Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-11

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 ne
lacks the qualifications set forth in
the Ave subdivisions Of paragraph |
four, shall have the right 10 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 ana
shall be returned by the registrars
to the Office of the clerk of the SUPERB
or Court to be tried as other appeals
Par. T. 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 a primary OF any po-
litical party or convention OF any
political party in this State VINO Is
not a qualified voter.
Par 9. 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, eA-
cent where inconsistent with same;
the Legislature may change or amend
the registration laws from time 10
time. bat 10 aucl change CT amend
ment shai L..e.ate TO defeat any CT
the pio,i.,..1, u t-lis -9-'ioil,
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whenever t..u ABOVE rIcpoacI amend
ment to lue Constitution snail De
agreed TO by tWo-t1ilds 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-
gressionaI District in this State for
the period Of two months next preced7
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 III
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 Vot-
ing 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-
viding 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 he, 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 Constitu-
ton of this State in paragraph one OF
section one of article thirteen, and if
ratified the Governor shall, when he
ascertains such ratification from the
Secretary of State, to whom the re-
turns shall be referred in the man
ner as in cases of elections 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 that
the foregoing proposed amendment
to the Constitution is submitted for
ratification or rejection to the voters
of the State qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly at
the general election to he held on
Wednesday, October 7th, 1908.
HOKE SMITH, Governor.
By the Governor:
PHILIP COOK,
SoorataF1y Of State