Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-18
Oftrial.
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 dp,ead The Constitution IF the State
Of Georgia 6V striking ther9JrODt DayG0raph
Is, section :, article 3.
SEQ. /. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly 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 Is of section
seven a., article three 49,. which reads as fol-
lows, TO wit: Paragraph NN.-All special or
local bills shall originate in the liouee of Rep
resenta ives, The Speaker OF the House of
Representatives shall within five DAYS from
the organization of the General Assembly,
appoint committee, consisting of one from
each Congressional District, whose duty IL
shall be to consider ana 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 a twO-thrds vote: ana no
bill shall be considered or reported to the
House by said committee, unless the same
shall have been land before II within fifteen
days after the organization of the General
Assembly. except by two thirds vote.
SEC. II. BE II further enacted, That when
ever the above proposed amendment to the
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 he
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.
SEQ. III. Be 1T further enacted, That the
above proposed amendment shah be submit
ten for ratification or rejection TO the electors
Of this State NJ the next general election 10 be
held after publication, rs provided ior IN tie
second section of this Act, In the several cleo
tion districts in this state, at which election
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 ratiiica-
ton of the amendment Striking paragraph 10
of section I. article 3, from the Constitutions; -
and all persons opposed TO the adoption OF the
aforesaid proposed amendment shall write, or
have printed on their ballots the word:
Against ratification Of the amendment sirik-
ing paragraph 10, OF section z, 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 submIseo OF tho
amendment proposed in the hrst section OF
this A CT TO a vote of the people, as required
by the Constitution in this State, in para
graph /, section /. of article IS, aud by this
Act, and II ratified, the Governor shall, when
he ascertains such ratification from the Sec
Rotary of State, 20 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 days
announcing such result and declaring the
amendment ratified.
SEC. V. BE Itfurther enacted, That all laws
and parts Of laws in conflict with this Act be,
and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved September "a, 1886.
An ct 10 amend the last sentence Of article +.
Section I, PdrdGrdDh 1 IF tie Constitution
Of 1871. 4t
SEC /. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the state OF Georgia, That the last
sentence of article 7, section ]. paragraph J, OF
the Constitution of 1877 be, and the same s
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" 30 that said sem
tence when so amended shall read AS follows:
ITO supply tue soldiers who lost limb or
limbs in the military service OF the C0nEeder-
alto states with suitable artificial limbs during
| life, and to make eultable provisions for such
| Confederate soldiers as may have been per-
| manently injured in such service"
SEC. 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 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 ncwspa-
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
have inscribed or printed on their tickets the
words ratification" or ''non-ratihcation,n
as they may choose to vote; and II amaiority
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 State and 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, 1885.
Now, therefore, /, Henry ID. Mcdaniel, Gov
ernor of said State, do Issue this my proca-
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
o, 1856, 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
1885, HENRY ID. MCDANIEL,
BY the Governor, Governor.