Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-20
Legal Notices.
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\ PROCLAMAIlON

L n.
ouomltung a proposed amendment 10
me constitution of the state of Georgia,
,io,t De voted on at lhe general state cleo
i itEu - oe held on Wednesday, October :,
80, sdlu amendment relating to Justice
Ot peace court by his eXceIlency Josepn
M Brown, governor.
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
v,-,, Atlanta, July 80, 1912.
whereas, the generaI assembly at it's
session IN 1872 proposed an amendment to
in an tlIuuoI' OF this state as set forth
III al act approved July 50, 1912, to- wit :
., ~ dct 10 amend article D, section z OF
me constitution of this state wnicn pro-
ESii ut mat there shall be in each militia
uLsrict one Justice of the peace: so as TO
provide That the Legislature may apolfeh
justice courts and the office of Justice OF
INC ime peace and of notary public, ex-officio
Jusuce OF the peace in certain cities and
estapLlSh in lieu thereof such court or
courts or system of courts as the general
ply may deem necessary; to provide
FOR liz, ne jurisdiction of such courts, and
nOI luies OF procedure therein. and for the
I Ioi s4ecuoh OF errors in and by said courts,
~ tlle superior or supreme court, or court
VI SdppealsA ana for other purposes
oecti0h l. Be II enacted by the general
dsseilply OF the state of Georgia, and it is
netepy enacted by authority of same that
fh ice o: section Z, Of the constitution Of
| thlS state be, and the same is he, eby
amended by adding to paragraph / of
SID section the following words, to-wit:
Proylded, however, That the general as
39;elllpIy may IN its discretion, abolish jus
ice courts, and the offices of Justice of
ihe peace and notary public ex-officio
Jusuces OF the peace in any. city of this
sSate having a population of over 20 1000.
| eAcept the city of Savannah and establish
IN lieu thereof such court Of courts. or
system of courts as the general assernbi
may IN its discretion deem necessary, con-
1errlng upon such new court or courts or
system or courts when so established the
jurisdiction as to subject matter now ex-
efc!Sed py justice courts and by justices
81 me peace and, notarles public eX Of
hclo 1uSuces of the peace, together with
SUCH additional jurisdiction, either as to
amount or subject matter as may be pro-
Nlded by law, whereof some other court
mas not exclusive jurisdiction under this
constitution; together also with such pro-
visions as to rules and procedure in such
court and as to new trials and the cor
fecton of errors in and by said court and
! with such further provisions for the cor
recton of errors by the superior court or
| the court Of appeals, or the supreme court,
as the general assembly may from time to
| ume IN Its discretion provide or author
! lie any court so established shall not be
| subject TO the rules Of uniformity laid
down in paragraph 1, section 6, article 6,
| or the constitution 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 Of
| fetal term except when elected to fill an
uneXpired term, shall be four years: Pro-
| vided, however. That the general assem-
| bly, may in its discretion abolish justice
| COuI Is anu lne Office OF Justice OF the
| peace and of notary public ex-officio JUS
| tice of the peace in any city of this state
having a population of over 10000, except
! the city Of Savannah and establish in lieu
| thereof such court or system of courts as
| the general assembly may in its discretion
deem necessary, comforting upon such new
court or courts, or system of courts so
established the jurisdiction as to subject
matter now exercised by justice courts
and by the justices of the peace and no
tares public. ex-offco Justices of the
| peace, together with such additional jur-
| isdiction, either as to amount or subject
matter as may be provided by law, where
| of some other court has not exclusive 1ur-
| isdiction under this constitution, together
also with such provisions as to rules and
! procedure in such courts and as to new
| trials and the correction of errors in and
| by said courts and with such further nro-
visions for the correction Of 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 estab-
| lished shall not be subject to the rules of
uniformity laid down in paragraph l. Of
section 9. of article of the constitution
of Georgia"
Section .. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid that when said amend.
ment shall Be agreed to by two thirds Of
the members elected to each house il
shall be entered UPON the journal of each
house with the ayes and nays thereon
and published in one or more newspa pers
for two months previous TO the time for
! holding the next general election and
shall, at the next general election, be sub