SEC. 1. Governor shall appoint an In-SEC. 3. Violators of this law spector. 2. Inspector's duties defined. meanor-penalty. 4. Inspector's fees. (No. 1.) An Act to protect the Planters of this State from imposition in the sale of SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the Governor shall appoint for each of the counties of Richmond and Chatham, and in such other counties as the public interest may require, an agricultural chemist, who shall be Inspector of Fertilizers for their respective counties. Each Inspector shall hold his office for the term of two years, and before entering on the duties Term of thereof, shall take an oath, before some officer of this State authorized to administer oaths for general purposes, faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties of his office. Said oath shall be filed for preservation with the Ordinaries of their respective counties. office. Duties defined. Fertilizers be stamped To protect the planters of this State from imposition. SEC. II. It shall be the duty of every Inspector of Fertilizers, when requested by the owner or person in charge thereof, to inspect all Fertilizers within their respective counties, or any other county within this State, and to stamp or brand the packages thereof with his name as Inspector, and the name of the county in which he is Inspector; and he shall also furnish to the person procuring the inspection, a certificate, showing the date of the inspection, the place at which it was made, and the charaeter and quality of the Fertilizers, etc., inspected. SEC. III. Any person who shall sell any Fertilizer within this required to State, without its having been so inspected, stamped and certified, or and certi- any person who shall use an Inspector's certificate to induce or fied. influence the sale of any other Fertilizer than that to which it was applicable when given by the Inspector, or any Inspector who shall procure, or aid in procuring, or who shall knowingly use, after it has been procured, any false Inspector's certificate, shall be guilty violation. of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof in any Court having jurisdiction, shall be fined and imprisoned as in case of other misde Penalty for Inspector's fees. When Act meanors. SEC. IV. The Inspector shall be allowed a fee of fifty cents per ton, to be paid by the person procuring the inspection. SEC. V. That this act take effect from and after the first day of to take of January next. fect. SEC. VI. All laws and parts of laws militating against this act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved September 17, 1868. To raise Revenue for latter half of 1869-Special Appropriations. TITLE II. APPROPRIATIONS. SEC. 1. Salaries of Governor, Secretary of SRC. 2. Governor may employ additional as- 3. Contingent fund, Printing fund, deficiency, etc. 4. Pay of President of Senate and Speaker of House, mileage, pay of members, mileage, exception, persons occupying seats of colored persons, deceased members of House per diem, mileage. 5. Secretary of Senate and Clerk of House, Journalizing and Assistant 6. Doorkeepers' and Messengers' pay, 7. Where General Assembly makes no provision, Governor's warrant. 8. Governer to pay all salaries fixed by law. 9. Treasurer to pay certain officers, 75, of demands, vouchers. 10. Superintendent and resident Physician of Lunatic Asylum, Trustees, Treasurer, etc., pauper patients, reairs of Asylum, convicts, etc. (No. 2.) An Act for the raising a revenue for the latter half of the politcial year Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-Eight, and to appropriate money for the support of the Government during said half year, and to make certain special appropriations, and for other purposes herein mentioned. $2,000 Gov to Secreta SECTION I. Be it enacted, etc., That the following sums of money be and the same are hereby appropriated to the respective persons and objects hereinafter mentioned, to-wit: The sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) to his Excellency, the Governor, as his salary for ernor's salthe latter half of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and the ary. further sum of one thousand dollars in currency each to the Secretary $,1000 each of State, Comptroller General and the State Treasurer, for the latter ry of State, half of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight; and the sum of Comp. Gen. nine hundred dollars in currency each, to the Secretaries of the Exec- $900 each to utive Department, not exceeding two, for the latter half of the year Executive eighteen hundred and sixty-eight; and the sum of four hundred and 475 to Messeventy-five dollars in currency to pay the Messenger of the Execu-senger Ex, tive Department for the latter half of the year eighteen hundred and State Tr'ur Secretaries Departm't. Departm't. State Librarian. General. preme C'rt Per diem and mileage of members of General Assembly. 6800 to sixty-eight; and the sum of six hundred dollars in currency to pay the State Librarian as his salary for the latter half of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight; and the sum of one hundred and twen$125 to Sols. ty-five dollars in specie, or equivalent in currency, to each of the Solicitors General for the latter half of the year eighteen hundred and $500 to Su-sixty-eight; and the sum of five hundred dollars in currency to the Reporter. Reporter of the Decisions of the Supreme Court, as his salary for the latter half of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight; and the $250 to Cl❜k sum of two hundred and fifty dollars in currency, be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay the Clerk of the Supreme Court for stationery and advertising notices of the meetings of said Court in the latter half of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight; and the sum each Judge of twelve hundred and fifty dollars in specie, or its equivalent in curCourt. rency, to each Judge of the Supreme Court as his salary for the latter half of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight; and the sum of Judge Su- nine hundred dollars in specie, or its equivalent in currency, to each perior C'rt, Judge of the Superior Court, as his salary for the latter half of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. Supreme Court. $1,200 to of Supreme $900 to each Gov. may employ ad 2. SEC. II. That his Excellency, the Governor, be authorized to ditional as- employ such additional assistance in the Executive office as he may sistance in deem necessary or proper at any time, and that he draw his warrant and draw on the Treasury to pay for the same, out of any money not otherwise appropriated. Ex. Office war'nt, &c. $10,000 con $15,000 3. SEC. III. That the sum of ten thousand dollars be and the same ting't fund. is hereby appropriated as a contingent fund for the latter half of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight; and the sum of fifteen thouPrinting sand dollars be appropriated as a printing fund for the latter half of fund. the currant year; and in case of a deficiency in this appropriation, the In case de-Governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasurer Governor's for the same, to be paid out of any money in the Treasurer not otherwarrant. wise appropriated. ficiency Senate and House. Mileage. Mileage. $12 per day 4. SEC. IV. That the sum of twelve dollars per day, each, be paid to Presid't to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of RepSpeaker of resentatives during the present session of the General Assembly, and the sum of five dollars for every twenty miles travel going to and returning from the seat of Government, the distance to be computed Per diem of by the nearest route usually traveled and the sum of nine dollars members. each per day be paid to the members of the General Assembly during the present session, and five dollars for every twenty miles traveled in going to and returning from the seat of government under the same rules which apply to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of Proviso. the House of Representatives; Provided, that no member of the General Assembly shall receive pay for the time he may be absent, unless Exception. his absence was caused by the sickness of himself or his family, or he had leave of absence granted by the Senate or House of Representatives for satisfactory reasons, and that the Representatives and Senacupying tors, except the Senator from the 1st District, occupying seats lately ted by col'd vacated by the colored persons, receive pay from the time seats of colMileage. ored persons were vacated, and mileage both ways, and that the fami Persons oc seats vaca persons. |