The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-08
BY Hrs ExcErtzvcr JosRpn NJ. BKowS,
GOVERNOR.

GUSEkkOk.
Atlanta, Ca. August Q, 1910 Where
a.. the General Assembly at its seSsion
1910 proposed an aneliGment To the
Constitution Of this State, al set forth in
IN Act approved August 9th, 1919, to-
.wity
ilNAcT
To be entitled an net to amend Para
graph q Section laof article 6 81 tie
Constitution cf tho State Of Georgia re-
gsilat;ng the salaries Of the JUICES 81 the
siipseme and Superior Courts by provid-
ling for the payment from the County
Treasures OF Chatilanf, Fulton and Ricf-
mond Counties to tbs Jnesses Of the Su-
pefior Courts OF the Circuits TO which
said Counties belong, end to the Judge
of the Stone Mountain Circuit, or the
Judge ofsuch other circuit as may here
alter be required to regularly preside III
Fulton Superior Court, Of additional
compensation, and to ratify, validate and
confirm tie 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 q City with population
Of not less than 81, 900 inhabitants, ac-
coraing to the Enfted States Celfpus OF 1900
as heretofore enacted, and ta,e Act of the
General Assembly regulating the COM
pcasation of Judges of the Superior Court
Tor services rendered outside of thcirown
circuits in those judicial circuits Of the
State having therein population Of not
less than 70 200 inhabitants, according
to the Census of 1903. Section L. Be it
hereby enacted by authority Of the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia that Paragraph
] OF Section 13 OF Article 6 OF the Coilsti-
tuition of the State of Georgia lie amend
cd by adding to such paragraph Of said
Section the following proyiso:
Provided, however, that Che Counties
| of Chatham, Fult0u and Richmond shall
pay from their respective County treas
uries to the Superior Court Judges OF the
Circuit Of which they are part, ard
tie County of Fulton to tie Judge of the
Stone Mountain Circuit, or to the Judge
Of such other Circuit as may hereafter lie
llequired to preside therein, for addition
al services rendered in the Superior
Courts of Fulton County, such Sums as
lwifl with the salries paid each Judge
from tie State Treasury make salary
Of S5,000.00, per annum to each Judge;
and said payments are declared to be a
part of the Court expenses of such ('oun-
tics, such payments to be made to the
Judges now IN Office as well as their sue
eessors
The Act Of the General Assembly Of
1904 entitled San Net to regulate the
salaries of Judges of che Superior Courts
of all Judicial Circuits of this State hay
ing or that may hereafter have, therein a
City with population of not less than
! "a, 900, nor more than rs, ZOO inhaBitants
and for ether purposes" with the Acts
of the General Assembly Of 1905 and 1906
entitled Gan Act to regulate the Conn
pensation Of Judges of the Superior
Courts Tor services rendered outside of
their own circRits,in those judicial cir
cults of the State having therein q City
Of not less than $1,000 inhabitants ac-
copding to the Census of 1900 and for
other purposes, which Acts provide for
the payment form the Treasures of
1 the Counties containing said Cities to the
Judges aforesaid of part of their salaries
are ratified, validated and coatnmed as
to the. dates Of said respective enact
ments
Section 9. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that when the
above and foregoing amendment has
been agreed to by two thirds the mem
beers OF each House of the present Gener-
al Assembly, it shall he 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 in this state, two months before
the next General election; and the Gov
emor 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 thenext Gen
eral election for the ratification or rejec-
ton. The form Of such submission shall
be as follows, to-wit:
For ratification of amendments to
Paragraph l Section IL Article OF the
( Constitution =
Against ratification OF Paragraph
Section il Article 6 of theC Constitution
Now, therefore, /, Joseph NJ. 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 NJ. BROWN,