Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-06
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PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF GEORGIA.

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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
GEORGIA.--BY HENRY d, MCDANIEL
Governor of said state.
Whereas, the General Assembly, at its last
session passed the following Acts, to-wit:
An CT to amend the Constitution IF the Stats
Of Georgia By striking thersJr0m paragraph
IS, section 2, article 3.
SEC. /. Be IL enacted by the General As
sombly of the State of Georgia. and il is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same, That the
Constitution OF the State be amended byt
striking therefrom araEraph Is of sectioni
seven a., article three 81, which reads as fol-
lows, to-wit: Paragraph AN.-All special or
local Dllls snail originate in the House of Rep-t
resontatives, The Speaker OF the House of
Representatives shall, within Ave days from
the org AnzatiOG of the General Assembly,
appoint committee, consisting of one from
each Congressional District, whose duty IL
shall be to consider and consolidate all special
and local bills, on the same subject, andreporL
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
mittee, unless by a two-thirds vote; and no
bill shall be considered or reported to the
House by said committee, unless the same
shall have BEEN LAID before It within fifteen
days after the organization of the General
Assembly. except by two thirds vote.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, That when
ever the above proposed amendment to tho
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 be
published In at least two newspapers in each
Congressional District In this State for the
period OF two months next preceding the time
of holding the next general election
SEC. Ill. lie 1t further enaoIed, That the
above proposed amendment shall be submit
tea for ratification or rejection TO the electora
OF this state at the next general election TO bo
held after publication, as provided or IN the
second section of this Act, in the several cleo
ton districts in this State, at which election
every person shall be entitled to vote who Is
entitled To vote Tor nnemners OF the General
Assembly. All persons voting at said election
in favor of adopting the proposed amendment
TO the Constitution shall write, or have print
ed on their ballots the words: "For ratIhca-
ton of the amendment striking paragraph Is
of section Z, article y, from the ConBtitution:n
and all persona opposed to the adoption of the
aforesaid proposed amendmen ut shall write or
have printed on their ballots the words:
against ratification OF the amendment strik-
ing paragraph 10, Of section z, article 8, from
the Constitution"
SEC. " Be It further enacted, That tho
Governor be, and he is hereby authorized and
directed to provide for the submission of the
amendment proposed in the first section of
this Act TO a vote of the people, as required
by the Constitution in this State, in para
graph !, section /, OF article IL, and by thig
Act, and Il ratified. the Governor shall, when
he ascertains suoh ratification from the Sec
Rotary of State, TO whom the returns shall be
referred IN the same manner as in cases OF
election for members OF the General Assem-
bly,, to count and ascertein the result issue
his proclamation fol the period of thirty DAYS
announcing such result and declaring the
amendmentratihed.
SEC. V. BE it further enacted, That alIIaws
and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be,
and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved September "a, 1885.
An Act 10 amend the last sentence of Article 2.
Section I, PdraardDh 1 IF the Constitution
SEC, /. Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
ply OF the State of Georgia, That the last
sentence Of article 7, section !, paragraph !, OF
the Constitution OF 1877 be. and the same il
hereby amended by adding thereto at the end
OF said sentence the following words: "And
TO make suitable provision for such Confedey-
ate soldiers as may have been permanently
injured In such service,p so that said SEN
tence when so amended shall read as follows:
ITO supply the soldiers who lost limb or
limbs in the military service OF the C0nieder-
ate States with suitable artificial limbs during
life, ana TO make suitable provisions for such !
Confederate soldiers as may have been per-
maDently INJURED in such service"
SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That II
this amendment shall be agreed TO by two
thirds Of tue members elected TO each of the
two Houses, the same shall be entered on their
journals with the aves apd nays taken there- =
on; and the Governor shall cause said amend
ment TO be published in one more newspa-
pers in each Congressional District for two
months previous to the next general election,
and the same shall be sub mitted to the people
at the next general election; and the legal
voters at said next general election shall 4.
nave inscribed or printed ON their tickets the
as they may choose to vote; and IL majority !
OF the voters qualified 10 vote for members
OF the General Assembly, voting thereon.
shall vote in favor Of ratification then this
amendment shall become a part of said arti-
Gle Z, seouon !, paragraph i, of the Constitu-
ton OF the State, and the Governor shall make
proclaim alton thereof.
SEC. Ill. BE 1t further enacted, That all
laws and parts OF laws initiating against the
provisions Of this Act be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
Approved October ~, 1885.
Now, therefore, l, Henry ID. Mcdaniel, Gov
ernor Of said State, do issue this my proola-
nation, hereby declaring that the foregoing
proposed amendments are submitted to the
qualified voters OF the State, at the general
election 10 be held on wednesday, October
9, 1896, for ratification or rejection of said
amendments or either of them as provided
in said Acts respectively.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the
Executive Department, this 3lst day OF July
1886. HENRY ID. MCDANIEL,
BY the Governor, Governor.
J. w. WARREN. Sec. Elk. Dept.
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