The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-01
BIZ HIS ErcxLLRECs JOSEPH II. BAOwx,
GOvKnNok.


Atlanta, Ga, Auguss 2, l9l0~w'here-
~, the General Assembly at its session
1910 proposed an amendment 10 the
( Constituticn Of this State, ~ VT forth in
an Act approved August 9th, 1910, to-
wit:
AN ACT
To be entitled an act TO amend PaFx-
graph I.of Section II Of article Of tie
Constitution OF the State OF Georgia IL
guIating the salaries Of the Judges Of tho
Supreme and Superior Courts by provid-
ing for the payment from the County
Treasures Of Chatham, Fulton and Rich
mond Counties to the Judges Of the SUI
perior Courts of the Circuits to which
said Counties belong, and 70 the Judge
of the Stone Mountain Circuit, or the
Judge ofsuch other circuit as may here
after be required to regularly preside in
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 tho State
having therein City with population
of not less than $4,000 inhabitants, ac-
cording to the United States Census OF 1900
"a heretofore enacted, and the Act of the
General Assembly regulating the COM
pcnsation Of Judges Of the Superior Court
for services rendered outside of their own
circuits III those judicial circuits Of the
State having therein a population of not
less than $4,000 inhabitants, according
to the Census of 1900. Section /. Be it
hereby enacted by authority Of the Cen
elal Assembly of Georgia that Paragraph
/ of Section IL of Article 6 Of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Georgia be amend
ed by adding to such paragraph Of said
Section the following proyiso:
Provided, however, tIlat the Counties
Of Chatham, Fulton and Richmond shall
pay from their respective County treas
uries to the 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 AZ
will with the salricS paid each Judge
from the State Treasury make a salary
of S., 10000, per annum to each Judge;
and said payments are declared to be q
ipsrt of the Court expenses of such Coun-
ties, such payments to be inside to the
Judges now in office as well as their sue
cessOrs.
The Act of the General Assembly oil
1904 entitled San 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 a population of not less than
$4,000, nor more than IS, 900 inhabitants
and for other purposes" with the Acts
! of the General Assembly of 1905 and 1905
entitled AN Act to regulate the Com
lpensation 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 $1,000 inhabitants &C.
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 az
to the dates of said respective enact
menta.
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 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 aforesaid to submit
the same to the people at the next Cen
eral election for the ratification or rcjec-
ton. The form of such submission shall
be az follows, to-wit:
For ratification of amendments to
Paragraph Section Is Article of the
I Constitution.
Against ratification of Paragraph
Section IL Article 6 OF the Constitution. {"
Now, therefore, l, 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 Gem
eral Assembly at the General election to
be held on Wednesday, October 5th,
1910.
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN,
GOvERNOR.
BY the Governor
Philip Cook
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