The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-08-25
AN ACT

To amend an act entitled an acttO provide
for the election of a Board of Commissions,
Roads and Revenues in the counties OF Cobb,
Dooley Henry and Telfair in this State to pre-
scribe their powers aud duties aud to fix their
compensation and the pay OF the officers EN-
ployed by them approved Sept. 30, 1879. so
far as said act relates TO the county Of Cobb, so
AZ to authorize an election to be held in the
county of Cobb to fill said Board and TO pre-
scribe their terms, &c. Whereas, no cleo
ton was held under the above stated act on
the rav fixed therein to fill said board in the
county of Cobb
SEcTIoN lst. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Georgia and it is hereby enacted
bv authority CT the same, that from and after
the passage of ibis act it may and shall be
lawful for the Ordinary OF the county of Cobb
to order an election TO be held in said county to
fiji said board OF Commissions of Road and
Revenue for said county, and it shall be the
duty Of said Ordinary to order said election to
be held 10 soon as the passage Of this act as il
can conveniently be held and notice Of which
election shall be published by the Ordinary in
the public gazette in which the Sherih's adver
tisements of said county are published for at
least thirty days prior to the day upon which
said election is ordered to be held.
SEC , BE il further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, mat TWO Oh sdu ! OHlulleslOutIs WIN
shall be elected on the day 30 fixed by the Or
binary shall be commissioned by the Governor
10 serve until the general election of county of
ficers in January, 1883, aud until their success
sors are elected and qualified and three OF said
commissioners who shall be elected ON the day
80 fixed shall be commissioned by the Cover
nor to serve until the general election tor cOnn
ty offices to be held in said county in the year
1855 and until their successors shall be elected
and qualified The successors of the two com
tnissOners whose term of office shall frat eX
pire shall be chosen at the general election for
county officers In said county 10 be held IN the
wear 1853 and qnadrennialIy thereafter and
the successors Of the three commissioners
whose term of Office shall expire in 1888 shall
be chosen at the genera election of county of
fice,s to be held in said county in the year
1885 and quadrennay thereafter and all shall
hold until their successors are elected and
qualified.
SIC 3. Be it further enacted by the author
ity aforesaid that if said board of commission
ers shall fail TO be elected upon the day first
fixed by the Ordinary, then it shall be the du-
tv of the Ordinary to continue TO fix aud adj
yertise day for an election until said board is
filled.
SEC 4. Be il further enacted by the author
ity aforesaid and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same that the act aforesaid
approved Sept % 1879, Of which this lie bat
an amendment for the county of Cobb shall be
aud Is hereby continued of tui force and effect
in said county Of Cobb in all respects and pro
visions not in conflict with this act
SEC 5. Be it further enacted by the author
ty aforesaid that all laws aud parts OF laws IN
conflict with this act be and the same are here
by repealed.