Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-10-06

four shall 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 of 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. All appeals
must be fled 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. s. No person shall be allowed
to participate in primary of any po-
litical party or a convention OF any
political party in this State who is
not a qualified voter.
Par. 8. The machinery provided by
law for the registration OF force Oc-
tober 1st. 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 provisions of this section.
| Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
whenever the 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 thell
Journals with the ayes and nays TAX
On thereon, the Governor shall cause
said amendment to be published in al
least two newspapers in each Con
| gresSional District in this State fol
the period Of two months next proceed
ing the time of holding the next gen
eraI election.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, Tha
| the above proposed amendment snal
he submitted for ratification or re
lection to the electors OF this STATE
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 TIL
state. at which election every per
son shall be qualified to vote VINO Il
! entitled to vote for members OF thu
| General Assembly. All persons Vot
| inc at said election in favor OF adopt
ing the proposed amendment to tn
| Constitution shall have written OF
printed on their ballots the word
For amendment of Constitution, Pre-
viding qualifications of voters" an
all persons opposed to the adoptio
of said amendment shall have VIII
ten or printed on their ballots ID
words, Against amendment OF Coz
stitution providing qualifications
| voters"
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, Tina
| the Governor he, and he Is, hereo
| authorized and directed to provld
for the submission of the amendmen
proposed in this Act to a vote OF tn
people, as required by the Constitl
ton of this State in paragraph one.
section ono of article thirteen, and
ratified thu Governor shall, when h
ascertaina such ratification from tn
Secretary of State, to whom the re
turns shall be referred In the maj
ner as in asses OF elections for men
bers of tho General Assembly, I
count and ascertain the result, issu
his proclaim alton for one insertion
in one of tn daily papers OF ltnl
State, announcing such result an
declaring tho amendment ratified.
Now, therefore, l, Hoke Smith, COY
ernor of said State, do issue THIS IN
proclamation, hereby declalNng ina
the foregoing proposed amendmen
to the Constitution is submitted 10
ratification or rejection to the voter
of the State qualified to vote 10
members of the General Assembly q
the general election to he held o
Wednesday, October 18th, 1908.
| HOKE SMITH, Governort
BY the Governor:
PHILIP COOK, .-I.li
Secretary Of State. /! IN