The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-30
A PROCLAMATION


Wednesday, October 2, 1912, said
amendment relating to Justice OF
Peace Court. By His ExcelleAcy,
Joseph NJ. Brown, Governor.
STATE OF GEORGIA, Executive
Department, Atlanta, July so, 1912
Whereas, the General Assembly at
it's session in 1912 proposed an
amendment to. the Constitution OF
this State as set forth in an Act ap-
proved July 80, 1912, to-wit:
II Act to amend Article 6, Sec
ton of the Constitution of this
State, which provides that there shall
be in each militia district one JUS
tice of the Peace, so as to provide
that the Legislature may abolish
Justice Courts and the Office of JUS
tice of the Peace and of Notary Pub
lie, Ex-Oficio Justice of the Peace in
certain cities and establish in lieu
thereof, such court or courts or sys-
tenn of courts as the General Assem-
bly, may deem necessary; to provide
for the Jurisdiction of such courts,
and for rules of procedure therein,
and for the correction OF errors in
and by said Courts, by the Superior
or Sup 'eme Court, or Court of APP
peals, and for other purposes.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
authority of the same, That Article
6, Section of the Constitution of
this State be and the same is hereby
amended by adding to Paragraph l
of said Section the following words,
to-wit: provided, however, that the
General Assembly may in its discre-
ton abolish Justice Courts and the
Office of Justice of the Peace and of
Notary Public, Ex-Ofhcio Justices of
the Peace in any city of this State
having a population of over twenty
thousand, except the City of Savan-
nah, and establish in lieu thereof
such Court or Courts or system of
Courts as the General Assembly may
in it's discretion deem necessary, con-
ferring upon such new Court or
Courts or system Of Courts when so
established the Jurisdiction as to sub
ject matter now exercised by Justice
Courts and Justices of the Peace and
NOtaries Public, Ex-Officio Justices of
the Peace, together with such addi-
tional jurisdiction either as to
amount or subject matter as may be
provided by law, whereof some 9TH
er court has not exclusive jurisdic-
ton under this Constitution; to-
gether also with such provisions as
to rules and procedures in such
court, and as to new trials and the
correction of errors in any by said
court, and with such further provis-
ions for the correction of errors by
the Superior Court or the Court of
Appeals, or the Supreme Court, as
the General Assembly may from time
to time, in it's discretion, provide or
authorize. Any Court SO established
shall not be subject to the rules of
uniformity laid down n Paragraph
l, Section 8, of Article of the Con-
stitution of Georgia" SO that said
Section when amended shall read as
follows: There shall be in each
Militia District one Justice of the
Peace. whose official term, except
when elected to fill an unexpired
term, shall be four years; provided,
however, that the Genera. Assembly
may in it's discretion abolish Justice
Courts and the office of Justices of the
Peace and of Notary Public, Ex-Of-
fcio Justice of the Peace in any city
of this State having a population of
over twenty thousand, except the
City of Savannah, and establish in
lieu thereof such court or courts or
system of courts as the General AS
sembly may in its discretion deem
necessary, comforting upon such new
court or courts or system of courts
when so established the Jurisdiction
as to subject matter now exer-
cised by Justice Courts and by
Justices of the Peace and Notaries
Public. Ex-Officio Justices of the
Peace, together with such additional
jurisdiction, either as to amount or
subject matter as may be provided
by law, whereof some other Court
has not exclusive jurisdiction under
this Constitution, together also with
such provisions as to rules and pro-
cedure in such courts and as to new
trials and the correction of errors in
and by said courts and with such
further provisions for the correction
of errors by the Superior Courts, or
Court of Appeals, or the Supreme
Court as the General Assembly may
from time to time in its discretion
provide or authorize. Any court so eS-
tablished shall not be subject to the
rules of uniformity laid down in Par
agraph 1 of Section /of Article 6
of the Constitution of Georgia"
Section 2. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid that when
said amendment shall be agreed to
by two-thirdS of the members elected
to each house it shall be entered
upon the journal of each house with
the ayes and nays thereon and pub
lished in one or more newspapers in
each Congressional District in said
State for two months previous to the
time for holding the next general
election, and shall, at the next gen.
eral election, be submitted to the
people for ratification. All persons
voting at said election in favor of
adopting said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, For ratification of Amend
ment to Article 6, Section of the
Constitution, authorizing the estab-
llshment of other courts in certain
cities in lieu of Justice Courts" and
all persons opposed to the adoption
of said amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, Against ratification of
Amendment to Article 6, Section
of the Constitution, authorizing the
establishment of other courts in GER
tain cities in lieu of Justice Courts. -
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