The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-06
State of Georgia,


Atlanta, July 80, 1912
Whereas, the General Assembly at
its 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 6, 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 /. 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 Z, of the Constitution of this
State be and the same is hereby
amended by adding to Paragraph /
of said Section the following words,
to-wit: provided, however, that the
General Assembly may in it's discre-
ton, abolish Justice Courts, and the
Offices of Justice of the Peace and
Notary Public ex-Officio Justices of the
Peace in any city of this State hav-
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 its
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 Jutsices of the Peace and No
taries Public, eX-Oficio 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
Constitutions; 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
by said court, and with such further
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 its 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 it's 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 its 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 Ex-
Officio 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, Nor the
Supreme Court, as the General AS
sembly may from time to time in its
discretion provide or authorize. ANY
court so established shall not be sub
ject to the rules OF uniformity laid
down in Paragraph /, OF Section 8, of
Article 6 of the Constitution of Geor.
gia"
Section ?. BE it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid that when