Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-04
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF GEORGIA,

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 A CT to amend the Constitution Of the State
Of Georgia By striking thereIr0ne paragraph
IS, section z, article 8.
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same, That the
Constitution OF the State be amended by
striking therefrom paragraph 10 of section
seven a., article three (3), which reads as fol-
lows, to-wit: Paragraph AV.-All special or
local bills shall originate in the House of Rep
resentatives, The speaker OF the House of
Representatives shall, within five daVs from
the organization of the General Assembly,
appoint committee, consisting of ono 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
mjttee, 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 II WITHIN fifteen
days after the organization of the General
Assembly, except by two thirds vote
SEC, III. Be 1t further enacted, That when
ever the above proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be agreed to by two
thirds of the mem bers elected to zach 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. III. Be IL further enacted, That the
above proposed amendment shall be submit
TED for ratification or rejection to the electors
of this State ut the next general election to be
held after publication, as provided or In tie
second section of this Act, in the several cleo
HistI~ iafa in of
every person shall be entitled to vote who is
entitled to vote for members 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 ratI6ca-
ton of the amendment striking paragraph is
of section 7, article 3,from the Constitution: :"
and all persons opposed to the adoption of the
aforesaid proposed amendment shall write or
have printed on their ballots the word ;:
against ratfcation of the amendment strik-
Ing paragraph 10, OF section {. article 3. from
the Constitution"
SEC. w BE it further enacted, That the
Governor be, and he is hereby authorized and
directed to provide for the submission of the
amendment proposed in the first section of
this ct to vote of the people, as required
by the Constitution in this State, in para
graph |. section |, OF article IL, and by this
Act, and II ratified, the Governor shall when
he ascertalns such 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 ascertain the result, Issue
his proclamation for the period of thirty dav,
announcing such result and declaring the
amendmentratiiied.
SEC. V. Be 1t further enacted, That alllaws
and parts OF laws in conflict with this Act be.
and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved september "a, 1885.
An ACT TO amend the last sentence of Articl, :
Section 1, PGrdgrGDh 1 Of the Consultation
SEo.I. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Georgia, That the last
sentence of article 7, section I. paragraph /. OF
the Constitution OF 1877 be, and the same "a
hereby amended by adding thereto at the end
of said sentence the following words: And
TO make suitable provision for such Coufeder-
ate soldiers as may have been permanently
injured in such service SO that said sem
tence when so amended shall read ss follows.
ITO supply tue soldiers who lost limb or
limbs In the military service of the Confeder-
ate States with suitable artificial limbsdurinu
lie, ana to make suitable provisions for such
Confederate soldiers rs may have been per
manentiy injured in such service"
SEC. IL. And be II further enacted, That if
TINS amendment shall be agreed to by two
thirds of the members eectedto each of the
two Houses, the same shall be entered on their
journals with the ayes and nays taken there
on; and the Governor shall cause said amend
ment to be published in one or more newspa-
pers IN each Congressional District Tor two
months previous to the next general election.
and the same shall be submitted to the people
voters at said next general election shall
nave Inscribed or printed on their tickets the
words ratification" or GENERALIZATION
as they may choose to vote: and If a maiority
OF the voters qualified To vote for members
OF the General Assembly, voting thereon.
shall vote IN favor Of ratification, then this
amendment shall become part OF SAID arti-
Gle Z, s.cIon }, paragraph !, of the Constitu-
ton OF the state, ami the Governor shall make
proclamation thereof
SEC. III. 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 10, 1886.
NOW, therefore, |, Henry ID. Mcdaniel, Gov
ernor of said state, do issue this my procla-
nation, hereby declaring that the foregoing
proposed amendments are submitted to the
quallhed voters of the State, at the general
election to be held on Wednesday, October
u, 1856, Tor 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
1856. HENRY ID NCDANIEI '
ny we Governor, Governor.
d. W. WARREN. Sec, Elk. Dent.