The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-08-25
Complete Text of Proposed Act
Creating County Commissioner
\ In Lieu of The Present Board

Commission and shall be Chairman
thereof. The eleven members select
ed by the authority aforesaid shall
be made by the directors of each of
the respective Banks and shall either
be the President, President or
Cashier of the Bank by which said
member is chosen. The directors shall
certify such selection to the Com
missioner of Roads and Revenue of
Cobb County, Georgia, under the seal
of the corporation making the selec-
ton, which certificate shall be recor-
ded upon the Minutes of records of
the Commissioner of Roads and Reve-
nue. of Cobb County, Georgia, and up
on the Minutes of the said Bond Com
mission and such certificate shall be
evidence of the selection of such mem
Der and his authority to act on such
Bond Commission after having TAX
en- the oath of Office. Any vacancy
on said Bond Commission from am
ong the members selected by said
Banks, caused by death or resignation
shall be filed by the Board of Direc-
tors of the respective Bank in the
same manner as herein provided for
the first selection. Any vacancy on
said Bond Commission or in the Of
flee of the Commissioner of Roads
and Revenue caused by death or res
lgnation or otherwise of the Commits
sioner of Roads and Revenues shall
be filled at an election to be held by
the Ordinary of Cobb County, Geor-
gia, within twenty days after the
same have occurred.
Section 4. Be it enacted bv the
authority faoresaid that the Commiss-
Toner of Roads and Revenue elected
as hereinafter provided shall be COM
missioned by the Governor for the
term of Office for which he is elected
before entering upon his discharge of
his duties, he shall subscribe to the
oath required of the County Officers
before the Ordinary of Cobb County
and shall give bond with good secur-
ity to be approved by the Ordinary
of said County, payable to the Gov
ernor of the State of Georgia, or Or
binary of said County, and their sue
cessors in office in the just and full
sum of Ten Thousand ($1O,O0O.OO)
Dollars, conditioned for the faithful
performance of his duties in office.
The premium on said Bond shall be
paid by Cobb County.
Section 5. Be it enacted by author
ity aforesaid, That the Commissioner
of Roads and Revenue shall hold a
regular Court, on the first Tuesday
in each month for the transaction of
public business pertaining to County
matters, the same to be held in the
present room or Office in the Court
House at Marietta, Georgia, occu-
pied and used by the Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues of said Coun-
tX; provided that the Commissioner
of Roads and Revenue may hold ses-
sions at any time he may deem prop
err for the transaction of County mat
tiers; and the Commissioner is here
by authorized to administer oaths and
hear testimony as to all matters ov-
err which he has jurisdiction and when
sitting at a Court shall have power
to punish for contemps under the
same rules and regulation as pro-
vided for other Courts.
Section 6. The Commissioner shall
keep the Minutes of all transactions
of the office, file and keep in order
of their date all original orders and
papers, petitions, applications and 9TH
er papers, addressed to the Commits
sioner concerning County business.
The Commissioner shall also keep on
record and in a separate book the
payment of all money out of the
County Treasury or of County de-
pository by order of the Commission
err, giving the amount and date of
such payments, and the persons to
whom paid and for what purpose
paid. Said Commissioner shall also
keep a book showing full and de-
tailed statement of all accounts or
other Indebtedness contracted by the
Commissioners All the books, files
and records required to be used or
kept in the Office of the Commissioner
of Roads and Revenue shall always be
ready and open to inspection of any
tax payer of the county.
Section Z. The said Commissioner
shall receive for his compensation, to
be paid out of the County Treasury,
salary of Three Thousand ($3, 000.-
O0) Dollars per annum for his SER
vices, to be paid monthly at the end
of each months services.
Section 8. The said Commissioner
shall have exclusive jurisdiction and
control over the following matters,
to-wit: In controlling all of the prop
ertv belonging to said county as he
may deem expedient according to law,
including the proceeds of the sale of
any and all bonds which may have
heretofore been authorized or which
may hereafter be authorized in said
county, except as hereinafter quail
fed; in allowing the insolvent list of
the county /; in settling all
claims and accounts of of
ficers having the care, management
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