The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-01-30
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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
SENATE.
ERIpAY. Jan. %. 1879
Bills on first reading !:

MT. DTOWu. ~ duLlOtiHO Ho
Ordinary Of Cherokee county to is
sue and negotiate bonds to the
amount Of $4,000 for the purpose
of building court house in said
county.
Mr.. Harris: To equalize the la
bors of the Judges of the Superior
Courts of this State and for other
purposes.
Mr.. Hester To promote the Gull
ture of fish in the waters Of this
State.
Mr.. Hillyer To regulate the
practice of dentistry in the State.
Also to amend the Constitution OF
this State.
Mr.. Peavy: To change the lines
between Carroll and Douglas coun-
ties
To amend the garnishment laws
of this State. Passed.
HOUSE,
Bills on first reading
Mr.. Williamson: To regulate the
manner Of granting liquor license by
ordinaries, etc. Of the several coun-
ties in this State.
To protect more effectually the
planters Of Georgia from imposition
in the sale Of fertilizers.
Mr.. Latham To prohibit the sale
of liquors within % miles of the rail
road depot in Palmetto
To change the lines between the
counties of Cobb end Douglas.
To prohibit the sale Of liquors
within two miles of Villa Rica
To define and make uniform the
fees Of Ordinaries in homestead and
exemption cases.
To prevent persons hurting or
fishing on lands Of another in Clay
county without permission of owner.
Mr.. Anderson To incorporate
the cotton Gin Mutual Insurance
Company of Georgia.
To change the time of holding
Cobb Superior Court.
HOUSE.
ATLANTA, Jan. -.
Mr.. Howell To amend paragraph
| section 3, article 3 Of the Consti'
tuition, reducing members Of the
House to ninety-two members
Each Senatorial District entitled to
two Representatives, elected from
the district at large; and counties of
Richmond, Chatham, Bibb and Full
ton each entitled to one Representa-
tive additional.
Mr.. Gambler: To amend para
graph /, section |, article Of the
State Constitution-makes home
steads 500 in specie and personally
$500 in specie.
Mr.. Murphy: To require solici-
tor Generals to prosecute attorneys
at law for failure to pay over mon
cy.
Mr.. Turner To make it q penal
otfense to vote without paying all
taxes required.
Mr.. Butt: To incorporate the Di-
rect Trade Union of the Patrons Of
Husbandry. Capital stock $780,
900, with privilege to increase to
one million. r. G. Holt, G w.
Adams, j. S. Lavender, Il. G. Hum
Der. j. ii, Echols, J. ID. Waddell,
ct al, incorporators.
Also to prevent the destruction OF
insectivorous birds and to make pc
nal the killing, trapping, or other
destruction of any whippoorwill,
sparrow, thrush, hooking bird,
finches, martin chimney swallow,
woodpecker, flicker, oriole, red bird,
cedar bird, tanager, cat bird, blue
bird, or destroy tho nests or eggs of
such birds, or trap, snare or net any |
wild turkey or cartridges, or destroy
fish by poison or other deleterious
substances, during certain seasons of
the year.
Also to incorporate the Eastern
and Western Transportation Com
pany. Capital stock $4,000 per
mile.
In the proceedings of the Legisla
ture on the 2sth we find little of in
terest to our readers. A bill was
introduced to incorporate the Mari,
ietta Paper Manufacturing Company
and tho vote, on motion Of Mr.. An
derson to indefinitely postpone the
Convention question, was 100 for,
to 50 against.
A tine lot Of Bacon, Lard aud molasses are