The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-08-26
STATE OF GEORGIA,
Executive Department.
PROCLAMATION.

GEoRGIA.-By HENRY ID. MCDANIEL, Governor OF
said State:
Whereas. The general assembly, at its last session
passed the following acts, to wit;
An act to amend the constitution of the state OF
Georgia by striking thereirom paragraph 10, sec
Section l. Be il enacted by the general assembly
Qf the State of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same, that the constitution OF
this state he amended by striking thereirom para
graph n oil section seven Oh article three a. which
reads az follows, to-wit: ParaG;anh Nv, All spec
ia or legal bills shall aiglnae in the house OF rep
resenaliye5 4he speaker Of the house OF represen-
tatItes shall within five days from the organization
q the general assembly, aPpQinta cGMH,itlee, can
sistlng q enc fraM each congressional district
whose duty i shall 9e 70 consider and consolidate
all special and local bills on the same subject, and
report the same ia the house and no special or To-
cal bill shall DC read considered by the house I'M
I'll the same has heen reported by the committee
unless by t~O=thlrds vote; aud RQ bill shall be
considered or Teppred ~ the house by said committee
HReAs the saae shall have been laid hetore 1t with.
~ 1leen days after the 0rg9ntEation af the general
assembly, except by twO-thirdS vote.
Sec. ii. BE it further enacted, That whenever the
above proposed amendment to the constitution
shall be agreed to by wO-thirds OF the mem cleo.
ted to each of the two houses of the general
bly,, the governor shall and he is hereby authorized
and instructed to cause said amendment to be pub
shed in at least two newspapers in each congress.
ional district in this state for the period OF two
months next preceding the time OF holding the next
general election.
Sec. III. BE it further enacted, That the above
proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratii-
cation rejection to the electors OF this state at the
next general election to be held after publication
provided for in the second section OF this act in
the several election disFiOts in this state at which
election every peTsup shall he entitled to vote who
Is entitled Vi vote for members OF the general as
semhly All persons voting at said electuu In fay-
or OF adopting the proposed amendment to the con-
stitutoa shall wIlto, az have printed their bal
lots the words, "FoP ratification of the amendment
striking paragraph 10 Of section :, article g. from
the constitution . and all persons opposed to the
adoption OF the aforesaid proposed amendment
shall write OF have printed on their ballots the
words, Against ratification of the amendment
striking paragrah 10 OF section article B. from the
constitution"
Sec. ". BE it further enacted, That the governor
be- and he Is hereby authorized and directed to pro-
vide for the submission OF the amendment proposed
in the first section of this to vote of the people
as required by the constitution OF this state in par
agraph |, section l. OF article 13 and hy This act
and il ratified, the governor shall, when he ascer-
tains such ratification from the secretary of state
to whom the returns shall he referred In the same
manner as in cases Of election .pr members of the
general assembly 10 connt and ascertain the result
issue his pracanati9n fol the neripd Of thirty days
announcing such result aud declaring inc amend
ment ratified,
See; V. Ie II in rther enacted That all laws and
parts OF laws in conflict with this act he, and the
same are hereby repealed.
Approved Septem Der q, 1855.
An act To amend the last sentence of article Z sec
tion |, paragraph OF the constitution Of 1877.
Sec L. BE il enacted by the general assembly of
the state OF Georgia. That the last sentence of ar-
Gle 7, section /, paragraph of the constitution of
1877 he, and the same il hereby amended hy adding
thereto at the end Of said sentence the following
words, And to make suitable provision for such
confederate soldiers as may have heen permanent
ly injured IN such seIVlceh SQ that said sentence
when so amended shah read as follows: "To Supply
the soldier who lost limb or limbs in the military
service OF the confederate states with suitable art-
cial limbs during life, and make suitable provis-
ions TOR such confederate soldiers as may have been
permanently injured IN such service"'
SEC. ii, And he II further enacted, That if this
amendment shall be agreed to nv two-fhirds of the
members elecled 10 each Of the two houses the same
shall he entered on their journals with the ayes and
nays taken thereon aud the goyernar shah cause
said amendment e be published ~ one Or more
months previous to the next general election and
the same shall he submitted to the people at the
next general election and the legal voters at said
next general election shall have inscribed or print
ed on their tickets the words, Qualifications or
GENERALIZATION" they may choose to vote: and
II majority OF the voters qualified To vote for
members OF the general assembly, voting thereon
shall vote in favor of ratification, then this amend
ment shall become part of said article l. section +
paragraph OF the constitution of the .tate and the
governor shall make iEariamation thereof.
Sec. III Ne IL fHflhfr enacted That all laws and
Bslts " laws initiating against the provisions OF
this act he, and the same Is hereby repealed
Approved October 10, 1851.
Now, therefore, | Henry ID. Mcdaniel governor
Of said state do issue, this my proclamation heI
by declaring that the foregoing proposed amend
ments submitted to the qualified voters Of the
state at the general election to be held ON Wednes-
day October 9Th lSS6 for ratification or rejection, OF
said amendments Cor either II A...t as provided in
said Acts rasnertitey.
llken under my hand and the seal of the exect-
live department, this 3l>t day of July, 1886.
BY the governor.
HENRY d. MCDANIEL, Governor
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