Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-15

Georgia, to be voted on at the Cen
eral State election to be held on We'd
nesday, October 7th, 1914, said amend
ment providing for salary of the judge
of the Superior Court of Bib County.
By His Excellency John NJ. Slaton,
Governor.
STATE OF GEROGIA,
Executive Department.
August 3, 1914.
Whereas, the General Assembly at
its session in 1913, proposed an amend
ment to the Constitution of this State,
as set forth in an Act approved Au-
gust 16, 1918, to-wit:
An Act to amend Paragraph /, of
Section 10, Of Article of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Georgia, regulat-
ing the salaries Of the judges of the
Supreme and Superior Courts by pro-
viding fer the payment from the coun-
ty treasury of Bib County to the judge
of the Superior Court of the circuit OF
which the said county is a part of ad
ditional compensation.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Georgia,
That Paragraph l Of Section IS, CT
Article 6, Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Georgia, as amended by the
Act of the General Assembly approved
August 3, 1910, and duly ratified by
the people according to law, be and
the same is hereby amended by insert
ing the word 'Bibb" in the proviso
contained in said amendment, between
the words the counties of" and the
word Chatham so that said pro-
viso so amended by this amendment
shall read as follows:
Provided, however, That the Coun-
ties of Bibb, Chatham, Fulton ana
Richmond, shall pay from their re-
spective treasures to the Superior
Court judges of the circuit of which
they are part, and the County of Full
ton to the judge of the Stone Mountain
Circuit, or the judge of such other cir
cult S may hereafter be required to
regularly preside therein for addi-
tiOnal services rendered in the Supe-
rior Court of Fulton County, such
sums as will with the salaries paid
each judge from the State Treasury.
make a salary Of $5,OOO.OO per annum
to each Judge; and said payments are
declared to be a part of the court
expenses of such counties, such pay
ments to be made to the judges now in
Office as well as their successors.
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted Thai
if this Constitutional amendment shall
be agreed to by two-thirds o. the
members Of the Genearl Assembly of
each house, the same shall be enter
e1 On each Journal, with the ayes and
|@@y7- Cd thereon, and the Governor.
shall cause the amendment to be pub
lished In enc or more of the newspa-
pers in each Congressional District for
TWO months Immediately preceding the
next general election and the voters
thereat shall have written or printed
on their ticket For ratification Of
Amendment to Paragraph /. Section
IL, Article 6, Of the Constitution"
providing for additional compensa-
ton of the Superior Court judge in
Blbb Superior Court or Against rati-
hcatton Of Amendment to Paragraph l.
Section 10, Article 6, of the Constitu-
ton" against providing additional
compensation for the Superior Court
Judge in Bibb Superior Court, as thew
may choose, and if majority of the
lectors qualified to vote for members of
the next General Assembly voting
snail vote in favor of ratification. then
SAID amendment shall become a part
OF Article 6, Section 10, Paragraph /,
Of the Constitution of this State, and
the Governor shall make proclamation
thereof
be 1t further enacted, That all
laws and parts of laws in conflict with
this Act, be, and the same are re-
Dealed.
Now therefore, I, John NJ. Slaton.
governor OF said State, do issue this
ny proclamation, hereby declaring thai
ne foregoing proposed amendment to
he Constitution is submitted for rat
ncation or rejection to the voters of
ne State qualified to vote for mem
'ers OF the General Assembly at the
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