Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-25

four shalt thereafter be permitted TO
vote; provided, he meets the require
ments Of paragraphs two and three OF
this section.
Par. 6. Any person to whom the
right CT registration is denied by the
registrars upon the ground that he
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. ALI appeals
must be filed in writing with the reg
istrars within 10 days from the date
of the decision complained OF ana
shall be returned by the registrars
to the Office Of the clerk OF the SUPER
or Court to he tried as other appeals.
Par 7. 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. s. No person shall be allowed
to participate in a primary OF any po-
Iitical party or a convention OF any
political party in this State VINO Is
not a qualified voter.
Par, 9. The machinery provided Oy
law for the registration of force Oc-
tober 1st, 1908, shall be used to carry
out the provisions Of this section, eX-
cent where inconsistent with same;
the Legislature may change or amend
the registration laws from time to
time. but no such change or amend
ment shah operate to defeat any OF
the provisions Ct tAis seulion.
Sec , IL Il l,.l,.4r enacted, That
whenever lYe above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be
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 to be published in at
least two newspapers in each Con-
| eressiOnal District in this State Tor
the period of two months next preced-
ing the time of holding the next gen
eral election.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That
the above proposed amendment shall
be submitted for ratification or re-
lection to the electors of this State
at the next general election to be
held after publication, as provided IN
| the second section Of this Act in the
| several election districts OF THIS
State. at which election every per
son shall be qualified to vote who IS
| entitled to vote for members OF the
| General Assembly. All persons VoJ-
inc at said election in favor OF adopt
ing the proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words
| For amendment of Constitution, pro
1 yiding qualifications OF voters" and
| all persons opposed to the adoption
of said amendment shall have writ
| ten or printed on their ballots the
words, Against amendment of Con
/ stitution providing qualifications OF
voters
Sec, 4. Be it further enacted, That
| the Governor be, and he is, hereby
| authorized and directed to provide
| for the submission of the amendment
proposed in this Act to vote OF the
people, as required by the Const1tu'
ton of this State in paragraph one OF
| section one Of article thirteen, and it
| ratified the Governor shall, when he
1 ascertains such ratification from the
| Secretary of State, to whom the re-
| turns shall be referred in the man
| ner as in cases u e., ss&s for mem
| bers of the General Assembly, to
| count and ascertain the result, issue
his proclamation for one insertion
in one of the daily papers of this
| State, announcing such result and
declaring the amendment ratified.
Now, therefore, l, Hoke Smith, GOV
ernor Of said State, do issue this my
| proclamation, hereby declaring thai
| the foregoing proposed amendment
to the Constitution is submitted fo1
| ratification or rejection to the voters
| of the State qualified to vote fol-
I members of the General Assembly at
the general election to be held on
| Wednesday, october 18th, 1908.
HOKE SMITH, Governor.
Bv the Governor:
PHILIP COOK,