The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-29
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paragraph OF SecLlOn liz or article b
of the constitution of the state of
Georgia regulating the salaries of the
judges Of the supreme and superior
courts by providing for the payment
from the county treasures Of Chat
ham, Fulton and Richmond counties
to the judges of the superior 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 hereafter be re-
CURED to regularly preside in Fulton
superior court, of additional compen-
sation, and to ratify, validate and
confirm the original and amendatory
acts of the general assembly regulat-
ing the salaries of judges Of the supe-
rior courts of all judicial circuits of
the state having therein city with
a population of not less than $4,000
inhabitants, according to the United
States census of 1900 as heretofore
enacted, and the act of the general
assembly regulating the compensa-
N-DA ~ Jh0toCo Vi tAiC DupEIiOJ
for services rendered outside of their
own circuits in those judicial circuits
Of the state having therein a popuIa-
ton of not less than $4,000 inhabi-
tants, according to the census of 1900.
Section. Be it hereby enacted by
authority Of the general assembly of
Georgia that paragraph / of section
10 of article of the constitution of
tle state of Georgia be amended by
adding to such paragraph of said Sec
ton the following proviso:
Provided, however, that the conn.
ties Of Chatham, Fulton and Rich
mond shall pay from their respective
county treasures 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 additional ser
vices rendered in the superior courts
OF Fulton county, such sum as will
with the salaries paid each Judge
from the state treasury make salary
of $5,0O00O, per annum to each Judge;
and said payments are declared to be
a part of the court expenses Of such
counties, such payments to be made
to the judges now in office as well as
their successors.
The act OF the general assembly of
1904 entitled AN act to regulate the
salaries of judges of the superior
courts of all judicial circuits of this
state having or that may hereafter
have, therein city with a popula-
ton OF not less than $4,000, nor more
than 10000 inhabitants and for other
purposes with the acts of the gener
al assembly of 1905 and 1906 entitled
An act to regulate the compensation
of judges of the superior courts for
services rendered outside of their
own circuits in those judicial circuits
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 from the treasures
of the counties containing said cities
to the judges aforesaid of a part of
their salaries are ratified, validated
and confirmed as to the dates of said
respective enactments
Sec, 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
members of each house of the present
general assembly, it shall be the duty
of the governor and he is hereby di-
rected to cause the same to be pub
lished in one or more newspapers
in each congressional district in this
state, two months before the next
general election; and the governor of
this state is further required and di-
rected, after having said amendment
so published as aforesaid to submit
the same to the people at the next
general election for the ratification or
rejection. The form of such submits
sion shall be as follows. to.wit.
For ratification of amendments to
paragraph section IS article of the
constitution"
Against ratification of paragraph /,
section 10 article of the constitu-
ton"
Now, therefore, I, Joseph M. Brown,
governor of said state, do issue this
my proclamation. hereby declaring
that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the constitution is submitted
for ratification or rejection to the
voters of the state qualified to vote
for members of the general assembly
at the general election to be held on
Wednesday, October 5, 1910
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN.
Governor.
BY the Governor:
PHILLIP COOK,