The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-21
T1NKERrNa REe1sTRAr1oN.
A Bill to Still Further Increase the
One-Man Power.

A bill to change the mode of registra-
ton in Chatham county, by which the
registra tion is to be transferred to the
court of ordinary out Of the hands of the
county commissioners, has been prepared
and will, 1t is understood be offered
jointly in the House week after next by
Representatives Doolan, Osborne and
| Guerard. The bill reduces the time OF
registration to three months instead Of
six, as at present and allows the ordi-
nary 81 900 to pay all expenses of the
work, including printing, clerk hire, etc.
The text of the bill follows.
a bill, to be entitled an act to prescribe the
manner Of registering the voters Of Chatham
county for the election OF members OF the
general assembly and county ofncers, and
for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the general as
sembly Of the state OF Georgia, and II IS
| hereby enacted by authority of the same,
that from and after the passage OF this act
the registration Of voters for the election or
members of the general assembly and county
onicerS shall be conducted by the ordinary OF
Chatham county. or a clerk OF registration
appointed by him for the purpose. In consid-
GRAFTON of the faithful performance OF his
duries said ordinary shall be paid out Of the
county treasury the sum OF one thousand
$1,000 dollars, which shall be in full of all
expenses of said registration, including clerk 8
hire, printing, etc.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the author
ity aforesaid, that the registration books
shall be opened in the Office Of the ordinary
on the first Monday in June and closed on the
first Monday in September, 1894, and every
second year thereafter. Said books shall be
open for the registration of voters on each
OF the above days Sundays excepted) from
3 a, m. to p. M, and on Saturdays from
a. m to p. u.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the author
lty aforesaid that all citizens of Chatham
county desiring to vote at the election for
members Of the general assembly or county
officers shall, within the above prescribed
time, present themselves at the office Of the
ordinary and give their names, ages, resi-
dences, and occupations, all which shall
be entered in book to be kept for that
purpose. The person desiring to be regis
tered as voter for said election shall also
produce his receipt for taxes for the year pre-
ceding the year of registration, which receipt
shall be prima facie evidence Of the payment
Of all taxes.
Sec. 4. Bel further enacted by the authority
aforesaid that within ten Q0) days after the
closing OF said registration on the first Mon.
day in September as aforesaid the ordinary
shall have published in newspaper published
daily in Chatham county the full and correct
list Of the duly registered voters, and within
ten days from the publication In said news
paper he shall post one Of said lists at the
court house door, at the city exchange, at the
postohce, at Warsaw, Isle of Hope and Pooler.
Sec. 8. BE 1t further enacted by the authority
aforesaid that at no time shall the ordinary
allow said registration books to leave his
ONCE at the court house, but they shall be
open to public inspection at any time ten Q0)
days after the list shall have been published
in the newspaper aforesaid in the presence of
said ordinary or clerk of registration.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, that all laws
and parts OF laws in conflict with this act be,
and the same are hereby repealed.