Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-18
IMPORTANT BILLS ARE LEFT
AS ASSEMBLY ENDS SESSION

ty. The proposed Bleckley circuit
in north Georgia was defeated.
Atlanta's viaduct plans went over
to the next session, and also the
plan to annex College Park, Easl
Point and Hapeville. Charter amend.
ments in these three cities were
passed by both houses, but the SEN
ate amended the Atlanta charter
bill, and it did not get back to the
house for approval.
General Bills Passed
House bills Of general application
passed by both bodies and sent to
the governor for his approval, in ad
dition to moro than a hundred meas
ures of purely local application,
were as follows:
The Mann-Wingate bill providing
athree-cent tax on gasoline for high
way purposes.
The bill of Representative Napier
of Bibb county, and Kempton, of
Fulton county, requiring the reading
of the constitution, in the public
schools.
The bill of Representative Bussey,
of Crisp, giving hotels the right tc
sell baggage to pay bills.
The bill of Representative Burt,
of Do9gherty, to authorize counties
and municipalities to build consoli-
dated schools. -
The bill of Representative Head.
of Cobb, to permit municipalities
to purchase and retire their own
bonds.
The bill of Representative Meeks,
| of Coffee, to authorize cities to con
, duct Fairgrounds.
The bill of Representative Pope,
of Walker, to prevent the tripping
of quail.
A bill of, the Bihb delegation affect
ing bonds of county treasurers.
Tie bill Of the Fulton delegation
affecting the pay of stenographers
in superior courts.
A bill of the Barlow delegation re-
curing notice to lodge members
when applications are made for char
| tiers.
The Miner bill placing a tax of
10 per cent upon all cigars and ciga-
rettes sold in Georgia.
Service Bureau Created
A bill by the Fulton delegation to
permit trust companies to capitalize
up to $2,O00,0o0.
A bill by the Jackson delegation
to require manufacturers of in
sectciides to print formulas on Ia
bells.
A bill by the Bibb delegation to
permit counties to maintain law
libraries.
A bill by the Fulton delegation to
authorize counties to contract for
lights on public highways.
A bill by Representative Holton OF
Wilcox county to permit tax col
lectors to accept county warrants in
payment of taxes.
A bill by the Clarke delegation af-
fecting the Incorporation of street
railways.
A bill by Representative Dixon Of
Jenkins to authorize certain coun-
ties to pay fer convict labor.
A bill by Representative Steele
of DeKalb authorizing cash bonds
in criminal cases.
A bill by Representative Ruther
ford of Monroe amending the act
creating agricultural and mechani-
cal schools.
A bill by Representative Elders
of Tattnall and the Fulton delega-
ton to enlarge the board Of trus-
tees of Georgia Tech.
A bill by Representative Hatcher
Of Bur!-e to create a service bu-
reau in the pension commissioners
office, for veterans of the World war
and panish-American war.
Senate Bills Passed
The following senate bills of
general application passed both
branches of the assembly and. now
await the signature Of the governor:
By Senator Davis-To amend the
workmens compensation act to pro-
vide for notice of injury from en-
ployes to employers.
BY Senator Lankford-To provide
for the regulation and taxation Of
mutual cooperative fire insurance
companies. >.
By Senator Gillis-To provide a
change in the method of recording