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Butler Herald

Location

Butler, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1920

Page

2

Lanier County and Lamar County Proclamations and Amendments

The proclamations announce proposed Georgia constitutional amendments to create Lanier County from Clinch Berrien and Lowndes with Milltown as seat, and Lamar County from Pike and Monroe with Barnesville as seat. They detail election procedures, officer appointments, district attachments, and affected judicial circuits. The governor and secretary of state certify submission for the 1920 and 1929 general elections.

State OF Georgia Executive Department Georgia Clinch Berrien Lowndes Lanier County Milltown Hugh M. Dorsey General Assembly Senate House of Representatives People of Lanier Berrien County Lowndes County Alajaha 10Th District Clinch County Nar 10Th of Lanier General Assembly of Georgia Justices of the Peace County of Lanier Shell Secretary of State State of Lanie ¥Be The Boundries Berrien’ County Alapaha River Echols Said County Alapaha Judicial Circuit Southern Judicial Ct Alapaha 11Th Congressional District Sixth Senatorial District Lamar County Pike and Monroe Spalding Pike County Upson County Lnes Upson Pike Monroe County Butts County Pike Co Monroe and Butts Lamar Barnesville House of Representati Tme Sam

Governor Dorsey Replaced White Florist With Negro Rufus Bennett

A Georgia letter exposes Governor Dorsey replacing longtime Capitol grounds florist Frank Grant with Rufus Bennett, a Negro, citing cost concerns. Grant notes service under multiple governors and argues state savings were not achieved. Custodian BE Massent confirms the July 1 discharge and lack of wage justification.

Dorsey Gardner Smith Capitol Brown Slaton Harris Fayette County Rufus Bennett Grant Florist Atlanta Georgia State Capitol

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Adel S. G. McLendon Secretary Gov. Dorsey
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