Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-08
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PROCLAMATION.
STATE Or GEoRGkA,t
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

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:
a u A ct 10 dnsad the Constitution. If the State
II Georgia by striking hereJr0H pdyG0rdph
10, section z, article 3.
SEC. |. Be it enacted by the General As
semOly of the state OF Georgia, and 1t is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same, That the
Constitution of the State be amended by
striking tneretrom paragraph l5 Of section
seven 4 }, article three 49,. which reads as fol-
lows, to wit: Paragraph XV.-All special or
local bills shall originate i'll the House Of Rep
resentatives, The Speaker OF the House of
Representatives shall, within five DAYS from
the organization of the General Assembly,
appoint a nlttee, consisting of one from
each Congressional District, whose duty II
shall be to consider ana consolidate all special
and local bills, on the same subject, and report
the same 10 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 two-thrds vote; anu no
bill shall be considered or reported to the
House by said committee, unless the same
SHALL have been lald before 1T wttnin fifteen
days after the organization of the General
Assembly, except by a two-thirds vote.
SEC IL. Be IL further enacted, That whom
ever the above proposed amendment to the
Consultation 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 Districtin this State for the
period OF two months next preceding the time
of no ding the next general election
SEC. III. lie 1t further enacTeu, That the
above PROPOSED amendment shall De submit
Ten for ratification or rejection to the sectors
of this state at the next general election t0b
held after publication, AS provided or IN the
second section of this Act. in the several cleo
ton districts in this State, ut which election
,,aN hal hn anti laA tn Vxh m 10
entitled TO vote Tor 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 ratlfca-
tion of the amendment striking paragraph Is
of section I. article 3. from the CONSTITUTIONS
and all persons opposed 10 the adoption of the
aforesaid proposed amendment shall write. or
nave printed on their ballots the word:
Against ratification OF the amondmentstrik-
log paragraph 10, of section !, article q, from
the Constitution"
SEC. ~. he 1t further enacted, That the
Governor be- and he is hereby authorized and
directed TO provide for the submission OF the
amendment proposed in the hrst section OF
this ct to q vote of the people, as required
10y the Constitution in this State, in para
graph l. section |, of article 10, aud by this
Act. and II raGiaed. the Governor shall, when
he ascerJalns 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 assertion the result, issue
his proclamation for the period Of thirty days
announcing such result and declaring the
AmendmeDtratiied.
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 u, 1885.
An Aot TO amend tie last sentence of article 4,
Section 1, PGrdgrdDh Of the Constitution
Offs77.
SIC. i. Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
nI nf NJ a naf
sentence of article 7, 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
TO make suitable provision for such Confeder-
ate soldiers as may have been permanently
injured in such service" 40 that said sen
tence when 80 amended shall read 40 follows:
ITO supply the soldiers VINO lost linn or
limbs in the military service OF the COnfeder-
alto States with suitable artificial limbs during
life, ana to make suitable prOvisions for such
Confederate soldiers as may have been per
manently injured In such service"
SIC. ii. And be IL further enacted, That II
this amendment shall be agreed to by two
thirds of the members elected TO each OF the
two Houses, the came shall be entered on their
journals with the ayes and nays taken there
on; and the Governor shall cause eaid amend
menJ TO be published in one or more ne wspa-
pers in each Congressional District Tor two
months previous to the next general election;
and the same shall be submitted TO the people
at the next general election; and the legal
voters at said next general election shall
nave inscribed or printed on their tickets tile
words ratification" or GENERALIZATION"
rs they may choose to vote; and II amaiorlty
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 7, section !, paragraph /, OF the Constitu-
ton Of the Stale, and the Governor shall make
proclamation thereof.
SEC. Ill. BE 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, 1885.
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
qualified voters OF the State, at the general
election TO be held on Wednesday, October
8, 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 8lst day OF july
1886. HENRY D. MCDANIEL,
By the Governor, Governor.
j. W. WARREN. Sec. Elk. Dept.