The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-08-05
STATE OF GEORGIA,
Executive Department.
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PROCLAMATION.

ttEoEGIA.-By HENRY d. MCDANIEL, Governor of
said State:
Whereas, The general assembly at its last session
passed the following acts, to wit
An act TO amend the constitution of the state OF
Georgia by striking therefrom paragraph 10, sec
Section |. BE il enacted by the general assembly
VI me state 81 tteorgia, and it is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same that the constitution 6f
this state he amended by striking therefrom nara
graph 10 OF section ~, article three ( which
reads as follows, to-wit; Paragraph XIV. All spec
a or local bills shall originate in the house of rep
resentatives The speaker OF the house Of represen.
tatiYes shall, within five days from the organization
Of the general assembly, appQint committee, con-
slslng qi cue tIgiH plph congressional district
WhasA duly il shall be 10 consider and consolidate
ali special and local bills, on the same subject and
report the same to the house, and no special or To-
cal nil shall be read or considered by the house un
I'll the same has been reported hY the conmittee
unless by two-thirdSa vote and no nil shah be.
e'nslted Or reported 10 'he house by said committee
unless the same shall have been laid hplure il with
In fifteen days after the organization of the general
assembly, except by two-thirds vote.
Sec. ii. BE il further enacted, That whenever the
above proposed amendment to the constitution
shall be agreed to by two-thrds OF the mem beers cleo
ted to each OF the two houses of the general assem-
bly,, the governor shall, and he is hereby authorized
and instructed to cause said amendment to be pub
i>hed in at least two newspapers in each congress-
ional district in this state for the period OF two
mouths next preceding the tme Of holding the next
general election
Sec, III. Be It further enacted, That the above
proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratif-
cation or rejection to the electors of this state at the
next general election to he held after publication
as provided Tor 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 as.
sehbly All persons voting At said election in fav-
or OF adopting the proposed amendment to the com
stitution shall write or have printed on their bal
lots the words, "For ratification of the amendment
striking paragraph 10 Of section = article B. from
the constitutions" and all persons opposed TO the
adoption OF the aforesaid proposed amendment
shall write or have printed on their ballots the
words, Against ratification of the amendment
striking paragraph l5of section Z article 4 from The
constitution"
See. ~. he It further enacted, That the governor
be- and he is hereby authorized and directed Ia nro
vide for the submission OF the amendment proposed
in the first section of this act to vote Of the peOple
as required by the constitution of this state In bar
agraph /, section |, of article H. and by This act
ana II 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 rs in eases OF election for members of the
general assembly, count and ascertain the result
issue his proclamation io the period OF thirty DAYS
announcing such result and declaring the aincnd-
Sec. V. BE it further enacted That all laws and
parts OF laws in conflict with this act be- aud the
same are hereby repealed
Approved September "a, 1881.
"A act To amend the last sentence Of article = sec
ton J. paragraph of the constitution Of 1877
See. l. BE il enacted by the general assembly OF
Gle Se0tian (, paragraph ! OF the constitution OF
1871 be, and the same Is hereby amended BY adding
Ut INC emu ol salu sentence the following
words And TO make suitable provision for such
confederate soldiers as may have been permanent-
ly injured in such service" that said Seutenr,
when 81 amended shall read AS follows. 'tTo supply
the soldier who lost limb limbs in the military
service OF the confederate states with suitable art
cial limbs during life, and to make suitable nroy
IONS Tor Such confederate soldiers a. may have been
permanently injured in such service ="
sec. ii. And be it further enacted, That if This
amendment shall be agreed to by twO-thros Of the
members elected to each of the two houses the same
shall be entered ON their journals with the ayes and
nays taken thereon; and the governor shall cause
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 pcople M the
next general election and the legal voters at said
next general election shall have inscribed cr NIL
ed on their tickets the words '.IauhcnIi,,h' az
non-ratiHeailGll' Is they may choose to 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
ment shall become part of said article 4 section
paragraph of the constitution OF the state and thr
governor shall make a proclamation thereof
See. Ill. BE il further enacted That all laws and
parts 0i laws initiating against the provisions of
this act be-, and the same is hereby repealed
Approved October 10, 1885.
Of S SsiS tSsrelSre HeHg$ Mseaae governor
by declaring that the foregoing proposed amend
ments are submitted To the qualified voters of the
state at the general election to be held ON Wednps
day October 9th, 1856 for ratifcatson or rejection of
said amendments Tor either of them as provided i'm
said Acts respectfully
Given under my hand and the seal of the exec,
i've department, this SlSl day u I"iy, lss,.
by the governor.
HENRY D MCDANIEL, Governor.
y. W. NAkisEN, See. IX. Dent - '"'