Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-21
Constitutional Amendments.

Constitutional Amendments.
To increase the salaries of the
Judges of the supreme court, the court
of appeals and the judges of the su-
perior courts, except in those counties
where special salary arrangements
are already made.
To exempt from taxation endow-
ments of colleges which are open to
the general public.
To create the new county of Atkin-
son.
To create the new county of Treutlen
General Laws.
To provide for the nomination of
candidates of political parties for
state offices, etc, by primary election
by the county unit system and to fix
the date of statewide primaries.
To provide for deputy clerk of the
court of appeals
To provide for supplying OF the offic-
ers of the state with Parks Annotated
Code.
To provide for the purchase OF eGor-
gia Reports and certain other books
for the state library.
To increase the directorate of trust
comranies from a maximum of Is to
25.
TO relieve the property of tax re-
ceivers from any lien prior to execu-
ton against them for payment of any
taxes collected by them and for fail
ure of any official duty.
To provide for new buildings at the
Sixth and Eighth district schools.
To propide that legislative com
mittee shall aid in settling the strike
or the G., F. & A railroad.
To revise the act governing the con-
domination proceedings for the United
States forest reserve, so as to further
restrict such proceedings in behalf OF
the property owner.
To authorize notaries public to at
test bills of sale or lease of railroad
rolling stock or equipment.
To fix the salary of the clery of the
pension department.
To put jurisdiction OF employment
bureas and emigrant agents the
state department of commerce and
labor
To suspend during the period of the
European war, the law prohibiting the
moving of freight trains on Sunday.
To require the clerk and secretary to
mail members of the house and senate
a calendar of the unfinished business
OF the legislature.
To increase the salaries of the state
gieologst and his assistant.
To provide how fraternal and benefit
societies may issue certificates.
To regulate and control fraternal
and benefit societies doing business in
Georgia
To authorize national banks to act
as trustees, executors, guardians, etc.
To prohibit the running at large of
any bull or boar more than 4 months
cid in certain counties in Georgia.
Fixing May 90 as the day for con
tributing to the Stone Mountain memo
rial fund
To authorize state banks to act as
trustees, guardians, executors, etc.
To provide for the execution of in
terrogatories in vacation.
TO fir the time when state and coun-
It's tax books shall close, to provide for
payment of interest on unpaid taxes
and when executions shall issue, to
FIX the time when final settlement
shall be made by collectors.
To declare the law of escheats
where wife or husband or adopted
his heir dies intestate and without as
certainable heirs before receiving pos
session of the estate.
To provide for the agricultural ana
mechanical school in the 18th con-
gressional district.
To provide when Geor2ia pensioners
shall have vested rights in pension
claims, how and when they may be as
signed or transferred, to govern the
transfer of pension claims.
To revise the requirements for pub
LEGATION by the railroad commission Of
railroad freight rates.
TO provide in which county property
shall be returned when property lies
on the line or in two counties.
Ii To authorize county treasurers to
make deposits of county or state funds
l., any designated state depository.
TO establish and organize all agri-
cultural and normal schools as a
branch Of the University OF Georgia.
TO provide for registration of land
titles under the Torrens system.