The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-26
Opposite Union Passenger Station.
A PROCLAMATION.

State OF Georgia. Executive Department. At.
anta, July 80, 1908 BY His Excelency, Joseph
NJ. Terrell, Governor of Georgia.
Whereas, the General Assembly, at Its session
in 1905, proposed an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of this State as set forth in an act approved
August %, 1905 towt:
An Act to amend the Constitution OF the State,
by providing that the Legislature snail have au-
thorlty to add to the number of Judges Of the
Superior Courts and for other purposes.
Section / Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly,, That the Constitution of this State be amend
ed by adding to paragraph l. section 3, of article
8, the following: The Legislature shall have
authority to add one or more additional Judges
OF the Superior Court for any judicial circuit in
this state. and shall have authority to regulate
the manner in which the Judges OF such circuits
shall dispose of the business thereof. and shall
fix the time at which the term or terms of office
of such additional judge or judges shall begin,
and the manner of his appointment or election.
and shall have authority from time TO time to add
to the number Of such judges in any judicial CIR
cult. or to reduce the number of judges any
judicial circuit; provided that at all times there
shall be at least one judge in every judicial Cir
cult of this state.
Seetion2 BE it further enacted, That when
ever the above proposed amendment to the Con-
stitCtion shall be agreed to by tWO-thirds of the
members elected to each house of the General AS
sembly and the same has been entered on their
journals. with the yeas and hayes taken thereon
the Governor snail cause SuCl amendment 10 be
published IN at least two newspapers in each
congress onal district in this state for period Of
two months next preceding the time of holding
the next general election.
Section Be it further enacted That the above
proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratI-
fcatOn or rejection to the electors Of this state
at the next general election to be held after pub
LEGATION provided for in the second section Of
this Act in the several election districts of this
state, at which election every person shall be
qualified to vote who is entitled to vote for mem>
bers of the General Assembly All voting at such
election in favor Of adopting said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words: For
amendment authorizing Legislature to provide
additional Superior Court Judges" ard all per-
sons opposed to the adoption of such anne ndment
shall have written or printed their ballots the
words: Against amendment authorizing Legis-
lature to provide additional Superior Court
Judges"
Now, therefore I. Joseph NJ Terrell. Governor
OF said State, do issue this my proc amation here
by declaring that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the Constitution is submitted for ratif-
cation or rejection to the voters of the state
qualified to vote for members of the General
Assembly. at the general election to be held on
Wednesday. October 3. 1906
JOSEPH NJ. TERRELL. Governor.
BY the Governor: Philip Cook, Secretary OF
State.