The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-10-16
THE COURT HOUSE BILL.
The Act Which Authorizes Vote
on the Court House Question.

l"NSF hiii, winch j. printed below.
The bill has passed the senate aud
has gone 10 the governor for his
signature. Here it is:
4 bill to be entitled an Act To
the county commission.
ers ot Terrell county to submit 10
the qualified voters of said county
the question OF the issuance Of
county bonds TO pay for the cree
ton ota court house in said couu-
". Also for the sale and redcnp.
ton OF said bonds, and for other
Section /. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of Georgia, and
it is hereby enacted by the authori.
ty OF the same, that after tie pas
,ge of this set it shall he the du-
ty Of the county commissioners OF
Terrell county u order an eloc
ton by the qualified voters OF said
county, to be held after advertis.
ing the same ior thirty days i'll tho
newspaper which publishes the
Sheriii's sales Of said county, on the
question ofthc issuance OF bonds
OF said county under the terms 81
This act said election to be held
at the same places aud conducted
in the same manner as election for
county officers. The baliots TO
bear the words, "lor bonds" or
"against bond" and the returns to
he made to the county commits,
sioners OF said county, who shalt
pass upon and declare the result OF
said election. Said election shall
he held by the same persons and in
the same manner, under tie sSme
rules and regulations that elections
for officers Of said county are now
held,
/ Section .. Be it further enacted,
When said notice is given, and said
election held in accordance with
the preceding sactiGn, it the re.
quisite two>thirds OF the voters OF
! sid county shall vote for the
bonds. then the authority to issue
the bonds in accordance with par,
agraphs one and two, section I, ar,
| ticle Z OF the Constitution, is here.
by given to the proper officers Of
said county.
Section 3. Belt further enacted,
That If two-thirds Of the qualified
voters at said elcc;iun sh i'll vote
for bonds, then said county author
lilies shall cause to lie issued $50.
GOO OF bonds Of said county, to he
signed oy the Ordinary, who's ex-
ofiirio clerk Of said county c0m>
missionerS, AID counter signed by
the treasurer OF said county, in des
/ nominations Of rot less than one
| hundred dollars, nor exceeding oge
thousand dollars, with attached
coupons Tor ) per cent interest per
anuum, payable on the first OF Jan
nary annually, on presentation tC
/ the county treasurer, which bonds
and coupons shall be expressed to
be issued Tor theerection Of a court
house in said county; shall be
made payable at some convenient
place, and the principal of which
bends shall become due as 1ollows ::
81 coo on the first day OF JunuGr
1891, $1,000 on each first day of
January thereafter, uGdl al! are
paid.
Section 1. BE it further epacted,
That the notice provided tor in
section one Of this act shall state
tie amount Of interest to be paid
thereon, and the board of COM
nIissioners Of said county. together
with the several managers u said
election, who bring up the returns,
sEall consolidate said returns and de.
care the result.
Section 5. Be it further enacted,
That in determining the question,
whether or not two.thirds of the
| qualified votersia said county voted
in favor OF the issuance Of said
bonds, the tallvsheet of the last
general election held in said coun>
ty shall be taken as , correct emu.
meration OF the qualified voters
thereof.
Section G. Be it further enacted.
That upon ascertaining such result
of sad election the said board ot
county com nissiorers, shall certil
| ty that fact to the Judge OF the
Superior Court OF said county, who.
thereupon, shall appoint three up.
right aud competent citizens Of said
county as special commissions rs,
who shall constitute the board of
court house commissioners, which
board, orr majority of them, shall
be charged with the duty OF settling
all details as to the form of said
bonds and as to the designs and
plans of ssid court house, the max
ing Of all contracts for and about
the same, the super vision of the
prompt erection and completion Of
said building, and the tulfllment
OF the contracts concerning the
same. The Ordinary of the coun>
~ shall be the secretary of said
board, and shall keep Il complete
record Of the doings thereof, and
no money shall be paid out tor
sai3 building except by order OF
said board OF court house com.
missioners, and the approval OF the
county commissioners, said CONF