office, etc. Vacancy. Salary. Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the foregoing amendment shall not become effective until ratified by a majority of the voters of said county who shall vote upon said amendment on Tuesday, after the first Monday in November, 1916, at which time same shall be voted upon. Those favoring this amendment shall vote In favor $100.00 per month for judge city court, and those opposed Against $100.00 per month for judge city court. The ordinary of Jenkins County is hereby authorized and required to provide ballots and make all other necessary arrangements for taking said vote in said election, the expenses of which shall be paid by the county commissioners,

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as are all other general expenses of said county out of any funds provided therefor. If ratified said amendment shall become immediately effective. Election to ratify this Act. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. MILLER COUNTY CITY COURT; ELECTION TO ABOLISH. No. 505. An Act to repeal an Act establishing the City Court of Miller County, approved August 8, 1908, and all amendments thereto; to provide for the disposition of all matters therein pending; to provide for the transfer, trial and disposition of all civil and criminal cases from the said City Court of Miller County to the superior court of said county, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after December 31, 1916, the above recited Act, which was approved August 8, 1908, entitled: An Act to establish the City Court in and for the County of Miller, to provide for the election and qualification of the judge and solicitor of said court, and for other purposes, and also an amendment to said Act approved August 6th, 1909, entitled: An Act to amend an Act approved August 8, 1908 (Georgia Laws, 1908, page 180) creating and establishing the City Court in and for the County of Miller, by providing for the payment of the salaries of the officers of said court out of the fines and forfeitures thereof, and for other purposes, and also an amendment to said Act which was approved August 5th, 1913, entitled: An Act to amend an Act creating and establishing the City Court of Miller County, approved August 6th, 1909, and for other purposes, be and the same are hereby repealed,

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and the said City Court of Miller County is hereby abolished from and after December 31, 1916. Repeal of Acts of 1908, 1909 and 1913. Court to be abolished. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all mesne and final process from the City Court of Miller County, which had not been executed at the time this Act takes effect, shall be, and the same is hereby made returnable to the Superior Court of Miller County; and all claims, illegalities, and other issues of law or fact arising from the execution of such process shall be returnable as though such process had issued from the Superior Court of Miller County. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all cases, both civil and criminal, and all other business pending in said City Court of Miller County at the time this Act takes effect be and the same is hereby transferred to the Superior Court of Miller County, there to be tried as early as possible, under the same rules, laws and regulations as govern business of the same character in the superior courts; and the next term of the said superior court held after this Act takes effect shall be the trial term of all business of every kind and description which is then pending in the said City Court of Miller County. Transfer of proceedings. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the provisions of this Act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of Miller County on September 12th, 1916, for their ratification or rejection. That the ordinary of Miller County shall have prepared and furnish to the managers of the State democratic primary election in Miller County on September 12, 1916, ballots on which shall be plainly written or printed the words: For city court, and also the words: Against city court, and every voter in said County of Miller who is qualified to vote in said State primary election shall be also qualified to vote for or against the said city court, and should a majority of those so voting cast their ballots against the city court, then this bill shall become of full force and effect from and after January 1st, 1917; and should a majority of those voting in said primary election cast their ballots for the city court this Act shall be of no force and effect and shall be null and

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void. Any voter desiring the provisions of this Act to become a law and the said City Court of Miller County abolished, shall strike from his ballot the words: For city court, and any voter desiring that said city court be retained and this law not effective shall strike or erase from his ballot the words: Against city court, and it is hereby made the duty of the managers and clerks and other officers or person holding said State democratic primary election to also receive and count the aforesaid ballots, and to make returns thereof to the ordinary of Miller County, whose duty it shall be to declare the result. This Act to be submitted to popular vote. Voters. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. MORGAN CITY COURT CREATED. No. 525. An Act to create the City Court of Morgan in and for the County of Calhoun; to define its powers, jurisdiction, procedure and practice; to provide for a judge, solicitor and other officers of said court; to provide compensation for said officers, and a place of holding said court, 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 City Court of Morgan be and the same is hereby created and established in the City of Morgan, which is in the county site of Calhoun County, in the County of Calhoun, Georgia, said city court to have civil and criminal jurisdiction and quasi civil and quasi criminal jurisdiction over the entire County of Calhoun. Established. Territorial jurisdiction. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That said City Court of Morgan shall have jurisdiciton to try and dispose of all criminal cases where the offender is not subject to loss of

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life or confinement in the penitentiary, committed in the County of Calhoun. Criminal jurisdiction. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That said city court shall have jurisdiction to try and dispose of all civil cases of whatever nature of which the Superior Court of Calhoun County has jurisdiction except those cases over which exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the superior court by the Constitution and laws of this State. But in all suits brought in said city court for sums of less than one hundred dollars principal, only justice court costs shall be charged. And provided, further, that said city court shall not have civil jurisdiction outside of the militia district of said county in which said court is situated, where the sum claimed shall not exceed fifty dollars, and judgment may be had at the first term to which any civil case is brought where the principal amount claimed does not exceed one hundred dollars, and shall be heard by the judge of said court and judgment entered by him, unless either side shall demand a trial by jury in such cases. Said city court, however, shall have jurisdiction over the entire county without reference to the amount of damages claimed in trover suits and suits in tort. Said court shall not have power to issue suits of mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto, and foreclose mortgages on real estate. Civil jurisdiction. Costs. Demand for jury trial. Powers denied. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the judge of said city court and the solicitor thereof, shall be appointed by the Governor of this State and said appointments affirmed by the Senate as other appointments of like character are made. Judge and solicitor. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the terms of office of said judge and solicitor shall be for four years and shall date from October the first, 1916, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies in the offices of judge and solicitor shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the residue of the unexpired term, and confirmed by the Senate, just as regular appointments are made. Said judge shall receive a salary of six hundred dollars per year, and shall be paid quarterly out of the Treasury

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of Calhoun County by the proper persons in charge of the funds of said Calhoun County. Terms of office. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall be appointed judge of said court must be, at the time of his appointment, at least twenty-five years old, and must have been a resident of said county for at least three years next preceding his appointment, and he shall also have been a practicing attorney for at least three years before his appointment and engaged in the active practice of the law. He shall, before entering upon the duties as judge, take and subscribe the following oath: I solemnly swear that I will faithfully and impartially administer justice without respect to person, and do equal rights to the rich and the poor, and so discharge and perform all the duties that may be required of me as judge of the City Court of Morgan, according to the best of my ability and understanding, agreeable to the Constitution and the laws of this State, and the United States, so help me God. Said oath shall immediately thereafter be forwarded to the Governor and filed in the Executive Department. Said judge shall not, while in office, practice law in said city court, but may practice in all other courts, as he may have authority so to do. He shall have authority to issue criminal warrants, warrants to dispossess tenants, holding over, and intruders, and distress warrants, and to administer oaths with same authority as justice of the peace in said County of Calhoun, perform marriage ceremonies, and generally do all acts which the judges of city courts of this State are authorized to do, unless otherwise provided in this Act. Judge's eligibility. Oath. Powers. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the solicitor of said city court shall be at least twenty-five years old, and must have been a resident of said county for at least two years next preceding his appointment, and he must be a practicing attorney for at least two years at the time of his appointment. Before entering upon the duties of his office, he shall take and subscribe the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I will support and maintain the Constitution and laws of Georgia, and the United States, and that I

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will faithfully and impartially, and without fear, favor, or affection discharge my duties as the solicitor of the City Court of Morgan, so help me God, which oath shall be filed in said court and recorded on the minutes of said court. Solicitor's eligibility. Oath. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the solicitor of said city court shall receive the same fees as are now allowed by law to solicitors-general of this State for similar services in the superior courts of this State; provided, that said solicitor shall have the same fees for drawing accusations hereinafter provided for, and now allowed by law to solicitors-general in the superior courts for drawing bills of indictment, provided, that the solicitor shall be entitled to receive fees only in those cases in which there are convictions, and provided, further, that the solicitor shall be paid out of the county funds when the defendant serves the sentence of the court by servitude instead of paying a fine. Fees. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That the clerk of the Superior Court of Calhoun County shall be the clerk of the City Court of Morgan, and shall discharge all the duties of his said office in the same manner as he is required to discharge the duties of clerk of the superior court of said county. The clerk, before entering upon his duties as clerk of the City Court of Morgan shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office, which oath shall be entered on the minutes of said court, and he shall also at the same time give bond and security in the sum of five hundred dollars to be approved by the judge of the City Court of Morgan, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office as is done by the clerks of the superior courts of this State. Clerk. Oath and bond. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That the sheriff of Calhoun County shall be the sheriff of the City Court of Morgan, whose duties shall be the same as that of sheriff of the Superior Court of Calhoun County and he shall discharge all the duties of said officer in the same manner as he is required to discharge the duties of the Superior Court of Calhoun County, and shall be required to make oath for

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the faithful performance of his duties as sheriff of said city court, which oath shall be entered upon the minutes of said city court. Before entering upon the duties of said office he shall execute a bond with good security, to be approved by the judge of said city court, in the sum of two thousand dollars for the faithful discharge and performance of his duties as sheriff of said city court, which bond shall be entered on the minutes of said court. All the duties attaching to the office of the clerk of the superior court and to the office of the sheriff of Calhoun County, shall attach to the office of the clerk of the City Court of Morgan, and to the office of the sheriff of the City Court of Morgan, respectively, and the judge of said city court is empowered to exercise the same power and authority over the clerk and the sheriff, and their deputies of the said city court, as the judge of the superior court has over the clerk and sheriff in their respective offices in this State. Sheriff. Oath and bond. Duties of officers. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That said clerk and sheriff shall receive the same fees for similar services as are now allowed or may hereafter be allowed by law in the superior courts of this State, except that in similar cases tried on accusation, the clerk shall receive three dollars only, exclusive of fees, for issuing subp[oelig]nas; and for their attendance at the regular term of said court, they shall receive a per diem of three dollars each; and the sheriff shall receive a fee of five dollars only for summoning a jury. Fees. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That the judge of the City Court of Morgan shall have power and authority to issue writs of habeas corpus, to hear and dispose of the same, in the same manner and with the same powers as the judge of the superior courts of this State. Habeas corpus. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That the terms of the City Court of Morgan shall be held as follows: Beginning on the third Monday in December and thereafter quarterly on the third Mondays in December, March, June, and September of each year. The judge, in his discretion, shall hold a monthly term of said court on the third Mondays in each month, and from day to day, without a jury for the purpose

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of hearing civil cases and disposing of such criminal cases as may be submitted to him without a demand for trial by jury. If there be defendants under accusation in said county who will not give bond, it shall be the duty of said court to forthwith place said defendant on trial at said monthly term of said court; and if he shall demand a trial by jury, to try him at the next quarterly term of said court, unless he shall give bond and security to appear at such term of said court as the judge may direct. It shall be the duty of said judge of said court to hold two terms of said court annually for the purposes of trying defendants under bond and such others as may be by law ready for trial, which terms shall be held on the third Mondays in June and December of each year, and from day to day until the court may, in his discretion, adjourn said court, provided, it shall not be held more than one week in succession. And at all terms of said court the judge shall have power to hold court from day to day for a period of not longer than one week and shall have the power to adjourn said court from time to time as may be designated by him. He shall also have power to call special terms of said court at any time for the disposal of criminal business, by an order for that purpose entered upon the minutes of said court, and said judge is empowered to draw a special jury to serve at special terms, provided said court shall be open at any time for criminal business when jury trial is waived. Terms of court. Trial without jury. Demand for jury trial. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That suits in said city court shall in all respects be conformable to the mode of procedure in the superior courts of this State, unless herein otherwise provided, but the process and writs shall be annexed by the clerk of said city court and attested in the name of the judge thereof and be directed to and served by the sheriff of the City Court of Morgan and his deputies, and in cases of defendants living in the counties of this State other than the County of Calhoun, to the sheriff and his deputies of the county of such non-resident defendant. Suits, procedure, etc. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That the judge of the City Court of Morgan shall have power and authority to

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hear and determine all civil cases of which said court has jurisdiction and to give judgment thereon, unless a trial by jury is demanded by either party; provided that all cases arising ex-contractu may be tried at the first term to which said case is returnable, whether at monthly or quarterly term where the amount involved does not exceed one hundred dollars principal, and if returnable to a monthly term shall be tried and determined before the judge of said court, unless a jury is demanded by either party, in which case it shall be continued for trial to the next quarterly term of said court. And if such case is brought to a quarterly term of said court, it shall be tried at such term of said court before the judge only, unless a demand by either side be made for said case to be tried by jury, in which case, the said cause stands ready to be heard at such term, unless a proper showing for continuance be made. When a demand for jury trial be made it shall be noted on the trial docket by the court or the clerk of the court. Jury trial, demand for. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted, That all judgments obtained in said city court shall be a lien upon all the property belonging to the defendant or defendants throughout the State, in the same manner as judgments of the superior courts are, and all executions issued by said city court shall be attested in the name of the judge thereof, and directed to the sheriff of said city court and his deputies, and to the sheriffs and deputies of this State. Lien of judgments. Executions. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted, That all matters pertaining to service, pleading and practice, the law and rules governing the superior courts not in conflict with this Act shall apply to said city court. Rules applicable. Sec. 18. Be it further enacted, That claims to real estate levied upon by execution or other process from said city court shall be returned to the superior court of said county where such real property is situated and then proceed as other claims in such superior courts. Claims to realty. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted, That all laws upon the subject of attachment and garnishment, and second originals

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as to any matter whatever in the superior courts of this State shall apply to the City Court of Morgan, as far as the nature of said city court shall admit. The judge of said city court or any justice of the peace, may issue attachments returnable to the City Court of Morgan, under the same laws that govern the issuance of attachments returnable to the superior courts of this State. Attachments, garnishments, etc. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted, That the general laws of this State in regard to the commencement of suits in the superior courts, defenses, set-offs, affidavits of illegality, arbitration, examination of parties to suits, or witness by interrogatories or depositions, or under subpoenas, witnesses and their attendance upon the court, or any other matter of judicial nature, within the jurisdiction of such superior court shall be applicable to said city court. General laws applicable. Sec. 21. Be it further enacted, That the judge of said city court shall have power to cause testimony to be taken and used, de bene esse, and for the purpose of perpetuating testimony within his jurisdiction in all cases according to the general laws of this State, and the judge and all other officers of said court shall have power respectively to administer oaths pertaining to their offices respectively, as the judge and other officers of the superior courts do of this State, in like cases. And said judge shall also have power to attest deeds and administer oaths anywhere in this State, as may be attested and oaths administered by the superior court judges of this State. All laws relating to and governing the judges of the superior courts of this State shall in same manner and effect apply to the judge of said city court, so far as the same may be applicable, or not herein prohibited. Powers of judge and other officers. Sec. 22. Be it further enacted, That said city court shall be a court of record and shall have a seal, and the minutes, records, orders, books and files that are required by law and rules to be kept for the superior courts of this State, shall be kept in and for said city court in the same manner, and all laws applicable to the clerk and sheriff of the superior

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courts, shall apply to said officers of said city court, so far as the same may be applicable. Records, seal, etc. Sec. 23. Be it further enacted, That all laws regulating the enforcement of indictments in the superior courts of this State, whether civil or criminal, shall apply to said city court, and the accusations in said court and executions shall be issued and levied and sales had on same, under the same rules and laws regulating the same in the superior courts. Indictment and accusation. Sec. 24. Be it further enacted, That the judge of said city court shall have the same power and authority to enforce his orders, to preserve order, punish for contempt of his court, and contempt [Illegible Text] any order, and to enforce all of his judgments as is vested by law in the judges of the superior courts of this State. Contempts. Sec. 25. Be it further enacted, That the clerk of the city court shall prepare and file in his office a complete list of those persons liable to serve as traverse jurors in the superior court of Calhoun County, as provided from time to time by such superior court. From said list so made, traverse jurors for said city court shall be drawn in the following manner; the clerk of said court shall write upon separate tickets the names of each traverse juror and place the same in a box for that purpose, and the judge of said city court, together with the clerk and sheriff, at the close of each term or any time thereafter, shall draw eighteen jurors from said box who shall serve as jurors in said court at the next regular term; provided, that should it be deemed necessary, the judge may in like manner, draw an additional twelve jurors, if the business of said court demand it, at any time it may become necessary, and shall have them summoned as an extra panel for duty in said court. That from a panel of eighteen jurors in said court a jury of twelve shall be selected as follows: In all civil cases the plaintiff and defendant shall have three peremptory challenges, and in all criminal cases the State and defendant shall have three peremptory challenges each, which remaining panel of twelve shall sit on such case. Jurors Juries.

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Sec. 26. Be it further enacted, That the defendant in criminal cases shall be tried upon a written accusation, setting forth plainly the offense charged, founded on affidavit made by the prosecutor, and shall be signed by the solicitor or solicitor pro tempore of said court. Upon said affidavit being made and filed in the clerk's office of said court, whether he pleads guilty or not guilty, and if a plea of guilty is entered, he shall be punished in the discretion of the court, as provided by law; if he pleads not guilty, he shall be furnished with a list containing the names of eighteen jurors from which list the State and defendant shall proceed to select a jury as heretofore provided; provided, that if the defendant shall waive trial by jury the court, in his discretion, may proceed to try him without a jury and enter up judgment just as if the defendant was tried by jury, which judgment and sentence of said court shall be just as binding as if a jury had found him guilty. Should said defendant not be tried at such term of said court, bond and security may be allowed him, to such term of said court as the judge may direct, the amount of said bond to be fixed by the court. The defendant upon arraignment may in all criminal cases waive trial in said court and demand indictment by the grand jury of said county, provided such defendant enters into a good bond, approved by the sheriff for his appearance before the next regular term of the superior court to answer to such charge as the grand jury may prefer, otherwise no such demand shall be recognized by the city court. Affidavit and accusation for trial. Jury. Waiver. Sec. 27. Be it further enacted, That all laws in reference to drawing, summoning and selecting traverse jurors, tales jurors in the superior courts of this State, shall apply to said city court in like manner except when inconsistent with this Act, and should there be any disqualified juror or jurors, or a failure of any juror to appear in answer to his summons, then the judge may direct the sheriff to go out and select any citizen of the county who is a qualified juror, competent to sit on a jury in the Superior Court of Calhoun County, to take the place of such absent juror or disqualified juror. Jurors; laws applicable.

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Sec. 28. Be it further enacted, That the judge of said city court is authorized to appoint a sufficient number of bailiffs to attend to the business of said court, and their duties shall be the same as are required of bailiffs in the superior courts of this State, and they shall be qualified in the same manner and subject to the same laws and rules. Bailiffs. Sec. 29. Be it further enacted, That the judge of the Superior Court of Calhoun County, may send down and transfer all indictments and bills of indictment where the defendants are charged with an offense that can be tried in said city court, to said city court for trial, the order transferring said indictments to be entered upon the minutes of said city court, as well as the minutes of said superior court. Transfer of indictments. Sec. 30. Be it further enacted, That a writ of error shall be direct from said city court to the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals of Georgia, upon a bill of exceptions filed under the same rules and laws as govern and control the issuing writs of error and filing bills of exceptions in the superior courts of this State. Writ of [Illegible Text] Sec. 31. Be it further enacted, That all cases of a civil nature, over which the said city court shall have jurisdiction had it been originally brought in said court, now or hereafter pending in the superior court of said county, may be by order of the judge of the Superior Court of Calhoun County, and by the consent of the plaintiff and defendant, or other party thereto, transferred from said superior court to said city court for trial and disposition, the order transferring said cases to be entered on the minutes of both of said courts. Transfer of civil cases by consent. Sec. 32. Be it further enacted, That the judge in said court shall have the power and authority to grant new trials in any case, civil or criminal, in said court, upon the same terms and conditions and upon the same laws and rules in every respect governing the granting of new trials in the superior courts of this State. And all rules of pleading and practice governing pleading and practice in the superior courts of this State shall apply in like manner to the City Court of Morgan. New trials.

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Sec. 33. Be it further enacted, That all jurors in said city court shall receive for their service for every day in actual attendance on said court the same pay as is allowed jurors in the Superior Court of Calhoun County, in the same manner and under the same rules. Pay of jurors. Sec. 34. Be it further enacted, That the solicitor of said court, for his services, in the supreme court and the court of appeals, shall be paid out of the Treasury of the State by warrant drawn by the Governor, upon certificate of the clerk of the supreme court or court of appeals, as the case may be as to the performance of such service and upon a certificate of the clerk of the said city court as to the insolvency or acquittal of the defendant. Solicitor's pay for services in courts of review. Sec. 35. Be it further enacted, That when the judge of said city court is absent, disabled or disqualified from presiding in said court, the judge of the superior court may preside in his stead, or the judge of any city court in this State, or upon a consent of the parties in any case, or upon their refusal to agree, any case may be tried by a judge pro hac vice, selected in the same manner as is now provided for selecting such pro hac vice in the superior courts. Any judge of any city court or any superior court of this State may preside in said city court whether the judge of said court is disqualified or not. Judge's absence or disability. Sec. 36. Be it further enacted, That the judge of said City Court of Morgan shall distribute among the officers of said city court the fines, forfeitures, and other funds arising in said court, under the general law governing the same as in the superior courts of this State; after all costs of criminal cases tried in said court that are due to justices of the peace, constables, sheriffs, clerks, solicitors, or others, in the prosecution of the case in which such convict was sentenced shall have been paid, the residue of all such fines, forfeitures, etc., shall be paid into the county treasury. Fines and forfeitures. Sec. 37. Be it further enacted, That upon the absence of the solicitor of said court, his disqualification to try any case, the presiding judge shall have authority to appoint

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any competent attorney as solicitor pro tem., to act in his stead. Solicitor pro tem. Sec. 38. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall become operative on the first day of October, 1916. Effective Oct. 1, 1916. Sec. 39. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. NASHVILLE CITY COURT; ELECTION TO ABOLISH. No. 500. An Act to repeal the Act approved July 31, 1905, creating the City Court of Nashville, Berrien County, to provide for transferring all the business pending in said court, both civil and criminal, to the Superior Court of Berrien County; in the event of the abolition of said court, to condition this Act going into effect by submitting its ratification to the qualified voters of Berrien County, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Act approved July 31, 1905, creating the City Court of Nashville be and the same is hereby repealed. Repeal of Act of 1905. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That upon this Act going into effect all business in said City Court of Nashville, both civil and criminal, shall be transferred to and tried by the Superior Court of Berrien County, under the same terms and conditions as such cases are usually tried in said superior court. Transfer of business. Sec. 3. Be it provided further by the authority aforesaid, That before this Act shall go into effect, the question as to whether or not it shall, shall be submitted to the qualified

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voters of Berrien County at the next general election to be held on the first Tuesday in November next. That a voter wishing to vote for the ratification of this Act shall have written or printed upon his ticket the following: Against the City Court of Nashville. Those who desire to vote against the ratification of this Act shall have written or printed on their ballots the following: For the City Court of Nashville. That should it appear upon consolidation of the votes so cast that a majority of the votes so cast were in favor of ratification of this Act, then the same shall go immediately into effect. Submission of this Act to popular vote. Sec. 4. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. NEWNAN CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 414. An Act to amend an Act of the Legislature, entitled an Act to establish the City Court of Newnan; define its jurisdiction and powers; provide for the appointment of a judge and other officers therefor; define their powers and duties, and for other purposes, approved October 5, 1887, Acts of Legislature, 1887, page 692, and amendatory Acts, by providing that the judge of said court may draw three panels of twelve jurors each to serve in said court, to provide for the distribution of fines and forfeitures in said court; to fix the salary of the judge of said court, and provide for the election of the judge and solicitor of said court by the qualified voters of Coweta County, 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 the Act creating and establishing the City Court of Newnan, approved October 5th, 1887, as contained

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in the Acts of the Legislature of 1887, page 692, and amendatory Acts, be, and the same is hereby amended as follows, to wit: Act of 1887 amended. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Section 3 of said Act creating the City Court of Newnan be and the same is hereby amended by striking the words who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and by inserting in lieu thereof the words who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Coweta County, and by otherwise amending said section, and the same is hereby amended so that said section, as amended, will read as follows: Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a judge of said City Court of Newnan who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Coweta County and whose term of office shall be for four years, and all vacancies in the office of judge shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, for the unexpired term; such appointment is subject to the approval of the Senate, which may then be in session, or, if the Senate be not in session at the time of the appointment, then subject to the approval of the Senate at its next session thereafter; provided, that the term of the judge first elected under the provisions of this Act shall begin on the 22d day of March, 1918, and expire on the 31st day of December, 1920. The election of the judge to succeed the incumbent shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1916, and thereafter at the same time and in the same manner as county officers are now elected. The judge elected on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1920, shall, and his successors, hold office for four years. The return of said election shall be made as returns are made for county officers and said judge shall be commissioned by the Governor of said State. To be read. Judge; election, term of office, etc. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 9 of said Act creating the City Court of Newnan, approved October 5, 1887, as amended, be amended by striking the words appointed and confined, and inserting

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in lieu thereof the words elected by the qualified voters of Coweta County, and otherwise amended, so that said section, as amended, will read as follows: Section 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a solicitor of said city court elected by the qualified voters of Coweta County with a term of office similar to that of the judge of said court, with like proviso as to the term of election and expiration of the first term of office under the provision of this Act. The returns of said election shall be made as in the case of the judge. Vacancies in said office shall be filled as in the case of the judge. He shall be commissioned by the Governor of said State. The solicitor elected to succeed the incumbent shall be elected by the qualified voters of Coweta County on Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1916, and his term of office shall expire on the 31st day of December, 1920. His successor shall hold office for the term of four years, and be elected on Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1920, and thereafter the term of office of the solicitor shall be for four years and he shall be elected at the same time and place, and for the same term of office as county officers are now elected. In the absence or disqualification of said solicitor the judge of said court may appoint a solicitor pro tem. When a criminal case goes to the appellate court, the solicitor representing the State in the trial of said case in the city court shall represent same in the appellate court. Solicitor, election, term of office, etc. Solicitor pro tem. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that section 4 of an Act of the Legislature amending the Act of the Legislature creating the City Court of Newnan, approved November 7th, 1889, be amended by striking the following language embodied in said section 4 of said amending Act, Acts of the Legislature 1889, page 1164, to wit: that the judge of said city court shall receive a salary of one thousand dollars to be paid quarterly out of the Treasury of Coweta County, by enacting in lieu thereof the following: that the judge of said city court shall receive a salary of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than eighteen hundred dollars per year, to be paid

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quarterly out of the Treasury of Coweta County, said salary to be fixed by the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county at the commencement of the term of said judge of said court and not be changed during his term of office. So that when thus amended, said section shall be as follows: The judge of said city court shall receive a salary of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than eighteen hundred dollars per year, to be paid quarterly out of the Treasury of Coweta County; said salary to be fixed by the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county at the commencement of the term of office of said judge and not be changed during his term of office. Said judge shall receive no fees or perquisites. Salary of Judge. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of said court may draw and empanel, to serve in said court, an additional panel of twelve jurors when, in his discretion, the business of the court requires same. This panel of twelve jurors to be in addition to the number of jurors heretofore provided by law for service in said court. Jurors. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 45 of said original Act creating the City Court of Newnan be amended by striking from the last part of said section the following language, to wit.: After March 21, 1890, one third of the money received from fines imposed on defendants convicted on indictments, or from the hire of convicts convicted on bills of indictment, shall be paid to the solicitor-general of the Coweta Circuit then in office if there be cost due him on his insolvent cost bill in the Superior Court of Coweta County; provided the amendment provided for in this section of this Act shall not be effective until January 1st, 1917. Fines and insolvent costs. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 16, 1916.

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QUITMAN CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 573. An Act to amend an Act approved August 2, 1912, entitled An Act to establish the City Court of Quitman, in and for the County of Brooks; to define its jurisdiction and powers; to provide for the election of the judge and solicitor and other officers thereof, and define their powers and duties and provide for their compensation; to provide for a clerk and sheriff thereof and prescribe their duties and fees; to provide for pleading and practice and new trials therein, writs of error therefrom, and for other purposes, by providing for the changing of the term of office of the judge and the solicitor of said city court from a term of two years to a term of four years, beginning January 1st, 1917, and for changing the time of election of the judge and the solicitor of said court, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, that the Act of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, establishing the City Court of Quitman, approved August 2, 1912, be and the same is hereby amended by adding after the word held, in the tenth line of section 4 of said Act, the following words, to wit: In the year 1916, for a term of four years from the first day of January, 1917, and at the general election for State and counties to be held; that said Act be further amended by striking out the word second, in the tenth line of said section four, and inserting in lieu thereof the word fourth, and by striking out the word two, in the eleventh line of section four of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof the word four, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Section 4. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a judge of the City Court of Quitman, who shall be appointed by the Governor for a term to expire on the 31st day of December, 1912, and who shall hold office until his

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successor is elected and qualified. The judge of said City Court of Quitman shall be elected at the general election for State and county officers to be held in the year 1912, for a term of two years from the first of January, 1913, and at the general election for State and counties to be held in the year 1916, for a term of four years from the first day of January, 1917, and at the general election for State and counties to be held each fourth year thereafter for each succeeding term of four years, and said judge shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified; and provided, that all vacancies in the office of judge which may occur by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the residue of the unexpired term, such appointment being subject to the approval of the Senate which may then be in session at the time of such appointment, or, if the Senate be not in session at the time of such appointment, then subject to the approval of the Senate at its next session thereafter. The judge of the City Court of Quitman shall receive a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum, which shall not be increased or diminished during his term of office, except to apply to a subsequent term, and shall be paid monthly out of the Treasury of the County of Brooks by the person or persons charged by law with the paying out of the money of Brooks County. Act of 1912 amended. To be read. Judge; election, term of office, etc. Salary. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That said Act of the General Assembly establishing the City Court of Quitman, approved August 2, 1912, be and the same is hereby amended by adding after the word held, in the tenth line of section six of said Act the following words, to wit: in the year 1916, for a term of four years, from the first day of January, 1917, and at the general election for State and county officers to be held; that said Act be further amended by striking out the word second, in the tenth line of said section six, and inserting in lieu thereof the word fourth, and by striking out the word two, in the eleventh line of section six of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof the word four, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Sec. 6. Be it further enacted,

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That there shall be a solicitor of said City Court of Quitman, who shall be appointed by the Governor for a term to expire on the 31st day of December, 1912, and who shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified. The solicitor of said City Court of Quitman shall be elected at the general election for State and county officers to be held in the year 1912, for a term of two years from the first day of January, 1913, and at the general election for State and county officers to be held in the year 1916 for a term of four years from the first day of January, 1917, and at the general election for State and county officers to be held each fourth year thereafter for each succeeding term of four years; and said solicitor shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified; and provided, all vacancies in said office shall be filled in same manner as vacancies in the office of judge of this court are filled. The solicitor of said City Court of Quitman shall receive a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum, which shall not be increased or diminished during his term of office, except to apply to a subsequent term, and shall be paid monthly out of the Treasury of the County of Brooks, by person or persons charged by law with the paying out of the money of Brooks County. Solicitor; election, term of office. Salary. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 4. This Act shall not go into effect until ratified by a vote of the qualified voters of Brooks County as follows: At the general election for State and county officers to be held in the County of Brooks in the year 1916, those voters desiring to vote in favor of the ratification of this Act shall place upon their ballots the words: For four year terms for judge and solicitor of city court; those desiring to vote against the ratification shall place upon their ballots the words: Against four year terms for judge and solicitor of city court. The managers of the election shall consolidate the vote on the subject and make return thereof to the ordinary. If a majority of those voting on the subject shall vote in favor of ratifying the Act, then the ordinary shall

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so declare and this Act shall be effective, but if a majority of those voting on the subject shall vote against ratifying the Act the ordinary shall so declare and this Act shall not go into effect. Not effective unless ratified by popular vote. Approved August 19, 1916. SANDERSVILLE CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 437. An Act to amend an Act approved October 31, 1901, entitled an Act to create the City Court of Sandersville, in and for the County of Washington; to prescribe the powers and duties thereof; to define the jurisdiction thereof; to provide for the officers thereof; to provide for the compensation of said officers, and for other purposes, by striking from Section 31 of said Act, as printed in Georgia Laws of 1901, page 171, the following words: Found upon the affidavit of the prosecutor, and substituting in lieu thereof the words Preferred in the name and behalf of the citizens of Georgia, 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 an Act entitled An Act to create the City Court of Sandersville, in and for the County of Washington; to prescribe the powers and duties thereof; to prescribe the jurisdiction thereof; to provide for the officers thereof; to provide for the compensation of said officers, and for other purposes, approved October 31, 1901, be and the same is hereby amended by striking from section 31 of said Act the following words: Found upon [Illegible Text] affidavit of the prosecutor, and substituting in lieu thereof the words Preferred in the name and behalf of the citizens of Georgia, so that section 31 of said Act, as printed in Georgia Laws of 1901, page 171, when amended, will read as follows: Section 31. Be it further enacted by the authority

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aforesaid, That defendants in criminal cases in said city court shall be tried on a written accusation, setting forth plainly the offense charged, `preferred in the name and behalf of the citizens of Georgia,' and signed by the solicitor of said city court, and in all criminal cases within the jurisdiction of said city court the defendant shall have no right to demand an indictment by the grand jury of Washington County. All the proceedings after accusations shall conform to the rules governing like cases in the superior court, except there shall be no jury trial unless demanded by the accused as hereinbefore provided. In all cases tried the accusation shall set forth the offense charged, with the same particularity, both as to matter of form and substance, as is required by the laws and rules of criminal pleadings to be observed in bills of indictment in the superior court. Act of 1901 amended. To be read. Trials for crimes. Demand for jury. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. SAVANNAH MUNICIPAL COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 421. An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to carry into effect in the City of Savannah the provisions of the amendment to paragraph 1, section 7 of article 6 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, ratified October 2, 1912, relating to the abolition of justices' courts and the office of justices of the peace in certain cities, as further amended by an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved July 29, 1914, and ratified November 3, 1914, relating to the abolition of said courts and officers in the City of Savannah, and the establishment in lieu thereof of such court or courts or system of courts as the General Assembly may deem necessary; and in

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pursuance thereof to abolish all justices' courts and the office of justice of the peace in the City of Savannah, and to establish in lieu thereof the Municipal Court of Savannah in the City of Savannah; to define its jurisdiction and powers; to provide for the appointments, qualifications, duties, powers and compensation of the judges and other officers thereof; to provide for pleading and practice and rules of procedure and new trial therein; to abolish the office of constable in said city; to define the jurisdiction of said court as to amount and subject matter, and territorial jurisdiction of each section thereof, and for other purposes, 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 the Act entitled An Act to carry into effect in the City of Savannah the provisions of the amendment to paragraph 1, section 7 of article 6 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, ratified October 2, 1912, relating to the abolition of justices' courts and the office of justice of the peace in certain cities, as further amended by an Act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved July 29, 1914, and ratified November 3, 1914, relating to the abolition of said courts and officers in the City of Savannah, and the establishment in lieu thereof of such court or courts or system of courts as the General Assembly may deem necessary; and in pursuance thereof to abolish all justices' courts and the office of justice of the peace in the City of Savannah, and to establish in lieu thereof the Municipal Court of Savannah in the City of Savannah; to define its jurisdiction and powers; to provide for the appointments, qualifications, duties, powers and compensation of the judges and other officers thereof; to provide for pleading and practice and rules of procedure and new trial therein; to abolish the office of constable in said city; to define the jurisdiction of said court as to amount and subject matter, and the territorial jurisdiction of each section thereof, and for other purposes, approved August 13, 1915, be and the same is hereby amended as follows: By striking section 24 of said Act, and inserting in lieu thereof, the following: Sec. 24.

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Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the costs and fees charged in the said Municipal Court of Savannah shall be the same as are now provided by law for justices' courts and constables, as embodied in the Code of Georgia of 1910, sections 6003 and 6006, except jury fees; provided, that when the amount recovered shall not exceed the sum of twenty (20) dollars, the charge shall be one half of the present fees charged. Acts of 1912 and 1914 amended. Costs and fees. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county police of said county, be and they are authorized and directed to serve all criminal warrants issued by the said Municipal Court of Savannah. Service by county police. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the chief judge of the Municipal Court of Savannah shall have the power and authority to grant leave of absence to the associate judges, or officers of said court, and, in the event a leave of absence is granted to any associate judge, the said chief judge shall have the power and authority to appoint a judge pro tempore, who shall serve during the absence of the associate judge or judges, the salary of the judge pro tempore to be paid by the City of Savannah in the same amount as now paid to said associate judges. Judge's leave of absence. Judge pro tempore. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That, at the expiration of the terms of office of the clerk and bailiff of said court, or in the event of death or resignation of said clerk or bailiff, their successors shall be appointed by the chief judge of said Municipal Court, with the approval of the associate judges of said court. Clerk and bailiff; appointment. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in the event of the death or resignation of the chief judge of the Municipal Court of Savannah and ex-officio judge of the city court, his successor for the unexpired term shall be appointed by the Governor of Georgia. In the event of the death or resignation of any associate judge of the Municipal Court of Savannah, his successor for his unexpired term shall be appointed by the chief judge of the said Municipal Court and ex-officio judge of the City Court of Savannah. Judge's death or resignation.

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Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after January 1, 1917, the salary of the chief judge of the Municipal Court and ex-officio judge of the City Court of Savannah shall be paid by the County of Chatham and the authorities of said county are hereby directed and authorized to pay the same. Payment of judge's salary. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and they are hereby repealed. Approved August 16, 1916. SPRINGFIELD CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 337. An Act to amend An Act to create the City Court of Springfield, in and for the County of Effingham, in Georgia; to prescribe the powers and duties thereof; to provide for the officers thereof; to provide for the compensation of said officers, and for other purposes; approved July 20, 1908, so as to increase the salary of the judge of said court, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, section 2 of an Act entitled An Act to create the City Court of Springfield, in and for the County of Effingham, in Georgia; to prescribe the powers and duties thereof; to provide for the officers thereof; to provide for the compensation of said officers, and for other purposes, approved July 20, 1908, be, and the same is hereby amended by striking from said section 2 of said Act the words three hundred where they occur after the words receive a salary of, in the 23d line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words nine hundred, and that said section 2 of said Act be further amended by striking from said section the words the same to be increased upon the recommendation

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of the grand jury of Effingham County, not to exceed five hundred dollars per year, where they occur after the words dollars per year, where they occur in the twenty-fourth line of said section 2, and before the words which shall, where they occur in the twenty-sixth line of said section 2, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Section 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a judge of said city court, who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall hold his office until January the first, 1911; after which date, except in case of a vacancy, the judge of said city court shall hold said office by virtue of his election by the qualified voters of the County of Effingham, and shall hold his office for the term of four years, beginning January the first, 1911, and shall be elected every four years in the following manner: At the general election for county officers in the year 1910 and every four years thereafter, the qualified voters of Effingham County shall elect a judge of said city court, who shall hold said office for four years from the first day of January, 1911; the judge of said city court to be elected under the laws, rules and regulations governing the election of the ordinary of Effingham County, and shall be elected every four years, in the same manner as ordinaries. Any vacancy in said office shall be filled by appointment of the Governor until the next general election, when a judge shall be elected to fill said unexpired term. The judge of said city court shall receive a salary of nine hundred dollars per year, which shall be paid monthly by the Treasurer of the County of Effingham, and it shall be the duty of the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county, or other proper officers, to make provision annually in levying taxes for this purpose. The judge shall receive no other compensation, but may practice law in any other court except his own. Act of 1908 amended. To be read. Judge; election, term of office, salary, etc. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby expressly repealed. Approved August 8, 1916.

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SWAINSBORO CITY COURT ESTABLISHED. No. 566. An Act to establish the City Court of Swainsboro, in and for the County of Emanuel; to define its jurisdiction and powers; to provide for the election of the judge and solicitor thereof and define their powers and duties, and provide for their compensation; to provide for a clerk and sheriff thereof, and prescribe their duties and fees; to provide for pleading and practice and new trials therein, and writs of error therefrom, 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 the City Court of Swainsboro, to be located in the city of Swainsboro, in the County of Emanuel, is hereby established and created, with civil and criminal jurisdiction over the whole County of Emanuel, concurring with the superior court to try and dispose of all civil cases of whatsoever nature, wherein the principal amount claimed or involved exclusive of interest, is as much as fifty dollars, except those of which the Constitution of the State has given the superior court exclusive jurisdiction, and with criminal jurisdiction to try and dispose of all offenses below the grade of a felony committed in the County of Emanuel; that the jurisdiction herein confessed shall include not only ordinary suits by petition and process, but also all other kinds of suits and proceedings which now or hereafter may be in use in superior courts, either under the common law, or by statute, including among others, attachments, garnishment proceedings, illegalities, counter-affidavits to any proceedings from said court, statutory awards, proceedings against intruders and tenants holding over, petition of personalty, issues upon distress warrants, foreclosures of all liens and mortgages on personalty and quo warrantos; provided, that said City Court of Swainsboro shall have jurisdiction of all trover cases regardless of the amount involved. Established. Jurisdiction, civil and criminal.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a judge of the City Court of Swainsboro, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Emanuel County on Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the year 1916, for a term of four years from the first of January, 1917, and at the general election for State and county officers to be held each fourth year thereafter for each succeeding term of four years, and said judge shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified; and provided, that all vacancies in the office of judge which may occur by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the residue of the unexpired term, such appointment being subject to the approval of the Senate which may then be in session, or if the Senate be not in session at the time of such appointment, then subject to the approval of the Senate at its next session thereafter. The judge of said court shall receive a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, which shall not be increased or diminished during his term of office and shall be paid monthly out of the treasury of the County of Emanuel by the person or persons charged by law with the paying out of the money of Emanuel County. Judge. Election. Term of office. Vacancy. Salary. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That no one shall be eligible to the office of judge of said court unless he be at the time of his qualification at least thirty years of age, a resident of Emanuel County for three years immediately preceding his qualification, and must have practiced law for four years preceding his qualification. He shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially perform and discharge all the duties which may be required of me as judge of the City Court of Swainsboro of this State, according to the best of my ability and understanding, agreeably to the laws and Constitution of this State and the Constitution of the United States, so help me God, which oath shall immediately thereafter be forwarded to the Governor, and filed in the Executive Department. Eligibility of judge. Oath.

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Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the judge of the said city court shall have authority to issue criminal warrants, warrants to dispossess tenants holding over, to issue distress warrants and to pass upon all issues arising therefrom, and generally to do all acts which the judges of the county courts of this State are authorized to do, unless otherwise provided in this Act. Said judge shall also have power to cause testimony to be taken de bene esse and for the purpose of perpetuating testimony within his jurisdiction in all cases, according to the general laws of this State. And the judge and all other officers of said city court shall have power respectively to administer oaths pertaining to their respective offices, as the judge and other officers in the superior court may in like cases do, and said judge shall have power to attest deeds and other papers, and administer affidavits in all cases anywhere in the State in which by existing laws such papers may be attested and affidavits administered by a justice of the peace of this State. And the judge of said court shall have all the power and authority throughout his jurisdiction of judges of the superior courts, except when by law exclusive power and authority as vested in the judges of the superior courts shall apply to the said judge of the said city court, so far as the same may be applicable, except as herein provided. Authority of judge. Officers. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the judge of the said city court shall have power and authority to hear and determine all civil and criminal cases of which the said court has jurisdiction, and to give judgment and execution therein; provided always, that either party in a civil case, or the defendant in a criminal case, shall be entitled to a trial by jury in said court upon entering a demand therefor, by him self or his attorney, in writing, on or before the call of the docket the first day of the term of said court to which the cause is returnable, in all cases where such party is entitled to a trial by jury under the Constitution and laws of this State. Jury trial, demand for. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the judge of the superior court and the judge of the said city court may preside

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in the courts of each other in said county, in cases where the judge of either court is from any cause disqualified to preside; and the judge of the City Court of Swainsboro and the judges of like courts in different cities in this State may preside in the courts of each other in cases where the judge of either court is from any cause disqualified, or for any reason fails to preside. Other judges may preside. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the judge of the said city court shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus, and to hear and dispose of the same in the same way, and with the same power as the judge of the superior court. Habeas corpus. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a solicitor of the said City Court of Swainsboro, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Emanuel County on Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the year 1916, for a term of four years from the first of January, 1917, and at the general election for State and county officers to be held each fourth year thereafter for each succeeding term of four years, and said solicitor shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified; and provided, that all vacancies in the office of solicitor which may occur by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, shall be filled in the same manner as vacancies in the office of judge of said court are filled. The solicitor of the said City Court of Swainsboro shall receive a salary of one thousand dollars per annum, which shall not be increased or diminished during his term of office and shall be paid monthly out of the treasury of the County of Emanuel by the person or persons charged by law with the paying out of the money of Emanuel County. No person shall be eligible to the office of solicitor of said city court who is not twenty-five years of age, and who has not resided in said county for one year before his qualification and who has not been a practicing attorney at law for two years next preceding his qualification. Solicitor. Election. Term of office. Vacancy. Salary. Eligibility. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the solicitor of the said city court to represent the State in all cases in said city court and in cases carried up to the Appellate Courts from said city court to which the State is

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a party, and shall perform therein such other duties as usually appertain to this office. In the absence or disqualification of the said solicitor, the judge of said city court shall appoint a solicitor pro tem., who shall receive the same salary as is allowed the regular solicitor of this court. Duties of solicitor. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That the solicitor of the said city court shall, for his services in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals, receive the usual fees allowed by law to solicitors-general for like services in the Supreme Court and in the Court of Appeals. Fees for services in courts of review. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the clerk and his deputies of the Superior Court of Emanuel County shall be ex-officio clerk and deputies of said city court. Said clerk, before entering upon the duties of this office, shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties thereof, which oath shall be entered upon the minutes of said city court. He shall also, before entering upon the duties of his office, execute a bond with good security in the sum of $1,000.00 for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office, which said bond shall be approved by the ordinary of said Emanuel County and filed in the office of said ordinary. Clerk and deputies Oath. Bond. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sheriff of Emanuel County and his deputies shall be the ex-officio sheriff and deputy sheriffs of said City Court of Swainsboro, and in their official connection with said court said sheriff shall be known as the sheriff and deputy sheriffs of the City Court of Swainsboro. The said sheriff shall execute a bond with good security in the sum of five thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of the duties of said office. Said bond shall be approved by the ordinary of said Emanuel County and be filed and recorded in the office of said ordinary. He shall have the same authority to appoint a deputy or deputies as provided in the code for the appointment of deputy sheriffs. Sheriff and deputies. Bond. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That in said city court the same rules of procedure, service, pleading and practice shall govern as now obtain in the superior courts, except as

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otherwise provided in this Act, and whenever, and in all cases when the rules of the superior courts cannot be applicable on account of the difference in the Constitution of said courts, then the city court judge may make and promulgate rules to cover such cases, not in conflict with the laws of this State. Suits for not over one hundred dollars principal, and all issue and proceedings when not over one hundred dollars in value is involved may be returnable to the monthly sessions of said court and stand for trial at the first term. All other causes and proceedings must be brought to the quarterly term of said court and all issues formed thereon shall stand for trial at the first or second term, as similar cases would be tried in the superior courts. Pleading, practice and procedure. Rules of court. Return of suits. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That judgments shall be rendered at the first term of said court, in all cases by the judge thereof without the verdict of a jury, where there is personal service, and where no issuable defense is filed by defendant. Judgment without verdict. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That garnishment proceedings and proceedings on distress warrants in said city court shall be conformable to the laws of this State on the subject in the superior court; that scire facias to make parties in any cause in said city court shall be had as in the superior court, but said scire facias shall run throughout the State and may be served by any sheriff or his deputies thereof. Garnishment, distraint, scire facias. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted, That the general laws of this State with regard to the commencement of suits in the superior courts, defenses, set-offs, affidavits of illegality, arbitration, examinations of parties to suits, or witnesses by interrogatories or subp[oelig]nas, including testimony de bene esse, witnesses and their attendance, continuance, or other matters of a judicial nature within the jurisdiction of said city court, shall be applicable to said court, unless otherwise provided in this Act. It shall be competent to make additional parties in suits or proceedings in said city court when it is necessary to determine the rights of interested persons, without reference to who are the original

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parties or what the nature of the proceedings. Parties may make defenses on all grounds, whether legal or equitable. General laws applicable. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted, That the terms of said court shall be monthly and quarterly. The monthly terms to be held on the fourth Monday in each month, and the quarterly terms to be held on the fourth Monday in February, May, August and November. The term of said court shall last till the business is disposed of, or the judge may in his discretion hold adjourned term, and may set cases for trial at convenient times, and the same may then be tried as of term, whether court has been held from day to day until said time or not. Terms of court. Sec. 18. Be it further enacted, That all judgments obtained in said court shall be a lien on all the property of the defendant or defendants throughout the State, in the same manner as judgments of the superior courts are, and all executions issuing from said court shall be attested in the name of the judge, and signed by the clerk, and directed to the sheriff or his deputies of said City Court of Swainsboro, and to all and singular the sheriffs or their deputies of the State of Georgia. Lien of judgments. Executions. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted, That suits in said city court shall in all respects be conformable to the mode of proceedings in the superior courts, except as otherwise provided in this Act. But the process to writs shall be annexed by the clerk of said city court, be attested in the name of the judge thereof, and be directed to and served by the sheriff of the City Court of Swainsboro, or his deputies or to the sheriffs or their deputies of the State of Georgia, except as otherwise provided in this Act. Suit and process. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted, That all laws upon the subject of attachment and garnishment as to any matter in the superior courts of this State, shall apply to said city court as if named with the superior court, so far as the nature of the city court and the provisions of this Act will admit. Attachments in said court, or returnable to said court, shall be directed to the sheriff of the City Court of

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Swainsboro, or his deputies, and to all and singular the sheriffs and constables of this State. And the judge of said city court, or any justice of the peace or notary public may issue attachments and garnishments returnable to said city court, under the same laws that govern the issuing of attachments returnable to the superior court. Attachment and garnishment. Sec. 21. Be it further enacted, That the judge of said city court may exercise a summary jurisdiction by rule in cases where the same is applicable, and may hear and determine all [Illegible Text] disputes and proceedings arising between landlord and tenant, landlord and cropper, or master and servant, arising out of such relations, being authorized to so mold his orders and judgments as to do complete justice, and to enforce the same by execution or attachment, under the rules applicable in the superior courts. In the discretion of such judge, he may submit either the whole case or any question of facts therein to a jury at any term of said court without regard to the value involved. Summary jurisdiction. Sec. 22. Be it further enacted, That said city court shall be a court of record, with a seal; and the minutes, records, dockets and files that are required to be kept in the superior courts shall be kept in and for said city court, and in the same manner, and shall be provided for in the same manner as the superior courts. Records, seal, etc. Sec. 23. Be it further enacted, That all laws regulating the enforcement of judgments of the superior court, whether civil or criminal, shall apply to said city court. And the executions shall issue and be levied and advertised and sales be had thereunder, under the same rules and laws regulating the same in the superior courts, regardless of amounts involved; provided, that when an execution issuing from said city court shall be levied on personal property, a sale of the property so levied on may be made at any regular sales day as now, or hereafter, fixed by law for the sale of property levied on by the sheriffs of this State, after advertising the property so levied on ten days before the court house door, and at two other public places in Emanuel County, by posting a notice of said sale, which

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notice shall specify the time and place of said sale, which sales in all other respects are to be conducted under the rules governing sales by the sheriffs of the superior courts, and provided further, that all levies upon land shall proceed in the same way as in like cases in the superior courts. Laws applicable. Execution, levy and sale. Sec. 24. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of the said City Court of Swainsboro to prepare and file in his office a complete list of the names of persons liable to serve as grand and petit jurors in the Superior Court of Emanuel County, to be taken from the list of said superior court, under the supervision of the judge of said city court, and to make a new list as often as said superior court list is revised to conform to said revision, which said book containing the list of persons so liable to serve as jurors in the city court, as above directed, shall be alphabetically arranged, and shall be kept in the office of the clerk of said city court. The clerk of said City Court of Swainsboro shall write upon separate tickets the names of each person on said list and place the same in a box to be prepared for the purpose, from which shall be drawn the names of twenty-four persons to serve as traverse jurors in the manner as now required by law in the superior courts. All laws with reference to the drawing, selecting and summoning traverse jurors in the superior courts shall apply to said city court, except that the pay for summoning said jurors shall be such as is hereinafter provided. All exemptions from jury duty in force in the County of Emanuel shall apply and be of effect in said city court. Jurors. Sec. 25. Be it further enacted, That all laws in reference to the qualification, relations, empanelling, fining and challenging jurors now in force in this State, or hereafter enacted by the General Assembly, regulating the same in the superior courts, shall apply and be observed in said city court, except when inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Laws applicable. Sec. 26. Be it further enacted, That sixteen jurors shall constitute a panel, and in all cases, civil and criminal, trial by jury of twelve shall be had in said city court when so

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demanded; unless a jury of twelve shall be demanded the jury shall be selected as follows: In civil cases each side shall have four strikes, and in criminal cases the defendant shall have five strikes and the State three strikes; eight shall then constitute a jury. When a jury of eight shall have retired for the purpose of considering a case the parties or their attorneys in any case may, by consent, agree to use eight jurors for the trial of their case, and this shall constitute a legal jury. If either party in a civil case or the defendant in a criminal case declines to waive trial by a jury of twelve, then in civil cases each side shall be allowed two strikes, and in criminal cases the defendant shall be allowed three strikes, and the State one strike from said panel. The jurors thus drawn on the regular panel, and likewise the talesmen which the judge of said court is hereby empowered to have summoned instanter at any term of said court whenever necessary to complete a panel, shall each receive the sum of two dollars per day while serving as jurors in said court, same to be paid under the rules governing the payment of superior court jurors. Juries. Sec. 27. Be it further enacted, That incidental expenses of said city court shall be paid in the same manner as such expenses of the superior court are paid; such expenses shall be considered a charge upon the county, and shall be by the county treasurer paid out of the general funds of said county, upon the presentation of orders properly signed by the judge of said city court. Expenses of court. Sec. 28. Be it further enacted, That witnesses in civil and criminal cases in said city court shall receive the same pay from the same source and in the same manner as witnesses in the superior court. Witnesses' pay. Sec. 29. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of all committing courts in the County of Emanuel to bind over to said city court for trial or to commit for trial by said city court, all persons committed or admitted to bail by them for misdemeanors; and all persons charged with such offenses in said county may be brought directly before the judge of said city court for trial without any previous

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committing trial. Whenever any person is committed to jail in said county for an offense within the jurisdiction of said city court, it shall be the duty of the jailer to communicate that fact to the judge of city court as soon as practicable, and it shall be the duty of the judge, on receiving such information, to grant as speedy a trial as the circumstances of the case will permit. Said city court shall all the time be open for the trial of criminal cases. Committing courts. Sec. 30. Be it further enacted, That in all suits for the recovery of personal property said City Court of Swainsboro shall have jurisdiction for all amounts whatsoever over the entire county. Recovery of personality. Sec. 31. Be it further enacted, That no defendant in a criminal case shall have a right to demand an indictment by the grand jury, and that all criminal trials of said court shall be by the judge and without a jury except when the accused shall in writing demand a jury. The judge of said city court, however, when in his discretion the ends of justice may demand it, may submit any case, either civil or criminal, to a jury in said court whether one is demanded or not. Whenever the accused in a criminal case shall waive a trial by jury, or shall enter a plea to the accusation or indictment, the same shall be a waiver of trial by jury, and he shall not thereafter have the right to recall such waiver. When a trial by jury is demanded, if it is at a special session of the court, the case shall be continued to the next jury term of the court, and shall then stand for trial as other jury cases. When, on investigation of a case or accusation, the same appears to be a felony, the trial shall be suspended and the defendant committed or bound over to the next superior court, as in preliminary examinations. If the judge of said court be disqualified in any criminal case transferred from the superior court of said county, the said case, in the discretion of said judge, may be re-transferred to the superior court of said county and the judge of the superior court of said county is hereby directed and required to transfer, as soon as this Act becomes operative, all misdemeanor cases from said court to the said City

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Court of Swainsboro, either in term time or vacation. In any criminal case in which the judge of the city court may be disqualified, he may, if he sees proper, transfer the same, either in term time or vacation, to the Superior Court of Emanuel County. Indictment. Demand or waiver of jury trial. Felonies. Disqualification of judge. Sec. 32. Be it further enacted, That the judge of the Superior Court of Emanuel County shall as soon as the provisions of this Act become operative, by order transmit to said city court for trial all presentments and bills of indictment found by the grand jury for offenses within the jurisdiction of said city court, the order so transmitting such cases to be entered on the minutes of both courts. All bonds returnable to the superior court shall follow the cases to the city court when so transferred, and the defendant shall in such case be bound to appear in said city court at its first jury term after such bill is transferred. In like manner the judge of the superior court of said county may by order transmit to said city court all civil cases standing for trial upon the docket of the superior court of said county and which are embraced within the jurisdiction of said city court, which he may deem proper; provided, both parties agree thereto. Transfer of cases by superior court. Sec. 33. Be it further enacted, That the defendant in criminal cases in said city court shall be tried on written accusation, setting forth plainly the offense charged, founded on the affidavit of the prosecutor, and signed by the solicitor of said city court or solicitor pro tem. in case the solicitor pro tem. is acting for the regular solicitor, and shall have endorsed thereon the name of the prosecutor. All other proceedings after accusation shall conform to the rules governing like cases in the superior courts, except there shall be no jury trials unless demanded by the accused, unless otherwise provided in this Act. In all cases tried the accusation shall set forth the offense charged with the same particularity, both as to matter of form and substance, as is required by the laws and rules of criminal pleading to be observed in bills of indictment in the superior court. Accusation on affidavit.

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Sec. 34. Be it further enacted, That a writ of error shall be from said City Court of Swainsboro to the Court of Appeals of Georgia upon a bill of exceptions filed under the same rules and regulations as govern and control the issue, the writs of error and filing of bills of exceptions in the superior courts of this State. Writ of error. Sec. 35. Be it further enacted, That all rules of the superior court relating to continuances, motions, pleas and practices, shall be applicable to said city court, and shall obtain therein except as otherwise provided herein. Rules applicable. Sec. 36. Be it further enacted, That the judge of the said city court shall have power to grant a new trial in any case, civil or criminal, in his court upon the same terms and conditions, and under the same laws and regulations, in every respect governing the granting of new trials in the superior courts. All rules of pleading, practice and procedure governing motions, rules nisi, and other proceedings governing the granting of new trials in the superior courts shall apply to and govern the same in said city court. New trials Sec. 37. Be it further enacted, That all suits against joint obligors, joint promissors, copartners or joint trespassers, in which any one or more reside in the County of Emanuel, may be brought in said City Court of Swainsboro; provided, said court has jurisdiction of the amount involved under the same rules and regulations governing such cases in the superior courts, mutatis mutandis, as to copies, second originals, returns and other matters connected with the suits. Joint defendants. Sec. 38. Be it further enacted, That in all cases in said city court the same powers and rights of parties as to waivers, pleadings and procedure, or other matters pertaining to the same, shall be allowed and upheld by the laws and rules governing parties in the superior courts. Waivers, pleadings and procedure. Sec. 39. Be it further enacted, That the first quarterly term of said city court to which a civil case is brought shall be the appearance or return term, at which term judgment shall be rendered in such cases as are provided for in section

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14 of this Act, the second term shall be the trial term for all cases in which issues are joined and the judgment term for all cases in which judgment can not be rendered at the first term under the provisions of section 14 of this Act, and all the laws, rules and practices in said court with reference to terms thereof and to the continuance, pleadings and trial of causes therein shall be the same as in the superior court, except as otherwise provided in this Act. Terms, return and trial. Sec. 40. Be it further enacted, That the first monthly term of said court to which a civil case is brought shall be the trial or judgment term, unless a plea or pleas, or answer, good in law, be filed thereto, in which event the case shall be continued and stand for trial at the next regular monthly term; provided, however, that if at the first term both parties are ready for trial the same shall be the trial or judgment term. Sec. 41. Be it further enacted, That whenever the judge of the said City Court of Swainsboro is, from any cause, disqualified from presiding in a civil case, and the judge of the superior court is absent, or can not from any cause preside in said court, then, upon the selection of a judge pro hac vice by the parties, or upon their failure or refusal to select one, said cause shall be tried by a judge pro hac vice selected in the same manner as now provided for in the superior courts; that is, a judge pro hac vice shall be selected by the clerk of said city court. Disqualification of judge. Sec. 42. Be it further enacted, That in case of the absence of the judge of the city court at any term thereof, the sheriff or clerk of said court may adjourn it to such time as the judge may direct, or, if no directions be given, the court shall be adjourned to the next regular term. Absence of judge. Sec. 43. Be it further enacted, That the fees of the clerk of said city court shall be as follows: For each criminal case tried on indictment or presentment, handed down from the superior court, three dollars; for each commission to take testimony, fifty cents; for each subp[oelig]na, fifteen cents; for filing declaration and docketing civil cases

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brought to quarterly term, two dollars; issuing copy and process, one dollar; each copy after the first, fifty cents; issuing and docketing fi. fa., seventy-five cents; filing mortgage or lien foreclosure, fifty cents; docketing mortgage or lien foreclosure, one dollar; in all cases brought to the monthly term he shall receive for filing and docketing case, one dollar; copy and process, one dollar; each copy after the first, fifty cents; issuing and docketing fi. fa., seventy-five cents; filing mortgage or lien foreclosure, fifty cents; docketing mortgage or lien foreclosure, one dollar. He shall also receive two dollars per day for services rendered in attending upon said court during the jury sessions of the court, to be paid out of the county treasury. Fees of clerk. Sec. 44. Be it further enacted, That the fees of the sheriff of the said city court, in all civil cases brought to the quarterly term thereof, shall be for serving each copy, two dollars; levying fi. fa., two dollars; settling fi. fa., two dollars; serving each subp[oelig]na, fifty cents; commission on sales the same as in the superior court; serving garnishment, two dollars; levying attachment, two dollars; and in all civil cases brought to the monthly term thereof he shall receive for serving each copy, one dollar; settling fi. fa., one dollar; levying fi. fa., one dollar; serving each subp[oelig]na, fifty cents; commission on sales same as in superior court; serving garnishment, one dollar; levying attachment, one dollar; for his services in criminal proceedings he shall be entitled to the same fees as are allowed to the sheriffs in the superior court. For attending jury sessions of the city court he shall be paid two dollars per day out of the county treasury; and, if it is necessary for him to have a deputy, or special bailiff in attendance upon a quarterly term of said city court, he shall receive two dollars per day for the services of said deputy or bailiff. The sheriff of said court shall be entitled to a fee of three dollars for summoning the traverse jurors for each term, to be paid for such services. For other services not provided for, the judge of said city court may, by order, fix the amount of compensation. Fees of sheriff.

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Sec. 45. Be it further enacted, That all fines, forfeitures arising from cases tried in said city court shall be paid out by order of the judge of said city court. The fines and forfeitures arising from cases transferred from the superior court to said city court shall be distributed among the officers of the superior court and the city court, except that the fees allowed by law to solicitor of the city court shall be paid out of such fund into the treasury of Emanuel County. The justices of the peace and ex-officio justices of the peace shall each receive their part allowed by law, if any is coming to them, each officer receiving his pro rata share. The fines and forfeitures arising in said city court shall be prorated between the county treasury of Emanuel County, said county treasury for said county getting that part allowed by law to the solicitor of such city court, the clerk, the sheriff of said city court, the justices of the peace and ex-officio justices of the peace and constables on their bills for insolvent costs. Any surplus of the insolvent funds after the insolvent cost bill of the officers is fully satisfied, and the county has received into its treasury all sums from said insolvent fund to which it is entitled for the services of the solicitor of said court, such excess shall be paid into the county treasury. Fines and forfeitures. Sec. 46. Be it further enacted, That the county commissioners of Emanuel County, or such officer or officers having charge of the finance of said county, shall provide the necessary books for keeping dockets, records, minutes of said city court, and all other books and stationery to run said court, and shall provide a suitable place in the court house in the city of Swainsboro for the holding of the said City Court of Swainsboro. Record books and stationery. Court room. Sec. 47. Be it further enacted, That the judge of said city court shall, when, in his discretion, he determines the same to be expedient, appoint a reporter or stenographer for said city court; and all civil cases in said court may be reported at the request of either plaintiff or defendant, when the amount involved is five hundred dollars or more, and at the request of both plaintiff and defendant, when

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the amount involved is less than five hundred dollars, and the fee for reporting such cases shall be at the rate of 7 cents per hundred words for taking down and 7 cents per hundred words for transcribing, the fee to be paid by the plaintiff and defendant equally. It shall be the duty of said stenographer to take down the testimony and charge of the court in all criminal cases tried in said court, and for this service he shall be paid the sum of ten dollars per day while so engaged, this sum to be paid from the county treasury on warrant or order drawn and signed by the judge of the said city court. On request of any defendant or his counsel, when a motion for a new trial has been made in any criminal case, said stenographer shall furnish a typewritten transcript of the testimony and charge of the court at the rate of 7 cents per hundred words, to be paid for by the movant. Said stenographer shall have the same right to enforce the payment of his fee in civil cases as is provided by law for the enforcement of the fees of superior court stenographers. Evidence shorthand, report of. Fee Stenographer. Pay. Sec. 48. Be it further enacted, That the judge of said court shall have the authority, when, in his discretion, the same is to the best interest of the court and county, to discontinue or vacate said office of reporter or stenographer, or to re-establish the same if discontinued or vacated, by proper order spread upon the minutes of said court. Office may be vacated. Sec. 49. Be it further enacted, That the clerk of said city court in all cases in which the amount involved is fifty dollars or more shall receive for journal work in such cases the same fees as are now allowed the clerk of the superior court for journal work. In all cases in which the amount involved is less than fifty dollars he shall receive only one-half as much as hereinbefore prescribed in this section. Clerk's fees. Sec. 50. Be it further enacted, That the judge of said court may practice law in any other court, except the court created by this Act. Judge may practice law. Sec. 51. Be it further enacted, That said court shall open and begin its operations on the first day of January, 1917. Effective Jan. 1, 1917.

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Sec. 52. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 21, 1916. SYLVESTER CITY COURT ESTABLISHED. No. 370. An Act to establish a City Court in the City of Sylvester, County of Worth; to define its jurisdiction and powers; to provide for a judge and solicitor and other officers thereof; to define their powers and duties; to provide for pleading and practice and new trials, and writs of error therefrom to the court of appeals, 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 the City Court of Sylvester, to be located in the County of Worth, is hereby created and established with civil and criminal jurisdiction over the whole County of Worth, concurrent with the superior court, to try and dispose of all civil cases of whatsoever nature, except those of which the Constitution of the State of Georgia has given to the superior court exclusive jurisdiction; that the jurisdiction herein conferred shall include not only ordinary suits by petition and process, but also all other kinds of suits and proceedings which now or may hereafter be in use in the superior court, either under the common law or by statute, including among others attachments and garnishment proceedings, illegalities, counter affidavits to any proceedings of said court, statutory awards, proceedings against intruders and tenants holding over, partitions of personalty, issues upon distress warrants, foreclosures of all liens and mortgages; provided, that said court shall not have jurisdiction to try or dispose of any suits over which the laws of the State of Georgia now give the justice court jurisdiction. Established. Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction denied.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said City Court of Sylvester shall have jurisdiction to try and dispose of all criminal cases when the offense charged is below the grade of felony, and when committed in the County of Worth. Criminal jurisdiction. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a judge and solicitor of the City Court of Sylvester to be elected at the regular election at which members of the General Assembly of Georgia are elected in the year 1916, and the term of such office shall be for four years; that the names of the candidates for such offices shall be printed or written upon the ticket upon which the names of the candidates for the General Assembly of Georgia are printed or written; such election for judge and solicitor of the City Court of Sylvester shall be held by the same managers and as a part of the election of the members of the General Assembly of Georgia, and that all laws now in force or which hereafter become of force, governing and regulating and prescribing for the election of the members of the General Assembly of Georgia, shall apply to the election of the judge and solicitor of the City Court of Sylvester in so far as the same are applicable to the election of the judge and solicitor of the City Court of Sylvester; that all persons qualified to vote at such election for the members of the General Assembly shall likewise be qualified to vote for the judge and solicitor of the City Court of Sylvester, and the result of such election shall be determined and declared in the same manner and by the same authority as the result of the election of the members of the General Assembly; that the successors of the judge and solicitor of the City Court of Sylvester shall be elected at the same time as the members of the General Assembly of Georgia, next preceding the expiration of their term of office, and that said election of such successors shall be governed by the conditions prescribed heretofore for the election of the said judge and solicitor of the City Court of Sylvester to be held at the time of the election of the General Assembly of Georgia for the year 1916; provided, that all vacancies of the office of judge and solicitor of the City Court of Sylvester

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shall be filled by appointment by the Governor until the next general election for members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Judge and solicitor. Election. Term of office. Vacancies. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of the City Court of Sylvester shall receive a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum. Salary of judge. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no one shall be eligible to the office of the said judgeship unless he be at the time of his qualification at least twenty-five years of age, and must have been a resident of the County of Worth for two years immediately preceding his election, and he must have also been a practicing attorney for four years, and he shall, before entering the duties of his office, take and subscribe the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect of persons, and do equal right to the poor and rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially perform all duties which may be required of me as judge of the City Court of Sylvester, of this State, according to the best of my ability and understanding, agreeably to the laws and Constitution of this State, and the United States, so help me, God. And said oath shall be forwarded to the Governor and filed in the Executive Department. Said judge shall not practice law in the courts of Worth County, except that he is authorized to finish all business in which he has been retained before the passage of this Act. Eligibility of judge. Oath. Not to practice law. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of the City Court of Sylvester, shall have the right to issue criminal warrants, to dispossess tenants holding over and intruders, to issue distress warrants, attachments, and garnishments, to attest deeds, mortgages, take affidavits, to issue other writs, warrants, process, the power of which is not given exclusive to some other court judge, or officer, by the Constitution of this State. Said judge shall have the power to issue writs of habeas corpus, hear and determine same, cause testimony to be taken and used in de bene esse, and for the purpose of perpetuating testimony within his jurisdiction in all cases according to

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the general laws of this State, and generally to do which the judges of the superior court and county court are authorized to do, and shall have authority and power as the judges of the superior court have, except, where, by the Constitution of this State, exclusive power and authority is invested in the judges of the superior court; and the laws relating to and governing the judge of the superior court shall apply to the judge of the said city court, in so far as the same may be applicable. Said judge shall also have the power to try all possessory warrants, preserve order, punish for contempt, and to enforce all his judgments in the same manner as the judge of the superior court, and shall have the same jurisdiction in the matter of contempt as the judges of the superior courts of this State. Said judge shall have the same jurisdiction and authority within the limits of his jurisdiction as judge of the superior courts to hold courts of inquiry, and to commit the defendants, assess bails, etc. Powers of judge. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when the said judge of the City Court of Sylvester should, for any cause, be disqualified to preside in any case pending therein, any judge of the superior court or any judge of any city court of this State shall preside therein, and in case no qualified judge is present, then a judge pro hac vice may be selected to preside in such case, or cases, under the rules prescribed in the superior court of this State. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of judge. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person to be eligible to the office of solicitor of the City Court of Sylvester must, at the time of his election, have been twenty-one years of age, a resident of Worth County at least two years immediately preceding his election, and he must have been a practicing attorney at least two years before his election. He shall take the oath of office required of the solicitor-general of the superior courts of this State and shall prepare all accusations for the trial of offenses in said city court; prosecute all offenses in said court, and as far as applicable his duty in said court shall be the same as the solicitor-general in the superior court.

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He shall represent the State in each case carried to the appellate court. In absence or disqualification of the solicitor, the judge of the said court shall appoint a solicitor pro tem. of this court, who shall receive the same salary as the general solicitor of this court. Solicitor's eligibility. Oath. Duties. Solicitor pro tem. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the solicitor of the City Court of Sylvester shall receive for his salary as such solicitor nine hundred dollars per annum. Salary of solicitor. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the solicitor of the City Court of Sylvester shall receive for his services in the court of appeals the same fees as the solicitors-general of the superior courts are paid for like services, the same to be paid out of the State Treasury and in the same manner as the solicitors-general of the superior courts of this State are paid for like services rendered in the court of appeals. Fees for services in courts of review. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the clerk and his deputies of the Superior Court of Worth County, Georgia, shall be ex-officio clerks of the City Court of the City of Sylvester, and in that official connection with said court shall be known as the clerk of the City Court of Sylvester. Said clerk shall, before entering upon the duties of said office, take oath as required of the clerk of the Superior Court of the State of Georgia, and said oath shall be entered upon the minutes of said city court. Said clerk shall also, before entering upon the duties of said office, execute a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of the duties upon him by virtue of said office. Clerk. Oath. Bond. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That sheriff of Worth County, Georgia, shall be ex-officio sheriff of the City Court of Sylvester, and in his ex-officio connection with said court, shall be known as the sheriff of the said City Court of Sylvester. Before entering upon the duties of said office the sheriff shall enter into a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars for faithful performance

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of the duties imposed upon him by virtue of said office. He shall have the same authority to appoint deputies as he now has or may hereafter have by law as sheriff of Worth County. Sheriff. Bond. Deputies Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all duties and liabilities attached to the office of the clerk of the superior court and to the office of the sheriff of Worth County shall be attached to the office of the clerk of the City Court of Sylvester and the sheriff of the City Court of Sylvester, respectively; and the said judge of the City Court of Sylvester is empowered to enforce the same authority over the clerk of the City Court of Sylvester and the sheriff of the City Court of Sylvester as the judges of the superior courts. Duties of officers. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the clerk of the City Court of Sylvester shall receive in all civil business prosecuted in the said city court, two thirds of the fees which the clerk of the superior court receives when the amount involved is less than two hundred dollars, and the said clerk shall not be required to keep a final record of cases where the amount involved is less than two hundred dollars. In all other instances, the clerk of the City Court of Sylvester shall receive the same fees as the clerks of the superior courts of this State; his duties relating to the records of the said city court shall be the same as in the superior court, where the amount involved is two hundred dollars and more; and the said clerk is hereby entitled to the same remedies to enforce the collection of their fees in the said city court as they are now entitled to in the superior courts of this State. Fees of clerk. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sheriff of the City Court of Sylvester shall receive in all civil business prosecuted in the City Court of Sylvester the same fees as are now paid to the sheriffs of the superior courts of this State, except that no costs shall be paid for verdicts rendered by a jury, and the said sheriff shall receive only one dollar where the amount is less than two hundred dollars; where the amount involved is

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two hundred dollars or more the said sheriff shall receive the same fees as he is entitled to where the action is in the superior court. Fees of sheriff. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all money paid into the City Court of Sylvester on account of criminal costs, except as hereinafter provided, shall be turned over to the Treasurer of Worth County, by the officer of said court collecting same. Costs. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all criminal cases settled upon the payment of costs, the costs shall be the same as in the superior courts of this State in similar cases, and shall be paid to the Treasurer of Worth County. Costs. Sec. 18. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the clerk of the said City Court of Sylvester shall receive as full compensation for all services rendered in connection with the criminal business of the said city court, the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars per annum; that the sheriff of said City Court of Sylvester shall receive as full compensation for all services rendered in connection with the criminal business of the city court, the sum of six hundred and fifty dollars per annum, except that the said sheriff shall receive the same fees for making arrests in criminal cases as in the superior court. Compensation of clerk and sheriff; criminal business. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there may be a stenographer of the City Court of Sylvester appointed by the judge thereof, and all civil cases in said court shall be reported at the request of either side, the plaintiff or the defendant, and the fees for reporting such cases shall be one half of the amount for reporting similar cases in the superior court, to be paid by the defendant and the plaintiff equally. Said stenographer shall have the right as in the superior court to enforce the payment of his fees. Said stenographer shall report all cases whenever the defendant's attorney or the State's attorney shall demand it, and whenever the judge in his discretion shall require any criminal case reported, whether either party demands

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it or not. Said stenographer shall receive for his services in reporting and transcribing the record in connection with the criminal business in the said city court one half of the amount provided by law for the stenographers in the superior courts of the State for the same amount of work, and who shall be paid out of the treasury of this county in the same manner that the superior court stenographers are paid. Evidence, shorthand report of. Fees. Stenographer's duties. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] criminal business. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the salaries of all officers of the said City Court of Sylvester as herein provided shall be paid to said officers in monthly installments beginning on the first day of February, 1917, to be paid out of the Treasury of Worth County by the person, or persons, charged by law with the paying out of the money of said county, upon presentation of any order for same, signed by the judge of said city court. Salaries, how paid. Sec. 21. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all instances where the defendants against whom warrants have been sworn out or committed they may be bound over by the justices of the peace and notaries public who are ex-officio justices of the peace of said county, and other committing officers, to the City Court of Sylvester in all misdemeanor cases, and the costs of said justices of the peace and notaries public and the constables, in all such cases when the defendant is finally convicted or settled upon payment of costs, shall be paid, as is now provided by law, by the treasurer of said county to such justices of the peace and notaries public who are ex-officio justices of the peace, upon the order of the judge of said city court. Committing officers. Costs. Sec. 22. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be quarterly terms of the City Court of Sylvester to be held on the second Monday in March, June, September and December of each year, for the transaction of civil and criminal business by the said city court and to continue until the business is disposed of or sooner adjourned. Terms of court, quarterly

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Sec. 23. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be monthly terms of the City Court of Sylvester, which shall be held on the second Monday in each month, which terms shall be in all respects as the quarterly terms, except that no jury shall be required at the monthly terms, unless in the discretion of the judge the attendance of such juries may be necessary. Monthly terms. Sec. 24. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the purpose of receiving the pleas of guilty in criminal cases, and for the purpose of trying any criminal cases in said City Court of Sylvester, in which the defendant requests trial by the court without the intervention of a jury, said court shall, at all times, be open and authorized to try and dispose of the same. Court always open for some criminal matters. Sec. 25. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the practice and procedure in the said City Court of Sylvester shall be in all respects as in the superior courts; the time of filing suits, pleas and answers, calling the appearance docket, entering judgments in default, the rules of opening default judgments, time of hearing and disposing of demurrers, shall in all respects, where not inconsistent with this Act, be governed by the law fixing the practice and procedure in the superior courts. Practice and procedure. Sec. 26. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge of the City Court of Sylvester shall have the power and authority to hear and determine all civil and criminal cases, in which said city court has jurisdiction, and to give judgment therein without the intervention of a jury; provided, that either party in any civil or criminal case pending in said court upon demand, shall be entitled to a trial by jury in all cases in which such parties would be entitled to a trial by jury under the Constitution and laws of this State, which demand may be made at any time before said case is called for trial, either orally or in writing, the entry of which shall be made upon the docket by the judge. Powers of judge. Sec. 27. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all judgments obtained in the said City Court of

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Sylvester shall be a lien on all property of the defendant throughout the State, in the same manner as judgments of the superior court, and shall be attested by the judge, signed by the clerk, and directed to the sheriff or his deputies of said City Court of Sylvester, and to all and singular the sheriffs or their deputies of the State of Georgia. Lien of judgments. Sec. 28. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all claims to real property levied on under executions from said court of Sylvester shall be returned to the superior court of the county where the property is situated, and shall then proceed as other claims to real property are tried. Claims to realty Sec. 29. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said City Court of Sylvester shall have jurisdiction over claim cases where personal property is levied on, and such claims shall be brought in the same manner as claims are brought in the superior courts of this State. Claims to personalty. Sec. 30. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all processes, attachments, garnishments and all orders or mandates of the court, which are required to be served upon either party shall be directed to the sheriff of the City Court of Sylvester, signed by the clerk and attested in the name of the judge, and served by the sheriff of the said city court or his deputies. Processes, direction and service of Sec. 31. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That scire facias to make parties in any cause in said city court shall be had as in the superior court, but such scire facias shall run throughout the State, and may be served by any sheriff or his deputy. Scire facias. Sec. 32. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the general laws of this State in regard to the practice and procedure in the superior court, commencement of suit, defenses, set-offs, affidavits of illegality, arbitrations, examinations of parties to suits, or witnesses by interrogatories, or under subpoenas, witnesses and their attendance, continuances or other matters of judicial nature

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within the jurisdiction of the said City Court of Sylvester shall be applicable to the city court. General laws applicable. Sec. 33. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the judge and all other officers of said city court shall have power, respectively, to administer oaths pertaining to their offices, as the judge and other officers of the superior courts of this State may in like cases do; and said judge shall also have the power to attest deeds and other papers, and administer affidavits in all cases anywhere in the State, in which, by existing laws, deeds and powers may be attested and affidavits administered by justices of the peace of this State. Attesting powers. Sec. 34. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said City Court of Sylvester shall be a court of record, and shall have a seal and the minutes and records and orders, and dockets and other books and files that are required by law and rules to be kept in and for the superior courts and in the same manner, unless inconsistent with this Act; and it shall be the duty of the county commissioners of Worth County, or the ordinary, if there be no county commissioners, to furnish the necessary books and dockets for said court, and all the laws applicable in the superior court shall apply to the duties of the clerk of the City Court of Sylvester and sheriff of the City Court of Sylvester except where they conflict with the provisions of this Act. Records, seal, etc. Sec. 35. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the foreclosures of mortgages, garnishment, attachment proceedings and distress warrants, may be brought and tried in the city court, irrespective of the amount involved, and shall be governed by the same rules of procedure as are the superior courts of said State. Foreclosure, attachment, garnishment, and distraint. Sec. 36. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That traverse jurors in the City Court of Sylvester be procured as follows: The clerk of the City Court of Sylvester shall provide a jury box similar to the traverse jury box of the superior court, and shall write on separate sheets

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of paper or cards the name of each person upon the traverse jury list of the superior court, and shall place said names of all persons upon the said list in the jury box of the city court, from which shall be drawn traverse jurors to serve in the City Court of Sylvester. All laws with reference to the drawing and summoning and the empaneling traverse jurors in the superior court shall apply to the City Court of Sylvester. All exemptions from jury duty, in so far as the same are applicable to the city court, now of force in the County of Worth, shall be of effect in the said city court, and that jurors be paid the sum of two dollars per day out of the county treasury as jurors in the superior court are paid, upon a warrant or script drawn by the clerk of the city court in such manner as such warrant or script is drawn by the clerk of the superior court. Jurors. Sec. 37. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws with reference to the qualifications, relationship, impaneling and finding and challenging of jurors now of force in this State, or hereafter enacted by the General Assembly regulating the same in the superior court, shall apply to and be observed in the city court, except where inconsistent with this Act. Jurors. Sec. 38. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That twenty-four jurors shall be drawn and summoned as above provided, and shall be impaneled in all cases, civil or criminal, and trial by a jury of twelve men shall be had in said court when so demanded. A jury shall be selected as follows: In civil cases each side to have six strikes, and in criminal cases the defendant to have seven strikes, the State five. And the judge of the City Court of Sylvester shall have the power to summon as many jurors instanter as he may deem expedient and necessary. During each quarterly term of said court the presiding judge shall in open court draw from the jury box the names of twenty-four jurors, who shall compose the jury for the next quarterly term thereof; provided, if from any cause the jury shall not be drawn as aforesaid, the judge of the city court will draw same at some monthly term. Juries.

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Sec. 39. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the defendant in criminal cases in said city court shall be tried on a written accusation setting forth plainly the offense charged, founded upon an affidavit of the prosecutor, and signed by the solicitor of the said city court. All proceedings as to accusations shall conform to the rules governing like cases in the superior court, except there shall be no jury trials, unless demanded by the accused, as hereinbefore provided; in all cases, the accusation shall set forth the offense charged with the same particularity, both as to the matter and form and substance as is required by law and rules of criminal proceedings, to be observed after the manner of the bills of indictment in the superior court. Upon the accusation being filed, the judge of the city court shall issue a bench warrant in the same manner and to the same effect as if done by the judge of the superior court upon indictment being filed. All laws with reference to indictments in the superior court, being hereby made applicable to accusations in this court. Accusation on affidavit. Sec. 40. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the committing courts of Worth County may bind over to said city court all persons committed or admitted to jail for misdemeanors, and all persons charged with such offense in Worth County may be brought directly before the judge of the city court for trial without previous committing trial. When any person is committed to jail in said county for an offense within its jurisdiction it shall be the duty of the jailer to communicate that fact to the judge of the city court as soon as practicable, and it shall be the duty of the judge when he shall receive such information in any manner to grant as speedy trial as the circumstances will admit. Said city court shall at all times be open for the trial of criminal cases. Committing courts. Speedy trials. Sec. 41. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Superior Court of Worth County may, by order, transfer to said city court for trial and final disposition any presentments and bills of indictment found by the grand jury for offenses within the jurisdiction of said

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city court, the order so transferring such cases to be entered of record in both courts. All bonds returnable to the superior court shall follow the case to the city court when so transferred and the defendant will be bound to appear at said city court at its first quarterly session sitting after such bill is transferred, and from term to term, and from day to day thereafter until said indictment is disposed of. Transfer of cases. Sec. 42. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all cases in said city court, the same powers and rights of parties as to waiver in pleading and procedure and all matters pertaining to the same shall be allowed and upheld by the laws and rules governing parties in the superior court. [Illegible Text] in pleading, etc. Sec. 43. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said city court shall have the power to grant a new trial in all cases upon all grounds and conditions, laws and regulations, governing the granting of new trials in the superior court. All rules of pleading, practice and procedure governing motions for new trials, rules nisi, and other proceedings in regard to new trials in the superior court shall apply to and govern the same in the city court. New trials. Sec. 44. 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. Approved August 8, 1916. WAYNE COUNTY COURT ABOLISHED. No. 296. An Act to repeal an Act to create a county court in each county of the State of Georgia, except certain counties therein mentioned, approved January 19, 1872, and all Acts amendatory thereof, so far as the same applies to the County of Wayne, 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

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of the same, That the above recited Act and all Acts amendatory thereof, as now embodied in the Code of 1895, from section 4170 to 4217, inclusive, be and the same are hereby repealed, so far as they apply to the County of Wayne, and the county court of said County of Wayne is hereby abolished; provided, however, that this Act shall not go into effect until the passage and approval of an Act creating the City Court of Jesup, in and for the County of Wayne. County court abolished. See City Court Act, ante. Sec. 2. That all papers, books, suits, mesne and final processes, of whatever nature, and all criminal cases and business now pending in the County Court of Wayne County be and the same are hereby transferred to the City Court of Jesup for trial and final disposition. Transfer of business. Sec. 3. That all laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 31, 1916. ZEBULON CITY COURT ACT AMENDED. No. 404. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create and establish the City Court of Zebulon, in and for Pike County, Georgia, to be held in the city of Zebulon, said county; to define its jurisdiction and powers; regulate proceedings therein, and for other purposes, approved August 12, 1909 (Acts, 1909, pages 342-366), so as to provide for the election of the judge and solicitor of said court by the qualified voters of said County of Pike under the rules and regulations governing the election of the members of the General Assembly, 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 section five (5) of the above recited

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Act, approved August 12, 1909, be and the same is hereby amended as follows: by striking, beginning with the word appointed in the third (3) line of said section and countinuing through the word law in the seventh (7) line of said section as follows: appointed and commissioned by the Governor of Georgia, subject to the confirmation and approval of the Senate, who shall hold his office for a term of four years and until his successor is elected and qualified as required by law, by substituting therefor the following: elected for a period of four years by the qualified voters of Pike County, Georgia, qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly and under the same rules and regulations as govern the election of members of the General Assembly every four years thereafter, and shall go into office on the first day of January after he is elected; provided, however, that the first election hereunder shall be held at the general election in the month of November, 1916, and the judge elected at said general election in 1916 shall go into office on the first day of September, 1917, thereafter, at the date of the expiration of the present term of said judge and shall hold office until the first day of January, 1921; also by striking the word appointed in line eighteen (18) of said section five (5) and substituting therefor the word elected, so that when said section so amended, shall read as follows: Section 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a judge of said City Court of Zebulon, who shall be elected for a period of four years by the qualified voters of Pike County, Georgia, qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly and under the same rules and regulations as govern the election of members of the General Assembly, and shall be commissioned by the Governor of Georgia. His successors shall be selected at the general election for members of the General Assembly every four years thereafter and shall go into office on the first day of January after he is elected; provided, however, that the first election hereunder shall be held at the general election in the month of November, 1916, and the judge elected at said general election in 1916 shall go into office on the first day of September, 1917, thereafter,

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at the date of the expiration of the present term of said judge, and shall hold his office until the first day of January, 1921. All vacancies in the office of judge of said court shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the residue of such unexpired term and shall be subject to the approval and confirmation of the Senate, if then in session, but if the Senate be not in session, or shall fail to act thereon, then said appointment shall be subject to the approval and confirmation of the Senate at its next or any session thereafter. Said judge shall receive a salary of one thousand dollars per annum, which shall not be increased or diminished during any term of office for which he was elected except to apply to a succeeding term, and said salary shall be paid monthly out of the treasury of Pike County, Georgia, by the person or persons authorized and charged by law with the duty of paying out the funds and money of said county and shall be paid out of the funds or money of said county provided for and from which the expenses of courts are paid. Act of 1909 amended. To be read. Election of judge. [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] Vacancies. Salary, how paid. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section nine (9) of the above recited Act, approved August 12, 1909, be and the same is hereby amended as follows: by striking, beginning with the word appointed in the third (3) line of said section nine (9) and continuing through the word qualified in the seventh (7) line of said section nine (9) as follows: appointed and commissioned by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, whose term of office, except unexpired terms, shall be for four years, or until his successor is appointed and qualified, by substituting therefor the following: elected for a period of four years by the qualified voters of Pike County, Georgia, qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly and under the same rules and regulations as govern the election of members of the General Assembly every four years thereafter and shall go into office on the first day of January after he is elected; provided, however, that the first election hereunder shall be held at the general election in the month of November, 1916, and the solicitor elected at said general election in 1916 shall go into office on the first day of September, 1917, thereafter,

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at the date of the expiration of the present term of said solicitor, and shall hold his office until the first day of January, 1921, so that when said section so amended, shall read as follows: Section 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a solicitor of said City Court of Zebulon, who shall be elected for a period of four years by the qualified voters of Pike County, Georgia, qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly and under the same rules and regulations as govern the election of members of the General Assembly every four years thereafter and shall go into office on the first day of January after he is elected; provided, however, that the first election hereunder shall be held at the general election in the month of November, 1916, and the solicitor elected at said general election in 1916 shall go into office on the first day of September, 1917, thereafter, at the date of the expiration of the present term of said solicitor, and shall hold his office until the first day of January, 1921. All vacancies in said office shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term, subject to the consent and approval of the Senate, and should the Senate be not in session when such appointment is made or shall fail to act thereon, then such appointment shall be subject to the approval of the Senate at any session thereafter. Before entering upon the duties of his office said solicitor shall take and subscribe the following oath: `I do swear that I will faithfully and impartially, and without fear, favor or affection, discharge my duties as solicitor of the City Court of Zebulon, and will take only my lawful fees, so help me God.' Said oath shall be forwarded to the Governor, and shall be filed in the Executive Department of this State. Act of 1909 amended. To be read. Solicitor's election. Tenure of office. Vacancies. Oath. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in confclit with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 15, 1916.

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TITLE II. COUNTY MATTERS. ACTS. Appling commissioners: amending Act. Appling treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Bacon bond commission created. Bacon treasurer's compensation fixed. Baker primary elections regulated. Banks board of commissioners created. Banks treasurer's salary fixed. Barrow; proportion of State school funds for town of Statham. Barrow treasurer's salary fixed. Ben Hill County depository created. Ben Hill road districts created. Berrien treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Bibb road tax authorized. Brooks commissioner districts; amending Act. Brooks treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Bryan board of commissioners abolished. Bryan depository of county funds. Bryan offices and records; where kept. Bryan supervisor of roads and revenues. Bryan treasurer's office abolished. Burke treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Butts treasurer's salary fixed. Camden commissioners' secretary's salary. Candler commissioners; amending Act. Candler treasurer's office abolished, and [Illegible Text] depository provided. Carroll road work in [Illegible Text] etc. Catoosa treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Clay treasurer's salary fixed. Charlton; payment of road tax to Folkston. Charlton; payment of road tax to Homeland. Charlton; payment of road tax to St. George. Chattahoochee treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Coffee treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Coffee depository of county funds. [Illegible Text] commissioners; amending Act. Dade treasurer's office abolished and county depository provided. Dawson board of commissioners abolished. Dooly treasurer's office abolished, and county depository [Illegible Text]. Elbert treasurer's salary fixed. Evans commissioners; amending Act. Evans road law amended. Floyd bridge-control Act amended. Floyd bridge-control Act amended. Franklin treasurer's salary fixed. Fulton treasurer's salary fixed. Fulton commissioners' clerk's salary fixed. Glynn commissioners' terms of office. Grady board of commissioners abolished. Grady board of commissioners created. [Illegible Text] commissioners; amending Act. [Illegible Text] treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Gwinnett road superintendent's salary. Habersham convicts for street work in towns. Habersham treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Hall treasurer's salary fixed. Hart board of commissioners created. Henry commissioner; amending Act. Henry treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Irwin commissioner; amending Act. Irwin treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided.

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Jackson commissioners; amending Act. Jackson treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Jeff Davis treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Jefferson commissioner's bond fixed. Jefferson depository's bond fixed. Jones treasurer's salary fixed. Lee treasurer's salary fixed. Lincoln treasurer's salary fixed. Macon treasurer's salary fixed. Madison commissioner's election and term of office. Madison treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Marion treasurer's salary fixed. McIntosh treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Miller treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Montgomery commissioners; amending Act. Morgan treasurer's salary fixed. Murray board of commissioners abolished. Murray board of supervisors of roads, etc. Murray treasury in charge of ordinary. Paulding treasurer's salary fixed. Pickens treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Polk board of commissioners; [Illegible Text] Act. Polk board of commissioners created. Pulaski road work in cities and towns. Pulaski treasurer's salary fixed. Randolph treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Richmond board of education; bond issue. Stewart treasurer's salary fixed. Tattnall commissioners; amending Act. Tattnall road law amended. Taylor treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Telfair commissioner; repealing Act. Telfair commissioner; office created. Thomas commutation road tax. Thomas treasurer's office abolished, and county depository provided. Tift commissioner; amending Act. Tift; authorizing aid of hospital. Tift treasurer's office, election as to. Upson treasurer's salary fixed. Washington depository of county funds. Worth treasurer's salary fixed. APPLING COMMISSIONERS; AMENDING ACT. No. 294. An Act to amend the Act approved July 29, 1915, creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues of the County of Appling, in the State of Georgia, by striking from said Act section thirteen thereof, and providing in lieu of said section, that the road funds of said county be expended for the county as a whole, and not by militia districts, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That section thirteen of the Act approved July 29, 1915, creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues of the County of Appling, in the State of Georgia, be and the same is hereby stricken from said Act, and the provision of said section be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of 1915 amended.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all of the road funds of said County of Appling be expended by said board of commissioners of roads and revenues upon the opening up, building and repairing the public roads of said county, without regard to district lines, and upon such roads and portions of roads and in such sections of said county, as the said board of commissioners of roads and revenues at any time may deem the most expedient. Road funds. how applied. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the foregoing sections be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 26, 1916. APPLING TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 300. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of the County of Appling, in the State of Georgia; to provide for the selection of a county depository for the funds of said county; to define the powers, duties and liabilities of such depository, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That on and after the 31st day of December, in the year 1916, the office of county treasurer of the County of Appling, in the State of Georgia, be and the same is hereby abolished. Office abolished. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of said county or other officers having charge of the county affairs of said county, shall, not later than the 1st day of December, 1916, and every four years thereafter on or before the said first day of December, designate some solvent chartered bank in said county as a depository of the county

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funds of said county, which are now required by law to be paid over to the county treasurer, and such depository shall be selected for a term of four years, beginning on the first day of January, 1917, and ending at the end of each four years thereafter, and such depository shall be designated and selected by said board of commissioners under such rules and regulations as may be fixed by them, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, or with existing laws, and such board of commissioners shall prescribe such rules and regulations governing such selection as they may deem best, and such depository shall file within ten days after its selection a good and sufficient bond with the clerk of said board of commissioners, in a sum to be fixed by said board of commissioners, with some good solvent surety company as surety, or with at least two good solvent sureties in lieu thereof, to be approved by said board of commissioners, before it shall be authorized to receive any of the funds of said county. Bank to be selected. Term. Rules. Bond. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on January 1, 1917, the county treasurer of said county shall pay over to said depository all funds in his hands belonging to said county, and turn over to said depository all papers, records and documents now required of a retiring county treasurer, and after December 31, 1916, all parties heretofore required by law to pay over to the county treasurer funds of said county, including the tax collector of said county, shall pay over such funds to the depository so selected by said board of commissioners, and payment to said depository shall be as legal payment as heretofore made to county treasurers. Treasurer's duty. Payments. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all orders or warrants for the payment of county funds, heretofore addressed to or drawn on the county treasurer, shall be drawn on and paid by said depository in the same way as heretofore paid by county treasurers, and all of the laws now in force in this State, specifying the duties of county treasurers, shall be applicable and binding on such depository, including the duty to collect from officers

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and others county dues, to keep well-bound books showing complete statement of all receipts and disbursements of county funds, keeping the various funds separate as required by law, to make reports to the grand jury and to the county commissioners, to publish copy of annual report, and such depository shall in no event discount any county order on it for money, and the county commissioners shall have the same power to require a final settlement with such depository as they heretofore had with the county treasurer. Orders or warrants. Laws applicable. Duties. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should the bond of such depository become of a doubtful protection on account of the financial weakening of either of the sureties or otherwise, the county commissioners have the power to require such depository to strengthen said bond on ten days' notice, and on failure of such depository to comply with the requirement, to declare their selection of such depository vacated and annulled, and proceed to select another depository. Bond to be strengthened. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county commissioners shall have power to select a depository at any time to fill a vacancy, caused in any way, such selection to be made for only the unexpired term. Vacancy. Sec. 7. That all such depositories shall be liable, both civilly and criminally, as county treasurers are now under existing laws for any non-feasance and mal-feasance of duty, and the county commissioners shall have power to proceed against such depositories, as if county treasurers, and the sureties of their bonds may proceed against it, in case of non-feasance and mal-feasance in office. Liabilities of depository. Sec. 8. Such depository shall, on the expiration of its term, or its resignation or removal, make a full and fair statement of all its property of the county, to its successor, and such successor shall report same at once to the county commissioners, and when such depository has complied with these terms and provisions, an exoneration of itself and sureties, together with the details of the settlement, must

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be entered on the minutes of the county commissioners and be final except for fraud. The books and accounts of such depository covering said county funds shall be subject to inspection at all times by the county commissioners and the grand jury of said county or any one acting under their direction. Final report. Inspections. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the bond of such depository, when duly executed and approved, shall be filed in the office of the ordinary of said county, and duly recorded in said office, and all of the property of said depository, including realty and personalty, as well as all the property of each surety thereon, shall be bound from the time of the execution and approval of said bond, for any and all liability arising from a breach of said bond, and the County of Appling shall have a prior lien on all of the property of said depository and of its sureties for any of such amounts superior to all other liens. Bond to be filed. Property liable. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the foregoing be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 2, 1916. BACON BOND COMMISSION CREATED. No. 524. An Act to create a bond commission for the County of Bacon, which said bond commission shall have the power to expend, control and use the proceeds derived from any issue of bonds voted by said County of Bacon for the purpose of public improvements in said county; to authorize employment of a general superintendent, engineers and other laborers to carry out the same; and to do any and all other things necessary for the carrying out of the purpose and intention of this Act, and to provide that the said commission shall have power and authority to select a depository or depositories in the

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County of Bacon, or, if to the best interest of said county, any bank or banks outside of the County of Bacon which they may select for the purpose of depositing said funds, 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 from and after the passage of this Act there shall be created in and for the County of Bacon a bond commission to be composed of seven members, one from each Georgia Militia District as follows: From the Douglas District, T. B. Taylor, ordinary of Bacon County, who shall be a member of said commission by virtue of his office, and who is hereby made chairman of said bond commission; from the Ware District, J. D. Taylor; from the Taylortown District, A. J. Stewart; from the Warnock District, E. W. Warnock; from the Rockingham District, R. H. Peacock; from the Louisville District, W. F. Brown; from the Coffee District, W. R. Smith, and whose terms of office of five shall be for six years and until their successors are appointed and qualified as hereinafter provided. Commission designated. Terms of office. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission is authorized and empowered to take charge of and be responsible for all funds raised from the sale of any bonds voted for by said County of Bacon for the purpose of making public improvements therein, building a court house, a jail, or other public buildings necessary, building public roads in said county and bridges when necessary, and to take charge of and expend such funds for the said County of Bacon soon as said bonds are sold; said funds shall be turned over to said bond commission and by them properly and legitimately expended for the purposes intended; that said bond commission shall not pay out any money except upon vouchers drawn by the chairman of said commission on bills properly rendered and which have been O. K.'d by said commission, and before said vouchers shall be paid, that in addition to the signature of the chairman thereof, that three other members of said bond commission shall countersign said vouchers, and that no voucher shall

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be issued by said bond commission except at regular meetings held by said commission; that it shall be the duty of said commission to immediately employ a competent superintendent or engineer who shall formulate plans and specifications for the letting out and building of public roads and bridges in said county, and shall furnish to said bond commission his estimates for the cost and construction of said roads and said superintendent or engineer shall likewise furnish plans and specifications for the construction and building of said court house and jail or for any other public improvement which is to be constructed for the County of Bacon out of said public funds herein referred to, and which plans and specifications, together with the cost of construction, shall be furnished by said superintendent or engineer as before stated, together with proper estimates or expenses incident to the building and construction thereof. Authority and duty as to funds from public improvement bonds. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That after this information of plans and specifications is placed in the hands of said bond commission, it shall be their duty to proceed to let out contracts for the construction of said work or public improvements in said County of Bacon in such manner as may seem to their judgment wise and proper; said contracts not to be let, however, until after plans and specifications furnished by the superintendent or engineer have been fully advertised in a newspaper published in said County of Bacon for at least a term of four weeks preceding the letting of said contract for the building or constructing of any public road, public bridges, court house, jail or any other public improvement; it being the purpose of this Act, and it is hereby provided, that the bidders on the said contract shall any or each, be rejected by the commission before stated, if they see right and proper. Contracts. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all plans and specifications and estimates made by the superintendent or engineer, be filed with said bond commission and there kept for public inspection by any citizen

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of the County of Bacon, or other person contemplating bidding for the purpose of carrying out the construction of any of the improvements herein referred to, or any part thereof. Plans and specifications. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should any contract be let by said commission for the construction of any of said public works after having been duly advertised as hereinbefore authorized, it shall be the duty of said bond commission to require said contractor to enter into a good and sufficient bond, to be approved by the commission and which shall be payable to the commission, providing for the faithful performance of his said contract, and that in the event there should be a breach of said bond, the same shall be sued at law by said commission in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Bond of contractor. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said plans and specifications of the building or constructing of any public improvements shall be full in every particular, so as to give sufficient information to all parties desiring to bid or contract for the building of any bridges, roads, court house or jail or any other public improvement and said specifications shall be complete and filed in the office of said commission when said notices are published. Information to bidders. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said superintendent or engineer selected or employed by said bond commission shall enter into a good and sufficient bond, made payable to said commission, for the faithful discharge of all his duties as such superintendent or engineer, the amount of which shall be assessed by said bond commission and filed in their office, and for a breach of which they shall have authority to sue in any court of justice in this State having jurisdiction thereof. Bond of superintendent or engineer. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each member of said bond commission shall enter into a good and sufficient bond in the sum of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars each, and which bond shall be approved by the

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judge and clerk of the superior court, and shall be filed in the clerk's office of said county and shall be conditioned for performance of his duties and for the faithful accounting of all moneys that may come into his hands by virtue of his being a member of said bond commission, and should any member appointed herein fail or refuse to give said bond or qualify for any cause, or should a vacancy occur for any reason, it shall be the duty of the chairman of said bond commission to immediately call a meeting of his board for the purpose of selecting a successor of the respective district when such vacancy occurs, or should any member fail, neglect or refuse to perform his duties and it shall become known to said bond commission, it shall be the duty of the bond commission, or any member thereof, or upon proper and sufficient charges or derelict of duty preferred against him before said board, to inquire into such charges and, if after hearing evidence the same is sustained, he shall be immediately removed from office and his successor immediately named by said commission, and upon his giving bond to be duly qualified as a member thereof. Bond of commissioners. Vacancy. Failure in duty. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each member of said bond commission before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall give bond as herein-before provided, and shall enter into the following obligation: GEORGIA, Bacon County. I,....., a member of the bond commission of Bacon County, Georgia, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and impartially attend to the duties of this commission; that I will to the best of my knowledge and belief, expend all moneys to the best advantage of the County of Bacon; that I will not squander, nor will permit any of said funds to be squandered or misappropriated, if in my power to prevent, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of this office to the best of my understanding, so help me God. Oath of commissioners. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each member of said commission shall receive for his compensation the sum of fifty ($50.00) dollars per annum. Compensation.

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Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should it become necessary to perform any other act or employ any other labor or superintendent for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, that said bond commission may employ additional superintendents or engineers or laborers for the purpose of carrying on said public works as before stated. Employees. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That at the expiration of the term of office for which these commissioners were appointed, should the proceeds arising from the sale of bonds voted by said County of Bacon to build a court house, a jail, and to build public roads and bridges have been fully expended, the said office of said bond commission shall cease; but if they should not have completed their purpose for which this commission is created, and at the expiration of the term of their office public funds shall remain in their hands from the sale of bonds, as before stated, the ordinary of Bacon County, or his successor, as the case may be, shall have power to appoint a new board to be composed of the old members, if living, or if not otherwise disqualified, or in his discretion may appoint new members, which board shall have the same power and authority as the board herein referred to and created. Expiry of term of office. New board. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the chairman of said bond commission, the ordinary of said County of Bacon, shall keep a complete record of all of the acts and doings of said commission, and a true and correct account of all moneys paid out or expended in his office in a book kept for that purpose, and that for his services he shall be paid the sum of $15.00 per month out of the funds in the hands of said commission. Record to be kept. Pay therefor. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said bond commission shall have power and authority to elect any bank or banks in the County of Bacon as a depository or depositories for the purpose of depositing and keeping said funds, and that in the event it is to the best interest of said county in the opinion of said bond commission then they are hereby empowered to select any bank

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within this State as a depository for said funds and for the purposes of carrying out the intentions of this Act, and that said commission is hereby authorized and empowered to remove any and all funds from said depositories by them selected after giving ten days' notice of their intention so to do. Bank depository of funds. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That there shall be a regular monthly meeting of said commission at the court house in said county for the purpose of transacting the business of said commission, which time shall be designated by the commission, and the chairman of said commission is hereby authorized and empowered to call a meeting of said board at any time when in his judgment he thinks it necessary. Meetings, monthly and called. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That it shall be necessary for at least five members of said board to be present before any general or special business can be voted or passed upon, [Illegible Text] being the intention of this Act to make five members of the said commission necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business before said board. Quorum. Sec. 17. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. BACON TREASURER'S COMPENSATION FIXED. No. 373. An Act fixing the compensation of the county treasurer of Bacon County, 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 on and after the first day of January, 1917, the county treasurer of Bacon County shall receive

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a salary of three hundred ($300.00) dollars per annum, payable quarterly out of the general fund of said county. Salary $300 a year. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. BAKER PRIMARY ELECTIONS REGULATED. No. 554. An Act to prescribe the manner of holding primary elections, in Baker County, and to provide rules and regulations governing same; to prescribe the penalty for violations thereof, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all primary elections held in Baker County for the nomination of all Federal, State, county and municipal officers, shall be held and conducted under and according to the following stipulations, rules and regulations: For the purpose of holding all Federal, State and county primary elections in said County of Baker, the ordinary, county commissioners, or other authorities having charge of the financial affairs of the county shall prepare in each voting precinct in the various districts of the county, suitable booths, to be prepared in sufficient numbers to reasonably accommodate the electors [Illegible Text] ballots in said precinct, and said booths shall be so arranged that electors can not be observed by each other in preparing the ballots to be cast in said primary elections. Booths for preparing ballots. Sec. 2. All primary elections, held in said County of Baker shall be held in a room sufficiently large to accommodate the managers and clerks, and such others as may be necessary to assist in conducting a fair and impartial election, and also sufficiently large for the proper arrangement of the booths elsewhere provided for in this Act. Room.

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Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of whatever authority under which a primary election is to be held to furnish the managers thereof in each voting [Illegible Text] a sufficient number of ballots for the voters in said precinct, which ballot shall be entitled The official ballot to be cast in said primary election, and no other ballot than the official ballot shall be allowed cast in such primary elections. Said ballot shall contain the names of all the candidates to be voted for in said primary election, with instructions where necessary, to vote for one, or vote for two, or whatever number of candidates are to be nominated in said primary. Said official ballots shall be furnished to no one except the managers selected to hold the primary in which they are to be used; and they shall be printed upon paper of such texture and thickness as to prevent the possibility of anyone, under whose vision said ballot may come after it is folded, discovering the names on the back thereof of any candidate for whom an elector may have voted for or against in said primary election. A copy of said official ballot shall be posted at or near the entrance to the precinct in such manner that the same may be inspected by any person before entering the precinct, and shall remain so posted until the polls shall have closed. Official ballot. Sec. 4. No candidate or other individual shall be allowed to solicit votes within a distance of twenty-five feet of the entrance to a polling precinct, and only the number of electors shall be admitted to the precinct equal to the number of the voting booth provided in said precinct; and after entering into said precinct no voter shall be allowed to enter into conversations with anyone, or allowed to discuss any matter whatsoever with any other voter who may occupy the precinct at the same time. Upon entering the precinct the voter shall be provided with a copy of the official ballot, by the election managers, and the voter shall immediately repair to the booth, and mark his ballot secretly, after which said ballot shall be deposited with the managers of said primary election. In event a ballot is spoiled in marking, the voter shall be furnished another

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one upon the surrender of the spoiled ballot, in such numbers as may be necessary, not to exceed three. All voters shall be allowed ten minutes each in which to prepare and cast their ballots; provided, no other voters are waiting to enter the precinct, in which case only five minutes shall be allowed. Soliciting votes at precinct not allowed Secret ballot. Time to prepare ballots. Sec. 5. That any voter who is unable, by reason of physical disability, illiteracy, or otherwise, to prepare his own ballot, shall have his ballot prepared by two of the election managers, according to the instructions of the voter, and without comment or solicitation by such managers; or such voter may be allowed to be accompanied into the precinct by his son, brother or father, who may prepare his ballot acording to his instructions. The managers may, if they deem it proper, require of any voter requiring such assistance to take oath as to such disability, and as to the relationship of the party he wishes to accompany him. Aid in preparing ballots. Sec. 6. Any primary election managers assisting a voter in preparing his ballot shall keep the ballot of such voter in absolute confidence and secrecy; and all managers of such primary elections and each of their clerks and assistants shall be legally sworn before entering upon the duties of holding such primary elections, to conduct the same according to law, with fairness and impartiality to the interest of all candidates, and to preserve inviolate the secrecy of the manner of ballot, or for whom cast, by any voter, the knowledge of which he obtained by them in holding such primary election. Managers. Oath. Sec. 7. No candidate shall be allowed the nomination in any primary election held in said county if it is shown to the authorities under which said primary is held, that such candidate used whisky, money, or other things of value to influence and secure votes or that he furnished money, whisky or other things of value to his friends to be used for such purpose, or that he wilfully violated the provisions of this Act. Acts by candidate preventing his nomination. Sec. 8. A bailiff shall be employed at each voting precinct, whose duty it shall be to see that the terms of this

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Act are properly complied with, and said bailiff shall have the same authority as is conferred upon lawful constables of this State, and in addition thereto he shall be legally sworn to faithfully and efficiently perform the duties incumbent upon him. Bailiff to be sworn. Sec. 9. No information in regard to the returns of any primary election held in said county, or the ballot cast therein, shall be given out by any election manager, clerk, bailiff, or other assistant until 6 o'clock, P. M. on the day on which said primary election is held. Information not to be given out Sec. 10. Within seven days after the date of any primary election held in said county, any candidate for a nomination in said primary who has been defeated upon the face of the returns, may petition the authorities under whose jurisdiction said primary was held for an appeal from, or review of, the action and decision of the judges of the nomination in the counting of the ballot and announcing the result, and for a recanvass and recount of the ballots cast in any or all of the precincts in which said primary election was held. Upon the filing of said petition, as aforesaid, with affidavits made by officers of the election, or by watchers or challengers, or other persons, setting forth acts of fraud, mistake, error, or irregularity in making said count or returns by the judges of said primary election, or setting forth that some of the returns of the election show on their face ambiguity, error or fraud, mistake or miscalculations by the managers or judges of said election; or if no such affidavits are filed with said petition, and the petitioner, in lieu of said affidavits, offers to give and does give bond, in an amount in each instance to be approved by the authorities having jurisdiction of said primary election, to pay the reasonable cost of said appeal, recount, review and recanvass, the said authorities in either event shall produce before them the ballot boxes, without requiring any evidence to be taken, or proof submitted and recount and recanvass the ballots cast in the precincts named in said petition. Said review, recount, and recanvass shall be conducted with all possible dispatch and in preference to all other business,

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under such mode of procedure as the authorities hearing such contest shall prescribe, by means of tellers appointed by them on the recommendation of and with equal representation to the opposing candidates. They shall sit for said purposes at some convenient place agreed upon for the purpose every day, including Saturdays, at least from nine o'clock, a. m., to five o'clock, p. m., with an intermission of one hour for lunch, until said review, recount and recanvass is completed. Said recount shall be had in the presence of the candidates and their representatives, and of the press and general public. Upon the completion of said recount and recanvass the authorities conducting the same shall award the cost of same as follows: If the result in such primary election is changed thereby, or if there is a change thereby of two per cent of the total vote recounted, the cost shall be awarded against the authorities under whose jurisdiction said primary election was held. But if the result is not changed thereby as much as two per cent of the total vote cast in the contested precincts, then the cost shall be awarded against the petitioner, and his bond, if given as above provided. Whenever such appeal from the determination and action of the judges of the primary election in said county is held as aforesaid and completed, the said authorities shall correct the returns and certificate of any canvassing board, which may have been made of said primary election, and shall give to the person so found to be nominated as a candidate, or selected to other position in said primary, a new certificate of nomination or other election, in conformity with the result of said recount and recanvass, and shall certify the same to the proper authorities, as said candidate's certificate of nomination or election; and the corrected certificate of nomination or selection shall stand in lieu of and in place of any certificate of nomination given by any canvassing board. Appeal and review, and recount of ballots. Affidavit or bond. Regulations for recount. Cost. Certificate of nomination. Sec. 11. Violation of any of the provisions of this Act shall constitute a misdemeanor, and shall be punished as prescribed in Section 1065 of the Criminal Code of 1910. Penalty. Sec. 12. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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BANKS BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CREATED. No. 581. An Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Banks County; to define their powers and duties and prescribe their qualifications; to provide for their elections, the term for which they shall be elected, and for other purposes, pertaining to county matters. 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 a board of commissioners of roads and revenues, consisting of three members for the County of Banks is hereby created; said commissioners shall be freeholders and qualified voters of said county, and shall reside in the road district from which they are elected, which districts are to be defined later in this Act, and shall have been bona fide residents of Banks County two years next preceding the date of their qualification. The said commissioners shall commence work on the public roads in said county in district No. 1 and work for four months or one-third of the year, from January 1, 1917, and then rotate the districts in regular order, except in cases of emergency. Board of three created. Eligibility Road work. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the purpose of this Act, said County of Banks shall be divided into three road districts to be constituted as follows: The 1206th, 284th, 371st, and 1580th militia districts shall constitute the first road district. The 208th, 265th and 1210th and 207th militia districts shall constitute the second road district. The 448th, 465th, 1464th and 912th militia districts shall constitute the third road district. Road districts. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in the primary election of commissioners of roads and revenues, one from each road district is hereby prescribed. But they shall be nominated by the qualified voters from their respective road districts and not by the voters of the whole county. Election of commissioners

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Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before said commissioners shall enter upon the discharge of their duties, they shall, in addition to the oath prescribed for county officers, take and subscribe the following oath: I,....., do solemnly swear that I will well and truly perform any and all duties required of me as a commissioner of roads and revenues in and for the County of Banks; that I will make a just and true accounting of any and all moneys, properties and effects coming into my hands by virtue of my office; that I am duly qualified under the laws of this State to hold this office and I am not the holder of any public funds unaccounted for. Oath. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before the said commissioners shall enter upon their duties, they shall give a sufficient bond payable to the ordinary of said county in the sum of one thousand dollars each, said bonds to be approved by the ordinary of said county and recorded in the county officers' bond record book in the ordinary's office. Bond. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the term of office of the three commissioners elected at the general election for county officers in 1916, shall be for four years, and to hold their office until their successors are elected and qualified. Term of office. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the ordinary of Banks County shall be clerk of the board of county commissioners of roads and revenues of said county, whose duty it shall be to keep in a well-bound book a complete record of all the acts and doings of said board of commissioners, said records to be open to inspection of any citizen of said county at all times, provided the same does not interfere with the meetings of the board. Said ordinary, or clerk of the board of county commissioners, shall receive the sum of three hundred and fifty ($350) dollars per annum for his services as such clerk, to be paid quarterly out of the county treasury. Clerk, ordinary's duty as. Pay of clerk. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the members of the board of commissioners hereby

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created shall each receive the sum of one hundred and fifty ($150) dollars per annum, to be paid out of the county treasury, and to be paid quarterly, and this shall be all the compensation they shall receive for their services as such commissioners. Pay of commissioners. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board shall have exclusive jurisdiction and control over the following matters, to wit: In controlling all of the property belonging to said county as they may deem expedient according to law; in establishing, changing or abolishing election precincts or militia districts; in supervising tax collectors' and tax receivers' books; in allowing the insolvent list of the county; in settling all claims and accounts of officers having the care, management or disbursement of funds belonging to the county, and in bringing them to settlement; in providing for the poor of the county, and for the promotion of health as granted by law or not inconsistent with law; to levy taxes for county purposes; to examine tax digests of said county, for the correction of errors; in regulating or fixing license fees, as may be provided by the law; in maintaining the county chaingang on the public roads or public works of the county as provided by law, such as superintendents, wardens, guards of convicts and district road overseers; in fixing the amount of commutation tax or the number of days work is to be performed in lieu of said tax and the fixing the per diem of road overseers as said board may deem best for the interests of the county; in fixing the time when said commutation tax shall be paid or the work performed, in trying road defaulters in accordance with law; and to have and to exercise all the powers heretofore vested in the ordinary of said county when sitting for county purposes, and to exercise such other powers as are granted by law, or may be indispensable to their jurisdiction over county matters and county finances. Jurisdiction defined. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioners shall hold regular meetings at the court house in said county on the first Tuesday in

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each month, and may adjourn from day to day, and may hold called sessions whenever in their opinion public necessity requires it. Meetings Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board shall elect one of their members chairman, who shall preside at all meetings and who shall have the right to name one commissioner vice-chairman, who can preside in the absence of the chairman, or in case the chairman is disqualified from cause, a majority of said board shall be a quorum to transact business; however, it shall be the duty of the chairman to sign all orders and warrants for the payment of any money out of the county treasury, the same to be countersigned by the clerk of said board. Chairman. Quorum. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board shall not have the right to contract with any member of said board for any supplies nor with any one related to any member of said board for any work to be done, or for any supplies to be furnished said county. Contracts. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all vacancies which may occur by death, resignation, removing from the district from which he is elected, or any other way, shall be filled by the grand jury sitting next after such vacancy shall occur, and hold good for the remainder of the term in which the appointment is made. Vacancies. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board shall superintend the workings of the convicts of said county, and for such purpose they shall have the authority to hire a competent superintendent of roads whose duty shall be to see that all roads are properly laid out, and said superintendent shall have supervision of all the public roads in said county; provided, said superintendent is not paid more than four hundred dollars per annum for his services; that said board shall repair all bridges either with the convicts or with free labor when it can be done according to law. Convicts. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall not become effective in Banks

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County until it shall have been submitted to the qualified voters of said County of Banks and shall have received a majority of the votes cast in an election for the adoption or rejection of commissioners of roads and revenues for said county, and to be submitted to the qualified voters of said county on the 12th day of September, 1916, and if adopted on said date three commissioners shall be elected at the regular election to be held on the 7th day of November, 1916, when the commissioners so elected shall hold their office for four years beginning with the first day of January, 1917. The successors to the first board of commissioners shall be elected at the regular election for county officers and under the same rules and regulations that other county officers are elected under the rules hereinbefore provided. The form of the ballot shall be For county commissioners or Against county commissioners. Submission of this Act to popular vote. Sec. 16. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. BANKS TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 390. An Act to fix the salary of the Treasurer of Banks County, in lieu of commissions now paid; to pay premiums on his bond from funds of the county treasury, 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 from and after January 1, 1917, and annually thereafter, the compensation or salary of the Treasurer of Banks County, Georgia, shall be three hundred ($300) dollars per annum or twenty-five ($25) dollars per month, in lieu of the commissions now received by the treasurer of said county. $300 a year, payable monthly.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the premiums on the bond of said treasurer may be paid out of the county funds of said county, in the event said treasurer elects to give bond furnished by a fidelity guarantee bonding company, said bond to be approved in the same manner as is now provided by law. Premiums on bond. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 14, 1916. BARROW; PROPORTION OF STATE SCHOOL FUND FOR TOWN OF STATHAM. No. 362. An Act to authorize and require the State School Commissioner to pay over to the county school commissioner of Barrow County the proportion of the common school funds that, under the Act approved August 22, 1905, would be paid by said State School Commissioner direct to the chairman of the board of public schools of the town of Statham and to allow said chairman of the board of public schools of the town of Statham to receive direct from the county school commissioner of Barrow County the proportion of the common school funds due said town of Statham for the maintenance of the public schools in said town of Statham, 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 on and after the passage of this Act the State School Commissioner of Georgia shall pay over to the county school commissioner of Barrow County the proportion of the common school funds that, under the Act approved August 22, 1905, would be paid by said State

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Commissioner direct to the chairman of the board of public schools of the town of Statham. Payment to county school commissioner. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted that the county school commissioner of Barrow County shall pay over to the chairman of the board of public schools of the town of Statham the proportion of the common school funds that will be due said town of Statham for the maintenance of the public schools in said town of Statham out of the general funds received by said county school commissioner of Barrow County from the State School Commissioner of Georgia, in accordance with the general laws of the State of Georgia for the distribution of the school funds. Payment by county school commissioner. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 8, 1916. BARROW TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 339. An Act to fix the salary of the Treasurer of Barrow County, Georgia, at the sum of three hundred ($300) dollars per annum, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That on and after the first day of January, 1917, the salary of the treasurer of Barrow County, Georgia, shall be three hundred ($300) dollars per annum, in lieu of all commissions, and that the said sum of three hundred ($300) dollars per annum shall constitute the entire compensation to be received by the treasurer of Barrow County, Georgia, for performing the duties of this office, and that the said sum of three hundred ($300) dollars per annum shall be paid to said county treasurer in equal monthly installments out of the treasury of said Barrow County. $300, payable monthly.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. BEN HILL COUNTY DEPOSITORY CREATED. No. 346. An Act creating a county depository in and for Ben Hill County, and to provide for the receiving and disbursing of county funds and for the keeping of records as heretofore kept by the county treasurers of this State, and defining the duties of county commissioners relative thereto, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, That a certain bank, known as the Exchange National Bank of Fitzgerald, Georgia, be and the same is hereby created the county depository in and for Ben Hill County, for the purpose of receiving and disbursing of all county funds as heretofore received and disbursed by its treasurer. Bank designated. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said bank, before entering upon its duties as said depository, shall deliver to the commissioners of roads and revenues of Ben Hill County a good and solvent bond to the county with some surety bonding company doing business in this State as surety, in the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), said bond to be approved by the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county at their first regular meeting in January, 1917, and conditioned for the faithful performance of all duties devolving upon said depository under this Act. Bond. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county shall furnish said depository with new record books, such

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as will be necessary for the keeping of a complete record of all business done by said depository. Said book or books must be labeled in the following manner: If cash book, the label must read, Cash book, Ben Hill County Depository. All other books must be labeled in the same manner. Record books. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues shall have printed and ready for use on the first day of January, 1917, new county warrants in the following form: $..... Fitzgerald, Ga......191..... County Warrant No...... Form of county warrants. Ben Hill County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues orders the Exchange National Bank County Depository to pay to the order of..... .....100 Dollars out of.....fund......Chrmn. For..........Clerk And all warrants issued after the first day of January, 1917, must be issued according to the above form and must be signed by the chairman of the county commissioners and the clerk of said board before they are authorized to be paid by the county depository. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county depository as described and created in section 1 of this Act, be and is hereby authorized to receive and disburse all county funds as heretofore received and disbursed by its county treasurer. Said depository is further authorized to pay out of any funds on hand in the name of the county upon presentation of a county warrant properly issued and signed upon a regular form as set out in section 4 of this Act. Said depository shall pay out all county funds only upon a regular county warrant, except in such cases where the judge of superior court of the county has jurisdiction and issues an order upon the county depository, and in that event said depository must secure a county warrant for its record. Authority to receive and disburse

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Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said depository shall keep in a well-bound book, or books, to be furnished by the county as set out in section 3 of this Act, a complete record of all moneys received (from whom received and from what account received, whether ad valorem, or shows, or special, or automobile taxes, or from other sources not herein mentioned), and of disbursements and how disbursed, and on what fund. Said depository shall, on the first day of each month, return to the board of county commissioners all paid cancelled county warrants held by it up to time of said returns, and to do any other duty heretofore required of county treasurers of this State. Accounts of funds. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said depository be, and it is hereby, authorized to pay all regular and legally issued county warrants, and bonds, outstanding and issued upon the treasurer of the county up to the first day of January, 1917. Payment of outstanding bonds and warrants. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be unlawful for said Exchange National Bank county depository to discount any county warrant drawn upon it. There shall nothing herein be construed to deprive said bank as a corporation from receiving county warrants as collateral against loans made by said bank as a corporation. Unlawful to discount warrants. Collateral for loans. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the present treasurer of Ben Hill County, the Honorable F. M. Smith, shall meet with the county commissioners of roads and revenues in the office of said commissioners on the first day of January, 1917, at 10 o'clock, A. M., and check over to said commissioners all books and records belonging to the county, and to said treasurer's office. Said county commissioners shall cause an audit to be made of said records as to the balances shown thereon and spread upon the minute books of their office and a copy of the same, together with the balance of any funds in the treasury on the first day of January, 1917, be turned over to the Exchange National Bank county depository. Treasurer to account.

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Sec. 10. The Exchange National Bank county depository as set out and created in section 1 of this Act, shall receive the sum of $200 per annum as a salary for performance of the duties of said office. And the commissioners of roads and revenues are hereby authorized to draw warrants to pay the same out of any funds in the depository. Salary of depository. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the term of office for the county depository as set out and created in this Act, shall be during the life of this Act; provided, said bank should fail, or cease to exist, then, in that event, the board of commissioners of roads and revenues shall immediately choose another depository who shall perform the duties of said office until regulated by law. Term of office. Sec. 12. 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. Approved August 8, 1916. BEN HILL ROAD DISTRICTS CREATED. No. 368. An Act to create six road districts in and for Ben Hill County; to define the duties of the commissioners of roads and revenues relative thereto, 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 after the passage of this Act, to become effective January 1, 1917, there shall be and the same is hereby created, six road districts in the County of Ben Hill and described as follows: Each militia district of said county shall compose a road district and each road district shall bear the number of the militia district, and shall be known as road districts numbers 432, 433, 1171, 1537, 1658, and 1659. Militia district a road district.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues of said Ben Hill County shall, at least once each year, move and locate the convict camp in each of said districts, for the purpose of working the roads therein. Convict camp for road work. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues of Ben Hill County may, in their discretion, organize a second chaingang, said gang to be used throughout the county in working and maintaining the public roads therein: Second chaingang. Sec. 4. 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. Approved August 8, 1916. BERRIEN TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 311. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Berrien County, Georgia; to provide for the handling of the county funds belonging to and coming into the hands of the County of Berrien through its taxes and otherwise, and for the safekeeping of said funds; and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after January 1, 1917, the office of county treasurer of Berrien County shall be and the same is hereby abolished. Office abolished. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county commissioners of Berrien County shall select some duly incorporated bank or banks, State or National, in said county, to act as depository or depositories and disbursing agent or agents of and for the public funds of said county. Bank to be depository.

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Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such bank or banks as shall be so designated as such depository or depositories, disbursing agent or agents, shall receive no compensation for acting as such, but said county commissioners shall, if possible, get such bank or banks to pay to said county for the privilege of acting as such depository and disbursing agent the sum of not less than two or more than three per cent on daily balances of such county's funds in their hands from time to time, which amount shall be paid quarterly. Not to be compensated. Interest on daily balances. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no bank shall be allowed to contract with the commissioners of Berrien County as depository or disbursing agent, unless its financial statement shows that its undivided profits and surplus is equal to at least fifty per cent of its capital stock paid in, and that no such bank shall be allowed to act as such depository and disbursing agent until it shall have given a bond, payable to said county commissioners of Berrien County and their successors in office, with securities to be approved by them, and conditioned for the faithful performance of all the duties pertaining to said appointment and in a sum which, in the judgment of said board of county commissioners, will be double the amount of said county funds that will probably be deposited with such bank for the ensuing twelve months from the date of the bond. The property of such bank as well as the security or securities on such bond shall be bound from the time of the execution thereof, for the payment of any and all liability arising from the breach of said bond, and the bond to be conditioned further upon the faithful accounting to said county commissioners for all funds of said county so entrusted to said bank. It shall be within the power of said county commissioners to call upon said bank to strengthen said bond or to give a new bond, at any time, and in default of same being done to revoke the appointment of such bank as depository and disbursing agent. Financial eligibility. Bond. Property liable. New or stronger bond. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of each such bank so appointed and

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acting as such depository and disbursing agent: 1. To pay, without delay when in funds, all orders issued by said county commissioners or their authority, according to the dates of such orders as presented. 2. To take a receipt on each order when paid and carefully file away. 3. To keep a wellbound book in which shall be entered all receipts stating when received, from whom, and on what account or accounts, and all amounts paid out, stating when paid, to whom, and on what account. 4. To render reports to and appear before the said board of county commissioners whenever notified, and to appear before any grand jury on request, to render an account of its actings and doings as such depository and disbursing agent, and to exhibit its books and vouchers as such depository and disbursing agent whenever notified. Duties. Payments. Receipts. Accounts. Exhibits. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said county commissioners shall appoint such depository or depositories and disbursing agent or agents, and such bond or bonds shall be given and approved on or before the day this Act shall go into effect, and the county treasurer of said county then in office shall, on the date this Act shall go into effect, deliver to such depository as he may be directed by said county commissioners, all county funds then in his hands, and he shall at the same time deliver to said county commissioners all records, books and papers that he may have pertaining to his office. Bond before this Act effective. Treasurer's duty. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county commissioners may determine in each case at the time of making the appointment the length of time during which said bank shall act as a depository and disbursing agent. Term. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all said depositories and disbursing agents shall be liable both civilly and criminally, just as county treasurers are liable, for any non-feasance or mal-feasance of duty, and said county commissioners shall have the right to proceed against any such depository and disbursing agent, and the security or securities on their bond, as county treasurers

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and the securities on their bonds may now be proceeded against in case of non-feasance or mal-feasance in the conduct of their office. Liable civilly and criminally, like treasurer. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 2, 1916. BIBB ROAD TAX AUTHORIZED. No. 318. An Act to amend an Act approved August 13, 1903, entitled An Act to amend an Act to establish a county board of commissioners for the County of Bibb, to define their duties and for other purposes therein named, approved February 6, 1873; so as to authorize a county road tax not to exceed one-fourth of one per cent. upon all the taxable property of said county, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section 1 of the above recited Act, approved August 13, 1903, be amended by striking out the words one-sixth, in the seventh line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words one-fourth; so that said section 1, as amended, shall read as follows: Act of 1903 amended. 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 fourteenth section of the above recited Act be amended by striking out all of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: That the said county board of commissioners shall, each year, at the time they assess the county taxes for other purposes, assess an ad valorem tax not exceeding one-fourth of one per cent. upon all the taxable property of the county, as a road tax, for the

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purpose of building and maintaining the public roads of the county. Said board of commissioners shall also, at the same time and for the same purposes, assess as a commutation road tax for the calendar year next following the year of its assessment, a capitation tax to be paid in lieu of road work, not to exceed three dollars, upon each and every person in the county subject under the law to county road duty. The full performance of road duty each year as required by law, either in person or by proxy, shall operate as a release and exemption from the payment of said commutation tax. All road defaulters of the county or persons who, being subject to county road duty and duly summoned to work, either personally or by publication, or by mail, fail or refuse to obey such summons and to work either in person or by proxy, under the direction and order of the road commissioners of the county the full number of days required by law, not to exceed six in each calendar year, shall be liable and subject to the payment of said commutation road tax. The list of such road defaulters shall be ascertained and made out each year by the tax collector from the reports required by law to be made to him by the road commissioners of the several districts of the county, which reports shall be filed with him by the first day of September of each year and shall show the names of all persons in the several districts of the county subject to road duty, and also the names of all those who are defaulters, and liable under the provisions of this Act for said commutation road tax. Said commutation road tax shall be due and payable at the same time and collected by the tax collector in the same manner and subject to the same laws and remedies in case of failure to pay as other county taxes; provided, that none of the provisions of this Act for the assessment and collection of said commutation road tax shall be of force against the residents of the City of Macon in said county. To be read Ad valorem tax on property. Capitation tax. Road duty in lieu of tax. Defaulters. Residents of Macon not included. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 4, 1916.

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BROOKS COMMISSIONER DISTRICTS; AMENDING ACT. No. 309. An Act to amend an Act approved August 9, 1911, entitled an Act to divide the County of Brooks into five commissioner districts, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, That an Act approved August 9, 1911, entitled an Act to divide the County of Brooks into five commissioner districts, and for other purposes, which is found in Georgia Laws, 1911, pages 389 and 390, and relates to the method of selection of commissioners in said county, be and the same is hereby amended as follows: By striking therefrom section three of the Act, which reads as follows: Section 3. Be it further enacted, That the candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast in his district shall be the commissioner from said district, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: One commissioner shall be elected from each district by the plurality vote of the county at large. The commissioners thus selected shall constitute the board of county commissioners of Brooks County; provided, nevertheless, that nothing herein shall operate to change the terms and times for which county commissioners in said county are elected. Act of 1911 amended. Election of board of commissioners. Sec. 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are repealed. Approved August 2, 1916. BROOKS TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 366. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Brooks County, Georgia, and to provide in what manner the

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funds of said county shall be deposited and disbursed, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it and it is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the 1st day of January, 1917, the office of county treasurer of Brooks County, Georgia, shall be abolished, and such office shall from and after that date cease to exist. Office abolished. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues of said Brooks County shall by a majority vote taken among themselves, select some duly incorporated bank or banks in said county to act as depository or depositories and disbursing agent or agents of and for the public funds of said county. Bank to be depository. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such bank or banks as shall be so designated as such depository or depositories and disbursing agent or agents, shall receive no compensation for acting as such. Said commissioners shall have authority to require such bank or banks to pay said county for the privilege of acting as such depository and disbursing agent. No compensation. Pay for privilege. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no such bank shall be allowed to act as such depository and disbursing agent until it shall have given a bond payable to said commissioners, with securities to be by them approved, conditioned for the faithful performance of all the duties pertaining to said appointment, and in a sum which, in the judgment of said commissioners, will be double the amount of the county funds that will probably be deposited with such bank for the ensuing twelve months from the date of the bond. The property of such bank as well as the security or securities on such bond shall be bound from the time of the execution thereof, for the payment of any and all liability arising from the breach of said bond. It shall be within the power of said commissioners to call upon said bank to strengthen said bond or to give a new bond at any time, and in default of the same being done, to revoke the appointment of such bank as depository and disbursing agent. Bond. Property liable. New or stronger bond.

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Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of each such bank acting as such depository and disbursing agent: (1) To pay without delay, when in funds, all orders issued by said commissioners or by their authority, according to the date of such orders; (2) To take a receipt on each order when paid and carefully file it away; (3) To keep a well-bound book in which shall be entered all receipts, stating where received, from whom and on what account, and all amounts paid out, stating when paid, to whom and on what account; (4) To keep a well-bound book in which shall be entered a full description of all county orders or other form of indebtedness, as they are presented, and to record a copy of the order of the county authorities levying county taxes; (5) To render reports to and to appear before said commissioners whenever notified, and to appear before any grand jury on request, to render an account of its actings and doings as such depository and disbursing agent, and to exhibit its books and vouchers as such depository and disbursing agent, whenever notified. Duties. Payments. Receipts. Accounts. Record of orders, etc. Account and exhibit. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioners shall have the power and authority from time to time to prescribe other reasonable duties and regulations for the government of said depositories and disbursing agents, and said depositories and disbursing agents shall be just as much bound to observe the same as they are bound to observe those provided for in this Act. Rules binding. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioners shall appoint such depository and disbursing agent or depositories and disbursing agents, and such bond or bonds shall be given on or before the day this Act shall go into effect, and the country treasurer of said county then in office shall on the day this Act shall go into effect deliver to such depository or depositories as he may be directed by said commissioners, all county funds then in his hands, and he shall at the same time deliver to said commissioners all records, books and papers that he may have pertaining to his office. Upon new appointments being

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made thereafter, new bonds shall be given and the delivery of funds, books, records and other things pertaining to the office shall be delivered to the successors. But said commissioners may remove a depository or disbursing agent at any time in their discretion with or without cause. Bond before [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] effective. Treasurer's duty. New appointment and bond. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case said commissioners shall be unable to make satisfactory arrangements with any bank in said county as to its becoming such depository and disbursing agent, or in case it should come to pass that there should be no incorporated bank in said county, then said commissioners shall have the authority to appoint some bank in an adjoining county in this State to act as such depository and disbursing agent. Or, in such event, that the commissioners may, instead of appointing some bank in an adjoining county, appoint some private individual, and may fix his compensation. Depository in other county. Private individual may be appointed. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioners may determine in each case at the time of making the appointment, the length of time during which said bank shall act as such depository and disbursing agent. Term. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all said depositories and disbursing agents shall be liable, both civilly and criminally, just as county treasurers are liable, for any non-feasance or mal-feasance of duty, and said commissioners shall have the right to proceed against such depositories and disbursing agents and the securities on their bonds as county treasurers and their sureties may now be proceeded against in like case. Liable civilly and criminally, like treasurer. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916.

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BRYAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ABOLISHED. No. 321. An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to provide for the creation of a board of county commissioners of the County of Bryan. 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 from and after the passage of this Act, an Act entitled an Act to provide for the creation of a board of county commissioners of the County of Bryan, approved August 22, 1907, and amendments thereto, approved August 18, 1911, and August 13, 1915, be and the same is hereby repealed, and the said office of county commissioners is hereby abolished; provided, nevertheless, that this Act shall become effective on and after January 1, 1917. Act of 1907 repealed. Board abolished after 1916. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 4, 1916. BRYAN DEPOSITORY OF COUNTY FUNDS. No. 491. An Act to empower the ordinary and other authorities having control of revenues of Bryan County, Georgia, to name one of the banks of said county as a depository to receive and disburse the county funds; to authorize the tax collector of said county and other officers or persons receiving county funds, to deposit the money in the bank so named; to authorize such bank to pay the vouchers drawn upon the funds of said county by the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county, and for other purposes.

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Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That on and after December 31, 1920, the ordinary or other authorities having control of revenues of Bryan County, Georgia, shall name one of the banks of said county as a depository to receive and pay out the funds of said county, the bank so named to give a good and sufficient bond, to be approved by said commissioners, for the safe keeping and proper disbursement of said funds. Effective Dec. 31, 1920. Bank to be depository. Bond. Sec. 2. That the tax collector of Bryan County, and all other officers or persons who are now or may hereafter be authorized to receive money belonging to said county, from taxes, fines, forfeitures and all other sources, shall deposit the money so collected in the bank so named by said commissioners, taking proper receipts for such deposits; which funds so deposited shall be placed to the credit of the various county funds, the amount or proportion of each fund to be determined by said ordinary, or other authorities having control of revenues of Bryan County, State of Georgia, in the tax levy for each year. No money to be transferred from one fund to another except by authority of said ordinary or other authorities having control of revenues of Bryan County, State of Georgia. Deposits. County funds. Transfer of money not allowed. Sec. 3. The ordinary or other authorities having control of revenues of Bryan County, State of Georgia, are hereby fully empowered to draw their warrants or vouchers upon the funds so deposited, in payment of bills due by the county, and such bank shall pay these warrants and vouchers from the various funds of the county as designated on such vouchers. Such bank shall keep a record of all vouchers, in regular order, and at the close of each month shall render a statement to said ordinary or other authorities having control of revenues, showing the balance in bank to the credit of each fund, and what warrants have been paid. Payment of warrants, etc. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the ordinary or other authorities having control of revenues shall be authorized to fix the compensation to be paid such bank, and to change

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the depository from time to time as they may deem advisable. Compensation of depository. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. BRYAN OFFICES AND RECORDS; WHERE KEPT. No. 516. An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to authorize the ordinary, the clerk of the superior court and the sheriff of the County of Bryan, to keep their offices and the public documents in their charge at their respective residences in said county. Section 1. Be it enacted by authority of the General Assembly, That the Act to authorize the ordinary, clerk of the superior court and sheriff of the County of Bryan to keep their offices and the public documents in their charge at their respective residences in said county, which was approved February 5, 1873, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of 1873 repealed. Sec. 2. Be it enacted by authority of the General Assembly, That the ordinary, clerk of the superior court and sheriff of Bryan County, Georgia, shall keep their offices, together with all documents appertaining thereto, at the county site of said Bryan County. Office, books and papers to be at county site. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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BRYAN SUPERVISOR OF ROADS AND REVENUES. No. 323. An Act to create the office of supervisor of roads and revenues for the County of Bryan; to prescribe his powers and duties; to fix his salary and to regulate the workings of the chaingang, 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 from and after the first day of January, 1917, the county affairs of Bryan County shall be administered by a supervisor of roads and revenues, except as hereinafter expressed. And for that purpose the office of supervisor of roads and revenues of Bryan County is hereby created. He shall have such control of the county affairs generally as is now conferred by law upon the present board of commissioners of roads and revenues of said county, except as is especially qualified by this Act. Effective Jan. 1, 1917. Office created. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the supervisor of roads and revenues of Bryan County shall be a resident freeholder of Bryan County and be appointed by the Governor for a term of four years; provided, nevertheless, that S. D. Horn is hereby appointed supervisor of roads and revenues for the County of Bryan, beginning January 1, 1917, to hold his office for a term of four full years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Eligibility. Supervisor designated. Term of office. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the supervisor, before entering on the duties of his office, shall give a bond with some surety company as security, the premiums on said bond to be paid out of the treasury of Bryan County, in the sum of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, payable to the ordinary of said county and his successors in office, and conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties and the carrying out of the provision of this Act. And for malfeasance or mis-feasance, he shall be liable upon said bond. Bond. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That said supervisor, before entering upon his duties, shall make oath before the

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ordinary of the county, to faithfully administer all affairs to the best interest of the county. Oath. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the salary of said supervisor shall be nine hundred ($900.00) dollars per annum, to be paid monthly out of the treasury of said county. Salary. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the said supervisor of roads and revenues shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all county matters, and shall be invested with all the powers and duties as to the revenues of Bryan County, as are consistent with the duties of his office. Said supervisor shall have exclusive jurisdiction and control over all of the county property, and all roads and bridges in the county, and shall be chargeable with the duty of maintaining and keeping the same in the proper condition. He shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all subject matters enumerated in section 4796 of the Code of 1911, except subheads 5, 7, 8 and 9 of said section. And when sitting as a court in pursuance of his duties shall have the power to fine for contempt of his court. Jurisdiction and duties. Power as a court. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That said supervisor shall hold a regular court for the transaction of public business of the county connected with his office at the county site of Bryan County on the first Monday in each month or at such other time as he may fix and determine by proper order passed and entered upon his minutes. He shall keep or have kept accurate minutes of all county matters transacted by him, and shall keep or have kept proper and correct books of accounts of all public money received and expended under his directions, showing sources from which all such moneys are received, and for what purposes expended. Court. Minutes. Accounts. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the supervisor of roads and revenues shall purchase all supplies for the County of Bryan as may be needed, and also be purchasing agent for supplies for the gang for materials, tools, implements, foods and such other things as may become necessary for use. He shall likewise have the authority to borrow

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money for said county to cover casual deficit of funds of the county. Purchase of supplies. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That said supervisor of roads and revenues shall have the power to sit as a court to try road defaulters at a regular session of his court, and to try all other matters which by law come under his jurisdiction. Road defaulters. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That the supervisor of roads and revenues of said county shall, in working the public roads of said county, pay particular attention to the public thoroughfares leading through the county. Road work. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That the supervisor of roads and revenues of said County of Bryan, shall have supervision of the chaingang system of Bryan County, and shall superintend the working of the same. Chaingang. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That the supervisor of roads and revenues of said county, shall have the authority to employ a county attorney at a salary not to exceed two hundred ($200.00) dollars per annum, which sum shall be paid out of the county treasury. Salary. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 4, 1916. BRYAN TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED. No. 517. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of the County of Bryan, State of Georgia. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after December 31, 1920, the office of treasurer of Bryan County, Georgia, be and is hereby abolished. Office abolished after 1920.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. BURKE TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 352. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer for the County of Burke; to provide a depository for the funds of said county, and how said funds shall be disbursed; to prescribe the regulations governing the handling of county funds by such depository, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after January 1st, 1917, the office of county treasurer in and for the County of Burke, shall be abolished. Office abolished after 1916. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That at some date prior to January 1st, 1917, the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Burke County, Georgia, shall select some duly chartered bank of said county to act as a depository of all county funds heretofore handled by the county treasurer. Bank to be depository. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the cashier of the bank thus selected, shall discharge all the duties heretofore discharged by the county treasurer, without compensation from said county. Cashier to serve without compensation. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said cashier, before handling any funds of said county, shall enter into bond with good security to be approved by said board of county commissioners, conditioned for the

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faithful discharge of the duties aforesaid, in a sum equal to that now required of the county treasurer. Bond. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are, hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. BUTTS TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 592. An Act to fix the salary of the treasurer of Butts County, in lieu of commissions as are now paid; to provide for the payment thereof, 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 from and after the first day of January, 1917, and annually thereafter, the compensation of the treasurer of Butts County shall be seven hundred and fifty ($750) dollars per annum, payable monthly, sixty-two and fifty-hundredths dollars per month from the county funds in the hands of the treasurer, which is to be full compensation, and in lieu of commissions as now received, and said county treasurer shall receive no other or further compensation for his services as such. $750 a year, payable monthly. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. CAMDEN COMMISSIONERS' SECRETARY'S SALARY. No. 389. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide for the board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the counties of Camden, Thomas

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and Echols, approved February 20, 1873, so far as the same relates to the County of Camden, approved February 17, 1877, by striking from section five and the eighteenth line thereof the words: not to exceed seventy-five dollars per annum, so as to provide that compensation for the secretary of said board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the County of Camden shall be prescribed by said board 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 an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide for a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the counties of Camden, Thomas and Echols, approved February 20, 1873, so far as the same relates to the County of Camden, approved February 17, 1877, be and the same is hereby amended by striking from section five of said Act and the eighteenth line thereof the words: not to exceed seventy-five dollars per annum, so that that part of said section referring to the selection and compensation of a secretary to said board beginning at the fourteenth line thereof shall read, when so amended, as follows: Act of 1877 amended. At the same meeting, there shall also be chosen a suitable person to serve as secretary, whose duty it shall be to attend all meetings of the board, to keep a full record of its proceedings, and who shall receive for such service such compensation as the board may prescribe, and who shall be removable at the pleasure of the board. To be read. Secretary's compensation. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 14, 1916.

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CANDLER COMMISSIONERS; AMENDING ACT. No. 408. An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the County of Candler, approved August 12th, 1915, increasing the amount of bonds of commissioners, 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 from and after the first day of January, 1917, section 6 of said original Act shall be hereby amended by striking the word two, in the fourth line and inserting the word five, and adding the following words to said section: Said bonds shall be made by some fidelity, guaranty or surety company, authorized to do business in this State, and the premiums on the said bonds shall be paid out of the county funds, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before said commissioners shall enter upon their duty they shall give good and sufficient bonds payable to the ordinary of said county in the sum of five thousand ($5,000) dollars each, said bonds to be approved by the ordinary of said county. Said bonds shall be made by some fidelity, guaranty, or surety company authorized to do business in this State, and the premiums on said bonds shall be paid out of the county funds. Effective Jan. 1, 1917. Act of 1915 amended. To be read. Bonds of commissioners. Payment of premiums. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That section 16 of said Act of 1915, be and the same is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof section 3 of this bill be enacted. Act of 1915, sec. 16 repealed. Sec. 3. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should there be a vacancy from any cause in the office of any commissioner, during his term of office under this Act, that the judge of the superior court of said county shall at once appoint his successor to fill out his unexpired term, and he shall be appointed from the road district where the vacancy occurs. Vacancy in office, how filled.

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Sec. 4. 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. Approved August 15, 1916. CANDLER TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 407. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Candler County, Georgia, and to provide in what manner the funds of said county shall be deposited and disbursed, 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 from and after January 1, 1917, the office of county treasurer of Candler County, Georgia, shall be abolished, and such office shall from and after that date, cease to exist. Office abolished after [Illegible Text] Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues of said Candler County shall, by a majority vote taken among themselves, select some duly incorporated bank or banks in said county to act as depositoryd or depositories and disbursing agent or agents of and for the public funds of said county. Bank to be selected. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each of said depositories shall, before receiving any of the county funds, or entering upon the discharge of its duties by their proper officers, execute a good and sufficient bond made by some fidelity, guaranty or surety company authorized to do business in this State, to be approved by the board of county commissioners of Candler County. Said bond shall be conditional for the faithful performance of all such duties as shall be required of it by law, and for a faithful account of all the public money or effects that may

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come into its hands during its continuance as such depository. Bond. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of each such bank acting as such depository and disbursing agent: 1. To pay without delay, when in funds, all orders issued by said commissioners or by their authority, according to the dates of such orders. 2. To require endorsement on each order when paid and carefully file it away. 3. To keep a well-bound book, in which shall be entered all receipts, stating when received, from whom, and on what account; and all amounts paid out, stating when paid, to whom, and on what account. 4. To keep a well-bound book, in which shall be entered a full description of all county orders or other form of indebtedness, as they are presented, and to record a copy of the order of the county authorities levying county taxes. 5. To render reports to and to appear before said commissioners whenever notified, and to appear before any grand jury, on request, to render an account of its actings and doings as such depository and disbursing agent, and to exhibit its books and vouchers as such depository and disbursing agent, whenever notified. Duties. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such bank or banks as shall be so designated as such depository or depositories and disbursing agent or agents, shall receive no compensation. The premiums on bonds shall be paid by the board of county commissioners out of the county funds. No compensation. Premiums on bond. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioners shall appoint such depository and disbursing agent or depositories and disbursing agents, and such bond or bonds shall be given on or before the day this Act shall go into effect, and the county treasurer of said county, then in office, shall, on the day this Act shall go into effect, deliver to such depository or depositories, as he may be directed by said commissioners, all county funds then in his hands, and he shall at the same time, deliver to said commissioners all

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records, books, papers, that he may have pertaining to his office. Bond before this Act effective. Treasurer's duty. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That commissioners may determine in each case at the time of making the appointment the length of time during which such bank shall act as such depository and disbursing agent, and shall have authority to revoke said appointment at any time they see fit. Term. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all said depositories and disbursing agents shall be liable both civilly and criminally just as county treasurers are liable, for any non-feasance or mal-feasance of duty, and said commissioners shall have the right to proceed against such depositories and disbursing agents, and the securities on their bonds, as county treasurers and the securities on their bonds may now be proceeded against in case of non-feasance or mal-feasance in the conduct of their office. Liable civilly and criminally, like treasurer. Sec. 9. 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. Approved August 15, 1916. CARROLL ROAD WORK IN TOWNS, ETC. No. 440. An Act to authorize and require the commissioner of roads and revenues of Carroll County, Georgia, to have the main roads leading through each of the incorporated towns and cities of said Carroll County, Georgia, worked and kept in repair by the chaingang, maintained in and by said County of Carroll, in proportion as the roads of said Carroll County are worked and repaired by the said chaingang, 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,

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That from and after the passage of this Act it shall be the duty of the commissioner of roads and revenues of the County of Carroll, subject to the provisions hereinafter made, to have the main roads leading through each of the incorporated towns and cities in said Carroll County, worked and kept in repair by the convicts of the chaingang maintained in and by said County of Carroll in proportion as the roads of said Carroll County are worked by said convicts outside of said cities and towns of said county. Convict work on main roads in towns, etc. (a). The main roads herein referred to are the roads and streets in said incorporated towns and cities which are the continuations of the roads of the county leading to the corporate limits of said cities and towns, and which run through said cities and towns or to the public square. Continuations of county roads. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said commissioner of roads and revenues shall confer with and co-operate with the municipal officers and authorities of said towns and cities, as to the location of streets and thoroughfares therein, to be worked under the provisions of this Act, as to the time or times when such work shall be done, the manner of doing the same, and as to all other matters pertaining thereto. Co operation with municipal officers. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the working of said main roads in and through the several municipalities of said county, as herein provided, shall at all times be under the direction, supervision, and control of the commissioner of said roads and revenues, his officers, agents, and employees, just as the public work on the roads of said county is performed. Control and supervision. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That upon the failure of the county authorities to comply with said Act and the duties herein prescribed and the failure to work the main said roads, that said municipal authorities shall have the right of mandamus as is now allowed and permitted by law. Mandamus on failure to comply. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That while said chaingang force is employed within the

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limits of any of the said cities or towns, working the main roads, as herein prescribed, that no damage arising by reason of said work to any person or property shall be a claim against said county and no county shall be responsible therefor, but the work thus done shall be considered as being done by the municipality itself. No claim for damages against county. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. CATOOSA TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 568. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Catoosa County, Georgia, and providing the manner of appointment of some bank or banks, or person to whom said county funds shall be turned over to and prescribing the duties of said bank or banks, or person, in receiving and disbursing county funds and fixing compensation of any, 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 from and after the passage of this Act the office of county treasurer of Catoosa County, Georgia, be and the same is hereby abolished to take effect upon the date hereinafter provided. Office abolished after 1916. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the commissioner of roads and revenues for said county to appoint on the first Tuesday in December, annually, some bank or banks, or bankers in said Catoosa County, Ga., to act as depository or depositories and disbursing agent or agents of and for the public funds of said county; to receive all county funds and disburse the

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same as the law now requires, county funds to be disbursed by the county treasurer; provided, said commissioners shall designate only such bank or banks, after competitive bids, as will comply with all the provisions of this Act, and will pay the highest rate of interest for the county funds so deposited, which interest shall be computed from the average monthly balance of said deposit. Said bank, banks, or bankers, shall give good and sufficient bond in such sum as may be fixed by said commissioners of roads and revenues, and in some approved indemnity company, and the premium or premiums on said bond or bonds shall be paid out of county funds. Said bank or banks shall not receive any commission or any other compensation for receiving or disbursing county funds; and said bank or bankers shall keep all vouchers, checks, and jury script, for sums disbursed on file, subject to inspection by the grand jury or its agents, and ordinary, and commissioners of roads and revenues and their agents, and shall make a report showing receipts and disbursements of county funds to the grand jury at February and August terms of the superior court of said county each year. Banks as disbursing agents. Competitive bids. Bond. Premium payment. No compensation. Inspections and reports. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case said commissioner of roads and revenues should fail to get any bank or banks in Catoosa County to receive and disburse the funds of said county in accordance with the provisions of this Act, then said commissioners of roads and revenues shall have the authority to appoint some bank or banks in an adjoining county in this State, to act as such depository and disbursing agent: or if for any reason the county board declines to accept the bids of any or all banks, then it shall be their duty to appoint some person who is a resident of said county to receive and disburse the funds of said county, whose duty shall be the same as the law now requires of county treasurer, and who shall give good and sufficient bond, fixed by said commissioners of roads and revenues and approved by them. The compensation of said person so appointed shall be fixed by said commissioners, and shall not be greater than the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) annually, for receiving and

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disbursing county funds, and said salary or compensation shall be paid out of the county funds of said county. Bank in adjoining county. Appointment of resident of county. Duty, bond and compensation. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of each such bank or bankers acting as such depository and disbursing agent to comply with the following further requirements: 1. To pay, without delay, when in funds, all orders issued by said commissioners or by their authority, also jury script by the clerk of the superior court, vouchers of district road commissioners which are issued for labor and material for their roads according to the dates of such checks, jury scrip, and road vouchers 2. To keep a well-bound book, in which shall be entered all receipts, stating when recorded, from whom, and on what account, and to keep the road funds separate from all other funds and to make a report to the district road commissioners of each district annually by the first of July, each the amount of funds they have to their credit and all amounts paid out, stating when paid, to whom, and on what account. 3. To keep a well-bound book, in which shall be entered a full description of all county orders of other forms of indebtedness, as they are presented, and to record a copy of the order of the county authorities levying county taxes. Duties prescribed. Sec. 5. All books and stationery which may be required by said depository in the transaction of its business as such shall be furnished by the county, and when said books of such depository are full, they, together with the vouchers and other files relating thereto, or connected therewith, must be deposited in the office of the ordinary of said county, and afterwards be a part of his records. Books and stationery. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this law shall take effect from and after the termination of the term of office of the present treasurer of Catoosa County, to wit.: December 31, 1916, and the retiring county treasurer shall turn over to such bank or banks, or person, as may be designated under the provisions of this Act, all county funds which he may have in his charge, and the said retiring county treasurer shall make a report to the commissioners of roads and revenues of Catoosa County,

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showing all receipts and disbursements of county funds since his last report to the grand jury, and the commissioners of roads and revenues may authorize payment to him of a reasonable sum for making said report; but said treasurer, however, shall not be entitled to any commissions for turning over the funds as aforesaid. This Act effective Jan. 1, 1916. Treasurer's duty. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. CLAY TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 305. An Act to fix the salary of the treasurer of Clay County, in lieu of commissions as now paid, at the sum of one hundred and twenty-five ($125) dollars per annum, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the compensation or salary of the treasurer of Clay County, Georgia, shall be one hundred and twenty-five ($125) dollars per annum, and shall be paid to said county treasurer in monthly or in quarterly installments, as may be agreed upon by the board of commissioners of said county and said treasurer. $125 a year. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 2, 1916.

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CHARLTON; PAYMENT OF ROAD TAX TO FOLKSTON. No. 422. An Act referring and submitting the bill passed 1915 session of the General Assembly, authorizing and requiring the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Charlton County, to pay the City of Folkston certain road tax monies, to the voters of the 32d G. M. District of said county. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act the commissioners of roads and revenues of Charlton County shall be restrained from paying certain road tax moneys, to the mayor and council of the City of Folkston under said Act passed by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia in the year 1915, requiring the commissioners of roads and revenues to pay to the mayor and council of the City of Folkston certain ad valorem road tax moneys, until the same shall be submitted to the voters of the 32d G. M. District for their ratification or rejection. No payment before submission to popular vote. Acts of 1915, p. 176. Sec. 2. Provided, further, that said election shall be called by the ordinary of said Charlton County, Georgia, under terms of the law governing elections, not later than October 1st, A. D., 1916, for the said 32d G. M. District. This election shall be held on the same day as the election for the ratification of the bill passed by the General Assembly, A. D., 1916, for the town of Homeland, said Charlton County, Georgia. Election. Sec. 3. Provided, further, that at said election the words For ratification of an Act authorizing the county commissioners of roads and revenues of Charlton County, Georgia, to pay to the mayor and council of the City of Folkston, certain road tax moneys, etc., shall be printed or written on the tickets and Against ratification of an Act authorizing the county commissioners of roads and revenues

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of Charlton County, Georgia, to pay to the mayor and council of the City of Folkston certain road tax moneys, etc. Forms of ballots. Sec. 4. Provided, further that unless the majority of the votes cast at said election in said district shall be in the affirmative upon the proposition so submitted, the Act thus passed shall be void and of no effect. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. CHARLTON; PAYMENT OF ROAD TAX TO HOMELAND. No. 418. An Act to require and authorize the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Charlton County to pay the mayor and council of Homeland the ad valorem road tax collected from property within corporate limits of said town, 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 from and after the passage and approval of this Act, the commissioners of roads and revenues of Charlton County shall be required and authorized after paying the receiver's and collector's commission, to pay all ad valorem road tax levied against and collected from all property, real and personal, lying wholly within the corporate limits of the town of Homeland, to the mayor and council of the town of Homeland, for use in the improvements of the streets of said town. Payment of road tax for improvement of streets. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all moneys paid to the said mayor and council of said town of Homeland, under the provisions of this Act,

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shall be used for the improvement of the public streets of said town of Homeland. Sec. 3. Provided, that the provisions of this bill shall not become operative or effective until the same shall have been referred to a vote of the people of the 32d G. M. District of Charlton County. Submission of Act to popular vote. Sec. 4. Provided, further, that the said election shall be called by the ordinary of said county not later than October 1st, 1916, for the said 32d G. M. District. This election shall be held the same day as the election for the ratification of bill passed by the General Assembly of 1915 for the City of Folkston. Election. Sec. 5. Provided, further, that at said election the words For ratification of an Act authorizing the county commissioners of roads and revenues of Charlton County to pay the mayor and council of the town of Homeland certain road tax moneys, etc. shall be printed or written on the tickets and Against ratification of an Act authorizing the county commissioners of roads and revenues of Charlton County, to pay the mayor and council of the town of Homeland certain road tax monies, etc. Forms of ballots. Sec. 6. Provided, further, that unless a majority of the votes cast at said election in said district shall be in the affirmative upon the proposition so submitted, this Act shall be void and of no effect. Act [Illegible Text] unless ratified Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 16, 1916.

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CHARLTON; PAYMENT OF ROAD TAX TO ST. GEORGE. No. 493. An Act to require and authorize the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Charlton County to pay the mayor and city council of St. George the ad valorem road tax collected from property within the corporate limits of said city, 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 from and after the passage and approval of this Act, the commissioners of roads and revenues of Charlton County shall be required and authorized, after paying the receiver's and collector's commission, to pay all ad valorem road tax levied against and collected from all property, real and personal, lying wholly within the corporate limits of the City of St. George, to the mayor and council of said city for use in improvement of the streets of said city. Payment of road tax for street improvements. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all moneys paid to the mayor and council of said City of St. George under the provisions of this Act shall be used for the improvement of the public streets of said City of St. George. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the provisions of this Act shall not become operative until the same shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the 1545th and 959th G. M. Districts, these being the districts affected by this Act. Submission of Act to popular vote. Sec. 4. Provided, further, That the ordinary of Charlton County shall call an election for the ratification or rejection of this Act upon a petition signed by twenty-five per cent of the qualified voters of said 1545th and 959th districts at any time after the passage and approval of this Act. Election.

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Sec. 5. Provided, further, that at said election the words For ratification of an Act authorizing the county commissioners of roads and revenues of Charlton County to pay the mayor and council of the City of St. George certain road tax moneys, shall be printed or written on the tickets used at said election, and the words Against ratification of an Act authorizing the county commissioners of roads and revenues of Charlton County to pay to the mayor and council of the City of St. George, certain road tax moneys, shall be printed or written on the tickets used at said election. Forms of ballots. Sec. 6. Said election shall be governed and managed under the terms of the law governing all elections. Sec. 7. Be it further provided, That unless a majority of the votes cast at said election in said districts shall be in the affirmative upon the proposition so submitted, then this Act shall be of no force or effect. Act vold unless [Illegible Text] Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. CHATTAHOOCHEE TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 327. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Chattahoochee County; to dispose of the money and other funds and property belonging to said office; to authorize the county commissioners of Chattahoochee County to select some bank in Chattahoochee County to perform all of the duties that have been performed by said county treasurer; to fix the bond for said bank; 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:

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Section 1. The office of county treasurer of the County of Chattahoochee is hereby abolished. Office abolished. Sec. 2. The county commissioners of the County of Chattahoochee are hereby authorized and directed to select any bank in the County of Chattahoochee to do and perform all the duties and functions of the office of county treasurer of said county and said bank thus selected shall do all of said work without any compensation or pay, either directly or indirectly. Bank to be selected. No pay. Sec. 3. The bank thus selected shall give a good and sufficient bond to the county commissioners of said county for the faithful performance of all its duties connected with the county's business, with some good and solvent surety company or trust company duly authorized to do business in this State, as security, and the premium on said [Illegible Text] shall be paid by the county; the amount of said bond to be in such sum as may be fixed by said board of county commissioners. Bond. Premium payments. Sec. 4. This Act shall not go into effect until the first day of January, 1917. Effective Jan. 1, 1917. Sec. 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved August 7, 1916. COFFEE TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 304. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Coffee County; to provide for the disposition of the books, papers, records and other property and business of said office, and for other purposes; to provide for the handling of the county funds by the county commissioners, and for other purposes; and further to provide that this Act shall not go into effect until January 1, 1917.

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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 office of the county treasurer of Coffee County be and the same is hereby abolished. Office abolished. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all books, papers, records and other property and business of the said office of county treasurer of Coffee County shall be delivered to and disposed of by the county commissioners of said Coffee County as soon as this law becomes effective. Delivery to county commissioners. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county commissioners of Coffee County shall, on their first regular meeting in January of each and every year after this Act goes into effect, or as soon thereafter as practicable, select some chartered bank or trust company located in Coffee County to act as a county depository for the purpose of handling and paying out and otherwise disposing of all county funds and for the performance of the duties now performed by the county treasurer of Coffee County, as shall be required of them by said commissioners. Said bank or trust company shall be required to give bond in the sum of not less than $20,000.00, and not more than $30,000.00, for the faithful performance of their duty, and [Illegible Text] bond is given in some regular bonding company the premium thereon shall be paid by the county commissioners out of any county funds available therefor, but no other compensation shall be allowed to said bank or trust company. Such county depository shall be chosen annually, as herein provided, or more often upon a failure or refusal to perform the duties of said position by any one so chosen. All county warrants and disbursements shall be drawn on and paid by such county depository, instead of the county treasurer, as is now done. Bank to be depository. Bond. Premium payment. No compensation. Chosen annually. Payments. Sec. 4. This Act shall not become effective and operative until on and after January 1, [Illegible Text] Effective Jan. 1, 1917. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 2, 1916.

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COFFEE DEPOSITORY OF COUNTY FUNDS. No. 589. An Act creating a county depository in and for Coffee County, and to provide for the receiving and disbursing of county funds and for the keeping of records as heretofore kept by the county treasurers of this State, and defining the duties of county commissioners relative thereto, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, that a certain bank, known as the Citizens Bank of Douglas, Georgia, be and the same is hereby created the county depository in and for Coffee County, for the purpose of receiving and disbursing of all county funds as heretofore received and disbursed by its treasurer. Bank to be depository. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said bank before entering upon its duties as said depository shall deliver to the commissioners of roads and revenues of Coffee County, a good and solvent bond to the county with some surety bonding company doing business in this State as surety, in the sum of fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars. Said bond to be approved and the premium paid by the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county at their first regular meeting in January, 1917, and conditioned for the faithful performance of all duties devolving upon said depository under this Act. Bond. Premium payment. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county shall furnish said depository with new record books, such as will be necessary for the keeping of a complete record of all business done by said depository. Said book or books, must be labeled in the following manner: If cash book, the label must read, Cash Book, Coffee County Depository. All other books must be labeled in the same manner. Record books.

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Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues shall have printed and ready for use on the first day of January, 1917, new county warrants in the following form: $..... Douglas, Georgia,.....191..... County Warrant No...... Form of warrants. Coffee County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues orders the Citizens Bank, County Depository to pay to the order of.....100 Dollars out of.....fund......Chairman. For..........Clerk. And all warrants issued after the first day of January, 1917, must be issued according to the above form and must be signed by the chairman of the county commissioners and the clerk of said board before they are authorized to be paid by the county depository. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county depository as described and created in section (1) one of this Act be and is hereby authorized to receive and disburse all county funds as heretofore received and disbursed by its county treasurer. Said depository is further authorized to pay out of any funds on hand in the name of the county upon presentation of a county warrant properly issued and signed upon a regular form as set out in section (4) four of this Act. Said depository shall pay out all county funds only upon a regular county warrant, except in such cases where the judge of the superior court of the county has jurisdiction and issues an order upon the county depository, and in that event said depository must secure a county warrant for its record. Receipts and disbursements. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said depository shall keep in a well-bound book or books, to be furnished by the county as set out in section (3) three of this Act, a complete record of all moneys received (from whom received and from what amount received, whether ad valorem or shows, or special or automobile taxes, or from other sources not herein mentioned), and of disbursements, and how disbursed, and on what fund.

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Said depository shall on the first day of each month return to the board of county commissioners all paid cancelled county warrants held by it up to time of said returns, and to do any other duty heretofore required of county treasurers of this State. Funds separate. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said depository be and it is hereby authorized to pay all regular and legally issued county warrants and bonds, outstanding and issued upon the treasurer of the county up to the first day of January, 1917. Payments. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be unlawful for said The Citizens Bank, county depository, to discount any county warrant drawn upon it. There shall nothing herein be construed to deprive said bank as a corporation from receiving county warrants as collateral against loans made by said bank as a corporation. Discount of warrants forbidden. Collateral for loans. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the present treasurer of Coffee County, Timothy Tanner, shall meet with the county commissioners of roads and revenues in the office of said commissioners on the first day of January, 1917, at 10 o'clock a. m., and check over to said commissioners all books and records belonging to the county, and to said treasurer's office. Said county commissioners shall cause an audit to be made of said records as to the balances shown thereon and spread upon the minute book of their office and a copy of the same, together with the balance of any funds in the treasury on the first day of January, 1917, be turned over to the Citizens Bank, county depository. Treasurer to account. Sec. 10. The Citizens Bank, county depository, as set out and created in section (1) one of this Act, shall pay the sum of $250.00 per annum as a premium to act as the county depository. And the commissioners of roads and revenues are hereby authorized to collect this amount from said depository each year. Payment for privilege as depository.

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Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the term of office for the county depository as set out and created in this Act, shall be during the life of this Act, provided said bank should fail, or cease to exist, then in that event the board of commissioners of roads and revenues shall immediately choose another depository who shall perform the duties of said office until regulated by law. Term of office. Sec. 12. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. CRISP COMMISSIONERS; AMENDING ACT. No. 528. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create a board of county commissioners for the County of Crisp; to prescribe the duties and powers thereof, and for other purposes. Said Act approved August 6, 1908. To amend section seven of said Act by inserting between the word jurors and the word and in the third line of said section, the following: Except the chairman of said board of county commissioners who shall receive for his exclusive service for said county, five dollars ($5.00) per day, but in no event shall said chairman receive for his entire services for any one year more than nine hundred ($900.00) dollars. 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 section seven (7) of said Act, approved August 6, 1908, be and the same is hereby amended by inserting between the word jurors and the word and in the third line of said section, the following: Except the chairman of said board of county commissioners, who shall receive for his exclusive services for said county five ($5.00) dollars per day, but in no event shall said

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chairman receive for his entire services for any one year more than nine hundred ($900.00) dollars, and the said section seven of said Act, when so amended, shall read as follows: Section 7. Be it further enacted, That commissioners shall receive the same per diem that is paid the grand and traverse jurors, except the chairman of said board of county commissioners, who shall receive for his exclusive service for said county five dollars ($5.00) per day, but in no event shall said chairman receive for his entire services for any one year more than nine hundred ($900.00) dollars, and in addition thereto shall be reimbursed for their expenses of railroad fare and cost of teams when traveling in the exclusive interest of the county in their capacity as commissioners. Act of 1908 amended. To be read. Pay of commissioners. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not become effective until January first, 1917. Effective Jan. 1, 1917. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. DADE TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 476. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer in and for the County of Dade, and to make provision for a handling and disbursement of all county funds, 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 from and after the first day of January, 1917, the office of county treasurer of Dade County shall be and the same is hereby abolished. Office abolished after 1916. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it is hereby made the duty of the ordinary of said

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county, on or before the first day of December next, to appoint some bank, banker or trust company now located or doing business in said county to receive and disburse all county funds, which it is the duty of the county treasurer to now receive and disburse. Bank to be selected. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in making said appointment it shall be the duty of the ordinary of said county to appoint that bank, banker or trust company, which shall agree to pay the highest rate of interest on the average monthly balance of said funds; and it shall be the further duty of the ordinary to require said appointee to make a good and solvent bond, which bond shall be signed by some surety company now authorized to do business in the State of Georgia, and in an amount that shall fully protect the funds of said county at all times. Interest on monthly balances. Bond. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of such depository to keep the same books and records, showing the same kind of receipts and disbursements and to make the same reports to the grand jury and ordinary of said county as is now required by law of the county treasurer. Records of receipts and disbursements. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of all officers of said county now required by law to deposit money with the county treasurer, to deposit all of said funds with the aforesaid depository, and all parties now authorized to draw warrants, or vouchers upon the county treasury, to draw said warrants or vouchers against the funds in said depository. And it is hereby made the duty of all officers controlling, or handling any of the county funds, to deposit the same in said depository. [Illegible Text]. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county treasurer of said county is hereby required to make a report to the ordinary of said county on the first day of January, 1917, showing his receipts and disbursements and the balance of funds on hand, and to deposit said balance, including all interest and sinking funds, in

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the depository aforesaid, and take receipt therefor; and the county treasurer is further required to turn all his records over to the ordinary of said county, to be kept in the ordinary's office. Treasurer to report. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. DAWSON BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ABOLISHED. No. 360. An Act to abolish the board of roads and revenues of Dawson County, Georgia, and to vest all the powers and duties now required of the said board in the ordinary of said county, 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 from and after the first day of January, 1917, the board of roads and revenues of Dawson County shall be and the same is hereby abolished. Board abolished after 1916. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the first day of January, 1917, it shall be and is hereby made the duty of the ordinary of said County of Dawson to do and perform all the acts and duties now required of the board of roads and revenues of said county; and he is hereby vested with all the power and authority now vested in said board of roads and revenues, as much so as if each authority and duty was specifically enumerated. Ordinary substituted. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of roads and revenues, through their proper officer, shall, on the first day of January, 1917, make a full, complete and detailed statement to said ordinary of such of the county affairs as has to that time been under

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their jurisdiction, showing all receipts and disbursements of county funds or other county moneys or properties in their charge; and said board, through its proper officer, is hereby required to turn over to said ordinary all books, records and vouchers or other papers now in the possession of said board, and whatever funds have been heretofore in the custody of said board, shall on said date be placed in the hands of the ordinary. Commissioners to account in detail. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of said ordinary on and after the first day of January, 1917, to keep a full and complete record of all his acts and doings with reference to the authority heretofore vested in the board of roads and revenues; and shall keep all the records used by said board of roads and revenues, prior to the operation of this Act, in his office. The purpose of this bill is to vest in the ordinary all the power and authority now required of ordinaries in all counties where there is no board of roads and revenues; and to require of him the same duties and place upon him the same responsibility, as much so as if each were specifically enumerated. Ordinary's duty. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said ordinary for all the time required of him in looking after the duties which have heretofore been placed upon the board of roads and revenues, shall receive the sum of $2.00 per day, and his actual expense, if any be incurred. Compensation of ordinary. Sec. 6. 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. Approved August 8, 1916.

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DOOLY TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 423. An Act to fix the salary of the treasurer of Dooly County, Georgia, at the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars per annum, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it further enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That on and after the first day of January 1917, the salary of the treasurer of Dooly County, Georgia, shall be five hundred ($500.00) dollars per annum, and shall be paid to said county treasurer in monthly installments or in quarterly installments as may be agreed upon by the board of commissioners of said county and the said treasurer. $500 a year, payable monthly. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. ELBERT TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 287. An Act to fix the salary of the treasurer of Elbert County, 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 from and after January 1, 1917, and annually thereafter the compensation of the treasurer of Elbert County shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) per annum in place of all commissions or other compensation now received by him, the same to be paid out of the treasury of Elbert County. $100 a year.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 19, 1916. EVANS COMMISSIONERS; AMENDING ACT. No. 401. An Act to amend an Act creating a board of county commissioners for Evans County, and approved on August 16, 1915, so as to repeal section 22 of said Act of 1915, and give to the county commissioners of Evans County authority to make a contract with the county physicians to the chaingang and to the county farm and the county jail, according to what the said county commissioners think right and best; to provide that said county commissioners shall have the power to do all things necessary to carry on the county government, such as building and furnishing a jail, and building and furnishing a court house, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Act creating a board of county commissioners for Evans County, and approved by the Governor on August 16, 1915, is hereby amended as follows: that section 22 of said Act is hereby repealed. Act of 1915 amended. Sec. 22 repealed. Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county commissioners of said county are hereby authorized and directed to make a contract with a county physician for the county convicts, and also with the physician to the county farm and the county jail, at a price that is just, fair, and reasonable to all parties concerned, and at as low a price as possible to do justice by the said physicians; and said county commissioners shall at no time have authority to make a contraet as set out above for longer than their term of office. County physician.

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Sec. 3. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said county commissioners are hereby given authority to build and furnish a county jail, and to build and furnish a county court house. Court-house and jail. Sec. 4. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 15, 1916. EVANS ROAD LAW AMENDED. No. 397. An Act to amend an Act creating a road law for Evans County and approved August 16, 1915, so as to repeal Section 3 and 4 of said Act of 1915; to define who is subject to road duty in said County of Evans; to provide for the collection of said commutation road tax; to relieve said road tax payers for the year 1916; to provide for any citizen of said county to do any road or bridge work that is urgent and must be done at once, because of any storm, washout or other sudden disaster to any road or bridge, and to provide for the payment of same, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Act creating the road law for the County of Evans and approved by the Governor on August 16, 1915, is hereby amended as follows: That sections 3 and 4 of said Act are hereby repealed. Act of 1915 amended. Secs. 3 and 4 repealed. Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each male citizen of the County of Evans, between the ages of 21 and 50 years shall be subject to road duty except those who are mentally or physically disabled and shall be, and are hereby required, when notified or summoned, to work

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on the public roads of Evans County for a term of three days each year, or pay to the proper county authority by whom they are notified or summoned, at the time they are served with the notice or before the day they are notified to work, the sum of $1.00 a day for each day they are required to work. Road work or pay in lieu of it. Sec. 3. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commutation road tax shall be collected all at one time during each year, and that the county commissioners shall designate one of the justices of the peace or one of the constables in each militia district to collect said commutation tax, or some suitable and qualified person for collecting the same, and said collector shall receive for his entire services in collecting said money five per cent on the dollar of all money collected. And if he have to work any road hands, who work instead of pay, he shall receive $1.00 a day for the actual days he is working them; and said tax collector shall post a written notice at the court ground of his militia district and at five other public places in said district at least ten days before he begins to collect said tax, giving the people notice of the day he will begin to summons them to pay or to work; and he shall give every male citizen subject to road duty a written summons that will tell him when and where he is to meet to pay or to work, and he shall have said summons at least five days before the day he is called upon to work or pay, and all parties subject to road duty shall be summoned to work on a public road in said militia district, but the collector shall not be permitted to summons said road tax payers to any one place in a less number than fifteen, and the said six notices to be posted in the district shall be dated and posted on the first or second day of the month in which the taxes are to be paid; and the said road tax collector shall complete his work within one month and turn over all money thus collected to the county commissioners on the next first Monday; that said tax shall be collected in each year during the month of October, or as soon thereafter as possible; that, if after the month of October, during the year, any party moves into any district

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and remains as a citizen for a period of ten days, he shall be subject to pay said tax and the road tax collector may summons him at any time to pay said road tax. Commutation tax. Collection. Sec. 4. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commutation road tax that is due the county for the year 1916 under this Act shall not be collected, as the same has already been collected this year for the year 1916, and that the first collection under this Act shall begin on October 1, 1917, but any person who resides in the County of Evans for as long as a period of ten days shall be subject to road duty. Collection, when to begin, etc. Sec. 5. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any citizen of said county is hereby authorized to do any emergency road or bridge work that is urgent and must be done at once because of any storm, washout or other sudden disaster to any road or bridge, but to be paid for said work only what the county commissioners think is right and just. Sec. 6. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 14, 1916. FLOYD BRIDGE-CONTROL ACT AMENDED. No. 286. An Act to amend an Act approved August 15, 1914, entitled An Act to vest in Floyd County full and complete title, jurisdiction over and control of the following bridges within the City of Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, to wit: Second Avenue bridge, spanning the Etowah River; Broad Street and Fifth Avenues bridges, spanning the Oostanaula River; to revoke any and all permits granted by legislative or municipal or county authority to any street railway company, electric light, telegraph, telephone

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or gas company to lay tracks and operate [Illegible Text] on and over said bridges or to place wires or pipes and operate [Illegible Text] on and over said bridges, to place wires or pipes and operate the same on and over said bridges; to repeal all franchises heretofore granted to all such public service corporations to operate on and over said bridges, whether granted by legislative, county or municipal authority upon condition; to authorize the county authorities of Floyd County to condemn and remove the present bridges and to build new bridges at the same points, and to authorize the county to acquire the necessary lands for the purpose of constructing bridges wide enough to meet the demands of the public travel; to authorize said county to require of any street railway company or electric railway company desiring to lay tracks on and operate its [Illegible Text] over said bridges, or either of them, to pay to said county a sum equal to one-third of the actual cost of building either of said bridges before any such company shall be allowed to lay any tracks, place any wires or other equipment, or operate any [Illegible Text] on or over such bridge or bridges, and to fix the rights of such corporation by reason of such payments; to grant to the county authorities of Floyd County the exclusive right and jurisdiction to grant permission and franchises to persons, firms and corporations exercising public service functions, to operate on and over said bridges, and to prescribe the terms and limitations of such grants; to provide that any person, firm or corporation desiring to contest the validity of this Act shall do so by injunction proceedings before the beginning of the work of tearing down and removing the old bridges, and not otherwise; to provide for the acceptance of this Act by the county and city authorities, and for other purposes, so as to strike from section 6 thereof the last clause, to wit: And the work shall not begin until said injunction suit is finally determined. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of

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the same, That the Act approved August 15, 1914, having the above caption be and is hereby amended by striking from section 6 thereof the last clause, to wit: And the work shall not begin until said injunction suit is finally determined, so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows, to wit: Section 6. Be it further enacted, That any person, firm, or corporation desiring to contest the validity of any part of this Act shall do so by injunction proceeding before the beginning of the work of tearing down and removing of such bridges, and not otherwise. Notice shall be given all persons, firms and corporations of the time when work is to begin, by publishing a notice thereof by the chairman of the board of commissioners in the newspapers in which sheriff's sales are advertised. Said notice shall state the time when work is to commence, as near as practicable, and the estimate of the cost of each bridge. Said notice shall be published once a week for two weeks, the last publication to be at least thirty days before work is to begin. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to object to any terms of this bill, or to any charge that may be made thereunder, or the levy of any tax or any assessment for building the bridge or bridges, shall file an injunction at least twenty days before the date the work is advertised to begin against the county, stating the objections to the bill, which shall be heard as other injunctions are heard. Act of 1914 amended. To be read. Injunction proceeding. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 19, 1916. FLOYD BRIDGE-CONTROL ACT AMENDED. No. 507. An Act to amend an Act approved August 15, 1914, entitled An Act to vest in Floyd County full and complete title, jurisdiction over and control of the following

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bridges within the City of Rome, in Floyd County, Georgia, to wit: Second Avenue Bridge, spanning the Etowah River; Broad Street Bridge, spanning the Etowah River; and Fifth Avenue Bridge, spanning the Oostanaula River; to revoke any and all permits granted by legislative or municipal or county authority to any street railway company, electric light, telegraph, telephone or gas company to lay tracks and operate [Illegible Text] on and over said bridges or to place wires or pipes and operate [Illegible Text] on or over said bridges, to place wires or pipes and operate the same on and over said bridges; to repeal all franchises heretofore granted to all such public service corporations to operate on and over said bridges, whether granted by legislative, county or municipal authority upon condition; to authorize the county authorities of Floyd County to condemn and remove the present bridges and to build new bridges at the same points, and to authorize the county to acquire the necessary lands for the purpose of constructing bridges wide enough to meet the demands of public travel; to authorize the county to require any street railway company or electric railway company desiring to lay the tracks on and operate its cars over said bridges, or either of them, to pay to said county a sum equal to one-third of the actual cost of building either of said bridges before any such company shall be allowed to lay any tracks, place any wires or other equipment, or operate any [Illegible Text] on or over such bridge or bridges, and to fix the right of such corporation by reason of such payments; to grant to the county authorities of Floyd County the exclusive right and jurisdiction to grant permission and franchises to persons, firms and corporations exercising public service functions, to operate on or over said bridges, and to prescribe the terms and limitations of such grants; to provide that any person, firm or corporation desiring to contest the validity of this Act, shall do so by injunction proceedings before the beginning of the work of tearing down and removing the old bridges, and not otherwise; to provide for the acceptance of this Act by

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the county and city authorities, and for other purposes, so as to vest in said County of Floyd all rights, title and interest in any bridges within the City of Rome that may be hereafter constructed by order of the county authorities in addition to the bridges enumerated in said Act sought to be amended, and to vest in said County of Floyd all authority and jurisdiction over said additional bridges as they now have over the bridges enumerated in said Act, 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, approved August 15, 1914, entitled An Act to vest in Floyd County full and complete title, jurisdiction over and control of the following bridges within the City of Rome, in Floyd County, Georgia, to wit: Second Avenue Bridge, spanning the Etowah River; Broad Street Bridge, spanning the Etowah River; and Fifth Avenue Bridge, spanning the Oostanaula River; to revoke any and all permits granted by legislative or municipal or county authority to any street railway company, electric light, telegraph, telephone or gas company to lay tracks and operate cars on and over said bridges or to place wires or pipes and operate cars on and over said bridges, to place wires or pipes and operate the same on and over said bridges; to repeal all franchises heretofore granted to all such public service corporations to operate on and over said bridges, whether granted by legislative, county or municipal authority upon condition; to authorize the county authorities of Floyd County to condemn and remove the present bridges and to build new bridges at the same points, and to authorize the county to acquire the necessary lands for the purpose of constructing bridges wide enough to meet the demands of public travel; to authorize the county to require any street railway company or electric railway company desiring to lay the tracks on and operate its cars over said bridges, or either of them, to pay to said county a sum equal to one-third of the actual cost of building either of said bridges before any such company shall

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be allowed to lay any tracks, place any wires or other equipment or operate any cars on or over such bridge or bridges, and to fix the right of such corporation by reason of such payments; to grant to the county authorities of Floyd County the exclusive right and jurisdiction to grant permission and franchises to persons, firms and corporations exercising public service functions, to operate on or over said bridges, and to prescribe the terms and limitations of such grants; to provide that any person, firm or corporation desiring to contest the validity of this Act, shall do so by injunction proceedings before the beginning of the work of tearing down and removing the old bridges, and not otherwise; to provide for the acceptance of this Act by the county and city authorities, and for other purposes, be and the same is hereby amended, by adding after the word river and before the word together, in the eighth line of first section of said Act the following words: And any other bridges within the City of Rome that may be hereafter constructed by order of the county authorities in addition to the bridges hereinbefore enumerated. Act of 1914 amended. Clause added Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Act be further amended by adding after the word sites at the end of the third line of the third section of said Act, the following words: And to build such other bridges within the corporate limits of said city as the county authorities may hereafter determine. Clause added. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 19, 1916.

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FRANKLIN TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 520. An Act to fix the salary of the treasurer of Franklin County, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That from and after January 1, 1917, and annually thereafter, the compensation of the treasurer of Franklin County shall be five hundred ($500) dollars per annum, in place of all commissions or other compensation now received by him, the same to be paid out of the treasury of Franklin County, quarterly. $500 a year, payable quarterly. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. FULTON TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 387. An Act to fix the salary of the treasurer of Fulton County, 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 from and after the first day of January, 1917, the salary of the treasurer of Fulton County, shall be $3,600 per annum, payable in monthly installments out of the funds of the county, upon warrant issued by the commissioners of roads and revenues. $3,600 a year, payable quarterly. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the premium on the bond of said treasurer, where same is made by a surety company, shall be paid out of the funds of the county, by

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warrant drawn by the commissioners of roads and revenues. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted that all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 14, 1916. FULTON COMMISSIONERS' CLERK'S SALARY. No. 487. An Act to fix the salary of the clerk of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Fulton County, 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 from and after the passage of this Act the salary of the clerk of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Fulton County be fixed by said commissioners at a sum not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000) per annum. Not to exceed $3,000 a year. Sec. 2. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act, in so far as they fix said salary at a different sum, be, and they are hereby, expressly repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. GLYNN COMMISSIONERS' TERM OF OFFICE. No. 501. An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to amend an Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues in the County of Glynn, so as to provide for the election of such commissioners by the people, and to increase the number of such commissioners so that each

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militia district in the county shall have representation on said board, and for other purposes, approved December 15, 1898, so that the terms of the commissioners to be elected in the year 1916 shall be for four years, from January 1, 1917, and the terms of each succeeding board shall be for 4 years, instead of 2 years, as at present; and also to provide that the election of said commissioners shall be held on the same date that the election for Governor, other State house officers, and members of the General Assembly, shall be held, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it and it is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That section 11 of that certain Act entitled An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues in the County of Glynn, so as to provide for the election of such commissioners by the people, and to increase the number of such commissioners so that each militia district in the county shall have representation on said board, and for other purposes, approved December 15, 1898, be amended by striking therefrom the words and their successors shall likewise hereafter be elected on the same day for holding elections for county officers of said county, and for like terms, and substituting therefor the following: The terms of such commissioners who shall be elected in the year 1916 shall be for four years from January 1, 1917, and the terms of each succeeding board shall be for four years, instead of two years, as at present; and said commissioners shall be elected, beginning with the year 1916, on the same date that the election for Governor, other State house officers, and members of the General Assembly, shall be held. Act of 1898 amended. Terms of office. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with any provision of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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GRADY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ABOLISHED. No. 396. An Act to repeal an Act of the General Assembly establishing a board of commissioners of roads and revenues in the County of Grady, approved August 6, 1906, to divide the county into commissioner's districts, to increase the number of members of the board, to fix their terms of office and their qualifications, and for other purposes, approved August 7, 1907. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act, the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Grady County (created by Act of the General Assembly, approved August 6, 1906; and amended August 7, 1907) be, and the same is by the authority aforesaid, abolished. Board abolished. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 14, 1916. GRADY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CREATED. No. 403. An Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the County of Grady, to provide for the manner of their election and for filling vacancies caused by death or otherwise; to provide for the selection of the first commissioners under this Act; to define the powers and duties of said board of commissioners, and to fix their compensation; to provide for the division of the county into commissioners' districts; to provide for the appointment by the commissioners of a purchasing

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agent and to prescribe his duties, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be created and established in the County of Grady a board of commissioners of roads and revenues, consisting of seven freeholders, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Grady County, at the first general election after the passage of this Act. The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes in said election shall hold office for a term of four years, and the four candidates receiving the next highest number to hold their office for a term of two years; provided that only the number of commissioners as provided in a subsequent section of this Act can be declared elected from their respective districts. Board of seven to be elected. Terms of office. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Grady County is divided into six commissioners' districts, to be composed of the following militia districts of said county, each district with the following number of members on the board of commissioners of roads and revenues, to wit: Cairo and Pine Park districts shall be commissioners' district number one, and shall have two members of said board; Duncanville district shall be district number two, and shall have one member of the board; Higdon and Ragan districts shall be district number three, and shall have one commissioner; Whigham and Springhill shall be district number four, and shall have one commissioner; Lime Sink and Blowing Cave districts shall be district number five, and shall have one commissioner; Spence district shall be district number six, and shall have one member of the board. Districts. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That if there shall occur a vacancy, by death or otherwise, on the board of commissioners of roads and revenues, the ordinary shall, within five days from the occurrence of such vacancy, call an election, to be held not more than thirty days from the occurrence of the vacancy, to fill same. The election shall be held

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in the same manner as elections for members of the General Assembly, and the returns shall be made to the ordinary, who shall declare the result of said election; provided, however, it shall not be necessary to call an election as provided for in this section, when such vacancy shall occur within six months prior to any general election for the selection of county officers, in which event such vacancy shall be filled by the commissioners in office for the unexpired term. Vacancy, how filled. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That at all elections for the election of commissioners, the names of the commissioners elected shall be certified by the clerk of the superior court to the ordinary; and that each commissioner before entering upon the duties of his office shall be required to have administered by the ordinary the following oath (which oath shall be by the ordinary recorded on the minutes of the court of ordinary), to wit: You will faithfully discharge the duties of commissioner of roads and revenues of Grady County and in all matters which require your official actions, to the best of your knowledge and skill, you will so act as in your judgment will be the most conducive to the welfare and best interests of the entire county; so help you, God. Elections Oath of office. Sec. 5. Said commissioners shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the following matters, to wit: In directing and controlling all the property of the county as they may deem expedient, according to law; in levying taxes according to law; in establishing, altering or abolishing public roads, bridges, and ferries, in conformity to law; in establishing, abolishing and changing election precinets and militia districts; in supervising the tax collector's books, and allowing insolvent list for said county; in settling all claims against and for the county; in the management, collection, handling, keeping and disbursement of all moneys belonging to the county; taking care of the poor, the promotion of health; and shall exercise all of the powers now exercised by the judge of the county court, when sitting for county purposes. Jurisdiction

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Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That upon the taking effect of this Act, the members of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues, who are then holding office, shall continue to hold until the expiration of their respective terms, when their successors shall be elected. If there should be any vacancy on said board by reason of the provisions of this Act, the ordinary shall at once call an election to fill said vacancy, as provided in section three of this Act, provided, however, that in order that the County of Grady shall have seven commissioners from the passage of this Act until the expiration of the term of the present board, as is the intention of this Act, C. H. Mize is hereby made a commissioner as fully as are the other members of the present board, for the Spence, or 6th district, and to hold office until January 1, 1917, and until his successor is elected and qualified. Tenure of office. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 15, 1916. GREENE COMMISSIONERS; AMENDING ACT. No. 364. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues in and for Greene County; to provide the method of election of such officer; to prescribe his duties and powers; fix his salary and term of office; provide for the management of the county affairs interim; and for other purposes, approved August 7, 1907, so as to provide that the commissioners shall consist of five members instead of one as by said Act provided; to provide that said board shall be elected by popular vote; to provide for the filling of vacancies; for the term of office of the commissioners; for the compensation

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of the commissioners; for the division of the county into road districts; for the oath and bond of said commissioners; when this Act shall become effective, and for other purposes, approved July 29, 1914, so as to remove Penfield District (148 district G. M.) from the fourth road district of Greene County, said State, and add said Penfield or 148th militia district to the 5th road district of said county; 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 above recited Act, entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues in and for Greene County; to provide the method of election of such officer; to prescribe his duties and powers; fix his salary and term of office; provide for the management of the county affairs interim; and for other purposes, approved August 7, 1907, so as to provide that the commissioners shall consist of five members instead of one as by said Act provided; to provide that the said board shall be elected by popular vote; to provide for the filling of vacancies; for the term of office of the commissioners; for the compensation of the commissioners; for the division of the county into road districts; for the oath and bond of said commissioners; when this Act shall become effective, and for other purposes, approved July 29, 1914, shall be and the same is hereby amended by striking from line 13 of section 1 (a) of said Act the word or figures 148th and from line 14 of section 1 (a) of said Act the word Penfield, and by inserting in line 17 of section 1 (a) of said Act, between 146th and known the words and figures and 148th and in said line between the words Shiloh and districts by inserting the words and Penfield, so that when amended, said section 1 (a) of said Act shall read as follows: Act of 1914 amended. Section 1 (a). For the purpose of this Act Greene County shall be divided into five road districts, to be constituted as follows: Road district No. 1 shall be composed of the following militia districts, to wit: 137th, 138th and 140th, known

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as Flukers, Woodville and Union Point districts, respectively. Road district No. 2 shall be composed of the following militia districts, to wit: 141st, 142nd and 144th, known as Reynolds, Siloam and White Plains districts, respectively. Road district No. 3 shall be composed of the following militia districts, to wit: 160th, 161st, 162nd and 163rd, known as Liberty, Salem, Ruth and Walker districts, respectively. Road district No. 4 shall be composed of the following militia districts, to wit: 145th, 147th, 149th, known as Greshamville, Macedonia and Wrayswood districts, respectively; and road district No. 5 shall be composed of the following militia districts, to wit: 143rd and 146th and 148th, known as Greensboro and Shiloh and Penfield districts, respectively. Each commissioner shall be an upright and intelligent citizen, a qualified voter for county officers of said county and for members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and a bona fide resident for at least six months of the road district from which he is elected. In the election of said road commissioner the voters at the election shall be permitted to place on their ballots the names of their choice for the office, naming one from each of the five road districts herein created, but nothing in this Act shall prevent the qualified voters from each road district from nominating a candidate before the regular election, to be voted for by the entire county at the regular election; such candidate to be a resident of the road district from which he is nominated. At the regular election no ballot shall be counted unless the same is cast for one commissioner from each road district. To be read. Road districts. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916.

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GREENE TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 342. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer for the County of Greene, State of Georgia; to provide for the selection and qualifications of county depository or depositories for the funds of said county; to provide for the receiving, holding and disbursing of the funds of said county; 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 on and after the 1st day of January, 1917, the office of county treasurer for the County of Greene, State of Georgia, shall be and the same is hereby abolished. Office abolished after 1916. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the County of Greene, State of Georgia, as soon as this Act becomes effective, to demand from the county treasurer all books and papers belonging to said county, and pertaining to the office of county treasurer; and to examine the accounts of such retiring treasurer, or his representatives, and to have with such treasurer, or his representative, a full and complete accounting and final settlement, and to issue to said treasurer, or his representatives, and to his bondsmen, upon such final settlement, a full and complete release of all liability as such treasurer. It is hereby made the duty of said treasurer to surrender and deliver to said board of commissioners the books and papers referred to. Treasurer to account. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as a part of the settlement referred to in section two (2) of this Act, the retiring treasurer of Greene County shall deliver and turn over to the county depository or depositories selected as provided in this Act, all funds, property, moneys and effects, except the books and papers to be

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delivered to the board of commissioners, in the hands of said county treasurer, as such treasurer, and shall be receipted therefor by the said board of commissioners; and until such final receipt is given, the county treasurer shall remain subject as now provided by law, to a strict accounting as a holder of public money. Delivery to [Illegible Text] Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Greene County shall at their first meeting in January, 1917, or as soon thereafter as practicable, select by a majority vote of said commissioners, as a depository or depositories for the funds of the County of Greene, any bank or banks or trust company, State or National, authorized to do business in this State, such selection to be for the term of one year and until the selection and qualification of such depository's or depositories' successor or successors. The selection of such depository or depositories shall be made by majority vote of the commissioners at the first regular meeting in each year. Should any bank in Greene County fail to qualify as such depository said commissioners are hereby authorized to select some bank or banks in an adjoining county; provided, however, the banks of Greene County shall first be given opportunity to qualify. Bank or banks to be selected. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before any bank or banks or trust company so designated as county depository shall receive any of the funds of Greene County, such depository, through its proper officers, shall execute and deliver to the board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Greene County or their successors, a good and sufficient bond, in an amount to be fixed by said board, and not to be less than ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars, payable to ordinary of Greene County, its successors and assigns, conditioned for the safe-keeping, accounting for, and paying over, upon demand of the proper authorities, all moneys and funds which may come into the keeping of such bank or banks or trust company by virtue of its or their selection as county depository or depositories; and that such depositories or depository shall

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faithfully and according to law perform whatever duties may be required thereof by this Act. Said bond shall be approved by a majority of the board of commissioners, shall be in a good and solvent surety company, doing business in this State, and the premium or premiums shall be paid out of the funds of Greene County; provided, however, said board of commissioners may, in lieu of said bond, insure the county deposits in a good and solvent company, the loss, if any, payable to Greene County, and upon such insurance, no bond shall be necessary. The premiums of such insurance shall be paid out of the funds of Greene County. Bond. [Illegible Text] Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That upon the selection and qualification of such county depository or depositories, it shall be the duty of the retiring treasurer of Greene County to pay over to such depository or depositories all moneys and funds in his hands as treasurer, belonging to Greene County. Such depository or depositories shall receive all moneys and funds from officers and other sources now received and held by the county treasurer, and all persons holding, or who may hereafter hold or come into possession of county moneys or funds, shall pay same, when this Act becomes effective, to such depository or depositories as they now pay over to the county treasurer. Such depository or depositories shall hold said moneys and disburse same upon warrant of the proper authority; shall pay, when in funds, all orders and warrants issued by the board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Greene County, as hereinafter specified, shall take a receipt on each order when paid, and carefully file it away; shall keep a well-bound book, in which shall be entered all receipts, stating when and from whom received, and on what account, and all amounts paid out, stating when paid, to whom and on what account; shall keep a well-bound book in which shall be entered a full description of all county orders or other forms of indebtedness as they are presented; shall record copies of orders of county authorities levying county taxes; shall render reports to, and appear before the board of commissioners of

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roads and revenues of Greene County, whenever notified, and before any grand jury on request, to reader an account of its doings as such depository; shall exhibit its books as such depository upon request of any grand jury, and monthly to said board of commissioners at their monthly meetings. Such depository or depositories shall be both criminally and civilly liable as county treasurers are now liable, and subject to like punishment, for mal-feasance or non-feasance of duty; said depository or depositories shall be bound as to the bank property and the property of stockholders, as well as on their bonds, for the true accounting of county deposits, as in case of other depositors. The accounts in favor of Greene County shall come within the purview of the general examinations made by State or National bank examiner, and also within the purview of the examinations of the State Auditor, should such office be created. Treasurer to pay over. Receipts and payments by depository. Record of accounts, funds, etc. Account and exhibit. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no depository shall receive any compensation as such depository, other than that all books shall be furnished by Greene County, out of the county funds, and premiums on all bonds paid by Greene County out of county funds. No compensation. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all checks or warrants against the county funds in any depository shall be drawn by the clerk of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Greene County, and countersigned by the chairman of said board, which check shall be numbered and stubbed, shall show for what purpose drawn, the amount for which drawn, and the party to whom drawn. No check shall be honored by any county depository unless in accordance with these provisions. Checks or warrants. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all other duties now performed by the treasurer for Greene County, especially such as are specified in section 576 (1) (2), Code, 1910, shall be performed by the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Greene County. Duties. Sec. 10. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That

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all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act shall be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. GWINNETT ROAD SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY. No. 527. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create the office of superintendent of public roads for Gwinnett County, approved August 16, 1915. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That an Act, entitled an Act to create the office of superintendent of roads for Gwinnett County, approved August 16, 1915, be amended by striking out the words fifteen hundred in said Act, and inserting in lieu thereof the words eighteen hundred, so that the salary of said officer shall be eighteen hundred dollars per annum, instead of fifteen hundred, as provided in said Act. $1,800 a year. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. HABERSHAM CONVICTS FOR STREET WORK IN TOWNS. No. 372. An Act requiring the ordinary of Habersham County to use the county convicts, tools, mules and other equipment to work and keep maintained at least two of the streets in each of the incorporated towns and cities in said county, as may be specified by the municipal authorities therein, and for other purposes.

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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 from and after January 1, 1917, the ordinary of Habersham County shall use the county convicts, tools, mules and other equipment for the purpose of working and keeping maintained not more than two of the streets in each of the incorporated towns and cities in said county. Effective Jan. 1, 1917. Work on two streets of each town. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said work and maintaining shall be specified by the municipal authorities in the respective towns and cities in which said work shall be had. Work to be specified. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That upon failure of said ordinary to perform the duties specified in this Act such municipal authorities shall have the right of mandamus for the purpose of forcing him to do so. Mandamus. Sec. 4. 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. Approved August 8, 1916. HABERSHAM TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 383. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Habersham County, Georgia, and to provide in what manner the funds of said county shall be deposited and disbursed, 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 from and after the first day of January, 1918, the office of county treasurer of said Habersham County, Georgia, shall be abolished, and such office shall from and after that date cease to exist. Office abolished after 1917.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the ordinary of said Habersham County shall select some duly incorporated bank or banks in said county to act as depository or depositories and disbursing agent or agents of and for the public funds of said county. Bank or banks to be selected. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such bank or banks as shall be so designated as such depository or depositories, and disbursing agent or agents, shall receive no compensation for acting as such agents. No compensation. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no such bank shall be allowed to act as such depository and disbursing agent until it shall have given a bond payable to said ordinary, with [Illegible Text] to be by him approved, conditioned for the faithful performance of all the duties pertaining to said appointment, and in the sum which, in the judgment of said ordinary, will be double the amount of the county funds that will probably be deposited with such bank for the ensuing twelve months from the date of the bond. The property of such banks, as well as the security or securities on such bond, shall be bound from the execution thereof for the payment of any and all liabilities arising from the breach of said bond. It shall be within the power of said ordinary to call upon said bank to strengthen said bond or to give a new bond at any time, and in default of the same being done, to revoke the appointment of such bank as depository and disbursing agent. Bond. Property [Illegible Text] New or stronger bond. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of each such bank acting as such depository and disbursing agent: Duties prescribed. 1. To pay without delay, when in funds, all orders issued by said ordinary, or by his authority, according to the dates of such orders. Payments. 2. To take a receipt on each order when paid and care fully file it away. [Illegible Text] 3. To keep a well-bound book, in which shall be entered all receipts, stating when received, from whom, and on

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what account, and all amounts paid out, stating when paid, to whom and on what account. Record of accounts. 4. To keep a well-bound book, in which shall be entered a full description of all county orders, or other form of indebtedness, as they are presented, and to record a copy of the order of the county authorities levying county taxes. Record of orders, etc. 5. To render reports to, and to appear before said ordinary whenever notified, and to appear before any grand jury on request to render an account of its actings and doings as such depository and disbursing agent, and to exhibit its books and vouchers as such depository and disbursing agent whenever notified. Reports and exhibits. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said ordinary shall have the power and authority from time to time to prescribe other reasonable duties and regulations for the government of said depositories and disbursing agents, and said depositories and disbursing agents shall be just as much bound to observe the same as they are bound to observe those provided for in this Act. Other duties may be prescribed. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said ordinary shall appoint such depository and disbursing agent or depositories and disbursing agents and such bond or bonds shall be given on or before the day this Act shall go into effect, and the county treasurer of said county then in office shall, on the day this Act shall go into effect, deliver to such depository or depositories as he may be directed by said ordinary, all county funds then in his hands, and he shall, at the same time, deliver to said ordinary all records, books and papers that he may have pertaining to his office. Bond before this Act effective. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said ordinary may determine in each case, at the time of the making of the appointment, the length of time during which such bank shall act as such depository and disbursing agent. Time of service. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all said depositories and disbursing agents shall be

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liable, both civilly and criminally, just as county treasurers are liable, for any non-feasance or mal-feasance of duty, and said ordinary shall have the right to proceed against such depositories and disbursing agents and the securities on their bonds as county treasurers and the securities on their bonds may now be proceeded against in case of non-feasance or mal-feasance in the conduct of their office. Liable civilly and criminally. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 9, 1916. HALL TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 488. An Act to fix the salary of the treasurer of Hall County in lieu of commissions as now paid; to provide for the payment of the premium on the treasurer's bond from funds of the county treasury; to provide when this Act shall go into effect, 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 beginning January the first, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen (1919), the treasurer of Hall County shall receive a salary of eight hundred dollars ($800.00) per annum, instead of and in lieu of commissions as now paid. $800 a year. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That after January the first, 1919, the premium on the treasurer's bond shall be paid from funds of the county treasury, in addition to the compensation fixed in section one of this Act, and that the treasurer of Hall County shall receive no further compensation, fees or commissions other than herein provided. Premium on bond. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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HART BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CREATED. No. 550. An Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the County of Hart, consisting of three members; to provide for their election; to prescribe their terms of office; to provide for monthly meetings of said board of commissioners; to define their duties and pwoers; to provide for competitive bids for county supplies; to create a uniform system of road work in the various militia districts of said county, in accordance with the road mileage of said districts; to provide for a reduction in the communtation tax of said county, 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 a board of commissioners of roads and revenues be and the same is hereby created in and for the County of Hart; that said board of commissioners shall consist of three members, except as herein provided, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of said county to serve for a term of four years, and shall be elected at a called election as is provided in section 15 of this Act. Said commissioners shall be residents of said county at least two years prior to the date of their election, and shall be qualified to hold county offices under the general laws of this State. The grand jury of said county may, in their discretion, appoint two additional members on said board, which said members, when so appointed, shall meet with the other members of said board in their monthly meetings, and shall have the same rights and duties as the elective members of the board of commissioners; provided, such appointed members shall not be required to perform any other duties appertaining to the actual supervision of the road work in said county. Such additional members, when appointed, shall each receive annually the sum of $50.00. Should a vacancy occur in said board, the same shall be filled by special election called and held in the same manner, and

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governed by the same rules and with the same qualifications as to voters as is applied to the election of the clerk of the superior court. Board of three created. Election. Term of office. Who eligible. Two additional members. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioenrs, as aforesaid, shall be commissioned by the Governor of the State of Georgia, for the term for which they are elected, and shall subscribe to the oath now required of county officers. That each commissioner serving on said board, except as otherwise provided in section 1 of this Act, shall receive, as compensation for his services, a sum not to exceed three hundred ($300.00) dollars annually, the same to be fixed by the grand jury of said county at the first term of the superior court to be held in and for said county after January 1, 1917. That said commissioners shall give bond with good security, payable to the Governor of this State, and his successors in office, in the sum of two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars. To be commissioned. Oath of office. Pay. Bond. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of commissioners shall have the right to change or discontinue, or to open, lay out or close, public roads in said county, when and where necessary, according to the laws now of force and effect, and shall have the sole management of the working of the public roads of said county, except as herein limited by the provisions of this Act. Said commissioners shall have authority to appoint overseers, guards and other officers that may be required to successfully carry out the provisions of this law; they shall prescribe the duties and powers of such guards or officers, and shall have the authority to fix their salaries. It shall be the duty of said board to work, repair and improve, or to have worked, improved and repaired, any and all public roads and bridges in said county. They shall have power to perfect the organization of a chaingang which may be hereafter organized or established in and for said county; provided, that the ordinary of said county shall be authorized, under the provisions of this Act, to aid the commissioners aforesaid in perfecting such organization. The said board shall have the right to work a chaingang

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which has already been organized in said county, and shall have the right to subject all persons, residents of said county, who are subject to road duty in said county under the laws of the State of Georgia, to a payment of a commutation tax not to exceed two dollars and fifty cents; provided, that every citizen of said county, subject to road tax, shall be given the privilege of working on the public roads of said county in lieu of paying said commutation tax, in which event he shall not be required to work for a period exceeding five days. Roads and road work. Chain gang. Road work or commutation tax. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person who may fail or refuse to pay the commutation tax when so demanded by the board of county commissioners or any officer appointed by said board of commissioners to make such demand, and who shall fail or refuse to work when summoned or notified by any official whose duty it is to give such summons or notice, according to the rules of the board of commissioners, and the law in such cases made and provided; or who shall fail or refuse to do faithful work when he has appeared, shall be fined not less than one dollar for each day he may fail to work, or be imprisoned in the common jail of said county, in the [Illegible Text] of said board of commissioners, or be sentenced to work in the chaingang of said county for not more than thirty days. The said board of commissioners is hereby given authority to try such defaulters above mentioned, and it shall be the duty of said board to hold court for the trial of said defaulters on the first Monday in each month at the office of said board of commissioners of roads and [Illegible Text] provided, that ten days' notice of the time and place of trial be given defaulters. Defaulters. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of each and every person, subject to road duty under the provisions of this Act, to return his name to the clerk of said board of commissioners on or before the first day of June, 1917, and annually thereafter, for the purpose of having his name listed as a commutation taxpayer of said county, and in default thereof such

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persons shall be subject to double taxation unless it is made to appear to said board that such failure was due to providential cause; provided, that no person shall be subject to double taxation who shall have paid said sum of two dollars and fifty cents on or by the fifteenth day of October of each year. Returns for commutation tax. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of commissioners shall keep a book of minutes, and such other books of record as may be necessary for the proper record of all business connected with said office, and said board shall elect a suitable and competent clerk, whose duty shall be to keep a record of the minutes of the meetings of said board, and act as bookkeeper for said board of commissioners, and do such other clerical work as is necessary in transacting the business of said office. Said clerk shall receive a salary not in excess of seven hundred dollars per annum, the same to be fixed by the grand jury of the county at the first session of the Superior Court of Hart County held after January 1, 1917. Said salary to be paid out of the county treasury on the first day of each month. The said clerk shall give bond with good security in the sum of fifteen hundred ($1,500.00) dollars, payable to the said board of commissioners, conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties. Minutes and records. Clerk. [Illegible Text] Bond. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of said board of commissioners to prepare and publish a statement of the financial condition of said office at least twice a year, which statements shall be presented to the grand jury at each term of Hart Superior Court, and shall be signed by the chairman of said board of commissioners. Publication of financial statements. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of said board of commissioners to hold monthly meetings, to be held on the first Monday of each month, for the purpose of receiving competitive bids for county supplies, and it shall be the duty of the clerk of said board to notify at least three business concerns or individuals of the time and place of such meeting, and for

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what purpose called; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be held or construed to abridge the right of any individual or business concern from appearing and bidding on said county supplies. Said board shall be required to make all purchases of county supplies at such meetings, and on said Monday of each month, and they shall elect one of their number to act as chairman of said board, which chairman, when so elected, shall act as the agent of said board in all matters appertaining to said office, and shall sign all receipts and disbursements. Said chairman shall have the authority to make emergency purchases when such purchases do not exceed one hundred ($100) dollars monthly, in which event no notice shall be given from the clerk; provided, that such purchases shall be made by and with the consent of the other members of said board. Meetings. Bids for supplies. Purchases. Chairman. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said board of commissioners shall, on the first Monday in January, 1917, and annually thereafter, convene for the purpose of prorating the road work in the various militia districts of said county, in accordance with the road mileage of each district. At said meetings, it shall be the duty of the board of commissioners to assign a certain and fixed number of days for road work in each district, which road work shall be prorated among the various districts, as aforesaid. The number of days assigned to the various districts shall be in the discretion of said board of commissioners; provided, that no district shall receive more than forty days of actual work on its public roads. The board of commissioners shall require the road scrape and road forces to work in each district annually, and it shall be unlawful for the commissioners of said county to recall or remove the road forces from any district, after having directed them to work a limited number of days in said district, until they have worked the entire time allowed by said board to such district. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the right of the commissioners to recall or remove the road forces from any district in cases of emergency; nor shall they be prohibited from removing said forces from any district when the work in said district

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is completed before the time limit allowed by said board. It shall be the duty of the board, at such meetings, to prorate the supervision of road work among the elective members of said board; provided, that no such elective members shall be required to serve for a greater period than four months in any one year. If it can be satisfactorily shown that said member may have failed to attend the actual supervision of the road work during the four months for which he was selected, it shall be the duty of the board to deduct the sum of $3.00 per day for every day lost by such member; provided, no deduction shall be made when it may appear that such failure was due to providential cause. Proration of road work. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the board of commissioners of said county shall perform the duties heretofore performed by the county treasurer of said county, and the laws now of force in this State which are applicable to the office of the county treasurer shall hereafter apply to the board of commissioners of said county, except when such law or laws conflict with the provisions of this Act. County treasurer's duties on board Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said board of commissioners shall make an additional bond, with good and sufficient security, payable to the ordinary of said county, and his successors in office, for the faithful discharge of their duties as treasurer, which bond in no event, shall be less than double the amount of money coming into the hands of the county treasurer or board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Hart County during the previous year; and, provided, that the ordinary of Hart County shall approve said bond, which bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful discharge of their duties as custodians of the county funds. Bond additional. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said board of commissioners of roads and revenues shall keep a full and complete record of all receipts and disbursements for each year, and they shall be required to make a statement as to the financial condition of said county treasury, which statement shall be properly sworn

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to by the chairman of said board, and the same shall be placed before the grand jury at each term of the superior court of said county; which statement shall be embodied by said grand jury in their general presentments. Record of receipts and disbursements. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said board of commissioners shall be empowered to place said county funds in any bank or banking institution for depository purposes, and it shall be the duty of the chairman of said board to call a meeting of the members of said board on the first Monday of January, 1917, and each year thereafter, as is provided by this Act, for the purpose of receiving competitive bids from the banking institutions of said county, and it shall be the duty of said board to award the county deposits to the bank guaranteeing the highest rate of interest on said deposits; if there should be no bids from the banking institutions located in said county, it shall be the duty of said board of commissioners to ask for bids from any banking institutions within the limits of this State. Bank depositories. Bids for deposits. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of Hart County in the primary election to be held on the 12th day of September, 1916, for ratification. The ordinary of said county shall cause to be printed a sufficient number of tickets to be used in said election, which tickets shall have written or printed on them the words, In favor of the Act creating the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Hart County, and the additional words, Against the Act creating the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Hart County. The expense of printing such ballots shall be paid out of the county purpose funds of said county. The Democratic Executive Committee of Hart County shall declare the result of said election, and the ordinary of said county shall cause the result of same to be published in the county newspaper. If a majority of those voting shall vote in favor of the Act creating the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Hart County, then this Act shall become of full force and effect; provided, the same shall not become operative until January 1, 1917. Submission of this Act to popular vote.

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Sec. 15. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if this Act shall be ratified by a majority of those voting in said election as set forth in section 14 of this Act, then the ordinary of said county shall call a special election for the purpose of electing said board of commissioners; provided, that said election shall be called on or before December 1, 1916. The three persons receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared the duly elected members of the board of Hart County commissioners, and shall be commissioned as is herein provided. Said commissioners shall hold their office for a term of four years, and shall thereafter be nominated with the other county officers. Special election of board. Sec. 16. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. HENRY COMMISSIONER; AMENDING ACT. No. 399. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for the County of Henry; to provide for his election, etc., and for other purposes, approved August 13, 1912, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, section three of an Act entitled an Act to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for the county of Henry, etc., approved August 13, 1912, and the same is hereby amended by striking from the third line thereof the words two years and inserting in lieu thereof the words four years, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Act of 1912 amended. Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a commissioner of roads and revenues for said

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county shall thereafter be elected every four years at the same time and in the same manner and by the same electors as county officers are elected, and his term of office shall begin on the first day of the following January. To be read. Elected for four years. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall not take effect until ratified by the qualified voters of Henry County, at the regular State election in November, 1916, held for the purpose of electing State and county officers, in which election it shall be the duty of the ordinary of said county to submit the question of a four-year term for the commissioner of roads and revenues of Henry County to the qualified voters of said county, by notice of same in the official organ of said county once a week for four weeks, immediately preceding said election. Those voting in favor of the provisions of this Act shall have written or printed on their ballots, For four-year term for commissioners of roads and revenues, and if a majority of those voting on said question in said election shall vote in favor of a four-year term for the commissioner of roads and revenues, therefrom and after the first day of January, 1917, the term of said commissioner of roads and revenues for said county shall be four years. Those desiring to vote in said election against a four-year term for said commissioner of roads and revenues shall have written or printed on their ballots, Against four-year term for commissioner of roads and revenues, and if a majority of those voting on this question in said election shall vote against the provisions of this Act, that is, a four-year term for said commissioner, then the term of said office shall remain as at present. Submission to popular vote. Forms of ballots. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 15, 1916.

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HENRY TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 485. An Act to abolish the office of treasurer in and for the County of Henry; to provide for a county depository for said county; to define the powers, obligations and duties and to provide manner by which said depository shall be established; to provide for the manner by which such office shall be abolished and when this Act shall go into effect and to provide for an election for that purpose, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That the office of county treasurer in and for the County of Henry be and the same is hereby abolished; provided, however, that this Act shall not go into effect nor shall this office be abolished until January 1, 1919, nor until this Act shall have been ratified by a majority of the qualified voters of said county voting thereon in an election hereinafter provided for, the result of which election shall be determined and declared as hereinafter provided. Office abolished after 1918, if this Act be ratified Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the ordinary of said county to order an election for the purpose of submitting the question of ratification of this Act to the qualified voters of said county, such election to be held in November, 1916, for the election of Governor, State-House Officers, members of the General Assembly and county officers of this State, notice of which election shall be published in the Henry County Weekly once a week for two weeks next prior to said day, and to provide tickets for such election, which tickets shall be in the following forms: For abolishing the office of county treasurer, and Against abolishing the office of county treasurer. Such election shall be held in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations as elections for members of the General Assembly and State-House Officers are. Election on ratification. Notice. Tickets.

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Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That if a majority of the qualified voters, voting hereon at said election shall vote for abolishing the office of county treasurer, this Act shall go into effect on the first day of January, 1919, and this office shall be abolished, and if a majority of the qualified voters voting hereon at said election shall vote against abolishing the office of county treasurer, then this Act shall not go into effect and said office shall not be abolished; and the returns of said election shall be made to the ordinary of Henry County, who shall determine and declare the results. Act effective when. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That if said office shall be abolished under the terms of this Act, all the funds of said county shall, on January the 1st, 1919, be deposited with some solvent bank in said county, such bank to be designated by the ordinary, county commissioners and clerk of the superior court of said county after having notified each bank in the county in writing at least twenty days before the first day of January, 1919, and annually thereafter notifying each bank in the county in writing that they are ready to receive bids for a county depository. Said notice shall state when the time for receiving said bids shall close and when they shall be opened. Bank to be designated. Bids for deposits. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the bids shall be opened by said officers at the time mentioned in said notice, and said officers shall then and there accept the bank agreeing to pay the highest rate on monthly balances and charging the lowest rate on overdrafts or money that may be borrowed from said depository during the time of such appointment. Provided, that said officers shall have the right to reject any and all bids and accept new bids after notice as before mentioned; provided, that should a bank not located at county site be designated a county depository, then said depository shall appoint some bank at the county site to act as its fiscal agent to receive and disburse the funds of the county. Bid to be accepted. Bank other than at county site. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That should no bank make a bid, then said officers shall be

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authorized to make such disposition of the county funds as in their judgment is to the best interest of Henry County; provided, that the treasurer in office at that time shall be responsible for the county funds until a county depository is established; and provided further, that the bank designated as county depository shall be custodian of the county funds until some other bank is designated county depository. Disposition if no bid. Treasurer. County depository. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That when such depository has been designated the county depository as hereinbefore required, then said depository shall be under the same rules and regulations as to making bond and as to duties required of it as is now provided by law for the county treasurer of said county, and provided, that said officers shall have authority to remove the county funds from the county depository or require more and better security, if, at any time after the acceptance of said bid, in their judgment the county funds are not safe; provided, that no bid be accepted for a longer period of time than four years. Depository liable like treasurer. Removal of funds, etc. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. IRWIN COMMISSIONERS; AMENDING ACT. No. 353. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for the County of Irwin; to provide for the compensation, term of office and appointment of said commissioner; to define his powers and duties; to provide how vacancies shall be filled; to provide how the convicts shall be worked on the public roads; the division of Irwin County into road districts, and for other purposes, approved

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August 5, 1913, by providing that said county commissioner shall be elected 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 an Act entitled an Act to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for the County of Irwin; to provide for the compensation, term of office and appointment of said commissioner; to define his powers and duties; provide how vacancies shall be filled; to provide how the convicts shall be worked upon the public roads; the division of Irwin County into road districts, and for other purposes, approved August 5, 1913, be and the same is hereby amended by striking section 2 of said Act and substituting in lieu thereof as section 2 of the present Act the following: Act of 1913 amended. Section 2. Be it further enacted, That the successor to said commissioner shall be elected by the qualified voters of the County of Irwin at a special election to be held in said county on the first Tuesday in November, 1917. Said election to be called by the ordinary of said county and advertised in the public gazette of the County of Irwin for a period of four weeks immediately preceding the holding thereof; said election to be held under the same law, rules and regulations as govern the election of members of the General Assembly of this State, and at said special election all persons who, under the law, are authorized to vote for the members of the General Assembly of this State, shall be and hereby are authorized to vote for the commissioner of roads and revenues of the County of Irwin. The commissioner so elected at said special election to be held on the first Tuesday in November, 1917, shall take office on the first day of January, 1918, and shall hold said office until the first day of January, 1919. At the regular election to be held in the State of Georgia on Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1918, the successor of the said commissioner of roads and revenues so elected at the special election to be held on the first Tuesday in November,

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1917, shall be elected and shall take office on the first day of January, 1919, and shall hold said office for a period of four years from that date, and his successor shall be elected at the regular election held on Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1922, and each four years thereafter, said commissioner so elected to be commissioned by the Governor. Should a vacancy occur in the office of the commissioner of roads and revenues, it shall be the duty of the ordinary of said county to call an election to fill said vacancy, said election to be held not more than forty days from the date on which such vacancy occurs, and notice thereof to be given in the public gazette of said county for a period of four weeks. From the date of said vacancy to the date of said election and the qualification of the commissioner there elected, the ordinary of said county shall perform all the duties which devolve upon the commissioner of roads and revenues of said county, and shall receive for such services the compensation now provided for said commissioner of roads and revenues. Commissioner's successor to be elected by the people. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. IRWIN TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 420. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Irwin County; to establish county depositories for county funds therein; to provide for the handling and disbursement of such funds, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after March 31, 1917, the office of county treasurer of Irwin County, Georgia, shall be, and the same is, hereby abolished. Office abolished after March 31, 1917.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioner of roads and revenues of Irwin County shall require of the retiring treasurer, whose office is abolished by this Act, a full, true and just accounting of all monies, books, papers and other property belonging to said county pertaining to said office, and that until said accounting has been made the said county treasurer shall be subject, as now provided by law, to be proceeded against as a defaulting treasurer, or the holder of public monies. Treasurer to account. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when this Act shall become effective it shall be the duty of the commissioner of roads and revenues of Irwin County and his successors in office to perform all the duties that have heretofore belonged to the office of county treasurer of said county, and to receive from the tax collector of said county and all other persons receiving county funds or county property which should go into the treasury of said county, all monies, effects, and other things belonging to said county, and coming to it through the tax collector, or other officials, and pay the same over to the county depositories hereinafter provided for, taking proper receipts therefor. County commissioner to be treasurer. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be established in the County of Irwin certain county depositories for the deposit of all monies and public funds of said county heretofore, or now held, by the county treasurer, or may hereafter come into the hands of said county commissioner arising from all sources and belonging to said County of Irwin; and that said county depositories shall hold and pay out the same only upon the properly issued county warrants drawn by the county commissioner of said Irwin County against said public fund. County depositories. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Bank of Irwinville, the First National Bank of Ocilla, and the Citizens Bank of Ocilla, their successors and assigns, are each severally hereby created a county depository for the purposes specified in the preceding sections. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of roads and revenues

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to deposit all public monies received by him belonging to said county in such county depositories and keep the same on deposit until paid out by lawful authority; he shall at all times keep the public funds of said county distributed in each of said county depositories applying therefor in equal amounts, as near as the same can practically be done; it being the intent of this Act that the public funds of said county, from whatever source derived, shall at all times be deposited in, and distributed to each of said county depositories in equal amounts without discrimination, so that each of said depositories shall bear the same burdens and receive the same benefits as the others. Banks designated. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each of said county depositories, before entering upon the discharge of its duties, shall execute a good and solvent bond, payable to Irwin County, the amount to be fixed by the county commissioner and approved by him, which bond shall be recorded in the office of the ordinary of said county, said bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of all duties required of it by law, and for a faithul account of all the public money or other effects which may come into its hands during its continuance as such depository. Bond. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said county depositories shall receive no compensation for acting as such; but if at any time within the judgment of the commissioner of roads and revenues, the county account is sufficiently large to warrant it, he is authorized to charge, and, if possible, collect a reasonable rate of interest upon said funds and place the same with other public funds of the county. No compensation. Interest on deposits. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of each of said depositories to render to the commissioner of roads and revenues on the first day of each month a statement showing exact amount on deposit in such depository, detailed amounts deposited and checks or warrants paid in detail. Said depositories shall at the same time submit to said commissioner of roads and

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revenues the paid warrants with said statement. It shall also be the duty of said depositories to submit a report to the grand jury at the spring and fall terms of Irwin Superior Court, statements showing amount of money received and disbursed as well as balance on hand, which statement must be sworn to before some officer authorized to administer oaths. Monthly statements. Report to grand jury. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should all of said banks named in this Act as depositories fail and refuse to qualify as such, then the commissioner of roads and revenues is authorized to name some bank in an adjoining county to act as such depository. If one of said banks fail to qualify, then the county funds must be placed with the remaining bank or banks which do qualify. Bank in adjoining county may be named. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all of said depositories shall be liable, both civilly and criminally, the same as county treasurers are liable, for any non-feasance or mal-feasance of duty, and said commissioner of roads and revenues shall have the right to proceed against such depositories and their bondsmen as county treasurers and the securities on their bond may now be proceeded against in case of non-feasance or mal-feasance in the conduct of their office. Liable civilly and criminally. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall not go into effect nor shall said office be abolished until the 31st day of March, 1917, nor until this Act shall have been ratified by a majority of the qualified voters of Irwin County voting thereon in an election hereinafter provided for, the result of which election shall be determined and declared as hereinafter provided. Submission of this Act to popular vote. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the ordinary of Irwin County to order an election to be held at the November election for county officers 1916, for the purpose of submitting the question of the ratification of this Act to the qualified voters of said county, notice of which election shall be published

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for two weeks in the Ocilla Star, prior to said date, and to provide tickets for said election, which tickets shall be in the following form: For abolishing the office of county treasurer, Against abolishing the office of county treasurer. Said election shall be held on same date and under same rules as the election for county officers. Election. Tickets. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if a majority of qualified voters, voting at said election, shall vote for abolishing the office of county treasurer, then this Act shall go into effect on the 31st day of March, 1917, and said office be then abolished, and if a majority of the voters voting at said election shall vote Against abolishing the office of county treasurer, then this Act shall not go into effect, and said office shall not be abolished. The returns of this election shall be made to the ordinary and he shall declare the result. Returns of election. Sec. 14. 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. Approved August 17, 1916. JACKSON COMMISSIONERS; AMENDING ACT. No. 529. An Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Jackson County, approved December 18, 1901, and all amendments thereof; to repeal so much of the Act approved August 23, 1905, as is in conflict with this Act, so as to define the powers and duties of each member of the board, as well as the chairman; to provide for the payment and collection of a road tax and the distribution and use of the same and the appointment of persons to collect the same, and to increase the salary of the commissioners, and for other purposes.

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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 the Act approved December 18, 1901, and all amendments thereof establishing a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Jackson County and defining their powers and duties, and for other purposes, and especially the amending Act approved August 23, 1905, be and the same is hereby amended, so that each commissioner of roads and revenues in said County of Jackson shall have the same power and authority over all county matters as the chairman of said board has, and that on all matters and things pertaining to said county's interest each member of said board shall have the same power and authority, and when any matter is before said board a majority vote shall decide the question. Act of 1905 amended. Authority of each member. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all warrants and payments made by said board in excess of $25.00 for county matters shall be signed by the chairman and one member of the board, and all warrants and payments less than $25.00 for county matters shall be signed only by the chairman. Signing of warrants. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each of the commissioners, outside of the chairman, shall receive as compensation for their services, $4.00 per day, not exceeding 24 days in each year, for their monthly and other meetings in behalf of the county's welfare. Compensation. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each and every person in Jackson County, liable to road duty under the general law of the State, shall pay a road tax of $3.00 each per annum, to be paid and collected when, and in the manner, and by the person prescribed and appointed by the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county, and shall be used and expended in the militia district in which the persons reside, paying the same, and for the purposes of collecting and using said road tax in working the roads of said county. Said commissioners are authorized and empowered to appoint such road overseers or supervisors in the various militia districts of said county,

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upon such terms and under such bonds, as the commissioners in their judgment deem best for said county. Road tax, how used. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person liable to road duty and failing to pay the same at the time and manner prescribed by said commissioners, shall be cited by the various overseers or supervisors in the militia district to appear before the commissioners at such time and place as may be designated, why they should not be adjudged road defaulters and have imposed upon them by said commissioners the penalties now provided for road defaulters. Defaulters. Sec. 6. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. JACKSON TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 416. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Jackson County, Georgia, and to provide in what manner the funds of said county shall be deposited and disbursed, 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 from and after the first day of January, 1917, the office of county treasurer of Jackson County shall be abolished, and such office shall, on and after that date, cease to exist. Office abolished after 1916. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That any incorporated bank in Jackson County shall be eligible to become the county depository. Bank to be depository. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues of said

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county shall, not later than the first day of November, 1916, and biennially thereafter, notify each chartered bank in Jackson County in writing that they are ready to receive bids for a county depository. Said notice shall state when the time for receiving said bids shall close and when said bids shall be opened. Bids for deposits. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the bids shall be opened publicly, by the said commissioners of roads [Illegible Text] revenues at the time mentioned in said notice, and the said commissioners of roads and revenues shall then and there accept the bid of the bank agreeing to pay the highest rate of interest on monthly balances; provided, that said officers shall have authority, by a majority vote taken among themselves, to reject any and all bids, and to accept new bids after giving notice as before mentioned. Interest on monthly balances. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such bank as shall be designated as such county depository and disbursing agent shall receive no compensation for acting in such capacity. No compensation. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no such bank shall be allowed to act as such depository and disbursing agent, until it shall have given a bond, payable to said commissioners, with securities to be by them approved, conditioned upon the faithful performance of all the duties pertaining to said appointment, and in a sum which, in the judgment of said commissioners, will be double the amount of the county funds that will probably be deposited with such bank for the ensuing twelve months from the date of the bond. The property of such bank, as well as the security or securities on such bond, shall be bound from the time of the execution thereof, for the payment of any and all liabilities arising from the breach of said bond. It shall be within the power of said commissioners to call upon said bank to strengthen said bond or to give new bond, at any time, and in default of the same being done, to revoke the appointment of such bank as depository and disbursing agent. Bond. Property liable. New or stronger bond.

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Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of each bank acting as such depository and disbursing agent: 1. To pay, without delay, when in funds, all orders issued by said commissioners or by their authority, according to the dates of such orders. 2. To take a receipt on each order when paid and carefully file it away. 3. To keep a well-bound book in which shall be entered all receipts, stating when received; from whom, and on what account. 4. To keep a well-bound book, in which shall be entered a full description of all county orders or other form of indebtedness, as they are presented; and to record a copy of the order of the county authorities levying county taxes. 5. To render reports to and to appear before said commissioners whenever notified, and to appear before any grand jury on request, to render an account of its actings and doings as such depository and disbursing agent, and to exhibit its books and vouchers as such depository and disbursing agent whenever notified. Duties of depository. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioners shall have the power and authority from time to time to prescribe other reasonable duties and regulations for the government of said depositories, and disbursing agents and said depositories and disbursing agents shall be just as much bound to observe the same as they are bound to observe those provided for in this Act. Other rules and regulations. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the first day of January, 1917, the county treasurer of Jackson County shall deliver to such bank as shall have been designated county depository by the board of commissioners of roads and revenues under the provisions of this Act, all county funds then in his hands, and he shall at the same time deliver to said commissioners all records, books, and papers that he may have pertaining to his office. Treasurer to deliver. Sec. 10. If the said commissioners should fail to receive a satisfactory bid from any bank in Jackson County to act as such depository, it shall be their duty to appoint some citizen of said county to receive and disburse the funds of said county; and the duties and liabilities of such person

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shall be the same as those now provided by law for county treasurer. Such person shall give bond to be fixed and approved by said board of commissioners, the premium on said bond to be paid by the county. The compensation of such person shall be fixed by said commissioners, but in no event shall such compensation exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) annually, which salary shall be paid by the county. Citizen as depository, if no bank. Bond and premium. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That all said depositories and disbursing agents shall be liable, both civilly and criminally, just as county treasurers are liable for any non-feasance or mal-feasance of duty, and said commissioners shall have the right to proceed against such depositories and disbursing agents and the securities on their bonds as county treasurers and the securities on their bonds may now be proceeded against in case of non-feasance or mal-feasance in the conduct of their office. Liable civilly and criminally. Sec. 12. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the provisions of this Act shall not become operative until it has been submitted to a vote of the people of said county, which shall be at the general election in November, 1916. And if a majority of the votes cast at said election be in favor of abolishing said office of treasurer of said county, this Act shall become operative according to the provisions of the same, but if a majority of the votes cast at said election be against abolishing the office of county treasurer, but putting the same upon a salary of $600, the provisions of this Act abolishing the office shall not become operative in said county, and in that event the salary of the treasurer of said county shall only be $600 per annum. Those voting at said election shall have printed or written on their ballots, For abolishing the office of treasurer, and those opposed to the provisions of this Act abolishing the office shall have printed or written on their ballots, Against abolishing the office of treasurer, but putting the same on an annual salary of $600. And it shall be the duty of those preparing the official ballot at said election in November, 1916, to see that this question is submitted to the voters of

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said county as herein provided for, and upon the consolidation of the vote, the ordinary of said County of Jackson shall publish and declare the result. Submission to popular vote. Treasurer's salary, if Act not ratified. Forms of ballots. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 16, 1916. JEFF DAVIS TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 308. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of the County of Jeff Davis, in the State of Georgia, to provide for the selection of a county depository for the funds of said county; to define the powers, duties and liabilities of such depository, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That on and after January 1, 1917, the office of county treasurer of the County of Jeff Davis, in the State of Georgia, be and the same is hereby abolished. [Illegible Text] abolished after [Illegible Text] Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the ordinary, clerk of the superior court, and the tax collector of said county, to select, appoint and designate on the first Monday in January, 1917, and on the first Monday in January, every four years thereafter, some solvent chartered bank or banks in said county to receive all county funds of said county, and to disburse the same as the law now requires county funds to be disbursed by county treasurers; provided, such officers herein named shall select such bank or banks only after calling for competitive bids, and such bank or banks only shall be selected as shall make the best and most advisable bid for the office of county depository. When such bank or banks

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have been selected as such county depository, which shall be for a term of four years, to begin on the first day of January, 1917, and end on the first day of January, 1921, and on said dates every four years thereafter, said bank or banks shall give good and sufficient bond in such sum as may be fixed by said officers, and with such security as said officers may approve, said depository having the option to tender as surety on the bond, either some solvent surety or guaranty company, or not less than two good solvent individuals whose property is worth the amount of said bond, above all liabilities and exemption of every kind whatever. Said bank or banks shall not receive any compensation for holding the office of county depository, and shall pay to the County of Jeff Davis such sums for the privilege of acting as county depository as may be determined by said officers on the competitive bids aforesaid. Bank to be selected. Competitive bids. Term of office. Bond. Surety. No compensation. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said depository shall perform all of the duties heretofore required of county treasurers, and shall be subject to all of the penalties and liabilities prescribed by law for county treasurers, and all of the provisions of the existing laws prescribing the duties and liabilities of county treasurers shall be applicable to and binding on such depository, said depository being required to keep well-bound books, said books to be furnished by the county, on which it shall enter all of the receipts and disbursements of county funds, and shall make reports to the ordinary of said county and to the grand jury of said county, as now required by law of county treasurers, and shall pay out the funds of said county under the same rules and requirements as heretofore required of county treasurers. Duties and liabilities. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all orders, warrants and other drafts for the disbursement of county funds, heretofore drawn on the county treasurer, shall be drawn on and paid by the depository, under the rules and priorities as now paid out under existing laws. Orders and warrants. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That neither such depository, nor any officer of said depository, shall discount

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or buy in any county order, or warrant, on such depository for the payment of county funds, for a less sum than its face value, and any such depository or officer who shall discount, buy in or take over any such order or warrant for the payment of county funds, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Penalty for discounting warrants. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on January 1, 1917, the treasurer of said county shall pay over to the depository selected as hereinbefore set out, all funds of said county then in his possession, custody or control, together with all books and other documents required by law to be turned over to his successor, and on and after January 1, 1917, all persons, including the tax collector of said county, shall pay over to such depository all funds in their hands which they were heretofore required to pay over to the county treasurer, and the depository shall have full power and authority to institute and prosecute any appropriate action which the county treasurer was heretofore authorized to institute and prosecute in his name, for the collection of county money and county dues. Payments to depository by treasurer, tax collector, etc. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said ordinary, clerk of the superior court and the tax collector shall be authorized and required, in the event that the bond of said depository shall, at any time, become weak and unsatisfactory, an account of the financial worth of the sureties thereon or otherwise, to require such depository, on ten days' notice, to strengthen said bond by the giving of additional security, or the filing of a new bond, as they may deem best, and on failure of such depository to strengthen said bond within the time named, and for a violation of any of the duties of said depository, the said ordinary, clerk and tax collector shall declare the office of such depository vacated, and their selection vacated and annulled, and they shall proceed to fill the vacancy caused by such default. New or stronger bond. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said ordinary, clerk of superior court and tax collector shall fill all vacancies that may occur in the office

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of county depository, whether by removal, resignation or otherwise, in the same way as selections are made at the appointed time, and all selections to fill vacancies shall be only for the unexpired term. Vacancy [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before any selection of a depository is made, whether for the full term, or to fill an unexpired term, the said ordinary, clerk of the superior court and tax collector, shall advertise for bids from all banks desiring to submit bids for the office of county depository in the newspaper in which the sheriff's advertisements for said county appear, for two consecutive weeks next preceding the day for selecting a county depository, and all such bids shall be opened and passed upon on the first Monday in January, 1917, and every four years thereafter, provided, that the selection of depositories to fill vacancies shall be advertised for two weeks prior to a time to be fixed by said ordinary, clerk of the superior court and tax collector. Bids for deposits. Advertisements. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each individual security on said bond, where individuals are given as sureties thereon, shall make oath that he is bona fide worth, over and above his debts, exemptions, and liabilities of all kinds, property in realty and personalty not less than some specified sum to be stated in said oath, which oath shall be attached to said bond, and recorded together with said bond in the office of the ordinary of said county; and all of the property of such depository to the full extent of the bond, and all of the property of the sureties thereon, shall be liable for the faithful performance by said depository of the duties of depository, from the date of the execution and approval of said bond, and a lien is hereby created in favor of the County of Jeff Davis upon the property of both depository and the securities on its bond to the full amount of said bond, from the date of the execution and approval of said bond, which lien shall be superior to all other liens. Surety to justify. Property liable. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That at the termination of the term of office of said

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depository, or when the office of depository shall be terminated at any time, either by resignation, removal or otherwise, such depository shall make a full, complete and fair settlement with its successor before the ordinary of said county, and when such settlement is made and the details thereof entered on the minutes of the ordinary for county purposes, it shall operate as a final settlement of the differences between said county and said depository, except for fraud, and the ordinary of said county shall have power to require any depository at any time to submit a report of the condition of the county funds of said county, and shall have power to enforce a settlement by the said depository with the County of Jeff Davis, in the same way as he formerly had with county treasurers, at the expiration of his term, whether at the end of a regular term, or its termination in some other way. Reports and settlements Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the foregoing be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 2, 1916. JEFFERSON COMMISSIONER'S BOND FIXED No. 391. An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to amend an Act approved December 13, 1871, as amended by the Act approved February 20, 1873, with reference to county commissioners of Jefferson County, so as to provide that there shall be only one commissioner of roads and revenues; for such commissioner to employ at a reasonable salary a competent road supervisor for said county, and for other purposes; so as to provide that said commissioner shall give bond for the faithful performance of his duties in the sum of $10,000. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is enacted by the authority of the

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same, That the Act approved August 16, 1915, as set out in the above title, be and the same is hereby amended by adding the following section to the aforementioned Act, to wit: Before said commissioner shall assume the duties of his office, he shall give good and sufficient bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Said bond to be in form the same and approved the same as bonds given by other county officers, the premium on said bond to be paid from county funds. Act of 1915 amended. Bond. Sec. 2. Be it enacted further, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 14, 1916. JEFFERSON DEPOSITORY'S BOND FIXED. No. 394. An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to abolish the office of treasurer in and for the County of Jefferson; to provide a plan by which the funds of the county may be handled in lieu of a treasurer, and for other purposes, so as to provide that the person or corporation handling the funds of the County of Jefferson shall give a bond in a sum not less than $10,000 for the protection of the funds of said county, 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 section 2 of the Act approved August 16, 1915, as set out in the title above, be and the same is hereby amended by adding in the seventh line of said section, after the word amounts, and before the word as, the following: in a sum not less than $10,000, so that said section, when amended, shall read: Act of 1915 amended. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the board of roads and revenues in and for the

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County of Jefferson is hereby empowered and authorized to contract with any person or banking corporation in said County of Jefferson, to handle the moneys of the County of Jefferson, and are hereby authorized to fix a compensation for such service, and to require bonds in such amounts, not less than $10,000, as may be necessary for the protection of the funds of the county; and may pass such rules and regulations as are necessary for the preservation of the funds of the county, and for the prompt and proper payment of same. To be read. [Illegible Text] Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 14, 1916. JONES TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 433. An Act to provide for the pay of the county treasurer of Jones County, a salary of $300 per annum, payable monthly, in lieu of the compensation now paid such treasurer as commission, 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 the county treasurer of Jones County shall be paid a salary of three hundred dollars per annum, beginning on the first day of January, 1917, and payable on the last day of each month, in monthly installments of twenty-five dollars each. Said salary shall be paid to such treasurer by authority of the county commissioners of Jones County, and it shall be paid out of funds heretofore provided for the paying of commission to such treasurer; and any excess of such amount heretofore provided for the paying of the commissions for such treasurer shall remain and be a part of the county funds of said county, to be expended and used by the county commissioner of Jones County as other county funds are now expended. $300 a year, payable monthly.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the county treasurer of Jones County shall receive the usual commission now allowed by law, until the first day of January, 1917, after which date he shall not receive any commission as now provided by law, but in lieu thereof shall receive for his services the compensation as fixed in section 1 of this Act. Commission until 1917. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. LEE TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 351. An Act to provide as compensation for the treasurer of Lee County a salary of seven hundred dollars ($700) per year, instead of the commissions heretofore allowed by law. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of January, 1917, the treasurer of Lee County shall receive as sole compensation for his services a salary of seven hundred ($700) dollars per annum, the same to be divided into four equal installments and to be paid quarterly by the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of said county from funds provided by them for such purpose, in lieu of any and all commissions now paid and authorized by law. $700 a year, payable quarterly. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916.

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LINCOLN TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 508. An Act to provide as compensation for the treasurer of Lincoln County a salary of $200 per year, instead of commissions heretofore allowed by law, 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 from and after the first day of January, 1917, the treasurer of Lincoln County shall receive as sole compensation for his services a salary of two hundred dollars per year to be paid out of the general funds of said county. $200 a year. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by authority of the same, That said treasurer shall give the bond required by law for the faithful discharge of his duties. Bond. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by authority of the same, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. MACON TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 381. An Act to fix the compensation of the county treasurer of Macon County, to prescribe the manner of its payment 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 on and after the first day of January, 1917, the salary of the treasurer of Macon County, Georgia, shall be fifty ($50) dollars per month, in lieu of all other compensation now received in commissions by the treasurer of said county. $50 a month after 1916.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said sum of fifty ($50) dollars per month be paid monthly out of the treasury of Macon County. Payable monthly. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 9, 1916. MADISON COMMISSIONER'S ELECTION AND TERM. No. 349. An Act to amend the Act to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for the County of Madison, approved August 17, 1914, Acts 1914, page 316, and providing for the election of such officer, etc., by amending the same by fixing the date of the election thereof, and extending the term thereof of said commissioner of roads and revenues from two to four years. 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 Act creating the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for the County of Madison; to provide for the election of such officer by the qualified voters of said county; to fix his salary, and define his powers and duties, and for other purposes, approved August 17, 1914, and in Acts of 1914, page 316, be and the same is hereby amended as follows: by striking out all of section three of said Act, and inserting in lieu thereof all of the following, so that when so amended said section three of said Act will read as follows: Section 3. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That at the regular election for the county officers, to be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1916, said commissioner of roads and revenues shall be elected for the term of four years, whose term of office shall begin on the first day of January, 1917, and who

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shall serve for a term of four years and until his successor is elected and qualified. That in all subsequent elections after the passage of this Act, said term of office of said commissioner of roads and revenues shall be for the term of four years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. He shall be elected in the same manner and at the same time as is provided for the election of county officers for said county. That nothing in this amendment shall be construed to affect in any way the present term of the commissioner of roads and revenues for said county, whose term of office expires January 1, 1917. Act of 1914 amended. To be read. Election and term of office. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. MADISON TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 341. An Act providing for abolishing the office of county treasurer of Madison County, Georgia; the creation and establishment of a county depository for said County of Madison, which depository shall receive, keep, care for and pay out all county funds, including those now under care of the county commissioner, 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 on and after the first day of January, 1921, the office of the county treasurer of Madison County shall be and the same is hereby abolished, or sooner in case of a vacancy by death, resignation or otherwise. Office abolished after 1920. Sec. 2. Any bank authorized to do business in Madison County shall be eligible for appointment as such depository,

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and the competition for such appointment shall be open to all of said Madison County banks. Banks eligible as depository. Sec. 3. All banks desiring to become such depository for Madison County shall make application to the county commissioner, and the bank which offers the best terms and conditions for the funds so to be deposited shall be selected and declared the depository of Madison County, the commissioner having the right to consider the convenience of said depository. Application and selection. Sec. 4. The bank selected as such depository shall execute and deliver to the county commissioner of Madison County a bond for an amount to be determined by the county commissioner, ordinary and clerk of said county, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of said depository as set forth herein. Said bond, both as to validity and amount, shall be approved by the commissioner, ordinary and clerk of said county; if it be a fidelity bond, the same to be approved also by the Comptroller-general before any deposit shall be placed with said depository. The bond to be given by the bank selected as a depository shall be conditioned for the safe keeping, accounting for and paying over upon demand by proper authority all money that may come into its hands by virtue of its acting as such depository, and will, in all respects, duly and faithfully perform the duties imposed upon it by reason of such appointment. Bond. Approval required. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case said commissioner of roads and revenues should fail to get any bank in Madison County to receive and disburse the funds of said county in accordance with the provisions of this Act, then said commissioner of roads and revenues shall have the authority to appoint some bank in an adjoining county in this State to act as such depository and disbursing agent, or, if for any reason the county commissioner fails to make satisfactory arrangements with some bank, then it shall be his duty to appoint some person, or resident of said county, to receive and disburse the funds of said county, whose duty shall be the same as the law now

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requires of county treasurer, and who shall give good and sufficient bond, fixed by the commissioner of roads and revenues and approved by commissioner, ordinary and clerk of said county. The compensation of person so appointed shall be fixed by said commissioner, and shall not be greater than $300.00 annually, for receiving and disbursing county funds, and said salary or compensation to be paid out of the county funds of said county. Bank in adjoining county. Compensation. Sec. 6. The county treasurer of Madison County shall receive a salary of $500.00 per annum for the years 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, payable quarterly out of the general funds of said county. Said treasurer shall, on or before the first day of January, 1921, pay over to the bank so selected and qualified on or before that date to act as depository, all money which may be in his hands at that time, and after said time the tax collector and all other persons collecting any county money, shall pay the same to the bank qualified as above to receive the same. Salary of treasurer. Payments by treasurer, collector and others. Sec. 7. All money drawn from the depository of Madison County, as created by this Act, shall be by check signed by the commissioner of roads and revenues of said county, attested by the clerk of said commissioner. Said check to be entered on the record of county commissioner, showing amount of check, the person in whose favor drawn and for what purpose. Checks on funds. Sec. 8. The county commissioner shall keep an accurate and complete set of books showing amount of checks issued each month. Book keeping. Sec. 9. The depository shall report to the commissioner at least once a month, or oftener, if deemed desirable, the amount of funds on hand and return monthly all cancelled checks. Reports monthly. Sec. 10. The accounts so kept by the depository of Madison County shall be subject to inspection by the State Auditor, and come within the purview of the general examination by the State Bank Examiner, or Comptroller of the

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Currency, as other parts of the bank are. Subject also to the inspection of the grand jury of said county. Inspections. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That all said depositories and disbursing agents shall be liable, both civilly and criminally, just as county treasurers are liable, for any non-feasance or mal-feasance of duty, and said commissioner shall have the right to proceed against such depositories and disbursing agents and the securities on their bonds as said treasurers may now be proceeded against in case of non-feasance or mal-feasance in the conduct of their office. Liable civilly and criminally. Sec. 12. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved August 14, 1916. MARION TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 356. An Act to fix the salary of the treasurer of Marion County, and to provide for the payment thereof, 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 from and after the first day of January, 1917, the treasurer of the County of Marion in said State shall be paid a salary of five hundred ($500.00) dollars per annum for his services as such treasurer, and he shall not receive any fees, commissions, or other perquisites from his said office, but the salary above mentioned shall be in full for all services rendered by him as such treasurer. $500 a year after 1916. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the salary above provided shall be paid monthly, by orders issued on the treasury for that purpose, by the county commissioner of said County of Marion. Payable monthly.

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Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. McINTOSH TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 350. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of McIntosh County, Georgia, and to provide in what manner the funds of said county shall be deposited and disbursed 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 from and after Jan. 1, 1917, the office of county treasurer of McIntosh County, Georgia, shall be abolished, and such office shall, from and after that date, cease to exist. Office abolished after 1916. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues of said McIntosh County shall, by a majority vote taken among themselves, select some duly incorporated bank or banks in said county to act as depository or depositories and disbursing agent or agents, of and for the public funds of said county. Bank or banks to be selected. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such bank or banks as shall be so designated as such depository or depositories and disbursing agent or agents, shall receive no compensation for acting as such, but said commissioners shall, if possible, get such bank or banks to pay said county for the privilege of acting as such depository and disbursing agent. No compensation. Pay for privilege. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no such bank shall be allowed to act as such depository and disbursing agent until it shall have given a bond payable

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to said commissioners, with securities to be by them approved, conditioned for the faithful performance of all duties pertaining to said appointment, and in a sum which, in the judgment of said commissioners, will be double the amount of the county funds that will probably be deposited with such bank for the ensuing twelve months from the date of the bond. The property of such bank, as well as the security or securities on such bond, shall be bound from the time of the execution thereof, for the payment of any and all liability arising from the breach of said bond. It shall be within the power of said commissioners to call upon said bank to strengthen said bond or to give a new bond, at any time, and in default of the same being done, to revoke the appointment of such bank as depository and disbursing agent. Bond. Property liable. New of stronger bond. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of each such bank acting as such depository and disbursing agent: 1. To pay, without delay, when in funds, all orders issued by said commissioners or by their authority, according to the dates of such orders. Duties of depository. 2. To take a receipt on each order when paid, and carefully file it away. 3. To keep a well-bound book, in which shall be entered all receipts, stating when received, from whom, and on what account; and all amounts paid out, stating when paid, to whom, and on what account. 4. To keep a well-bound book, in which shall be entered a full description of all county orders or other form of indebtedness, as they are presented, and to record a copy of the order of the county authorities levying county taxes. 5. To render reports to and to appear before said commissioners whenever notified, and to appear before any grand jury, on request, to render an account of its actings and doings as such depository and disbursing agent, and to exhibit its books and vouchers as such depository and disbursing agent whenever notified.

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Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioners shall have the power and authority from time to time to prescribe other reasonable duties and regulations for the government of said depositories and disbursing agents, and said depositories and disbursing agents shall be just as much bound to observe the same as they are bound to observe those provided for in this Act. Other rules and regulations. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioners shall appoint such depository and disbursing agent or depositories and disbursing agents, and such bond or bonds shall be given, on or before the day this Act shall go into effect, and the county treasurer of said county, then in office, shall on the day this Act shall go into effect, deliver to such depository or person, as he may be directed, by said commissioners, all county funds then in his hands, and he shall at the same time deliver to said commissioners, all records, books, papers that he may have pertaining to his office. Bond before this Act effective. Treasurer to deliver. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case said commissioners shall be unable to make satisfactory arrangements with any bank in said county as to its becoming such depository and disbursing agent, or in case it should come to pass that there should be no incorporated bank in said county, then said commissioners shall have the authority to appoint some bank in an adjoining county in this State to act as such depository and disbursing agent. Bank in adjoining county. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if said county board should fail to get any bank or banks in this State to receive and disburse the funds of said county in accordance with the provisions of this Act, it shall be their duty to appoint some person who is a resident of said county, to receive and disburse the funds of said county, whose duty shall be the same as the law now requires of the county treasurer, and said person so appointed shall give a bond payable to the county commissioners, said bond to be fixed and approved by them, for the faithful performance of all duties pertaining to said

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appointment. The compensation of said person shall be fixed by the said board of county commissioners, but in no event shall it exceed the sum of $300.00 per annum for receiving and disbursing county funds, and said salary or compensation shall be paid out of the county funds of said county. Person to be appointed, if no bank. Bond. Compensation. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That commissioners may determine in each case, at the time of making the appointment, the length of time during which such bank or person shall act as such depository and disbursing agent. Term of office. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all said depositories and disbursing agents shall be liable, both civilly and criminally, just as county treasurers are liable, for any non-feasance or mal-feasance of duty, [Illegible Text] said commissioners shall have the right to proceed against such depositories and disbursing agents, and the securities on their bonds, as county treasurers and the securities on their bonds may now be proceeded against in case of non-feasance or mal-feasance in the conduct of their office. Liable civilly and criminally. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. MILLER TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 307. An Act to abolish the office of treasurer of Miller County, Georgia; to provide for the manner of handling county funds, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after January 1, 1917,

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the office of county treasurer of Miller County shall be abolished, and such office shall, from and after that date cease to exist. Office abolished after 1916. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues of said Miller County shall, by a majority vote taken among themselves, select some duly incorporated bank or banks in said county to act as depository or depositories and disbursing agent or agents of and for the public funds of said county. Bank or banks to be selected. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That such bank or banks shall receive no compensation for acting as such agents, and the permanent books of record necessary to carry into execution the provisions of this Act shall be furnished to said bank or banks by the said County of Miller. No compensation. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That no such bank or banks shall be authorized to act as depository or disbursing agent as herein provided until it shall have given a bond, payable to said commissioners in such sum as said commissioners may deem necessary, said bond to be approved by said commissioners. The assets of said bank or banks, as well as the securities on said bond, shall be bound from the time of the execution and approval thereof for the payment of any and all liabilities arising from the breach of said bond. It shall be within the power of said commissioners to call upon said bank or banks to strengthen said bond or give a new bond, at any time, and in default of same being done, to revoke the appointment of such bank or disbursing agent. Bond. Property liable. New or stronger bond. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of such depository and disbursing agent to: (a) Pay without delay, when in funds, all orders issued by said commissioners or by their authority. Duties of depository. (b) Take a receipt on each order paid and to carefully preserve the same. (c) Render reports to and appear before said commissioners, whenever required, and to appear before any grand

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jury or committee thereof, on request, to render an account of its actings and doings as such depository and disbursing agent, and to exhibit its books and vouchers as such depository and disbursing agent to proper parties whenever requested. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the said commissioners shall have the power and authority from time to time to prescribe other reasonable duties and regulations for the government of said depositories and disbursing agents, and said depositories and disbursing agents shall be just as much bound to observe the same as they are bound to observe the provisions of this Act. Other rules and regulations. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the bond to be given by such depositories and disbursing agents shall be payable to the said commissioners, and shall be conditioned to faithfully account for all funds coming into their hands and for the discharge of all the duties devolving upon them; said commissioners to pay out of county funds the necessary bond premium of said depositories and disbursing agents. Bond and premium. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That said commissioners shall appoint said disbursing and depository agent or agents, and such bonds shall be given, on or before the day this Act shall go into effect, and the county treasurer of Miller County then in office shall on the day this Act goes into effect, deliver to such depository or depositories as he may be directed by said commissioners, all county funds then in his hands, and he shall at the same time deliver to said commissioners all records, books and papers that he may have pertaining to his office. Bond before this Act effective. Treasurer to deliver. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That in case said commissioners shall be unable to make satisfactory arrangements with any bank in said County of Miller as to its becoming such depository and disbursing agent, or in case it should come to pass that there should be no bank in said County of Miller, then said commissioners shall have the authority to appoint some bank in some other county of this State to act as such depository and disbursing agent. Bank in other county.

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Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That said commissioners, at the time of the appointment, may determine the length of time and the term of appointment of such depository and disbursing agent. Term of office. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That all such depositories and disbursing agents shall be liable, both civilly and criminally, just as county treasurers are liable, for any non-feasance or mal-feasance of duty, and the said commissioners shall have the right to proceed against such depositories and disbursing agents and the securities on their bonds as is now provided by law as to county treasurers. Liable civilly and criminally. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 2, 1916. MONTGOMERY COMMISSIONERS; [Illegible Text] ACT. No. 506. An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the County of Montgomery, approved August 17, 1914, and the amendment thereto increasing the number of commissioners and road districts, and for other purposes, approved August 13, 1915, by amending section eighteen (18) of the original bill so as to permit commissioners of roads and revenues to [Illegible Text] things of value to said county, under certain restrictions, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted, and it is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That section eighteen (18) of said original Act, approved August 17, 1914, which provides that no commissioner or employee can furnish or sell to said county any provisions, etc., be and the same is hereby amended by adding to said section the

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following: Provided, however, that after competitive bids are asked for by said commissioner, any member of said board of commissioners of roads and revenues, or any other employee of said county, may sell or furnish to said county provisions or any article or thing of value upon the consent of and under the authority of a majority of members of said board of commissioners, if the bid entered by such competing commissioner be as low as, or lower than other bids offered on such provisions, or other thing of value. Act of 1914 amended. Sales to county by commissioners or employees. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. MORGAN TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 515. An Act to fix the salary of the treasurer of Morgan County, 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 on and after January 1, 1921, the treasurer of Morgan County shall receive from the general funds of said county, a salary of sixty ($60) dollars per month, in lieu of the fees now allowed by law. $60 a month. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said treasurer shall furnish bond for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, in whatever sum may be required by the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county. The premium on said bond to be paid out of the general funds of the county. Bond. Premium. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 19, 1916.

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MURRAY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ABOLISHED. No. 322. An Act to abolish the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Murray County, and to provide for the disposition of the papers, books, accounts, contracts, and all other business pending before said board, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That an Act approved February 21, 1873, creating a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Murray County, defining their duties and powers, and fixing their compensation, and for other purposes, be, and the same is, hereby repealed and the said board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Murray County is hereby abolished. Act of 1873 repealed, and board abolished. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said board of commissioners of roads and revenues shall turn over to the ordinary of Murray County all the records, papers, books, accounts, and all business transactions of whatever nature and kind, and the same are hereby transferred to the ordinary of Murray County, who shall conduct the business of the county under the laws already enacted in the State of Georgia governing ordinaries in their official duty. Ordinary substituted. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not become a law until after its passage by the General Assembly, and its signing by the Governor, and its ratification by the people at an election held for the purpose of abolishing said board of roads and revenues of Murray County; said election to be called by the ordinary at the next democratic State primary election to be held September 12, 1916. This Act dependent on popular vote. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That at said election those favoring abolishing the said board shall have written or printed on their ballots the words: For the abolition of the board of county commissioners,

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and those opposed shall have written or printed on their ballots: Against the abolition of the board of county commissioners. Elections and [Illegible Text] Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 4, 1916. MURRAY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROADS, ETC. No. 335. An Act to create a board of supervisors of roads, bridges, and road funds for the County of Murray; to provide for their election; to give them control of the roads, bridges, and road funds of the county; to define their powers; to require them to give bond; to provide for their election; to fix their pay, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That a board of supervisors of roads, bridges, and road funds is hereby created for the County of Murray, and that the ordinary of said county shall be the chairman of said board. Board created. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That four supervisors of roads, bridges, and road funds shall be elected at the general election for State officials as hereafter provided, and that their term of office shall be for two years, or until their successors are elected and qualified, and that they shall be commissioned by the Governor of Georgia on the certification of their election by the ordinary of Murray County for a term of two years, from January 1, 1917. Election, term of office, etc. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the 824th and the 1291st districts, G. M., known as Spring Place and Bull Pen, shall constitute the first road district, and shall elect one

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supervisor; that the 825th and the 972d and the 984th districts, G. M., known as Ball Ground, Doolittle, and the 8th, shall constitute the second road district, and shall elect one supervisor; that the 1039th, the 1013th and the 974th districts, G. M., known as Shuch Pen, McDonald, and the 10th district, G. M., shall constitute the third road district, and shall elect one supervisor; and that the 1110th, the 1713th, and the 1506th districts, G. M., known as Alaculasa, Tenga, and Doogan, shall constitute the fourth road district, and shall elect one supervisor; provided, further, that each supervisor elected shall be a resident of the road district from which he is elected, and he shall be elected by the qualified voters of the road district in which he resides. Road districts. Residence of supervisor. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That when the four road supervisors have been elected, commissioned and each has given bond in a sum of not less than $3,000 to the ordinary as an indemnity against loss of road funds, and for the faithful performance of duty, that the ordinary shall qualify them by administering to them the oath of office required of other county officers, and when thus qualified, they, with the ordinary, shall constitute a board of road supervisors for Murray County. Bond and oath of office. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the said board shall have the authority to levy taxes for roads and for the purchase of tools and other road machinery, and for all other purposes necessary for the building of roads, bridges, culverts, drains, and all other road work; and that the said board shall be the custodian of all road funds, and that the said board shall not divert any part of said road fund from the purpose for which it was levied. Authority Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the said board shall meet at the county court house on the first Monday in each month for the transaction of business, that they shall have power to appoint road overseers, employ road builders, let contracts for roads, bridges, and all other road work; that they shall enforce all the laws and requirements for working the roads as is now prescribed by law; that they shall enforce

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the law pertaining to road defaulters, road tax, or road work in lieu thereof. Meetings and business. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That each member of said board of road supervisors shall receive for each day of service $3.00 per day, but that he shall not receive during any one year any sum greater than $75 for such service, and that no member of said board shall take a contract to work the road, build bridges, or other road work, or receive any of the profits from contract, directly or indirectly. Pay of supervisors. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the said board shall appoint a secretary who shall receive $3.00 per day for each day of actual service; that said board shall audit all claims against the road funds and cause the same to be paid; and shall publish once each quarter a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the road funds. Secretary. Claims on road funds. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That in case of a vacancy in the said board, by resignation or otherwise, the remaining members of the board are authorized to fill the vacancy by the election of a supervisor from the same district in which the vacancy occurs; the said election to be held at a regular monthly meeting and to be certified to the Governor by the ordinary for commission, and be it further enacted, that on all questions decided by the board, that the vote of three members voting for, or against, shall be decisive. Vacancy in office. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not become of force until after its passage and approval by the Governor, and it shall have been submitted to the qualified voters of Murray County at an election to be held on the 12th day of September, 1916, the date of the primary election for State officials, said election to be called by the ordinary of Murray County. And be it further enacted, that at said election those in favor of the approval of this Act shall have written or printed on their ballots: For the board of road supervisors, and those opposed to this Act shall have written or printed on their ballots: Against the board of road supervisors, and a majority vote shall determine the approval or rejection of this Act. Submission to popular vote. Ballots.

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Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act, the same be and they are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. MURRAY TREASURY IN CHARGE OF ORDINARY. No. 336. An Act to authorize the ordinary of Murray County to take charge of the treasurer's book, and all moneys belonging to the said County of Murray, to transact the business of the county through some solvent bank, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after January 1, 1917, the ordinary of Murray County shall take charge of the treasurer's books of said county and all moneys belonging to said County of Murray, and shall deposit the same in the safety vaults of some solvent bank in the county. Ordinary put in charge. Depository. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the officials having control of fiscal affairs of the county shall require the bank selected as the depository for the books and funds of the county, to give a good and sufficient bond to indemnify the county against all loss. Bond. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the said bank selected as a depository shall keep the accounts of the county, receive and pay out the moneys of the county on proper vouchers approved by the ordinary of said county, without charge or expense to the county; provided, further, that said bank shall render to the ordinary of the county a monthly, itemized statement of all money received or paid out. Depository's duty. No expense to county. Monthly statements Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws, or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916.

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PAULDING TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 424. An Act fixing the salary of the county treasurer of Paulding County, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That on and after the first day of January, 1917, the county treasurer of Paulding County shall receive a salary of four hundred dollars per annum, payable quarterly, out of the general fund of said county. $400 a year, payable quarterly. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. PICKENS TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 465. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Pickens County; to provide for the selection of a county depository by the ordinary of Pickens County; to provide penalties for violations of this Act by parties purchasing county warrants, orders, or claims at less than their par value, while acting as depository of county funds, or disbursing agent; to provide for the disposition of the books, papers, records, county funds, and other property and business of said office, 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 from and after the first day of January, 1917, the office of county treasurer of Pickens County shall be abolished. That on January 1, 1917, the county treasurer of said county shall turn over all books, papers,

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records, county funds, and all other property of said county then in his hands, to the bank hereafter designated by the ordinary of Pickens County as the county depository or disbursing agent of the county funds. Office abolished after 1916. Treasurer to deliver. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on or before the first day of January, 1917, the ordinary of Pickens County shall designate some solvent bank in this State, as a depository for the county funds of said county, for such time as he may see fit, and he is hereby authorized to change said depository as often as he may deem proper. Bank to be depository. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said bank so designated as a county depository, or disbursing agent, shall give good and sufficient bond, payable to the ordinary of Pickens County, with sureties to be approved by him, in a sum which, in the judgment of the ordinary will be double the amount of the county funds that will probably be deposited or [Illegible Text] for the ensuing year, for the faithful performance of its duties as such depository. And the duty of said bank so selected shall be to perform the duties heretofore vested in the county treasurer of said county. And said bank shall perform such services without any compensation whatever, except the use of the public money, and shall keep an accurate and correct book showing all receipts and disbursements. The ordinary of Pickens County is hereby authorized to furnish records, books, and other supplies to said depository, any pay for the same out of the county funds. The sureties on the bond herein provided for shall be some bonding or indemnity company doing business in this State, and the premiums on said bond shall be paid by the ordinary of Pickens County out of the county funds. Bond. Duties. [Illegible Text] Surety. Premium. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such bank so designated as a county depository and disbursing agent, shall not charge or receive any compensation for acting as such depository, nor shall it either directly or indirectly, purchase through its officers, agents or other persons, any county warrants, orders, or claims whatsoever,

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for less than their full par value, and for a violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished as prescribed by section 1039 of the Penal Code of 1910. No compensation. Unlawful purchase of orders, etc. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. POLK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; REPEALING ACT. No. 357. An Act to repeal an Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Polk County, and to prescribe its powers and duties, approved September 28th, 1881, and all amendments thereto, 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 an Act entitled An Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues in the County of Polk and to prescribe its powers and duties, approved September 28, 1881, and all amendments thereto, be and the same is hereby repealed; provided, this Act shall not become operative until House Bill 915, being an Act entitled An Act to create a board of commissioners of revenues and office of commissioner of roads and bridges in and for Polk County; to prescribe the manner of election of said board and said commissioner; to define the duties and powers of said board and commissioner; to provide for the salary of each and affix their term of office and other purposes, has been ratified by a vote of the people as therein provided. Provided, further, that if said Act creating said board of commissioners of revenues and office of commissioner of roads and bridges is ratified by a vote of the people as therein provided, then, in that event, this Act repealing

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said Act approved September 28, 1881, shall become effective January 1, 1917, but in the event said House Bill 915, creating said board of commissioners of revenues and office of commissioner of roads and bridges, shall not be adopted and approved and ratified by a vote of the people as therein provided, said Act approved September 28, 1881, shall remain of full force and effect. Act of 1881 repealed, if Act No. 544 (infra) be ratified. Effective Jan. 1, 1917. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. POLK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CREATED. No. 544 (H. B. No. 915). An Act to create a board of commissioners of revenues and office of commissioner of roads and bridges in and for Polk County; to prescribe the manner of election of the said board and said commissioner; to define the duties and powers of said board and commissioner; to provide for the salaries of each, and fix their term of office, 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 a board of commissioners of revenues, consisting of five members, be and the same is hereby created in and for Polk County. That Polk County is hereby divided into five commissioner districts as follows, to wit: Number one to be composed of Buncombe and Rockmart militia districts; number two to be composed of Aragon Fish and Lake Creek militia districts; number three to be composed of Brownings, Antioch and Youngs militia districts; number four to be composed of Blooming Grove, Esom Hill and Hamptons militia districts, and number five of Cedartown militia district; each commissioner's district is to be represented by a member of the board of commissioners of revenues. The members of the said board to be

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nominated by the votes of their respective commissioner district, in the primary held for county officers, and elected in the general election as provided by law. That J. H. Brown, W. S. Hightower and John L. Moore, who were nominated in the last county primary, be and they are hereby appointed members of the said board, for the full term of four years from January 1, 1917, as follows: J. H. Brown for district No. 5; W. S. Hightower for district No. 3, and John L. Moore for district No. 2. The two remaining members of said board, to wit, one from district No. 1, and one from district No. 4, shall be nominated by the voters of their respective districts at the next primary to be held for State-house Officers, in September, 1916, and elected at the next general election, for the term of two years from January 1, 1917. That thereafter an election for members of said board be held every two years; the first election being for two members, from districts Nos. 1 and 4 in 1918, and the next election to be held for three members of said board from districts Nos. 2, 3 and 5, and alternately thereafter for the full term of four years. Any person eligible to hold a county office in said county, shall be eligible for membership on said board. Should a vacancy occur on said board by death, resignation or otherwise, said vacancy shall be filled at the next regular election, the remaining members of the board selecting some one to serve during the interim. Board of five created Districts defined; each to be represented. Nomination and election. Three designated. To be elected. Terms of office. Eligibility. Vacancy in office. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of said board to elect one of its members as chairman, who shall preside over the meetings of said board; a majority shall constitute a quorum. Said board shall meet on the third Monday in each month. The first meeting to be on January 1, 1917, at which time officers shall be elected for 1917. The annual meeting of the board at which the officers are elected for the ensuing year, shall be at the November meeting of the said board. It shall be the duty of the said board to look after the finances of the said County of Polk; to levy taxes for the support of the government of the said county, and for the building of roads and bridges, and for all expenses of the county, and

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to contract for and buy all supplies necessary for the use and benefit of said county; to ratify all contracts for supplies, implements, horses, mules, tools, wagons and other things necessary to be used in the building of roads and bridges costing over $250.00, which are recommended to be purchased by the commissioner of roads and bridges; to elect a competent bookkeeper and secretary for said board and commissioner of roads and bridges and fix his salary at not exceeding $50.00 per month; to elect a competent commissioner of roads and bridges at their first meeting and annaully thereafter, and to fix his salary at not exceeding $1,800.00 per annum; to elect a county attorney and fix his compensation; to carefully go over and audit every account, bill or other items of indebtedness which may be presented against said county, except court expenses, and approve or disapprove the same, and the chairman shall sign all checks, warrants or vouchers for the payment of all items by the county, except court expenses; to fix the number of days each person between the ages of 21 and 50, subject to road duty, is required to work on the road and the amount of commutation tax in lieu of the work on the road; to try all tax defaulters and impose and enforce such sentences as they may deem proper under the circumstances, and notice to defaulters must be given ten days before trial, by the sheriff, his deputy, a constable or a person appointed by the board, and they shall have and exercise all the powers that would be invested in the ordinary of said county under the laws of this State, when sitting for county purposes, in the absence of this Act, except such as are vested in the commissioner of roads and bridges under this Act. Chairman. Quorum. Meetings. Duties specified. Secretary. Salary. Commissioner of roads and bridges. Salary. Attorney. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the chairman of said board shall receive $12.00 per month, and the other members of said board shall be paid $8.00 per month, which shall be in full compensation for all services, and it shall be a misdemeanor for any member to receive directly or indirectly any additional compensation; provided further, that if any member fails to attend the regular monthly meetings of said board, he shall forfeit $3.00 for such absence from said meeting. Before entering upon the duties of their office

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each shall give bond and security in the sum of $1,000.00, payable to the ordinary of said county, for the faithful performance of the duties of said office, and shall also subscribe to an oath before said ordinary of said county, to faithfully perform the duties of said office, which oath and bond shall be recorded in the ordinary's office. Pay of county commissioners Forfeiture for absence. Bond. Oath of office. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the office of commissioner of roads and bridges in and for Polk County be and the same is hereby created. For a person to be eligible to hold this office he must not be a member of the board of commissioners of revenues. He must at least have a high school education or its equivalent; must be able to run levels; to determine the number of yards in cuts and fills, and understand the best method of road and bridge building and maintenance, and not be related to a member of the board within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity. The board of commissioners of revenues shall provide an examination to test qualifications of all applicants for this position. Eligibility of road and bridge commissioner. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the commissioner, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall give a bond with good security, approved by the ordinary of said county, in the sum of $2,500.00, payable to the treasurer of the county and his successors in office, and conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties, and the carrying out of the provisions of this Act, and for any violation of the conditions thereof, said bond may be sued upon in the name of the county treasurer on his own motion and on that of the board of commissioners of revenues; and they shall be liable upon said bond for any breach thereof, by way of mal-feasance and mis-feasance in office. Bonds required under this Act shall be made with regular bonding companies and the premiums of said companies shall be paid out of county funds. His bond. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That said commissioner, before entering upon his duties, shall make an oath before the ordinary of the county, to faithfully administer all affairs of his office to the best of his ability. His oath of office.

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Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That it shall be a misdemeanor for any member of the board of commissioners of revenues, the commissioner of roads and bridges, secretary or clerk, a convict warden, guard or any other person employed, to have any financial interest in, or to receive any bonus, percentage, gift or any other thing of value for the purchase of any article sold to said county or bought from said county. Any commissioner or other employee so offending shall be discharged by the board, and any member of the board so offending or knowing of others so offending without discharging such employee, shall be removed from office by the grand jury. Any person violating the terms of this section, upon conviction, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor. Financial interest unlawful. Penalty Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the said commissioner of roads and bridges shall meet with the board at each regular monthly meeting and at such other meetings as he may be notified to attend by the board, and he shall have the right to take part in the discussions that may come before the said board, but no right to vote. He shall devote his entire time to the performance of his duties, and shall not engage in any other business, trade or profession while acting as such commissioner. The commissioner of roads and bridges shall have the sole right to lay out, open or discontinue public roads and bridges in said county when and where necessary, according to the laws now of force and effect, and shall have the sole management of working, improving and repairing the roads in said county. Said commissioner shall have the authority to appoint all overseers, guards and officers that may be required to carry out successfully the provisions of this Act; to prescribe the duties of such guards, overseers and officers and to fix their salaries, subject to the approval of the board; provided, that no one related to the commissioner or members of the board within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, shall be eligible to any position or office under said commissioner. He may work the chaingang already organized or that may hereafter be organized; he may have work done by private contract, provided that all private contracts to

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build, repair or improve roads or bridges, are approved by the board, and said board must also approve all new roads and bridges where the building of the same will cost over $250.00. Said commissioner shall not be authorized to spend any more money on the roads and bridges in any one year than the tax levy for that year for the said purposes, and he shall spend as much less as the commissioners of revenues may require, in order to put the county on a cash basis. Said commissioner, with the consent of the commissioners of revenues, may abolish the chaingang in said county if it should appear that it would be to the best financial interest of the county to do so. Said commissioner shall have authority to contract for and buy all supplies, implements, mules, horses and other things necessary to be used in the building of roads and bridges and supplying the chaingang; provided, however, he must have the approval of the commissioners of revenues before he can make a contract for over $250.00. He should purchase at the expense of the county a Ford automobile to be used exclusively for the use and benefit of the county in connection with his works, so he may keep in constant touch with the conditions of all roads and all work being done, and promptly investigate all complaints. Commissioner's authority and duties. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That said commissioner shall keep in constant touch with the office of Director of Public Roads of the United States Department of Agriculture, and the State Highway Commission of Georgia, if one should be established; he shall secure and keep in his office and familiarize himself with all the free bulletins bearing upon the subject of road building, and it shall be his duty at all times to entertain and discuss suggestions as to road and bridge building. Further duties. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That said commissioner shall apply each year, so far as practical, the amount of money collected in each and every militia district, in said county from the commutation tax to the work and repair of the public roads in that particular district from which it was collected. Permanent road improvement under this

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Act shall be done in that section or sections where it is most needed and will do the greatest good to the largest number. The commissioner shall apply the most efficient means for keeping in repair all the permanently constructed mileage in the said county, and a part of the commutation tax may be used for such purpose or for permanent work if it should prove more effective. Application of money. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That said commissioner shall make out at the end of each quarter an itemized account of all the transactions of his office, stating the amount of money received and from what source; the amount of money expended, to whom, and for what purpose during that quarter, and publish the same in the official organ of said county, so that it may be easily and readily understood by all intelligent citizens. He shall attach to and sign and make oath to each statement as follows: Quarterly account. I, _____, commissioner of roads and bridges of Polk County, do solemnly swear that the above is a full and true statement of the monetary transactions of this office for the quarter ending _____, and that I have received no rebates nor drawbacks, nor have I personally profited or known of any illegal personal profit to any one whomsoever to any of the transactions of this office. _____ To be verified. Sworn to and subscribed before me this _____day of _____191_____. The board of commissioners of revenues shall make and publish a similar statement and sign a similar oath. Board to publish statement on oath. Sec. 12. It shall be the duty of the secretary of said board of commissioners to keep the minutes of the meetings of the said board, and to keep the same open for inspection; to be the bookkeeper of said board and also of the commissioner of roads, and he shall do such other clerical work as may be necessary in carrying out the work of said board and commissioner; he shall keep on file and preserve all papers relating to the business of the board of commissioners, and keep a property book, which shall at

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all times show a complete inventory of all property of the county, including all road machinery, live stock and chaingang outfit and equipment and road working tools and every other class and kind of property belonging to said county. Said property book shall be carefully revised annually, showing the loss, destruction, or deterioration in the value of said property and the condition and value of all property on hand at the time of said revision. Said property book shall show the dates of purchases, prices paid, party from whom purchased, and be open to inspection at all times by the public. Secretary's duties. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That said commissioner shall make and keep or cause the secretary or bookkeeper to make out and keep in his office a list of all persons in Polk County subject to the commutation tax, arranged according to the militia districts in which they live, and it shall be the duty of said commissioner to collect said commutation tax and disburse the same as prescribed in this Act. He shall submit to the board of commissioners of revenues a list of the defaulters at each monthly meeting, together with a statement of all moneys received and disbursed during the previous month. All vacancies in the office of commissioner of roads shall be promptly filled by the board. List of commutation taxpayers. Defaulters. Vacancy in office. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That the grand jury at the first regular term of each year may appoint one or more auditors to audit the books, accounts and warrants of the commissioner and board of revenues, who shall have authority to examine upon oath said commissioner and said board and the clerk thereof, relative to any account, item or warrant or transaction in connection with said commissioner's office or the board of commissioners of revenues, and shall make a report of the finding and file the same with the clerk of the superior court, who shall submit the same to the next grand jury, which may have same published. Said report shall point out all errors and particularly specify any violation of the law, including this Act. The grand jury shall prescribe the amount to be paid for such service. Audit by grand jury. Report to be published.

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Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the board of commissioners of revenues to carefully inquire into all official acts of said commissioner of roads and bridges; and if the board, by a two-thirds vote, shall find that the commissioner has violated any of the terms of this Act, or that he has been wasteful or inefficient, or that he has wrongfully or fraudulently conducted the affairs of the office, or that he is otherwise unqualified to manage the affairs of the office, said board shall discharge said commissioner and elect some one to take his place until the next regular election. It shall be the duty of the grand jury to inquire into the official acts of each member of the board of commissioners of revenues, and if, by two-thirds vote it shall be found that a member of said board has violated any of the terms of this Act, or been wasteful or inefficient, or has wrongfully or fraudulently conducted the affairs of his office, the grand jury so finding shall declare the office of such member vacant. In either case the commissioner or member of board must be served with the charge made against him, and given an opportunity to make a full defense to the charges so made. Inquiry by board. Removal of commissioner. Charge and defense. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall not become of force and effect until ratified by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified voters of Polk County, at an election, which is hereby called to be held on September 12, 1916, the day for holding the next general primary election for State-House Officers, for the purpose of submitting the provisions of this Act to the qualified voters for their approval or rejection, which election shall be held and the result thereof shall be consolidated and declared in the same manner as now provided by law for holding elections for members of the General Assembly. The ordinary of Polk County shall make all necessary arrangements for holding of said election, and shall receive such pay as is provided by law for the holding of special elections. At said election the qualified voters under the registration of the year 1916 shall be qualified voters to vote at such election. At said election voters who wish to cast their ballots for the approval of this Act shall have

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written or printed thereon the words, For the bill creating the board of commissioners of Polk County, and those who wish to cast ballots against the Act shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, Against the bill creating the board of commissioners of Polk County. At the court house in said county on the day succeeding said election, at twelve o'clock noon, the result of said election shall be declared by the managers thereof to the ordinary of said county, who shall, under his hand and seal, certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Provided, that if this Act is ratified in the manner herein provided, then in that event the provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 1917. Submission to popular vote. Ballots. Effective Jan. 1, 1917. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. PULASKI ROAD WORK IN CITIES AND TOWNS. No. 511. An Act to authorize and require the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Pulaski County, Georgia, to have those main thoroughfares of the incorporated cities and towns in said County of Pulaski which are continuations or extensions of public roads leading into said cities and towns, worked and kept in repair by the chaingang maintained in and by said County of Pulaski; to provide methods and means of operation for such work, 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 from and after the passage of this Act it shall be the duty of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of the County of Pulaski, subject to the provisions hereinafter made, to have those main streets and thoroughfares

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of the incorporated cities and towns in said county which are continuations or extensions of public roads leading into said cities and towns, worked and kept in repair by the county chaingang of said county, in the same manner as the public roads of said county are now worked and maintained outside the said cities and towns of said county. Streets to be worked by chaingang. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said board of commissioners shall confer with and co-operate with the municipal officers of said cities and towns at the time or times when work on the streets and thoroughfares under the provisions of this Act shall be done, the manner of doing the same, and as to all other matters pertaining thereto. Co-operation. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the treasurer of the cities and towns availing themselves of the provisions of this Act shall be required to pay to the said board of commissioners all street tax collected from the citizens of said cities and towns residing on said main streets and thoroughfares worked under the provisions of this Act and liable to street tax to be by said board of commissioners expended in working, repairing and maintaining said streets and thoroughfares. Street tax, payment of. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the working of streets and thoroughfares in and through the several municipalities of said county, as herein provided for, shall, at all times, be under the direction, supervision and control of the said commissioners and their officers, agents and employees, just as the public road work of the county is now performed; provided, that in the event of a disagreement between the said municipal authorities and the said commissioners as to any matter pertaining to the said work herein provided for, the judgment or decision of the said commissioners shall prevail, and be final in the premises. Control of work Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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PULASKI TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 510. An Act fixing the salary of the treasurer of Pulaski County, 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 on and after the first day of January, 1917, the county treasurer of Pulaski County shall receive a salary of $350, and that said salary shall be in lieu of all other compensation or commission paid to said treasurer. $350. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. RANDOLPH TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 375. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Randolph County, Georgia, and to provide in what manner the funds of said county shall be deposited and disbursed, 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 from and after August 15, 1916, the office of county treasurer of Randolph County, Georgia, shall be abolished, and such office shall, from and after that date cease to exist. Office abolished. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues of said Randolph County shall, by a majority vote, taken among themselves, select some bank or banks in said county to act

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as depository or depositories and disbursing agent or agents of and for the public funds of said county. Bank or banks to be selected. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such bank or banks as shall be so designated as such depository or depositories, and disbursing agent or agents, shall receive no compensation for acting as such, but said commissioners shall, if possible, get such bank or banks to pay said county for the privilege of acting as such depository and disbursing agent. No compensation. Pay for privilege. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no such bank shall be allowed to act as such depository and disbursing agent until it shall have given a bond payable to said commissioners with securities to be by them approved, conditioned for the faithful performance of all the duties pertaining to said appointment, and in a sum which, in the judgment of said commissioners, will be double the amount of the county funds that will probably be deposited with such bank for the ensuing twelve months, from the date of the bond. The property of such bank, as well as the security or securities on such bond, shall be bound from the time of the execution thereof, for the payment of any and all liability arising from the breach of said bond. It shall be within the power of said commissioners to call upon said bank to strengthen said bond or to give a new bond, at any time, and in default of the same being done, to revoke the appointment of such bank as depository and disbursing agent. Bond. Property [Illegible Text] New or stronger bond. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of each such bank acting as such depository and disbursing agent: 1. To pay, without delay, when in funds, all orders issued by said commissioners or by their authority according to the dates of such orders. 2. To take a receipt on each order when paid and carefully file it away. 3. To keep a well-bound book, in which shall be entered all receipts, stating when received, from whom, and on what account, and all amounts paid out, stating when paid, to whom and on what account. 4. To keep a well-bound book in which shall be entered a full description

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of all county orders or other form of indebtedness as they are presented; and to record a copy of the order of the county authorities levying county taxes. 5. To render reports to and appear before said commissioners whenever notified and to appear before any grand jury, on request, to render an account of its actings and doings as such depository and disbursing agent, and to exhibit its books and vouchers as such depository and disbursing agent whenever notified. Duties of depository. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioners shall have the power and authority from time to time to prescribe other reasonable duties and regulations for the government of said depositories and disbursing agents, and said depositories and disbursing agents shall be just as much bound to observe the same as they are bound to observe those provided for in this Act. Other duties. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioners shall appoint such depository and disbursing agent or depositories and disbursing agents, and such bond or bonds shall be given on or before the day this Act shall go into effect, (*) * (Omission of words occurs in both engrossed and enrolled copies.) deliver to such depository or depositories, as he may be directed, by said commissioners, all county funds then in his hands, and he shall at the same time, deliver to said commissioners all records, books and papers that he may have pertaining to his office. Bond before this Act effective. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case said commissioners shall be unable to make satisfactory arrangements with any bank in said county as to its becoming such depository and disbursing agent, or in case it should come to pass that there be no bank in said county that the commissioners are satisfied to appoint as a depository, then said commissioners shall have the authority to appoint some bank in an adjoining county in this State to act as such depository and disbursing agent. Bank in adjoining county. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That commissioners may determine in each case, at the time of making the appointment, the length of time during

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which such bank shall act as such depository and disbursing agent. Term of office. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all said depositories and disbursing agents shall be liable, both civilly and criminally, just as county treasurers are liable for any non-feasance or mal-feasance of duty and said commissioners shall have the right to proceed against such depositories and disbursing agents and the securities on their bonds as county treasurers and the securities on their bonds may now be proceeded against in case of non-feasance or mal-feasance in the conduct of their office. Liability, civil and criminal. Sec. 11. 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. Approved August 9, 1916. RICHMOND BOARD OF EDUCATION; BOND ISSUE. No. 292. An Act to authorize the county board of education of Richmond County to issue one hundred thousand dollars of bonds for the purpose of erecting a girls' high school in said county after said proposed issue of bonds has been approved at an election to be held as provided by law. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the county board of education of Richmond County, the same being one of the county authorities of Richmond County, is hereby authorized to issue and sell one hundred thousand dollars of coupon bonds of said county for the purpose of erecting a girls' high school in said county. Issuance and sale of bonds. Sec. 2. Be it likewise enacted, That said issue of bonds shall consist of one hundred separate bonds of the par value of one thousand dollars each, with interest at four and one-half

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per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, for which interest coupons are to be attached. The principal of ten of said bonds shall fall due at the end of each successive year from the date of issue, so that the last ten of the series shall fall due at the expiration of ten years from the date of issue. The principal and interest of said bonds shall be payable in gold coin of the United States of the present standard of weight and fineness, at any designated bank in the United States. Bonds denomination. Interest, maturity, etc. Sec. 3. Be it likewise enacted, That before said bonds shall be issued, two conditions precedent must be complied with, to wit: (1) The proposed issue of bonds must be assented to by two-thirds of the qualified voters of Richmond County, at an election to be called and conducted by the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Richmond County, on the same date as the general State election in 1916, and as prescribed in sections 440, 441 and 442 of the Code of 1910. (2) Provision must be made by the county board of education of Richmond County for the assessment and collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest falling due each year, in the same general manner that said board of education assesses and collects its other revenues for annual expenses and maintenance; said provision for said annual tax may be made by action of said board of education at any regular or called meeting subsequent to the date of the election at which the issuance of the bonds has been legally assented to. Conditions precedent. Popular vote. Tax levy for payment. Sec. 4. Be it likewise enacted, That said county board of education of Richmond County shall have full power to determine all matters of detail concerning the issuing and selling of said bonds not specifically prescribed by this Act or other existing laws. Power of board of education. Sec. 5. Be it likewise enacted, That said bonds shall be validated as provided in sections 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, and 451 of the Code of 1910. Validation of bonds. Sec. 6. Be it likewise enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved July 31, 1916.

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STEWART TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 382. An Act to change the manner of paying the county treasurer of Stewart County, and to provide a fixed salary of such treasurer, in lieu of fees, and to provide the amount of salary per annum, and for the payment of the premium of the bond of such county treasurer during his term of office, and the time and manner of payment of such salary, and to provide for the time when this Act shall take effect after its passage, 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 from and after the first day of January, 1917, the salary of the county treasurer of Stewart County, Georgia, shall be and is hereby fixed at an annual salary of two hundred and twenty-five dollars and the premium on the bond of such county treasurer, whatever said premium on said treasurer's bond may be, it being the intention to make the amount of the premium on the bond of such treasurer of said county in addition to the said sum of two hundred and twenty-five dollars the annual salary of such county treasurer, so that the county treasurer of Stewart County shall receive as his salary each year the annual premium of the bond that he may be required by the laws of Georgia to make as such treasurer and the sum of two hundred and twenty-five dollars. $225 a year, and amount of bond premium. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the premium on said bond of such county treasurer of Stewart County shall be paid out of any funds that may be in the hands of such treasurer at the time of the execution and delivery of the bond to the proper authorities of Stewart County, and on their approval of such bond, or out of any funds out of which said salary and premium of said bond may be lawfully paid, and the receipt for said premium of said bond shall be a lawful voucher in behalf of said treasurer. Payment of premium.

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Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That by the authority aforesaid, That the salary of two hundred and twenty-five dollars, to be received by such treasurer of Stewart County, shall be paid quarterly, to wit: On April first, July first, October first and December 31st of each year after this Act shall take effect. Salary payable quarterly. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the treasurer of Stewart County shall not be allowed or receive as compensation for his services as such treasurer any fees, consideration or salary except as herein provided. No further compensation. Sec. 5. That this Act shall not take effect until the first day of January, 1917. Effective Jan. 1, 1917. Sec. 6. 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. Approved August 9, 1916. TATTNALL COMMISSIONERS; AMENDING ACT. No. 486. An Act to amend an Act creating a board of county commissioners for Tattnall County, and approved on July 31, 1915, so as to repeal section 22 of said Act of 1915, and give to the county commissioners of Tattnall County authority to make a contract with the county physician to the chaingang and to the county farm and the county jail according to what the said county commissioners think right and best; to provide that said county commissioners shall not create any new debt for any purposes other than current expenses for more than $3,000 without submitting the same to a vote of the people of said county; to authorize and direct the county commissioners to pay the judge of the City Court of Reidsville $25.00 a month salary in addition to the salary he now receives, and for other purposes.

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Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Act creating a board of county commissioners for Tattnall County, and approved by the Governor July 31, 1915, is hereby amended as follows: That section 22 of said Act is hereby repealed. Act of 1915 amended. Sec. 22 repealed. Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county commissioners of said county are hereby authorized and directed to make a contract with the county physician for the county convicts, and also with the physician to the county farm and to the county jail, at a price that is just, fair and reasonable to all parties concerned, and at as low a price as possible to do justice by the said physicians; and said county commissioners shall at no time have authority to make a contract as set out above for longer than their term of office. Contract with county physician. Sec. 3. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said county commissioners shall not have any authority to make any debt for any purpose for more than $3,000, except current expenses of said county, unless the same is first submitted to a vote of the people of said county, and said election to be held under the general laws of the State governing the same. Debt; authority limited. Sec. 4. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county commissioners of Tattnall County are hereby authorized and directed to pay to the judge of the City Court of Reidsville $25.00 a month as salary, in addition to the salary he now receives, which will make his salary $100.00 a month, and that said payment begin on January 1, 1917. Salary of judge of city court increased. Sec. 5. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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TATTNALL ROAD LAW AMENDED. No. 405. An Act to amend an Act creating a road law for Tattnall County, and approved July 31, 1915, so as to repeal sections 3 and 4 of said Act of 1915; to define who is subject to road duty in said County of Tattnall; to provide for the collection of said commutation road tax; to relieve said road tax payers for the year 1916; to provide for any citizen of said county to do road or bridge work that is urgent and must be done at once, because of any storm, washout, or other sudden disaster to any road or bridge, and to provide for the payment of same, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Act creating the road law for the County of Tattnall and approved by the Governor on July 31, 1915, is hereby amended as follows: That sections 3 and 4 of said Act are hereby repealed. Act of 1915 amended. Secs. 3 and 4 repealed. Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each male citizen of the County of Tattnall, between the ages of 21 and 50 years, shall be subject to road duty, except those who are mentally or physically disabled, and shall be, and are hereby required, when notified or summoned, to work on the public roads of Tattnall County for a term of three days each year, or pay to the proper county authority by whom they are notified or summoned, at the time they are served with the notice or before the day they are notified to work, the sum of $1.00 a day for each day they are required to work. Road duty. Work or tax. Sec. 3. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commutation road tax shall be collected all at one time during each year, and that the county commissioners shall designate one of the justices of the peace or one of the constables in each militia district to collect said commutation tax, or some suitable and qualified person for collecting

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the same, and said collector shall receive for his entire services in collecting said money five per cent on the dollar of all money collected, and if he have to work any road hands, who work instead of pay, he shall receive $1.00 a day for the actual days he is working them; and said tax collector shall post a written notice at the court ground of his militia district and at five other public places in said district at least ten days before he begins to collect said tax, giving the people notice of the day when he will begin to summons them to pay or to work; and he shall give every male citizen subject to road duty a written summons that will tell him when and where he is to meet to pay or to work, and he shall have said summons at least five days before the day he is called upon to work or pay, and all parties subject to road duty shall be summoned to work on a public road in said militia district; but the collector shall not be permitted to summons said road tax payers to any one place in a less number than fifteen, and the said six notices to be posted in the district shall be dated and posted on the first or second day of the month in which the taxes are to be paid; and the said road tax collector shall complete his work within one month and turn over all money thus collected to the county commissioners on the next first Monday that said tax shall be collected in each year during the month of October, or as soon thereafter as possible; that if after the month of October, during the year any party moves into any district and remains as a citizen for a period of ten days, he shall be subject to pay said tax, and the road tax collector may summons him at any time to pay said road tax. Collection of commutation tax. Collector. Sec. 4. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commutation road tax that be due the county for the year 1916 under this Act shall not be collected, as the same has already been collected this year for the year 1916, and that the first collection under this Act shall begin on October 1, 1917, but any person who resides in the County of Tattnall for as long as a period of ten days, shall be subject to road duty. Collection to begin [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]

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Sec. 5. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any citizen of said county is hereby authorized to do any [Illegible Text] road or bridge work that is urgent and must be done at once, because of any storm, washout or other sudden disaster to any road or bridge, but to be paid for said work only what the county commissioners think is right and just. Pay for emergency work. Sec. 6. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 15, 1916. TAYLOR TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 431. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Taylor County, Georgia, and to provide in what manner the funds of said county shall be deposited and disbursed, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it and it is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the first day of January, 1917, the office of county treasurer of Taylor County, Georgia, shall be abolished, and such office shall from and after that date cease to exist. Office abolished after 1916. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues of said Taylor County shall, by a majority vote taken among themselves, select some duly incorporated bank or banks in said county to act as depository or depositories and disbursing agent or agents of and for the public funds of said county. Bank or banks to be selected. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such bank or banks as shall be so designated as such depository or depositories, and disbursing agent or agents, shall receive no compensation for acting as such, but said commissioners shall, if possible, get such bank or banks to

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pay said county for the privilege of acting as such depository and disbursing agent. No compensation. Pay for privilege. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no such bank shall be allowed to act as such depository and disbursing agent until it shall have given a bond payable to said commissioners with security to be by them approved, conditioned for the faithful performance of all the duties pertaining to said appointment, and in a sum which in the judgment of said commissioners will be double the amount of the county funds that will probably be deposited with such bank for the ensuing twelve (12) months from the date of the bond. The property of such bank, as well as the security or securities on such bond, shall be bound from the time of the execution thereof, for the payment of any and all liability arising from the date of said bond. It shall be within the power of said commissioners to call upon said bank to strengthen said bond, or to give a new bond at any time, and in default of the same being done, to revoke the appointment of such bank as depository and disbursing agent. Bond. Property liable. New or stronger bond. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of each said bank acting as such depository and disbursing agent: First: To pay, without delay, when in funds, all orders issued by said commissioners, or by their authority, according to the dates of such orders. Duties. Second: To take a receipt on each order when paid, and carefully file it away. Third: To keep a well-bound book, in which shall be entered all receipts taken, when received, from whom, and on what account, and all amounts paid out, stating when paid, to whom, and on what account. Fourth: To keep a well-bound book, in which shall be entered a full description of all county orders, or other form of indebtedness, as they are presented, and to record a copy of the order of the county authorities levying county taxes; provided, however, that all books and stationery

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which said depository may require in the transaction of its business as such depository, shall be furnished by the county, and when said books of such depository are full, they, together with the vouchers or other files relating thereto, or connected therewith, must be deposited in the office of commissioners of roads and revenues of said county to remain a part of their permanent records. Fifth: To render reports to, and appear before said commissioners whenever notified, and to appear before any grand jury on request; to render an account of its actings and doings as such depository and disbursing agent, and to exhibit its books and vouchers as such depository and disbursing agent whenever notified. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioners shall have the power and authority from time to time to prescribe other reasonable duties and regulations for the government of said depositories and disbursing agents, and said depositories and disbursing agents shall be just as much bound to observe the same as they are bound to observe those provided for in this Act. Other duties. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioners shall appoint such depository and disbursing agent, or depositories and disbursing agents, and such bond or bonds shall be given on or before the day this Act shall go into effect, and the county treasurer of said county then in office shall, on the day this Act shall go into effect, deliver to such depository or depositories, as he may be directed by such commissioners, all county funds then in his hands, and he shall at the same time deliver to said commissioners all records, books and papers that he may have pertaining to his office. Bond before this Act effective. Treasurer to deliver. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioners may determine in each case at the time of making the appointment the length of time during which said banks or bank shall act as such depository and disbursing agent or agents, provided no commissioners shall make a contract with any bank or banks as depository, to extend beyond the term of office of said commissioners. Term of office.

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Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such depository or depositories shall not, either directly or indirectly, purchase any county orders or claims for less than their full par value. Unlawful purchase of orders. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all said depositories and disbursing agents shall be liable, both civilly and criminally, just as county treasurers are liable, for any non-feasance or mal-feasance of duty. The said commissioners shall have the right to proceed against said depositories and disbursing agents and the securities on their bond, as may now be proceeded against in case of non-feasance or mal-feasance on the part of a county treasurer. Liability, civil and criminal. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such depository shall, upon the expiration of its term, resignation or removal, make a full and fair statement of all its accounts and liabilities as such depository, and deliver all the money, books, papers and property of the county to its successor, which successor must report the same at once to the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county; and when said depository has complied with these provisions and exoneration of itself and surety, the details of such settlement must be entered on the books of the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county, and be final, except for fraud. The books and accounts of such depositories covering said county funds shall at all times be subject to examination and audit by the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county, and by the grand jury thereof. [Illegible Text] Sec. 12. 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. Approved August 17, 1916.

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TELFAIR COMMISSIONER; REPEALING ACT. No. 369. An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for Telfair County, approved July 31, 1909, and the Act amendatory thereof, approved August 11, 1913. Section 1. 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 create a commissioner of roads and revenues for the County of Telfair, this State, approved July 31, 1909, and the Act amendatory thereof, approved August 11, 1913, is hereby repealed: Acts of 1909 and 1913 repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be [Illegible Text] the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. TELFAIR COMMISSIONER; OFFICE CREATED. No. 340. An Act to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for Telfair County; to provide for an appointment until the April term of the superior court of said county, 1920; to provide that at that session of said court and quadrennially thereafter, the grand jury shall recommend a successor, to prescribe the duties, qualifications and powers of such office; to fix his salary; to provide for a clerk, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That after the passage of this Act the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for Telfair County shall be and is created. Office created.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That W. D. Horton, a citizen of said county, [Illegible Text] and he is hereby appointed as commissioner of roads and revenues in and for said county, his term to begin on the passage of this Act, and to continue in office until the April term of the superior court of said county, 1920; and that the grand jury at said term of court, and quadrennially thereafter, shall recommend a successor, who shall be commissioned by the Governor; also that said commissioner shall be subject to recall by the grand jury when found guilty of mal-feasance and flagrant acts in his administration of the affairs of the county; provided, that in case of a recall of said commissioner by the grand jury, the grand jury shall make specific charges against said commissioner, and his recall shall be judicially declared by the judge of the superior court of the Oconee Judicial Circuit. Commissioner designated. Term of office Recall by grand jury. Charges. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should there become a vacancy in said office at any time from death, resignation or removal from the county, or other cause, the grand jury shall recommend a successor, who shall be commissioned by the Governor. Vacancy in office Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no one shall be eligible for the office of commissioner of said county until he has attained to the age of 25 years, shall be of good moral character, and who shall have a practical knowledge of bookkeeping. Eligibility. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the salary of said commissioner shall be $1,200.00 per annum, with perquisites in the form of gasoline, oil and tires, not to exceed $15.00 per month, and he shall have a clerk, whose salary shall be $20.00 per month, both to be paid monthly from the general fund of the county. Salary of commissioner, and of clerk Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the passage of this Act, the commissioner shall give bond in some solvent fidelity, guaranty or surety company, authorized to do business in this State, in the sum of $10,000.00, the premium of which shall be paid by the county.

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Said bond shall be approved by the ordinary of said county, and made payable to the Governor, and his successors in office. Bond. Premium payment. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the first day of January, 1917, said commissioner shall take over from the county treasurer of said county all books, accounts, vouchers, the sinking fund and all other things pertaining to and belonging to said county, and said commissioner shall become, in effect, the county treasurer. To become county treasurer Jan. 1, 1917. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the commissioner, at each sitting of the superior and city courts, and at the end of these courts, to ascertain from the solicitors-general how much moneys have been brought into each of these courts by the solicitors-general of each of said courts from fines, forfeitures and recognizances of that kind, and after the solicitors-general have taken their fees, according to law, and have paid the clerk, sheriff and the legal cost of the notaries public and justices of the peace, the remainder, if any, to be turned over to the commissioner, to be deposited in some solvent bank, there to be held in abeyance until the end of the year, at which time the commissioner shall make a full settlement with each solicitor-general; after all cost and fees have been paid, the remainder, if any, shall be turned over to the board of education for educational purposes, according to law. Fines and forfeitures to be ascertained. Deposit and application of money. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioner shall have exclusive jurisdiction and control over the following county matters, to wit: In directing and controlling all of the property of said county as he may deem expedient, according to law; in levying taxes, according to law; in establishing or abolishing roads and bridges, according to law; in establishing, abolishing or changing election precincts or militia districts, according to law; in supervising tax collector's and tax receiver's books; in allowing the insolvent list of said county; in settling all claims and accounts of officers having the care, management or disbursement of funds belonging to or appropriated

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for the use and benefit of said county, and in bringing them to settlement; in providing for the poor of the county, and for the promotion of health as granted by law; in examining of the tax digest for the correction of errors; in regulating or fixing license fees as may be provided by law; in establishing the county chaingang; in working said chaingang on the public roads or public works of said county as provided by law; in appointing all minor officers and employees of said county, whose election is not otherwise provided for by law, such as warden and guards of convicts, janitor of court house, superintendent of pauper farm, county physician and district overseers; in making such rules and regulations as he deems best for the interest of the county, governing all minor officers and employees by him, and such reasonable compensation as he deems best for the interest of the county; in providing for a uniform system for the collection for road or commutation tax, the amount to be paid or the number of days' work on the roads of said county in lieu thereof; in levying and collecting the tax for roads provided in section 696 of the Code of Georgia of 1910; in fixing the time when the road tax shall be paid or the work performed; in trying all road defaulters in accordance with law; and generally to have and to exercise all the powers heretofore vested in the ordinary of said county when sitting for county purposes, and to have exclusive jurisdiction over the subject matters mentioned and embraced in section 4796 of the Code of Georgia of 1910, and to exercise such other powers as are granted by law or as may be indispensable to his jurisdiction over county matters or county finances. Jurisdiction defined. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioner shall keep such records of county matters as are now by law required by ordinaries where they have jurisdiction of county matters, and to make such reports to the grand jury as such ordinaries or other authorities having control of county matters are required to make. He shall also keep a book in which he shall record in itemized form all articles or things of whatever kind purchased by him for the use and consumption of by any

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department of the county government, giving the name of the article, from whom purchased, and the price paid therefor, date when purchased, and for the department purchased and used. He shall also keep a cash book, in which he shall daily enter any cash item received by him, from whom received, and for what purpose received, and from what district received, and he shall enter, item by item, all amounts paid out by him, to whom paid, and for what purpose paid, and to what district paid, and he shall make a monthly balance of said book. He shall keep a separate account with each district, to ascertain how much commutation and ad valorem tax is collected from each of the several districts, and he shall expend the road tax, both commutation and ad valorem tax, in the several districts from which it was collected, and the ad valorem tax from railroads and the automobile tax shall be expended pro rata in all the districts, according to road mileage. Records, reports, etc. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commissioner shall not purchase materials, supplies or other articles of necessity from any relative of his, either by blood or marriage, either within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity, and he shall not appoint, employ, or contract with any person to do or perform labor, building or other thing, who is related to him within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity. Purchases and employments, what forbidden. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That he shall publish monthly reports of receipts and disbursements in the official organ of the county; provided, that the official organ, or any other paper in the county, will do so at the nominal charge of 20 cents per square; provided, further, that if the commissioner can not get such reports published at the price named, then he shall erect a bulletin board in the rotunda of the court house and post such statements or reports. Monthly reports. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioner shall specially sit as a court for county purposes on the first Monday in each month, and for the trial of road defaulters. All bills that said commissioner

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is familiar with shall be settled for on that day. All bills that he is not familiar with shall lie on the table for five days to be verified, and bills approved shall be mailed out within five days. At all times when the duties of his office and weather conditions will permit, it shall be his duty to ride over all the roads of the county every six months to inspect the roads and bridges. He shall supervise, and, so far as practical, superintendent and direct the work on roads and bridges, building and repairing in said county. He shall give his entire time to the service of the county. Court for road defaulters. Bills. Roads and bridges, work, etc. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioner shall deposit the sinking fund with the banks in the county who will pay the maximum interest, keeping in mind the solvency and management of said banks, and reserving the right to reject bids as his discretion dictates; provided, he shall not deposit more than $5,000.00 in any one bank, and wherever such fund or part of fund is deposited, such bank shall give a bond for the amount deposited in some solvent fidelity, guaranty or surety company, authorized to do business in this State, to be approved by the ordinary, and made payable to the Governor and his successors in office. Deposit of sinking fund. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioner shall not have authority to create debts cast against the county, except to pay past-due accounts of the county, to meet casual deficiencies and the current debts. He shall ask for competitive bids for supplies, or material for the county, and purchase only as needed. Debts. Bids for supplies. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the commissioner to exercise a superintendency over all the departments of the county government, the offices of the clerk, sheriff, ordinary and the school department and none of these officers shall make a debt to be cast upon the county. It shall be the duty of these departments to make requisition on the commissioner,

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who shall buy all books and stationery for the different departments, as well as fuel. Supervision over all departments. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioner of said county shall fix the minimum price fixed by law, $3.00 per day, for the board of county tax assessors, and the clerk of the board shall receive the same; provided, that the commissioner, if he deems it best, may allow an extra ten per cent. It shall be made the duty of the commissioner, through his clerk, to keep the number of days served by the board. Pay of county tax assessors. Sec. 18. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county warden, guards nor any one else shall make a debt to be cast against the county without first making a requisition on the commissioner and securing his consent. Requisition and consent before debt. Sec. 19. 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. Approved August 8, 1916. THOMAS COMMUTATION ROAD TAX. No. 439. An Act to fix the time for collections of the commutation assessments for road work in Thomas County. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That on and after the passage of this Act, the commutation assessment fixed by the county commissioners of Thomas County in lieu of road work shall not be required of those subject thereto earlier than October first of each year. Not to be required before October 1. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916.

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THOMAS TREASURER'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY PROVIDED. No. 434. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Thomas County, and to provide for the general management, keeping and disbursement of the funds of said county. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, That on and after the first day of January, 1917, the office of county treasurer of the County of Thomas be and the same is hereby abolished. Office abolished after 1916. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That on the first day of January, 1917, said treasurer shall turn over all money, books, accounts and all other property of the county in his possession to such person or persons, natural or artificial, as the county commissioners of said county may direct. Treasurer to deliver. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That said commissioners, prior to the first day of January, 1917, and biennially thereafter, shall give thirty days' notice by publication in the official organ of said county, inviting proposals from any chartered bank in said county for the keeping and disbursement of the county funds of said county for the next succeeding two years, and shall award the same to the bank offering the largest amount of interest on monthly balances and who shall furnish bond in some security company, authorized by law to do business in this State, in the sum heretofore given by the treasurer of said county, the premium upon which bond shall be paid by the county, said bond payable to the county commissioners of said county, conditioned as the bond heretofore given by the treasurer. Proposals by banks for keeping deposits. Interest on monthly balances. Bond. Premium. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That said bank shall be designated as the county depository, and shall perform such duties in the matter of keeping and disbursement of the county funds as heretofore discharged by the office of county treasurer, but without compensation. Duties of [Illegible Text] Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That in the event no bank shall make application for appointment as county depository,

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as provided in this Act, then said commissioners may, in their discretion, appoint some citizen of said county to discharge such duties subject to all of the requirements in this Act relating to banks if appointed, except that he may be paid a salary not exceeding two hundred dollars per annum. Citizen to be appointed, if no bank. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. TIFT COMMISSIONER; AMENDING ACT. No. 578. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for Tift County; to provide for the method of selection of said officer, his term of office, his compensation, and to define his powers and duties; provide how vacancies shall be filled, and for other purposes, approved August 13, 1915. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of same, That the Act entitled an Act to create the office of the commissioner of roads and revenues for the County of Tift; to provide for the method of selection of said officer, his term of office, his compensation, and to define his powers and duties; provide how vacancies shall be filled, and for other purposes, approved August 13, 1915, be and the same is hereby amended by striking all of the second section of said Act, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Act of 1915 amended. Sec. 2 stricken. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the successor to the said commissioner shall be elected by direct vote of the qualified voters of said county at the same time and in the same manner as is now provided by law for the election

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of the constitutional officers of said county, and any vacancy occurring in the office of commissioner hereby created and appointed shall be filled in the same manner now provided by law for filling vacancies in other county offices. Provided, however, in all cases of vacancies the duties of such office shall be temporarily filled by the ordinary of said county until the same shall have been filled, as above provided. Said commissioner shall not be eligible during the term for which he shall have been elected for any other office, State, county or municipal. Election of commissioner. Vacancy in office. Eligibility. Approved August 19, 1916. TIFT; AUTHORIZING AID OF HOSPITAL. No. 481. An Act to empower the commissioners of roads and revenues of the County of Tift, from the treasury of said county, to contribute toward the support and maintenance of the Tift County Hospital, operated in the City of Tifton and County of Tift, and for other purposes. Whereas, the Tift County Hospital, operated in the City of Tifton and County of Tift, gives to sick and wounded indigent patients the same treatment, without recompense, as is given to those able to pay; and, whereas, many of said indigent poor so treated in said hospital are residents of the County of Tift, and but for the care of the hospital, would have become chargeable to the county; and, whereas, the Tift County Hospital has no endowment and is supported almost exclusively by private charity, and its work could be greatly enlarged and facilitated by the increase of its revenue, and that it is but proper the county should aid in its support; therefore, be it Preamble Resolved by the General Assembly, that the commissioner of roads and revenues of Tift County be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into a contract with the said Tift County Hospital, whereby the said hospital

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would undertake to treat, free of charge, such of the citizens of said county as may be seriously ill or wounded, and who are indigent and are, or are liable to become, chargeable to the county; and in consideration thereof, said commissioner shall, out of the treasury of said county, pay toward the support and maintenance of said hospital the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75) per month, beginning with August, 1916. Contract for hospital treatment. Pay. Be it further resolved, that all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. TIFT TREASURER'S OFFICE, ELECTION AS TO. No. 569. An Act to submit to the qualified voters of Turner County the issue as to whether the office of treasurer of Turner County shall be abolished, or the treasurer thereof be put upon a salary; and, in event said referendum be declared favorable to abolishing said office, to establish a county depository for the county funds of Turner County; to provide for the handling and disbursing of its funds; and in the event said referendum be declared favorable to placing said officer upon a salary, to fix the salary thereof, and provide for payment thereof, and the method of such payment, 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 there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of Turner County, at an election to be held therein on September 12, 1916 (which said election shall be called by the ordinary of said county, who shall publish notice thereof for at least twenty days prior thereto, and to whom the returns thereof shall be made, and by whom the vote shall be consolidated and declared as other special elections under the laws of Georgia), the issue as to whether the office of

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treasurer of Turner County shall be abolished, and a county depository therefor established, and to provide for the handling and disbursing of said county's funds, as hereinafter provided for, or the treasurer of Turner County shall be put upon a salary, as hereinafter provided for, in the following form and manner, to wit: All ballots used at said election shall have written or printed thereon the following: (a) In favor of abolishing the office of treasurer of Turner County, and creating a county depository therefor. (b) In favor of placing the treasurer of Turner County upon a salary of six hundred dollars ($600) per annum, and the electors voting in said election shall strike one or the other of said terms, so as to express a choice upon said issue, and result declared in favor of that side of the issue for which a majority of the votes cast in said election are found to be polled. Election as to abolishment of office, or putting on salary. Ballots. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the result of said election be found and declared in favor of abolishing the office of treasurer of Turner County, and creating a county depository therefor, then, and in that event, the said office of treasurer of Turner County shall be, and is hereby, declared abolished as of the date of January 1, 1917, and then, in that event, the sections of this Act hereinafter contained and embodied and numbered sections 2 to 17, both inclusive, shall be, and are hereby, declared and made operative as law in Turner County on and after January 1, 1917. Effective Jan. 1, 1917. Sec. 3. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of same, That a county depository shall be established in Turner County on January 1, 1917, after the passage of this Act, as hereinafter provided. County depository. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of roads and revenues of Turner County shall, at least thirty days before the first day of January, 1917, and annually thereafter, notify each duly chartered bank or trust company in said county, in writing, that they are ready to receive sealed bids for a county depository

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and disbursing agent for said county. Said notice shall state when the time for receiving said bids shall close and when they shall be opened. Bids by banks. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the bids shall be opened by said commissioners at the time mentioned in said notice, and said officers shall then and there accept the bid of the bank or trust company agreeing to pay the highest rate of interest on the daily balances and charge the lowest rate of interest on overdrafts, or money that may be borrowed from said depository during the time it holds said appointment; keeping in view the solvency of said bank or trust company, said commissioners reserving the right to reject any and all bids. Interest on daily balances. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should no bank or trust company in said county bid, or whose bid was not acceptable to said commissioners, then they may accept some bank or trust company in adjoining county, after having given the notice as provided as aforesaid. Bank in adjoining county. Sec. 7. Should said county depository, designated as above required, be located not at the county site of said county, said depository shall designate some bank at the county site as its fiscal agent to receive and disburse the funds of the county. Financial agent at county site. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before any designated depository shall receive any of the county funds or enter upon the discharge of its duties, it shall execute a bond made by some fidelity, guaranty or security company authorized to do business in this State to be payable to the County of Turner and to be approved by said commissioners, in such sum as it is at the time estimated will be received by such depository from said county authorities, but in no event shall the bond be for less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). Said bond shall be conditional for the faithful performance of all such duties as shall be required of it by law, and for a faithful account of all the public money or effects that shall come into its

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hands during its continuance as such depository. Said bond shall be filed and recorded in the office of the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county, and a certified copy thereof by the clerk of said board of commissioners of roads and revenues shall be admissible in evidence, without other proof. Bond. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said county depository shall receive no compensation whatever for the handling or disbursing of such county funds as may come into its hands. No compensation. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the County of Turner shall, as against such depository, have the same lien against the property and assets, to the extent of the public funds held by such depository, as is now provided by law in cases of State funds held in State depositories, and the acceptance of county funds under the terms of this Act by any designated depository shall be held to create such a lien until the same is discharged by a lawful accounting for all of such county funds so received. Lien on property. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That at each regular monthly meeting of the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county, and to each grand jury of said county empaneled at a regular term of Turner Superior Court, on the first day of the meeting of said grand jury, such designated depository shall, without charge, submit a report in writing of public funds held by such county depository for each and every separate account, as well as a total thereof, as of the last day of the preceding calendar month, together with the amount of interest paid by such depository for the term of such preceding months; provided, that this section shall not prevent the grand jury from examining the books or accounts of such depository as is now provided by law for the inspection and examining the county treasurer's books and accounts. Reports and accounting. Grand jury may examine. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any such county depository and disbursing

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agent shall be liable, both civilly and criminally, just as county treasurers are liable for any non-feasance or mal-feasance of duty and said board of commissioners of roads and revenues shall have the right to proceed against such depository and disbursing agent and the securities on its bond as county treasurers and the securities on their bond may now be proceeded against in cases of non-feasance or mal-feasance in the conduct of their office. Liable civilly and criminally. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever in the Code of Georgia it provides that any duty shall be performed or act done by the county treasurers, that the same shall, so far as the same pertains to the County of Turner, be done and performed by such county depository upon whom lawful demand is made for the performance of such duty; provided, if such demand is for the payment of money, it shall be a lawful excuse of such depository that it was not in funds liable to such demand. Treasurer's duty on depository. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all books and stationery, which said depository may require in the transaction of its business as such depository, shall be furnished by the county, and when said books of such depository are full, they, together with all vouchers or other files relating thereto or connected therewith, must be deposited in the office of the commissioners of roads and revenues of said county, and afterwards be part of the records of said office. Books and stationery. Deposit of books and vouchers. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such depository shall not either directly or indirectly purchase any county orders or claims for less than their par value. Unlawful purchase of orders. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should a designated depository fail to pay any order which is entitled to payment, or other legal demand upon it, when in funds for such purpose, or to pay any balance that may be in its hands to its successor or to the person entitled to receive it, the ordinary of said county

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may issue execution against it for the amount so legally entitled to be paid or due, as now provided by law against defaulting tax collectors or county treasurers, and the issuing of such execution shall not be held to impair the lien hereinbefore provided for in favor of said county against such county depository. Execution on failure to pay. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all officers and persons who receive or collect any funds or monies to which the County of Turner is in any wise entitled, shall promptly and faithfully deposit same with the county depository or its fiscal agent, and upon failure to do so within thirty days after having received said funds or monies, such officer or person shall be guilty of and punished as for a misdemeanor as provided by law, and if an officer, in addition thereto shall be removed from office upon conviction thereof. Deposits required. Sec. 18. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the result of said election hereinbefore provided to be held in Turner County, shall be found and declared In favor of placing treasurer of Turner County upon a salary of $600 per annum, then, and in that event, sections 3 to 17, both inclusive, of this Act, shall not become operative in said county, and the said office of treasurer of Turner County shall not be abolished, and in said event the treasurer of Turner County, beginning January 1, 1917, shall be paid a salary of six hundred dollars per annum for his entire services, which shall be in lieu of all commissions now and heretofore allowed such officer as compensation; and said salary shall be payable monthly, in equal installments, out of funds in the hands of such officer applicable thereto; the first such installment being payable on February 1, 1917. Salary of treasurer, if office not abolished. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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UPSON TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 444. An Act to fix the salary of the treasurer of Upson County, and to provide for the payment thereof, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of January, 1917, the treasurer of Upson County, in the State of Georgia, shall be paid a salary of five hundred dollars ($500) per annum, for his services as such treasurer, and he shall not receive any fees, or any other compensation from his said office, and the said salary shall be paid monthly, pro rata, per month, and shall be in full for all services per annum, rendered for said office. $500 a year, payable monthly. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the salary above provided to be paid shall be paid monthly, by orders issued on the treasury of Upson County for that purpose, by the county commissioners of said county. Paid by orders. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. WASHINGTON DEPOSITORY OF COUNTY FUNDS. No. 479. An Act to provide in what manner the funds of the County of Washington, heretofore handled by the county treasurer of said county, shall be deposited and disbursed, 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 from and after the passage of

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this Act, that the commissioners of the board of roads and revenues in and for the County of Washington shall, on the first Monday in November, 1916, and annually thereafter upon the same date, appoint and designate some bank in said County of Washington, to receive all county funds heretofore handled by the county treasurer of said county (except as may be required by law to be deposited otherwise), and disburse the same as the law now requires county funds to be disbursed by the county treasurer. Bank to be selected. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the term of such depository shall be for one year, from January 1, 1917, and thereafter shall expire at the end of each calendar year, but shall extend by operation of law until a successor is appointed and qualified. Term of office. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on or before the first Monday in November, 1916, and similarly each year thereafter, such commissioner shall ask the banks of said County of Washington to submit propositions in writing to pay interest on average daily balances of county funds. Such bids shall, on said date, be opened publicly by said commissioners in the office where the meeting of such commissioners are usually held. It shall be the duty of such commissioners to appoint as county depository the bank offering the highest bid, upon said bank qualifying and giving bond as hereinafter required. The duties of such depository shall be such as are now required of county treasurers. Propositions to pay interest on daily balances. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the appointment of said depository shall be made in writing, showing the agreement entered into by such commissioners and such depository, in accordance with this Act, and the same shall be entered upon the minutes kept by said commissioners. Appointment to be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] minutes Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each depository so selected shall qualify by giving bond with good security in the amount required by law of county treasurers, same to be approved by the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of said county. Bond.

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Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should the banks of said county fail to submit bids or for any reason fail to qualify to act as such depository under the terms of this Act, then, and in that event said commissioners shall have the right to name some individual resident in said county to act as county treasurer for said county, and to perform the duties heretofore performed by the county treasurer. Such person shall receive as compensation not over the sum of two hundred dollars per annum, to be fixed by such commissioners, and shall be appointed for a term of one year, or until his successor is appointed and qualified. Such person shall give bond as herein required of depositories, the cost of same to be borne by the county. Appointment, if no bank. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the county treasurer of said county is hereby authorized and directed to turn over at the expiration of his term of office all funds in his hands which, under the law, should be handled by such depository or such individual designated as county treasurer, to such depository or to such individual so designated. Treasurer to deliver. Sec. 8. 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. Approved August 18, 1916. WORTH TREASURER'S SALARY FIXED. No. 558. An Act to fix the salary of the Treasurer of Worth County, Georgia, at the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per annum, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That on and after the first day of January, 1919, the

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salary of the treasurer of Worth County, Georgia, shall be one thousand dollars per annum, and shall be paid to said county treasurer in monthly installments or in quarterly installments, as may be agreed upon by the board of county commissioners of said county and the said treasurer. $1,000 a year, payable monthly or quarterly. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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PART III.CORPORATIONS

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TITLE I. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. ACTS. Albany city charter amended. Albany public school Act amended. Athens city charter amended. Atlanta city annexation of territory. Atlanta city charter amended. Augusta extension of corporate limits. Augusta street-paving assessments. Avalon taxation of property. Ball Ground town school bonds. Boston city new charter. Bostwick city new charter. Braselton town incorporated. Bullochville town corporate limits. Butler town grant of franchises. Chester town incorporated. College Park city bond election. College Park recorder's court. College Park tax rate for schools. Columbus city police commissioners. Columbus city sewer tax. Columbus city wharves and terminals. Comer town school trustees. Conyers city school-bond issue. Cusseta town charter amended. Davisboro town new charter. Decatur town annexation of Oakhurst. Decatur town corporate limits. Decatur town street improvements. Dixie town charter amended. Douglas city street assessments. Dublin city charter amended. East Ellijay town charter amended. Eton town territorial limits. Flovilla city territorial limits. Fort Valley city charter amended. Fullerville town incorporated. Gainesville city election for recall. Gainesville city taxation. Gordon city charter repealed. Gordon city new charter. Helena city territorial limits. Hillsboro town public schools. Hiram public school Act repealed. Hinesville city incorporated. Hogansville city water, lights, etc. Hoschton territorial limits. Isabella city charter repealed. Jackson city charter amended. Jefferson city charter amended. Jefferson city water and sewerage. Kingsland city charter amended. Kirkwood town charter amended.

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La Fayette city charter amended. Lawrenceville city employees eligibility. Leon town charter repealed. Lenox town charter amended. Louisville city mayor's salary. Louisville city taxation for schools. Louisville city timber sales for academy. Mableton town charter repealed. Macon city charter amended. Macon conveyance of land ratified. Macon street closing and underpass. Madison city water and sewerage. Martin town registration of voters. Milan town new charter. Milledgeville city charter amended. Millen city school tax election. Milltown public school system. Monroe city charter amended. Mount Airy town charter amended. Norwood town new charter. Offerman town charter repealed. Pearson city incorporated. Pinehurst town bond issue and tax. Portal town light and water. Rockledge town new charter. Rome city new charter. Savannah city recreation commission. Social Circle city charter amended. Statham town charter amended. Tallulah Park town incorporated. Taylorsville town incorporated. Tennille city recorder's court. Thomasville city charter amended. Tignall town bond issues. Toccoa city territorial limits. Villa Rica city public schools. Waleska town territorial limits. Watkinsville town electric lights, etc. West Green town; repeal of charter. Woodland town bond issues. Yatesville town public school system. ALBANY CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 482. An Act to amend an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, entitled An Act to create and establish a new charter for the City of Albany, to declare the rights and powers and privileges of the said corporation, and for other purposes, approved August 17, 1912, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That the Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved August 17, 1912, entitled An Act to create and establish a new charter for the City of Albany, to declare the rights and powers and privileges of the said

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corporation, and for other purposes, be and the same is hereby amended as follows, to wit: By striking from said Act all of section no. 18 thereof creating a park and tree commission for the City of Albany, and substituting therefor a new section no. 18, as follows, to wit: Sec. 18. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there be and there is hereby established a park commission in and for the City of Albany, to be composed of 4 citizens and the chairman of the standing street committee of the city council, who shall have all the rights and privileges of the citizen members. The said citizen members of the commission shall be elected by the mayor and council; [Illegible Text] first election hereunder shall be held as early as practicable after the passage of this Act, and the terms of said citizen members elected at this election shall be from the date of the election until the first Mondays in January 1917, 1918, 1919, and 1920, respectively, and until a successor is elected and qualified, and at the expiration of said respective terms of said first election the respective successors in office shall be elected for a term of four (4) years, and until their successor is elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to appointment and election as one of said citizen members unless he be a citizen of the City of Albany; each citizen member of said commission shall, before entering upon the duties of his office subscribe the following oath before some officer authorized to administer the same, to wit: `I swear that I will faithfully and impartially demean myself as a member of the park commission of the City of Albany during my continuance in office, and will well and truly perform all the duties of said office; and I will neither be concerned nor interested pecuniarily, directly or indirectly, in any contract or work or material furnished for or on behalf of any work, improvement or preservation of the parks or public play grounds of the City of Albany while a member of this commission.' Said oath shall be entered on the minutes of the proceedings of said commission. Said park commission shall have exclusive management of all matters and things relating to the care, preservation, improvement, adornment, good order and regulation generally of Tift

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Park, Inghram Park and the Auditorium or [Illegible Text] Park, and all other similar parks and public play grounds owned or controlled by the City of Albany; said commission shall have the exclusive control and direction of the planting and caring for the trees, grass, flowers, and shrubbery in said parks and play grounds; provided, that nothing herein contained shall confer power upon said commission to have or assume any authority over the cemeteries, or the side or center parks of and in the streets of the City of Albany, but all such shall be directly under the control and authority of the mayor and council, except the care, planting, preservation and removal of trees and shrubbery on said center and side parks. Said commission shall keep a record of its proceedings and shall elect one of its members as secretary and treasurer; it shall hold a stated meeting each month at the city hall, and such other meetings as it may prescribe from time to time, or as may be called by the chairman. The chairman shall be elected by the commission. Three (3) of said commission shall constitute a quorum with power to transact all business. The commission shall have the power to adopt such rules for its government as it may deem proper. Accurate accounts of expenditures made by said commission shall be kept and regular quarterly reports made thereof to the mayor and council. The commission shall annually file a complete report of its actings and doings of the previous year, which shall be referred to the mayor and council, and be spread upon the minutes of the commission. All expenditures made by said commission shall be within such amount as has been previously appropriated by the mayor and council on application for such appropriation by said commission. Any expenditures in excess of any such appropriation shall be expressly approved by the mayor and council before the same is incurred. The city engineer shall act as adviser to said commission and shall be subject to its call and direction. Said commission shall have the power to and shall make such rules and regulations as may seem to it proper, touching matters and things within its jurisdiction, which rules and regulations shall be submitted to the mayor and

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council of the City of Albany, and when approved by the council of said city, shall become binding and effective. When said rules and regulations are confirmed by the council, provisions shall be made by the council for penalties necessary for the due observation of said rules and regulations. Act of 1912 amended. Park commission. Terms of office. Eligibility Oath Exclusion of cemeteries, street parks. Records. Officers and meetings. Quorum. Accounts and reports. Expenditures. Regulations. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOL ACT AMENDED. No. 379. An Act to amend the Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, entitled an Act to provide for a system of public schools in and for the City of Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, to empower and require the mayor and council of said city to levy and collect a special tax for the maintenance of same; to establish a board of education to conduct the same; to define the powers and duties of said board; to provide for the ratification of this Act by election, and for other purposes, approved August 21, 1906, 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 the City of Albany, having recommended the same, the Act of the General Assembly of said State, approved August 21, 1906, entitled an Act to provide for a system of public schools in and for the City of Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia; to empower and require the mayor and council of said city to levy and collect a special tax for the maintenance of same; to establish a board of education to conduct the same; to define the powers and duties of said board; to provide for the ratification of this Act by election, and for other purposes, be and the same

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is hereby amended as follows, to wit: By striking from section 8 of said Act the clause or words three-tenths of one per cent, occurring between the words exceeding and in and substituting therefor the following words, or clause, to wit: two-fifths of one per cent, so that said section, when so amended, shall read as follows, to wit: Section 8. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the City of Albany be and it is hereby authorized and required and empowered, upon request or recommendation of said board of education, to levy and collect, as other taxes are collected, a special tax upon all the taxable property of said city, not exceeding two-fifths of one per cent., in addition to all other city taxes now authorized, and said special tax shall be known as the `school tax,' and paid over to the board of education, to be used for school purposes only, as the needs of said schools may require. Act of 1906 amended. To be read. Special school tax. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Act be further amended by adding at the end of section 8 thereof the following clause, to wit: And said board shall have the power and authority to borrow money from time to time in such sum or sums as may be necessary to supply any casual deficiency of its revenues, so that when so amended, said section shall read as follows: Section 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of education is hereby directed, authorized and empowered to operate, conduct and control said system of public schools, and to do and perform all necessary acts, and to devise, design and adopt all necessary means and ways for the proper support, operation and maintenance of the same; in addition to the regular common school course, to adopt such courses, including primary, grammar and high school, as they may deem proper; to prescribe the curriculum in said schools; to appoint and employ teachers and a superintendent in said schools, and to fix their salaries; to make and adopt such rules, by-laws and regulations for their own government and that of the superintendents, teachers and pupils as they may deem proper; to receive by purchase, gift, or otherwise all property, both real and personal, as may be by them deemed

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proper or necessary; to contract and be contracted with; and to do all and every other act or acts as are or may be necessary for the proper support, maintenance and operation of said system of schools, and said board shall have the power and authority to borrow money from time to time in such sum or sums as may be necessary to supply any casual deficiency of its revenues. Further amended. Power to borrow money. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before the provisions of this amending Act shall become operative, it shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified voters of the City of Albany, and the mayor and council of said city shall within thirty days after the approval of this Act, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, order an election to be held in said city for the ratification of this Act, under the same rules and regulations that govern elections in and for said city, and after first publishing notice of said election once a week for four weeks in any newspaper having a general circulation in said city prior to said election. All persons qualifying to vote under the rules and regulations governing elections in and for said city shall be entitled to vote in the election herein provided for, and those voting and desiring to vote for the amendment in this Act provided for shall have written or printed on their ballots, For amendment to school Act, and those desiring to vote against the amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots, Against amendment to school Act; if two-thirds of the voters so qualified to vote shall vote For amendment to school Act, then this Act, upon the results being, by resolution of the mayor and council of said city, spread upon their [Illegible Text], so declared, shall become immediately operative and of force and effect. If the amendment shall fail to carry, the same question may be resubmitted to said qualified voters, as herein provided, as often as every six months after date of the preceding election upon application therefor in writing by twenty five (25) freeholders of said city, made to the mayor and council, and spread upon their minutes. Submission of this Act to popular vote. Forms of ballots. Resubmission after six months. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of

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laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 9, 1916. ATHENS CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 365. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend the charter of the town of Athens and the various Acts amendatory thereof, approved August 24, 1872, and the several Acts amendatory of said Act; to authorize the mayor and council of the City of Athens to extend, enlarge and otherwise improve the water supply and waterworks system of the City of Athens, and for that purpose to acquire by purchase or condemnation, property and estates, both real and personal, within and beyond the corporate limits of the City of Athens, and to do all other acts and things necessary or appropriate in the construction and maintenance of said enlarged waterworks system, either within or without the present corporate limits of the City of Athens; to authorize the mayor and council of the City of Athens to exercise jurisdiction for police and sanitary purposes over a portion of the present water shed and over all other property acquired by the mayor and council of the City of Athens for the said purpose, 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 an Act entitled an Act to amend the charter of the town of Athens, and the various Acts amendatory thereof, approved August 24, 1872, and the several Acts amendatory of said Act be and the same are hereby amended as follows: Act of 1872 amended. Section 1. The mayor and council of the City of Athens is hereby authorized and empowered to extend, enlarge, or otherwise improve the existing water supply and waterworks system of the City of Athens as the occasion arises

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in any manner or to any extent that is or may be needful, either by a development of the present system or the creation of a new system, and to that end the said mayor and council of the City of Athens shall have the power and authority to purchase, hold, receive, enjoy, acquire and possess any estate or estates, real or personal, lands, tenements or hereditaments of whatever kind or nature whatsoever, and also all rights, privileges, easements and profits necessary or appropriate or useful for the purpose of obtaining a sufficient and complete water supply for the City of Athens, and shall have the power to hold and acquire and use all such rights and property and estates, either within or without the limits of the City of Athens, including ownership and dominion in whole or in part over the water shed from which the supply comes, so as to prevent any hurtful use of said water shed and to preserve and protect the purity of its waters. Extension of water supply system. Sec. 2. The mayor and council of the City of Athens is further empowered and authorized to cause such suitable examinations and surveys to be made for any proposed extension of its waterworks system as shall be necessary or proper for the selection of the most advantageous location or locations, site or sites, water shed or sheds, and right or rights, way or ways, for locating all their works and appliances for bringing the water and distributing it throughout the City of Athens, and for such purpose the said mayor and council of the City of Athens, by its officers, agents, servants or employees shall have the right to enter upon the lands or ways of any person, and the said mayor and council of the City of Athens, by its agents aforesaid, may construct its works or lay its pipes, upon acquiring the property or right so to do, as the case may be, with the necessary way or ways, dams, canals, race ways, reservoirs, excavations or embankments, and maintain the same, and do any other acts and things necessary or appropriate for the construction and maintenance of said works, either within or without the corporate limits of said City of Athens. Incidental powers.

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Sec. 3. The said mayor and council fo the City of Athens is further authorized and empowered to lease, buy or receive by grant or gift, any property, real or personal, either within or without the city limits, for the purpose of extending or enlarging its waterworks system, and to sell, lease or dispose of any part thereof not found necessary for the said purpose. If the said mayor and council of the City of Athens can not, by contract, procure the lands, easements, rights of way, water ways, franchises or other interests or property useful, needful and necessary for the said public purpose, the said mayor and council of the City of Athens is hereby authorized to take or damage said property upon paying or tendering to the owner thereof just and adequate compensation for the land or other interest or property to be taken or used, and the power of eminent domain hereby granted shall be exercised in conformity with the general laws of the State of Georgia controlling and regulating the condemnation of private property for public purposes. Acquirement of property. Power of eminent domain. Sec. 4. The said mayor and council of the City of Athens is further authorized and empowered to use and employ for the purpose of its said waterworks system any street or streets or ways or water courses or any part of such waters which by the said mayor and council of the City of Athens shall be deemed necessary and appropriate, to use such waters by employing the same for power to run or move the necessary machinery or for pumping the said waters through the mains and distributing it throughout the City of Athens, either or both as the case may be, making compensation therefor as by law required, and the said mayor and council of the City of Athens shall have the power to lay its mains, conduits and pipes along any street or highway or otherwise whenever necessary, and to cross, occupy or appropriate with its works such highways or streets or any part thereof. Use of streets, ways or watercourses. Sec. 5. In order to preserve and protect the water supply of the City of Athens and to prevent its contamination and pollution, the mayor and council of the City of Athens

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is hereby given and granted complete and full jurisdiction for police and sanitary purposes over that portion of the present water shed of such waters beyond the present corporate limits of the City of Athens, beginning at the present corporate limits of the City of Athens at the point at which the Danielsville Road intersects them, extending thence along the Danielsville Road in a northerly direction to the three-mile post on said road, extending thence in a westerly direction to the three-mile post on the Commerce Road, extending thence in a southwesterly direction to a point at which the tracks of the Southern Railway Company cross the Oconee River, extending thence to the three-mile post on the Jefferson Road, extending thence along the Jefferson Road to a point at which the said road intersects the present corporate limits of the City of Athens. Jurisdiction beyond city limits Sec. 6. The mayor and council of the City of Athens and the board of health of the City of Athens shall have full power and authority to pass such ordinances in relation to and over the said territory and over all property which may be acquired by the mayor and council of the City of Athens beyond its present corporate limits, for the purpose of enlarging its waterworks system as aforesaid, as they may deem proper and necessary to protect the water supply of the City of Athens, to prevent the pollution and contamination of the waters of said water shed, and to secure the sanitary quality of such waters, and to punish the violations of such ordinances by fine or imprisonment as in the case of violation of other ordinances of the City of Athens. Ordinances to protect. Sec. 7. The mayor and council of the City of Athens is further authorized and empowered to regulate and [Illegible Text] the discharge of sewage and other waste, deleterious to the public health into the waters of the said territory, to regulate and prohibit any business in said territory, the conduct of which will endanger the public health, and to abate or cause to be abated or removed anything which will cause impurity or unhealthfulness of such waters. [Illegible Text]

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Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. ATLANTA CITY ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY. No. 386. An Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter of the City of Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, by extending the limits of said city, so as to annex the following property: Commencing at the southwest corner of land lot 1 of the 17th district of Fulton County, Georgia, and running thence north along said western line of land lot 1 to a point three hundred ninety-three (393) feet south of the northwest corner of said land lot; thence east paralleling the northern line of said land lot and along the southern line of the property owned by F. W. Benson and H. A. Brockman, ten hundred twenty-seven (1027) feet to the center of Highland Avenue (formerly Johnson Road); thence southerly down the center of said Highland Avenue four hundred twenty-five (425) feet; thence east along the center of Oklahoma Avenue two hundred twenty-seven (227) feet; thence in a southerly direction in a straight line at a uniform distance of two hundred (200) feet east of Highland Avenue and paralleling said Highland Avenue to the present city limits, or the southern line of land lot 1; thence west along the said land lot line (the present city limits) to the point of beginning; to extend the jurisdiction of the City of Atlanta over all of said territory; and make all the ordinances thereof binding upon persons and property in said territory, to authorize the mayor and general council to redistrict the city, so as to include all of said territory in one or more of the wards thereof; and to make such changes and pass such ordinances as may be

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necessary or advisable in readjusting the city limits as herein extended; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the 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: Act of 1874 amended. Section 1. That the limits of said city be extended beyond the limits as now defined, so as to include and annex thereto the territory included in the following boundary: Commencing at the southwest corner of land lot 1 of the 17th district of Fulton County, Georgia, and running thence north along said western line of land lot 1 to a point three hundred and ninety-three (393) feet south of the northwest corner of said land lot; thence east paralleling the northern line of said land lot and along the southern line of the property owned by F. W. Benson and H. A. Brockman ten hundred twenty-seven (1027) feet to the center of Highland Avenue (formerly Johnson Road); thence southerly down the center of said Highland Avenue four hundred twenty-five (425) feet; thence east along the center of Oklahoma Avenue two hundred twenty-seven (227) feet; thence in a southerly direction in a straight line at a uniform distance of two hundred (200) feet east of Highland Avenue and paralleling said Highland Avenue to the present city limits, or the southern line of land lot 1; thence west along the said land lot line (the present city limits) to the point of beginning. Additional territory annexed. Sec. 2. That the power and authority of the City of Atlanta under its present charter and ordinances and all laws appertaining to the City of Atlanta as a municipality, are hereby extended over and made effective in every part of the territory covered and included within the limits as prescribed by the terms of this Act. The power and authority of the officers of the city are made co-extensive with the limits as extended by this Act and all other rights and powers necessary to carry out and enforce the laws and ordinances governing said City of Atlanta. The power of

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taxing property and of fixing and regulating licenses for business; to assess, issue execution for, and in cases of default, sell the property upon which taxes are due, as now prescribed by charter and ordinances of the City of Atlanta are extended to all the limits included under the terms of this Act. The power of the board of health, police department, city tax assessors and receivers, tax collector, marshal, clerk of council, recorder, building inspector and all the other officers of the City of Atlanta are extended to the new limits as fully and completely as they now exist within the former limits under the present charter laws and ordinances governing the City of Atlanta. Said new territory is likewise made subject to all bonds heretofore issued by the City of Atlanta and is bound for the payment of said bonds equally with the former [Illegible Text] of the City of Atlanta. Charter powers of added territory. Sec. 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 14, 1916. ATLANTA CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 583. 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, 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 establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, approved on the 28th day of February, 1874, and the several Acts amendatory thereof be and the same is hereby amended as follows: Act of 1874 amended. Section 1. That the mayor and general council of said city be and they are hereby authorized to close Holbrook Street for the whole or for any part thereof, in their discretion,

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that may be necessary to accommodate the construction of what is known as Pryor Street Underpass. Street closing authorized. Sec. 2. That the mayor and general council of said city be and they are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to close Ocmulgee Street between its intersections with Glenn Street and India Street. Street closing authorized. Sec. 3. That the mayor and general council of said city be and they are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to close India Street between its intersection with Stewart Avenue and Humphries Street. Street closing authorized. Sec. 4. That the mayor and general council of said city be and they are hereby authorized to pass an ordinance making it an offense for any person, within said city, to have and carry about on his or her person or in any vehicle or carriage under his or her control any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors whatsoever for purposes of unlawful sale or barter, and any person so offending shall be deemed guilty of an offense to be known as a traveling blind tiger and, on conviction thereof in the recorder's court, may be punished as prescribed by [Illegible Text] by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not exceeding thirty days or by labor on the public works of the city for not exceeding thirty days. The provision for imprisonment or work upon the public works, in the discretion of the recorder, may be alternative and may be discharged by the payment of a fine alternatively assessed, if the ordinance so provides, but otherwise it may be conjunctive. Intoxicating liquor, punishment for carrying. Sec. 5. That the charter of the City of Atlanta as found in section 194 of the City Code of 1910, be amended by striking therefrom the following: a tax not exceeding one and one-fourth per cent. and inserting in lieu thereof the following: a tax not exceeding one and one-half per cent., so that said charter provision when so amended shall read as follows: Section 194. Estimate of Income Tax After Assessors' Return; When Made; How. Upon the return of the assessors being handed in, as above provided, the said mayor and general council, at the first regular meeting

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in June thereafter (1899), shall cause an estimate to be made up and entered on the minutes, showing the gross amount of the income of the city for the fiscal year, ascertained by assessment of a tax not exceeding one and one-half per cent. on the taxable property of the city and a reasonable estimate of the other taxes and sources of revenue; provided, however, that this amendment shall not become operative or effective until same shall have been approved by a majority of the voters of the City of Atlanta voting at the next general election for said city for mayor, aldermen, councilmen or aldermen and councilmen and other officials to be held in December, 1916, and if a majority of those voting at said election shall vote in favor of the same, then the foregoing provisions shall become at once operative and effective and same shall at once thereby become a part of the charter of said City of Atlanta. At said election there shall be submitted to the voters the question of the adoption of such sections of this amendment by having printed or written upon their ballot the following: For adoption of amendment to the charter providing for an increase of the tax rate from one and one-fourth per cent. to one and one-half per cent. on the taxable property of the city, and Against adoption of amendment to the charter providing for an increase of the tax rate from one and one-fourth per cent. to one and one-half per cent. on the taxable property of the city. If a majority of those voting shall vote in the affirmative, these provisions shall at once become effective and operative. If a majority of those voting at said election shall be in the negative, the foregoing provisions shall not become effective. The general rules for elections in said city shall apply to this election. Property tax rate limit raised. Submission to popular vote. Election. Forms of ballots. Sec. 6. That section two of an Act to amend the charter of the City of Atlanta, approved December 19, 1901, and found in Georgia Laws, 1901, page 310, be amended by adding thereto the following: Provided, however, that the foregoing provisions shall not apply to sales or exchanges whereby additional streets and highways or better located streets and highways may be obtained for the use and development

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of said property. Said property has now been devoted to fair and park purposes and it is necessary to secure new, wider and better located streets and highways thereto and, for this purpose, the foregoing section does not apply and the mayor and general council shall have full authority to make any sales or exchanges or donations or other arrangements solely and only for the purpose of securing better streets, highways and service to and from said old waterworks property, so that said section, when so amended, shall read as follows: Section 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and general council, or board of water commissioners, [Illegible Text] other officers of said City of Atlanta, shall have no authority or power to sell, exchange or lease for a term longer than five years the property now belonging to the City of Atlanta, known as Lakewood, or the old waterworks property, same being the property on which is located the old water reservoir, to the south of the City of Atlanta; and any official voting therefor shall be deemed guilty of having violated his duty, and subject to impeachment and removal from said office; provided, however, that the foregoing provisions shall not apply to sales or exchanges whereby additional streets and highways or better located streets and highways may be obtained for the use and development of said property. Said property has now been devoted to fair and park purposes and it is necessary to secure [Illegible Text] wider and better located streets and highways thereto, and, for this purpose, the foregoing section does not apply, and the mayor and general council shall have full authority to make any sales or exchanges or donations or other arrangements solely and only for the purpose of securing better streets, highways and service to and from said old waterworks property. Act of 1901 amended. To be read. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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AUGUSTA; EXTENSION OF CORPORATE LIMITS. No. 454. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Augusta, so as to extend the corporate limits of the City of Augusta, so as to include therein other territory, 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. That from and after the first day of January, 1917, the corporate limits of the City of Augusta shall be and they are hereby extended to include the territory comprised within the following limits, to wit: Beginning at a point on the present south boundary of the City of Augusta, on the east line of the Central of Georgia Railroad right-of-way, at its intersection with the southern boundary line extended of the property occupied by Armour and Company's fertilizer plant, this being the point where the line marking the present corporate limits leaves the right-of-way of the Central of Georgia Railroad; thence in a southwardly direction along the east line of the right-of-way of the Central of Georgia Railroad 2,968 feet, to a point on said right-of-way line; thence north thirty-one degrees and forty-five minutes west 2,704 feet, to a point on the western property line of the Savannah Road, 150 feet south to Turpin Street, said point being on the present corporate line; thence along the present boundary line of the City of Augusta in a generally northwardly and northeastwardly direction, to the point of beginning, on the right-of-way of the Central of Georgia Railroad. Territorial limits extended. Sec. 2. That from and after January 1, 1917, all the territory described in section one (1) hereof shall be included within the corporate limits of Augusta, and all of the residents of the included territory shall hereafter be and become residents of the City of Augusta. Effective Jan. 1, 1917.

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Sec. 3. The city council of Augusta shall by ordinance so change and alter ward lines as to include said territory so annexed within either one or more of the six (6) wards now provided for in said city. Ward lines. Sec. 4. That immediately upon the inclusion of the territory described in section one (1) hereof within the corporate limits of the City of Augusta all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or resolutions of force at that time within the present limits of the City of Augusta, or that may be hereafter ordained, shall be of like force and effect in the territory herein provided to be annexed to the City of Augusta, provided this Act shall not be construed to prevent change or repeal of such laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and resolutions by the proper authority of the City of Augusta, nor as preventing a change of ward lines by such council nor as preventing any increase of wards at any time by such council. Laws effective in new territory. Approved August 18, 1916. AUGUSTA STREET-PAVING ASSESSMENTS. No. 593. An Act to authorize the City Council of Augusta to require the grading, paving, macadamizing or otherwise improving for travel or drainage any of the streets or public alleys of the City of Augusta, to make and collect assessments for the same, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the city council of Augusta shall have full power and authority by vote of two-thirds of the city council, the mayor being entitled to a vote, to adopt at any time an ordinance or ordinances requiring grading, paving, macadamizing or otherwise improving for travel or drainage any of the

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streets or public alleys of said city, and to assess two-thirds of the cost of such grading, paving, macadamizing or otherwise improving, on the real estate abutting on each side of the street or public alley improved; a railroad company now having, or which may hereafter have, tracks running through or across streets of said city so improved, shall be required to pay to the city council of Augusta the cost of macadamizing, or otherwise paving, as said city council of Augusta may direct, the widths of its tracks and three feet on each side of every line of track now constructed or that may hereafter be constructed by such railroad company on such street or alley so improved. Street improvement assessments on abutting property. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the city council of Augusta shall have full power and authority to grade, pave, macadamize or otherwise improve any portion of the width of any streets in the said city, and to assess two-thirds of the cost of such paving, grading, macadamizing or otherwise improving on the real estate abutting on each side of the street or public alley improved; a railroad company now having, or which may hereafter have, tracks running through or across streets or public alleys of said city so improved, shall be required to pay to the city council of Augusta the cost of macadamizing or otherwise paving, as the city council of Augusta may direct, the width of its tracks and three feet on each side of every line of its track, on such street or public alley so improved; and such amount as may be due by such railroad or railroads as herein provided, shall be first deducted from the total cost as to the street or block or portion of street macadamized or paved, occupied by such railroad or railroads, and the remainder of such cost shall be borne by the abutting property owners and the City of Augusta in the proportions heretofore provided for. Powers conferred. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the city council of Augusta shall be construed as an owner of real estate as to the frontage of intersecting streets and public alleys at the points of such intersections; and the same shall be assessed as real estate abutting upon

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the street macadamized, paved or otherwise improved, and the city council of Augusta shall have the same rights and privileges in respect thereto as other owners of real estate abutting on any street or public alley according to the frontage owned, and the city council of Augusta shall pay from the city treasury the just pro rata of the entire cost of said work for said frontage owned by said city council at such points of intersection. Intersection of streets. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the city council of Augusta shall have full power and authority to renew or repair any pavement now laid or that may hereafter be laid in the City of Augusta at the expense of said city council of Augusta and the owners of real estate abutting on such streets and of such railroads now traversing or which may hereafter traverse streets in which the pavements to be renewed or repaired are laid, one-third of the expense of such renewal or repairs to be borne by said city council of Augusta; the other two-thirds to be borne by the owners of real estate abutting upon such streets; the railroad or railroads traversing such streets shall be required to pay to the city council of Augusta the cost of such renewing or repairing for the width of its tracks and three feet on each side of every line of track; and such amount as may be due by such railroad or railroads as herein provided, shall be first deducted from the total cost as to the street or block or portion of street renewed or repaired, occupied by such railroad or railroads, and the remainder of such cost shall be borne by the abutting property owners and the city council of Augusta in the proportions heretofore provided for. Renewal or repair of pavement. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the laws authorizing assessments on the abutting property owners of the whole cost of paving sidewalks, including cost of curbing, shall not be construed to be in any way affected by this Act. Street work and curbing [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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AVALON TAXATION OF PROPERTY. No. 432. An Act to amend the charter of the town of Avalon, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, That An Act to incorporate the town of Avalon, in the County of Stephens, and for other purposes, Acts 1909, pages 562 to 564, approved August 9, 1909, be and the same is hereby amended by striking therefrom section 7, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Sec. 7. The said mayor and council shall have power and authority to levy taxes for the support of the government of said town, not to exceed one-half of one per cent on the taxable property of said town; and they shall fix the compensation of the mayor, councilmen, and all other employees of said town. Levy of taxes. Compensation of mayor, etc. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. BALL GROUND TOWN SCHOOL BONDS. No. 425. An Act to amend an Act approved August 21, 1911, the same being An Act to amend, revise, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the town of Ball Ground, in the County of Cherokee, Georgia, and to create and establish a new charter and municipal government for said town; define the rights, powers and duties of the same; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes, so as to provide for bonds and the voting thereof for the purpose of purchasing a suitable location for a school building in the said town of Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia, and the erection thereon of a school building and thoroughly equipping

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the same for school purposes, after submitting the same to the qualified voters of said town of Ball Ground, and the same is ratified by two-thirds vote thereof. 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 an Act, approved August 21, 1911, the same being An Act to amend, revise, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the town of Ball Ground, in the County of Cherokee, Georgia, and to create and establish a new charter and municipal government for said town; define the rights, powers, and duties of the same; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes, be amended as follows: Act of 1911 amended. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council of said town of Ball Ground shall have power and authority to issue bonds of said town not to exceed ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be, in their judgment, necessary for the purpose of purchasing a suitable location for a school building in said town and the erection thereon of a school building, and thoroughly equipping the same for school purposes. Said bonds shall be issued in denominations of not less than fifty dollars and not more than five hundred dollars, and with such rate of interest, not exceeding 5 per cent. per annum, as the mayor and council may determine upon, and said bonds shall run for a period not exceeding thirty years, and five hundred dollars of said bonds shall mature and become payable annually, and the said amount of five hundred dollars of said bonds and the legal interest due on said bonds shall be paid annually at such time as may be designated by said mayor and council. Said bonds, when issued, shall be sold for not less than par and their proceeds turned over to the board of education of said town of Ball Ground, to be used by said board for the purpose of purchasing a suitable location for a school building in the said town of Ball Ground and the erection thereon of a school building, and thoroughly equipping the same for school purposes. Bond issue for schools.

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Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before said bonds shall be issued, it shall be recommended by the board of education of said town of Ball Ground, and the question of their issuance shall be submitted to the legally qualified voters of said town. For this purpose the mayor and council, upon the recommendation of the board of education of said town of Ball Ground shall order an election, of which at least thirty days' notice shall be given by publication of such notice in the newspaper in which the legal advertisements and official notices of Cherokee County, Georgia, are published, and posted in at least three public places in said town of Ball Ground. Said election shall be held and governed by the same rules and regulations as elections for mayor and council, and the qualifications of voters shall be the same. Each voter shall have written or printed on his ballot the words: For bonds, or Against bonds, and if two-thirds of the qualified voters of said town shall vote for bonds, it shall be the duty of the mayor and council to issue same, and in the event the said bond election shall not carry, it shall be the duty of said mayor and council, upon the recommendation of the board of education of said town of Ball Ground to order another election, provided said election shall not be held oftener than six months. Submission to popular vote. Election. Forms of ballots. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That at or before the time of issuing any of said bonds the mayor and council of said town of Ball Ground shall provide for the levy and collection of an annual tax, if necessary, in addition to all other taxes authorized by law, and of sufficient amount to pay promptly the principal and interest of said bonded debt, nor shall any part of said fund so raised be used for any other purposes. Tax levy for bonds. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916.

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BOSTON CITY; NEW CHARTER. No. 564. An Act to create and establish a new charter for the City of Boston, to declare the rights, powers and privileges of said corporation, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the City of Boston, in the County of Thomas, be and the same hereby is incorporated under the name and style of the City of Boston, and by that name may have perpetual succession, may have and use a common seal, may sue and be sued, may implead and be impleaded in any court of law or equity in the State, may purchase, have, hold, receive and retain any estate or estates, real or personal, of whatever kind or nature, within or without the incorporated limits thereof, and may sell or otherwise dispose of the same for the benefit of said city as they may see fit and proper, the mayor, by direction of the city council, making deed to any property sold or disposed of by said city. Said city shall be and is hereby invested with all the rights, powers, privileges incident to municipal corporations in this State, and all rights, powers, titles, easements and hereditaments now belonging or in anywise appertaining to the City of Boston, under its corporate name, to wit: City of Boston, shall be and is hereby vested in the City of Boston, created by this Act. City of Boston incorporated. General powers. Name. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of the City of Boston shall embrace a square, having as its center the point in said city where the center of Main Street intersects the center of Jefferson Street; the sides of said square shall be one and and one-half (1) miles long, running north and south and east and west. The corporate limits of the City of Boston shall also extend, for police purposes only, for one-fourth () mile from every point of the territorial limits of the

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city, and the city authorities shall have within the said additional area the same police jurisdiction granted by this charter within the territorial limits of the City of Boston, but said jurisdiction shall extend for no other purpose. Territorial limits. Extension for police purposes. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the government of this city shall be vested in a mayor and five aldermen. The present mayor and aldermen of the City of Boston shall continue in office until the second Monday in January, 1917, and until their successors are elected and qualified; and they and their successors and associates shall have and exercise all the rights and powers and duties hereby conferred on the mayor and council of the City of Boston, created by this Act. Government. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the chief executive officer of the city shall be the mayor, who shall be a qualified elector, a resident of the city twelve months prior to his election, and who shall serve for two years or until his successor shall be elected and qualified. Mayor. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the third Wednesday in December, next, there shall be elected a mayor, whose term of office shall be two years, or until his successor is elected and qualified; and five aldermen, each of whose term of office shall be two years, and they shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. On the third Wednesday in December, biennially thereafter, there shall be elected a mayor and five aldermen, the mayor to serve for two years, or until his successor is elected and qualified, and the five aldermen to serve two years each, or until their successors are elected and qualified, to fill vacancies occurring every two years by expiration of terms; each officer so elected and qualified shall enter upon the duties of their respective offices on the second Monday in January, following said election. At the regular meeting of the mayor and council, after their election and qualification, they shall elect one of their number mayor pro tem., who shall, in case of the absence or disability of the mayor from any cause, or in case of a vacancy in office, be clothed

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with all the powers and fulfill all the duties of the same, serving until the expiration of his term as alderman. In event of the absence or disqualification of both mayor and mayor pro tem., the remaining members of council shall choose one of their number to act for such time as may be necessary. In case the office of mayor or any one or more of said council shall become vacant, for any cause whatever, the remaining members of the council shall fill said vacancy for the unexpired term, by appointment. Election and term of office of mayor and aldermen. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the City of Boston shall elect a clerk and treasurer, which offices shall be consolidated, who shall be a qualified voter, a resident of the city for twelve months next prior to his election, and who shall serve two years, or until his successor be elected and qualified, and who shall give bond in a sum to be prescribed by the mayor and council, [Illegible Text] by the mayor of said city. In case any vacancy occurs for any cause whatever the mayor and council shall fill said vacancy for the unexpired term by appointment. The clerk and treasurer shall be elected at the same time and place, and his term shall begin and end at the same time as the mayor and aldermen. Clerk and treasurer. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the City of Boston shall elect a marshal, who may be chief of police, who shall be a qualified voter, a resident of the city for twelve months next prior to his election, and who shall serve for two years, or until his successor be elected and qualified. In case any vacancy occurs for any cause whatever the mayor and council shall fill said vacancy for the unexpired term by appointment. The marshal shall be elected at the same time and place as the mayor and aldermen. Marshal. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all elections held under the provisions of this charter, and all elections in which any questions or subject is submitted to the qualified voters of said city, shall be superintended and managed by a justice of the peace and three freeholders, who are residents of said city, and not candidates

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in said election; or, in the absence of a justice of the peace, any four freeholders, residents of said city, and not candidates in said election, may manage same. Said managers shall conduct said election, as near as practicable, as elections for members of the General Assembly are conducted. All elections shall be held in the city hall of the City of Boston. The polls at such elections shall be opened at eight o'clock, a. m., and closed at five o'clock, p. m. The managers of all elections held under the provisions of this charter shall be appointed by the mayor and council, who shall pay for same by an order on the city treasurer. Elections, conduct of. Sec. 9. The managers shall each, before [Illegible Text] with the election, take and subscribe the following oath: All and each of us do swear that we are qualified by being freeholders or justices of the peace, as the case may be, to hold this election; that we will make a just and true return thereof; and not knowingly prohibit any one from voting who is so entitled; that we will not knowingly divulge for whom any vote was cast, unless called upon under the law to do so, so help us, God. Oath of election managers. Sec. 10. The affidavit of oath shall be signed by each manager in the capacity in which he acts; said oath shall be subscribed before some officer authorized to administer oaths, if any such be present, and if no such officer be present, said oath shall be made and subscribed by each manager in the presence of the others. The managers shall proceed to count out the ballots and declare the result; and issue certificates of election to the officers elected; provided, however, that said certificate of election and the result of said election shall not be issued by the managers until after the expiration of five days from the election. That it shall be the duty of the managers, at any election held under the provisions of this charter, after the ballots have been counted and the results have been ascertained, to replace all the ballots in the ballot boxes, together with a list of the voters and tally-sheets, the same shall be sealed with the names of the managers written across the seal, which said boxes shall be delivered to the clerk and treasurer of

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the city and by him safely kept until called for by lawful authority; and the remaining sheet and list of voters shall be retained by the managers and by them likewise safely kept until called for by lawful authority; provided, that if the same is not called for by lawful authority within sixty (60) days after the election, the clerk and treasurer shall procure the sheet and list of voters retained by the managers and shall destroy them, together with the tally-sheet, list of voters and ballots returned to him in the ballot boxes, retaining only the papers returned to him under paragraph eleven (11) hereof, which shall be filed away and safely kept. Elections regulated. Sec. 11. The oath of the managers, together with their certificate, and one tally-sheet and list of voters, shall be securely sealed in an envelope with the names of the managers inclosed therein, and delivered to the clerk and treasurer who shall keep same safely and have it at the next meeting of the mayor and council. Oath, tally-sheet and list. Sec. 12. The mayor and council shall, at their first meeting after the election, receive said returns from the clerk and treasurer and declare the result of the election in accordance with the certificate of the managers, those receiving the highest number of votes being declared elected, or the question voted upon being declared carried, or not carried, as the case may be, with certificate, together with the resolution of the council declaring the result of the election, shall be entered on the minutes of the council. Returns of election. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all persons qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, in the County of Thomas, who shall have paid all taxes imposed and demanded by the authorities of the city, including the street tax, except for the year in which the election occurs, and who shall have resided three (3) months within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Boston, and have registered as hereinafter provided, shall be qualified to vote at any city election. Qualified voters. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the clerk and treasurer, or in case of his sickness or

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absence, any officer of the city duly appointed by the mayor and council for that purpose, shall open, forty-five days prior to each election, a list for the registration of voters, which list shall be kept open from nine o'clock, a. m., until one o'clock, p. m., and from two o'clock, p. m., until six o'clock, p. m., standard time, each and every day, Sunday excepted, for a space of thirty (30) days, when it shall be finally closed at six p. m., on the thirtieth day. Registration of voters. Sec. 15. Upon application in person by such persons entitled to register, who shall furnish to the clerk and treasurer evidence of their qualification, the registering officer shall allow such person to enter upon the registration list his name, and shall require such person, in addition to entering his name, to enter his age, residence and occupation; said names shall be alphabetically arranged in the register, the white and colored being kept separate. Said clerk and treasurer shall not knowingly permit anyone to register who is not entitled to do so; nor refuse anyone who is entitled to register. Registered voters. Sec. 16. The registering officer shall be the judge of the qualification of those offering to register, with the right of appeal by the applicant for registration to the mayor and council, but the registrar may, in his discretion, administer to the applicant the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I am twenty-one years of age, or will be on the day of election, and am qualified by citizenship, residence and payment of taxes, to vote for members of the State Legislature in the County of Thomas; that I will have resided in the City of Boston for the past three (3) months at the time of the election, and have paid all taxes which have been required of me by authorities of said city, and which I have had opportunity to pay, agreeable to law, except for the year of the election, so help me, God. And when applicants are sworn a minute of the fact shall be entered opposite their names on the list. The registering officer shall furnish the managers of the election, prior to the opening of the polls, a certified copy of said city registration list, arranged alphabetically, white and colored being arranged

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separately. This shall be the official registration list and shall be returned to the clerk after the election and be by him safely kept. Qualification and oath of voter. Sec. 17. Any person voting illegally at any election herein provided for shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished as prescribed in section 666 of the Penal Code of Georgia. Any person who shall falsely take the oath provided for in section 16 shall be guilty of false swearing and shall be punished as prescribed in sec. 262 of the Penal Code of Georgia of 1910. Illegal voting Sec. 18. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case of a tie vote for any office of the City of Boston, another election shall be called by the mayor and council to be held in thirty days of the election at which the tie occurred. Election in case of tie. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted. That in the event any person desires to contest any election held in said city, said contest shall be conducted under the rules and regulations now prescribed by the general laws of the State. In the event any contest for any said offices is instituted, the certificate of election heretofore prescribed shall not be delivered by the managers of said election until the contest is heard and determined as now required by law. Contest of election. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted, That should the mayor or any alderman be guilty of any conduct unbecoming an officer of the City of Boston he shall be subject to [Illegible Text] by the mayor and board of aldermen, and on conviction shall be removed from office. [Illegible Text] of mayor or aldermen. Sec. 21. Be it further enacted, That the clerk and treasurer and the marshal and any officer elected by the mayor and aldermen may be removed at any time by a majority vote of the mayor and city council, for neglect of duty, incapacity or mal-feasance in office. All of said officers shall be governed by such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the mayor and council which are not inconsistent with this Act. The mayor shall have the authority to suspend any police officer temporarily, in his discretion,

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until the next regular meeting of the mayor and aldermen, when such officer shall be given a trial. Removal of officers. Sec. 22. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council may also appoint special policemen when, in their judgment, such appointments may be necessary. Such policemen shall be discharged when the emergency requiring their service has passed, and be compensated as the mayor and council may determine; or the city council may by ordinance provide for the appointment by the mayor at a fixed compensation per day, week or month of such special policemen. When such policemen are on duty they shall have the same authority, and be charged with the same duties as prescribed for the regular policemen of the city. Special policemen. Sec. 23. Be it further enacted, That in no case shall the corporation herein created be liable for damages to any person or persons for any unlawful or unauthorized arrest or false imprisonment made or effected by the marshal or any other policeman or officer of said city. Non-liability for false arrest, etc. Sec. 24. Be it further enacted, That the municipal government of said city shall be vested in the mayor and five aldermen, and such other officers as are provided in this Act. That said mayor and aldermen shall constitute the legislative department of said city, and as such shall have full power and authority, from time to time, to make and establish rules, laws, ordinances, orders and regulations as may seem to them right and proper respecting streets, railroad crossings, automobiles, drays, bicycles, carriages, hacks, wagons, livery stables and sales stables, warehouses, storage houses, hitching places, markets, slaughter houses, butcher pens, public houses, hotels, boarding houses, sleeping apartments, restaurants, cafes, opera houses, theatres, picture shows, and all kinds of shows and circuses, dance halls, skating rinks, bowling alleys, pool and billiard rooms and all other places of amusement; garages, shops, mills, factories, ginneries, barber shops, soda fountains, beer saloons, telephone and telegraph companies, gas, water and light and electric companies, power companies, booths, stands, tents and all motor cars and cycles, and other contrivances

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of like kinds; blacksmith shops, forges, stoves and chimneys, steam mills, grist mills, oil mills, fertilizer plants, and every other matter and thing whatsoever that may by them be considered necessary or proper or incident to the good government of said city, and to the peace, health, security, happiness, welfare, protection or convenience of the inhabitants of said city and for preserving the peace, good order and dignity of said government. They shall have the power and authority to remove or cause to be removed, all buildings, porches, steps, fences or other obstructions or nuisances in the public streets, lanes, alleys, sidewalks, squares, parks or other places in said city. They shall have power and authority for the regulation and sanitation of the depots of the city; and to abate or cause the removal of the same or any of them in case they become a nuisance or dangerous or injurious to the health of the city. They shall have the power to fill up all excavations in said city, or cause the owners to do so, when they shall deem it to the public interest. They shall also have the power to condemn and remove, or cause to be removed, all unsafe or dilapidated walls, buildings, fences, chimneys and other things of like character, which they may consider a nuisance, or dangerous to life or health of the people of the city; and they may abate, or cause to be removed, anything that works a nuisance, or is likely to become injurious or deleterious to the health of, or endanger the lives of the people of the city. They shall have the power to regulate the width, location and grades of all streets, alleys and sidewalks within the city, due regard being had to the original plan of the city, to alter any of the same and to prohibit anyone from opening and laying off new streets without the consent of the mayor and aldermen. This enumeration of powers shall not be construed as restricted to said powers alone, but shall include all and every other thing and act necessary or incident to municipal government, and shall not conflict with the special powers or authority given said city government by this Act or by any Act or Acts heretofore passed, but shall be construed as in addition to and in aid of such powers, that are not repealed by this Act. Legislative department. Powers specified.

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Sec. 25. The salaries of all officers of the City of Boston shall be fixed by the mayor and aldermen at their last regular meeting prior to the election of the incoming officers, which salary shall not be increased or diminished during the term of office of said officers, unless the duties of said offices be changed. Salaries of officers. Sec. 26. Be it further enacted, That the police force of said city shall consist of a marshal and such other officers and men as the mayor and aldermen may by ordinance prescribe. The marshal shall be chief of police. The marshal and other police officers shall preserve the peace of the city, and they shall have authority and power to arrest all persons within said city guilty or charged with violating any of the laws of the State, or any of the rules and ordinances of the city. They shall have power and authority to confine all persons arrested in the city prison and to bring them before the mayor's court or police court for trial or commitment, provided, that all persons not intoxicated, desiring to give bail for their appearance before such court, in bailable cases, shall be allowed to do so. The mayor and aldermen shall have power to prescribe all rules and regulations, from time to time, for the general management and discipline of the officers and their compensation. Police force. Sec. 27. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the marshal to levy and collect all executions for taxes or other money due the city; to advertise and conduct all sales of property under executions or other process, execute deeds and other conveyances usual in such cases, and perform such other services as the mayor and aldermen shall by ordinance require. He shall also take and subscribe an oath before the mayor that he will, to the best of his ability, faithfully perform the duties of his office without fear, favor or partiality. Marshal's duty as to tax executions, etc. Oath. Sec. 28. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the clerk and treasurer to receive and disburse all money of the city, upon the proper orders, and he shall make itemized reports of all receipts and disbursements, and submit the same to the mayor and aldermen whenever

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called upon by them to do so. He shall attend all meetings of the mayor and board of aldermen and police courts, and keep the minutes, books and files of each; attend to the issuance of all licenses and permits; sign and issue all executions and other writs and processes for the collection of taxes due the city, and perform such other duties as may be required of him by the mayor and aldermen, or required of him by ordinance. Clerk and treasurer's duties. Sec. 29. Be it further enacted, That the office of city attorney is hereby created and established; and said attorney shall be elected by the mayor and aldermen of said city, and shall hold office for the same term as the mayor and council electing him, and until his successor is elected and qualified. His duties shall be prescribed from time to time by the mayor and aldermen and his salary shall be fixed at the time of his election. City attorney. Sec. 30. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and aldermen may also, at the time of the election of the other officers, elect a city physician, whose term of office shall be two years and until his successor is elected and qualified, and whose duties shall be prescribed by the mayor and aldermen and the ordinances of said city; provided, that after having created said office the mayor and aldermen shall have power at any time to abolish it. City physician. Sec. 31. Be it further enacted, That besides the officers already provided for the mayor and aldermen shall have power and authority to elect or appoint for a full term, or for such lesser time as in their judgment may seem best, such other officers, agents, superintendents, street overseers, draftsmen, auditors or other workmen for the proper carrying out of the provisions of this charter, and the proper municipal government of the City of Boston, as may be necessary or useful. Other officers and employees. Sec. 32. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have authority to grant encroachments upon the streets, sidewalks, lanes, alleys and lands of the city, upon such terms and in such manner as may be prescribed

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by ordinances; and for a valuable consideration to vest in the purchaser absolute title thereto. Encroachments on streets, etc Sec. 33. Be it further enacted, That the city of Boston is authorized and empowered to condemn lands within or without the corporate limits of said city, for sites for the erection of public buildings for said city, for parks, water supply, sewers, cemeteries, plants for handling and disposing sewage, for drainage or sewerage purposes, for the purpose of opening and laying off any new streets, alleys or ways, extending, widening or altering in any manner, any of the streets, alleys or ways of said city, and for other public purposes, and to pay the owners of said property the damages incident to said condemnation. Said city shall proceed in condemning said property for the purposes mentioned, under the terms and provisions now, or which may hereafter be, provided by the law of the State in such cases. The fact that the property needed by said city for said purposes may be owned by a railroad or other quasi-public corporation shall be no bar to the exercise of the right of condemnation hereby conferred. Condemnation of lands, etc. Sec. 34. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and aldermen shall not grant any public franchise to any person or company without reserving in said grant the right to tax said franchise, and reserve in said grant the right by ordinance from time to time to pass and adopt such reasonable ordinance or resolutions regulating and governing the exercise of such franchise as may be deemed expedient or necessary. Franchises. Sec. 35. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and aldermen shall have power and authority to adopt, maintain and declare of force a code of the ordinances, resolutions and rules of the city, which code may consist of and contain such ordinances, resolutions and rules now of force and effect, as the council may deem proper to include therein, or a revision thereof or of entirely new ordinances, resolutions and rules, and may contain such of either as the mayor and council see fit to include therein. And said code shall be subject to amendment or repeal, in whole or in part, at

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any time; provided, that in adopting a code it shall not be necessary to read the same twice, or record same, nor the ordinances, resolutions and rules therein, as in this charter in section thirty-six (36) provided, for the passage and adoption of ordinances and resolutions, which said section thirty-six (36) shall not apply to said code; provided, further, that only the ordinance adopting a code shall be passed in accordance with section thirty-six; provided, further, that nothing in this section contained shall render said section thirty-six inoperative relative to ordinances and resolutions adopted subsequent to, or amending said code. Code of ordinances. Sec. 36. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and aldermen of said city shall have the power to pass any and all ordinances or resolutions that they may deem requisite and proper to the peace, security, welfare, health, good government and convenience of said city, and to prescribe punishments for the violation of the same, in a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisonment in the guard house, city prison, or other place provided, or by compulsory labor on the streets or other public works or the city chaingang, not to exceed ninety days, and either one or more of said punishments may be prescribed, or the several punishments made cumulative, or the fine may be imposed with an alternative of said imprisonment or compulsory labor, and the fine imposed may be coerced by such imprisonment or compulsory labor. Said mayor and council shall have the power to erect and maintain suitable guard houses, city prisons, or work houses for the confinement and detention of persons arrested and convicted for the violation of the city ordinances. General welfare. Punishment. (1) All ordinances, before they shall pass, shall be read twice, and each reading had at separate meetings, regular or special, on separate days, and the first reading shall be at a regular meeting of the mayor and aldermen; provided, that both readings of said ordinances may be had at the first meeting, upon unanimous consent of the mayor and aldermen to that effect; provided, further, that ordinances or resolutions appropriating

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or involving expenditure of money for purposes other than ordinary current expenses, shall be read twice as above provided, and the rule shall not be suspended. [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] of. (2) All ordinances and resolutions shall be signed by the mayor or the officer presiding at the time of their passage and countersigned by the clerk and treasurer. Signing of ordinances. (3) All ordinances and resolutions shall be in writing and have endorsed thereon the name of the alderman introducing same and the date of its readings. Such ordinances or resolutions shall be numbered and filed away and properly preserved. There shall be kept by the clerk a regular ordinance and resolution book, in which all ordinances and resolutions, after their passage and adoption shall be fairly and accurately printed or engrossed, the record of which shall be signed by the mayor or acting mayor, or the officer presiding at the time of the passage of the same, and countersigned by the clerk; provided, that nothing herein contained shall operate to prevent said mayor and aldermen from adopting such rules and regulations governing the passage and adoption of ordinances and resolutions which do not conflict herewith; provided, further, that nothing contained in this and previous paragraphs shall affect in any manner any existing valid ordinances of said city. Further provisions as to ordinances. Sec. 37. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and aldermen shall have full power and authority to issue bonds for the purpose of meeting and retiring outstanding bonds of said city and for any purpose of internal improvement whatever under the Constitution and laws of Georgia, regulating the issuing of municipal bonds. Bond issue. Sec. 38. The mayor shall be the presiding officer of the board of aldermen or council; shall be entitled to vote only in case of a tie. He shall sign all deeds and contracts except deeds made for property sold at public sales under execution, which shall be signed by the marshal. Mayor's power and duty. (1) Said mayor and council shall have power to punish by execution and attachments for contempts in a penalty not to exceed fifty dollars ($50), or confinement in the guard

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house thirty (30) days, either or both, in their discretion, or to coerce the payment of fines for contempt by imprisonment; and in this connection to pass all ordinances deemed proper in the premises; shall have power to establish parliamentary rules for the orderly conduct of business, and shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties take and subscribe before some officer authorized by law to administer same, or the retiring mayor, the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and uprightly demean myself as mayor (or alderman) of the City of Boston during my continuance in office; that I will to the utmost of my skill and knowledge and ability promote the interest and prosperity of said city; that I will not wilfully and knowingly use or be the cause of using tyrannical means toward any citizen thereof, so help me, God. Council, powers of. Oath. (2) Neither the mayor nor any alderman, nor any city officer, shall be interested directly or indirectly, in any contract made with the city, or receive any profit or emolument for any purchase or sale of material, or other articles paid for from the public revenue, or for which the city becomes responsible. Contracts forbidden. Sec. 39. Be it further enacted, That there shall be and is hereby established for the City of Boston, to be conducted in such manner and at such time, except Sunday, at any place in the city, as the mayor and council may prescribe, a city police court, in which court the mayor shall be the presiding officer. In case of the absence or disability of the mayor for any cause, the mayor pro tem., or in his absence or disability for any cause, any alderman designated by the board of aldermen, shall preside. The procedure in said court, with reference to the conduct and trial of cases therein, not in conflict with this section of the charter, shall be prescribed by the mayor and council or by rule or order of the presiding officer thereof not in conflict with this charter or city ordinances on the subject. And the mayor and council shall have power to provide by ordinances for the compulsory attendance of all persons violating any municipal ordinance, before said police court, by summons or

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copy of charges, to answer the offense charged, and when employed, such summons or copy shall be issued as provided for subpoenas, and shall contain a summary or simple statement of the offense charged; and disobedience of said summons or copy of charges shall be punished as provided for disobedience of subpoenas. Police court. (1) Said police court shall have jurisdiction to try all offenders against the laws and ordinances of the city committee within the corporate limits, and to punish persons convicted in said court of violating such laws and ordinances in a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment in the guard house, city prison, or other place provided, or by compulsory labor on the streets or other public works, or city chaingang, not to exceed ninety (90) days, and either one or more of said punishments may be imposed, or the several punishments may be cumulative, or the fine may be imposed with an alternative of such imprisonment or compulsory labor, or [Illegible Text] or enforced by said imprisonment or labor; provided, that the punishments, within the limits prescribed, shall only be imposed by said court in the amount and manner prescribed by the penal ordinances of said city, but in the event no penalty is provided for the doing of anything which is made unlawful by ordinances, the court shall have power to proceed to impose the punishment as herein set forth. The jurisdiction of said police court shall further extend to the investigation of any charge involving or amounting to a violation of the penal laws of Georgia, when such charge is entered upon the docket of said court, and when the offense is alleged to have been committed within the corporate limits of the city; and, provided, such charges are made in writing and verified to the best of the knowledge and belief of the persons making the same. Jurisdiction, etc. (2) The mayor or other presiding officer of said court shall have the power of judges of the Superior Court of this State to punish for contempt of said city police court by a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25), or imprisonment in the city guard house, city prison or other place

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provided, not to exceed ten (10) days, and either or both of said punishments may be imposed, in the discretion of the court, or the fine may be imposed with the alternative of such imprisonment, or coerced by such imprisonment. Said mayor or other presiding officer of said court shall be to all intents and purposes a justice of the peace in so far as to enable him to issue warrants for offenses committed within the City of Boston against the penal laws of this State, this either before or after a hearing or trial of the charge in said police court; provided, the affidavit required by law to obtain warrants is first made before said mayor or other presiding officer, which warrant may be executed by any member of the police force of the city. Said mayor or other presiding officer of said court, as such ex-officio justice of the peace shall have the power and authority to commit to the jail of Thomas County offenders against the laws of the State of Georgia, and to admit them to bail in bailable cases, for their appearance at the next term of a court of competent jurisdiction to be held in and for the County of Thomas, after legal investigation, and shall, if the evidence in the trial of an offense against the ordinances of the [Illegible Text] discloses the violation of any State law, have the power to bind the defendant over as above set forth. Powers of presiding officer. (3) The said mayor or other presiding officer of said court, shall have the right and power to suspend, vacate or reduce penalties of said court imposed by him for legal grounds in his best judgment and discretion, and the same shall apply to penalties and sentences of said court pronounced by the officer who presided in said mayor's stead; it being the intention hereof to give the officer who pronounced the sentence power to vacate, alter or modify the same, when for good and legal reasons he may be convinced that such a course is consistent with justice, provided no fines which have been imposed and collected shall be refunded in whole or any part, except by the city council upon written recommendation of the mayor, or other presiding officer, who may have imposed such fine. Penalties, or vacareduction [Illegible Text] of. (4) Said court shall have the power to compel the attendance of witnesses in all proceedings before said court

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by subpoena, which subpoena may be issued by the marshal or any member of the police force, or clerk and treasurer, and shall bear test in the name of the mayor, and shall contain a brief statement of the case, the time set for trial or hearing and the time at which the persons subpoenaed shall appear. The mayor or other presiding officer of said court shall have the power to punish any person disobeying said subpoena for contempt of court, within the limits of punishment in this Act prescribed; such subpoena shall be served by any officer or member of the police force of the city. Any person who may be charged with contempt of court, as herein provided, may be arrested by an attachment or warrant in writing signed by the mayor or other presiding officer in said court, which said attachment or warrant may be executed by any member of the police force. [Illegible Text] attendance [Illegible Text] (5) There shall be kept in such court one or more dockets, upon which shall appear the names of each person arrested by the officers and members of the police force in the city for any offense against the municipal ordinances or State penal laws, and each person brought before said court by summons, warrant or other writ issued therefrom, to answer for the violation of any ordinance of the city, or any State penal laws, together with the names of witnesses against them, and a summary or simple statement of the offense with which they are charged, which statement shall be deemed sufficient notice to or accusation of the accused; provided, the mayor and council may prescribe such additional notice or accusation as they may deem proper. Upon the trial of such persons the sentence imposed or the disposition of the case shall be entered in writing opposite the name and charge, by the mayor or other presiding officer of said court, which respective entries signed by the mayor or other presiding officer shall constitute the judgment of the police court in each respective case. Dockets. (6) The ministerial officers of said court shall be the marshal and other members of the police force, any of whom may execute the mandates of the court and to whom in

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the alternative, all mesne and final processes thereof shall be directed. Officers of court. (7) The right of certiorari from the decision and judgment of said police court shall exist in all cases and shall be exercised under the provisions of the laws of the State of Georgia in such cases made and provided. Certiorari. (8) In any case where any person has deposited a sum of money as a bond for the appearance in said police court of a person charged with an offense which said court has jurisdiction to try, such sum of money shall be forfeited by the owner thereof, and be paid over by said police court to the clerk and treasurer as the property of the City of Boston, in the event the party does not appear at the time appointed, for whose appearance such sum of money was deposited as a bond. Forfeiture of deposit. (9) Where any bond is given by any person charged with an offense against the ordinances or arrested for such offense, for his or her appearance at any session of the police court, and such person so giving bond shall fail [Illegible Text] at the time appointed in such bond for his or her appearance, then the mayor or other presiding officer in said court shall issue a scire facias against the principal and his or her security, calling on them to show in said court at the time specified in said scire facias, why said bond should not be forfeited, which said scire facias shall be served by any member of the police force of the city at least two days prior to the return day thereof, upon the principal and sureties personally, or in the absence of either from the county or State, then by one newspaper publication of said scire facias two days before the return day thereof. If at the return time of said scire facias in said court no sufficient cause be shown to the contrary, judgment shall be entered upon said bond against said principal and his or her sureties. On the entering of said judgment the clerk of the city shall issue execution against the principal and surety, in conformity with such judgment, and in the form and manner prescribed for execution issued by the city for taxes, and which execution shall be placed in the hands of the marshal,

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who shall proceed to collect the same as tax executions are collected by the city. Appearance bond. (10) Persons sentenced to labor by said police court shall be turned over to the officers in charge of the streets and public works, to be put to work on said streets or public works in or around said city. Sentences to public work. (11) The mayor and council shall have the power to provide by ordinance for the charge and collection of all items of costs in cases brought into said police court, such as are incident and lawfully chargeable to the prosecution of said cases. Collection of costs. (12) Upon the failure or refusal of any person to pay any fine or costs imposed by said police court, the same may, in addition to other methods, be enforced and collected by an execution issued and directed as is provided for the issuance and collection of tax executions by the city, and sales thereunder shall be conducted in the same manner. Fines and costs. (13) Upon complaint being filed with the mayor, or in his absence or disability to act, the mayor pro tem., by affidavit or such other manner as he may require, that any person has violated any municipal ordinance or law, said mayor, or mayor pro tem., shall have the power to issue a warrant for the arrest of said offender, which warrant shall be directed to the marshal or any member of the police force of the city, and shall be signed by said mayor or mayor pro tem. Warrant for arrest. Sec. 40. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and aldermen shall have complete control of the manufacturing and sale of spirituous, malt and intoxicating liquors in said city, both at wholesale and retail; provided, the license for retailing spirituous, malt or intoxicating liquors, or beer of any kind, shall not be less than five thousand dollars per annum, and said mayor and aldermen may refuse altogether to issue such license. Intoxicating liquors. Sec. 41. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and aldermen are hereby expressly authorized and empowered

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to pass and enforce any ordinance not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this State, or of the United States, to prohibit the storage or keeping of wine, beer, near beer, malt, alcoholic or intoxicating liquors of any kind for illegal purposes, within the corporate limits of the City of Boston, and to punish any person or persons for violating the same. Unlawful keeping of liquors. Sec. 42. Be it further enacted, That the mayor, upon the complaint, supported by oath, of any citizen of said city, setting forth in writing that to the best of his knowledge and belief wine, beer, near beer, malt, alcoholic or intoxicating liquors of any kind are stored for the purpose of, or with the intent to illegally sell, or otherwise illegally dispose of same, in certain described places within the corporate limits of the city, or within the police jurisdiction thereof, shall thereupon issue a search warrant, directed to the marshal and policemen of said city, commanding them to enter the suspected place for and seize the same, if found therein. The officer making the seizure shall hold the goods in custody and make return of his actings and doings to the mayor upon said warrant. That the marshal or any policeman of said city may seize wine, beer, near beer, malt, alcoholic, or other intoxicating liquors found by them or any of them in any case where said marshal or policemen would have been authorized to search for the same if armed with a warrant; but he shall then, within a reasonable time, procure a warrant and make return as above of his actings and doings. The marshal or a policeman shall serve a warrant notice on the person appearing to have said liquors in his custody and control, and if no one appears to be in immediate control, or custody of the same, then upon the person who appears to have control of the building or other place where the same are found, to appear and defend against said warrant and accusation, and a hearing shall be had on the same to determine whether the law has been violated by the storing or the keeping of wine, beer, near beer, malt, alcoholic or intoxicating liquors; and if such question be determined affirmatively, the goods seized as aforesaid shall be destroyed by the city authorities after the lapse of thirty days from

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the date of the judgment on said warrant, unless steps be taken to have said judgment reviewed by the higher courts. The marshal or policeman shall also arrest such person appearing to have said liquors in his custody or control, or appearing to have control of the building or place where the same may be found, and bring them or him before the police court to be tried and punished as the ordinances shall direct. Liquors, search and seizure. Sec. 43. Be it further enacted, That the value for taxation of all real and personal property in said city, subject to taxation, shall be determined by a board of tax assessors, to consist of three disinterested freeholders of said city, to be elected annually by the city council, who shall take an oath to assess all property in said city at a fair market value to the best of their skill and knowledge. They shall be paid out of the city treasury such compensation for their services as may be fixed by the city council, the same not to exceed four dollars per day to each for every day actually engaged in said work. In case any property holder or tax payer shall be dissatisfied with any assessment so made by said assessors, he may appeal to the mayor and aldermen, who may make such deductions therein as to them may seem just and reasonable. Taxation of property. Sec. 44. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and aldermen are hereby expressly authorized and empowered to pass and enforce any ordinance not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this State or of the United States, to prohibit card playing, dancing, or any other occupation, or amusement of a secular character on Sunday, and the disturbance at any time of any congregation while engaged in worship in any church within the limits of said city. Sunday amusements. Sec. 45. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have authority to order the holding of primary elections in said city for the purpose of selecting candidates to be voted for at the regular elections for mayor and other elective officers of the city, and to prescribe by resolution or ordinance the time and place for holding the same and the rules under which they are to be held; provided, however,

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that books for the registration of voters shall be kept open by the clerk for at least thirty days next preceding the date of any primary election that may be ordered to be held; and that in other respects the provisions heretofore made for regular elections shall govern in the registration of voters and in the conduct of the primary election herein provided for. The persons entitled to vote at such primary election shall be determined by the rules of the political party in whose name it may be held. Primary elections. Sec. 46. Be it further enacted, That all male residents of said city between the ages of 21 and 50 years who have resided in said city thirty days before the first day of March of each year, shall be subject to work the streets of said city, not to exceed ten days in each year, or pay a commutation tax in lieu thereof not to exceed four dollars, as the mayor and council may determine. Should any person liable to work the streets of said city under this section [Illegible Text] or refuse to do so or to pay the street tax assessed in lieu thereof, after having received due notice from the marshal or other police officer so to do, such person may be sentenced by the mayor to work upon the streets of said city for and during the term of not exceeding fifteen days under the direction and control of the marshal, or to be fined or placed in the guard house, in the discretion of the mayor. Street work or commutation tax. Sec. 47. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have power and authority to establish, equip and maintain a city chaingang and pass all necessary rules and regulations for the proper management of the same, with authority to work the convicts of said city upon the streets, roads, bridges, ditches and other public works of said city. Chaingang. Sec. 48. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have power and authority to prevent stock from running at large, and to take up and impound any horse, cow, hog, goat, dog or other animal found at large within the corporate limits of said city; and to provide by proper ordinance for the redemption or sale of the same;

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and to enact such laws and ordinances as may be considered necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Live stock at [Illegible Text] Sec. 49. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have power and authority to regulate the running of automobiles, bicycles, and other high speed vehicles in said city; to prescribe the rate of speed at which the same may be run and the manner in which the same may be run, the qualification of the drivers thereof, the registration of said machines, and all and every act and thing necessary or incident to the safety of the same and of the public. Motor-cars; speed regulations. Sec. 50. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have the power and authority to establish and fix fire limits within said city and from time to time, in their discretion, to extend and enlarge the same. When said fire limits shall be established, it shall not be lawful for anyone to erect therein any building or structure of any material other than brick, stone or other incombustible material, or such other material as may be authorized by the mayor and council; provided, the same is incombustible. And should anyone erect or cause to be erected any building or structure other than as above described within said fire limits, the mayor and council, after giving five days' notice, shall cause the same to be removed at the expense of the owner; and such expense shall be collected by execution as in other cases. Fire limits and regulations. Sec. 51. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and aldermen shall have power and authority to impose and collect a tax on all dogs within the city in such a manner as they may deem best, the same to be provided for by ordinance. Dog tax. Sec. 52. Be it further enacted, That all sales of property under execution in favor of said City of Boston shall be advertised in the official gazette of said city, and such sales shall in all respects be made and conducted in the same manner as sheriff's sales under execution are now made in this State. Execution sales. Sec. 53. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and aldermen shall have power and authority to protect places

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of public worship; to provide places for the burial of the dead, and to regulate interments therein. Places of worship and burial. Sec. 54. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and aldermen shall have power to regulate the keeping of gun powder, gasoline and other combustibles and explosives, to make regulations for guarding against fires, and to provide by regulation and ordinance the kinds of buildings to be erected within the city, the kinds of material and construction to be used, and to also have power and authority to grant or refuse permits for all kinds of buildings and other structures to be erected in said city, and to provide by ordinance for any violation of the same. Explosives, regulation of. Sec. 55. Be it further enacted, That no person, firm or corporation shall be licensed to keep, operate or have a billiard table or pool table in said city for a less sum than twenty-five hundred dollars per year and the keeping, having or operating a pool table or billiard table without the payment of said license shall be made an offense by ordinance of said city. Billiard and pool tables Sec. 56. Be it further enacted, That for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the ordinary current expenses incident to the support and maintenance of the city government, the mayor and aldermen shall have full power and authority to levy and collect an ad valorem tax upon all property, both real and personal, in the corporate limits of said city, not to exceed seven-tenths (7/10) of one per cent; provided, however, that an additional tax, not to exceed two and one-half (2) mills on the dollar of the appraised value of all such real and personal property may be levied and collected annually for the purpose of paying the yearly interest and of extinguishing the principal of such municipal bonds as may have been or may hereafter be issued by said city for any purpose, but no part of the proceeds of such additional tax shall be used or applied in any other manner, or for any other purpose than as herein set out. Ad valorem tax. Sec. 57. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and aldermen shall have power and authority to prevent tramps,

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street walkers, vagrants, loiterers, idle persons and lewd females from walking the streets of said city or the sidewalks thereof, and punish them in their discretion by any punishment authorized by this Act. And whenever it shall appear to the mayor by evidence to excite the suspicion of a reasonable and prudent man, that any room, building or other place in said city is being used as a house of ill fame, as a residence of lewd women, or as a place where gambling or other immoral and illegal and disorderly practices are carried on, said mayor may order the marshal of said city or any police officer to enter said building, house, room or other place by force, if necessary, and arrest the occupants thereof and bring them before the said mayor to be dealt with according to law. Vagrance and disorderly places. Sec. 58. Said mayor and aldermen shall have authority to make and enforce for any length of time such rules and regulations as they deem proper to prevent the introduction into said city of any infectious or contagious disease, or to isolate, localize or prevent the spread of the same if found in the city. That the said mayor and aldermen shall have power and authority to enforce compulsory quarantine of a citizen, or of a person or persons living in or being in said city should there be an epidemic of scarlet fever, diphtheria or any other contagious or infectious disease. That the mayor and aldermen shall have power and authority to declare, by resolution, that vaccination shall be compulsory on all persons living and being in said city, when, in their discretion, such vaccination shall appear to be necessary or expedient in the interest of the health of said city, and shall provide in said resolution the time within which all persons living or being in said city shall be vaccinated, and any person failing to be vaccinated within the time required in said resolution, or who shall refuse to submit to vaccination, shall upon conviction be punished for the first offense by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the city prison not more than thirty days and for each subsequent offense such person shall be punished by the extreme penalty allowed by this Act. Contagious diseases.

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Sec. 59. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and aldermen shall have full power and authority over and absolute control of all pipes, sewers, private drains, for filthy waters or other substances or fluids in said city; full power and authority to prescribe their location and structure, use and preservation, and to make such regulations concerning them in all particulars as may seem best for the preservation of the health of the inhabitants of said city. They shall have the full power and authority to prescribe the kind of water closets and urinals and other receptacles or drains for filthy water or other fluids or substances, to be used within the corporate limits of said city. They shall have [Illegible Text] and authority to condemn or destroy any water closet, [Illegible Text], or other receptacle or drain now in use or hereafter to be erected and put in use, which does not conform to rules and regulations of said mayor and aldermen, and which may be detrimental to health. They shall also have full power and authority to compel all property owners to connect water closets, urinals or other receptacles or drains aforesaid, on the premises of such property owners, with the sanitary sewers hereafter to be laid down by said city, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by them; and if such property owner shall fail to connect any water closet, urinal or other receptacles or drains as aforesaid, within the time and in the manner prescribed, which time shall not be less than thirty days, the city authorities may cause such connections to be made and provide all necessary fixtures therefor, and assess the cost of same against the real estate of the property owner on which the same is done. The clerk and treasurer shall issue executions against said property owner or against said real estate so improved, which is hereby declared to be a first lien on said real estate, superior to all other liens for taxes; and the marshal shall levy the same on said real estate; and advertise and sell the said property in the same manner as sheriff's sales are conducted under judgment and execution. The city may become the purchaser if it chooses to offer the highest bid at said sale. The officer making said sale is authorized to execute to the purchaser a deed to the property

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so sold, which shall pass the title thereto as fully and completely as sheriff's deeds under sales made by judgment and execution, and he shall proceed to dispossess the owner thereof and put the purchaser summarily in possession. The city authorities shall also have the right, power and authority to arrest and prosecute the owner of such property, and if on trial before the police court he be found guilty, to punish for maintaining a nuisance. The city authorities or any agent of said city shall have the right, power and authority to enter upon or into any private house or other building, for the purpose of inspecting said closets, urinals and other drains and pipes, to remove same whenever condemned, and to insert the connections and fixtures necessary to connect the same with the sanitary sewers of the city, without being deemed a trespasser or becoming responsible in any way to the owner thereof or any tenant in possession of same. Sewers, drains and health regulations. Assessment of property execution Sec. 60. Be it further enacted, That the City of Boston may own, lease, operate and regulate public utilities, including a plant for the manufacture of ice, in any manner not in conflict with the general laws of this State; and the provisions of this section may be carried out by proper ordinance. Public utilities. Sec. 61. Be it further enacted That the mayor and aldermen shall have power to license all legitimate business in said city and fix the license fees for the same by proper ordinance. They shall have power to license and regulate all hotels, public boarding houses, sleeping apartments, opera houses, theaters, picture shows, bowling alleys, billiard and pool rooms; to license and regulate hacks, drays, wagons, automobiles, and other vehicles used for business purposes; to license, regulate and control all vehicles; to license, regulate and control all livery stables, garages, places of amusement, telegraph and telephone companies, express and railroad companies, mills, ginneries and factories, and all electric, gas and water companies doing business in said city. They shall also have power and authority upon proof of the existence or maintenance of any bawdy house or

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house of ill fame within the city to cause the occupants thereof to be forcibly removed without the city, if they shall refuse to leave after three days' notice, Business licenses and regulations. Sec. 62. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and aldermen shall have power and authority to make and establish by ordinance a fiscal year, in their discretion, from which and to which all licenses shall date. Should any person apply for license for any business in the city for which a license is required, at any time after the fiscal year has begun, the city council shall have authority to require from such person the same amount of tax as is required for a license for a full year, and in no case shall said city council be required to prorate the amount of any license for a term less than a full year; provided, however, that no change in fiscal year shall operate to the injury of any person who has paid the amount of the license required of him. Fiscal year for licenses. Sec. 63. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and aldermen shall have the power and authority to pass all such ordinances and regulations for the government of said city, or the suppression of disorderly conduct, the protection of life and property, and maintenance of public peace and the protection of public health, which are not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the State, or the United States, as they may see proper to do, and to prescribe and enforce penalties for the violations of the same. General welfare. Sec. 64. Be it further enacted, That all taxes levied by the City of Boston shall be collected as follows: An execution shall be issued by the clerk and treasurer of the city, directed to the marshal thereof, against the real and personal property of the defaulter, and the marshal shall proceed to levy the same, and after advertising the same for sale for four weeks in such newspaper of general circulation in said city or Thomas County as may be designated by formal resolution adopted by the mayor and aldermen, shall sell the property levied on before the city hall between the legal hours of sale on a regular sheriff's sale day. It shall be the duty of the marshal to put up the property and offer the same for sale in parcels until he gets a sufficient bid to pay

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the taxes due, and shall then knock property off to the purchaser, make him a deed, and put him in possession, as in sheriff's sales. Such a sale shall be as effective to pass the title as the deed of the person against whom said execution was issued, but the right of redemption shall exist, as in sales for the State and county taxes; provided, that in all cases where property has been bought in by said city, it shall be lawful for the mayor, with the consent of the city council, to authorize a reconveyance of said property to the former owner thereof, upon the payment by such owner of all the taxes, premiums, costs and penalties due under the process by which same was sold. Collection of taxes. Sec. 65. Be it further enacted, That the City of Boston shall have power to levy and collect a tax upon factors, brokers, and vendors of lottery tickets, upon agents or managers of gift enterprises, and upon all persons exercising within the city any profession, trade, calling or business of any nature whatever, except where forbidden by the law of the State; provided, that the tax upon professions shall, in no case, exceed the sum of ten dollars per year upon each person exercising such profession. The said city shall also have the power to tax all shows, circuses, theatrical performances or exhibitions of any kind within the corporate limits of said city. Occupation taxes. Sec. 66. Be it further enacted, That all elections to determine the issue of bonds for all public improvements, as above provided in this charter shall be conducted in the same manner as provided for other elections in said city, and in accordance with the Constitution of this State, which said election shall be held under the order of the mayor and aldermen, and be advertised for thirty days immediately preceding the date of the election, and shall be held at the city hall. The mayor shall provide, at the expense of thie city, the ballots to be used in said election, which said ballots shall have printed on them the purpose of said election and the question or questions to be voted upon stated in the affirmative and negative, and if the question shall be decided in the affirmative, they shall proceed as authorized,

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and if decided in the negative, then it shall be delayed until some other election, which may be ordered at any time upon the written request of one-third of the qualified voters of said city; provided, that not more than two elections for that purpose shall be held within one year for the same purpose. Should it be desired to issue single bond issue to raise funds for more than one purpose, then the ballots shall set out the amounts of money to be devoted to each public improvement and the voter shall vote separately upon [Illegible Text] issuance of the bonds for each purpose, and bonds shall be issued only in the total amount of the sums voted for and carried, and the money raised from the sale of said bonds shall be applied as stated in the notice of election, and shall be expended only for the purposes therein stated and approved by votes at the election held thereon. Elections for bond issues. Sec. 67. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of the City of Boston shall elect from the qualified voters of said city, who are otherwise entitled to hold office in said city, three upright and intelligent persons to be known as Water and Light Commissioners, provided, however, the mayor of said city shall appoint two of said commissioners from the members of the city council; said commissioners to be elected at the first regular meeting of council. Water and light commission. (a) The terms of office of the persons so elected shall expire respectively at the first regular meeting of council in January or when their successors have been elected. At the expiration of the term of any of the commissioners, the mayor and council shall elect, or the mayor appoint, as herein provided, a commissioner for a term of two years, provided, however, that vacancies caused by death, resignation or removal shall be filled by said mayor and council for the unexpired term only. Terms of office. (b) Said commissioners shall have power and authority to carry out any contract made by said city for a system of waterworks, electric lights or ice plant for said city with and out of the proceeds arising from the sale of bonds for this purpose. They shall have the management in like

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manner and control of the operation of waterworks, electric light plant and ice plant. They are empowered to charge the citizens of Boston and all firms, persons and corporations such sums as they may deem just and proper for the use of water, electric lights and ice. They shall have power to make rules and regulations as in their discretion may be necessary for the proper management and control of water, light and ice in said city, and shall have power to enforce payment of any amount due to said city for water, lights and ice by having their clerk to report such delinquent account to the city clerk and treasurer, who shall issue execution which shall be levied and collected as other executions. Said commissioners shall elect annually, from time to time, a superintendent and engineer, and shall appoint such other agents and servants as may be necessary to operate said plants, and prescribe their salaries or pay. Contracts, rules, etc. (c) They may remove any person whom they have elected or appointed at any time without assigning any cause therefor. Said commissioners shall elect annually a clerk for their body from the residents of the city, the clerk and treasurer of the city being eligible to hold said office, who shall keep the records and accounts and collect the bills due for water, light and ice, and perform such other acts as are usual to such a position, or as the commissioners may require. All moneys collected by the commissioners or their clerk shall be turned over to the city clerk and treasurer daily, and all money expended by said commissioners shall be drawn from the city treasury in the manner prescribed by law. Removal of appointee. Clerk. Moneys. (d) The clerk of the commission shall give bond in such sum as it may require for the faithful performance of his duties and for the prompt payment of any moneys to the city treasurer, which bond shall be made payable to the mayor and council of the City of Boston. The commissioners shall make such rules and regulations for the distribution and use of the products of said plants as they may deem proper, but they shall not make contracts for water, lights, or ice for a longer period than one year, nor shall they, by

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contract, limit or restrain their own power nor that of their successors to make contracts with other persons, or discontinue such as they make whenever in their judgment it is best to do so. Clerk's bond, etc. Contracts. (e) Said commissioners shall make a quarterly report to the mayor and council of all receipts and disbursements by them, and for such other matters as they may see fit, or the mayor and council may require. Said commissioners shall be amenable to said mayor and council, and subject to removal from office by them for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. Reports. (f) Said commissioners may pass such rules and regulations for the protection of said system and plants as they may deem proper, and when approved by the mayor and council they shall have the force and effect of ordinance of said City of Boston. Protective rules. Sec. 68. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not abolish or repeal any of the ordinances now of force in said City of Boston, except where they may conflict with this charter, but shall preserve and continue the same. Ordinances not abolished. Sec. 69. Be it further enacted, That all Acts heretofore approved by the General Assembly relative to the City of Boston and constituting its charter, except such part or parts thereof as may be in conflict with this Act, be and they are hereby continued in operation, confirmed and consolidated with and made a part of this Act, and that nothing in this Act shall operate to repeal the several local Acts creating and authorizing a board of education and a system of public schools for said City of Boston, or decrease the present limits of the school district. Previous laws continued. Sec. 70. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not become operative until the same shall have been submitted for ratification to the qualified voters of said City of Boston and approved by a majority of those voting at either a regular or special election held in said city under direction of the mayor and council thereof. Thirty days' notice of such submission to be given by publication in a newspaper

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published in said city, or by posting in three or more public places in said city, at which election the question submitted shall be For new charter, and Against new charter, and, if a special election, shall be held under the same rules as govern regular elections in said city, the managers of said election shall report the same to the mayor and aldermen, who shall enter said report upon the minutes of the council and declare the result of said election. Submission of this Act to popular vote. Ballots. Sec. 71. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 12, 1916. BOSTWICK CITY; NEW CHARTER. No. 374. An Act to create a new charter for the City of Bostwick, in the County of Morgan, said State; to provide for the raising of money by taxation for public improvements of all kinds to be raised by ad valorem on all property, both real and personal, within the limits of said city and for such other purposes as municipal charters are usually granted power to do. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the several Acts incorporating the City of Bostwick, in the County of Morgan, as well as the various Acts amendatory thereto, be and the same are hereby amended, revised, consolidated and superseded; that the City of Bostwick shall continue to exist as an incorporated city, and the charter of said city shall be as read and contained in the foregoing and following several sections of this Act. City of Bostwick continued. Sec. 2. Corporate Limits. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said City of Bostwick shall extend

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one mile in every direction from the storehouse of the Bostwick Supply Company, in said city. Territorial limits. Sec. 3. Mayor and Council. Be it further enacted, That the corporate powers and municipal government of said city shall vest in and consist of a mayor and four councilmen, who are hereby constituted a body corporate and political under the name and style of the mayor and council of the City of Bostwick, and by that name shall succeed to all rights and liabilities of the corporation of the city council of Bostwick, as heretofore existing; that said [Illegible Text] government shall have perpetual succession, and have power to make, ordain and establish, from time to time, such by-laws, ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations as shall appear to them necessary and proper for the good government, security and interest of said city and inhabitants thereof, and for the preserving of health, morals, peace and good order of the same, not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this State, or of the United States, and shall have power and authority, in and by said corporate name, to borrow money for town improvements and repairs, and to contract and to be contracted with; to sue and to be sued; plead and to be impleaded in any of the courts of this State; to have and use a common seal; to hold all property, real and personal, now belonging to the City of Bostwick to the use of said city for the purposes and interests for which the same were granted, acquired or dedicated; to acquire by gift or purchase, or otherwise, and to retain to them and their successors for the use of said City of Bostwick any other real or personal property within or without the territorial and jurisdictional limits of said city as may by them be deemed necessary or proper for corporate purposes, and to use, manage, improve, sell, convey, rent or lease any or all of said property as may be deemed advisable for corporate interests. Corporate name and powers. Sec. 4. Election of Mayor and Councilmen. Be it further enacted, That the corporate powers and municipal government of said city shall vest in and consist of a mayor and four councilmen, and that on the second Saturday

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in December, 1916, and that on the second Saturday in December in each and every year after, an election shall be held at the city hall in said city, or at such other place in said city as the mayor and council shall direct or designate, for mayor and four councilmen, who shall hold their offices for one year from the first day of January or until their successors are elected and qualified; and should there fail from any cause to be an election held in said city at the time specified in this section, the mayor shall order an election held in said city for mayor and councilmen within thirty days after said first Saturday, and shall give public notice of the same at least ten days before the date of said election by posting notices in three or more public places in said city. At the first meeting of the mayor and council after their election or as soon as practicable thereafter, one of said council shall be, by mayor and council, chosen mayor pro tem. Government. Sec. 5. Vacancies. Be it further enacted, That if any vacancies shall occur in any of the offices mentioned in the foregoing section of this Act by death, resignation or otherwise, the same shall be filled by an election had by the remaining members of said mayor and council, and the person so elected shall hold his office as long as his predecessor would have held same. Office and vacancies. Sec. 6. Election Managers. Be it further enacted, That any three citizens in said town may superintend the election for mayor and councilmen, and each of said managers before entering upon his duties shall take an oath before some officer duly qualified to administer an oath, or before the mayor of said town, and in the absence of such officer or mayor, then before his co-manager, that he will faithfully and impartially conduct said election and prevent all illegal voting to the best of his skill and power, and said managers shall cause to be kept two lists of voters and two tallysheets of such election. Said superintendents or managers shall give their certificates of election to the persons elected, which shall be conclusive evidence of that fact, and the persons having the highest numbers of votes shall be entitled to such certificates. Elections.

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Sec. 7. Polls. Be it further enacted, That the polls at each election for mayor and council, or for other elections held in said town, shall be opened at eight o'clock a. m., and closed at three o'clock p. m. Polls. Sec. 8. Certificates of List of Voters. Be it further enacted, That after the votes at any election in said city shall have been counted by the managers, said managers shall certify two lists of voters and two tally-sheets, and shall place one of the lists of voters and one of the tally-sheets with all the ballots in one ballot box and shall seal said box and deposit the same with the clerk of the mayor and city council. The other list of voters and tally-sheet shall be kept by the managers, filed with the clerk. Certificates and tally-sheets. Sec. 9. Oath of Mayor and Councilmen. Be it further enacted, That on the first Monday in January, 1917, and on the first Monday in January each year thereafter, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the persons elected shall appear at the council chamber of the City of Bostwick and before they enter upon the duties of their respective offices shall take an oath well and truly to discharge their duties, which oath they may administer to each other, and shall be in the following words, to wit: I, _____ do solemnly swear that I will well and truly perform the duties of mayor (or councilman, as the case may be), of the City of Bostwick, to the best of my skill and ability, without fear, favor or affection; so help me God. Oath of office. Sec. 10. Voters. Be it further enacted, That all persons qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and who shall have paid all taxes legally demanded and shall have resided one month within the limits of said city immediately preceding the day of election, shall be qualified to vote for mayor and council, and at all other elections in said city. Qualified voters. Sec. 11. Voting Illegally. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall vote or attempt to vote at any municipal election held in said city, who is not qualified to vote, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before

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any court having jurisdiction, shall be punished as prescribed by the laws of this State. Illegal voting. Sec. 12. Qualifications of Mayor and Councilmen. Be it further enacted, That no person shall be eligible to the office of mayor or councilman unless he is twenty-one years of age, and shall have resided in said city twelve months immediately preceding his election, and shall have paid all taxes required of him by said city. Eligibility to office. Sec. 13. Salaries. Be it further enacted, That the mayor of the City of Bostwick shall receive for his services such compensation not to exceed one hundred dollars, as the councilmen, or a majority of them at a meeting at a board of council held immediately before the expiration of the term of office, shall vote him, having a just regard for the labors performed by him. Each of the councilmen shall receive an amount not to exceed ten dollars per annum. Salaries. Sec. 14. Duties of Mayor. Be it further enacted, That the mayor shall be the chief executive of said City of Bostwick. He shall see that all laws, ordinances, resolutions and rules of the city are faithfully executed and enforced, and that all officers shall faithfully discharge the duties required of them. He shall have a general jurisdiction of the affairs of the city. He shall preside at all meetings of the mayor and city council of the said City of Bostwick. He shall have the right to vote in the elections of officers, and upon all other questions before said body, except upon questions where he is disqualified by reason of interest, relationship or otherwise. Mayor's duties, etc. Sec. 15. Municipal Officers. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of the City of Bostwick shall have full power and authority to appoint or elect a clerk, treasurer, marshals or other officers as they may deem necessary or proper, and shall have power to regulate the time, mode and manner of electing or appointing such officers or agents, to fix their fees and salaries, to take their bond, prescribe their oaths and duties and may at their discretion, suspend, remove and discharge them at any time with or without

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cause, the term of office of such subordinate officers to be one year from date of their appointment, and until their successors are appointed, elected and qualified. Election of officers. Sec. 16. Police Court. Be it further enacted, That the mayor or in his absence or disqualification, the mayor pro tem., or in his absence or disqualification, any member of council shall as often as may be necessary, hold a police court, to be known as the mayor's court, for trial of all offenders against the laws and ordinances of the City of Bostwick. Said mayor's court shall have full power and authority upon conviction, to sentence such offenders to pay a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, or be put at labor upon the streets or other public works in the said city for a period not to exceed thirty days. Either or all of said penalties may be imposed, in the discretion of the court. Said court shall have power to preserve order and compel the attendance of witnesses, to punish for contempt, said punishment not to exceed the punishment hereinbefore provided for offenders against the laws and ordinances. [Illegible Text] court Sec. 17. Certiorari. Be it further enacted, That any person who may be convicted before the mayor's court may, by giving notice of his intention, suspend a judgment and be released from custody at once upon giving bond with good security in the sum as may be fixed by the mayor for his appearance to stand to and abide by the final judgment; provided, that all certioraris from said court must be sued out within ten days from date of judgment complained of. Provided further, that no such certiorari shall issue until all cost shall have been paid or an affidavit shall have been made by the defendant, showing his inability to pay cost. Certiorari. Sec. 18. Mayor and Councilmen Ex-Officio Justices of the Peace. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and each of the councilmen shall be ex-officio justices of the peace, so as to enable them to issue warrants for violations of criminal laws of the State, committed within the limits of said city, and shall have full power, on examination, to commit

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the offender to jail, or to bail them if the offense be bailable to appear before the court having jurisdiction to try them. Warrants and committals. Sec. 19. Ad Valorem Tax. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council, or a majority of them, shall have full power and authority to impose, assess, levy and collect such taxes not to exceed ten dollars per thousand upon all real and personal property and on all notes, claims, evidences of debts and other choses in action held, possessed, kept or owned within the corporate limits of said city as they may deem necessary for the support of the government of said city, or for other purposes in their judgment beneficial to the citizens thereof generally, and they may enforce the collection of such taxes and also all fines imposed by them in such manner as they, by law or ordinances, may prescribe. Taxation ad valorem. Sec. 20. Special Taxes. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of the City of Bostwick shall have full power and authority to tax, license, regulate and control all taverns, hotels, restaurants, boarding houses, livery stables, hacks, drays and other vehicles, auctioneers, vending masters, shows, circuses and exhibitions of all kinds; itinerant lightning rod dealers, peddlers or itinerant venders of articles, wares and merchandise of whatsoever nature, every keeper of a billiard, pool or other table, kept for public use, every shooting gallery, every ten pin alley or any game or play, loan agents, and agents for any other business or calling whatever, upon every junk shop, pawn broker and upon all other persons, firms or corporations following or carrying on any profession, trade, business, calling or avocation in said city, not hereinbefore mentioned, and which are under the laws and Constitution of the State of Georgia subject to tax or license, the said mayor and city council shall have the power to pass such by-laws or ordinances as they see proper to regulate the same, prescribe the manner of collecting special tax. And said mayor and council shall have full power and authority to impose and inflict such penalties and forfeitures upon any one exercising the privileges or functions of any of the

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hereinbefore mentioned businesses, trades or callings within the limits of said city without having first paid the tax or procured the license as may be prescribed by ordinances in pursuance of this section. Taxes of businesses. Regulations. Sec. 21. Street Tax. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have power to require every male resident of said city not under twenty-one years of age and over fifty years of age to work not exceeding fifteen days annually on the roads, streets and alleys of said city, under the direction of such superintendent as may be appointed by the mayor and city council, and person subject to service may be released therefrom by paying to the treasurer or marshal or tax collector of said city a sum not exceeding five dollars annually, and if the work done and money so paid is not sufficient to put and keep the roads, streets and alleys of said city in good repair, the mayor and council may use for that purpose any fund in the treasury of said city not otherwise appropriated, or they may levy a tax on all subjects of taxation within the limits of said city for that purpose. Street tax. Sec. 22. Tax Returns. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and city council of Bostwick shall have full power and authority to prescribe and regulate by ordinances or resolution the time and manner for making returns for tax, and impose penalties in the way of increase or double tax for failure to return property for taxation as prescribed in such regulations. It shall be the duty of said mayor and council to carefully examine each return of property made by every taxpayer, and if in their judgment they shall find the property embraced in said return, or any part of it, returned below its true value, they shall, after giving the taxpayer five days' written notice of such fact, and the time and place of hearing, proceed to hear evidence as to the value of such property, if any evidence is offered, and shall assess the true value thereof and enter the same on the return. Said assessment, when so made, shall be final. Returns for taxation. Sec. 23. Streets. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and city council of Bostwick shall have full and complete

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control of the streets, alleys, sidewalks and square of said city, and shall have the power and authority to open, lay out, widen, straighten or otherwise change all the streets, alleys and sidewalks and squares, which may be deemed to the best interest of said city, and for this purpose shall have the right to condemn any property, first paying just and adequate compensation for the property so condemned or used. Whenever said mayor and city council shall exercise the powers herein delegated and shall fail to agree with the owner or owners of the property so condemned, taken, used or damaged, as to the value thereof and the amount of damages, the said mayor and council shall choose one appraiser, the said owner of the property to be taken or damaged, shall choose another appraiser, and the two thus chosen, if they fail to agree, shall select a third appraiser and the appraisers chosen, first being sworn in to do justice between the parties, shall fix the amount of the damages to the owner of the property caused by the opening or changing such street, alley or square, and if the property owners, after five days' written notice, shall fail to name an appraiser, the clerk of the mayor and council shall appoint one for him, and in every case where the two appraisers chosen shall, for the period of five days, fail to agree upon the third appraiser, said clerk shall appoint such an appraiser, providing always, that the said appraisers shall in every instance, be citizens and freeholders of said city. The finding of the appraisers shall be in writing, and within five days of its rendition, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court of Morgan County, and with the clerk of the mayor and city council of said city and thereupon operate as a judgment, and execution may issue thereon. Streets, control, improvement, etc. Sec. 24. Fire Limits. Be it further enacted, That the said mayor and council shall have power to fix and establish fire limits in said city and from time to time to enlarge, restrict or change same; and they shall have full power and authority to compel owners and lessees of property within said fire limits, to construct, curb, pave or otherwise improve and keep in good order the sidewalk in front and

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abutting any and all real estate owned or held by them in said fire limits. If any owner [Illegible Text] lessee shall fail to comply with the requirements of the mayor and council in this regard, the work shall be done under and by direction of said mayor and councilmen and execution shall issue for cost and expenses thereof against said owner or lessee, and the same shall be a lien against the adjoining or abutting property of such owner or lessee, to be collected as other executions issued by the clerk of the mayor and city council. Fire protection. Sec. 25. Collection of Taxes. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and city council of Bostwick shall have power and authority to enforce by execution the collection of any amount due or to become due for taxes, license fees, assessments of every kind, or fines and forfeitures for paving sidewalks and for any and all other debts and demands of whatsoever nature due the city, such executions to be issued by the clerk of the mayor and council of the City of Bostwick against the person or corporation or firm by whom any such debt may be due or become due, which execution may be levied by the marshal on the property of the owner against whom such execution shall issue, and the same sold as provided by the Code of Georgia of 1895, for municipal sales for taxes. Collection of taxes. Sec. 26. Tax Sales. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the marshal to levy all executions in favor of the city, and after advertising for thirty days, he shall sell the property levied upon before the door of the city hall in the City of Bostwick on a first Saturday in the month. He shall sell to the highest bidder and shall execute titles to the purchaser and shall have the same power as sheriffs of this State have to put the purchaser in possession. Levy of executions and tax sales. Sec. 27. Nuisances and Cemeteries. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and city council of Bostwick shall have power to remove all obstruction upon the streets and sidewalks in said city. They shall have the power and authority to abate or cause to be abated anything which in their opinion is a nuisance, whether the same be in the streets or on the lots of individuals, firms, corporation or

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institutions in said city, and they shall have power and authority to pass all necessary laws and ordinances to enforce the provision and providing for the mode and manner of abating such nuisances, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia. They shall also have the power and authority to provide, own and furnish in and near the said City of Bostwick, cemeteries for the burial of the dead, to regulate and control the interments in same; to exercise police control over and to care for said cemeteries, and to guarantee perpetual care for lots in said cemetery. [Illegible Text] and cemeteries. Sec. 28. General Powers. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and city council shall have full power and authority to pass, ordain and adopt all laws or ordinances and resolutions which they may deem necessary to carry out and enforce the various provisions of this Act. General welfare. Sec. 29. Ordinances. Be it further enacted, That all ordinances, rules and regulations heretofore adopted in said city and now in force, shall continue in operation until the same are repealed or amended by said mayor and council; provided, the same are not in conflict with this Act. Ordinances of force. Sec. 30. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. BRASELTON TOWN INCORPORATED. No. 537. An Act to incorporate the town of Braselton, in the County of Jackson, and prescribe its limits; to provide for a mayor and councilmen and the officers of said town, and prescribe their duties, and the manner of their election; to declare and define the police power of said town, 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

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of the same, That the inhabitants of the territory, embraced within the limits of one-half of one mile in every direction (except the southern limits hereinafter described) from the center of the cross roads of what is known as the Hog Mountain and the Hurricane Shoals public road, and the Gainesville and Monroe public road, said cross roads being near the store of Braselton Brothers, in the County of Jackson, and the southern limits on the southeast shall run south 85 1-2 east, 2,640 feet, where the said one-half mile radius from said cross roads shall reach a rock corner on half-mile radius line, thence south 67 1-2 west, 4,725 feet to a rock where said line reaches said one-half mile radius on the southwest corner of said town (and so that no part of the land north of said line running south 67 1-2 west shall be within the corporate limits of the town of Hoschton), be incorporated under the name and style of the town of Braselton, and the town of Braselton is hereby incorporated, and by that name and style shall have perpetual succession; may have and use a common seal; may sue and be sued; may plead and be impleaded; shall be capable in law or equity to purchase, have and hold, receive and enjoy, possess and retain for corporate purposes estate or estates, real or personal, of whatever kind or nature, within or without jurisdictional limits of said town of Braselton, and may sell or otherwise dispose of the same for the use and benefits of said town, or as the town council may see fit and proper. The mayor of said town, by the direction of the town council, making deeds to any property sold or disposed [Illegible Text] the town. Town of Braselton incorporated. Territorial limits defined. Sec. 2. The municipal authorities of said town shall consist of a mayor and four councilmen, who, together, shall be known as the town council. Three councilmen, or the mayor and two councilmen, shall constitute a quorum of the town council. The concurrent vote of three councilmen, or the mayor and two councilmen, shall be necessary for the passage of any order, resolution, ordinance or other official action of the town council. The mayor may vote on any question. The council may elect from their number a mayor pro tem., who shall have the same authority in all

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matters as is given to the mayor whenever the mayor for any reason cannot, or will not for any reason, or declines to, act. Municipal government. Sec. 3. That W. H. Braselton is hereby constituted mayor of the town of Braselton and J. E. Davis, Green Braselton, T. S. Hartley and John O. Baird, councilmen. Said mayor and councilmen to hold their office until the next regular election of mayor and councilmen, as will be hereinafter provided, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Mayor and councilmen designated. Sec. 4. Beginning with the year nineteen hundred and seventeen (1917), an election will be held in said town annually on the first Wednesday in January at such place in said town as may be designated by the mayor and councilmen, and on the first Wednesday in January annually, a mayor and four councilmen shall be elected. The term of office of the mayor and councilmen shall be one year, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Election of mayor and councilmen. Sec. 5. All elections shall be superintended and managed by three residents, who are qualified voters of said town, and before entering on their duties as managers of said election, shall subscribe the following oath: All and each of us do swear that we will faithfully superintend this day's election, that we are qualified voters residing in the town of Braselton, that we will make a just and true return thereof, and will not knowingly permit any one to vote in this election unless we believe he is entitled to vote, according to laws of said town of Braselton, nor will we knowingly prohibit anyone from voting who is by law entitled to vote, so help us God. Said oath shall be signed by each manager, may be administered by any officer authorized by law to administer oaths, or if no such officer can be conveniently had, said managers may swear each other. Said managers must keep two lists of voters and two tally-sheets of said election. Said managers shall be appointed by the mayor then in office, or in his absence or refusal, by the mayor pro tem., then in office, or in the absence of both, by any councilman then in office. Said managers

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of said election shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the town council. Elections regulated. Sec. 6. All the polls, at the election held in and for the town shall be open from nine o'clock a. m. until three o'clock p. m., sun time, when they shall be closed and the managers of said election shall proceed to count the ballots and consolidate the returns of said election, and certify same. They shall keep two [Illegible Text] of voters and two tally-sheets, and shall make certificates of returns on each tally-sheet, and shall place one list of voters and one tally-sheet, together with the ballots, in an envelope or box and seal same and deposit same with the clerk of the town council of Braselton, Georgia. The other list of voters and tally-sheet shall be filed with the mayor of the town of Braselton, Georgia, by said managers for delivery and inspection by said mayor and town council, who shall meet any time within five days after said election and declare the results of same, which said declaration of results of said election shall be caused to be entered of record on their book of minutes. The mayor of the town of Braselton, Georgia, and clerk of said town council, after expiration of thirty (30) days from the time of said election, may destroy said ballots and lists of voters without inspection; provided, no notice of contests be filed or pending, in which case they shall preserve same until said contest be finally determined. Pools, opening and closing. Declaration of result. Sec. 7. The result of any election held in and for said town may be contested in the following manner: Notice of such contest must be filed with the ordinary of Jackson County within three days after said election, setting forth all the grounds of contest and upon payment of a fee of fifteen dollars in advance to said ordinary, said ordinary shall within two days after he receives same, cause a copy of said notice to be served by the sheriff or his deputies on the contestee, if said contest is for an office, and if the result of any election in which the result is submitted is contested, then said ordinary shall cause notice to be served on the mayor of the town and published one time in the official newspaper of the county. Said ordinary shall fix a time for the hearing of the contest, which shall not be later than

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ten days after notice of service has been perfected, of which time both parties shall have five days' notice before the hearing. The contestor shall pay the sheriff or his deputies two dollars in advance for serving notice of contest, and all contests shall be heard at the county court house. Said ordinary is authorized to hear and determine the contest, and the losing party pay all costs, for which said ordinary is authorized to render judgment and issue executions. Contest of election. Sec. 8. All persons eligible to vote for members of the General Assembly, according to the laws of the State of Georgia, and who have been bona fide residents of said town five days preceding elections, and who shall have paid all taxes as required by the town of Braselton, shall be qualified voters of said town. Voters qualified. Sec. 9. No person shall be eligible to office of mayor or councilman in said town unless he is twenty-one (21) years of age, and shall have resided in said town five days immediately preceding his election and has become a bona fide resident of said town and shall be a qualified voter in municipal elections for officers of said town. Eligibility to office. Sec. 10. If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor, an election shall be called by the town council within twenty days after such vacancy, to fill such vacancy. If a vacancy occurs in the office of councilman, the mayor and councilmen shall fill such vacancy; provided, however, that the person elected to fill such vacancy shall hold office only until the next regular election for councilmen in said town. Vacancy in office. Sec. 11. That on the second Wednesday following the first Wednesday in January of each year, the persons elected as mayor and councilmen shall qualify by taking the following oath before some officer or the mayor of the town then in office: I do solemnly swear that I will well and truly demean myself as mayor (or councilman, as the case may be) of the town of Braselton for the ensuing term, that I will faithfully enforce the charter and ordinances of said town to the best of my skill and knowledge, without fear or favor, so help me God. If the oath cannot be taken as

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above specified, it shall be administered as soon as possible thereafter. Oath of office. Sec. 12. The salary of the mayor and councilmen shall be prescribed each year by the mayor and councilmen either at the beginning or close of the year. Salaries. Sec. 13. The mayor and council, in their discretion, shall have authority to elect a town marshal, a town clerk, who shall act as treasurer, tax receiver, and tax collector, a town attorney, a town physician, a recorder, together with all other officers that the necessities of the town demand. They may prescribe the duties of the officers and fix their salaries. All such officers shall be elected for one year and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. The mayor, or the mayor pro tem., in his absence, may appoint such extra policemen as are necessary in case of emergencies, and such extra policemen shall receive such compensation as may be agreed upon or may be fixed by the mayor or council; either or all the said officers elected by said mayor and councilmen may be dismissed from office at any time by a majority vote of mayor and council, and all of them shall take oath to faithfully perform the duties of their respective offices and give such bond or security as may be required by the mayor and council. The said officers may be paid a salary or fees as the mayor and council, in their discretion, may fix, prescribe or determine. General officers. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of council to attend each meeting of the mayor and council, whether in regular or special session; to keep the minutes of such session; to record in the minutes all acts and doings during the deliberations of the council; to keep and record all ordinances enacted by the mayor and council in the book of ordinances and publish the same when directed so to do; to issue all special licenses, and to collect therefor; to issue all street summoneses; to receive the tax returns; collect the taxes, license and special business taxes and of all other taxes, fines and assessments made by the mayor and council; keep all the different funds separate; attend the meetings of the mayor and council, and to perform

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all other duties required or imposed by the mayor and town council, whether by rule, resolution or otherwise. He shall be ex-officio clerk of the police court of said town. Clerk's duties. Sec. 15. The mayor and councilmen shall hold monthly, semi-monthly or weekly meetings as they decide upon, and the mayor, or mayor pro tempore, may call such meetings as emergencies may require. Meetings of council. Sec. 16. The mayor and councilmen of the town of Braselton shall have the power and authority to enact all such ordinances from time to time as are necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this charter; to suppress disorderly conduct; to protect life and property; to maintain the public peace; to protect the public health, which are not repugnant to the laws of the United States or of this State. General welfare. Sec. 17. The mayor and council shall have the power to pass all such ordinances, by-laws, rules and regulations as may in their discretion, be necessary to enforce all the laws of the State of Georgia, applicable to municipal corporations, and which laws so far as are not in conflict with this Act, are made part thereof, and to provide penalties for their violation. They shall have general and exclusive jurisdiction over streets, alleys, by-ways, sidewalks and public squares of the town and may provide against obstructions thereon. They may lay such gutters therein as are necessary and shall take all necessary and proper means for keeping the corporate limits of the town, or the limits of its police jurisdiction free from garbage and filth of all kinds. They shall have power to summarily abate nuisances whenever, in their judgment, such nuisances are injurious to health, comfort or convenience of the inhabitants of said town, either with or without complaint against such nuisances. They may regulate the running of locomotives or cars, whether they run by steam, electricity, gasoline or other power. They may provide against obstructions on the streets, alleys or sidewalks therein, and may prevent the placing thereon any grass, stones, sticks, fruits, vegetables or anything calculated to cause inconvenience to individuals,

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or to make such streets or sidewalks unclean or unsightly. They may make such regulations that they may deem proper, relative to the keeping, storing or sales of gun powder and explosives, inflammatory oils, chemicals or powders in said town. General powers. Sec. 18. Be it enacted, That all ordinances, orders and resolutions shall become effective as soon as adopted by the board of councilmen and approved by the mayor, except that when the mayor allows more than five days to elapse after the board of councilmen vote upon an ordinance, order or resolution, without filing his approval or disapproval in writing with the clerk of council, the same shall, after such time, become operative as if approved by the mayor. In the event the mayor shall disapprove any ordinance, order or resolution he shall, at the next regular meeting of council submit in writing his reasons for such disapproval. All ordinances, orders and resolutions shall be spread upon the minutes by the clerk after their adoption, and in addition all ordinances shall, by said clerk, be entered upon the book of ordinances. The said council shall have authority to have prepared and published in book or pamphlet form a code of laws, by-laws, ordinances, rules and regulations for the government of said town, the same to become effective and of force so soon as adopted and approved as herein provided, which code may be amended and revised by it from time to time as may be deemed proper and advisable. Ordinances and results. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have the power and authority to provide for the arrest, trial and punishment of offenders against any ordinance, by-law, rule or regulation of said town, by fine and imprisonment, or by fine, or by work on the streets and imprisonments in lieu of fine; provided, said fine shall not exceed $100.00, nor imprisonment or work on the streets for 90 days. Punishment of offenders. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a mayor's court in said town for the trial of all offenders against the laws and ordinances of said town, to be held by the mayor in council chamber or

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such other place as the mayor may designate, as often as necessary. In the absence or disqualification of the mayor, the mayor pro tem., who shall be chosen by the councilmen from their number, shall hold said court, and in the absence or disqualification of both the mayor and mayor pro tem., any of the councilmen may hold court. Said court shall have the power to preserve order and compel attendance of witnesses, punish for contempt by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or fine not exceeding twenty dollars, one or both; said mayor shall have full authority upon conviction to sentence any offender to labor upon the streets or other public works in said town for a period not exceeding ninety days, or impose a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to sentence said offender to be confined and imprisoned in the guard-house or other place of confinement in said town for a period not exceeding ninety days. Either one or more of said penalties may be imposed in the discretion of the mayor or acting mayor. Mayor's [Illegible Text] Sec. 21. The mayor and council shall have the right to establish a guard house and chaingang in said town; provide for confinement of prisoners therein; provide for their maintenance during the period of their imprisonment, and generally to provide for the control and proper government of said convicts. The employees of said town, in charge of said convicts, shall have the right to administer such reasonable discipline to said convicts as may be necessary to enforce proper obedience to the rules and regulations which may be established. Guard house and chaingang. Sec. 22. Any person convicted in the mayor's court for violation of any of the ordinances or by-laws of said town shall have the right of certiorari to the Superior Court of Jackson County; or he may have the right to appeal to mayor and council of said town, if the mayor and council shall see fit by ordinance to provide for such appeal, otherwise certiorari aforesaid shall be the only remedy. Certiorari. Sec. 23. Be it further enacted, That the mayor, or those holding the mayor's court in his stead, shall have power and authority to subp[oelig]na witnesses within and without the

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limits of said town, to attend the mayor's court under the same rules and regulations that regulate and govern the superior courts of this State, to compel their attendance, and to punish any witness who has been subp[oelig]n[aelig]d and failed to attend, under the penalties provided for in this charter. Witnesses. Sec. 24. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and town council shall have the power and authority to remove the inmates or occupants of lewd or disorderly houses in the town of Braselton, and that they shall have power and authority to provide by ordinance a penalty for the use of profane, vulgar or obscene language, and to punish lewd and disorderly conduct within the limits of said town, and to pass such further and other ordinances as may be necessary or expedient for the preservation of good order, decency, morality, peace, health, welfare, convenience and good government of and for said town. Disorderly houses, etc. Sec. 25. Be it further enacted, That except in so far as vested by the general laws of the State in the Railroad Commission of Georgia, the mayor and council shall have authority and control over all electric light and power plants, gas plants, ice plants, factories and wagons and dealers in ice, and other public utilities doing business in said town, and over the persons, firms and corporations owning, leasing or operating the same within the limits of said town, and to regulate the business conducted by said public utilities and ice factories and dealers in ice and the operation of same, and also to fix the rates and charges for such public service; provided, such rates so fixed shall be reasonable. Public utilities. Sec. 26. The council shall have power and authority to pass ordinances to prevent hitching of animals only at such places as may be designated, and to prescribe punishment for same. They shall have power to prohibit or regulate the use of firearms, fireworks and other dangerous and noisy and offensive explosive used in sport or otherwise in said town. Particular offense.

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Sec. 27. In no case shall it be necessary for affidavit to be made or warrants to be issued to authorize arrest to be made for violation of any of the ordinances of said town. Arrest without warrant. Sec. 28. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and town council shall have the power and authority to prevent cattle, horses, goats, hogs, dogs or other animals and fowls from going at large in the town, and to take up and impound any such animals and fowls running at large in said town, and to pass and enforce all rules, regulations and ordinances which they deem necessary and proper for the regulation and control and prevention of all such animals in said town running at large; and they shall have authority to have any dog running at large without a badge or muzzle killed. Live stock at large. Sec. 29. Be it enacted, That the mayor and council shall have full authority to pass and enforce ordinances and regulations preventing idleness and loafing on the streets within the corporate limits of said town, and to prescribe penalty for the violation thereof. Idling and loafing. Sec. 30. The council shall have power to enact ordinances in regard to the observance of the Sabbath day, and to prohibit any and all persons from opening their places of business on that day for the purpose of trade, except in cases of emergency, necessity or charity; and shall have a right to prohibit all games or any form of amusement within the limits of said town which is not consistent with the observance of the day. [Illegible Text] day. Sec. 31. Be it further enacted, That the manufacture or sale or having or keeping for the purposes of illegal sale of any spirituous, malt or intoxicating liquors of any kind and any quantity shall be and is hereby prohibited and forbidden within the corporate limits of said town. Any person violating this clause shall also be subject to prosecution before the grand jury of the county, and be punished as the law provides. Intoxicating liquors. Sec. 32. The mayor and council shall have the right to establish and maintain quarantine and other regulations

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that, in their judgment, may be necessary to prevent the introduction and spread of any and all contagious and infectious diseases in said town. Quarantine regulations. Sec. 33. The council shall have power to remove from the streets, or cause to be removed from streets, alleys, sidewalks, cross-ways at the expense of the owner any building, porch, steps, fence or other obstruction thereon or abate or cause to be abated any nuisance in any streets, sidewalk or alley, or any other nuisance in said town, to determine and declare what is a nuisance and to abate the same. Nuisances. Sec. 34. Be it further enacted, That should the mayor or any member of the town council be guilty of malpractice in office, wilful neglect of duty, gross and wilful abuse of the powers entrusted to them, or for any reason become incompetent or unfit to fill such office, in the judgment of any three members of council or the mayor and two members of council, then and in that event, they are authorized to ask for his resignation, and upon his failure to resign at once, or within five days, it shall be the duty of the four members of council jointly, to bring a rule against such offending officer, setting up the changes against him before the judge of the Superior Court of Jackson County, who shall issue a rule nisi thereupon, requiring the said offending officer named therein to appear and show cause before him, at such time and place as he may therein designate, and require the same to be served upon the said officer by handing him a copy of the petition and rules nisi in person, or by leaving a copy at his most notorious place of abode, at least three days before the hearing, and the said judge of the superior court is hereby granted power and authority to hear testimony and pass upon the said rule, and may, in his judgment, remove the officer therein charged, and declare the office vacant, and his judgment shall be final. Malpractice, neglect of duty, etc. Sec. 35. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and councilmen are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to make appropriations and payments from the general funds of the town for the purpose of soliciting and entertaining

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conventions, conferences and meetings of all kinds of societies attended by delegates from other places, and any hall or auditorium belonging to the town may be used free for such purposes; and also to make appropriations and payments from the general fund of the town for resources so as to bring new capital and commercial and manufacturing and other enterprises into the town, and also for making contributions to any board of trade or chamber of commerce, or like body in said town, which may have for its object any of the above stated public purposes; and also to make payments from the general revenues and funds of the town for the support of public hospitals, libraries, charities and other eleemosynary institutions in the town. Appropriations for public purposes. Sec. 36. The mayor and council shall have the right to exercise supervision over all buildings within the corporate limits of said town and whenever in their judgment any building is dangerous to life or health of the citizens, on proper cause made in the terms of the laws of the State of Georgia, they shall have the right to condemn such building as a nuisance and call on the owner or tenants in possession to immediately abate the same. In the event the owner or tenant in possession refuses to abate such nuisances within a reasonable time then said mayor and council may cause the same to be done and issue execution against the premises for the costs. They may also provide an ordinance for punishment for any person or persons refusing to abate such nuisances after due notice has been given such party. Buildings. Sec. 37. The mayor and council shall have authority to compel owners of property or their tenants to keep in good order and condition the sidewalks in front of and abutting on said property. Should any owner or tenant fail or refuse to comply with any ordinance passed in pursuance of this section, the work may be done by the town and the expenses attending the same collected by execution against the said property, provided, the owners of said property be given ten days' notice to make the designated improvements. Sidewalks.

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Sec. 38. The mayor and council shall have power and authority to provide against hazard and damage by fires, prevent the placing of any inflammable material or the use of any building in such a way as to jeopardize the property of any citizen of the town by fire. The owner or person refusing to comply with the order of the mayor and council in such instances shall be punished for violation of ordinances enacted for fire protection. Fire protection. Sec. 39. The marshal, or policeman of said town shall have power upon proof of the existence of any rowdy or lewd house or gambling house or houses, where any intoxicating liquors are stored or kept for illegal sale, to abate the same, and to this end the marshal of said town shall have power and authority upon any reasonable grounds of suspicion or upon the affidavit of any person that any house is used for that purpose to enter the same and make search and may seize any property found therein, or arrest any person therein when such property is therein kept or stored for illegal purposes or practices, and bring said property and person before the mayor, to be dealt with as the ordinances direct. Search and [Illegible Text]. Sec. 40. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor of said town of Braselton shall see that all laws, ordinances, resolutions and rules of said town are faithfully executed and enforced, and that all the officers of said town discharge the duties required of them. He shall have general jurisdiction of the affairs of said town and full power to superintend the same. He shall preside at all regular meetings of the mayor and council; call extra meetings whenever he may deem it expedient. The mayor alone shall have authority over the marshal or marshals, whose orders they shall always obey while on duty, and he shall have full power to discharge any marshal or policeman, when in the discretion of the mayor, there is a breach of official duty, and the public welfare demands it. Said marshal thus discharged may appeal to a full board (and for all purposes a majority of the councilmen shall be deemed a full board), but it shall require a majority vote

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of said full board to reinstate said marshal. On presentation by a marshal or policeman thus discharged with a written request for a hearing before a full board of council, the mayor shall within five days thereafter cause the said board to meet for said purpose, and due notice of the time and place of said meeting be given to all parties interested. The mayor shall be ex-officio justice of the peace within the said town, he shall, within the same, possess and exercise all the powers and duties, vested by law, as a justice of the peace, except that he shall have no jurisdiction as in civil cases; any member of the council then presiding in the mayor's court shall have like powers. Mayor's duty and powers. Sec. 41. The marshal or any policeman of said town shall release any person arrested within the corporate limits of said town upon said person giving a bond to be approved by the mayor of said town, conditioned to pay the obligee in said bond an amount fixed by marshal or mayor of said town. In the event said person arrested does not appear before the corporate authorities of the town at the time and place specified in the bond, and from time to time until said person is tried for the offense for which he was arrested, said bond may be forfeited before the mayor's court of the town of Braselton as the mayor and council may provide by ordinance. Appearance bond. Sec. 42. Said town council shall have power and authority to grant franchises to electric light companies, waterworks companies, street or interurban railway companies, telegraph and telephone companies, and any other corporation that meets the requirements of the mayor and council of said town. Franchises. Sec. 43. Every male person between the ages of 16 and 50 years, who has resided in said town five days, shall be liable and subject to work the streets of said town not to exceed ten days in each year at such time or times as the mayor and council may determine. Any person subject to work on the streets who shall refuse to work or pay the tax in lieu thereof, after being duly notified, shall be guilty of violating this section and may be punished by fine, being

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imprisoned in the guard house, or sentenced to work on the streets of said town three days for each one day that he fails to work the streets or pay the commutation tax. Amount of imprisonment or work on the streets to be left to the discretion of the mayor of said town. Street work or tax. Sec. 44. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said town shall have full power and authority to license and fix and prescribe a specific or occupation tax and regulate and control by ordinances all taverns, hotels, restaurants, cafes, boarding houses, saloons for the sale of ices, creams, etc., stables, feed stables, sale stables and lots, hacks, drays and other vehicles, including automobiles, vender masters, auctioneers, itinerant traders, theaters and theatrical performances, except performances by local amateurs, oil mills, ice works, bottling works, laundries, pressing clubs, waterworks, shows, circuses and exhibitions of any kind, itinerant lightning-rod dealers, immigrant agents, peddlers of stoves, clocks, machines or any other article of merchandise whatsoever; itinerant venders of any and all kinds of goods, wares, merchandise, and other things; pool, billiard and bagatelle tables, kept for public use or gain; slight of hand performances, gift-enterprises, wheel of fortune and like enterprises, every keeper of any table, stand or place for the performance of any game or play, whether played with sticks, balls, rings, [Illegible Text], plates, upon flying horses or other contrivances whatsoever; insurance agents, life, fire, accident, live stock and other insurance companies, loan agents for any and all kinds of business, real estate agents, banks and bankers, brokers and commission merchants of all kinds and dealers in futures, keepers of slaughter houses, beef markets, green grocers, dealers in fish and oysters, vegetables, fruits, breads and other articles of food; keepers of skating rinks, contractors and builders, and all mechanics or artisans; barber shops, photograph galleries, jewelers, opticians, either local or itinerant; upon all non-resident persons taking or soliciting orders for any article of merchandise of any kind at retail; upon all manufactures, ginneries, flour mills, saw mills, lumber dealers, and dealers in any kind of building

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material, undertakers, pawn brokers, junk and old iron and metal dealers; and upon all and every other establishment, business, profession, calling, trade or avocation not heretofore mentioned, and which under the Constitution and laws of Georgia are subject to license and specific tax. The mayor and council of said town may demand payment of any and all licenses or specific taxes authorized by this Act or the laws of Georgia, in the amount fixed by ordinances, as a condition precedent to beginning or continuing in any business, trade, profession or calling in said town, for which a license is required. Should any person engage or continue in any business, trade, profession or calling for which a specific tax or license is required by said town by ordinance, and shall fail or refuse to pay the same on demand of the proper authority of said town, he shall be liable to prosecution in the mayor's court, and may be fined or imprisoned, in the discretion of the court. The provisions of this section shall apply to all persons, whether artificial or natural. Occupation taxes. Sec. 45. For the purpose of raising revenue to defray the ordinary current expenses incident to the proper maintenance of the town government, the said mayor and council shall have full power and authority to levy and collect an ad valorem tax upon all property, both real and personal, in the corporate limits of the town and which is not exempt by State law, not to exceed three-fourths ([frac34]) of one per cent., but where the amount is not sufficient, said mayor and council shall have authority to levy and collect all additional tax in the mode and manner prescribed by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia. Ad valorem tax. Sec. 46. Every person holding and owning property of any kind in any capacity within the incorporate limits of the town on the first Monday in February each year after the passage of this Act shall return same for taxation, under oath, at any time from first Monday in February until the first Monday in May of each year, to the town clerk or other officer authorized to receive tax returns for said town. Returns for taxation. Sec. 47. The mayor and council shall have the power and authority to collect any debt due the town for license,

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taxes, fees, fines, forfeitures or for abating any nuisances or any other demands due the town. Said executions to be issued by clerk of town council and to bear test in the name of the mayor against the property, person, corporation or firm owing. Such execution to be directed to the marshal, the deputy and the policemen of the town of Braselton, who are authorized to levy the same upon the property against which it is issued, or on the property of the person against whom such execution shall have issued, and the same shall be sold in the following manner, to wit: The property levied on shall be sold by the marshal or deputy at public outcry under the laws of sheriff's sales, to the highest bidder, before the door of the council chamber, or at such other place as the mayor may determine; notice of such place shall be stated in the advertisement of such property; if such property levied upon shall be personal property it shall be advertised by posting notices in three public and conspicuous places in said town, for ten days before date of sale; and if the property levied upon be real estate he shall advertise same once a week for four weeks in the county paper of Jackson County, before selling same. All sales as provided shall be to the highest bidder and for cash. Said marshal or his deputy making such sales shall execute titles to the purchaser, and shall have the same power to place the purchaser in possession as the sheriffs of the State have. Collection by execution and sale. Sec. 48. The mayor and council shall, at their first regular meeting in each year, elect three upright, intelligent and discreet persons, who shall be citizens and qualified voters in said town, as town assessors. Said assessors may be removed from office at any time for sufficient cause, to be judged by the mayor and council. It shall be the duty of said assessors to assess the value of all real estate in said town for the purpose of taxation by the town. Said mayor and council shall have the authority to provide rules for their government. The town assessors shall make returns of the assessments made by them to the mayor and council thirty days before time for collecting taxes. When said returns are made said assessors shall fix a time for

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hearing objections to their assessments and the clerk of said town shall give each owner fifteen days' notice of such meeting, stating therein the amount of such increase. If the property has been given in by an agent, notice to agent shall be sufficient. If the owner is not a resident of the town and has no known agent residing therein, the mayor and council shall have authority to prescribe by ordinance what notice, if any, shall be given. Said mayor and council shall have authority to prescribe by ordinance for assessing the value of all property, both real and personal, not returned for taxation, and for double taxing all defaulters. The tax assessors shall receive such compensation as the mayor or council shall allow, and no more. The mayor or councilmen shall not be disqualified from holding the position of tax assessor. Tax assessors. Sec. 49. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and town council shall have power and authority to grant franchises, easements, and rights of way over, in, under and on the public streets, alleys, sidewalks, parks and other property of said town, on such terms and conditions as said mayor and town council may fix. Franchises and rights of way. Sec. 50. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 21, 1916. BULLOCHVILLE TOWN CORPORATE LIMITS. No. 587. An Act to amend an Act approved December 20, 1893, entitled an Act to incorporate the town of Bullochville; to define the corporate limits thereof; to provide a municipal government for said town, and to confer certain powers and privileges on the same, and for other purposes, by extending the corporate limits, and to add

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additional territory into the corporate limits of said county, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, that the above recited Act approved December 20, 1893, be and the same is hereby amended, and the boundaries and corporate limits of the said town of Bullochville shall be as follows: Commencing at a point fixed at the northeast corner of the present boundary line or corporate line of the said town, and running thence north forty rods to a point fixed; thence west two hundred and one rods to a point fixed; thence south forty rods to a point fixed at the northwest corner of the present boundary limits of the said town of Bullochville; thence south one hundred and forty-one rods to a point fixed; and thence east twenty-one rods to a point fixed on the western boundary line of the present corporate limits of said town; also beginning at the southwest corner of the present boundary line of the said town of Bullochville, at a point fixed, and running south twenty rods; thence east one hundred and eighty rods to a point fixed; thence north twenty rods to a point fixed at the southeast corner of the present boundary line of the said town. Act of 1893 amended. [Illegible Text] limits. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all of the powers, rights and privileges, set forth in the aforesaid Act originally incorporating the said town of Bullochville, approved December 20, 1893, be and the same are hereby extended to and do relate to the territory herein added to the corporate limits of said town of Bullochville. Powers extended. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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BUTLER TOWN GRANT OF FRANCHISES. No. 436. An Act to provide for the amendment of the charter of the town of Butler, Taylor County, so as to authorize and empower the mayor and aldermen of said town to grant franchises to electric light, waterworks and telephone companies, and other public utilities. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the mayor and aldermen of the town of Butler, Georgia, Taylor County, shall be authorized and empowered to grant franchises to electric light companies, waterworks companies, telephone companies and other public utilities, whenever in the judgment of said mayor and aldermen of said town they may deem advisable. Grant of franchises. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. CHESTER TOWN INCORPORATED. No. 561. An Act to incorporate the town of Chester, in the County of Dodge; to define the limits thereof; to provide for the election of a mayor and councilmen therefor, and for their successors; to grant power and privilege to the same; to provide for the working of sidewalks and streets in said town; to provide for a system of sanitary sewerage; to provide for a system of waterworks; to provide for a board of health whenever in the judgment of mayor and council of said town said action may be advisable; to declare and define the police powers of

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said town; to provide for the condemnation of private, public or semi-public property for the use of said town, and to define the method of arriving at the value of such property and compensating the owner therefor; to authorize the town of Chester to establish a system of waterworks and a system of electric lights under such restrictions as are provided for by the State law, whenever in the judgment of the mayor and councilmen of said town such courese may be deemed advisable, and to issue bonds for any one or all of the said purposes under such restrictions as are provided for by the State law; to provide for the taxation and granting of license to all kinds of business, trades, callings, professions and the forfeiture of the same; to provide for the inspection and taxation of all shipments of all intoxicating liquors, whiskies, beers and bitters received in said town; to provide for the fixing of the fiscal year; and to grant a charter to said town under the corporate name of the town of Chester; to provide a system of public schools for said town, and to issue bonds for same, whenever in the judgment of the mayor and council of said town said action may be advisable; to provide for a levy of taxes to meet the expenses of said town and school system; to provide for the assumption of all present liabilities and an acquisition of all assets of said town as at present incorporated, 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 the town of Chester, in the County of Dodge, be and the same is hereby incorporated as a town, under the name of the town of Chester. [Illegible Text] Sec. 2. Corporate Limits. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town shall be as follows: One-half of one mile in all directions from the center of intersection of Chester Avenues and Main Street, in said town, making said corporate limits a circle one mile in diameter, with said street crossing in the center thereof. Territorial limits.

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Sec. 3. Officers. Be it further enacted, That the present mayor, John T. Currie, and four aldermen, to wit, J. M. Butler, Geo. D. Downs, J. E. Hinson and Alonzo Smith, of said town of Chester, shall be mayor and councilmen, respectively, of said town under this charter until the first day of January, 1917, and until the mayor and councilmen provided for in this charter are elected and qualified. That the clerk and treasurer now in office shall also be and are hereby made clerk and treasurer of said town under this charter, until his successor is elected and qualified. That the present officials of said town shall have and exercise all the rights, powers and authority conferred by this charter, until their successors, as provided in this charter, are elected and qualified. Mayor and aldermen designated. Officers. Sec. 4. Mayor and Councilmen. Be it further enacted, That the corporate powers of said town shall be vested in a mayor and four councilmen, and by the name of mayor and council of the town of Chester, they may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, have a seal and exercise all corporate powers that may be necessary in the performing of their duties. Corporate powers. Sec. 5. Mayor and Council; How Elected. Be it further enacted, That after the passage of this Act, an election shall be held in said town for the election of a mayor and four councilmen on the second Wednesday in December, 1916, and on the second Wednesday in each succeeding December thereafter, there shall be held an election in said town to elect a mayor and four councilmen thereof. If any such election should not be held at the time designated, the same shall thereafter be ordered held by the mayor and council of said town, after giving twenty days' notice in writing of the time and place of holding said election by posting the same at one or more public places in said town. That the mayor and council first elected under this charter shall take office on the first day of January, 1917. Election of mayor and councilmen. Sec. 6. Elections. Be it further enacted, That the term of office of said mayor and councilmen shall be one year from January first, of each and every year until their successors

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are elected and qualified. That they shall be ineligible to hold any other office or position under said town except tax assessor, and they shall not contract directly or indirectly with said town or any department thereof. No one shall be eligible to hold the office of mayor and councilmen who is not qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly of this State. Said election shall be held and conducted in the same manner as elections for officers in this State, and certificate of managers shall be sufficient authority to the persons elected to enter into the discharge of the duties of the office to which they have been elected. In the event that the office of mayor or any member of the board of councilmen shall become vacant by death, [Illegible Text] nation or removal or other cause, the mayor, or in case his seat is vacant, the majority of the councilmen, shall order a new election, notice of which shall be given at least twenty days before the election is held, the same to be conducted as provided in this Act. That the mayor and council shall provide for the registration of the voters of said town prior to each annual election, or special election that may be held in said town, and all persons who have been residents of said State twelve months, and residents of said town six months next preceding the day of holding such election, and who are qualified under the laws of the State to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall be entitled to register and vote in any election held in said town, and the registration books shall remain open at the place of business of the clerk and treasurer of said town, not less than ten days, and shall close five days before an election. The mayor and councilmen shall have the right to purge said books of all persons not eligible to vote. Said registration books shall be open at all times for the inspection of any citizen. Term of office. Eligibility. Elections, conduct of. Sec. 7. Salaries. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council at the first meeting in November of each and every year shall fix the salary of mayor, the councilmen, clerk and treasurer, marshal and other officials of said town for the ensuing year. Provided, that should the said mayor and council at their meeting in November, fail to fix the

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salaries as herein provided for, then the salaries for said officers, for the ensuing year, shall remain the same as the salaries fixed by the last council for the present year. The salary of mayor, councilmen, clerk and treasurer shall not be changed during their respective terms in office. But if necessary, the mayor and council shall have the right at any time to increase or decrease the salary of the marshal, if he be paid a salary, and shall have the right at any time and without notice, to discharge any marshal or policeman and to hire another marshal or policeman. Salaries. Sec. 8. Oath of Mayor and Councilmen. Be it further enacted, That before entering on the discharge of their duties, the mayor and councilmen shall subscribe to the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I will well and truly demean myself as mayor (or councilman, as the case may be) of the town of Chester for the ensuing year, and that I will faithfully enforce the charter and ordinances of said town to the best of my ability, without fear or favor, so help me God. Should the mayor or councilmen be absent when the other officers qualify, he or they may take the oath of office as soon as possible thereafter. Said oaths shall be entered upon the minutes of said town. Oath of office. Sec. 9. Election of Mayor Pro Tem. Be it further enacted, That at the first meeting in January of each year the said mayor and council shall elect one of said councilmen mayor pro tem., whose duties shall be to serve as mayor during the sickness, absence or any other disqualification of the mayor. Should said election not be held at said time, or the mayor pro tem. resigns or declines to serve, said mayor and council shall have the right to elect at any subsequent meeting. Mayor pro tem. Sec. 10. Quorum of Council, etc. Be it further enacted, That the mayor or mayor pro tem. and two other councilmen or three councilmen (who may elect one of their number to preside), shall for all purposes under this charter constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and all business, though a smaller number may adjourn from day to day. Provided, however, that when there are no more than

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three councilmen present it shall require at least [Illegible Text] affirmative votes to pass any resolution or ordinance. Said mayor and council shall hold their meetings within the limits of said town, and at such times and places as they see proper. That at the first meeting of the mayor and council after each election the said councilmen shall elect a clerk and treasurer, who shall not be the mayor or any councilman. Quorum. Sec. 11. Municipal Officers. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have power and authority to elect a clerk and treasurer, which offices are hereby combined; the town marshal, who shall be the chief of police of the town, and as many policemen as in their judgment may be necessary; street overseer; attorney; town physician, and such other officers as the necessities of the town may demand; they may by ordinance prescribe the term of office and the duties of such officers and fix their salaries. The clerk and treasurer shall be required to give bond for the faithful performance of his duties, the amount of said bond to be fixed by said mayor and councilmen. Town officers. Sec. 12. Committees of Council. Be it further enacted, That at the first meeting in January, after the election of mayor and councilmen, the mayor shall appoint by order a street committee, a finance committee, an ordinance committee, light committee, a public building committee, and such other committees as the mayor may deem necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of said town. Committees. Sec. 13. Legislative Powers. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have power to pass all such ordinances, by-laws, rules and regulations as may in their discretion be necessary to enforce all of the laws of the State of Georgia applicable to municipal corporations, and which laws in so far as they are not in conflict with this Act are made a part hereof, and to provide penalties for their violation. The mayor shall have the right to vote in case of a tie only. Legislative powers. Section 14. Administrative Powers. Be it further enacted, That they shall have power and authority to lay off,

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open, close and alter alleys, sidewalks, crosswalks, drains and gutters for the use of the public or any of the citizens thereof, and to improve and light the same and have them kept free from obstructions on or over them; to regulate the width of sidewalks on the streets, and to order the sidewalks, footways, crosswalks, drains and gutters to be curbed and paved and kept in good order, free and clean by the owners and occupants thereof, or the owners and occupants of the property next adjoining thereto; to establish and regulate the markets; to prescribe the time of holding the same; to prevent injury or annoyance to the public or individuals from anything dangerous, offensive or unwholesome; to prevent hogs, cattle or other animals or fowls of all kinds from going at large in said town; to protect places of divine worship in and about the premises; to abate or cause to be abated anything, which, in the opinion of the mayor and council, shall be a nuisance; to regulate the keeping of dynamite and other combustibles; to abate or cause to be abated nuisances in form of lewd or bawdy house or houses suspected of being such; to provide in or near said town places for the burial of the dead, and to regulate the interments therein; to provide for the regular building of houses or other structures and for making of division fences by the owner of adjacent premises, and a drainage of lots by proper drains and ditches; to make regulations against danger by fire and to provide limits in which no wooden buildings shall be erected; to protect the property and persons of the citizens of said town; to preserve peace and order therein, and for this purpose the said mayor or mayor pro tem. shall appoint, when necessary, a police force to assist the marshal or chief of police in the discharge of such duties; to prescribe the powers and define the duties of all officers appointed or elected by the mayor and council, and to fix their terms of office and compensations, require and take from them bonds, when necessary, payable to the town of Chester in its corporate name, with such security and with such penalty as the mayor and council may see fit, conditioned for the faithful discharge of their duty; to direct or authorize or prohibit the erection

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of waterworks, gas works, electric lights of said town; to prevent injury to or pollution of same or to the same or to the water or healthfulness of said town; to make such rules and regulations as they may deem proper, regulating the running of locomotives or cars, automobiles or motor cars or trucks, whether run by steam, electricity or other power; to enact ordinances providing for the inspection and taxation of the delivery within the incorporate limits of said town, of wine, beer, whiskey or other intoxicating liquors, by any corporation, company, partnership or by any other person or persons, directly or indirectly, and to enact ordinances providing for penalty for violating same. Said town is further authorized to regulate and provide for the weighing of cotton, corn, hay, coal and other articles sold, or for sale. in said town, and to provide a revenue for said town, and to appropriate same for expenses of said town; to pass all laws, ordinances and regulations for protection of the inhabitants of said town against small-pox and other contagious or infectious diseases, or for the care of those who may have such diseases or suspected of having them. General powers. Sec. 15. Bills, How Audited. Be it further enacted, That all bills for supplies, for work done, for services rendered, or all other claims or demands of whatever kind and character against the said town, shall be filed with the clerk and treasurer and by him referred to the chairman of the committee that incurred the expense or having in charge that particular branch of the business of the town. That no funds shall be paid out of the town treasury except the bill, account or other claim, as the case may be, being first approved by the chairman of the committee having charge of that particular department, and after said approval the treasurer of said town shall pay said bill upon the warrant of the clerk, countersigned by the mayor, or mayor pro tem., if the mayor be absent or disqualified, and not otherwise. Bills and claims. Sec. 16. Police Powers, Penalties by Ordinances. Be it further enacted, That the said mayor and council shall have the power to prohibit, by ordinance, the keeping or

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maintaining of lewd women, or lewd houses, the keeping of any room or rooms for gambling, the pursuing of one's ordinary avocation on the Sabbath; from loitering or idling within the jurisdiction of said town. Police court of said town shall have jurisdiction to try persons for the commission of any of said offenses committed within the limits of said town, and upon conviction, punish offenders as hereinafter provided. The said mayor and council shall furthermore have full authority to punish by fine, imprisonment in guard house or at labor upon the streets or other public works in said town. Offense, punishment of. Sec. 17. Police Court. Be it further enacted, That there shall be in the town of Chester a court known as the police court of the town of Chester. Jurisdiction of said court shall extend to all offenders herein provided for, and all others of which municipalities are allowed jurisdiction under the laws of the State of Georgia, whenever said offenses are committed within the corporate limits of said town. Said police court shall be held by the mayor, and in his absence, disqualification or illness, by the mayor pro tem., at such times and places in the said town as in his judgment may be necessary. Said police court, upon conviction of any person or persons, may punish offenders by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, by confinement in the guard house or chaingang of said town for a term of not more than sixty days, either or all, in the discretion of said police court; that it shall not be necessary in the officers of said town in making arrest for an affidavit to be made or warrant to be issued to authorize any arrest for violations of the ordinances of said town. Police court. Sec. 18. Practice in Police Court. Be it further enacted, That all trials in the police court of said town shall be held under such rules and regulations as the mayor and council may adopt. Trials. Sec. 19. Punitive Powers, etc., of Police Court, Contempts, etc. Be it further enacted, That the said police court shall have power to punish for contempt against its lawful authority, whether in its presence or otherwise; to

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issue summonses for witnesses, books, papers in as full and complete manner as the courts in the State may now do; to punish as for contempt failure to obey its legal summons; or grant continuances under rules of law, to take bonds and recognizances for appearances at its session, and to forfeit the same under rules and regulations as are now applicable in like procedure in superior courts of this State, and to do all other acts and things necessary for the proper enforcement of its authority as a court; provided, that no fine for contempt shall exceed the sum of ten ($10.00) dollars, or imprisonment in the guard house for more than five days. Punishments. Sec. 20. Certiorari and Appeal. Be it further enacted, That any person convicted in the police court of said town for violations of any of the ordinances or by-laws thereof, shall have right of certiorari to the Superior Court of Dodge County. No appeal to the council or to the mayor and council shall be allowed in any case. Certiorari and appeal. Sec. 21. Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem. Ex-Officio Justice of the Peace. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and mayor pro tem. of said town shall have, in addition to their jurisdiction as municipal officers, the jurisdiction of justices of the peace over all the territory embraced in their jurisdiction as municipal officers. Whenever it shall appear that an offense against the laws of the State has been committed within the limits of said town's police jurisdiction, it shall be the duty of the mayor or mayor pro tem., as the case may be, after investigation, to commit the offender or offenders to jail, or bail, to answer to the court having jurisdiction of the offense. Committals. Sec. 22. Fugitives from Justice. Be it further enacted, That should any person violating any of the ordinances of said town flee from the jurisdiction thereof, he may be apprehended wherever he may be found in this State, and the warrant of the mayor or mayor pro tem. of said town shall be sufficient authority for escape, and punished not exceeding penalties hereinbefore provided. Fugitives. Sec. 23. Ad Valorem Tax. Be it further enacted, That for the purpose of raising revenue to defray the ordinary

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expense incident to the proper support and maintenance of town government, that said mayor and council shall have full power and authority to levy and collect an ad valorem tax upon all property, both real and personal, in the corporate limits of said town, and which is not exempt by State law, not to exceed one-half of one per cent., but when that amount is deemed insufficient, said mayor and council shall have power and authority to levy an additional tax in the mode and manner prescribed by the Constitution and the laws of the State of Georgia. Tax ad valorem. Sec. 24. Tax Assessors. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of the town of Chester shall elect, at their first or second meeting in each calendar year, three upright, discreet and intelligent persons, who shall be freeholders, and residents of said town, as tax assessors, who shall hold their office for one year, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Said tax assessors may be elected from among the members of the town council, or from among other persons, and should any vacancy occur in said board of assessors, by death, resignation, removal or refusal to serve, such vacancy shall be immediately filled by said mayor and council. Said mayor and council shall be exclusive judges of the necessity of declaring a vacancy in said board of assessors. Before entering upon the duty of the office of assessors, each assessor shall take and subscribe the following: I,....., do solemnly swear that I will faithfully perform the duties of tax assessor of the town of Chester, and will make a true and just valuation of all property therein subject to taxation, according to fair market value, so help me God. Said oath shall be entered upon the minutes of said town. Tax assessors. Sec. 25. Notice to Property Owners of Assessment. Be it further enacted, That immediately after the report of said assessors is filed with the town clerk, it shall be his duty to mail a written or printed notice to each and every person, the value of whose property, as returned for taxation, has been raised by the assessors, advising such person of the action of the assessors, and specifying the property, the valuation of which has been increased. Notice of assessment.

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Sec. 26. Appeal from Assessments. Be it further enacted, That the tax assessors may hear, during the progress of their investigation, such evidence as to the value of property in said town as they may deem advisable. If any person is dissatisfied with the valuation of his or her property as fixed by the assessors, he shall have the right to appeal to the mayor and council. Said appeal shall be entered within four days from the date upon which the written or printed notice hereafter provided for has been mailed by the clerk of said town. Said appeal shall be substantially as follows, to wit: The undersigned being dissatisfied with the action of the town assessors with reference to the valuation of his (or her) property subject to taxation in said town, comes within ten days from the date on which the notice of action of action of said assessors was mailed to him and demands an investigation of the value of said property by the mayor and council of said town. (Signature)...... Upon the filing of said appeal with the clerk of said town, it shall be the duty of the mayor to fix a date upon which said hearing will be had and give the appeallant five days' notice in writing of said hearing; notice to the agent or attorney at law of said appellant shall be sufficient. At said hearing the mayor and council shall hear all legal and competent testimony and enter judgment accordingly. The appeal hereinbefore provided for shall be signed by the taxpayer, his agent or attorney at law. Appeal from assessment. Sec. 27. Agricultural Lands. That all lands within the corporate limits of said town, which are used strictly for agricultural purposes, shall be returned for taxes as farming lands, and assessed as such, and when lands are cut up in building lots or mapped out for town lots, the same shall be returned and taxed as town property. Taxation of lands. Sec. 28. Street Tax. Be it further enacted, That every male person between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, who has resided in said town thirty days, shall be liable and subject to work on the streets of said town, not to exceed fifteen days in each year, at such times as the mayor

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and council may require, or to pay a commutation tax in lieu thereof, not to exceed five dollars in any one year, at such times as the mayor and council may determine. Should any person liable to work the streets under this section fail or refuse to do so, or to pay the said tax assessors in lieu thereof, having received three days' written notice served upon him in person, or by leaving at his most notorious place of abode notice to do so, shall be guilty of a violation of this section, and on conviction in the police court of said town, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, not less than the amount of the street tax so assessed, or by imprisonment in the guard house, or by labor in the chaingang in said town, not exceeding thirty days. Said mayor and council may pass such ordinances as they deem proper for the enforcing of this section. Street tax. Sec. 29. Street Improvements, Assessments for. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said town shall have the power and authority to grade, pave, macadamize, cover or otherwise improve the streets and sidewalks, squares, public roads, lanes or alleys in said town with rock, brick, asphalt or such other material as in the judgment of the mayor and council is most economical and durable. In order to carry into effect the above, said mayor and council shall have the power and authority to assess not more than two-thirds of the cost of paving or otherwise improving the streets and sidewalks, including two-thirds of the cost of curbing necessary, of the real estate abutting on such a street or sidewalk. Said mayor and council shall have the power and authority to assess one-third of the cost of grading, paving or macadamizing, constructing said drains, crossing or otherwise improving the road way or street proper, and the real estate abutting on one side of the street improved, and one-third on the real estate on the other side of the street so improved. The real estate abutting on the street shall not pay more than two-thirds of the entire cost, in the discretion of the mayor and council, and any street railroad company or other railroad having tracks running through or across the streets of said town, shall be required to pave or macadamize or otherwise improve

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streets in such proportions as the mayor and council may prescribe. Said mayor and council shall have full power and authority to equalize, by an ordinance passed for that purpose, the assessments against all real estate for the above purpose, as to them seem just and proper, estimating the total cost of each improvement made and prorating the cost thereof on the real estate according to its frontage on the street or portion of the street improved, or according to the area of said property, either or all as may be determined by ordinance passed for that purpose. The amount of assessment on each piece of real estate shall be a lien on said estate from the date of the passage of the ordinance providing for the work and making the assessments. The mayor and council shall have power and authority to enforce collection for amount of any assessment so made for work, either upon the streets or sidewalks, by execution issued by the town clerk against the real estate improved and assessed for the amount assessed against the owner at the date of the ordinance making such assessments, which execution may be levied by the marshal or any policeman of the said town on such real estate, and after advertising and other proceedings as in the case of tax sales, the same shall be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder. Such sales shall vest absolute title in the purchaser. Said city marshal or policeman acting for him, shall have authority to eject occupants and put purchasers in possession; provided, the owner of such real estate shall have the right to file his affidavit denying the whole or any part of the amount for which execution is issued, and [Illegible Text] the amount which he admits to be due, which amount admitted to be due, together with all costs, shall be paid before the affidavit shall be received, and the affidavit shall be returned to the Superior Court of Dodge County, and there tried and the issue determined as in cases of illegality filed for the purpose of delay only. The mayor and council shall have the power and authority to pave the whole surface of the streets, without giving any railroad or street railroad company or other property-holder occupancy of the street the option of having the space to be paved by themselves

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or by contract at his or her instance, the object to be to prevent delay and secure uniformity. The lien for assessment or abutting, and on street or sidewalk paving, curbing, macadamizing, grading or draining shall have rank and priority or payments next in point of dignity to liens for taxes, such liens to date from the passage of the ordinance authorizing the work in each instance. Said mayor and council shall have power and authority to prescribe by ordinance such other rules as they in their discretion think necessary to grade, pave, drain, macadamize or curb the streets, sidewalks and alleys of said town and to collect the cost thereof by execution against the adjacent property owners and railroad companies or other occupants of the streets or alleys of said town. Assessments for street improvement. Sec. 30. Specific Taxes and Licenses. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said town shall have full power and authority to license, regulate and control by ordinance all taverns, hotels, boarding houses, cafes, saloons for the sale of ice cream and other ices, etc., livery stables, lots, drays and other vehicles, auctioneers, venders, masters, itinerant traders, theaters and theatrical performances, dummy or street railroads, oil mills, ice works, laundries, waterworks, shows, circuses, exhibitions, theatrical, histrionic, operatic performances and other like performances of all kinds, whether given in the theaters, opera houses, halls or other houses, or in tents, itinerant lightning rod dealers, immigrant agents, peddlers of clocks, stoves, machines or other article of merchandise whatsoever, itinerant venders of any and all kinds of goods, wares, merchandise or other things, pool and bagatelle tables, kept for public playing, every table, device, or stand or place for the performance of any game or play, whether played with sticks, balls, rings, upon flying horses or contrivances, bicycles, vehicles or skating rinks, insurance agents, life, fire, accident or other insurance companies, loan agents for any and all kinds of business, real estate agents, banks and bankers, brokers and commission merchants of all kinds, keepers of slaughter houses, beef markets, green grocers, dealers in fresh oysters or fish, vegetables, fruits, breads

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and other articles of food, contractors and builders, and all machinists or artisans, barber shops, pawn brokers and upon all and every establishment, business, calling, trade or avocation not heretofore mentioned, and which, under the Constitution and laws of Georgia, in the amount fixed by ordinance as a condition precedent to beginning or continuing in any business, trade, profession or calling in said town, for which a license is required. Should any person engage or continue in any business, trade, profession or calling for which any specific tax or license is required by said town by ordinance, and shall fail and refuse to pay the same on demand of the proper authority of said town, he shall be liable to prosecution in said town, and may be fined or imprisoned, in the discretion of the court, not to exceed double the amount of the tax for each day's violation of this ordinance. The provisions of this section shall apply to all persons, natural or artificial. Licenses and occupation taxes. Sec. 31. Revocation of License. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have the right to revoke at any time, without notice and without trial, any license that may have been issued by said town, prorating and returning the unearned portion fo the fee or tax charged. Revocation of licenses. Sec. 32. Fiscal Year. Be it further enacted, That the fiscal year of said town shall be from January 1st to December 31st, from which and to which dates all license shall date. Should any person apply for license in said town for any business for which business a license is required, at any time after the fiscal year has begun, the mayor and council shall have the power and authority to require of such person the same amount as required for license for the whole year; provided, that no change in the same shall operate to the injury of any person who has once paid the amount of license required of him. Fiscal year. Sec. 33. Municipal Improvement Bonds. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have power to issue bonds for the purpose of erecting, maintaining and operating any of the said public utilities, and public school buildings in the manner hereinafter provided, whenever

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said mayor and council shall, in the exercise of their authority conferred in this charter, find it necessary to take private property, and they cannot agree with the owners thereof as to compensation to be paid, they may take such property upon the following terms: Bond issues. Sec. 34. Power of Condemnation; Condemnation Proceedings. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall cause to be served on such owner or owners, or his or their agents, written notice of their intention to condemn such property, which notice must describe the property sought to be used, the time and place, when and where the proceedings to condemn such property will be held, which shall not be less than five days from the date of the service of such notice. Condemnation of property. Sec. 35. Condemnation, continued. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the mayor and council to appoint one freeholder; provided, that the owner or owners, or his or their agents, shall fail or refuse such freeholder, then the mayor and council shall appoint a second freeholder, and the freeholders appointed in either of the above ways shall elect a third freeholder, and the three freeholders shall, after taking an oath, faithfully discharge their duties, hear all legal evidence offered by the parties and assess the damage or compensation to be paid to the owner or owners of such land, and render their award, which must be signed by at least two of such freeholders. Said award shall then be filed with the town clerk; should the first two freeholders as above provided for be unable to agree upon a third, then the said mayor and council shall likewise appoint the third freeholder. Condemnation proceedings. Sec. 36. Appeals from Awards of Assessors. Be it further enacted, That either party dissatisfied with the award of the assessors, may, within four days after the same is filed, enter an appeal to the Superior Court of Dodge County. The mayor and council may, after payment to the owner or owners, or his or their agents, of the sum found by the assessors, proceed to appoint, lay off, straighten, or otherwise change said street, ward, alley or land pending

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an appeal by the owner or owners, of any land sought to be condemned for such purposes. Appeals on condemnation. Sec. 37. Building Permits. Condemnation and Nuisances. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have the right to exercise supervision over all buildings within the corporate limits of said town, and they shall have the power to prevent the erection of any buildings within said town without the person or persons wishing to build first applying in writing to the mayor and council and obtaining a special written permit; said permit shall specify the kind of building to be erected and the kind of material to be used in its construction, and the place where the same shall be erected; this applies to all buildings or structures, however insignificant the value of the building or structure may be when completed, and whenever in the judgment of the mayor and council any building or structure is dangerous to the life or health of the citizens, on proper case made in terms of the laws of the State of Georgia, they shall have the right to condemn such buildings as a nuisance and call on the owner or tenant in possession to immediately abate the same; and in the event the owner or tenant in possession fails, a time to be determined by the mayor and council, then said mayor and council may likewise pass and enforce any ordinance fixing a penalty to be assessed against any party failing or refusing to abate a nuisance after such party has had notice to abate same. Buildings Sec. 38. Taxes, Municipal Claims, Etc., How Collected. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have full power and authority to enforce by execution the collection of any debt or claims due said town for taxes, licenses, rents, impounding fees, forfeitures for laying [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] drains, for cleaning or repairing privies, for abating nuisances, and for any and all levies, assessments, debts, and demands due said town. Said execution to be issued by the clerk of said town and to bear attest in the name of the mayor against the property, person, corporation or firm against which or whom any such debt or demand is owing, such execution to be directed to all and singular the marshal, deputy

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marshal, and policemen of the town of Chester, who are authorized to levy the same upon the property against which it is issued, or on the property of the person against whom such execution shall have been issued, and the same shall be sold in the following manner, to wit: The property levied upon shall be sold by the marshal or his deputy at public outcry, under the laws for sheriff's sale, to the highest bidder, before the council chamber, or at such other place as the mayor may determine, notice of which place shall be stated in the advertisement of the sale of such property. If said property so levied on shall be personal, it shall be advertised by posting notices at two or more public and conspicuous places in said town for ten days before the day of sale, and if the property levied upon shall be real estate, he shall advertise the same, once a week for four weeks in public gazette wherein the sheriff's sales are advertised for the County of Dodge or in some newspaper published in the town of Chester, before selling the same. All sales as above prescribed shall be at public outcry, to the highest bidder, and for cash. Said marshal or deputy marshal making such sales shall execute title to the purchaser, and shall have the same power to place the purchaser in possession as sheriffs of this State have. Collection of taxes, etc. Sec. 39. Claims and Illegalities. Be it further enacted, That when any execution shall be sued and levied as provided in the preceding section, claims or illegalities may be interposed under the same rules and regulations as are now provided by the law for claims and illegalities under tax fi. fas. for State and county taxes, such claims or illegalities to be returned to and heard at the Superior Court of Dodge County. Claims and illegalities. Sec. 40. Public Schools. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said town may provide by ordinance such rules and regulations as to them may seem proper in order to establish and maintain a system of free schools in said town of Chester; that all fees, forfeitures and costs arising from the police court of said town to be used for

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school purposes, or for the improvement of the streets of said town, or other purposes. Schools. Sec. 41. Elections for Schools. Be it further enacted, That the ordinary of Dodge County may order an election in the town of Chester, within six months after the approval of this Act, or at any subsequent time upon the petition of one-fourth of the qualified voters of said town, and upon the application of the mayor and councilmen of said town in reference to the establishment of a free school system as provided for in the foregoing section of this Act. All persons voting at said election shall have written or printed on their ballots For free schools, or Against free schools, and if the question shall be decided affirmatively by a two-thirds majority, this Act shall become operative, and the mayor and council shall proceed to establish said schools in [Illegible Text] with the same. School election. Sec. 42. Drainage and Sewerage Sanitation. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have power and authority by ordinances to provide suitable regulations on the subject of drainage, sewerage, and plumbing and all and everything else that may be necessary for the improving of the sanitary condition of said town, or outside corporate limits of said town, if such be necessary to the public welfare; provided, before so doing they shall regularly condemn such private property by the method hereinbefore laid down for the taking of private property by the State. Sanitation. Sec. 43. Sanitation. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have full power and authority to require the owner of any improved property, his agent or tenant in possession, to provide suitable privy or watercloset accommodation upon such premises as may be prescribed by ordinance by the said mayor and council. Sanitation. Sec. 44. Quarantine. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have authority to establish and maintain such quarantine and other regulations as in their judgment may be necessary to prevent the introduction or

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spread of any and all contagious or infectious diseases in said town. Quarantine regulations. Sec. 45. Board of Health. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have authority in their discretion to establish and put into operation a board of health, and to pass all ordinances and regulations, prescribing penalties for violation of same, necessary for the purpose of maintaining such board of health, and providing penalties for such violation, to prevent the spread of any contagious or infectious disease; also to have complete control of persons who have been exposed to contagious or infectious diseases; and to make any and all necessary arrangements for the protection of the inhabitants of said town. Health board. Sec. 46. Prison and Chaingang. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said town shall have the power to establish a guard house and work gang in said town and confine at labor there any person who has been sentenced by the court of said town to confinement in the guard house or to work upon the streets, sidewalks, or other public works of said town, and shall have power to make all rules and regulations that may seem necessary for the control or government of such work gangs and enforce the same through its proper authorities. Prison and chaingang. Sec. 47. Public Utilities and Franchises. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have power to build, maintain and operate, should they see proper, street railway, waterworks, gas works, electric light wires, lines and systems, or they shall have the right and power to grant right-of-way to railroads, street railways, waterworks, gas works, electric lights, telephone wires or lines throughout the streets and alleys of said town upon such terms, conditions and restrictions as said mayor and council may prescribe. Provided, the said mayor and council shall not grant any franchise or easement for a longer period than thirty (30) years. Utilities. Sec. 48. Municipal Bonds. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council have power and authority to issue

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bonds of said town in such sums and to such times as they shall see proper, not to exceed in the aggregate at any time the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) and in such denominations and in such amounts as they see fit; said bonds not to be at interest at a rate in excess of seven per centum per annum, and to run a greater period than thirty years from their date of issue, but may bear a less rate of interest and run for a shorter period from their date of issue, in the discretion of the mayor and council. Said bonds to be issued, hypothecated and sold for the purpose of maintaining and operating a system of waterworks, system of sanitary sewerage, system of street railways, system of electric lights, a system of public schools and the erection and finishing of the necessary buildings for such schools and for street paving. Said bonds shall be signed by the mayor and countersigned by the clerk under the corporate seal of the town, and shall be negotiable in such manner as said mayor and council may determine to be for the best interest of the town; provided, however, that said bonds shall not be issued for the above said purpose until the same have been submitted to vote of the [Illegible Text] voters of said town, and approved by two-thirds majority of the qualified voters in said town voting in such election. Bond Issues. Sec. 49. Election for Bonds. Be it further enacted, That whenever it is deemed expedient by the mayor and council, they shall order an election to be held in said town for the purpose of determining whether or not there shall be an issue of bonds for any purpose hereinbefore provided, of which election, there shall be given thirty days' notice by publication in the organ in which legal advertisements of Dodge County are published, or in some paper published in the town of Chester, and also by publishing a written notice in three public or conspicuous places in said town, stating the day of election, the amount of bonds to be issued, what rate of interest they are to bear, whether the interest is to be paid annually or semi-annually, and when the bonds shall be finally paid off. Said election shall be held on the day published in said notice, at such place as may be determined by the mayor and council, which place must be designated

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in the notice of said election, and shall be held by the same person and in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations as for mayor and council; same qualification of voters of said election shall be required at said election for mayor and council. That the ballots cast at said election shall contain the words For bonds, or Against bonds, and unless For bonds, shall receive a two-thirds majority of all the voters voting at said election, said bonds shall not be issued; but if For bonds, shall receive a two-thirds majority, said bonds may be issued. Bond elections. Sec. 50. Taxes to Pay Bonds. Be it further enacted, That should the mayor and council determine, in accordance with the provisions hereinbefore made, to issue bonds for any of the purposes hereinbefore set out, then they shall have power and authority, in addition to all other taxes hereinbefore authorized, to levy and collect an additional tax not to exceed one per centum per annum, sufficient to pay off said bonds, with all interest and charges on the same within the period which said bonds have to run, and it shall be the duty of said mayor and council in the published notice of any election for the issuance of any bonds for any of the purposes herein provided, to state the amount of annual tax it will be necessary to levy and collect to pay the same. Bond taxes. Sec. 51. Existing Property and Ordinances. Be it further enacted, That said town in its incorporate name, shall have, own and possess all property of whatever description now owned by the town of Chester as at present incorporated, and shall keep up and maintain and operate the present public utilities operated in said town until other plants shall have been provided; that all debts, contracts and obligations of every description now owing to or by said town of Chester as at present incorporated shall enure to or become chargeable against the town of Chester in its corporate name and capacity under this charter, as under this charter incorporated; that all by-laws, ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations heretofore passed and enacted by the mayor and council of the town of Chester as at present incorporated, not in conflict with this charter and now

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of force, are hereby made of binding force and effect in the town of Chester as hereby incorporated, until the same shall have been repealed or superseded by ordinances, rules and regulations adopted by the town of Chester under this charter. Property and existing ordinances. Sec. 52. Charter Defenses. Protection of Officers. Be it further enacted, That any officer of said corporation of the town of Chester, who may be sued for any act or thing done in his official capacity, may be justified under this charter, and that the provision of this charter may be pleaded, and shall be a full defense to any action brought against the mayor and council of said town, or either of them, for any act done by them under and in accordance with its provisions and in accordance with the ordinance passed in pursuance thereof. Qualification of officers. Sec. 53. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 21, 1916. COLLEGE PARK CITY BOND ELECTION. No. 301. An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to repeal all laws and amendments to laws heretofore passed incorporating the City of Manchester, to provide for incorporating said city under the name of College Park, etc., and for other purposes, approved December 16, 1895, and all laws amendatory thereof, so as to provide for and authorize the mayor and council of the City of College Park, in the County of Fulton, to order and have held an election by the qualified voters of said city, to determine whether or not bonds shall be issued by the City of College Park to be sold for the purpose of laying off, paving, and otherwise improving the side walks of the City of College Park, and to authorize the issue

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of said bonds, and the assessment, levying and collecting of a tax on all property, both real and personal, in said City of College Park for the purpose of paying the interest on said bonds as well as the principal thereof, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the mayor and council of the City of College Park, Fulton County, are authorized and empowered to have held an election by the qualified voters of said city at such time as said mayor and council may designate to determine whether or not bonds shall be issued by said City of College Park, in a sum not to exceed fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars, to be sold for the purpose of laying off, paving, and otherwise improving the sidewalks of the City of College Park. Said election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of sections 377 to 380, inclusive, of the Code of Georgia of 1895, and at said election, the ballot used shall be For paving bonds, and Against paving bonds. Election for bond issue for sidewalks. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if said election herein provided for, be in favor of bonds for said purpose, then the mayor and council of said City of College Park shall be and are hereby authorized to issue the bonds of said City of College Park, in a sum not to exceed fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars in the aggregate. Said bonds shall be designated Paving bonds for the City of College Park, and shall be of the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars each, and numbered from one to fifteen consecutively, and draw interest at a rate not to exceed five (5%) per cent per annum, payable semi-annually on such dates as the mayor and council may fix, and be for a term of thirty years. Said bonds, so issued, shall be sold by the mayor and council in such way as may seem most advantageous to said city for not less than par. The proceeds therefrom shall be used by the mayor and council of said City of College Park for the purpose of laying off, paving

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and otherwise improving the sidewalks of the said City of College Park, Georgia, and for no other purpose. Issuance authorized. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council of the City of College Park shall be and are hereby authorized and empowered to annually assess, levy and collect a tax on all the property, both real and personal, in the corporate limits of said city in such sums as they may deem right, proper and necessary, for the specific purpose of paying the interest on said bonds, and also to create a sinking fund sufficient to redeem and pay off said bonds at maturity thereof, and that tax so assessed, levied and collected shall be kept separate and distinct from all other taxes and moneys belonging to said city, and shall be used solely for the payment of the interest on said bonds as it may accrue, and for the creation and accumulation of a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of same. Tax levy for [Illegible Text] Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the election herein provided for shall be against the issue of said bonds, the mayor and council of said city may, at any time after the expiration of one year from the date of said first election, order another election under the provisions of this Act, and may so continue until the issuance of said bonds is authorized by the legal voters of said city in the manner provided by law. Submissions continued. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 2, 1916. COLLEGE PARK RECORDER'S COURT. No. 310. An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to repeal all laws and amendments to laws heretofore passed incorporating the City of Manchester; to provide for incorporating

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said city under the name of College Park, etc., and for other purposes, approved December 16, 1895, and all laws amendatory thereof so as to provide for the creation and establishment of a recorder's court and the trial and punishment therein of all offenders against the laws of said city, and the manner of appeals therefrom. 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 the passage of this Act, that a recorder's court be, and the same is hereby established for the City of College Park, Georgia, which said court shall have the jurisdiction to try all offenses against the laws and ordinances of the municipal government of said city. Said court shall have power to enforce its judgment by inflicting such penalties as may be provided by the ordinances; punish witnesses for non-attendance, and also punish any person who shall counsel or advise, aid, encourage, or intimidate a witness whose testimony is material or desired before said court, or who shall absent himself or go away or remove beyond the reach of the processes of the court. Said court shall have full jurisdiction, power and authority throughout the entire County of Fulton for the purpose of compelling the attendance of witnesses before said court, residing anywhere in said County of Fulton. Said court shall be presided over by the recorder, or in his absence or disability or disqualification, by the mayor or mayor pro tem., or any member of the city council. The recorder when elected shall be clothed with all the rights, powers and privileges of the mayor as to said recorder's court, and shall preside over said court. Jurisdiction and powers. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the recorder for said recorder's court shall be elected by the mayor and council of the City of College Park who shall determine his qualifications, term of office, and compensation, except that said compensation shall not exceed the sum of three hundred ($300) dollars per annum. Before entering upon his duties he shall take an oath, before some officer authorized

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to administer oaths, that he will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of his office to the best of his skill and ability, without fear, favor or affection, reward or the hope thereof, and do even justice between the city and the accused. This oath shall be entered on the minutes of the city council. There shall be assessed by said recorder in each case tried by him, in which a fine is imposed, a cost of seventy-five cents, said cost to be paid into the treasury of said city. Election of recorder, Eligibility, term, salary, oath, etc. Costs. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the recorder or mayor or mayor pro tem., or any member of the city council in the recorder's court shall have power to impose fines for the violation of any law or ordinance of the City of College Park to an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprison offenders in the city barracks for a period of not more than ninety days, or to labor on the public works or streets in the city chaingang for not more than ninety days, any or all, both fine and imprisonment and labor, in the discretion of the recorder. He shall also have the same powers as judges of the superior courts of this State for contempts by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars or imprisonment in the city barracks not to exceed fifteen days. He shall be to all intents and purposes a justice of the peace so far as to enable him to issue warrants for offenses committed within the corporate limits of the city, which warrants may be executed by any member of the police force of said city, and to try and commit the offenders to the jail of Fulton County, or admit them to bail in bailable cases for their appearance at the next term of court of competent jurisdiction to be held in and for said county. Punishment limited. Recorder's powers. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That in the absence, sickness, or disqualification of the mayor and of the recorder, the mayor pro tem. or any member of the city council of said city shall be clothed with all the powers of mayor and recorder and shall hold the recorder's court. Recorder pro tem. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the city council shall have full power and authority to pass all laws and ordinances, rules and regulations necessary or proper to secure

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the efficient and successful administration of the recorder's court. Ordinances, etc. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That any one convicted in the recorder's court shall have the right of appeal to the city council within four days after conviction, but he shall not be required to appeal from the judgments or decisions of said recorder's court before he is entitled to the writ of certiorari to the superior court of said county, with the right of appeal from the judgment of the superior court as in other cases. That whenever any person convicted in said court, or his attorney, shall give notice that he intends to apply for a writ of certiorari it shall be the duty of the mayor or recorder or other officer presiding over said court to suspend sentence until said certiorari shall have been heard and determined by said superior court, and in case of appeal from the decision of the superior court to the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals until there is a final determination of said case, in the said court of last resort. But no person convicted in said recorder's court shall be released from custody until he shall have given a good and sufficient bond and security, to be fixed and approved by the presiding officer of said court for his appearance to carry out and perform said sentence in the event the same is affirmed. Appeal and certiorari. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the chief of police of said city, or some member of the police force designated by him, shall attend the sessions of said court in addition to his other duties. The clerk of the council of the said city shall act as the clerk of the said recorder's court and shall sign and issue all processes, summonses, subpoenas, attachments, and all other processes issuing out of said court, all of which shall bear test in the name of the mayor. The ministerial officers of said court shall be the chief of police and the entire police force of said city, any of whom may execute and return the mandates of said court, and to whom, in the alternative, all mesne and final process shall be directed. The chief of police, or some member of the police force designated by him, shall attend all sessions of said

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court for the purpose of executing the necessary orders thereof and enforcing order therein. Chief of police. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That said recorder's court shall be held at any time and as often as may be necessary to try all offenders against the city ordinance. Court sessions. Sec. 9. 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. Approved August 2, 1916. COLLEGE PARK TAX RATE FOR SCHOOLS. No. 302. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to repeal all laws and amendments to laws heretofore passed incorporating the City of Manchester; to provide for incorporating said city under the name of College Park, etc., and for other purposes, approved December 16, 1895, and all amendments thereto so as to provide for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a system of public schools in and for said City of College Park, etc., which said amendment was approved August 14, 1908, so as to change the annual tax therein provided for and so as to change the amount of the bond issue therein provided for, 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 the amendment to the charter of the City of College Park, approved August 14, 1908, which said amendment provides for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a system of public schools in and for said City of College Park, etc., and for other purposes, be and the same is hereby amended by striking one-fourth wherever the same appears in said amendment and substitute therefor one-half, so that said amendment when

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amended, shall read, one-half of one per cent., in lieu of one-fourth of one per cent., the said one-half of one per cent. being the amount of the annual tax therein provided for. And so as to amend the said amendment by striking the word fifteen wherever it appears in said amendment and substituting therefor the word twenty-five, so that said Act, when amended, shall read, Twenty-five thousand dollars, instead of fifteen thousand; the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars being the amount of bonds authorized in said amendment. Act of 1908 amended. To be read. Tax rate and bonds. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 2, 1916. COLUMBUS CITY POLICE COMMISSIONERS. No. 358. An Act to amend an Act amending the charter of the City of Columbus, providing for the establishment of a board of police commissioners, approved December 12, 1893, as amended by section 4 of an Act of the General Assembly, approved August 24, 1905; so as to provide that said board of police commissioners shall consist of five persons, one of whom shall be the mayor of the City of Columbus, who shall be an ex-officio member; one of whom shall be an alderman of the City of Columbus, who holds the chairmanship of the standing committee of council, known as the Police Committee, who shall be an ex-officio member; and three other persons, who shall be freeholders and citizens of the City of Columbus, and who are to be elected by the mayor and board of aldermen of said city, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That section 1 of an Act creating a board of police

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commissioners for the City of Columbus, approved December 12, 1893, and as amended by section 4 of an Act approved August 24, 1905, be and the same is hereby amended by adding after the word persons, following the word five in the tenth line of said section, as published in the Acts of 1893, the following: One of whom shall be the mayor of the City of Columbus, who shall be an ex-officio member; and one of whom shall be a member of the board of aldermen holding the position of chairman of the standing committee of council, known as the `police committee,' who shall also be an ex-officio member, and three other persons; and by striking the following language from the thirteenth and fourteenth lines of said section, to wit: of said board, after the first election, shall be five years, and inserting in lieu thereof the following language: elected by the mayor and board of aldermen, shall be three years; and by adding after the word commissioner, following the word police, in the forty-second line of said section, the following language, to wit: except as herein provided; and by striking the following language, where it occurs therein, from said section, to wit: The first election of members of the board of police commissioners shall take place at the regular meeting of the mayor and board of aldermen of said city in January, 1894, at which time the five members constituting said board shall be elected, their term of office to begin first of January, 1894; one to serve until first of January, 1895; another to serve until first of January, 1896; another to serve [Illegible Text] the first of January, 1897; another to serve until the first of January, 1898, and another to serve until the first of January, 1899, and as these respective terms of office shall expire, a new election shall be held at the regular meeting in July of each year to fill the term of five years from the date of the expiration of such term, so that one commissioner shall be elected in July of each year; and inserting in lieu thereof the following: The mayor of said city, and the chairman of the police committee of council shall become members of said board of police commissioners, and shall qualify as such immediately upon the passage of this

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Act; and the members of said board now serving as such shall continue in office until the expiration of their respective terms; and the mayor and board of aldermen, at the regular meeting of council held in July before the expiration of the respective terms of said members now serving shall elect a member of said board for a term of three years, such term to begin on the first day of January following such election, so that one commissioner shall be elected in July of each year, to serve for a term of three years; provided, however, the mayor and board of aldermen shall not elect a member to said board to succeed the member now serving, whose term of office expires on January 1, 1917; and provided further, that said mayor and board of aldermen shall not elect a member to said board to fill the vacancy now existing on said board, caused by the death of the member whose term of office began on January 1, 1916, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: 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 an Act to create a new charter for the City of Columbus, and to consolidate and declare the rights and powers of said corporation, and for other purposes, approved November 29, 1890, be and the same is hereby amended by adding to said Act an additional section to read as follows, to wit: Said mayor and board of aldermen shall elect a board of police commissioners for said city, and fill all vacancies which may occur in said board; that said commission shall consist of five persons, one of whom shall be the mayor of the City of Columbus, who shall be an ex-officio member; and one of whom shall be a member of the board of aldermen holding the position of chairman of the standing committee of council, known as the police committee, who shall also be an ex-officio member; and three other persons, who shall be freeholders and citizens of the City of Columbus, entitled by law to vote for mayor and aldermen of said city; that the term of office of each member of said board, elected by the mayor and board of aldermen, shall be three years; that said board shall have an exclusive power to appoint the members of the police force

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of said city, and elect the chief of police and lieutenants, and for cause to remove the same from office, and shall require of said officers a strict compliance with all the ordinances, laws, and regulations for the government of the police of said city, and shall be in general charge of the police force of said city, their employment, and the supervision and direction of said force, and shall from time to time recommend to the mayor and aldermen of said city the number of the police force; but the said mayor and aldermen shall have the exclusive power to designate the number of police. The commissioners shall keep a record of their appointments and removals of officers and the cause for the latter, subject to the inspection at all times of the mayor and aldermen. The mayor of said city, and the chairman of the police committee of council shall become members of said board of police commissioners, and shall qualify as such immediately upon the passage of this Act; and the members of said board now serving as such shall continue in office until the expiration of their respective terms; and the mayor and board of aldermen, at the regular meeting of council held in July before the expiration of the respective terms of the members now serving, shall elect a member to said board for a term of three years, such term to begin on the first day of January, following such election, so that one commissioner shall be elected in July of each year, to serve for a term of three years; provided, however, the mayor and board of aldermen shall not elect a member to said board to succeed the member now serving, whose term of office expires on January 1, 1917; and provided further, that said mayor and board of aldermen shall not elect a member to said board to fill the vacancy now existing on said board, caused by the death of the member whose term of office began January 1, 1916. And no commissioner shall serve more than two consecutive terms. No officer of the city government, nor employee of the city shall be eligible to hold the office of police commissioner, except as herein provided. Said commissioners shall have power to elect a chairman of the police commission; provided, that nothing in this Act shall interfere with marshal and lieutenant elected for the year 1894. Acts of 1893 and 1905 amended. To be read. Board of police commissioners.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by authority of the same, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. COLUMBUS CITY SEWER TAX. No. 291. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to create a new charter for the City of Columbus, and consolidate and declare the rights and powers of said corporation, and for other purposes, approved November 29, 1890, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, so as to confer power and authority upon the City of Columbus, in addition to levying an ad valorem tax of one-half of one per cent. for ordinary current expenses, to also levy a tax not exceeding two-tenths of one per cent. for the purpose only of building and constructing sewers; 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 the City of Columbus, a municipal corporation in Muscogee County, Georgia, be and it is hereby given power and authority to levy and collect an ad valorem tax not exceeding two-tenths of one per cent. upon the taxable property subject to taxation in said city, the money to be derived therefrom to be used only for the purpose of building and constructing sewers, as may be found needful and necessary for the use of said city; this tax to be in addition to a tax of one-half of one per cent. provided by law for the ordinary current expenses of said city; and also in addition to the power and authority to levy and collect a tax for extraordinary expenses, as defined and provided for in section 865 of the Civil Code of Georgia for 1910. Ad valorem tax rate for sewers. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by authority of the same, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 26, 1916.

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COLUMBUS CITY WHARVES AND TERMINALS. No. 315. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Columbus, in Muscogee County, so as to confer power and authority upon the City of Columbus to construct wharves and terminal facilities, on the Chattahoochee River within the corporate limits of said city; and to construct, maintain and operate a belt railroad connecting such wharves and terminals with other railroads, manufacturing and mercantile establishments; and to construct, purchase, maintain and operate boats on the Chattahoochee, Flint, Chipola and Apalachicola Rivers and St. Andrews Canal and upon the waters of the Apalachicola and St. Andrews Bays; and for other purposes. Whereas, the City of Columbus enjoys special advantages by being located at the head of navigation on the Chattahoochee River, in the matter of freight transportation; and for the purpose of enabling said city to enjoy its natural advantages in affording cheap transportation, it is enacted as follows: [Illegible Text]. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That the City of Columbus, in Muscogee County, be and it is hereby invested with full power and authority to construct, erect and maintain within the corporate limits of said city, such wharf or wharves, terminal or terminals, as it may deem necessary and advisable to accommodate traffic on the Chattahoochee River; and to construct, maintain and operate such line or lines of railroad, connecting such wharf or wharves, terminal or terminals, with the various lines of railroad entering said city, and to and from such manufacturing and mercantile establishments as it may deem advisable and profitable to construct, maintain and operate; and said City of Columbus is also invested with full power and authority to construct, purchase, maintain and operate on the Chattahoochee, Flint, Chipola and

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Apalachicola Rivers and upon and through the St. Andrews Canal and upon the waters of the Apalachicola and St. Andrews Bays, one or more boats, for the purpose of carrying both freight and passengers, for either through or local business; and to make such charges for wharfage and storage, and to impose and collect such tariff or tariffs for transportation of both freight and passengers as may be deemed necessary to cover cost and expense of such transportation, and to enable said city to carry out the powers herein conferred; and to do and perform such other act or acts in connection with the general scope and purpose of this Act as it may deem expedient and proper, not inconsistent with or repugnant to the laws, either of the State of Georgia or of the United States of America. Authority to erect and maintain wharves and terminals. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the City of Columbus shall not incur any debt or obligation in the prosecution of any of the powers and authorities conferred in section 1 of this Act; nor construct and operate any line or lines of railroad, or purchase and operate any boat or boats, without the assent of two-thirds of the qualified voters of the City of Columbus, voting at a special election to be held for that purpose; which said special election, if any be called by the mayor and board of aldermen, shall be held under the same rules and regulations as govern and control special elections for the issue of bonds of said city, as is now provided by law. Public vote necessary to incur debt, etc. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 4, 1916. COMER TOWN SCHOOL TRUSTEES. No. 354. An Act to amend section 8 of an Act approved December 17, 1901, entitled an Act authorizing and empowering the town council of the town of Comer, Georgia, to create

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a debt for said town by issuing bonds not to exceed four thousand dollars for the purpose of erecting and furnishing a suitable school building for said town of Comer, and to purchase a suitable site on which to erect the same; to provide for all payments of principal and interest when due by levying a tax therefor; to provide for the selection of trustees to take charge of the same; also to provide for an election to ratify the provisions of this Act, 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 section 8 of the above recited Act of December 17, 1901, be and the same is hereby amended by striking from said section all of the same after the word number in the second line thereof, so that said section, when so amended, shall read as follows: Act of 1901 amended. Section 2. Be it further enacted, That the board of trustees selected by said councilmen shall be five in number, to be selected as follows: at a meeting of said councilmen in the month of January, 1917, for the first election, one of said trustees shall be elected for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years, and thereafter as their terms expire in the month of January their successors shall be elected by the councilmen of the said town of Comer, for a term of five years each; the qualification of said trustees, besides being efficient as school trustees, must be qualified to hold the office of councilman of the town of Comer, under its present charter; said trustees shall be clothed with the power of looking after said building, employing teachers, etc., as is usually conferred upon school trustees. To be read. Trustees, election and powers. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That if in the event, from any cause, the said town councilmen should fail to procure the said board of trustees, then in that case the said town council may perform the duties of said trustees. Council may perform duties Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916.

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CONYERS CITY SCHOOL-BOND ISSUE. No. 359. An Act to authorize the City of Conyers, Georgia, to issue bonds for said city for the purpose of building school houses, furnishing and equipping same; to pay for any property, real or personal, acquired for school purposes; to authorize the purchase of any property needed for school uses, and for other purposes. Whereas, the City of Conyers has established a system of public schools under the provisions of the Act approved September 11, 1889, establishing a system of public schools in the City of Conyers, Georgia, and providing for the levying of taxes and issuance of bonds as in said Act set forth, which is referred to, which said system has been adopted by vote of the qualified voters as required by said Act; and, whereas, by said Act the mayor and aldermen of said City are authorized to issue bonds for a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and, whereas, an indebtedness represented by certain obligations of the City of Conyers entitled notes, which are in effect bonds, have been duly issued under the provisions of said Act of 1889 for the purpose of purchasing school property, building school houses, etc., as permitted by said Act, and said sum is insufficient to appropriately furnish the property needed for said purpose, or to build such school houses, or to furnish or equip the same, or pay for such property and personalty which may be purchased or acquired for school uses and purposes, therefore Preamble. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the mayor and aldermen of the said City of Conyers be and the same are hereby authorized to issue in addition to the said notes outstanding issued for such school purposes, an additional sum of bonds, which may be in such form as may be determined by said mayor and aldermen, and may be entitled bonds or notes as they see fit, in an amount

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not to exceed in the aggregate twenty thousand and four hundred dollars ($20,400), in addition to the said notes now outstanding, so that the aggregate of said debt for the school purposes mentioned in this Act will not exceed the sum of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) principal, said obligations to bear interest at a rate not exceeding six per cent (6%) per annum, principal and interest to be payable at such times and places, and said principal to fall due at such a time or times not to exceed thirty (30) years from date as said mayor and alderman by ordinance may provide. And said mayor and aldermen may, and they are hereby empowered, to provide for the assessment and collection of an annual tax sufficient in amount to pay the principal and interest of the said obligations as the same may severally fall due, the proceeds of which said obligations shall be used for the purpose of paying for the building of school houses, furnishing and equipping same, paying for any property, real and personal, acquired for school purposes, or for the purchase of any property needed for school uses. Additional bond issue. Aggregate debt. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said obligations of said City of Conyers heretofore issued under said Act of 1889, aggregating the sum of ninety-six hundred dollars ($9,600), principal, are hereby recognized as constituting valid obligations issued and a part of its debt, for school purposes, and the issuance of the same under and by virtue of the election heretofore held in the City of Conyers for the issuance of obligations for school purposes is hereby fully ratified and approved. Existing obligations valid. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted before any obligations shall be issued under the provisions of this Act that the question of issuing said obligations shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified voters of said city, and shall be approved by a two-thirds vote of the qualified voters of said city at an election, or elections, held for that purpose in accordance with the Constitution of this State, which said election shall be held under the provisions of an ordinance to be adopted. Thirty days' notice shall be given in the public gazette published in said city in which sheriff's advertisement

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are published, which election shall be held under the same rules and regulations as are required for elections of mayor and aldermen, and the qualifications of voters thereat shall be the same. The ballot for said election shall have written thereon, For the issuance of school bonds, or Against the issuance of school bonds; provided, that in case said question shall be decided negatively the mayor and aldermen are authorized to order other elections upon the same question. Submission to popular vote. Forms of ballots. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws conflicting in any manner with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. CUSSETA TOWN CHARTER AMENDED. No. 328. An Act to amend an Act to reincorporate the town of Cusseta; to provide for the election of mayor and councilmen; to provide for the appointment of marshal and tax collector and treasurer; to define the corporate limits thereof, and for other purposes, approved September 29, 1891. 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 section 5 of said Act, approved September 29, 1891, be and the same is hereby amended, by inserting between the words and and to, in the 9th line of said Act the words the mayor of said town shall have authority; also, by striking out the words the discretion of the mayor and councilmen or a majority of them, in the 12th and 13th lines of said Act, and inserting in lieu thereof the words his discretion; also, by striking out the words and councilmen have, in the 15th line of said Act and inserting in lieu thereof the word has; so that said section 5, when amended, shall read as follows: Be it

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further enacted, That said mayor and council shall be a body corporate under the name and style of the mayor and council for the town of Cusseta, and shall be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded in any courts of law in this State, and shall have power to pass and enact all laws and ordinances which may seem to them proper and just, and to the interest of the citizens of said town, not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State or the United States; and the mayor of said town shall have the authority to punish all offenders by fine not to exceed fifty dollars or imprisonment or work upon the streets of said town not to exceed thirty days, and either or all of these penalties at his discretion; provided, such offenses committed within said corporate limits against the laws of the State in which the mayor has no jurisdiction to hold final trial may, if the evidence should warrant it, bind the defendant over to the superior court or to commit to jail in default of bond. Act of 1891 amended. To be read. Powers of mayor and council. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 7, 1916. DAVISBORO TOWN NEW CHARTER. No. 533. An Act to create and establish a new charter for the town of Davisboro, in Washington County, Georgia; to prescribe its powers and duties; to repeal the Act heretofore passed creating a charter for said town, 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 from and after the passage of this Act the municipal government of the town of Davisboro, in the County of Washington, shall consist of a mayor and five aldermen,

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who are hereby made and constituted a body corporate under the name and style of the Town of Davisboro, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, shall have a common seal, and be capable in law and in equity of having, purchasing, holding, receiving, enjoying, possessing, retaining, selling, transferring and conveying for corporate purposes any and all kinds of property and estates, both real and personal, within or without the territorial limits of said town, and shall, by and in said corporate name, be capable of suing and being sued in any court of law or equity, and shall succeed to all the rights, powers and property and shall be liable for all the debts and obligations of the present existing corporation of the town of Davisboro. Corporate name and general powers. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of said town of Davisboro shall be twelve hundred yards in each and every direction from the point where the public road (called Main Street) crosses the Central of Georgia Railway's main track in said town. Territorial limits. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That an election shall be held at the court house in the town of Davisboro on the first Monday in August, 1917, and biennially thereafter, for a mayor and five aldermen and a town treasurer, to serve two years and until their successors are elected and qualified. The polls for said election shall be opened at ten o'clock in the forenoon and closed at three o'clock in the afternoon. Mayor and aldermen. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all male citizens qualified to vote for members of the House of Representatives in the General Assembly of Georgia, and who shall have paid all taxes imposed and demanded by the authorities of the town, and who shall have resided six months within the jurisdictional limits of said town, and no other person, shall be qualified and entitled to vote in said election. Voters qualified. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen shall cause the clerk of said town of Davisboro to prepare and provide for the registration

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of all voters who are qualified and entitled to vote under the charter and under the laws of this State for municipal officers or for any municipal measures, object, purpose or enterprise of said town. Registration of voters. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said clerk shall provide and keep a suitable book, alphabetically arranged, in which to register said qualified voters, and said clerk shall post a notice at the town hall door, at least thirty days preceding each and every election, that his books are open for the registration of voters who are qualified to vote in such municipal election; the registration books shall be closed five days before each and every election. Notice and close of registration. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of all persons who desire to register to apply to the clerk in person and to furnish satisfactory evidence of their qualification for registration, and in case the clerk is not satisfied as to the qualification of the applicant he may require the following oath or affirmation to be made and taken by the applicant: I do swear (or affirm) that I am a qualified voter for members of the House of Representatives in the General Assembly of Georgia from the County of Washington, and have paid all taxes legally imposed upon me by the town of Davisboro, so help me, God. The clerk of said town is hereby authorized to administer said oath, and shall keep a record of the same upon the registration book, and may refuse to register such persons as may decline to take the oath aforesaid. Oath of voter. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person voting illegally in any municipal election of the town of Davisboro, or falsely swearing in order to register for any election therein, shall on conviction be punished as prescribed in section 1065 of the Penal Code of Georgia. Illegal voting. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all municipal elections in and for said town shall be held under the superintendence of a justice of the peace and

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two freeholders, or of three freeholders, who shall be appointed by the mayor and aldermen of said town at least five days before the election, and each of said election managers shall, before entering upon his duties, take and subscribe an oath, before some justice of the peace or notary public, that he will faithfully and impartially conduct said election and will prevent all illegal voting so far as in his power lies; and in case the said managers of said election shall have any reasonable doubt as to the qualification of any person or persons who vote therein, they shall have the power to administer the following oath: You do solemnly swear that you have attained the age of twenty-one years; that you are a citizen of the United States, and are qualified to vote for members of the House of Representatives in the General Assembly of Georgia from the County of Washington; that you have resided for the last six months within the town of Davisboro, and have paid all taxes legally imposed and demanded upon and of you by said town, so help you, God. And any person who shall take said oath and by so doing swear falsely shall be deemed guilty of perjury and amenable therefor under the laws of this State. Municipal elections. Voter's oath. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the person or persons who shall receive the highest number of votes in said election for mayor, aldermen and treasurer, respectively, shall be declared duly elected. Plurality elects. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case of any vacancy among members of council, or in the office of town treasurer, either by death, resignation, failure to elect, removal from office or removal from town, or other cause, the mayor shall order a new election to fill such vacancy, giving ten days notice thereof by posting such notice at the town hall door ten days before such election, and the registration for the last preceding election shall be applicable thereto, and in case of the death of the mayor or of his resignation, removal from office, or removal from town, or in case of a vacancy from any other cause in the office of mayor, the aldermen, in council assembled, shall, in like manner, order an election for filling said vacancy,

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and shall give notice of such election in the same way, at the same place and for the same time as that provided above for the election to fill a vacancy in the office of councilman or alderman, and the registration of the last preceding election shall be applicable thereto; provided, that if any vacancy occur within six months next preceding the regular election, no special election shall be called or held to fill said vacancy, and if the vacancy should be in the office of mayor, the mayor pro tempore shall, upon taking the oath of mayor, serve out the unexpired term, and the said aldermen in council assembled shall elect a new mayor pro tempore; if the vacancy is in the office of treasurer, the mayor and aldermen shall proceed to elect a new treasurer to fill out the unexpired term; if the vacancy is in the office of alderman, there shall be no election to fill out the same, unless the council is reduced to less than a quorum, which is hereby declared to consist of three aldermen, [Illegible Text] the mayor or acting mayor. Election to fill vacancy. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That after the votes for mayor, alderman and town treasurer at each election shall have been counted by the managers, they shall cause two certified copies of the tallysheets to be made out, one of which shall be handed to the mayor for the time being, and the other shall be retained by the managers, and as soon as the mayor, as aforesaid, shall be informed of the result of said election, he shall cause the persons elected to be notified of the same, and the persons so elected shall attend on the first Monday thereafter, at the council chamber in said town, and the mayor and each alderman shall take and subscribe before the judge or clerk of some court of record in this State, or before a justice of the peace, or a notary public, the following oath: I swear that I will faithfully and impartially demean myself as mayor or alderman (as the case may be) during my continuance in office: I have not, in order to influence my election to this office, directly or indirectly promised my vote or support to any person for office in the government of the town of Davisboro, nor for any other office. I will not, knowingly, permit my vote in the election or

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appointment of any person or persons to a position in said government, to be influenced by fear, favor or the hope of reward, but in all things pertaining to my office I shall be governed by what, in my judgment, is for the public good and the best interest of said town. The town treasurer shall take the oath of office hereinafter prescribed. Returns of election. Oath of office Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the treasurer of said town shall be elected at the same time, in the same manner and for the same term as the mayor, and his qualifications shall be the same as those herein prescribed for the mayor. He shall receive, collect, keep, hold and disburse all moneys and funds of and for the town. He shall at all times deposit and have and keep on deposit in some solvent bank all the funds and moneys of the town which shall be deposited and shall be held and kept on deposit in the name and to the credit of the said town of Davisboro, and no funds or money shall be at any time paid out except for municipal purposes and obligations, and then only upon a warrant or check or order signed by the treasurer of said town and countersigned by the mayor thereof, and only after all bills and debts have been approved by the council. He shall take and subscribe such oath as the mayor and aldermen may prescribe, and shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, give a solvent bond in such amount as the mayor and aldermen may require, and prescribe, such bond, however, shall never be less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000; the amount of the bond required of said treasurer, within the limitations above stated, may be changed at any time by the mayor and aldermen, either by decreasing or increasing the same, as in their judgment the financial condition of the town may justify or require; said bond shall be approved by the mayor of the town and shall be conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as treasurer and for a true and correct accounting for all moneys of the town which may come into his hands. He shall do and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the ordinances of said town or by the mayor and aldermen thereof. His compensation shall be $50 per year, payable

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monthly, besides such fees, if any, as may be prescribed by the ordinances of said town. Treasurer. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person shall be eligible to hold the office of mayor or alderman, or treasurer or clerk of said town unless such person is a qualified voter of said town at the time of his election to such office. Eligibility to office. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case the mayor or any alderman of said town, while in office, shall be guilty of any wilful neglect of duty, mal-practice or mis-feasance in office, or abuse of power [Illegible Text] in him, he shall be subject to indictment therefor [Illegible Text] the Superior Court of the County of Washington, and on conviction shall be fined in the sum of not exceeding $100, which said sum shall be paid to the treasurer of said town for the use and benefit of the town of Davisboro, and moreover, he shall be removed from office upon conviction. Punishment for [Illegible Text] Sec. 16. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor shall receive such salary as may be fixed by the board of aldermen of the town of Davisboro; he shall be allowed to vote in the election of all officers chosen by the council; he shall preside at all meetings of the town council, but shall have no vote on legislative questions before that body, except in case of a tie, when he may vote to break a tie; he shall have the veto power and may veto any ordinance or resolution of the council, in which event the same shall not become a law unless subsequently passed over his veto by the unanimous vote of all the aldermen by a yea and nay vote duly recorded on the town council's minutes; but unless he shall file with the clerk of council in writing his veto of any measure passed by that body, with the reasons which impel him to withhold his assent, within four days of its passage, the same shall become a law just as if affirmed and signed by the mayor. The mayor shall preside over the police court hereinafter provided for, and shall have the power to punish for contempt, both before the town council and before said police court, by any fine not to exceed twenty dollars, or by imprisonment

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in the guard house or town jail not exceeding forty-eight hours, either or both, or in the alternative, in the [Illegible Text] of the mayor. It shall be a duty of the mayor to preserve the peace, and he shall be ex-officio a justice of the peace so far as to enable him to issue and try warrants for criminal offenses committed within the jurisdiction of said town. The mayor shall be ex-officio chief executive officer of said town and to him the police officers and all town servants, officers and employees, under the jurisdiction of the mayor and aldermen, shall be directly and immediately subject. Mayor. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That at its first meeting upon organization, the board of aldermen shall elect one of their number as mayor pro tempore, and in case of resignation, death, removal, disability or disqualification of the mayor pro tem. so elected, shall, upon taking the oath as mayor, serve as mayor, with all the rights, powers and duties of the mayor in all respects. If the services of the mayor pro tem. shall continue for as long as thirty days, he shall be compensated at the same rate and in the same manner that the mayor is paid, and such compensation shall be deducted from the salary of the mayor, unless said mayor's disqualification was from providential cause. Mayor pro tem. Sec. 18. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the legislative body of the town of Davisboro shall consist of five aldermen, who shall be elected at the same time, in the same manner, and for the same term as the mayor. The qualifications of the aldermen shall be the same as those prescribed for the mayor, and they shall receive no salary or compensation for their work except that they, as well as all town officers, shall be exempt from street tax. Aldermen. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That at its first regular meeting the mayor and council of Davisboro shall elect a clerk of council; his qualifications shall be the same as those of the mayor; he shall take such oath of office as the mayor and council may prescribe, and

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shall give bond in the sum of five hundred dollars, with good and sufficient security to be approved by the mayor, for the faithful performance of his duties; he shall be the clerical officer of the council and the town and his duties shall be such as may be prescribed by the mayor and aldermen and by the ordinances of the town; his compensation shall be fifty dollars per year, payable monthly, besides such fees as may be prescribed by the ordinances of said town. Clerk. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That at its first regular meeting the mayor and council may elect a city attorney whose term of office shall be two years, and whose duties shall be such as are required by the ordinances of the town by the direction of the mayor and aldermen. The said attorney shall be paid such compensation as may be agreed between himself and the mayor and aldermen. Whenever, in the judgment of the mayor and aldermen, it shall become necessary to employ addition al counsel to assist the said attorney, authority to do so is hereby conferred upon said mayor and aldermen. Attorney. Sec. 21. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen shall have the authority to elect a town physician whose duties shall be such as are required of him by the ordinances of said town and by the order or direction of the mayor and aldermen, and whose compensation shall be fixed by the ordinances of the town and by the mayor and aldermen. Physician. Sec. 22. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen shall have the power to elect three persons as a board of health, and the chairman of the sanitary committee of council shall be ex-officio chairman of the board of health. The duties, powers and compensation of said board of health shall be such as are fixed and prescribed in the ordinances and by-laws of said town of Davisboro. Board of health. Sec. 23. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That at its first regular meeting the mayor and council shall elect one marshal, who shall be ex-officio chief of

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police. Such officer shall be elected for a term of one year; shall be paid such compensation as may be provided and fixed by the mayor and aldermen; shall give good bond to be approved by the mayor in such amount as may be required by the mayor and aldermen for the faithful performance of his duties, and shall perform such duties as may be required of him by the mayor and aldermen and by the ordinances of said town. His fees shall be such as are prescribed by the ordinances of said town. The mayor, in his discretion, may, at any time deemed needful, appoint one or more special officer or officers to act as assistant marshal, who, while on duty, shall perform all the duties required of the chief marshal and such other duties as may be required of them by the mayor and by the ordinances of said town. Such special marshal shall serve for such time as the mayor may appoint and direct, and shall receive such compensation as the mayor may agree upon and fix for his services. He may be required to give a solvent bond in such amount as the mayor may determine and he shall take the oath [Illegible Text] for the chief marshal. The fees of the marshal and of the special marshal, if any be appointed, shall be such as are prescribed by the mayor and aldermen in the ordinances of said town. The mayor and aldermen shall have the right and power at any time, without trial, to suspend or remove any of said officers for breach of duty or failure to perform duty, or incapacity, and the mayor may, at any time, during recess of council, suspend any of said officers for breach or neglect of duty for a period not to exceed ten days at a time, without pay, and appoint a substitute therefor. Marshal. Sec. 24. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council shall have the right and power to organize a mayor's court, and the mayor or acting mayor shall preside therein and hold sessions daily, or as often as may be necessary to clear the guard house. The mayor presiding in said court, or the acting mayor presiding therein, shall have cognizance of all violations of the town ordinances, and may punish all violations of said ordinances, by any fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, by imprisonment

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in the county jail of Washington County, or in the town guard house of the town of Davisboro for any term not to exceed ninety days, or by compulsory work for any term not to exceed ninety days in the chaingang of Washington County upon the public works of said county, or by compulsory work at such other place as the mayor may direct, any or all of the above punishments to be inflicted in the discretion of the mayor or acting mayor, and said mayor or acting mayor shall have authority to impose any of the above punishments in the alternative. Mayor's court. Sec. 25. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor shall have the power in his court, if the offense charged against the prisoner be beyond his jurisdiction, to examine into the facts of the case, and commit the offender or offenders to jail, or bail them, if the offense be bailable by a justice of the peace, under the laws of this State, to appear before the Superior Court of Washington County or the City Court of Sandersville. Committals. Sec. 26. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council of said town shall have the power to authorize by ordinance the marshal or any police officer of said town to summons any or all by-standers to aid in the arrest of any person or persons violating any ordinance of said town or any law of this State, and to provide a punishment for any person or persons failing or refusing to obey such summons. Arrests. Sec. 27. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be lawful for the marshal or any police officer of said town to arrest, without warrant, any person or persons within the corporate limits of said town, who at the time of said arrest, or before that time, have been guilty of violating any of the ordinances of said town, and to hold said persons so arrested until a proper hearing of the matter can be had before some authorized officer; and to this end said arresting officers are authorized to imprison and confine any person arrested by them in the town prison or in the jail of Washington County for a reasonable length of time. The marshal of said town, or any police officer

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thereof, is authorized to the same extent as sheriffs of this State to execute warrants placed in their hands charging any person or persons with violating the criminal laws of this State. These officers are also authorized to arrest anywhere, within the limits of this State, any person charged with violating any of the ordinances of the town of Davisboro; provided, that said marshal and police officers shall not be authorized to arrest any person or persons outside of the territorial limits of said town except in obedience to a written warrant signed by the mayor or acting mayor. Arrests, execution of warrants, etc. Sec. 28. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the jailer of Washington County shall receive and keep prisoners arrested by the officers of said town, or convicted in the mayor's court thereof, or bound over from said mayor's court, in the jail of Washington County, upon the same terms as other prisoners are received and [Illegible Text] and the town of Davisboro shall be responsible to said jailer for the expense of keeping such prisoners when they are confined for violating the ordinances of said town. The mayor and aldermen are hereby authorized to make such contract as they see proper with the authorities of Washington County for the hire of convicts. County jail. Sec. 29. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the marshal or any policeman of said town shall release any prisoner arrested for a violation of the ordinances of said town upon said prisoner giving a bond, to be approved by the mayor or acting mayor of said town, conditioned to pay the town of Davisboro an amount fixed in said bond by the mayor or acting mayor; and in the event such person arrested does not appear before the corporate authorities of the town at the time and place specified in the bond, and from time to time until the principal in said bond is tried for the offense charged, and should such person fail to appear at the time and place recited in the bond, said bond may be forfeited before the mayor's court of said town of Davisboro. And the mayor and aldermen shall have authority to compel the attendance of witnesses,

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whether residents of said town or not, by imprisonment if necessary, and to take bonds to secure their attendance, and to forfeit such bond before the mayor's court, and to pass ordinances to carry this provision into effect. Release on bond. Sec. 30. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said mayor and aldermen shall have authority to declare by ordinance what shall be and constitute nuisances in said town, and by ordinance provide for the abatement of the same. The mayor's court of said town shall have plenary jurisdiction in respect to the trial and abatement of all nuisances in said town. Nuisances. Sec. 31. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen of said town shall have power to take up and impound any horses, mules, cattle or hogs running at large within the corporate limits of said town, and to pass such ordinances as may be deemed by them necessary for the regulation of stock within the town; also to levy such tax as may seem proper to them upon dogs. Impounding of animals Sec. 32. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen of said town shall have the power to require every male inhabitant in said town, who by the laws of the State is subject to work on the public roads, to work such length of time on the streets of said town as the mayor and aldermen may by ordinance direct; in no case, however, to exceed fifteen days in one year. Said persons so subject to street duty shall have the right to relieve themselves from said work by paying a commutation tax, which said mayor and aldermen may fix by ordinance, and which tax shall in no event exceed three dollars per annum, said street work to be done and commutation tax to be paid at such times as such mayor and aldermen may by ordinance direct and prescribe. Road work or tax. Sec. 33. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and aldermen may enact any and all ordinances, rules and regulations necessary to lay out a fire district in said town, and to enlarge, change or modify its limits from time to time; to prescribe when, how and of

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what material buildings in said limits may be constructed; how thick the walls must be; how the chimneys, stove pipes and flues are to be arranged and constructed, and generally to do all things that they may deem necessary to protect said town as far as possible from danger from fire; and to prevent the spread of fire from one building to another. They shall also have authority to order any changes in the construction or arrangement of buildings, chimneys, stove pipes or flues, and to order the removal thereof when in their judgment the same are dangerous or likely to become so, and to make the owner of the premises pay the expenses of such change or removal, which expense may be collected as taxes are collected; and if any person, firm or corporation shall enact or maintain any building that is not in accordance with the laws and ordinances of said town, said mayor and aldermen may order such buildings removed or altered, and if such person, firm or corporation shall not remove or alter such buildings after notice to do so, then said mayor and aldermen shall have authority to remove or alter the same at the expense of the owner, which expense may be collected as taxes are collected. Fire regulations. Sec. 34. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen of said town shall have full and complete control of the streets and sidewalks, alleys and squares of the town, and shall have full power and authority to condemn property for the purpose of laying out new streets and alleys, and for widening, straightening or grading, or in any way changing the street lines and sidewalks of said town; and when the mayor and aldermen desire to exercise the power and authority granted in this section, it may be done, whether the land sought to be condemned is in the hands of the owners or a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian or agent, in the manner provided by sections 5206 et seq. of the Civil Code of Georgia. The mayor and aldermen shall have full power and authority to remove or cause to be removed, any buildings, steps, fences, gates, posts or other obstructions, hindrances or nuisances in or on the public streets, lanes, alleys, sidewalks

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or other public places in said town, and to enforce the provisions of this section by appropriate ordinances. Streets and sidewalks. Sec. 35. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen of said town shall have full power and authority to pass all laws and ordinances concerning the draining and proper maintenance and care of the streets, alleys and sidewalks and other public places in said town; to provide for the paving of the same or any part thereof, whenever in their judgment the same becomes necessary, and to provide how said paving shall be paid for and what proportion of the cost thereof shall be paid by the adjacent landowners; provided, that the adjacent landowners or property owners shall never be required to pay more than one-half of the cost of such paving. Payment for paving, etc. Sec. 36. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen of said town shall have full power and authority to tax and grant licenses to persons keeping markets in said town and to provide for the inspection of all meats, fruits and vegetables sold or offered for sale in said town, as well as for the inspection and regulation of all butcher pens in said town and all animals slaughtered or intended for slaughter therein; also to tax all license shows, exhibitions, theatres and fairs of all kinds, as well as itinerant dealers of all kinds. They shall also have full power and authority to require any person, firm or corporation, whether a resident or non-resident of said town, engaged in, carrying on, or who may engage in or carry on any trade, business, vocation or profession within the corporate limits of said town, either by themselves or by their agent or agents, to register their names and business calling, vocation or profession annually, and to require such person, firm or corporation to pay for such registration and for a license to prosecute, carry on [Illegible Text] engage in such business, such sum annually as the mayor and aldermen may by ordinance prescribe. Said mayor and aldermen may, by ordinance, provide for the punishment of all persons, firms or corporations who are required by ordinance to pay the special tax and to register, who shall [Illegible Text]

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in or offer or attempt to engage in such business, calling or profession, without first complying in all respects with the town ordinances in reference thereto. License or occupation tax. Sec. 37. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen are hereby given authority to pass such ordinances as may be necessary and proper to carry the foregoing section into effect. They are also empowered to classify business and to arrange the various business, trades and professions carried on in said town into such classes of subjects for taxation as they may deem just and proper. Tax classification. Sec. 38. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and aldermen shall have power and authority to levy and collect a tax annually of not exceeding one and one-fourth per cent. upon all and every species of property, both real and personal, within the territorial limits of the town of Davisboro, including bonds, notes, debts, choses in action, money employed in banking or otherwise. Property tax. Sec. 39. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and aldermen shall, at their first meeting in January of each year, elect three intelligent, discreet and upright persons, who are citizens and qualified voters of said town and owners of real estate therein, as city tax assessors, whose terms of office shall be one year. Said tax assessors shall at any time be removed from office by the mayor and aldermen for good and sufficient cause, to be judged of by said mayor and aldermen, and all vacancies occurring from any cause may be filled by the mayor and aldermen at any time. It shall be the duty of said tax assessors to assess the value of real and personal estate and property in said town for the purpose of taxation by said town, and it shall be their duty to examine the tax returns placed before them by the officers receiving the same, and increase the valuation of the real and personal property thereof when in their judgment the value placed thereon is too small. The mayor and aldermen shall have the authority to prescribe rules for the government of said tax assessors;

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said assessors shall make returns of the assessments made by them to the mayor and aldermen each year at such time as the mayor and aldermen may be ordinance direct. If any taxpayer is dissatisfied with the assessment made of his property, either real or personal, such taxpayer shall, within ten days after the assessors have made their returns to the mayor and aldermen, file written notice with the clerk of council signifying his dissatisfaction, and shall name in his notice one arbitrator to represent him in fixing the value of his said property. Upon such notice being filed with the said clerk it shall be his duty to notify the mayor of the fact, and it shall be the duty of the mayor to forthwith name an arbitrator to represent said town in fixing the value of the property in dispute, and the town arbitrators so selected shall be immediately notified by the clerk, and shall forthwith select an umpire, and the board of arbitration so constituted shall immediately proceed to give their award as to the value of such property, which award shall be returned to the clerk of council and shall be final and conclusive on both the taxpayer and the town of Davisboro. The said assessors shall take such oaths and shall receive such compensation as the mayor and aldermen may prescribe. They shall have the power to require any taxpayer to furnish them with a list of all notes, accounts, mortgages, stock, bonds and other securities and investments whenever in their opinion the same is necessary for a correct assessment, and to punish for contempt, as may be prescribed by ordinance for failure or refusal to do so. The mayor and aldermen shall have the power and authority to pass such ordinances as are required to effectuate this section. Tax assessors. Sec. 40. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen of said town shall have power and authority to provide by ordinance when the taxes of said town shall fall due, in what length of time said taxes shall be paid, when and how tax execution shall issue against defaulters, and to fix a penalty for the non-payment of taxes when due. Enforcement of tax payment

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Sec. 41. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That execution for taxes or licenses or demands of any kind due the town or its corporate authorities by any person, firm or corporation, or against any property subject thereto, shall be issued by the clerk of said town, signed by him, bear test in the name of the mayor, and be directed to the marshal of said town and his deputies and to all and singular the sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables of this State, commanding them that of any property belonging to the defendant against whom said execution is issued or of certain property described in the execution, they make by levy and sale, the amount due on the execution, with all cost. The mayor and aldermen shall by ordinance provide for the time and place of sale, the method of conducting the same, and all necessary or needful regulations for governing marshal's sales under tax executions and other executions issued for, by or on behalf of said town. The sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables of this State shall proceed in the same manner to levy and collect executions issued by the said town of Davisboro as they levy and collect executions issued from the respective courts of which they are executing officers. Tax executions. Sec. 42. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen of said town shall have power and authority to establish and maintain a system of waterworks, sewerage, electric lights or either or any of them in said town of Davisboro for the purpose of furnishing and supplying its inhabitants and the town, as well as consumers generally, with water, lights, electric power and sewerage facilities, or any or either of them, and said mayor and aldermen shall have the power to do any and all things which may be necessary for such purposes, including the right and power to contract with any person or persons for the purchase of land or premises to be used in connection therewith, whether within or without the town territorial limits, and, if necessary, to condemn the same in accordance with the provisions of the laws of Georgia as found in sections 5206 et seq. of the Civil Code of Georgia. Said mayor and aldermen shall have the authority to make

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contracts for the purchase of plants, machinery, material, equipment, etc., and make contracts with the inhabitants of said town and with consumers generally for the furnishing of water, lights, electric power, sewerage or any or either of them, and may charge and collect reasonable compensation for furnishing and supplying the same. They shall also have power and authority to grant the use of the streets and other public property to any person, firm or corporation that will undertake to furnish the town and the public with electric lights or power, water, sewerage or any or either of them, and to make such contracts with such person, firm or corporation for water, sewerage, electric lights and power or any or either of them as may to said mayor and aldermen seem proper; provided, that the city shall not be bound by any such contract for a longer period than one year from the making thereof, unless said contract shall have first been approved by a majority vote of the qualified voters of said town at an election to be held for that purpose, of which at least four weeks' notice shall be given in the newspaper in which the sheriff's sales of Washington County are published by said mayor and aldermen, which notice shall contain a substantial statement of the proposed contract, as well as the time and place of the election, and which election shall be governed by the laws and rules applicable to the regular elections of town officers. The said mayor and aldermen of the town of Davisboro are hereby authorized to pass any and all ordinances, rules and by-laws necessary to effectuate and carry out the powers grnated in this section. Waterworks. Sec. 43. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said mayor and aldermen of the town of Davisboro may issue its bonds, either for the payment of its debts or for public improvements of the nature and character outlined in the preceding section, or for any other permanent and necessary public improvement, but such bonds shall be issued only in accordance with and under the provisions of the laws of Georgia as found in sections 440 et seq. of the Political Code of Georgia. Bond issues.

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Sec. 44. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the said town of Davisboro, acting through its mayor and aldermen, shall desire to create a debt for the purpose of carrying into effect any of the powers and provisions of this charter, it shall have the right to do so when authorized by two-thirds of the qualified voters of said town at an election held for that purpose as provided by the laws of this State. Election to create debt. Sec. 45. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor of said town shall have the right to pardon any person convicted and sentenced for a violation of the laws and ordinances of said town, and he shall have the right, in his discretion, to suspend sentence and to remit or reduce fines and penalties. Power to suspend or remit sentences. Sec. 46. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen of said town shall have the right to elect or appoint such other municipal officers, besides those herein specified, as may to them seem necessary and proper, provide therefor, when necessary, by ordinance, and in the same manner prescribing their duties and fixing their compensation. Other municipal officers. Sec. 47. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the town of Davisboro shall at no time be liable to keep up, maintain or repair the present or any future bridge or bridges across Williamson Swamp Creek or Steele Creek, or any appurtenances thereto attached. Bridges. Sec. 48. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That authority to carry out and effectuate by ordinance each and every power and right granted to the town of Davisboro in this Act is hereby expressly conferred on the mayor and aldermen of said town; and said mayor and aldermen shall have generally the power and authority to make and pass such rules, by-laws and ordinances as shall appear to them needful or requisite for preserving or promoting the peace, dignity, health, good order and welfare of said town and its inhabitants. General welfare. Sec. 49. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the present municipal officers of said town of

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Davidsboro shall hold and discharge the duties of their respective offices until the expiration of the term for which they were elected, and shall perform all duties required of them under this charter during that time, and all the ordinances, rules and by-laws passed by the mayor and council of said town and now of force therein, not in conflict with law, shall be and remain in force as ordinances, rules and by-laws of the town of Davisboro until they shall be repealed, amended or modified by its mayor and aldermen. The present treasurer of said town, however, shall give the bond required and provided for in this Act for the remainder of his present term of office. Existing officers and laws. Sec. 50. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Act passed heretofore by the General Assembly of Georgia incorporating said town of Davisboro, and approved August 15, 1903, and all Acts amendatory thereof, be and the same are hereby repealed. Act of 1903 repealed. Sec. 51. 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. Approved August 21, 1916. DECATUR TOWN ANNEXATION OF [Illegible Text] No. 314. An Act to amend an Act, approved August 17, 1914, amending an Act, approved August 17, 1909, providing a new charter for town of Decatur, in the County of DeKalb, and the Acts amendatory thereof, by striking from the eighth line of the third section of said Act, approved August 17, 1914, the words, at the present school site; to ratify and confirm the election held by town of Oakhurst repealing the Act incorporating said town of Oakhurst, 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

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of the same, That the Act approved August 17, 1914, amending the Act incorporating the town of Decatur, approved August 17, 1909, be and the same is hereby amended by striking from the eighth line of the third section of said amendatory Act the words at the present school site, so that said third section, as amended, shall read as follows: Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the provisions of this Act, providing for the annexation of the above-described territory, shall become effective January 1, 1915, and said territory shall thereafter be included within the corporate limits of the town of Decatur, and all of the residents of said added territory shall thereafter become citizens of said town, and there shall be maintained in said added territory a free public school, with such grades as the board of education may deem the attendance will authorize, and the children of said added territory in grades other than those provided for in said school shall be admitted to the other public schools of said town on the same terms and conditions as other children of said town are admitted. Act of 1914 amended. To be read. Public schools. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That, whereas, the said Act of August 17, 1914, provided that same should not go into effect until the town of Oakhurst should vote to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Oakhurst; and, whereas, an Act was passed by the General Assembly of Georgia and approved August 17, 1914, providing for the repeal of the Act incorporating said town of Oakhurst to become effective upon its ratification by a majority of the votes cast in an election held by the voters of said town for that purpose; and, whereas, an election was held in said town of Oakhurst, on the 23d day of September, 1914, in accordance with the provisions of said Act and with the laws in such cases made and provided, in which election a majority of the votes cast were in favor of the repeal of the charter of said town of Oakhurst, and the result of said election was duly declared by the proper officials; and, whereas, the town hall of the town of Oakhurst was destroyed by fire, together with all official records, including the records of said election, a short time after

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said election was held; now, therefore, the result of said election in favor of the repeal of the charter of the town of Oakhurst is hereby ratified and confirmed and the territory of said town of Oakhurst is hereby declared to have been duly incorporated in the town of Decatur in pursuance of said election, and in compliance with the terms of said Act amending the charter of the town of Decatur, and annexing the town of Oakhurst thereto, approved August 17, 1914, as aforesaid. Preamble. Result of election ratified. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 4, 1916. DECATUR TOWN CORPORATE LIMITS. No. 526. An Act to amend an Act approved August 17, 1909, providing a new charter for town of Decatur, in the County of DeKalb, and the Acts amendatory thereof, so [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] change and extend the corporate limits of said town of Decatur by the incorporation of additional and contiguous territory therein, 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 the Act approved August 17, 1909, providing a new charter for town of Decatur, in the County of DeKalb, and the Acts amendatory thereof, be and the same are hereby amended so as to change and extend the corporate limits of said town by including therein the following described additional and contiguous territory, to wit: All that territory lying and being in land lots two hundred four (204), two hundred five (205), two hundred twelve (212), and two hundred thirteen (213), of the fifteenth (15th) district of DeKalb County, Georgia, and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner

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of said land lot 212, and running thence north along the east line of said land lot eighteen hundred sixty-nine (1869) feet; thence northeast along the present limits of the town of Decatur, nine hundred eighty-two (982) feet, to the southeast corner of what has heretofore been known as the Minott estate; thence northeast along the north side of the land of Mrs. Mattie A. Dukes, now the center of Leyden Street, nine hundred thirty-five (935) feet, to the west side of Hopkins Street; thence southeast along the west side of Hopkins Street, one hundred forty-five (145) feet; thence east to the east line of land lot two hundred thirteen (213); thence south along the east line of land lots two hundred thirteen (213) and two hundred four (204), to the north side of Pharr Road; thence westerly along the north side of Pharr Road, to a point three hundred (300) feet more or less, west of East Lake Drive; thence southward, parallel with East Lake Drive, four hundred sixty (460) feet, more or less; thence westerly to the west side of Fayetteville Road; thence southwesterly along the northwest side of said Fayetteville Road, two hundred fifty feet, more or less, to the north side of Northern Street; thence west along the north side of Northern Street to the west side of First Avenue; thence south along the west side of First Avenue to the north side of an alley; thence west along the north side of said alley to the corporate limits of town of Kirkwood; thence north along the corporate limits of said town of Kirkwood twelve hundred fifty-six (1256) feet, to the south line of land lot two hundred twelve (212); thence easterly along the south line of land lot two hundred twelve (212) a distance of five hundred fifty-three (553) feet more or less, to the point of beginning. Act of 1909 amended. Territorial limits extended. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That said additional territory, the residents thereof and the property therein, shall become a part of the town of Decatur, when this Act goes into effect and hereafter, and be subject to the laws and ordinances of said town, at all times, to the same extent as other property and other residents of said town are subject; said additional territory shall be a part of the fourth ward of said town, subject, however,

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to be changed by the mayor and council of said town, whenever they may consider it to the interest of said town to change the ward lines thereof. This Act shall take effect January 1, 1917. Added territory a part of town after 1916. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. DECATUR TOWN STREET IMPROVEMENTS. No. 299. An Act to amend an Act, approved August 17, 1909, providing a new charter for town of Decatur, in the County of DeKalb, so as to authorize the mayor and council of said town to repair, rebuild, repave, regrade, scarify, oil, top dress, or otherwise improve or re-improve any of the streets, squares, public alleys and lanes of said town; to repair, regrade, and repave any of the sidewalks of said town; and to lay guttering along any of the streets of said town, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority aforesaid, That an Act approved August 17, 1909, providing a new charter for town of Decatur, in the County of DeKalb, be and the same is hereby amended so as to authorize the mayor and council of said town, in their discretion, to repair, rebuild, repave, regrade, scarify, oil, top dress, with a road-binder or otherwise improve any of the streets, squares, public alleys and lanes, or any portion thereof, of said town, whenever in the judgment of said mayor and council such improvement is necessary for the benefit of the public travel and maintenance of said streets. Act of 1909 amended. Street repair and improvement. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That said Act, approved August 17, 1909, be further amended

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so as to authorize the mayor and council of said town, in their discretion, to repair, regrade, repave, or otherwise improve, or reimprove, any of the sidewalks, or any portion thereof, of said town, when such improvement is necessary for the public travel and maintenance of said sidewalks. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That said Act approved August 17, 1909, be further amended so as to authorize the mayor and council of said town, in their discretion, to lay guttering along any of the streets, squares, public alleys and lanes, or any portion thereof, of said town, when such improvement is necessary for the public travel and maintenance of said streets. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That no improvement shall be made on any street or side walk, and no assessment made, under the authority and provision of this Act, unless provided for by ordinance, notice of the introduction of which shall be given by publication in some newspaper of said town, and if there is no newspaper published therein, then, in some newspaper having a general circulation in said town, one time, at least ten days before the adoption of said ordinance, that any person interested in said improvement may file objection thereto with the clerk of council and be heard by the mayor and council. Said notice shall contain a statement of the street or sidewalk to be improved, or the part to be improved, and the kind of improvement to be made, the date of the meeting of the mayor and council at which said ordinance will be considered for adoption, and the same may be adopted at said meeting or some subsequent meeting, in the discretion of the mayor and council; provided, however, where the improvement to be made is only the repair of a sidewalk, it shall not be necessary to provide for the same by ordinance, but upon the adoption of a resolution by the mayor and council authorizing the chief of construction or superintendent of streets, or such other person as may have the repair of the streets of the town in charge, to repair the sidewalks of the town, such person shall give notice to the abutting property owner, and if the

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property owner be a non-resident, then, to his agent or tenant, that such sidewalk is in need of repair, and after the expiration of ten days from such notice, same shall be put in repair by the chief of construction, or such other person as may have charge of the repair of the streets and sidewalks of said town; provided, that the property owner may, within ten days after said notice is given, petition the mayor and council not to make such repairs in front of his property, and the decision of the mayor and council, as to the necessity of such repairs, shall be final, and while said petition is pending before the mayor and council, said repairs shall be suspended. Publication of notice of assessment. Adoption of ordinance. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That said mayor and council have final authority to determine whether such notice has been published as required, and whether such improvement is necessary, and the passage of an ordinance providing for the same shall be final evidence of the notice being given and the necessity of the improvement. Authority of council. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That, in order to make effective the power and authority above given, and to provide funds therefor, said mayor and council shall have full power and authority to assess the actual cost of repairing, regrading, repaving, or otherwise improving or re-improving any of the sidewalks of said town, and to assess the actual cost of laying guttering along any of the streets, squares, public alleys and lanes of said town, against the real estate abutting on the street, but only on the side of the street where the sidewalk is improved, or the guttering is laid. Assessment of property. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council of said town shall have full power and authority to assess one-third of the cost of repairing, rebuilding, repaving, regrading, scarifying, oiling, top dressing, and otherwise improving or re-improving, any of the streets, squares, public alleys and lanes of said town, against the real estate abutting on one side of the street so improved, and one-third of the cost against the

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real estate abutting on the other side of the street so improved; the real estate abutting on both sides of the street shall not, together, be assessed more than two-thirds of the entire cost, in the discretion of the mayor and council, and any street railroad company or other railroad company, having a track or tracks running along or across the streets of said town, shall be required to pay the cost in full of such improvements of such streets between their tracks and for two feet on each side thereof, and in such cases two-thirds of remaining cost on abutting property as aforesaid. Assessments. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the amount of the assessment on each piece of real estate abutting on the sidewalk or street so improved, shall be a lien on said real estate, next in point of dignity to the lien of taxes, from the date of the passage of the ordinance providing for the improvement, and the mayor and council shall have full power and authority to enforce the collection of any amount so assessed for such improvements, either upon the sidewalks or streets, by execution to be issued by the clerk of council against the real estate so assessed, and against the owner thereof, at the date of the ordinance providing for the improvement, which execution may be levied by the marshal of the town on such real estate, and after advertising and other proceedings as in case of sale of realty for town taxes, the same may be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder, and such sale shall vest absolute title in the purchaser. Levy of assessments. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the defendant in any such execution may defend against the enforcement thereof by affidavit of illegality in the same manner as is provided in section 34 of the charter of said town, approved August 17, 1909. Illegality of execution. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 2, 1916.

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DIXIE TOWN CHARTER AMENDED. No. 484. An Act to amend the charter of the town of Dixie, in the County of Brooks, 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 charter of the town of Dixie, in the County of Brooks, as incorporated by an Act approved August 17, 1908, and the Acts amendatory thereof, be and the same are hereby amended in the following respects: That elections in the said city may be held as provided in said charter or may be held by a justice of the peace and two citizens or by three citizens, residents of said town and not candidates in said election. Act of 1908 amended. Elections, how held. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the following additional provision and power be added to the charter of said town: That the mayor and council of said town shall have authority, upon application by petition of two-thirds of the voters of the said town of Dixie, to condemn property for the purpose of declaring, opening, widening or extending streets in said town; and whenever said mayor and council shall exercise the power and authority granted in this section, it may be done whether the land sought to be condemned is in the hands of the owner, or a trustee, executor, administrator, agent or guardian, in the manner provided by sections 5206 to 5236 of the Code of this State, of 1910, and Acts amendatory thereof. [Illegible Text] Sec. 3. Be it further enacted that the following additional powers be also conferred upon the mayor and council of said city: To regulate and license the sale of fresh meats, fish and oysters; to impose a special license tax on all itinerant peddlers offering their wares or merchandise for sale in said town; to license and regulate the management of hotels and private boarding houses; to pass such ordinances as may be necessary, and not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this State, for the regulation of

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the speed of trains running in and through said town, provided, that the rate of speed prescribed in said ordinance shall not be less than four miles per hour; also, to have full and complete control of the public burial grounds and cemeteries in said city, and to pass such ordinances, rules and regulations as may be necessary for the care and maintenance of said burial grounds and cemeteries; also to purchase grounds and property for the purpose of maintaining cemeteries, and to pay for the same out of the funds arising from any or all sources from said town, and to purchase, hold, and regulate such cemeteries so purchased either within or without the corporate limits of the said town of Dixie, and to exercise police power over the grounds so purchased whether within or without the limits of said town of Dixie. Licenses and regulation. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. DOUGLAS CITY STREET ASSESSMENTS. No. 543. An Act to amend an Act of the Legislature of the State of Georgia, entitled an Act to create a new charter for the City of Douglas, in Coffee County, approved December 20, 1899, by striking out section 11 of said original Act, and substituting a new section therefor, so as to confer power and authority on the City of Douglas to pave, curb, grade, remove or repair any or all of the sidewalks of said city, and assess any portion, or the entire costs of such paving, grading, curbing, removing or repairing against the abutting property and the owners, according to the proportion that such abutting property bears to the entire costs of paving, grading, curbing, removing or repairing of such sidewalks; also to grade, macadamize,

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pave, curb or otherwise improve for travel or drainage any or all of the streets, alleys or ways of the City of Douglas, and assess any or all costs of such grading, paving, macadamizing, curbing or improving against the abutting property and the owners thereof, according to frontage such abutting property bears to the entire costs of any such street, alley or way paved; and to grade, pave, macadamize or otherwise improve the widths of the tracks and on the sides of any railway company, or companies, running through or across the streets, alleys, ways or lanes of said city, and assessing any or all costs of such improvement against such property and such railroad company or companies, according to the frontage so improved, paved, graded or macadamized; and to grade, curb, pave, macadamize or remove, or improve any sidewalks or streets abutting any property owned by Coffee County, in said city, and to assess any or all the costs of grading, paving, macadamizing or curbing such streets and sidewalks, or alleys, against abutting property and Coffee County, according to the general plan of paving under ordinances to be passed by said city, according to the frontage of abutting property to such streets owned by said Coffee County; and also to provide for the enforcement and collection of such assessments against the abutting property, on persons, railroads, or Coffee County owning the same, by execution issued against such property and such owners, and provide the method of collecting same; also to confer authority upon said city to collect such assessments by execution or otherwise, and pay for such street or sidewalk improvement and to authorize said city to issue paving certificates to the paving contractor or contractors, based upon such executions as may be issued, payable at such time, with such rate of interest said city authorities may deem proper, to be signed by such owners of abutting property, and endorsed by said city; and to confer any other or further necessary authority upon said City of Douglas, to successfully improve, pave, grade, curb or macadamize any or all of its

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streets of the City of Douglas, and for the assessment and collection of money therefor to pay the same, 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 all of section No. eleven of an Act entitled an Act to create a new charter for the City of Douglas, approved December 20, 1899, and incorporated in Acts of 1899, pages 184 and 185, be and the same is hereby stricken out, and the following is hereby substituted in lieu of said section No. 11, to wit: Section 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council of said City of Douglas shall have full power and authority, in their discretion, to pave, curb, grade, remove or repair any or all of the sidewalks of said city and assess any portion or the entire costs of such paving, grading, curbing, removing or repairing against the abutting property and the owners thereof, according to the proportion that such abutting property bears to the entire costs of paving, grading, curbing, removing or repairing of such sidewalks; also to grade, macadamize, pave, curb or otherwise improve for travel or drainage, any or all of the streets, alleys or ways of the City of Douglas, and assess any or all costs of such grading, paving, macadamizing, curbing or improving against the abutting property and the owners thereof, according to the frontage such abutting property bears to the entire costs of any such street, alley or way thus paved, graded, macadamized, curbed or improved; and to grade, pave, macadamize, curb or otherwise improve the widths of the tracks and on the sides of any railroad or railway company or companies, running through or across the streets, alleys, ways or lanes of said city and assess any or all costs of such improvement, grading, macadamizing, curbing or paving against such railroad property and such railroad or railway company or companies, according to the frontage so improved, paved, graded, curbed or macadamized; and to grade, curb, pave, macadamize or remove or improve any sidewalks or streets abutting any property owned by Coffee County, in said city,

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and to assess any or all the costs of such grading, paving, macadamizing, curbing or improving of such streets and sidewalks or alleys against abutting property of Coffee County, and against Coffee County, according to the general plan of paving under ordinances to be passed by said city, according to the frontage of abutting property to such streets or sidewalks owned by said Coffee County, and also to provide for the enforcement and collection of such assessments against the abutting property and owners thereof, on persons, railroad or railway companies or Coffee County, owning the same, by execution issued against such property and such owners. Said mayor and council shall have all power and authority to adopt by ordinance such system of equalizing assessments on real estate for the purposes above stated, as may be just and proper, estimating the total cost of each improvement made, and prorating the costs thereof, on the abutting real estate, and owners thereof, according to the proportion such abutting real estate bears to the whole costs of paving, grading, curbing or otherwise improving such street, sidewalk, way or alley, or according to the area or value of said real estate [Illegible Text] or all, as may be determined by ordinance. The amount of the assessment on each piece of real estate shall be a lien on such real estate against the owner thereof, from the date of the passage of the ordinance providing for the work and making assessment, and said mayor and council shall have full power and authority to enforce the collection of any assessment so made for such work, or improvement, either upon the streets, sidewalks, ways and alleys by execution issued by the city clerk against the real estate so assessed and the owner thereof, for the amount assessed against the owner at the date of the ordinance making such assessment; which execution may be levied by the chief of police or the city marshal of said city on such real estate or other property owned by the owner thereof, and after advertising and other proceedings, as in the case of other tax sales under existing ordinances, or such as may hereafter be made, as applicable to the subject, said property shall be sold in the same manner and shall be subject to all the rights

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or purchase by the city and redemption by the owners as is provided by section twenty-two of the original Act entitled `an Act to create a new charter for the City of Douglas,' approved December 20, 1899, as embodied in Acts, 1899, pages 191-2, and all amendments thereto; provided, that all advertisements may be made in the official organ of said city, and provided, that to any execution issued under provisions of this section, the defendant shall have the right to file an affidavit of illegality in the same manner as is provided for the filing of affidavits of illegality to common law judgments under the practice of the superior courts of said State, denying that the whole or any part of the amount for which such execution issued is due, and the reason why the same is not due, but any amount admitted to be due shall be paid before the affidavit of illegality is received, and said affidavit shall be received for the balance, and said affidavit so received, if filed to a levy upon personal property, shall be returned for trial to the Justice Court of the 748th District, of said County of Coffee, when the principal amount of execution thus levied upon personalty does not exceed one hundred dollars, or to the City Court of Douglas, when the principal amount of the execution exceeds one hundred dollars, or if levy upon real estate, then to the Superior Court of Coffee County, and there tried, and the issues determined as in cases of illegality, subject to all the pains and penalties provided for under cases of illegalities filed for delay. The lien of such assessments and the executions issued thereon on abutting property and on railway or railroad companies, or property of Coffee County for such street or sidewalk paving, curbing, macadamizing, grading, draining or improvement, shall have rank and priority of payment next in point of dignity to liens for taxes, as provided by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, and of the United States, and shall have priority over all other executions and judgments and liens, such liens to date from the passage of the ordinance authorizing the execution of the work in each case. Said mayor and council shall have the power and authority to prescribe by ordinance such rules as they may in their discretion

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think necessary, to grade, pave, curb, macadamize, drain or otherwise improve the streets, sidewalks, ways and alleys of said city, and assess any or all the costs or expense against abutting property, and enforce by execution the collection thereof against the abutting property and the owners thereof, and to prescribe by ordinances such notices to the abutting property owners as said mayor and council may see proper; provided, however, that one publication of such ordinance, or ordinances, for paving, curbing, grading, macadamizing, draining or otherwise improving such streets, sidewalks, ways or alleys mentioned in this section, in the newspaper designated as the official organ for said city, shall be sufficient notice to the abutting property owners or the owners of any railway or railroad company or Coffee County, having property or tracks abutting on such streets, sidewalks, ways or alleys, to be so improved, and of the contents and provisions of such ordinances, and of the fact that such improvements are to be made. Said mayor and council shall have the authority, in the name of said city, to issue executions for the full assessments against the abutting property and the owners thereof for all sidewalks, street, curbing, paving, macadamizing, draining or other improvement, and shall have authority to issue paving, curbing, macadamizing, grading or draining certificates, either or all, in the name of the city, in behalf of or payable to the paving contractor, or any other person, corporation or concern, which certificates shall be made negotiable, and shall be issued in such denominations and payable at such times either for one year or for more than one year, in the discretion of the council, to bear such rate of interest as may be determined by the council, interest to be payable annually or semi-annually, and to be based upon the executions issued against the abutting property owners thereof for such street or sidewalk improvement aforesaid, and the City of Douglas shall have authority by its mayor and clerk, upon proper resolution adopted by the council authorizing them so to do, to endorse such certificates, and guarantee the payment thereof, and shall have authority to negotiate such certificates, when

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issued, to the paving contractor or contractors, or parties furnishing the material therefor, in settlement of such paving, labor or material, or negotiate them to banks, trust companies, or other persons or parties having money to lend, and raise the money for the purpose of paying for such street or sidewalk improvements, and said city shall have the authority to collect assessments for such street or sidewalk improvements under such executions as may be issued by authority of said city, and use the money for the purpose of redeeming such street or sidewalk improvement certificates thus issued, and to prescribe the terms, the payment, the rate of interest and the time and place of payment of such executions and of such street or sidewalk improvement certificates; said city, through its mayor and council, shall have all other and necessary authority under the law to fully improve, grade, curb, drain or macadamize any or all of its streets, sidewalks, ways or alleys, of the City of Douglas, and to make assessments against the abutting property owners, issue executions thereon with special liens and to provide the manner and form of enforcing the collection thereof, and all other necessary authority for successfully carrying out such street or sidewalk improvements. Act. of 1899 amended. Street improvements, assessments, etc. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. DUBLIN CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 449. An Act 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 it territorial limits, etc., approved August 15, 1910, and Acts amendatory thereof, by amending section 1 of an amending Act, approved August 17, 1914, by more particularly

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defining the east boundary of the city limits of said city; by amending section 59 of said original Act by providing an ad valorem tax rate limit for said city; by amending section 61 of said original Act prescribing the powers of the board of education of said city; by amending section 62 of said Act so as to provide for the amount of ad valorem tax collected in said city to be used for public schools; by amending section 66 of the original Act by providing means of securing a fair and equitable return of all taxable property in said city, and for other purposes; to provide for the establishment of a park and playground commission; and to provide when the provisions of the foregoing shall take effect; 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 section 1 of an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act, approved August 15, 1910, approved August 17, 1914, for the purpose of defining the corporate limits of said city, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out of the ninth (9th) line of said section the words at high-water mark and by substituting therefor the following words: at the foot of the bridge and low-water mark, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act that all of the section 2 of said Act, creating a new charter for the City of Dublin, approved August 15, 1910, defining the boundaries of the City of Dublin, be amended by striking out all of said section after the word `the' in the third line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: `western bank of the Oconee River at the foot of the bridge and low-water mark, in an easterly direction from the center of the court house, in the County of Laurens, and State of Georgia, as is now situated, and shall run from the beginning point in a southwesterly direction to where the city limits cross and intersect South Jefferson Street, and thence from South Jefferson Street sixty-six (66) degrees and fifty-five (55)

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minutes west a distance of twenty-two hundred eighty-five (2,285) feet; thence south forty-eight (48) degrees and fifty-five (55) minutes west a distance of twelve hundred forty-nine (1,249) feet; thence south forty-three (43) degrees and thirty (30) minutes west a distance of nine hundred and thirty-four (934) feet; thence south ninety-five (95) degrees and twenty-eight (28) minutes west a distance of fifteen hundred and thirty-five (1,535) feet; thence north forty-six (46) degrees and thirty (30) minutes west a distance of thirty-nine hundred and fifty-eight (3,958) feet; thence north thirteen (13) degrees and thirty (30) minutes west a distance of eleven hundred eighty-three (1,183) feet; thence north twenty-six (26) degrees and fifty-five (55) minutes west a distance of 2,336 feet; thence north 7 degrees west a distance of 480 feet; thence north 34 degrees and 4 minutes a distance of 3,955 feet; thence north 37 degrees and 50 minutes west a distance of 10,085 feet; thence north 38 degrees east a distance of 287 feet; thence south 47 degrees and fifteen (15) minutes east a distance of 1,000 feet; thence north 51 degrees east a distance of 3,975 feet; thence north 22 degrees and 30 minutes east a distance of 794 feet; thence south 81 degrees and 30 minutes east a distance of 2,716 feet; thence south 49 degrees and 4 minutes east a distance of 3,384 feet; to the western bank of the Oconee River, in a northeasterly direction from said Laurens County court house; thence running southerly direction along the western bank of the Oconee River to a point where a one-mile radius from the center of the court house intersects said river; thence in a westerly direction in a curve with the above described radius from the center of the court house to the intersection with Jefferson Street, the starting point. Act of 1914 amended. To be read. Territorial limits. Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section 59 of said original Act, approved August 15, 1910, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words a tax in the third line of said section, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following words: an ad valorem tax of not exceeding twelve and

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one-half mills, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Be it further enacted, That the mayor and board of aldermen shall have power and authority to levy and collect an ad valorem tax of not exceeding twelve and one-half mills upon all property, real and personal, within the limits of the city, and upon banking, insurance and other capital employed therein; they shall have power and authority to levy and collect a specific tax on factors, bankers, agents or managers of gift enterprises, and upon all persons exercising within the city a profession, trade, calling or business, of any nature whatever; provided, said tax is not in conflict with the laws of this State. They shall have power and authority to tax all theatrical performances, circuses, street parades, exhibitions or shows of any kind, within the corporate limits of the city. They shall have power and authority to levy and collect a street tax on every male inhabitant of the city subject to road duty, between the ages of 16 and 50 years; provided, said street tax shall not exceed the sum of three dollars per annum for each person; and provided, further, that such persons may satisfy the same by working ten days on the streets under the direction of the city authorities; in case of failure to do said work or pay said street tax the mayor and board of aldermen may enforce the same by fine, execution or compulsory labor on said streets at their direction. Act of 1910 amended. To be read. Ad valorem tax. Specific tax. Street tax. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 61 of said original Act be and the same is hereby amended by striking all of the words after the word have at the beginning of the eleventh (11th) line of said section down to and including the word annum in the thirteenth (13th) line of said section, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following words: No power or authority to require of any pupil residing within the corporate limits of said city any matriculation fee as a condition precedent to entering the public schools of said city or remaining in attendance therein, but said board of education may require of each non-resident pupil desiring to attend the public schools of said city such a matriculation fee as said board may think reasonable and just, so that said section, when

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amended, shall read as follows: Be it further enacted, That the public schools of said City of Dublin shall be controlled by a board of education, to be elected by the mayor and board of aldermen, who shall fix the number of said board of education, prescribe their duties and the terms for which they shall hold office, and by resolutions or ordinances provided for the proper management of said schools. That the present board of education shall be continued and hold office under this charter until their terms of office expire and their successors are elected and qualified. The board of education shall have no power or authority to require of any pupil residing within the corporate limits of said city any matriculation fee as a condition precedent to entering the public schools of said city or remaining in attendance therein, but said board of education may require of each non-resident pupil desiring to attend the public schools of said city such matriculation fee as said board may think reasonable and just, said fee to be paid to and disbursed by the treasurer of said board as other public school funds. Public schools. Matriculation fee. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 62 of said original Act be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words one-fourth in the third line of said section, and by inserting in lieu thereof the words four-tenths, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Be it further enacted, That the mayor and board of aldermen shall not in any one year collect a tax exceeding four-tenths of one per cent. on the taxable property of said city for the support and maintenance of said public schools. School tax. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 66 of said original Act be and the same is hereby amended by adding at the end of said section the following words: That the mayor and council of said city shall have the further power to employ any person or persons as may be necessary to discover any property, real or personal, in said city that is not on the tax books or been returned for taxation by its owner, and pay for such services

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such compensation as they may think reasonable and just, and may adopt any other means practicable to bring about a just and equitable assessment of all property, real and personal, subject to taxation in said city, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Be it further enacted, That the value of taxation of all real and personal property in said city subject to taxation shall be determined by three disinterested freeholders of said city, to be elected annually by the mayor and board of aldermen, who shall take an oath to assess all property in said city at a fair market value to the best of their skill and knowledge. In case any propertyholders or taxpayer shall be dissatisfied with any assessment so made by said assessors, he may appeal to the mayor and board of aldermen, who shall review the same and whose decision thereon shall be final. Said assessors shall be paid out of the city treasury such compensation for their services as may be fixed by the mayor and board of aldermen, the same not to exceed the sum of three dollars per day to each for every day actually engaged in said work. That the mayor and council of said city shall have the further power to employ any person or persons as may be necessary to discover any property, real or personal, in said city that is not on the tax books or been returned for taxation by its owner, and pay for such services such compensation as they may think reasonable and just, and may adopt any other means practicable to bring about a just and equitable assessment of all property, real and personal, subject to taxation in said city. Tax assessment. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said original Act be further amended by adding thereto the following section, to be known as section 80 of said original Act: Section 80. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and board of aldermen of the City of Dublin is hereby vested with full power and authority to create and establish by ordinance a commission to take charge of and manage any or all of the various parks and playgrounds now existing and hereafter created in the City of Dublin, and to prescribe the powers and duties

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of such commission, the terms of office of such commissioners, their number and the compensation to be paid to each; provided, that said commission shall never have authority to bind the said City of Dublin by contract or otherwise, for any amount in excess of any annual appropriation that may be made by the mayor and board of aldermen to such park and playground commission. Park commission. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 80 of said original Act be and the same is hereby numbered as section 81. Change of section number. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the provisions of sections 2, 3 and 4 of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 1917. Effective Jan. 1, 1917. Sec. 9. 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. Approved August 17, 1916. EAST ELLIJAY TOWN CHARTER AMENDED. No. 446. An Act to amend the charter of the town of East Ellijay, in Gilmer County, Georgia, approved August 4, 1903, by striking out after the word in, in the third line of section four, all that part of said section, down to and including the word same, in the eighth line, and inserting in lieu thereof the words: December, annually, beginning with the year 1916. Also, by striking out the words two years, in the twelfth line, and inserting in lieu thereof the words one year. Also amend section five of said Act by striking out the words thirty days, in the seventh line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words six months. Also amend section eight of said Act by inserting after the word two, in the fifteenth line of said section, and before

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the word and, in the same line, and the words and to levy and collect special tax for the year 1916, not to exceed one-fourth of one per centum upon all real and personal property in said town, for the purpose of providing and paying for a town hall for the use of said town. 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 incorporating the town of East Ellijay, in the County of Gilmer, approved August 4, 1903, be and the same is, hereby amended by striking out the word in, in the third line of section four, all that part of said section, down to and including the word same, in the eighth line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the words December, annually, beginning with the year 1916. Also by striking out the words two years, in the twelfth line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof, the words one year. Act of [Illegible Text] amended. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That section five of said Act be and the same is, hereby amended by striking out the words thirty days, in the seventh line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof, the words six months. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That section eight of said Act be and the same is hereby amended by inserting after the word two, in the fifteenth line of said section, and before the word and, in the same line the words and to levy and collect a special tax for the year 1916, not to exceed one-fourth of one per centum, upon all real and personal property in said town, for the purpose of providing for and paying for a town hall for the use of said town. Special tax for town hall. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916.

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ETON TOWN TERRITORIAL LIMITS. No. 333. An Act to amend an Act to establish a new charter for the town of Eton, in the County of Murray; to grant certain powers and privileges to said town; to define the limits of same, and for other purposes, approved August 11, 1909. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That section 2 of an Act approved August 11, 1909, to establish a new charter for the town of Eton in Murray County, be amended so as to read, That the corporate limits of said town of Eton shall extend one-half mile from Brown's furniture store in every direction, excepting the east line running north and south, shall be the west side of the Federal Road, to corner of the land of C. C. Keith and the Townsite Company; thence west to a corner of the property of C. C. Keith and Newt Holcomb; thence north to the land line between C. C. Keith and John Keith; thence west to the northwest corner of school house lot, C. C. Keith and John Keith, and the remainder of the boundary lines to remain as now established one-half mile from Brown's furniture store. Act of 1909 amended. Territorial limits. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. FLOVILLA CITY TERRITORIAL LIMITS. No. 331. An Act to amend an Act to establish a new charter for the town of Flovilla, in Butts County, Georgia, approved December 27, 1890, and published in Vol. 2 of Georgia Laws, 1890-1891, page 533, et seq., as amended by an

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Act approved August 13, 1907, published in Georgia Laws 1907, page 649, changing the corporate name from the town of Flovilla, to the City of Flovilla, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the Act entitled An Act to establish a new charter for the town of Flovilla, in Butts County, Georgia, approved December 27, 1890, and published in Volume 2, Georgia Laws 1890-1891, page 533, et seq., as amended by an Act approved Aug. 13, 1907, published in Georgia Laws 1907, p. 649, changing the corporate name from the town of Flovilla to the City of Flovilla, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out of sec. 2 of the Act first aforesaid the words big road near the residence of W. F. Smith, crossing the road to the south side of said road; thence along the south side of said road, and inserting in lieu thereof the words right-of-way of the Flovilla and Indian Spring Railway Co.; thence along the line of said right of way to the line of the property of the Indian Spring Holiness Camp Ground; thence along the line of the property of said camp ground to the south corner of said camp ground property; thence along the north, northwest and west side of the public road leading from Jackson to Indian Spring, so [Illegible Text] said section, when so amended, shall read as follows, to wit.: Section 2. That the present incorporate limits of said city, beginning at the creek, where the line of the lands of Mrs. J. W. Heard and J. W. Minter crosses the creek, and running along the creek to the mouth of Big Trestle branch; thence along [Illegible Text] branch to the land line of Mrs. W. F. Douglas; thence along said line to the right of way of the Flovilla and Indian Spring Railway Company; thence along the line of said right of way to the line of the property of the Indian Spring Holiness Camp Ground; thence along the line of the property of said camp ground to the south corner of said camp ground property; thence along the north, northwest, and west side of the public road leading from Jackson to Indian

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Spring to the incorporate limits of McIntosh; thence along the east line of McIntosh to the Monticello Road; thence along the north side of said road to where it crosses the E. T., V. G. Railroad; thence on a direct line to the starting point. Acts of 1890 and 1907 amended. To be read. Territorial limits. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. FORT VALLEY CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 326. An Act to amend an Act to amend, revise and consolidate the several Acts granting corporate authority to the town of Fort Valley; to confer upon the mayor and city council of Fort Valley additional powers; to have the same incorporated as a city; to extend the corporate limits of said city, and for other purposes, and all Acts amendatory thereof; to confer upon the mayor and city council of Fort Valley additional and plenary powers for paving the streets and alleys within the fire limits of the City of Fort Valley, for paving and curbing the sidewalks within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Valley; for constructing such sewers, drains and gutters as they may deem necessary; to provide for assessments upon abutting property owners for the payments of such proportion of the cost of paving said sidewalks, streets or alleys as may be deemed equitable and just by said mayor and city council of Fort Valley; to levy such proportion of the cost of paving said streets and alleys upon any street railroad company or other railroad company traversing the same as may be deemed just and equitable by the said mayor and city council of Fort Valley; to provide for the issuance of executions for

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the collection of such assessments; to authorize the said mayor and city council of Fort Valley to make contract or contracts for the accomplishment of the work [Illegible Text] contemplated; providing for the terms and [Illegible Text] of payments, and all other things needful for the making, execution, and performance of such contract or contracts, 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 An Act to amend, revise and consolidate the several Acts granting corporate authority to the town of Fort Valley; to confer upon the mayor and city council of Fort Valley additional powers; to have the same incorporated as a city; to extend the corporate limits of said city, and for other purposes, and all Acts amendatory thereof, be and the same are hereby amended by adding thereto the following provisions: A. That the mayor and city council of Fort Valley shall have, and they are hereby given, plenary powers for paving the streets and alleys within the fire limits of the City of Fort Valley; for paving and curbing the sidewalks within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Valley, and for constructing such sewers, drains and gutters as they may deem necessary. Amendment of charter. Paving and [Illegible Text] B. The mayor and city council of Fort Valley shall have the power and authority to assess abutting property owners such proportion of the cost of paving any streets or alleys within the fire limits of the City of Fort Valley, and for paving and curbing the sidewalks within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Valley, and for constructing such sewers, drains and gutters as they may deem necessary, as may be deemed equitable and just by said mayor and city council of Fort Valley. Assessment of property. C. The mayor and city council of Fort Valley shall have the power and authority to assess any street railroad company or other railroad company traversing the streets or alleys within the fire limits of the City of Fort Valley such proportion of the cost of paving any such streets or alleys as

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may be deemed just and equitable by the said mayor and city council of Fort Valley. Assessment of railroads. D. That the mayor and city council of Fort Valley shall have full power and authority to enforce collection of the amount of any assessment levied as aforesaid for any of the work aforesaid, either upon the streets, alleys or sidewalks, by execution issued by the city clerk against the real estate so assessed for the amount assessed against the owner at the date of the ordinance making such assessment, any such execution being a lien on real estate superior to all other liens save only tax liens, which execution may be levied by the marshal of the city of Fort Valley on such real estate, and after advertisement and other proceedings as in cases of tax sales, the same shall be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder, such sales to take place before the door of the council chamber of the City of Fort Valley. Such sales shall vest title in the purchaser, and the city marshal shall have authority to put such purchaser in possession. Provided, however, that the owner of said real estate shall have full right to contest any such execution by his affidavit of illegality as in cases of illegality, such affidavit being returnable to the Superior Court of Houston County to be there tried and the issue determined, subject to the penalties provided, as in cases of illegality filed for delay. Collection by execution. [Illegible Text] E. That the mayor and city council of Fort Valley shall have full power and authority to make such contract or contracts for doing the work herein set out of paving streets and alleys within the fire limits of the City of Fort Valley, paving and curbing the sidewalks within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Valley, and for constructing such sewers, drains and gutters as they may deem necessary, providing in said contracts the terms and conditions of payment for said work, and incorporating therein all things needful for effectuating the work herein contemplated. Contracts. F. That the mayor and city council of Fort Valley shall have full power and authority to prescribe by ordinance such rules as in their discretion may be deemed necessary

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for the accomplishment of the work therein contemplated, providing for the payment of the assessments levied upon abutting property owners or upon street railroad companies or other railroad companies in a lump sum, or in quarterly, semi-annual or annual installments, deferred installments to bear interest at a rate not to exceed seven (7%) per cent. per annum. Ordinances and rules. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 7, 1916. FULLERVILLE TOWN INCORPORATED. No. 355. An Act to incorporate the town of Fullerville, in the County of Carroll, and to provide for a mayor and council for said town, and confer certain powers and privileges upon the mayor and council thereof, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the town of Fullerville, in the County of Carroll, be and the same is hereby incorporated as a town, under the name of the Town of Fullerville. The corporate powers of said town shall be vested in a mayor and five councilmen, by the name of the mayor and council of the town of Fullerville, they may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and exercise all the corporate powers that may be necessary in performing their duties. Corporate name and powers. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town shall extend one-fourth mile in all directions from J. H. Hogue's store in the Cement Block building, in said town of Fullerville. Territorial limits. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That J. H. Hogue be and he is hereby appointed mayor, and W. A. Ball, J. H. Kimbrel,

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W. F. Fuller, C. M. Floyd, and Henry Cole are hereby appointed councilmen of said town of Fullerville, and R. J. Voss is hereby appointed clerk of said town, to hold their offices until the first annual election, as hereinafter provided. Mayor and councilmen designated. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That on the first Tuesday in January, 1917, and every year thereafter on the same day, an election shall be held in the council chamber in said town for a mayor, five councilmen and a clerk, who shall hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified; but no one shall vote or be eligible to the office of mayor, councilman or clerk of said town who does not reside within the corporate limits of said town, and who is not qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly of this State. Said election shall be held and conducted in the same manner as elections for county officers in this State; provided, that any two councilmen shall be competent and qualified to hold said election, and the certificate of the managers shall be sufficient authority to the persons elected to enter on the discharge of the duties of the office to which they have been elected. In the event that the office of mayor, any member of council or clerk shall become vacant by death, resignation or otherwise, said vacancy shall be filled by the mayor or mayor pro tem. and the council, from among the citizens of the town qualified to fill said offices. Election, term of office and eligibility. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That before entering on the discharge of their duties, the mayor, councilmen or clerk, and all other officers, shall subscribe the following oath, which may be taken before any officer authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge all the duties devolving on me as mayor, councilman, clerk or other officer, as the case may be, of the town of Fullerville, Carroll County, according to the best of my ability and understanding, so help me, God. Oath of office. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and councilmen shall have power and authority to levy and collect

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a tax, not exceeding three-tenths of one per cent., upon all property, both real and personal, within the corporate limits of said town, and the same may be enforced by execution issued by the clerk in the name of the mayor, and levy and sale of property as in case of sales of property liable to State and county taxes. All levies of tax executions to be made by the marshal or deputy, and to be conducted as sales of the sheriffs in this State in cases of tax [Illegible Text] They shall also have power to require all persons within said corporate limits, who are subject to road duty under the laws of this State, to work on the streets of said town, or they may prescribe a commutation tax, which may be paid in lieu of work on the streets. Taxation ad valorem. [Illegible Text] Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and councilmen shall have power and authority to pass all laws and ordinances that they may deem necessary for the government of said town of Fullerville, or the protection of property from loss by fire or damage therein, provided they be not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State, and the United States. Fire regulations. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the mayor of said town, and in his absence the mayor pro tem., who shall be elected by the councilmen from their own number, shall be chief executive officer of said town. He shall see that the ordinances, by-laws, rules and orders of the council are faithfully executed; he shall have control of the police of said town, and it shall be his duty especially to see that the peace and good order of said town are preserved and that persons and property therein are protected, and to this end he may cause the arrest and detention of all rioters and disorderly persons in said town; he shall have power to issue executions for all fines, penalties and costs imposed by him, and to issue warrants for the arrest of disorderly persons in said town, and in default of immediate payment of all fines, penalties and costs imposed by said mayor, he may imprison the offender in the common jail of Carroll County, not to exceed twenty days, and punish by fine and imprisonment in the guard house of said

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town, the fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars, and the imprisonment not to exceed twenty days, or work on the streets of said town twenty days in the discretion of the mayor. It shall be the duty of the mayor, or acting mayor, to hold mayor's court as often as may be necessary for the examination of any offense that may be reported to him, or the trial of such persons as may be brought before him; he shall be ex-officio, a justice of the peace, so far as to empower him to commit to jail or admit to bail persons charged with violating the criminal laws of this State, in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations prescribed by law for justices of the peace. Mayor's duties and powers. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and councilmen, at their first meeting, or some subsequent meeting, shall elect a treasurer of their own number or any citizens of said town, and also elect a marshal and deputy if necessary. These officers shall be required to take and subscribe an oath before said mayor that each of them will well and faithfully discharge their several duties as treasurer and marshal, as the case may be, to the best of their skill and knowledge. Treasurer and marshal. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That the clerk and marshal receive such salaries as the council may deem just and proper. Salaries. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council have power to tax all shows to which an admission fee is charged, and all enterprises as they may deem to the best interest of said town. Taxation of shows, etc. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of the town of Fullerville shall have the power to pave, lay off, vacate, close, open, alter, cut and keep in good order and repair roads, streets, alleys, sidewalks, cross-walks, drains, gutters and ditches for the use of the public or any citizen thereof, and to keep them free from obstructions, and to abate or cause to be abated what, in the opinion of a majority of the whole council, shall be declared a nuisance, and to provide for the building of houses

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or other structures, and for the making of division fences by the owners of adjacent properties, and the drainage of lots by proper drains or ditches; to build or remove fences, palings or any and all obstructions that said mayor and council may deem best for the said town, to enact all necessary rules and regulations to protect the health of the town and for general sanitation. Street imprevements. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. GAINESVILLE CITY ELECTION FOR RECALL. No. 429. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Gainesville, under the Act approved February 28, 1877, and the various Acts amendatory thereof, so as to make provision for the recall of the mayor, aldermen, officers elected by the vote of the people, heads of departments, and members of any board or commission, and all other officers appointed or elected by the mayor and aldermen of the City of Gainesville, for the election of the successor of any officer who is recalled, 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 from and after the passage of this Act that the mayor, aldermen, officers elected by the vote of the people, heads of departments, and members of any board or commission of the mayor and council of the City of Gainesville, and all other officers appointed or elected by the mayor and council of the City of Gainesville, shall be subject to removal during the several terms of office, in the following manner: Whenever twenty-five per cent. in number of the registered voters residing in the City of Gainesville, as disclosed by the registration sheets of the nearest

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general election, past or present, shall so request in a petition filed in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court of Hall County, an election shall be called and held within thirty days from the date of the filing of said petition on the subject only of the recall or non-recall of such official or officials. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the Superior Court to check the names of such list and report to the judges of the superior court, the judge of the City Court of Hall County, and the ordinary of Hall County, the number of the registered voters thereon, in order to see that the required number have signed the said petition. This report shall be submitted to said judges, with the petition. When so reported, with this certificate, the said judge shall order an election to be held under the same rules and regulations as govern regular city elections. At this election the ballots will be as follows, with the names of such officer, or officers, and office and offices inserted in the blanks: For the recall of_____, holding the office of_____. Against the recall of_____, holding the office of _____. Removal of officers. Petition for election. Election as to recall. Ballots. If a majority of the votes cast in said election are for recall of such officer or officers, his office is declared vacant at the moment these votes are canvassed by the said judges and the result announced. A meeting of the said judges shall be held for this purpose within not less than three days of the election so held; at this meeting the election managers shall make a return of the votes cast in said election by report of the same to the judges, and said judges shall examine this return and declare the result. If a majority of the votes so cast be for the recall of the official, this office is vacated at the time the result is so declared by the said judges as herein provided, and the vacancy immediately exists. Said judges shall call an election to fill said vacancy or vacancies within thirty days from the date said vacancy is declared, which said election shall be under the same rules and regulations governing regular city elections, and at such election the official who has been recalled is eligible as a candidate for the re-election, and

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the person or persons elected shall hold office for the unexpired term. Results and returns. Vacancy, how filled. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. GAINESVILLE CITY TAXATION. No. 556. An Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Gainesville, approved February 28, 1877, and the various Acts amendatory thereof. 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 the Act of 1877, entitled An Act to repeal all laws and amendments to laws heretofore passed, incorporating the City of Gainesville; to incorporate said city; provide for a mayor and aldermen; prescribe their powers and duties, and for other purposes, approved Feb. 28, 1877, and the Acts amending the same, be and the same are hereby amended by adding the following: That at the first meeting of the mayor and council in July of each year they shall levy the taxes upon property liable to taxation of said city to be paid during said year and shall levy a sufficient amount, keeping within the limits allowed by law for any existing current liabilities unpaid, and for the necessities of said city, until July of the ensuing year. If, for any cause, no levy is made at said meeting, the [Illegible Text] may be made at any subsequent meeting, and the [Illegible Text] first made may be added to, and the mayor and council may amend or increase or decrease the same before any of said taxes are collected. It shall be the duty of the mayor to have prepared and submit to the council, at the time of said levy, an estimate of the probable income of the city and receipts from all sources, and all the expenses and demands which will have to be met before July of the following

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year. Said mayor and council shall not levy any ad valorem tax upon the property liable for taxation exceeding one-half of one per cent., except for expenditures for education, for paving or macadamizing streets, and for payment of principal and interest of public debt of said city, which shall be known as extraordinary expenses, and in all cases where the levy for such additional taxes is made, the levy shall be separately specified and separate accounts shall be kept of all amounts collected and disbursed on account of each of said extraordinary expenses, and all amounts so collected shall be applied exclusively to the extraordinary expenses for which said tax was levied. Said mayor and council may levy for expenditures for education a tax of one-third of one per cent. of the value of the property taxed. It shall be the duty of the mayor and council to provide for the payment, as soon as possible, of all the floating debt of said city, for money heretofore borrowed and used according to law for the legitimate expenses of said city. Said provision to be made from the levy of taxes, or from other receipts, and not by further borrowing, and it shall be unlawful for said mayor and council hereafter to borrow any money, or pledge the credit of the city, or receive any advance of money to pay the current expenses of said city, or use for city purposes any money so borrowed or advanced. Provided, nothing herein shall prohibit the exercise of any right to incur a debt or borrow money, given the authorities of said city by the Constitution of this State. Said mayor and council are authorized to elect three freeholders, residing in the town or city, as assessors, who shall value and assess all the property within said town or city liable for taxation. The said mayor and council shall have authority to provide by ordinance how returns of personal property shall be made, and by what method; the said assessors shall correct such returns and fix a just and fair valuation upon the property returned, and to empower such assessors to see that all property, taxable by the city, is returned and assessed at its true and just valuation, and provide any method that seems reasonable by which said duty can be performed, and said mayor

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and council shall have authority to grant to said assessors the right to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses, and require the production by any person, or corporation, of any books, papers or documents which may throw light upon the existence of value or liability of property for taxation. Act of 1877 amended. Levy of taxes on property. Payment of debt. Tax assessors. When said assessor shall increase the value of any property reported, or add other property and its valuation to the returns of any person or corporation, it shall give immediate notice of such change to said tax payer, who shall, if dissatisfied, appear before said assessors within ten days, when he shall have the privilege of being heard as to the propriety of said action by said board, and all persons dissatisfied with the value placed upon their property, real or personal, shall appear before said assessors before their books are closed or report made, and produce testimony as to the true value of the property. In all cases above provided for, the decision of said assessors, after hearing said tax payer, shall be final. The said assessors shall make the assessment on real property by personal inspection. Said assessors shall receive such compensation as the mayor and council may provide, and take such oath as the mayor and council may provide, and shall give, in the official organ of said city at least two weeks' notice, after completing their assessments, before making their report to the mayor and council. Notice of increase. In levying and assessing the rate of taxation, the mayor and council shall do so upon the value of the property returned by said assessors. Said assessors shall be elected to act for the calendar year at some meeting of the mayor and council during the month of January in each year. Tax rate Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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GORDON CITY CHARTER REPEALED. No. 503. An Act to repeal an Act of the General Assembly, approved, and the several Acts amendatory thereto, constituting the present charter of the City of Gordon, 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 of the General Assembly, approved 1884-5, No. 293 Laws, entitled an Act to create a city government for the town of Gordon, in Wilkinson County, and to confer upon the authorities thereof certain powrs in lieu of the present town government, and for other purposes, and the several Acts amendatory thereto, all constituting the present charter of the City of Gordon, in Wilkinson County, be and the same are hereby repealed. Repeal of charter. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That nothing in this Act shall operate to repeal the several local Acts creating and authorizing a system of public schools for said City of Gordon. School Acts not repealed. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall become operative when a bill to be entitled An Act to create and establish a new charter for the City of Gordon, to declare the rights, powers and privileges of said corporation, and for other purposes, shall have been passed, approved and become a law. When effected. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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GORDON CITY NEW CHARTER. No. 536. An Act to create and establish a new charter for the City of Gordon, to declare the rights, powers and privileges of said corporation, 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 the name of the corporation shall be City of Gordon, and by such, its corporate name, it shall have perpetual existence, shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and do all other acts relating to its corporate capacity. It shall have and use a common seal, and shall succeed to all the rights and liabilities of the mayor and city council of Gordon. Corporate name and powers. Sec. 2. The corporate limits shall be defined as follows: Commencing at the north end of the bridge at Frasier or Massey Hill Crossing, of Little Commissioner Creek, running down the edge of the swamp to the Tomlinson Crossing or bridge; thence in a northerly direction to a trestle on the Central of Georgia Railway, on up a valley or drain on through Fountains, Miller, Owens, Robertson and Valentines to the Kennington line; thence a western course to the corner of Kenningtons, Lees and Pitts; thence a northern direction to the public road leading to the Kennington house; thence a southwestern direction down the road to a certain branch; thence a northeastern direction to the public road that leads to Hardin Hill Crossing out to the road just north of Jordon Woodall's and Janies Massey's line; thence a southwestern direction straight to the corner of J. W. Brooks and H. A. Hardin; thence a southern [Illegible Text] down the line between Brooks and Hardie, on through [Illegible Text] Anne Brookin place, to the edge of swamp of Little Commissioner Creek; thence an eastern course down the edge of the swamp to the edge of bridge at Frasier Crossing to starting point. Territorial limits. Sec. 3. The municipal government shall consist of a mayor and six (6) aldermen, elected from the city at large,

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and such other officers, servants or agents, hereinafter enumerated as said mayor and aldermen shall from time to time lawfully elect or employ, or as shall be elected, as hereinafter provided. Officers of government. Sec. 4. The mayor and aldermen shall constitute the board of council, and shall be the supreme governing body, exercising all the powers herein conferred upon the corporation, and not otherwise specifically designated or delegated. Council. Sec. 5. The mayor shall be elected by popular vote as hereinafter prescribed, and shall hold office for two years (2), and until his successor shall be elected and qualified. He shall receive such reasonable salary, not more than three hundred ($300.00) dollars, nor less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) per annum, as may be fixed by the board, of council, and his salary shall neither be increased nor diminished during his term of office. He shall have authority, to wit: Mayor's election, term, salary. (1) To preside over any and all meetings of all the board of council, but not to vote therein except in elections and impeachments. Duties of mayor. (2) To call special meetings of the board of council, whenever he may deem the same necessary; provided, he shall be required to call a meeting of said board of council whenever three aldermen shall so request in writing. (3) To have general oversight over all executive officers, employees or servants of the city, and in case of misconduct, or neglect of duty on the part of any such officer, employee or servant, he shall have power to suspend him, pending investigation by the board of council. (4) To preside in the police court of said city, and to exercise all the rights, privileges and powers hereinafter conferred upon the presiding officer of the said court. (5) To pardon offenders against the city ordinances and to suspend, reduce or vacate any sentence of the police court of said city, two-thirds of the six aldermen approving

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such veto, suspension or reduction, whether imposed by himself, or the mayor pro tem., or any alderman presiding in said court under the provisions of this Act. (6) To exercise all powers conferred upon him by this Act, or which may hereafter be conferred upon him by ordinance of the said board of council not in conflict with this Act. Sec. 6. Election for mayor and aldermen shall be by vote of the people, under the regulations hereinafter prescribed, and shall be held on the first Wednesday in December of each year, and to take effect on the first day of January, following. The present mayor and city council of Gordon shall continue in office for the terms for which they were elected and qualified, said terms expiring on the last day of December, 1916, or until their successors in office are elected and qualified. Election of mayor and aldermen. (1) The first election hereunder shall be held on the third Saturday in December, at which time a mayor shall be elected, and six aldermen; three of said aldermen to be elected for one year, and three for two years. Thereafter three aldermen shall be elected each year, and the mayor shall be elected biennially, and the mayor and aldermen so elected shall qualify and enter upon the discharge of their respective duties on the first day of January following the said election. [Illegible Text] (2) In the event the mayor or any alderman shall, without providential hindrance, fail to qualify, and enter upon the discharge of his duties within five days after the said date, the board of council shall immediately declare a vacancy in said office, and call an election to fill said vacancy. Such special election shall be held at the regular polling places in said city, as in case of regular elections, and shall be held within fifty (50) days after such vacancy shall occur, and shall be advertised for four (4) weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in said city. In all other respects, the rules governing regular elections shall apply to such special election. Vacancy in office.

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(3) In the event of the resignation of the mayor or any alderman, the board of council shall, after accepting the said resignation, call an election to fill the vacancy caused thereby, for the unexpired term, as heretofore prescribed. (4) The board of council shall provide, by ordinance, for the impeachment and trial of the mayor or any alderman, who, upon conviction of malpractice in office, or of wilful neglect or abuse of the powers and duties of same, shall, by a two-thirds vote of the whole body (the mayor voting, except in case of his own impeachment), be dismissed from office, and the resulting vacancy shall be filled as heretofore described. Impeachment. (5) The mayor and aldermen shall, during their terms of office, be exempt from street tax. Exemption from street tax. (6) A mayor pro tem. shall be annually elected by the board of council, who shall preside over all meetings of the board of council, in the absence, disqualification or disability of the mayor, and shall exercise all of the powers and perform all of the duties of said officer, when notified by the mayor of his intended absence from the city, or disqualification or other like disability. Mayor pro tem. (7) In the event of the absence of both the mayor and the mayor pro tem., from any meeting of the board of council, any alderman may be chosen to preside over such meeting. (8) The board of council shall constitute the legislative part of the city government, and as such, no less than the mayor, it shall be their duty to exercise a watchful care over all of the city's interests, and more especially to initiate and propose such municipal legislation as to them may seem proper and needful. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public. Legislation. (9) Said board of council or its presiding officer shall have authority to punish for contempt by a fine not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00), or imprisonment in the city prison, for not longer than ten days, or both; and, in this connection,

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to pass all ordinances deemed proper in the premises; shall have power to establish parliamentary rules for the orderly conduct of business; and shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, each take and subscribe the following oath, before the mayor or other officer authorized by law to administer same: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully and uprightly [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] as mayor (or alderman, as the case may be) of the City of Gordon, during my continuance in office; that I will, to the utmost of my skill and ability, promote the interest and prosperity of the said city; that I will not knowingly or wilfully use or be the cause of using any tyrannical means toward any citizen or citizens thereof, so help me God. Punishment for contempt. [Illegible Text] (10) No ordinance adopted by the board of council shall go into effect until it shall have been approved by the mayor, or passed over his veto, as hereinafter provided; all ordinances or resolutions appropriating money shall likewise require the mayor's approval before becoming operative. Ordinances. Sec. 7. The following municipal officers shall be elected by the board of council on first Monday night of each year (or at their first meeting thereafter), and shall hold office for one year, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified, viz., a chief of the fire department, who shall be selected from the salaried officers of the city; an attorney; a physician, and an inspector of plumbing. Each shall receive such compensation, by way of salary or fees, as may be fixed by the board of council, which shall remain the same during the term of office. When not otherwise prohibited by law, aldermen may hold any of said offices, but the mayor shall not be eligible thereto. Municipal officers. Sec. 8. At the election at which a marshal and an assistant marshal are elected there shall be elected also a city clerk, who shall be ex-officio tax collector, a treasurer and an auditor, each of whom shall hold office for two years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. The clerk shall receive a salary not exceeding two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars a year; the treasurer a salary not exceeding

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fifty ($50.00) dollars a year, which compensation shall remain the same during the term of office. The auditor shall receive such compensation as is fixed by council. Aldermen, when not otherwise prohibited by law, but not the mayor, shall be eligible to election as clerk or treasurer. The city clerk shall give a satisfactory bond, to be approved by the board of council in the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars; the treasurer shall likewise be bonded in the sum of three thousand ($3,000) dollars. Each of said officers shall discharge the duties hereinafter prescribed, or which may be required of him by ordinance of the board of council, and shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, take and subscribe the following oath: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully and impartially discharge my duties as (in whatever capacity) serving City of Gordon, during my term of office, to the best of my skill and ability, so help me God. The cost of all surety bonds of bonded officers shall be paid out of the city treasury. Marshal clerk, and treasure. Oath of office. Sec. 9. A vacancy in any office other than mayor or councilmen shall be filled by the board of council within fifteen days. Vacancy. Sec. 10. Any citizen of the City of Gordon, who is a qualified voter therein, shall be eligible to hold any municipal office. Eligibility. Sec. 11. All officers shall at all times be subject to the jurisdiction of the council, and amenable to their discipline, and may be suspended, fined or removed by a majority vote of the entire body (the mayor voting) for any cause that may seem just and proper, after a fair opportunity to be heard. Discipline. Sec. 12. All officers elected by the board of council or otherwise shall take and subscribe an oath to properly perform their respective duties, and may be bonded as the board of council shall, by ordinance, prescribe. Oath. Sec. 13. Neither the mayor nor aldermen or any officer of the City of Gordon shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract made with the city nor receive, directly

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or indirectly, any profit or emolument from the purchase or sale of any material or other article paid out of the public revenues, or for which the city becomes responsible. Contracts with city. Sec. 14. All elections, both regular and special, shall be conducted in accordance with the following regulations: Elections, [Illegible Text] of (1) All elections shall be held at the city hall or other such polling place or places as the board of council may, by ordinance, prescribe; provided, that before the polling place shall be changed, or a new polling place be established, the ordinance prescribing such change shall, after its passage, be published for four weeks in the newspaper in which the marshal's advertisements are published, and until such publication all elections shall be held at the former polling places. Precincts. (2) The board of council shall designate three managers, each of whom shall be a qualified voter and freeholder of said city, and who shall each take and subscribe the following oath: All and each of us do swear that we will faithfully manage this day's election, that we are freeholders and voters in said city, that we will make a just and true return thereof, and not knowingly permit anyone to vote unless we believe he is entitled to do so, according to the laws of the city, nor knowingly prohibit anyone from voting who is so entitled by law; and we will not divulge for whom any vote was cast unless called on under the law to do so. So help us God. Said oath may be taken before the mayor or any officer authorized by law to administer oaths, or the managers may swear one another. In case any manager appointed by the board of council shall fail or refuse to act, the mayor, or in his absence, the mayor pro tem., or any alderman may fill such vacancy. Managers Oath. (3) The vote shall be given by ballot and secretly; the managers shall keep two lists of those voting in said election, and shall number the names in the order of [Illegible Text] each ballot shall also be numbered before being [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the ballot box. Two tally-sheets shall also be kept. Secret ballot

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(4) The polls shall be open from eight o'clock a. m. to six o'clock p. m. (standard time); dinner shall be furnished said managers at the expense of the city, and they shall receive, in addition, a per diem fixed by ordinance, not exceeding two dollars each. Further regulations of elections. (5) The count may begin at any time, unless a candidate in person or by written authority, shall object; in that event, the count shall not begin until the polls are closed. (6) No carriages, hacks or other conveyances shall be used to bring voters to the polls, either by candidates, or by persons working in the interest thereof; a violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor. (7) The mayor shall require the marshal to preserve order, in and about the polling place, and shall provide a sufficient number of policemen for the purpose. (8) When any voter is challenged, that fact shall be written opposite his name on the list, and also on his ballot, and he shall be required to take the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United States, and of the State of Georgia; that I have attained the age of twenty-one years, and resided in the State for one, and in the County of Wilkinson, and City of Gordon for six months next preceding this election; that I have paid all taxes which, since the adoption of the present Constitution of this State have been required of me, and which I have had an opportunity to pay agreeably to law, except for the year in which this election is held, and that I have not voted before at this election. So help me God. Any voter who shall refuse to take the foregoing oath, when challenged, shall have his ballot rejected. (9) When the votes have been counted, there shall be a certificate signed by all of the managers, stating the number of votes each person or question as the case may be, voted for, upon, received, and each list of voters and tally-sheet, shall likewise bear the signature of the managers. The oath of the managers, their certificate, one tally-sheet and one list of voters shall be sealed in an envelope and delivered

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to the city clerk, who shall preserve same safely, and unopened, until the next regular or special meeting of the board of council. The board of council shall receive said returns, and declare the result of said election by resolution entered upon the minutes. (10) The remaining papers pertaining to said election, with the ballots, shall be securely sealed and delivered to the clerk of the Superior Court of Wilkinson County, who shall keep them safely and unopened until after the next session of the said court, and if they be not then called for by lawful authority, shall then destroy same, without breaking the seal. (11) Primary elections in said city shall be entitled to full protection against illegal voting and shall be governed by the rules applicable to regular elections, except that they shall be called by and the return made to the persons or committees designated by the party for the purposes, and other rules not inconsistent with law may be adopted for same. Sec. 15. The board of council shall have authority, by ordinance, to require registration for city elections, and to prescribe the method thereof. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of voters. Sec. 16. All persons qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, in the County of Wilkinson, and who shall have resided in the jurisdictional limits of the City of Gordon for six months next preceding the election, and who shall have paid all taxes, including street tax, which shall have been lawfully imposed, and shall have registered, if required, shall be qualified to vote at any election. Voters qualified. Sec. 17. Any person who shall vote illegally at any election herein provided for shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished as prescribed in section 1039 of the Georgia Code of 1895. Illegal voting. Sec. 18. There shall be a city police court, which may sit at any time at the pleasure of the mayor or presiding officer, and which shall hold regular sessions at such times

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as may be fixed by ordinance. The mayor shall be the presiding officer of said court, and may prescribe rules for the orderly conduct of its business not in conflict with the laws of the State or the ordinances of the city. In the event of the absence or disability any alderman designated by the mayor, or mayor pro tem., shall preside, and while presiding shall be vested with all the power and authority of the mayor in said court. Police court. (1) Said police court shall have authority and jurisdiction to try and punish all offenders against the laws or ordinances of the City of Gordon, committed within the corporate limits thereof, and to punish for the violation of such laws and ordinances by inflicting such punishment as may be prescribed by ordinance under the authority hereinafter provided. When there is no justice of the peace or ex-officio justice, having an office in the city, or when such officers are absent from the city, the jurisdiction of said court shall extend to the investigation of any offense against the penal laws of the State, when such offense is alleged to have been committed within the city, provided such charge shall have been entered upon the docket of said court, and in all such cases the officers of said court shall be entitled to receive and collect the same costs as are allowed to justices of the peace and constables for like services. Jurisdiction. (2) The mayor or other presiding officer of said court shall have the power to impose fines and inflict punishment for the violation of valid laws and ordinances of the City of Gordon, within the limits prescribed by law, and said mayor or other presiding officer shall also have the same power as judges of the superior court of this State to punish for contempt by fine not to exceed twenty-five ($25.00) dollars, and imprisonment in the city prison of Wilkinson County jail, not to exceed twenty days (20), either or both of said punishments may be imposed in the alternative. Said mayor or other presiding officer of said court shall also have authority to commit and bind over persons on trial before him for violations of city laws and ordinances,

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whenever it shall develop upon the trial that a State law has been violated. Punishment. (3) The presiding officer of said court shall have authority to administer oaths whenever necessary in the conduct of any investigation before him; the mayor shall have authority to administer any oath required by this Act or by the ordinances of the city. Administration of oath. (4) Said police court shall be a court of record, and there shall be kept a docket on which shall be entered the names of all accused persons, the charge, the name of the informer or prosecutor, and the sentence of the court or judgment. In each case where a violation of a city ordinance is charged, it shall be the duty of the officer making the arrest to prefer charges in writing, setting forth the offense charged, in substantially the following form: I, (marshal or policeman, as the case may be), of the City of Gordon, in the name and behalf of the citizens of said city, charge and accuse (naming the accused) with the offense (naming the offense), for, that the said party in the city on the _____ (date), did commit (naming crime), contrary to the laws of the said city, the good order, peace and dignity thereof, which accusation shall be signed by the officer preferring same, and with the docket entry, shall be sufficient authority for holding the accused person [Illegible Text] final trial. A copy of said accusation shall be furnished [Illegible Text] the accused at least six hours before trial, unless copy is waived by him. An accusation stating the nature of the charge substantially in the language of the ordinance claimed to have been violated, shall be held to be sufficient, but in case any accusation shall be held to be defective, a new accusation shall be drawn instanter, and the defendant shall be required to plead thereto. All accused persons shall have the right to cross-examine witnesses, to introduce evidence in their own behalf, and to be represented by counsel; provided, it shall not be necessary to appoint counsel to defend persons who cannot employ same. The rules of evidence applicable to trials in the State courts shall apply in said police court. Records. Accusation.

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(5) Said court shall have the power to compel the attendance of witnesses in all proceedings, and of persons charged with offenses, by subpoena or summons issued by the city clerk or the presiding officer of said court, and bearing test in the name of the mayor; or may require of other witnesses or defendants bonds for their appearance. Any process of said court shall be served by the marshal or any police officer of said city, and disobedience thereto shall be contempt, and all other process necessary to carry into effect its lawful judgments and orders. Witnesses. (6) The ministerial officers of said court shall be the marshal and policemen of said city, to whom in the alternative, all process shall be directed. Ministerial officers. (7) The right of certiorari from the judgments of said court shall exist in all cases, and shall be exercised under the provisions of the laws of the State of Georgia in such cases made and provided. Certiorari. (8) The said court shall have power and authority to forfeit any bond for the appearance of any defendant or witness; provided, that ten days shall always elapse between the service of the scire facias and the final judgment upon any such forfeiture (except in case of cash bonds), and same shall always be made returnable to a regular session of said court. In case of cash bonds, they may be forfeited by said court without notice, but in such cases if the principal shall appear within two weeks for trial, the mayor shall order such bond refunded if said defendant shall satisfactorily show that his absence was caused by sickness or other unavoidable reason. No ordinance shall be necessary to carry into effect the foregoing provisions; the presiding officer of said court shall frame all process in proceedings of this character, following as nearly as may be practicable, the forms and practices of the State courts. Bond forfeiture. (9) No person shall be tried for any offense against the ordinances of said city unless the prosecution shall be commenced within twelve months from the date of the alleged offense; provided, that if the offender, or the offense

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is unknown, or the offender shall conceal himself or abscond from the city, such time shall not be computed as a part of any such limitations. Limitation of prosecution. (10) All fines and forfeitures in said police court shall be paid into the treasury immediately upon being collected, and may be expended and appropriated as other funds of the city. No officer shall have any claim upon said fund for insolvent costs. Fines and forfeitures. (11) In the event of the forfeiture of any bond, it shall not be necessary to serve the principal therein unless he can be found in the City of Gordon; service upon any surety out of said city may be made and perfected by [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] or deputy sheriff of said State, who are [Illegible Text] to serve such process, and if the residence of such [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] unknown, the court may order service by publication in the newspaper in which the marshal's advertisements are published, once a week for two weeks being sufficient. The said court shall have power to enforce the collection of any money judgment or fine by execution directed to the marshal or policeman of said city, and the sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of said State, and otherwise substantially in the form of county court executions. Service. (12) The city clerk shall be clerk of said police court and shall issue and sign any and all process not specifically required to be signed by the presiding officer, all of which bear test in the name of the mayor. Clerk. (13) Persons sentenced to labor by said police court shall be compelled to work at labor on the streets, side walks or other public work of said city, under the direction and control of the officer in charge of such work. The board of council may make and establish all necessary and reasonable rules and regulations governing the city chaingang, and may, if desired, lease any such convicts to the County of Wilkinson, or to private persons in said county, the proceeds to be applied to working the streets of said city; provided, that no such convict shall be required to work out of Wilkinson County, and the city authorities shall at all times retain and exercise such control over leased convicts

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as may be necessary to insure proper treatment and humane treatment. [Illegible Text] Chaingang. (14) The said police court may enforce the collection of any fine by execution, or by imprisonment, or by alternative sentence, in the discretion of the presiding officer. Execution. (15) The marshal and other police officers of said city shall have power and authority to arrest without warrant, persons accused of violation of the city laws and ordinances, where such offenses are committed within the presence of the arresting officer, or the accused person is endeavoring to escape, or a warrant can not be procured in a reasonable time. In all other cases, application shall be made to either the mayor or the mayor pro tem. for a warrant, which shall be issued in accordance with such valid ordinance as may be passed by the board of council relating thereto. The marshal or other arresting officer shall require of such accused person a good and sufficient bond, conditioned for his appearance at the next session of said police court, to answer the charge brought against him; but in such cases not involving a breach of the peace, or a possible violation of a State law, the marshal may, in his discretion, release the defendant upon his own recognizance, in which event a verbal summons shall be sufficient to require and compel the attendance of said defendant. Arrests. Sec. 19. The police force of the city shall consist of a marshal, who shall be chief, and of one assistant marshal, both of whom shall be elected by popular vote at the same time and in the same manner as the mayor and council are elected, and shall serve for one year and until their successors are elected and qualified, but said marshal and assistant marshal may be suspended or removed from office as provided in section four. Said marshal and assistant marshal shall take such oath and give such bond as shall be required by ordinance, and receive such compensation as may be fixed by the board of council, which shall not be changed during their respective terms of office; shall be allowed no costs or extra compensation. Emergency policemen may be appointed by the mayor or elected by the

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board of council, to serve temporarily during said time as said mayor or mayor and council may deem necessary, and shall receive such compensation as the board of council may fix. It shall be the duty of the police officer to make arrests in the manner prescribed by law of persons charged with violations of the laws and ordinances of the city, or the penal laws of the State, to prosecute offenders in the police court, and, when necessary, in the State courts, and, in general, to preserve good order and enforce the law throughout the city, as well as to perform any and all other duties required of them by ordinance. They may be suspended for failure to perform any duty, by order of the mayor, and if the charges be sustained, they may be removed by the board of council. Police force. (2) The police force shall be armed and so uniformed as to be readily recognized by the public as police officers, the arms only to be furnished at the expense of the city. Sec. 20. Said City of Gordon shall have power to establish a complete system of drainage for the health and comfort of its inhabitants, and shall have the entire and absolute control and jurisdiction of all soil-pipes, private drains and sewers, water-closets, privies, privy vaults, dry wells, and cess pools in said city, with full power to prescribe the location, structure, uses and preservation, and to make such regulations concerning them, in all particulars, as may seem best for the preservation of the health of the inhabitants of the city, with full power to require the change or total discontinuance of any such contrivances or structures as may now be in existence or hereafter allowed. Health, powers as to. (1) The board of council may, by ordinance, require and compel connection to the sanitary sewers in all instances where there is a public sewer within three hundred feet of the building or structure for which such connection is required. (2) The City of Gordon shall have power, and is hereby empowered, to condemn property for drainage purposes within its corporate limits, and pay the owners of said

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property the damages incident to such condemnation. The said city shall proceed in accordance with the laws of the State now in force or hereafter enacted governing the condemnation of property for public use, and the fact that the property sought to be condemned may be owned and used by a corporation itself entitled to exercise the right of eminent domain shall be no bar to such condemnation. Sec. 21. The board of council may prescribe punishment for violation of city laws and ordinances by a fine of not exceeding two hundred ($200.00) dollars, or by imprisonment in the city prison for a term not to exceed sixty (60) days, either or both in the discretion of the trial court, or by imprisonment at labor on the streets, sidewalks or other public works of said city for a term not to exceed four (4) months, which punishment may be imposed in the alternative. Limit of punishment. Sec. 22. The board of council may prescribe by ordinance the method of abating nuisances, may define what shall constitute a nuisance, and require any nuisance to be abated in a summary manner at the expense of the person causing the same or the owner of the premises whereon it shall exist. The jurisdiction to try and determine all such proceedings shall vest in the police court, and the execution herein provided for shall issue from said court as other executions thereof. Nuisances. Sec. 23. The board of council may, by ordinance, create a board of water commissioners and prescribe the mode of election, term of office, authorities and duties of the members thereof. Said board, when created, shall consist of three members. The compensation shall not exceed two hundred ($200.00) dollars, aggregate, to be apportioned by council. Board of water commissioners. Sec. 24. The City of Gordon shall have power, and is hereby empowered to regulate the width, location and grade of all streets, alleys and sidewalks within the city, due regard being had for the original plan of said city, and shall have the further power to open, locate and lay off new

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streets, alleys and ways within the city, to alter in any manner, or close or vacate any of the same. Streets, powers as to. (1) For the purpose of opening and laying off any new street, alley or way within the said city or extending, altering or widening any of the streets, alleys or ways of said city, or for any other public use, the City of Gordon is hereby empowered and authorized to condemn any property, though same may be owned by a quasi-public corporation, and to take the same for such use, and to pay to the owner or owners of such property the damages incident to such condemnation. Said city shall proceed in accordance with the general laws of the State of Georgia in such cases. Sec. 25. The City of Gordon shall have power to grant encroachments upon the streets, sidewalks, alleys or ways of said city, on such terms and in any such manner as may be by ordinance prescribed, requiring always a fair and reasonable compensation. Said city shall have the further power to grant privileges and franchises to public utility corporations to use any part or parts of the streets, alleys or ways of said city, upon just and adequate compensation, Provided, that no such grant shall be exclusive and the right to tax the franchise shall always be reserved, as well as the right to pass and adopt such ordinances or regulations governing the exercise of such franchise as may be deemed expedient or necessary. Encroachments, franchises, etc. Sec. 26. The said city shall have power and authority to pass and adopt any and all ordinances that may be deemed necessary and proper to the peace, security, welfare, health, good government and convenience of the city, and to punish for violations thereof as [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]. General welfare. (1) All ordinances, before they shall pass, shall be read twice, at separate meetings of the board of council, and on separate days; provided, that both readings of an ordinance may be had at the first meeting, regular or special, by unanimous consent, except ordinances or resolutions appropriating money for other than ordinary current

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expenses, which shall always be read twice, as herein provided and the rule shall not in such instances be suspended. Ordinances (2) All ordinances and resolutions shall be signed by the officer presiding at the time of the passage thereof, and countersigned by the clerk. The fact of the first reading of any ordinance or resolution shall appear upon the minutes by a reference to its title, number, or subject-matter; after passage, it shall be entered upon the minutes in full, and after approval, the minutes of each session shall be signed both by the presiding officer and the clerk. Minutes. (3) It shall be the duty of the council to have printed in a local paper a synopsis of the proceedings of each meeting of the council containing measures considered, adopted or defeated, and how each alderman voted thereon, and to have printed every proposed change in an ordinance, or every proposed new ordinance, except emergency ordinances between the date the same is proposed and the date of its adoption and defeat, provided same can be done on terms deemed reasonable by council. Every application for the granting of a franchise shall be published by the applicants in a local newspaper at least ten days before action by council thereon. Publication. (4) In addition to the minutes there shall also be a separate ordinance book, in which all ordinances shall appear after passage and approval by the mayor, or passage over his veto, which book shall be in the custody of the city clerk, and at all times open to public inspection. Ordinance book. (5) When any ordinance or resolution shall have been passed or adopted by the board of council, the clerk shall within three days transmit to the mayor a certified copy of the same. If within five days thereafter the mayor shall approve such ordinance or resolution, same shall at once become effective or operative; or if he shall allow more than five days to elapse without either approving or disapproving such ordinance or resolution, same shall, after such time, become operative as if approved by the mayor. In the event the mayor shall disapprove any ordinance or resolution,

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he shall return same to the next regular meeting of the board of council, with his reasons therefor, and the said board of council shall proceed to vote upon the question whether such ordinance or resolution shall pass, notwithstanding the disapproval of the mayor. If two-thirds of the entire board of council (the mayor not voting) shall vote in the affirmative, such ordinance or resolution shall pass and become effective and operative, notwithstanding the disapproval of the mayor; but if the affirmative vote shall be less than two-thirds, same shall be defeated. Any member may demand that the roll be called when voting upon such questions, and in that event, vote shall always appear upon the minutes. Veto power. (6) The city clerk shall keep the minutes of the board of council, and said minutes shall always show a fair and accurate record of the proceedings thereof. Minutes. (7) Four aldermen (including the presiding officer, but not the mayor) shall constitute a quorum of the board of council for the transaction of any business or the passage of any legislation. Quorum. (8) Nothing herein shall affect the validity of any existing ordinance of the mayor and city council of Gordon, until same shall have been repealed hereafter. Existing ordinance. (9) The board of council may, in their discretion, codify and publish the laws and ordinances of said city. Code of laws. Sec. 27. Said city shall have the right, power, and authority to pave, or remove, or repair the pavement of the sidewalks of the city fronting the business houses, and to assess all or any portion of the cost of the same against the owners of the property abutting on said sidewalks, according to frontage owned by them thereon. Street improvements. (1) Said city may pave, grade, curb, macadamize, or otherwise improve for travel or travel or drainage any of the streets, alleys or ways of the city fronting the business houses or repair same, and assess not exceeding one-half of the cost thereof upon the owners of the property abutting upon the

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side of the streets, alleys or ways so improved, according to frontage. (2) Said city is hereby empowered to enforce the payment of the assessments herein provided for by executions issued, levied and collected as herein prescribed in the case of tax executions. (3) One publication in the official newspaper shall be sufficient notice to property owners and others affected, which publication shall be after the first meeting, and before the final passage of such ordinance. Sec. 28. Said City of Gordon shall have the right, power and authority to assess, levy and collect a tax upon all property, both real and personal, within the limits of the city, not to exceed one per centum ad valorem, except the amount authorized by the law establishing schools for the city, approved_____; to levy and collect a specific or occupation tax upon all business, occupations, professions, callings or trades, public or private, exercised within the city, as may be deemed just and proper; and upon franchises; to fix and collect a license upon theatrical exhibitions, circuses and shows of all kinds, on the sale of spirituous or malt liquors (if the sale thereof is not prohibited by laws), and on drays and hacks, hotels, boarding houses, restaurants, fish stands, billiard, pool and other kind of tables, ten pin alleys and similar devices, butcher shops, livery stables, auctioneers, and upon all other classes or kinds of business, legitimately coming within the police power of the city, as may be just and reasonable; and to fix and collect a specific or occupation tax upon the agency of any railroad, express, telegraph, telephone, or electric light company, or other similar corporations. The taxing power of the city, except as limited by law, shall be as general, complete and full as that of the State itself. Taxation, powers of. (1) Said city shall provide, by ordinance, for the return of all real and personal property for taxation, and may double-tax defaulters. The board of council shall prescribe the time and manner of making such returns, and shall have

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the power and authority to enforce the collectio of taxes, both ad valorem and specific, by execution issued by the city clerk, and bearing test in the name of the mayor, which execution shall be issued at the time and in the manner to be prescribed by ordinance, and the sales under such executions shall be conducted as prescribed by the laws of the State in such cases. The marshal of said city is hereby authorized and empowered to levy and collect any such tax executions or other execution; or they may be levied and collected by the sheriff of Wilkinson County. They shall be directed to such officers in the alternative. Tax returns. (2) Said city may require the registration of any business subject to specific or occupation tax, and may prescribe a penalty for engaging in any such business without registering the same and paying the tax, or either. [Illegible Text] (3) Said city is empowered to require each male resident thereof, between the ages of sixteen (16) and fifty (50) years, to work upon the streets of said city, as the board of council may direct, for as many as eight days in each year, or in lieu of such work to pay a street or road tax of not more than three dollars annually, and further to provide the time and manner of collecting said tax, and to punish persons who may, after due notice, fail or refuse to perform the work required or pay the tax, as herein provided in case of violations of other ordinances. Street work or tax. (4) Said city may provide a board of tax assessors, who shall be elected by the people annually at the regular city election, and whose compensation shall not exceed five ($5) dollars per day when officially engaged; who shall assess for taxation the value of all property, real or personal [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] city, and shall have all the powers of a court to [Illegible Text] the attendance of parties and witnesses, and to enforce the same by attachments for contempt; such attachments to be returned to the police court, and the offenders, if convicted, to be punished as if in contempt of said court. Tax assessors. Sec. 29. In addition to the powers hereinbefore granted, the City of Gordon shall have power: Regulation of businesses.

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(1) To regulate butcher shops and pens, tanyards, livery stables, fish stands, restaurants, or any other business in which decaying animal or vegetable matter is kept, or in which noxious odors may become a danger or an annoyance to the public, or any portion thereof; to confine same to particular localities, and to revoke the license for same whenever they prove dangerous and injurious to health. (2) To regulate and control blacksmith shops, forges and chimneys, and cause the same to be moved and remedied as safety may dictate; to create fire limits and prescribe the material out of which buildings shall be erected therein; to regulate the construction of doors, exits and steps in places of public gatherings, and require the erection of fire escapes in all buildings other than private dwellings, three or more stories in height. (3) To regulate and control all hotels and public houses within said city, and to revoke the license of same whenever they become disorderly. (4) To take up and impound dogs, horses, mules, cattle, hogs or other animals running at large, and to regulate and control the keeping of stock or other animals within the city; to forbid the keeping of hogs within the city; to confine same to particular localities. (5) To require the owners of lots to drain same, to fill up excavations or depressions, and upon failure to do so, to proceed as in case of nuisance. (6) To regulate all vehicles of every kind and character used in the city for profit in the transportation of passengers, freight or both; to provide for inspection of same, and to fix the rate of fares and carriages thereon. (7) To regulate and control saloons or bowling alleys, and to prohibit same when not otherwise prohibited by law of the State. (8) To legislate by ordinance against blind tigers and the illegal sale or storage of liquor or other intoxicants, lewd or disorderly houses, vagrants and infringement against the Sabbath or upon the Sabbath. Liquor, disorderly houses, etc.

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(9) To construct and extend sewers in any of the streets, alleys or ways of the city, or upon private property after condemning same, and to assess a just and reasonable share of the cost of same upon abutting property owners, proceeding as herein provided in case of assessments for paving. Sewers. (10) To regulate all machinery, including stationary and locomotive engines within the city, and to make all such needful rules and regulations in relation thereto as will provide for the safety, health, or convenience of the citizens of the city. Regulation of engines, etc. (11) To purchase, hold, receive, enjoy, possess and retain for the use and benefit of said city, in perpetuity, or for any term of years, any estates, real or personal, lands, tenements, hereditaments of what kind or nature soever, within or without the limits of said city, for corporate purposes. Titles to [Illegible Text] (12) To organize a chaingang and put in compulsory labor all those convicted of violating any of the valid ordinances of said city. Chaingang. (13) To own, use and operate, for municipal purposes and for profit, systems of waterworks, electric lights, sewers, gas works, and telephones; to make rules and regulations regarding the use of the same by the public, and to provide for the punishment of those violating such rules or regulations. Water lights, etc. (14) To provide for the inspection of all buildings, and adopt rules and regulations looking to the safe and proper construction thereof; to condemn and cause to be removed any and all unsafe and dangerous structures. Building regulations. (15) To regulate, control or forbid the use of signs projecting over the streets or sidewalks of the city; to regulate the construction of awnings, and to forbid the erection of wooden awnings. Sec. 30. The recitals in any tax deeds made under the authority herein granted shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein recited. Tax deeds.

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Sec. 31. In addition to the powers hereinbefore enumerated, said City of Gordon shall have all additional power and authority usually and properly incident to municipal corporations, not in conflict with the Constitution or laws of the State of Georgia, or of the United States, as may be necessary to promote the good government of the city, and the general welfare of its citizens. Additional powers. Sec. 32. Said city may issue bonds for any lawful purpose whenever the provisions of the Constitution and laws of the State shall have been complied with, and no local Act or amendment of this charter shall be necessary to give the authority to call and order elections for such purpose. Bond issues. Sec. 33. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall designate three freeholders residing within said town to manage said election. The polls shall be opened at ten o'clock, a. m., and kept open until three o'clock, p. m. The managers of said election shall report the result of said election to the ordinary of the County of Wilkinson and shall file with said ordinary a list of the persons voting, together with the ballots cast, and it shall be the duty of said ordinary to declare the result. After said result is declared, and if no contest is filed with said ordinary within thirty days after he declares the result of said election, then he shall destroy said list and ballots. If a contest is filed with said ordinary he shall hear and pass upon same, and the same rules shall govern said hearing as are applicable to election contest as provided by the general laws for contesting the elections of mayors and councils. Bond elections. Sec. 34. Be it further enacted, That those voting for said extension shall have written or printed on said ballots For extension. Those voting against said extension shall have written or printed on said ballots Against extension. Ballots. Sec. 35. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not become effective, in so far as the same extends the present corporate limits of said town of Gordon, Georgia, until after

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the same has been ratified by a majority vote of the qualified voters residing within the present corporate limits of said town of Gordon. Within thirty days from the date this Act is approved by the Governor the mayor and council of said town shall call an election to be held for the purpose of submitting to the voters the ratification or disapproval of the provisions of this Act, extending said corporate limits. Said election shall be held on the second Saturday in October, 1916. At said election all persons shall be entitled to vote who are qualified to vote in the State primary to be held on September 12, 1916, and such persons as may register for said special election. Upon the calling of said special election, said mayor and council shall open registration books for said special election, which books shall be closed at six o'clock, p. m., on the first Saturday in October, 1916. Said election shall be held at the regular voting precinct in said town of Gordon. Submission of extending limits to popular vote. Sec. 36. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 21, 1916. HELENA CITY TERRITORIAL LIMITS. No. 442. An Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Helena, in the County of Telfair; to define its limits; prescribe its municipal powers and privileges, and for other purposes, approved December 27, 1890, and amended by Acts approved August 5, 1910, Georgia Laws, 1910, page 766, 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 from and after the passage of this Act the Act to incorporate the City of Helena, in the County of Telfair, to define its limits, prescribe its municipal powers

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and privileges, and for other purposes, approved December 27, 1890, Georgia Laws, 1890-1, volume 2, page 634, and amended by Act, approved August 5, 1910, Georgia Laws, 1910, page 766, and for other purposes, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out of said Act of section 1, and by adding a new section 1, so that said Act, when so amended, shall read as follows: 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 after the passage of this Act the said City of Helena, in the County of Telfair, State of Georgia, is hereby incorporated. Its corporate limits shall embrace and include all the territory contained in the following described boundary line; using the point where the centre of the Southern Railroad crosses the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in said City of Helena as a point, the boundary of said City of Helena shall be three-quarters of a mile in every direction, except where the present boundary line meets the present boundary line of the City of [Illegible Text] Georgia, and shall be a circle, except it shall not cross any boundary line of the City of McRae, and all territory embraced in said circle shall be incorporated and included in said City of Helena, except that part of said circle which is already included in the incorporate limits of the City of McRae. Acts of 1890 and 1910 amended. To be read. Territorial limits defined. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. HILLSBORO TOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. No. 443. An Act to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Hillsboro, in the County of Jasper, and for other purposes, approved November 13, 1889, and the amendatory Act thereof, approved August 22, 1907, so as to provide for the establishment of a system of public school in said

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town, to authorize and empower the mayor and council of said town to levy and collect a tax for the establishment, support and maintenance of said system of public schools, and to enact rules and regulations governing same, 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 the above referred to Act of the General Assembly incorporating the town of Hillsboro, approved November 13, 1889, and the Act amendatory thereof, approved August 22, 1907, be and the same are hereby amended as follows: Acts of 1889 and 1907 amended. Section 1. That there shall be established in the town of Hillsboro of Jasper County, a system of public schools, and the mayor and council of said town are hereby authorized and empowered to establish, devise, design, adopt and maintain a system of public schools for said town, to acquire and hold either by purchase, lease or gift, property for such purpose, and to enact all reasonable rules and regulations for the government and operation of said system of public schools from time to time as may meet the requirements thereof, and as will not conflict with the laws and constitution of the State of Georgia. [Illegible Text] Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of the said town of Hillsboro, in addition to the taxes which they may now lawfully levy and collect under the charter of said town, and the amendment thereto, shall have the power and authority to levy and collect an annual ad valorem tax upon all the taxable property, both real and personal, within the corporate limits of said town, sufficient to establish, support and maintain said public schools, erect school buildings, hire teachers, and for such other purposes as may be incidental to the establishment, support and maintenance of said school system; said taxes to be assessed, levied and collected in the manner now prescribed by law and ordinance for the assessment, levy and collection of the other ad valorem taxes, which the said mayor and council of the said town of Hillsboro may now lawfully

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impose; provided, that the rate of said tax shall not be more than five mills. Tax ad valorem. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That before this Act shall become operative, it shall be submitted to and ratified by the qualified voters of said town in accordance with the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly of 1910, approved August 13, 1910, authorizing a certain class of municipalities to hold an election to determine the question of the local taxes for the support and maintenance of public schools, to prescribe the qualification of electors for such election and for other purposes, said Act being now embodied in Park's Annotated Code of the State of Georgia, section 1535(a), and to which said Act reference is hereby made, and the provisions of same are to be held, deemed and considered a part of this Act, as if they were formally incorporated herein. Submission to popular vote. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. HIRAM PUBLIC SCHOOL ACT REPEALED. No. 295. An Act to repeal an Act approved August 14, 1909, entitled an Act to establish a system of public schools in the town of Hiram, in the County of Paulding; to provide for the maintenance and support of the same; to create a board of school commissioners, and for other purposes pertaining thereto. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, an Act to establish a system of public schools in the town of Hiram, in the County of Paulding; to provide for the maintenance and support of the same; to create a board of school

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commissioners, and for other purposes pertaining thereto, approved August 14, 1909, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of 1909 repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 26, 1916. HINESVILLE CITY INCORPORATED. No. 289. An Act to incorporate the City of Hinesville, in Liberty County, to define the corporate limits thereof; to provide for a mayor and council, and also to provide for the manner of their election; to provide for the enacting of all necessary ordinances; to provide penalties for the violation of same, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the City of Hinesville, in the County of Liberty, be and the same is hereby incorporated as a city under the name of the City of Hinesville. Corporate name. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of said city be as follows: Beginning at the court house in said City of Hinesville and running one-half mile in each and every direction from said beginning point. Territorial limits. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the municipal authority of said city shall be a mayor and five councilmen who are hereby constituted a body corporate under the name and style of the City of Hinesville, and by that name and style shall have perpetual succession and shall have and use a common seal, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, may purchase and hold such property, real or personal, as may be necessary for

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the good order, government and welfare of said city, and shall have the right to create a lien or lease on same for the purpose of securing credit for said city and may sell said property, real or personal, if it shall appear to be to the interest of said city, the same to be left to the judgment of the mayor and council. Corporate powers. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the first Wednesday in December, 1916, and annually thereafter, an election shall be held for mayor and five councilmen of said city, which said election shall be held by a justice of the peace and two freeholders, resident of said county, or by three freeholders. The managers shall conduct all elections as nearly as practicable as elections of the General Assembly are conducted, except as herein otherwise provided. The polls at all elections shall be opened at some convenient and accessible place in said city at ten o'clock a. m., and be closed at three o'clock p. m. The managers at said election shall take and subscribe before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and in the absence of such officer, in the presence of each other the following oath: All and each of us do swear that we will faithfully superintend this day's election; that we are qualified as required by the charter of the City of Hinesville to hold the same; that we will make just and true returns thereof, and not knowingly permit anyone to vote unless we believe him to be entitled to do so under the charter of this city, and knowingly prevent anyone from doing so who is not so entitled, and that he will not divulge for whom any vote was cast unless called upon under the law to do so, so help us God. Within five days after said election the said managers shall issue to the newly elected mayor and councilmen a certificate of election, showing to what office that person was elected, and for what period of time. Elections for mayor and councilmen. Polls. Managers. Oath. Certificate. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Jos. B. Fraser be and he is hereby appointed and designated as mayor of said city until his successor is elected and qualified; that R. Syd Hendry, Carl P. Brewer,

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Floyd E. Miller, J. Madison Smith and W. F. Mills be and they are hereby appointed and designated as councilmen of said City of Hinesville to serve until their successors are elected and qualified; said election to be held at the time specified in section 4 of this Act. Mayor and council designated. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before entering upon the discharge of their duties, the mayor and council shall take and subscribe before an officer authorized to administer oaths the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge all the duties involving upon me as mayor and councilman (as the case may be) of the City of Hinesville, to the best of my ability, so help me God. Oath of office. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all elections held under the charter of the City of Hinesville, no person shall be allowed to vote who is not duly registered as hereinafter provided, nor shall any person be allowed to vote in said election who has [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] bona fide resident of said city for at least sixty [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to said election, nor who is not qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly. Voters qualified. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of said board of councilmen to open a registration book ten days before each annual regular election, for the registration of the qualified voters of said city, which book shall be kept open from nine o'clock a. m. to two o'clock p. m. each day except Sundays and legal holidays, until five days before the election, when said book shall be closed. It shall be the duty of said clerk to administer to any person applying for registration the following oath: You do solemnly swear that you are a citizen of the United States that you have resided in Georgia twelve months, and will have resided in the City of Hinesville sixty days before the next annual election; that you are twenty-one years old and have paid all taxes due to the City of Hinesville, and that you have made all returns required of you by the ordinances of said city, so help you God, upon which said clerk shall register the name, age

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and occupation of said person; and said clerk shall, on the day of each election, furnish the election managers a list of the registered voters of said city certified by him as such official. Registration of voters. Oath of voter. List of voters. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person voting at an election of said city who is not a qualified voter according to the provisions of this charter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon the conviction thereof shall be punished as prescribed in the Penal Code of said State. Illegal voting. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person shall be eligible to the position of mayor and council unless he has reached the age of twenty-one years, a citizen of the United States and of the State of Georgia, and shall have resided in the City of Hinesville at least six months prior to his election. Eligibility to office. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and councilmen shall have the authority to elect a marshal and also a clerk and treasurer and prescribe the duties of each; to fix their salaries and require of them such bond as they may deem necessary. Marshal and clerk and treasurer. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That officers elected in said City of Hinesville at each annual election shall enter upon the discharge of their duties on the first day of January, next succeeding, and shall continue the discharge of their duties of said position until their successors are elected and qualified. Term of office. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any vacancy that may occur from any cause in the office of mayor or councilman shall be filled by the election by remaining members of the council and the mayor, or by the council in case the vacancy be in the office of mayor, said election to be made from the citizens of the City of Hinesville who are eligible to the office under the terms of this charter. Vacancy in office. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor of the City of Hinesville shall receive such

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compensation for his services as may be fixed by the council, which shall not be increased or diminished during his term of office. Compensation. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and council shall have the power to make and pass all ordinances, by-laws, rules and regulations that may be necessary for the good government, peace, order and health of said town; to have the enforcement of all powers herein granted, provided they are not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia or the United States. Legislative powers. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and councilmen shall have the power to levy a tax not to exceed three mills on all property, real or personal, subject to taxation by the laws of the State of Georgia within the corporate limits of said city, for the purpose of paying the expense of said city government; they shall have the power and authority to require all persons subject to road duty under the laws of this State to work on the streets and sidewalks of said city, but they may receive in lieu thereof such commutation fees as such mayor and council may prescribe. Taxation Sec. 17. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever anything for which State licenses are required shall be done within said city the mayor and council may require a city license therefor, and may impose a tax thereon for the use of said city. They have the power to license and regulate the management of hotels, private boarding houses, livery stables, private and public transportation through the town, and shall also have the power to tax any person operating any kind of business, mercantile or otherwise in addition to the ad valorem tax provided for by law, they shall also have the power to tax all shows taxable by the State which may exhibit within said city and said mayor and council shall have the power to pass all ordinances to carry into effect the provisions of this section, and shall have power if they see proper, to prohibit

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any of the things named in this section by proper order. Licenses and [Illegible Text] Sec. 18. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a lien upon all personal property and real estate within said town for all taxes assessed thereon, and for all fines or penalties which may be assessed or imposed upon the owners thereof by the authority of said city, from time to time, which shall have priority over all other liens, except for taxes due the State and county, and may be enforced in the same manner as now prescribed by law for the enforcement of the liens for State and county taxes, or in such other manner as the mayor and council by ordinance may prescribe. Lien of taxes. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council shall have the power to provide for the arrest, trial and punishment of the offenders against any ordinance, by-laws or regulation of said city, by fine, imprisonment or work on the streets of said city, or may impose either one or all of said punishments. Provided, said fine shall not exceed the sum of twenty-five dollars and said imprisonment or time of labor shall not exceed thirty days. Arrest, trial and punishment. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted by authority afortsaid, That the said mayor and council shall have the power to elect a mayor pro tem. from among the councilmen elected from said town, who shall perform all the duties and exercise all the power of the mayor when from any cause the mayor-elect cannot be present to perform the duties of said office. Mayor pro tem. Sec. 21. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and councilmen shall have the power to provide by ordinance for the collection of all taxes, money and fines due said city by execution issued by the mayor executed by the marshal thereof. Executions. Sec. 22. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor shall have the power to try, sentence and punish all offenders against the laws of said State, to compel

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the attendance of witnesses, and to administer oath, to admit any offender to bail, or commit him to the guard house or county jail. Penal powers. Sec. 23. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor of said city shall be the chief executive officer thereof; he shall see that all orders, by-laws, ordinances, acts and resolutions of the mayor and council are faithfully executed; he shall be an ex-officio justice of the peace of said city and shall exercise all the powers invested by law in a justice of the peace in reference to the penal laws of said State; he may appoint a special police when he may deem it necessary, of whom he shall have full control; he shall have power to issue all executions, penalties and cost imposed by him, as well as executions for taxes due after the time has expired that they shall be paid. Mayor's duties and powers. Sec. 24. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council of said city shall have the right to provide for the annual return of property, both real and personal, for taxes by the citizens and taxpayers of said city and shall have the right to supervise all the returns thus made and fix a just valuation upon all such property subject to taxation in said city; and to revise and correct said return. Tax returns. Sec. 25. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council shall have the power to issue bonds for public improvements of said city, subject to the limitations and regulations in such case provided by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia. Bond issues. Sec. 26. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and council shall have the power of eminent domain to condemn property and to lay out [Illegible Text] alleys and public highways within the corporate limits of said City of Hinesville and for the improvement of streets and the erection of sidewalks. Eminent domain. Sec. 27. 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. Approved July 24, 1916.

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HOGANSVILLE CITY WATER, LIGHTS, ETC. No. 411. An Act to authorize the mayor and council of Hogansville to create a debt or debts for the purpose of establishing a system of waterworks, electric lights and sewerage, or any one or more of them, in excess of the amount of $30,000.00 heretofore authorized for such purpose and not to exceed in amount the constitutional limitation of seven per centum of the assessed valuation of all taxable property within said town at the time of creation of such debt or debts. 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 the mayor and council of Hogansville in the County of Troup is hereby authorized to create a debt or debts for the purpose of establishing a system of waterworks, electric lights and sewerage, or any one or more of them, in excess of the sum of thirty thousand dollars, to which the aggregate amount of such debts is now limited by existing statutes; provided, that the aggregate amount of such debts shall not exceed the constitutional limit of seven per centum of the assessed valuation of all taxable property within said town at the time of creating said debt or debts, and provided further, that no such debt shall be created without the assent of two-thirds of the qualified voters of said town first had at an election held for such purpose according to law. Debt for waterworks, lights and sewers on vote of the people. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage. Approved August 16, 1916.

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HOSCHTON TERRITORIAL LIMITS. No. 417. An Act to amend the charter of the town of Hoschton, approved September 19, 1891, so as to change the northern limits of said corporation, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section 1 of the Act approved September 19, 1891, incorporating the town of Hoschton, be and the same is hereby amended, so that the northern limits of said corporation shall extend north 12 1-2 west, 383 feet beyond the land line known as the Parks and Braselton line, being a land line running south 67 1-2 west, and so that all land north of said line parallel to Parks and Braselton land line shall no longer be included within the corporate limits of said town of Hoschton. Act of 1891 amended. Extension of territorial limits. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 16, 1916. ISABELLA CITY CHARTER REPEALED. No. 415. An Act to repeal an Act to incorporate the City of Isabella, in Worth County, approved August 17, 1903. 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 an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Isabella, in Worth County, Georgia, etc., approved August 17, 1903, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of 1903 repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916.

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JACKSON CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 376. An Act to amend an Act to amend the charter of the City of Jackson, approved August 8, 1908, and the Acts amendatory thereto, so as to extend the incorporate limits of said City of Jackson, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the said southwestern boundary line of said corporate limits of the said City of Jackson shall be amended as follows: Commencing at the present corporate line just south of the cemetery, and running southeast three hundred yards; thence due east three hundred yards; thence due northeast three hundred yards to the original corporate limits, said territory to be known as the Butts County Fair Association, on the lands leased from the Ellis estate. Act of 1908 amended. Territorial limits extended. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That said charter be amended so as to give to the City of Jackson and its authorities and representatives and authorized agents the right to sell and to extend its water pipes and water mains, and sewer lines and electric lines beyond the limits of said city, and for other purposes. Extension of water pipes, sewers and electric lines. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That section 39 of the Acts of the City of Jackson, approved August 8, 1908, and the Acts amendatory thereto be amended as follows: In section 39 of said Act be amended by striking out the words fifty dollars, and inserting therein the words two hundred dollars. Increase of license tax. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved August 9, 1916.

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JEFFERSON CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 453. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Jefferson, Georgia, in the County of Jackson, approved December 12, 1899, so as to empower the mayor and council of said city to grant a franchise or franchises to an individual or individuals, a firm or corporation, to build, construct, own, maintain and operate a steam or electric street or interurban railway through and over the streets of said City of Jefferson; to provide for the division of said city into wards, and to provide for election of aldermen. 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 City of Jefferson, Georgia, through its mayor and council, is hereby authorized and empowered to grant a franchise or franchises or right of way to an individual or individuals, firm, or a corporation or corporations, to build, construct, own, maintain, and operate through and over the streets of said city an electric or steam street or interurban railway. Act of 1899 amended. Railway franchise. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, and it is hereby enacted by the same, That the said City of Jefferson shall be and is hereby divided into four wards, to be known as first, second, third and fourth, as follows: First ward begins in the center of Sycamore Street, at the intersection of Martin Street, and follows the center of Martin Street and the general course of the same to the incorporate limits; thence along the incorporate limits in a westerly direction to a point where Gwinnett Street intersects; thence in an easterly direction along the center of Gwinnett Street to the intersection of Hill Street; thence along the center of Hill Street to the center of Lee Street; thence along Lee Street in an easterly direction into Sycamore Street to the beginning corner. Second ward begins at the center of Gordon Street on the Public Square; thence south along the center of Gordon Street to the incorporate

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limits; thence in an easterly direction along the incorporate limits to the corner of the first ward; thence along the Martin Street line of the first ward to the center of Sycamore Street; thence a direct line to the beginning corner. Third ward begins at the west side of the Public Square at the center of Lee Street; thence along the center of Lee Street into Railroad Street; thence along the center of Railroad Street to the incorporate limits; thence in a southeasterly course along the incorporate limits to the intersection of Gordon Street; thence along Gordon Street to the beginning corner. Fourth ward begins in the center of Lee Street at the intersection of Hill Street; thence westward along center of Lee Street into Railroad Street; thence along the center of Railroad Street to the incorporate limits; thence in a northerly direction to the incorporate limits to the intersection of Gwinnett Street; thence along Gwinnett Street to the intersection of Hill Street; thence along the center of Hill Street to the beginning corner. Ward limits defined. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in the present mayor and five aldermen, to wit: J. N. Holder, mayor; P. Cooley, S. V. Wilhite, I. W. Rogers, C. L. Bryson, and V. A. Niblack, aldermen, shall be vested the municipal government of the said City of Jefferson, who shall serve their respective terms, for which they have been elected as representatives of the city at large and their respective wards as follows: P. Cooley, as alderman at large; S. V. Wilhite, as alderman from the first ward; I. W. Rogers, from the second ward; C. L. Bryson, from the third ward, and V. A. Niblock, from the fourth ward. Mayor and councilmen designated. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the second Monday in December, 1916, and every two years thereafter, there shall be elected by the qualified voters of the second and fourth wards an alderman from each respectively, who shall serve two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified. On the second Monday in December, 1917, and every two years thereafter, the qualified voters of the first and third wards, respectively, shall elect an alderman from each ward, who shall serve

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for two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified. On the second Monday in December, 1917, and every two years thereafter an [Illegible Text] from the city at large shall be elected by the qualified voters of the said city to serve two years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. Elections and terms of office. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. JEFFERSON CITY WATER AND SEWERAGE. No. 512. An Act to amend an Act to amend the charter of the City Jefferson, in the County of Jackson, State of Georgia, approved August 14, 1909, to authorize the establishment and maintenance of a system of waterworks, 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 from and after the passage of this Act the mayor and council of said City of Jefferson may, for the purpose of enforcing compliance with regulations for the water and sewerage systems of said city, enter upon private property and make an estimate of the expense of building, constructing, and installing private closets or toilets and connecting them with the city water and sewerage systems; and the said mayor and council is hereby authorized to enter upon private property and build, construct and install and furnish material, labor and fixtures for building and constructing closets or toilets and connecting them with the water and sewerage systems of said city at the expense of the property owner, whenever the property owner fails or refuses to connect his premises to the water and sewerage systems. The clerk of the mayor and council for the City of Jefferson shall make up an itemized statement

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of the expenses for making such connections, and demand payment of the same; and upon refusal of the payment of same, the clerk of the mayor and council for the City of Jefferson is authorized to issue an execution against the property improved, for the full amount of the improvement and turn the same over to the chief of police of the City of Jefferson for the purpose of levy and sale of the property improved to pay the amount expended by the mayor and council of the City of Jefferson in connecting premises with the city water and sewerage systems. Provided, first, that the property owner have the right and privilege to build, construct and install said closets or toilets after they have been served with notice by the water board of the City of Jefferson to connect their premises within such time as may be fixed by the water board. Enforcement of water and sewerage regulations. Executions. Proviso. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. KINGSLAND CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 320. An Act to amend an Act, entitled An Act to incorporate the City of Kingsland, in the County of Camden, and State of Georgia, to define its limits and define its municipal powers and privileges, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That section 6 of said Act be amended by striking all of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and city council shall have the right and power, in order to raise necessary revenue to properly carry on the government of said city and police the same, to pay salaries, costs, and expenses of the city officers and employees, to establish buildings and offices and to furnish,

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maintain and regulate all things needful and necessary appertaining to the protection of life, liberty, and property, the suppression of crime, the maintenance of law and order, payments of debts of the city, for educational purposes, for hospital and charity institutions, for the care of the poor, for the establishment and maintenance of necessary squares, streets and parks, for quarantine purposes, for caring for prisoners and providing means and places for their detention and punishment, and all such other purposes as will tend, in their judgment, to add to the comfort, safety, convenience, benefit, health, and advantage of said city and its citizens, and all the material improvement of said city as may, in their best judgment, be necessary, and for all other purposes in order to properly carry on the city government as herein indicated and not forbidden by law, to levy and collect an ad valorem tax not to exceed one per cent. on all the property, real and personal, within the corporate limits of said city which is subject to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] under the Constitution and laws of this State. And also to impose and collect such tax as they, the city council, may deem necessary and proper upon all trades, business, callings, professions, sales, labor and pursuits which are legal subjects of taxation, and may enforce the payment of the same by license or direct tax in such manner as they may determine to be best and most advantageous. They may also impose, assess, levy and collect taxes on capital invested in said city, on stocks of corporations, choses in action, and in such incomes and commissions derived from the pursuits of any profession, trade or calling, banks, express, insurance corporations, agencies, and all other corporations which are not expressly prohibited or exempted by the laws of this State or the United States, but all [Illegible Text] on property shall be uniform on the same class of subjects, to be fixed by the city. And said city council shall have the power and authority on any day fixed by them between the first day of January and the first day of May of each year by proper ordinance to fix the percentage of ad valorem tax and the scale of special tax to be levied for said year; to provide the method of collecting same and provide

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penalties for a failure to return any property required to be returned for taxation, or for failure to pay any special tax required by said city, and provide all rules and ordinances for the enforcement of said collection. Purposes for raising revenue. Ad valorem tax levy. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and [Illegible Text] taxes. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, as is hereby enacted by authority of same, That section 8 of said Act be amended by striking all of said section and substituting therefore the following: Section 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said city council shall have the power and authority to elect three freeholders of said city as city tax assessors, whose duty it shall be to receive the tax returns of said city on property and regulate the value thereof according to such ordinances, rules and regulations as may be adopted by said city council, and to hear all complaints on the raise of tax values according to such ordinance or rules as may be adopted, except that said assessors shall not have the right to arbitrarily raise the value of any property without notice to the owner and without a hearing if demanded by said owner before said assessors, but the method or procedure, time of notice and hearing may be fixed by the council. Tax assessors. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That section 9 shall be amended by striking all of said section and substituting therefor the following: Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said city council shall have the power and authority to prevent cattle, horses, mules, goats, sheep, hogs, dogs, or other animals from going at large in said city, and to take up and impound any such animal running at large in said city, and to pass and enforce all rules, regulations and ordinances which they may deem proper and necessary for the regulation and control and prevention of such animals in said city, running at large; and they shall have authority to have any dog running at large without a badge, killed. Impounding of animals at large. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 4, 1916.

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KIRKWOOD TOWN CHARTER AMENDED. No. 490. An Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the town of Kirkwood, in the County of DeKalb, approved August 15, 1910, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, 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 from and after January 1, 1917, the town of Kirkwood shall be divided into four wards as follows: Ward one shall consist of territory within the following boundary: Commencing at a point formed by the intersection of the [Illegible Text] line of Boulevard Drive, with the center line of [Illegible Text] Street, and running thence eastwardly along the center of Boulevard Drive to the eastern limits of town of Kirkwood; thence southwardly along said eastern limits to the southern limits of said town; thence westwardly along southern limits of said town to the center of Warren Street; north along the center of said street to the point of beginning. Act of [Illegible Text] amended. Ward limits defined. Ward two shall consist of territory within the following boundary: Commencing at a point formed by the intersection of the center line of Boulevard Drive with the center line of North Howard Street, and running thence north along the center of North [Illegible Text] Street to the center of Georgia Railroad right of way; thence [Illegible Text] along the center line of said right of way to the [Illegible Text] limits of said town; thence north along said limits to the northern limits of said town; thence westerly along the said northern limits to the western limits of said town; thence south wardly along said western limits to the Georgia Railway and Power Company's South Decatur car track; thence eastwardly along said car tracks to the point of beginning. Ward three shall consist of territory within the following boundary: Commencing at a point formed by the intersection of the center line of North Howard Street and

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the center line of Boulevard Drive, and running thence eastwardly along the center of Boulevard Drive to the eastern limits of said town; thence northwardly along the said eastern limits to the center of the right-of-way of the Georgia Railroad; thence southwestwardly along the center of said right-of-way to the center line of Howard Street; thence south along the center of said street to the point of beginning. Ward four shall consist of territory within the following boundary: Commencing at a point formed by the intersection of the center line of Warren Street with the center line of Boulevard Drive, and running thence south along the center line of Warren Street to the southern limits of said town; thence west along said southern limits to the line between town of Kirkwood and City of Atlanta; thence north along said line to a point two hundred feet south of Boulevard DeKalb; thence east along the line dividing said City of Atlanta and said town of Kirkwood to the right-of-way of the Georgia Railway and Power Company's South Decatur car line; thence following the curve in said right-of-way to the center line of Warren Street; thence southwardly along center line of Warren Street to point of beginning. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That Councilman Howard, the present councilman from ward one, shall continue from January 1, 1917, to serve for the remainder of his term as councilman from the fourth ward as constituted by this Act, and that the councilman elected to succeed Councilman Cole, of the present first ward, shall serve as councilman from the fourth ward created under this Act; and that two councilmen be elected at the next regular election of said town to serve from the first ward, one for one year and one for two years, beginning on the first Monday in January, 1917; and thereafter their successors be elected as provided by the charter of said town. Councilmen; election and terms. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the municipal government of said town of Kirkwood,

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after this Act goes into effect, shall be vested in a mayor and eight councilmen; two councilmen from each ward. The mayor, or mayor pro tem., and five councilmen shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the provision of the present charter providing for the election of councilmen and the mayor, and the provisions providing how the mayor and council shall act and how questions shall be determined, shall continue and be of force and effect under this amendment. Government. Quorum of council. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That section 10 of the said Act approved August 15, 1910, be amended by striking from said section the following words: And who has not been convicted and sentenced for any violation of the criminal laws of Georgia, involving moral turpitude, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Section 10. Be it further enacted, That no person shall be eligible for the office of mayor or councilman of said town unless he shall have resided in said town not less than one year immediately preceding his election, and shall be a qualified voter in municipal elections for officers of said town, and who is entitled to register under the registration laws of said town; provided, that in the election of councilmen, no person shall be eligible who has not resided in the ward from which he is elected for not less than three months immediately preceding the election at which he is voted for. Eligibility to office. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That section 44 of the said Act approved August 15, 1910, be amended by striking from said section the following words: And shall not have been convicted and sentenced for any violation of the criminal laws of Georgia, involving moral turpitude, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Section 44. Be it further enacted, That the public school system now in operation in the town of Kirkwood, established under an Act of the General Assembly, approved August 8, 1905, `to authorize the town of Kirkwood to provide a system of public schools, etc.,' be and the same is hereby continued under this Act. And the

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board of education established under said Act of 1905 is continued hereunder, the successors to the present members of said board to be elected as their terms expire, in accordance with the provisions of this Act. All vacancies in said board from death, resignation, removal from the town or otherwise, shall be filled by the mayor and council at their first regular meeting after said vacancy occurs. No person shall be eligible for election to membership on said board unless he shall have resided in said town not less than any one year immediately preceding his election, and shall be a qualified voter in municipal elections in said town. The members of said board shall not receive compensation. They shall elect such officers from their number as they may deem necessary for the proper dispatch of business before the board and make such rules and regulations for their own government as they may deem wise. The said board of education shall have entire supervision, direction and control of the public school system of said town as now established, and may make such changes therein from time to time as it deems proper, and may recommend to the mayor and council new and additional schools, whenever in their judgment demanded by the educational needs of the town, and when their recommendations are adopted, or amended and adopted, by the mayor and council and funds appropriated to carry out the same, may proceed therewith and as approved and provided for; provided, that said board shall not have power or authority to contract for the expenditure of any funds until their estimates have been approved by the mayor and council and the funds therefor appropriated or set apart by the mayor and council, and, provided, further, that title to all property secured for school purposes shall be vested in `Town of Kirkwood.' Said board shall have the exclusive right, power and authority to prescribe the curriculum of said school system, appoint and employ a superintendent of, and all teachers in said school system; to fix their compensation; to suspend or remove the superintendent or any teacher for cause satisfactory to it; to make such rules, regulations and orders for government, discipline and conduct of said school system and of the superintendent,

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teachers, employees and pupils as it may deem proper and not in conflict with the laws of Georgia, and generally to have power and authority to do and perform all acts necessary to and promotive of the best educational interests of said town, not in conflict with the provisions of this Act, or the laws of this State. No member of said board shall be eligible to the office of superintendent or teacher in said schools. The secretary and treasurer of the board shall give bond in such sum as the board may fix. The board shall cause to be kept regular minutes of all its proceedings, which shall be open to inspection. It shall annually, at the first regular meeting of council, in each year, submit to the mayor and council full and complete estimates of the total funds needed to operate the schools for the calendar year, with such estimates as it can make of the probably amount of the town's pro rate of the State common school fund, and of any other funds that it may expect to receive, and the mayor and council, after considering the same, and with such knowledge as it may have of the needs of the other departments of the town government, and of the town revenues, shall, not later than their regular meeting, notify said board of education of the gross amount of funds, including the town's pro rate of the State common school fund, set apart for the calendar year for said system of public schools, which said sum shall be sufficient to maintain and support said school system and efficiently operate the school for at least nine scholastic months in each calendar year. Said board of education shall submit to the mayor and council, not later than the first day of August in each year, an annual report for the scholastic year ending June 30, showing the condition of the public schools, the attendance thereon, resident and non-resident pupils separately, the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] teachers and other employees therein, and the monthly salaries paid each, the receipts and expenditures for the scholastic year, with such other information as the mayor and council may call for or said board may deem proper, together with such recommendations as it may desire to make, which said report, or so much thereof as the mayor and

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council shall order, shall be published in some newspaper published in said town, or if none such, then in such other paper as the mayor and council may elect. All children in said town between the ages of six and eighteen years of age whose parents or guardians are bona fide residents of said town shall be entitled to the benefits of said schools under such rules and regulations as said board of education may prescribe. When there are vacant seats in said schools, not needed for children of said town as above mentioned, said board of education may provide for the admission of children whose parents or guardians are not residents of said town upon the payment in advance of such reasonable tuition as said board may prescribe; provided, that said rate of tuition shall not be less than the estimated cost of teaching such children. Eligibility as member of board of education. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council of said town may provide by ordinance for the appointment of one or more persons to act as registrars of said town, for the purpose of registering qualified voters thereof in the same manner as the clerk of council is authorized to do; but nothing herein shall affect the authority of said clerk of council to register voters, said registrars acting under the supervision and direction of said clerk as his assistants for such purpose. Registration of voters. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. LA FAYETTE CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 502. An Act to amend the charter of the City of La Fayette, in the County of Walker, approved August 17, 1914, by amending sections 6, 14, 15, 44 and 61 of said charter, by changing the term of office of the mayor and councilmen, fixing their qualification, and providing for the

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manner of their election; by providing requirements for appeals and certioraris; by fixing the [Illegible Text] tax for public school purposes at fifty one [Illegible Text] of one per cent.; by providing for qualification and manner of election of school trustees, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, That section 6 of the charter of the City of La Fayette, in the County of Walker, be amended to read as follows: That the City of La Fayette shall be divided into five wards, numbered one, two, three, four and five, respectively, whose limits shall be as follows: Ward No. 1 shall include all that territory east of Spring Creek and north of the center of Culberson Avenue, and north of a line running east from the east end of said Culberson Avenue to the city limits. Ward No. 2 shall include all that territory east of Spring Creek and south of the center of Culberson Avenue and south of a line running east from the east end of said Culberson Avenue to the city limits and north of the center of Patton Avenue and north of a line running east from the east end of said Patton Avenue to the city limits. Ward No. 3 shall include all that territory east of Spring Creek and south of the center of Patton Avenue and south of a line running east from the east end of said Patton Avenue to the city limits. Ward No. 4 shall include all that territory west of Spring Creek and south of the center of Armurchee Street and south of a line running west from the west end of said Armurchee Street to the city limits. Ward No. 5 shall include all that territory west of Spring Creek and north of the center of Armurchee Street and north of a line running west from the west end of said Armurchee Street to the city limits. One councilman shall be elected from each ward and if two or more in any ward are voted for in a city election, the one receiving the largest number of votes shall be declared elected councilman from that ward. Provided, however, that the voters in each ward shall vote for one councilman only, which candidate for council shall reside in the particular ward and in the same ward as those voting for him. That

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is, each ward shall vote for and elect its own councilman, and that no voters can cast votes in said election for a councilman who does not reside in the same ward with the voter, and no councilman or the mayor shall be eligible during the term of his office to serve as a member of the school board, nor shall a member of the school board be eligible to serve as councilman or mayor. Act of 1914 amended. Ward limits. One councilman to be elected from each ward. Ineligibility. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That section 14 of said charter of the City of La Fayette, in the County of Walker, and being said charter on page 943 of Georgia Laws, 1914, be and the same is amended, so that after it is so amended it shall read as follows: That any person who may be convicted before the mayor of said city may give notice of his appeal and shall be entitled to his appeal to the council of said city by entering into a good and solvent bond for his appearance before said councilmen in a sum double the amount of the fine assessed by said mayor, or he shall be entitled to his appeal if he is unable to make the bond, by making the oath that he is unable to give bond or pay the costs, in which event and in either event, judgment shall be suspended, and upon making said bond he shall be released from custody at once. That any person who, being convicted by said council, may have his writ of certiorari from said decision by complying with the State law of certioraris from municipal courts, and the same law shall prevail in said city court of the City of La Fayette as prevails by the State law in appeals and certioraris. Appeal and certiorari. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That section 15 of said charter on page 943 of the Acts of the Legislature, 1914, be and the same is hereby and herein amended, so when amended, shall read as follows: Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall elect annually at the first regular meeting of the city council in January, a mayor pro tem. from its council, whose duties shall be to act in all cases in the absence, disqualification or sickness of the mayor, during which time he shall be clothed with all the necessary powers of the mayor; a treasurer who may or may not be a member of the board of councilmen;

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a city marshal; three tax assessors, who shall be freeholders of said city; a tax collector; and when the growth of the city may require, additional police protection; a city physician, who shall be a regular licensed physician, practicing in the City of La Fayette, who shall be chairman of the board of health; and a city attorney, who shall be a regular practicing member of the bar of the said City of La Fayette, who shall attend the sessions of the mayor and council and of their respective courts upon requests of either of said courts. All of said officers to be elected for one year only and until their successors are elected and qualified, and provided further, that to be eligible for mayor, mayor pro tem., or councilman, the officer shall own in his own right, real estate in the City of La Fayette, that the elections, vacancies, etc., may be filled as already provided in said charter, and that any of said officers may be removed from office at any time by a majority vote of the mayor and council, for neglect of duty, incapacity or malfeasance in office. The mayor shall have the right, in addition to other rights vested in his office, to appoint special policemen when in his judgment such appointment may be necessary. And it is further provided herein, that the terms of office of the mayor and councilmen shall be one year each and until their successors are qualified, as aforesaid, and that a mayor and councilmen shall be elected regularly at the general election on the first Tuesday in December next and on each following year thereafter with terms of office of one year only and until their successors are elected and qualified. This section and this Act is intended to repeal all provisions heretofore made for terms of office of mayor and council of said city. That the policemen appointed as aforesaid, by said mayor, when the emergency requiring their services is passed, are to be compensated with a reasonable compensation to be fixed by said mayor and the city council. While such policemen are on duty they shall have the same authority as prescribed for the regular policemen of said city. Said city [Illegible Text] superintendent of water and light plant, tax assessor, said attorney, said marshal, and city physician shall be paid

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such sums for their services which shall be reasonable and to be fixed by the mayor and councilmen of said city; the mayor and council shall have the authority to prescribe by ordinance from time to time such other duties of the various offices of the city as are not herein set out. Mayor pro tem. Treasurer. Marshal. Tax assessors. Tax collector. Physician. Attorney. Terms of office. Eligibility. Vacancy in office. Removal. Special policemen. Terms of office of mayor, etc. Policemen. [Illegible Text] Duties. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act and on the first Tuesday in December and in the general election there shall be elected by the qualified voters in each ward five persons as a school board, or trustees, whose term of office shall be one year each and until their successors are elected and qualified, and who shall be freeholders in their own right and who shall be male inhabitants of said City of La Fayette and be twenty-one years of age or more, and shall be elected in the same manner and with the same restrictions as provided in this Act for the election of the councilmen of said city; provided, however, that in case of a vacancy on said school board that the other four members of said school board shall fill said vacancy by appointment, by appointing some person of the same qualifications and being a resident of the City of La Fayette, whose term of office shall expire with the succeeding general annual election; that said school board, before being eligible, or any member thereof, shall have resided in the City of La Fayette for at least twelve months before being eligible to serve on said board. School board; election, eligibility, terms, etc. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That section 44 of said charter, as same appears on page 955 of Acts of 1914, be amended by striking the words thirty-five in the 13th line of said section, between the words exceed and one hundredths, and substituting in lieu thereof the word fifty. Act of 1914, sec. 44, amended. Sec. 6. 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. Approved August 19, 1916.

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LAWRENCEVILLE CITY EMPLOYEE'S ELIGIBILITY. No. 430. An Act to amend an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved August 19, 1912, creating a new charter for the City of Lawrenceville, Georgia; to make it illegal for any person to hold any position of any kind, or be employed in any capacity, in the City of Lawrenceville, who is related by blood or marriage to the [Illegible Text] or any member of the council of said City of Lawrenceville; to provide that all persons so related to said officials are disqualified to any position under said city, or to be employed in any capacity by the officials of said city; to provide a penalty for a violation of the same, 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 the Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved August 19, 1912, creating a new charter for the City of Lawrenceville, Georgia, as published in the Georgia Laws of 1912, from page 1043 to page 1078, both inclusive, be and the same is hereby amended as follows: (a) It shall be illegal for any person to hold any position of any kind, or be employed in any capacity in the City of Lawrenceville, who is related by blood or marriage to the mayor or any member of the council of said City of Lawrenceville. (b) All persons related by blood or marriage to the mayor or any member of the council of said City of Lawrenceville are hereby declared to be disqualified to hold any position under said City of Lawrenceville, or to be employed in any capacity by the officials of said City of Lawrenceville, during the terms of office of the officials so related to them. Act of 1912 amended. Relationship making [Illegible Text] Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for a violation of the provisions of this Act the mayor and council of said City of Lawrenceville, or either of

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them, may be impeached and their office or offices declared vacant, under the same rules and regulations as are now provided by law. Impeachment for violation. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That before the provisions of this amendment shall become operative it shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Lawrenceville at the December, 1916, election of mayor and council, and if a majority of the voters voting at said election shall vote in favor of said amendment then the same shall be effective January 1, 1917, but if a majority should not vote for said amendment then the same shall be void. Those voting for said amendment shall have printed or written on their ballots For amendment, and those voting against said amendment shall have printed or written on their ballots Against amendment. The mayor and council shall declare the result of said election. Submission to popular vote. Ballots. Sec. 4. 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. Approved August 17, 1916. LENOX TOWN CHARTER AMENDED. No. 313. An Act to amend an Act approved December 12, 1901, incorporating the town of Lenox, in Berrien County, so that when so amended the mayor and town council shall have the right to pass all ordinances that they deem necessary for the punishment of all who fail to obey any and all ordinances that said mayor and council may deem best to pass and adopt for the protection of the citizens of said town, their peace and good order, etc., shall have the right to adopt ordinances, fixing a punishment for violations of its ordinances that may have been passed from time to time and that may hereafter be passed, against any person, firm or corporation that

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may sell intoxicating liquors, beers, malts, etc., in violation of such ordinances, or that may keep such liquors, beers or other intoxicating beverages on hand to induce trade, or that may violate the laws of this State with reference to the sale of intoxicants as they now are, or as they may be hereafter amended; to provide a general welfare clause, to give to said town of Lenox the right, through and by its mayor and council, to pass all necessary ordinances for the protection of persons and property in said town, and to properly police the same, not in conflict with the laws of Georgia; to authorize the mayor and council of said town to pass ordinances providing for fixing of fines and fixing of sentences for violations of the ordinances of said town, provided no fine shall be imposed for more than $100 for one offense committed, nor a sentence imposed for more than 100 days for one offense, and provided, further that necessary ordinances be passed for putting into effect and force the penal ordinances of said town, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act the mayor and council of Lenox, in Berrien County, shall have the right to pass any and all ordinances which they may deem necessary for the punishment of any and all who violate the ordinances of said mayor and council heretofore passed or that may be hereafter passed in and for said town of Lenox for the protection of the citizens of said town, their peace, good order, etc. Act of 1901 amended. Punishment for violation of ordinances Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council of the town of Lenox shall have the right to adopt any and all ordinances fixing punishments for the violation of its ordinances that may have been passed from time to time and that may hereafter be passed, against any person, firm or corporation that may sell intoxicating liquors, beers, malts, or any intoxicating liquor within the town of Lenox, in violation of such ordinances,

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or that may keep such liquors, beers, malts or intoxicating beverages on hand to induce trade, or that may violate the laws of this State with reference to the sale of intoxicants as they now are, or as they may be hereafter amended. Intoxicating liquors. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council of the said town of Lenox shall have the right to pass all necessary ordinances for the protection of persons and property in said town, or that they may deem necessary to properly police the same, not in conflict with the laws of Georgia. Protection of person and property. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and council of said town of Lenox shall have the right to pass ordinances providing for fixing of fines and for sentences for the violations of the ordinances of said town; provided, no fine shall be imposed for more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for any one offense committed, nor a sentence imposed for more than one hundred days' work on the streets or chaingang in said town of Lenox, nor for more than fifty days' confinement in jail in said town, for any one offense, and provided further, that said mayor and council are hereby authorized to pass all necessary ordinances that may be required for the putting into effect and force of the penal ordinances of said town, such as organizing and equipping street gangs or street chaingangs for the working of the public streets or other public works in and for said town. Punishment; limit of sentences. Street work and chaingang. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 4, 1916. LEON TOWN CHARTER REPEALED. No. 513. An Act to repeal the charter of the town of Leon. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the Act

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of the General Assembly of Georgia, entitled an Act to incorporate the town of Leon, in Dodge County, to define its limits, to provide a mayor and councilmen and other officers for said town, to prescribe their duties and powers, to prepare for the municipal government, jurisdiction, authority, concern and cognizance of said town, and for other purposes, approved August 18, 1908, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of 1908 repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. LOUISVILLE CITY MAYOR'S SALARY. No. 343. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to consolidate, amend and supersede the several Acts incorporating the town of Louisville, Georgia, in the County of Jefferson, and the several Acts amendatory thereof; to change the corporate name; to provide for mayor and councilmen and define their duties; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a system of waterworks, sewerage and electric lights for said town; to confer additional powers upon the mayor and council of said town [Illegible Text] repeal conflicting laws and for other purposes, said Act approved December 18, 1900, so as to provide a salary for the services of the mayor of said town of Louisville, Georgia, and to repeal section 1 of an Act of the General Assembly, approved December 17, 1902, which amends the Act first referred to by providing that the mayor of said town of Louisville shall serve without compensation. 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 section 15 of the first named Act approved December 18, 1900, be amended so as to cause the same, when amended, to read as follows: Section 15. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the salary of the mayor of said City of Louisville, Georgia,

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shall be one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per annum, to be paid out of the general funds of said city. Said councilmen shall serve without remuneration, except that they shall not be required to pay street tax in said city during their term of office. Act of 1900 amended. To be read. Salary of mayor Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That section 1 of the Act of the General Assembly, approved December 17, 1902, which provides that said mayor of the City of Louisville shall serve without remuneration, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of 1902, sec. 1, repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. LOUISVILLE CITY TAXATION FOR SCHOOLS. No. 514. An Act to amend an Act establishing a public school system in the town of Louisville, Georgia, approved August 13, 1910, by providing that the mayor and council of said town of Louisville, Georgia, shall each year levy and collect a tax rate on the property of said town subject to taxation, not to exceed six-tenths of one per cent. per annum upon said taxable property. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That an Act, approved August 13, 1910, entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish a public school system for the town of Louisville, Georgia, approved December 20, 1893, and for other purposes, be amended by changing the proviso at the end of section one, so that said proviso shall read as follows: Provided, however, that said tax shall not exceed six-tenths of one per cent. per annnum upon said taxable property, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said town shall each year levy such tax upon all the property in said town subject to taxation, as will be sufficient when added to the town's pro rata part

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of the State school fund, to support and maintain said schools for at least nine scholastic months in each year, and shall collect the same at the same time that other taxes of said town are collected and pay over the same to said board of education, which funds shall be used by said board of education exclusively for the support and maintenance of the public schools herein provided for [Illegible Text] providing buildings and furniture thereof; provided, however, that said tax shall not exceed six-tenths of one per cent. per annum upon said taxable property. Act of 1910 amended. To be read. [Illegible Text] Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. LOUISVILLE CITY TIMBER SALES FOR ACADEMY. No. 367. An Act to authorize and empower the board of education of the Louisville Academy, acting with the advice and consent of the mayor and council of the City of Louisville, Georgia, to sell and otherwise dispose of all of the merchantable timber on the land of the Louisville Academy, and generally known as the Town Commons. The proceeds of the sale of said timber to be utilized by the Louisville Academy for the purpose of maintaining and improving said Louisville Academy. 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the board of education of the City of Louisville, Georgia, shall have the right and authority to sell, either at public or private sale, and for cash or credit, or part cash and part credit, all of the merchantable timber now located on the Town Commons, in and adjacent to the City of Louisville, Georgia, extending from the lands formerly

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belonging to Julia A. W. Bostwick on the north, to the lands of Mrs. W. A. Stone on the south, and from the lower side of Main or Sixth Street on the east, to Rock Comfort Creek and the Ogeechee River on the west. Provided, however, that such sales shall be made with the advice and consent of the mayor and council of the City of Louisville, Georgia, and the proceeds of such sale or sales shall be utilized by said board of education of the Louisville Academy for the maintenance and improvement of the said Louisville Academy. Sale of [Illegible Text] Consent of mayor and council. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. MABLETON TOWN CHARTER REPEALED. No. 435. An Act to repeal an Act approved August 19, 1912, incorporating the town of Mableton, in Cobb County, Georgia; providing a municipal government for same, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the Act approved August 19, 1912, Acts of 1912, pages 1085 to 1099, inclusive, be and the same is hereby repealed. Act of 1912 repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by said authority, That all laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916.

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MACON CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 459. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Macon, providing for certain changes in the civil service commission; to change the hours for the opening and closing of the polls on election day; to provide for the mayor and council settling election contests and to exclude from within the corporate limits of the City of Macon a certain tract of land of 24.4 acres, 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 from and after the passage of this Act the charter of the City of Macon be and it is hereby amended in the following particulars: That the civil service commission of the City of Macon shall have full power and authority to maintain order and to require the observance of all laws, both city and State, and the control and direction of both police and fire departments shall be vested in the civil service commission, as hereby amended. The civil service commission of the City of Macon shall, in addition to the other duties placed upon them by the original Act creating said commission, be and they are hereby charged with the duty of [Illegible Text] the laws of the State of Georgia and the ordinances of the City of Macon, and to fully carry into effect the powers herein given said commissioners are hereby authorized to institute prosecutions and secure convictions for violations of said laws and ordinances within the City of Macon. Powers of civil service commission. The said civil service commission shall be required to have open meetings for the transaction of such business as may be necessary on the first and third Mondays of each month. Open meetings. That no member of the police or fire department of said city shall be dismissed, or suspended, for more than ten

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days without first having had a trial by the board of civil service commissioners, which trial shall be public and all witnesses who may be sworn for or against the accused shall be required to testify in his presence. In all trials the chairman of said civil service commission shall have the same power to compel the attendance of witnesses, to preserve order, and to inflict summary punishment for contempt as is given by law to the recorder of the City of Macon. It shall require a majority vote of said civil service commissioners to discharge a fireman or policeman, or to suspend him for more than ten days without pay. Trial of policeman or fireman. That the salary of the chairman of the civil service commission shall be $750.00 per annum, in lieu of one thousand dollars now provided, and the salary of the other two members of said commission shall be $420.00 per annum, in lieu of $750.00 each, now provided. Said change in salaries, as herein provided, shall become effective and apply only to the successors in office of the present incumbents. Salaries of commissioners. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when the City of Macon shall hold an election for the purpose of electing a mayor and aldermen, or of filling an unexpired term of any city officer, or commissioner who is elected by the people, or for the purpose of obtaining the assent of the people of the city for the issuing of bonds, or for any other purpose, the polls shall be open at six o'clock a. m. and close at six o'clock p. m. Election polls; opening and closing. That whenever there shall be an election for any office, such as above named, and there shall be a notice of a contest by one or more candidates, that upon formal petition, addressed to the mayor and council of the City of Macon, setting out in detail such irregularities or frauds in said election about which said candidate or candidates have complaint, said petition to be verified, it shall thereupon be within the discretion of the said mayor and council to take notice of said contest, and either hear proof in support of said charges, or to have the ballots recounted in open council, either one or both as they shall prefer. Contest of election.

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In the event that a recount should disclose errors sufficient to change the result as first declared, it shall be within the power of the said mayor and council of the City of Macon to officially declare the result of said election as based upon the recount personally conducted by themselves; to declare the winner of said election and to forthwith administer the oath, whereupon the said person so declared elected shall hold said office as though originally declared the successful candidate. Result of election Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a certain tract of land, containing twenty-four and four-tenths (24.4) acres, and known as the property of Mrs. M. E. Whitehead, said tract being described as follows, to wit: beginning at the north side of a ten foot alley at the intersection of said alley with the cast side of the Waterville Road, and running east along the present city limits line a distance of seven hundred and forty-six (746) feet; thence, angle left ninety-four degrees and twenty-eight minutes and running four hundred and twenty-seven (427) feet to the southwest corner of the Buckeye Cotton Oil Company; thence, angle right eighty-nine (89) degrees and thirty-eight minutes, and running along the line of the Buckeye Cotton Oil Company four hundred and five-tenths (400.5) feet to the southeast corner of the Buckeye Cotton Oil Company; thence, angle left eighty-nine (89) degrees and twenty-five minutes and running along the east line of the Buckeye Cotton Oil Company five hundred and sixty and no tenths (560.0) feet; thence, angle right one hundred and twenty-seven (127) degrees, no minutes, and running along the southwest line of the Texas Company four hundred and sixty-eight and no tenths (468.0) feet to the south corner of the Texas Company; thence, angle left eighty-nine degrees, fifty-four minutes and running along the southeast line of the Texas Company one hundred and eighty-two and no tenths (182.0) feet; thence, angle right eighty-nine degrees, fifty-three minutes, and running along the southwest line of the Massee-Felton Lumber Company nine hundred and six and no tenths (906.0) feet to the line of the present city limits, the tract as aforesaid being

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wholly unimproved and in large part swamp lands which were taken within the incorporate limits of the City of Macon under a misapprehension, the same are hereby excluded from the incorporate limits of the City of Macon and shall not be regarded as a part thereof. That should said property or any part thereof be developed or offered for sale for development purposes, or in any respect improved, that the City of Macon reserves the right to reincorporate within its city limits the said property aforesaid. That the line in said City of Macon, as heretofore named, be in no wise disturbed or changed by reason of the above and foregoing; the effect of this Act being to exclude this tract so that it shall not be subject to taxation by the city, nor shall the city exercise over same any jurisdiction whatsoever. Land excluded from city territory. Right to reincorporate. City line not disturbed. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith, except as herein expressly excepted, be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 18, 1916. MACON CONVEYANCE OF LAND RATIFIED. No. 319. An Act to authorize the City of Macon to close, sell and convey certain portion of streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Macon, and to sanction, confirm and ratify conveyances of said streets, lanes and alleys or parts thereof as may have heretofore been made and executed by the mayor and council of the City of Macon, 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 the City of Macon, a municipal corporation, be and it is hereby authorized and empowered to close, grant, bargain, sell and convey to such persons or corporations and upon such terms as said municipal

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corporation may deem best, to all the following described property purchased from the mayor and council of the City of Macon, as described in deed dated February 2, 1900, and recorded in the clerk's office of Bibb Superior Court, in book 101, folio 75; said property being more particularly described as follows: All that certain plat or tract of land almost triangular in shape, lying and being in the northeast angle of intersection of Seventh and Mulberry Streets and the western line of the right of way of East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad (now Southern Railway Company), more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point on a line 10 feet east of the center line of Seventh Street, and 184 feet south of center line of Walnut Street, thence along the line that is 10 feet east of the center line of Seventh Street 363 feet, thence 90 degrees to the left along line parallel to the center line of Mulberry Street 82 5-10 feet to the west line of right of way of East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway; thence 101 degrees to the left 204.8 feet, thence 3 degrees, 53 in. left 167.3 feet to commencing point, being encroachment on southeast of Seventh and Mulberry Streets, respectively, in City of Macon, as originally laid out by commission authorized by State. Power to convey land in streets. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all sales and conveyances of any streets, lanes and alleys within the limit and area described in section one of this Act, heretofore made by the said mayor and council of the City of Macon be and they are hereby sanctioned and confirmed as valid and legal conveyances so as to fully and effectually vest the title to all such portions of said streets, lanes and alleys so conveyed in the grantee in such deeds and conveyances. Titles to streets, etc., confirmed. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text] That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 4, 1916.

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MACON STREET CLOSING AND UNDERPASS. No. 385. An Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of Macon, approved November 21, 1893, and the several Acts amendatory thereof; to amend the requirement of section 3 of the Act amendatory of the charter of the City of Macon, approved August 18, 1913, that the street to be opened from the intersection of Plum and Fifth Streets across the property of the Central of Georgia Railway Company to Pine Street at the Central Railroad shops shall be sixty-six and two-thirds (66 2-3) feet in width; to authorize, ratify and confirm the opening of said street as an underpass of the dimensions and specifications contained in the contract in reference thereto between the City of Macon and the Central of Georgia Railway Company, dated October 27, 1914; to authorize, ratify and confirm the building of a portion of said underpass and its approaches in Pine Street, between Sixth and Seventh Streets; to authorize the City of Macon to accept said underpass as now constructed with proposed changes set out in contract of July 24, 1916, and to now close Pine Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets, and to vest the title thereto in the Central of Georgia Railway Company, 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 the third section of the Act entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of Macon, approved November 21, 1893, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, and for other purposes, approved August 18, 1913, be and the same is hereby amended by striking from the third section of said Act the following words: Said street to be the width of Plum Street, to wit, sixty-six and two-thirds (66 2-3) feet. And be it further enacted. That said section three of said Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

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The width of the said street mentioned in said section to be now opened and dedicated to the public use shall be as provided in the contract of October 27, 1914, by and between the City of Macon and the Central of Georgia Railway Company, and as further provided for in the supplemental contract between the City of Macon and the Central of Georgia Railway Company of date, July 24, 1916, and said contracts are hereby expressly ratified and confirmed. However, before Pine Street is closed from Fifth to Sixth Street, the Central of Georgia Railway Company shall convey to the City of Macon a strip of land, which, added to the width of the street and the approach to the underpass already opened under authority of the contract of date, October 27, 1914, shall make the said street and approaches to said underpass from Fifth and Plum Streets to the intersection of Sixth and Pine Streets the width of sixty-six and two-thirds (66 2-3) feet. The City of Macon, however, shall not be required to open and dedicate to the public use any other part of said strip of lands, save and except that which has already been opened under and by virtue of the contract hereinbefore mentioned and of date of October 27, 1914, until, in the judgment of the mayor and council of the City of Macon, the public necessities shall require. Express authority is hereby given to the mayor and council of the City of Macon to devote such portions of said strip of land as are not included in the street already opened, according to the contract of October 27, 1914, to such use or uses as the said mayor and council of the City of Macon may, in their judgment, deem expedient and proper, the right being hereby expressly reserved in the said mayor and council of the City of Macon to, at such times as the public necessities may require, open all or any part of said strip of land as a public street of the City of Macon; provided, that nothing herein shall have the effect of changing, impairing or modifying any existing contracts between the City of Macon and the Central of Georgia Railway Company looking to the erection of the terminal station and terminal facilities in the City of Macon except as herein

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provided, so that said third section of said Act, when so amended, shall read as follows: Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council of the City of Macon is hereby authorized to close up and discontinue for use as a public street that part of Pine Street in the City of Macon lying between Fifth Street and Sixth Street in said city. Full authority is given hereby to the mayor and council of the City of Macon to completely abolish that part of Pine Street lying between Fifth and Sixth Streets, the same to be used for railway purposes. Should the mayor and council authorize the closing of Pine Street as above mentioned, a street shall be opened by the Central of Georgia Railway Company from Fifth Street to Sixth Street by way of Plum Street, and shall be laid off from the intersection of Plum Street and Fifth Street, through and across the property of the Central of Georgia Railway Company to Pine Street at the Central Railroad shops, so as to make it continuous. The title to said street shall be vested in the mayor and council of the City of Macon by the Central of Georgia Railway Company before any of the terms of this Act shall become operative, and the mayor and council of the City of Macon shall have full power and control over said street and with full power to require the construction and maintenance of viaducts or underpassage for railroad tracks, whenever in its discretion, the public necessities shall require. The width of the said street mentioned in said section to be now opened and dedicated to the public use shall be as provided in the contract of October 27, 1914, by and between the City of Macon and the Central of Georgia Railway Company, and as further provided for in the supplemental contract between the City of Macon and the Central of Georgia Railway Company, of date, July 24, 1916, and said contracts are hereby expressly ratified and confirmed. However, before Pine Street is closed from Fifth to Sixth Streets, the Central of Georgia Railway Company shall convey to the City of Macon a strip of land, which, added to the width of the street and the approach to the underpass already opened under authority of the contract of date, October

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27, 1914, shall make the said street and approaches to said underpass from Fifth and Plunt Streets to the intersection of Sixth and Pine Streets the width of sixty-six and two-thirds (66 2-3) feet. The City of Macon, however, shall not be required to open and dedicate to the public use any other part of said strip of land, save and except that which has already been opened under and by virtue of the contract hereinbefore mentioned and of date of October 27, 1914, until, in the judgment of the mayor and council of the City of Macon, the public necessities shall require. Express authority is hereby given to the mayor and council of the City of Macon to devote such portions of said strip of land as are not included in the street already opened, according to the contract of October 27, 1914, to such use or uses as the said mayor and council of the City of Macon may, in their judgment, deem expedient and proper, the right being hereby expressly reserved in the said mayor and council of the City of Macon to, at such times as the public necessities may require, open all or any part of said strip of land as a public street of the City of Macon at the expense of the Central of Georgia Railway Company. Should said expense be in excess of $50,000.00, such excess shall be at the joint and equal expense of the City of Macon and the Central of Georgia Railway Company; [Illegible Text] that nothing herein shall have the effect of changing, [Illegible Text] pairing or modifying any existing contracts between the City of Macon and the Central of Georgia Railway Company looking to the erection of the terminal station and terminal facilities in the City of Macon, except as herein provided. Act of 1913, sec. 3, amended. To be read. Closing of Pine Street. Opening of new street. Title. Width of street. See 145 Ga. 149. Conveyance by Central of Ga. Ry. Co. Expense. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That, whereas, in pursuance of the above recited Act of August 18, 1913, a contract was entered into between the City of Macon and the Central of Georgia Railway Company, dated October 27, 1914, whereby the said street to be opened by the Central of Georgia Railway Company from the intersection of Plum Street and Fifth Street through and across the property of the Central of Georgia Railway Company to Pine Street at the Central Railroad

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shops, has been opened and constructed by the Central of Georgia Railway Company at a large expenditure of money as an underpass of the dimensions and specifications as set forth in the contract; and the title thereto was duly vested by said contract in the mayor and council of the City of Macon; now, therefore, it is enacted, That the said contract of October 27, 1914, be and the same is hereby authorized, ratified and confirmed; and the City of Macon is hereby authorized to accept said street and underpass as so opened and constructed in lieu of and in place of the said street, which it was provided by section three of the above recited Act of August 18, 1913, should be sixty-six and two-thirds (66 2-3) feet in width; and the Central of Georgia Railway Company is hereby authorized and permitted to construct and operate its tracks across the covered portions of said underpass. Contract with railroad company ratified. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the City of Macon is now authorized to accept said street and underpass as now constructed and laid off, as a public street and thoroughfare of the City of Macon, and thereupon Pine Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets shall be closed and discontinued and the title thereto shall become vested in the Central of Georgia Railway Company for railway purposes. Acceptance of street and underpass. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Central of Georgia Railway Company, before closing Pine Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets, shall first pay any and all damages to persons owning property south of the intersection of Sixth and Pine Streets that may be sustained by reason of the closing of said street as herein provided, and in the event that the property owners and the said Central of Georgia Railway Company shall fail to agree on the amount of damages to the property of said property owner, then the damages to said property shall be ascertained in the manner now provided by law for corporations or persons authorized to take or damage private property for public uses, as provided by sections 5206 to 5235, inclusive, of the Code of 1910, and as set out in the

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said Act approved August 18, 1913, and the Acts amendatory thereof. Damages from closing of street. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 10, 1916. MADISON CITY WATER AND SEWERAGE. No. 570. An Act to authorize and empower the mayor and city council of the City of Madison, in the County of Morgan, to extend the present water mains and sewerage system in said City of Madison; to issue and sell bonds for the purpose of purchasing, building, contracting for and establishing said extension of water mains and sewerage system; to levy and collect tax on all property in said City of Madison to redeem said bonds and pay the interest that may accrue thereon; to provide for submitting the question of issuing said bonds to the qualified voters of said city; to authorize the condemnation of property, both in and out of said city, and to provide for and to do all things necessary and incident to the building and operation of said extension of water mains and sewerage system in the City of Madison. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, That the mayor and city council of the City of Madison be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase, build, contract for and establish an extension of the present water mains and sewerage system in said City of Madison, to issue and sell bonds for the purpose of building, contracting for and establishing said extension of the present water mains and sewerage system in the City of Madison, not to exceed in the aggregate of the sum of twenty-five ($25,000.00) thousand dollars, of such denomination as the said mayor and city council of Madison

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may determine, the same to be due and payable any time within forty years after they issue, as they, the said mayor and city council, may determine. The said bonds, when so issued, shall bear interest at not exceeding the rate of four and one-half (4 1-2) per centum per annum; payable semi-annually, January 1st and July 1st, each year, in Madison, Georgia, or at any bank in New York City, as the holders may designate. Extension of water mains and sewers. Bond issue. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said mayor and city council of the City of Madison, and they are hereby empowered to assess and collect a tax upon the taxable property within the corporate limits of said city sufficient to pay off said bonds, principal and interest, within forty years, as they may become due as provided in section 1 of this Act. Said bonds, or so much of them as may be necessary for the purpose for which they may be issued, shall be signed by the mayor and the clerk of the council of the City of Madison, and shall be sold in such manner as said mayor and city council may determine to be for the best interest of said city; provided, said bonds shall not be sold for less than their par value. Tax levy for bonds. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and city council be and they are hereby authorized to condemn property for the purpose of constructing said extension of water mains and sewerage system, both in and out of said City of Madison, under the same rules as prescribed for the condemnation of property of public roads in the State of Georgia, and to do all things necessary in the building, constructing and operating said extension. Condemnation of property. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That after said bonds shall have been issued and sold as hereinbefore provided, it shall be the duty of said mayor and city council to apply the proceeds from the sale of said bonds to the building, constructing and equipping the extension of the present water mains and sewerage system in the City of Madison as said mayor and city council, in their discretion, may deem best for the public interest and health and convenience of said City of Madison. Application of proceeds of bonds.

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Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That after the passage of this Act the mayor and city council of said city shall submit the question of issuing said bonds to an election, to be voted upon by the qualified voters of said city, on a day to be fixed by said mayor and city council. Notice of said election shall be given by advertising the same thirty days before the election in the paper in which the legal advertisements of Morgan County are published; said election to be held in the same manner and under the same rules prescribed by law for holding elections for members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Should the assent of two-thirds (2-3) of the qualified voters [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] city cast their ballots in favor of said bonds at said election, the provisions shall obtain and be of full force and said bonds shall be issued in pursuance. Submission to popular vote. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That those who favor the issue and sale of said bonds as set out in this Act, shall have written or printed on their ballots For bonds, and those who are opposed to the issue and sale of said bonds as set forth in this Act shall have written or printed on their ballots Against bonds. Forms of ballots. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. MARTIN TOWN REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. No. 380. An Act to amend an Act chartering the town of Martin, approved September 7, 1891, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, so as to provide for the registration of the voters of the said town of Martin. 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 the charter of the town of Martin, Georgia, approved September 7, 1891, with the several

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Acts amendatory thereof, be amended as set out in this Act. Act of 1891 amended. Sec. 2. That from and after the passage of this Act no person shall be permitted to vote in any municipal election of the town of Martin, Georgia, who shall not have qualified and caused himself to be registered as a voter in the manner hereinafter prescribed. Any person who shall register illegally under the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as prescribed in section 1039 of the Penal Code of Georgia. Registration required before voting. Penalty. Sec. 3. That to entitle a person to register and vote at any election held in and for said town of Martin, he shall be duly qualified to vote under the laws and ordinances now of force in said town of Martin, and who, in addition thereto, comes within either of the classes provided for in the five subdivisions of paragraph four, page 28, Acts 1908, the said subdivision beginning on page 28 and ending on page 29. Voter's qualification. Sec. 4. Any person to whom the right to register and be placed on the list of voters of said town of Martin is denied by the registrars shall have the right to enter an appeal to the mayor and council, which appeal must be in writing, setting forth such fact, and shall be filed with the registrars within three days from the date of the decision complained of, and shall be returned by said registrars to the mayor and council. Said appeal shall be tried as other appeals to the council; and four members of the council, not including the mayor, so voting, shall be necessary to overrule the decision of the registrars. The judgment of the registrars shall be of full force until and unless overruled by the council as herein set out. Appeal from registrars. Sec. 5. It shall not be required of an applicant for registration that he shall have paid taxes for the year during which any election shall be held; but the applicant for registration shall have paid all other taxes, including street taxes and other legal assessments assessed against him before he shall be entitled to register and vote in any municipal election held in said town of Martin. Tax payment.

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Sec. 6. All voters shall register as herein set forth, and, when once registered, shall remain upon the registration list, unless disqualified in some manner herein alleged, or by the existing laws of the State of Georgia, and ordinances of the said town of Martin. Registration list. Sec. 7. The clerk of council shall be required to register all voters and to administer to such persons registering an oath, which oath shall be subscribed to before the clerk in his office, or some other suitable place, or places, to be designated by said clerk; said oaths, and subscriptions thereto, shall be preserved by the clerk for inspections of the registrars as hereinafter set forth. Clerk's duty. Sec. 8. The oath required of the voters registering shall be in the following form, to wit: Oath of voter. GEORGIA, Stephens County, Town of Martin: I, _____, do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United States; that I am twenty-one years of age, or will be before the next regular election of the town of Martin, and at such time will have resided in the State of Georgia one year, in Stephens County six months, and the town of Martin three months; that I have paid all legal taxes that have been required of me, and which I have had an opportunity, including street taxes and other legal assessments, except the taxes for the present year. My age is_____; Occupation _____; Color _____; _____ Sworn to and subscribed before me this_____ day of _____. _____ Clerk, Town of Martin, Ga. Sec. 9. Ten days before each election the registration of voters for that election shall close; and the clerk shall prepare a list of the persons registered, as shown by oaths in his possession, and shall turn over to the registrars, eight days before any election which shall be held, said list arranged alphabetically, together with the oaths, said list showing the name, color, age and occupation of each

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person registered, with his certificate added to said list, that the same is a true and correct list of persons registered. Close of registration. List. Sec. 10. The clerk shall receive for his services herein set forth such sum as to the mayor and council may, in their discretion, seem just and proper. Clerk's pay. Sec. 11. In the absence or other disability of the clerk, the mayor may perform any of the duties required of the clerk set forth in this Act. Mayor may serve as clerk. Sec. 12. On the first regular meeting of the mayor and council of the town of Martin, held after the passage and approval of this Act, the said municipal authorities shall elect three upright, intelligent freeholders of said town of Martin, who are qualified to vote and who are not connected in any manner with the administration of said town of Martin, who shall act as registrars of said town of Martin; one of said persons to be elected for a term of one year, and until his successor is elected and qualified; one to be elected for a term of two years, and until his successor is elected and qualified, and one to be elected for a term of three years, and until his successor is elected and qualified, and each year thereafter they shall elect one registrar for a term of three years. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties each registrar shall take and subscribe the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and impartially discharge, to the best of my ability, the duties imposed upon me as registrar of the town of Martin, Georgia. So help me God. Vacancies caused by death, resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by the mayor and council. No person, while acting as registrar, or within six months from the expiration or resignation of his term of office shall be eligible for any municipal office in the town of Martin, Georgia. Registrars; election, eligibility, term, oath. Sec. 13. When the list of registered voters, together with the oaths subscribed, shall be turned over to the registrars by the clerk, as provided by section 9 of this Act, eight days before any election, Sundays excepted, said

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registrars shall at once proceed to examine and purge said list of registered voters in accordance with this Act, and in accordance with the laws in force in this State for the registration of voters for State and county elections, in so far as the same are applicable. When said list is completed, which shall not be later than the day before the election, the registrars shall prepare and furnish to the election superintendents an alphabetical list of the duly qualified voters, showing the name, color, age and occupation of each, and no person shall vote at such elections unless his name appears upon said list so furnished. List to be examined and purged. Sec. 14. Whenever the registrars question the right of any person to legally register and vote, of those whose names appear on the list furnished them by the clerk, said registrars shall serve any such persons a written notice to appear in person before said registrars and show cause, if any they have, why their names should not be stricken from said list; and, if they show no good cause, their names shall be stricken from said list of registered voters. Service of notice before striking name. Sec. 15. The clerk shall be the legal custodian of said purged list, as well as the oaths of the persons [Illegible Text] and, immediately after each election, the superintendents and registrars shall deliver said list, oaths and all other papers relating to the registration of voters to the clerk, which said papers shall at all times be open to the inspection of any citizen of the town of Martin, Georgia. For their services the registrars shall receive the sum of two dollars per day each, not to exceed more than three days per year, for the time actually employed. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of list and oaths Pay of registrars. Sec. 16. All laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved August 9, 1916.

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MILAN TOWN NEW CHARTER. No. 538. An Act to amend and consolidate the several Acts incorporating the town of Milan, in the Counties of Telfair and Dodge; to create a new charter and a municipal government for the City of Milan; to provide an election and qualification of officers for the city, and for other purposes. Section 1. Corporate Authority and Name; Mayor and Aldermen; Corporate Limits; Power to Purchase Real or Personal Property, or Both. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the municipal government of the City of Milan shall consist of the mayor and five aldermen, who are hereby constituted a body corporate under the name and style of the City of Milan, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and shall have a common seal, and shall have power in law and in equity to purchase, hold, receive enjoy, possess and retain to them and their successors, for the use of the City of Milan, any real or personal estate, or both, of whatever kind or nature within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Milan, and shall by the same name have the power to sue and to be sued in any court of law or equity in this State, and shall succeed to all rights and liabilities of the present corporation of the town of Milan; and the corporate limits of the City of Milan shall be one-half of one mile from the northwest corner of the building of the Seaboard Air Line Railway passenger station in each and every direction, the said corner of the said passenger station of the said Seaboard Air Line Railway is to be the center of the corporate limits of said city, and the said corporate limits to extend one-half of one mile therefrom in each and every direction. Corporate name, and general powers. Territorial limits. Sec. 2. Mayor and Aldermen, How Elected, Term of; City Treasurer, How Elected, Term of; Election, How and When Held. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,

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That an election shall be held at or near the Seaboard Air Line Railway passenger station in the City of Milan, on the first Monday in July, 1916, and biennially thereafter, for a mayor and five aldermen, and a city treasurer, to serve two years and until their successors are elected and qualified. The polls of said election shall be opened at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and closed at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Election of mayor and aldermen. Sec. 3. Voters of, Qualifications of. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all male citizens qualified to vote for members of the House of Representatives in the General Assembly of Georgia, and who shall have paid all taxes imposed and demanded by the authorities of the city, and shall have resided six months within the jurisdictional limits of said city, and no other person, shall be qualified to vote at said election. Voters qualified. Sec. 4. Registration of Voters; Duty of City Clerk to Register. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council shall cause the clerk of council of the town of Milan to register the names of all voters who are qualified to vote under the charter, and under the laws of this State, for municipal officers of the City of Milan. Registration of voters. Sec. 5. Clerk of Keep Registration Book; Clerk to Give Registration Notice by Publication; Open and Close When. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said clerk shall provide a suitable book, alphabetically arranged, in which to register said qualified voters, and said clerk shall give notice in writing at two or more public places in said city at least thirty days preceding the election, that his books are open for registration of voters [Illegible Text] are qualified to vote for municipal officers. Such [Illegible Text] book shall be closed one week prior to the election. Registration book. Sec. 6. Voters to Personally Apply to Register; Voters' Registration Oath; Clerk to Administer Registration Oath. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of all persons who desire to register to apply to the clerk in person, to furnish said evidence of their qualifications, and in case the clerk is not satisfied as to the

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qualifications of the applicant, he may apply the following oath or affirmation: I do swear that I am a qualified voter for members of the House of Representatives in the General Assembly of Georgia from the County of Dodge (provided the applicant resides in the County of Dodge, or that provided the applicant is a resident of Telfair County, he shall then swear that he is qualified to vote as aforesaid for members in the General Assembly in the County of Telfair), and have paid all taxes legally imposed upon me by the City of Milan, so help me God. The clerk of said city is hereby authorized to administer said oath, and shall keep a record of the same upon the registration book, and may refuse to register such persons as may decline to take the oath aforesaid. Application to register. Oath of applicant. Sec. 7. Illegal Voting, Penalty for; False Swearing to Registration Oath, Punishment of. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person voting illegally in the municipal election of the City of Milan, or falsely swearing in order to register or otherwise violating any provisions of this Act, shall on conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the guard house of the City of Milan for a period not to exceed thirty days, or by the payment of a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00), or both in the discretion of the mayor. Illegal voting and false swearing. Sec. 8. Elections, Who to Hold and How Appointed; Election Managers; Oath of Election Managers; Oath of Voters; Managers' Duty to Require Oath if in Doubt as to Qualifications. Be it further enacted, That said election shall be held under the superintendence of a justice of the peace and two freeholders or of three freeholders who shall be appointed by the said mayor and council at least five days prior to the election, and each of said election managers shall, before entering upon his duties, take an oath before some justice of the peace or mayor of the City of Milan, that he will faithfully and impartially conduct said election and will prevent all illegal voting to the best of his skill and power; and in case the said managers of said election shall have any reasonable doubt as to the qualifications

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of any persons who vote therein, they shall have the power to administer the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I have attained the age of twenty-one years, that I am a citizen of the United States and am qualified to vote for members of the House of Representatives in the General Assembly of Georgia, from one, or either of the Counties of Dodge and Telfair; that I have resided for the last six months within the City of Milan and have paid all taxes legally imposed and demanded of me by said city. So help me God. Any person who shall take said oath and shall swear falsely may be tried and punished under the provisions of section 7 of this Act. Election. Managers. Oath. Oath of voter. Sec. 9. Election by Highest Vote. Be it further enacted, That the person or persons who shall receive the highest number of votes at said election for mayor and aldermen, and city treasurer, respectively, shall be declared duly elected. Plurality elects. Sec. 10. Vacancy, How Filled; Election to Fill Vacancies; Election, How Called and When Held; Mayor Pro Tem. Succeeds Mayor, When; Vacancy in Aldermen, When and How Filled. Be it further enacted, That in case of any vacancy among members of council, or in the office of city treasurer, or in the office of the mayor, either by death, resignation, failure to elect or removal from office, or removal from the city, or other cause, the mayor shall order a new election to fill said vacancy, giving ten days' notice thereof in writing in two or more public places in said city. And the registration for the last preceding election shall be applicable thereto; in case of the death of the mayor, his resignation, removal from office or removal from the city or a vacancy from any other cause in the office of the mayor, the said council shall in like manner order an election for filling said vacancy, in each case giving ten days' notice in writing at two or more public places in said city, and the registration of the last preceding election shall be applicable thereto; provided, that if any vacancy shall occur within six months next preceding the regular election, no special election shall be called to fill said vacancy; if the vacancy

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is in the office of the mayor, the mayor pro tempore shall, upon taking the oath as mayor, serve out the unexpired term, and the said council shall elect a new mayor pro tempore; if the vacancy is in the office of treasurer the mayor and council shall proceed to elect a new treasurer to fill out the unexpired term; if the vacancy is in the office of alderman, there shall be no election to fill out the same, unless the council is reduced by vacancies to less than a quorum, which is hereby declared to consist of three aldermen, besides a mayor or acting mayor. And should it become necessary to hold an election for aldermen the said election shall be held for the purpose of electing as many aldermen as is required to make the number of aldermen when elected and qualified to be five. Vacancy in office. New election. Mayor pro tem. Quorum of council. Sec. 11. Election Result, How Declared; Elected Officials, How Notified; Oath of Mayor; Oath of Aldermen. Be it further enacted, That after the votes for mayor, aldermen and city treasurer at each election shall have been counted by the managers, they shall cause two certified copies of the tally-sheets to be made out, one of each shall be handed to the mayor for the time being, and the other shall be retained by the managers; and as soon as the mayor as aforesaid shall be informed of the result of the election he shall cause the persons elected as aforesaid to be notified of the same, and the persons so elected shall attend on the first Monday thereafter at the council chamber, and the mayor and each member of the council shall take and subscribe before the justice of the peace or some commercial notary public of this State, the following oath: I swear that I will faithfully and impartially demean myself as mayor (or alderman, as the case may be) during my continuance in office. I have not, in order to influence my election to this office, directly or indirectly, promised my vote or support to any person or office in the said government of the City of Milan, nor for any other office. I will not knowingly permit my vote in the election or appointment of any persons to a position in said government to be influenced by fear, favor, affection or the hope of reward, but in all things pertaining to my office, I will be governed

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by what, in my judgment, is for the public good and for the best interest of the said city. The city treasurer shall take the oath of office hereinafter prescribed. Result of election, notice, etc. Oath of office. Sec. 12. Misconduct of Municipal Officers, How Punished; Mayor, Misconduct of, How Punished; Aldermen, Misconduct of, How Punished. Be it further enacted, That in case the mayor or any member of council while in office shall be guilty of any wilful neglect, malpractice or abuse of power confided to him, he shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $10.00, and not more than $100.00, or imprisonment in the guard house or on the public streets of the town, not less than five days and not more than 30 days; provided, that such officers are found guilty of the charges by four-fifths of the members of council and mayor acting as councilman upon trial of the councilmen. Said fine to be paid to the City of Milan for the use of the City of Milan, and such offending officer shall be removed from office upon conviction. Official misconduct. Penalty. Sec. 13. Mayor, Treasurer and Alderman, Who Eligible. Be it further enacted, That no person shall be eligible as mayor or alderman or city treasurer of Milan unless such person is a qualified voter of said city at the time of his election to such officer. Eligibility to office. Sec. 14. Mayor, Salary of; Mayor, Duty of; Mayor, May Vote for Officers; Mayor, Veto Power; Veto [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Exercised; Council May Override Veto; Mayor is [Illegible Text] Recorder; Mayor May Punish for Contempt; Mayor is Ex-Officio Justice of the Peace; Mayor May Bind Over Offenders; Mayor is Chief Executive Officer. Be it further enacted, That the mayor shall receive a salary of two hundred dollars per annum, payable quarterly. He shall be allowed to vote in the election of all municipal officers chosen by the council; he shall preside at all meetings of the city council, but shall not vote on legislative questions before that body except in case of a tie; he shall have veto power and may veto any ordinance or resolution of the council, in which event the same shall not become a law unless subsequently passed over his veto by the vote of at

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least four aldermen on a yea and nay vote, duly recorded in the minutes of the city council, but unless he shall file in writing with the clerk of council his veto of any measure passed by that body with reasons which impel him to withhold his assent, within four days of its passage, the same shall become a law just as if approved and signed by said mayor. The mayor shall preside over the police court hereinafter provided for, and shall have the power to punish for contempt, both before the city council and before said police court, by any fines not to exceed twenty dollars, or by imprisonment in the guard house not exceeding forty-eight hours, either or both, or in the alternative, in the discretion of said mayor. It shall be the duty of said mayor to preserve the peace and he shall be ex-officio a justice of the peace so far as to enable him to issue and try warrants for criminal offenses committed within the jurisdiction of the City of Milan. The mayor of Milan shall be ex-officio the chief executive officer of said city, and to him the police officers and all city employees, under the jurisdiction of the mayor and council, shall be directly and immediately subject. Mayor's salary. Duties and powers. Sec. 15. Mayor Pro tem., How and When Elected; Compensated When. At its first regular meeting upon organization, the board of aldermen shall elect one of their number mayor pro tempore, and in case of the resignation, death, removal, disability or disqualification of the mayor, the mayor pro tem. so elected, shall, upon taking the oath as mayor, serve as mayor, with all the rights, powers and duties of the mayor in all respects. If the services of the mayor pro tem. shall continue for as long as thirty days, he shall be compensated at the same rate, and in the same manner that the mayor is paid, and such compensation shall be deducted from the salary of the mayor, unless said mayor's disqualification was from providential cause. Mayor pro tem. Sec. 16. Aldermen, Legislative Body, When Elected, Qualification of; Exempt from Street Tax. Be it further enacted, That the legislative body of the City of Milan shall consist of five aldermen, who shall be elected at the same time and for the same term as the mayor; the qualifications

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of the aldermen shall be the same as those of the mayor, and they shall receive salary for their work, and that they, as well as all city officers shall be exempt from street tax. Aldermen; election, term, salary, etc. Sec. 17. Clerk, Election of and When, Qualification of, Oath of, Duties of, Salary of, and Fees. Be it further enacted, That at its first regular meeting, the mayor and council of Milan shall elect a clerk of council. His qualifications shall be the same as those of the mayor; he shall take such oath of office as the mayor and council may prescribe, and shall give bond in the sum of five hundred dollars, with good and sufficient security, to be approved by the mayor and council, for the faithful performance of his duties. He shall be the clerical officer of the council, and his duties shall be such as are prescribed by the ordinances of the city and by the mayor and council; his compensation shall be a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars per year, payable quarterly, besides such fees as may be prescribed by the ordinances of said city. Clerk. Sec. 18. Treasurer, Election of and When, Qualification of, Oath of, Duties of, Bond of, Salary of. Be it further enacted, That the city treasurer of Milan shall be elected at the same time, and in the same manner, and for the same term of office as the mayor and aldermen of said city. He shall be a qualified voter of said city at the time of his election. He shall take such oath of office as the mayor and council may prescribe and shall perform such duties as may devolve upon him under the ordinances of said city, and by direction of the mayor and council. He shall give bond in the sum of three thousand dollars, with good and sufficient security, to be approved by the mayor and council, for the faithful discharge of his duties. He shall receive for his compensation a commission of three per cent. on both receipts and disbursements of the city funds, besides such fees as may be prescribed in the ordinances and by-laws of said city and by the mayor and council. Treasurer. Sec. 19. City Attorney, Term of Office, Duties of, Salary of, Additional Compensation, When; Assistant, When. Be it further enacted, That at its first regular meeting, the

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mayor and council shall elect a city attorney, whose term of office shall be two years; whose duties shall be such as are required by the ordinances of the city, by the direction of the mayor and council. The said attorney shall be paid such compensation as may be agreed between himself and the mayor and council. Whenever, in the judgment of the mayor and council, it shall become necessary to employ additional counsel to assist the said attorney, authority to do so is hereby conferred upon said mayor and council. Attorney. Sec. 20. Sexton, Duties of, Fees of. The mayor and council shall have the authority to elect a city sexton, to have the superintendence of and the care of the city cemeteries, whose duties shall be such as are prescribed by the mayor and council and by the ordinances of said city. He shall receive for each interment such fees as may be fixed, and shall receive such compensation as may be prescribed by the ordinances of said city and by the mayor and council. Sexton. Sec. 21. City Physician, Duties of, Compensation of. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have authority to elect a city physician, whose duties shall be such as are required by the ordinances of said city, and by the direction of the mayor and council, and whose compensation shall be fixed by the ordinances of the city and by the mayor and council. Physician. Sec. 22. Board of Health, Chairman of, Duties, Powers, Compensation. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have the power to elect three persons as a board of health, and the chairman of the sanitary committee of the said council shall be ex-officio chairman of the board of health, the duties, powers and compensations of said board of health shall be such as are fixed and prescribed in the ordinances and by-laws of said City of Milan. Board of health. Sec. 23. Marshal is Chief of Police; Assistant Marshal, Election of, Term of; Mayor and Council May Employ Others; Compensation of; Mayor and Council May Require Bond; Marshal and Policeman May be Suspended, When and How. Be it further enacted, That at its first regular

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meeting the mayor and council shall elect one marshal, who shall be ex-officio chief of police, one assistant, and as many additional policemen as in the judgment of said mayor and council may seem proper and necessary. Such officers shall be elected for a term of one year; shall be paid such compensation as may seem proper to the mayor and council; shall take such oath as the mayor and council may prescribe; shall give a bond with good and sufficient security, to be approved by the mayor and council, in such amount as may be determined upon by said mayor and council for the faithful performance of their duties, and shall perform such duties as may be required of them by the ordinances of said city, and the mayor and council. Their fees shall be such as are prescribed by the ordinances of said city, and by the mayor and council. The mayor and council of said city shall have the right at any time, without trial, to suspend or remove any of said officers for breach of duty, or failure to perform duty, or incapacity, and the mayor may at any time during recess of council suspend any of the said officers for breach or neglect of duty for a period not to exceed ten days, without pay, and appoint a substitute therefor. Marshal and policemen. Sec. 24. Policemen and Detectives May be Employed by Mayor and Council. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said city shall be empowered to employ such additional police or detective force as the good government of said city may require. The compensation and duties of said force shall be determined and fixed by said mayor and council. Additional police force. Sec. 25. Mayor's Court, How Organized, When Held; Mayor or Acting Mayor Shall Preside; Jurisdiction of, Punishment by, What Punishments May be Inflicted. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have the power to organize a mayor's court, and the mayor or acting mayor shall preside therein, and hold sessions daily at the council chamber, and not elsewhere, or as often as may be necessary to clear the guard house. He shall have cognizance of all violations of city ordinances, and may

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punish all violations of city ordinances, not to exceed one hundred dollars, by imprisonment in the county jail of Dodge County or in the city guard house of Milan for any term not to exceed ninety days, or by compulsory work for any term not to exceed ninety days in the chaingang of Dodge or Telfair Counties, upon the public works of said county, or by compulsory work at such other places as the mayor or acting mayor may direct. Any or all of the above punishments may be inflicted in the discretion of the mayor or acting mayor, and said mayor or acting mayor shall have the authority to impose any of the above punishments in the alternative. Mayor's court, powers, etc. Sec. 26. Mayor's Court May Bind Over Offenders to Higher Courts. Be it further enacted, That the mayor shall have the power in his court, if the offense charged against the prisoner be beyond his jurisdiction, to examine into the facts of the case, and commit the offender or offenders to jail or bail them if the offense be bailable, by a justice of the peace, under the laws of this State, to appear before the Superior Court of Dodge or Telfair Counties, or the City Court of Eastman or McRae. Committal to superior or city court. Sec. 27. Council May Pass Ordinance to Require Citizens to Aid Officers in Making Arrests. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of Milan shall have the power to authorize by ordinance the marshal or any policeman of said city to summon any or all bystanders to aid in the arrest of any person or persons violating any ordinance of said city or any law of this State, and to provide a punishment for any person or persons failing or refusing to obey such summons. Aid in arrest. Sec. 28. Arrests Without Warrants, When and Where; Marshal and Policemen, Arrests by; May Execute State Warrants. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the marshal or any policeman of said city to arrest, without warrant, any person or persons within the corporate limits of said city who at the time of said arrest or before that time have been guilty of violating any of the ordinances of said city, and to hold said persons so arrested until a

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hearing of the matter before the proper officers can be [Illegible Text] And to this end said arresting officers are authorized to imprison and confine any person arrested by them in the city prison or in the jail of Dodge County for a reasonable length of time. The marshal and policemen of said city are authorized to the same extent as sheriffs of this State, to execute warrants placed in their hands charging any person or persons with violating the criminal laws of this State. The marshal and policemen of this city are also authorized to arrest anywhere within the limits of this State any person charged with violating any of the ordinances of the City of Milan; provided, that said marshal and policemen shall not be authorized to arrest any person or persons outside of the incorporate limits of said city except in obedience to a written warrant signed by the mayor or acting mayor. Arrests. Sec. 29. Mayor's Court May Commit Offenders to Jail; Prisoners, Keeping of by Jailers of County; Convicts Hired to County. Be it further enacted, That the jailer of Dodge County shall receive persons arrested by the officers of said City of Milan, or bound over from said court into the jail of Dodge County upon the same terms as other prisoners, and the said City of Milan shall be responsible to said jailer for the expense of keeping said prisoners when they are confined for violating the ordinances of said city. The mayor and council are hereby authorized to make such contract as they see proper with the authorities of Dodge County for the hire of city convicts. County Jail and [Illegible Text] Sec. 30. Bonds for Appearance of Prisoners in Mayor's Court; Bonds for Appearance, How and When Forfeited; Mayor's Court May Compel Attendance of Witnesses; Witnesses, Attendance on Mayor's Court, How Compelled. Be it further enacted, That the marshal or any policeman of said city shall release any prisoner arrested for a violation of the ordinances of said city upon said persons giving bond to be approved by the mayor or acting mayor of said city, conditioned to pay the City of Milan an amount fixed by the mayor or acting mayor of said city; in the event

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such person arrested does not appear before the corporate authorities of the city at the time and place specified in the bond and from time to time until the principal in said bond is tried for the offense charged, and should such person fail to appear at the time and place recited in the bond, said bond may be forfeited before the mayor's court of said City of Milan as the mayor and council may by proper ordinance provide. Said mayor and council shall have authority to compel the attendance of witnesses, whether residents of said city or not, by imprisonment if necessary, and take bonds to secure their attendance and to forfeit such bond before the mayor's court and to pass ordinances to carry this provision into effect. Appearance bond, release on Sec. 31. Nuisances, Mayor and Council May Declare What Are; Mayor's Court Concurrent Jurisdiction to Abate Nuisances. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council by ordinance may declare what shall be nuisances in said city, and by ordinance provide for the abatement of the same. The mayor's court of said City of Milan shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the mayor and council of said city in respect to the trial and abatement of all nuisances in said city. Nuisances, and animals at large. Sec. 32. Impounding Animals, Power as to; Mayor and Council May Pass Ordinances Relative to Animals Running at Large. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said City of Milan shall have power, after advertising same for a period of thirty days by notice in writing at three or more public places in said city, to order an election held in said city for the purpose of prohibiting the running at large anywhere within the corporate limits of said town any horses, mules, cattle, goats or other live stock, and shall, provided an affirmation vote is had in such election, provide for impounding of said live stock, and to pass such other ordinances as may by them be declared necessary for the regulation and enforcement of such stock law within the city limits. Also to levy such tax as may seem proper upon dogs. Election as to live stock running at large.

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Sec. 33. Street Work, Mayor and Council Power to Require and Regulate in Lieu of, Amount That May be Collected; Mayor's Court May Punish for Failure to Pay. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said city shall have the power to require every male inhabitant in said city who, by the laws of this State, is subject to work on the public roads, to work such length of time on the streets of said city as the mayor and council may by ordinance direct, in no case to exceed fifteen days in one year. Said persons so subject to street work, by paying a commutation tax which said mayor and council shall fix by ordinance, shall have the right to relieve themselves of said work, and which tax shall in no event exceed three dollars per annum. Said street work to be done and commutation tax to be paid at such times as said mayor and council may by ordinance direct. Any person subject to work or pay said tax and failing to do so, after being properly notified, may be punished in the mayor's court as the mayor and council may by ordinance prescribe. Street work or tax. Sec. 34. Fire Limit, Mayor and Council May Fix or Extend; Mayor and Council, Power of, as to Building Permits; Building Permits, Mayor and Council May Refuse; Buildings May be Altered or Changed. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council may enact any and all ordinances, rules and regulations necessary to lay out a fire district in said city, and to enlarge, change or modify its limits from time to time; to prescribe when, how and of what material buildings in said limits may be erected or covered, how thick the walls must be, how the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] stovepipes and flues are to be constructed, and generally to do all such things as they deem necessary in order to protect said city as far as possible from danger from the fire and to prevent the spread of fire from one building to another. They shall also have authority to order any change in the construction or arrangement of buildings, chimneys, stove pipes or flues, or to order the removal thereof, when in their judgment the same are dangerous or likely to become so, and to make the owner of the premises pay the expense of such change or removal, which expense

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may be collected as taxes are collected, and if any person, firm or corporation shall erect or maintain any building that is not in accordance with the laws and ordinances of said city, said mayor and council may order such building removed or altered, and if such person, firm or corporation shall not remove or alter such building after notice to do so, then said mayor and council shall have authority to remove or alter the same at the expense of the owner, which expense may be collected as taxes are collected. Fire regulations. Sec. 35. Streets, Alleys and Squares under Control of Mayor and Council; Mayor and Council May Condemn Property for Public Use; Eminent Domain; Condemnation Proceedings; Nuisances, Power of Mayor and Council to Remove from Streets; Streets, Power of Mayor and Council as to Obstruction. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council of said city shall have full and complete control of the streets and sidewalks, alleys and squares of said city, and shall have full power and authority to condemn property for the purpose of laying out new streets and alleys, and for widening, straightening or grading or in any way changing the street lines and sidewalks of said city. And when the mayor and council of said city shall desire to exercise the power and authority granted in this section, it may be done whether the land sought to be condemned is in the hands of the owner or a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian or agent, in the manner provided by section 4657 and 4686 of volume 2 of the Code of Georgia of 1895, and the Acts amendatory thereof. The mayor and council shall have full power and authority to remove or cause to be removed any buildings, structures, steps, fences, gates, posts or other obstructions or nuisances in the public streets, lanes, alleys, sidewalks or other public places in said city, and to enforce the provisions of this section by appropriate ordinances. Streets, sidewalks, etc. Condemnation. Removal of buildings, etc. Sec. 36. Sewerage, City May Install; Paving, Authority of the City to Pave Streets; Streets, Authority of the City to Pave at Owner's Expense. Be it further enacted,

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That the mayor and council of said city shall have full power and authority to pass all laws and ordinances concerning the drainage and proper maintenance and care of the streets, alleys and sidewalks and other public places of said city, to provide for the paving of the same or any part thereof, whenever in their judgment the same becomes necessary, and to provide how said paving, maintenance or care shall be paid, whether by said city or whether by the adjacent land owners or by both. Streets, lights, sewers, franchises, etc. Sec. 37. Waterworks and Electric Lights; City Has Authority to Own and Operate Sewerage System; City May Purchase or Condemn Land for; Waterworks, City May Grant Franchise to Other Parties to Furnish; Franchise May be Granted to Furnish Sewerage, Water or Lights; Water, Lights or Sewerage, City May Contract for Water, Lights or Sewerage; Contract by City for, How Made. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have power and authority to establish a system of waterworks, sewerage, electric lights, or any of them in said city for the purpose of supplying its inhabitants and the city, as well as consumers generally with water, sewerage and lights, or any of them, and said mayor and council shall have the power to do any and all things necessary for such purposes; to contract with any person or persons for the purchase of land or premises to be used in connection therewith, whether within or without the city, and if necessary, to condemn the same as hereinafter provided for; said mayor and council shall have the authority to make contracts for the purchase of plants, machinery, etc., and make contracts with the inhabitants of said city, and with the consumers generally as to the furnishing of water, of sewerage or lights, or any of them. Said mayor and council shall have also full power and authority to grant the use of the streets and other public property to any person, firm or corporation that will undertake to furnish the city and the public with electric lights, water, sewerage or any of them, and to make such contracts with such person, firm or corporation for water, sewerage and lights, or any of them as may by said mayor and council

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seem proper; provided, that the city shall not be bound by any such contract for a longer period than one year from the making thereof, unless said contract shall have first been approved by a majority vote of the qualified voters of said city at an election to be held for that purpose, of which at least four weeks' notice shall be given in writing, posted at three or more public places in said city by said mayor and council, which notice shall contain a substantial statement of the proposed contract, as well as the time and place of the election, and which election shall be governed by the laws applicable to the regular elections of city officers. The mayor and council of Milan are hereby authorized and empowered to pass all ordinances, rules and by-laws necessary to carry out and effectuate the powers granted in this section. Water works, sewers, lights; powers conferred. Sec. 38. Bonds, When May be Issued, for What Purpose Issued, How Issued. Be it further enacted, That the City of Milan shall only issue its bonds either for the payment of its debts for public improvements, under the provisions of sections 377 to 381, inclusive, of volume 1 of the Code of Georgia of 1895, and Acts amendatory thereto. Bond issues. Sec. 39. Lands in or Out of City May be Condemned When; Condemning Lands, when Sewerage, Waterworks or Lights, Lands May be Condemned For. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have full power and authority to contract for or to condemn any lands or premises within or without the city for the purpose of establishing and maintaining an electric light plant, and a waterworks system and a sewerage system, or any of them; provided, that if the right to condemn herein granted be exercised all proceedings shall be and had under the provisions of sections 4657 and 4686 of volume 2 of the Code of Georgia of 1895 and Acts amendatory thereto. Condemnation of land. Sec. 40. Other Towns May Contract with City of Milan, When and How. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said city shall be authorized and empowered to establish an electric light system, a sewerage system, waterworks system, or any of them, as hereinafter provided

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in connection with and jointly with any town or city in either of the Counties of Dodge, Telfair and Wilcox, under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the municipal authorities of the cities or towns thus contracting by ordinances duly passed by each of said cities or towns; provided, that the power herein granted shall not become effective until similar power has been conferred upon the city or town proposing to contract with the City of Milan. Contract with other town or city. Sec. 41. Special Licenses, Power as to; Business Tax, Power as to; Licenses, Power as to. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have full authority and power to tax and grant license to persons operating general or department stores, fruit stands, millinery stores, hotels and boarding houses, banking institutions, manufacturing plants, markets and any and all kinds of businesses wherein to tax same will not be repugnant to State laws; also to tax and license theaters, moving picture shows, exhibitions, fairs of all kinds, except as are clearly educational and morally uplifting, as well as itinerant dealers of all kinds. Licenses and specific business [Illegible Text] Sec. 42. Liquors, no Power to License Sale of; License not Granted for Sale of Liquor; Liquor, Storage of May be Punished for. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall not have the power or authority to license or authorize persons to sell intoxicating liquors of any kind, but may punish by ordinance the sale of any patent medicine, which drunk to excess, will produce intoxication, and may also punish any person keeping or storing within the corporate limits intoxicating liquors for the purpose of illegal sale. Intoxicating liquors. Sec. 43. License Tax, Power of City to Impose Generally; Tax, Special Tax, City May Impose on Business of Any Kind; Register, City May Require Business to; Special Tax, Require Registration of Business. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have full power and authority to require any person, firm or corporation, whether a resident or a non-resident of the City of Milan,

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engaged in or carrying on or who may engage in or carry on any trade, business, vocation or profession within the corporate limits of said city, either by themselves or by their agent or agents, to register their names and business, calling, vocation or profession annually, and to require such person or firm or corporation to pay for such registration and for license to prosecute, carry on or engage in such business, calling or profession, such amount as the mayor and council may by ordinance require. Said mayor and council may by ordinance provide for the punishment of all persons, firms or corporations, who are required by ordinance to pay the said special tax and register, who shall engage in, or offer, or attempt to engage in such business, calling or profession without first complying in all respects with the city ordinances in reference thereto. Occupation and business taxes. Sec. 44. Special Tax, Authority to Pass Ordinance to Impose; Tax Special License Ordinance May be Passed to Impose; Business, Tax on, Ordinance May be Passed to Impose. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council are hereby given authority to pass such ordinances as may be necessary and proper in order to carry the foregoing section into effect; they are also empowered to classify business and to arrange the various businesses, trades and professions carried on in said city into such classes of subjects for taxation as they may deem just and proper. Powers conferred. Sec. 45. Ad Valorem Tax, Power of City of Levy and Collect; Amount That May be Collected; Rate Limited. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of Milan shall have power and authority to levy and collect a tax annually of not exceeding one and one-fourth per cent. upon all and every species of property, both real and personal, within the limits of the City of Milan, including bonds, notes, debts, choses in action, money employed in banking and otherwise. Ad valorem tax on property; rate. Sec. 46. Tax Assessors, Number of, When Elected, Qualifications of, Term of, Election of, May be Removed, When and How; Vacancy in, How Filled; to Make Returns; Rules for Government by Mayor and Council; to

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Assess Property for Taxation; Taxes, Assessments May be Arbitrated, How and When Made; Tax Assessors, Powers, May Punish for Contempt Tax-Payer Refusing to Give List of Property. Be it further enacted, Said mayor and council shall, at their first meeting in January of each year, elect three intelligent, discreet and upright persons, citizens and qualified voters of said city as city tax assessors, whose term of office shall be one year. Said city assessors shall at any time be removed from office by the mayor and council and all vacancies occurring from any cause may be filled by the mayor and council at any time. It shall be the duty of said tax assessors to assess the value of real estate in said city for the purpose of taxation by said city, and it shall be their duty to examine the tax returns placed before them by the officers receiving the same, and increase the valuation of personal property thereon when, in their judgment, the value placed thereon is too small. The mayor and council shall have the authority to prescribe rules for the government of said city tax assessors. Said assessors shall make returns of the assessments made by them to the mayor and council each year at such time as the mayor and council may by ordinance direct. If any taxpayer is dissatisfied with the assessment made of his property, either real or personal, by said assessors, such taxpayer shall, within ten days after the assessors have made their returns to the mayor and council, file written notice with the clerk of council of his dissatisfaction, and shall name in his said notice one arbitrator to represent him in fixing the value of his said property. Upon such notice being filed with the said clerk it shall be his duty to notify the mayor of the fact, and it shall be the duty of the mayor to forthwith name an arbitrator to represent said city in fixing the value of the property in dispute, and the two arbitrators so elected shall be immediately notified by the city clerk and shall forthwith select an umpire, and the board of arbitrators so constituted shall immediately proceed to give their award as to the value of such property, which award shall be returned to the city clerk and shall be final on both the city and the taxpayer. The city assessors shall

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take such oaths and receive such compensations as the mayor and council may prescribe; they shall have the power to require any taxpayer to furnish them a list of notes, accounts, mortgages, stocks, bonds, deeds or bonds for titles to realty and other securities and investments whenever, in their opinion, the same is necessary for a correct assessment, and to punish for contempt as may be prescribed by ordinance for failure or refusal to do so. The mayor and council shall have the power and authority to pass such ordinances as are required to effectuate this section. Tax assessors. Arbitration Sec. 47. Taxes, Power of City as to Time of Payment; Tax Execution, Authority of City as to. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said city shall have power and authority to provide by ordinance when the taxes of said city shall fall due, in what length of time said taxes shall be paid, when tax executions shall issue against defaulters, and to fix a penalty for the non-payment of taxes when due. Taxing powers. Sec. 48. Tax Executions, When and How Issued; Tax Executions, Sales Under City's Power as to; Marshal's Sales, City's Power Over. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That executions for any and all taxes or licenses or demands of any sort due the city or its corporate authorities, by any person, firm or corporation, or against any property subject thereto, shall be issued by the clerk of said city, signed by him, bear test in the name of the mayor, and be directed to the marshal of said city and his deputies and to all and singular the sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables of this State, commanding them that of any property belonging to the defendant against whom said execution is issued, or of certain property described in the execution, they make by levy and sale the amount due on the execution, with all cost. The mayor and council shall by ordinance provide for the time and place, of the method of conducting and all registrations governing the marshal's sales under said executions. The sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables of this State shall proceed in the same manner to levy and collect executions issued by the City of

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Milan as they levy and collect executions issued from the respective courts of which they are an executive officer. Tax executions. Sec. 49. Charter, When Effective as to Officers and Special Taxes. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall affect the officers of the City of Milan, or their fees or salary prior to the first of January, 1917, but after which time all officers shall be governed by the several provisions of this Act. The town clerk shall perform the duty of treasurer until his successor is elected and qualified at the regular election in July, nor shall the provision of this Act affect the license and special tax of the tax rate fixed by the ordinances of the town of Milan for the year 1916. Present status obtains until 1917. Sec. 50. Public Schools, Prior Legislation Still of Force; School Laws Not Affected by Charter. Be it further enacted, That the special legislation on the subject of the public school system of said city and the funds belonging to said public school system and the various matters therewith connected shall not be repealed or modified by this Act, but shall remain in full force and effect. School system remains of force Sec. 51. Ordinances May be Passed to Carry Charter into Effect; General Welfare Clause, Rules, Mayor and Council May Adopt. Be it further enacted, That authority to carry out and effectuate by ordinance each and every power granted to the City of Milan in this Act is hereby expressly conferred on the mayor and council of said city; and said mayor and council shall have generally the power and authority to make and pass such rules, by-laws and ordinances as shall appear to them necessary or requisite for preserving or promoting the peace, dignity, health, good order and welfare of said City of Milan. General welfare. Sec. 52. Municipal Officers, Power of City to Elect; Officers, Additional Officers May be Elected. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said city shall have the right to elect such other municipal officers, besides those herein specified, as may to them seem necessary and proper, providing therefor when necessary by ordinance, and in the same manner prescribing their duties and compensations and fixing their compensation. Other municipal officers.

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Sec. 53. Right of Appeal to Council Denied; Appeals to City Court Substituted; Former Jeopardy; Plead in Bar. There shall never in any instance whatsoever be allowed any appeal whatsoever from the dicision of the mayor and council of the mayor's court for convictions for violations of the several town ordinances to the councilmen or jurisdictional authorities of said city; it shall be the duty of the mayor and council to provide legislation necessary for persons who are dissatisfied with convictions, and likewise for the City of Milan for acquittals to appeal to the City Court of Eastman or the City Court of McRae, but nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to place a man in jeopardy for the same offence the second time, except upon a motion or at the instance of the person convicted. Appeals. Sec. 54. Mayor and Council to Prescribe a System of Checking of Each Official Handling the City's Money; to Provide a Depository for the City's Funds. It shall be the duty of the mayor and council of the City of Milan to enact such ordinances as will require the marshal, deputy marshal, clerk and treasurer of the City of Milan to keep a book in which they shall make entries of all receipts and disbursements of the city's funds, and to turn over all books, accounts and moneys and to get receipts therefor, upon their retirement or at the expiration of the terms of their office. Accounting by officers. Sec. 55. Successions of Present Mayor and Council; to Hold Over Until Their Successors Have Qualified. The present mayor and council, city clerk and treasurer and the town marshal shall hold their respective offices under this charter until their successors are elected and qualified. Tenure of office. Sec. 56. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 21, 1916.

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MILLEDGEVILLE CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 580. An Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Milledgeville, approved December 15, 1900, as amended by Acts approved December 14, 1901, and December 5, 1902; by changing the terms of certain city officers, changing the penalty clause for violations of city ordinances, changing method of electing the clerk and treasurer, providing a method for promulgating ordinances, changing the present plan of electing aldermen and the number from six to three every two years, and to authorize the mayor and aldermen to manage and control, or in its judgment, sell Government Square, together with surrounding unopened streets for the support and maintenance of Georgia Military College, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is enacted by authority of the same, That the charter of the City of Milledgeville be and the same is hereby amended in the following particulars, to wit: First. That section twenty-two of the printed Act approved December 15, 1900, be amended by striking out the following words in the seventh and eighth lines of said section, viz.: expire with the term of the mayor and aldermen by whom they were elected, and substituting the following words: be for one year from their election, so that said section, when so amended, shall read as follows: Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and aldermen shall have power and authority to elect two or more policemen or marshals, one of whom shall be chief of police or chief marshal; a surveyor and engineer; street overseer; sexton, and attorney, and such other officers as the necessities of the city may demand. They may prescribe the duties of said officers and fix their salaries. The terms of office of said officers shall be for one year from

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their election; provided, their successors have been elected and qualified. The mayor or mayor pro tem. may appoint such extra policemen as may be necessary in case of emergencies, and said extra policemen shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the mayor and aldermen. Either of said officers may be dismissed from the office at any time by a two-thirds vote of the mayor and aldermen. And all of them shall take oath to faithfully perform the duties of their respective offices and give bond and security as may be required by the mayor and aldermen. Act of 1900 amended. To be read. Terms of office. Second. That section twenty-three of the printed Act approved December 15, 1900, be and the same is hereby repealed and the following section substituted in lieu thereof: Section twenty-three. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the clerk and treasurer of the City of Milledgeville shall hereafter be elected by the said mayor and aldermen, as in case of other city officers, except that the term of office of the clerk and treasurer shall be for two years and until his successor is elected and qualified. He shall also give bond with security for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, in an amount to be fixed by said mayor and aldermen. The duties of said office of clerk and treasurer shall be prescribed by the mayor and aldermen. He may be dismissed from office at any time by a two-thirds vote of said mayor and aldermen. Any vacancy in said office by death, resignation, removal or dismissal shall be filled by the said mayor and aldermen. Clerk and treasurer. Third. That section forty-two of the printed Act approved December 15, 1900, now being section forty-one under amending Act approved December 14, 1901, and Act of December 5, 1902, and Act of August 12, 1914, be and the same is amended by striking out the last six lines of said section as same appears in said printed Act of 1900, and substituting in place and lieu of same the following: two hundred and fifty dollars and cost, hard labor on the chaingang of said city for ninety (90) days, imprisonment in the city guard house for thirty (30) days. It shall be lawful to impose all of the foregoing penalties, or any one or more,

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or any part of all, or any one or more, for the violation of any ordinance of said city, except where the ordinance specifically otherwise limits or fixes a less penalty in the discretion of the recorder or acting recorder of said city. Punishment. Fourth. That section five of said printed Act approved December 15, 1900, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the following words in the third line of said section, viz.: six aldermen and for a city clerk and treasurer, and inserting in lieu thereof the following words: and three aldermen, and by adding the following words after the word thereafter, in the fifth line of said section: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall affect the election to be held for mayor and aldermen next succeeding the passage and adoption of this amendment, that is to say, the regular election for said officers to be held on the first Wednesday in December, 1917, except that of the six aldermen then elected, those three who shall receive the greatest number of votes shall hold office for a term of four (4) years, it being the purpose and intention of this amendment that commencing with the election for said mayor and aldermen to be held on the first Wednesday in December, 1919, there shall be an election biennially of a mayor and three aldermen only, instead of a mayor and six aldermen, as now provided for under the charter, so that said section five, when so amended, shall read as follows: Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That under and by virtue of this Act there shall be an election held for a mayor and three aldermen on the first Wednesday in December, 1901, and biennially thereafter. Provided, that nothing herein contained shall affect the election for said officers to be held on the first Wednesday in December, 1917, except that of the six aldermen then elected, those three who shall receive the greatest number of votes shall hold office for a term of four (4) years, it being the purpose and intention of this amendment, that, commencing with the election for said mayor and aldermen to be held on the first Wednesday in December, 1919, there shall be an election, biennially, of a mayor and three aldermen only, instead of a mayor and six

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aldermen as now provided for under the charter. In said elections the polls shall be opened in the office of the clerk and treasurer of said city or such other place as may be designated by ordinance, at 9 o'clock, A. M., and close at 5 o'clock, P. M. Said election shall be under the management and control of a justice of the peace and two freeholders, or of three freeholders, residents of said city, which said justice of the peace and freeholders shall be elected by the mayor and aldermen then in office. The managers of said election shall appoint two clerks and shall, together with said clerks, receive such compensation as may be agreed upon by the mayor and aldermen not exceeding three dollars per day each. That section twenty of said printed Act approved December 15, 1900, be and the same is hereby amended by inserting after the word measure, in the twelfh line of said section the following words: It shall not be necessary to the validity of any ordinance passed by said mayor and aldermen to publish the same in any newspaper, but the same may be promulgated by posting copy of said ordinance upon a board or in some conspicuous place at the entrance of the city hall, so that said section, when so amended, shall read as follows: Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen of the City of Milledgeville shall have power and authority to enact such ordinances, from time to time, as they may deem necessary to enforce the provisions of this charter, but no ordinance shall be binding unless it has been read three times, provided that said three readings may be had at one and the same session of the mayor and aldermen of said city, the mayor, the mayor pro tem., and three aldermen, or four aldermen, who may elect one of their number to preside, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business of the municipal government, though a smaller number may adjourn day to day; provided, however, that when there are no more than four members of council present, it shall require at least three votes to pass any measure. It shall not be necessary to the validity of any ordinance, passed by said mayor and aldermen, to publish the same in any newspaper, but the same may be promulgated

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by posting a copy of said ordinance upon a board or in some conspicuous place at the entrance of the city hall. The mayor and aldermen shall hold monthly, semi-monthly or weekly meetings, as they may decide upon, and the mayor or mayor pro tem. may order such call meetings as emergencies may, in his judgment, require. [Illegible Text] elections. Ordinances. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said mayor and aldermen are hereby vested with full power and authority, in their discretion, to grant, bargain and sell, lease, or otherwise utilize as in their judgment may seem best, all that lot or square of land situated in the corporate limits of the City of Milledgeville, known and designated on the map of said city as the east part of Government Square, together with the unopened streets surrounding said land, that is, the part of said square not now occupied by the Central of Georgia Railway Company, the title to which is now in the State of Georgia, and which has not heretofore been given or expressly granted to the city or to the trustees of any of the public institutions in the County of Baldwin, for the exclusive use, benefit, mainter ance and support of the Georgia Military College, in the City of Milledgeville. Authority to dispose of land. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. MILLEN CITY SCHOOL TAX ELECTION. No. 522. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Millen, in Jenkins County, Georgia, so as to allow the mayor and council to levy a special tax for [Illegible Text] purposes of one tenth of one per cent. per annum upon the taxable property in said city; to provide for submitting this Act to the qualified voters of said city, at an election to be held for that purpose, for the purpose of ratifying same, and to prescribe

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the manner of holding such election, 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 the Act charctering the City of Millen, approved August 20, 1906, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out section 34, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Sec. 34. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the purpose of raising revenue to defray the ordinary current expenses incident to the support and maintenance of the city government, the mayor and council shall have full power and authority to levy and collect an ad valorem tax upon all property, both real and personal, in the corporate limits of said city, not to exceed ninetenths of one per cent., except that said mayor and council shall have power and authority, in addition thereto, to levy a special tax of not more than one-tenth of one per cent. per annum upon all taxable property in said city for school purposes; provided, however, that the amount levied to defray current expenses and the special tax referred to shall, at no time, exceed one per cent. on the taxable property of said city. But when that amount is deemed insufficient, said city council shall have the authority to levy an additional tax in the mode and manner provided by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia. All funds arising from said special tax shall be expended under the direction of the mayor and council of the City of Millen for the improvement of the school property of the City of Millen and in supplementing the amount paid as salaries by the State and county to teachers and employees of said schools located in said city. Act of 1906 amended. Tax [Illegible Text] rate limited. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the special tax for school purposes above provided for shall not take effect until same shall have been submitted to a vote of the qualified voters of the City of Millen, at an election to be held for that purpose, and approved by a two-thirds vote of the persons qualified to vote at such election. School tax; election as to.

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Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That within thirty days from the approval of this Act, the mayor and council of the City of Millen shall call an election to be held under the same rules and regulations as other elections for said city, and of which notice shall be given by publication of the same once a week for four weeks in the official gazette of Jenkins County, Georgia, for the purpose of ratifying this Act. Those favoring the levying of said tax shall vote in said election for levying tax, and those opposing the same against levying tax. Call of election. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in determining the question whether or not two-thirds of the qualified voters in said City of Millen voted in favor of levying said tax, the tally-sheets of the last general election held in said city shall be taken as a correct enumeration of the qualified voters thereof, and managers shall declare result of election with reference to same. Enumeration of voters by tally-sheets. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. MILLTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM No. 363. An Act to amend an Act incorporating the town of Milltown, in Berrien County, Georgia, so as to create within the territorial limits of said town a special school district in and for said town, to be known as the Milltown School District; to provide for the election of certain officers therefor; to grant powers and authorities to such officers; to provide for the levying of taxes upon the property within the limits of said town of Milltown, for the establishing and maintaining of schools therein; to provide plans and means whereby the proportionate part of the funds to which the children in the limits of said town shall be received from the State School Commissioner,

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and how the children to attend said schools living without the limits of said town shall have their proportionate part of the funds to which they shall be entitled from the State, pro rata, paid over by the county school superintendent to the officers of the schools to be herein created, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act all the territory included in said town of Milltown shall be and the same is created into the Milltown School District; that for the organizing and putting into effect schools in and for said district there shall be a board of education in and for said town of Milltown, whose duty it shall be to establish, maintain, manage and control, as hereinafter provided, public schools in and for said town of Milltown. Said board of education to consist of five members to be elected by the qualified voters of said town at the earliest time practicable after the passage of this Act, such election to be held in the usual manner of electing mayor and council in said town; at the first election to be so held, two members of such board shall be elected for a term of three years, one member for a term of two years, and two members for a term of one year, this to be determined by the names of the parties according to the number of votes each receives, the two names receiving the highest number to hold for three years, and so on. Thereafter elections for members of said board of education shall be held annually at the same time as elections are held in and for said town for mayor and councilmen, and the members of the board of education to be elected after the first election shall each and all be for a term of three years. All vacancies in the board of education shall be filled by special election for the unexpired term only, and the members of said board shall hold office until their successors shall be elected and qualified; before entering upon the discharge of their duties they shall each take and subscribe to an oath to faithfully, honestly and impartially discharge the duties of their office. No person

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shall be eligible to membership on said board [Illegible Text] such persons as would be eligible to election as [Illegible Text] and no person shall be eligible to such membership who, at the time of his election, or who thereafter, becomes mayor or councilman of said town; that said board of education is authorized, empowered, and required to make such by-laws, rules and regulations for carrying the provisions of this Act into effect, and for their government and control, as to them may seem right and proper, which are not in conflict with the laws of this State. Milltown school district created. Board of education. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the officers of said board of education shall be a president, vice-president, and secretary and treasurer, all of which officers shall be elected by the members of said board, and they may elect such other officers as they may deem advisable (each and all of said officers to be elected from the membership of said board). The secretary and treasurer, who shall be one person, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath in presence of the president of said board to faithfully discharge the duties of his office, and shall give bond in such sum as may be fixed by said board of education to faithfully account for all moneys going into his hands as such officer, and for a faithful discharge of his duties, which said bond shall be made payable to said board of education, their successors and assigns, and the said board of education is hereby empowered to bring suit and maintain the same upon said bond or bonds in any of the courts of this State for any breach of said bond or bonds by said secretary and treasurer, and in the same manner as suits may be maintained in actions brought against county treasurers in this State, and the proceeds derived upon recovery thereon shall be applied to the public schools of said town of Milltown; said secretary and treasurer shall pay out no moneys except upon written order of the board. His term of office shall be for one year and until his successor is elected and qualified. He shall keep a book of accounts showing an entry of all orders upon which he has paid out moneys and a record and file of all the vouchers for which he has paid out money. Officers of board.

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Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of education shall have power, and it is hereby made the duty of said board, to speedily devise, design, adopt and establish under this Act a system of public schools in and for said town of Milltown, to modify the same from time to time; to establish such schools as they may see fit for white children and for colored children of said town, and which, for the races, shall be entirely separate and distinct from each other, and not more than one school for each race, unless said board of education shall, at a regular meeting, order more than one, and in this have the concurrence of the mayor and town council of said town of Milltown. Powers and duties of board. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of education shall keep full and accurate minutes of the proceedings of said board; that said board shall meet at least once a month in regular session, at which said minutes and other books shall be subject to the inspection of the mayor and council of said town or any other interested citizen of said town; said board shall supervise, regulate and make efficient said school system; shall prescribe the curriculum and books to be used in said schools, such books to be selected so far as the common school grades are concerned from the text-books adopted for such grades in the public schools of the State; shall select and employ teachers for said schools, and if they see fit a superintendent for said schools; they shall fix the school term, and the time of beginning and closing of said schools; they shall have the right to remove or suspend such teachers or superintendents whenever in the discretion of said board they may deem such action to be to the best interests of said school, and their action in so doing shall be conclusive and final in all cases, and not subject to review by anybody or any court; they shall fix the compensation of said teachers and pay the same; they shall make such by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of said board and for the control of said teachers and schools as they may deem fit and proper. They may provide the proper grades

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in said schools and suitable apparatus, furniture and appliances of every kind for the use of said schools, and do any and all other acts that may seem best to promote the best educational interests of said town not in conflict with the laws of this State. Minutes and meetings. Further duties. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of education is authorized and empowered to receive, hold, apply, sell or expend, any donation, gift, or bequest in cash or property, real or personal, made to said board for the benefit of the schools herein created. Gifts for schools. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of education shall operate the schools herein created only in the buildings and upon the grounds erected and furnished for that purpose by said town of Milltown. Buildings and grounds Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said board of education shall keep accurate books of account of all moneys or property received by them for the use of said public schools and of all expenditures made by them, which books and accounts shall at all times be open to the inspection of the mayor and council of the town of Milltown, or any interested citizen of said town. The members of said board shall be personally liable to the town of Milltown and to the board of education herein created for all moneys paid to said board for the use of said public schools, and by them appropriated and paid out for any other purposes. Accounts of moneys. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board shall annually at the regular [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the mayor and council for said town of Milltown in [Illegible Text] of each year, make reports to said mayor and council of said town, in writing, showing the conditions of said schools, and shall accompany said reports with a full itemized statement of all moneys received and expended by said board, and present the vouchers therefor. This report shall also contain an estimate of the amount of funds required for the proper conduct of said schools for the ensuing year, and

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like report shall be furnished at any time by said board to said mayor and council when so requested. [Illegible Text] Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the terms of the officers of said board shall be fixed for one year, and they shall provide by by-laws and regulations adopted by said board for the election of their officers, and no officer shall have any compensation except such as may be fixed by the mayor and council and not to exceed the sum of fifty dollars ($50) per annum, except the secretary and treasurer, whose compensation shall be fixed by the board of education prior to his election and qualification, and not to exceed one hundred and seventy-five dollars ($175) per annum; provided, however, that said board, by unanimous vote may pay reasonable compensation for special services performed by said secretary and treasurer, which they may find necessary to secure in order to properly and legally put this system of public schools into operation and to keep it in proper active and progressive condition. Terms of office. Officers. Secretary's pay. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the public schools herein provided for shall run for a period of not more than ten scholastic months nor less than five in each year. School terms. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all taxes to be raised by levy under this Act shall be used not only for the purposes herein mentioned, but also for establishing and maintaining said schools, and may by and with the consent of the mayor and council of the town of Milltown, provide furniture, apparatus, or rent buildings and grounds in order to further enlarge and facilitate said schools; provided, further, that it shall be lawful in the sound discretion and best judgment for the said board of education to charge and require a small incidental or matriculation fee for each pupil admitted into said schools, which amounts shall, in no event, exceed the rate of one dollar per term where the child resides within the corporate limits of said town of Milltown, and shall not exceed

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the rate of three dollars per month where the child in attendance resides without the limits of said town of Milltown, and this only to apply to all grades above the sixth grade, and not more than the sum of two dollars per month for grades between the seventh and third, and not more than one dollar per month on pupils in first, second and third grades living without the said town limits. Taxes, use of. Incidental fee. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all school children between the ages of six and eighteen years, inclusive, residents of said town with their parents or guardians, shall be entitled to the benefits of said schools, and no such child or children shall be required to pay tuition for such course of study as may be prescribed by said board of education, except in the incidental or matriculation fee above mentioned, but the board of education may require children living outside the limits of said town to pay tuition for and during the school term; provided, all such tuitions shall become a part of the fund for the maintenance of said public school system, must be charged and collected, if at all, as set out in paragraph last above, and must be used and accounted for as likewise any other funds. Children entitled. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of education shall determine as early as practicable in each year what amount of money will be necessary to be raised by taxation and otherwise to defray the expenses of said public schools for the ensuing year, and shall submit such finding in writing to the mayor and council of the town of Milltown not later than their regular meeting in August of each year; and the mayor and council are hereby authorized and required after the passage of this Act to levy a special ad valorem tax not to exceed one-half of one per cent. on all the property in said town for taxation, and when the taxes for such purposes are levied and collected, as shall be done in like manner as other taxes are collected in said town, the collecting officer of said town shall pay over the same to the secretary and treasurer of said board of education; said taxes shall be collected annually,

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and not later than the first day of February of each year be paid to the secretary and treasurer of said board; said taxes shall not be paid out by the secretary and treasurer of said board except upon a written order or orders of said board of education under such regulations and requirements as they shall provide under the authority of this Act. Estimate for tax levy. Tax rate. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the board of education of Berrien County, or such body as may have charge of the public schools of said county, shall not establish or open any school or schools within the corporate limits of the town of Milltown nor have any authority or voice in the management of the schools herein established under the provisions of this Act; but provided, further, that said board of education of Berrien County, or such other body as shall have charge of the public schools of said county, shall, upon being presented with a report, duly certified to by the board of education of the town of Milltown, which report shall be made out by the teachers in said schools, showing the attendance of children between the ages of six and eighteen years, inclusive, which live without the town limits of Milltown, who have attended any of the schools which shall be created under this Act, pay over from the funds derived or received from the State public school funds in their hands the pro rata part of said school funds to which each of said children that have attended said school, as so shown, shall be entitled, same to be paid direct to the secretary and treasurer of the board of education of the town of Milltown. County board. Payment of State funds. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the State School Commissioner of Georgia is hereby required to pay over to the board of education of the town of Milltown the pro rata share of the State and county school funds to which the children living within the limits of said town are entitled, according to the number of children of school age residing within the corporate limits of said town, as shall be shown by a school census which shall be taken by said board of education of said town, as soon as they shall be elected and qualified; the result of the taking

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of said census to be reported direct to the State School Commissioner. The amount thus to be paid shall be paid at such times as the teachers of the County of Berrien are paid, and when paid shall be expended by said board of education of the town of Milltown for the support and maintenance of said public schools of said town; it shall be the duty of the board of education of the town of Milltown not only to furnish the report of the census to the State School Commissioner above set forth, but shall thereafter every two years take a like census of all school children residing within the corporate limits of said town, and report the same to the State School Commissioner. The board of education of said town of Milltown shall have authority to admit the children of non-residents upon such terms as may seem to them reasonable and just; also to admit the children of public school age who reside without the corporate limits of said town under the regulations hereinbefore prescribed in this Act. Payment by State Commissioner. School census. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all assessments of taxes and all funds arising from or collected under this Act shall be by the corporate authorities of said town of Milltown kept separate and apart from other collections and assessments of said town, and are not to be used for any purpose except [Illegible Text] hereinbefore directed, and the mayor and council shall keep a separate, full and distinct accounting showing all moneys raised, how, when, and for what, and the disposition of the same, to whom, when and for what purpose turned over. Separation of school tax. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text], That the mayor and council of the town of Milltown shall have power, and they are hereby authorized, should [Illegible Text] be necessary to supplement the funds raised by ad valorem tax, from the State School Commissioner and as otherwise provided by this Act, to designate and lay such specific tax on any property, thing or trade as they may think best for the purpose of supplementing the school fund of said town, not in conflict with the charter of said town and the laws of this State. [Illegible Text]

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Sec. 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. Approved August 8, 1916. MONROE CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 332. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Monroe in the County of Walton, approved December 3, 1896, Acts of 1896, pages 212 to 225, inclusive, and the Acts amendatory thereof; to authorize an increase of the tax rate for school purposes; to provide for the establishment of wards in said city, defining the limits thereof, and to change the manner of electing mayor and councilmen, and to provide for a change in their terms of office, 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 from and after the passage of this Act section 8 of the amendment to the charter of the City of Monroe, approved August 21, 1906, be amended by striking the word two-fifths, in the ninth line of said section between the word exceed, and the word of, and inserting in lieu thereof the word one-half, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on or before the first day of July of each year, if practicable, said board of education shall submit to the mayor and council an estimate of the funds necessary to the operation of said schools for the next scholastic year taking into consideration the State and county fund. Whereupon it shall be the duty of said mayor and council to proceed to raise such fund by the assessment and levy of an annual ad valorem tax upon the taxable property of said city not to exceed one-half of one per cent. upon the assessed value thereof, and from the funds that may be

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in said city treasury not otherwise appropriated. The treasurer of said city shall pay over to the treasurer of said board of education all funds so raised or [Illegible Text] who shall pay out the same only upon the order of [Illegible Text] board of education. Act of 1906 amended. To be read. School tax rate. Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of same, That section 3 of the Act incorporating the City of Monroe, approved December 3, 1896, page 213, be and the same hereby is amended by striking that part of said section beginning with the word that, in the first line of said section down to the word except, in the sixth line thereof, and substituting therefor the following: That said mayor and six councilmen shall be elected on the first Thursday in December, 1916, and annually thereafter on the first Thursday in December a mayor and three councilmen shall be elected by the qualified voters of said city, and the term of office of the mayor shall be for one year from the date of his election, and the term of office of the councilmen shall be two years from the date of their election, except that three councilmen shall be elected for a term of one year in the election on the first Thursday in December, 1916. Said mayor and councilmen shall serve until the election and qualification of their successors, so that said section as amended shall read as follows: Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and six councilmen shall be elected on the first Thursday in December, 1916, and annually thereafter a mayor and three councilmen shall be elected by the qualified voters of said city, and the term of office of the mayor shall be one year from the date of his election, and the term of office of the councilmen shall be two years from the date of their leection, except that three councilmen shall be elected for a term of one year in the election on the first Thursday in December, 1916. Said mayor and council shall serve until the election and qualification of their successors, except when a vacancy occurs in said board either by death, resignation or otherwise, when a special election may be called by the

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remaining members of said board by giving thirty days' notice to be posted at three or more public places, after which time said election shall be held under the same rules and regulations as a regular election for mayor and councilmen. In the December election, 1916, two councilmen at large and a councilman from 1st ward shall be elected for a term of one year; thereafter for a term of two years. Act of 1896 amended. Election of mayor and council, terms of office, etc. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the City of Monroe be divided into four wards as follows: All that territory embraced in said City of Monroe, lying south of Pearl St., and east of Railroad St., shall be known as Ward No. 1; all the territory south of Pearl St., and west of Railroad St., as Ward No. 2; all the territory north of Pearl St., and west of Broad St., as Ward No. 3; all the territory east of Broad St., and north of Pearl St., as Ward No. 4. Wards defined. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and two councilmen shall be elected from the city at large and one councilman from each of the four wards of the said City of Monroe, and said councilmen from each ward shall be elected by the qualified voters in said ward and the mayor and two councilmen from the city at large shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City of Monroe. Mayor and council. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 7, 1916. MOUNT AIRY TOWN CHARTER AMENDED. No. 377. An Act to extend the boundary line of the town of Mt. Airy, Georgia, and define the limits thereof; to fix the time of residence for the voters of said town, and to fix the rate of taxation to be levied and collected within the town of Mt. Airy, Georgia.

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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 on and after the passage of this Act, the incorporate limits of said town, shall be three-quarters of a mile in every direction from an iron pin at the southwest corner of the new depot of the Southern Railway Company, in said town, except between the town of Mt. Airy, Georgia, and the town of Cornelia, Georgia, and at this point it shall extend to the incorporate limits of the town of Cornelia. Territorial limits. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That qualified voters, authorized to vote for members of the General Assembly in said county, shall be eligible to vote in all town elections, upon a bona fide residence in said town for ten days before the election. Voters qualified. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council may levy and collect a tax upon all real or personal property in said town taxable under the State law; that they may provide for the assessment of the value thereof, and for the collection of said tax, but that they shall not collect a tax more than one dollar on one one hundred dollars valuation of property. If the mayor and council desire to levy a higher rate of taxation they shall submit the same to registered voters of the town, stating what rate is wanted and for what purpose; and if two-thirds of the registered voters vote for said rate the mayor and council shall have power to levy and collect the same. Tax ad valorem. Tax rate. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the provisions of this Act shall operate as an amendment to the charter of said town, and become a part thereof, and hereby repealing all parts of said charter in conflict with the provisions of this Act. Charter amended. Approved August 9, 1916.

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NORWOOD TOWN NEW CHARTER. No. 384. An Act to amend, revise, consolidate and supersede the Acts incorporating the town of Norwood, in the County of Warren; to confer additional powers upon the corporate authorities thereof, and otherwise amend the charter of said town, and to provide a new charter for the same. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the Acts of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved October 7, 1885, and on August 15, 1903, and on August 17, 1908, and on July 29, 1912, be and they are hereby amended, revised, consolidated and superseded, and where in conflict with this Act they are repealed. Former Acts amended or repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the town of Norwood, in the County of Warren, is hereby re-incorporated and made and continued as a body corporate and politic under said name of town of Norwood, without any break in the continuity of its existence; it is also hereby specifically provided that all contracts heretofore entered into by said town of Norwood shall be binding and of full force and effect, both upon said town of Norwood and upon all parties contracted with by it, and it is also hereby specifically provided that the officers, now serving said town of Norwood are, and they shall be, its legal officers until the termination of their terms of office under the charter of the town of Norwood and the ordinances of said town of Norwood as they now exist. Said town of Norwood shall contract and be contracted with, and shall sue and be sued, and shall have and use a common seal, and do such things as may be needful for the government of the same and for the good order and welfare of said town and its inhabitants. It shall exercise such rights, powers, functions, privileges and immunities as belong to municipal corporations generally, under the

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law, as well as those hereinafter specifically enumerated, and it shall do all other acts and things which are necessary and incident to its corporate existence. It shall also, [Illegible Text] said name, have the right to purchase, hold, lease and [Illegible Text] property, both real and personal, within or without the limits of said town for corporate purposes, or for school purposes, and to hold all property and effects belonging to said municipal corporation for the purposes and intents for which the same were granted, dedicated or purchased. It shall also have the right to rent or lease any property for municipal purposes, or any property belonging to said town. Corporate name and general powers. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town of Norwood shall extend in every direction one-half mile from the Georgia Railroad depot, and, in case of removal of said depot, from the center of the spot on which said depot now stands. Territorial limits. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the present mayor and council of the town of Norwood shall hold and retain their office until their successors are elected and qualified. [Illegible Text] office. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That on the second Monday in November, 1916, and annually thereafter on the second Monday in November, there shall be held an election for the election of officers for said town of Norwood, and that at that time a mayor and five councilmen shall be elected, and the term of office of said mayor and councilmen shall be for twelve months, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Said officers shall be elected by ballot, and said election shall be presided over by three freeholders and two clerks, said freeholders to act as managers. Said election shall be held at some central and convenient place in said town, said place to be fixed by the mayor and council, and the date of holding said election and the place at which it is to be held shall be advertised for ten days before said election is held. Polls at said election shall be open at seven o'clock a. m., and shall be closed at five o'clock p. m. Election of officers.

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Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That all male persons who have been residents of said town of Norwood for thirty days prior to said election for mayor and councilmen, or for any special election held in said town, and who are qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall be qualified voters of said town of Norwood, and that in elections for mayor and councilmen the persons receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared the duly elected officers of said town of Norwood. The mayor and council of said town are authorized to provide by ordinance for the manner of returning the election returns and to whom they shall be returned, and for a disposition of the ballots. Voters qualified. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That any party being dissatisfied with the result of the election for mayor and council shall, within forty-eight hours after the election managers have declared the result of said election, file with the ordinary of Warren County his protest setting forth plainly and distinctly the ground of his dissatisfaction at the result of said election; whereupon the ordinary shall, within three days, serve the opposite parties, and the opposite parties shall be the persons who have been declared elected, with a notice of the protest filed by the complaining party, and in three days from the date of service the ordinary, at his office at the county site of Warren County, shall proceed to hear evidence in said contest, and after hearing the evidence he shall determine the cause at issue and shall decide whether said election was legal or illegal, and if he find said election illegal, the mayor and council, who have served for the preceding year, shall continue to hold office until their successors have been legally elected and qualified, and they shall then call a new election to be held in ten days from the date of the call for the same, and the call for said election shall be advertised as provided in this charter for regular elections, and the election shall be held under the same rules and regulations as are regular elections. In the event either party to said cause shall be dissatisfied with the ruling of the ordinary, he shall be authorized to certiorari from said decision under the same rules and regulations as

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cases are now certioraried from the decisions of the ordinary. It is further provided that the party filing the contest shall, at the time of filing the same with the [Illegible Text] pay to said ordinary the sum of ten dollars as costs for [Illegible Text] hearing of said case and the service of the petition upon the defendants, said costs to be equally divided between the ordinary and the sheriff of the county, and it shall be the duty of the sheriff, in consideration of said five dollars costs, to serve a copy of the protest on the parties defendant, and to attend the trial of the case. Contest of election. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council elected for said town shall take and subscribe the following oath before commencing upon the discharge of their duties: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge my duty as mayor, or councilman, of the town of Norwood and that I will uphold the laws of said town of Norwood without fear or favor, so help me, God. Oath of office. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That after taking the foregoing oath, the mayor and councilmen of the town of Norwood shall hold office for a term of twelve months or until their successors have been elected and qualified, or unless the office of either is vacated for a failure on the part of the holder to discharge his duty as an officer of said town. The council is hereby authorized to declare the office of the mayor, or any member of the council, to be vacated, and to call an election for his successor upon the failure of either of said officers to discharge their duty for a period of two months, unless said failure be due to providential causes. In the event of a vacancy in the office of councilman or mayor by death, resignation, or for other reason, the mayor and council may call an election to fill said vacancy by giving ten days' notice of the time and place of said election, and said election shall be held under the same rules and regulations as now govern the regular elections for said town of Norwood. Term of office. Vacancy in office. Sec. 10. The salary of the mayor of the town of Norwood shall be fixed by the council, and the councilmen of the town of Norwood shall have the right to exempt said council

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from the payment of any taxes due to said town except ad valorem tax, but they shall receive no other compensation. Salary of mayor. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said town of Norwood shall have the right to elect a marshal or marshals, as they may think necessary for the preservation of the peace and good order in said town, and that they shall have a right to fix the salary of said officers. The election of said marshal, or marshals, shall be made by the council in such manner as they may provide by ordinances. Marshal. Sec. 12. The mayor and council of the town of Norwood shall meet at least once a month, and at such times as they may fix by ordinances. They are authorized to employ a clerk or a clerk and treasurer for said town, and to provide a compensation for said officers and for the making of a bond by him, and they may also provide by ordinances that said officer may be a member of their body, or an outsider as they may desire. Council meetings. Clerk and treasurer. Sec. 13. The mayor of the town of Norwood shall act as recorder of said town and try all offenders against the penal ordinances of said town of Norwood. He is authorized to hold courts at such times and places as in his discretion he may desire, and is authorized to prescribe such penalties for violation of the criminal laws of said town of Norwood as he may think necessary and proper, not to exceed a ninety days' service on the public streets of said town of Norwood, or a fine of one hundred dollars, either one or both, in his discretion. There shall be no appeal from the decision of said mayor except by certiorari as provided by the laws of the State of Georgia. Mayor's court. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of the town of Norwood shall have the right to levy an ad valorem tax upon all property located within the territorial limits of said town. Said mayor and council are authorized to pass ordinances providing for a return of property by parties owning property in said town, and shall require

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all tax returns made not later than the first day of May in each year, and shall have the right, by ordinances, to provide for double taxing any delinquent in making tax returns. After the taxes are returned, the mayor and council shall appoint three tax assessors, who shall be resident freeholders of said town of Norwood, to assess the valuation of all property in said town, and they shall have the right to raise or to lower or to otherwise change the tax returns made by any person in said town, and from their decision there shall be no appeal. After said assessors have valued all property in said town, the mayor and council shall require a tax digest to be made up and shall have the right to fix the tax rate for said town at such an amount as shall be necessary to pay the legal obligations against said town of Norwood, and to raise sufficient revenue to pay current expenses. They shall collect all taxes not later than the first day of December in each year, and if at said tune there shall be delinquents, the clerk of the council, or any member of the board of council designated by the board, shall issue fi. fas. which shall be liens against the property of said delinquents superior to all other liens except liens for State and county taxes, and said fi. fas. shall be levied by the marshal of said town, and if all personal property, said property shall be advertised for ten days before it is sold, and sold before the Georgia Railroad depot. If on real estate, said property shall be advertised for four weeks in the official organ of Warren County and by posting a notice in two or more public places in the town of Norwood, and it shall be sold before the Georgia Railroad depot in the town of Norwood on the first Tuesday in the month following the posting of said notice and the making of said advertisement. Tax ad valorem. Tax returns. Tax [Illegible Text] Tax rate. Collection of taxes Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That in the event the tax assessors selected by the mayor and council should refuse to act, or they should be unable to get assessors to act then the mayor and council shall be authorized to [Illegible Text] assessments themselves. If the tax assessors serve, [Illegible Text] shall, before entering upon their duties, take and subscribe the following oath: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully,

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impartially, and intelligently perform the duty of tax assessor for the town of Norwood to the best of my ability, so help me, God. If the mayor and council assess the tax for any given year, they shall take and subscribe the same oath before commencing upon the discharge of their duty. Assessment of taxes. [Illegible Text] oath. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of the town of Norwood shall have a right to collect a street tax from all male citizens of said town between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, and that said tax may be collected at such time as may be provided by ordinances, and in such amount not to exceed three dollars per annum, as may be provided by ordinances, and upon failure to pay said tax said mayor and council may prescribe by ordinances punishment not to exceed ten days' service on the streets of said town of Norwood. Street tax. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council may prescribe, by ordinances, for the collection of a sanitary tax for said town not to exceed two dollars for each family, or five dollars for each public house, and they may prescribe by ordinances a punishment for a failure on the part of any person or persons to pay said sanitary tax. Sanitary tax. Sec. 18. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall be authorized to prescribe special licenses and business taxes for said town of Norwood, said licenses or taxes to be collected on all resident or permanent business concerns not later than the first day of March in each year. The provisions of this section shall authorize said mayor and council to charge a business tax for all business enterprises of every character and kind conducted within the confines of said town and to prescribe a special license for all traveling shows, or amusements, or vendors, or other persons operating any character or kind of business within said town, and said mayor and council shall also be authorized, under this section, to prescribe all necessary rules and regulations for the conduct of any kind of business carried on in said town; keeping in mind at all times the health, and comfort, and convenience, and the best interest

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of the people of said town. No licenses or taxes imposed under this section shall exceed the sum of one hundred dollars, and all licenses shall expire on the first of March following their issuance, provided said license is not issued for a period which expires prior to said first of March. Licenses and business taxes. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted, That a majority of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and on all matters, ordinances, or resolutions to be passed on and by them, a majority of those present and voting shall prevail. In case of a tie of those present, the mayor shall then have the right to vote on any question before the meeting. The mayor shall have the right to veto any action, or resolution, or ordinance passed by the council, but the veto of the mayor may be overruled by unanimous vote of all councilmen. Quorum of council. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted, That the mayor shall have special control of the marshal of said town and shall see that peace and good order are preserved in said [Illegible Text] and to this end he may cause the arrest and detention of all violators and disorderly persons in the town. He shall have power to pardon persons who are convicted of offenses against the town ordinances, and to commute, suspend, vacate, or reduce sentences which he has imposed. In case of the absence, disqualification, or disability of the mayor, the clerk of the council, if he is a member of said board and, if not, then any member of the board of council designated by a majority of the council, shall act as mayor and try all offenders against the ordinances of said town, and discharge all other duties and powers of the mayor during the absence, or disability, or disqualification of the mayor. Mayor's [Illegible Text] Sec. 21. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and councilmen shall have the right and power, in the name and behalf of said town, to make such contracts and do such things as may be necessary or expedient for the peace, good order, health, safety, benefit and general welfare of said town and of the inhabitants thereof, shall also have the right and power to exercise the full police power of the

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State within said town, and also to make such rules and regulations and pass and adopt such by-laws, resolutions and ordinances as may be necessary for carrying out the purpose of the government of said town, and for conserving, promoting, and protecting the welfare, health, morals, peace and good order of said town and of the inhabitants thereof, and for the protection of all property and business in said town. To this end the mayor and council are authorized to pass such ordinances as are necessary for the abatement of nuisances, and to prescribe rules governing the erection of buildings within fire limits prescribed by them, and to require all buildings to be kept in a safe and sanitary manner so as to protect the health and property of the citizens of said town, and to this end they may condemn any building, or the roof of any building, or any other property in said town which to them appears to be unhealthy or unsafe, or which in any way menaces the health or property of the citizens of the town. In the event of condemnation of any property for the reasons hereinbefore provided, and a failure on the part of the owner to meet the proper demands of said mayor and councilmen, they shall then require the abatement of said nuisance, or the destruction, or repair of any building, to be done by the marshal, or some person designated by the mayor and council, and the expense incurred in so doing shall be collected from the owner of said property, or from the person who maintained such nuisance, by the issuance of a fi. fa. by the clerk and a levy of the same by the marshal on the property of said person, and a sale of said property shall be held as provided in this charter for tax sales. Contracts, general welfare, police power, etc. Sec. 22. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and councilmen shall have full power to protect places of worship; to provide cemeteries and places for the burial of the dead, whether within or without the town limits, and to provide, by ordinances, for the protection and care of cemeteries; to regulate the keeping of gun powder, dynamite, gasoline and other combustibles; to regulate the sale of ice and food stuff, and to provide for the inspection of the

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same; to regulate or prohibit the shooting of explosives or fireworks, and to tax the sale of the same; to regulate or prohibit the running at large within the limits of said town of horses, mules, sows, hogs or other animals and to take up and impound the same, and to charge therefor; to regulate and control the keeping of dogs within the town and to provide for a tax on dogs, and for taking up and impounding or killing the same on a failure to pay the tax; to prohibit any act or thing which is contrary to the peace, or to the good morals of the town, or which interferes with the public safety and health of the town or any citizen thereof. Sundry other powers. Sec. 23. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall be authorized to pass ordinances regulating the keeping of spirituous or malt liquors for the purpose of illegal sale, and regulating the keeping and sale of near beer, or any substitute for beer, and they shall be authorized to tax the sale of said substitutes not exceeding one thousand dollars per annum. [Illegible Text] Sec. 24. Be it further enacted, That the town of Norwood is hereby granted the power of eminent domain and the mayor and council are hereby authorized and empowered to condemn lands within its corporate limits, for the erection of public buildings, for public parks or sewers, or for streets, and for any other public purpose and improvement as provided by the Act of the General Assembly providing a method of exercising the right of condemnation approved December 18, 1894, as found in sections 5206 to 5246 of the Code of 1910. They are also authorized, similarly, to take and condemn personal property in the same manner when the same is needed for public purposes of the town. Eminent domain. Sec. 25. That said town of Norwood is authorized and empowered to order an election by the qualified voters of said town at such times as the mayor and council may designate to determine whether or not bonds may be issued by the said town in sums not exceeding the sum of seventy-five thousand ($75,000) dollars, to be sold for the purpose of establishing and maintaining an electric light system or for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a water or

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a water and a light plant, and for operating the same, and for the purpose of establishing, building, and acquiring a sewerage system in said town, and for the purpose of building a public school building in said town. Said election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of section 440 and 444, inclusive, of the Code of Georgia, 1910. At said election the ballots shall be For water bonds, or Against water bonds; For light bonds, or Against light bonds; For water and light bonds, or Against water and light bonds; For sewerage bonds, or Against sewerage bonds; For public school bonds, or Against public school bonds. The said mayor and council shall determine the amount of bonds necessary for the purpose of installing, purchasing or acquiring a water plant, a light plant, or a water and light plant, and shall advertise the election and name the amount of bonds to be used for that purpose. They shall determine the amount of bonds necessary for sewerage and the advertisement shall determine the amount of bonds that shall be used for sewerage purposes. They shall determine the amount of bonds necessary for school purposes, and in the advertisement of the election shall specify the amount of bonds used for school purposes. The bonds so used are to be in such denominations as the mayor and council may determine. Bond issue for lights, schools, water, etc. Ballots. Sec. 26. Be it further enacted, That the town of Norwood shall have the right to grant franchises to any public utilities corporations, and on such terms and conditions as provided by the mayor and council, said conditions not to contravene the public laws of Georgia. Franchises. Sec. 27. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council are authorized to make appropriations for advertising the town, or for the care of dependent and indigent persons in said town, or for any civic improvement. They are also authorized to make appropriations to the public schools located in the town, said appropriations to be made on such terms and conditions and in such amounts as fixed by the mayor and council, and not to exceed two and fifty-hundredths dollars per thousand on the taxable property

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of the town of Norwood, and said appropriation may be in such an amount smaller than this as may be fixed by the mayor and council, and in their discretion, they may make no appropriation at all to the public schools of said town. In the event the mayor and council shall determine to make an appropriation to the public schools of the town of Norwood they shall, before doing so, elect a board of trustees of public schools of said town, who shall be white male citizens over twenty-one years of age, of good, moral character, and who shall hold their office for four years, and any appropriation made by the mayor and council for the benefit of the public schools of said town shall be paid to said board of trustees of said schools and by said board of trustees disbursed for the benefit of the schools in said town of Norwood. Appropriations for improvements, schools, etc. Sec. 28. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of the town of Norwood, if it shall become necessary for paying current expenses, shall be authorized to borrow money and to pledge the credit of the town of Norwood therefor, and notes covering such loans shall be signed by the mayor and clerk for the town of Norwood. Power [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] money. Sec. 29. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of the town of Norwood are also authorized to pass such quarantine rules and regulations as to them appear necessary for the protection of the health of the citizens of said town. They are authorized to require examination and vaccination of school children, and to pass such other rules and regulations as to them may appear necessary to prevent the spread of infectious or contagious diseases. Health regulations. Sec. 30. Be it further enacted, That the mayor, or other officer presiding over the police court of said town, shall have authority to punish for contempt by fine not to exceed twenty dollars, or confinement in the town jail not to exceed twenty days, either or both in his discretion. The mayor and council shall have authority to provide a town jail for the incarceration of all offenders against the ordinances of the town. All persons who violate the penal ordinances of the town shall be arrested by the marshal, or any one designated

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by him or by the mayor, with or without a warrant, and the mayor is authorized to compel the attendance of witnesses and parties upon his court by a summons, either written or verbal, given by himself or by his marshal. Persons charged with violation of town ordinances may give bonds for their appearance or they may make a cash deposit for their appearance at court for trial on the charges against them, and upon their failure to appear the mayor, or acting mayor, shall be authorized to forfeit the bond made for appearance and enter judgment against said party and his security, which shall be binding on all property of either, and shall have the force and effect of a common law fi. fa. against the same, and may be levied by the marshal, and the property sold as provided herein for tax sales. In case of a cash deposit the mayor, or acting mayor, may enter upon the docket of his court that said cash has been forfeited to the town on account of failure of the accused to appear for trial; whereupon such cash deposit may be at once turned over to the treasurer of the town and become the property of the town. Contempts. Jail. Witnesses. Appearance bond, and forfeiture. Sec. 31. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have the right to provide by ordinances for the collection of costs in all cases tried in the mayor's court, and that said costs may be placed at such sums as in the discretion of the mayor and council it should be, not to exceed one and fifty-hundredths dollars in each case. Costs. Sec. 32. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have full power and authority in their discretion to organize a chaingang in and for the town of Norwood, and to prescribe rules and regulations for the same, and for the government thereof, and to cause all offenders against the laws and ordinances of said town to work on the chaingang and upon the streets and sidewalks and public parks and cemeteries belonging to said town. Chaingang. Sec. 33. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have the right to grant franchises as hereinbefore provided, but that they shall not have the right to grant any franchise to any person, firm or corporation except

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they reserve to themselves the right to tax said franchise and the property of said person, firm or corporation. Franchises and taxation. Sec. 34. Be it further enacted, That the mayor of the town of Norwood shall have the right, in trying offenders against the ordinances of said town, to fine and imprison said offenders as in this charter provided, and that he may also have the right, when it appears that the person tried has violated the State laws, to commit said person to the common jail of Warren County for trial in the Superior Court of said county, and to fix a bond for the appearance of said offenders and to perform all the duties and functions of the regular commitment court. Punishment of offenders. Sec. 35. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of the town of Norwood shall pass ordinances by majority vote of the council, and in case of a tie, the mayor shall be authorized to vote. That all ordinances passed shall be immediately recorded by the clerk of the council [Illegible Text] a book kept for that purpose, or that they shall be [Illegible Text] published in book form and open to the inspection of the public at all times, and no ordinance shall become operative until after it has been enacted and published as herein provided for at least three days. It is further provided, that all ordinances of the town of Norwood now in force which are not in conflict with the provisions of this charter, remain in force until they are superseded or amended or repealed by new ordinances. Ordinances, how passed. Sec. 36. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 10, 1916.

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OFFERMAN TOWN CHARTER REPEALED. No. 438. An Act to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Offerman, in the County of Pierce, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the charter to the town of Offerman, in the County of Pierce, as embodied in Acts of 1906, pages 963-64-65, is hereby repealed and the said charter of the said town of Offerman is hereby abolished. Act of 1906 repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1916. PEARSON CITY INCORPORATED. No. 450. An Act to incorporate the City of Pearson, in the County of Coffee; to define its limits; to provide for a mayor and council and all necessary subordinate officers, and the time, place and manner of their election; to consolidate and define the rights and powers of said corporation; to provide for the making, adopting and enforcing all necessary and legal ordinances, by-laws, orders, rules and regulations to insure an effective city government; to provide for the registration of voters; to provide for the issuance and sale, under existing laws, of bonds for public improvement; to provide for the laying out and defining the boundaries, in connection with the City of Pearson, of a public school district; to create a board of education therefor, and to define its duties and powers;

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to confer additional powers upon the mayor and council of the City of Pearson, 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 from and after the second Tuesday in December, 1916, the town of Pearson (heretofore incorporated under the laws of Georgia) shall have, and be known by, the corporate name of the City of Pearson. Corporate name. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of the City of Pearson shall extend a distance of one mile in every direction from a common center. The center of King Street, where it intersects the center of the main line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, east of the railroad depot, is hereby designated and established as said common center, and making the corporate limits of said City of Pearson two miles in diameter. Territorial limits. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the municipal authority of said City of Pearson shall vest in a city council, to be composed of a mayor and five councilmen, who are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of City of Pearson, and by such corporate name to have perpetual succession; sue and to be sued; plead and to be impleaded; adopt, make, have and use a corporate seal; to receive by purchase or donation, hold, sell, mortgage or otherwise dispose of any and all real or personal property for the use and benefit of said city, or as may be necessary to the better discharge of the powers, rights, duties and authority imposed by this Act, and needful for the preservation and enforcement of the good order, government and welfare of the said City of Pearson; to make, adopt and enforce all necessary and legal ordinances, by-laws, orders, rules and regulations not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of Georgia and the United States, and to have all other powers, rights and authority usually granted to municipal corporations. Corporate powers Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the first election for mayor and councilmen for the City of Pearson under this

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Act shall be held on the second Tuesday in December, 1916, and on the second Tuesday in December in each year thereafter; all municipal elections provided for under this Act shall be held under existing laws regulating the holding of county elections, and at such polling place or places and by such superintendents as may be designated by existing municipal authorities; should any superintendent refuse to serve, the vacancy shall be filled by the mayor. The superintendents holding any municipal elections under this Act shall make return thereof to the city countil at the first regular meeting thereafter. Election of mayor and council. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That should said election not be held at the prescribed time in any year, the mayor, and, if he be absent from any cause, the mayor pro tem., shall call an election by giving ten days' notice thereof in the legal gazette, or by posting notices at three public places of said city. Said notices shall state the officer or officers to be elected, the date of the election, the polling place or places and the names of the superintendents designated to hold said election. All vacancies of mayor or councilmen shall be filled by elections called in the same manner. Call of election. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the terms of the mayor and councilmen shall be two (2) years, but at the election to be held on the second Tuesday in December, 1916, a mayor and two (2) councilmen shall be elected for two (2) years and three (3) councilmen for one (1) year. At the election to be held on the second Tuesday in December, 1917, three (3) councilmen shall be elected for a term of two (2) years, and at the election to be held on the second Tuesday in December, 1918, a mayor and two (2) councilmen shall be elected for a term of two (2) years, and so continue to alternate that in no year shall an entirely new city council be elected. Terms of office. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That any white male citizen of said City of Pearson shall be eligible to election as mayor or councilman who, in addition to being qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, is a freeholder

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in said city and a bona fide resident of said city for one (1) year next preceding the election. Any male person, who, in addition to being qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, is a bona fide resident of the city for three (3) months and registered as required by ordinance of said city, shall be eligible electors for said City of Pearson. Eligibility to office. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That any person voting at any election held in said city under this Act who, at the time of voting is not a qualified voter under this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by Section 1065, Penal Code of 1910. Illegal voting. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That the clerk of council in the first instance and thereafter the city clerk shall open a book for the registration of voters for the City of Pearson, on the first page of which shall appear the following oath, to wit: I do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I am duly qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, or will be twenty-one (21) years of age prior to the second Tuesday in December of this calendar year; that I have resided within the corporate limits of the City of Pearson, or will have so resided, for three (3) months prior to the second Tuesday of December of this calendar year. Said registration book shall be opened on the first day of November of each year including the year 1916, and shall be kept open every day except Sunday until the first day of December of each year. If for any reason the clerk of council or city clerk is prevented from opening and keeping open said registration book as required by this section, be shall employ some competent person to do so for him; such person, before entering upon the discharge of his duties under this section, shall take and subscribe to the same oath as prescribed for the mayor, councilmen or subordinate officers of said city. Registration of voting. Oath. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That any person desiring to register as a voter may apply to the officer in charge of said registration book and, after reading said oath, or having the same read to him, shall evidence the

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same by signing his name in said registration book underneath the written or printed oath above provided for voters, or on some page following the page on which the said oath is written or printed; when the signature of any person is not clearly legible, the officer in charge of the registration book shall, at the time the signature is made, write out said name in clearly legible letters opposite or under the said signature. Registration book. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That the officer having the charge of the registration book, performing the duties of registrar under this Act, shall in no instance permit a person to sign his name in the registration book unless such person shall have actually made, before him, the oath contained therein, and a violation of this section by such officer shall be a misdemeanor, punishable under section 1065, Penal Code of 1910. Administration. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That at the regular monthly meeting of the city council of Person, held in January, 1917, the said city council of Pearson shall appoint three upright and intelligent freeholders, who are qualified electors, as a board of registrars for said City of Pearson, the term of which shall be three (3) years, one of whom shall be appointed for one (1) year, one for two (2) years, and one for three (3) years, all of whom shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified; one member of said board of registrars shall thereafter, at the regular January monthly meeting of the city council of each year, be appointed for a term of three (3) years, or until his successor is appointed and qualified; vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the city council, the appointee to serve only for the unexpired term. The board of registrars, so appointed, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall take and subscribe to the following oath to be administered by any officer authorized by law to administer oaths: I do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties devolving upon me by law as a member of the board of registrars of the City of Pearson to the best of my skill and knowledge. Board of registrars. Oath of office.

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Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That on the first day of December of each year, except when said first day shall fall on Sunday, then on the following Monday, the said board of registrars shall receive from the officer in charge of the registration book a complete list of the names of voters appearing on same; the names thereon shall be arranged in alphabetical order; the board of registrars shall proceed without delay to purge said list of illegal voters, should any be thereon, and furnish the same to the superintendents of the ensuing election for mayor and councilmen; this list shall continue in force for a period of one (1) year and shall be used at all elections held in the interim. [Illegible Text] Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That should any contest arise over the result of any election for mayor and councilmen the same shall be heard and determined in the same manner as is provided by the Code of Georgia, now in force by sections 121, 122, 123, 124, 125 and 126, inclusive. Contest of election. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That during the [Illegible Text] of said contest the persons who have been declared elected, as heretofore provided, shall exercise the duties and receive the salaries and emoluments of said offices. Tenure of office. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have the power and authority to elect such subordinate officers as it may deem necessary to the successful exercise of, and to administer, the powers and authority herein granted, to include a mayor pro tem., a city marshal, city clerk, city treasurer and city attorney; to prescribe their duties and compensations; to require of all such subordinate officers, as they may deem advisable, indemnity bonds conditioned on a faithful performance of duty, payable to the mayor of Pearson and his successors in office; to prescribe the amounts of such bonds and the number and qualification of the sureties thereon. The terms of [Illegible Text] subordinate officers shall be one (1) year or [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] successors are elected and qualified. Other municipal officers. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted, That the mayor, councilmen and all subordinate officers shall, before entering upon

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the discharge of their duties, take and subscribe to the following oath, to be administered by any officer authorized by law to administer oaths: I,....., do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties devolved upon me as mayor (councilman or other officer as the case may be), of the City of Pearson, protect and promote her interests and prosperity, and every citizen thereof, without fear, favor or affection according to the best of my skill and power; so help me, God. Said oaths, with the officer's jurat attached, shall be written or printed, and when executed, filed for preservation with the officer entrusted with the safekeeping of the records of said City of Pearson. Oath of office. Sec. 18. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have general powers within the City of Pearson over the following matters: To assess, levy, and collect taxes in amount sufficient to create, regulate and maintain a proper and legal government for said city; to define and abate nuisances; to establish a fire district, and prescribe the materials to be used therein for the erection or repair of all buildings; to condemn and remove, under proper legal proceedings, all unsafe or dangerous structures; to regulate the use of firearms, fireworks or other dangerous explosives; to have general supervision of the roads, streets, alleys and sidewalks of said city; to discontinue and close up any unnecessary road, street, alley or sidewalk, and to condemn, lay out and open up any new road, street, alley or sidewalk where and when it is deemed to the best interest of the city and the general welfare, and to work and keep the same in repair; to provide protection for all lawful assemblages and the premises where held; to provide means for the maintenance of sanitation and the preservation of the public health; to provide protection for persons and property within the corporate limits; to preserve good order, good morals, peace and tranquility within the city limits; to regulate the observance of Sunday; to make, execute and perform all contracts necessary for the general welfare of the city and her citizens. Said city council shall have special

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powers to grant franchises to any individual, company, or corporation desiring to construct, erect, operate and maintain within the city limits any public utility or manufacturing enterprise, and to regulate the exercise thereof; to vacate and close up any house, room, building, or other structure within the corporate limits occupied and used for the purpose of practicing, promoting or encouraging lewdness, vagrancy, gambling, or other illegal or immoral conduct. Said city council shall have power and authority to enact ordinances, by-laws, orders, rules and regulations, not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of Georgia, or the United States, prescribing the manner and providing the means for enforcing these general and special powers. Taxing and other powers conferred. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted, That said city council, in the exercise of the power of taxation, may assess, levy and collect an ad valorem tax, not to exceed fifteen (15) mills on all the property, real and personal, within said City of Pearson, and shall have authority to supervise revise all taxpayer's returns, and to double tax all [Illegible Text] failing or refusing to make returns of their property, to assess, levy and collect a specific or license tax on all trades, businesses, callings, professions, agencies, sales, labor and all other pursuits which are the legal subjects of taxation; to assess, levy and collect from all persons residing within the corporate limits of the City of Pearson, subject to road duty under existing State laws, a capitation street tax not to exceed three (3) dollars per annum, but they shall first have the opportunity, in lieu thereof, to work four (4) days of eight (8) hours each under the supervision of the proper city authority. Thirty (30) days' continuous residence in the city shall be sufficient to constitute one a citizen so as to render him liable to the payment of said street tax or to perform said work. Tax ad Valorem, specific, and street. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall prescribe the time, manner in which, and the officer to whom all property, occupations, etc., shall be returned for taxation by the taxpayers of said city; it shall be the duty of such officer, when the time has expired in each

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year for the making of returns of property for taxation, to place the returns so made, together with a list of all defaulters as nearly as possible, with said city council, who shall provide a board of equalizers, composed of three (3) discreet and competent freeholders of said city, and said board of equalizers shall receive said tax returns and list of defaulters and proceed to equalize said tax returns and to double tax the defaulters; it shall be the further duty of said board of equalizers, when in doubt as to the proper valuation to be placed upon any specific item of property, to actually view the same so as to enable them to make a just assessment of said property; it shall be the further duty of said board of equalizers, when it shall raise the valuation placed on his property by the taxpayer, to give said taxpayer ten days' notice in writing of such raised valuation and of the time and place of hearing objections, if any he desires to make thereto; and said taxpayer, if dissatisfied with the assessment made by said board of equalizers, shall have the right to have the same reviewed by the said city council under such rules and regulations as said city council may prescribe. The judgment of said city council shall be a final adjudication of said return. Tax returns Board of equalizers. Sec. 21. Be it further enacted, That there shall exist a lien on all property, real and personal, within the corporate limits of said city for the city tax assessed thereon, and for all fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed upon the owners thereof by the city's authority from the time the same are assessed or imposed, which liens shall have priority over all other liens, except liens for taxes due the State and county, and said city council shall, by ordinance, provide the manner in, and the means by which said liens may be enforced and said taxes collected. Liens, priority of. Sec. 22. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall organize a municipal court for the trial of offenders against said city, and fix the time and place of holding the same; provide a city prison for the safekeeping of prisoners awaiting trial or convicts engaged in working out sentence imposed and for the punishment of offenders, and to organize

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a work-gang for the alternative punishment of persons convicted in the said municipal court. Police court. Sec. 23. Be it further enacted, That the mayor shall be the chief executive of said City of Pearson, and [Illegible Text] that the ordinances, by-laws, orders, rules and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] said city council are faithfully enforced; he shall have control of the police force of said city, and the authority to appoint special police whenever he shall deem it necessary; he shall preside at the municipal court for the trial of offenders aainst the city ordinances and, when there is a conviction, to pronounce judgment of sentence, fines not to exceed five hundred ($500) dollars, confinement in the city jail not to exceed three (3) months, labor on the work-gang not to exceed six (6) months, as he may deem proper; the punishment other than fine shall be in the alternative. Said mayor shall have power and authority to issue executions for all fines, penalties, forfeitures and costs imposed by him and to enforce same. Said mayor may, and he is hereby authorized, to sentence convicts in his court to servitude in the chaingang of the county, under such lawful conditions, arrangements and considerations as he may enter into with the county authorities. [Illegible Text]. Sec. 24. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and each councilman of the City of Pearson, for the more perfect preservation of the peace, are hereby constituted ex-officio justices of the peace, and clothed with all the authority of justices of the peace in issuing warrants for offenses against the State laws committed within the jurisdiction of the City of Pearson; they shall have authority to hold committal courts, compel the attendance of witnesses under subpoena and to examine them under oath, and to commit the offender to prison, city or county, or admit to bail if the offense be bailable, to appear before a court competent to try and finally determine said offense. The bond under this section shall be made payable to the Governor of Georgia and his successors in office. Powers of justice of the peace. Sec. 25. Be it further enacted, That the mayor, any councilman, or subordinate officer of said city, may be

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removed from office by a majority vote of the city council, upon conviction before said city council for persistent neglect of duty, malpractice in office, or any conduct involving moral turpitude and calculated to bring the city government into reproach; they shall further be liable to the same punishment as other offenders against the laws of said city. Removal from office. Sec. 26. Be it further enacted, That no officer of said city shall have any interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract to which the city is a party, nor shall the mayor or any councilman be permitted to vote on any matter or question in which he has any personal interest whatever. Officer's disqualification. Sec. 27. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have the power and authority to issue the bonds of said City of Pearson, within the limits provided by the State Constitution of such denominations and in such amounts as they may see fit; said bonds to bear interest not to exceed five per cent. per annum, and to run for a period not longer than thirty (30) years from the date of issue; but they may bear a less rate of interest and run for a shorter period of time from their date of issue, in the discretion of said city council. Said bonds to be issued, hypothecated and sold for the purpose of establishing, operating, extending and maintaining necessary public utilities, waterworks, sanitary sewerage, electric lights, pavement and general street improvement. Said bonds shall be signed by the mayor and countersigned by the city clerk under the corporate seal of the City of Pearson, and shall be negotiated in such a manner as said city council may determine to be for the best interest of the city; provided, however, that no bonds of any character shall be issued for any purpose whatever until each separate item for which bonds are sought to be issued shall have been submitted to the qualified voters of said City of Pearson at an election held for that purpose under and in conformity with the general laws of the State embodied in sections 440, 441, 442 and 443, Code of 1910. Bond issue for public utilities. Submission to popular vote.

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Sec. 28. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have power and authority to levy and collect annually, in addition to that already provided for in this Act, a tax not exceeding three (3) mills on all the taxable property of said City of Pearson for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, continuing and operating the system of public schools now existing in said town of Pearson, said fund to be used for no other purpose; said tax shall be collected by the first day of October of each year. The said city council, whenever it shall be found necessary, is hereby authorized to supplement the public school fund from the general fund in the city treasury, not otherwise appropriated. Taxation for schools. Sec. 29. Be it further enacted, That the present Pearson school district, after the question shall have been submitted to the qualified voters of the new territory to be affected thereby and a two-thirds majority voting in favor thereof, shall be extended an additional mile, so as to include all territory within two (2) miles in every direction from the common center herein designated, making said Pearson school district four (4) miles in diameter. The school tax of two and one-half (2) mills now paid by the taxpayers of this additional mile of territory shall be paid directly into the treasury of the Pearson school district, to be used exclusively for school purposes. Extension of school district. Sec. 30. Be it further enacted, That a board of education shall be provided for said Pearson school district, to be composed of five (5) members, viz.: The mayor of the City of Pearson shall be ex-officio chairman of said board of education; two (2) members thereof shall be elected by the qualified voters of the Pearson school district at an election to be held on the twentieth day of December next following the adoption of this Act, for one (1) and two (2) years respectively as shall be designated on the ballots, and then one (1) member annually thereafter for a term of two (2) years; and two (2) members shall be chosen by the city council of Pearson biennially, at the regular January meeting after the election of a new mayor, from its own [Illegible Text] All members of said board of education, when [Illegible Text]

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above, shall serve for a term of two (2) years unless sooner removed for persistent neglect of duty, and shall have equal rights, privileges and powers. Board of education. Sec. 31. Be it further enacted, That said board of education shall have the control and management of the public schools of said Pearson school district, and also all school property. Said board of education shall have all powers usually given, granted and incident to boards of education, and especially to receive any donation, gift or bequest of property, real and personal, and to hold, use, sell, mortgage, apply and expend the same as they may deem best for the benefit of the public schools of said Pearson school district. Upon the organization of said board of education, as herein prescribed, the title to all property now vested in the board of trustees of the Pearson public schools shall, by operation of law, immediately vest in and become the property of said board of education and its successors in office, to be held in trust and for the benefit of the public schools of the Pearson school district. Control of schools and property. Sec. 32. Be it further enacted, That said board of education shall provide separate school buildings for the races, white and colored, in which they shall be segregated. There shall be no mixing of the races in the schools of the Pearson school district. Race separation. Sec. 33. Be it further enacted, That all children who are entitled to the benefits of the public schools under the laws of this State, and whose parents, guardians, or other protectors reside bona fide within the limits of said Pearson school district shall be admitted to said schools upon the payment of such incidental fee only as said board of education shall deem necessary. Children of non-residents, and such others as may be entitled to the benefits of these schools, shall be admitted under such considerations as may be prescribed by said board of education not in conflict with the laws of this State. Children entitled. Sec. 34. Be it further enacted, That said board of education shall meet on the second Wednesday in January after

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its election and appointment and organize by the election of a chairman, secretary, superintendent and a treasurer; the office of secretary and superintendent may be consolidated. The members of said board of education shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, take and subscribe to the following oath, to be administered by any officer authorized by law to administer oaths: I do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties devolved upon me as a member of the board of education of the Pearson school district to the best of my ability; so help me God. [Illegible Text] treasurer shall give bond in the sum of one thousand [Illegible Text] dollars, with two good and solvent sureties, payable to the chairman of the board of education and his successors in office and conditioned upon faithful discharge of his duties. Organization of board of education. Oath of office. [Illegible Text] Sec. 35. Be it further enacted, That immediately after the passage of this Act the mayor of Pearson shall cause a census or an enumeration of the school children of said Pearson school district to be taken, and such census or enumeration shall be taken annually thereafter under the supervision of the board of education of said Pearson school district, which lists or census of pupils shall be furnished to the State Superintendent of Schools by the first day of December of each year; and it shall be the duty of said State Superintendent of Schools to pay to the treasurer of the board of education of the Pearson school district the per capita share of the State school fund to which the children of school age within the said Pearson school district shall be entitled under such enumeration. School census. Sec. 36. Be it further enacted, That the board of education of the Pearson school district shall furnish to the county board of education a verified list of all pupils attending the Pearson public schools residing in the county without the limits of the Pearson school district, and said county board of education shall pay to the treasurer of the board of education of the Pearson school district the per capita share of the public school funds to which said school children shall be entitled. Payment by county board.

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Sec. 37. Be it further enacted, That the county board of education shall not establish or operate any school within three (3) miles of the common centre herein designated or established for the City of Pearson, nor have any authority or voice in the management or control of the schools established under the provisions of this Act. County board not operative in city. Sec. 38. Be it further enacted, That said board of education shall make annual written reports to the city council of Pearson of the condition of said schools, and shall accompany said reports with itemized and verified statement of all moneys received by them and from what source; also all moneys expended by them and the vouchers therefor; it shall also furnish, in connection with said written report, an estimate of the amount of funds that will be required for the proper conduct of the schools the ensuing school year, with suggestions of changes or improvements that should be made in the equipment, curriculum or teaching force of said public schools. Annual reports. Sec. 39. Be it further enacted, That whenever it shall become necessary to provide additional quarters for said public schools and there is not sufficient funds in the treasury for the purpose, said board of education shall have the power and authority, and it shall be its duty, to submit to the qualified voters of said Pearson school district under and in conformity with the general laws of this State, embodied in sections 440, 441, 442 and 443, Code of 1910, the question of the issuance and sale of the bonds of said Pearson school district in such sums and such denominations as it shall see proper within the limits provided by the Constitution and laws of this State; said bonds not to bear interest in excess of 5 per cent. per annum, and not to run for a longer period than thirty (30) years from the date of issue, but they may bear a less rate of interest and run for shorter period of time from their date of issue, in the discretion of said board of education. Said bonds shall be signed by the chairman of said board of education and countersigned by the secretary. Bond issue for schools. Sec. 40. Be it further enacted, That all funds coming into the treasury of the board of education, from bonds,

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taxation, State and county boards of education, fees, tuition or from any other source, shall be expended exclusively for the purposes of establishing, maintaining and operating said public schools, and to provide necessary furniture, apparatus and equipment, including buildings, lights, fuel, etc., for said schools; all vouchers or warrants on the treasury shall be signed by the chairman of the board of education and countersigned by the secretary and paid according to date. Fund, how expended. Sec. 41. Be it further enacted, That the child of no person shall have the benefits of said public schools who fails or refuses to pay all taxes assessed against him or her by the proper authorities of the State, county, city or school district, and for which he or she may become liable; but said board of education shall enforce this section with care and discretion. Exclusion of child. Sec. 42. Be it further enacted, That the said city council shall have power and authority to adopt and enforce ordinances with the view of enlarging and strengthening the State prohibition laws so far as they may affect the peace and good order of the said City of Pearson; provided, nevertheless, that said ordinances shall not conflict with the Constitution and laws of Georgia and the United States. Prohibition laws. Sec. 43. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have power and authority to prevent horses, mules, cattle, hogs, sheep, dogs, goats and all other animals and fowls from running at large in said city, and to prevent and prohibit the keeping of hogs within the city limits, and to regulate the manner in which they must be kept, if allowed kept, and shall have full power and authority to take up and impound any such animals or fowls and punish all owners of such animals or fowls who refuse to obey [Illegible Text] ordinance passed by said city council carrying this authority into effect. Impounding of animals. Sec. 44. Be it further enacted, That the said city council shall, in order to give effect to the foregoing section, have power and authority to establish a pound, and to

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change the same whenever they see proper; to fix a schedule of charges and penalties to be paid by the owner or owners of such impounded animals and fowls before they are released from the pound; to regulate the mode or manner of sale or disposition of impounded animals or fowls where no owner appears, or where payment of impounding fees charged, penalties and costs is refused; to provide for the disposition of the proceeds of the sale of an impounded animal or fowl and to provide for the punishment of all persons who, without authority, break, enter or release therefrom any animal or fowl impounded therein by the authority of said city. Impounding. Sec. 45. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have power and authority, in its discretion, to establish and put in operation a board of health, and to pass all ordinances and regulations prescribing penalties for violations of the same necessary for the purpose of maintaining such board of health, and to enforce the penalties for such violations; to take any and all necessary precaution and force to prevent the spread of any infectious or contagious disease; also, to pass, adopt and to enforce an ordinance to compel the vaccination of all persons within the police jurisdiction of said city; also, to isolate any person or persons afflicted with any infectious or contagious disease by confining such person within the limit of the premises provided by said city council, either within or without the corporate limits of said city; to isolate any person or persons who have been exposed to any infectious or contagious diseases during the usual period of incubation of such disease, by confining such person or persons during such period within premises provided by said city council, either within or without the corporate limits of the said City of Pearson. Provided, however, that no person shall be so isolated who are able and willing to pay the hire of proper persons, to be selected by said city council, to guard the premises in which they are, so as to prevent the ingress and egress to and from such premises during the time in which there is probability of the spread of any infectious or contagious disease from such person or persons. Board of health; powers.

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Sec. 46. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have power and authority, upon the recommendation of the board of health, to cause the owner of lots or parcels of lands in the city to drain the same or to drain any pond or pool of water thereon; also to compel the owner or owners of discarded wells, cellars, occasionally holding water, or any other excavations, to fill the same up; to adopt and enforce an ordinance for the punishment of all persons who shall fail or refuse to drain said lots, ponds or pools of water, or to fill up such discarded wells and cellars occasionally holding water, or other excavations calculated to breed vermin or disease, when notified in writing by the proper city authorities so to do. Said city council shall have the further power and authority to cause said lots, ponds or pools to be drained, and said wells, cellars occasionally holding water, or other excavation, to be filled up, and to charge the expense of such work against the property on which said ponds, pools, wells, cellars or other offending excavations are located, or against the owner thereof, in its discretion; and it shall be the duty of the city clerk to issue executions, in the amount of such expense, against said property, or the owner or owners thereof, and a sale under such execution by the city marshal, or his lawful deputy, shall pass the title to said property [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to the purchaser as a sale under judgment [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] issuing from the superior courts of this State. Health regulations. Sec. 47. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have power and authority to establish and maintain all such quarantine and other regulations as in its judgment may be necessary to prevent the introduction into, or the spread of any and all infectious and contagious diseases in said City of Pearson. [Illegible Text] Sec. 48. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have power and authority to compel the owners of property, their tenants and lessees, to grade, pave or otherwise improve, keep in order and good condition, as said city council may direct, the sidewalks in front of and abutting on their said property. Said city council may [Illegible Text]

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the operation of any ordinance passed in pursuance to the power conferred by this section to any designated part of the city or in any way it may deem best. Should any owner or lessee fail or refuse to comply with any ordinance or resolution passed in pursuance of this section, the work may be done by the city and the expense attending the same charged against the owner or owners or against said property and collected by execution issued by the city clerk. Street paving, etc. Sec. 49. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have power and authority to create and establish a fire department in said city; to purchase any necessary apparatus, and to make all needful regulations for its proper maintenance. Fire department. Sec. 50. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have power and authority to provide against hazard and damage by fire, and to that end may declare any portion of said city a fire district, and may define the limits thereof. Said city council may prescribe what materials may be used in the erection or repair of buildings within such fire district, and said city council, in its discretion, may adopt and enforce ordinances providing for the punishment of any person violating or refusing to comply with the provisions of its ordinances in this behalf. Whenever it shall appear that any building, shed, booth or structure of any sort is being erected within said fire district, contrary to the rules and regulations covering such subject, the said city council shall have power and authority to summarily direct the owner of such structure to immediately tear down and remove the same or to so change the materials as to make them comply with the ordinances for such cases provided. Should said owner fail or refuse to comply with such order said city council shall have power and authority to have same summarily removed, and the city clerk shall issue execution against such owner for the expenses so incurred by the city. The owner or person in charge of such structures, so refusing to comply with the order of said city council, may have a case made against him and, upon conviction before the mayor, be punished as prescribed by section twenty-three (23) of this Act. Fire regulations.

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Sec. 51. Be it further enacted, That should any person violating any of the ordinances of said City of Pearson flee from the jurisdiction thereof, he may be apprehended wherever he may be found in this State, and the warrant of the mayor or mayor pro tem. of said city shall be sufficient authority for his arrest and return, and trial before the mayor upon the charge resting against him, and should any person, after trial and conviction of a violation of an ordinance of said city, escape, he may be apprehended wherever found in this State and the warrant of the mayor or mayor pro tem. of said city shall be sufficient authority for his arrest and return, and all persons escaping from the custody of the city may again be tried, charged with such escape, and, upon conviction, be punished as prescribed by section twenty-three (23) of this Act. Fugitives from justice. Sec. 52. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have power and authority, by resolution or ordinance, to provide suitable regulations on the subject of drainage, sewerage, plumbing and all and everything else that may be necessary for the improving of the sanitary condition of said city. Said city council shall have power and authority to lay down sewers through private property of said city; provided, however, in case there are objections filed by the owner or owners of said private property, said sewers shall not be so located and laid until regular condemnation proceedings shall be had in accordance with the State laws on that subject and the assessed damages have been paid by the said City of Pearson. Sanitary regulations. Sec. 53. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have power and authority to require the owner, his agent or tenant in possession, to provide suitable privy or water closet accommodations upon any improved property of the city, and to regulate the location of same, as well as all other necessary cess pools and kitchen sinks, and said city council shall adopt and enforce all necessary [Illegible Text], rules and regulations to make this section effective. Sanitation. Sec. 54. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have power and authority to establish, maintain and

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operate a crematory, either within or without the city limits, in its discretion, and to adopt and enforce all necessary ordinances, rules and regulations in the establishing, maintaining and operating said dumping ground or crematory. [Illegible Text]. Sec. 55. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have power and authority to provide for the erection and maintenance of water, gas and electric light works, and to that end may grant to individuals or corporations the use of the streets, alleys and commons of said city, under such regulations and restrictions as it may deem proper. Said city council is hereby authorized to make contracts with individuals or corporations erecting and operating any of said plants for the furnishing said city with water and lights, and may pay such amounts as purchase or rental as it may deem proper. Said city council may make such regulations and pass such ordinances as it may deem necessary for the protection of the owners of such plants, and shall have exclusive jurisdiction over them. Whenever said city council shall contract for water and lights for the use of said city, they may by ordinance regulate and limit the charges to individual consumers. Said city council shall have power and authority to regulate the operation of light and water works and impose upon their owners such duties, obligations and liabilities as it may deem just and reasonable for the proper protection of the citizens of the city and the municipal government. Water, gas and electric works. Sec. 56. Be it further enacted, That said city council shall have no authority or jurisdiction over the territory which, by this Act, is added to the Pearson school district, or the citizens thereof, nor to assess, levy or collect any tax therefrom except the two and one-half (2 1-2) mills school tax and their pro rata share in any interest and sinking fund tax on school bonds issued and sold with the approval of a two-thirds majority of the qualified voters of said territory; nor shall the citizens of said added school territory be permitted to qualify and vote at any municipal election held in said City of Pearson except in

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elections for members of the board of education, or at elections when there is a submission of the question of the issuance of school bonds. The voters of this added school territory, in order to vote at these elections, must be qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly. Pearson school district; authority limited. Sec. 57. Be it further enacted, That upon the completion of the election and qualification of a city council for the City of Pearson, on the second Tuesday in December, 1916, the corporation existing under the name of the town of Pearson, shall cease and determine, and all rights, powers, privileges, titles, property, easements or hereditaments connected with, exercised by, belonging or in any wise pertaining to the town of Pearson, as heretofore incorporated, shall be, by operation of law, and are, vested in the City of Pearson, as created by this Act. City government; when effected. Sec. 58. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the treasurer of the City of Pearson to make quarterly written reports, on the second Tuesdays in March, June, September and December of each year, to the city council, giving a statement of his actings and doings as treasurer, including an itemized account of all moneys received and from what source, and of all moneys disbursed and the vouchers therefor, showing the actual condition of the city treasury at the time of said report, and it shall be the duty of said city council to cause said report to be published in the official newspaper of the city, or by posting in three public places in said city. Treasurer's reports. Sec. 59. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the [Illegible Text] of the treasurer of the City of Pearson to keep a [Illegible Text] account of the different fundsbond interest fund, bond sinking fund, street fund, school fund and general fundand shall pay out no part thereof except under duly authenticated warrants issued by authority of said city council. [Illegible Text] Sec. 60. Be it further enacted, That all ordinances heretofore adopted by the town council of Pearson, now in force and not in conflict with the provisions of this Act, shall remain in full force and effect; provided, however,

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that the city council of the City of Pearson, created by this Act, may at any time repeal, alter or amend any or all of said ordinances, or it may by ordinance repeal all ordinances heretofore passed by that body. Existing ordinances effective. Sec. 61. Be it further enacted, That all Acts of the General Assembly heretofore passed conferring any corporate powers, privileges and immunities on the town council of Pearson, which are now in force and not in conflict with this Act, are not repealed, but all provisions of former Acts at variance with this Act are hereby expressly repealed; and all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Repeal of former legislation. Approved August 18, 1916. PINEHURST TOWN BOND ISSUE AND TAX. No. 371. An Act to amend an Act incorporating the town of Pinehurst, Dooly County, Georgia, approved December 16, 1895, so as to authorize and empower the said town of Pinehurst, in County of Dooly, State of Georgia, to issue bonds of said town for the purpose of building, equipping and maintaining a system of waterworks, for the purpose of building, equipping and maintaining a sewerage system, and for the purpose of building, equipping and maintaining a system of electric lights in said town, also authorizing and empowering said twon to levy and collect taxes on all real and personal property in said town of Pinehurst for the purpose of paying the principal and interest on said bonds; 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 an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, approved December 16, 1895, incorporating the town of Pinehurst, in the County of Dooly, State of Georgia,

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granting certain powers and privileges to said town, and for other purposes, be and the same is hereby amended as follows, to wit: Act of 1895 amended. Section 1. That said mayor and council of the town of Pinehurst be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds of said town in such sum and at such time as they may deem proper, not to exceed in the [Illegible Text] gate the amount allowed municipalities under the [Illegible Text] of the State of Georgia, namely, seven per centum of [Illegible Text] assessed value of all the taxable property in the corporate limits of said town. Said bonds to be of the denomination of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars each, and to become due and payable at such time or times not to exceed thirty years from the date of the issuance thereof, as said mayor and council of the town of Pinehurst shall determine, and bear interest not to exceed six per cent. per annum. Said bonds to be issued, sold and hypothecated for the purpose of building, equipping and maintaining a system of waterworks; for the purpose of building, equipping and maintaining a sewerage system, and for the purpose of building, equipping and maintaining a system of electric lights in said town of [Illegible Text]. Bond issue for water, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and council of the town of Pinehurst be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to levy, assess, and collect annually, a sufficient tax upon and from the taxable property in said town, in addition to the tax named in section 10 of the Act of the General Assembly, approved December 16, 1895, incorporating said town of Pinehurst, to pay the principal and interest of said bonds as they shall become due. This tax shall be separately levied, assessed and collected for the specific purpose herein designated, and shall not be used or applied for any other purpose whatsoever. Said mayor and council of the town of Pinehurst are hereby authorized to issue interest coupons, payable annually for the interest on said bonds. Any amount remaining on hand received and collected by taxation under this section of this Act for the payment of maturing

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interest coupons and bonds each year, shall be held by said mayor and council as a sinking fund, for the payment of the bonds and interest maturing the following year. [Illegible Text] Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said bonds be signed by the mayor and clerk of the council of said town, and negotiated, sold and hypothecated in such manner and in such sums and at such times as the mayor and council may determine for the best interest of said town, and the money arising from the sale or disposition of said bonds shall be used by the mayor and council of said town of Pinehurst for the purpose of building, equipping, and maintaining a system of waterworks; for the purpose of building, equipping, and maintaining a sewerage system, and for the purpose of building, equipping and maintaining a system of electric lights in said town, either or all of these as may be decided at the election to be called and held by said mayor and council of the town of Pinehurst, under the laws of the State of Georgia, as applied to the issuance of bonds by municipalities. Bonds, sale of; proceeds, how applied. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the provisions of this Act in relation to the issuing of bonds of said town, with the proceeds of which to build, equip, and maintain a system of waterworks; build, equip, and maintain a sewerage system, and build, equip, and maintain a system of electric lights in said town, shall be separate and distinct questions to be voted upon separately at the same time or at different elections as the mayor and council of said town, in their discretion, may order, and shall not go into effect or become operative until the question of issuing said bonds shall have been submitted to a vote of the qualified voters of the said town of Pinehurst under regulations adopted by said mayor and council of said town, and approved by two-thirds vote of the persons qualified to vote at an election or elections held for the purpose in accordance with the Constitution of this State, which said election or elections shall be held under an order of the mayor and council and shall be advertised thirty days immediately preceding such election or elections, at

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the usual meeting place of the said mayor and said town council and in the newspaper in which the sheriff's advertisements for said County of Dooly are published, provided: That the mayor and council shall have printed at the expense of said town the votes to be cast in said election or elections, having printed on them For waterworks bonds, Against waterworks bonds; For sewerage bonds, Against sewerage bonds; For electric light bonds, Against electric light bonds. If the question or questions submitted at election or elections shall be decided affirmatively in accordance with the terms of this Act, it shall be the duty of said mayor and council of the town of Pinehurst in accordance with the provisions of this Act in relation thereto, to levy and collect the taxes and issue and dispose of the bonds of said town, but should the questions or either of them be decided negatively at said election or elections, the effect shall be only to suspend the various sections of this Act in relation thereto. Separate submission to popular vote. Ballots. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if at such election or elections, as provided in this Act, the question or questions voted on shall be decided against the issuance of bonds, it shall be the duty of the mayor and council; upon the unanimous recommendation of said body, or upon the written application of the qualified voters of said town, to order another election which shall be held as required by this Act. Other election after adverse vote. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any and all elections held under this Act shall be governed by the same rules and regulations as the elections held for mayor and councilmen of said town. Elections, how governed. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds when issued shall be expended only for the purpose or purposes named, and in no event shall the money derived from the sale of said bonds be applied to any other purpose or purposes. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text]

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That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916. PORTAL TOWN LIGHT AND WATER. No. 406. An Act to amend an Act incorporating the town of Portal, in the County of Bulloch, so as to empower the mayor and council to grant a franchise to build and operate in said town an electric light and water system, 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 the Act incorporating the town of Portal in the County of Bulloch, approved July 29, 1914 (Acts 1914, pages 1126-1134), be and the same is hereby amended by adding to the above recited Act a new section immediately following section 26 thereof, to be known as section 26-a, which shall read as follows: Sec. 26-a. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have the power to grant to any individual, firm or corporation that they may see fit, for a term of not exceeding twenty years from the date thereof, the right, privilege, and franchise to build, own and operate in said town of Portal an electric light and water system, either or both, and to charge and collect for light and water services in said town. Such franchise license to be granted upon such terms and conditions as the mayor and council may see fit to prescribe. Act of 1914 amended. To be read. Water and light franchises. Approved August 15, 1916.

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ROCKLEDGE TOWN NEW CHARTER. No. 542. An Act to create a new charter for the town of Rockledge, in the County of Laurens; provide for the election of a mayor and aldermen of said town; prescribe the qualifications of electors, prescribe the duties, powers and qualifications of the mayor and aldermen; provide for the police, and provide a system of schools, 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 the town of Rockledge, in Laurens County be incorporated under the name and style: Town of Rockledge, and under such name shall have the right to sue and be sued in any of the courts of this State; to plead and be impleaded; to have and use a common seal, and shall have the right to receive, purchase, or hold any real or personal property within the limits of said town for corporate purposes, and shall succeed to all the rights and property, and to the debts and liabilities of the town of Rockledge under its charter heretofore granted under an Act approved August 17, 1908, and all Acts [Illegible Text] thereof. Corporate name. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the present mayor and council of the town of Rockledge shall, upon the passage of this Act become the mayor and council of the town of Rockledge under this Act, and said mayor and council shall exercise all the privileges and duties and rights as such officers of said town until their successors are elected and qualified as hereinafter provided for. [Illegible Text] mayor and council [Illegible Text] Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the corporate limits of said town of Rockledge shall be one mile in any direction from the public well of Rockledge, situated on the east side of the Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad. Territorial limits. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the municipal government of said town shall be vested in a mayor and five aldermen, who shall be styled the mayor and council of said

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town; such mayor and aldermen shall hold their offices for one year, or until their successors are elected and qualified. They shall be not under twenty years of age and shall have been bona fide residents of said town for three months preceding their election. Mayor and aldermen; eligibility and term of office Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the first annual election for mayor and council of said town shall be held on the first Wednesday in October, 1916, and on the same day in each year thereafter; and no primary held for the purpose of nominating said officers shall be called for a date longer than sixty days before such general election. The voters at said election shall be bona fide residents of said town and who are otherwise qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, and who shall have paid all taxes legally imposed and demanded by the authorities of said town and have done all work on the streets, and who have resided within the judicial limits of said town three months prior to said election and registered as hereinafter provided. Election of mayor and council. Voters. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That said election shall be held in the town, and that any three citizens who shall be freeholders or one citizen a freeholder and two other citizens of the town may hold and manage said election. The polls shall be opened at ten o'clock a. m., and close at two o'clock p. m. The managers shall receive and count the votes [Illegible Text] at said election; shall keep the two lists of the persons voting at said election, and two tally-sheets, and shall deposit, at the close of such election one list of voters and one tally-sheet, both certified to being true and correct, in the office of the clerk of council to be by him kept for inspection; also when said managers have finished the count, they shall give to the persons receiving the highest number of votes cast, certificate under their hand and seal of election as mayor and councilmen, as the case may be, and said officers so elected shall enter upon the discharge of their duties as such officers, in the manner and under the qualifications hereinafter set out, on the first Monday in January, of each year following said election. Elections. Managers. Polls. Certificate.

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Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That any vacancy caused by the death, resignation or otherwise of the office of mayor or councilmen in said town shall be filled in the following manner: If the office of mayor shall become vacant by death, resignation or otherwise, the aldermen of said town shall, at the first regular meeting of the council after such vacancy occurs elect one of their number mayor pro tem., to fill such office until an election can be held for the election of a regular mayor to fill the unexpired term, which election shall be called at the same meeting, and the date of said election shall not be fixed at a time later than sixty days from the date of said meeting. The election so called and held shall be conducted in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations as general elections for said town. The voters at said elections shall have the qualifications required of the electors in the next preceding general election of said town. When the office of any alderman of said town shall become vacant by death, resignation or otherwise, the mayor shall, at the next regular meeting of the council, appoint, with the consent and advice of at least three of the aldermen of the council, a person with all the qualifications required of an elected alderman to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term. Provided, if the person so appointed shall refuse or fail to qualify, by the next meeting of said council after such appointment is made, then the mayor, under the same rules, shall appoint some other qualified person for such place, and this power shall exist until such vacancy is filled. Vacancy in office. Sec. 8. Be it enacted further, That the said mayor and aldermen may elect one of their number mayor pro tem., who shall have the authority to discharge the duties of mayor whenever from sickness, absence from town or other cause the mayor is unable or fails to act. Mayor pro tem Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That the mayor pro tem., in absence of the regular mayor, and three aldermen shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business before the town council at its regular meetings, and that the mayor and three aldermen shall constitute a quorum for the

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transactions of any business at any call meeting, and that a majority of the votes shall determine all questions and elections before the town council. Said town council shall hold regular meetings at least once in every month and oftener if they think best, at stated time and at a stated place in said town, and shall hold such meetings as shall be ordered by the mayor, or in his absence or sickness, by the mayor pro tem., for special purposes, or when requested to do so by a majority of the aldermen. All meetings of the town council shall be public and the public shall be allowed at all times to witness their deliberations, except when the town council resolves itself into executive session, when the public shall be excluded. Quorum of council. Meetings. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That the mayor, mayor pro tem., and each alderman, before entering upon the discharge of their duties shall take and subscribe before some officer authorized by law to administer oaths in this State, an oath to faithfully and uprightly discharge the duties of their respective offices, and as in their judgment shall best promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of said town and the common interest thereof, which [UNK]oath shall be entered of record upon the minutes of the council. Oath of office. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall provide, by ordinance, for the registration of all voters in said town, for the punishment for illegal registration, when said book shall be opened, by whom kept and when closed. Registration of voters. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and aldermen shall have full power and authority to provide by ordinance for the mode and manner of contesting elections for mayor and aldermen of said town, how and by whom heard, and by what means and practice said contest shall be moved from one court to another, and may provide any and all necessary rules and ordinances for a fair investigation of any contest, which are not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State or of the United States. Contest of election.

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Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and aldermen, at their first meeting, after being elected and qualified, shall have the power to elect a clerk, who may be treasurer. Also power to elect a marshal. They shall have power to fix the compensation of such officers, their term of office, require such security for the faithful performance of such duty; to prescribe the powers and define the duties of such clerk and marshal and to adopt and enforce all such rules and regulations as may be essential to their own government as mayor and council of said town. Clerk and marshal. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have power in said town to lay off, establish, vacate, alter, improve and keep in good order and repair, the streets, roads, alleys, and sidewalks for the use of the public and citizens of said town; to open and lay out such new streets of said town as the public interest may require, and for this purpose may condemn and take private property when the same is necessary under the same rules and regulations that the counties of this State condemn and take private property for public use; to establish and regulate markets; to prevent injury and annoyance to the public or individuals, from anything dangerous, offensive or unwholesome; to prevent hogs, horses, cattle, sheep, goats or other animals from going at large in said town; to define and abate nuisances within the limits of said town, and to prescribe penalties for violations of any order made by the mayor and council for the abatement of any nuisance; to regulate keeping gun powder or other combustibles; to have charge of cemeteries of said town for the purpose of keeping them in good order and preservation; to protect the property of persons and citizens of said town from injury; to preserve peace and good order, and for this purpose to appoint, when necessary, a police force to assist the marshal in the discharge of his duties; to provide a revenue for said town by levying a tax on the property situated in said town, which shall not in any one year exceed one and one-half per cent. of the value of said property; all said taxes levied to be in accordance with the Constitution and

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laws of this State, and ascertain the value of property in said town for the purpose of taxation. Said mayor and council shall have power to appoint three assessors, bona fide residents of said town, to serve one year, whose duty shall be as defined by said mayor and council, and in accordance with the powers conferred by this Act; provided, expenditures of money and labor performed shall be for the general benefit and public improvement of the town, and said mayor and council shall have power and authority to levy and collect a tax upon any and all persons doing or carrying on within limits of said town any-business, trade, calling or vocation whatever. [Illegible Text] Sundry powers conferred. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That in order to carry into effect all the powers hereinbefore enumerated and by this Act conferred upon said corporation and said mayor and council, said mayor and council shall have power to make and pass all needful orders, by-laws, ordinances, rules and regulations not contrary to the Constitution and the laws of this State, and impose, prescribe, enact reasonable fines, penalties and imprisonment in the county jail of the county, or such other place as the corporation may provide for a violation of the same, or any part thereof; provided, however, that no penalty for such violation shall exceed a fine of one hundred dollars in amount, or imprisonment for more than ninety days, except as hereinafter provided; and it shall be lawful for the purpose of enforcing said ordinance of said town, in lieu of fine or imprisonment said penalty made to work on the streets of said town, not to exceed ninety days at one time for one penalty; provided, that the corporate authorities alone shall be liable for the jail fees of all persons confined therein for the violations of town laws; and, provided, further, that the jailer shall not be compelled to receive any prisoner sentenced under the provisions of this Act until the satisfactory arrangements have been made by the corporate authorities for the payment of the jail fees; provided, the right of appeal to council is hereby given. Ordinances. Penalties. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted, That all male citizens who

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are subject to road duty under the laws of this State, residing within the limits of said town, shall be liable to road and street duty in said town, and shall, if required by council, work not exceeding six days in any one year and not exceeding one day in any one month by himself or an accepted substitute (to be judged by the mayor), on the streets, roads, sidewalks or alleys of said town under the direction of said superintendent of street work as the council may appoint, or he may be relieved from such work upon payment of a sum not exceeding three dollars to said council as they assess as commutation street tax, and all funds arising from this source, or in the matter of streets, shall be applied only to the repair of streets, sidewalks, alleys and the improvement of the same; provided, that the person subject to street and road duty in said town be exempt from all other duty. [Illegible Text] Sec. 17. Be it further enacted, That the mayor shall be the chief executive officer of said town; he shall preside at all meetings of the council, and in case of a tie he shall give the deciding vote; he shall preside at all the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and shall hear and determine the same, upon [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]; he shall punish by such fines, [Illegible Text], [Illegible Text] both, as in his discretion shall seem just, or in lieu of fine or imprisonment he may sentence such offenders to work on the streets, or in case of fine being imposed, said mayor shall have power to enter up judgment against the offender for the amount of the fine imposed or for taxes assessed and unpaid, and cost of proceedings; and it shall be the duty of clerk of council to issue executions thereon, deliver to the marshal of Rockledge, and all and singular constables of said State, which executions shall bear test in the name of the mayor, and may be levied upon any property of the defendant in this State subject by the law to levy and sale, and the same laws, rules and regulations which govern constables' sales in this State shall govern marshals' sales and constables' sales made under the provisions of this Act [Illegible Text] Sec. 18. Be it further enacted, That within the corporate limits of said town, said mayor or acting mayor shall

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be ex-officio justice of the peace for the purpose of administering oaths and attesting papers under his seal, and for issuing warrants for offenses committed in said town against the State or individuals, and shall have power to sit as a court of inquiry, and of binding or committing to jail the offenders; to appear before any court having jurisdiction of the same; that said mayor sitting as a judge of the police court or as a court of inquiry, shall have power to punish for contempt by a fine not to exceed ($10) ten dollars, or imprisonment not to exceed five days. [Illegible Text]. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted, That of the tax of one and one-half per cent. which the mayor and council of said town have power to levy upon all property in the limits of said town, one-half of one per cent. shall be for the support of a common public school system, which they are hereby authorized to establish and maintain upon such plan and under such regulations as they may deem best. School tax. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted, That the public schools of the town of Rockledge shall be controlled by a board of education to be elected by the mayor and council of said town, said mayor and council to have the power and authority to fix the number of said board of education, prescribe their duties and fix the term for which they shall hold office; and by resolution and ordinances to provide for the proper management of said school. Board of education. Sec. 21. Be it further enacted, That the board of education of the town of Rockledge shall prepare and take a census of all the pupils residing in said town, annually after the passage of this Act, who are under the law, entitled to participate in the State school fund, and furnish report of the result of said census to the State School Commissioner on or before the first day of February of each year. School census. Sec. 22. Be it further enacted, That upon the receipt of the report of the result of said census, the State School Commissioner shall apportion to said town its pro rata share of the State school fund, based upon the result of said annual census, and pay over such pro rata share to the

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treasurer of the board of education of the town of Rockledge. Apportionment of school fund. Sec. 23. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said town are hereby expressly authorized to pass any ordinance, not in conflict with the Constitution of the United States or of this State or laws thereof; to prohibit the storage or keeping of wines, beer, malt, alcoholic or intoxicating liquors of any kind for illegal purposes, and to punish within the limits prescribed by this Act, any person or persons violating the same. Intoxicating liquors. Sec. 24. Be it further enacted, That the mayor, upon the complaint supported by oath or affirmation of any citizen of said town, setting forth in writing that to the best of his knowledge and belief that wines, beer, malt or alcoholic or intoxicating liquors are stored or kept for the purpose or with the intent of illegally selling or otherwise illegally disposing of the same in a certain described place within the corporate limits of said town, shall thereupon issue a search warrant, directed to the chief of police and policemen, commanding the chief of police and policemen to enter the suspected place, search for the described wine, beer, malt, alcoholic or other intoxicating liquors and seize them upon discovery; that the officer shall hold the goods in his custody and make return of his action and doings upon the warrant to the mayor; that the chief of police or any of the policemen of the said town may seize wine, beer, malt, alcoholic or intoxicating liquors, found by him or them or any one of them in any case where said chief of police or policemen would have been authorized to search for said articles mentioned above, if armed with a warrant, but he shall then, within a reasonable time, procure a warrant and make return as above of what he has already done; that a written notice shall be served by the chief of police upon the party appearing to have the said liquors in his custody or control, or if no one appears to be in immediate control of the same, upon the person who appears to have control of the building or place where the same were found, to appear and defend, the setting forth, when and where a hearing shall be had on

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the warrant, to determine whether the law has been violated by the storing of said wine, beer, malt, alcoholic or intoxicating liquors, and if such question shall be determined affirmatively, the property aforesaid shall be destroyed by the chief of police after the lapse of thirty days from the date of the judgment on the warrant, unless the proper steps are taken in that time to have such judgment reviewed by a higher court. Search and seizure of liquors. Sec. 25. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of said town shall have power to establish and fix fire limits in said town, and from time to time in their discretion to extend and enlarge same. When said fire limits are so fixed and established, it shall not be lawful for any one to erect therein any buildings except such as are commonly known as fireproof buildings, and built with such materials as brick, concrete, stone, iron and such other materials as are considered as fireproof; should anyone erect or cause to be erected within such fire limits so established any building or structure of any kind other than with such materials as set out in this section, the said mayor and council, after giving five days' notice, shall cause the same to be removed at the expense of the owner of such building or other structure. Such expenses shall be collected by execution, as in other cases. Fire regulation. Sec. 26. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council shall have power and authority to impose a license upon dogs within the limits of said town in such a manner and mode as said mayor and council shall deem best; provided, in no case shall the license exceed one dollar per capita per annum on said dogs. Dog tax. Sec. 27. Be it further enacted, That the board of education of said town shall have the power and authority to require of each pupil desiring to attend the Rockledge public schools a matriculation fee not exceeding four dollars per annum. Said fee to be paid to and disbursed by the treasurer of said board as other public school funds. School matriculation fee. Sec. 28. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act the mayor and council of the town of

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Rockledge are authorized and empowered to submit to the qualified voters of said town, under the provisions of the Code of Georgia of 1895, sections 377 to 381, both inclusive, and other sections of said Code and Acts amendatory thereto relating thereto, the question of issuing bonds in a sum not to exceed fifty thousand dollars, and to be held for the purpose of establishing, building, maintaining, and operating a system of waterworks and sewerage, one or all of said systems, for said town of Rockledge, and at said election the ballots shall be written or printed For electric lights and bonds, or Against electric lights and bonds; For waterworks and bonds, or Against waterworks and bonds; For waterworks, sewerage and bonds, or Against waterworks, sewerage and bonds, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] may be, according to the question submitted, as [Illegible Text], electric lights, or waterworks and sewerage, or for all, as may be deemed most advisable by the mayor and council of said town. Bond issue for water and sewerage. Ballots. (a) Should said election or elections herein provided for result in favor of electric lights, waterworks, or waterworks and sewerage, or all, as the case may be, then the mayor and town council of Rockledge shall be, and they are hereby authorized to issue said bonds for said purpose in a sum not to exceed fifty thousand dollars, and each of said bonds to be issued to be in such sum as said mayor and council may determine, said bonds to be payable in thirty years, but the interest on said bonds shall be payable annually. Bonds, provisions as to. (b) Said bonds shall be officially signed by the mayor and clerk of Rockledge under its corporate seal, and shall be sold, hypothecated or disposed of to the very best ad vantage of said town as may be determined by the mayor and council of said town of Rockledge, and proceeds thereof shall be used exclusively for the purposes of establishing, building, maintaining and operating either a system of electric lights, waterworks and sewerage, or all, as the case may be, for said town.

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(c) The mayor and town council shall have full power and authority to make all rules and regulations and ordinances relative to said electric lights, waterworks, or waterworks and sewerage, and the use of the same by the citizens of said town that they may deem proper, not in conflict with the laws of this State, and when deemed advisable may fix rules and regulations for furnishing lights and water to persons residing beyond the limits of said town, and collect for the same. (d) The mayor and council are hereby empowered and authorized to charge the citizens of said town and other persons such sums as they, the mayor and council, may deem just and proper for the use of said lights, waterworks and sewerage. (e) The mayor and town council are hereby authorized to annually assess, levy and collect a tax on all property, both real and personal, within the corporate limits of said town, in such sums as they may deem necessary, right and proper for the specific purpose of paying interest on said bonds and accumulating a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of said bonds on their maturity, the said tax assessed, levied and collected to be kept separate and distinct from all other taxes, and shall be used solely for the payment of the interest and principal on said bonds aforesaid. (f) The principal of said bonds, when they shall become due, and the coupons or interest warrants on the same shall be receivable by the town of Rockledge in payment of all dues to said town, and said bonds shall not be taxable, directly or indirectly, by the town of Rockledge. (g) Be it further enacted, That if the election herein provided for either lights, waterworks, or waterworks and sewerage, or all, should be against the issuing of bonds for either or all systems, or should there be a failure to give the notice and make the application for confirmation and validation of said bonds as provided in sections 1 to 9 of the Act of the Georgia Legislature, approved December 6, 1897, providing for the confirmation and validation of such

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bonds, then, in that or either event, the mayor and council of the town of Rockledge, at their own instance, or upon the application of any fifteen freeholders of said town [Illegible Text] time thereafter, may order another election under the provisions of this Act; provided, only that such election shall not be held oftener than once in every three months. Sec. 29. Be it further enacted, That all laws, by-laws and regulations, and ordinances, heretofore in force in said town, under the charter heretofore granted to said town, and all powers and privileges exercised by said town under and by virtue of said charter heretofore granted to said town, which are not in conflict with the provisions of this Act, shall and the same are hereby continued of full force under this charter. Existing laws and ordinances effective. Sec. 30. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect and be of force from and after its passage, and all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Approved August 21, 1916. ROME CITY NEW CHARTER. No. 441. An Act to create a new charter and municipal government for the City of Rome, Floyd County, Georgia; to amend, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating said city; to define the corporate limits thereof, 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 the inhabitants of the territory hereinafter described, all of which is located in Floyd County, State of Georgia, be and are hereby incorporated under the name and style of the City of Rome, a body politic and corporate, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and is hereby invested with all the rights, powers and

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privileges incident to municipal corporations in the State of Georgia, and all the rights, powers, titles, property, easements and hereditaments, within or without its corporate limits, now belonging to said City of Rome, shall be and are hereby vested in the said City of Rome as created by this Act; and the said City of Rome, as created by this Act, may, by its corporate name, sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, plead and be impleaded, have and use a common seal, make and enact through its commissioners such ordinances, by-laws, rules, regulations and resolutions for the transaction of its business and the welfare and proper government of said city as said commissioners may deem proper, not in conflict with this charter, nor in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, nor in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the United States of America. And the said City of Rome shall have the right and power to purchase, hold, rent, lease, sell, exchange, enjoy, possess and retain in perpetuity, or for any terms of years, any property, estate, real or personal, lands, tenements and hereditaments, of whatsoever kind, within or without the limits of said city for corporate purposes, and said City of Rome shall have the right to rent, lease or operate any and all public buildings for any purpose whatsoever; and said city shall have the right and power to receive gifts, donations, bequests and public trusts and agree to conditions and terms accompanying the same, and the commission of said city is herein empowered to bind said city to carry out the same. Said City of Rome, as created by this Act, shall succeed to all the rights and remedies of and is hereby made responsible as a body corporate for all the legal debts, liabilities and undertakings of the present City of Rome, and its former governing authorities or the former board of public works of said city as a body corporate, as heretofore incorporated. Corporate name. General powers. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of the City of Rome are hereby declared to be as follows: Beginning near the northwest corner of land lot No. 238 in the twenty-third district and third section of Floyd County, Georgia, at the point of

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intersection of the north boundary line of the Central of Georgia Railway Company's right of way with the north boundary line of the Southern Railway's right of way in said land lot No. 238; thence extending easterly along the north boundary line of the right of way of said Southern Railway Company to and across the Oostanaula River and continuing along the north boundary line of said railway company to a point north of the east line and in line with the east line with the city pumping station property; thence south across said right of way and thence along the east side of said city's pumping station property to the southeast corner thereof; thence west along the south side of said pumping station property to the low water mark on the east bank of the Oostanaula River; thence down said river along low water mark to the east and west land line between land lots Nos. 236 and 245, in said twenty-third district and third section; thence east along said land line to the southeast corner of said lot No. 236; thence north along the land line between lots Nos. 236 and 235 to a point due east of the south line of the city reservoir property; thence west along the south side of said reservoir property to the east line of the property formerly known as the C. I. Graves old homestead; thence northerly along the east line of said Graves homestead property to the east and west land line between land lots Nos. 205 and 236 in said district and section; thence along said land line between said lots Nos. 205 and 236 and between land lots Nos. 206 and 235 to Spring Street; thence northeasterly along the east side of Spring Street to and across the right of way of the Southern Railway Company; thence due north from said right of way to the north side of Park Avenue; thence southeasterly across land lot 207 in said district and section and along the northeasterly side of Park Avenue and the continuation thereof to and across the Calhoun public road, and continuing up the Calhoun Road to the north and south land line between land lots Nos. 207 and 208 in said district and section; thence south along said land line and along land lines [Illegible Text] lots Nos. 233 and 234 to the north side of [Illegible Text] Street where the same intersects with said land line; [Illegible Text]

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west along the north line of Cothran Street to a point due north of the east side of the city colored public school lot; thence south along the east side of said public school lot to and across the Etowah River to low water mark on the south side of said river; thence westerly and southerly along low water mark down said river to the north side of the extension of Holmes Street to said river; thence easterly along the north side of Holmes Street to the east side of Gordon Street; thence south along the east side of Gordon Street to the north side of Division Street; thence east along the north side of Division Street to a point opposite the line between Cooper and Hughes property; thence southeasterly along said line between Cooper and Hughes property to the land line on the east side of land lot No. 286; thence south along said land line to the south side of East Twelfth Street, designated on Deitz's map of Rome and East Rome as Silver Street; thence west along the south side of East Twelfth Street to and across Second Avenue, formerly Howard Avenue, to the east side of Dean Street; thence southerly along the east side of Dean Street to the south side of East Fifteenth Street; thence west along and continuing with the south side of said East Fifteenth Street and the extensions thereof to and across the right of way of the Central of Georgia Railway Company; thence in a northerly direction along the west line of the right of way of said Central of Georgia Railway to the south side of East Twelfth Street, formerly Silver Street; thence in a westerly direction along the south side of said East Twelfth Street and continuing with the same to and across the Rome and Cave Spring public road; thence southerly along the west side of said public road to the land line running east and west between land lots Nos. 284 and 317 in said twenty-third district and third section; thence west along the north boundary line of land lots Nos. 317 and 318 to the northwest corner of said lot No. 318; thence northerly with the land line between land lots Nos. 282 and 283 to the south boundary line of the Nixon estate; thence due east along the south boundary line of said Nixon estate to the west boundary line of the Shady Side Addition to Rome;

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thence due north along said west line of said Shady Side Addition and continuing due north across the Coosa River to the low water mark on the northern bank of said river; thence in a direct line in a northerly direction to the northwest corner of West Seventh Street, formerly Shorter Avenue, and River Street; thence north along the west side of River Street to and across the Central of Georgia Railway's right of way to the north side of said right of way; thence westerly along said right of way to the point of beginning. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the governor and legislative authority of said city shall be vested in a commission of five members, who shall be named and styled the Rome City Commission. The members of said commission shall have attained the age of twenty-one (21) years, and shall have been residents and citizens of said city for two years next preceding their election, and shall be qualified voters of the City of Rome. Each member of said commission shall receive a salary of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars per month. The member of said commission hereinafter designated first commissioner by this Act, shall be paid an additional salary of three hundred dollars ($300.00) per month. Said commission shall be elected for a term of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified, subject, however, to the recall, as is hereinafter provided. The present members of the commission of said city, viz., C. S. Pruden, first commissioner, and A. B. Arrington, F. B. Holbrook, Jas. P. Jones and E. E. Lindsey, commissioners, shall continue to serve the term for which they have been elected, to wit: until the first Monday in April, 1919, and until their successors are elected and qualified, subject, however, to recall as is herein provided. Government by commission of five. Eligibility. Salaries. Term of office. [Illegible Text]. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That an election shall be held in said city on the first Tuesday in March, 1919, and quadrennially thereafter, to elect a Rome city commission, to consist of a first commissioner and four commissioners, who shall hold office as is herein

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provided. That in the event no candidate for first commissioner, or candidates for commissioner, shall receive a majority of the vote polled in said election, a second election shall be held on the second Tuesday in March after said first election, at which only the two leading candidates for first commissioner, and the leading candidates for commissioner, not exceeding two for each unfilled place, may be candidates; in said second election those candidates receiving the highest vote shall be declared elected. Election of commissioners. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That only such persons qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia at the last preceding general election, or have since said time become qualified, shall be entitled to vote in any election held in said city, either for commissioners, or in any election for recall, or any election for the initiative or referendum, as herein provided, or any other election held in said city; provided, they have registered their names, occupations, ages and residences in the office of the secretary of said Rome city commission, as required by this Act, and shall have paid all taxes, fines, forfeitures or other indebtedness due said city. Voters qualified. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the secretary of said Rome city commission shall open a list for the registration of voters forty (40) days prior to any general election held in said city, which list shall be closed ten (10) days prior to said election. In any election to fill any vacancy in any elective office, or for an election for recall, initiative or referendum, or any special election, the registration list of the last general election shall be used; provided, however, that said secretary shall, upon the calling of any election for initiative, referendum, recall or any special election, immediately open a list for persons who may have since become qualified and desire to register, which said list shall be closed five days prior to said election. It shall be the duty of said secretary, upon the application of any person, qualified to vote as herein provided, within the time prescribed for lists to be

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kept open, to register the name, age, occupation, ward and place of residence of the applicant, but no person shall be entitled to register who has not paid all taxes, fines, forfeitures or other indebtedness required of him by the laws and ordinances of said city, or who has not been a bona fide citizen, with a continued residence within the corporate limits of said city for ninety (90) days immediately preceding the election. The said secretary is hereby empowered to administer an oath to the applicant touching his right to be registered, which said oath shall be of the same binding force and effect as oaths administered for registration by tax collectors in this State. Registration of voters. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the secretary of said commission shall furnish the managers of elections, before opening the polls, a complete list of the names, age, occupation and residence of persons registered, which list shall be returned to the secretary when said elections are over. The presiding managers of said elections shall be authorized, when challenged, to administer the following oath to any person attempting to vote: You do solemnly swear that you have resided in the corporate limits of the City of Rome, and have been a bona fide resident of said city for ninety (90) days immediately preceding this election; that you have been registered in the time prescribed by the charter of said city, and that you are qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly of Georgia, and that you have paid all taxes, fines, forfeitures or other indebtedness, due the city, which have been required of you; so help you God. Any person voting at any such election who is not qualified to vote, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished as is prescribed in section 1065 of the Penal Code of Georgia. List of registered voters. Oath of voter. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the persons authorized to hold elections under this charter are ordinaries, justices of the peace and freeholders of the City of Rome. There must be three managers at each voting place, to be named by the commission. Persons

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who cannot read and write shall not be competent to serve as managers. Before proceeding with such election each manager shall take and subscribe to the following oath before some officer qualified under the laws of Georgia to administer oaths, if present, but if no such officer is present at the time, then said managers may swear in each other, in which event said oath shall be of the same binding force and effect as if taken before a qualified officer: All and each of us do solemnly swear that we will faithfully superintend this day's election; that we are ordinaries, justices of the peace or freeholders of the City of Rome (as the case may be); that we will make a just and true return thereof and will not knowingly permit anyone to vote unless we believe he is entitled to do so according to the provisions of the charter of the City of Rome and the laws of the State of Georgia, nor knowingly prohibit anyone from voting who is entitled by law to vote, and will not divulge for whom any vote was cast unless called on under the law to do so, so help me God. Managers of elections. Oath of manager. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the place or places of holding all elections, held under this charter, shall be selected and fixed by the said commission, and advertised in the newspaper of said city in which the city printing is done at least ten (10) days prior to the date of said election, except in cases of second elections for commissioners, as heretofore provided, when only three days' advertising as herein provided, shall be necessary. The managers of said election shall be selected by the commission, and the time for keeping open the polls shall be from seven (7) o'clock a. m to six (6) o'clock p. m. All voters shall be by ballot; and there shall be kept by the managers, or by three clerks, three lists of the names of voters, which shall be numbered in the order of their voting, and also three tally-sheets at each voting place. As each ballot is received the number of the vote on the list shall be marked on the ballot before being deposited in the ballot box, and when any voter is challenged and sworn, it shall be so written opposite his name on the list, and also on his ballot. Advertisement of elections. Regulations.

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Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the managers may begin to count the votes at any time in their discretion, but they shall not do so until the polls are closed if a candidate, in person or by written authority, objects. When the votes are all counted, there must be a certificate signed by all the managers, stating the number of votes each person voted for received, which certificate shall be placed in an envelope and sealed with the names of the managers across the seal thereof, and addressed to the Rome city commission, and delivered by one of said managers to said commission at a meeting to be held at the city hall at ten o'clock on the morning after [Illegible Text] election, and it shall be the duty of said commission [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the result of said election, or if a second election is necessary, to call same. Each list of voters and [Illegible Text] must have placed thereon the signatures of the managers and returned with said certificate of the result of said election. The ballots shall not be examined by the managers, or by-standers, but shall be carefully sealed in a strong envelope or box, with the names of the managers across the seals thereof, and delivered to the secretary of the commission at the same time they make return of the election, by whom they shall be kept unopened and unaltered, for sixty days, after which time, if there is not a contest begun about said election, the said ballots shall be destroyed by said secretary, without examining the same himself, or permitting others to do so. And if the said secretary shall violate this section he shall, upon conviction, be punished as is provided in section 1065 of the Penal Code of Georgia. The same rules governing elections for officers shall be applicable in elections for initiative or referendum, or other elections held under this charter. Count of votes and certificate of election. Returns and declaration of result. Ballots sealed. Penalties Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case of vacancy in office, elective under this charter, the first commissioner, or if he cannot act, the first commissioner pro tem., shall immediately call a special election, which shall be held as special elections are held, as hereinafter provided in the question of recall. Vacancy in office.

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Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before entering upon the discharge of their duty, that each of said commissioners shall take and subscribe to the following oath, before some judge or justice of the peace, which shall be entered upon the minutes of said commission: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and impartially demean myself as commissioner of the City of Rome during my continuance in office; that I will discharge the duties of the office to which I have been elected to the best of my ability; that in the enactment and revision of all legislation, I will have due regard for the charter of the City of Rome, the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, and of the United States of America; I do further swear that I have not, in order to influence my election to the office of commissioner, directly or indirectly, expressed or implied, by promise to any person for any office in the government of the City of Rome, nor have I influenced my election by the unlawful use of money, or other thing of value, nor by the use of intoxicating liquors; I do further swear that I will not knowingly permit my vote in the election or appointment of any person to a position in the city government, to be influenced by fear, favor or affection, reward or the hope thereof, but in all things pertaining to my said office I will be governed by my convictions as to the public good; so help me God. Oath of office. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no candidate for commissioner shall, before his election, promise any person to appoint or vote for such person, or any other person, to any office, agency or employment in the government of said city. For a violation of this provision, said candidate making said promise, and the person exacting same, shall, upon conviction, be punished as prescribed in section 1065 of the Penal Code of Georgia; and upon the trial of any person for the violation of this section of this Act, both the candidate making the promise and the person exacting same shall be a competent witness, one against the other, and shall be compelled to give evidence, and nothing then said by such witness shall at any time be received or given in evidence against him Pre-election promise forbidden. Penalty. Witness competent.

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a petition for, or the book provided by the secretary of said commission, calling for a recall, initiative or referendum election, or any person signing said petition, or said book, who is not entitled under this charter to sign same, or who signs the name of, or who impersonates another; or any person voting in any special or primary election, held in accordance with this Act, who is not entitled to vote as is herein provided, shall, upon conviction thereof [Illegible Text] punished as is prescribed in section 1065 of the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of Georgia. Unlawful means to influence votes. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the first commissioner herein provided for shall be the executive head of said city. He shall devote his entire time to the office, and shall see that all the laws and ordinances of said city are faithfully executed; he shall preside over the deliberations of the commission and shall have the right to vote on all questions; he shall preserve order and decorum at all meetings of the commission, and shall enforce the rules of that body, and shall have power to punish all persons for contempt of such rules; he shall nominate for election by the commission all officers, trustees and board members of said city, except those hereinafter excepted by this Act, under the rules herein provided; he shall have authority to remove any of said officers, trustees or board members, but shall give his reasons for so doing to the commission; he may employ and remove the necessary employees and laborers in said city at pleasure; provided, however, that if said commission shall, by ordinance, establish a civil service board, as hereinafter provided, that said first commissioner shall be governed in the nomination or selection of such officers and employees, as may come within the jurisdiction of said civil service board. He shall make the commission a budget each year, at the time of levying taxes, showing the estimated income and expenses of said city for the ensuing year; he shall perform all other duties incident to his office, and act in all cases of emergency, looking to the best interest and welfare of the city. He shall be a member of all boards, except the board of education, the trustees of Carnegie library and bond

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trustees; provided, however, that this shall not prohibit the re-election of an employee to fill the same position, who was so employed at the time of the election or appointment of the first commissioner, commissioners, members or ex-officio members or other officers, whose relationship disqualifies as herein stated. First commissioner; duties and powers. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commissioners of said city, other than the first commissioner, shall devote as much of their time to the duties of their office as may be necessary, and shall perform such duties as may be required of them by this charter and the laws, ordinances and resolutions adopted by said commission not repugnant to this Act. Other commissioners. Sec. 21. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each of said commissioners shall be to all intents and purposes a justice of the peace, so far as to enable them or any one of them, to issue warrants for offenses committed within the jurisdiction of said city, or for a fugitive from justice found within said jurisdiction; which warrant shall be executed by any officer authorized under this charter, or the ordinances of said city, or the laws of the State of Georgia to make arrests; and said commissioners are empowered to commit such persons to the common jail of Floyd County, or admit to bail such offender (provided the offense is bailable), for their appearance before the next superior or city court thereafter for the County of Floyd, and it shall be the duty of the jailer of said county to receive all such persons so committed and safely keep the same until discharged by due course of law. Powers of justice of the peace. Sec. 22. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall have power to fix their regular meetings at such time as they may select by resolution, provided, that at least one regular meeting shall be held once each week; they may adopt such rules and regulations for their control and guidance [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] may see fit, with a right to change same at any time by a majority vote at two separate meetings, or they may suspend such rules temporarily by unanimous consent. They may meet as

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often in extra session as the first commissioner, or any two commissioners may designate or call, provided personal notice is given to each commissioner, unless such commissioner is absent from the city. They shall keep accurate minutes of their proceedings and shall have all their acts and doings recorded thereon, and all votes taken shall be aye or no, and shall be made to appear on said minutes. All meetings of said commission for the transaction of business shall be open to the public. Three commissioners shall constitute a quorum at any meeting for the transaction of any business; provided, however, it shall require the affirmative vote of three commissioners to adopt any measure, ordinance or resolution, except as in case of the initiative or referendum as herein provided. Meetings. Minutes. Quorum. Sec. 23. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the first commissioner shall appoint one of the commissioners first commissioner pro tem., who may exercise all the routine duties of the first commissioner in case of his absence or inability to act for any reason. First commissioner pro tem. Sec. 24. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission may prescribe the duties and powers of, except as may be specifically provided by this Act, fix the salaries, and elect, a secretary, who shall be known as Secretary of Rome City Commission; a superintendent of public works; a city attorney; a city recorder; a city marshal; a city physician; a city sexton; an auditor; a city tax collector; a city tax receiver; a sanitary inspector; a building inspector; three city tax [Illegible Text] chief of police; necessary police officers; a chief of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] necessary firemen and such trustees, board [Illegible Text] and other officials as the interest of the city may demand. Said commission is hereby further empowered, at any time that they may deem expedient, to create any office, prescribe the duties thereof, fix a salary therefor and elect a person to fill same, looking to the best interests of said city. All salaries for any of said offices shall be fixed by resolution of the commission prior to the election of any person thereto, and shall not be increased or diminished during their continuance in office. The first commissioner

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may remove any of said officers, but shall give his reasons for so doing in writing to the commission. The present officers of said city shall continue to hold their respective offices, upon the same condition they now hold same, subject to the provisions of this Act. Said officers shall be elected by the commission only upon the nomination of the first commissioner, except as herein provided. In case any nomination of said first commissioner is disapproved, the first commissioner shall nominate others from time to time. In case three nominations of the first commissioner for any office is rejected, the entire commission shall then proceed to elect by a majority vote. Before entering upon the discharge of their respective duties the said officers shall give such bond, payable to the City of Rome, in such sum as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution, to be approved by the commission, and they shall each take and subscribe to an oath, in addition to any specific oath for that particular office, that he will faithfully perform the duties of his office. The said secretary may be required to perform the duties of tax collector, and for his services as such shall receive such compensation for all insolvent tax fi. fas. and costs as the commission shall establish by ordinance or resolution. The office of city marshal may be consolidated with the office of city tax receiver, or with the office of chief of police, as the commission may provide by ordinance or resolution, and in addition to any fixed salary the said marshal shall receive such costs for levy of tax and other fi. fas. of the city, advertising and making sales, executing deeds, settling and satisfying executions, and for performing such other duties, incident to his office, as is now allowed sheriffs of this State in performing similar duties. The office of chief of fire department and building inspector may be consolidated by resolution. The duty of sanitary inspector may be performed by any policeman or other official or employee of said city as may be designated by the first commissioner. Secretary and other city officers. Salaries. Removal. Tenure. Nomination. Bond and oath. Tax collection. Consolidation of offices. Sec. 25. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall select some chartered bank doing business in said city as a custodian for public

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funds, in lieu of a treasurer, to be known as the City Depository. The bank so selected shall be one that is sound, offering the best terms to the city. Said bank shall be required to give bond, to be approved by the [Illegible Text] payable to said city, in such an amount as may be [Illegible Text] by said commission, sufficiently ample to fully protect [Illegible Text] city. Said bond shall be given in some reputable bonding company qualified to do business in this State. Said city commission is empowered to change city depositories whenever in its opinion the best interest of the city requires that it be done. Bank as State depository. Sec. 26. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall require the city auditor to thoroughly examine and audit the books of all city officials, and all institutions in which the said city has a financial interest, at least once a year, and oftener if it be deemed necessary, and to make a written report of same, which shall be spread upon the minutes of the commission. Audit of books. Sec. 27. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission may require the first commissioner to come before them at any regular or special meeting and answer questions, either orally or in writing, and they may require from said first commissioner at any time written reports upon any matter involving the city that they may deem proper; and said first commissioner shall report weekly to said commission his general acts and doings, and shall regularly and at stated intervals, at least quarterly, file complete and full report of the various departments of said city. [Illegible Text]. Sec. 28. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission may establish a civil service board, and by ordinance provide rules for the regulation and governing of such board and for the examination of applicants for positions, and provide for recommendation of applicants by said board to the first commissioner for nomination or employment, as provided by this Act. The said commission may, with the exception of the chiefs, place

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the police and fire departments of said city upon a civil service basis. Civil service board. Sec. 29. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall be vested with full legislative power. They may pass ordinances, adopt resolutions, levy taxes and provide for their collection, fix licenses and provide for their payment, and perform any legislative rights and powers incident to the government of said city. All ordinances and resolutions shall first be reduced to writing, and shall be acted upon by said commission, who shall have authority to approve, disapprove or amend the same. A resolution may be passed at the time it is offered, but in no case shall an ordinance be put upon its passage until it has been read at two different regular meetings on two separate days. Three members of the commission must vote affirmatively to pass any ordinance. In case any proposed legislation is defeated or passed over the protest of the first commissioner, he shall have authority to suspend the operation of the same, publish the said proposed ordinance in the official newspaper of said city for ten (10) days, and order an initiative or referendum election thereon as herein provided. Legislation. Ordinances and resolutions. Sec. 30. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall be vested with full power and authority from time to time, to make and establish such rules, by-laws and ordinances, and to impose penalties for failure to comply with same, respecting city property, streets, lanes, alleys, bridges, cemeteries, public buildings and grounds, public houses, wharves, water courses, markets, railroads, telegraph and telephone companies, electric light and power companies, gas companies, erection of buildings, construction of houses, plumbing, drainage, sewerage, fire engines, pumps, forges, blacksmith shops, foundries, fertilizer plants, breweries, tanneries, lumber yards, warehouses, storage rooms, pawn shops, junk dealers, auctioneers, slaughter houses and all kinds of businesses places and enterprises operated in said city; they shall have power to regulate and prohibit the storage of all kinds

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of explosives and all combustible material in said city; they shall have full power and authority to pass all laws and ordinances they may consider necessary for the peace, good order, health, prosperity, comfort and security of said city, and of the inhabitants thereof, and that may be necessary to foster virtue and good morals in said city, to suppress lewdness, gambling, disorderly conduct [Illegible Text] enforce such laws and ordinances by such penalties [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] authorized by this charter. The said commission shall have full power to adopt and enforce any and all ordinances they may consider necessary or advisable to carry out the powers granted to said city, and said commission, by this charter, to make and enforce such ordinances, rules and regulations for the governing of the officers of said city, and to do any and all other acts and exercise all other powers conferred upon them by this Act, or that may be done or exercised under the laws of this State, conferring powers upon municipal corporations, provided said laws, ordinances, rules and regulations are consistent with the laws of this State. For these purposes the said city is given jurisdiction for two miles from the corporate limits thereof. Sundry powers conferred. Jurisdiction beyond city limits. Sec. 31. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission is hereby empowered to declare what shall constitute a nuisance, and to pass such ordinances as necessary to prevent same, and by ordinance they may empower the recorder to abate same and authorize the removal of such nuisance by the proper officials, they may provide for the punishment, for the person, persons, firm or corporation causing or suffering such nuisance to exist, and they may provide for the assessment of the expense of the removal of such nuisance against such person, persons, firm or corporation causing or continuing same, and provide for the collection of such expense by execution, said execution to have the same force and effect as city tax executions. [Illegible Text] Sec. 32. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission is hereby empowered to regulate by ordinance the selling, weighing, measuring of hay,

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wood, ice, coal, coke and all other articles sold by weight or measure; to require dealers to keep honest weights and measures and to provide for inspection and regulation of such weights and measures, and to provide for the regulation and inspection of gas, electric and water meters, and to compel the correct reading of the same, and to fix penalties for the violation of this section. [Illegible Text] Sec. 33. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission is empowered to regulate, restrain and prohibit the running at large, within the corporate limits of said city, cattle, horses, swine, sheep, goats, geese, chickens, ducks or other fowls and animals, and to impound the same, and on notice being given to sell same for penalty imposed by any ordinance, and to assess the cost and expense of the proceeding against the owner; and said commission is further empowered to regulate and prohibit the running at large of dogs, and to provide against injury or annoyance therefrom, and to authorize the disposition of same; they are further empowered to provide for the penalties for breaking any pound or releasing any animal or fowl impounded by authority of this charter. Animals at large. Sec. 34. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall have power and authority to prescribe by ordinance adequate penalties for all offenses against the laws and ordinances of said city, and to punish offenders by fine, not to exceed five hundred ($500.00) dollars or imprisonment in the calaboose or city jail not to exceed ninety (90) days or sentence to work on the streets or public works of said city not to exceed six months, or any one or more, or any part of any one or more of said punishments, in the discretion of the recorder or officer trying the offender. Limit of board to punish. Sec. 35. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said city commission shall have full power and authority to organize a chaingang in said city, under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by said commission, and to cause all offenders against the laws and ordinances of said city to work in said chaingang, on the

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street, or other public works of said city as said commission may direct. Chaingang. Sec. 36. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission may codify all ordinances and by-laws of said city, together with the charter of said city, into one book, to be known as the Code of the City of Rome, and when same is adopted by said commission, said code shall be admitted in evidence in any of the courts of this State, upon the certificate of the secretary of said commission certifying the same to be the code of ordinances and laws of said city. Code of ordinances, etc. Sec. 37. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there is hereby established for and in said city a court to be known as the recorder's court, to be presided over by the city recorder, who shall be elected by the commission, as all other city officers are elected, with jurisdiction to try all violations of the laws and ordinances of said city; said recorder shall have power and authority to punish for contempt of court, not to exceed a fine of fifty dollars ($50) and at work in the city chaingang [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] exceed ninety (90) days, and imprisonment in the city calaboose or jail not to exceed thirty (30) days, any part or all of said punishment may be inflicted in the discretion of the court; he shall have full power and authority to compel the attendance of parties and witnesses of said court, and for this purpose shall have full power and authority to require bail to secure such attendance, and to issue appropriate orders for the forfeiture of recognizance given in pursuance of this charter; all warrants, summons, subpoenas or other process issued, requiring appearance or attendance on said recorder's court, shall be issued by the secretary of the city commission, directed to the chief of police, any policeman, or other arresting officer of said city, and bear test in the name of the recorder; said recorder's court shall be governed by the rules of the Superior Court of the State of Georgia, insofar as they may be applicable to such court, and a sound construction of this charter, and the laws of said city. The said commission may

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from time to time, pass such further rule and regulation regarding said court, not in conflict with this charter and laws of State of Georgia. Recorder's court; powers, etc. Sec. 38. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the city recorder to preside over the recorder's court, with full power and authority to issue warrants for the violation of any municipal ordinance, and to hold such court, and at such times and places, and under such rules and regulations as is prescribed by this charter, for the trial of offenders against the ordinances of said city, and to impose such penalties for a violation thereof as may be prescribed by ordinance; and he shall have full power and authority incident to, or belonging to the office of justice of the peace, except for the trial of civil cases. In all cases where the accused are committed to county jail, or ordered to give bond for appearance before the Superior or City Court of Floyd County, for the violation of a State law, said recorder shall be entitled to receive such costs as are paid justices of the peace in criminal cases. Recorder's duty. Power of justice of the peace. Sec. 39. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission is empowered to provide such forms of accusations, warrants, summons, and other papers necessary in trials for the violations of the laws and ordinances of said city, and to provide for the prosecution of such trials. Accusations, warrants, etc. Sec. 40. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall have power and authority to compel the attendance of parties and witnesses at the recorder's court, and upon meeting of the commission shall have full power and authority to provide by ordinance for the taking and receiving of parties and witnesses such bail necessary to secure the attendance of parties and witnesses; and said commission is further empowered to provide by ordinance for the forfeiture and collection of such bail-bonds in the same manner as such bail-bonds are now forfeited in the Superior Courts of this State. Witnesses. Forfeiture of bonds. Sec. 41. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever, from any cause, the recorder of said

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city cannot be in attendance to hold recorder's court, or if it should appear that he is disqualified in any case, it shall be the duty of the first commissioner to appoint a member of said city commission to preside in said court in the place and stead of said recorder, and all the acts and doings of said appointee shall be as binding as if performed by the said recorder. Commissioner instead of recorder. Sec. 42. Be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text], That the right of certiorari from the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] judgment of the recorder, or the commissioner presiding [Illegible Text] his place, shall exist in all criminal cases, and such [Illegible Text] shall be obtained under the sanction of the judge of the Superior Court of Floyd County upon a petition in writing to said judge, to be presented within thirty (30) days after the rendition of the decision or judgment complained of, and not thereafter. Such petition shall state the grounds of complaint, and shall contain a brief of the evidence had on the trial, and shall be duly sworn to. If, upon examination, the judge shall consider the petitioner entitled to the writ of certiorari, it shall be his duty to cause such writ to be issued and served on the recorder, as in other cases under the laws of this State, requiring him to certify and send up to the Superior Court a complete and accurate history of the case as his answer thereto, which said answer shall be subject to correction and traverse, as provided by the laws of this State. The said judge at chambers, or in term time, may hear and determine such certiorari or traverse thereto, after ten days' notice to each party, and may, after such hearing, modify, affirm or reverse the decision of the recorder; provided, however, that no writ of certiorari shall be granted until the accused shall have paid all costs and filed his petition and affidavit setting forth that he does not file same for delay only, but that he verily believes that he has been wrongfully and illegally convicted, and shall give a good and sufficient bond and security, to be approved by the secretary of the commission, payable to the first commissioner of the City of Rome, or his successor in office, in double the amount of the fine imposed, conditioned to

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answer the judgment of the court, or in lieu thereof shall make affidavit of his inability from poverty, to pay the costs, or give the bond as herein provided. In case said petitioner should fail to give bond he shall remain in custody until the determination of said case. If the writ of certiorari is granted the judgment of the recorder's court shall be suspended until the judge of the superior court shall finally pass on the case. Upon the hearing of such petition for certiorari the judge of the superior court shall consider both the law and the facts, and in his discretion may mold his judgment that truth and justice may appertain. The recorder shall be entitled to receive such costs in cases of certiorari as are paid justices of the peace in similar cases. [Illegible Text] Sec. 43. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall have full power and authority to provide by ordinance for appeal to their body from judgments rendered in the recorder's court; provided, defendants taking such appeal shall first pay all costs and shall give bond in double the amount of fine imposed, or in the event no fine has been imposed, give an appearance bond in such an amount as the recorder may assess, and, provided, further, that all appeals shall be made within four (4) days from the judgment complained of, and shall be heard by said commission within fifteen (15) days from the date of appeal, unless said hearing shall be postponed to a later date upon legal showing. Appeals. Sec. 44. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the purpose of raising revenue for the support and maintenance of the government of said City of Rome, including the payment of bonds, interest on the bonded debts, and the creation of a sinking fund for the final extinguishment of said bonded debts, and for paving and macadamizing streets, the said city commission shall have full power and authority for the assessment, levy and collection of an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property owned or held within the corporate limits of said city, which, under the laws of the State, is subject to taxation, not exceeding one and one-fourth (1) per cent. of

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the assessed value of all such property; provided, that in addition thereto they shall have power and authority to levy and collect an ad valorem tax of one-fourth () of one per cent. on all such property to be known as the public school tax. Taxation ad valorem. Sec. 45. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall have full power and authority to require any person, firm, company or corporation, whether resident or non-resident, of said city, who may engage in, prosecute, or carry on, or who is engaged in prosecuting or carrying on any trade, business, calling, vocation or profession in the corporate limits of said city by themselves, or their agents, to register their names, business, calling vocation or profession, annually, and to require said person, company or corporation to pay for said registration and for license to prosecute, engage in or carry on any business, calling or profession, such amount as the commission may provide by ordinance, not to exceed one thousand ($1,000) dollars. Said commission may provide by ordinance for the punishment of all persons, firms, companies or corporations, required by ordinance to pay such taxes or to take out such licenses for the same, who shall engage in such business, profession or occupation, before paying such taxes, or taking out such license, or who fail to comply in full with all the requirements of such ordinance made in reference thereto. License and occupation taxes. Sec. 46. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall have full power and authority to condemn, regulate, tax and license, all automobiles, coaches, drays, hacks, [Illegible Text] busses, and all other vehicles using the streets in said city. Vehicles, license and regulation of. Sec. 47. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission may, by ordinance, license, tax, regulate or prohibit billiard rooms, ten pin alleys, or [Illegible Text] such alleys, inns, taverns, hotels, restaurants, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] cafes, social clubs, saloons, theaters, moving picture [Illegible Text] dance halls, or other places kept for public entertainment

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They are also empowered to license, and regulate livery stables, garages or other places of like kind, for the use and benefit of the public. Sundry licenses [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Sec. 48. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall require all persons liable to perform road duty by the laws of this State to perform such duty by work on the streets of said city under the direction of the proper officer of said city, provided that the commission of said city shall have power to levy a street tax in lieu thereof, and provided, further, that all persons who shall refuse to pay said tax on or before such time as the said commission may prescribe by ordinance, shall be required, upon three days' notice, to do and perform street work as aforesaid, and upon failure thereof such defaulter shall be dealt with by the recorder as for violation of the ordinances of said city, or may be compelled to work on streets or public works of said city. Street work or tax. Sec. 49. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall have full power to license, tax, regulate and prohibit the keeping and harboring of dogs within the corporate limits of said city. Dog tax and regulation. Sec. 50. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall have the power and authority to alter and fix the time for making tax returns, and to provide for the collection of taxes quarterly, semiannually, or yearly, and to have assessment of property made in accordance therewith. Tax returns. Sec. 51. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall make, or cause to be made, an annual assessment on all city property, which assessment shall in all cases be made at a fair market valuation of the same, so that the return of the assessors can be completed and handed in by the first day in April of each year, and after all other returns for taxation shall be made, which, in all cases, shall be the sworn return of personal property to be made by the first day of May in each year. Upon the return of the assessors being handed in, as is herein provided,

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the commission shall, by the fifteenth (15th) day of May thereafter, cause an estimate to be made up and entered on the minutes, showing the gross amounts of the income of the city for the fiscal year, and shall apportion and set apart the same for the necessary expenditures for interest on bonds, redemption of bonds, streets and sewerage, public buildings and grounds, city lighting, salaries, waterworks, fire department, police department, cemetery, contingent expenses, publicity, encouragement of industry, relief of poor, hospitals, public schools, sanitation and health, parks, and for paving and macadamizing, and [Illegible Text] other purposes as allowed by law, or prescribed by [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], which several sums taken in the aggregate, shall not exceed the amount of income from all sources for the year in question. Assessment for taxation. Sec. 52. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the annual expense of said city shall be so restricted as not to exceed the annual income of the city after paying the interest on the bonds and providing a sinking fund for the final payment of the principal of said bonds. Annual expenses limited. Sec. 53. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the commission to set aside annually a sum sufficient as a sinking fund to retire the bonded debt of said city as same becomes due Sinking fund. Sec. 54. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the annual appropriation made by the commission may be varied as to the amounts apportioned for different purposes, but these variations are not to retroact on time expired, and to enlarge in any manner the aggregate appropriations for the year, and no money shall be appropriated for any purpose except by resolution of the commission as herein provided, which shall be void unless it specifies upon its face upon which of said funds it is to be drawn; and each member of said commission shall be individually liable to the city for the refunding of any amount appropriated or expense incurred in excess of said limit, when present at the voting of the same, except such of them

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as escape said liability by voting in the negative and the name entered on the minutes, the amount thereof to be recovered in an action brought in any of the courts in this State having jurisdiction thereof, in the name of the secretary of said commission for use of the city, and ten per cent (10) of the recovery shall be his compensation; and if he fails to bring said action within ten days, the said sums may be recovered of him and his bondsmen at the suit of any citizen, and no action brought under this section shall be settled without the consent of the judge before whom said suit is pending upon exhibit of all the facts, and such consent entered on the minutes; and in order that the said commission may know at all times the true financial condition of the city, the said secretary shall prepare and read and enter upon the minutes at the opening of each regular meeting, a balance sheet showing the gross revenue of the fiscal year and expenses voted by the commission up to that time, and also the amount of the said several sums estimated as aforesaid, and what part of the same has been, up to that time, appropriated, and what part remains unappropriated. [Illegible Text] Individual liability of commissioner. Secretary's duty. Sec. 55. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the commission of said city shall have power and authority to borrow money by making a temporary loan or loans to supply casual deficiency of revenue, not to exceed one-fifth of one per centum of the assessed value of the taxable property therein in any one year; and it is further enacted, that the sum or sums so borrowed shall be repaid out of the income of the city for the fiscal year in which the loan or loans are made, and before the expiration of the fiscal year in which the same was or were borrowed. Borrowing of money. Sec. 56. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be created a board of bond trustees for said City of Rome, the same to consist of three upright, and discreet business men, who shall be residents, citizens and freeholders of said city, and shall serve without salary, whose duties shall be to keep a correct record of the bonded debt of said city, showing who holds the bonds, when the same are due, the rate of interest on same, and such other

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information as will tend to identify said bonds, and whenever any new bonds are issued for said city, to list the same in said book, giving the date of issue, date when due, rate of interest, number, series, denomination, and to whom sold. It shall be the duty of said trustees to pay in the manner hereinafter provided all lawful bonds of said city, and the interest upon the same, whenever due; to invest any and all of the money placed to its credit as hereinafter provided, in bonds of said City of Rome, or, if the same cannot be obtained at a reasonable market price, then in valid State, county or municipal bonds, and it shall have the power to dispose of the same and reinvest the proceeds thereof in similar bonds whenever they think the same to the best interest of the city; and whenever said trustees shall desire to purchase any of said bonds it shall authorize a draft to be drawn upon the city depository for the money, said draft to be signed by the clerk and countersigned by the chairman of the board of bond trustees specifying to whom paid and for what purpose. The said trustees shall keep minutes of their proceedings, acts, and doings, which must show a record of all warrants drawn, the date thereof and the amount, in whose favor and for what purpose. They must select a chairman from among their own members, and in determining all questions coming before said trustees, a majority vote shall be sufficient. Board of bond trustees. Sec. 57. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Cornelius Terhune, J. D. McCartney, J. Robert Cantrell shall constitute the bond trustees of said city, and they shall continue in office until their successor shall be elected by said Rome City commission at their first regular meeting in April, 1919, for a term of four years, or until their successors are elected and qualified; provided, however, that either or all of said trustees may be removed by the first commissioner of said city as is provided in this charter for the removal of officers, trustees and board members. Bond trustees designated. Tenure of office. Sec. 58. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the secretary of said city commission shall keep

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an account on his books with said bond trustees; and it shall be his duty to keep a separate account of all taxes levied and collected for the purpose of paying the bonded debt of said city when due and the interest on the same, as well as such other sums as may be appropriated by the commission of said city from time to time for this purpose from other sources of revenue; and as soon as practicable, after the collection or appropriation of such sums, he shall pay the same into the city depository, taking a receipt therefor, which shall be the voucher of such secretary, and shall at the same time, notify the chairman of said bond trustees, in writing, of the same. Secretary's account with trustees. Sec. 59. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said secretary of the commission must report at each regular meeting of said commission, and at such other times as he may be called upon so to do by said commission, the amount paid into the city depostory for use of said board of trustees, and shall enter the same upon the minutes of the commission. The said secretary shall not use any of the money so collected or appropriated for the use of said bond trustees for any other purpose whatever; and should he fail to pay the same promptly into the city depository for said purpose, he shall be personally liable to the City of Rome on his bond, and said bond trustees are hereby authorized, and it shall be their duty, to institute suit upon said bond to recover same for the purpose for which it was collected or appropriated. Reports by secretary. Sec. 60. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever any funds shall be deposited with the city depository, as hereinbefore provided, for the bond trustees, the same shall be entered to the credit of said trustees upon a separate account open on the books of said depository for that purpose, and it shall be the duty of said depository to pay out the same upon warrant of said bond trustees, as hereinbefore provided, the said warrant to be a voucher for said sum, and to be filed as such. In case the said depository should pay out any of such funds in any other manner than herein provided, said depository, and the

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bondsmen therefor, shall be liable to the bond trustees in the same manner and extent as the secretary of the commission, as hereinbefore provided. It shall also be the duty of said depository to transfer to said account whatever may be to the credit of the sinking fund and fund for interest on public debt at the time this Act becomes effective. Deposit of money. Payment of warrants. Sec. 61. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever the said bond trustees take [Illegible Text] bonds or coupons of the City of Rome, they [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] cancel the same and then turn them over to the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the commission, taking his receipt therefor, specifying in said receipt the number of each bond and coupon, its date, date when due, and such other general description as will fully identify the same. [Illegible Text] Sec. 62. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of said commission to provide said bond trustees with all necessary funds to defray the expenses of said trustees, and the said trustees shall hold their meeting at the city hall in such office as may be designated by resolution of said commission. The tax receiver of said city, if there be one, shall be ex-officio clerk of said bond trustees. But in the event there should be no tax receiver elected by said commission, then said bond trustees may elect one of their number clerk. It shall be the duty of such clerk to keep the minutes and all necessary books of said trustees, and perform such other duties as may be imposed upon him by said trustees, in carrying out the provisions of this Act. Bond trustees' expenses. Sec. 63. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of said bond trustees to make a full and complete report of all matters pertaining to said bonded indebtedness, and of their actings and doings, to the said city commission at the last meeting in March, of each year, and at such other time as said commission may call for same; that the books and papers of said bond trustees, and of the secretary of the commission, and of the city depository, in regard to the bonded debts of said city, shall,

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at all times, be open to the inspection of said commission, or such other persons as they may designate to inspect and audit same. Bond trustees' reports. Sec. 64. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the secretary of said city commission to record all bonds given by city officials on the minutes of the commission, and shall then deposit the same with said bond trustees, whose duty it shall be to keep same safely and securely, subject, however, to inspection by the said commission, or such other persons as they may designate to inspect the same. Record of bonds. Sec. 65. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said city commission is empowered to elect a city tax receiver, as is herein provided by this Act, whose term of office shall be as provided by ordinance, or until his successor is elected and qualified, subject to removal by the first commissioner, as herein provided. Said tax receiver shall be a qualified voter of said city. It shall be his duty to keep and maintain an office at the city hall, or such other place as the commission may provide, and he shall be ex-officio clerk of the board of city assessors of said city, and during his term of office shall be ex-officio clerk of the city bond trustees. He shall perform such duties as may be provided by ordinance. In the event said commission should not select a person to act as tax receiver, such duties incident to his office shall be performed by the secretary of said city commission. Tax receiver. Sec. 66. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no license or permit to do business required by the charter and ordinances of said city shall be valid unless the tax receiver, or person performing the duties as such, has endorsed upon the same that said person, firm or corporation, taking out the same, has registered in his office, in compliance with the terms provided by ordinance, and any person who does, or attempts to do business of any character for which a license or permit is required, without complying with this section, may be arrested for a violation

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of the same and punished in such manner as may be provided by the ordinances of said city. Business license and registry. Sec. 67. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission is hereby empowered and authorized to pass such ordinances, regulating and prescribing such duties, and compensation of such tax receiver, as may seem to them for the best interest of said city, and not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State. Duties of tax receiver. Sec. 68. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person, firm or corporation fail to return their property for taxation, or secure a license or permit to do business or pay street tax, or pay taxes on dogs, at the time prescribed by this charter and the ordinances of said city, it shall be the duty of such tax receiver, or secretary of the commission, to search out and require the same to be done, and double tax the same as a penalty for said default, as is provided in this charter. The said tax receiver or secretary shall keep a separate book in which all such delinquent returns, licenses, permits, and persons subject to street tax, shall be entered, a copy of which shall be furnished to the secretary of the commission and tax collector; and it shall be the duty of said tax collector to collect same, including all cost accrued thereon. Default in tax returns. Sec. 69. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of said secretary of commission, and the city tax collector, to make a full report to the commission of all taxes due and uncollected on the first half of taxes on the first day in October in each year, and he shall make a full report of all taxes remaining uncollected on the first day of January in each year, and on the first Monday in March of each year, it shall be the duty of such tax collector and secretary to make a final settlement for the fiscal year with said commission. It shall be the duty of said commission to pass upon all matters pertaining to said settlement, and allow to said secretary and tax collector such credits for errors as may be apparent, and such credit for insolvent taxes as he may show to their reasonable satisfaction

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cannot be collected; provided, however, that nothing in this Act shall be construed as in any way repealing any power on the part of said secretary and tax collector to issue fi. fas. for all amounts not paid in accordance with the charter and ordinances of said city; nor in any way to restrict the duty of the marshal of said city to levy fi. fas. and collect the money due thereon by the sale of property or otherwise, as provided in said charter and ordinances. Report of taxes collected. Settlement. Sec. 70. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said tax receiver, before entering upon the discharge of his duties as such, shall take and subscribe in the manner provided in this charter, to an oath to faithfully discharge all the duties of such office, and he shall give a bond, payable to the City of Rome, and conditioned for the faithful performance of his duty, in such sum and with such security as such commission may prescribe by ordinance or resolution. Oath of tax receiver. Sec. 71. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission is empowered and authorized to levy a tax upon all property, tangible or intangible, within said city, and to require a license upon any business, profession, occupation, trade or calling upon which the State levies a tax, or requires a license, unless expressly prohibited by the Constitution and laws of Georgia. Taxes and licenses. Sec. 72. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said city commission shall have full power and authority to elect, at the time other city officers are elected, three persons, freeholders, residents and citizens of said city, city assessors, who shall hold their office for four years, unless removed by the head commissioner for cause, to be judged by him as in the case of other officers, and as provided by this charter. It shall be the duty of said assessors to assess the value of all real estate at a fair market valuation within the corporate limits of said city; they shall make a return to the city commission by the fifteenth day of March in each and every year; and the said commission shall place said assessment so returned in the hands of the

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secretary of the commission, who shall enter the same in his books with other taxes, and the same shall be collected as other taxes of said city; provided, that parties dissatisfied with the assessment of their property by the tax assessors, may have the same reviewed by the assessors, by filing with the said secretary an affidavit that the valuation fixed is excessive and that the property is not worth the amount assessed, and upon said affidavit being filed the assessors can reconsider their assessment, and their report shall be final, unless the party, being still dissatisfied, should appeal to the commission, which said appeal shall be allowed and heard only in the manner prescribed as follows, to wit: Any party dissatisfied with the review and report of the assessors as prescribed [Illegible Text] may at once file with the secretary of the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] statement of his objections, with request to be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the commission upon the matter complained of. Upon the filing of said statement and request, which shall be addressed to the Rome City Commission, it shall be the duty of the secretary to notify the first commissioner, or in his absence or disqualification, the first commissioner pro tem., who shall call a meeting of the commission at the earliest time practicable, at which meeting of said commission shall be fixed a day and hour, not later than the first day in April of each year, at which time all appeals from the assessors herein contemplated, must be heard. It shall be the duty of said secretary to give prompt and timely notice of the day and hour fixed for hearing appeals, to all parties who have filed their statement and request as aforesaid, as well as to the board of assessors. All [Illegible Text] from the assessors to the commission shall be [Illegible Text] on the day designated for hearing appeals, unless continued to another time, and the decision of the commission thereon shall be final. Tax assessors. Review of assessment. Appeal. Sec. 73. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said assessors, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath before the first commissioner to faithfully and truly assess all the real estate within the corporate limits of said city

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at its fair market value, and to return such assessment to the commission. They shall receive for their services such salary, and allowed such an amount for actual expenses, for personally visiting all property assessed and making assessment thereon, as the commission shall be resolution order. Oath of officers. Sec. 74. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said city assessors shall have the power to require taxpayers to furnish them with a list of all notes, accounts, mortgages, stocks, bonds and other securities and investments when, in their opinion, their production is necessary in determining whether or not a correct return has been made; and they shall have power to set for investigation, and subp[oelig]na any person before them, which subp[oelig]na may be served by the city marshal or any policeman, and to administer such oath as may be provided by ordinance in ascertaining the fair market value of personal property held, owned or controlled by such taxpayer or other person. List and investigation of tax returns. Sec. 75. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case any property which is subject to taxation was not assessed or returned for taxation, or for any reason has not been assessed or returned for taxation, and taxes collected thereon in any year past, the city tax assessors may at any time assess said property for said year or years, and it shall be the duty of the tax collector to issue executions therefor as in other cases, and also collect the penalty thereon as provided by this charter. This section shall apply to the assessment of property which, before the passage of this Act, was not assessed for taxation, or was not returned for taxation and taxes collected thereon, as well as to property which in the future may be omitted for any cause from assessment or return, and the collection of taxes thereon omitted in any year. The commission shall provide by ordinance for notice to parties whose property is to be assessed for back taxes, and the hearing of any complaint, and the penalty herein referred to shall be a double tax, to be assessed and collected on said property. Assessment. Executions. Back taxes. Notice.

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Sec. 76. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the city marshal to levy and collect all fi. fas. for taxes, assessments and fines due to City of Rome, and all other fi. fas. that may be issued under authority of this charter, and for these purposes to follow the property upon which said taxes may be assessed to any point in Floyd County, to advertise and sell property so levied on and make title to the purchaser, and to put the purchaser in possession of property so sold, under the same rules and regulations that govern sheriffs or deputy sheriffs at sheriffs' sales; he shall perform such other duties as the commission may be ordinance require of him; he shall give bond in such an amount as may be required by resolution of the commission. The office of city marshal may, in the discretion of the commission, be combined either with the office of city tax receiver or chief of police. Marshal's duties and powers. Sec. 77. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever any personal property has been levied on in the City of Rome, if such property is of character to render its removal to the place of sale of more than ordinary expense or inconvenience, the same may be sold at any place within the corporate limits, at public outery, within the hours now provided by law, and after having given the notice required by law. Levy and sale of personally Sec. 78. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all executions in favor of said city for the enforcement and collection of any fine, forfeiture, assessment, taxes or other claims, demand or debt, shall be issued by the secretary of the commission and bear test in name of the first commissioner, except when otherwise provided in this charter, and shall be directed to the city marshal, or deputy marshal of said city, and shall state for what issued, and made returnable to the Rome city commission ninety days after issuing the same; and it shall be the duty of the marshal, or collecting officer, to advertise the sale of such real estate or personal property as may have been levied upon by him, to satisfy said execution, in the same manner respectively as sheriffs' sales of real property or constables'

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sale of personal property are required by law to be made. All of said sales shall be made at the place, and within the usual hours of sale that sheriffs' and constables' sales are made, and under the same rules and regulations governing sheriffs' sales and constables' sales of similar property. The time, place and manner of sale of property, both real and personal, for taxes due, shall be the same as provided by law for sales under execution for State and county tax. Whenever any land is sold for taxes, the owner thereof shall have the privilege of redeeming it within one year by paying the purchaser the amount thereof, with ten per cent. premium thereon. Executions, Issuance and levy of. (a) Whenever at such sales, no one present shall bid for the property put up for sale as much as the amount of such execution and all costs, and after such property shall have been cried for a reasonable time, then any duly appointed or authorized agent of the city may bid off such property for said city, and the marshal, or such other officer making the sale, shall make the City of Rome a deed to the property so sold and deliver the same, and the title thus acquired by said city shall be perfect and valid after the period provided for redemption by the owner shall have expired, and the marshal or other officer making the sale shall put the city in possession. The secretary shall enter on his execution docket all executions, giving the date, amount of each and to whom delivered, and all proceedings thereunder. Said execution shall be returned to the office of the secretary after being satisfied. All sales and conveyances made under execution as provided in this section shall have all the force and effect of sales and conveyances made by sheriffs of this State, and the officer making the sale shall have the same power as the sheriff to put purchasers in possession of property sold by them. Bid by city. (b) For levy, advertising, sales and other duties of like kind, in the sale of property for city taxes, assessments, fines, forfeitures and under other executions issued as provided in this charter, the marshal shall be allowed the same costs and fees as are now allowed sheriffs in this State for performing similar duties. Marshal's costs.

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Sec. 79. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all deeds by the City of Rome or the city marshal, pursuant to tax sales, or sales under execution issued for the collection of local assessments, or other indebtedness to the City of Rome, shall be admissible in evidence on the same terms as deeds made pursuant to sale for taxes due the State and county; provided, it shall be competent for parties denying the validity of such deed to put in evidence the proceedings preliminary to the execution of such deed. The purpose of this section being to give to such deed the same prima facie force and validity which is accorded to tax deeds made by officers of the State and county. [Illegible Text] as evidence. Sec. 80. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall have power and authority to elect a superintendent of public works, who shall have general supervision of all streets, lanes, alleys and sidewalks in said city, the construction and upkeep of all public buildings and grounds in said city; the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] construction of all sewers, drains and curbs in said [Illegible Text] the waterworks and all that is connected therewith, the [Illegible Text] system and all that is connected therewith, [Illegible Text] lights and all that is connected therewith, and the performance of all other duties that may be required of him by ordinance or resolution adopted by said commission. Superintendent of public works. Sec. 81. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said City of Rome, through said city commission, shall have full power and authority to make contracts concerning, and have exclusive power over, the streets, alleys, watercourses, sewers, drains, bridges, public grounds and buildings and other public property within said city, except such authority as has been heretofore delegated to the County of Floyd over certain bridges within the corporate limits of said city by special legislative enactment Said commission may prescribe by ordinance the height, width, manner of construction, of all bridges, except as herein excepted, and may construct and establish sidewalks and street crossings; said city authorities may also drain and fill up wells, ponds, cellars or low grounds, or compel

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the owners to do so; and may also provide for and control the construction of all drains, and laying all pipes and the erection of all poles and wires in said city, and may provide for the assessment of the cost of any such improvement upon the property thereby benefitted, or for the payment of such cost by the city. Said commission may also cause buildings, structures or other things in the way of any street, sewer or other public improvement, to be taken down, removed, or appropriated, upon payment of damages as provided by law; and may enter upon, seize, appropriate and condemn, for streets, alleys, sewers, drains, parks, cemeteries, or other public purposes, all lands, easements and rights of way, of any person, company or corporation owning, controlling or having an interest in, any streams, steam railroad, electric or other street railway or any other property, whether used for private or public purposes, and whether such lands, easements and rights of way or other public or private property be occupied by any person, company or corporation or not, upon payment of damages for the purpose so taken. And in case the parties at interest cannot agree, then the city may proceed to assess the damage as provided by the laws of Georgia and set out in sections 5206 to 5235, inclusive, of the Civil Code of 1910. Streets and water courses; sundry powers. Power to condemn. Assessment of damages. Sec. 82. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the first commissioner of said city shall have the power and authority to employ and organize such a force of officers and agents as may be necessary to successfully and economically carry out the provisions of this Act; he shall have the power and authority to discharge any person or persons employed whenever he may think it advisable so to do, without formal notice or trial. All officers and agents employed as herein provided, except ordinary laborers and mechanics, shall take and subscribe to an oath to faithfully perform the duties of their office, and if required by resolution of the commission, shall give bond payable to the City of Rome, Georgia, in some reputable surety company authorized to do business in this State, for such an amount as the said commission may

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designate, to be approved by said first commissioner, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of their office. Employment of officers and agents. Sec. 83. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever said commission shall deem it proper to macadamize, pave or otherwise improve any of the streets, lanes or alleys, or to improve the sewerage or waterworks system of said city, they shall have a survey made of the streets, sewers and waterworks system, and plans, specifications and estimates of the costs of the improvements contemplated; they shall establish and fix [Illegible Text] grade of the streets to be improved and shall determine the size and location of the sewers and the mains for the water system; thereupon said commission may then proceed to make said improvements as hereinafter provided. Street, water and sewerage improvements. Sec. 84. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Rome city commission shall have the right, power and authority to fix by ordinance and collect, as other taxes are collected, the amounts to be taxed against and paid by abutting property owners and street railway companies occupying the street, for paving and macadamizing such street so paved and macadamized, the basis of assessment to be as follows: Street railway companies shall be assessed so much of the cost of paving and macadamizing the street as is occupied by tracks, and two feet on each side of the rails thereof, and in case there are two or more tracks on the same street, to require said street railway companies to pay the cost of paving and macadamizing for not more than four and one-half feet between such tracks, except in cases where such street railway companies voluntarily locate their tracks wider apart than four and one-half feet, in which event they shall pay for paving and macadamizing all space between said tracks, the balance of the cost of paving and macadamizing such streets, including street intersection, headers, curbing and intakes, shall be divided one-third each to the respective abutting property owners, leaving one-third to be paid by the city. In cases where the streets paved or macadamized

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are not occupied by street railways, the respective abutting property owners shall each be assessed one-third the cost, and the city shall pay the other third of such paving or macadamizing. Said paving shall include all expenses incurred in doing the work, except grading. When such assessment is made against such street railway company or property owners, the same shall become a lien on such property, subject to be enforced by execution issued as provided for collecting other city taxes; provided, that such city commission shall not have the right to assess against owners the cost of grading streets, but this shall be paid out of other funds appropriated by the city for street purposes. Surfacing the street, after the same has been brought to a grade, preparatory to receiving paving or macadam, shall be paid for by the street railway company, abutting property owners, the city and other public service corporations, as herein provided. All monies so collected by the commission under this section shall be paid over to the city depository and shall be credited to the street improvement department, and used therefor only; the city shall make such appropriation and provisions for street improvements and repairs as is consistent with its financial condition from year to year, and the same shall be turned over to the city depository to be used for street purposes only. Street paving assessments. Lien. Sec. 85. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That upon the completion of one or more sections of pavement, between any one or more intersecting streets of said city, the city commission shall ascertain the proportionate cost of such pavement, including street intersections, headers, curbing and intakes, with or without including sidewalks, chargeable to abutting owners, street railways, or other public service corporations, or other persons occupying or using said streets, and shall cause the secretary of said commission to give written notice of the result to such abutting owners or public service corporations, or other persons, and the amount so assessed shall be and become immediately due and payable, a copy of which notice shall be served on the owner or occupant thereof by

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any officer of the city, and return thereof made on the original, which original shall be kept in the secretary's office and recorded on the minutes, together with the entry of service thereon, and the city shall proceed immediately to collect the same and pay the money over to the city depository, to be paid out to contractors or transferees, or for material or work on pavement account as the said commission may direct. Assessments, ascertainment and notice. (a) Such abutting owners, street railways or other public service corporations, or such other persons may, at their election, pay one-fourth of the amount assessed against them in cash, within ten days from date of [Illegible Text] served upon them, and the remaining three-fourths [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] equal annual installments, with interest thereon at [Illegible Text] per cent. per annum, payable annually from the date of such notice; provided, that on default in the payment of any one of said installments, the remaining installments shall become immediately due and payable, and may be immediately collected, as herein provided. Payment of assessments (b) A special lien is hereby created on and against the land of abutting owners, and on and against the land and property of such street railway companies, or public service corporations, and others, for assessments so made against them, and on failure to pay the full amount of such assessment in cash within thirty days after the service of such notice, the city commission shall, by its secretary, [Illegible Text] executions to be issued against such abutting owners, street railways or other public service corporations, or others, for the amount of such assessment or assessments, bearing seven per cent. interest from the date of such notice, but if such abutting owners, street railways, or public service corporations, or others, shall elect to pay their assessments on the installment plan, then and in that event the secretary shall issue executions for the unpaid installments, to be held in abeyance, subject to transfer to contractors or others, as part payment of the contract price, or to be held by the city, should the city on any account be entitled thereto, but not to be levied or collected unless and until default

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shall be made in the payment of any one or more or said installments. Special lien. Execution. (c) All executions authorized to be issued under this Act, or under any provisions of the charter of the City of Rome, relating to the subject matter herein referred to, shall be levied and collected as other tax executions in favor of said city are now levied and collected. Levy and collection. (d) The secretary of the commission may, by direction of said commission, transfer said executions to contractors or others by suitable entry thereon, and they may then be docketed as State and county tax executions are docketed, when transferred, under the laws of this State, and the liens herein created thereby preserved. On the payments of all installments said executions shall be fully satisfied by the holder thereof. Transfer of executions. (e) Should any abutting owner, street railway company or public service corporation, or other person desire to contest the amount of their assessment, or the legality of any proceedings growing out of, or connected with the pavement of the streets of the city, they may do so by filing with the levying officer an affidavit of illegality, and stating therein the cause of such illegality, and the amount which he admits to be due, which amount so admitted to be due shall be paid to the levying officer before the affidavit shall be received, and the affidavit shall be returned to the Superior Court of Floyd County, Georgia, and there tried and the issue determined as in cases of illegality, subject to the penalties provided as in cases of illegality filed for delay; and it shall be the duties of the judges of the superior court to give preference to these cases over all other cases pending in said court. Affidavit of illegality of execution. (f) The method herein provided for the collection of the proportionate parts of paving accounts, from any and all persons and corporations liable therefor in favor of contractors and other transferees of executions, is for their use and benefit, and shall not be held or taken in any event to make the city liable on account thereof, or for court cost in contested cases or in any claim. Non-liability of city.

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(g) The secretary of the commission may transfer and assign without recourse on the city any execution or executions issued under this Act or the Act of 1909, creating a new charter for said City of Rome, and in that event the owners of such executions shall be entitled to any and all the remedies herein provided for the levy and collection of such executions by and through the officers of the city as though no transfer or transfers had been made, and all rights and remedies heretofore existing in favor of such owners prior to the passage of this Act are herein expressly preserved. [Illegible Text] (h) Whenever in the judgment of the said city commission it shall be deemed necessary to construct [Illegible Text] and guttering on any street of said city, which is not paved or macadamized, said commission may by resolution or ordinance order such curbing and guttering to be constructed; provided such resolution or ordinance shall not be passed unless two-thirds of the abutting property owners to be affected shall agree, in writing, thereto. Said commission shall have the right and power to fix by ordinance, and collect as other taxes are collected, the amount to be taxed against and paid by abutting property owners on the street where such curbing and guttering are constructed, the basis of assessment to be as follows: The respective abutting property owners to pay two-thirds of the cost of such curbing and guttering, the remaining one-third to be paid by the City of Rome. When the cost of such curbing and guttering has been ascertained, and before the same shall be constructed on any street, the city commission shall, through the superintendent of public works, give ten days' written notice to the abutting property owners of the amount that will be due by them for such [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] guttering. The abutting property owners may, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] election, pay one-fourth of the amount assessed [Illegible Text] them in cash within ten days from the completion of such curbing and guttering, of which written notice shall be served upon them, and the remaining three-fourths in three equal annual installments, with interest thereon at the rate of seven per cent. per annum, payable from the

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date of such notice; provided, that on the default in the payment of any one of said installments the remaining installments shall become immediately due and payable, and may be immediately collected. When sidewalks are laid under requirements of the city, the adjacent property owners shall have the right to pay for the same in installments as is herein provided for payment of curbs and gutters. [Illegible Text] (i) The rights and remedies of abutting property owners and of the City of Rome as laid down and provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of this section of this Act, shall apply to and be of force in regard to the curbing and guttering provided for in subsection (h) of this Act. Rights and remedies applicable. Sec. 86. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said city commission shall have full and complete control of all work of every kind to be done on the streets, sidewalks, crossings, bridges, lanes and alleys of said city except as may be otherwise provided in this charter. They shall have the same control of all works to be done on the sewers and drains of said city; they shall have authority to select and decide upon the size, quality and amount of piping and other materials to be used in the extension and improvement of the sewerage and water-works system; from time to time they shall determine what work shall be done on the streets and the character of material therefor. They shall have authority to do any and all work by contract or by agents or employees directly. In the event any work is done by contract such contract shall be made after due advertisement for proposals, the said commission reserving the right to reject any and all proposals; and in the event of any contract being made, the contractors shall execute a bond in an amount equal to the contract price, by a surety company authorized to do business in this State, conditioned for the faithful performance of the contract. Said bond to be payable to the City of Rome. They shall have authority to purchase all necessary material and implements for any

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and all work to be done, and they may sell any of such material or implements as may not be needed, or [Illegible Text] may deem advisable, the proceeds of such sale to [Illegible Text] to the respective improvement fund to which [Illegible Text] longs; they shall have the right to make any and all contracts necessary or proper for the prosecution and execution of the work herein required and provided to be done; they shall keep or cause to be kept separate accounts, showing the receipts and disbursements for the street and improvement department, the sewerage system and water-works system of the city, and shall keep and file vouchers for all expenditures, showing the items and the price in detail. The said commission shall, before beginning to pave or macadamize any street, fix and designate the location and position for telegraph, telephone, electric light and power and street railway [Illegible Text] or wires, and gas pipes thereon; and shall have power and authority to require the owners of such poles, wires and pipes to place the same as thus located. Control of street work. Sec. 87. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said commission shall have full power and authority to lay out, establish, plot, open, widen, narrow, straighten, extend, improve, grade, pave, macadamize, keep in order or otherwise change, light, clean, and sprinkle streets, lanes, alleys, public grounds, parks, public buildings, wharves, landings, docks, bridges, viaducts, markets and other places within the said city; and whenever the city commission shall exercise or desire to exercise the power of establishing, plotting, opening, widening, narrowing, straightening, extending or to do anything else which would involve the actual taking of private property, they shall proceed to do so as is now provided by the laws of the State of Georgia, in sections 5206 to 5235, inclusive, of the Civil Code of Georgia of 1910, and the amendments thereto, or any amendments that may hereafter be made thereto. Powers as to streets, etc. Sec. 88. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall have full power and control

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of the waterworks system of the City of Rome, lying within and without the city limits; to construct, maintain, repair and extend said waterworks, and to make such betterments thereon as they may be able to pay for out of any surplus income they may have, or out of any appropriation that may be made by said commission for that purpose; to erect, alter and maintain fire plugs and public hydrants in such places within the limits of said city, as the commission may see fit, and to regulate the use thereof; to supply the city with water for fire purposes, sprinkling the streets, flushing the sewers and for such other purposes as may be necessary for and conducive to the public welfare, to regulate the distribution and use of water in all places and for all purposes, and from time to time to fix the price and payment for the use thereof; the secretary of the commission shall issue execution against tenants and landlords, jointly and severally, for water rents due by them, or either of them, to be levied and collected by the marshal of the city in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations as now apply to constables' sales in this State, and the cost thereof shall be the same as now apply to such sales. Defendants in such executions, who are not so indebted for water tax, may resist the payment thereof by illegality, as in other cases of illegality, returnable to either the justice courts held in the City of Rome, where the amount does not exceed one hundred dollars, and to the City or Superior Court of Floyd County, where the amount exceeds that sum; to require payment in advance, or at maturity, for water furnished by them in or upon any building, place or premises, and in case payment shall not be made as required, to shut off the water from such building, place or premises, and to keep the same, at their discretion, shut off until the arrears due for water, with interest thereon, shall be fully paid; to enter, at all seasonable hours, by themselves, officers or agents, any dwelling or other house or place where water is taken or used and where unnecessary waste is known or suspected, and examine the cause thereof, to prevent any such waste; and to make or require to be made, an alteration in the

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pipes, stock cocks or other apparatus necessary for such purpose; to examine all surface pipes, stock cocks and other apparatus connected with said system, and to ascertain whether the same are of the character and the dimensions fixed in the manner directed therefor, and to shut off the supply of water until such examination and repairs are made; to make rules and regulations respecting the introduction of water into or upon any premises, and from time to time to regulate the use thereof, in such manner as shall seem to them necessary or proper. Said commission may have authority to supply applicants for water outside of the city limits within two miles of the corporation, upon such terms and conditions, rules and regulations, as may be agreed upon; provided, that such applicant shall first make application to the said commission for same in [Illegible Text], and shall lay their own mains, make their own connections and be responsible for all damages and waste, said water to be measured where the pipe of said non-resident connects with the water system in said system at the city limits, and provided further, that said water shall not be supplied to such non-residents at a less rate than same is supplied to residents of said city. Water works. Sec. 89. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission may provide for and collect an annual rental, not exceeding fifty cents for each connection made to any sewer in said city from any resident, and not to exceed one dollar from any place of business in said city; and if any connections are made outside of the city limits the terms, conditions and rental thereof shall be determined before any such connections are made, but shall in no case be less than the rental charged for connections made within the corporate limits of said city. Sewer rental. Sec. 90. Be it further enacted by the authority of [Illegible Text] said, That there is hereby established in said City of [Illegible Text] a system of public schools, and the said commission is [Illegible Text] powered to maintain, and are authorized and empowered to provide by ordinance, in their discretion, for appropriate agencies, to regulate, supervise and carry on said system of public schools, and to render same efficient. [Illegible Text]

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Sec. 91. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a board of education, to consist of five members, be and the same is hereby established. The members of said board at the time of and during their continuance in office shall be bona fide residents and citizens of said City of Rome. They shall be upright and intelligent citizens of said city and shall hold office for a term of four years, and until their successors are elected and qualified. The present board of education of said city, to wit: W. J. Griffin, John T. Wilkerson, E. P. Harvey, W. J. Shaw and E. A. Head, shall continue in office until the first Monday in April, 1919, or until their successors are elected and qualified. That on the first Tuesday in March, 1919, when the Rome city commission is elected, there shall be elected by the qualified voters of said city in said general election, five members of said board. Vacancy in said board of education caused by death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, shall be filled by the remaining members of said board, but such vacancy shall only be filled until the next general election. Board of education. Sec. 92. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of said board of education immediately after their qualification, or as soon thereafter as practicable, to organize by electing from their number a chairman and a secretary; said members shall serve without pay, except that the city commission may allow the secretary of said board compensation for his services, not to exceed one hundred dollars per annum. Before entering upon the discharge of their duties, the members of said board of education shall take and subscribe, before the first commissioner, or in his absence, the first commissioner pro tem., to an oath to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of their office. Organization of board. Sec. 93. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of education, and the individual members thereof, shall be amenable to the said city commission, and may be removed from office upon trial and conviction thereof for neglect of duty, mal-feasance in office, or for

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using their official position to advance their political or private interest. In the event of removal as [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] this section the said city commission shall elect the [Illegible Text] of the member or members so removed, to fill the [Illegible Text] term, upon such conditions as herein provided for the selection of other officers of said city. Board amenable to city. Sec. 94. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of education shall have supervision and control over said public schools in accordance with the ordinances of said city; and they shall elect a superintendent and teachers in the month of June of each year. In the selection of such superintendent and teachers they shall endeavor at all times to secure the most efficient persons for those positions, keeping in view the morals and character of each; and they shall give preference to residents of the City of Rome when their qualification and [Illegible Text] for the position are equal to those of non-residents of said city. And said board of education shall employ not more than three competent persons to examine all applicants for such positions, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed from time to time by said city commission, and said examiners shall make report of the result of said examination to the board of education. Control of schools. Sec. 95. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of education shall pay over to the secretary of the commission all money received by them from any source whatever belonging to said school fund, and shall take the receipt of said secretary therefor, and file the same with their papers. Payment of school fund. Sec. 96. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the State School Commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to pay over to the secretary of the Rome city commission, for the use of said schools, under such rules and regulations as the commission may prescribe, the proportion of the State school fund to which said city is entitled, to be expended in the maintenance of said public schools as authorized and directed by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia. [Illegible Text]

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Sec. 97. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the secretary of the Rome city commission to pay over all monies received by him from any source whatsoever for the benefit of said public schools, to the city depository, as soon as practicable, notifying said depository for what purpose said money is deposited. Said secretary in each instance shall take receipt of said city depository therefor showing date of deposit, the amount and purpose for which same is deposited, which said secretary shall file and safely keep as his voucher for said sum. Upon the deposit of said school fund, the city depository shall enter same to the credit of the school fund, and said fund shall be drawn out only on the warrant of the first commissioner, signed by him, and attested by the secretary of said city commission, which said warrants shall show upon their face, the date issued, the number thereof, the purpose for which issued, and the person to whom issued, which shall correspond with a record thereof kept by and in the office of the secretary of said commission; the said depository shall not honor any warrant unless it is drawn in accordance with the aforesaid requirements. It shall be the duty of said depository to file and safely keep all warrants paid as vouchers for the money so paid out. Payment to city depository. Sec. 98. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of said board of education to make reports to said commission at such times as they may be called upon so to do, of all matters pertaining to said public schools; and the books, papers, bills and vouchers of said board of education shall, at all times, be open to inspection and examination by the commission and such other agency as they may employ for that purpose. Reports of school board. Sec. 99. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be a board of visitors for said public school to be composed of five ladies of practical experience, who are citizens and residents of said city, who shall be nominated by the first commissioner at the first regular meeting of the commission in October, 1919, subject to the approval of the commission. Their term of office shall

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be four years, and their successors shall be nominated and confirmed quadrennially in the same manner. The said board of visitors shall have the authority, and it shall be their duty to visit the different public schools of the city, familiarize themselves with the character and conduct of both teachers and pupils, the studies pursued, methods of teaching, sanitary condition and all other matters pertaining to the welfare of the school, and at the close of each term, and at such other time as they may see fit, to make a report to the city commission and board of education of their work, with such recommendations as they may deem proper concerning the further management of the schools. The present board of visitors shall continue in office until the expiration of their present term. Board of school visitors. Sec. 100. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said city commission are authorized and empowered to pass such further ordinances and resolutions, not in conflict with this Act, as they may deem for the best interest of said public schools, and further define the duties of said board of education. [Illegible Text] as to [Illegible Text] Sec. 101. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be appointed, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this charter, seven trustees from said city, who shall exercise and discharge the corporate powers of said city, in reference to the Carnegie Library, and such other public libraries as may hereafter be established, to be known as the library trustees. Said trustees shall elect and appoint all persons in charge of said library or libraries and fix their salaries. This provision being made in view of sections 1566 to 1570, inclusive, of the Civil Code of the State of Georgia of 1910. Said board shall be appointed quadrennially on the first Monday in April, 1919, and serve for a term of four years, or until their successors are selected and qualified. The present board of trustees, to wit: Max Meyerhardt, W. S. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Jones, Mrs. J. Lindsay Johnson, Mrs. James A. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text], Mrs. Bester Brown and Mrs. John C. Printup [Illegible Text] continue to serve as such trustees until the first Monday in

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April, 1919, or until their successors are elected and qualified. All vacancies in said board shall be filled as other board vacancies are filled by said commission, and as provided in this charter, but any person appointed to fill any vacancy shall only be appointed for the unexpired term. Library trustees. [Illegible Text] Sec. 102. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said city commission shall have power and authority to provide and maintain a health and sanitary department in said city, to consist of a board of health, or such other officials as may be provided for by ordinance, not inconsistent with the provisions of this charter, or said commission may perform such duties. Said commission, or said board of health, if authority is delegated to them by said commission, shall have authority: Health and sanitary department. (a) To prevent the deposit of any unwholesome substances either on public or private property, and to compel removal to any designated point any substances so deposited; to require slops, garbage, ashes, and other waste, or unwholesome material to be removed to designated point, or to require occupant of premises to place them convenient for removal. They may provide for the destruction of such substances, or their use for some beneficial purpose. For the purpose of this clause jurisdiction is vested in the city for a distance of two miles from the corporate limits thereof. Powers conferred. (b) To control the occupants or owners of any premises, buildings or out-houses, when the same has become filthy or unwholesome, to abate or cleanse the same, and to authorize such cleansing to be done by the proper public officer, and to assess the expense thereof, and collect such expense from said occupant or owner. For the purpose of this clause the city is hereby given jurisdiction for two miles beyond the corporate limits thereof. (c) To establish quarantine regulations and to authorize the removal to designated places or the confinement of persons having infectious or contagious diseases. For the purpose of this clause the city is given jurisdiction for two miles from the corporate limits thereof.

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(d) To compel all persons living or coming within the city limits to be vaccinated, and to provide the means and manner thereof. (e) To regulate and require reports and records of births and deaths, and to make such other requirements as may be deemed necessary to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious diseases, and to make all regulations that may be deemed expedient for the promotion of health and the suppression of disease. (f) They may require the inspection of gas and water pipes, plumbing, sewerage and drainage or private premises, or elsewhere, and compel them to be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] safe and secure by the owner or occupant of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] or building with which they are connected, and on [Illegible Text] of any such owner or occupant to do so, to authorize or require the gas or other connections to be cut off until such repairs are made. Said commission is authorized to pass all necessary ordinances and fix penalties for the enforcement of this section: (g) To provide for the inspection of food, milk, dairies, markets, and slaughter pens, and for the proper enforcement of this clause, said commission may elect a food inspector for said City of Rome, and to fix, by ordinance, his term of office, compensation and duties, or they may select some other official of said city to perform these duties. The said inspector provided for in this clause shall have authority to visit all dairies, butcher pens, or places where animals are slaughtered, within the County of Floyd, [Illegible Text] products of which are offered for sale within the corporate limits of the City of Rome, and to condemn the same in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be provided by said commission by ordinance; and when such establishments have been so condemned, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale, the products thereof within the corporate limits of the City of Rome, and the said commission are authorized and empowered to prescribe penalties for the violation of this clause; said inspector shall also have authority to inspect all meats, vegetables,

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fruits, milk, and other food products offered for sale within the corporate limits of said city, and to condemn and have same destroyed in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be provided by said commission by ordinance. Said commission is also empowered to require all persons offering meats, milk, or other food products for sale within the corporate limits of said city, to obtain a permit so to do before offering such meat, milk, or food product for sale. (h) Said commission may establish, erect, maintain and regulate a city hospital; they are empowered to rent, lease, or make other arrangements with private hospitals; they are empowered to open, construct and keep in repair garbage and sewerage disposal works, sewers, drains and ditches; they are empowered to regulate all water closets and privies within said city. (i) If said commission establishes a board of health, as herein provided, said board of health shall have authority to provide such rules, regulations and by-laws necessary for their government, and for the proper sanitation of said city, and for the protection of public health. Sec. 103. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a police department is hereby created for said city to consist of a chief of police and such officers, patrolmen, roundsmen, policemen and other arresting officers, as may be determined by said city commission by resolution. Said chief of police and subordinate officers are to be selected as is provided by this charter, subject to such civil service regulations as may be adopted by ordinance, except that the chief of police shall not be placed under civil service regulations. The present chief of police, and police officers of said city, are to continue to serve upon the terms under which they were elected. Police department. Sec. 104. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of said chief of police and police officers to preserve the peace, protect life and property, prevent as far as possible the violations of the ordinances

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of said city and the laws of said State, and arrest such offenders against such ordinances and laws, and to perform such other duties required of them incident to their office. It shall be lawful for the chief of police, policeman, or any other arresting officer of said city to arrest with or without warrant, subject to the general law [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] any person or persons within the corporate limits [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] city, who, at the time of said arrest, or before that [Illegible Text] have been guilty of violating any of the ordinances of said city, the laws of the State of Georgia, or who are fugitives from justice found in said city, and hold such persons so arrested until a hearing of the matter before the proper officer having jurisdiction of said case can be had; and to this end said arresting officers are authorized to imprison and confine any person arrested by them in the city prison for a reasonable length of time. Said officers are authorized to the same extent as sheriffs, to execute warrants placed in their hands charging any person or persons with violating the criminal laws of this State; and they are hereby vested with all the powers given to sheriffs of this State as to the pursuit, arrest and detention of persons [Illegible Text] with crime. The said officers are also authorized to arrest any where within the limits of the County of Floyd, any person charged with violating any of the ordinances of said city; provided, that when the arrest is not made within twenty-four hours after the offense is committed, they are not authorized to arrest the offender outside of the corporate limits of said city, except in obedience to written warrant signed by the recorder, or one of the commissioners of said city. The said chief of police, or other arresting officer of said city, may take bonds for the appearance of persons arrested by them, before the recorder's court for trial, and all such bonds may be forfeited as provided in this charter. Said arresting officer shall be entitled to receive the same fees as sheriffs for executing State warrants, and for performing such other duties as arresting officers are required to perform in prosecution of offenses against the laws of the State of Georgia. Police chief and officers; duties, etc.

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Sec. 105. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all arresting officers of the City of Rome, as provided in this charter, shall have the power and authority to summons any or all bystanders to aid in the arrest of any person or persons violating any ordinance of said city, or any law of this State, and the city commission shall provide punishment for any person or persons failing or refusing to obey such summons. Arrests. Sec. 106. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no private detective agency, or private detective, shall be permitted to do business or operate in said city, until such agency or person shall have first complied with all the laws of this State, and shall have registered their or his name and taken out a city license, as provided by this charter, or any ordinance that may be passed in conformity therewith, and shall have obtained the written permission of the first commissioner to do business or operate in said city; except such officers as may be employed by the city commission or the first commissioner of said city to perform services for the City of Rome. Private detectives. Sec. 107. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a fire department is hereby created for said city, to consist of a chief and such foreman and firemen as may be determined by said city commission by resolution. Said chief of fire department, and subordinates, shall be selected as provided by this charter, except that all firemen shall be subject to such civil service regulations as may be adopted by ordinance. The present chief of fire department, foreman and firemen of said city, are to continue to serve upon the terms under which they were elected. Said chief, foreman and firemen shall perform all duties required of them incident to their official position. Fire department. Sec. 108. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the chief of the fire department may also be designated as building inspector, and as such shall perform, either by himself or through subordinates, all necessary duties that may be provided by this charter, or the ordinances of said city incident to the duties of said office. Fire chief.

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Sec. 109. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said city commission is hereby empowered to regulate the construction of chimneys, smoke stacks, hearths and ovens, the erection of stoves and stove pipes, boilers and apparatus in buildings or other places, and cause the same to be removed or made secure when considered dangerous. They may authorize the chief of the fire department, any commissioner, and other designated officers or agents of said city, at all reasonable hours, to enter and examine all dwellings, out houses, business houses, [Illegible Text] and yards in said city, and to inspect all places where [Illegible Text] is used, or is liable to occur, and to take all necessary means to prevent danger therefrom; and to compel owners and occupants of houses and other buildings to make [Illegible Text] holes in the roofs thereof, with stairs or ladder reaching the same, and to compel the erection of fire escapes; they are also empowered to require and regulate the use of smoke consumers. Fire regulations. Sec. 110. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission is hereby empowered to inspect and regulate all electric work and wiring, and the plan of operation of all moving pictures, or other machines or plants by machines of electricity on private property or elsewhere, and to compel such work, if defective, to be repaired or made secure by the owner or occupant of the place or building with which such wires or electric apparatus is connected, and on failure of any such owner or occupant so to do, to require the electric current and other connections to be cut off until such repairs are made, or defects [Illegible Text] and said commission is authorized to compel compliance with such requirements, and the building inspector or other agent of said city may be empowered by said commission to compel the enforcement of this section of this charter. Electric wiring and work. Sec. 111. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission is empowered to define the fire limits of said city and to regulate the character of buildings and the erection thereof within such limits; to limit the

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height to which buildings may be erected in the city; to regulate the construction of buildings as to foundations, walls, roofs, doors, windows and floors, so as to secure safety in the structure and to prevent the spread of fire; to authorize, require and provide for the inspection of such buildings and structures, erected or to be erected or in process of erection; to require the permit for the erection of any building and to authorize the revoking of such permit, and the condemnation of any building already erected in whole or in part and to provide penalties for violation of this section. Fire [Illegible Text], buildings, etc. Sec. 112. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission is empowered to compel persons about to undertake any work which may be dangerous, or is likely to involve liability upon the city, to execute a bond with good and sufficient security, conditioned for the payment of any damage that may be sustained by any person, for such work. Indemnity bond. Sec. 113. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the City of Rome, through said commission, is hereby authorized and empowered to erect and operate an electric light and power plant, to be owned by said city; with authority to furnish lights and power for the streets and other public places of said city, and, in the discretion of said commission, to furnish lights and electric power to private persons within said city, and its vicinity; and to charge and collect for the use of such private lights and power. Electric lighting power. Sec. 114. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the purpose of erecting an electric plant in said city, said City of Rome shall have authority to issue bonds not to exceed the sum of one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars, to bear interest not exceeding the rate of five per cent. per annum; said bonds and interest to be payable at such times and in such amounts as the commission of said city may by resolution determine; provided, however, that said bonds shall not be issued by said City of Rome until an election has been held to authorize such issue, under the terms of the Constitution and laws of the

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State of Georgia providing how municipal authorities may incur debt. Bond issue. Sec. 115. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said city commission is authorized to erect and operate an electric plant as herein provided out of any funds not specifically appropriated which may come into their hands by virtue of the present taxing power of said city, or by virtue of the sale of the bonds hereinbefore provided for, or they may levy a special tax, in addition to the tax now authorized by law, upon all the real and personal property in said city sufficient to raise an amount that may be necessary for the erection and operation of such plant, to be determined by said commission, and the special tax herein authorized, may, in the discretion of the commission, be divided into such annual assessments as said commission may determine, not exceeding four. The said commission have authority to make a contract with any person or persons who may erect said plant and pay for the same, in whole or in part in said bonds, the said bonds to be received by said person or persons at not less than par value. Said special tax herein authorized to be levied shall in no event exceed one-half of one per cent. upon the real and personal property of said city, and the same may be collected in quarterly, semi-annual or annual installments, as the commission may determine. Special tax for [Illegible Text] works Sec. 116. Be it further enacted by the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] said, That the commission of the City of Rome is [Illegible Text] authorized to operate said electric light and power plant as one of the departments of said city under the supervision of the first commissioner, or under any existing department of said city, or they may organize a separate department for the purpose of running said plant; in either event the operating body shall have such powers and authority as the commission may by ordinance determine. [Illegible Text] Sec. 117. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when suit is filed against the City of Rome, on account of injuries resulting from the use of the streets, or sidewalks of said city, by any person, firm or corporation,

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for any purpose whatever, or where such a suit is filed on account of the defective condition of the streets or sidewalks of said city, where, by law or ordinance, the duty of keeping the same in repair is imposed upon any person, firm or corporation; or where such a suit is filed on account of the defective condition of a street or sidewalk of said city, where, by law or ordinance, the duty of repairing the street or sidewalk, or laying or relaying the pavement of said street or sidewalk, may be imposed upon any person, firm or corporation; or where such suit is filed on account of damage done to person or property, resulting from defective walls, chimneys, roofs, awnings, buildings, signs, or other structures, objects, or things in said city, where, by law or ordinance, the duty of removing, repairing or making the same safe to the public, may be imposed upon any person, firm or corporation, and notice to do so has been served upon such person, firm or corporation, prior to said injury or damage, and said person, firm or corporation has failed to comply therewith; in all such cases the City of Rome, by resolution passed by said city commission, shall have the right and power to vouch such person, firm or corporation into court, to defend the said suit so brought, and the said person, firm or corporation shall be bound by the result thereof; the manner of vouching and the liability in case thereof, to be the same as provided by the laws of Georgia, where a warrantor of title to realty is vouched. Suits for damages. Vouching into court. Sec. 118. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any officer of said city who may be sued for any act done in his or their official capacity may justify under this charter. Justification of officers. Sec. 119. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission is hereby authorized and empowered to rearrange, increase, or diminish the number of wards in said city; fix the boundaries of the different wards in said city, and if found expedient, to establish as many voting precincts as they may deem proper. Wards of city. Sec. 120. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Rome city commission is hereby empowered

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and authorized to pass such ordinances as may be necessary to secure the safety of citizens and other persons in the running of trains or cars in and through said city, whether propelled by steam, electricity, or other motive power; are authorized to require persons, or corporations owning or operating railroads to fence their respective roads, and to construct cattle guards and street crossings at the intersection of public roads and streets, and to keep the same in repair and safe condition for persons on foot, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] or otherwise; to require such persons or corporations to construct and maintain gates and keep flagmen at railroad crossings and to provide protection against injury to persons or property from the operations of such railroads, trains or cars; to require any railroad company running a car, engine or train of cars, over any street in the night time to maintain a street light at such crossing; provided, that the city shall not have the right to require such railroad company to maintain any different kind of light at such crossings from that maintained by the city at other street crossings; to authorize and require railroads, interurban or street car companies to change the location, grade and crossings of their respective railroads; to compel them to lower or raise their tracks so as to conform to any grade that may be established by said city; to compel persons or corporations owning or operating railroads to construct and maintain viaducts, bridges, tunnels and approaches thereto, across their respective railroads or rights of [Illegible Text] at streets, alleys, crossings or other public [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] pel railroads, interurban and street car companies [Illegible Text] construct their tracks in the streets and at crossings [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] to interfere with the drainage of the streets and alleys, and to keep the tracks on grade level with the streets; to require railroads, interurban or street car corporations, or persons owning or operating such roads, to keep gutters and street crossings clean along their right-of-way; to prohibit the laying of railroad tracks across or upon any street, or alley, or public place without permission being first obtained from said commission therefor, and to provide for the taking up and removing of any track so laid

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without notice, and charge the expense thereof against the offending person or corporation; to require railroads, interurban and street car companies now occupying, or that may hereafter occupy with their tracks any of the streets, alleys or other public places of the city, to improve in such manner as the city commission may direct, so much of the streets, alleys or other public places, as is occupied by such tracks and two feet on each side thereof, and in case there are two or more, to require such railroad, interurban and street car companies to improve also the space between such tracks, and cause such improvements to be made and assess the costs thereof against such railroad, interurban or street car company, and make such assessments a lien on the property of such company and collect the same in the same manner as against other property in said city; to compel persons or corporations owning or controlling railroads, interurban or street cars, to keep their depots, stations or other places where passengers get on and off the cars, lighted, heated, cleaned and in good, comfortable condition, and in default thereof to provide a punishment for their violation of ordinances adopted in relation thereto, and to compel interurban and street car companies, or persons operating or controlling same, to use all modern equipment for the safety, comfort and convenience of the public. Railroads; [Illegible Text] for [Illegible Text], etc. Sec. 121. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said commission shall have power and authority to grant franchises, permits, easements and rights of way in, on, under and over the streets, alleys, lanes, sidewalks, parks and other property of the city, upon such terms, reservations and conditions as the commission may fix; provided, however, that the same shall not be granted for a longer term than twenty (20) years, nor without compensation to the city. Franchises in streets. Sec. 122. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the secretary of said city commission shall keep a book, to be known as the record of franchises, which shall be a public document, and properly indexed, and that each and every franchise granted by the City of Rome shall

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be recorded in said book, together with the petition therefor, and all proceedings and reference thereto, and reference by page to the proceedings in other books; said record shall be made within thirty days after said franchise is finally granted, or such franchise shall be null and void. Franchise in records. Sec. 123. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all franchises heretofore granted by the City of Rome, which were not recorded, as provided in section 110 of an Act approved August 17, 1909, providing for a new charter for said city, be and the same are hereby declared null and void. Franchises, not recorded, declared void. Sec. 124. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each and every application for a public franchise, or renewals of franchises, to go upon, along, through, over or under any of the streets of said city, shall duly file said application containing the terms and stipulations desired, in the office of the secretary of the commission, which said application shall be published at the expense of the applicant in at least one daily newspaper in said city, immediately after filing. Thereupon said city commission shall, at a regular meeting, have power and authority to act upon such franchise or special privilege. Said application, as finally adopted by said commission, if it is adopted, containing the full terms and stipulations of such application and grant, shall at once be published, at the expense of the applicant, in a public daily newspaper published in said city, once a week for four weeks, said grant shall not become operative for a period of thirty (30) days from the time of its adoption by the said commission, within which time, upon petition signed as herein provided in case of initiative and referendum election, said application and grant shall be submitted to the duly qualified voters of said city, in the way and manner prescribed for the holding of an initiative and referendum election, in which the question shall be submitted to said voters whether they approve or disapprove of said proposed grant. In the event a majority of the votes cast at said election shall approve said grant, then same shall then become operative and of force.

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In the event said voters shall disapprove said grant, it shall become null and void. The expenses of said election shall be borne by the applicant for franchise. [Illegible Text] Sec. 125. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when in accordance with the provisions of this charter, except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein, any change, alterations or work of any kind is ordered done by the commission of said city, or any of its duly authorized agents or agencies, and the person, firm or corporation ordered to do the same, fails or refuses to do so within the time fixed, and upon such default, the city may make such changes, alterations or work; that the commission or its duly authorized authority, shall have the power and authority to assess the total cost thereof against the said person, firm or corporation in default, and it shall be the duty of the secretary to issue execution forthwith against such firm, or corporation therefor, which execution may be enforced in the same manner as tax fi. fas., and the sales made under the same shall have the same force and effect as sales made under tax fi. fas.; said execution shall be a lien against the property of such person, firm or corporation next in dignity to taxes. Assessment and enforcement of executions for alteration or work. Sec. 126. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall not be lawful for any member of said commission or any officer of said city to be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract with the City of Rome or any subordinate agency thereof, having for its object the public improvement of the city, or any part thereof, or the expenditure of its money. Any violation of this section, on conviction thereof, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor under the laws of this State; nor shall any commissioner, nor any other officer of said city, exercise any right to vote or act on any subject matter committed to him under this charter when the result of such vote or action would promote his interests directly or indirectly; nor shall any commissioner, or other officer under the city government, in the exercise of the power of appointment or election to any position, exercise said power

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in behalf of any person who is related to him, or any other member of the board of which he is a member, as near or nearer than the second degree of affinity or consanguinity, or any person who is wholly dependent upon him or any other member of the board of which he is a member for maintenance or support, and any election or appointment within the foregoing specific degree shall be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Interest of commissioner unlawful. Penalty. Disqualification to vote. Sec. 127. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all legal ordinances heretofore adopted by the legislative authority of the City of Rome, and which are now in force, and are not inconsistent with, nor repugnant to or have been repealed by this Act, shall remain in full force and effect; provided, that said Rome city commission may at any time, [Illegible Text], amend and repeal any of said ordinances as is herein provided, and they may adopt such new ordinances as they may deem best, not inconsistent with this charter, the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, and the Constitution and laws of the United States of America. [Illegible Text] ordinances remain of force Sec. 128. 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. Approved August 18, 1916. SAVANNAH CITY RECREATION COMMISSION. No. 577. An Act to create and organize a recreation commission for the City of Savannah; to define its powers and jurisdiction; to provide for the appointment and selection of its members; their powers and duties; to define the duties and qualifications of the superintendent of recreation and other employees; to provide for their manner of selection by civil service examination; to empower said commission to receive and invest moneys to be used by it; to have police authority, and for other purposes.

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia: Section 1. That from and after the passage of this Act, a board of commissioners in the City of Savannah is hereby created, known as the Recreation Commission. Creation of the board. Sec. 2. The members of the recreation commission shall be twelve in number, appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the council. The members of said commission shall serve without compensation and shall hold office for three years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided, however, that four members of said commission shall be appointed for a term expiring January 1, 1917; four members for a term expiring January 1, 1918, and four members for a term expiring January 1, 1919. Their successors shall be appointed for three years. If any vacancy occur, the mayor shall fill the same for an unexpired term, subject to confirmation by a majority of the council. Mayor and council may, at their option, reduce the number of commissioners by failing to fill vacancies or to make appointments when terms expire, providing the number of the commissioners is never reduced below six. Appointment and confirmation. No pay. Term of office. Vacancy. This commission is to supersede the present playground commission of the City of Savannah created and acting under an ordinance of May 10, 1916. Supersedes playground commission. Sec. 3. The members of the recreation commission shall organize by electing one of the members chairman, and one vice-chairman; each of whom shall hold office for one year and until his successor is elected, unless his membership on the commission sooner expires. The commissioners shall meet at an office to be provided by council, and shall hold regular meetings at least once in each month. The commissioners shall appoint a secretary, who shall keep a record of all their proceedings, specifying therein the names of the commissioners present at all meetings, giving the ayes and noes all votes, and shall also keep a full account of all property, moneys, receipts and expenditures of the said department. Organization, meetings, chairman and secretary.

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Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the recreation commission to manage, direct, and care for the municipal playgrounds established in the City of Savannah, and which [Illegible Text] established, to extend and modify this system as [Illegible Text] judgment seems proper, to devise and carry out a [Illegible Text] recreation policy that shall include outdoor and indoor recreation for children and adults, to conduct investigation and surveys of recreation conditions, needs and facilities of the city and to co-operate with educational and other agencies furnishing recreation. Duties. Sec. 5. The commission shall have the power to expend for the purposes enumerated above, all sums of money appropriated and turned over to them by council for such purposes, and shall have the entire charge and control of the expenditure of money so appropriated. Council shall appropriate annually funds sufficient for the management and operation of said department, and from time to time such additional funds as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Council shall make special appropriation to provide for the management of said department for the period between the passage of this Act and the day in January of the following year, when its annual appropriation shall be made. The money appropriated shall be drawn from the city treasury on warrant of said recreation commission and shall be paid out from time to time for the expense of the department of recreation. The commission shall apportion the amount so appropriated among the items of its budget, shall fix the salaries of all employees, including the superintendent of recreation. Powers. Sec. 6. The executive officer of the department of recreation shall be a superintendent of recreation, whose duty it shall be to superintend the municipal playground system already established and which may be established, and such other recreational activities as may be introduced. There shall be such other employees, play-directors and custodians as are necessary for the proper conduct of an adequate recreation system. Superintendent

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Sec. 7. The superintendent shall be selected in the following manner: The commissioners shall appoint a board of five examiners, chosen because of recognized training and experience in educational and recreational work, whose duty it shall be to examine applicants for the position of superintendent of recreation. Recreation commissioners are not disqualified from serving on this board of examiners. The examination must be both oral and written, and must cover a statement of educational preparation, previous teaching, and recreational experience; theory and practice of games, athletics, gymnastics, folk dancing and music; command of English; character, personality, natural fitness, including moral, mental and physical qualifications. Said examination shall be advertised in the local papers and in at least two educational or recreational publications, at least thirty days in advance of the holding of said examination. The recreation commissioners shall elect the superintendent recommended by said board of examiners. Other employees of the recreation commission shall, before appointment, pass a competitive examination before a board of three examiners appointed by said commission, one of whom shall be the superintendent of recreation, said examination to cover educational preparation, playground theory and practice, and personal fitness, or to be arranged at the discretion of the superintendent along lines that will show fitness for a special position. Said employees shall be appointed on recommendation of the board of examiners. Wherever possible, appointments shall be for one year and employees shall be re-appointed annually on recommendation of the superintendent, provided, this does not prevent special appointments which may be found necessary or desirable in conducting special activities or classes for a limited time. Selection of superintendent. Examination of applicants. Other employees. Appointments. If no person passes the examination and becomes eligible for appointment, the board of examiners shall certify that fact to the commission, and may in its discretion certify to the commission the name and address of a person for temporary appointment, with or without examination; and the commission shall forthwith appoint said person

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from day to day, not to exceed sixty days, pending [Illegible Text]. The board of examiners shall proceed to hold an examination, whenever such temporary appointment is made. If, after examination is held, no eligible list results, the commission may then authorize the continuance of said temporary appointment, but not otherwise. The same method shall be applied in filling vacancies as is provided above for filling temporary appointments when no eligible list results from an examination. The markings and examination papers of each candidate shall be open to his own inspection, and the markings and examination papers of all persons upon any list of eligibles shall be open to public inspection within ten days after an eligible list has been prepared. Temporary appointment. Vacancy, how filled. Sec. 8. For each position the commission shall prescribe a standard maximum and minimum salary or rate of pay. The commission shall by rule prescribe the minimum period of service in the grade required before a salary may be advanced or increased and a minimum standard of efficiency requisite for such salary advancement or increase. The lowest salary or rate of pay appropriated to any position shall constitute the grade pay, and no person in such grade shall receive pay in excess of the grade pay, unless he is certified by the commission as having served the period required by said rule with an efficiency rating given by the commission equivalent to the minimum standard of efficiency required thereby. No person shall be paid an amount greater than the maximum salary or rate of pay prescribed for the grade in which he is classified and graded. Nothing in this Act shall prevent the commission from changing the pay of all positions in an entire grade. In allowing salary advancement or increases, preference shall be given in all cases in the order of highest efficiency and relative to seniority as shown by the records of the commission. Where there are no records of efficiency, covering a period of continuous service for six months or more, a minimum standard of efficiency shall be presumed. Salary regulations as to The commission shall by rule prescribe standards of efficiency for each grade of the service and for tests therefor

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and shall make and keep a record of relative efficiency for each person in the classified and graded service. They shall provide by rule methods for ascertaining and verifying the facts from which such records of relative efficiency shall be made, which shall be uniform for each grade. Salary, regulations as to Standards of efficiency. The commission shall hold promotion examinations for each superior grade. A person who has served less than one year in a lower grade shall not be eligible for a promotion examination. If after such examination is held all applicants fail to attain a general average of not less than the minimum standing fixed by the rules of the commission, the commission shall forthwith hold an original entrance examination and may at any time within six months appoint from the eligible list resulting therefrom. All examinations shall be practical in their character and shall consist only of subjects which will fairly determine the relative capacity of the persons examined to perform the duties of the position to which appointment is to be made and must include examinations of physical fitness. Sec. 9. The recreation commissioners shall have the right, upon the recommendation of the superintendent, to dismiss any employee for incompetency or neglect in the discharge of duty or on charges involving moral turpitude. Thirty days' notice must be given before any dismissal takes effect. The commissioners shall have the right to dismiss the superintendent for incompetency or neglect in the discharge of duty or on charges involving moral turpitude. Said superintendent shall have a right to a hearing before the commission on the charges preferred and shall be entitled to thirty days' notice before said dismissal takes effect. Dismissal of employee. Notice. Dismissal of superintendent. Hearing on charges. Sec. 10. The recreation commissioners shall prescribe the rules and regulations for the government of the department of recreation and fix and enforce the penalties for all their violations. Rules, regulations and penalties. Sec. 11. The recreation commissioners shall have charge, superintendence and control, under such ordinance as may from time to time be adopted by the council, of

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the design, construction, maintenance and use of all buildings and other improvements upon playgrounds. Control of buildings and improvements. Sec. 12. The recreation commissioners may, for and on behalf of the City of Savannah, receive donations, legacies, or bequests for the improvement or maintenance of said recreation system or for the acquisition of new playgrounds and other recreation property; and all moneys that may be derived from such donations, legacies or bequests shall, unless otherwise provided by the terms thereof, be deposited in the treasury of the City of Savannah to the credit of [Illegible Text] recreation fund. The same may be drawn [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] paid out only in the manner provided for the [Illegible Text] of moneys legally appropriated for the support and improvement of such recreation system. If the moneys [Illegible Text] from such gifts, bequests or legacies shall at any time exceed in amount the sum necessary for immediate expenditure on said playground, the board may invest all or part of the surplus in interest-bearing bonds of the United States or of the State of Georgia or of any county, or municipality thereof. As to all such property the recreation commissioners shall be deemed and considered to be a special trustee thereof for the City of Savannah. Donations; deposit and payment of moneys. Sec. 13. The recreation commission shall have control of the public playgrounds in the city and of such portions of the parks as may be designated by the park and [Illegible Text] commission, and shall supervise, care for and equip playgrounds on property under the control of the park and tree commission; provided nothing in this Act shall be construed to abridge the rights of the park and tree commission. The commision may use for public playground purposes or recreational activities any public school yards, buildings and properties or parts thereof of Chatham County, from time to time and for such periods as may be permitted by the superintendent of public schools. Control of playgrounds and [Illegible Text] of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and tree commission. Sec. 14. The superintendent of recreation and playground directors, while on duty and for the purpose of preserving order and the observance of the rules, regulations and by-laws of the commission, shall have all the

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powers and authority of police officers, and it shall be incumbent upon them to preserve order on the playgrounds and in recreation centers at all times. Any person or persons who shall violate any of the rules of the commission shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of disorderly conduct. Police powers. Sec. 15. The recreation commission shall annually make a report of its proceedings during the preceding year to the mayor and council, with such recommendations of the development of playgrounds and recreation facilities, including additions thereto, as it may deem advisable. Annual reports. Sec. 16. The recreation commissioners, the superintendent of recreation and all other officers and employees of the department shall have such further powers and perform such other duties as may be granted or imposed by ordinance. Further powers and duties. Sec. 17. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Sec. 18. This Act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved August 19, 1916. SOCIAL CIRCLE CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 545. An Act to amend sections 9 and 23 and others of an Act entitled to incorporate the City of Social Circle in the County of Walton, define its limits, to provide for mayor and council and other officers and the manner of their election; to provide for government of said City of Social Circle, and for any other purposes, approved August 4, 1904, 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 from and after the passage of this Act section 9 of the above recited Act be amended by

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inserting between the word in and the word after in the third line of said section the word January in place of the word December, so that said section, so amended, shall read as follows: Act of 1904 amended. Section 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the term of office of mayor and councilmen shall be two years from Monday after the first Wednesday in January, after their election. The mayor and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] men-elect shall meet in the city hall and there shall [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] take, before some officer authorized under the [Illegible Text] of Georgia to administer oaths, the following oath of [Illegible Text] to wit: `I do solemnly swear that I will well and truly [Illegible Text] myself as mayor (or councilman, as the case may be) of the City of Social Circle for the ensuing term, and that I will faithfully enforce the charter and ordinances of said city, to the best of my ability and knowledge, so help me God.' Should the mayor and councilmen-elect be absent from said meeting, he or they shall take the oath of office as soon as possible thereafter. To be read. Term of office. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the term of office of the present mayor and council of the City of Social Circle be and the same is hereby [Illegible Text] from Monday after the first Wednesday in December [Illegible Text] Monday after the first Wednesday in January, 1917. Extension of term. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid. That section 23 of the above recited Act be amended by adding thereto the following clause: Said mayor and council shall have full power to pave or otherwise improve the streets and sidewalks of said city with whatever material and in whatever manner they may deem proper and best, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: Section 23. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have full power and authority over the public streets, sidewalks and other public thoroughfares in said city, and it shall be their duty to keep the same in repair. They shall have the power and authority to open up new streets, widen, extend or alter existing streets, sidewalks or alleys, and if, in the exercise of this

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power, it becomes necessary to take or damage private property for the public use and purpose, and the same cannot be procured by contract, said private property shall be condemned in the way and manner now provided by the laws of said State of Georgia as embraced in the Code of 1895. Said mayor and council shall have full power to pave or otherwise improve the streets and sidewalks of said city, with whatever material and in whatever manner they may deem proper, and the property owners along the street to be improved shall have thirty days' written notice, and if a majority of the property owners along the street to be improved shall sign a written petition opposing the improvements within the thirty days, then the mayor and council shall not improve said street. Street improvements: powers. Sec. 4. 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. Approved August 19, 1916. STATHAM TOWN CHARTER AMENDED. No. 361. An Act to amend an Act approved August 10, 1910, entitled an Act to create a new charter for the town of Statham, Georgia, to fix the incorporate limits, to create the officers of said town, define their duties and fix their compensation, to provide for public improvements and the proper sanitary and police regulations for said town, and for other purposes, so as to provide in section 12 of said Act that work upon the streets of the town of Statham under a sentence in mayor's court shall not exceed four months, and to provide further for imprisonment in addition thereto for a period not exceeding sixty days, and also to provide for an issue of school bonds to be used for the purpose of enlarging and improving the public school building of the town

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of Statham in the sum not to exceed $3,000.00, and providing for the submission of the question of the issuing of said bonds to a vote of the people of Statham, 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 on and after the passage of this Act, section 12 of the Act of 1910, incorporating the town of Statham, found in Georgia Laws of 1910, on pages 1169 and 1170, be amended by striking all the words in said section 12, after the figures $200.00, found in line 7 of said section 12, and by adding in lieu of the words stricken, the following words, to wit: Or work upon the [Illegible Text] or other public works of the town of Statham for a period of four months, or imprisonment for a period of sixty days, provided further, that the mayor, in his discretion, may impose a fine in the sum of $200.00 or any part thereof, and in addition thereto may impose a sentence upon the streets or other public works for the period of four months or any part thereof, and in addition thereto may impose a sentence in prison for a period of sixty days or any part thereof, so that said section 12, when amended, may read as follows: Be it further enacted, That said mayor and council shall have the power and authority to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the arrest, trial and punishment of offenders against any ordinances, by-laws, rules or regulations of said town, by fine and imprisonment, or by fine or work on the streets and improvements in lieu of fine; provided, said fine shall not exceed $200.00, or work upon the streets or other public works of the town of Statham for a period of four months, or imprisonment for a period of sixty days; provided, further, that the mayor, in his discretion, may impose a fine in the sum of $200.00, or any part thereof, and in addition thereto may impose a sentence upon the streets or other public works for the period of four months or any part thereof, and in addition thereto may impose a sentence in prison for a period of sixty days or any part thereof. Act of 1910 amended. To be [Illegible Text] Fine and imprisonment, limit as to.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council of the town of Statham shall have the authority to issue school bonds to be used for the purpose of enlarging and improving the public school building in the town of Statham in a sum not to exceed $3,000.00, in accordance with the general laws of the State of Georgia, in such denominations as may be determined by the mayor and council of the town of Statham, to become due and payable as the mayor and council of the town of Statham may determine, not exceeding thirty years from the date of the issue thereof, and to bear interest not exceeding six per cent. per annum; provided, however, said bonds shall not be issued until an election shall have been regularly called in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, and the question of issuing said bonds shall have been submitted to and approved by the qualified voters of said town of Statham, in accordance with the general laws governing the issuing of bonds by municipalities. Bond issue for schools. Sec. 3. 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. Approved August 8, 1916. TALLULAH PARK TOWN INCORPORATED. No. 504. An Act to incorporate Tallulah Park, in the County of Habersham; to provide for a mayor and councilmen and other officers; to prescribe their duties; to provide for the enacting of all necessary ordinances; to provide penalties for the violation of the same, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That on and after the passage of this Act, the town of Tallulah Park, in the County of Habersham, be and is hereby incorporated as a town under the name of Tallulah Park. Corporate name.

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Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the incorporate limits of the said town [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Park shall be as follows: All of land lot no. 161, in the [Illegible Text] district, Habersham County, and all of land lot no. [Illegible Text] in the 13th district, Habersham County. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the municipal authorities of said town shall be a mayor and three councilmen, who are hereby constituted a body corporate, by the name of Tallulah Park, and by said name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, purchase and hold real estate necessary to enable them to better discharge their duties, and needful for the good order, government and welfare of said town, and by said name shall also have perpetual succession. General powers. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, that Louis B. Magid, of said town, be and is hereby appointed and constituted mayor of said town, and G. R. Attride, H. D. Blackwell and R. O. Hutebeson, all of said town, be and they are hereby appointed and constituted councilmen of said town; the said mayor and councilmen to hold their respective offices until their successors in office are duly elected and qualified, as hereinafter provided. May [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That on the third Saturday in January, 1917, and annually thereafter on the same day, and in the same month, an election shall be held in said town for a mayor and councilmen thereof, said election to be under such supervision, rules and regulations (not inconsistent with the laws regulating county elections) as the council may prescribe. Election of mayor and councilmen. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That all persons who have been bona fide residents of said town for six months next preceding an election held therein, and who are qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, shall be allowed to vote at any election held in said town. Voters qualified. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and councilmen, and such other officers of said town as are hereinafter

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provided for, shall, after election or appointment to his office, and before he shall enter upon the duties thereof, take and subscribe the following oath (which oath may be administered by any officer authorized by the Code of Georgia to administer oaths): I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully discharge all duties incumbent upon me as mayor, councilman, or other officer of the town of Tallulah Park, according to the best of my ability, so help me, God. Said oath, with the certificate of the officer administering same, shall be filed with the officer entrusted with the records of said town. Oath of office. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and councilmen shall have power and authority to elect such marshals, clerks, and other subordinate officers as may be deemed necessary for carrying on the powers herein granted, and to prescribe the duties and compensation of such officers, and require of them such bonds as they may deem necessary, payable to said town in its corporate name. Municipal officers. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That the council of said town shall have the power therein to lay off, close, open and keep in order and repair roads, streets and sidewalks for the use of the public, or any citizen thereof; to prevent injury or annoyance to the public or individuals from any thing dangerous or unwholesome; to protect places of divine worship in and about the premises where held; to abate or cause to be abated anything which, in the opinion of a majority of the whole council, shall be a nuisance; to protect the property and persons of the citizens of said town, and to preserve the peace and good order therein, and for this purpose to appoint, when necessary, a police force to assist the marshal in the discharge of his duties; to provide for annual assessment of taxable property therein, which in no event shall be greater than one-fourth of one per cent. of the value of the taxable property; to adopt rules and regulations for the government of its own body. The council shall have power to make and pass all needful orders, ordinances and by-laws not contrary to the Constitution and the laws of Georgia and of the United States, to carry into

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effect the foregoing enumerated powers, and all others conferred upon said town, and to this end may prescribe, impose and enact reasonable fines, penalties and imprisonments in the town jail, if there be one, for a term not exceeding twenty days. Sundry powers conferred. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That the said town shall have the power and right to organize workgangs and to confine at labor therein for a term not exceeding twenty days, persons convicted of violating the ordinances of said town; provided, that said penalty shall be inflicted only as an alternative for failure or refusal to pay fine imposed for such violation. Punishment. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That the mayor of said town shall have the authority to bind over or commit to jail offenders against any criminal law of Georgia, whenever in the course of investigation before him a proper case therefor shall be made out by evidence. [Illegible Text]. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and councilmen shall have the power to elect a mayor pro tem., who shall perform the duties of mayor when, from any cause, he cannot be present to perform the duties of his office; also to fill any vacancy that may occur in the office of mayor or councilmen, or any subordinate office of said town. Mayor pro tem. Vacancy in office. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That the mayor of said town shall be the chief executive officer thereof; he shall see that the ordinances, by-laws, rules and regulations of the council are faithfully executed; he shall have control of the police of said town, and may appoint [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] when he may deem it necessary; he shall have [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] hold his police court for the trials of the offenders [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] ordinances of said town at any time he may fix; he shall have power to issue executions for all fines, penalties and costs imposed by him, or he may require the immediate payment thereof, and in default of such immediate payment he may imprison the offender or sentence him to a term of not exceeding twenty days in the workgang as hereinbefore provided. Mayor's duties and powers.

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Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall have and enjoy all the rights, powers and privileges incident to such corporations, and not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this State. Incidental powers. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. TAYLORSVILLE TOWN INCORPORATED. No. 489. An Act to incorporate the town of Taylorsville, in the County of Bartow; to define the corporate limits of said town; to provide for the election of mayor and aldermen of said town, and for the government thereof, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the town of Taylorsville, in the County of Bartow, be incorporated as a town under the name of the Town of Taylorsville. The corporate powers of said town shall be vested in a mayor and two aldermen and by the name of the mayor and aldermen of Taylorsville they may sue and be sued and exercise all the corporate powers that may be necessary in performing their duties. Corporate name. Powers. Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of said town shall extend twelve hundred (1200) yards every direction from an iron post in northeast corner of lot of land no. 1281, in the 17th district and 3rd section, Bartow County, Georgia. Territorial limits. Sec. 3. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That J. W. Kennedy be and is hereby appointed mayor, and W. M. Dorsey and W. D. Trippe be and are hereby appointed

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aldermen of said town of Taylorsville, to hold [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] until the first annual election as hereinafter provided [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] until their successors are elected and qualified. Mayor and aldermen designated. Sec. 4. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the second Saturday in December, 1917, and each year thereafter on the same day of the week and month, an election shall be held in mayor's office of said town for mayor and aldermen, who shall hold their office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. The manner of holding said election shall be the same as for State and county officers. In the event that the office of mayor or any alderman shall become vacant by death, resignation, removal or other cause, the mayor or, in case his seat is vacant, the aldermen, shall order a new election, notice of which shall be given five days before said election is held, the same to be conducted as provided for in this Act. Election of mayor and aldermen. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before entering on the discharge of their duties the mayor and aldermen shall subscribe before any person authorized to administer oaths, to the following oaths: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge all the duties devolving upon mayor or aldermen (as the case may be) of the town of Taylorsville, according to the best of my ability and understanding, so help me, God. Oath of office. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That said mayor and aldermen shall have power to pass laws and ordinances that they may deem necessary for the government of said town, and protection of property from loss by fire or damage therein, for the maintenance of public health therein, and to provide penalties for storing intoxicating liquors for illegal purposes, and for disorderly conduct within the corporate limits of said town; to fix the speed limits of automobiles within said town and provide penalties for the violation thereof; provided, said mayor and aldermen, in doing so provide nothing repugnant to the Constitution and laws of Georgia or of the United States. Ordinances, powers as to.

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Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for one to be eligible to hold office in the government of said town, or to vote for the mayor and aldermen of said town, he must be twenty-one years old, and must either be resident of, or have a stationary place of business within the corporate limits of said town. Eligibility to office. Sec. 8. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor of said town, and in his absence, the mayor pro tem. (who shall be elected from the aldermen), shall be chief executive officer of said town; he shall see that the ordinances and by-laws of the mayor and aldermen are faithfully executed; he shall have control of the police of said town and may appoint special police whenever he may deem necessary, and it shall be his duty especially to see that peace and good order of said town are preserved, and that persons and property therein are protected, and to this end he may cause the arrest and detention of all riotous and disorderly persons in said town. He shall have power to issue executions for all fines, penalties and costs imposed by him, or he may require the immediate payment thereof, and in default of immediate payment he may imprison the offender in the calaboose of said town or on the public streets of said town not to exceed fifteen days. Mayor's duties and powers. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That mayor and aldermen shall elect their own clerk and treasurer, who shall be from their own number, and a marshal, who shall be a resident of said town. From these officers the mayor shall require a bond, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties, and to said officers the mayor shall administer an oath that they shall well and faithfully discharge their duties of their respective offices. Clerk and marshal. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and aldermen of said town shall provide for the compensation of the mayor, aldermen, clerk and treasurer and marshal of said town. Compensation of officers. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and aldermen shall have power and

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authority to tax all shows, auctioneers, sleight-of-hand performances, gift enterprises, pool and billiard tables, wheels of fortune and other like enterprises, as they may deem most to the interest of said town. Taxation of shows, etc. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That the marshal of said town may arrest, without a warrant, any person he may see violating the ordinances of said town, or without a warrant, under any circumstances provided for by laws of the State of Georgia in such cases, for [Illegible Text] against said town, he shall bring the offender before the mayor for [Illegible Text], and may summon any citizen to assist him in making such [Illegible Text] arrest. He may make an oral charge against the [Illegible Text] without submitting a written accusation. Such charge [Illegible Text] be sufficient authority to hold the accused until final trial of the case, and to that end the accused may be imprisoned, unless he or she gives good and sufficient bond with security for his or her appearance at such time as may be required; such bond to be adjudged of and approved by the marshal, and if the accused fails to appear at the time fixed for the trial from time to time until the final disposition of the case, then the bond may be forfeited by the aldermen and the execution issued thereon by the clerk by first serving the principal, if found, and his securities with a rule nisi. Such rule shall be signed by the clerk and mayor. And should there be a defense set up to said rule, the same shall be heard by the mayor and aldermen with the right of certiorari to the superior court of the County of Bartow. Arrests. Appearance bond. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor, or in his absence, the mayor pro [Illegible Text] shall have authority to issue a warrant for the arrest of any offender against any ordinance of said town when the circumstances are such that the marshal can not arrest without a warrant; such warrant shall be issued upon the affidavit of any person and directed to the marshal of said town of Taylorsville. When an arrest is made under such warrant the further proceedings shall be as in section 12 of this Act. Warrants for arrest

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Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a court for the trial of all offenders against the laws and ordinances of said town, to be held by the mayor, and in his absence or disqualification, by the mayor pro tem. Said court shall have the power to preserve order and compel attendance of witnesses; to punish for contempt by imprisonment not exceeding five days or a fine of twenty-five dollars. That the mayor, or in his absence, the mayor pro tem., shall, as often as may be necessary, hold a police court to be known as the mayor's court for the trial of those accused of violation of the ordinances of said town. Said mayor's court shall have full authority upon conviction to sentence such offenders to labor upon the streets or to be confined in the calaboose of said town not to exceed fifteen days or to impose a fine not exceeding $25, either or all of said penalties may be imposed by the court. From the decision of said court anyone convicted may appeal to the aldermen of said town of Taylorsville and may give bond for his or her appearance as provided in section 12 of this Act, with the right to certiorari from the decision of said aldermen to the Superior Court of Bartow County. Mayor's court. Appeal and certiorari. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and mayor pro tem. of said town shall be bound to keep the peace and shall be ex-officio justices of the peace so as to enable them to issue warrants for the violations of criminal laws of the State committed within the town of Taylorsville, and shall have full power upon examination to commit offenders to jail or bail them if the offense be bailable, to appear before the court having jurisdiction. Powers of justice of the peace. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted, That any person shall have the right to file with the clerk, or if no clerk, with the mayor, or if mayor absent or disqualified, the mayor pro tem., an affidavit of illegality to an execution of taxes or costs issued by said mayor or mayor pro tem., which shall form an issue between such person and the town of Taylorsville, which shall first be determined by the mayor (or by the mayor pro tem., if issued by him) with right of certiorari

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to the Superior Court of Bartow County, by complying with the law of certiorari in such cases made and provided. Illegality of execution. Certiorari. Sec. 17. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. TENNILLE CITY RECORDER'S COURT. No. 400. An Act to create a recorder's court for the City of Tennille, County of Washington; prescribe the jurisdiction thereof, and powers; to provide for a recorder for said court, and the manner of his election; to provide for the compensation of said recorder; to provide that the clerk of council of said city shall be the clerk of said recorder's court; to provide for an election to be held in said City of Tennille for the ratification or rejection of this Act, 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 a recorder's court for the City of Tennille, County of Washington, to be known as the recorder's court of the City of Tennille, with jurisdiction and authority and powers as hereinafter provided, is hereby established. Recorder's court established. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority [Illegible Text] That said recorder's court shall be provided over by a recorder, to be elected as is hereinafter provided. [Illegible Text] Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said recorder shall hold such recorder's court, which said court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to try and punish within the limits prescribed by law all violations of the municipal ordinances or laws of said City of Tennille and any penal ordinances that the mayor and council of said City of Tennille may pass. The said recorder's court shall have full jurisdiction to try and punish all offenders who may

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be charged with violations of such ordinances. Said recorder's court shall be held at the council chamber of said City of Tennille, and shall be held at such stated times as may be determined upon by said recorder, and said recorder may hold his said court at any time when in his opinion it may be necessary to clear the city jail or to dispose of cases pending in his said court. In the event of the sickness, absence from the city, or disqualification of the recorder, the mayor of said city may act as recorder pro tem., or if said mayor shall be similarly disqualified or unable to act, then the mayor pro tem., or an alderman may so preside. Jurisdiction. Place where held. Time. Mayor may act. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said recorder shall take cognizance of all violations of city ordinances and all persons who may be convicted in the recorder's court of violating any municipal ordinance shall be fined not more than $100, or shall be imprisoned in the city jail for not more than ninety days, or shall be confined in the city chaingang and forced to compulsory work for not longer than ninety days, any or all of the above punishments may be inflicted in the discretion of the recorder or acting recorder, or they shall have authority to impose any of the above punishments in the alternative. Punishment; limit of. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the recorder shall have power, in his court, if the offense be beyond his jurisdiction, to examine into the facts of the case and commit the offender to jail or bail if the offense be bailable by a justice of the peace under the laws of this State to appear before the Superior Court of Washington County if committed upon a felony charge and to the City Court of Sandersville if committed upon a misdemeanor charge. Committals. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the recorder shall have the right to subpoena witnesses and punish by attachment for contempt by fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars, for which the clerk of council may issue fi. fa., or shall have the right to imprison in the city jail not exceeding ten days for all cases of contempt of

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court or failure to obey its processes. A written accusation in form substantially as follows shall be preferred against all persons who may be charged with violating the city ordinances: State of Georgia, City of Tennille, I,....., marshal of said city, in the name and behalf of the City of Tennille, charge and accuse.....of the offense (here state the offense), contrary to the laws of said city, the peace, good order and dignity thereof, this.....day of...... And shall be signed by the marshal or deputy or acting marshal as prosecutor; and when such accusation is preferred the same shall be sufficient authority to hold the accused until final trial of the case; but the accused may give bond and security to appear at any time that may be fixed by the recorder. Said bond to be approved by the marshal or recorder. Witnesses. Contempts. Accusation. Appearance bond. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all cases in said recorder's court shall be tried with out written pleadings of any kind unless the defendant, upon the call of the case, shall file written demand with the clerk that an accusation in writing shall be preferred against him, in which event a written accusation plainly and distinctly setting forth the offense charged, shall be drawn against such defendant, signed by the marshal, deputy or assistant marshal, and filed with clerk before the trial shall proceed, and to such accusation the defendant shall plead in writing, which shall then form the issue to be tried. Trials. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the clerk of council of the City of Tennille shall be the clerk of said recorder's court, shall keep the dockets thereof, issue subpoenas and other writs as may be necessary or required of him. Clerk. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That the marshal of said City of Tennille shall attend [Illegible Text] the sessions of said recorder's court, shall serve all [Illegible Text] poenas and writs issuing therefrom, and shall perform such other duties in connection therewith as may be usual or required of him by the proper authorities of said City of Tennille.

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Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That within sixty days of the approval of this Act that the mayor of said City of Tennille shall call an election in said City of Tennille, at which election every qualified voter of said City of Tennille shall be entitled to vote for the ratification or rejection of this Act, giving notice of said election by posting same in three public places in said city thirty days prior thereto. The question submitted shall be For ratification of recorder's court, and Against ratification of recorder's court. If a majority of the votes cast in said election shall be for ratification, then this Act shall immediately become of full force and effect. If a majority vote in said election shall be against ratification, then this Act shall be of no effect. Submission of this Act to popular vote. Ballots. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all matters pending in the mayor's court of said city at the time of the ratification of this Act shall stand for trial in the recorder's court herein provided for, and such court shall have full and complete jurisdiction to take all necessary steps therein, and to try and dispose of any such matters. Pending matters. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the recorder of said court shall be elected by the mayor and council of the City of Tennille for such term as may be provided by such mayor and council, and said mayor and council shall have the authority to remove such recorder. The said mayor and council shall have authority to prescribe the compensation of such recorder, provided, that such compensation shall at no time exceed the sum of two hundred dollars per annum. Such recorder shall be a resident of said City of Tennille, and a qualified voter therein, but no other officer of said City of Tennille shall be qualified to hold such office. Recorder's term of office. Salary. Eligibility. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and ordinances of the City of Tennille now existing with reference to the mayor and mayor's court of said city, so far as same can be made applicable consistent

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with the terms of this Act, shall apply to the recorder and the recorder's court. Existing laws and ordinances. Sec. 14. 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. Approved August 15, 1916. THOMASVILLE CITY CHARTER AMENDED. No. 541. An Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Thomasville, approved October 3, [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] several Acts amendatory thereof, so as to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] mayor and council of said city to oil, pave, and [Illegible Text] improve, with stone, brick, concrete, wood, or with such other substance or material as they may deem best, any of the streets and sidewalks of said city, and to assess and collect from the owners of properties fronting on said streets and sidewalks, equally and ratably, according to their respective frontals, two-thirds of the cost of such oiling or paving and improvement, and in addition thereto, to assess and collect from any railroad company the cost of oiling, paving or macadamizing so much of said streets and sidewalks as is occupied by their rights of way; to provide when and how all assessments hereinafter provided for are to be made, and when and how they may be paid and collected; to provide for statements of the cost of such oiling and paving and improving to all property owners who are affected by such improvements, and when and how executions may issue against the property owners for any oiling or pavements or improvements provided for in this Act; to provide for an election to be held as other elections are held in said city for mayor and aldermen, for the ratifying of the provisions of said Act; to provide that said Act shall not go into effect until ratified by a majority of the

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qualified voters at said election; to provide for the issuance of bonds for any municipal purpose by the City of Thomasville; and to further amend said charter of Thomasville so as to authorize said mayor and aldermen to pass such ordinances as to them may seem best with reference to the illegal sale or keeping for sale, or having on hand for illegal sale, certain liquors or beverages herein named, and to authorize said mayor and aldermen to pass all such ordinances as may be necessary to prevent the manufacture, or illegal sale or keeping on hand or carrying about in said city limits any and all kinds of intoxicating liquors or beverages, 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 the mayor and council of the City of Thomasville are hereby authorized and empowered to improve the streets, avenues, public alleys and other places in said city by paving, repaving, curbing, guttering and draining the same, including the installation of man-holes, catch basins, and the necessary draining pipes, whenever in their discretion the public good may require it, with such form of improvement as to them may seem proper, and assess two-thirds of the cost thereof upon abutting property owners; provided, that any railway company having tracks on any streets or public place, or portion thereof paved, repaved or otherwise improved under this amendment, shall be required to pay the whole cost of paving, repaving, or otherwise improving the street, avenue, public place or alley, part of street or public place so improved, for the full width of the right of way of such railroad company. Street improvement assessments. (a) After the passage of an ordinance providing for the improvements hereinbefore set out, all property owners to be assessed for the cost of said improvement who do not, within fifteen days thereafter, commence legal proceedings to prevent said assessment being made, shall be conclusively presumed to have accepted the terms of said ordinance, and shall have agreed that the assessment hereinafter

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provided for may be made. Thereupon it [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the duty of the mayor and council to forthwith [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] improvement to be made in accordance with the plans [Illegible Text] specifications prepared. In order to make effective [Illegible Text] power and authority above given and to provide funds therefor, the said mayor and council shall have full power and authority to assess two-thirds of the cost of paving the sidewalks and placing curbing by the same against the real estate abutting on the sidewalks, but only on the side of the street on which same is improved, if on one side only. Said mayor and council shall have full power to assess one-third of the cost of paving or otherwise permanently improving any roadway or street proper on the real estate abutting on one side of the street so improved, and one-third of the cost on the real estate abutting on the other side of the street so improved; the real estate abutting on both sides of the street not together be assessed more than two-thirds of the cost. In computing the cost of said paving and improvement one street intersection shall be counted with each block. The mayor and council shall have authority to pave or otherwise improve the whole surface of any street, sidewalk or alley of said city, without giving any property holder or occupant on the street the option to have the space to be paved or otherwise improved by themselves or by a contract at his instance or its instance, the object being to prevent delay and to secure uniformity. Ordinance; presumption of acceptance. Assessments of abutting real estate. (b) When the mayor and council order any street, sidewalk or alley in said city paved or otherwise permanently improved, upon which any public property abuts, then, and in that event, the city council is hereby expressly authorized to assess the cost of paving or otherwise permanently improving the said street, sidewalks or alley, upon which said public property abuts, against the said public property in the same manner, and for the same amount only, as the city council are herein authorized to assess the cost of paving or otherwise improving any street, sidewalk, or alley upon which private property abuts, against the abutting private property, the said public property to be assessed no

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more in proportion for said paving or other permanent improvement than private property is herein liable to be assessed. Public property. (c) Upon the completion of the improvements contemplated in the foregoing sections and paragraphs the assessing ordinance shall assert a lien to date back to the approval of the original ordinance or resolution and declare the same. Lien. (d) Upon the completion of the work and the levying of the assessment as above set out, the entire amount of the assessment shall be at once due and payable by the property owners, but if so desired the property owners shall have the right to pay the assessment so levied against them for the cost of such improvement in ten installments, which shall be paid as follows: One-tenth upon the completion of the work, and passage of ordinance levying assessment for cost, and acceptance thereof by the city, and the remaining nine-tenths in annual installments maturing respectively one to nine years after the date of the approval of ordinance assessing cost. Such deferred payments to bear interest from date until paid at the rate of not exceeding seven per cent. per annum, payable annually. The benefit of the payment by installments may be taken advantage of by any such property owner by giving notes for the deferred payments as herein provided at the time of making the cash payment. When and how payable. (e) In the event any property owner shall desire to pay the balance due under such assessment after exercising the option to pay in installments as hereinbefore provided for at any time before the maturity of such installments, such party so wishing and offering to pay shall pay the principal and interest due up to the date of payment. Installment option. Sec. 2. The work done under the provisions of this charter amendment shall be guaranteed by the contractor for not less than five years from the date of the completion thereof, if done by contract. Guaranty of work.

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Sec. 3. The City of Thomasville shall appropriate from funds raised by bond issue, or in any other manner available, a sum equal to one-tenth of the total actual or estimated cost of the improvement of any street as provided for herein, which said sum so appropriated shall be set apart in the Street Improvement Fund, hereinafter provided for, as maintenance fund, and shall be disposed of in the following manner: The same shall be used for the payment at the date of the maturity of any installment due on the assessment for paving, or repaving, provided for herein, at any date when same may mature, and there has not been collected thereon a sufficiency to make up the amount due on such installments up to that time by the holder of such assessments, liens, bills for paving, property owners' notes, etc.; provided, that when parties against whom such as sessments have been levied, and who are in default, have paid the same, that such sums shall be replaced in the street improvement fund, and shall be held and paid out in the same way until the assessments against the property for the improvement of any particular strect shall have been paid in full, or the amount of said fund so originally provided by the city and replaced from time to time as herein provided shall have been completely exhausted. In the event any property owner against whose property an assessment shall have been levied as herein provided, shall fail to pay any installment, either in the first instance or at any subsequent date when same matures, and [Illegible Text] issues therefor, and the property is sold, then and in such event the amount of such assessment shall be considered satisfied so far as any claim against the street improvement fund is concerned. [Illegible Text] How used. Sec. 4. The City of Thomasville may receive bids for the work to be done under the provisions of this charter amendment, and it may provide that the contractors bidding to do said work shall be paid by a transfer of a sufficient amount of the assessments, liens, bills, notes or property owners, etc., to satisfy two-thirds of the amount bid, when the contract shall have been completed and the work accepted.

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The property owners may, when they elect to pay for said work in installments, rather than in cash, be required to give notes for the remaining unpaid amount due on such paving, which said notes shall be given in equal amounts, but in no event to exceed nine, same to mature annually, and the provisions for same being paid on or before maturity as set out in this amendment. Bids and contracts. Installment notes. Sec. 5. The City of Thomasville reserves to itself, however, the right, if it should see fit to do the said improvement work itself or to ask for bids for doing such improvement work by contractors for cash, and ask at the same time such local institutions or such persons as may desire to purchase the assessments, liens, bills, notes of property owners, etc., to submit bids for the purchase thereof, and should the city so desire it may transfer such assessments, liens, bills, notes, etc., to such party offering to buy the same, with the provision, however, that the city obligates itself no further than it would were the said assessments, liens, bills, property owners' notes, etc., transferred to the contractor himself. Transfer of assessment liens. Sec. 6. Authority is hereby conferred upon said city to issue certificates, certifying to the facts of the passing of such ordinances for paving, repaving or otherwise improving said street, the letting of the contract for such work, the completion of the work under contract, and the levying of the assessments herein provided for to cover the cost thereof; and the fact that the City of Thomasyille has appropriated out of its general revenues a sum equal to ten per cent. of the total estimated cost of such improvement as a maintenance fund to be used as herein provided, and that the city guarantees the validity of the assessments, in the manner provided by this amendment to the charter of the city, and the ordinances made in pursuance thereof. Such certificates may be issued showing assessments in such sums not to exceed the total assessment against property owners for the work done, under the contract covered by such certificate, together with interest on deferred installments,

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or in any portion thereof, which shows a complete block or section. Certificates. Sec. 7. In the event any property, against which an assessment under the provisions of this amendment may have been levied, shall be transferred, it may be permissible for the purchaser of said property to assume the payment of the balance due on such assessment made as herein provided; and that such transfer of title shall not have the effect of cancelling the validity of the lien against the property, but the claim may be released as against the person so selling and attached against the person so purchasing. Assumption of payment Sec. 8. The property owners against whom assessments are levied as herein provided, upon the payment of the first installment, if the holder so desires, may execute notes payable to the holder or such party as he or it may direct as trustee for the holder of such assessments, liens, bills, etc., for the remaining installments; and the giving of such notes by such property owner, or the signing of a contract to pay in installments, shall be conclusive evidence against the property owner that he is satisfied with the contract so made and the assessment so levied, and he shall be precluded from denying the validity of such ordinance for the letting of such contract, the doing of such work, the completion of same in accordance with the specifications, and the levying of said assessments for said improvement. Said notes may, in the discretion of the holder of the assessments, liens, bills, etc., provide for the acceleration of the notes or series not yet due, upon default in the payment of any thereof. Effect of signing [Illegible Text] Sec. 9. The city shall hold the ten per cent. maintenance fund as a special maintenance fund or deposit for the payment of such assessments, liens, bills, etc., as they [Illegible Text] in so far as said deposit or fund will permit the [Illegible Text] of the same. There shall thereupon be created by the [Illegible Text] treasurer a fund to be known as street improvement fund, into which shall be paid the proceeds of ten per cent. of the initial cost and such sums as property owners as hereinbefore

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provided for pay to the street improvement collector on the assessments for street improvement made under the contract as authorized by this Act. The money in said street improvement fund, shall be paid over to such holder of such assessments, bills, etc., for the street improvements provided for in this Act, and the interest thereon. Maintenance [Illegible Text] Sec. 10. It is hereby made the duty of the parties against whom such assessments are levied, or the parties who are legally bound to pay the same, to make payments of such installments as the same shall fall due, or before they shall fall due, as hereinbefore provided, to pay the same to the holder of the assessments, liens, bills, etc., or to the city in cases where the bill is deposited with it, which, in that event, shall hold and dispose of such moneys as part of the street improvement fund, as hereinbefore referred to, by turning same over to such holder on or before the date same is due. The city shall allow the use of its machinery of government for the collection of all of said assessments for the purpose of paying same as hereinbefore set forth or provided by law at present. Duty to make payment. Sec. 11. It is expressly intended by this amendment to confer upon the City of Thomasville, acting through its mayor and council, or such other legislative and administrative body as may succeed the mayor and council, power to order the paving, repaving, or improvement of any streets, public alleys or public places in said city as above provided, whenever in its judgment and discretion the same may be necessary, and whenever it shall provide the sum of one-third the total cost of such work, and to assess two-thirds of the cost of the improvement in accordance with the provisions hereof against the abutting property owners. Power and discretion of mayor and council. Sec. 12. The passage of the ordinance for paving, repaving or otherwise improving a street, or part of street, public alley, or other public place in said city, together with the ordinance assessing the cost of the same, and asserting liens against property abutting thereon, shall, when properly entered on the minutes of the council, be notice of such

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lien from the date of the approval of such ordinance for such paving as full and complete as if the same were in shape of an execution and entered on docket of the clerk of the superior court under the general registration law. Ordinance as notice of lien. Sec. 13. Whenever a majority in frontage of the owners of real estate fronting on any street in the city connecting with abutting on or being a continuation of a street which has been paved or otherwise improved, in the manner contemplated in this Act, beginning at the point where paving ends at that time, shall petition in writing the mayor and aldermen of the city to have the said street or streets paved, or paved and curbed, the sidewalks to be paved or paved and curbed, or streets and sidewalks paved and [Illegible Text], said mayor and aldermen shall comply with said petition [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] two-thirds of the total cost thereof against the [Illegible Text] property owners in the manner hereinbefore provided, the city paying one-third of the cost thereof, and the property owners being allowed to pay their proportionate part in ten annual installments; provided, however, that said work shall not be done unless the City of Thomasville has in its treasury funds not subject to any other present demand, sufficient to pay the proportion of cost of improvement to be borne by the city, or unless a bond issue for said purpose shall be authorized in an election which the mayor and aldermen are required by this Act to call therefor. Petition of owners of abutting property. Sec. 14. This Act is intended to provide a complete method for improving streets in the City of Thomasville, all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this amendment are hereby repealed (except that this is a cumulative right; and all Acts and parts of Acts now in force in said City of Thomasville, not in conflict with this Act, shall continue in full force and effect, and this Act shall be considered as additional and supplementary thereto). This Act is cumulative. Sec. 15. The mayor and council shall have authority to pass such ordinances, and do such other acts as may be necessary to give full force and effective operation to the provisions of this amendment. Ordinances.

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Sec. 16. The foregoing, to wit: 1 to 15, inclusive of this amendment, shall not become operative or effective until same shall have been approved by the majority of the voters of the City of Thomasville voting at the next general election after the adoption of this Act for mayor and other city officials or at any special election called in said City of Thomasville before said general election, and if a majority of those voting at said election shall vote in favor of the same, then the foregoing provisions shall become at once operative and effective and same shall at once thereby become a part of the charter of said City of Thomasville. If a majority of those voting at said election shall be in the negative, the foregoing provisions and sections shall not be effective. The general rules for elections in said city shall apply to this election. Submission to popular vote. Sec. 17. The mayor and council of the City of Thomasville are hereby authorized and empowered to call by ordinance an election or elections by the qualified voters of said city, for the purpose of obtaining the assent of two-thirds of the voters taking a part in said election or elections to an issuance of bonds in such amount or amounts as may be permitted under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, and at such time or times as the mayor or council may, in their discretion, prescribe for any or all of the following purposes, to wit: Call of election for bond Issue. 1st. For paving, oiling, macadamizing or otherwise improving for travel or use the public streets, alleys and lanes of said city; Purposes. 2. For establishing and maintaining a system of surface or storm and sanitary sewers within the city; 3rd. For the extension and improvement of such electric lighting or gas plant or waterworks plant as may already be owned or may hereafter be built by the city, and for the replacing of same; 4th. For the construction of any public building, bridge, viaduct, underpass, hospital, municipal ice plants, natatorium, or bathing pools, or other public works to be used exclusively

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for corporate purposes looking to the safety, health, and general welfare of the citizens of [Illegible Text] or for the enlargement, extension, operation or [Illegible Text] of any such public buildings, bridge, hospital, [Illegible Text] ice plant, natatorium, or bathing pools, [Illegible Text], electric light plant or electric lighting facilities of other public works of the City of Thomasville. In the event the assent of two-thirds of the voters of the City of Thomasville, qualified to vote in said election or elections are obtained as provided by law, the mayor and council of the City of Thomasville shall have full authority and power to make all contracts necessary or incident to the expenditure of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds for the purposes and objects for which they were issued; and to enact and enforce all such ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations for the construction, operation, [Illegible Text] regulation and protection of said public improvements, as in their discretion they may deem fit and proper, and to enforce such ordinances and regulations by fine and imprisonment as well as by the issue and levy of execution for that purpose. It shall be the duty of the mayor and council of the City of Thomasville calling such election or elections, to provide for submitting separately to the qualified voters of the city each question presented for ratification or rejection, so that each voter may vote for or against any or all of the purposes for which it is proposed to issue bonds, provided, however, that the question of the issuance of bonds for any two or more purposes may be submitted at the same election. Powers conferred. Sec. 18. Said City of Thomasville, by its mayor and aldermen is hereby particularly and especially authorized to pass ordinances as follows, operative within its corporate limits, and punished under existing, or ordinances hereafter passed. Special powers. A. Making it illegal to sell or manufacture alcoholic, spirituous, vinous and all intoxicating liquors and beverages or to keep the same on hand at public places or for

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illegal sale or to have on hand or to keep on hand for illegal sale any form of whiskey, wine or beer without regard to percentage of alcohol that the same may contain. Intoxicating liquors. B. To make illegal all and each of the several matters made illegal under the Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved November 17, 1915, found in Georgia Laws, 1915, pages 77 to 89, inclusive. C. To make illegal by any person, firm or corporation the keeping for unlawful sale in any store, house, room, office, cellar, stand, booth, stall or other place, or to have contained for unlawful sale in any barrel, keg, can, demijohn, bottle or other package any spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors for such sale within said city limits. D. To make it illegal within said city limits for any person to have and carry about on his or her person, or in or on any automobile, hack, wagon or other vehicle under his or her control any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors for the purpose of illegal sale or barter. Such offense to be designated as that of a traveling blind tiger. E. To have or keep or allow to be kept any of the liquors described in this section or any intoxicating beverage in any store, building, tent or place where soft drinks are kept, served, or sold, within said city limits. Sec. 19. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 21, 1916. TIGNALL TOWN BOND ISSUE. No. 290. An Act to amend an Act, incorporating the town of Tignall, in the County of Wilkes, approved August 22, 1907, authorizing the issuance of bonds by said municipality; to provide the method therefor, 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

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of same, That the mayor and board of council of the town of Tignall shall have full power and authority to issue bonds for the purpose of erecting and improving public school houses in said town, for lights, water, pavement or any other purposes of internal improvement whatever, under the Constitution and laws of Georgia regarding the issuing of municipal bonds. Bond issues; power [Illegible Text] Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved July 26, 1916. TOCCOA CITY TERRITORIAL LIMITS. No. 483. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Toccoa, Georgia, approved December 20, 1897, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, so as to extend the corporate limits of the said City of Toccoa, Georgia, in order to embrace for public purposes certain territory belonging to the City of Toccoa, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the charter of the City of Toccoa, approved December 20, 1897, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, be amended as set out in this Act. Act of 1897 amended. Sec. 2. That the corporate limits of the said City of Toccoa are hereby extended so as to embrace for police purposes the following described real estate [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and being in Stephens County, Georgia, and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] described as follows, to wit: All that [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] parcel of land lying and being in Stephens County, and State of Georgia, and known as the Pearce place, containing two hundred and thirty acres, and described in a deed from G. A. Cooper to C. A. Cooper, recorded in Book II,

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pages 387-388, April 16, 1890. Also one other tract or parcel of land described in a deed from H. N. Smith to G. A. Cooper, dated August 12, 1892, containing one hundred and twenty-five acres, more or less; also one other tract or parcel of land described in a deed dated December 4, 1890, from C. W. Vickery and R. D. Yow, executors of J. H. Vickery, deceased, to G. A. Cooper, containing fifty acres, more or less; all of the above described lands referred to being conveyed in a deed from C. A. Cooper to W. E. Allen, dated April 23, 1900, and where the deeds are recorded being Habersham County, Georgia. Also a tract of land described in a deed from J. W. McMillan to W. E. Allen, dated August 16, 1904, containing twenty acres, more or less, all of said above described tracts making an aggregate of four hundred and twenty-five acres. Also another tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Stephens, State of Georgia, more particularly described as follows: commencing on a rock corner on the Pulliam and Perry road; thence west along the lands of C. A. Cooper to the branch; thence south to the corner of Van Brown's land; thence east to the Lake property; thence to the beginning corner, containing fifteen (15) acres, more or less, and known as the David Hayes property, and being the same premises conveyed to W. D. Manley by Mrs. Coney Heaton on January 12, 1911, as shown by deed recorded in clerk's office, book 4, page 106. Said property now owned and used by the City of Toccoa for waterworks purposes. Limits Also all that tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in the County of Stephens, and State of Georgia, on the south prong of Toccoa Creek, about two and one-half miles northeast of Toccoa, and described as beginning at a point on Toccoa Creek at the mouth of Anderson Branch; thence running in a westward direction to a mulberry on the road; thence a southwest direction to a cedar on the Wheeler line; thence with the Wheeler line southeast across Toccoa Creek to a stake; thence back north to the beginning corner at the mouth of Anderson Branch, as shown by survey and plat made by D. Conger, surveyor, and being the same premises conveyed by John T. Wood to the City

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of Toccoa on January 20, 1915, as shown by recorded deed in clerk's office, book 7, page 60. Also another tract or parcel of land, lying and being in the County of Stephens, and State of Georgia, on the south fork of Toccoa [Illegible Text], and bounded as follows: Beginning at a cedar corner; thence southwest to a post oak corner; thence to a water oak on the bluff on the old creek run; thence south to a hickory on the creek bank; thence southwest to a mountain oak stump on Crane's Mountain, on Simpson's line; thence east to a pine; thence north to the branch (Blue), along the Rothell line; thence a straight line to the beginning corner, containing eighty-eight acres, more or less. Also all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Stephens, and State of Georgia, beginning at a rock corner on lands of E. P. Simpson and C. F. Anderson; thence north 67, east 8.20 to red oak; thence along C. F. Anderson's line north 34, east 37.80, near post oak to a stake; thence along the land of the City of Toccoa south 3, west 14.20 to a stake on Toccoa Creek; thence with the thread of said meandering stream south 34, west 37.00 to stake on the bank of said creek; thence north 87, west 8.00 to hickory stump; thence along E. P. Simpson's line north [Illegible Text], east 10.00, to the beginning rock corner, containing thirty-two and five-tenths acres, more or less, and being the same premises conveyed by C. F. Anderson to the City of Toccoa by deed recorded in clerk's office in book 7, page 111. Also all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Stephens, and State of Georgia, and on the waters of Toccoa Creek, beginning at a white oak corner on the bluff of Crane's Mountain, thence south to an oak tree on the creek bank, thence southeast to a post oak; thence south to mountain oak or black-jack on Simpson's line; thence along Simpson's line to a rock corner; thence north to a stake corner; thence east to the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] oak corner, said boundary containing fifty acres, [Illegible Text] less, and being the same premises conveyed by [Illegible Text] Scott to City of Toccoa by deed dated January 21, [Illegible Text], as shown by deed recorded in clerk's office in deed book 7, page 87.

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Also that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Stephens County, Georgia, lying on the east side of Toccoa Creek, bounded on the northwest by Toccoa Creek, on the east by the lands of J. T. Wood and Rosa Wheeler, and on the west by the Crane Mountain lot, known as the Telfair survey, the same being the land owned by C. A. Cooper on the east side of said creek, on said creek, containing fifteen acres, more or less, and being the same premises conveyed by Chas. T. Smith to the City of Toccoa by deed dated January 11, 1916, and recorded in clerk's office in deed book 7, page 188. These above described tracts of land owned and used by the City of Toccoa for electric light plant purposes. Also all those tracts or parcels of land lying and being in Stephens County, Georgia, embracing the right of way for the waterworks main extending from the waterworks lake, or reservoir, to the present corporate limits of the City of Toccoa; also the right of way for the transmission line of electric light plant, extending from the generating plant, or power house on Toccoa Creek, to the present corporate limits of the City of Toccoa. Also all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Stephens, formerly Habersham County, Georgia, on the waters of Allen's Creek, containing one hundred and nineteen and two-tenths acres (119 2-10), according to plat and survey made by M. B. Collier, county surveyor, on the 26th day of September, 1910, and known as the Harvey Neal Smith place, adjoining the waterworks tract of land, owned by said City of Toccoa, and being parts of land lots numbers 168 and 185, of originally Habersham County, Georgia, in the 12th land district, now Stephens County. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and council of the said City of Toccoa are hereby empowered to pass such ordinances for the protection of said property, and all improvements thereon, and for the preservation of peace and good order within said limits, as may seem to them proper. Ordinances for added territory.

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Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. VILLA RICA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. No. 344. An Act to amend an Act approved August 19, 1912, incorporating the City of Villa Rica, Georgia, and Acts amendatory thereof, so as to authorize the establishment and maintenance of a system of public schools for the City of Villa Rica; to provide for its regulation, support and control, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be established in the City of Villa Rica in said State, a system of public schools, to be organized, maintained, conducted and provided for in the manner hereinafter set forth; the corporate authorities of said City of Villa Rica having so recommended, as provided in article 8, section 4, paragraph 1, of the Constitution of said State. System of public schools to be organized. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a board of education in said City of Villa Rica, [Illegible Text] of five members, each of whom shall be elected [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] voters of said city, in the same manner that [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and councilmen of said city are elected. At the first [Illegible Text] after this bill is passed and approved by the [Illegible Text] and Governor, all of said five members shall be elected, one for a term of five years, and one for four years, one for three years, one for two years and one for one year, and each year thereafter, one member of said board shall be elected for a term of five years, so that there shall be one member of said board to be elected every year at the time for elections of mayor and councilmen for said city. All male persons who are qualified to hold municipal offices

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in said city shall be eligible for membership on said board, and none other. [Illegible Text] Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the officers of said board of education shall be a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer; that no member of said board shall receive any compensation for his services, except the secretary and treasurer, who shall receive not more than $25.00 per annum, to be fixed by the board. The treasurer shall give such bond and security as the board may deem sufficient for the faithful discharge of his duties, said duties to be designated and prescribed by the board. The principal of the white school shall be superintendent of public schools of said City of Villa Rica. The said board of education shall hold monthly meetings in said city, to transact such business as may be necessary to properly carry on the schools. Officers of the board. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the city council is hereby authorized, empowered and required to levy each year a special tax for the support of schools, as the board of education of said city may recommend, not to exceed one-half of one per cent. on all property in said city, subject to taxation by said city, to collect the tax and promptly pay it over to the treasurer of said board of education, to be used only in equipping, supporting and improving the public schools of said city. Said special tax to be collected when the regular city tax is collected. [Illegible Text] Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That after the ratification of this Act, by the election hereinafter provided for, it shall be the duty of the county school commissioner of Carroll County, and he is hereby required to pay over to said board of education that portion of the public school fund of said county to which the schools of said city are entitled under the laws of Georgia and the rules of distribution under which the board of education of the county apportion to the schools of the county their pro rata share of school funds under existing laws. Portion of State school fund. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That there shall be established schools for not less than seven nor more than nine

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months in each year, the length of the term to be in the discretion of the board. The curriculum in said schools shall be only such as is taught in the system of public schools maintained by the State, except that the board may provide for a higher curriculum to be paid for by the patrons who may send their pupils desiring to be taught in said higher curriculum. There shall be separate schools for white and colored children in said city. Children of non-residents, and such others as may not be entitled to the benefit of these schools, may be admitted upon such terms as may be prescribed by the board of said city, said terms not in conflict with the laws of the State. And any child between the ages of six and eighteen, living in Carroll County, but residing outside the corporate limits of the City of Villa Rica, shall be [Illegible Text] to attend said schools and pursue the school grades and studies only, free of charge, for the full term of the public schools of Carroll County. Term. [Illegible Text] Races separated. Children of non-residents. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That no person [Illegible Text] employed as teacher in any of the public [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] city who is not licensed by the county board of [Illegible Text] of Carroll County, Georgia, or whose license from the county board of some other county in Georgia has not been approved by the county board of education of Carroll County. That the board of education of said city shall have power to employ teachers, to suspend or remove teachers or superintendent, to fix their compensation; to provide school houses by renting, purchasing, building or otherwise; to make and hold titles to such property; to make rules and regulations for the government of themselves and said schools, as they may deem proper, not in conflict with the laws of this State. [Illegible Text] Powers of board. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That in case any school property acquired by said board of education of said city, under the provisions of this Act or otherwise, be sold, the fund derived from such sale shall be reinvested in other property to be used for school purposes. School [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text]

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Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That the said board of education of said city shall require the superintendent of the schools of said city to make such reports to the county board of education of Carroll County as said board may deem necessary, as to enrollment, average attendance and attendance of pupils outside of the corporate limits; said reports to be approved by the board of said city. Superintendent's reports. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That before this Act shall become operative, its adoption shall be submitted to the legally qualified voters of said City of Villa Rica, for which purpose the mayor of said city shall, within thirty days after the passage and approval by the Governor of the State, order an election, of which ten days' notice shall be given by posting at the postoffice of said city, which notice shall give time, place and purpose of said election, and which election shall be held under the same rules and regulations as elections of mayor of said City of Villa Rica. At said election of adoption, those favoring the adoption of the Act shall have written or printed on their ballots the words For public schools, and those opposed to the adoption shall have written or printed on their ballots the words Against public schools. And if it shall appear that two-thirds of said qualified voters actually voting in said election have cast ballots for public schools, this Act shall be declared adopted and become operative. Should said election be against public schools, the board of education of the City of Villa Rica, by giving ten days' notice as herein provided, may submit the question again, at any time after the expiration of twelve months after the first election, and may continue to hold said elections every twelve months till this Act is adopted. Act to be submitted to popular vote. Ballots. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1916.

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WALESKA TOWN TERRITORIAL LIMITS. No. 306. An Act to amend the charter of the town of Waleska, in the County of Cherokee, State of Georgia, so as to extend and define the corporate limits, and also to extend and define the police and sanitary limits, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, that the corporate [Illegible Text] of the town of Waleska, in the County of Cherokee, shall be so enlarged as to extend one mile in every direction from the main building of Reinhardt College, in the said town of Waleska, and so as to extend in a southeasterly direction, two hundred feet on each side of the Canton road, as much farther than the said one mile limit as is necessary to include Reinhardt Chapel church and cemetery. Territorial limits. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said town of Waleska shall have full control as to its police and sanitary powers for two miles in every direction from the said main building of Reinhardt College in the said town of Waleska. Police and sanitary control. Sec. 3. Be it further [Illegible Text], That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 2, 1916. WATKINSVILLE TOWN ELECTRIC LIGHTS. No. 567. An Act to amend the charter of the town of Watkinsville, approved August 29, 1891 (Acts 1890-1891, pp. 720-1, inclusive), so as to authorize the mayor and town council of said town to erect, construct, equip, maintain and operate an electric lighting plant or system in said town of Watkinsville, and to erect, maintain and equip

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modes of conveyance or producing the electric current necessary for said purpose; to levy and collect tax to pay for same, and to issue and sell bonds for said purpose, and to provide for the collection of taxes to retire said bonds and the interest thereon, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of same, That from and after the passage of this Act, there shall be established in the town of Watkinsville, in this State, an electric light and power system to be constructed, maintained and equipped, supported and provided for in the manner prescribed in this Act. Act of 1891 amended. Electric light and power system established. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and town council of said town of Watkinsville shall have power and authority to issue bonds of said town for the sum of five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars, to become due and payable at such time, not exceeding twenty (20) years from the date of issue thereof, as said mayor and council shall determine, and bear interest not to exceed five (5%) per cent. per annum; said bonds to be issued, sold and hypothecated by said mayor and council of the town of Watkinsville for the purposes specified in this Act. Bond issue. Sec. 3. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the mayor and council of said town of Watkinsville are hereby authorized and empowered to levy, issue and collect annually sufficient taxes upon and from the taxable property of said town, real and personal, to pay off the principal and interest of said bonds as they become due, and also sufficient amount for sinking fund to pay all of the remainder of said bonds at the expiration of the time when they shall become due, and also a sufficient amount to equip, maintain and operate said system. Said taxes shall be separately levied, issued and collected for the specific purpose herein designated, and shall not be used or appropriated to any other purpose whatsoever. Said may or and council are hereby authorized and empowered to

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issue interest coupons, payable annually or semi-annually for the interest on said bonds. Tax levy for bonds. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said bonds shall be signed by the mayor and clerk of council of said town, and negotiated, sold and hypothecated in such manner and in such sums and at such time or times as the mayor and council shall determine for the best interest of said town and a speedy execution of the objects of this Act, and the money derived from the sale, negotiation or hypothecation of said bonds shall be used by said mayor and council for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, equipping and operating an electric lighting plant or system of said town under such terms and in such manner as said mayor and town council shall determine for the best interest of said town and the speedy execution of the objects of this Act. Issue and sale of bonds. [Illegible Text] how applied. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said [Illegible Text] and town council shall have the right and they are hereby authorized and empowered to make contracts for the purpose of obtaining the current or power necessary, and to pay therefor such sums as are reasonable and just, and they are further authorized and empowered to furnish said current to consumers for the purpose of lighting or power, and to make all contracts necessary for the purpose of carrying into effect said objects. [Illegible Text] Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said mayor and town council of said town of Watkinsville is hereby authorized and empowered to erect, equip and maintain any buildings, lines, plants or other equipments for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of this Act, and to make all contracts necessary therefor. Buildings and equipment. Sec. 7. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the provisions of this Act shall not go into effect and become operative until the question of issuing said bonds shall have been submitted to a vote of the qualified [Illegible Text] of said town under the rules and regulations [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the mayor and council of said town and approved [Illegible Text]

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two-thirds (2-3) vote of the persons qualified to vote at said election held for that purpose in accordance with the Constitution and laws of this State, which said election shall be held under an order of the mayor and council of said town, and notice of said election to the qualified voters of said town shall be given for a space of thirty days preceding said election in the newspaper in which the sheriff's advertising of Oconee County is published, notifying the qualified voters of said town that on the day named an election will be held to determine the question whether said bonds shall be issued by said municipality, the amount of bonds to be issued, for what purpose, what interest they shall bear, how much principal and interest to be paid annually, and when to be fully paid off, as provided for in section 440 of the Code of Georgia of 1910. All qualified voters desiring to vote for said bonds at said election shall have written or printed on their ballots For bonds, and those desiring to vote against the issuance of said bonds shall have written or printed on their ballots Against bonds. If two-thirds (2-3) of the qualified voters of said town vote for bonds in accordance with the terms of this Act it shall be the duty of the mayor and council of said town to issue and dispose of said bonds in accordance with the provisions of this Act in relation thereto, but should two-thirds of said qualified voters of said town fail to vote for said bonds at said election, the effect shall be to suspend the operation of this Act in relation thereto. Submission to [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Ballots. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if at said election held under section seven of this Act the question voted on shall be decided against the issuance of bonds, it shall be the duty of the mayor and council of said town, upon the written application of one-third (1-3) of the qualified voters of said town to order another election; provided, that no election shall be held within less than twelve months after the one preceding same for said purpose. Said election shall be held in the same manner and under the same regulation as provided in section seven of this Act. Other election after adverse vote.

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Sec. 9. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any election held under this Act shall be governed by the same rules and regulations as the election for mayor and town council of Watkinsville. Elections, how governed Sec. 10. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916. WEST GREEN TOWN; REPEAL OF CHARTER. No. 393. An Act to repeal an Act approved July 29, 1914, which is entitled an Act to incorporate the town of West Green, in Coffee County, and incorporated in Acts, 1914, pages 1221 to 1227, inclusive, so as to provide that this Act shall not become effective until the question of repeal of said aforesaid Act shall have been submitted to a vote of the qualified voters of the town of West Green, to be held in said town, and a majority of said voters shall vote in favor of such repeal, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by [Illegible Text] of the same, That Act No. 319, entitled an Act to [Illegible Text] the town of West Green, in Coffee County, approved July 29, 1914, and incorporated in Acts of 1914, pages 1221 to 1227, inclusive, be and the same is hereby repealed; provided, however, that this Act shall not become effective until the question of repeal of said Act shall first have been submitted to a vote of the qualified voters of said town of West Green, at an election to be held for that purpose, and until a majority of said voters voting at such election shall have voted in favor of the repeal of said aforesaid Act, which election shall be held at a time and place, and under rules hereinafter provided. Act of 1914 repealed, If so voted.

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Sec. 2. Within thirty days from the date of the passage and approval by the Governor of this Act, it shall be the duty of the mayor or mayor pro tem. of the town of West Green, to issue in writing or upon a typewriter in triplicate form, an order calling an election of the qualified voters of the town of West Green to determine the question whether the original Act incorporating the town of West Green shall be repealed, which order shall be immediately posted at three public places in said town; said election shall be called, to be held not earlier than thirty nor longer than forty days from the date of such call, but the date of said election shall be definitely fixed in such call or order of the mayor or mayor pro tem. Call of election. Sec. 3. At the same time and on the same day said election shall be called it shall be the duty of the mayor to order the person or official of said town having in charge the registration books of said town, to immediately open said books for registration at some convenient place which shall be accessible to persons desiring to register, during all business hours of week days, and shall keep said books open for registration for a period of fifteen (15) days, at which time said books shall be closed and thereafter no person shall be allowed to register for said election, but all persons who are residents of said town and are otherwise qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, and who have in good faith resided in said town thirty days prior to the time said election shall be held (as is provided in section No. 6 of said original Act incorporating said town), shall be entitled to register and vote in said election. Registration of voters. Sec. 4. The mayor shall appoint five registrars from among the voters of said town, who shall be by him sworn to faithfully discharge their duties, a majority of whom may act, and said registrars shall immediately, upon the closing of said registration books and five days prior to said election, purge said registration books, and make up a list of qualified voters of said town and furnish same to the election managers, who shall be governed by said list in determining whether person shall be entitled to vote at

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such election. Said registrars shall have authority to strike from said registration books any person who is not qualified to vote under the charter and ordinances of said town, but before striking such names, such voter or person so registered shall receive from said [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] notice of the time and place when the same will [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] and shall have a right to be heard before his name [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] stricken. Registrars. Sec. 5. The mayor of West Green shall appoint three election managers, residents of said town, who shall be freeholders, and who are not members of the town council of said town, to hold said election, who shall be sworn by said mayor to faithfully and impartially discharge their duties as such election managers, and said election managers shall be authorized to select two or three clerks, who shall be by them sworn to faithfully and impartially discharge their duties as such clerks, and said election shall be held by them on the day fixed in said call of the mayor; the polls shall open at 8 o'clock a. m., and close at 3 o'clock p. m. All voters voting at said election who desire to vote in favor of the repeal of said charter, shall have written or printed on their ballots the words For repeal, and those desiring to vote against the repeal of said charter shall have written or printed on their ballots the words Against repeal. After the polls shall have been closed, the managers of said election, with the aid of the clerks, shall count the votes and report the same to the mayor, together with the original votes and tally-sheets, all of which shall be delivered to said mayor under seal; and on the same day, or within two days thereafter, the mayor shall call a special meeting of the mayor and council of said town of West Green, and at such meeting the mayor and council shall open said election returns, canvass same and officially declare the result of said election; and if the result of said election shall be declared in favor of the repeal of the original Act incorporating said town, this Act shall immediately become effective, and the mayor of said town shall seal said election returns and ballots in a secure box and shall transmit same to the ordinary of Coffee County, who shall

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keep the same safely until called for by authority of the law, or until twelve months shall have expired, and if not called for by that time, the same shall be destroyed; if said election results against the repeal of said charter, then this Act shall not become effective. Managers of election. [Illegible Text] Election returns. Sec. 6. 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. Approved August 15, 1916. WOODLAND TOWN BOND ISSUES. No. 395. An Act to amend the charter of the town of Woodland, so as to empower and authorize the mayor and council of said town of Woodland to order an election, or elections, to be held in said town to determine whether bonds shall be issued by the said town, for the purpose of installing electric lights; for the purpose of installing waterworks; for the purpose of maintaining its streets; for the purpose of improving its public buildings; for the purpose of maintaining its public schools, and for other public improvements, and to authorize the issuing of said bonds by said town; and to authorize the mayor and council of said town to fix the time and terms of payment of the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon; and to authorize the assessing, levying and collecting of a tax on all property, real and personal, in said town, for the purpose of paying the interest on said bonds, as well as the principal thereof, and to provide a sinking fund for this purpose. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, the charter of the town of Woodland, Georgia, approved July 30, 1908, be amended and it is hereby amended as follows:

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That the mayor and council of said town of Woodland, Georgia, are hereby empowered and authorized to order an election, or elections, to be held in said town, to determine whether bonds shall be issued by the said town, for the purpose of installing electric lights; for the purpose of installing waterworks; for the purpose of maintaining its streets; for the purpose of improving its public buildings; for the purpose of maintaining its public schools, and for other public improvements, and said town is hereby authorized to issue said bonds for said purposes [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] mayor and city council are empowered and [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] fix the time and terms of payments of the principal of [Illegible Text] bonds and the interest thereon; to authorize the assessing, levying and collecting of a tax on all property, real and personal, in said town; for the purpose of paying the interest on said bonds, as well as the principal thereof, and to provide a sinking fund for this purpose. Act of 1908 amended. Election as to bond issue. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 15, 1916. YATESVILLE TOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM No. 345. An Act to establish a system of public schools, to grade the same, in the town of Yatesville, in the County of Upson; to provide for the maintenance of the same, by authorizing and empowering the corporate authorities to levy and collect a tax; to authorize and require the county school commissioner of Upson County to pay over to the board of education of the town of Yatesville such part of the public school funds of the State as may be pro rata share due said school system for pupils of said schools residing in said town, and also enacting and requiring the county school commissioner of Upson County to pay to said board the pro rata share of the

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public funds for pupils attending said schools who do not reside in said town, 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, the municipal authorities having recommended the same, That from and after the passage of this Act that the mayor and councilmen of the town of Yatesville, in the County of Upson, as soon after the passage and adoption of this Act as practicable, shall establish, maintain and support and provide for by local taxation and otherwise, in the manner hereinafter provided in this Act, a system of public schools in and for the town of Yatesville, Upson County, Georgia, the territorial limits of said public schools to be co-extensive with the territorial limits of the town of Yatesville, as they now exist or may hereafter exist. Public school system established. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a board of education for the town of Yatesville under the corporate name of the Board of Education of the Town of Yatesville, with the right to sue and be sued in its corporate name, which shall consist of the mayor and town councilmen of the town of Yatesville; and that said mayor shall be by virtue of his office, chairman of said board, and such other officers as may be deemed advisable shall be elected by said board of education and hold their office at the pleasure of said board. The board of education, including the chairman, shall serve without compensation. Board of education incorporated. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the board of education shall take and hold in trust for the town of Yatesville any grant or devise of land, or donation, or bequest of money or other property made to it for educational purposes, that they have the right to acquire property by purchase and to erect buildings thereon for school purposes; that they further have the right and power, if they see fit, to rent, lease or take over for a number of years, with the privilege of renewal, from any person or corporation, school buildings, with equipment and furnishings and grounds for school purposes; that they further have the

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right to sell and convey any or all of the school property vested in the said town of Yatesville for the purpose of re-investing the same for school purposes in the town of Yatesville; provided, that the same shall be ratified by a two-thirds vote of the qualified voters of said town; and that they have the right to borrow money for current expenses, and do all other things that may be necessary to carry on successfully a modern school system. Powers of board. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the title to all the real and personal property now held by the board of trustees of the Joseph E. Johnston Institute, which institute is located within the corporate limits of the town of Yatesville, shall pass to and vest in the said board of education and its successors in office for the use and benefit of the town of Yatesville for public school purposes, and that said board of education assume and pay any and all indebtedness, if any, of said Joseph E. Johnston Institute, and the said indebtedness, if any, may be paid out of the taxes raised for school purposes or any other fund that the town councilmen of the town of Yatesville may appropriate for such purpose. Title to institute property. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That said board of education shall have full power and authority to devise, designate, establish and adopt and maintain a system of public schools in said town, to increase, modify, alter and change the same from time to time; to establish public schools for the said town of Yatesville, including primary, grammar and high schools, as they may deem proper and expedient; to prescribe the curriculum, including agriculture, manual training, domestic arts, etc.; appoint and employ teachers for the said school and superintendent for the same if they see fit; to fix the compensation for teachers and superintendent; to make such by-laws, rules and regulations for their own government, and that of the superintendent, teachers and pupils of said schools as they may deem proper; and to do any and all other acts promotive of the best educational interest of said town when not in conflict with this Act or the Constitution and laws of this State. Duties and powers of board.

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Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That said board of education shall have the power, and it is hereby made the duty of said board, to devise, design, adopt and establish such schools as they may see fit for the white children of said town, and for the negro children of said town, which for races shall be entirely and forever separate and distinct from each other, and not more than one school for each race, unless said board of education shall, at a regular meeting, order more than one, and in this have the concurrence of two-thirds of the qualified voters of said town in an election held for that purpose in thirty days from the passing of said order, to be held as all other elections are now held in said town. Races separated. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That said board of education shall keep full and accurate minutes of the proceedings of said board; that said board shall meet at least once a month in regular session, at which meeting said minutes and other books shall be subject to the inspection of any interested citizen of said town. Records and meetings. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That said board of education shall keep account of all moneys or property received by them for the use of public schools, and of all expenditures made by them. These amounts shall at all times be open to the inspection of any interested citizen of said town, and an itemized statement of said expenditures and receipts shall be published at least once a year and posted in two or more public places in said town. Accounts of moneys, etc. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That public schools established under this Act shall run for a period of not more than nine months scholastic, nor less than five scholastic months in each year. School terms. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That all taxes raised under said Act by levy, shall be used for establishing and maintaining said schools and providing furniture, apparatus, grounds and buildings for said schools; provided, further, it shall be lawful in the sound discretion of said board of education to charge and require a small incidental and

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matriculation fee for each pupil admitted into said schools, which amount in no event shall exceed the rate of $5.00 per term where the child resides within the corporate limits of said town of Yatesville, and shall not exceed the rate of $3.00 per month where the child attending resides without the corporate limits of said town of Yatesville. Taxes, application of. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, That all [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] between the ages of six years and eighteen years [Illegible Text] bona fide residents of said town with their parents [Illegible Text] guardians, shall be entitled to the benefit of said schools, and no such child or children shall be required to pay tuition for such courses of study as may be prescribed by said board of education. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That mayor and councilmen, as the board of education, shall determine as early as possible in each year, what amount of money will be necessary to be raised by taxation to defray the expense of said public schools for the ensuing year, and not later than September the 15th of each year, and when the taxes for such purpose are levied and collected, and the collecting officer of said town shall pay over the same to the secretary and treasurer of said town; said taxes to be collected as other taxes of said town, and shall, not later than February 1st of each year, be paid to said secretary and treasurer; and said taxes shall not be paid out except upon the written order of said mayor and councilmen, acting as said board of education, under such rules and regulations as they shall provide under the authority of this Act. Estimate of expenses. Sec. 13. Be it further enacted, That the State and county authorities shall pay over to said board of education through the county superintendent, the pro rata part of the State and county funds, to which the schools of said town are entitled, and that the superintendent of the public schools of Upson County shall be and is required and directed to pay to the secretary and treasurer of said board of education of said town in the same manner as the teachers in public schools of said county are paid pro rata share of the school funds of Upson County, for all children of or

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within the legal school age who reside in said county and who are non-residents of said incorporated town, but who attend the public schools of the town of Yatesville; all of said funds to be applied to the support and maintenance of said public schools as provided in this Act; provided, if said board desires the said funds direct from the State School Superintendent, or Commissioner, they shall adopt a resolution so electing to receive said funds direct, place said resolution on their minutes, send a copy of the resolution to the State School Superintendent, and on the receipt of said copy resolution, he shall thereafter be required to pay over such funds direct to said board of education each year, without said funds passing through the hands of the county superintendent of public schools. Portion of State school fund. Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That all assessments and school taxes collected by the town of Yatesville, shall be by corporate authorities of said town kept separate and distinct from other collections and assessments of said town, and are not to be used for any purpose except as hereinbefore directed, and the mayor and councilmen shall keep a separate, full and distinct itemized account showing all moneys raised, how, when and for what, and the disposition of the same, to whom, when and for what purpose paid out. Separation of school funds. Sec. 15. Be it further enacted, That the mayor and councilmen of the town of Yatesville shall have power and are hereby authorized to designate such specific tax as they may think best in supplementing the school fund of said town, not in conflict with the charter of said town and the laws of this State; provided, however, that the tax levies under this section upon real and personal property shall in no event exceed one-half of one per centum on all property subject to municipal taxation. Supplemental specific tax. Sec. 16. Be it further enacted, That all provisions of former Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, incorporating the town of Yatesville, and constituting the present charter of said town, which are at variance or conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby expressly repealed and that the provisions of this Act shall

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become operative when the same is passed by the General Assembly and approved by the Governor of the [Illegible Text] be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of [Illegible Text] conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby [Illegible Text] Repeal of inconsistent charter provisions. Approved August 8, 1916.

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TITLE II. SCHOOL DISTRICT. ACT. Board of trustees of Sylvania school district. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. No. 523. An Act to establish a system of public schools for Sylvania School District; to define the boundaries of same; to provide for a board of trustees; to empower said board of trustees to receive from the county school superintendent of Screven County, Georgia, the pro rata share of taxes collected by the State and county for school purposes for the support and maintenance thereof; to authorize the county school superintendent of Screven County to pay over to the said board of trustees such part of the State and county school fund as may be the pro rata share belonging to Sylvania public school district, and to confer upon said board other powers, 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 from and after the passage of this Act, the management and control of all schools, both white and colored, within the public school district of Sylvania, Georgia, shall be vested in five persons who shall constitute a board of trustees for the Sylvania public school district, and by that name and style shall have perpetual succession, a common seal, and shall have power to purchase,

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have, hold, receive, enjoy, possess and retain to them and their successors in office, for school purposes, any property, real or personal, of whatever kind or character within the jurisdictional limits of the said public school district, and by said name be capable of suing and being sued in any court of law or equity in this State. Board incorporated. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the limits of the said Sylvania public school district shall be the same as the public school district now is and as it was laid off by the county board of education of Screven County, with the exception of the triangle in which the Bowie Evans' school is located, shall be cut off. In cutting same off it shall begin at a point on the Ogeechee Creek, known as the Enuis Bridge and run a straight line in the direction of Kitson to M. J. Thompson's residence, the other line and boundaries to remain the same as at present. [Illegible Text] limits of school district. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That T. J. Evans, J. H. Evans, W. J. Walker, J. W. Powell and H. S. White shall be and constitute a board of trustees for said Sylvania public school district from the enactment of said law until the first Tuesday in January, 1917, at which time or as soon as their successors are elected and qualify, their term of office shall expire, unless they shall be re-elected. Members of board designated. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the board of trustees of the Sylvania public school district shall be elected every two years, said election to be held at the court house in Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia, on the first Tuesday in January, 1917, and every two years thereafter. The five persons who shall be elected shall serve a term of two (2) years and until their [Illegible Text] are elected and qualify. Said election shall be [Illegible Text] under the same rules and regulations and by the same [Illegible Text] requiring the same qualifications of said voters, as are now required in State and county elections. Election of board members. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the board of trustees shall organize by electing a

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president and vice-president from their own number. No member of said board shall receive compensation for his services. Organization and officers. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of trustees shall have the power to elect a secretary and to define his duties and to pay him such salary for his services as in their discretion would be just. It will be the duty of the secretary not only to keep an accurate record of the minutes of all the acts and doings of the board of trustees, but to receive all funds from the county superintendent of education of Screven County, Georgia, and to pay same out on proper order from the board of trustees; to keep an accurate list of the registered voters living within the Sylvania public school district, and to keep same of file in the office of the board of trustees, and no one will be allowed to vote for the election of the members of the board of trustees unless their names appear upon this list of registered voters, as provided in other elections. Said secretary shall also, under the direction of the board of trustees, take an accurate census of all white and colored children of school age, living within the boundaries of said district, which census shall be kept on file in the office of the board of trustees; it shall also be the duty of the secretary of the board to take an accurate inventory of all the property, both real and personal, and mixed, located within Sylvania public school district, and make a permanent record of the same, which shall be ascertained from the tax collector's digest, after same has been made up for the tax collector, in each year. The secretary shall also act as treasurer of said board of trustees, and shall give a good and sufficient bond in the sum of twenty-five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars, to faithfully account for all funds placed in his hands. Secretary's duties. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said board of trustees shall have power to design and adopt a system of public schools for said Sylvania public school district; to elect a superintendent; to employ teachers for the same; to suspend or remove the superintendent

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or teachers; to fix their compensation; to provide school houses by rent, building, purchase or otherwise; to make and hold title to such property; to receive gifts, bequests, and to hold same for the benefit of said school or schools, and to make such rules for the government of themselves and said schools as they may deem proper, and not in conflict with the laws of this State; and to do any and all things promotive of the best educational interests of said public school district, not in conflict with this Act and the laws of this State. Superintendent, teachers and sundry powers. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be established and maintained for such time in each year that said board of trustees may prescribe under the provisions of this Act, one or more schools for white children, and one or more schools for colored children, within said public school district. No white children shall be admitted to the school established for colored children and no colored child shall be admitted to the school established for white children. All children entitled to the benefits of public schools under the laws of this State and whose parents, guardians or natural protectors bona fide reside within the limits of said district shall be admitted to the aforesaid schools, upon payment of such admittance fee as the board of trustees [Illegible Text] necessary to defray incidental expenses of said [Illegible Text] Children of non-residents and such others as may not be entitled to benefit of these schools shall be admitted upon such terms as may be prescribed by the board of trustees, not in conflict with the laws of this State. School term. Races separated. Children entitled. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the board of education of Screven County or the county school superintendent to turn over, at least semi-annually, to the board of trustees of the public school district of Sylvania, Georgia, the amount of the public school fund to which children of school age, within said district, shall be entitled. The amount turned over shall be in the same proportion to the entire school fund of Screven County that the number of pupils

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entitled to said school fund residing within the limits of the public school district of Sylvania shall bear to the entire number of pupils residing in all of Screven County, entitled to said school fund. This proportion shall be ascertained by a census taken each two years by the board of trustees of the public school district of Sylvania and compared with the last census taken by the board of education of Screven County, as provided by law. It shall further be the duty of the board of education to turn over to the board of trustees the amount of taxes collected by the tax collector of Screven County for local school purposes, that are due or paid upon the property within the public school district of Sylvania, said property to be located and ascertained as before provided for in said Act. Portion of school fund. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case any school property acquired by said board of trustees, under the provisions of this Act or otherwise, be sold, the funds derived from said sale shall be reinvested in other property, at the discretion of the board of trustees, to be used for school purposes. Property and funds. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the board of trustees shall have absolute control over said schools in said district and shall be authorized and it shall be their duty to protect and care for all property belonging to said schools in any manner that they may deem to the best interests or improvement of same. Control and care of schools. Sec. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 19, 1916.

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PART IV.RESOLUTIONS

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RESOLUTIONS. Amending appropriation to Industrial College. Appropriation for committee expenses. Appropriation for Confederate Cemetery. Appropriation for pension fees. Appropriation for pension increases. Appropriation for pension to Abernatha. Appropriation for pension to Brittman. Appropriation for pension to Chunn. Appropriation for pension to Dargan. Appropriation for pension to Hamll Appropriation for pension to Massey. Appropriation for pension to Morrell. Appropriation for pension to Reagin. Appropriation for pension to Spence. Appropriation for pension to Stebbins. Appropriation for pension to Tyson. Appropriation for pension to Ward. Appropriation for pension to Whitehead. Appropriation for pension to Willis. Appropriation for pension to Wilson. Appropriation for pension to York. Books from library to Charlton County. Books from library to Fulton County. Books from library to Jenkins County. Books from library to Twiggs County. Books from library to Wheeler County. Boundary lines of the State. Capitol halls; use limited. Depository of the State in Macon. Cotton tax; memorial for refund. Federal aid to flood sufferers. Federal payment apportioned. Floral emblem of the State. Historical records, etc., accepted. Military law to be recodified. Nitrate works; Alabama location. Nitrate works; Georgia water powers. Portrait of Nancy Hart accepted. Relief of surety Buxton. Relief of sureties Clyde and Carter. Relief of surety Ford. Relief of surety Westberry. Relief of surety Young. Schools authorized to borrow money. Tennessee Copper Company committee. Tennessee Copper Company contract. Transfer of funds by treasurer. Unfinished business of General Assembly. Welcome to Order of Eagles. AMENDING APPROPRIATION TO INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE. No. 18. A resolution to amend resolution approved August 22, 1905, appropriation for Industrial College for Colored

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People, by striking from the original resolution the restriction therein contained, and for other purposes. Whereas, by joint resolution adopted August 22, 1905, there was appropriated to the Georgia State Industrial College for Colored People the sum of $5,000 for the purpose of lighting, heating, and furnishing water to a particular building on the grounds of the institution; and Preamble. Industrial college for colored people. Whereas, it has been found desirable not to restrict the use of the said fund to the particular building named in the resolution, wherefore, be it Resolved, by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that all restrictions in the resolution of August 22, 1905, be and the same are hereby stricken. Restrictions removed. Approved July 15, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. No. 52. A resolution to appropriate funds to pay expenses and per diem of the various committees of the House and Senate. Whereas, there is a deficit in appropriations made by the General Assembly in 1915 for the payment of the accounts of members of House and Senate Committees visiting, examining, and inspecting the various institutions of the State, including the penitentiary and convict camps, by reasons of which these accounts remain unpaid to the amount of approximately two thousand, five hundred dollars ($2,500), Preamble. Therefore, be it resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, that the sum of two thousand, five hundred dollars ($2,500), or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of paying said account, the same to be paid out only upon approved itemized statements of said accounts. Legislative committees; payment of expenses, etc.

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Be it further resolved, that the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant in favor of the proper parties for said sum. Approved August 18, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR CONFEDERATE CEMETERY. No. 57. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, three thousand Confederate soldiers, who lost their lives in defense of the Confederacy, are buried in the Confederate Cemetery at Marietta, Georgia; and, Preamble Whereas, the State of Georgia has heretofore, by appropriation, removed the remains of said soldiers from the battlefields of Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Kennesaw Mountain, and other battlefields between Chattanooga and Atlanta, to said cemetery, and, Whereas, the Ladies Memorial Association, of Marietta, Georgia, did for a period of forty-two years care for said graves as best they could, without any assistance from the State, and, Whereas, the State did, by proper resolution, approved August 20, 1906, accept said cemetery, consisting of six acres, on which said three thousand graves are located, by deed of gift from the Ladies Memorial Association; and, Whereas, the State, in 1908, appropriated the sum of $5,000, and in 1910 the further sum of $2,000, for the purpose of improving and beautifying said cemetery; and, Whereas, said sums were expended by and under [Illegible Text] direction and supervision of the ordinary, clerk of the Superior Court of Cobb County, mayor of Marietta, and the Ladies Memorial Association in grading, sodding, sewering, laying out walks and drives, erecting headstones and markers

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at each of said graves, and otherwise improving said cemtery; and, Whereas, all of said funds have been exhausted without completing said necessary improvements, and no part of said appropriation is now available for said purpose; and, Whereas, it is necessary to complete said improvements and care for said graves, by keeping the weeds, briars, and bushes from growing in same and destroying the improvements heretofore made, Therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of Georgia, the Senate concurring, that the sum of $1,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the completion of said improvements and the care and preservation of said cemetery, said amount to be expended by and under the plans heretofore adopted and employed; provided no funds appropriated under this bill shall be available until all appropriations made by the Legislature last November for maintenance purposes for 1916 and 1917, especially the public school and pensions appropriations for those years, have been paid. $1,000 for cemetery. Proviso. Resolved, further, that the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the treasury for said sum in favor of such persons as he may designate to do the work herein contemplated. Warrant. Approved August 19, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION FEES. No. 62. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, by the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly, approved August 17, 1914, the pensioners of the State were relieved from the payment of the one dollar fee to the ordinaries of the several counties of the State, and the same fixed upon the State, to become operative on January 1, 1915; and, Preamble.

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Whereas, it appears that the number of pensioners paid in the several counties of the State by the ordinaries in 1915 are seventeen thousand, six hundred and seventy-five and no appropriation has been made to pay the same, it is therefore, Resolved, that the sum of seventeen thousand, six hundred and seventy-five dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay the ordinaries of the several counties their fees fixed by law for their pension work for 1915 and 1916; $17,675 to [Illegible Text] Provided, no funds appropriated under this bill shall be available until all appropriations made by the Legislature last November for maintenance purposes for 1916 and 1917, and especially the public school and pensions appropriations for those years, have been fully paid. Proviso. Approved August 19, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION INCREASES. No. 63. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, the appropriation as made to pay the pensioners of this State for 1916, owing to the recent [Illegible Text] increasing said pensions, is insufficient to complete [Illegible Text] ment, Be it resolved, therefore, that the sum of thirty three thousand dollars ($33,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary to complete the payment of the pension rolls for 1916, be and is hereby appropriated for the purpose stated; $33,000 for 1916. Be it further resolved, that the sum of one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) be appropriated for 1917, to pay the increase of the pensions of ten dollars ($10) per year, as provided by law. $175,000 for 1917. Approved August 19, 1916.

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APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO ABERNATHA. No. 48. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, Smith Abernatha, a soldier in Company K, 3d Georgia Regiment, departed this life on December 20, 1890, leaving a widow, Fannie J. Abernatha, to whom he was married during the year 1861; and, Preamble. Whereas, on the first day of October, 1914, the said Fannie J. Abernatha made application for a pension and furnished the proper proof entitling her to be placed on the pension roll for the year 1915, but on account of sickness of the ordinary of Henry County he failed to mail same to the Pension Commissioner until the second day of November, 1914, on which date it was received in the office of the Pension Commissioner, and the lists were closed November 1, 1914, one day before same was received; and Whereas, the said Fannie J. Abernatha is now old, infirm, poor and needy, and from providential cause, and from no fault of hers, she was left off the roll and received no pension for the year 1915, although entitled to receive a pension of sixty dollars ($60), therefore be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of said Fannie J. Abernatha for the sum of sixty dollars ($60), the same being the amount due for the year 1915, and the said sum of sixty dollars is hereby appropriated for payment of same. $60 for 1915. Approved August 18, 1916.

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APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO BRITTMAN. No. 59. A resolution to appropriate the sum of sixty ($60) dollars to pay pension to Mrs. J. W. Brittman, Troup County, Georgia. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the sum of sixty ($60) dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any funds of the State not otherwise appropriated for the payment of the claim of Mrs. J. W. Brittman, as a pension for the year 1915, and the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant in favor of the said Mrs. J. W. Brittman, for said sum. $60 for 1915. Approved August 19, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO CHUNN. No. 56. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, Mrs. R. U. Chunn, of the County of Fulton, is a widow of a Confederate veteran; and, Whereas, said Mrs. R. U. Chunn had made application for a pension as a widow of a Confederate veteran, and said application had been duly approved and she was regu larly placed upon the pension roll, as provided by law; and, [Illegible Text] Whereas, the pension of $60 was due her for the year 1908; and, Whereas, the said Mrs. R. U. Chunn was temporarily beyond the limits of the State of Georgia on a visit at the time said pension was payable and said sum of money so appropriated to her was not drawn, but was turned back into the Treasury,

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Be it therefore resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the sum of $60 be appropriated to the said Mrs. R. U. Chunn, and that the Governor be authorized to draw his warrant upon the Treasurer in favor of the said Mrs. R. U. Chunn, out of the funds not otherwise appropriated. $60 for [Illegible Text] Approved August 19, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO DARGAN. No. 54. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, John T. Dargan, of Fulton County, was, on his application, placed on the pension roll of said county to be paid first time in 1914; and, Preamble. Whereas, the appropriation as made for 1914 was short, that all those that were approved to be paid first time in 1914, could not be paid along with those on roll, but had to be passed over for additional appropriation, to be made by the General Assembly, which was done, but the said John T. Dargan never received his pay at all for 1914, Be it therefore resolved, that the sum of sixty dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay John T. Dargan his pension for 1914, which is unpaid, and the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant in favor of John T. Dargan for the sixty dollars to be paid by the Treasurer out of any funds in the Treasury. $60 for 1914. Approved August 18, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO HAMIL. No. 33. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, W. C. Hamil, of the County of Carroll, was on the indigent pension roll of said county, and that he died on

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the 28th day of October, 1914, leaving a widow surviving him; and, Whereas, the said widow, Hettie Ann Hamil, very feeble and greatly bereaved, and the death of her husband occurring so near the end of October, did not have time to file her claim for pension by November the first, to be placed on the pension roll in her own right, she having married said husband in the year 1864; and, Whereas, the said application was not made, through [Illegible Text] fault of hers, until after November 1, 1914, and filed in said pension office after the first day of November, 1914, deprived her, under the ruling of the Commissioner of Pensions, of her pension for 1915, which was duly approved for 1916, Be it resolved, therefore, that the sum of sixty ($60) dollars be and is hereby appropriated to pay the pension of Mrs. Hettie Ann Hamil, of Carroll County, for the year 1915; and that the Governor is authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasury of the State of Georgia for said sum to be paid out of any funds in the Treasury. ($60 for [Illegible Text] Approved August 16, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO MASSEY. No. 46. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, T. J. Massey, of Henry County, Georgia, a soldier in Company F, 53d Georgia Regiment, departed this life on September 26, 1914, leaving a widow, Mrs. Partheney Massey, to whom he was married on July 25, 1863; and, Preamble. Whereas, on October 26, 1914, the said Partheney Massey made application for a pension and furnished the proper proof entitling her to be placed on the pension roll for the year 1915, but on account of sickness of the Ordinary of

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Henry County, he failed to mail same to the Pension Commissioner until November 2, 1914, on which date it was received in the office of the Pension Commissioner, and the lists were closed on November 1, 1914, one day before same was received; and, Whereas, the said Partheney Massey is now old, infirm, poor and needy, and from providential cause and from no fault of hers she was left off the roll and received no pension for the year 1915, although entitled to receive a pension of $60, therefore be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of said Partheney Massey for the sum of sixty ($60) dollars, the same being the amount due for the year 1915, and the said sum of sixty dollars is hereby appropriated for the payment of same. $60 for [Illegible Text] Approved August 18, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO MORRELL. No. 35. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, J. W. Morrell, an indigent pensioner of Effingham County, went on a visit to his daughter who resided in South Carolina, in March, 1915, and while in South Carolina the said J. W. Morrell, on the 14th day of April died; and, Preamble. Whereas the pension due the said J. W. Morrell for 1915, became due on the 1st day of January, 1915, and was due and unpaid at the time of his death, Be it therefore resolved, that the sum of sixty dollars ($60) be and is hereby appropriated to the ordinary of Effingham County, to be by him applied to the payment of the expenses for last illness and funeral expenses of the

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said J. W. Morrell, and that the Governor is authorized to draw his warrant for said sum of sixty dollars ($60), payable to the ordinary of Effingham County for the pension of said J. W. Morrell for 1915. $60 for 1915; and how to be applied. Approved August 18, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO REAGIN. No. 50. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, J. J. Reagin, an indigent pensioner of DeKalb County, died on July 25, 1914, leaving a widow, [Illegible Text] A. Reagin, who became the wife of said J. J. Reagin on December 26, 1856, and was justly entitled to be placed on pension roll for the year 1915, and to be paid her pension in her own right, but being ignorant of the law in the matter of making application for the same, she did not make and file her application for a pension until April 26, 1915. She has been advised that her application of April 26, 1915, will be approved by the Pension Commissioner, which will entitle her to draw a pension for the year 1916, Preamble. Be it therefore resolved, that the sum of sixty dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay to Mrs. Lidia A. Reagin, a pension for the year 1915, and the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant in favor of Lidia A. Reagin to be paid by the Treasurer out of any funds in the Treasury. $60 for 1915. Approved August 18, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO SPENCE. No. 68. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, M. D. Spence, of the County of Putnam, was on the indigent pension roll of said county, and that he

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died on the 27th day of October, 1911, leaving a widow surviving him; and, Preamble. Whereas, the said widow, Z. E. A. Spence, very feeble and greatly bereaved, relied on the ordinary of said county to look after and make her application to be placed on the pension rolls in her own right, she having married her said husband in the year 1858; and, Whereas, the said application was not made, through no fault of hers, until November 1, 1911, and filed in said pension office after the first of November, deprived her under the ruling of the Commissioner of Pensions, of her pension for 1912, which was duly approved for 1913, Be it resolved, therefore, that the sum of sixty ($60) dollars be and is hereby appropriated to pay the pension of Mrs. Z. E. A. Spence, of Putnam County for the year 1912; and that the Governor is authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasurer of the State of Georgia for said sum, to be paid out of any funds in the Treasury. $60 for 1912. Approved August 19, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO STEBBINS. No. 44. A resolution providing for the payment to Mrs. W. E. Stebbins of McIntosh County, Georgia, the widow of Charles Stebbins, his pension for the year 1913. Whereas, Mrs. W. E. Stebbins is the widow of Charles Stebbins, a Confederate soldier, who was on the roll drawing a pension, but who died during the month of October, 1912; and although the said Mrs. W. E. Stebbins, in proper time, made application, the same was not received by the Commissioner of Pensions until after November 1, 1912, the time fixed by law for considering of applications for the following year of 1913; and, Preamble.

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Whereas, the said widow was entitled to be [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] roll of 1913, but has been deprived of the said pension for the year 1913, on account of some unknown delay in the mails, be it therefor Resolved, that the sum of $60 be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay the said Mrs. W. E. Stebbins for the year 1913, and the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the payment of the same. $60 for 1913. Approved August 18, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO [Illegible Text] No. 41. A resolution to pay the pension of Mrs. L. M. Tyson, a pension that had accrued, but had not been paid, at the date of her death. Whereas, Mrs. L. M. Tyson had, for a number of years prior to her death, lived at Leesburg, in the County of Lee, State of Georgia; and, Preamble. Whereas, the said Mrs. L. M. Tyson had received a pension from the State of Georgia, as the widow of an ex-Confederate soldier; and, Whereas, her pension, amounting to $60, had accrued and was payable in February, 1915; and, Whereas, the said Mrs. L. M. Tyson, on January 13, 1915, died at St. Augustine, Florida, where she was on a visit to her daughter who resides in St. Augustine, Florida; and, Whereas, the said Mrs. L. M. Tyson had always resided in the State of Georgia, and was a bona fide resident of the State of Georgia at the date of her death, and her remains were brought to Leesburg, Georgia, to be interred; and, Whereas, her pension, for the payment of which a check had been issued but not paid, at the date of her death,

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and the same has been returned to the Pension Commissioner, Be it therefore resolved, that the sum of $60 be paid by the Pension Commissioner, this being the amount of accrued pension, upon the burial expenses of the said Mrs. L. M. Tyson, in the manner and way as pointed out by section 1504, vol. 2, of the Code of 1910. $60 for 1915; and how applied. Approved August 18, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO WARD. No. 55. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, John Ward, now of the County of Floyd, in this State, was, without any notice to him, stricken from the pension roll of Jackson County, in the fall of 1914; and he, having moved from Jackson County, was not paid his pension for the year 1915; and, Preamble. Whereas, he is now a resident of Floyd County, and has been restored to said pension rolls to be paid for 1916; therefore, the pension for the year 1915 is due and unpaid, Be it resolved therefore, that the sum of sixty ($60) dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of paying the pension to John Ward, he being a pensioner on the rolls of Jackson County, Georgia, and entitled to such pension, and the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant in favor of John Ward for the said sum of sixty ($60) dollars, to be paid out of any money in the State Treasury. $60 for 1915. Approved August 19, 1916.

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APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO WHITEHEAD No. 47. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, Mrs. Hulda Whitehead, a widow pensioner on the service widow rolls from Walton County, Georgia, was reported to the ordinary of said county as being dead, and the money sent to pay her pension for 1914 was returned to the State, and it now appears that she is not dead, but is still alive and unpaid her pension for 1914, Preamble. Be it therefore resolved, that the sum of sixty dollars be and is hereby appropriated to pay the pension of Mrs. Hulda Whitehead, of Walton County, Georgia, for 1914, and the Governor is authorized to draw his warrant to be paid by the Treasurer out of any available fund now in the Treasury. $60 for 1914. Approved August 18, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO WILLIS. No. 58. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, Mrs. Fannies Willis, a resident of Banks County, Georgia, is a widow of an ex-Confederate veteran, and as such is entitled to a pension from said State; and, Preamble. Whereas, the said Fannie Willis failed to receive her pension for the year 1913, because the ordinary of said county failed to file her application for pension in the time allowed by law; and, Whereas, said failure to file her application was no fault of the said Fannie Willis, Therefore, be it resolved by the General Assembly, that the sum of sixty dollars ($60) be and the said amount is

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hereby appropriated for the purpose of paying the said Fannie Willis her back pension for said year, as the said Mrs. Fannie Willis is in needy circumstances and entitled by law to such pension. $60 for [Illegible Text] Approved August 19, 1916. APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO WILSON. No. 31. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, Sarah A. Wilson, a resident of Cobb County, Georgia, was married to W. J. Nesse, in 1858, who served as a Confederate soldier during the war, and drew a pension as such until his death in 1901, and his widow, Sarah A. Nesse drew a pension after her husband's death until she married Hilliard Wilson, in 1906, who was also a Confederate soldier, and drew a pension until his death in 1910; and, Preamble. Whereas, said Sarah A. Wilson is now about eighty years old, and left in a destitute and dependent condition, without anyone to care for her, without any place of permanent abode, Therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, the Senate concurring, that the sum of sixty dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the said Sarah A. Wilson, for the year 1916, and that her name be placed on the pension roll of indigent widows for each year during her life. $60 for 1916, and name put on roll. Approved August 16, 1916.

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APPROPRIATION FOR PENSION TO YORK. No. 34. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, Mrs. L. E. York, the widow of P. F. York, a Confederate soldier, made out and swore to her application for a pension before Hon. J. M. Gann, ordinary of Cobb County, Georgia, on the the thirty-first (31) day of October, 1914, and the same was mailed to the Commissioner of Pensions in Marietta, Georgia, on the same date, said day being Saturday, but was not received at the pension office until Monday, the second day of November, 1914; and, [Illegible Text] Whereas, under the construction of the law requiring all applications to be filed in the pension office on or before November first (the first of November being Sunday in this particular case) could not be filed before Monday, the second of November, which was held to be too late to be passed to the roll of 1915; and, Whereas, the Commissioner of Pensions has approved her application and placed her name on the roll for a pension for 1916, Be it resolved therefore, that the sum of sixty dollars ($60) be and is hereby appropriated to pay the pension of Mrs. L. E. York of Cobb County for the year 1915, and the Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant in favor of Mrs. L. E. York for said amount, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury. $60 for 1915 Approved August 16, 1916. BOOKS FROM LIBRARY TO CHARLTON COUNTY. No. 38. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, the court house of Charlton County was destroyed by fire the year of Our Lord one thousand, eight

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hundred and seventy-eight, and all books, including Georgia Reports and Acts of the Legislature in the office of the ordinary and clerk of the superior court were thus consumed, Preamble. Be it therefore resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia, that the State Librarian be and she is hereby directed to furnish to the ordinary and clerk of the superior court of Charlton County, Georgia, out of the stock now on hand, complete sets of Georgia Reports up to and including the 59th Report, and the Act of the Legislature up to and including the Acts of 1878. Laws and Reports to be furnished. Approved August 18, 1916. BOOKS FROM LIBRARY TO FULTON COUNTY. No. 60. JOINT RESOLUTION. Whereas, the commissioners of roads and revenues of Fulton County have established a library in the court house of said county, for the use of the officers of the court, pursuant to the Act approved August 14, 1915; and, Preamble. Whereas, the same is not furnished with the Reports of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, nor with any Acts of the General Assembly, Be it therefore resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia, that the State Librarian be and she is hereby directed to furnish to the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Fulton County, for use in said library, out of the stock on hand, complete sets of the Supreme Court Reports, Court of Appeals, and Acts of the Legislature; and that upon issue of each subsequent volume of said Reports and Acts, a copy thereof the forwarded to the said commissioners of roads and revenues of Fulton County for use in the library. Acts and Reports for county library. Approved August 19, 1916.

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BOOKS FROM LIBRARY TO JENKINS COUNTY. No. 24. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, the court house of Jenkins County was destroyed by fire of January 18, 1909, and all books, including Codes, Georgia Supreme Court Reports, Georgia Court of Appeals Reports and Acts of the Legislature, in the clerk's office were thus consumed, Preamble. Be it therefore resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia, that the State Librarian be and she is hereby directed to furnish to the clerk of the Superior Court of Jenkins County, out of the stock now on hand, complete sets of the preliminary volumes and Georgia Reports, Court of Appeals Reports, and Acts of the Legislature, except those sent said clerk of Superior Court since January 18, 1909. Complete sets of Acts and Reports to be furnished. Approved August 2, 1916. BOOKS FROM LIBRARY TO TWIGGS COUNTY. No. 29. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Whereas, the court house of Twiggs County was destroyed by fire on the 7th day of February, 1901, and all books, including Georgia Reports and Acts of the Legislature in the office of the clerk of the superior court and the office of ordinary, were thus consumed, Preamble Be it therefore resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the State Librarian be and she is hereby directed to furnish to the ordinary and the clerk of the Superior Court of Twiggs County out of the stock now on hand complete set of the Georgia Reports and the Act of the Legislature up to and including the year 1901. Complete sets of Acts and Reports furnished. Approved August 14, 1916.

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BOOKS FROM LIBRARY TO WHEELER COUNTY. No. 39. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, the court house of Wheeler County was destroyed by fire on the 3d day of March, 1916, and superior court being then in session, all Supreme Court Reports, Court of Appeals Reports, Codes of Georgia, and Acts of Legislature, were thus consumed, Preamble. Therefore, be it hereby resolved, that the State Librarian be and she is hereby requested to furnish Wheeler County, out of stock now on hand, a full set of Georgia Supreme Court Reports, including Preliminary Reports, Georgia Court of Appeals, Code of Georgia, and Acts of Legislature. [Illegible Text] set of Acts, Code and Reports to be furnished. Approved August 18, 1916. BOUNDARY LINES OF THE STATE. No. 61. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, there is now pending a controversy as to the boundary lines between the County of Heard in the State of Georgia, and Randolph County in the State of Alabama; Preamble. Whereas, there is also a controversy as to the boundary lines between the County of Fannin, in the State of Georgia, and the County of Bek, in the State of Tennessee, therefore, be it Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, the Governor of the State of Georgia be and he is hereby authorized to take the necessary steps with the proper authorities in the State of Alabama and Tennessee looking to the establishment of the true boundaries between the counties herein named and the proper marking of the same. Governor to act with Alabama and Tennessee authorities. Approved August 19, 1916.

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CAPITOL HALLS; USE [Illegible Text] No. 64. A RESOLUTION. Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, that it is the sense of the General Assembly that the Hall of the House of Representatives and the Senate Chamber should be used ad interim by the departments of the State Government only; and the Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds is hereby requested to confine the use of said halls to such departments. Use to be confined to State government. Approved August 19, 1916. COTTON TAX; MEMORIAL FOR REFUND. No. 23. A joint resolution memorializing Congress to return the money collected from the Southern States from 1862 to 1868, and known as the Illegal Cotton-Tax Fund, now in the United States Treasury, and for other purposes. Whereas, The Government of the United States collected illegally the sum of $68,072,389.99 between the years 1862 and 1868, by an internal revenue tax upon all cotton grown and sold in the Southern States; and Preamble. Whereas, The people of Georgia contributed to this illegal cotton-tax fund the sum of $11,879,094.98; and Whereas, The Supreme Court of the United States in 1871 declared this tax illegal, thereby leaving the above amounts in the United States Treasury unappropriated; and Whereas, It is the wish and desire of the people of Georgia, that the United States Government return to this State their pro rata part of this fund so illegally collected,

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in order that it may be applied to the pension fund of the State in paying pensions to all Confederate soldiers and their widows, and for other purposes, Therefore be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the Congress of the United States in session be memorialized to take proper steps to have the government pay out of the United States Treasury such sums of money as may be necessary to reimburse each State and Territory the amount found to have been collected and due them from the collection of this illegal cotton tax; Memorial to Congress for reimbursement. Be it further resolved, That the Secretary of State be and he is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this resolution, under the Great Seal of the State, to the Representatives and Senators of Georgia, with a request that this memorial be laid before Congress for its consideration. Transmission of copy. Approved August 2, 1916. DEPOSITORY OF THE STATE IN MACON. No. 21. A resolution authorizing the selection of an additional State depository in the City of Macon. Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to appoint an additional State depository in the City of Macon, for the term and upon the conditions and requirements set forth in the sections of the Code, 1249-1252, inclusive, and to distribute the business in his discretion. Additional State depository authorized. Approved July 21, 1916.

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FEDERAL AID TO FLOOD SUFFERERS. No. 26. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, By reason of the recent flood conditions [Illegible Text] in the counties of northwest Georgia, resulting in the destruction of crops, in such counties; and [Illegible Text] Whereas, By reason of such destruction of crops and gardens and pastures, a large number of families are left in a condition of destitution; and Whereas, It will require a large sum of money, larger than the local authorities can provide, to relieve and prevent such destitution, Therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That the Representatives in Congress and the Senators from the State of Georgia are hereby [Illegible Text] to use whatever means may be at their command to secure prompt and sufficient government aid to relieve the suffering in those counties in the northwest of the State of Georgia. Request to Representatives [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Approved August 2, 1916. FEDERAL PAYMENT APPORTIONED. No. 30. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, The Governor of the State has received from the Treasury Department of the United States a check for $77.36 in settlement of the appropriation authorized in the Act of Congress, approved May 23, 1908, making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, and providing as follows: That hereafter twenty-five per centum of all money received from each forest reserve during any fiscal year, including

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the year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, shall be paid at the end thereof by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State or Territory in which said reserve is situated, to be expended as the State or Territorial Legislature may prescribe for the benefit of public schools and public roads of the county or counties in which the forest reserve is situated; provided, that when any forest reserve is in more than one State or Territory or county the distributive share of each from the proceeds of said reserve shall be proportioned to its area therein, Preamble Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the Governor is hereby directed to apportion $71.82 of said fund to the several counties of the State of Georgia in which the National Forest Reserve was situated in the year ending June 30, 1915, in proportion that the acreage of said reserve in said county bore to the total acreage of said reserve in this State; and that the several amounts so ascertained to be due to the several counties under the terms of the Act referred to be paid to the local school authorities of the several counties; Governor to apportion and pay to local school authorities. Be it further resolved, That the sum of $5.54 be paid to the school board having in control the public schools of the City of Savannah. Savannah school board. Approved August 15, 1916. FLORAL EMBLEM OF THE STATE. No. 42. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, In many of the States of the Union some flower indigenous to the soil of the State has been chosen as an emblem of its sovereignty; and Preamble. Whereas, Hitherto the General Assembly of Georgia has made no such selection; and Whereas, The Cherokee Rose, having its origin among the aborigines of the northern portion of the State of

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Georgia, is indigenous to its soil, and grows with equal luxuriance in every county of the State. Be it therefore by the House of Representatives of Georgia, the Senate concurring, resolved, That, at the suggestion and request of the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs, the Cherokee Rose be and the same is hereby adopted as and declared to be the floral emblem of the State of Georgia. Cherokee rose adopted. Approved August 18, 1916. HISTORICAL RECORDS, ETC., ACCEPTED. No. 32. A RESOLUTION. Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That the Compiler of State Records be authorized at any time in accept on deposit, for safekeeping in his office at the Capitol, any historical records, documents or books owned or collected by the Georgia chapters or State organizations of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, relating or referring to this State or its people, and offered for this purpose by the State Regent or principal State officer of the said society, on condition that while so deposited they shall be at the service of the State for reference, and be open to inspection by the public, at the discretion and under the supervision of the Compiler of State Records, and shall not be taken from his office except on written order or receipt of such an officer of the said society. To be [Illegible Text] in office of Compiler of Records Open to inspection. Approved August 16, 1916.

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MILITARY LAWS TO BE RECODIFIED. No. 22. A RESOLUTION. Be it resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That a special committee be appointed, to consist of two from the House and one from the Senate, who, together with the Adjutant-general and Judge Advocate-general of the military department, shall prepare a bill to recodify the military laws of this State, in conformity with the recent enactments of the Federal Congress. Special committee to prepare bill. Approved July 26, 1916. NITRATE WORKS; ALABAMA LOCATION. No. 20. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, There has been appropriated by the general government $20,000,000.00 to build a nitrate plant for the purpose of manufacturing ingredients for munitions of war in time of war, and for fertilizers in time of peace; and Preamble. Whereas, For economic and other reasons, this plant should be located in the central south; and Whereas, The location of this plant is in the hands of President Wilson, Therefore, be it resolved by the Georgia Senate, the House concurring, That if the State of Georgia has no suitable location for said plant, we respectfully request and urge President Wilson to locate this plant at Mussel Shoals, Alabama; Request to the President. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to President Wilson. Transmission of copy. Approved July 19, 1916.

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NITRATE WORKS; GEORGIA WATER POWERS. No. 27. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, The United States Government has taken up the matter of establishing nitrate plants at different points in the United States, and has made appropriations of $20,000,000.00 for this purpose, Preamble Therefore, Be it resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That we heartily endorse and approve of this movement; also the proposal to furnish any nitrate in excess of the government needs for fertilizer purposes; Approval. Resolved further, That we invite the attention of the Secretary of War, having charge of the location of such plants, to the magnificent water powers of Georgia, available for such sites and purposes. Attention to water powers invited. Approved August 2, 1916. PORTRAIT OF NANCY HART ACCEPTED. No. 25. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, The Piedmont Continental Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution, through its Regent, Mrs. Richard P. Brooks, has tendered to the State of Georgia a magnificent painting representing Nancy Hart, an illustrious and patriotic Georgia woman, in the Capture of the Five Tories, on condition that same be hung upon the walls of the State Capitol, said painting to be [Illegible Text] eight by sixty-eight inches, and Preamble. Whereas, It is just and proper that the memory and deeds of one of Georgia's most noted Revolutionary citizens should thus be perpetuated by the State, It is resolved by the House of Representatives and the Senate concurring, That said tendered gift be accepted and the same ordered hung upon the walls of the Capitol. To be upon walls of Capitol. Approved August 2, 1916.

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RELIEF OF SURETY BUXTON. No. 49. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, Press Buxton did, on the 12th day of April, 1915, become bail for the appearance of one Floyd Kelley, at the April term, 1915, of the City Court of Sylvania, in Screven County, Georgia, in a case in which said bond was forfeited by reason of non-appearance of the said Floyd Kelley at said term of court; and [Illegible Text] Whereas, A rule absolute upon the forfeiture of said bond was issued against the said Press Buxton as surety, for the sum of one hundred dollars and costs, and execution issued thereon; and Whereas, The said Floyd Kelley was afterwards recaptured by the said Press Buxton, he paying the expenses of said recapture, and bringing him back from the State of South Carolina, where he had fled, and delivering him to the sheriff of said county, and was by said sheriff placed in the common jail of Sereven County, Therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That inasmuch as the purpose for which said bond was given, was fully accomplished, that the said Press Buxton be relieved from all liability on said execution issued on said forfeiture, and the clerk of the City Court of Sylvania and the clerk of the Superior Court of Screven County be and they are hereby authorized to cancel said execution of record on the execution dockets of said county; provided, all cost accrued upon said execution be first paid by said Press Buxton. Execution canceled on payment of cost. Approved August 18, 1916.

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RELIEF OF SURETIES CLYDE AND CARTER. No. 40. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, A warrant was issued in the County of Sumter against Robert Clyde, charging him with the offense of gaming; and Preamble. Whereas, On July the 22nd, 1913, said Robert Clyde entered into a recognizance with Agnes Clyde and J. C. Carter, as sureties in the sum of one hundred and fifty ($150.00) dollars, conditioned for the appearance of the said Robert Clyde at the City Court of Americus to answer said offense of gaming, and Whereas, On October the 2nd, 1913, in the City Court of Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, said recognizance was forfeited and a nisi issued thereon; and Whereas, On January the 13th, 1914, in said [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] of Americus a rule absolute on such forfeiture was [Illegible Text] against said Robert Clyde as principal, and Agnes Clyde and J. C. Carter, as sureties; and Whereas, Later said Robert Clyde, at the instance and the expense of J. C. Carter, one of the sureties on said bond, was arrested and placed in custody of the sheriff of Sumter County; and Whereas, On June the 30th, 1914, said Robert Clyde was placed on trial for said offense in the City Court of Americus, and a verdict of not guilty was rendered; and Whereas, The said J. C. Carter, surety on said bond, has already paid the sum of $50.00 as a part payment on said forfeiture absolute; and Whereas, The ends of justice have been met in said case, Be it therefore resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, the Senate concurring, That the said Agnes Clyde and J. C. Carter, sureties on said

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bond, be and they are hereby relieved from any and all liability on said bond and the judgment and execution based thereon are hereby declared null and void and of no force and effect. Judgment and execution declared void. Approved August 18, 1916. RELIEF OF SURETY FORD. No. 36. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, I. L. Ford did, on the 29th day of April, 1912, become bail for the appearance of one Will. Scott at the May term, 1912, of the City Court of Tifton, Tift County, Georgia, in a case therein pending against Will Scott, charging him with the offense of a misdemeanor, which said bond was forfeited by reason of the non-appearance of the said Will Scott, at the November term, 1912, of said court; and Preamble. Whereas, An execution issued upon the forfeiture of said bond for the principal sum of $100.00 and costs; and Whereas, The said Will Scott was afterwards recaptured by said I. L. Ford, who paid the expenses of said recapture and bringing him back from Ft. Pierce, Florida, where he was recaptured; and Whereas, The said Will Scott pleaded guilty to the said accusation pending against him, and was by the court sentenced to serve a term in the Tift County chaingang, which sentence was carried into effect, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That inasmuch as the purpose for which said bond was given was fully accomplished, that the said I. L. Ford be relieved from all liability on said execution issued on said forfeiture; provided, however, that the said I. L. Ford, the surety on said bond, shall have first paid all costs in forfeiting said bond. Non-liability on execution, if cost paid. Approved August 18, 1916.

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RELIEF OF SURETY WESTBERRY. No. 69. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, George Deboard, on the 10th day of [Illegible Text] 1914, in Wayne County, Georgia, did commit the offense of an assault upon one Watson Drowdy; and [Illegible Text] Whereas, the said George Deboard was, by the grand jury of Wayne County, sitting at the April term, 1914, in dicted by the grand jury as aforesaid for the offense of assault with intent to murder; and Whereas, Before the sitting of said grand jury, the said George Deboard was arrested and placed in the common jail of Wayne County, Georgia, for the said offense of assault with intent to murder, and that in order to secure his release from said Wayne County jail, that he gave bond in the sum of ($500.00) five hundred dollars, giving as his security on said bond J. R. Westberry, Sr.; and Whereas, At the April term of said superior court the said defendant, George Deboard, did not appear to answer to said charge in terms of his said bond, and said bond was estreated, that at the next succeeding November term of said court the defendant, George Deboard, still failed to appear and answer to said charge, as set forth in said indictment and the defendant's bond was then and there forfeited; and Whereas, The said J. R. Westberry, Sr., security upon said bond as before stated, located and apprehended the said defendant, George Deboard, in the State of North Carolina, and then and there went to the expense of bringing the said defendant from the State of North Carolina to the City of Jesup, in Wayne County, Georgia, and then and there placed him in jail to answer for said offense of assault with intent to murder, as charged in said indictment,

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Therefore, be it resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia, That the said J. R. Westberry, Sr., be and he is hereby released and discharged from the judgment of Wayne County Superior Court in the forfeiture of said bond, and that said judgment is as to J. R. Westberry, Sr., security as before stated, canceled, and said security forever released; provided, that all accrued court cost be by security paid. Judgment canceled if cost paid. Approved August 19, 1916. RELIEF OF SURETY YOUNG. No. 37. A RESOLUTION. Whereas, J. H. Young did, on the 22nd day of February, 1912, become bail for the appearance of one Will Scott, at the May term, 1912, of the City Court of Tifton, Tift County, Georgia, in a case therein pending against Will Scott, charging him with the offense of a misdemeanor, which said bond was forfeited by reason of the non-appearance of the said Will Scott at the November term, 1912, of said court; and [Illegible Text]. Whereas, An execution issued upon the forfeiture of said bond for the principal sum of $100.00 and costs; and Whereas, The said Will Scott was afterwards recaptured by said J. H. Young, who paid the expenses of said recapture and bringing him back from Ft. Pierce, Florida, where he was recaptured; and Whereas, The said accusation pending against the said Will Scott was nol prossed upon order of the judge of the City Court of Tifton, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That inasmuch as the purpose for which said bond was given was full accomplished, that the said

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J. H. Young be relieved from all liability on said [Illegible Text] issued on said forfeiture; provided, however, that the said J. H. Young, the surety on said bond, shall have first paid all costs in forfeiting said bond. Liability on execution relieved, if cost paid. Approved August 18, 1916. SCHOOLS AUTHORIZED TO BORROW MONEY. No. 53. A joint resolution to authorize the board of trustees of the First District Agricultural and Mechanical School, located at Statesboro, Georgia, and the Third District Agricultural and Mechanical School, located at Americus, Georgia, to borrow money upon the lands and property belonging to said schools. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby resolved by authority of the same, [Illegible Text] board of trustees of the First and Third [Illegible Text] culture and Mechanical Schools, created under the [Illegible Text] proved August 18, 1906, are hereby fully authorized and empowered to borrow for the needs and uses of said schools a sum of money not in excess of twenty thousand dollars each, and to secure the same, either by mortgage upon the lands and property of said schools, or by an issue of bonds to run not longer than twenty years, in such form and in such denominations as said trustees may deem advisable, and to be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust upon the lands and other property of the said schools, and the chairman of said board of trustees of said First and Third Districts Agricultural and Mechanical Schools is hereby authorized and empowered to make and execute a mortgage, deed of trust, or deed with power of sale to [Illegible Text] debt, or such other conveyance as may be necessary to secure money borrowed upon said schools' property, and to be ceive the money for the board of trustees of said schools. [Illegible Text] Approved August 18, 1916.

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TENNESSEE COPPER COMPANY COMMITTEE. No. 19. A RESOLUTION. Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that committees of ten from the House and five from the Senate be appointed by the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, respectively, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation in connection with the controversy between the citizens of North Georgia and Tennessee Copper Company, and which committees shall be charged with the duty of making a full investigation of the issues involved in such controversy and of the conditions existing in the territory affected by the operation of the Tennessee Copper Company and of reporting such conditions, with their recommendations, to the House and Senate, respectively, at as early a date as practicable; Joint committee designated to investigate and report. Resolved, further, that in the consideration of such measures, making such investigations and recommendations, said committees are instructed to act jointly. Approved July 15, 1916. TENNESSEE COPPER COMPANY CONTRACT. No. 28. A resolution to authorize and direct the Governor to enter into a new contract with Tennessee Copper Company, as of October 1, 1916, and prescribe the terms of such contract, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a new contract with the Tennessee Copper Company, as of the first day of October, 1916, and for a term of three years, upon the terms and conditions

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of the present contract between the State of Georgia, and said Tennessee Copper Company, entered into under the authority and direction of a resolution of the General Assembly, approved August 19, 1913, with the following exceptions, to wit: Governor may make new contract. Said new contract shall provide: First. That the arbitrator appointed by the Governor, as provided in the fifth paragraph thereof, and known as the State's Arbitrator, shall be a citizen of the alleged affected territory, that is to say, of one of the three counties of Fannin, Gilmer or Union. Provisions to be stipulated. Arbitrator. Second. That the umpire or reference appointed by the Governor, as provided in fifth paragraph of said contract, shall not be a citizen of either of the Counties of Fannin, Gilmer, or Union. Umpire. Third. That the two arbitrators and the referee or umpire, named under the provisions of the fifth paragraph of said contract shall be appointed for the full term of said contract, and that vacancies occurring by death or resignation shall be filled by the Governor, or the Tennessee [Illegible Text] Company, as the case may be, that to say, if a vacancy [Illegible Text] occur as to the arbitrator appointed under the said contract by the Tennessee Copper Company, such vacancy shall be filled by the Tennessee Copper Company, and if a vacancy shall occur either as to the arbitrator to be appointed by the Governor, or the referee or umpire, such vacancy shall, in either event be filled by the Governor. Said arbitrator and umpire appointed by the Governor, shall be removable by the Governor for cause. Term. Fourth. Said new contract shall specify that the compensation of the umpire to be appointed by the Governor shall be a salary not to exceed one hundred and fifty ($150) dollars per month and actual expenses incurred while performing his duties as referee or umpire. Compensation of umpire. Fifth. Said new contract shall provide in lieu of the cash deposit of sixteen thousand, five hundred ($16,500)

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dollars by the Tennessee Copper Company on or before January the tenth of each and every year during the life of the contract, a specific agreement on the part of the Tennessee Copper Company to pay such awards as the board of arbitrators may make, up to the sum of sixteen thousand, five hundred ($16,500) dollars, less expenses provided to be annually deducted from said fund, within ten days after filing of the awards with the Governor and notice thereof to the Tennessee Copper Company; and shall further provide that the expenses provided to be paid out of said fund under the terms of said contract, and the expenses provided to be paid by the Tennessee Copper Company under the terms of said contract, shall be paid by the Tennessee Copper Company upon warrants or drafts drawn by the Governor on said Tennessee Copper Company as and when such expenses are due. Should the amounts paid out in awards and expenses during any year be less than $165,000, and the amount of awards and expenses accruing for any succeeding year exceed $16,500, then the company shall be liable to the extent of the difference between $16,500 and the amount actually paid out for awards and expenses, it being the intention to make the liability cumulative, but it shall not exceed $49,500 during the three years. Payment of awards. Expenses. Sixth. The Tennessee Copper Company shall, within ten days from the execution of said contract, file with the State of Georgia, bond in the sum of $49,500 with some good, solvent surety company, authorized to do business in this State, and approved by the Governor as party thereto, conditioned for the payment of each and every award made within the limits and under the terms of said contract and each and every item of expenses due to be paid by them as and when the same becomes due under said contract, by the terms of which said bond the surety company shall agree to pay said award and said expenses as and when the same become due, in the event the Tennessee Copper Company fails to pay them or any of them as a primary obligation, and not as a guarantor. Bond. Approved August 4, 1916.

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TRANSFER OF FUND BY TREASURER. No. 43. A resolution authorizing the State Treasurer to [Illegible Text] a special fund, being a part of the amount paid by the Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds on the shortage of E. E. Holcombe, former superintendent, to the account of the Department of Public Buildings and Grounds. Whereas, there is now in the Treasury of the State, a fund amounting to $2,238.17, being a part of the amount paid by the Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds on the shortage of the former superintendent in this department, therefore be it Preamble. Resolved, that the State Treasurer be and he is hereby directed to transfer said fund of $2,238.17 to the account of the Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds, to be applied to the use of said department, and to be disbursed in due course through the warrant of the Governor. To account of Keeper of Public Buildings. Approved August 18, 1916. UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY. No. 45. A RESOLUTION. Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, be and they are hereby authorized to remain at the Capitol five days after the adjournment of the General Assembly for the purpose of affixing their official signatures to all bills and resolutions passed previous to said adjournment, and that they be allowed their per diem for said time; President, Speaker, Secretary and Clerk [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] after adjournment.

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Resolved, That the chairmen, respectively, of the Enrollment and Auditing Committees of the House and Senate, together with the members of the Senate Enrollment Committee and ten members of the House Enrollment Committee, to be designated by the chairman thereof, and two members of the House Auditing Committee and two members of the Senate Auditing Committee, to be designated by the chairman thereof; and the chairman of the House Engrossing Committee and six members of the House Engrossing Committee, to be designated by the chairman thereof, and the chairman and two members of the Senate Engrossing Committee, to be designated by the chairman thereof, be and they are hereby authorized to remain at the Capitol five days after the adjournment of the General Assembly for the purpose of bringing up the unfinished business of the session, and that they be allowed their per diem for said time. Committee members. Resolved further, that the postmistress of the House be and she is hereby authorized to remain at the Capitol five days after the adjournment of the General Assembly for the purpose of distributing and forwarding members mail, and that she be allowed her per diem for said time. [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] Resolved further, that three porters of the House and two porters of the Senate be and they are hereby authorized to remain at the Capitol five days after the adjournment of the General Assembly, and that they be allowed their per diem for said time. Porters. Approved August 18, 1916.

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WELCOME TO ORDER OF EAGLES. No. 51. A RESOLUTION. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of Georgia, the Senate concurring, that the State of Georgia extends a cordial welcome to the Grand Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, which convenes in Savannah next week. It is our hope that the thousands of visitors to our State from all over the Nation may enjoy their stay, and carry to their homes a feeling of affection for the Empire State of the South. Grand [Illegible Text] at Savannah. Approved August 18, 1916. ERRATA. Page 17. References to article 2 of the [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] should be to article 11. Page 402. Capital line of Act No. 287 should be: Elhert Treasurer's Salary Fixed.

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Report of W. J. Speer, Treasurer, Showing Receipts and Disbursements at the State Treasury for Year Ending December 31, 1915. RECEIPTS. Dr. 1915 Dr. 1914 TO BALANCE IN THE TREASURY, Jan. 1, 1915 $ 787,455.88 $ 739,625.75 To Abstract Companies' Tax 63.00 72.00 To Adding Machine Companies 810.00 180.00 To Agencies 1,170.00 1,262.10 To Artists 1,314.14 1,849.91 To Auctioneers 607.76 1,238.02 To Automobile Agents 13,525.15 11,749.50 To Back Taxes 5,297.53 1,114.42 To Ball and Other Parks 90.00 112.50 To Bicycles 1,040.45 954.37 To Billiards and Pool 34,717.16 41,820.91 To Board Barber's Examiners 1,606.66 To Board of Health 75.00 To Bottlers 5,175.00 4,985.12 To Building and Loan Fees 10.00 10.00 To Cash Registers 180.00 180.00 To Cigarette Dealers 40,044.17 35,230.73 To Clerks' Cost Court of Appeals 1,228.75 1,431.25 To Clerks' Cost Supreme Court 948.75 1,186.25 To Cold Storage Tax 4,500.00 4,653.00 To Contingent Fund 66.00 To Corporation Tax (ad valorem) 84,913.25 82,242.96 To Cost on Fi Fas 14.00 60.50 To Detective Agents 81.00 81.00 To Directory Tax 45.00 90.00 To Dividend on Stocks 2,782.00 2,782.00 To Electric Shows 10,992.56 8,538.44 To Equipment Companies 1,366.53 To Express Companies' Tax 5,098.76 4,965.92 To Fees from Fertilizers 89,415.71 [Illegible Text] To Fees from Pure Food 24,932.47 16,371.55 To Forest Reserve Tax 108.44 To Fortune Tellers Tax 45.00 To Galleries, Tax on 22.50 To Games 805.64 1,247.17 To Game Protection Fund 17,656.30 20,217.91 To General Tax 3,444,747.53 3,298,747.23 To Inheritance Tax 54,407.23 6,066.40 To Insolvent General Tax 3,205.22 7,620.59 To Insolvent Poll Tax 56.00 370.21 To Insolvent Dog Tax 1.00 13.30 To Insurance Agents 15,494.70 16,582.50 To Insurance Fees 42,880.00 43,003.40 To Insurance Tax by Companies 188,485.64 188,161.12 To Interest from Depositories 10,962.83 11,596.88 To Investment Companies 50.00 100.00 To Lease Indian Springs 110.00 110.00 To License Fees, Near Beer 207,099.80 222,550.00 To Lightning Rods 45.00 315.00 To Loan Agents [Illegible Text] 481.50 To Locker Tax 18,607.50 26,775.00 To Manufacturers Soft Drinks 3,148.29 3,180.44 To Money Refunded 2,283.59 367.50 To Mowing Machine Agents 140.00 310.00 To Northeastern Railroad 110,745.00 To Occupation Tax (Capital) 106,766.78 96,863.82 To Office Fees 3,366.00 3,003.85 To Oil Fees 127,994.28 117,461.26 To Palmists 483.75 [Illegible Text] To Pawnbrokers 11,515.00 10,606.05 To Peddlers 4,665.80 8,910.44 To Penalty Imposed 1,291.66 To Pensions Refunded 19,379.47 19,495.60 To Pistols 7,605.42 7,876.02 To Poll Tax 297,732.51 273,155.90 To Railroad Tax 540,621.52 465,536.32 To Railroad News Companies 360.00 360.00 To Real Estate Agents 2,776.82 3,325.91 To Rental W. A. Railroad 420,012.00 420,012.00

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To Rinks $ 261.00 $ [Illegible Text] To Sale of Acts 768.05 [Illegible Text] To Sale of Codes 622.55 [Illegible Text] To Sale of Crops 17,039.73 [Illegible Text] To Sale of Records 88.00 [Illegible Text] To Sale of Court of Appeals Reports 4,241.59 [Illegible Text] To Sale of Supreme Court Reports 8,897.84 [Illegible Text] To Sale of Bonds 3,524,710.66 To Sale of School Lands [Illegible Text] To Sewing Machine Agents 2,270.00 2,898.00 To Sewing Machine Companies 1,800.00 1,500.00 To Show Tax 6,159.70 15,895.50 To Sleeping Car Companies [Illegible Text] 3,828.45 To Slot Machines [Illegible Text] 1,188.00 To Soda Fount Tax 6,444.76 5,827.61 To Specialists 81.00 198.00 To State Road Fund 124,000.00 90,903.20 To Street Railroad Tax 87,598.27 72,943.63 To Telegraph Tax 9,373.42 6,656.30 To Telephone Companies' Tax 35,857.12 31,799.88 To Temporary Loan 434,000.00 To Tobacco Tags Tax 180.00 To Typewriter Agents 607.76 450.00 To Weighing Scales 180.00 157.50 To Wild Lands Sale 13.10 7.20 To Wild Land Tax 59.75 Aggregate, Including Balance $10,945,590.18 $6,755,107.85

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DISBURSEMENTS. Cr. 1915 Cr. 1914 By Academy for Blind $ 30,000.00 $ 30,000.00 By Agricultural Industrial Normal College 23,960.00 26,567.00 By Agricultural Schools 110,000.00 110,000.00 By Binding Codes 480.45 118.90 By Binding Journals 550.00 550.00 By Board Barber's Examiners 1,600.00 By Board of Health 30,500.00 30,500.00 By Civil Establishment 243,249.99 243,391.59 By Clerks' Cost Court of Appeals 1,001.25 By Clerk to Tax Commissioners 625.00 625.00 By College for Colored 7,670.00 8,000.00 By Compiler of Records 3,651.16 3,548.50 By Contingent Fund 27,369.40 27,907.57 By Contingent Fund Railroad Commission 3,000.00 2,000.00 By Contingent Fund Court of Appeals 1,904.26 1,078.00 By Contingent Fund Supreme Court 1,204.52 1,407.40 By Department of Agriculture 87,359.04 60,260.89 By Department Commerce and Labor 6,700.00 5,800.00 By Game Protection Fund 8,726.81 7,417.88 By Georgia Experiment Station 799.90 3,300.10 By Geological Fund 10,050.00 9,251.38 By Georgia Normal and Industrial College 55,312.50 52,497.50 By Horticultural Fund 38,000.00 30,750.00 By Incidental Expense General Assembly 96.42 64.48 By Indexing House and Senate Journals 200.00 150.00 By Indian Springs Public Comfort House 105.00 110.00 By Inspection of Fertilizers 39,630.50 45,705.74 By Inspection of Oils 1,865.15 1,843.00 By Insurance Public Buildings, Etc 1,592.00 267.50 By Insurance Salaries 8,100.00 8,100.00 By Land Script Fund Interest 6,314.14 6,314.14 By Legislative Pay Roll 104,938.92 66,798.90 By Library Fund 3,220.55 3,437.60 By Library Fund Court of Appeals 1,757.70 863.66 By Library Fund Legislative Bureau 377.20 328.06 By Military Fund 30,376.15 28,502.11 By North Georgia College (Dahlonega) 20,615.00 34,000.00 By Overpayment Taxes Refunded 4,381.15 4,307.11 By Pension Fund 1,082,092.16 1,143,050.00 By Prison Fund 101,178.36 95,000.03 By Printing Fund 35,203.22 35,637.43 By Printing Fund Geological Department 1,805.00 2,500.00 By Printing Fund Railroad Commission 1,778.10 2,256.05 By Public Buildings and Grounds 27,399.94 27,420.00 By Public Debt, Refunding Bonds (May-July) 3,575,000.00 By Publishing Ga. Records (Colonial Confederate) 1,652.80 895.00 By Publishing Georgia Reports 14,351.90 10,790.12 By Public Debt 275,375.00 274,901.25 By Rate Expert Fund 4,223.89 4,000.00 By Reprinting Georgia Reports, Old 742.70 By Reward Fund 2,800.00 1,350.00 By Roster Fund 4,044.81 4,373.93 By School for the Deaf 44,143.00 52,421.34 By School Fund 2,304,084.47 2,292,938.82 By School of Technology 83,670.00 83,000.00 By Sinking Fund 97,000.00 101,000.00 By Soldiers' Home 36,000.00 33,000.00 By Solicitors Generals' Fees 7,480.00 7,110.00 By Special Appropriations, Miscellaneous 1,598.33 3,384.72 By Special Appropriations, 3rd Dist. Agr. School 16,000.00 By Special Appropriations, W. A. Committee 663.59 By State Medical College 28,750.00 30,000.00 By State Normal School 65,525.00 49,450.00 By State Road Fund 110,000.00 92,739.58 By State Sanitarium 621,789.15 555,622.00 By State University, Support Fund 58,315.00 62,668.33 By State University for Agricultural College 98,850.00 103,000.00 By State University for Summer School 5,000.00 5,000.00 By Stationery, General Assembly 700.00 669.67 By Training School for Girls 19,698.05 9,301.95 By Tuberculosis Sanitarium 25,500.00 26,000.00 By Temporary Loan Refunded 435,500.00 Total Disbursements $10,102,791.09 $5,967,651.97 To Balance in the State Treasury, Dec. 31, 1915 842,799.09 787,455.88 Aggregate $10,945,590.18 $6,765,107.85

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Supreme Court of Georgia HON. WILLIAM H. FISH Chief Justice. HON. BEVERLY D. EVANS Presiding Justice. HON. MARCUS W. BECK Associate Justice. HON. SAMUEL C. ATKINSON Associate Justice. HON. H. W. HILL Associate Justice. HON. S. P. GILBERT Associate Justice. GEORGE W. STEVENS Reporter. JOHN M. GRAHAM Assistant Reporter. Z. D. HARRISON Clerk. W. E. TALLEY Deputy Clerk. JAMES W. VAUGHAN Sheriff. Court of Appeals of Georgia HON. PEYTON L. WADE Chief Judge. HON. NASH R. BROYLES Judge HON. ROBERT HODGES Judge HON. WALTER F. GEORGE Judge HON. W. F. JENKINS Judge HON. ROSCOE LUKE Judge (The last three commence on January 1, 1917.) GEORGE W. STEVENS Reporter. JOHN M. GRAHAM Assistant Reporter. LOGAN BLECKLEY Clerk. W. E. TALLEY Deputy Clerk. P. W. DERRICK Sheriff.

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Superior Court Calendar for 1916-1917 ALBANY CIRCUIT. HON. E. EUGENE COX, Camilla, Judge (HON W. M. HARRELL, of Bainbridge, to succeed on January 1, 1917.) R. C. BELL, Cairo, Solicitor-General BakerThird Mondays in March and September. CalhounFirst Mondays in June and December. DecaturSecond Mondays in May and November. DoughertyFourth Mondays in March and September. GradyFirst Mondays in March and September. [Illegible Text]Second Mondays in April and October. TurnerFirst Mondays in February and August. WorthFourth Mondays in January, April, July and October. (Turner and Worth counties will be in the Tifton Circuit after December 31, 1916. See infra for changes in terms.) ATLANTA CIRCUIT. HON. JOHN T. PENDLETON, Atlanta, Judge; HON WM. D. ELLIS, Atlanta, Judge; HON. GEORGE L. BELL, Atlanta, Judge; HON. B. H. HILL, Atlanta, Judge. EB. T. WILLIAMS, Atlanta, Solicitor-General (JOHN A. BOYKIN to succeed on January 1, 1917). FultonFirst Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. ATLANTIC CIRCUIT. HON. WALTER W. SHEPPARD, Savannah, Judge. W. F. SLATER, Eldora, Solicitor-General. BryanFirst Mondays in May and November. EffinghamThird Mondays in April and October. EvansFourth Mondays in January, March, June, and October. LibertyThird Mondays in February and September. McIntoshFourth Monday in May, and first Monday in December. TattnallFirst Mondays in January and July. AUGUSTA CIRCUIT. HON. HENRY C. HAMMOND, Augusta, Judge. A. L. FRANKLIN, Augusta, Solicitor-General. BurkeFirst Mondays in April and October. ColumbiaFourth Mondays in March and September. JenkinsSecond Mondays in March and September. McDuffieFirst Mondays in March and September. RichmondThird Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November.

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BLUE RIDGE CIRCUIT. HON. H. L. PATTERSON, Cumming, Judge (HON. N. A. MORRIS, of Marietta, to succeed on January 1, 1917). HERBERT CLAY, Marietta, Solicitor-General. CherokeeFourth Monday in February, and first Monday in August. CobbSecond Monday in March, third Monday in July, and third Monday in November. FanninFourth Monday in May, and third Monday in October. ForsythThird Monday in March, and fourth Monday in August. GilmerThird Monday in May, and second Monday in October. MiltonFirst Monday in March, and third Monday in August. PickensFirst Monday in April, and fourth Monday in September. BRUNSWICK CIRCUIT. HON. J. P. HIGHSMITH, Baxley, Judge. J. H. THOMAS, Jesup, Solicitor-General. ApplingSecond and third Mondays in March and October. CamdenFirst Mondays in April and November. GlynnThird Mondays in May and December, and continuing as long as business may require. Jeff DavisThird and fourth Mondays in February and September. WayneThird and fourth Tuesdays in April and November. CHATTAHOOCHEE CIRCUIT. HON. GEORGE P. MUNRO, Buena Vista, Judge (HON. G. H. HOWARD, of Columbus, to succeed on January 1, 1917). GEORGE C. PALMER, Columbus, Solicitor-General (C. F. McLAUGHLIN, of Columbus, to succeed on January 1, 1917). ChattahoocheeFourth Mondays in March and September. HarrisSecond Mondays in April and October. MarionFourth Mondays in April and October. [Illegible Text]First Mondays in February, August, and November, and second Monday in May. TalbotSecond Mondays in March and September. TaylorFirst Mondays in April and October. CHEROKEE CIRCUIT. HON. A. W. FITE, Cartersville, Judge (HON. M. C. TARVER, of Dalton, to succeed on January 1, 1917). JOSEPH M. LANG, Calhoun, Solicitor-General. BartowSecond Mondays in January and July. CatoosaFirst Mondays in February and August. DadeThird Mondays in March and September. GordonFourth Mondays in February, May, August, and November. MurraySecond Mondays in February and August. WhitfieldFirst Mondays in January and April, fourth Monday in July, and first Monday in October.

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CORDELE CIRCUIT. HON. WALTER F. GEORGE, Vienna (until January 1, 1917). Judge. J. B. WALL, Fitzgerald, Solicitor-General. Ben HillFirst and second Mondays in January, April, July, and October. CrispThird Mondays in February, May, August, and November. DoolyFirst and second Mondays in February, May, August, and November. IrwinThird and fourth Mondays in April and October. WilcoxThird Mondays in March, June, September, and December. COWETA CIRCUIT. HON. R. W. FREEMAN, Newnan, Judge. J. R. TERRELL, Greenville, Solicitor-General. CarrollFirst Mondays in April and October. CowetaFirst Mondays in March and September. HeardThird Mondays in March and September. MeriwetherThird Mondays in February and August. TroupLast Mondays in January and July, and first and second Mondays in February and August. DUBLIN CIRCUIT. HON. J. L. KENT, Wrightsville, Judge. E. L. STEPHENS, Wrightsville, Solicitor-General. JohnsonThird Mondays in March, and September. LaurensFourth Mondays in January, April, July and October (each term two weeks). TwiggsSecond Mondays in January, April, July, and October. EASTERN CIRCUIT. HON. WALTER G. CHARLTON, Savannah, Judge. WALTER C. HARTRIDGE, Savannah, Solicitor-General. ChathamFirst Mondays in March, June, and December, and last Monday in October. FLINT CIRCUIT. HON. WILLIAM E. H. SEARCY, Jr., Griffin, Judge. E. M. OWEN, Zebulon, Solicitor-General. ButtsThird Mondays in February and August. FayetteThird Mondays in March and September. HenryThird Mondays in April and October. MonroeFirst Monday in February, and fourth Monday in August. PikeFirst Mondays in April and October. SpaldingThird Monday in January, and first Monday in August. UpsonFirst Mondays in May and November.

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MACON CIRCUIT. HON. H. A. MATHEWS, Fort Valley, Judge. JOHN P. ROSS, Macon, Solicitor-General. BibbFirst Monday in February, third Mondays in April and July, and first Monday in November. CrawfordThird Mondays in March and October. HoustonFirst Mondays in April and October. MIDDLE CIRCUIT. HON. R. N. HARDEMAN, Louisville, Judge. R. LEE MOORE, Statesboro, Solicitor-General (WALTER F. GEORGE, of Swainsboro, to succeed on January 1, 1917). BullochFourth Mondays in April and October. CandlerFirst Mondays in February, May, August, and November. EmanuelSecond Mondays in January, April, July, and October. JeffersonSecond Mondays in May and November. ScrevenThird Mondays in May and November. ToombsFourth Mondays in February, May, August, and [Illegible Text] WashingtonFirst Mondays in March and September. NORTHEASTERN CIRCUIT. HON. J. B. JONES, Gainesville, Judge. ROBERT McMILLAN, Clarkesville, Solicitor-General. DawsonThird Monday in March, and first Monday in August. HabershamFirst Monday in March, and second Monday in August. HallThird Mondays in January and July. LumpkinThird Mondays in April and October. RabunFourth Mondays in February and August. StephensSecond Monday in February, and first Monday in September. TownsFourth Mondays in March and September. UnionFirst Mondays in April and October. WhiteSecond Mondays in April and October. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. HON. JOSEPH N. WORLEY, Elberton, Judge (HON. W. L. [Illegible Text], of Hartwell, to succeed on January 1, 1917). THOMAS J. BROWN, Elberton, Solicitor-General. ElbertSecond Mondays in March and September. FranklinFourth Mondays in March and September. HartFourth Mondays in February and August. MadisonFirst Mondays in March and September, second Monday in January, and fourth Monday in July. OglethorpeThird Mondays in March and September.

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OCMULGEE CIRCUIT. HON. JAMES B. PARK, Greensboro, Judge. DOYLE CAMPBELL, Monticello, Solicitor-General. BaldwinSecond Mondays in January and July. GreeneFourth Mondays in January and July. HancockFourth Mondays in March and September. JasperThird Mondays in February and August. JonesThird Mondays in April and October. MorganFirst Mondays in March and September. PutnamThird Mondays in March and September. WilkinsonFirst Mondays in April and October. OCONEE CIRCUIT. HON. E. D. GRAHAM, McRae, Judge. W. A. WOOTEN, Eastman, Solicitor-General. BleckleySecond Mondays in January and July. DodgeThird and fourth Mondays in May and November. MontgomeryFirst Mondays in February and August, and first and second Mondays in in May and November. PulaskiSecond Mondays in March, June, September, and December. TelfairThird Mondays in April and October. WheelerFirst Mondays in March and September. PATAULA CIRCUIT. HON. W. C. WORRILL, Cuthbert, Judge. B. T. CASTELLOW, Cuthbert, Solicitor-General. ClayThird Mondays in March and September. EarlyFirst Mondays in April and October. MillerFourth Mondays in January, April, July, and October. QuitmanSecond Mondays in March and September. RandolphFirst Mondays in May and November. TerrellThird Mondays in May and November. ROME CIRCUIT. HON. MOSES WRIGHT, Rome, Judge. W. H. ENNIS, Rome, Solicitor-General. ChattoogaSecond Mondays in March and September. FloydSecond Mondays in January and July. WalkerThird Mondays in February and August.

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SOUTHERN CIRCUIT. HON. W. E. THOMAS, Valdosta, Judge. JOHN A. WILKES, Moultrie, Solicitor-General. BerrienThird Mondays in March and September (and [Illegible Text] Mondays in July and December, if Act to abolish city court of Nashville be ratified at general election in November). BrooksFirst Mondays in May and November. ColquittFirst Mondays in April and October, and third Mondays in January and July. EcholsTuesdays after Second Mondays in March and September. LowndesThird Mondays in May [Illegible Text] November. ThomasThird weeks in April and October. TiftFirst Mondays in July and December. (In Tifton Circuit after December 31, 1916, with changes in terms. See infra.) SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT. HON. Z. A. LITTLEJOHN, Americus, Judge. J. R. WILLIAMS, [Illegible Text] Solicitor-General. LeeFirst Mondays in May and November. MaconSecond Mondays in May and November. SchleySecond Mondays in April and October. StewartThird Mondays in April and October. SumterFourth Mondays in May and November. WebsterFirst Mondays in April and October. STONE MOUNTAIN CIRCUIT. HON. CHARLES W. SMITH, Atlanta, Judge. GEORGE M. NAPIER, Decatur, Solicitor-General. CampbellFirst and second Mondays in February and August. ClaytonThird Mondays in February and August. DeKalbFirst Mondays in March, June, September, and [Illegible Text]. NewtonFirst Monday in January, and third Mondays in March [Illegible Text] and September. RockdaleFirst Mondays in April and October. TALLAPOOSA CIRCUIT. HON. A. L. BARTLETT Dallas, Judge. J. R. HUTCHESON, Douglasville, Solicitor-General. DouglasThird Mondays in March and September. HaralsonThird Mondays in January, April, July, and October. PauldingSecond Monday in February, and first Mondays in May, August, and November. PolkFourth Mondays in February and August.

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TIFTON CIRCUIT. (Effective January 1, 1917.) HON. R. EVE, Tifton, Judge. R. S. FOY, Sylvester, Solicitor-General. TiftSecond Mondays in January, April, July, and October. TurnerFirst Mondays in March, June, September, and December. WorthFourth Mondays in January, April, July, and October. TOOMBS CIRCUIT. HON. B. F. WALKER, Gibson, Judge. R. C. NORMAN, Washington, Solicitor-General. GlascockThird Mondays in February, May, August, and November. LincolnFourth Mondays in April, July, October, and January. TaliaferroFourth Mondays in February, May, August, and November. WarrenFirst Mondays in April, July, October, and January. WilkesFirst Mondays in February, May, August, and November. WAYCROSS CIRCUIT. HON. J. I. SUMMERALL, Blackshear, Judge. M. D. DICKERSON, Douglas, Solicitor-General. BaconThird Mondays in March and October. CharltonFirst Mondays in March and October. ClinchFourth Mondays in March and October. CoffeeFirst and second Mondays in February and September. PierceSecond Mondays in April and November. WareFirst and second Mondays in May and December. WESTERN CIRCUIT. HON. CHARLES H. BRAND, Athens, Judge. J. B. GAMBLE, Athens, Solicitor-General (W. O. DEAN, of Monroe, to succeed on January 1, 1917). BanksThird Mondays in March and September. BarrowFourth Mondays in March, June, September, and December. ClarkeSecond Mondays in April and October. GwinnettFirst Mondays in March, June, September and December. JacksonFirst Mondays in February and August. OconeeFourth Mondays in January and July. WaltonThird Mondays in February and August.

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INDEX A ABERNATHA, MRS. FANNIE J. Resolution for pension payment to 1028 ACTS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY Certain counties to be supplied with 1039-1042 ADVERTISEMENT Popularity contests, what unlawful 155 AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL SCHOOLS First and third district schools authorized to borrow money 1055 ALBANY Charter of city amended 532 Public school Act amended 535 ALCOHOL Regulation of import and use 72 ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS INSTITUTE Law establishing 98 AMENDMENTS TO CODE (see Code Amendments). AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION (see Constitutional Amendments). ANIMALS (see Game and Fish). APPLING COUNTY Board of commissioners; amending Act 333 Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 334 APPROPRIATIONS Confederate Cemetery at Marietta 1025 Georgia Normal and Industrial College; dormitory 11 Georgia State Sanitarium; additional buildings 7 Georgia Training School for Girls; equipment 12

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Industrial College for Colored People; amendment 1023 Legislative committees, to pay expenses of 1024 Pension fees of ordinaries 1026 Pension rolls, to cover increases in 1027 Pension to Mrs. Fannie J. Abernatha 1028 Pension to J. W. Brittman 1029 Pension to Mrs. R. U. Chunn 1029 Pension to John T. Dargan 1030 Pension to Mrs. Hettie Ann Hamil 1030 Pension to Mrs. Partheney Massey 1031 Pension to J. W. Morrell 1032 Pension to Mrs. Lidia A. Reagin 1033 Pension to Mrs. Z. E. A. Spence 1033 Pension to Mrs. W. E. Stebbins 1034 Pension to Mrs. L. M. Tyson 1035 Pension to John Ward 1036 Pension to Mrs. Hulda Whitehead 1037 Pension to Mrs. Fannie Willis 1037 Pension to Mrs. Sarah A. Wilson 1038 Pension to Mrs. L. E. York 1039 Resaca Confederate Cemetery; repairs, etc 13 Stenographic work for joint legislative committee 15 University trustees, for South Georgia College 10 University trustees, for State Normal School 8 ASHBURN City court Act amended 197 ASYLUMS (see Private Asylums). ATHENS Charter of city amended 538 ATLANTA Annexation of territory 542 Charter of city amended 544 Municipal court Act amended 199 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Supervisor of county officers; duties, etc. 142 ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Females may be admitted as 76

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AUGUSTA Extension of corporate limits of city 548 Municipal court established in 203 Street-paving assessments 549 AUTOMOBILES Larceny of, made a felony 154 AVALON Taxation of property in town of [Illegible Text] B BACON COUNTY Bond commission created for 337 Constitutional amendment as to 17 Superior court terms, change in 64 Treasurer's compensation fixed 343 BAKER COUNTY Primary elections regulated 344 BALL GROUND School bonds, issuance of 552 BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES Issuance of drafts and letters of credit by 76 BANKS COUNTY Board of commissioners created 349 Treasurer's salary fixed [Illegible Text] BARROW COUNTY Schools; proportion of State fund for Statham [Illegible Text] Superior court terms [Illegible Text] Treasurer's salary fixed 355 BEN HILL COUNTY Depository for county created 356 Road districts created 359 BERRIEN COUNTY Superior court terms, change in 65 Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 360 BIBB COUNTY Road tax authorized for 363

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BIRDS (see Game and Fish). BLECKLEY COUNTY Superior court terms, change in 67 BOARD OF EMBALMERS Amendment of law as to 77 BOARD OF OPTOMETRY Law establishing 83 BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS Amendment of law as to 88 BONDING COMPANIES (see Fidelity Insurance Companies). BONDS Contractors of public work 94 BONDS, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL (see County Matters; Municipal Corporations) Bacon County; constitutional amendment 17 BOOKS (see Gober's Form Book; Schools; State Library) Colonial, Revolutionary, and Confederate Records for free libraries 133 BOSTON New charter for city 555 BOSTWICK New charter for city 588 BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE Eastern boundary into ocean, extent of 29 Governor to act with Alabama and Tennessee authorities 1042 BRASELTON Town of, incorporated 598 BRITTMAN, J. W. Resolution for pension payment to 1029 BROOKS COUNTY Commission districts; amending Act 365 Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 365

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BRYAN COUNTY Board of commissioners abolished 369 Depository of county funds 369 Offices and records to be kept at county site 371 Supervisor of roads and revenues 372 Treasurer's office abolished 371 BULLOCHVILLE Territorial limits of town 616 BURKE COUNTY Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 375 BUTLER Franchises, grant of, by town 618 BUTTS COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 376 C CAMDEN COUNTY Salary of secretary of board of commissioners 376 CANDLER COUNTY Board of commissioners; amending Act 378 Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 379 CAPITOL OF THE STATE Hall of Representatives and Senate Chamber to be limited to departmental use 1043 CARRIERS Intoxicating liquor consignments; record and fees 134 CARROLL COUNTY Road work in cities and towns 381 CATOOSA COUNTY Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 383 CHARLTON COUNTY Georgia Reports and Legislative Acts for [Illegible Text] Road tax payment to Folkston 387 Road tax payment to Homeland 388 Road tax payment to St. George 390

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CHARTERS (see Municipal Corporations; Sylvania School District). CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 391 CHESTER Town of, incorporated 618 CHILD LABOR LAW Factory inspector to be appointed 113 CHUNN, MRS. R. U. Resolution for pension payment to 1029 CITY COURTS Local Acts relating to 197 CLARKE COUNTY Increase of salary of superior court judge 22 CLAY COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 386 CODE AMENDMENTS Attorneys-at-law, women admitted (C. C. sec. 4932) 76 Boundary of State into ocean (C. C. sec. 16) 29 Commutation road tax in certain counties (C. C. sec. 695, et seq.) 32 Constables as deputy sheriffs (C. C. sec. 4688) 49 Convicts apportioned by road mileage (P. C. sec. 1207) 52 Department of Horticulture and Pomology (C. C. sec. 2120, et seq.) 41 Depositories of the State (C. C. sec. 1249) 34-36 , 1044 Fences on stock-law district lines (C. C. sec. 2044) 41 Georgia Reports; number of reprints reduced (C. C. sec. 185) 31 Georgia State Sanitarium Trustees (C. C. secs. 1571, 1572) 39 , 40 Incest, change of punishment for (P. C. sec. 371) 51 Motion for new trial, decisions on (C. C. sec. 4864) 50 Ordinaries' clerks, women eligible as (C. C. sec. 2167) 43

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Pensions additional (P. C. sec. 1483) 54 Taxation local, for schools; election, levy, etc. (C. C. secs. 1534, 1536) 36-38 Usury, change of penalty for taking (C. C. secs. 3438, 3442) 48 Venue of affidavit of illegality of railroad tax executions (C. C. sec. 1041) 34 Women admissible at attorneys-at-law (C. C. sec. 4932) 76 Women eligible as ordinaries' clerks (C. C. sec. 2167) 43 COFFEE COUNTY Depository, Citizens Bank designated as [Illegible Text] Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided [Illegible Text] COLLEGE PARK Bond election in city 641 Recorder's court in city 643 School tax rate 647 COLUMBUS City court Act amended 219 Police commissioners, Act relating to 648 Sewer tax in 652 Wharves and terminals 653 COMER School trustees in town of 654 COMMERCE AND LABOR Factory inspector in department of [Illegible Text] COMMISSIONERS (see local Acts under County Matters; Western Atlantic Railroad). COMMITTEES OF LEGISLATURE Appropriation for expenses 15 Appropriation for expenses of visiting and investigating 1024 Unfinished business of Legislature 1060 COMMUTATION TAX (see local Acts under County Matters) Limited in counties of certain population 32

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COMPILER OF STATE RECORDS Depository of historical records, documents, etc 1047 CONFEDERATE CEMETERY AT MARIETTA Appropriation of money for repairs, etc 1025 CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS Additional pensions to 54 CONSTABLES Deputy sheriffs, may act as, in certain counties 49 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Bacon County; special laws and bond issue (C. C. sec. 6595) 17 Court of Appeals; judges and jurisdiction (C. C. sec. 6506) 20 Judges' salaries; increase in certain counties (C. C. sec. 6533) 22 Solicitors general; salaries instead of fees (C. C. sec. 6534) 24 Supreme Court; jurisdiction defined (C. C. sec. 6502) 19 Tax exemption of ships in foreign commerce (C. C. sec. 6554) 27 CONTRACTORS (see Public Work). CONVENTS (see Private Asylums). CONVICTS Apportionment of, to counties 52 CONYERS School bond issue by city of 656 CORPORATIONS (see Insurance; Railroads) Board of trustees of Sylvania school district 1016 Municipal corporations 531 COTTON (see Seed-Cotton). COTTON TAX Memorial to Congress for refund of 1043 COUNTIES Constitutional amendment as to Bacon County 17 Convicts apportioned to 52

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Local Acts as to county matters 332 Supervisor of county officers 142 Treasurers, local Acts relating to 332 COUNTY COURTS Liberty County court abolished 232 Wayne County court abolished 327 COURT OF APPEALS Judges, jurisdiction, and conduct of business 56 Judges, names of 1067 COURTS (see Ordinaries) City and county courts; local Acts 197 Court of Appeals; judges and practice 56 Juvenile courts, amendment of law as to 58 Municipal courts 199 , 203 , 203 , 266 , 292 Superior courts; changes in terms 64 70 Supreme Court; jurisdiction defined 19 Tifton judicial circuit created 62 CRISP COUNTY Board of commissioners; amending Act 397 CUMMING State depository in town of 34 CRIMINAL LAW Gas; penalty for theft and other unlawful Acts 153 Convicts, apportionment of, to counties 52 Incest, change of punishment for 51 Larceny of gas 153 Larceny of motor-cars 154 Military forces, reorganization of 158 Pensions to Confederate soldiers 54 Popularity contests penalized 155 Seed-cotton sales, penalty for non-record of 156 Supersedeas bonds on motions for new trial 157 CUSSETA Charter of town amended 658 D DADE COUNTY Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 398

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DAVISBORO New charter for town of 659 DAWSON COUNTY Board of commissioners abolished 400 DECATUR Annexation of town of Oakhurst 679 Corporate limits defined 681 Street improvements, authority as to 683 DEPOSITORIES (see local Acts under County Matters). DEPOSITORIES OF THE STATE Cumming, in town of 34 Macon, additional depository in city of 1044 Toccoa, in town of 35 Vienna, in city of 36 DIXIE Charter of town amended 687 DOOLY COUNTY Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 402 DOUGLAS Street assessments in city of 688 DUBLIN Charter of city amended 694 E EAST ELLIJAY Charter of town amended 700 EDUCATION (see Schools) Alexander H. Stephens Institute established 98 Appropriations for schools 8-12 , 1023 Books and supplies, law for furnishing 104 Compulsory attendance of children 101 Taxation, local; laws amended 36 , 38 ELBERT COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 402 ELECTIONS (see Constitutional Amendments; local Acts under County Matters and Municipal Corporations; Taxation)

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Advertisement of notice on special election 138 , 140 Registration of voters, special, on election to [Illegible Text] debt 138 EMBALMING (see Board of Embalmers). ETON Territorial limits of town 702 EVANS COUNTY Board of commissioners; amending Act 403 Road law amended 404 EXEMPTION (see Taxation). F FACTORY INSPECTOR Appointment provided for 113 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Aid to flood sufferers requested 1045 Apportionment of fund from 1045 Cotton tax refund, memorial for 1043 Nitrate works, resolutions relating to 1049 FEES OF OFFICERS Abolishment of fees of solicitors-general 24 FEMALES Attorneys-at-law, may be admitted as 76 Ordinaries' clerks, eligible as 43 FENCES Lines of stock-law districts as legal fences 41 FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANIES Withdrawal from the State, how [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] FIRE INSURANCE (see Insurance). FISH (see Game and Fish). FLOOD SUFFERERS Federal Government aid requested for 1045 FLORAL EMBLEM OF THE STATE Cherokee Rose adopted as 1046

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FLOVILLA Territorial limits of city 702 FLOYD COUNTY Bridges in Rome; amendments of Act of 1914 406 , 408 Increase of salary of superior court judge 22 FOLKSTON Road tax, payment to, by Charlton County 387 FOREST RESERVE Apportionment of fund received from 1045 FORT VALLEY Charter of city amended 704 FRANKLIN COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 412 FULLERVILLE Town of, incorporated 707 FULTON COUNTY Commisioner's clerk's salary fixed 413 County treasurer's salary fixed 412 Georgia Reports and legislative Acts for 1040 G GAINESVILLE City court (see Hall County) 226 Recall of officers, election as to 711 Taxation Act relating to 713 GAME AND FISH Amendment of laws as to 114 GAS Penalty for theft and other unlawful acts 153 GEOLOGIST (see State Geologist). GEORGIA NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE Appropriation for new dormitory 11 GEORGIA REPORTS Certain counties to be supplied with 1039 1042 Reprints from plates; number reduced 31

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GEORGIA STATE SANITARIUM Appropriation for additional buildings 7 Trustees; number reduced from ten to nine 39 Trustees; terms of office fixed 40 GEORGIA TRAINING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Appropriation for buildings and equipment 12 GLYNN COUNTY Board of commissioners; terms of office 413 GOBER'S FORM BOOK Act for purchase and furnishing of [Illegible Text] GORDON Charter repealed [Illegible Text] New charter for city of [Illegible Text] GRADY COUNTY Board of commissioners abolished 415 Board of commissioners created 415 GRAY City court Act amended 221 GREENE COUNTY Board of commissioners; amending Act 418 Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 421 GREENSBORO City court Act amended 221 GRIFFIN City court Act amended [Illegible Text] GWINNETT COUNTY Road superintendent's salary 425 H HABERSHAM COUNTY Street work in towns by convicts 425 Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 426 HALL COUNTY City court Act amended 226 City court amending Act of 1912 repealed 225 Treasurer's salary fixed 429

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HAMIL, MRS. HETTIE ANN Resolution for pension payment to 1030 HARALSON COUNTY Superior court terms 67 HART COUNTY Board of commissioners created 430 HART, NANCY Portrait accepted for the Capitol 1049 HAZLEHURST City court Act amended 228 HELENA Territorial limits of city 741 HENRY COUNTY Commissioner; amending Act 437 Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 439 HIGHWAY COMMISSION Assent to Act of Congress 125 Membership designated 125 HILLSBORO Public school in town of 742 HINESVILLE City court established in 232 City of, incorporated 745 HIRAM Public school Act repealed 744 HISTORICAL RECORDS Acceptance and deposit of, for inspection 1047 HOGANSVILLE Water, lights, etc., Act relating to 752 HOMELAND Road tax payment to, by Charlton County 388 HORTICULTURE AND POMOLOGY Amending law as to department of 41 HOSCHTON Territorial limits defined 753

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HOUSTON COUNTY City court Act amended 245 HUNTING AND FISHING Amendment of law; licenses, etc. 114 I ILLEGALITY OF EXECUTIONS Venue of, as to railroad taxes 34 INCEST Punishment for, changed 51 INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE FOR COLORED PEOPLE Appropriation of money; Act amended 1023 INSPECTION Factories, inspector for 113 Institutions confining persons, by grand jurors 126 INSURANCE Umpire on fire loss, appointment of 128 Withdrawal from the State by surety companies 129 INTEREST (see Usury). INTERURBAN RAILROADS (see Railroads). INTOXICATING LIQUORS (see [Illegible Text]) Records of consignees' names, fees, etc. [Illegible Text] IRWIN COUNTY Commissioner; amending Act [Illegible Text] Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 443 ISABELLA Charter repealed 753 J JACKSON Charter of city amended 754 JACKSON COUNTY Board of commissioners; amending Act 447 Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 449 JEFF DAVIS COUNTY Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 453

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JEFFERSON Charter of city amended 755 City court Act amended 247 Water and sewerage, Act relating to 757 JEFFERSON COUNTY Commissioner's bond fixed 457 County depository bond fixed 458 JENKINS COUNTY Georgia Reports and legislative Acts for 1041 JESUP City court established in 248 JONES COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 459 JUDGES Court of Appeals; names of judges 1067 Court of Appeals; number increased to six 56 Salary increase in certain counties 22 Supreme Court; names of judges 1067 JURISDICTION Supreme Court and Court of Appeals 19 JUVENILE COURTS Amendment of law as to 58 K KINGSLAND Charter of city amended 758 KIRKWOOD Charter of town amended 761 L LA FAYETTE Charter of city amended 766 LARCENY Gas, penalty for theft of 153 Of motor-cars, a felony 154 LAWRENCEVILLE Eligibility of employees of city 771

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LEE COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 460 LENOX Charter of town amended 772 LEON Charter of town amended 774 LIBERTY COUNTY County court abolished; city court established 232 LIBRARIAN (see State Librarian). LIBRARIES Colonial, Revolutionary and Confederate [Illegible Text] to be supplied LICENSES (see Hunting and Fishing). LINCOLN COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 461 LOUISVILLE Mayor's salary 775 Taxation for schools in city 776 Timber on academy grounds, sale of 777 M MABLETON Charter of town repealed 778 MACON Additional State depository in [Illegible Text] Charter of city amended 779 City court Act amended 263 Conveyance of land ratified 782 Municipal court Act amended 266 Street closing and underpass 784 MACON COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 461 MADISON Water and sewerage in city of 789

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MADISON COUNTY Commissioner's election and term of office 462 Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 463 MARION COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 466 MARTIN Registration of voters in town of 791 MASSEY, MRS. PARTHENEY Resolution for pension payment to 1031 MASSEY, WILLIAM C. Appropriation to pay for stenographic work 15 McINTOSH COUNTY Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 467 McRAE City court Act amended 266 MILAN New charter for town of 796 MILITARY FORCES OF THE STATE Reorganization of 158 MILITARY LAWS OF THE STATE Recodification of 158 , 1048 Resolution for special committee 1048 MILLEDGEVILLE Charter of city amended 819 MILLEN City court Act amended 267 School tax election in city of 823 MILLER COUNTY City court, election to abolish 269 Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 470 MILLTOWN Public school system for 825 MONROE Charter of city amended 834

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY Board of commissioners; amending Act 473 Superior court terms 68 MORGAN City court established in [Illegible Text] MORGAN COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 474 MORRELL, J. W. Resolution for pension payment to 1032 MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL Decision on; limited time 50 Supersedeas bonds in criminal cases 157 MOUNT AIRY Charter of town amended 836 MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONSLOCAL ACTS 531 MUNICIPAL COURTS Atlanta; amendment of Act creating 199 Augusta; Act establishing 203 Macon; amendment of Act creating 266 Savannah; amendment of Act creating 292 MURRAY COUNTY Board of commissioners abolished [Illegible Text] Board of supervisors of roads, bridges, etc. [Illegible Text] Treasury put in charge of ordinary [Illegible Text] MUSCOGEE COUNTY Increase of salary of superior court judge 22 N NANCY HART Portrait accepted for Capitol 1049 NASHVILLE City court, election to abolish 283 NEWNAN City court Act amended 284 NEWSPAPERS Popularity contests penalized, save as to certain weekly papers 155

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NITRATES Request to the president as to locating works 1048 Water powers of the State, attention of secretary of war invited to 1049 NORMAL SCHOOLS (see State Normal School; South Georgia Normal College). NORWOOD New charter for town of 838 NOTARIES PUBLIC State at large, to be appointed for 137 O OFFERMAN Charter of town repealed 852 OFFICERS (see Supervisor of County Officers) Constables as deputy sheriffs 49 Women eligible as 43 , 76 OPTOMETRY (see Board of Optometry). ORDER OF EAGLES Resolution of welcome to Grand Aerie 1061 ORDINARIES Intoxicating liquor shipments, record of 134 Fees for intoxicating liquor records 135 Pension fees, appropriation to pay 1026 Women eligible to office as clerk of 43 ORPHANAGES (see Private Asylums). OSTEOPATHY (see Board of Osteopathic Examiners). P PAULDING COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 480 PEARSON City of, incorporated 852 PENAL LAWS (see Criminal Law). PENSIONS Additional, to Confederate soldiers 54

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Appropriations for 1026 et seq . Fees of ordinaries provided for 1026 Increases for 1916 and 1917 provided for 1027 Special resolutions for individuals 1028-1039 PICKENS COUNTY Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 480 PINEHURST Bond issue and tax in town of 874 POLK COUNTY Board of commissioners abolished 482 Board of commissioners created 483 POPULARITY CONTESTS Penalty for, as to certain publications 155 PORTAL Light and water in town of 878 PRISON COMMISSION Highway commission, members of 125 PRIVATE ASYLUMS, ORPHANAGES, ETC. Inspection by committee of grand jury 126 PUBLIC BUILDINGS (see Capitol) Fund in treasury transferred to account of [Illegible Text] [Illegible Text] PUBLIC WORK Bonds of contractors for [Illegible Text] PULASKI COUNTY Road work in cities and towns 492 Treasurer's salary fixed 494 Q QUITMAN City court Act amended 288 R RAILROADS Illegality of tax executions, venue of 34 Interurban; law amended 44 Intoxicating liquor consignments; record and fees [Illegible Text]

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RANDOLPH COUNTY Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 494 REAGIN, MRS. LIDIA A. Resolution for pension payment to 1033 REGISTRATION OF VOTERS Special, on election as to incurring debt 138 RELIEF ACTS AS TO SURETIES 1050-1054 REPORTS OF DECISIONS (see Georgia Reports). RESACA CONFEDERATE CEMETERY Appropriation for repairs, etc. 13 RICHMOND COUNTY Board of education; authority for bond issue 497 ROADS (see Highway Commission; Railroads; Western and Atlantic Railroad) Commutation tax; amendment of law 32 Convicts apportioned to counties by mileage of 52 Local laws relating to 332 et seq ., 531 et seq . ROCKLEDGE New charter for town of 879 ROGERS, OSCAR Relief and discharge from State Sanitarium 140 ROME Bridges, county control of; amending Acts 406 New charter for city of 891 S SAINT GEORGE Road tax payment to, by Charlton County 390 SALARIES Judges and solicitors-general 22 , 24 SALES Seed-cotton; penalty for non-record of sale 156 SANDERSVILLE City court Act amended 291 SANITARIUM (see Georgia State Sanitarium).

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SANITARIUM TRAINING SCHOOL Amendment of Act as to 111 SAVANNAH Municipal court Act amended [Illegible Text] Recreation commission of city 957 SCHOOLS Alexander H. Stephens Institute established 98 Appropriations for schools 8-12 , 1023 Books and supplies, law for furnishing 104 Compulsory attendance of children 101 First and Third District Schools 1055 Forest reserve fund appropriated 1045 Georgia Normal and Industrial College 11 Georgia Training School for Girls 12 Industrial College for Colored People 1023 Local taxation for; laws amended 36 , 38 Sanitarium Training School; amending Act 111 Sylvania School District Trustees incorporated 1016 SEED-COTTON Penalty for non-record of sale 156 SHERIFF OF SUPREME COURT Salary fixed [Illegible Text] SHERIFFS Constables as deputies, in certain counties [Illegible Text] SHIPPING Tax exemption as to foreign commerce 27 SOCIAL CIRCLE Charter of city amended 964 SOLICITORS-GENERAL Names and residences of 1068 Salaries in lieu of fees for 24 SOUTH GEORGIA STATE NORMAL COLLEGE Appropriation for additional buildings 10 SPENCE, MRS. Z. E. A. Resolution for pension payment to [Illegible Text] SPRINGFIELD City court Act amended 295

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STATE DEPOSITORIES, ADDITIONAL 34-36 STATE GEOLOGIST Highway commission, member of 125 STATE LIBRARIAN Notaries public to be appointed by 137 STATE LIBRARY Books to be supplied to certain counties from 1039-1042 STATE NORMAL SCHOOL Appropriation for buildings 8 STATHAM Charter of town amended 966 School fund of State; payment of proportion 354 STEBBINS, MRS. W. E. Resolution for pension payment to 1034 STEWART COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 499 STOCK LAW Fences on district lines 41 STREETS (see local Acts under County Matters; Municipal Corporations). SUMTER COUNTY Increase of salary of superior court judge 22 SUPERIOR COURTS (see Judges) Calendar of times of sessions 1068 Terms changed in certain counties 64-70 Tifton judicial circuit created 62 SUPERSEDEAS BONDS Criminal cases; assessment of bond on motion for new trial 157 SUPERVISOR OF COUNTY OFFICERS Creation of, in office of Attorney-general 142 SUPREME COURT Constitutional amendment as to jurisdiction 19

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Justices in office 1067 Sheriff's salary fixed 142 SURETIES ON RECOGNIZANCES, RELIEF OF Buxton, Press 1050 Clyde, Agnes 1051 Carter, J. C. 1051 Ford, I. L. 1051 Westberry, J. R. 1053 Young, J. H. 1054 SURETY COMPANIES Withdrawal from business in the State 129 SWAINSBORO City court established in 297 SYLVESTER City court established in 314 T TALLULAH PARK Town of, incorporated 968 TATTNALL COUNTY Board of commissioners; amending Act [Illegible Text] Road law amended 502 TAXATION (see local Acts under County Matters and Municipal Corporations). TAXES (see Cotton Tax) Commutation, in lieu of road work, in particular counties 32 Exemption of ships in foreign commerce 27 Illegality of executions against railroads 34 School tax, amendment of law as to local election for 36 Schools, levy for; election after repeal 38 TAYLOR COUNTY Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 504 TAYLORSVILLE Town of, incorporated 972

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TECHNOLOGICAL SCHOOL Highway Commission; membership from faculty 125 TELFAIR COUNTY Commissioner; office created 508 Commissioner, repealing Act as to 508 TENNESSEE COPPER COMPANY Committees for investigating issues in controversy 1056 Contract with, Governor authorized to make 1056 TENNILLE Recorder's court in city of 977 THOMAS COUNTY Commutation tax in lieu of road work 514 Treasurer's office abolished; depository provided 515 THOMASVILLE Charter of city amended 981 TIFT COUNTY Commissioner; amending Act 516 Hospital, authorizing aid to 517 Treasurer's office, election as to abolishing 518 TIFTON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Law creating 62 TIGNALL Bond issues by town of 992 TOCCOA State depository in town of 35 Territorial limits of city 993 TRAINING SCHOOL (see Georgia Training School). TREASURER (see local Acts under County Matters). TREASURER OF THE STATE Report, annual 1064 Transfer of funds by, authorized 1059 TROUP COUNTY Superior court terms 69 TRUST COMPANIES (see Banks).

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TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY (see University of Georgia). TWIGGS COUNTY Georgia Reports and legislative Acts for 1041 TYSON, MRS. L. M. Resolution for pension payment to 1035 U UMPIRE, APPOINTMENT OF (see Insurance). UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF ASSEMBLY Resolution for disposal of 1059 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Appropriation for South Georgia Normal College 10 Appropriation for State Normal School 8 Highway Commission; membership from faculty 125 UPSON COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 524 USURY Change of law as to penalty for taking 48 V VENUE Illegality of railroad tax executions 34 VIENNA State depository in city of 36 VILLA RICA Public schools in city of 997 VOTERS (see Registration of Voters). W WALESKA Territorial limits of town 1001 WARD, JOHN Resolution for pension payment to 1036

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WASHINGTON COUNTY Depository and disbursement of county funds 524 WATKINSVILLE Electric lights, etc., in town of 1001 WAYNE COUNTY County court abolished 327 WEST GREEN Charter of town, election to repeal 1005 WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD Amendments of Act of 1915 146 , 147 , 148 Commission for leasing; duties further defined 146 Emergency use of tracks by other roads 147 Extension of line southward 150 Parallel line forbidden 47 Right of way, repeal of Act granting 151 Subletting of part not needed 149 WHEELER COUNTY Georgia Reports, legislative Acts, and Code for 1042 WHITEHEAD, MRS. HULDA Resolution for pension payment to 1037 WHITFIELD COUNTY Superior court terms 70 WILLIS, MRS. FANNIE Resolution for pension payment to 1037 WILSON, MRS. SARAH A. Resolution for pension payment to 1038 WOMEN (see Females). WOODLAND Bond issues by town of 1008 WORTH COUNTY Treasurer's salary fixed 526 Y YATESVILLE Public school system in town of 1009

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YORK, MRS. L. E. Resolution for [Illegible Text] payment to [Illegible Text] Z ZEBULON City court Act amended 328