The weekly loyal Georgian., 1868-02-15

supplied with mails on route No. Goa
Harmony to Homer. Gainesville, is 0
route No. 5,023, Elberton to CarnesviIl
and also on routes No. 5000, Danielsvill
o Gainesville, On 6,03l, Gainesville I
Harmoney Grove. Hartwell is supple
twice week on route No. 6,028, fro1
Athens, Ga, to Anderson G. H., S. C.
This latter route ends at Anderson G.. II
one of the proposed termini of the rout
recommended by the Convention, and run
via Hartwell to Athens, where it connect
with railroad instead of turning northeas
to Gainesville, away from all railroad cor
nections-as asked in the petition.
| Such being the state of the case, tn
department. necessarily declines increasin!
the already heavy expense of the posta
service in Georgia by opening any add
tlonal routes IN the section indicated
Very respectfully, etc,
GEO. W. MCLEL.N,
Second Assistant Postmaster General.
>. K. PARRoTT, Esq, President Georei;
Convention, Atlanta, Ca:
A motion was made and carried to la,
the resolution of Mr. Martin, of Haber
sham. on the table-yeas 81, NAYS 81.
Mr. SUPPLE moved the suspension of the
rules to offer resolution. Carried
| Mr.. SUPPLE offered the following, which
was adopted as amended:
Resolced, That it is the duty of this Con.
ventlon, under the present circumstances,
10 inquire how many members are absent,
and how long, and the cause of their alb
sence
Mr., BLoUNT offered the following amend
ment, which was accepted by Mr.. SUPPLE:
Ard thata committee of five be appointed
to report all the delegates who are absent
without leave, the length of time, aud the
cause of such absence.
The President appointed the following as
the Committee under the above resolution ::
Messrs. Supple, Whiteley, Blount, Maddox,
and Holcombe.
Mr. WADDELL, according to notice, moved
the reconsideration of the second section of
the Report on Franchise. He expressed
his object to be to have the section so
altered that the franchise should be con.
ferred on the white male citizens of Georgia
only.
The motion to reconsider was lost-yeas,
20; nays, 90.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs
Harris, of Newton f.; Martin, of Calhoun;
Bowden, of Campbell, and Buchanan.
On motion of Mr.. BRYANT the committee
took up the Report of the Committee on
Franchise =.
The Sd section was taken up.
Mr.. PARROTT moved to amend by
striking out from the 9th and 10th lines
he words as an eIector."
Mr.. MILLER offered the following substi- !
ute for section 3.
The General Assembly may provide
rom time to time for the registration of all |
electors; but the following classes of per
ons shall not be permitted to register, or
'Ote, or hold office: First-Those who
hall have been convicted of treason, en-
'ezzlement of public funds, malfeasance
n office, crimes punishable by law with
in the pententiary, or
ribery. cOndVThose who are idiots
r insane.
Mr.. BRYANT offered the following
mendment
From the first line strike out the words
it shall be the duty Of" and also in said
ne after the word Assembly strike out
to- and insert "may."
Ianding discussion those saveral
to amend, the Convention, on
lotion of Mr.. Bryant, adjourned. Mr..
Ehateley having the floor.
N ORDINANCE to provide the means of de-
traYing the expenses of this Convention,
and the compensation of officers and
members.
SECTION l. BE ii ordained by tie people Of
IeOJyid, IN Convention assembled, That an
rdinance of this Convention, passed on the
9th day of December, 1867, entitled can
ordinance to levy and collect tax to pay
lie delegates and officers connected with the
onventiOn, as we'll as all other incidental
Spenses,' except the second section thereof,
hereby rescinded, and the following is Or
aimed in lieu thereof, t0-wit:
That it shall be the duty of the Comp
oller General of the State of Georgia to
wy and assess a tax of one-tenth of one per
ent. on all the taxable property Of this
tate as returned upon the digests for the
ear 1867, for the purpose of defraying the
expenses Of this Convention, and the COM
ensation of officers and members.
And il shall be the duty of the Tax Col
1ctOrs in the several counties of this State
} collect the tax so assessed, and to pay
he same to the Comptroller General, on
r before the first day of May, 1868. And
shall be the duty of the several Tax Col
sctors to issue executions against all per-
1ns subject to taxation under this ordi
ancc, where tax is unpaid after twenty
ays notice, to pay it for the amount of tax
ne by them, and fifty per centum thereon,
nd all costs, and of sheriffs and constables
, levy and sell, under such executions,
nd to return the proceeds to the Tax Col
ectOrs, as soon as the same can be done
nder the provisions of existing laws.
SEC. 2. Be IL further ordained, That
ny scrip which may be issued by the au-
lority of this Convention for the purpose
foresaid, shall be receivable by the Comp
roller General from the tax collector in
ayment of the tax aforesaid.
SEC. 5. BE it further Ordained That the
TX collectors shall receive the same per
ent. for collecting the tax aforesaid, as
hey are now allowed by law for collecting
be State tax.
SEC. 4. Be IL further ordained, That the
General shall issue to the tax
ollectorS all necessary orders for the collec-
ion and payment of the tax aforesaid,
1hich orders shall be binding upon said
olIectors.
SEC. 5. Be IL further ordained, mat the i
noneys and scrip received by the Comp !
roller General under this ordinance, be
aid by him into the Treasury OF this State,
0 be disposed of as this Convention shall
ereafter direct.