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

"A H6OClAMAI1ON.
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,
said amendment providing for, authoriz-
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 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES De-
partment, August "a, 1912.
Whereas, The general assembly at its
session in 1912 proposed an amendment
to the constitution of this state as set
forth in an act approved August 10, 1912.
to-wit:
An act to amend article 8, section 7,
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 1S, section 7, article g.
of the constitution of this state, en-
Georgia, be. and the same is hereby;
COURTS in the sixth line thereof the
following words; 1T may confer this
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,
"The general assembly shall have no
power to grant corporate powers and priv
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; II 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
least two newspapers in each congress
sional district in this state for the period
Of two months next preceding the time Of
holding the next general election.
Section 3. Be 1t further enacted, That
the above proposed amendment shall be
submitted for ratification or rejection
to the electors of this state at the next
general election to be held after pub
lcation as 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
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
all persons opposed to the adoption of
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 a vote of the people, as re-
uuired by the constitution OF this state
in paragraph l, of section l. of article
10, and II ratified the governor shall,
when he ascertains such ratification from
turns shall be referred in the manner S
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 IL 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