Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-10
STRICT GAME LAWS
PASSED BY SENATE
Game Commission Established and
Poaching Penalized-Hunting
of Doves Will Be Unlawful Be-
tween December 1 and March l.

| The senate ground out a mass OF local
/ bills Saturday, passed a game law bill,
! discussed the order OF business for next
| week and adjourned to attend barbecue
! given by President Slaton of the senate
at the Cold Springs Cue club.
/ Important among the local bills passed
was that OF the representatives OF Fui-
ton county TO provide for new charter
! for the city of Atlanta
/ Senator Perry made another strong eff
! fort to bring up the income tax resolution
but failed. The fact that the resolution
/ is numbered q seems 10 have proved a
hoodoo.
! The rules committee brought in a report
fixing the special order for next week
/ The tax act, will be the first thing dis
/ cussed Monday. Debate will be limited TO
| ten minutes for each member and no
! member Will be allowed more than three
minutes TO explain his vote.
! TO PROTECT FRATERNAL ORDERS
| The bill OF Senator Rutherford preserv-
/ ing the right OF fraternal or charitable
! organizations to the exclusive use Of their
! names or badges and providing for the
! punishment of persons violating the law
was adopted The measure prevents the
: INFRINGEMENT by or use by negroes or the
names OF fraternal orders.
The bill Of Senator Burwell making II
J obligatory on judges OF the superior court
( 10 render decisions In 30 days was passed
/ A resolution by Senator McCurdy. pro-
! viding for a committee of two from the
senate and five from the house TO inves-
| tigate the road laws OF the state and re-
/ port a Uniform bill at the next session OF
/ the general assembly was read but not
! acted on
GAME LAW BILL PASSES. g..
I v,rDxrfdfncr for a
! department OF game, the employment OF
a game commission. the penalizing OF
hunting on land not owned or leased by
I the hunter without consent Of the owner
J or tenant caused a shower OF amend
ments TO be introduced. As passed. the
| bill makes the hunting Of doves unlawful
F, except between December 1 and March Il
prevents the batting Of doves. makes the
salary of the game commissioner $500
per year. Senator Stokes offered an
amendment seeking to strike out the word
wild duck wherever 1t appeared. II was
/ voted down. -
J FIELDS BILL PASSED. ... -.
/, The bill of Mr.. Field of DeKalb. to re-
peal the act of 1906 allowing towns and
cities situated I'm more than one county
TO vote which county they should be
taken in by was passed by the vote of
. TO 6
An effort was made to bring up the
Jackson resolution regarding the income
tax resolution OF congress but # was
4 abIed in spite OF a strong effort on the
| part OF Senator Perry. who has taken a
great deal OF interest in having the gem
eraI assembly act on this matter at this
session.
When the senate met a resolution intro
1 duced by Senator Day that in future all
sneeches be limited TO ten minutes was
referred to the committee on rules.
4 The senate passed Senator Slater's bill
amending section s36 OF the code to pro-
vide that in cases where arbitrators upon
contested tax returns in any. county
fail TO agree upon an umpire within 30
DAYS the ordinary of the county shall
appoint two arbitrators TO act with the
arbitrators representing the property
owner.
Senator Burwell's bill providing that all
public printing be let TO one printer who
shall give a bond of $4,000 for faithful
performance OF the work was passed. Sen
ator Burwell explained that under the
present system each department had a
separate fund and different printers were
employed. In this way the state, he said.
lost as much as 5000 per year.
NEW BILLS READ
BY Senators Perry and Burwell-to
establish a uniform law, authorizing
warehouses to issue receipts.
BY Senator Dal-to authorize the in
corporation. of the town of Ellijay.
/ BY Senator Sellers-To amend paragraph
OF section l. article l OF the constitution
50 as to make IL unlawful for any official
OF the state to be removed from office
4 without a legal and a judicial trial. This
bill is an echo of the McLendon trial..
BY Senator Gordy. by request-To pro-
vide that county commissioners shall Sc
lect as Repositories for county funds such
banks as offer TO pay upon such deposits
the highest rates of interest.
Among the house Bills passed by the
senate were:
BY Messrs. Brown, Alexander and Nc
! Elreath. OF Fulton-Ao provide for new
charter for the city Of Atlanta.
4 BY Messrs. Brown. Alexander and Nc
} EIreath Of Fulton-To. repeal an act In
cooperating the town of Oakland City.
BY Mr.. Hall. of BIbb-To regulate the
salarjes of court stenographers. ..
BY Mr. Alexander. of, DeKalb-To pro-
vide for new clerk for the town of
Decatur, DeKalb county.
. BY Mr.. Jones, of Merriwether-To in
! corporate the town of Manchester.
BY Mr.. Roberts, OF Dodge-To change
the time of holding superior court in
. Dodge county.
J BY Messrs. Darlington and Littleton o.
Richmond ct ALTO provide for an in
crease in the bonded Indebtedness of the
city Of Augusta and other cities owninG
water works systems, electric ligh
!, plants, to the extent of 90 per cent OF th'
value of such plants.
i Ry Mr. Williams OF Madison-To abol
l ssh the city court Of Danielsville
BY Mr. Brown OF Murray-To establish
y a new charter for the town OF Hengar.
- BY Mr. Marshall of Terrell-To amend
E the charter Of the town OF Brentwood.
=; BY Mr.. Rosser Of Walker-To amend
the charter OF the city Of Lafayette.
4 BY Mr. Heard OF Dooly-To amend thu
4 act establishing the city court Of Vienna
BY Mr.. Brinson OF Decatur-To amend
o the charter OF the city of Brinson.
. BY Mr. Helm OF Paulding-To establish
3 public school system for the town o
Dallas.
a BY Mr.. Beasley Of Lee To amend tn,
: act establishing the city court Of Lees
burg.
I BY Mr. Rsntz of Houston-To incorpo-
y rate the town Of Grovsnia.
Z BY Mr. Henderson of Turner-To abol
n ish the city court OF Ashburn. '
BY Mr.. Williams of Madison-To incor-
,,orate the town Of Five Forks
!. BY Mr. Upshaw OF Douglss-To amend
s the act creating the board of commission
{ iers for Douglas county.
BY Mr.. Moss Of Cobb-To amend tho