The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

JOHN NJ. SLATON. Governor.
State of Georgia, Executive De.
partment, August 3, 1914.-Where-
as, the General Assembly at its ses-
sion in 1913 proposed an amendment
to the Constitution of this State, as
set forth in an Act approved August
16, 1913, towit:
An Act to amend Paragraph /, Of
Section 10, of Article of the Con-
stitution of the State of Georgia, reg
ulating the salaries of the Judges
of the Supreme and Superior Courts
by providing for the payment from
the county treasury of Bib county
to the Judge of the Superior Court
of the circuit of which the said cou1.
ty is a part of additional compensa.
ton.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Georgia, That Paragraph l, of Sec,
ton 13, of Article 6, of the COnsti-
tuition of the State of Georgia, as
amended by the act of the General
Assembly, approved August 3, 1910,
and duly ratified by the people ac
cOrding to law, be and the same is
hereby amended by inserting the
word Bib" in the proviso contain
ed in said amendment, between the
words ''the counties of" and the word
Chatham" so that said proviso so
amended by this amendment shall
read as follows:
Provided, however, That the Coun-
ties of Bib, Chatham, Fulton and
Richmond, shall pay from their re-
spectiVe county treasures to the Su-
perior Court Judges of the circuit OF
which they are a part, and the Coun-
ty of Fulton to the Judge OF the
Stone Mountain Circuit, or the Judge
of such other circuit as may hereaf'
ter be required to regularly PRESIDE
therein for additional services render
ed in the Superior Court OF Fulton
county, such sums as will with tne
salaries paid each judge from tns
State treasury, make salary OF S0'-
10000 per annum to each judge anu
said payments are declared TO De
part of the court expenses OF suCI
counties, such payments to Do maus
to the judges now in office as well aS
their successors.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ina.
if this Constitutional amendment
shall be agreed to by two-thlrdS VI
the members of the General Assem-
bly, of each house, the same shaIl o0
entered on each Journal, with tns
ayes and nays taken thereon, anu tne
Governor shall Cause the amenum9n -
to be published in one or more -
the newspapers in each CongreSSlOH!
al District for two months, lmm1ui
ately preceding the next general eLsI
ton, and the voters thereat sn 1,.
have written or printed on their uOA
ct "For ratification OF Amenau'eII
to Paragraph 1, Section 49, A:t.,g
6, of the Constitution" CproVu!hhe
for additional compensation o. 60 ~
Superior Court Judge in BibD otpa
rior Court or against ratlIO"s:, CO..
of Amendment to Paragraph - .t i'm
ton 10, Article 6, of the C0n Consul
ton" against providing aaalt 6onrt
compensation for the Superior Us ..
Judge in Bibb Superior CouIH -itr
thew NAV choose, and if a maJoIn,
of the electors qualified to vote ~
members of the next General As . he
bly, voting shall vote in favor o. ,e ant
ratification then said ame Iilin {
shall become a part Of ArticiTC on.
Section 10, Paragraph /, OF t the Gov
stitution of this State, and Ine more U
ernor shall make proclamation nv
of. rho+ nj
Be it further enacted, ina a1aiet
laws and parts of laws IN cons are
with this act be, and the san0
repealed. ,r claton,
Now. therefore, I, Jonn M SANS mi:
Governor of said State, do issa aio ring
my proclamation, hereby ae on'snd-
that the foregoing proposed sanbmit-
ment to the Constitution Is .s sr to
ted for ratification or releGasodJ to
the voters of the State rruaneral
vote for members of the Tim us to
Assembly at the General hIs Ser Ard
be held on Tuesday, NoVenO'
1914. .ror.
By the Governor: Philip
Secretary of State.