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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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