Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
Millinery.
Legal Notices.


a PROCLAMATION.
Submitting a proposed amendment to
the constitution of the state of Georgia,
to be voted on a the general state cleo
ton to be held on Wednesday, October :,
1872, said amendment relating to Justice
of peace court by his excelency Joseph
NJ. Brown, governor.
State of Georgia,
Executive Department
Atlanta, July 30, 1912.
Whereas, the general assembly at it's
session in 1917 proposed an amendment to
the constitution of this state as set forth
in an act approved July 80 1912, to-wit:
An act to amend article =, section of
the constitution of this state, which pro-
vided 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, X-Offcio
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 errors 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 b, section I, of the constitution of
this state be, and the same is hereby,
amended by adding to para graph / of
said section the following words to-wit;
-
sembly may in its discretion, abolish ius-
tice courts, and the offices of justice of
the peace and notary public ex-officio
justices of the peace in any city of this
state having a population of over 20 600.
except the city of Savannah and stablish
in lieu thereof such court of courts or
system OF courts as the general assembly
may in it's discretion deem necessary, con-
ferrlng upon such new court or courts, or
system or courts when so established the
jurisdiction as to subject matter now eX-
CT i'm i
of the peace and notaries public ex of
ficio justices of the peace together with
such additional Jurisdiction either as to
amount or subject matter as NAV be pro-
vided by law, whereof some Other court
has not exclusive jurisdiction under this
constitution; together also with such pro-
visions as to rules and procedure in sIIch
court and as TO new trials and the cor
rection of errors in and by said court. and
with such further provisions for the cor
reCtion of errors bv the superior court or
the court Of aDneaIs or the sunreme I ronr 81
a $ the general assembly NAV from time To
time in it's discretion provide or author
lie any court so established shall not be
subject to the rules of uniformity laid
down in para graph section article 6
of the constitution of Georgia" So that
said section when amended shall read as
follows: There shall he in each militia
district one Justice Of the Deace whose az
fetal term EXCEPT when elected TO fill an
unexpired term shall be four years: Pro
vided however That the general assem-
blv NAV in lis discretion abolish ius+ice
courts and the office of iustiCe of the
peace and of notary public. eX-officiO ms
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