The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-10
COULDN'T Be NOTARIES.
COnStabIeS Also Prohibited From Hold
Ing More Than One Office.

Jan anu eAAaAAAg M - y -AAA-ANAA
Elected 20 Succeed Capt. John R.
Dillon as Clerk-There Were Several
/ Applicants, But After Short Con-
4 ference the Vote for M RcIntire Was
Unanimous When the Ballot Was
Taken.
The county commissioners held their
regular meeting yesterday at which they
elected Nr. j. w. McIntire clerk OF the
board. swore ia nine out Of the sixteen
constables recently elected. and trans
acted some little routine business. All Of
the commissioners. Messrs. ]. J. Dale. T.
J. Charlton. William Kehoe. j. a. c.
Carson and vs.. j. Chaplin, we're present
The commissioners entered their room
after brief caucus fla the county att
torueys office upons the matter of the
clerkship.
Did you hold a caucus on the clerk
shIp2" one OF the commissioners was
asked after the meeting.
.No." was the reply, we merely had "A
short consultation over the natter"
The first business taken up. however,
'' % ''i7 i11''is
elected constables in the militia districts.
gwen. gentlemen" Mr.. Dale said as
the board convened I'VE have no clerk.
but I think we can ask our former clerk
to read the minutes and keep the min
utcs of this meeting"
Capt. Dillon was then called in and read
the minutes of tho former meeting. after
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just exactly nine or them ana their cases
were taken up at once.
Commissioners Carson said a. MIGHT bo
we" 20 ASH 'aoH "l 'neHi Il lhey were the
holders Of amy other offices in the state or
county I'm view Of The recent one roan-ona-
office hin PASSED TO appIv especiallv IN
Chatham county.
Chairman Dale thought the af7davit and
oath each was required 10 take covered
this law. and that the commissioners had
no right TO ask the constable as to whether
he held another office so long ne he took
the oath and made the proper AFFIDAVIT
Commissioners carson and charlton
thought the constables should he inforu,-
ed of the existence of this law in view, of
the fact that they were required 10 take
this oath. and had to give n $500 bond az
security that thew were pronerlv and
legally qualihed. After reading the law,
Mr. J. r Saussy. county attorney. decided
tbat 10 ,,,os covered IN ~, oatb 80 80.
was no necessity for adding that fact
to the oath
Commissioner Carson said his oniv idea
was that their attention be called IN the
fact that they coiild not bold any, otbe,.
office. either elective or anpofntive i'm the
state or county. Their attention having
been called to the fact Inv the reaIin9
of the law. the following constab1as vgora
dlIlv sworn in ana their bonde or,rr,,,o7.
James Smith of the First district II
Wetherhorn and Isaac Natbans Second
district; W. j. Fitzpatrlck Fourth dis
trict. Toseph Provyn ana Tan,ae Tohtn
son. Fifth district. w r Poo1 Sivtb
district. ana Robert Mcintosh. Seventh
district.
Constable Hartigan of the First district
remarked that If that was the case be
would have TO resign az a notar, r,,blic
Mr. Saussv Informed him tbat he v-ol,1d
have to cease to perform the d1,ties of
that Office. and he went off at once 10
tender his resignation ia the cIerlr Of tho
suUerfor court befora being euorn In
He rendered his resignation and within
n few minutes returned 10 the commit
sfouers' rourt where he ,,ros an, e+,,,,,
in. ana became a qualified constable
only l,ina out of the etvtaar comet,
b1as y,era sworn IN ~, 49,. - a.
each Of the eiobt ,niIitia ,1ietriets ~
others viii he sworn in a. :, s,,t,,a,,,,,,lt
meettne
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