The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-01
where the coun-

from the county treasurer, where the coun-
ty is a party to the action.
BY Mr. Bates of Murray--Amendiug the
tax act SO as to provide that the state tax
on the sale Of malt liquor shall not exceed
$50 in cities OF 10000 and over, reducing it
from S1C0.
BY Mr. Fielder Of Fulton-Amendlng the
election laws so as to require that all pre-
cincts in towns Of over 2O0O0 shall be kept
open the same length of time as the court
house ballot boxes on election days, that
is, from a. m. until 6 p. m
BY Mr.. Freeman of Coweta-Amendng
the divorce laws so as to require the plain
tiff in a case where the defendant has been
confined in the penitentiary to set forth
in the bill copies of this record and when
this is done, dispensing with the notice of
summons.
BY MIR. Longley of Troup-Amending sec
ton 3443 of the code so as to allow iudr-
ments TO be given by the court without a
jury at the appearance term on suits bas-
ed upon unconditional contracts in writing
where no valid defense has been filed
BY Mr.. Burwell of Hancock-Providine
for bailiff to the solicitor general and the
solicitor of the city courts in counties of
over 1900 people, the ordinary or the
county commissioners to fix the compensa-
ton of such special baiiiffs
BY Mr. Palmer of Observation-Disclosures the
court of Mitchell from twelve to six, and
allowing the sheriff S. for summoning
the jury and the clerk and sheriff SO a day
each for attending court.
BY Mr.. Collum of Schley-Amending the
law creating a board of county commits
sioners so as to allow the board to ap-
prove and issue the bonds of county Off
GERS.
BY Mr.. Simpson of Notwithstanding
1919 Of 40 do G. &c to aIra ono
under this section superior to other liens,
except liens for taxes and the special lien
of landlords, such liens to take precedence
from their dates.
By Mr.. Henderson of Colquitt-Requir-
ing the collectors to begin to issue tax
fl. fas. ten days after the closing of their
books and making returns to the controller
general, and requiring further that the coz,
lectors put out lists of the defaulters for
the controller general and the county COM
missioners or ordinary, the date of final
settlement of these fl. fas. not to be later
than May of each year. and the collector
to make monthly reports to the county
commissioners and ordinary and the con-
troller general of all fl. fas. collected.
BY Mr.. Hitch of Understanding the
law creating the state board of medical
examiners, so as to exempt from it's oper-
alton such persons as may have been ie-
gally authorized to practice medicine in
other states, who were residents of other
states at the time of the passage of this
aci.
The House to-day passed the bill intro
dueed by Mr.. Folker of Dalton, amending
the general registration law, so as to ex-
empt elections for justice of the peace
and bailiffs from its operation. The eff
feet of the bill is to have no registration
at all for these elections, which take place
on the second day of next January. I'M
der tie terms of the law, it is impracti-
cable to have this registration.
Senator Walker of the Fourth district
introduced a bill in the Senate to-day al
lowing militia districts to vote upon the
stock law, as to its enforcement in sueh
militia districts