The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-09-23
STATE OF GEORGIA.
Executive Department.
PROCLAMATION.

GEoRGIA.-By HENRY D. MCDANIEL, Governor Of
said state:
Whereas The general assembly, at its last session
passed the following acts, to wit
IN act to amend the constitution of the state of
Georgia 10y striking therefrOm paragraph Is, Sec
ton 4 article j.
Section |. Be it enacted by the general assembly
Of the State OF Georgia. and il is hereby enacted by
the authority OF the same that the constitution OF
this state be an9ndcd by striking therefrOm para
graph 10 of section Ia, article three 81 which
ia or local bills shah originate in the house OF rep
reSentatives The speaker OF the house OF represent
tatiyeS shall within five days from the organization
OF the general assembly, appoint committee, con-
Sisting Of one from each congressional district
whose duty ii shall be to consider and consolidate
all special and lncal bills on the same subject and
report the same to the house; and no special or To-
cal bill shall be read considered hy the house nm
til the same has boon reported bv the committee
unless by twO-thirdS vote and no bill shall he
considered reported to the house by said committee
unless the same shall have been laid before il with
in fifteen days after the organization of the general
assembly, except by tw0-thirds vote
Sec. H. Be it further enacted, That whenever the
above proposed amendment to the constitu ton
shall be agreed to by twO-thirds of the me hers cleo
ted to each of the two houses of the general ASSEM-
bly,, the governor shall and he is hereby authorized
and instructed to canse said amendment to be pub
shed IN az least two newspapers in each congress-
QGal district In this state for the period of two
months next preceding the time OF holding the next
general election.
Sec. III. BE it further enacted, That the above
proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratff-
cation lection to the electors of this state at the
next general election TO be held after publication
as provided for in the second section OF this act in
the several election districts in this state at which
election every person shall be entitled to vote who
is entitled to vote for members OF the general a.
sembly. All persons voting at said election ia fsy-
or OF adopting the proposed amendment "a he con-
Stituton shall write, or have printed Gp their hal
lots the words, For ratification III the amendment
striking paragraph Is Of section :, article B from
the constitution - and all persons opposed to the
adoption oi the aforesaid proposed amendment
hall trrifA h4n4r. ,t..l Al.
words, Against ratification of the amendment
striking paragrah 10 OF section T. article B. from the
constitution
Sec. ". BE it further enacted, That the governor
be- ana he is hereby authorized and directed to pro-
vide for the submission OF the amendment prop6sed
IN the hrNt section OF this act to vote Of the people
as required by the constitution OF this state in par
agraph /, section i OF article 10, and by this act
and if ratified, the governor shall when he ascer.
tains such ratification from the secretary Of state
To whom the returns shall be referred in the same
manner as IN OF election for members OF the
general assembly TO count and ascertain the result
issue his proclamation fol the period OF thirty DAYS
announcing such result and declaring the amend
ment Tatit ed.
Sec. Y, BE it further enacted, That all laws and
parts OF laws in conflict with this act be- and the
same are hereby repealed.
Approved September "A, 1855
An act TO amend the last sentence Of article = Sec
tion l. paragraph Of the constitution Of 1871
Sec. |. Be it enacted by the general assembly OF
the state OF Georgia, That the last sentence Of rti
Gle = section !, paragraph OF the constitution Of
1877 be, and the same is hereby amended by adding
thereto at the end Of said sentence the following
words, And 70 make suitable provision Tor such
confederate soldiers as may have been permanent
ly injured in such SERVICE that said sentence
when amended shall read as follows: ''To Supply
the soldier who lost limb or limbs in the military
service OF the confederate states with suitable arti
cal limbs during life, and to make suitable proyi.s
ions Tor such confederate soldiers as NAV have been
permanently injured in such service" ~
See. ii. And be il further enacted That if this
amendment shall be agreed to by two-thirdS Of the
members elected to each of the two houses the same
nays taken thereon; and the governor shall caus,
said amendment to be published In one or more
newspapers In each congressional district for two
months previous to the next general election and
the same shall be submitted to the people al the
next general election and the legal voters al said
ed on their tickets the words, Qualification" or
decentralization, as they may choose 10 vote. and
II majority OF the voters qualified to vote for
members OF the general assembly, voting thereon
shall vote in favor OF ratification then This amend
meut shall become part OF said article T. .ectiun
paragraph u the constitution Vi the state and the
governor shall make proclamation thereof
see. Ill fe II further enacted, That all laws and
parts Of laws initiating against the provisions OF
this act be- and the same is hereby repealed
Approved October 10, 1SSj.
Now, therefore, l Henry d. Mcdaniel governor
OF said state, do issue this my procamati0n here
by declaring that the foregoing proposed amend
mentS are submitted to the qualified voters Of the
state, at the general election 10 he held on Wedues
day October 9Th sS6, for ratification or rejection al
said amendments or either Of them as provided In
said Acts respectively,
Given under nay hand and the seal of the eXecu-
tive department, this 8lst day OF July 1856
by the governor,
HENRY y. MCDANIEL, Governor
j. W. WARREN, Sec Elk. Dept