The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-08-19
STATE OF GEORGIA,
Executive Department.
PROCLAMATION.

GEoRGIA.-Ry HENRY ID, MCDANIEL, Governor of
said States
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 therefrom paragraph Ia,
I Section |. BE it enacted by the general assembly
of the State OF Georgia, and II Is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same that the constitution Of
this state be amended by striking therefTOm para
graph Is of section a. article three (3) which
reads as follows tO-wit Paragraph XIV. All spec
al or local bills shall originate in the house of rep
resentatves The speaker of the house OF represent
tatives shall, within five days from the organization
Of the general assembly, appoint committee, con-
| sisting of from each congressional district
whose duty il shall be to consider and consolidate
all special and local bills the same beet and
report the same to the house, and no special or To-
cal bill shall be read considered by the house UNI
| til the same has been reported by the committee,
unless by two-thirds vote; and no bill shall be
considered reported to the house by said committee
unless the same shall have been laid before it with
in fifteen days after the organ zation al the general
assembly, except by u tw0-thlrt- vote.
Sec. IL. BE it further enacted, That whenever the
above proposed amendment to the constitution
shall he agreed to by twO-trdS OF the beers cleo
ted each of the two houses of the general assem-
bly, the governor shall and he is hereby thorized
and instructed to cause said amendment to be pub
ished in at least two in each congress-
iOnal district in this state for the period OF two
nths 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 ratifi-
cation rejection to the electors of this state at the
next general election to be held after pu bcatiOn
as provided for in the second section of this act in
the several election districts in this state at which
election every person shall be entitled to vote who
] is entitled to vote for members of the general as
sembly. All persons voting at said election in fav-
or of adopting the proposed amendment to the con-
Stitution shall write, or have printed their bal
lots the words, "For ratification OF the amendment
striking paragraph 10 OF section l. article g. from
the constitution !" and all persons opposed to the
adoption of the aforesaid proposed amendment
shall write or have printed on their ballots the
4 Atrain ftnufi Of fl.
striking paragrah 10 OF section article 3, from the
constitution"
Sec. ~. Re 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 act to Of the people
required 10y the constitution of this state in
agraph /, section L. Of article H. and bv this act
| and ii ratified, the governor shall when he ascer-
tains such ratification from the secretary of state
to whom the returns shall be referred in the same
manner as in eases of election for members of the
general assembly TO count and ascertain the result
issue his proclamation oi the period of thirty days
announcing such result and declaring the amend
ment ratified.
Sec. V. BE it further enacted That all laws and
parts of laws in conflict with this act be- and the
same are hereby repealed
Approved September ~, 1885.
An act TO amend the last sentence of article T.
ton ], paragraph ! Of the constitution of 1871
Sec. ! W Il enacted by the general assembly OF
the state Of eoFgia That the last sentence OF arti
ole section !, paragraph of the constitution of
1871 be, and the same l. hereby amended by adding
thereto at the end OF said sentence the following
words, "And to make suitable provision for such
confederate soldiers as may have been permanent
iy injured in such service, 50 that said sentence
when amended shall read as follows: ITO supply
the soldier who lost limb limbs in the military
service OF the confederate states with suitable art-
cial limbs during life, and to make suitable provis-
ions for such confederate soldiers may have been
permanently injured in such service"
Sec. III. And be il further enacted That ii this
amendment shall be agreed to by two-third> of the
members elected to each of the two houses the same
shall be entered their journals with the ayes and
~ n nd fhn hall
said amendment to be published in one or more
newspapers in each congressional district Tor two
months previous TO the next geueTal election; and
the same shall he submitted to the people al the
neat general eleatlun and the legal voters at sale
next general election shall haVa nsoTihed 20 ptinI
ed on then tickets the words ratification or
decentralization" as they may choose to vote and
members of the general assembly, voting thereon
shall vote in favor of ratification then this amend
ment shall become part of said article I, section l.
paragraph of the constitution of the state and the
governor shall make proclamation thereof
See. Ill. BE il further enacted That all laws and
parts of laws initiating against the provisions of
this act be, and the same is hereby repealed
Approved October 10, 1885.
Now, therefore, l Henry d Mcdaniel governor
OF said state, do ISSUE this my proclamation here
by declaring that the foregoing proposed amend
mentS are submitted TO the qualified voters OF the
state at the general election TO be held Oh Wednes
day October 9Th, 1850 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 execu-
tive department. this 3lst day OF Iuy 1886.
By the governor
HENRY d MCDANIEL, Governor.
J, W. WARREN, see tx pcpt