Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
LAWS
FOR CHATHAM
To Be SOUGHT
Representatives From Savannah
Outline Legislative PIans-In-
terested in General Bills.

SAVANNAH, June 2S.-Chat-
ham County's representatives in
the General Assembly. now in ses-
sion, are prepared TO take an active
part in legislation of interest to the
State and affecting their particular
section. All three of them will offer
and support bills of State wide
magnitude, as well as others Of pure
ly local interest. Randolph Ander-
son, of Savannah, Senator from the
First District, will play a conspicuous
part in the Legislature as President
of the Senate, to which he was elect
ed Wednesday.
Herman c. Shuptrine the newest
member of the delegation. and of the
Legislature, remained in Savannah
until after he had formally been
elected on Monday. Joseph Mccarthy
and Shelby Myrick preceded him to
the Capital on Sunday. Shuptrine
succeeds Pleasant A. Stovall, resign
ed to become Minister to Switzer-
land. Myrick goes in the place of
A. A. Lawrence, who did not stand
for reelection.
Some State wide Statutes.
Among the more important matters
in which Representative Myrick is
interested is a bill to make it a mis-
demeanor for any person to give a
check or draft without having suffi-
cient funds on deposit to meet the
I obligation.
Another bill in which the Chatham
delegates will be interested is
measure to authorize the cities of
the State to require the owners of
automobiles to register them with the
city authorities and obtain a number.
The Chatham representatives deem
it essential to the control Of traffic
in cities, and the prevention of speed
ing, that the cities be given the right
to require that every automobile
be registered with such city
Colonel Myrick also has in mind
legislation to vest the appellate courts
of the State with power to mold
verdicts in acceptance with what such
courts believe to be right instead of
sending the case back for aew
trial.
$4,000 for Fort Frederick.
The three Chatham representatives.
| in conjunction with the representa-
tive from Glynn County, will endeavor
| to have the State appropriate not less
than $4,000 and probably more to
preserve the ruins of Fort Frederick.
on ST. Simons Island, The waters of
the ocean are gradually washing
away this historic landmark, which
| the patriotic societies have strug-
| gled to preserve, and unless a re-
+, tanning wall Is erected around the old
| fort it will soon be only a memory.
! An effort was made to have Congress
| do this, but as the water In that vi
| entity is not navigable, it was i'm
| possible to get Congress to act,
| though Congressman Charles G. Ed
wards urged Federal action.
| Ia int Of
especial interest TO Savannah is based
upon the arrest of police officers dur
ing the recent special legislative pri-
mary election. when they were on
duty in citizens clothes. II will per
NIT State, county and city officers
while on duty to carry weapons with
out license.
Among other measures which viii
be introduced and pushed will be a
bill to permit 'sheriffs of Georgia to
| accept free transportation on rail-
roads when travelling on official duty.
Opposes Rotation of Judges.
Representative Myrick is opposed
to the rotation system of judges, and
says that a judge should preside
where he is familiar with the people
| and their surroundings and not be car
ried off into some locality where he is
| unfamiliar with conditions Such a
bill is TO be introduced at this ses-
sion, but Colonel Myrick will OPP
pose It,
Representative Myrick will also in
troduce a bill to permit a jury in
trying a robbery case to find YER
dict of larceny from the person. There
are cases frequently before. the
courts, he says, which, though tech
nically robbery, should be punished
as for larceny from the person. The
proposed change has been suggested
by several Superior Court judges.
In addition to his interest in gem
eral legislation, Representative Shup-
trine will introduce several bills to
strengthen the laws relative to the
sale of pOisons and drugs. Being a
druggist he will deal with these ques-
tons as an expert. He has the back
ing of the members of the Georgia
Medical Society.