Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-25
FRED. M. HULL,
WHOLESALE GROCER.
Bacon and Rice SpeCiaIties,
81 Bay Street, Savannah, Ga.
Agent for the Hazard Powder Company.
ONtrtal,
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF GEORGIA,

STATE OF NTEOKGlA.l
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
If Georgia By striking thsreIrom DaTdgrGph
Is, section z, article 8.
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the General As
semby 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 therefr0m paragraph 10 of section
seven a., article three 49,. which reads as fol-
lows, o-wit: Paragraph XV.-All special or
local bills shall originate in the House Of Rep
resentatives, The Speaker or the House of
Representatives shall, within five DAYS from
the organization of the General Assembly,
appoint a committee, consisting of one 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
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 nave been lad before II Within fifteen
days after the organization OF the General
Assembly, except by a two thirds vote.
SEC, IL. Be it further enacted, That when
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 it further enacted, That the
above proposed amendment shall be submit
ten 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
gapOnd N
ton 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. A II 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 ratIfca-
ton of the amendment striking paragraph Is
of section Z. 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 I:
against ratification of the amendment strik-
ing paragraph 10, Of section Z, article 3, from
the Constitution"
SEC. " Be il further enacted, That the
Governor be, and he is hereby authorized and
directed to provide for the subm ission of the
amendment proposed in the hrst section of
this CT TO q vote OF the people, as required
by the Constitution in this State, in para
graph !, section !. OF article IL. aud by this
Act, and IL 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 proclamation for the period of thirty days
announcing such result and declaring the
Observation-Disclosures.
SIC. V. Be it further enacted, That all laws
and parts of laws In conflict with this Act be,
and the same arc hereby repealed.
Approved September u, 1885.
an a Cd 20 amend the last sentence Of ArticLe Z,
SECTION I, Pard0rdDh Of tie Consultation
Offs77.
SEQ. /. Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
bly, OF the State Of Georgia, That the last
sentence OF article Z, section ]. paragraph , Of
the Constitution OF 1877 be, and the same IL
hereby amended by adding thereto al the end
of said sentence the following words: "And
to mako suitable provision for such Confeder-
ate soldiers as may have been permanently
injured In such service" so tnat SAID SEN
tence when so amended shall read sB follows:
ITO supply the soldiers who lost limb or
limbs in the military service Of the Confeder-
zte States with suitable artificial limbs during
llfe and to make suitable provisions for sucn
Confederate soldiers as may have been per-
manently injured In such SERVICE"
SEC. III. And be IL further enacted, That II
this amendment shall be agreed 20 by two
thirds of the members elected to each OF the
two Houses, the same shall be entered on their
Journals With tbe ayes and nays taken there
on; and theGoYernor shall cause said amend
ment to btbttBrshed in one or more newspa-
pers in each Uehig ressional District Tor Two
months previous TO the next general election;
and the ia me 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 the
words "ratlncat0n" or GENERALIZATION"
az they may choose to vote; and " amaiority
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 part OF sad arti-
Gle I, secil ION /, paragraph /, OF the Consttu-
ton Of the State, and the Governor shall make
proclamation thereof.
SEQ. Ill Be It 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, /, 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
qualifled voters OF the state, at the general
election 10 DO held on Wednesday, October
8, 1853, 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.
nv the Governor, Governor.
J. W. wAaRES. Sec. Elk. Dept.