The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-10-01

Submitting proposed Amendments Il
the Constitution Of the State Of Georgia
t. be voted on at the General State cles
ton tobe held on Tuesday, November
SRI, 1914, said amendnentproviding fol
abolishing Justice Courts so as to include
Savannah BY His Excellency,
John nj. Slaton, Governor
State Of Georgia,
Executive Department,
August s, 1914.
Whereas, the General Assembly at its
session il 1914, proposed an amendment
to the Constitution Of this state as set
forth in an Act approved July 70, 1914,
to-wit
An Act to amend Paragraph |, Of sec
ton Z, Of tie Constitution Of the State Of
Georgia, providing Tor one Justice OF the
Peace in each Militia District of theSta-
e, AMI Tor the General Assembly i'll its
discretion to abolish Justice Courts and
the Office 81 Justice Of the Peace and Of
Notary Public and ex-oificio Justice Of
the Peace i'll any city Of this State having
a population Of over 90 90, except the
City OF Savannah and to establish in lieu
thereof such court or courts or system Of
courts as the-General Assembly may in
its discretion deem necessary, by striking
therefrom the portion Of tie proyiso OF
said paragraph, which excerpts tile city
Of Savannah from the privilege 81 having
the General Assembly abolish Justice
Courts in said City and establish such
other Court or Courts or system Of Courts
as the General Assembly may in its dis
erection deem necessary, and for ether
purposes,
Section. /. Be it enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly of the State OF Georgia, and
it is hereby enacted by authority OF same
That Paragraph One ~, ofseetionsev-.
en- %, Of Article Six CO.., Of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Georgia, as amend
ded by the Act Of the General Assembly,
approved July 80, 1912, and duly ratified
by the people according to law, be and
thesanle is hereby amended by striking
from the proviso contained i'll said a.
mendmeut the words, except the CITY
of Savannah where they Immediately
follow the words having population
of over twenty thousand, so that pro
viso 50 amended by this amendment
shall read as follows: Provided, how
ever, that the General Assembly may in
its discretion abolish Justice Courts, and
the Office Of Justice Of the Peace and OF
Notary Public and ex-ofiieio Justice Of
the Peace in any city in this State hay
a population OF over twenty thousand,
and establish in lieu thereof such court
or courts or system of courts as the Cen
eral Assembly may, in its discret;osdeem
necessary comforting upon such court or
courts or system OF courts when so es-
established, the jurisdiction as to subject
matter low exercised by Justice Courts
and by Justices OF the Peace and Notaiies
Public ex-officio Justices ofthe Peace, to-
gether with such additional Jurisdiction,
either as to amount or to subject matter,
as may be provided by law, whereof
some other court has not exclusive juris-
diction under this Constitution; together
also with such provision 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
provision for the correction Of error by
the Superior Court, or the Court Of APP
peals, or the Supreme Court, asthc sem
eral 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 lad down in
Paragraph |, dissection 9, Of Article 6,
OF the Constitution Of Georgia.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That if