The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14

and Tor other purposes; by Senator
Williford, to create a new charter for
the town of Buckhead and for other
purposes; BY Senator Henderson OF
4 the Thirty-ninth, to authorize the
mayor and council OF the town OF
Cumming, with the trustees of the
Cumming public school district, in
Forsyth, to order and have held an
election by the qualified voters Of said
district to determine whether or not
4 bonds shall be issued by the said dis
4 triet to be sold for the purpose of
erecting, acquiring and equipping a
school building for3said district and
for other purposes
At the afternoon session Of the SEN
ate several local house bills were
reid the first and second time, and
the following were passed: BY Mr..
Strickland of Pike, to repeal an act
to establish the city court Of Barnes
Vile: by Mr.. Strickland Of Pike, to
establish the city court Of Barnes
VILE; by Mr.. Sumner Of Turner, to
create a board of county commission
ers in and for Turner county; by Mr..
4 Williams of Dodge, to establish vthe
city court of Eastman; by Mr.. Gibson
of Glascock, to- change the time OF
holding the superior court in Glascock
county; by Mr.. Galley of Camden,
to establish the city court Of st. Ma
rvs in and for the county Of Cam
den; by Mr.. Strickland Of Pike, to
incorporate the town of Williamson,
in the county Of Pike; by Mr.. McWil-
liams Of Henry, to abolish the county
court of Henry; by Mr.. Reid Of Ma
con, to amend sections 4 and SO, re-
spectively, Of an act approved August
%. 1907. entitled an act to establish
the city court of Oglethorpe; by
4 Messrs Jones and Keith Of Meriweth-
er, to incorporate the town of Prim-
rose, in the county of Meriwether;
by Mr.. Hardeman Of Jefferson, to es-
tablish a local school system for the
town of Barlow; by Mr. Dorminy Of
Irwin, to amend an act Incorporating
the city of Fitzgerald: by Mr.. Harde-
man of JEFFERSON, to establish a pub
lie school system for the town of
Spread; by Mr.. Bouren Of Triton, to
amend an act to create and establish
the city court of Triton; by Mr.. Fran
ders of Johnson, to establish public
school system within the city of
Wrightsville; by Mr. Townsend of
Clinch, to establish the county court
of Clinch county by Mr.. Wynne of
Pulaski, to amend the county court
of Pulaski county; by Mr.. Buchan-
nan of Early, to provide for an exam
nation into the affairs Of the dispen-
sary in Blakely, Ca; by Mr. Williams
of Dodge, to amend an act creating; a
board of commissions of roads and
revenues for the county of Dodge;
by Mr.. McWHliams Of Dodge, to
amend an act creating the charter for
the town of McDonough; by Mr.. Sim
mons of Gilmer, to create a new char
ter for the town of Ellijay; by Messrs.
Alexander and Gambler of DeKalb, to
amend the charter of the town of
Kirkwood; by Mr.. Lee of Glynn,, to
amend an act entitled an act to Gre
ate a board of commissioners Of roads
Sand revenues in Glynn county; by Mr..
Lee of Glynn, to amend an act incor-
porating the city of Brunswick; by
Mr.. Lee of Glynn, to amend an act
authorizing an issue Of bonds by
county Of Glynn: by Mr.. Fullbright
of Burke, to amend an act establish
1 ing the city court of Waynesboro; by
Mr.. Matthews of Laurens, to incorpo-
rate the town Of Cedar Grove, in the
county of Laurens; by Messrs. Alex
ander and Gambler of DeKalb, to in
corporate the town of East Lake, in
DeKalb county; by Mr.. McMullen of
Hart, to abolish the board of COM
missioners of roads and revenues in
and sfor the county of Hart; by Mr..
McMullen of Hart, to create the Of
fice of county commissioner of roads
and revenues for Hart county.
August z.
After spirited discussion, in which
about half the members of the SEN
ate participated Friday the Fielder
bill to cut off the appropriation for
the compiler of records after the first
Of next OCTOBER. was lost by vote
Of Is to II.
The following bills were passed in
the senate: BY Senator Wilkes-To
amend section 492 of the penal code
of Georgia. BY Senator Hardaman--
To amend an act to incorporate the
town of Statham in Jackson county.
BY Senator Williford-To regulate
the number of hours of telegraph and
telephone operators and other persons
engaged in the handling of trains,
prescribing penalties for violation of
said act.
At the afternoon session the senate
passed a resolution to buy portrait
of the late Judge John W. Akin The
remainder of the session was utilized
in passing local and house bills.
The following bills were passed
The bill by Senator Henderson of the
thirty-ninth to extend the present
school book contract until January /,
1911, was the subject of heated de-
bate, but was eventually passed, and
was Immediately transmitted to the