The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-06
THEY WANT THE ELECTION.
CHATHAM COUNTY To VOTE AGAIN
ON FENCE OR No FENCE.

A Petition signed by Fifty Free
holders FILED in the Court of Ordi-
nary Nesterda.s-A Question AZ "a
what Registration WouId be Used.
Probably That Taken Under the
New Law, which Might Mean An
other HHstIing for Votes Around
the Tax Collectors ONCE.
A petition signed by nifty freeholders OF
Chatham county. asking that an election
for fence or mo fence" be held was fled
yesterday in the court OF ordinary.
There is now little doubt that an election
for fence or no fence will be held on the
first wednesday in July OF this year. On
the receipt Of such petition signed by
fifty freeholders St Is the duty Of the 0rdi-
nary TO give notice Of the fact for twenty
days by publication. and by posting a no
tice at each Of the voting precincts in the
county, and then II a counter petition
against holding such an election be filed
the ordinary shall proceed no further, un-
less an additional petition signed by twen-
ty-hve freeholders asking for the election
be filed.
The freeholders Who signed the petition
are as follows:
J. f. Sweat. NJ. J. Solomons. J. W. Fret
we'll T. NJ. Cunningham J. S. Tyson. S.
Herman. w. D. Dixon. J. L. Whatley, John
S. Schiey. Lee Roy Myers. Solomon Shelf
tall. J. c. Rowland, F. Blair. J. r. saussy,
Jacob Cohen. A. McC. Duncan, II. J.
Thomasson, p. d. Dafin, J. r. Sheldon. r.
n. Theus. Thos. Hallgan. Thos. Nugent.
c. \. Drayton. John Lyons. ". G. Cooper.
Z. A. We'll, Samuel Meinhard, f. W. Cub
hedge. @. T. Cam, Mr.. Sullivan. VIM.
Kehoe. H. p. Smart, Jacob Paulsen, p.
Aston Waring. David Wells. J. j. Dale,
H. A. Crane. Mr.. Sullivan, c. Y. Richard
son, T. a. Ward Henry Blum. W. d.
Simkins. John Flannery. Albert wylIy, G.
W. Wylly, B. A. Denmark, j. F. Wheaton,
S. p. Hamilton, Solomon Cohen, G. II.
Remshart
The petition is a strong one, and no
doubt many more signatures could be cas-
lily obtained in the event it were necessary.
For this reason there Is little doubt that
the election Will be held this year
An election for fence or no fence can be
held only once in each year and must be
held on the first Wednesday in July follow
ing the fling Of the petition. The rules
governing such an election are the same
as those provided for the election of mem
bers of the General Assembly, and all per-
sons qualified to vote must vote in the
militia district in which they reside. Nine
~ days residence IN a militia district Is re-
quired by the voter however
AS the same rules regulating the cleo
ton Of members of the general assembly
apply to the election for fence or no
fence. the registration requirement would
apply to the latter as well as to the form
er. and just here a question has arisen
That is If the election is held in July
as 1t doubtless will be. which registration
lists Will be used for the purpose. The
law on the subject has not yet been con-
strued by any of the attorneys who may be
interested in the matter. and 1t remains
TO be seen what course will be pursued with
regard to the registration.
Under the new registration law, which
is general throughout the state, there can
be no other registration in any county,
for voters for members of the general as
sembly and state and county officers
This as is well known, is the registration
now being kept under the county tax
collector, and as the books have Just been
opened and there are no state or county
elections this year, the registration has not
peen progressing at a very rapid rate
1t is probable that there are not now more
than 500 names on the registration books
But this is the registration that must be
used in the election for members of the
general assembly. and as the fence or no
fence election is held under the same
rules, ii would seem that this registration
will have to apply to the latter election
Some, however. are Of the opinion that
the old registration law passed a year ago
and applicable to Chatham county would
apply and that the registration male
under II would be used in this election
This law having been replaced by The
general law, however. it is hard to under
stand how registration taken under a
law that has been repealed can be used
As II is likely that the new registration
VIII have to BE used, Tax Collector
McGowan may have another lively and
interesting time registering voters for
the fence election. There will no doubt
be an effort made to see which side can
get in the largest number of voters. Bur
IT is not as easy now to get voter reg
lstered as II was a year or two years
ago. A man makes application to have his
name so on the registration books
must have clear record from rle year
1873, and list Of such as have this clear
record is now being made in the tax COL
lector's Office.
Chatham county now has fence" which
means that the cattle can run at large
and the people must fence in their prom
erty If they do not want II trampled on.
Inc county drainage work, however, can
not De easily fenced. and in many places
the cattle are getting the better of 1t.
which means an additional expense 10
the tax payers.