Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-04
legal Notices.
|, PROCLAMATI0N

A PROCLAMATION
SUBMITTING a proposed amendment 10
the constitution of the state OF Georgia
to be voted on at the general election
to be held on Tuesday November 5. 1872
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 EXcelIency.
JOSEPH NJ BROWN, Governor.
STATE OF GEORGIA-EXecutive De-
partment August "a 1912
Whereas, The general assembly at its
session in 1872 proposed an amendIxnt
to the constitution of this state as set
forth in an act approved August 10, 1872,
to-wit:
An act to amend article ,, section
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 1. Be it enacted by the general
assembly of the state of Georgia, AM it
is enacted by the authority of the same
that para graph IS, section Z, article 3
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 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 70
private companies to the judges Of the
ton. All corporate powers and prtvi-
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
vide by general laws by what person such
charters shall be granted"
Section 2. 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 then, journals, with the ayes and nays
taken thereon, the governor shall cause
said amendment to be published III al
least two newspapers in each congress
sional district in this state for the period
VI TWO ulOHlllS IL6Nl pI 6CtuiiiS INC l'l'N We
holding the next general election.
Section 3. Be it further enacted, Ihat
the above proposed amendment snau U7
submitted for ratification or rejection
to the electors of this state at the next
general election to be held after pun
LEGATION, as provided in the second section
of this act, in the several election as
tricts of this state, at which election
every person shall be qualified to vote
who is entitled to vote for members VI
the general assembly. All persons VOTING
at said election in favor of adopting tag
proposed amendment to the COnsutuuou
shall have written or printed on Jhes,
ballots the words, For amendment vi
constitution authorizing judges OF suRoa,uI
courts to grant charters in vacation, any ~
all persons opposed to the adoption u.
said amendment shall have MiiJleI VI
printed on their ballots the WORDS,
Against amendment of consululloInI. az" IN
thorzing judges of superior courts '0
grant charters in vacation o.,ot
Section T. Be il further enacted Lla'
the governor be, and he is herebl. a. Lo
thorized and directed to provide Ior sod
submission of the amendment PropUSeo-
in this act to a vote of the peopie, d.
quired by the constitution Of TINS ~
in para graph l, of section l, OF 7 lItaH
10, and if ratified the governor s!dL
when he ascercains such ratihcauon II VI"
the secretary of state, to whom llt os
turns shall be referred in the mahntL +%e
in cases of elections for members ~, lain
general assembly to count ana as ,s
the result, issue his proclamation 1os ks
insertion in one of the daily papers oI i l5rs
state. announcing such result ana oe1'''
ing the amendment ratified. rr,s+
Section ). Be it further enacted, ,s,iat
all laws and parts of laws IN Gom.Fb[v
with this act be, and the same are he'eN''
h.. Now. therefore I, Joseph Nj. Brown, gov.
ernor of said state do issue VIZ, he
proclamation hereby declaring ul"' Ike
foregoing proposed amendment 10, tior
constitution is cubmitted for raIN'a,t+s
or rejection to the voters Of the "a IN
qualified to vote for members OF t.t 70
raj assembly at the general eIegIa' "
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN. Governor.
BY the Governor. ~
PHILIP COOK, Secretary Of state s.as