Penalty. Treasurer General Providing for Suspension of Treasurer and Comptroller General in certain cases. memorials, and submitting them orally, or in writing, to a committee, or member of the General Assembly, and other services of like character, intended to reach the reason of legislators. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That any person convicted of the crime of lobbying, shall be punished by confinement in the penitentiary for a term not less than one year, nor more than five years. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved October 16, 1879. PROVIDING FOR SUSPENSION OF TREASURER AND COMP- An Act to carry into effect paragraph 18, section 1, article 5 of the SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, the General and Comp. Assembly of this State may suspend from the functions and duties suspension of office, either the Treasurer or the Comptroller-General of the State, (by joint resolution duly adopted, after being read one time in each House on different days, and by a two thirds vote of members voting on the same,) whenever the interests of the State, or the proper administration of the law, demands such suspension. of. Governor duty of, to suspend, when. Governor to appoint suitable person to SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever the Governor has trustworthy information that the State Treasurer or Comptroller-General is insane, or has absconded, or grossly neglects his duties, or is guilty of conduct plainly violative of his duties, or demeans himself in office to the hazard of the public funds or credit of the State, it shall be the duty of the Governor to suspend said Treasurer, or Comptroller-General, as the case may be, and report his reasons for such suspension to the General Assembly. Said suspension shall continue until the General Assembly shall otherwise direct. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever the State Treasurer or Comptroller-General shall be suspended, as provided the first or second section of this Act, the Governor shall appoint some suitable person to discharge the duties discharge of the office of Treasurer, or Comptroller-General, as the case may be, until the suspended official is restored by law, or until his successor is elected and qualified. And the person so appointed duties, when. Jurisdiction of Justices and Monthly Terms of their Courts prescribed. shall take the same oath and give the same bond required by law of the regular incumbent. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That ali laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved September 30, 1879. JURISDICTION OF JUSTICES AND MONTHLY TERMS OF THEIR No. 36. An Act to carry into effect paragraph 2, section 7 of article 6 of the Constitution, and to fix and prescribe the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public in this State, and to require them to hold their courts monthly at fixed times and places. of Justices SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Jurisdiction Grorgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the and Nota Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public who are ex-officio Justices ries. of the Peace in this State shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases Courtsarising ex contractu, and in cases of injuries or damages to personal where held. property, when the principal sum does not exceed one hundred dollars, and they shall hold their respective courts monthly at fixed Continuantimes and places. All continuances shall be from term to term. when and ces. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Jurisdicfrom and after the passage of this Act the Justices of the Peace tion. and Notaries Public who are ex-officio Justices of the Peace, shall have no criminal jurisdiction except to hold courts of inquiry to examine into accusations against any person or persons legally arrested and brought before them. SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws, general or local, in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved July 21, 1879. State's Prohibiting use of Public Moneys for Private Gain-Special Exemption of Property from Taxation. PROHIBITING USE OF PUBLIC MONEYS BY PUBLIC OFFICERS No. 136. An Act to carry into effect paragraph 5, section 2, article 5, of the Constitution, and to prohibit the State Treasurer, or any other officer of this State, or county, from using, either directly or indirectly, any money of the State; and to prohibit the State Treasurer, or any other officer of the State, or county, and any person whatsoever, from receiving, ro agreeing to receive, from any person, bank, or corporation, any fee, interest or reward, for the deposit or use of money of the State, and to prescribe a penalty therefor. SECTION I. Be it enacted, That if the State Treasurer, or any Use of the other officer of this State, shall use, directly or indirectly, the money, for money of this State, such officer shall be deemed guilty of a felony, Benefit, de- and on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the Penipersonal clared a fel- tentiary for any time not less than five, nor longer than twenty, ony. SEC. II. Be it enacted, That if the State Treasurer, or any other Receiving officer of the State, or county, or any other person whatsoever, shall receive, or agree to receive, from any person, bank, or corpo public money ration, any fee, interest or reward for the deposit or use of money prohibited. of the State, such officer, or other person, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the Penitentiary for any time not less than five, nor longer than twenty, years. Penalty. flict with SEC. III. Be it enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall Not to con- be construed to modify or change any law now of force relative to law now in the conduct or liability of the Treasurer or any officer of the State. SEC. IV. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. force. Approved September 24, 1879. SPECIAL EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM TAXATION. An Act to carry into effect paragraph 2, of section 2, of article 7, of the Constitution of this State, in reference to the exemption from taxation of certain property therein described. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the following described property shall be exempt from taxation, to wit: Officers Prohibited from Receiving Interest on Public Funds. property from taxa not used for All public property, places of religious worship, and places of burial, all institutions of purely public charity, all buildings erected Certain for and used as a college, incorporated academy, or other seminary exempt or learning, the real and personal estate of any public library and tion provi that of any other literary association used by, or connected with, ded it be such library; all books, philosophical apparatus, paintings and purposes of statuary of any company or association kept in a public hall, and corporate not held as merchandize or for purposes of sale or gain: provided, income. gain or the above described property so exempted be not used for purposes of private or corporate profit or income. SEC. II. Bc it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws, whether general, local or special, in conflict with this Act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved December 10, 1878. [NOTE. The language of this Act is the same as that of the Constitution.] private or OFFICERS PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING INTEREST ON No. 12, An Act to enforce paragraph 1, section 9, of article 7, of the Consti tution. Receiving profit on an officer SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act it is hereby interest or enacted by the authority of the same, that the receiving, directiy public or indirectly, by any officer of the State, or county, or member or money by officer of the General Assembly, of any interest, profits, or per- prohibited. quisites arising from the use or loan of public funds in his hands, or moneys to be raised through his agency for State or county purposes, shall be deemed and held a felony, and on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the Penitentiary for a period not less than two years, nor longer than seven years, and shall be dis- Penalty. qualified from holding office. SEC. II. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved December 16. 1878. missioners. jury list. Mode of selecting Jurors prescribed. MODE OF SELECTION OF JURORS PRESCRIBED. An Act to carry into effect paragraph 2, section 18, article 6, of the Constitution of 1877, se as to provide for the selection of the most experienced, intelligent and upright men to serve as grand jurors, and of intelligent and upright men to serve as traverse jurors, and for the drawing of juries. No. 3. SECTION I. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do enact, Jury com- That whenever the Ordinary, together with the Clerk of the Superior Court and three Commissioners in each county in this State, Shall revise appointed by the presiding Judge of the Superior Court, and constituting the Jury Commissioners, shall revise the jury list, and shall select from the books of the Tax Receiver upright and intelligent men to serve as jurors, and shall write the names of the persons so selected on tickets, as required by law, it shall be the duty of said Jury Commissioners to select from these a sufficient number, not exceeding two-fifths of the whole number of the most experienced, intelligent and upright men, to serve as grand jurors, and the jurors left after such second selection, shall constitute traverse jurors. Grand jurors. Traverse jurors. box. SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That said Grand jury Jury Commissioners shall place the tickets containing the names of grand jurors in a box to be provided at the public expense, which box shall contain apartments marked number one and two, from which grand jurors shall be drawn as now provided by law. Traverse jury box. List of jurors. The jury commisssioners SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That said Jury Commissioners shall place the tickets containing the names of traverse jurors in a separate box, to-wit: the jury box now in use, or other similar box, from which traverse jurors shall be drawn, as now provided by law. SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That the Clerk of the Superior Court shall make out in a book lists of the names respectively contained in the grand jury box and in the traverse jury box, alphabetically arranged, and place said book in his office, after the lists therein have been certified by the Ordinary, Clerk and Commissioners to contain, respectively, all the names placed in said jury boxes. SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Jury Commissioners of each county in this State shall meet at the Court House on the first Wednesday in January, A.D. 1879, and revise the jury list, shall revise and select grand jurors and traverse jurors according to the provisions of this Act; and after such revision and selection, grand lists. jurors and traverse jurors shall be drawn to serve at the next term of jurors-how the Superior Court in the manner provided by exising laws for the drawing of grand jurors in vacation, where the presiding Judge of the jury Traverse to draw |