Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-20

to be voted on at the general election
| to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 1912,
| ing and empowering judges of superior
courts of this state to grant charters to
private companies in vacation.
BY His Excellency
JOSEPH M BROWN, Governor.
STATE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS De-
partment, August "a, 1872
| Whereas, The general assembly at its
session In 1872 proposed an amendment
TO the constitution of this state as set
wit
An act to amend article 3, section T.
paragraph Is, of the constitution of the
state of Georgia, embraced in section
$3.50 of the civil code of this state, au-
| thorizing and empowering judges of the
charters to private companies in vaca
ton, and for other purposes.
Section l. Be it enacted by the general
assembly of the state of Georgia, and it
Is enacted by the authority of the same,
that paragraph IS, section Z, article 8,
of the constitution of this state, EN-.
braced in section $3.50 of the civil code of
Georgia, be, and the same is hereby,
amended by adding after the word
courts in the sixth line thereof the
authority to grant corporate powers and
privileges to private companies to judges
of the superior courts of this state in
agraph, as aforesaid, when amended,
shall read as follows:
The general assembly shall have no
power to grant corporate powers and priv
ileges to private companies, to make or
change election precincts, nor to eStab-
fish bridges or ferries, nor to change
names of legitimate children, but it shall
prescribe by law the manner in which
such powers shall be exercised by the
courts; it may confer this authority to
grant corporate powers and privileges to
superior courts of this state in vaca-
ton. 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
in that event the legislature shall pro-
vide by general laws by what person such
charters shall be granted"
whenever the above proposed amendment
to the constitution shall be agreed to
by two thirds of the members elected to
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 at
least two newspapers in each congress
sionaI district in this state for the period
Of two months next preceding the time Of
hG secton me Be 4 rher That
the above proposed amendment shall be
submitted for ratification or rejection
TO the electors OF tnlS STATE at Jne next
general election to be held after pub
iication, as provided in the second section
OF this act in the several election dis
tricts of this state at which election
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 their
ballots the words, For amendment of
constitution authorizing judges of superior
courts to grant charters in vacation" and
all persons opposed to the adoption of
printed on their ballots the words,
against amendment of constitution au-
thorizing judges of superior courts to
grant charters in vacation"
Section 4. Be it further enacted, That
the governor be, and he is hereby, au-
thorzed and directed to provide for the
submission Of the amendment proposed
| in this act to vote of the people, as re-
qured by the constitution of this state
| 49, 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 as
in cases of elections for members of the
general assembly to count and ascertain
the result, issue his proclamation for one
insertion in one Of the daily papers Of this
state. announcing such result and declar-
ing the amendment ratified.
Section 5. Be It further enacted, That
all laws and parts of laws in conflict
with this act be, and the same are hereby
repealed.
Now, therefore l, Joseph NJ Brown, gov
ernor Of said state, do issue this. my