The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-16
A PROCLAMATION

1
Wednesday, October 2. 1915 On
amendment relating to Jnetioo said
feace Court. BY His Excellence
JosePn NJ brown, Governor.
STATE OF GEORGIA, Execut,vo
department, Atlanta, July 80, 1919
Whereas, the General AssembIv e. ..
its session in 1912 proposed at a.
amendment to the Constitution "a "a
this State as set forth in an Act "
proved July 80, 1912, to-wit. '' ap-
An Act to amend Article 6 Go,
ton of the Constitution of -
State, which provides that tbara luis LUIS
! be in each militia district ono la.
tice of the Peace, so as IN nus us
that the Legislature NAV abo,;lt
Justice Courts and the Office of 0 I!'n
tlce OF the Peace and of Notary puI
Tic, Ex-Ottlcio Justice of the Peaco "
certain cities and establish in I,o ~
thereot, such court or courts ar sT..
tenn or courts as the General Ao,oyS
| bly, may deem necessary; 10 nro TTLii-
for the jurisdiction of such co,'ntU
and for rules of procedure tbora! %
and for the correction of arroro 0i Il!
ana Dy SAID courts, by the Superio-
or Sup 'eme Court, or Court Of Az ~
peals, and for other purposes 'p'
Section 1. Be it enacted nv -.
General Assembly of the stat os
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted ~. vi
authority of the same, That SrtiaI
8, Section Z of the Constitutiop,' ' pS
this State be and the same is heroS vi
amended by adding to Paragranb
OF said Section the following wnrd.
to-Wlt: PROVIDED, however. that Us,
General Assembly may in it's discra
ton abolish Justice Courts ana tt-
office of Justice of the Peace and &c
Notary Public, Ex-Oficio Jnsticas VI VI
the Peace in any city of this So VI
having a population of over twenty
Thousand, except the City of Savan.
nan ana establish in lieu tberaof
such Court or Courts or system ~
Courts as the General Assembly mo-.
IN its discretion deem necessary oon
terrlng upon such new Conrt ~
courts or system of Courts when -
established the Jurisdiction as n s,,L
Ject matter now exercised nv Iustino
Courts and Justices OF the Peace snS
Notaries Public, Ex-Oficio ,Tusticos ~
the Peace, together with such aGdj
tional Jurisdiction either as -
amount or subject matter as NAV bo
PROVIDED by law, whereof soma 9TH
er court has not exclusive iurisdic-
t1on under this Constitution. ~
gether also with such provisions "a
to rules and procedures in such
court, and as to new trials and tho
correction of errors in anv nv sold
court, and with such further nrovis.
IONS for the correction of errors nv
the superior Court or the Court Of
Appeals, or the Supreme Court, as
the General Assembly may from time
to time, in its discretion, provide mr.
authorize. Any Court so established
shall not be subject to the rules of
uniformity laid down n Paragranb
l, Section 8, of Article 6 of the Con
st1tution 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. exceDt
when elected to fill an unexpired
term, shall be four years; provided,
however, that the General Assembly
may in its discretion abolish Justice
Courts and the office of Justices of the
Peace and of Notary Public, Ex-Of
hc1o 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
sembIy 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-Oficio 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 s
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
i ment to Article 6, Section Z OF the
Constitution, authorizing the estao-
| lishment of other courts in certain
cities in lieu of Justice Courts ana
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,
and if the majority of electors guar
flied to vote for the members OF tne