The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-09

State of Georgia, Executive De-
partment. August 3, 1914.--Where-
/ as. the General Assembly at its SEES
sion in 1913 proposed an emendment
to the Constitution of this state, as
set forth in an Act approved August
16, 1913, towit: j..
An Act to amend Paragraph i, 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 Bibb county
to the Judge of the Superior Court
of the circuit of which the said coun-
ty is a part of additional compensa-
ton.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Georgia, That Paragraph l, OF Sec
ton 10, of Article 6, of the Constl-
tuition of the State of Georgia, as
amended by the act of the General
Assembly, approved August ), l910,
and duly ratified by the people &C
cording to law, be and the same is
hereby amended by inserting the
| word "Bibb" in the proViso contain
ed in said amendment, between the
words 1.-THE counties Of and the word
Chatham" so that said proyiso 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 hereat-
ter be required to regularly preside
therein for additional services render
ed in the Superior Court OF Fulton
county, such sums as will with the
salaries paid each judge from the
State treasury, make a salary OF 3d.
10000 per annum to each judge; and
said payments are declared to be
part of the court expenses of such
counties, such payments to be made
to the Judges now in Office as well as
their successors.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
if this Constitutional amendment
shall be agreed to by twO-thirds OF
the members of the General Assem-
bly, of each house, the same shall be
entered on each Journal, with the
ayes and nays taken thereon, and the
Governor shall cause the amendment
to be published in one or more OF
the newspapers in each COngressiOn-
al District for two months, imnedi-
bo
ton. and the voters thereat S1aD
have written or printed on their tpck-
ct For ratification OF Amendment
to Paragraph l, Section IL, ArtleSe
6, of the Constitution" (proVldlnS
for additional compensation of the
Superior Court Judge in Bibb Supe-
rior Court or Against ratification
of Amendment to Paragraph /, Sec
ton 10, Article 6, of the Constltu-
ton" against providing additional
compensation for the Superior Court
Judge in Bib Superior Court as
they may choose, and if majority
of the electors qualified to vote for
members Of the next General Assem-
bly, voting shall vote in favor of the
ratification then said amendment
shall become a part OF Article o,
Section 13, Paragraph I, of the Con-
stitutfon of this State, and the Gov
ernor shall make proclamation there
of.
Be it further enacted, That all
laws and parts of laws in conflict
With this act be, and the same are
repealed.
Now, therefore, 7, John NJ Slaton'
Governor of said State, do issue this
ny proclamation, hereby declaring
that the foregoing proposed amend
rngnt to the Constitution IS submit
ten for ratification or rejection to-
the, voters. of the State qRaIlhed TO
vote for members OF the General
Assembly at the Gensral Election to
be held ca Tuesday, November 5rd,
1874.
JOHN, M. SlATOc&. Governor.
By the. Governor: Philip Cook
Secretary Of Sbate.