Georgia Reports; To Buy Certain Volumes.-Henderson, William; Relief as Surety. Preamble. contract for GEORGIA REPORTS; TO BUY CERTAIN VOLUMES. No. 21. A RESOLUTION. Whereas some of the State's supply of Georgia Reports, volumes 35 to 65, inclusive, are exhausted, and other parts of said supplies are nearly exhausted; and whereas it is to the best interest of the State that a stock of all volumes of the Reports of the Georgia Supreme Court be always available; and whereas the State has previously purchased an edition of these volumes from the publisher, and that said edition is now exhausted or nearly exhausted; and whereas the copyrights of some of said volumes and annotations are privately owned and have not yet expired; and whereas, the publisher thereof can furnish said volumes to the State at a price cheaper than the State can obtain them elsewhere: Therefore be it resolved by the General Assembly, that the State Librarian, with the approval of the Governor, be Authority to hereby authorized to contract with the publisher of the Reports of the Georgia Supreme Court, volumes 35 to 65, inclusive, for the purchase of as many copies of volumes between 35 and 65, inclusive, as may from time to time be needed, not to exceed two hundred and fifty (250) copies of each volume, to be paid from the sale of Reports of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals and other State publications. Provided, the cost shall not exceed the cost of publication of the same by the State, as now provided by law. Preamble. Approved August 21, 1917. HENDERSON, WILLIAM; RELIEF AS SURETY. No. 14. Whereas William Henderson did, on the 27th day of March, 1912, become bail for the appearance of one Jesse Taylor at the July term, 1912, of the Superior Court of Tift County, Georgia, in a case therein pending against Jesse Taylor, charging him with the offense of felony, McCurry, A. A. Deceased; Per Diem Payment. which said bond was forfeited by the reason of the nonappearance of the said Jesse Taylor at the July term, 1912, of said court; and whereas an execution issued upon the forfeiture of said bond for the principal sum of one hundre l and fifty ($150.00) dollars and cost; and whereas the said Jesse Taylor was afterward recaptured by the said William Henderson, who paid the expenses of said recapture and bringing him back from Florida, where he was recaptured, and whereas the said Jesse Taylor was tried and convicted and was by the court sentenced to serve a term in the Tift County chain-gang, which sentence was carried into effect: Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that in as much as the purpose for which said bond was fully accomplished, that the said William Relief from Henderson be relieved from all liability on said execution forfeiture. issued on said forfeiture; provided, however, that the said William Henderson, the surety on said bond, shall have first paid all costs in forfeiting said bond. Approved August 20, 1917. McCURRY, A. A., DECEASED; PER DIEM PAYMENT. A RESOLUTION. Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to pay to the widow of Senator Asben A. McCurry the per diem that Pay per would have been paid to her husband for the session of ized. 1917. Approved August 21, 1917. diem author. Preamble. Joint meet ing extended. National Tax Congress Invited.-Penitentiary Committee Visits. NATIONAL TAX CONGRESS INVITED. No. 17. A RESOLUTION. Whereas the Legislature of the State of California recently adopted a resolution asking other States to unite in call for National Tax Congress to work out plan for comity between the Federal Government and the States in regard to taxation; and whereas the annual meeting of the National Tax Association is to be held at Atlanta, Ga., November 13, 1917: Therefore, be it resolved, that the proposed National Tax Congress be and they are hereby requested and invited to meet with the National Tax Association in Atlanta, Ga., as the matters to be discussed are similar in nature, and could well be disposed of at a joint meeting. Further, that the Governor of Georgia is requested, for and on behalf of the State, to extend this invitation to the National Tax Congress. Approved August 21, 1917. Vacation visits. PENITENTIARY COMMITTEE VISITS. No. 8. A RESOLUTION Authorizing the penitentiary committees of the House and Senate to visit the convict camps of the State in vacation; to authorize said committees to visit the State prison farm in vacation-said visits to be made by said committees as a whole or as subcommittees, and to pay the per diem and expenses of the committeemen, and for other purposes. Be it resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, that the House and Senate penitentiary committees be and they are hereby authorized to visit the convict camps of the va Railroad Strike for Settling. rious counties of this State in vacation, for the purpose of inspecting same. Resolved further, that the penitentiary committees of the House and Senate be and they are hereby authorized to visit the State prison farm in vacation, for the purpose of inspecting same. Resolved further, that said penitentiary committees of the House and Senate be authorized to visit said farm and In whole or camps either as committees of the whole to the State farm subcomand from the State farm by committees of not more than three to the various prison camps. Resolved further, that the members of said committees mittees. expenses. actually visiting said prison farm or convict camps be al- Pay per lowed the usual per diem of members of the General As- diem and sembly, together with traveling and hotel expenses, to be paid upon itemized statements approved by the chairman of said committees. Provided, the time consumed in the inspection shall not exceed ten days for the convict camps and two days for the State prison farm. Approved August 18, 1917. RAILROAD STRIKE, FOR SETTLING. A RESOLUTION. Whereas there is in the state of existence now on the Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railway a strike caused by Preamble. differences between the railroad officials and employees, and whereas the condition of the country is such that at this time a strike would impede movements of troops, embarrass the government in the handling of army supplies, and have a general detrimental effect all over the State, and perhaps the country, and bring about a condition of confusion that may result in danger to all interests: Therefore be it resolved, that the committees on State of Republic, of the House and Senate, be requested to ten Reports of Officers to be Mailed.-Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial. Tender of good offices. Reports to be mailed by June 1. Preamble. der their good offices to the contending parties, with the hope of ascertaining the causes leading up to such a strike, and aid, if possible, in bringing about a satisfactory settlement of the issues and restoring commerce in the southern section of the State to its normal condition. Approved August 18, 1917. REPORTS OF OFFICERS TO BE MAILED. No. 1. A resolution to require all State-House officials directed by law to file annual reports, to mail the same, on or before June first of each year, to each member of the General Assembly at his home address. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that each State-House official directed by law to file an annual report be and he is hereby required to mail to each member of the General Assembly at his home address, on or before June first of each year, a copy of such report for the preceding year. Approved August 10, 1917. STONE MOUNTAIN CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL. No. 22. A RESOLUTION. Whereas Hon. Samuel H. Venable, Mrs. Robert Venable Roper, and Mrs. Coribel Venable Kellogg have made a patriotic donation to the Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association, a large portion of what is known as Stone Mountain, the largest plain of granite in the world, for the purpose of having carved thereon a colossal statute as a memorial to the Confederacy; which, when completed, will be the only monument in the world dedicated to a cause; and whereas the services of that noted sculptor, Gutyon Borglum, have been secured for the purpose of carving said |