Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-12
WOULD REORGAN|zE
STATE DEPARTMENT
Of AGRICULTURE:

DUBLIN, Ca, April ia reor.
ganization of the state department
| of agriculture is provided for in a
bill to be introduced at the coming
session Of the legislature by S. P.
New, legislator from this district.
The proposed measure is entitled:
"An act to reorganize the depart
| ment of agriculture of the state of
Georgia in reference to the inspec-
ton of oils and fertilizer; to pro-
vide for the method and manner of
the inspection of same, and for the
person, party, firm or corporation by
which same shall be done and to fix
the compensation for the said serv-
ice; and to fix q penalty for all per-
sons, firms and corporations who
may violate the provisions of this
act; and to provide for the enforce
ment of said enalty; to pro-
vide for the disposition of all
money and revenue that may come
into the department of agriculture;
to provide for appropriations for
said department of agriculture; to
Limit the number of employees III
certain departments of said depart
ment of agriculture; to fix the COM
penSation Of certain employees; to
provide defenSes to suits for the col
lection of fertilizer Indebtedness; to
provide for monthly reports to be
| submitted to the governor by the
commissioner of agriculture; 10 pro-
vide for a budget for said depart
ment to be submitted to the general
| assembly by the commissioner of ag-
riculture; and to repeal all laws and
| parts of laws in conflict with this
act and for other purposes"
Inspectors
The measure would restrict the
number of oil inspectors of the state
to three, fixing their salary at $1,000,
and their travelling expenses.
| The act would also restrict the
number of fertilizer inspectors to
three, and provides that the tax
on all fertilizer shipped into. the
state of Georgia, or manufactured in
said state, shall be ten cents per ton
| instead of thirty cents per ton as
now provided by law; and all deal
ers in. fertilizer shall hereafter pay
! to the commissioner of agriculture
for all tags to be received by them
in the same manner as heretofore
| the sum Of ten cents per ton instead
Of thirty cents per ton as now pro
Vided by law; and said tags shall
not be good for any season except
for the one for which purchased and
shall not be redeemable."
Providing for the disposition of
| fees coming into the department, the
bill states:. THAT all fees arising
from the sale of fertilizer tags as
| herein provided; and all fees arts
ing from the tax on gasoline anG
kerosene as herein provided; as wei
as all moneys from whatever source
received by the department of agri
culture or it's sub branches shall be
paid into the state treasury by the
| commissioner of agriculture.
Other Provisions
'Be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, that hereafter the
| department of agriculture together
with its sub-departments shall not
employ more than one porter by
whatever name he may be called.
BE it further enacted by the au.
thority aforesaid that all money that
may be necessary for maintaining
the department. of agriculture and
its subdepartments shall be re
ceived from appropriations made by
the general assembly.
BE it enacted by the authority
aforesaid that the commissioner OF
| agriculture shall make monthly re
ports to the governor of all money
| expended by his department and all
sUb-departments during the preViou:
month, and" the purposes for which
expended; which reports shall be
presented by the governor to the
next general assembly for their con.
sideration in determining their next
annual appropriation. In addition
to this, the commissioner of agricul
ture shall present budget to the
general assembly of his expected ex
penditures for the next twelve
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