Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-07-30
THE COUNTY CoNulssIoNER BILLS.

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER BILLS.
We have the following letter from Hon Marion represen
ATLANTA Ga, July 28 1910
Co., j E MERCER, Fitzgerald Ca
SRI enclosing Ct the bill which, have intro
duced relative to Commissioners Of Roads and Revenues
You my permission publish If there anybody
dissatisfied now is the time to
Yours truly NJ DcKsoN
We publish below the bill referred to-
To be entitled An act to prescribe
the duties and Of the Commissioners OF Roads keVenue III anu
Hill county fix their salary and respective terms OF Office to
provide the election the of such officers and
purposes approved August G2 nd 1907 published Georgia
Laws pages seque provide that the county OF Ben
Hill shall divided into three commissioners Districts and provide fur
Their ta conn5sne: SHALL b. elel on a1ch district a1d for
other purposes
Pe by the General Assembly the State OF Georgia and
hereby by authority that from and after the passage
entitled An prescribe the duties and powers of
the commissioners Roads Revenues and for of Ben HILL
fix their salaries and respective terms Of office to provide methods for
the election succession of such officers and for other
proved August 1897 be and the hereby amended by stk
said all of section fifteen and inserting in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing
Be further that the county of Ben Hill shall be divided
into three commissioners Districts as follows
District be composed Of the Fitzgerald and Bowen Mill
Militia Districts.
District be composed of the Dcksons Mil and Ashton Militia
Districts
District No to be composed Wilamson Mill and Vaughn
Militia Drtcs and that commissioner shall be eeceed from each
of sal Districts to by all Of the qualified OF said
County.
That Wednesday in October 1910 commissioner from
each of shall be elected and the receiving the high
est number of votes office period of six from Jan
1st 1911 the one receiving highest number of shall hold
office for four years 1911 After this election the first
Wednesday in October there shall be elected Commissioner
years succeed the Commissioner whose Of office shall expire
on January 1st following said election
SECTION
BE uher enacted of laws in conflict with
this act be and the hereby repealed.
Mr. Dickson says IF there anybody dissatisfied is the
time to saw So We particularly dissatisfied do not
anv sense approve bill We regard undemocrac Instead of
ACCOMPLISHING the purpose which intended will have the
arv effect The the county should be selected without ref
their geographical location The county not SO large that
represent any district
large of citizens with the Enterprise the truth is
we have not talked except Mr. Dickson who approved the bill
This is not written discourage Mr. Dickson expecting him
withdraw the the bill repealed probably by
our next representative
Mr. Dickson is making the county splendid representative how
and our personal and confidence in him not greatly
diminished or shaken differences Of opinion the question
The dinners reports published today points the direction
of wenty-cents cotton
Governor Smith for Georgia this time the
majority of her people sadly mistaken He has brains and
intellect he is aggressive and energetic ne has
force and character he has ability and carry into effect
reform constructive legislation ne knows the conditions and
the needs Georgas people and he the strongest man today
in the state For these reasons other the people will
elect him this Office next month-Ihe lhomasVlLe lines
Enterprise
COTTON CROP SHORT 46 PER CENT OF 1909