The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-08-25

Atlanta, Ca, Augnst 3, Where
Is, the General Assembly Ut its session
1910 proposed an amendment to the
I Constitution u this State, a. set forth IN
an Act approved August 9Th, 1910, to-
wit:
ACT
| To be entitled an act to amend Para
graph Of Section 4, Of article 6 Of the
Constitution Of the State Of Georgia re-
glilating the salaries Of the Judges IF the
Supreme and Superior Courts BY proyid-
! ing for the payment from the County
Treasures Of Chatham, Fulton and Rich
inond Counties to tie JUDGES ii the Su-
perior Courts Of the Circuits to which
sid Counties belong, and to the judge
of the Stone Mountain Circuit. or the
Judge ofsuch otter circuit as may here
latter be required to regularly preside in
1 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 circuit, OF the State
having therein City with population
ofnot less than 81 600 Inhabitants, ac-
corling to the United States ('ensus OF 1900
as heretofore enacted, and tie Act Of the
/ General Assembly regulating the COM
ponsation of JUICES OF tie Superior Court
for services rendered outside 81 theirown
circuits in those judicial circuits Of the
State having therein a population Of not
less than $4,000 inhabitants, according
to The Census o. 1900. Section /. Be it
Hereby enacted by authority Of the Cen
eral Assembly Of Georgia flat Paragraph
| Of Section - Of Article Of the Consti-
tuition Of the State 81 Georgia liz amend
ca by aiding to such paragraph Of said
Section tire following proyiso:
| Provided, however, that the Counties
Of Chatham, Fulton and Richmond snail
pay from their respective County treas
usie- to the Superior Court Judges Of TIE
Circuit of which, they are part, aud
the County OF Fultonte the Judge of the
Stone Mountain Circuit, or to the Judge
Of such otter Circuit as r4ay hereafter he
| required to preside therein, Tor addition
! al services rendered in the Superior
Courts Of Fulton County, such sums as
will with the salEes paid each judge
1 from tie State Treasury make salary,
! Of -, 900 90, per annum to each Judge;
and said payments are declared to lie d
| part Of tie Court expenses Of suclr Coun-
ties, such paymcats to lie made to the
Judges now in office as well as their suct
ccssers
The Act of the General Assembly of
1904 entitled "An Act to regulate the
salaries ofJudge' Of the Superior Courts
Of all Judicial Circuits OF this State hav-
ing or that may hereafter have, therein a
City withsa population Of not less than
81, 900, nor more than IS, 000inhabitants
and fer other purposes" with the Acts
of the General Assembly of 1905 and 1906
entitled San Act to regulate the Com
Pcnsation OF judges OF the Superior
Courts for services rendered outside Of
their own circuits in those judicial cir
cuts Of the State having therein City
of rot less than $4,000 inhabitants ac-
cording to the Census OF 1890 and for
other purposes, which Acts provide for
the payment form the Treasures Of
the Counties containing said Cities tothe
Judges aforesaid OF part of their salaries
are ratified, validated and confirmed as
to the dates of said respective enact
ments.
! Section z. 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 Gepcr-
al Assembly, it shall be the duty OF the
EGovernor and he is hereby directed to
cause the. same to be published in one or
1 more newspapers III each Congressional
district in 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 atoresaid to submit
the same to the people at the next Gen
eral election for the ratification or rejec-
tion The form of such submission shall
hbe as follows, to-wit:
'AFor ratification of amendments 70
Paragraph Section 70 Article 6 of the
| Constitution,
Against ratification of Paragraph !
Section 13 Article 6 Of the Constitution. f"
Now, therefore, |, Joseph NJ. Brown,
| Governor Of said State, do issue this my
proclamation, hereby declaring that TIE
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 Cen
eral Assembly at the General election to
he held on Wednesday, October 9th,
. 1870
JOSEPH M. BROWN,
GOVERNOR.
| BY the Governor
I 7 hilip Cook
Secretary State.