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PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF GEORGIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.


EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
GEORGIA.--BY HENRY ID, MCDANIEL,
Governor Of said State.
Whereas, the General Assembly, at its last
session passed the following Acts, to-wit:
An A CT TO amend the Constitution of the Stcte
of Georgia BY striking thersJro0t DardgSaph
10, section 2, article 8.
SEC. /. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Georgia, and IL is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same, That the
Constitution OF the State be amended by
striking therefr0m paragraph Is of section
seven az, article three (3), which reads as fol-
lows, to- wit: Paragraph XV.-An special or
local bills shall originate in the House of Rep
resentatives. The Speaker of the HOuse OF
Representatives shall, within five days from
| the organization of the General Assembly,
appoint committee, consisting of one from
each Congressional District, whose duty it
shall be to consider and consolidate all special
and local bills, on the same subject, and report
/ the same to the House; and no special or local
| bill shall be read or considered by the House
until the same has been reported by the com-
mlt.ee, unless by a two-thrds vote; and no
bill shall be considered or reported to thu
House by eaid committee, unless the same
shall have been LAID before 1t within fifteen
days after the organization of the General
| Assembly, except by w0-thirds vote.
SEC, III. Be 1t further enacted, That when
\ ever the above proposed amendment to tha
| Constitution shall be agreed TO by two
| thirds of the members elected to each OF the
two Houses of the General Assembly, the
Governor shall, and he is hereby authorized
and instructed to cause said amendment to bd
a. IN ssss r
period OF two months next preceding the time
of holding the next general election
| SEC. Ill. Bc 1t further enacted, That the
above proposed amendment shall be submit
tel for ratification or rejection to the electors
Of this State at the next general election to be-
| held after publication, as provided Tor In tile
second section of this Act, in the several cleo y
ton districts in THE State, at which election
every person shall be entitled TO vote who IS
entitled to vote Tor MEMOIRS OF the General
Assembly. AL persons voting at said election
In favor of adopting the proposed amendm emit
to the Constitution shall write, or have print
ed on their ballots the words: "For rati1ca-
ton of the Amendment striking paragraph Is
OF section r article 8, from the Constitution; -
| and all persons opposed TO the adoption of the
Aforesaid proposed amendment shall write, on
have printed on their ballots the words /:
Against ratification Of the amendmentstrik-
ing paragraph 10, of section 2, article 8, from
the Constitution."
SEC. ~ Bel further enacted, That the
Governor be- and ne is hereby authorized and
directed TO provide for the submissiop of the
amendment proposed In the first eection OF
THIS a., vet 20 ySSg OF 'n S s
graph /, section /. OF article ID, aud by this
ACT. and If ratified. the Governor shall, when
he Gscertans suoh ratification from the Sec
rotary Of state, to whom the returns shau be
referred in the same manner as In cases %
election for members of tho General Assem-
bly,, to count and assertion the result issue
l
/ announcing such result and declaring the
amendment rat led.
SEC. '. Be il further enacted, That alilaws
md parts of laws IN conflict with this Act be,
I and the same are hereby repealed.
| Approved September "a, 1885.
Al Act to amend The last seRtencs Of Article 2,
Section 1, Paragraph I Of the CoNStttuttosl
Sol. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
oily OF the State OF Georgia, That the lasi
sentence of artiele7 section l, paragraph !, OF
| tha az M ii
hereby amended by adding thereto atthe end
! of said sentence the following words: "And
to make sultable provision for such Cpnfeder-
ate soldiers as may have been perrhaneatfy
tence when so amended shall read as follows;
ITO supply ~, soldiers who t9st ims o.
ate States With suitable artificial limbs during
life, ana TO make suitable provisions for such
Confederate soldiers as may have been per
| manentiy injured In such SERVICE"
SEC. ii. Aud be 1t further enacted, That il
} this amendment shall be agreed TO by two
thirds of tine members elected to each OF thu
two Houses, the same shall be entered on theti
journals with the ayee and nays taken there
on; and the Governor shall cause said amend.
ment to be published In one or more newspa.
months previous 70 the next general cleo tion
and the Same shall be submitted TO the people
at the next general election; apd the lega
voters az said next general election ton shall al
words ratification" or decentralization
as they may choose to vote; and II amaiority
OF the voters qualified TO vote for members
OF the General Assembly, voting thereon
shall vote IN favor Of ratification, then thii
amendmeut shall become a part OF said arti.
Gle z, seotiop ], paragraph i, OF efe Constitu.
|. ton of the State, and the Governor shall MAKE
proclamation thereof.
SEC. III. Belt further enacted, That al
laws and parts oflaws initiating against ths
provisions OF TINS Act be, and the same ar,
hereby repealed.
Approved October 10, 1885.
Now, therefore, l, Henry ID. Mcdaniel, Gov.
ernor Of said State, do Issue this my procla
nation, hereby declaring that the foregoing
proposed amendments are submitted to thi
qualified voters OF the State, at the genera
election 10 be held ON Wednesday, October
q, 1885, for ratification or rejection of safe
amendments or either Of them) as provided
| in said Acts respectively.
Given under my hand and the seal of tn,
| Executive Department, this 3lst day of july
| 1895. HENRY ID. MCDANIEL,
| BY the Governor, Governor.
j. w. WARREN. Sec. Elk. Dept.