Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-09-15

four shall thereafter =
vote; provided, he nneotN
ments of paragraphs two
this section.
Par. 6. Any person to
right Of registration Is denie
registrars upon the ground
lacks the qualifications set
the five subdivisions Of pc
| four, shall have the right to
appeal, and any citizen may ca
appeal from the decision Of The
trars allowing any person to re-
under said subdivisions. All apI
must be filed in writing with the
istrars within 10 days from the
Of the decision complained OF an
shall be returned by the registrar
to the office Of the clerk Of the SUPERB
or Court to he tried as other appeals.
Par. z. Pending an appeal and un-
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 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-
tobor 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 men,
| 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-
| gressional District in this State for
| the period Of two months next preced-
ing the time of holding the next gen.
| eral election.
Sec. 8. 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 Ia
entitled TO vote for members OF the
General Assembly. All persons vot'
| 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-
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 be, and he is, hereby
authorized and directed to provide
for the submission of the amendment
proposed in this Act to a vote Of the
people, as required by the Constitu'
ton OF this State in paragraph one OF
section one of article thirteen, and II
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
tho general election to he held on
Wednesday, October 18th, 1908.
HOKE SMITH, Governor.
By the Governor:
PHILIP i,.aIpt. COOK oS stat. 4 i I'll