BULLOCH Co. GEORGIA - HISTORY Election District 1830 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley varcsix@hot.rr.com Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm From Galileo digital Library http://neptune3.galib.uga.edu/tmp/homepage_banner_...._default_1.html ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE State of Georgia. PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE AT AN ANNUAL SESSION IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. 1830. [missing title] ELECTIONS. 1830 Vol. 1 -- Page: 93 Sequential Number: 070 Full Title: AN ACT to establish an election district in the county of Bulloch at the muster ground or place of holding Justices courts, for the forty- seventh district of Georgia militia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That after the passing of this act, it shall be lawful for the voters of the county of Bulloch, to convene at the muster ground or place of ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- Page: 94 holding Justices courts for the forty- seventh district company Georgia militia, and to vote for Governor, Electors of President, Vice President, Representatives to Congress, and members of the State Legislature. Sec. 2. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the election shall be superintended by one Justice of the Peace and two freeholders, or a Justice of the Inferior Court and two freeholders, each freeholder shall previous to taking his seat, shall swear that he will, well and truly superintend said election, and a just and true return make of all the votes taken at said precinct; and the return when so made, shall be added to the number taken at the court house, all of which returns, shall be signed by the superintendents and by them transmitted to the Executive Department. Sec. 3. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any Constable of said county, shall, and is hereby authorised to act at said election; and where a Constable cannot be had, the superintendents shall appoint a private person for that purpose -- which election shall be conducted according to the laws governing elections in said county, not repealed by this act. Sec. 4. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person shall vote or attempt to do so, at more than one place on the same day in said county, such person shall on conviction, forfeit and pay the sum of thirty dollars, for every such offence. Sec. 5. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws, militating against this act, be, and the same is hereby repealed. ASBURY HULL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS STOCKS, President of the Senate. GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor. Approval Date: Assented to, 14th Dec. 1830.