Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-12
BILL IN ASSEMBLY
To DEMAND NAMES
OF SECRET ORDERS

A bill requiring all secret organi-
cations and societies to file list of
their officers and their members with
the clerk of the superior court In
counties where they have meeting
places, and to prohibit the wearing
Of any masks or other covering DE-
the face or head outside of the lodge
room was introduced in the house of
representatives Monday by Repre-
sentatives Bozeman OF Worth and
Wimberly of Laurens. 1t was refer.
red to the general judiciary COM
mittee,
The bill provides that any fra
tarnal or secret organization or So
ciety must file with the clerk of the
superior court of the county in
which it meets or has a meeting
place. a list OF the names of each
and every member together with a
list OF the officers, and that the
list shall be recorded in book pro
vided for that purpose and desig-
mated as Names of Members Of
Secret Organizations. A fee OF
twenty-five cents for each 100 names
or fractional part thereof is to be
paid to, the clerk by the person fill
ing the list Failure to file such
list Is made punishable as a misde-
meanor.
Provides Time Limit
I The bin further provides that the
list of members of all organizations
must be filed by the first day Of
october, 1928, and on or before the
first day Of October of each year
thereafter. It il provided that the
secretary or soma other official shall
file additional names OF any new
members within thirty days after
they have been initiated Al fee of
cents for the names OF each new
member is provided. and failure or
refusal to comply with this division
Of the act, Is made misdemeanor
The section covering the wearing
of the mask readE as follows:
BE it further enacted by the Au-
.thority OF the aforesaid That from
and after the passage of this act no
member or members OF fraternal or
secret organization of society or any
other person shall be permitted TO
appear In any public assemblage or
on any public or private road, high
way or street in this state, or in
any public parade. or in any other
place outside of the meetings or halls
of such organizations, wearing z,
mask or any other covering of the
face or head which would in the
least interfere with the Identifying
of such person or persons. That
any person violating the provisions
of this section shall upon convic
ton be punished as for misdemea
nor.'
This committees are now ready to
formulate reports on the Measures
that have been referred to them
Committee meetings are to be held
every afternoon this week, as more
than 100 bills have been introduced
since the legislature convened on
June 81. and reports have been
made on only one or two of them.
The liveliest committee meeting of
the week is expected when the tenn
perance committee takes up consid-
ration OF the bill of Representative
Arnold, of Lumpkin county, seeking
to repeal the state prohibition law.
Representative Arnold has announc-
ed that he will make fight for a
favorable report, while various
and temperance organizations
have asked permission to be heard
before the committee. The time of
the hearing has not been set.
A fight also was predicted over
the resolution of Speaker Neill and
Vice Chairman Miner, of the rules
committee, seeking to change the
rules of the house.
The resolutions OF Senator Ste
phen Pace and Representative Nc
Michael, calling for investigations
of the highway department by spe-
cial committees of the senate and
house, will come up for considera
ton by the committee of the whole
house at the Tuesday session