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THKUE WERE 116
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who rorwo fob tui: passage of
GEXEEAL EEG JSJ EAI IOX HILI.,
H»
AND IT WAS SENT TO THE SENATE.
lh» Full Provisions of the Art Which
Means Much to the Mole—l he I»is
easetua on it Was Very Short.
Any doubt that may have existed over the
passage, by the legislature, <»i a yenerti
registration law was swept away by the
action of the house Thursday mornins.
There had been some talk of a P-r it on the
bill and some opposition old ‘l’ v. lop, but it
amounted to little so far us the lilial re
sult was concerned.
Soni of the repres"ntatlvcs of counties
alnady having regt dratiun s- st. ms were
expected to oppose the passage oi the com
mittee's bill as anrmded. taking the position
that the systems they had were 1 ••iter than
that provided by the general bill, but the
necessity for some general law was so par
amount that almost all of th« sc fell ,n line.
Os the 35 votes against the bill, but 1 w- re
cast by democrats.
Tho lull test of the bill is:
•the mil As It Stands.
"Se'tion 1. He it enacted by the r neral
assembly, that after the first Monday in
January. 1595. no person shall be permitted
io vote in any election in the slate for
pre. 1 rt al electors tor nu mbers of con
gress for governor, for statehouse officers,
for members of the general assembly, for
justices of the peac , f« r < nstabh s. for
member* of the county Kurd of education,
where chosen by the people, nor in any
other popular election to fid any other
tt.it or county ofli bow •x! ting or hi re
after created, nor iu any state or county
election for any par|<use whatever, uni.-s
such person shall have lt<n registered as
hereinafter provided.
“bee. Z. De it likewise enacted, that on
January 1. lx<.. or as soon thereafter as
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of each succeeding year. th< . collector
of each county in this sta 1 open a
book. or books, to be desienat .--1 sis voter
book .’ containing on tie- er.-t : . rr m ar
ll.c :.rti page thereof, the following oath,
to-Wit:
•• "1 do swear or affim tnat I am a citizen
of the • nited States; that t am twenty-one
jea:- of u-v or will be on the - -- <o
“ .... of i-i.s ..i.ixlar .'ear; that 1 hate
r.-side 1 in this slate lor one year, and in
this county I•: six months imniexJ.ately
pr.-cedii-g tne mile oi this.«. »b, or will hate
so rerid 1 on the ot of -his
calendar %■ .r; that I hav< paid a'l lav s
which, since the adoption ot the constitu
tion <f l>7i. have been rc-quad of m<. •x
--cept lax .- for this jc'.r, an I that I am not
disfrai hied truin voting b> r : n « f
any olf-n.-i commiit.-d f • laws of
this stat.-. I further swear or affirm imt
1 reside in the dis's i. t, G. A!.. or ii:
th,. ward of the city «■ , at
uumU r «»n sii- _•».’
"Sa. i tax 011 ctor may or » as many
of said voters’ books as he may deem ne.-es
sary. and be shall always k> < p < ne su«-h
voter may apply to the tax coll.?- t r, oi bls
..fl. at the county site, al any uad all
times when his ollie is op- n ler the i iv
n.-nt of taxes or other business, ut.d e
shall at-o carry with him and );•. p open
for atur- s one such v<»t- rs’ book in ea h
. | x - - t-I l
distr- ts c. his county, for the puii<»s «-f
i-v-ii ling t. xes; that said tax -oil.- r. or
any •rk c.npi v«--i by him and authoriz -I
by him i ■ receipt for lax i.i the c.-usil
ca>urs< of r.M employment, is her-by cmi»uw
ere-l i»» tak* chsitge oi s-.u-l voter'’ l-xi-is.
and t-» a-, -iit.s.'ter said -*at!>. When th--
•signature oi any > rson is r-t cksirly l-e;i
bb . th.- olli riii nstrge of th- vol. rt»’ l-.-.-k
shall, -st the time tn.- si- i.itare is n...d-.
uni out the same In < i--arh i- -dd< let
ters. opjsieiie or under said
••Sec. It. ii likewise - ;-a--t---i. ta.it any
male person d.-sinng io t»- r<--i.-i-.-■-i as a
votor niav at ply to th- tux - •i.i.- u-r, or hi
clerk as aboxe -I > ribed. and nftcr i iiid
sa.-l oath, or uavmg same read to him.
shall subscribe l-» the same l»> sprains hi.
name in said voters' I* ok underneath the
written vr l i.t.isd oath ai--w de rib--i
•••• p.«',e lol.owl'll lii-
on* on with said oath is
printed or written—-a memorandum
or • : try ot the «!istn» l or ward uriving »--.e
of kills r«ivrv . if > 11 wip *h
lives, beinc tirs’ i--.i>!«- by th-- j t;< --r In
char..- of l - • r oy t! • i.u.l. abov-
the pla- - : -'m. •’the aitiant. Au-'
when aitiniu i n " ta ut-.year.s oi l
at the date of t -king the -Kith, a similar
entry or n:-.•.-i.-t- ; 'ail in tike man-
ner be mad-, showing ttu -late m f . I y« ar
when will r.-ach ia.ni.-H-; mid v'-a
arfiant has n»t t i lin h al- • :>-■ y.ar.
or ir. th- .--rainy six r -ml’ . i >-- > f
taking th. ■ uh. a sii.iiUr entry «.: in m. r
ainiuin ; hall I- in: de. -how :i-k tii- date
in that year when la wid hav r<- -<l- I m
i . ■ i . .. in I
months. I t- I- ia si the nppl.- ant
th. < rti-o-r i* • ’ Os tl . I. . .-•all 1. I
or repeat sal-l oath -llslill t'y I . 11l- np! i
eanl. ar-1 it . -i-.. -ut ■ na . ngi: s
name, th- >;■ i ofh-vr st. il -t i-. him.
the uj-i-it ml making •>!- man. I i--r.-. .
Tii»‘ sig natures e-. ina*l m said 'vol-rs' j
1.-..., s. all I v pl ma I- evi-l- r.c t i.it
, . . U.i.g Mx-ars or athni.s I
the liuti: -f e-v-iy malviial tact --i-niaine-l
in s. id . «tn. ai.«i also ••’. th- .-a. ; -.-. i ti.-u ,
ini-nivrao.ia r• n l-r- . iu; h:< - -::>a
. t - ’!“ tl.’" i t»f !y i*i T -
tlfying v-.l -n. It - - lit • in charge ot the
Voters’ >■■■■. .ail ii’-le th-i in * .t» •-
tlon with . • .1 : -naiur, the ra of th-- .
j--. son , .ii--;. tbal is, to say wiieth-.r i
white or e ior«-d.
•ffec. I. Ke it 1 kew i- • • ■-- ■'>- I. that in ad- ■
« voters' I
f.,r -it-i.-i.a - .uiiii;; th usual h ir
burin - u.. y fr m January l-i. a nt< -
Tore r«---; i- I. the tax coll- ,-t-e sh.-11, for a
per.- . • Uiiny -t:y.-. b i:-i:i:tg i--rt
.• ' '
U-r of '«•». and «-i< It >• ••• 1 year th. r-- j
after tth same I- •- th-
oral slate «n . tivu.-i. keep s id x '
baiks vi-n f r signatures :.l hi. oth.e al
the county site, from it o'clo k i . m. to •-
O*elo.k p. in. .a t- <t y. M.a- iy» - itiy ex
cepted. A..-I !••• shall rv-- t.e same \
boms for a s-i-i.i.ii period thirtj
beginnii gl- rty-live • ay.- pri--r t-> th--T i-s- j
day next alter the Hist Mon-i.tj in Xov.-in- t
1,.r ul IX--. ar.-i : -col I y. ir «!-el - j
aft r iihu same be.ng th- :au el federal
election.- >-
"S.. . 5. Be it lik- wi-e . i.a t-d. th I :.i
the end o! »a.a .-! aai-i ■ . o: . .--ty
days and rtit.en -• iy- -re .- -i «» -f, r
and N—x r «-I- <-tis :...i s i i
of this act. s i-I i x ’ -I- n : Ji
with tl-e county r.-yi-t ai-. Is. ■ ninfl- r j
vi-'.e-i for. an accurate :<n-i comptei- list of •
alt the n.-m - n -st
I
naiu-s io I- airaii--.-d in alpnai. i!
d.-r. ami by militia, nisi.-and .n. .x;.rd ,
and uhn .•••-.. i
wh-n I" I- w-il arrive at till u- . - r
will have • ■ -
tn»- requisite time, as sworn to in the vol. rs’ '
books. And i -cl lis; shall ab i show the
ta.-e ot each j.-rsoU, that l. to say, X-. i« ta.-r ,
wh te or • ■» -r-
• Sec. 6. 1 l id.<xx:<"‘ . .. !. tn. i the
tax cell- - t--r. I-.rdinarx ami i!.- : i. -t
the - .
on or b. f(»I luly l"t ot .o n -r. I-
mng wiia preiwtr- a I lib- with the I
county registrars a comph-t- list, .tlpti i
betically arranged, of all p- rs-nis living in
the county oa January I t " i.sit y- -r.
who are disqualified tr-m v.-ting :.i that
j--..r I i
sm--e IS«7, or by' re -on • » i l.v y. ..is.utiiy
or enva-tion a crime x. i. ■•- j> .utl’y i
disfranchi- num. uni-ss su- h ivi-i :
besn r-ar-i- n-- d. an-l the right ■>( --H; ;
restor.-d to him. Amt said !-st s. .u .< i
show the race of -ach per oh, that . , to
»-av. whether whit- -»r i- .. t.
"In preparing said . • • -ii --- >■- i
persons, tin- s .t t.-x .;!• If,
and cl. rk of the su;» ri-r < n.i-t « .all a t
iqein the b st ex. • btainal-le l.v lin-m.
an-I they Shall >:,! .. . r.iu- ~.
Sl-kr the reeorus of the ctiniiaal c -urts of
dC ITfc r?™ r. ;-3 W * Filled American Huntin'*
' /JPJ F* " 4 " I- 3 F» f (use 1 k'iti M)h- Watch au.l 3Mt o?
--dr'T%’ it \ \ I'l ■ >I ■ ! <•' - f i.A •(. Hi i><l. M -
it 1 ’ —f '■ 1P •:. ... II u .1 I- II .8 Ht I «*< •«»• «<i<A List
«* ,V F * ■■•> Hunting.. V. .... ;h i,. I un.a 11..-.1.C .. I!
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' \ i . ■ ? v v .. . | >■ ' rm i
• /A ‘ r X inj- w J- < » vi.f . t j-u • i li I w:«Hi vtha 20 year
5 t-t \/ ? v'j.Sj wraninv 1.,.mi :!.■•«< .o. I .| v rLi L***'vr £« nir •iz*'.
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• . ' ■ lit ■ ; ■ . i : I ■ ■ ’ -
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1 • ‘ • Soit.li AH . •font :.iir I ttrHuvr. 1
o‘ uI\LU'IL'L tiblhlo., P -11. M.
Mention Tht Constitution.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION ; ATLANTA, GA., AIONDA Y. DECEMBER W. 1894.
th- county, tiie Inr.ilvent tax lists, tax
I'igrsi. tax execution d-x-gels and tax
ex .-uta-it.-.. xiT tcx-r they may be. In the
event that t.i« is a -lift'erencc es opinion
iiinotig : ni-l three otlii -rs as- to w hether
anj- i: . . • .-.■■•i.i said
list of li. qualified p r.--»n •. tiie concurrent
vote: of any two shall control in tiie mut
ter.
"S 7. it likewise eii.icte-l, that at
the first m.-eting of the grand jury of each
c. unty al:<-r January 1. l*a-. and biennially
then after, th- grand jury shall rei omin.-nd
to the judge of tile superior court three up
right and intelligent ettixens, freehold rs
x-i said .-.iinit , . for up] ointment .s county
I it. I judge tm-til appoint the
j-v-r.-nns mi r.- ■<>-nr..end< ■!. mi-l have '.he ap
.-•hsina-nt -nt f d on the iiiiniit-s «•: the
>-..-.rt; ../I . p.i-niiinient of ei-un'.x- vegis
ii- .~ •: -i. L-i tor x term of t-x-- y- ars, i-inl
. . I I ; : ■. • 1 . 1
jq- .iiiiic ’. *t the grand jmy shall fall to
1 in ■o- :•-<• tun-.-m.lntioii nfer :-d, or
I I:' a vx-ai -v .-hail exi-i. from any • at-.se
th ■ of <
lin t i.- or v I in, mak the ap| Ii n .
either lor •• lull or iruxpii-u t-rt-n as tin-
I --as-- i>..ix b«, without Uic r«- i-nimen lat.nn
*•! the gram- jury, and in makiim id
■ ]H>intine.ii xvithout the r.a-ommenihition of
I th- grand jury, thi said jnd;, shall ap-
I point upright and InteMigent citixen ft e
i .n-tders vi ai t county. Ih for. entering
I upon his duti-s ea h of the county regis
i tr..rs :li.ill take the folloxxing oath b lure
I' some othcer authorised to adtninisl r an
oath un-i. ;• the laws of this state, 10-wit:
■i -lo solemnly swear that 1 will faithfully
' ami imp at i ally «♦••:-.-hai ;;e, to th-- b- st of
’ mv ai-iiiix. the duti-s iniposcd upon ric by
I law as county registrar.*
"S-••. x. •: ii likexxise enacted, that tis
; t-n-n <i:-ys» b fur-- tile October and November
I.i. . tions m--:.lt med in section I of tins act,
and imin- ilit-dy upon receipt of th- list
of names i.tl-.en from the voters’ books by
. the tax <--iiv---eias required in section
-i this at, the county registrars xhall
I ptoc----l to « x.uiiin said li:t, am. compare
: the s.-me with the lisi of disqualified per
' sons prepared mid hl--<l by tn-- tax --oil-c
- tor, Hu- ordinary and the clerk of the su-
I- riur court, a- r quir-.-d in seei.on '- of this
• act, an-l shall proceed to make up a list
I to lie knoxxn as ’registered v-m-rs,’ in alplia-
Is-ti- d --rd-T es names, and I y militia dis-
I tricts ami city xxar-is, dislingui-hing in said
, ii ts I • tx»e i. th- white am! color- -! x-4 is.
i All names appearing on th- luis taken
I from th • vot. i books and not appt artt
| on the h-t disqualified voters, shall be
, - nt red - ii the list -if legist: ied voters un
less xxitldici'd t.ien-lroni as mi -malt.-r pro
j xi-le-l. A-- iii 'iie app. uring on the ii<t of
j disqualified xot'-is snail be entered on the
list ot I«-'.-.i; I--I-. I voters li l- SS placed lliere
-1 on a- I-- :-ii. i -r proxided. A num ap-
I p irmg on the list taken from the voters’
iHM>k--. and n->t .ii j-variiig on :he list ui -ii;—
I ini' I voters :.t--r<- mi. shall be withheld
■ - th-* list ot reg -. red x- i- re v. I• n the
, i-ounlx registrars are c--iivin< --I by sulfi
| « tpi if that such gw -ui ’ ii.., ino
qiiaiit.- i to vou- A uaine appearing on
Um t ol disqualitled voters shall b« en
i t--i. l on * m Ist of r<- st- rtd voters
• wii-n sal-1 name apjiears on th:
list tnkcii from the voters' books,
I and xxii-n. in addition ther- to, the coun
! ty r« cis:rars :•!-■ convinced by sufficient.
1 prool that st.--Ii person was n--t <li: <|iialilied
I or tti.it his disqualiticatiun has been te
, mox - -1.
"No name shall be ent red on the list of
: r- ■ i t- r. ■: x'olt i . unless it xva.- ;..gii. -i in the
x I- "k. . is shown by th.- 1.-J thk-n
I th-T-from. Th- county registrars shall
mil l>. . .mini -I to the evidence liirnisn.-d
by the 1-st o’ disqualified VoieiS, but tray
tu thi : .11 i- ■ -
. from xx inch said lists were < oinphed, and
I i.iav If- ar any < <>mpvt<-nt wriilen cvideiic-'
• i oral t -timony, under oath, concerning
i t.i-- -iisqu.ilit--athm of any person xvliose
t ii iii ;.,-Jn-iii.s on the list taKen from the
i i i.mSs. The county registrars may
1 lik-xxi?' h- -r any competent xxritten cvi
-1 <t ii -• or ora! t< -timory. under oath, con
• - - liung the r- imix.'l ot the dtsqualiiication
- • . . . • i-. . "1. v. aim- up;"-.il s -.1 t o
i it. t -»i -i -oii.ilili -I voters.
' Tn-- i: in- - o' all persons xxho x>< ro not
, of aye. or xxl.o hi- I not tesid I in the state
i an-l county th-- te-iU • ite tir/..- at t n- -late
« hi... tin- oath in the voter.-/ books,
si .il i - .'.nce-t on the proper lists pr-i-ar-'l
I. i- ai:x el -i n -iceiirring alter tile date
x. a- n each persons r« :• -li- o fuh age. or have
r -nlvd in tin- state and county the requisite
; time.
; "I’-'r t ■ pur;->-- -' I rminlng the <;ual-
i:■-t on hi -llsqualilie uimi •>! p< rsotis as
a for. said, the county registrars shall haxe
.av |k>w r to r-quire the production -if
i l.ooks, pap-t s, - I upon mi- dux 's liotl- e,
! :-::l :i| *3 like anti - to sul.p.x na ami six.-ar
■ wiin-ss-s. If tia county registrars situ!!
; -nii.-r aiming therns- Ives upon any <p -tion
J coming In ; ire th--m under this a i. ine . uti-
I i iri -nt vol-- of two of said ivgistrars sh iil
i itrol. 'I lie sh< nlf. ms depuiy, oi any
I lawiul < inst; i-ie of said county may stive
j ail Mjr.inn.|irt-. not.cys au-j sub" icnus as is
. . . :ti.. eouittj' I - ~s.iar-. an-i n -eive
h <• m .-atiiih as i. cast, t.t.ir, lor
lik.- s rx'i- - s.
"S- --. i> ft likewise enm t -l, that tho
comity tegisirars .oiall. at or before the
hour appointed for o|M-ning the polls, place
l.i the p-iss . ion ot the managers of the
i voting a.iii. the
I< --.Uiity one or t:.ore printed or clearly writ
t-n copies ol the list of registered voters
1 such militia d.strict or < :ty xvard In
xx hicii the xotiiig pr cinct is situated, and
j the .-oiiiity registrars shall in like m.-nuer
| pla • • iu p-s - s-i-in of the election n-.-in-t
--• F--is of i.u- voting pr-v-irict al th-- court
house, at tli" omity site, |it-. per lists i--r
; -:i miiitct distrut, the xotmg precinct
<»: xx'hi- li is situat--d omsid of an ineor
| .n. t- -i toxvii. s." I lists of r.-gi ; tii-< il
x< t--rs shall I e duly authenti -at.'d 1 v the
. ttur- -of two of sai-l county re: i.- trars.
•'S-c. !••. lie it likewise enact <l, that all
} |n !.-oiis xxho--- mu i--s appear on the list ot
i. isore.l voters place-i in ]n-s.- sioii -4
i i .<■ i I ■. ..on mamig is as i.-i|uir. d in st---
jti <i -u this at.ai dno otiu rs, shall i«-
I :11 xv< 1 to deposit their hil ots ; • xur-hng
! t.. law at tii<- voting pr-ciii t of the milti.a
I drstr. t ir .-iiy xiiird in xx .wh tin*;- an
-1 -r.s'i r. I, |..!l t .'l ewlier-, exi tpl i.s
, I- '-uiaftt r provi-1 d.
' in liny m’.x xvai'l a voting prei iw ! is
; i.r.t - -tali II 1 an-l o;--u -I. th. county reg
istrars -iiaii furnish to Ha- -'l<-ction' r.ian
a;. ■ i . ai ihe x -i-ig ] ti-.-:t’< i at the court-
I hoi, - t th < .lutny sit., ti-e fist- of r. -'is-
I t- it-i von i s an-| for such xva'U. awl persons
v .’"' .’ '‘lues appoar <ut sut h ii. , shall lie
xx. i-t vote at th- v--ting ;-r-- in<-t at
11. < oariiioi.se. at th-- count/ site . ti-h r
| t . si.im- rul- s that xv-mld haxe gox-nted
■ i I- i-i -t liu-i I. • n t-taiiiwlp it
ai. • <•;• ' '-I in sai-l xvard.
• any pi r-'on shall offer to vole at tiie
f-'.'.i.'i it the C.I'JI f house, at ■ lie eounl.V
: . x-! - •' ii.'tw- uot not af'p'.ir on ti:
I f’T at U.K.I, i.Ut di s ..pp, ar on lhe
|.<i, if! *♦!»<• ot ii' nii»!tia uktibt in wnich
i: x.it mg pr-''in-: is situated outside of
a* i’i' • ' i 'U.it-- ! tixx-ii, -uc.i p rson shall
I- r.ll'-v. i to x ai ti til- - inct ;;i th
< ..:rt. at t>. county sit--, m-on taking
tl • A J'U t - I-.- .1 olllini;. f. t . | fix'
j • of tiie tt .tu is; 'I «'.v- ar or auirrn tli it
• 1 I" XT II It x- l I i- iXxh< i•• if. till.-, elei-ti-m.’
•• I'm- n.ana: ■ • , of the - le. tions at Ihe dif
fer, it piei-iii- t shali t turn the lists <-f
! I t- I- 1 \ . tit!" .-I. Ik if :h 1 11-
I ~-r I-litt. l.i wli .il oil! 1- .aid list shall
I i. pi •1- a loi [,ui.ii-- insp. tion, at.d by
:w: i-’ : " • I-' i i xxith the man of the
'• ; d jury l.ir sw-h a--ti.ii: as mav i
I de.-n .i!jr.fat by tie -ran.l jurv. Said I
i ... I- I- pla . I with sai<7 < !<---k <11.1! |
. > * .xiiiiii.-.:;loti by- th- board of coacoli- j
1! B- it further enacted, that for '
• 1 i n.iiii-- signed in the vot.-rs’ buck-,
t - tax ---ilte.-t-ir shall r.-ce-ve the sum ,
•> ceiii-. For each nani- on tho ii: t
< tliiii'-l Voters. the lax eo'l.- tor,
-■fiinary and clerk of the superior - .i t
si. .11 i- -<' xe tin: sum of one and om -iialf
- n:s. i-'.r < a.-h -lay the eounty r- ;istr:irs
i ">!■ (ti.iiix eiigag. f in tiie <lir. iiarg--
. - i their duties tin y shad! --a.-.h rceeiv.- the
mi ol t.xo d-ill-rs. Ail of sail -unis are
I • i>- f..ti ! out of th-- comity treasury , as
- I' < -<unty hills are paid; nrox.de.i. how
- v--r, that it)., eounty -- .inniissi. net's of
any -oanty shall hate the pmtr to fix
a dill-r<- nt compensation for the aboxe
nani- I utiu-ers in their respective counties,
ai"! in «■ unties having n<> county commis
sa.ii-Ts -u i, to change the compeii
.- ition b re-n pr.-vid- I shall Ik J- i-g to that
" 1 or officers exercising the powers
r-n ■ \ y. - ti-I in county commissioners.
i - -•> <-t i,i • voters* bo and ■■'
; t -• lists providx ■! f- r in this a.-t
shall I-.- i.a .J out of the e-.unty treasury
a --tiler i uiity bills are paid.
S. ti-m 12. ft. it likewise enacted, that
: ' i vot--i ' hooks, and lists taken th- r
' Si' iti. aid lims or dis.pialitied persons, said
I-' if , gisler I voters, shall tie at all
t ■ ' t.i r .finable in i---«-ti- nos any
< of ;he c.-iin'y. but shall not be r< -
i ; ved f- r a.-h insfiection from the custody
of tho ordinary or other officer in charge.
At the end ot each year the tax collector
shall tile all said voters' books in the office
of the ordinary of the county, and the
county regisiruts shall also file, at the end
of < ach v-ar, in the office of the ordinary,
certified copies of the lists of registered
voters prepared for each election.
••.Section 13. Be it likewise enacted, that
any person who shall sign his name or
I mark to the oath in slid voters’ book as
J afore-mid, ami who is not in fact qualified
i as st :ted in said oath, shall be guilty of
, a m.S'leineanor, ami punished as provided
I in section >3lO of the code of ISB2.
"Any person who shall sign his name
or his mark in said voters’ book more than
on- for tho same calendar year, or who
.‘-hull in like manner sign any assumed or
fictitious mime therein, and any person
who shall ai l or abet any other person to
sign his name or his mark in said voters
1.0 -ks more than once for the same calen
dar year, or who shall alii <>► abet any
other person to sign any assumed or ficti
tious name therein, snail be guilty of a
ni .- ''.-mi anor and punished as provided in
section 4310 of the cod,- of 1882.
"Any person wh > shall deposit, or aid or
' abi-t another to deposit a billot at any
eli. tion iii any mini.- other that his own
i a. .'fipe.ir: on said i-.-t ot regisl . i --d voters,
| sb .il t.e guilty of a misdetneanor as pre
i scrti.e I in section 1310 of the code.
"Any tax eollcet. r. ch rk or other person
who 'hall falsify . , d voters’ books, or lists
I taken therefrom, and any county registrar
w!i > shall falsify the lists of registered
voters, shall be guilty of a felony and pun
ished by confinement iu the penitentiary
n.d less th.in -uie nor more than live yea:s,
and sii.ill b - forever afterward prohibited
from holding any office in said county or
state.
' S'c. if. ff further enacted, that when
an < l"ction is to b. held for any purjiose :-s
named in first section of this act at any
tirm < i ncr ih -n the first Wednesday in
October, and tile 'l'iesday next after th
1.r.-l Moe.lay in November, as specified ir.
sc tion I of this a< t. tho provisions of this
oct shall apply :n all r< spivtu.
"S- c. J.,. Hi' it likewise enacted, 'Whenever
th- grand jury shall so recemm -nd, the tax
coll. ir :.hall open voters’ books on J-'- p
tinib.'i Ist of each xear (that being th>>
day when lie opens bis taxbooks for the
paym. in of taxest, and persons desiring to
be r- ..iswred for- I ---tions to be held in the
folb>w>:ig <ah nd.-r year may enter their
sigiiatm- : in said book at any time from
September l-t to January Ist.
"When flic voters' books are so opened
on Sej.ienib.r I t. the folloxvin;, shall be
th" oath lo be printed or xxritten tlwr.-in.
to-xxit: ‘I do swear or allinn that 1 am a
■ i a. >i of the I Hit- I Stages; that I am twen
ty-oO" years of age. or will be on tiie -
day <>f of the n.-xt calendar year; that I
have resided in this state for one year, and
in this county for six months imniediatelx’
pre-- ding the date of this oath, or will
have so t.-sided on the -tax' ot —of tie
next calendar year; that I have paid all
ta-:< -. which, sitiee the adoption of the con
stitution of 1577, have lie.-n required of tn.',
iii lu ling tax.s for this year, and that I am
nit di 11 i n.-hi: < d from voting by reason of
t>> ctti use eornmitt.-d against th.- laws of
thi -- . to. I further sxvear lor atlirnii that
I t side in the district <l. AT.., or in the
xvard -if the city of— at number on
street.’
"Nam ■; signed in tho voters' books, from
lo January Ist. shall be, as
to all el-( lions occurring in the succeeding
. e ii-'ii lar year, subject to tho same regula
tions and provisions as set out in this act
for uam. s signed after January Ist, u£ the
::u • . • ling .-aleudar year.
"Wii-never the grand jury of any county
.-hill so recommend, the tax celle.-tor may
use a separate printed oath for each person
in-t ad of tiie books hereinbefore named,
stid printed oaths to be pasted into a
suitable book, from which til" list provided
f->r in si tion 5 of this act shall ho taken.
Signin ■ one of said separate printed oaths
si .11 i. in ait r s,a-.-ts equivalent to sign
ing in salt! ‘voters' books.’
' See. |>., |;.. ii Hkowi.-e enacted, all the
duties h- relii r--.|itired -if the county rrgis
tra. . ai d all hearing of evidence upon tiie
qu liticati in ot vol- rs shall be discharged
an-l had in public.
"He.-. 17. I’.- it likewise enacted, that all
laws and parts of laws in eonlli-'t xxith this
act are hereby repealed.”
CHKOMC < ATIIIItH.
A nincaae of Mirny Forms mid Known
by )i;i:ij Na nies.
Catarrh of the nose is called ozena, ca
tarrh of the throat is called pharyngitis,
eati irh of t'lie larynx is calle.l laryngitis,
eatarrh of the bronchial ‘ubes is called
in- 'Ueliitis, catarrh of the lungs is called
< ■■ ns mipti ci. . itarrh of -t ie stomach is.
. ... i ilysp. i , catarrh Ol’ tho bowels I:
. 1 dlari'hoei atui dysentery, ca-
tarrh of the kidneys is called
llrii it's disease, catarrh of tho blad
der is called cystitis, eatarrh of the womli
is c. lied female di ease. But all of thes.
di-, s.’s, from beginning to end, are simply
chronic catarrh, and whatever remedy is
e.:|iai.t.- of curing catarrh in one location
xx ill l itre it in every other location. Thus it
is easy for any one to see that in reeotii
nie: ling i’e-ru-na for this long list of dis-
is i: is re'Uy only recommended for
« i ■ -ii--. . < -ehronie catarrh. I’<-ru n i will
■ ir. lie m all for the simple retison that it
will . .ite any one of them.
Ilverv On-- int. rested in this subject
I for a I '■-■ ci ipy of Ihe Family
I ii.-. ieian No. 2. which completely explain,
tin- whole sulij.-.-t of chtotii catarrh. Sent
free to any address by Tiie I’e-ru-na Drug
M muf.i. taring Company, Columbus, < i.
wii.i. in: < -aitom vitoy.”
‘•5 u Trend er" Was Objectionable inn)
lite Annie Wan t'imnged.
Washington, la iniber 3. An order was
i. i-d . t tit l-o. lottiee department tins af
i. : noon changing tiie name of tiie posiolii. e
li- i. fore called "Nebraska,” which town
i iiov. tin: county seat of Appomattox
< .ti' ty, Virginia, to "Appomattox.” Some
xx, ks ago agr at stir was create 1 ov.-r tiie
:<< tion of postotli.-e eilicials in changing the
ns n ot the old postotliec al Appomattox
<' » irt hole c, th: .-.- miles from Nebraska, to
• ,-urrt nder.” As this was the historical
1 1.1. e w re ib n< ral luce capitulated to Gen
eral Gi .in, obje-tion was made to the new
n.inie i can e of its sugg. stiwness. The
t -a oil for tli" change was tin ; Some time
m;o <!:■ "Id Appomattox courthouse was
b irr-d down an.! a new courthouse was
built . i tile tow it ot Nebraska, in Apponiat.
t. x county, xvideh became the touniy seat.
!. is th • ustom in V irginia to h-iv. a coun
ty seal i ailed by the same name as tiie
<"in ~ and tin- postoifiee department, not
(.. . :riii; r to b. vc two "Appomattox” post
elf .-. eimtieo <1 tne mini <•!’ tile -’ld court
h'-ii:p. -10-ii e to “Surrender.'' Tie name
"A|-i .mutt" ’’ could not be applied to the
n- po-tottiee at N. br.iska. until a new
post mast r was commission., d l >r the place,
and llii was done a few days ago, so, ac
cording i" pfs.-nt in-in ations, tile old post
bile ■ xvhei--- i.ee sine, iidcred is to continue
to I>. . ailed Suit' taler and the new postof
iie at N. I r.iska is to be called after the
i ..m i.f toe county—" Appomattox.”
The Pains of K hei> mn t ism,
Ace. r.linc to the .st authorities, originate
in .a m ro d condition of the blood, l.actic
ail, caused by the decomposition of the
g-latinmis and albuminous tissues, circu
lates xx it a the blood amt attacks the fibrous
t.ssue:, parti.-ulatly in the joints, and thus
, , ;■ iii" local it:.'’lifer iat ions of the d:s-
< «, . Th back and shoulders are the
j ... in mill: affeet.-d by rh Uniatism, ami
t . joints al the kn es. ankles, hips an I
xviist-; ar. also sometimes attack'd.
Tboi ■ ili'ls of I'copl-. hex- found in Hood’s
y • ?.,-1;.;:rilla a p. itive and perinan--iit cure
for r'.eiimatism. It has bad remarkable
■ ss iii curing the most severe cases.
The secret of its sm-c. : s lies in thv- fact
• ~( it alia.; :;t once the ei' is-. of the
,;j.. . ~ by i-' i>trnlizing the- lactic acid and
purifying blood, as well as stretigthen-
very' fun-tion of the boiiy.
Ttv<» w I •»<! i<’T
Wishing/ -n. I’- eember 3.- -The grand jurv
to-! .' pres, uted two indictments
ag-' u. t 1 apt :ili Henry W. How-gate for
euibe .zb im nt I’ is presumed that the for
gery ill -fm it.' against him will hold good,
as iioue wer-‘ pros, nted by the grand jury
f. tli it offer. -. .Judge M'-t'.imas, who
pr -i . s in the cases against Howgate, now
ha- under consideration the indictments
against H- w nite originally prepared by an
a istant district attorney of the attor
ney general's office. The new Indictments
cite that Jloxvgi.t-j, as disbursing officer of
tin- I’nited States signal service Upreait,
embezzled sums aggregating about $23,000.
Great st re s is laid in one count on the
fact that Hoxvg'tte at the tim" he was re
captured in x -w York, was a fugitive from
justice. H Is :aid that the original indict
m-aits m th' embezzi.-ment cases will bo
tl rown out tomui't >w morning, when Judge
Al t'om.-is will tender his decision on the
deie irrcrs tiiereto.
THE LEGISLATURE.
puockeihxgx or the eaiv-mak-
THE EAST It EEK.
The Two Bills Which Occupied the House
I.ust Tue-day Are of Much Interest.
Othet; l.egisl'.itivo Notes.
The house passed the general education
bill and the bill of th committee enacting
a general registration law, devoting the
morning hours Tuesday, and tho night ses
sion to these nieu Hires.
The educational bill was the first special
order am! brought, out an interesting dis
cussion on the subject of the publie schools
and the duties of the state toward those
most necessary branches of the education
al system.
Tiie bill is practically that introduced
by Air. Branch early in tiie session and was
draxvn under tin- direction, it is mid rstood,
of the state school commissioner. Or rath
er was drawn In accordance with the rec
ommendations of Ins report and tiie sugges
tions from himself on this most important
subject.
\V hen the. !>ili got to the committ. e, a
substitute was prepared under the dire.-
tic,.i of Hie committee, and it was this sub
stitute which was reported to the house.
The title of th- bill is "to systematize
th > finances and increase the < tlieieney of
the common schools by providing for di
rect payments into the state treasury of
all the moneys belonging to th common
school fund, and the use of th" same for
common school purposes only ; for quarter
ly ai-p.irtioiim -nt and disbursements of iae
common school fund; for quarterly pay
ments to tea.-h rs; for making the school
year eon: xxith the calendar year; for
making the school fund a fixed and certain
sum, and for other >.urpos-'s,”
The IHH sis I’sisseil.
Tiie provisions of the bill, us it passes
the lions-, are as follows:
"That beginning with taxes fur the year
lSt's, ail murieys belonging to the common
S'-iiool fund .it’ tiie state, including poll
tax and specific tax, shall be paid direct
into the state treasury in like manner as
other stale luxes are paid, and said com
mon school fui’.d shad be used fur no other
ihan - "tiini.in s' houl purposes, as provided
by laxv.
"lii.it i,n the 31st day of March, the 30th
day i t June, tne 3'/.n day ot fc-epteinb.-r,
and the 3! t day of Uecemlu r, in each year,
or as . <e,n tlu reafter as practicable, tiie
treasurer of the rite shall place lo tiie
credit of- oil eounty in the stale on his
books its proportionate part of the eoninmn
school fund in tin treasury on cacti of said
dates, such p:o|..irtionate part to be deter
mined i.y tiie .- .'.l.' s. 100 l commissi'nier,
the comptroller general and the treasurer,
and to In- bits d up.-n the proportion xvlii.-h
the school p..puh' . ei in • a li <■ .iinty- bears
to tin- school p.pul.tioa in the slate as
shown by the last scii.ml census; provided,
however, that the salaries of file state
school cotnnii: ■ iimer and iii.- . I. rk or clerks,
ami the expens. s of his office and oilier
items properly char;: aide under the law
to the g. neral school fund, shad be de
ducted out of said fund before making tiie
aforesaid apportionment to the counties.
"That on or bei r> tii • ;;<»th day of April,
the 31st day es .July, tiie 31st day of Oc
tober and the 31st day - f January- of each
year, the comity > no il commissioners <>f
each county shall, under the approval of
tho county board of education, transmit
to the state school eommissioner an item
ized statement of tiie various sums due
and unpaid by the county board t>f educa
tion, <m suit! several dates m ntion.d in
section second, whether the same be for
teachers’ salari. -, for pay of the county
school commissi.. ner, or lor any other item
of expense properly chargeable mi.ler the
iaw to the eounty bo.nd of >• iu-ation; and
when *aid itemized statements have bet n
■: aU' i.n-l ~|.r mi 1 liy tn. state s.'aooi
commissioner and pr. enie i t" tii-' governor,
the governor shall issue his warrants upon
Hie treasurei- for all the funds standing
to the eri-dit of ea.-.i several . ".uty upon
the books of tiie tre-isurer, or for .‘-ii.-h part
thereof as may be lie. ded to liquidate the
indeiitedn. ss of tiie county board of educa
tion of such comity, a : shown by each itsni
iz. 'l statement afor. said. And the state
treasurer shall, upon the j.r--: - nt .tion ot' the
warrants aforesa; I, draw his cheeks for the
.: . ....... . i.i .. in . .... ut the
county school <---ti>tji!a:-.j hi- i- of the several
counties and the state school commissioner
shad imniediat-'lx transmit -aid checks to
the sever tl eounty school commissioner-,
wlio shall promptly disburse the money- s >
received in payment of the sums set (ut
in Hie itemized .-.l:.lenient nl'ore , ; i.| and if
the motley is not sutt.eient to )>.--x- sai I sums
in full, then it shall be prorat.- I among the
various items, provided tl.at the expenses
of administration far each quarter shall
first be paid i’i lull, and th. . ouhty boards
of education are 10-reby aut liorizeii to make
their contract: in such manner tlini the
amounts payable to teachers for serviees
rendered up to tiie end of tiie calendar
quarter shall become duu OH the day: sjiec
ilie.l in tliis section.
"That, lii'eini'". xxith January .1. I<r,. :l!: q
continuing there.ili.-r, the s.-ho » y.-ar shall
be coincident with th.- cah-udar year,
-wit: l.’rom J u.uai-v Ist to December
31st thereafter, and the state school eom
mission.-r. state tre-isurer and comptroller
general, shall, on or b<-f..ie th-- first Tues
day in December or ea li year. I. ,inning in
Js'H. or as soon I h«"-e, 11, r ;; , rraets aol-,
make an estimate of tin- entire emnre m
: .'bool fund of the State for Hie next sm -
ceding s.-ho.d y.-ar, ami shall at on- om-
liimde it.- In writim to the eoanty -ii. q
eomniissioner ot --net. coui'ty ih. amount
ot monel- that will payable t - hi-, eounty,
ami. on the first Tn s.lay hi Jat.uai , o’ each
year, or as so: n th, ri .fi r a- prm ti -able,
(ach county board of edueatl n shall meet
and make the ne .'ssa. y ar: ni"nts for
I lacing Ihe sebools - n operate.n tor tl: •
next school y.-H- md sh.il htixe tali au
th -lily in tlmir ;.m either to fix
salaries f r the t. i.x m.-nt of t -aem rs .a
pay them m-eor-img to enrollment er at
tendance; provided, that nc,thing in
this a.t shall be construe.l to as
s.-et the right ot the respective
counties of the late to elect til,, time of
operating th. ir : , hools. which shall lie left
etit ir.-ly to the .■>>ui:: y boa r- is of edm- a t ion
mo- shall it aIT -es or change tlm i-me
operating th-ir schools, whi. h shall i>.-
bit entirely lo the • ::ity boards of •■tliic t
lion, nor shall it affect or i-hang- the
time of operating schools urnler any special
or lotal laws in any county of this state;
J.rovide I, further, it shall not al'f <-t the
quarterly payments ut' tea, hers, a . by thi:
act dir. et.-.i.
"That in those counties having local
school laws where schools ar-- so aa i tied by
I nal taxation for a per: id" of I in.anils
or inure the state school <om mi.-.-ioner
shall, on tin- Ist day of Januarv, April,
Jul;, ami October of each y ■•ar. or .is so.-a
thereafter as practicable. n a.tA the . ..\ern
or of the amount of funds standing to the
eredit of each of said counties on tie
books of tile treasurer 0:1 said dates. a:as
:na from the ((uarteriy apportionments afore
said, anti then upon the a-vei nor si all
issue ids warrants for said sums ami the
treasurer shall draw Ins cheeks for said
sum- without li .piirinu tin- itemized state
ments as provi ied in section iliree, and
tile state school con :ni» . r siiail ini
mediately transmit said checks to the
either under tin- local seh< oi system author
ized to receive it., funds ami the state
s -hool coniinis: iain r shall in like manner
pay over to 1m- prop< r otli er under the
.school board of any town or city having a
school system sustained by local taxation
tor the period of live months or m ire, at d
to which ho is now authorized by law to
make direct apportionment, such proportion
of the entire county Im d as shown on the
books of th. treasurer, as the . diool p 1 u
lation of the towns or city bears to the
poulation of the county as’ <h. wn by the
l ist school census; nrov ded, that all' chil
dren of school a;.e residi nt in such county
and attending the public seho T ot : c h
town or city hall be counted in the school
population of such town or city and be
entitled to have their share of such county
fund paid over to the pro] r cd ;er of
the school board of such town or city.
"d hat the school t'mid for each calendar
year shall be a fixed and :-pe itie >um, and
in order to carry out this provision, 11.e
state school coiniii.s.doner, the comptroller
general and the treasurer shall, on the
first Tuesday of I >eeem’>er of each y ear,
beginning with ISIII, or as soon thereafter
as praetieaiile, make an estimate of what
the school fund for the ensuing year shall
be from the specific taxes, direct appropri
ations and from any other sources of .-un
ply which now belong to the school fm d.
and said fund, when so estimated, stall
be divined into four equal parts and < aeh
of said parts shall bo available and pay dilc
at the times specified in this act; provided,
that in the event the said specific tax s
shall fill short of said estimate then the.
balance necessary to meet the provisions of
said estimate is hereby authoriz■■<! to be
paid from any fund in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
“That when the state school commis
sioner, the comptroller general ami the
treasurer -hall meet on the first Tuesday
in December, or us soon thereafter as
Complete Fertilizers
for potatoes, fruits, and all vegetables require (yO secure the la o
yield and best quality)
At Least io% Actual Potash.
Results of experiments prove this conclusively. How <nd
why, is told in our pamphlets.
They are sent free. It will cost you nothin" to r ea< l fUem. and they will save you
dollars. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Street, New Aork.
practicable, as provided in this act, to make
the estimate of the school fund provided for
in section 6 of this act they shall base
their estimate ujioii the amount of school
fund coming into the treasury for the
year preceding the year for which estimate
is made.”
A <;<><>!> KILL
Presented for Hie Hstabli-boient of a State
l:eforin»t--i V.
Jt now looks as if Georgia will have a
reformatory home.
WediF's.lay the penitentiary committee re
ported a substitute for the Martin bill, w hich
had been introduced by Mr. Harrison. The
bill is largely the work of Air. Burwell,
of Hancock, xxho has devoted close atten
tion to the subject. It is as near perfect in
its details as it is possible to get it, and
xvill form the basis upon which to build
the grandest charity that Georgia has yet
undertaken.
The Provisions of Hie Bill.
The bill is entitled "an act to establish a
reformatory home for juvenile offenders
in the state of Georgia; to provide for its
management and maintenance; to make ap
i propriations therefor and for other pur
poses.”
Section 2 provides that the governor
shall appoint three commissioners xxhos--
duty it shall be to carry out the work of
establishing said reformatory home.
Sc. tion 3 provides that it shall be tho duty
of tho commissioners to enter upon the land
owned by the state in Baldwin eounty and
to appropriate to tho purposes of tho home
i l.fioO acres of land. In doing this they are
to k-'ep at as great a distance as possible
from the lunatic asylum..'
■Section -1 provides that the commission
ers shall proceed to have erected such
suitable buildings as may be necessary
for the punishment, confinement, safe keep
ing, humane tare, protection, education,
profitable employment and reformation of
those who may be inmates of said re
formatory home. The separation of the
sexes and the races shall be fully provided
for. Separate schools shall be maintained
and night schools shall be conducted, in
structing the inmates in the elemenary
. branches of an English education and in
I tiie principles of morality.
Section 5 provides that when completed
i the reformatory shall be under the guidance
: and direction of Hu" commissioners, xvho
shall visit it unco a month. They shall
make all the rules and appoint all the of
ficers fur the government of the institution.
Section 6 provides for the appointment
of a superintendent, whose duty it shall
[ lie to take executive control of the home.
He shall be the financial agent, with a
salary of $1,200, and under good bond.
Section 7 provides for the appointment
of teachers, physicians, etc.
The I‘ui-poMe of the Home.
Sections 8 and 9 detail the specific pur
poses of the home. I'pon the completion es
said reformatory all juvenile offenders
under the age of sixteen years, who have
been convicted of any offense not punisha
ble with death, shall he sent to said home
to be confined until the expiration of sen
tence, or until reaching the age limit, at
which time, if, in the discretion of tiie su
perintendent and commissioners, the said
defendant has so deported himself as to
merit pardon, then they shall so recom
mend to the governor, xvho shall pardon
said off- ii'b r If eond.e't does n- t 'm‘t
nu ll pardon, then he shall be sent to the
penit" r.iiary. The design of this institution
is to bi- a place where juvenile offenders
shall be reformed, but at the same time
properly di--ciplined. To this end they shall
b - kept constantly at work, allowing proper
time f. r rest, meals and instruction.
Fifteen thousand dollars, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, is set aside
for the purpose ul’ carrying the bill into
effect.
third Class Koad«.
S-r.ator Brown is the first populist to get
a measure through.
There xvas practical worth in his bill, and
the speech xvhi.-h he delivered upon it held
the undivided attention of the house.
In his speech Senator Brown explained
that tlrst-elass roads now provided lor were
thirty feet wide and second-class r .ads
twenty feet wide. These roads were thor
oughfares which should be built exery
xvhere. There were many neighborhoods,
hoxvever, which wanted to connect short
roads to the main roads. Fur their con
venience it was proposed to create third
class roads sixteen f«-. t xvide, xvhieh would
be feeders to the main oti"S.
Senator Brought, n insisted that all roads
should come up to the first or : e.-end-class
standard.
Senator Craigo, republican, explained that
as there xvoie three parties in the senate,
there should be three roads so that the
third party people, who could not walk in
the middle of the first or second-class
roads might have a chance to walk in the
middle of a third-class road.
The bill xvas passed, upon which Sena
tor Brown’s democratic friends xvarnily
congratulated him.
To Elect by the People.
A young man who lias made a distinct
ively favorable impression as a member of
the house is Air. Walker, of Pierce county.
Mr. Walker has been the special champion
of the bill whose purpose it is to bring
about the election ot the slate school com
missioner by the people, and yesterday Jus
till came before the house for tin;. 1 ac
tion. Os course it requires an amendment
to the constitution, and provides that tne
proposition for such amendment shall be
submitted to the people at the next general
election. The bill passed xxith but three dis
senting votes. Air. Walker made a strong
speech in favor of it. He said the people
ha i the right to say who should be state,
school commissioner, and they desired tiie
legislature to give them that opportunity as
had been given, by a previous legislature,
in reference to the election of the commis
sioner of agriculture. That change had
proven catisfactury to the people of Geor
gia. He further argu'd that every citizen
of the state xvas interested in the education
al upbuilding in every sense of the word,
and they, of justice, ought to have the right
to select the man who should be at the head
of public, instruction.
Mr. Dodson’s Insurance Bill.
Another young member who won a signal
victory in the house xvas Air. Lodson, of
Sumter, who secured the passage of his in
surance bill, the purpose of which is to ab
rogate the three-quarters clause on tire
insurance policies. In his sp ech in advo
cacy of the measure. Air. Dodson took the
ground that he thought the bill equitable
and just, containing no unjust provisions
against the insurance companies, but pro
tecting the insurer. He argu <1 that the
bill's purpose was to compel the companies
to pay the amount the insurer pays pre
miums upon, provided the loss is that
much. "As the policies are now Issued,”
said he, "the insurance companies will in
sure property for. say S3.WM». and receive
yearly premiums on that amount for years,
then, in ev nt the property is burned, the
insurer is able to collect only about $2.00*),
on account of a provision in the policy that
the company xvill pay only three-fourths ot'
the value of the property. All policies, so
far as I knoxv, contain that clause. The
matter xvas brought lo my attention first
through a. case in which a client was made
to suffer. This bill compels the company
to value the property as it stands and pay
the full amount for xvhieh it receives pre
miums, by this means the cost for actual
insurance received w ill be reduced ut least
33 1 3 per cent, and in case of loss, a set
pany doesn't want to carry '»
fourths of rite vain" of th V L YremiUtS
thing for them to do is to take I’
for only that amount. ’
Mr. Dodson carried through his bill bv
vote of 112 to 11.
Good num are not needed in eongreM
more than good fool is in l l ie househo •
The best food is made with Dr.lricea
Baking Powder.
THE I'ENITEN’TIAKY.
CTiaurman Sanford, «»f Tha* Committed,
Makes the Keport.
The penitentiary committee of the senate
-’.tel its report to that body I'ri
day through Chairman Sanford.
The- charges made by the lamented
Alston, that d-bauchery was flagrant ir
the penitentiary camps, led to a gradua
■ though slow effort a; amendment. In the
various camps an effort was made to sep
arate the sex'-s. Os la-- y irs the idea has
‘ prevailed of k-’-p i:g th females at some
distance from, and separately managed
from, the mal The final and effecthre
. lution wt d to have I n :• a -h-
ed when all the women xv 1 • bunched at
■ H( ardmont, far remove i fr.-m any contact
with male prisoners.
j t, even here. vi( e has followed, and
the men employed to guard lb-- unfortunate
prisoners, are the guilty culprits.
“Your committee,” r ;■ -rts Chairman
Sanford, "lit: I tiiat two of th inmates
■of the Headmont . amp are enceinte,
Nvhi'-h is contrary t-> tl law regarding
; •
to a fint ; but • im ttt ■■ after
dur inv stigation, at of t o opinion that
such improper conduct is i.ot due to neglect
Os the rul -s of the k< per of the said camp,
but we are informed i-j him that he is of
the opinion that su -h improper conduct
is due to the guards pla-- i over said cen
ts, and that in all c wh< re such
undue intima.-y is < ...-. i vd the guards are
at once discharg I.”
Visiting the Oilier Cninpa.
In Pitts camp No 7, it is found "that the
lessees issu. 1 to the - or.victs meat rations
called 'butts’ (fat pie: cs of flank and
jowls), a cheap and int. riur kind of meat,
which they sho lid not be required to eat.”
At Kninter there w. .. . winter clothing on
hand, but it was promised to hurry up ora
tins matter. Other tai ary arrangements
were exceedingly d feetive. A high com
pliment is paid to the management and
care of the camp at Sniithsonia.
"Complaint was made by tne keeper of
the Headmont and oth r camps,” say the
committee, “calling attention to the very
hard condition of some of the prisoners
when brought to the camps from the vari
ous chaingangs and jails, some of said
I prisoners having contracted chronic dis
eases, and oth rs having lost portions of
j their limbs Hum lack of proper medical
I attention, and from the lack of proper
protection from the weather and exposure.”
The commit! e recomm nds that laws
should be passed to remedy these evils.
Coming to the Cole City camp, while it
is in good sanitary condition, and the con
victs. are well fed, “we do not believe that
they are furnished with sufficient clothing.”
As the percentage of sickness and disease
at tliis camp is excessive, the governor
is called upon to have an exhaustive inves-
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in.:, 'ii: at CrawjjO' 'X p
» *■
Camp No. /' at Oil' .man and Camp No. 11
at V» aJtertuwn. With Camp Chattahoochee
no fault is found except "that the bunks
are too narrow and short for the convicts
to sleep com;oi ably upon, ;-.nd that the
labor requ.red of the convicts is a little mo
severe." I. irtow camp is well conducted.
'lhe General Condition.
With the u -neiai condition of th- camps
Chairman Sanford expresses himself well
satisfied, e-jiecially as to their sanitary
aspect. “1 ms ni'-. >1 laat matter.” says he,
“seems to have been caretuiiy looked after
by the efficient prim .pal ; hy.- -ian. Dr.
O'Daniel, wno--.- di.tv 1. :- to i -a’e each
camp ai.-i maintain th--- .-anitary condition
ot .tiie same.”
C 'ntinu.ng th.- r--c . "Al several
! ■ ■
the Sabbath While the committee
a-mils tnat this -.« ork - v-.-iiintarv on the
j part of tiie convict.' and la-y are » aid for
tiie same, they go on to observe that "it
interfere with tiie r.-Ugi-nts s» rvices
ducte 1 on tnat day by >ne of the
camps and is a plain violation c; our law.
Wv fin Ino i.terat re. - iar or tr-ligious.
wtmti-v- r. v. ; . 'i . i.’-.r r. a :i. A many ot
them can r. ad i.-nd write, v>'.- suggest that
: g mar in . :. manner
be furnish- d th, m."
The Bex eniie Derived.
Chairman Sanford, among other things,
looked into the rev-nu f- cure of 'lie lease
system and f->r future information commu.
1>...1 xxith the state o :. ":1s of Tt-:r.’.esse
Concerning this feature the 1 port, as fol
lows, is highlx interr sting:
"In view ot th.- fact that the legislature
of must r. -lea-.- or make other clispo
sition of th- stai-- <• .nvi. ;s we present the
following tacts; Wt tiiiu th t ml number
of convicts on hand to I 2.325. Os this
number t** are cla-. 1 as inefficient, or not
able »o perform full manual labor. The
state received from Oc-iob r 1, I,'-;C, to Oc
tob. r 1. 1891, J_2. -35 an I paid out for ex
penses conn. ci.- I with the penitentiary
«<i 2" .. leaving as net to the state SU.J-2,>.
Tiie state of Tenn, ssee, with about 1.50 U
coi viets, receives annually from the les
set s ji.ni.i'.'i. Tile salar .-s of the state of
ficials connect-.-I vxitii tin penitentiary is
stj,o.-J, leaving as n-t to the suite $94,600.
Our state, therefore, in comparison with
Tennessee, 1 ---es annually over sHi'».*«jO. Wo
liin 1 that manv ut our convicts are b .ng
sublet at from Sil cents to $1 a day. showing
what value is atta -In-.1 to convict labor."
Chah m'• Sanfoi conducted an ■ trn
est and vigilant inquiry into the whole sys
t.-»n While he writes temperately on th°
several evils mentioned in the report, he
feeis do. ply. and is determined to pu.-h
investigations to tin p tof marked re
form in th" present r.i. tiiods.
Barry’s Tricopher us. th- finest dressing
and best tonic ler the hair. At all drug
gitts. „
<»ur Frequent Eleetioa Dnya.
From The Americus Timcs-Recorder.
It not too late, let us be thankful that
sr
year, tho city election on the 12th—after
which the tired v ter will rest through the
holidays and until the county election tn
J.inuarj .
Heptiblican Gains,
Boston, Dcccmbc’' -1-—Municipal elec
tions' were held in twenty-one of the
thirty-one cities in the commonwealth to
day and in most instances a lull vote was
polled.
The republicans have ma le large gains,
due in several instances to the endorse
ment of its candidates by the A. P. A.
In a number of cit:es the A. P. A. have
succeeded in electing their candidates to
the school committees and individual mem
bers of the city government.
Weak as a Cat
Is a bad simile, for the cat is a very mus
cular animal for its size. But to be as weak
as a convalescent aft r a wasting and pro
tracted disease is to be xx aK indeed. Noth
ing in the wav of a tonic promotes con
valest-ence. hastens a gain in strength, like
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It increases
Nervous invalids derive from it unspx’aka
able benefits. It cures malaria, rheumatism,
constipation.
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