The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-05
1T MAY BE
A SCHEME
-
Variation in Paragraph
FavOring Establishment
of New Cnunties
MISTAKE HAS BEEN MADE
Technicality May InValidate Votes for
Ratification of Amendment Provid-
ing for Establishment of
New Counties.

Whether it is scheme O. some
Georgia politicians, or whether it is
an oversight on the part Of someon
who drew up The tickets, is not known
but fro all appearances there is con
siderable discussion in many sections
Of the state concerning the amend
mont to be voted upon in the election
today providing for an Increase in the
humber Of counties in the st8te.
An article sent out from Winder
to the Atlanta Consii utlsa ytstcrlay
b, ought out the erro. in ,le ii,ket.
and upon investigation is is discovered
that the tickets in this county read
exactly as the one which is causing
The trouble
The article in question, which ex-
tlains the matter thoroughly, is as
follows:
Winder. Ga. Oct "a singular fea.
ture OF the ballots prepared for the
state election of next Wednesday for
use in this section has been widely
discussed the past day or Two by the
lawyers, then by the po itical factors
and finally by the business men CT This
.cjty.
There is some perplexity as to the
probable result of tue variation in
the form of The paragraph relative TO
the amendment providing for the in
crease Of Georgia counties from 13l
t. las.
Where as the paragraphs stating the
vote for or against the other amend
ments. state in the body Of the amend
Dlent to be voted on. the paragraph in
reference to the increase in counties
ty some strange oversight, stands as
follows
FOR ratification Of paragraph 2, sec
t.on /, article ] i, of the constitution. OF
iris state (to make ,he number OF
counties in tins state 1859
Wei known lawyers and able jurists
al this section have been questioned
as 20 the legality of vote in accord.
uico with the terms of the above par.
agraph, which provides for the rati-
acation which is manifestly unneces-
sdTy5Ainstead of ratification of an
amendment to the constitution. The
verdict OF those who have looked into
,he question is that such vote would
be invalid and could not be registered
IA vote for the amendment, which
5 being submitted to the people Oh
The state.
On the other had the cont airy vote
$ stated as a ~ote against the amend.
.nent to the paragraph and reads:
Against ratification Of amendment
o paragraph 2, section /, artic II, of
ne constitution Of this state (to make
ne number OF counties III It's state
1850
These tickets, it is alleged have
been printed both in Gwinnet and in
walton county, on different PRESSES
and cirGnialed by different county
,ommittees and the similarity Of the
,eo ba lots IN this respect differing
az they DO from the ballots Of other
counties OF line state, has aroused gen
sral comment and much speculation
mere.
Tine citizens Of Winder have been
,ery much interested in the success
4 the amendment providing for an in
crease Of the counties OF the state
IIcm 1877 to 145, and would deeply re
| get TO see number of good votes
.ost TO their cause by m techni
| slity. IL the amendment carries
d, W.nder will be the county seat OF one
" the proposed new counties.
Inc local tickets aiso reaA.
u tifcation OF paragraph 2, section
article il, Of the constitution Of thii
state (to make the number Of coun
lies in this state 1859 The othe
lhree amendments read for tine ratlii
alton OF amendment to, etc, and eyl
gently there is some reason ior chang
ing the amendment proyiarng for more
z Cunties.