The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-02

Peace Court
BY His Excellency,
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN,
Governor.
- State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
Atlanta, July 80, 1912
Whereas, the General Assembly at
it's session in 1912 proposed an amend
ment to the Constitution of this
State as set forth in an Act approx
ed July 80, 1912, to-wit:
An Act to amend Article g. Section
| 7 of the Constitution of this State,
which provided that there shall be
In each militia district one Justice of
the Peace; so as to provide that the
| Legislature may abolish Justice
Courts and the Office of Justice of
| the Peace and of Notary Public, ex-
Officio Justice of the Peace in certain
cities and establish in lieu thereof
such court or courts or system of
courts as the General Assembly, may
| deem necessary; to provide for the
| jurisdiction of such courts, and for
rules of procedure therein, and for
the correction of error in and by said
Courts by the Superior, or Supreme
Court, or Court of Appeals, and for
other purposes
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
| Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
authority of same, That Article 6,
Section 7, of the Constitution of this
| State be and the same is hereby
amended by adding to Paragraph 1
of said Section the following words,
| to-wit: provided, however, that the
| General Assembly may III it's discre-
| ton, abolish Justice Courts, and the
offices of Justice of the Peace and
| Notary Public ex-Oficio Justices of the
Peace in any city of this State hay
ing a population of over twenty thou
sand, except the City of Savannah
and establish in lieu thereof such
Court or Coprts, or system of Courts
as the General Assembly may in it's
discretion deem necessary, comforting
upon such new Court or Courts, or
| system of Courts when so establish
! ed the jurisdiction as to subject mat
ter now exercised by Justice Courts
and by Justices of the Peace and No
| taries Public, ex-Offcio 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 other court has
not exclusive jurisdiction under this
| Constitution; together also with such
provisions as to rules and procedure
in such courts, and as to new trials
and the correction of errors in any
1 wit Irfh
provisions for the correction of errors
by the Supreme 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 establish
| ed shall not be subject to the Rules
of uniformity laid down in Paragraph
| l, Section 8, Article 6, of the Consti-
| tuition of Georgia" So that said sec
ton when amended shall read as fol-
lows There shall be in each Mill
tia District one Justice of the Peace
whose official term except when elect
ed to fill an uneXpired term, shall be
! four years: Provided, however, that
the General Assembly may in its dis
erection abolish Justice Courts and the
office of Justice of the Peace and of
Notary Public, ex-Officio Justice of the
Peace in any city of this State having
a population of over twenty thousand,
except the City of Savannah and in
establish in lieu thereof such Court
or system of Courts as the General
Assembly may in it's discretion deem
necessary, comforting upon such new
Court or Courts, or system of Courts
so established the jurisdiction as to
subject matter now exercised by JUS
tice Courts and by the Justices of
the Peace and Notaries Public Elk
Ofticio Justices of the Peace, togeth-
er with such additional juris diction,
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 procedure, 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 AS
Sembly may from time to time in it's
discretion provide or authorize. Any
court so established shall not be sub
ject to the rules of uniformity laid
down in Paragraph 1, of Section 8, of
Article of the Constitution of Geor-
gia."
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 cleo
ton and shall, at the next general
election be submitted to the people
for ratification. All persons voting at
said election in favor Of odOntiu0 cold