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PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF GEORGIA,

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 lot 20 amend the Oonstttutios o( the State
OT Georgia By striking MereJron, paragraph
10, section 2, article 8.
SEQ. l. Be 1t enacted by the General As
semOly 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 therefrom paragraph 10 of section
seven a.. article three 49,. which reads as fol-
lows, to- wit: Paragraph XV.-All special or
local bills shall originate in the House Of Rep
resentatives, The Speaker OF the House Of
Representatives shall, within i've days from
the organization of the General Assembly,
appoint committee, consisting of one from
each Congressional District, whose duty 1t
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
mittee, unless by 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, ii. Be 1t further enacted, That whom
ever the above proposed amendment to the
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. BE 1t further enacted, That tho
above proposed amendment shall be submit
tea for ratification or rejection to the electors
Of this state at the next general election TO be
held after publication, as provided or IN tie
second section OF this Act, in the several cleo
tnNxd lot "a IN h fh ala Hon
every person shall be entitled To vote who IS
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 THEA
ton of the amendment striking paragraph Is
of section Z, article 3, from the Constitutions"
and all persons opposed 10 the adoption of the
aforesaid proposed amendment shall write. or
have printed on their ballots the word:
against ratification Of the amend ment irik-
ing paragraph 10, OF section Z, article 3, from
the Constitution"
sK0. " Be 1t further enacted, That the
Governor be, and rs is hereby authorized and
directed to provide for the subm ission OF the
amendment proposed In the first section OF
this Act 70 vote OF the people, as required
by the Constitution in this State, In para
graph !, section ], of article ID, aud by thfs
Act, and II ratified, the Governor shall, when
he ascertains 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 procla m alton for the period of thirty days
announcing such result and declaring the
amendmeptratihed.
SEC. V. BE IL further enacted, That liaws
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 O( Article 2,
Section 1, PGrG0rdDh 1 Of Tie Constitution
Off577.
SEQ. /. Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
ply OF the State of Georgia, That the last
sentence OF artlcle7 I, 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 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 Conleder-
ATE States with suitable artificial limbs during
life, ana 10 make suitable provisions for sucn
Confederate soldiers as may have been per
IN anently injured in such service"
SEC. III. And be 10 further enacted, That II
this am ndment shall be agreed to by two
thirds OF the members elected 10 each OF the
two Houees, the same shall be entered on their
Journals with the as es and nays taken there
on; and the Governor shall cause said amend
menLLo be- published In one or more newBpa-
pers in each Congressional District Tor two
months previous to the next general election;
at the next general election; and the legal
voters at said next general election shall
nave inscribed or printed on their tickets the
words '.ratifcation" or ''non-ratihcation,"
as they may choose 10 vote: and II amaiorIy
OF the voters qualified ~ vote for members
OF the General Assembly, voting thereon.
shal vote In favor of ratification, then this
amendment shall become a part OF SAID arti-
Gle I, section |, paragraph /, OF the Coustitu-
tion OF the state and the Governor shall make
proclaim alton thereof.
sEC, III. Belt 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
ernqr OF said state, do issue this my procla-
nation. hereby declaring that the foregoing
proposed amendments are submitted TO the
qualifed voters OF the State, at tho general
election 70, be held on Wednesday, October
9. 1856, Tor ratification or rejection OF said
amendments (or either OF them) ms provided
IN said Acts respectively.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
Executive Department, this 8lst day OF July
1885, HENRY ID. MCDANIEL,
BY the Governor. Governor.
J. w. wAKREs. Sec. Ex. Dent.
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