The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-09
A PROCLAMATION


eral State election to be held OF
Wednesday, October 2, 1912, saiC
amendment relating to Justice o
Joseph NJ. Brown, Governor.
STATE OF GEORGIA, Executive
Department, Atlanta, July 80, 1912
Whereas, the General Assembly a
its session in 1912 proposed al
amendment to the Constitution o
this State as set forth in an Act ap
proved July 80, 1912, to-wit:
An Act to amend Article 6, Sec
ton Z of the Constitution of this
State, which provides that there shall
be in each militia district one JUS
tice of the Peace, so as to provide
that the Legislature may abolish
Justice Courts and the office of JUS
tice of the Peace and of Notary Pub
lie, EX-Officio Justice of the Peace in
certain cities and establish in lieu
thereof, such court or courts or sys.
tenn Of courts as the General Assem-
bly, 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 Sup 'eme Court, or Court of APP
peals, and for other purposes.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
authority of the same, That Article
6, Section of the Constitution of
this State be and the same is hereby
amended by adding to Paragraph l
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
office of Justice of the Peace and of
Notary Public, Ex-Officio Justices of
the Peace in any city of this State
having population of over twenty
except the City of Savan-
nah, and establish in lieu thereof
such Court or Courts or system of
Courts as the General Assembly may
in its discretion deem necessary, con-
ferring upon such new Court or
Courts or system of Courts when so
the jurisdiction as to sub
ject matter now exercised by Justice
Courts and Justices of the Peace and
Notaries Public, Ex-Officio 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 9th
er court has not exclusive jurisdic-
ton under this Constitution; to-
gether also with such provisions as
to rules and procedures in such
court, and as to new trials and the
correction of errors in any by said
court, and with such further proVis-
ions for the correction of errors by
the Superior 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 established
shall not be subject to the rules of
uniformity laid down N Paragraph
l, Section 8, of Article of the Con-
5titution of Georgia" So that said
Section when amended shall read as
follows: There shall be in each
Militia District one Justice of the
Peace. whose official term, except
when elected to fill an unexpired
,erm, shall be four years; provided,
however, that the General Assembly
may in its discretion abolish Justice
Courts and the office of Justices of the
Peace and of Notary Public, Ex-Of-
ficio Justice of the Peace in any city
Of this State having a population of
over twenty thousand, except the
City of Savannah, and establish in
leu thereof such court or courts or
system of courts as the General AS
sembly may in its discretion deem
necessary, comforting upon such new
court or courts or system of courts
when so established the jurisdiction
is to subject matter now exer-
Used by Justice Courts and by
Justices of the Peace and Notaries
Public, Ex-Officio Justices of the
Peace, together with such additional
either as to amount or
subject matter as may be provided
by law, whereof some other Court
las not exclusive jurisdiction under
his Constitution, together also with
such provisions as to rules and pro-
,edure in such courts and as to new
.rials and the correction of errors in
and by said courts and with such
further provisions for the correction
If errors by the Superior Courts, or
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 es-
,ablished shall not be subject to the
rules of uniformity laid down in Par
agraph l of Section 8 of Article
If the Constitution of Georgia"
Section 2. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid that when
said amendment shall be agreed to
by two-thirds of the members elected
to each house it shall be entered
upon the journal of each house with
The ayes and nays thereon and pub
ished in one or more newspapers in
each Congressional District in said
State for two months previous to the
time for holding the next general
and shall, at the next gen.
eral election, be submitted to the
people for ratification. All persons
voting at said election in favor of
adopting said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, For ratification of Amend
ment to Article 6, Section of the
authorizing the estab-
lishment of other courts in, certain
cities in lieu of Justice Courts" and
all persons opposed to the adoption
of said amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, Against ratification of
to Article 6, Section Z
of the Constitution, authorizing the
establishment of other courts in GER
tain cities in lieu of Justice Courts. 3"