Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-29

More complaints about getting commits
s,ons from Governor Browns ONCE! j.
E Carter. clerk OF the superior court OF
l.umpkin county. writes The Journal ano
invites attention 10 the fact that. on ac-
count OF negligence in the governors Of
fee. several militia districts Of his coun-
ty were without judicial officers. MI
Carriers letter is published below:
LUMPKIN, Ga, July "a. 1911.
Atlanta Journal. Atlanta Ga.
Gentlemen: Having noticed W. J. WIN
gates complaint and correspondence rela-
live 10 his commission as justice of the
peace and Mr.. B. NJ. Blackburn's reply
thereto or explanation thereof. desire 10
call attention to the negligence OF the ex-
.cutive department in similar eases In
Stewart county. At the october term
1eCe stewart superior court the follow
ing named gentlemen were recommend
ed BY the grand jury and appointed by
the court for their respective districts;
C F. Peekk, notary public and ex OF
fcio Justice of the peace, TSoth district.
G. q. Ware. notary public and ex OF
ncio Justice OF the peace. S1eth district
]. B. Ingram, notary public and ex Of
ficio Justice Of the peace. solst district.
B. F. Halves. notary public and ex Of
fcio justice OF the peace. 7s6th district
I Immediately made out and properly
certified copies Of the appointments and
mailed them in the same enveiope 70
Gov. Joseph NJ. Brown, Atlanta. Ga.
state capitol. This was the latter part of
October. After waiting an unreasonable
length of time and our ordinary. Judge
A +. Fort had not received the COM
rnissions and had heard nothing from
than. Judge Fort wrote either Mr.. Black
buru or Governor Brown. To this letter
Mr.. Blackburn replied saying he had
never received the certificates Of appoint
ment. Judge Fort handed me this letter
with request that l make out and send
other copies. but having had trouble OF
similar nature before and being reason
ably sure the other copies had reached
their destination, declined to do this
unt,I Judge Fort had further correspond
ence about the matter. He then wrote
Mr.. Blackburn. again stating when the
certificate. etc. had been sent. LATER
ON. DECEMBER l. 1909, JUDGE FORT
RECEIVED COMMISSION FOR c. F.
PEEK. 10th DISTRICT, DATED NO
MEMBER 30. 1903. more than month
from the time certificates were sent ex-
ecutive department, together with A LET
TER STATING THE THREE OTHER
APPOINTMENTS HAD NOT BEEN
RECEIVED. Mind you now. ALL -FOUR
OF THEM, viz, Peek. ingram, ware ana
Hawes WERE MAILED IN THE SAME
ENyELOPE. Therefore. this required
further correspondence and delay In get
ting the other three commissions So
later on in December, Judge Fort re-
ceived commissions for J. b. Ingram
sOlst district, and @. G. Ware, aSth as
trict dated December Il, 1909. On re-
CENT of these Judge Fort wrote again.
calling attention that B. F. Halves, 7S6th
district, commission. had never been re-
ceived. A few days later he received
Haves' commission. dated December ~.
1919 DURING THIS TIME SOME OF
THE DISTRICTS WERE WITHOUT a
JUDICIAL OFFICER, to the annoyance
~ the appointtee and the Inconvenience
OF the people. and but for our persistence
I doubt whether these commissions would
have ever been issued. Mr.. Blackburn, In
his answer 20 Judge Wingate, or might
say, near judge" Qor there Is no eVi-