The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-06-22
ELECT CLERK
FOR ONE YEAR
LARGE NUMBER OF CITIZENS AT
( TENDED CHARTER AMEND
MENT MEETING.
Both Clerk and City Treasurer to Be
/ Elected for Only One Year-com-
mittee Appointed to Draft Amend
/ ments to City Charter.

ments to City Charter.
The first meeting in the history or
the city of Brunswick to consider the
very serious matter OF charter amend
ments Qawmaking in other Words
was held at the city hall last night
and was a success from beginning
to end, 1t was a meeting for the
good of Brunswick called by the
mayor in order that the people might
have the prerogatiye of first passing
upon needed legislation and that to
be retired before final action There
was a together spirit in the
meeting denoting a better condition
OF the times and it was attended By
bankers, lawyers, merchants. physic-
ians, contractors. carpenters. etc.
On motion of A. Y. Wood, the stall
wart Brunswickian. was asked to
preside over the meeting, and Austin
Holcomb, the news paper man, was in
vited to act as secretary. Chairman
Wood then called upon the mayor to
state the object of the meeting Mayor
Hopkins. for a reply, sent to the
secretary's desk copy of his off,
cial call, which was read. At the
conclusion of its reading Mayor Hop
kins then sent to the secretary's desk
the following proposed changes in the
charter;
An act to amend an act entitled
AN act to consolidate and amend
the several acts Incorporating and
ehartering the city of Brunswick,
Giynn county Georgia, and for other
purposes therein mentioned approved
August 9th, A. D.. 1872, and the
several acts amendatorE thereof sub
sequently passed and for other pur-
poses.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
general assembly Of the state OF
Georgia and it is hereby, that the
above entitled act to consolidate and
amend the several acts incorporating
and chartering the city of Brunswick,
GIynn county. Georgia. and for other
purposes therein mentioned, approved
August 27. A. D., 1872, and the sew
eral acts amendatory thereof subse-
quentiy passed. which includes the
act approved November i2th, 1889,
contained upon page 1910 and follow
ing pages Of the published acts Of
1889, and that approved November
18th. 1899. contained upon rage 1854
OF the published acts of 1889, as well
as the subsequent several acts of
said general assembly. be amended as
follows:
(A) Said mayor and council are
hereby authorized to convey by deed
Of quit claim for the consideration Of
one dollar, to the board of education
ot Giynn county, a corporation under
thu laws OF said state, for educational
purposes, to be held by said board as
it is authorized to hold other property
by the terms of its charter;
All that portion of that tract or
parcel of land, situate, lying and be-
ing in the city of Brunswick, county
of Glynn, and designated as Hills
horo square" upon the map of said
city as made by Geo. R. Baldwin, sur
veyor, A. D., 1887, and lying south
of the southern boundary of Mansfield
street in said city, and bounded upon
the east by Carpenter street, upon
the south by lot number three hundred
and forty eight (34S) an open space
and lot number three hundred and
thirty -four t334), and upon the west
by Egmont street, and upon the north
By the southern boundary line Of
Mansfield street.
OBJ The mayor and council, or the
mayor, at the pleasure Of either or
both, may at any time employ any
person or persons to thoroughly ex-
anime the books and records and ac-
counts of the respective officers and
employees of said mayor and council,
and such person or persons so en-
ployed shall be paid out of the funds
of the city reasonable compensation
for such service, and shall make
full report of their findings in such
examination to the mayor and council,
with such recommendation thereupon
as to such person or persons making
an examination may seem advisable
(C) Commencing January !, 1910
the clerk and treasurer, respectively
of the mayor and council of the city
OF Brunswick. whether those two olll-
soes are occupied by the same or sep
arate persons. shall be elected an
naaiiy for term Of one year end