The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
THE OFFICIAL MINUTES
OF COUNCIL MEETING
(oFFIcIAL.)
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Mayor; Aldermen Cox, Ludwig, Cal
nan, Dart, McGaryey, Mann, Robinson
and Taylor.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and confirmed.
DR.. W. B. Burroughs addressed coun
Gil in behalf Of the state fair, urging
that an appropriation be made for the
purpose of having an exhibit from
Glynn county.
A committee of three with the mayor
was appointed: Aldermen Robinson
Taylor and Cox, to confer with DR.
Burroughs with reference to the ex.
hibit.
Petitions and Communications.
From w. B. Burroughs, agent, for
permission to repair eight frame build
ings on Old Town lots sc and 81 by
replacing decayed wooden pillows
with brick pillars, and to take out de-
cayed wooden boards and replace with
new boards. Remove shingle roofs
and recover with metal; paint and
whitewash inside and out and place
in general good sanitary condition. The
request bore the endorsement Of the
building permit recommending that it
be granted GRANTED.
From w. B. F'ain, city treasurer, ask
ing for 10 days vacation on full pay
Referred to finance committee with
power to act
From Fire Chief Green, recommend
ing the purchase OF sundry supplies
Cor the IRE department Referred To
the fire committee.
Reports of Special Committees.
Your special committee. appointed
at last regular meeting to report an
ordinance providing for the division
Of the city into four wards, after full
investigation OF the subject, beg to pre-.
sent herewith an ordinance making
such division, which in the judgment
OF the committee makes practically IN
even distribution OF the present pop
ulation, and so adapted to area that
each ward will probably increase pro
portionately In population In the ~.
tuRe. Respectfully,
L. Ludwig, Chairman.
L. A. Robinson,
Charles II. TayIsr,
p. p. Hopkins,
COMMITTEES.
RECEIVED.
Reports Of Oficsr~.
From 3. A. Burney, marshal. for the
month of August, 1908. oRDMRED
FILED.
Erom City Attorney Harris, an opin-
ron as 10 who is entitled 10 vote IN the
coming light and water contract cleo
tion. RECEIVED AND ORDHRND
PUBLISHED.
TO the Hon. Mayor and Council 81 the
City Of erpnswisk September IN,
1e0e:
Gentlemen.
Our honorable mayor. having desired
that submit NY opinien, 40 70 WAC
IL entitled TO vote In Ne ,sosiAg hgAt
and water contract election, In a@cers.
anes with bis reauest. hereby sah-
,nt my opinion.
There is nothing In the charter re
uuiring special Registrations for spe.
oial election, as Is this. that h TO cay
where the election 10 10 determine By
qualified vote, whether bonded in.
debtsdnesr should be contracted, or
any contract is to be entered into.
which creates q debt. not to be paid
with the funds OF the current year.
The constitutional requirement to
qualify voter is: He shall be citi-
zen of the United States. 81 years Of
age, and shall have resided in Geor-
gia one year next preceding the cleo
ton, and shall have resided six months
in the county-in tkis case in the city
and shall have paid all taxes re
Quired of him, and which he may have
had opportunity to pay except for the
year of the election. This requires
that the tax of 1907 shall be paid. The
disqualification is "a Those who shall
have been convicted in any court of
treason against the state, of embezzle-
ment of public funds, malfeasance in
office, or larceny, or of any crime in
Yolving neral turpitude, punishable by
the laws of Georgia, with imprison
ment in the penltentiary. Of course
If pardoned the conviction would then
work no disqualification.
The qualification, therefore, to that
extent is fixed by our constitution, and
If qualified as therein provided, it must
be clear and unambiguous that some
legislative requirement constitutional
ly authorized has not been met by the
proposed voter The same constitu
ton empowered the general assembly
to provide from time to time for regis
tration of all electors.
Now our charter provides for regis
sration of electors annually, but eyi
IDENTIFY this is confined to the genera
election for municipal officers, anC
there is certainly no provision therein
which requires or authorizes registra