The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-07-12
|IDGET PLAN PROPOSED
F1R COUNTIES OF STATE
Lotto CHANGE IN ADMIN
~nAT1ON OF LOCAL AT
FAIRS is PLANNED.
II HAS BEEN INTRODUCE d
Counties Have Unpaid War
pas t.. That Will Take Several Years
o. e.'' rv,essive Taxes to Pay. Would
w.. Commissioners Responsible.

" !, - commissioners Responsible.
~ ANITA Ga.-Finances of the
orornment, which are generally
.,.rodged to be in the worst mud
Nv tbe history of Georgia, with the
~. svceotion of the middle they
into in the carpet bag regime OF
I...+rnction. are not the only flnan-
~ which the Legislature will devote
,,.ert;on at the present session.
[ o,,o finances, which are more
Eo U+sr 10 the individual taxpayer
l s . finances, because the county
E., s," more tax than the state col
NV. viii he substantially reorganized
f. legislature passes a bill introduc-
nv representative Harper Hamil-
II Fiovd, and other members.
r. hin is known as the county
erst bill getting its name from the
[sces of all counties in Georgia to
Conducted on the budget system.
], orobablv the most important and
Ereacbmg legislative proposal touch
countv finances in the past forty
IT, bill would require the ordinary,
|r+v commissioner or county board
/ Observation-Disclosures h e
roe of the administration of coun-
safars-to make budget at the
III Of each year showing how much
|hey they propose to expend that
n and for what purposes and the
4 Of taxation which will be neces-
N to meet these expenditures, and
j AMOUNT OF outstanding and I'M
4 warrants on the county treasury, II
and would require the publication
Nil budget for the information OF
n taxpayers,
#rrther than this the bill would
tre that expenditures in any year
u not exceed the revenue for that
Il and that all treasury warrants
8 become due and payable on the
birth OF December unless, an car
date be specified on the face OF
warrant and would make the
Div commissioners or other admin
1ive authorities personally respon-
81 for the payment of any deficit
ang at the end of the year.
FL PuSinesS Men Rack RilI
sness men who have had bus
dealings with Georgia counties
hacking Judge Hamiltons bill
fng them are contractors who have
highways under contracts. with
tle6 contractors who have built
houses, dealers in numerous
OF supplies who have sold sup
to counties, manufacturers of Jail
Pment etc.
bt principal complaint of the bus
concerns, contractors, etc, who
dealt with Georgia counties, is
county warrants for future pay
cannot be negotiated at the
This is due, they say, to the
that county warrants bear no due
and carry no interest. The statute
Of Georgia, it seems, authorized
payment OF interest on deferred
antS, but the courts have held to
ontrary. A county warrant is per
good as an abstract proposition,
Jung to Judge Hamilton and 9TH
Fho have gone into the subject
Se It IS backed by the taxing
OF the county, which is backed
power OF the state, but when il
10 handling county warrants as
erete proposition, for bank dis
the rate in interest is ruinous
say
b bill proposes" said Judge
NNl' TO prevent county authori-
VII drawing warrants which they
pay IN the year when they are
II apphes to county authori-
SAME rule of conduct already
F Tor individuals in the matter
1oraWng their bank balances
II" ol Georgia makes it crime
check without funds to pay
l5n presented, and makes the
baud. - "
No County Overdrafts.
10 not propose to make it a
utilise Tor county authorities
warrants which the county
cannot pay when presented,
Tl'nln the year when taxes
II oGt we do propose to make
uNlanaIly and personally liable
oyerdratts. If the state goes
i 10 make it crime for an in
-" give check which his
.e.lioi pay for lack of funds,
h., ,@Hl'E the state should exact
~, authorities similar regard
-,. a,sS OF honesty and good bus
informed that numerous coun-
ueorgla have warrants out
ssaInst their treasures which
T' $50 me taxpayers if the
were published. | am inform
ba l"s e, county in Georgia, if not
nv r,I pled up such an accumu1a-
En- 'Dpaid warrants that it would
Vars OF excessive taxation
fc rSss heard a great deal about
~ Of reorganizating the
VI The state, which is ali very
I'VE we must not lose sight OF
, Md, taxes collected BY the
g,s T.tunt to lar more. taken in
sac a., man taxes collected by
b, I III other words, from the
;5o, Standpoint he is more CON
o, 1r. economy in the finances
arc -.'y than about economy in
VIII OF bis state. He is con
b. ,,. both, OF course. but more
man with the other"