The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09
THERE WILL BE AN ELECTION.
THE VOTERS TO DECIDE ON THE
QUESTION OF FENCE OR NO
4 FENCE.

4 second Petition Asking for the
Election FILED with the Court Of
Ordinary Yesterday-An order for
the Election VIII BE Issued in a
Day or Two, When Notice TO the
Eject That such an Election Will
BE Held viii BE Posted.
Judge Hampton L. Ferrin of the court
of ordinary will probably issue an order
in a day or two for an election for fence
or no fence.
The second petition. asking for the cleo
tion. has been filed in the court Of ordi-
nary in accordance with the law, and there
is nothing now that can prevent the cleo
ton being held.
Two petitions on the subject have al
ready been filed. The first was signed by
nifty freeholders and asked that an cleo
ton be held. The contemplation to this
was filed only few days ago. This second
petition was two-fold, one paper being
from the white freeholders, protesting
against the election, and another from
the oolored freeholders. The signers Of
the first petition mentioned as opposing
the election are almost all from Pooler or
around that section of the county.
Upon the filing of this counter petition
the ordinary would have proceeded no
further. had not the second petition ask
ing for an election been fled. That pc
tition, which was filed yesterday, is as
follows:
To the Ordinary Of Chatham County,
Georgia: a petition having been filed on
April ), 1885, by the freeholders Of Chat
ham county, Georgia, in the office of the
ordinary Of said county, asking that an
election be ordered to decide the question
of Pence" or NO Fence" in the county
of Chatham said state in the terms Of
the law, which petition has been met by
a counter petition, the undersigned citi-
zens and freehOlders of Chatham county,
Ga, now support said first named petit
ton filed on April 3, 1895, and respec TRULY
pray that you at once proceed TO have an
election held in the county of Chatham
state of Georgia, on the first Wednesday
IN July, 1895, in which the question shall
be submitted to the lawful voters of said
county, of Fence" or mo Fence" in
terms of the statute in such case made
and provided.
The petition is signed by Messrs. NJ. L.
Exley, T. A. Ward, NJ. A. O'Byrne, L.
Kayton, John NJ. Bryan, Frank Werm
Thomas, z, r. Cohen, A. r. Lawton, Jr
VIM. d. Harden, VIM. Garrard, II. G.
GGunningham, J r. Minis; 4, Letter. L.
Jackson, Sol Binswanger, L. A. McCar-
thy. f. W. Garden. J. f. Brooks, c. H.
Dorset, J. II. Estill. JOS. d. Weed Geo
p. Virgins and William EstI.
Under the law it is now the duty of the
ordinary to issue an order for an election
on the first Wednesday in July. The or
der has not been issued as yet, however.
on account of the request of some of those
interested in the matter, but will probably
go out and the notice will be posted some
time this week. There is no particular
hurry about posting the notices as the
election cannot be held until the first
Wednesday in July, but it is probable that
they will be posted at all the election pre-
cincts at an early date as possible so
that every voter in the county may be no
tilted of the fact that an election is to be
held.
Under the condition Of affairs as it is at
present the fence side of the law is of
force which means that the cattle are
allowed to run at large and the great
complaint on this account is that they
destroy the work done on drainage and
roads, but more particularly the drainage
work; by tramping it down and destroy
ing the banks of the drains and canals
Now that the second petition for the cleo
ton has been filed the order for the cleo
ton will be issued and it will be held al
the time specified by law.