Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-14
MANY BILLS AWAIT
WALKERS SIGNATURE
TO BECO ME- La VS.
Biennial Sessions Bill Among
Most Important Measures En-
acted at Session
ASSEMBLY TO MEET IN rs
Ratification Amendment VIII
Not Become Effective Until
After lnaugur alton

ATLANTA, August l4.-Al-
though there are many pills yet to
have the signature of the governor
attached before they become law.
following the adjournment of tine
Georgia General Assembly Wed
nesday, there are few major meas
ures enacted during the session
which stand out among all others.
The most important of MI these is
the passage of the biennial sessions
bill.
This measure, known on the cal
endar as Senate Bill No. 81, by
| Senator William Munday, of the
38th senatorial district-An act to
amend paragraph 3, section 4, art
Gle 3 of the Constitution of the
State Of Georgia to provide for hi
ennial sessions of. the General AS
sembly," will, when ratified by the
people, provide fora sixty-day ges-
sion of the legislature every t. o
years instead of the present fifts
day session each year. The bill
passed only after bitter fight by
a vote of $50 to As. The measure
will be submitted to the voters for
their approval or disapproval at the
November elections.
The biennial sessions bill, it will
be recalled, was passed by the sen
ate in 1928, 80 members of that
body adjoining in its authorship.
However, the measure struck rough
sailing in the house and was BIZ
terly opposed by several Of the lead
ing members. The vote on the bill.
last year in the senate was Al to 5.
p2a to the Inauguration nexr
year, the General Assembly win
meet as usual on the fourth Wed
nesGay in June for the Inauguration
ceremonies, and if the bill is rati-
fled by majority of the voters Of
the state, the next meeting of The
General Assembly will be in 1927
and sixty Gay session then.
Among those who opposed the bill
on the floor of the house were Rep
resentatives Elders, Tatnail; Under.
OF Jeff Davis, Ennis Of Baldwin
and many o,ners. Those who
strongly supported the measure.
and made speeches for ITS passage
We're Representatives Fleming Ut
Hancock; De La Perriere, of JACK
son; Stovall, of Ebert; Mann. Of
! Glynn Daniel, of Troup; Mcclure,
OF Walker Vaughn, of Rockda|e
counties, and many others. The
bill required two thirds vote Of
the house before its passage was as
sured.
Another measure which was Of
interest, more especially to fivs
particular counties in the state and
known as the big Five bill, pro
Vided for the adjustment of the fee
system in counties of $4,000 to 100 !
ooo' provided the voters so declare
on a referendum The counties af-
tected are Bibb, Muscogee, Chas-
nam, Richmond and DeKalb a
similar measure in many regnect.
also secured passage, bun pertain
cd only to Fulton county.
Uther bills of ir,,,c,,l-
secured passage during the present
session OF the General Assembly, and
nave been signed by the Governor
are as follows:
Senate Bill No. 25. bv Hodoos 3
Inc 10th district, and approved Inn,
10 An act to amend an act Know
as an act creating a board of Har
Dor Port and Terminal C5mmissi''n
ers for Georgia.
Senate Bill No. 80, by Pace Of tbo
,''h district, and approved JuJv o..
:. AN act to prohibit the MAXIM
craving uttering or delivering anv
meek draft, as order for the nav
ment Of money upon anv ban1l
other depository without funds ~ Z
pay the same" ~
Senate Bill No. 163, by Smith. of
the 23rd district, and approved july
l8: An act to create Peach county.
House Bill No. 600, by Boswell,