Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-13
Legal Notices.
A PROCLAMATION

- I fNOClsAM ALTON.
eoDMli ling proposed amendment to
the constitution of the state of Georgia
TO be voted on at the general election
70 oe held on Tuesday. November 5 1912
salu amendment providing for authorjz-
ing ana empowering judges of superior
courts OF this state TO grant charters to
private companies in vacation
,, By His EXcellency,
Joseph NJ. BROWN. Governor
STATE OF GEORGIA-Executiy De-
partment. August "a 1912
mihereas, The general assembly at its
session IN 1872 proposed an amendment
70 me constitution of this state as set
wit: 20 80 ~ I'VE
An act, to amend article 3, section 7.
paragraph Is, of the constitution of the
ss1lSsdde OF Georgia, embraced in section
2 9,O OF the civil code of this state, au-
tnorlzlng and empowering judges of the
superior courts of this state TO grant
CHARTERS to private companies in Vaca-
tlon and for other purposes
section l. Be it enacted by the general
assembly OF the state of Georgia, ana it
IS enacted by the authority of the same,
ina paragraph Is, SECTION Z, article 3,
6raced in section $3.50 of the civil code OF
Georgia. be, and the same is hereby,
amended by adding after the word
fo G199urts in the sixth line thereof the
following words: 1T may confer this
authority to grant corporate powers and
privileges to private companies to judges
OF me superior courts of this state in
vacation, so that said section and par
agraph, as aforesaid when amended
shall read as follows:
The general assembly shall have no
power to grant corporate powers and priv
lleges TO private companies, to make or
change election precincts. nor to eStab-
ilsh bridges or ferries, nor to change
names of legitimate children, but 1t shall
prescribe by law the manner in which
such powers shall be exercised by the
courts; it may confer this authority ia
grant corporate powers and privileges ia
private companies to the judges of the
superior courts of this state in vaca-
tlon All corporate powers and privi-
leges to banking, insurance railroad
canal, navigation, express and telegraph
companies shall be issued and granted
by the secretary of state in such manner
as shall be prescribed by law, and if in
any event the secretary of state should
be disqualified TO act in any case; then
vide by general laws BY what person such
charters shall be granted"
Section 2. Be it further enacted. That
whenever the above proposed amendment
to the constitution shall be agreed to
by two thirds of the members elected tc
each of the two houses of the general
assembly, and the same has been entered
on their journals with the ayes and nays
taken thereon, the governor shall cause
said amendment to be published in al
least two newspapers in each congress
sional district in this state for the period
u wv MINUS ItAl pleCtul!E Nll6 TIME VI
holding the next general election
Section 3. Be it further enacted, That
the above proposed amendment shall be
submitted for ratification or rejection
to the electors of this state at the next
general election to be held after pub
LEGATION, as provided in the second section
Of this get; in the several election dis
tTictS of this state. al which election
every person shall be qualified to vote
who is entitled to vote for members OF
the general assembly. All persons voting
at said election in favor of adopting the
proposed amendment to the constitution
shall have written or printed on then
ballots the words For amendment oil
constitution authorizing judges of superior
courts to grant charters in vacation" ant
all persons opposed to the adoption OF
said amendment shall have written OF
printed on their ballots the words
Against amendment of constitution au
thoriZing judges of superior courts tC
grant charters in vacation"
Section 4. Be it further enacted, Tha
the governor be, and he is hereby, au-
thorized and directed to provide for thu
submission of the amendment proposed
in this act to a vote of the people, as re
CURED by the constitution of this state
in paragraph !, of section l, of article
Is. and if ratified the governor shall
when he ascertains such ratification from
the secretary of state, to whom the re
turns shall be referred in the manner a!
in cases of elections for members of thu
general assembly to count and ascertain
the result. issue his proclamation for ont
insertion in one of the daily papers of thi
state, announcing such result and declar
ing the amendment ratified.
Section 5. Be it further enacted, Tha
all laws and parts of laws in conflic
with this act be, and the same are hereby
repealed,
Now. therefore /, Joseph M Brown, gov
ernor of said state, do issue this. m!
proclamation. hereby declaring that The
foregoing proposed amendment to the
constitution is cubmitted for ratification
or rejection TO the voters of the state
qualified to vote for members of the gen.
raj assembly at the general election t
be held on Tuesday, November 5, 1912
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN, Governor.
BY the Governor