Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-27

four shall thereafter be permitted to
vote; provided, he meets the require
ments of paragraphs two and three Of
this section.
Par. G. Any person to whom the
right of registration is denied by the
registrars upon the ground that ne
lacks the qualifications set forth In
the five subdivisions Of paragraph
four. shall have the right to take an
appeal. and any citizen may enter an
appeal from the decision Of the regis
trars allowing any person to register
under said subdivisions. All appeals
must be filed in writing with the reg
istrars within 10 days from the date
of the decision complained of and
shall be returned by the registrars
to the office of the clerk Of the Superb
or Court to be tried as other appeals.
Par. Z. Pending an appeal and I'M
til the final decision of the case, the
Judgment Of the registrars shall re-
main in full force.
Par. 8. No person shall be allowed
to participate in primary OF any po-
litical party or q convention OF any
political party In this State who is
not a qualified voter.
Par. 8. The machinery provided by
I law for the registration OF force Oc-
tober list, 1908, shall be used to carry
out the provisions. of this section, ex-
cept where Inconsistent with same;
the Legislature may change or amend
| the REGISTRATION laws from time to
| time, but no such change or amend
ment shall operate to defeat any OF
the pro ision5 VI this section.
| Sec. 2. he II father ti.Ac'od, That
whenever tie above proposed amend
ment TO the Constitution shall De
agreed to by two-thirds OF the meM-
bers elected to each OF the two
houses of the General Assembly, and
the same has been entered on their
Journals with the ayes and nays TAX
en- thereon, the Governor shall cause
said amendment tosbe published in at
least two newspapers in each Con
gressional District in this State 1ol
the period Of two months next proceed
ing the time of holding the next gen
eral election.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ina
the above proposed amendment shal
be submitted for ratification or re
lection to the electors OF this stat
at the next general election to D.
held after publication. as provided II
the second section of this ACT In tn
several election districts OF thli
state. at which election every per
son shall be qualified to vote VINO II
entitled to vote for members Of the
General Assembly. All persons vot
ing at said election in favor OF adopt
| ing the proposed amendment to tn
Constitution shall have written o.
printed on their ballots the Woro
For amendment of Constitution, pre-
yiding qualifications of voters" an
all persons opposed to the adopt1o
| of said amendment shall have VIII
ten or printed on their ballots tn
words, Against amendment of Coz
stitution providing qualifications c
| voters"
Sec. a. Be it further enacted, Tha
| the Governor be, and he Is, hereb
| authorized and directed to proVld
| for the submission of the amendmen
proposed In this Act to vote OF tn
people. as required by the Constitl
ton of this State in paragraph one c
section one of article thirteen, and
ratified the Governor shall, when b
/ ascertains such ratification from tn
Secretary Of State, to whom the II
| turns shall be referred In the 1aar
ner as in cases Of elections for men
bers of the General Assembly, /
1 count and ascertain the result, 1ssu
his proclamation for one insertion
in one of the daily papers of TIL
| State, announcing such result an
| declaring the amendment ratified.
Now, therefore, l, Hoke Smith. GOV
| ernor Of said State, do issue this pm
proclamation, hereby declaring tha
the foregoing proposed amendmep
to the Constitution is submitted 10
ratification or rejection to the voter
of the State qualified to vote 10
members of the General Assembly
the general election to. be held o.
Wednesday, October 18th, 1908.
HOKE SMITH, Governor.
Bv the Governor:
PHILIP COOK, + i,
| Secretary Of State. u ~ ! =