The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-11-27
AN ACT

Tie Ouuuttta OF GRNhs Aftttff aA'"'f 49,
Teliair in this State To prescribe their
powers and datRs and to fix their com
peusatou, and the pay OF officers employ
"a by them.
Section l. Be il eiAo ed 10y the Genera! As
sembly OF the State OF Georgia, and it 4 hereby
enacted by authority Of the same. THAI an
election Tor five CnuD. ssian+rs OF Roads aud
Revrine Tor each OF the counties Of Cobb Dooly
Hsarv aud Te'tair in ibis Sute, shall he he'd
"a said oouniie, on the !iisy Tuesday IN Noyen
Der OF the year 1879, ia 'he manner ne~ poo
yid-l hy general llw for the election Ell county
officers ia this S'.te
See Brij fntNpr soled bp the author
inv aforesaid. That tn. qualifications a voters at
said election. and the nanuer OF making return
thereof Shall he the same a. are prescribed 10y
The general laNs OF this State for elee,iun Of
other county officers
Sec. 3 Br i, fertilizer enacted 10y the au'hor-
ity aforesaid, That of the i've Commissioners
to be elected unier this act IN each OF said
counties on the first Tuesday in November 1879
three shall be elected aud commissioned by the
Governor to serve uuiil lie general election ct
county officers. to be held ia sajd counties on
the first Wednesday in january 1853. and Two
Of the Commissioners tD be chos-u ON said hrst
TUESDAY in November l~19, shall be elected aud
commissioned by he Governor to serve until
held in said co,nitles for the year lsSI and
the successors OF the three. Commissioners
whose election is fist above provided ior shall
be- chosen at the general election of county Iii
c.rS ia said counties to be- held IN the year
lSSI aud Quadrennay thereafter ami the
succrssois of the two Commissioners whose
terms will expire ia ISL shall be chosen a
the general election otcouhty officers 10 oH heid
ia said counties in tl" year 1851, aud quadiei
uially thereafter but vacancies occurring IA
said Boards shall be filled by the remaining
members of the Board, in which such vacancy
occurs and Commissioners So appointed To AL
vacancies shall be commissioned 10y tie Cover
nor Tor the uneNpred term, ior which they are
appointed
See A BE il further enacted by the author
itv Aforesaid That no person shall he eligible
to the Office. of Commissi3 ner under this act,
who has not attained the age OF twenty i've
wears. and who has moi been u resident. free
holder OF the county ia which he is to serve, for
at least two years, next preceding The date OF
such election, and said Commissioners shall be
liable to be removed fron Office at any time
upon indictment and conviction for malpractice
or corruption in Office in the same manner as
Justice OF the Peace may Re remove from office
under existing law.
Sec 3. Be it further enacted by the author
ity aforesaid That said Boards shall meet IN
regular session, once in each month At the
county sites Of their respective counties, Tor The
| transaction of county business but may meet
| in extraordinary session whenever public neces
sity may require, aud id Boards shall at lhelr
frst meeting after their organization under THIS
act. appoint some suitable person to serve AS
| clerk OF their respective Boards. whose terms
of office shall be four years, unless sooner re
',',,..J hy saio Rna,ds for Inconvenience OF. NAL
n,ac,ics IN "Hcp and whose cum uensatiou sha Il
T.. f,,ad hv saiJ Rn,rds NJ their first meeting
! i, aacL vsar Aud the Commissioners shall
nb.n 6xino The yearly salary Of the clerk, Tx
-, ,,, CONGREGATION which shall i'm no ease
I'D ,ba ann, Of to dollars for each member
e.. -, d,rs attendance ON The reuularmonth-
H., ,,ss,in( II heir resnectiye Boards the com.
nsnsa1ion herein provided tor Commissioners
anJ csrl,s ia be naid' out of the county treasu.
rf,s Of tb,r resnactiye counties on orders signed
| he ,l,a chai~msn of said several Boards; it
I'll H.. th, duiv Of The clerks 10 attend ON all
,,a,i,,,. If thpir re.pectiye Boards. aud to keep
~ ,valI homnJ hooks 10 he provided at the ex-
ns,'.e Of the several counties, full aud accurate
rao,,.5s and minutes of all The transactions OF
H.. nna,ls to IN. in The order of their date all
o,;,,i,ai orders and other papers belonging to
l. ai5 Rnarl. Ia arrange and keep in The order
If their fling. all petiticus, applications, and
! ,,t,a,. ,or.rs addressed to the Board aud 10
..n ,,.t in n ssnarsta bes,k all orders made or
ann1oved by said Board. for the payment of
,tnn.v bv the county treasurer OF their respec-
iiya co,,,t;4s and all books. files and records
Inv his act required 10 be used aud kept shal
~, ,i,rass o,,et al tbs sayetgl county sites f5g
,ha ipanpction Of all taXpayers Of said eouniesa
So e Re il further enacted by tlie author
itv aforesaid. That said Boards shai al their
6rst meeting in each year, choose one Of their
nunher chairman. whose duty shah he to
nrpside ri ali meetings. OF their respective
Boards 10 approve and sign the Minutes Of
each meeting. andtosen asfhairoian all orders
md ,roc.ssss of sai5t Boapiss. Three members
of each If said Boards shall constitute quo
rnrn far the transaAion Of business and the con
cnrrence OLA like humber shah be necessary
for the making or approval OF ali c0nlracts and
orders ON the comtytreaslIrers OF their respec
H., .o,,,,tiss and aid Boards shall in their
,esnertiys counties have exclusive Jurisdiction
n,.s, the folIoyflg Subjects matter, 10 wit. 70
,,,,.,.ids fnr the control management, preserya
H., a,,d ranair Observation-Disclosures and other
III ,,ra,o,t,, H. iesv GENERAL taxes for
49, nIrnosss M snsejal taxes for special
sF H., .sahIsb altar and abolish
pu' i,ri3,,ss anafs,ries Toglay out and es.
Ill. na.5 Militia Uistriets and election Pre-
f..ts =, clop,s nolli,,sg ,,laees and TO alter the
I;,., ~ rniIitis Jiatr.t4f exanline aud approve
i'I,',,ds NJ all ~ c,ifnfv officers. 10 examine
VIC I'D H. ~. y.l,lapaerts If die ne
a'u'. a9 II ID lii The collection
co'ii'', u a., - ,7nl,lic Nancy Of their
", olr,.,;,.s - nrnv, for In. manage
,'i,d .,,n,,,r, y ,.ioers TO proviile and
-. H., H. t,da,, rfi rders an ths couuty
re- Wv ,i,s,,,,,t as ,,blic money. To
E.,,s co. 6dlin,, and IN exercise an
i,A '!ie I, I ,e,I2, S,s,. snrb movers
o'e' Wv .,.i, ~ H. adantinn al th. Constitution