The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-15

cUrs, Ere.
BY HIS ExcELAkxcy JoaErH NJ. Baowx,
GogERNOR.
Atlanta, Ga, August 3, 1910 Where
as, the General Assembly at its session
1910 proposed an amendment to the
Constitution Of this State, ~ set forth in
an Act approved August 9th, 1910, to-
wit:
AN ACT
TO be entitled an act to amend Para
graph Of Section IL Of article 6 Of Che
Constitution Of the State of Georgia re-.
gulating the salaries Of tile Judges Of the
Supreme and Superior Courts by provil-
ing for the payment from the County
Treasures Of Chatham, Fulton and Rich.
mond Counties to the Judges Of the Su-
perior Courts Of the Circuits to which
said Counties belong, and to 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 the State
having therein City with population
Of not less than 81, goo inhabitants, &C.
cording to the United States Census Of 1900
as heretofore enacted, and the Act OF the
General Assembly regulating the COM
pcneation 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 u, 900 inhabitants, according
to the Census Of 1900. Section /. Be il
hereby enacted by authority OF the GEN
eral Assembly OF Georgia that Paragraph
of Section IS Of Article 6 of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Georgia he 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 to the Superior Court Judges Of the
Circuit of which they are part, and
the County of Fulton to tile 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 ealries paid each Judge
from the State Treasury make salary
of S., 10000, per annum to each Judge
and said payments are declared to be q
part Of the Court expenses Of such Ceun-
ties, such payments to be made to the
Judges now in Office as well ~ their sue.
cessors.
The Act of the General Assembly o.
1904 entitled can Act to regulate the
salaries Of Judges Of tho Superior Courts
Of all Judicial Circuits Of this State hay.
ing or that may hereafter have, therein .
City with a population OF not less thar
$4,000, nor more than rs, GOOinhabitantl
and for other purposes" with the Acts
Of the General Assembly Of 1905 and 1906
entitled IAN Act to regulate the Com
pensation of Judges of the Superior
Courts for services rendered outside o.
their own circuits in those judicial cir
cults of the State having therein q City
of not less than 5000 inhabitants &c
cOFding to tile Census of 1900 and fol
other purposes, which Acts provide fol
the payment form the Treasures o.
the Counties containing said Cities to tht
LJudges aforesaid of part OF their salaries
are ratified, validated and confirmed al
to the dates of said respective enact
mentS.
Section. Be it further enacted By
the authority aforesaid, that when thu
above and foregoing amendment hai
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 ths
Governor and he is hereby directed "
cause the same to be published in one o.
more newspapers in each CongresRiona
district in this state, two months before
the next General election; and the Gov
ernOr Of this State is further repaired
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 u
Paragraph Section Is Article OF ths
Constitution"
| against ratification of Paragraph
Section Is Article 6 of the Constitution. :
Now, therefore, l, Joseph M. Brown
Governor of said State, do issue this my
proclamation, hereby declaring that tbs
foregoing proposed amendment TO TN
| Constitution is submitted for ratification
or rejection to the voters Of the Statt
qualified to vote for members OF the Gen
eraI Assembly at the General election Z
be held on Wednesday, October 9TH
JOSEPH M. BROWN,