Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-08

Some Important Change. Presented.

We give herewith copy Of law which
will be introduced in the Legislature,
the principal object of which is to change
the time of holding the county election and
bring all the elections within the same
year. The county elections taking place
in 1888 necessitstes the paying OF the taxes
OF 1882, while the Collector Is still collect
ing. The constitution requires all taxes
except for the year Of the election, but IN
der this bill for all elections taking place
during the same year the requirements will
be more equitable. The bill is designed
to do away with all doubt as to the con-
stitutionality OF registration. The bill is as
follows:
AN ACT entitled an act to change the time
OF holding the election for county officers
IN Chatham county; to provide for the ap-
pointment of managers, and for the man
agement OF elections hereafter to be held
In Chatham county for Senator and Rep
resentstives in the Legislature Of the State
and for State aud county officers; to pre-
scribe the qualifications OF voters at said
elections; to better preserve good order at
and around the polls; TO provide penalties
for all violations of this act, and for other
purposes.
SECTION l. Be It enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia, in General Assembly met, That on
and after the passage of this act the 0rdi-
nary OF Chatham county shall be elected on
the third Wednesday In December, 1884, and
every four years thereafter, ana the Clerk Of
the Superior Court, the Sheriff, the Coroner,
the County Treasurer, the Tax Collec-
tor, the Receiver Of Tax Returns, and
the County Surveyor OF said county shall be
elected on the third Wednesday IN Deem
Der OF this, the present year, 1882, and every
two years thereafter, and in holding said
elections for Ordinary and other county
officers they shall be voted for on tickets
written or printed in the same order that
the several offices are named In this act,
provided that in case of an erased name, II
the name substituted for the name so erased
should be placed on such tickets out OF
such order, the vote so cast shall not be
SEC. Be 1t further enacted, That the
election for any officer whose duties are en-
tirelY OF a county nature In Chatham
county shall be held at the same time
unless otherwise provided for by law.
SEC Be it further enacted, That the
qualification of voters at elections to be
held for State Senator and for Representa-.
tives Of Chatham county in the Legislature
Of Georgia, and for State officers and Off
GERS of Chatham county shall be as pre-
scribed in article II, section 1, paragraph
OF the constitution of the State of Georgia.
SEC 4 Be It further enacted, That the
managers of said elections shall be sp-
pointed as Is now prescribed by laws now
in force and for the management of said
election 1t shall be the duty of the Tax Col
lector of Chatham county to make out and
deliver to the Commissioners of said county
a list of all male persons of the age of TWEEN
ty-one years and upwards, who have paid ell
taxes and are thereby entitled to vote
as is provided for In article H.. section 1,
paragraph 2, of the constitution of the
State OF Georgia, and said lists shall be in
lieu of the registration of voters, as is pro-
vlded for by section 10 Of the act creating
Commissioners Of Chatham county, approx
ed February Dist, 1873, and said lists shall
be made out, and shall be delivered to said
Commissioners OF Chatham county on the
Tuesday next preceding the third Wednes-
day in December next. and thereafter on
or before the first dav of September In each
succeeding year; and II any person or per
sons shall pay taxes after such lists have
been so delivered, then the said Tax Col
lector shall make out q supplementary list
and deliver it to the said Commissioners in
time, so that such person or persons shall
not &c prevented from casting their vote or
votes; for such service the said Tax Collec-
tor shall receive from the treasury Of Chat
ham county - dollars.
all laws, or parts of laws-genersl, special
or Otherwise-be, and the same are hereby
repealed.