The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-18
HOUSE PASSES NEW
PRIMARY MEASURE
And MchenZie's Monthly
Pension Bill Becomes d
Law.

Law
Tallahassee, My l6-Toe p2E,
week has bee, the most satisfactory,
insofar - wo-E accomplished, q t1=
session. Matters Q: Et1-evl1c -mp,.-
tsnce have 3ee1 carefully considered
BY the Eeye-a. c9I-licseez, and oil.
Of moe .1z1 or1--zry cg-segue1ce
have been ether passed o. E..ec, =
csen91 Ce=t " ne -eglz4E-c-5. Prog
ably tle measures 9t NOS: ge-e:z. L.
tsrest gece.v-lg c1e tav9-ao-s z.Ee2-
ton ot the house were re LeT Pen
Elon a1C Primary 2.--..
Ear.y II me seESllr seVE-z- pension
bills were Introduced, u. -o-e d
these were tsvorz5.y reported except
the Mckenzie o.-., -prov.[l-g tor t8e
mon-h-g p2yme1: q peaz-0-s,T drawn
II accordance VIII ire rec3nn e1cz-
ton ot eI-Conp:-o..g- h1oc.. Comp
tro.ley Amos s,d o-he- t-ie-cs q -he
old soldiers TIE NcEerz:e measure
passed -Lc Hogs4 y : safe To-e, an
when i -e2che3 t1e Serz-e i w2s
placed n charge Il Sezz.C- M.G9.e-
to,. who sz| u is passage T--1o1.
serious opposition. Thus, atte- j.
IL 1s- re ~c.6 Co-teiz" .,6 -.eir vii
ows VII receive .he:r pensions month
J. irE-eZ3 r Cgsr:e-ly, a-C ,o-y-
desired change T-.l y -c--@
Tre Pe-sir- Committee. 1t-er e.
dorE;1g the McKe-z;e 5;.. and being
assured q is pazszge, considered
-
then 6ectG=9 70 t-at. : C~ro~~f-.ea
biz. cr1t~1-;-y ire -: tee-r~eS r
tto~e :~--r1--os1 T,;s gpa~'e- -,
was A~s,,r rre7eyei. ard vas dG.T
pss-a3 ~ -he House. 51t ro- 5eto~e
re-~ errerdms1-s wee rede. The
vote c- - roz=e ~ We = = g
Prn-c=er ---'-.es N~Ke-7;e e-i T;'yt-
mar ro-'-o with -Ie rro ;r-i--.
Shr-'i -A;= I;'' n>s= the ce~.-e y
it's r-egar- to--r. -he- -e--;r~= will
Re y ~-s- mi n s71n -e~ ~eo--,r--
fe- .le N~Va~7;a o~+ -I;= will r-ear
the ~ --roer. NJ s---1 - ~----- =
tAn-a ~ ~r'':r-- --S -r-;|r-r-- c';r'I'-
r. Re N re "-.~s:o- ~ e r~~o-"
Sr~e'- ~ Ts.rf='o+-7-e y -ha hi--r~~
of T-'r-tS~ - s--- o+te- s-o-a. to=
"t a~-c~ r .Ia Tr~. r.---e -
New Primary Election Pill Passed BY
the House.
IAe mouse cVluM.Lgee on L.ecrloIS,
OF mAIcA AyL. j. ". " at@On ls cna!E-
NAL, 4-Ctr Cate-u.y cOns.QeaLg the
va!404s D.-s .n.IOQucsQ u ameaQ Q:
repc@. tue D. !aa e.ec.!oL .a", Ce-
c!Ce1 70 QEan an eLt.!e.y new D!.!.
lie CCMM.t.ee measure, Tl.ca was
I!LLa-y ylO4gA[ up a. q Spec4a. Or
Ger, arouaeQ more Interest ana
thought Than shown 80 lar TINS ses-
sion. Dozens Of amendments were
one. Cd, Dat very lew were ADOPTED.
I!.gaman was sue
ce4aIu. II having MS amendment car
rle1-"cna. 10 person who participate ,
IL Z primary election under THIS Act ,
in Cae se.ec:.on Of party candidates .
;hG.. oe e..g!y.e 70 sign Z petition 10
al ecc.or 70 become 4 candidate ,
ag4.n-t rae nominee Of such primary
election, ard the Board Of County 3;
Commissioners Of the county shall lg- ::
.ore and not count the name Of any /;
,ucn person appearing On such petl- '
ion" This .s most important pro- =
;ision, and its adoption was noted
With pleasure by all loyal Democrats. =
Realizing the need Of protecting
'oter rom unnecessary reg. steering, 7
representative Mckenzie offered an .
mendment, which was adopted, p-o. J.,
.idirg for re-registering in cities Of =
more than 10000, but exempt.ng ?
hose voters who reside in all places =
+ less population-which means
hat Putnam county voters will net n
ave n re-register every two years. r.
he Mckenzie amendment in full u
eads as follows:
.ThGt 81! re, sons who have hereto :
ore registered or who may hereafter P
egi.ter in election precincts which :,
re not located wholly or in part with 9,
. city Of more than twenty thous- :.
nd poDul2tion, shall be deemed duly ;r
egistered for all general primary +,
'e~- .ors. md all general and special s
lect;ons 50 long as they continue to :;
e=ide in the election precinct in 9,
,hich they 50 registered and their ;;
ames sha,. be carried upon the reg p
strat;on books as electors duly regis s
erred for such elections. 4
"Thst any person who has register n
/ Or who may hereafter register in q
= e,ert:o0 precinct which is not To- :
.ed wholly or in part within city T,
f more than twenty thousand popu- 9
atom, desiring 70 change his pO.iti- ?
q, party affiliations may have such :,
harye made any time after the gen :
"a, primary next following his regis =
ra..-~ y making application in writ
NJ. dulv signed by the applicant, % T.
he SyDeryisor Of Registration az y
east sixty DAYS before the date Of "
n general urinary, and upon such u
rv'."~'t0- icing rnede the SUperviso~ =
= r2egirtrc lion shall note the change ?
: -7r.v otf lat;on Upon the registra-
ion book and shall furnish to the per =
On requesting the change certif- O
tie showing such change and trans 4
er tf nartv affiliations. Such ap- 4
'irot;ors shall he retained on file in O
he oef"e Of the Supervisor Of Reg
;tra ton. p
"Ttot in sll election precincts locat- I"
/ wholly or in part within a city Of r.
,ore +har twentv thousand popula- h