The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-18
BIZ Hrs ExCgLLENcY JosEra M. BRcwN,
GovERSOR.

Atlanta, Ga, August 8, 1g10-WheTe-
az, the General Assembly at its session
1910 proposed an amendment to the
I Constitution Of this State, al set forth IN
an Act approved August 9th, 1910, to-
wit:
AN ACT
To be entitled an act to amend Para
graph of Section 10 Of article s Of the
Constitution Of the State Of Georgia re-
gulating the salaries Of the Judges Of the
Supreme and Superior Courts by provid-
! ing for the payment from the County
Treasures Of Chatham, Fulton and Rich
mond Counties 10 the Judges OF the SUI
perior Courts Of the Circuits to which
said Counties belong, and to the Judge
of the Stone. Mountain Circuit, or the
Judge OF such other circuit as may here
after be required to regularly preside III
Fulton Superior Court, of additional
compensation, and to ratify, validate and
confirm the original and amendatory
Acts Of the General Assembly regulating
the salaries of Judges Of the Superior
Courts OF all judicial circuits OF the State
having therein d City with population
Of not less than 81, 900 inhabitants, ac-
cording tothe United States Census of 1900
as heretofore enacted, and the Act Of the
General Assembly regulating the COM
pensation Of judges of the Superior Court
| for services rendered outside Of their own
circuits in those judicial circuits Of the
State having therein population Of not
less than IS, 900 inhabitants, according
to the Census Of 1900. Section |. BE it
hereby enacted by authority of the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia that Paragraph
| / OF Section Is Of Article OF the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Georgia be amend
ed by adding to such paragraph OF said
Section the following proviso:
Provided, however, that the Counties
of Chatham, Fulton and Richmond shall
pay from their respective County treas
uries tcsthe Superior Court Judges of the
Circuit of which they are part, and
the County of Fulton to the Judge of the
Stone Mountain Circuit, or to the Judge
of such other Circuit as may hereafter be
required to preside therein, for addition
al services rendered in the Superior
Courts of Fulton County, such sums as
will with the salries paid each Judge
from the State Treasury make a salary
of $5,000.00, per annum to each Judge;
and said payments are declared to be a
part Of the Court expenses of such Coun-
ties, such payments to be made to the
judges now in Office as well as their sue
cegsors
The Act of the General Assembly of
1904 entitled Gan Act to regulate the
salaries of Judges of the Superior Courts
of all Judicial Circuits Of this State hav-
ing or that may hereafter have, therein a
City with population Of not less than
"a 900, nor more than rs, 900 inhabitants
and for other purposes, 7 with the Acts
of the General Assembly of 1905 and 1906
entitled can Act to regulate the Com
pensation of Judges of the Superior
Courts for services rendered outside of
their own circuits in those judicial cir
cults Of the State having therein a City
of not less than $4,000 inhabitants ac-
cording to the Census of 1900 and for
other purposes, which Acts provide for
the payment form the Treasures of
the Counties containing said Cities to the
Judges aforesaid of part of their salaries
are ratified, validated and confirmed as
to the dates of said respective enact
ments.
Section 2. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that when the
above and foregoing amendment has
been agreed to by two thirds of the mem
bers of each House of the present Gener-
al Assembly, it shall be the duty of the
Governor and he is hereby directed to
cause the same to be published in one or
more newspapers in each Congressional
district III this state, two months before
the next General election; and the Gov
ernor Of this State is further required
and directed, after having said amend
ment so published as aforesaid to submit
the same to the people at the next Gen
eral election for the ratification or reiec-
ton. The form of such submission shall
be as follows, to-wit:
For ratification of amendments to
Paragraph Section 13 Article 6 of the
Constitution. +"
Against ratification of Paragraph l
Section 10 Article of the Constitution. I"
/ Now, therefore, /, Joseph M. Brown,
Governor 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 Gen
eral Assembly at the General election to
be held on Wednesday, October 9Th,
1910.
JOSEPH M. BROWN,
GOVERNOR.
By the Governor
Philip Cook