Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
legal Notices.
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A PROCLAIM ALTON

A PROCLAMATION.
SUBMITTING a proposed amendment to
the constitution of the state of Georgia,
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 NJ. BROWN, Governor
STATE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES De-
partment, August "a, 1912
Whereas, The general assembly at it's
session in 1912 proposed an amendnSant
to the constitution of this state as set
forth in an act approved August 10, 1912,
to-wit:
An act to amend article 3, section Z,
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
superior courts of this state to grant
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 lS, section T. article 3.
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
following words 1T may confer this
authority to grant corporate powers and
privileges to private companies to judges
of the 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
! ileges to private companies, to make or
change election precincts, nor to estCb-
names of legitimate children, but IT shall
prescribe by law the manner in which
such powers shall be exercised by the
grant corporate powers and privileges ia
private companies to the judges of the
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-
charters shall be granted"
Section Q Be it further enacted, That
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
sonal district in this state for the period
of two months next preceding the time of
holding the next general election,
Section 3. Be it further enacted, That
submitted for ratification or rejection
to the electors of this state at the next
general election to be held after pub
ication, provided in the second section
Of this act, in the several election dis
tricts of this state. at which election
every person shall be qualified to vote
the general assembly. All persons voting
at said election in favor of adOptn the
proposed amendment to the consti Ation
shall have written or printed on their
words.
constitution authorizing judges Of superior
courts to grant charters in vacation" and
said amendment shall have written or
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-
thorized and directed to provide for the
submission of the amendment proposed
in this act to vote of the people, as re-
quired by the constitution of this state
in paragraph ], Of section /, or article
when he ascer ains 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
ing the amendment ratified.
Section 5. Be it further enacted, That
all laws dhu parts OF laws IN COntllCt
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
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 to
be held on Tuesday, November 3, 1912
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN Governor.
BY the Governor
PHILIP COOK. Secretary Of State
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