Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-04
GEORGIA Legislators
TELL OF WANTED LAW
Carl Guess May Be Candidate
For President of Senate -
Judiciary Reform Proposed

JuulCiafy REFORM proposed
ATLANTA, June 4.-Represep
tative Call N. Guess, of Decatur,
DeKalb county, will give his prin-
cipal attention at the coming SEES
sion of the Georgia legislature to
the constitutional amendment of
which he is joint author, which
would place all county officers on
salaries instead of being paid by
fees.
"The people at large have not
only expressed their wishes thru
the grand jurors of their counties,
but at the ballot boxes as we'll"
says Mr.. Guess. 81 am frank to
say it takes SO long to geV through
constitutional amendment which
has to be ratified by the people,
am expecting legislation to be
introduced in the shape Of a bill
which will expedite matters as to
the fee and salary system.
Being chairman Of the general
Judiciary committee of the house,
l am certain many important bills
will come before this committee
for consideration, but not having
had the opportunity to come in con
tact with the legislative members
up to this time, I am unable to say
what bills of statewide Importance
will be introduced"
Mr.. Guess remarks that he has
been in the house three times now
and that he has become a candidate
for senator from the 34th sena-
torial district, and if successful,
ne says he intends to be candi-
date for president of that body.
Representative S. K. Christie
pher of Gainesville, would have
passed law at the coming ses-
sion which would require judges
of the Superior courts to rotate.
North Carolina" he says has had
a law for fifty years requiring
judges to rotate; South Carolina
has had one for about fifteen
years. l am told the people of
both states are well pleased with
the system"
Mr.. Christopher also has in mind
bill providing for biennial ses-
sions of the legislature instead of
annual as is the system under the
present law.
In addition to these two major
bills, Mr.. Christopher says he
plans to introduce the following
bills:
To make municipal corporations
and counties subject to garnish
ment.
To require non-residents to de-
post $3.50 for costs with the Just
ice of the peace before he files
suit.
To authorize county authorities
to condemn lands by short meth
cd when it is necessary to estab.
Ilsn new pubic roads.
To authorize appeals from the
judgments of justices of the peace
In possessory warrant cases.
To make it legal for three
fourths of jury to return YER
dict in Superior and City courts
in all misdemeanor cases and in
all civil cases where the amount
involved does not exceed $1,000. |
To amend the constitution to re-
duce the membership in the house
by giving the five largest counties
three members each and the 20
next largest two members each.
To make it a crime to use OBJ
scene, vulgar or profane language
in the presence of any child un-
der ten years old.
Representative w. D. Trippe, of |
Taylorsville, Barlow county, is
another who would have the legis-
lature meet only once in two years,
and he promises to support a bill |
to this effect.
Mr.. Trippe also says he will op-
pose any proposal to tax incomes
in the state and will insist that ap
preparations stay within the reve-
nues of the state. He adds that
he will be a candidate to succeed
himself.
Senator G. A. Johns, of the 9th
district, states that business and
professional duties will bar him
from being a candidate to succeed
himself in the coming election. He
indicates he has no pet measures
to spouse.
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