The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-10-16
Angnet 3. 1914.

Whereas, the General Assembly at
Its session in 1913 proposed an
amendment to the constitution of this
state, as set forth in an act approved
August 16, 1913, to-wit:
An Act to amend Paragraph 1, of
Section 10. of Article 6 of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Georgia, regu-
lating 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 cir
cult of which the said county is a
part of additional compensation.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Georgia,
That Paragraph /, of Section 10, of
Article 6, CT the Constitution of the
tate of Georgia, as amended by the
Act of the General Assembly, approx
ed August 3, 1910, and duly ratified
by the people according to law, be and
the same is hereby amended by m
sorting the word ''Bibb" in the proviso
contained in said amendment betwean
the words the counties Of and the
word Chatham so that said pro
yiso 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-
lperior Court judges of the circuit of
County of Fulton to the judge
of the Stone Mountain circuit,
or the judge of such other circuit as
may hereafter be, REQUIRED to. 1regU-
larly preside therein for additional
services rendered in the Superior
Court of Fulton County, such sums
as will with the salaries paid each
judge from the State Treasury,
make salary of $1,000 per annum
to each judge; and said payments
are declared to be a part of the
court expenses Of such counties,
such payments to be made to the
judges now in office as we'll as their
| uccessors.
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-.
oily of each house, the same shall
be entered on each Journal, with the
ayes and nays taken thereon, and
the governor shall cause the amend
nent to be published in one or more
If the newspapers in each Congress
sonal District for two months, i'm
mediately preceding the next gener-
a election, and the voters thereat
shall have written or printed on
theft ticket For ratification of
Amendment to Paragraph /, Section
%, Article 6, of the Constitution"
providing for additional compensa-
lion of the Superior Court Judge in
3ibb Superior Court or Against
ratification of Amendment to Para
graph /, Section IS, Article s. OF
the Constitution" against providing
additional compensation for the Su-
2erior Court Judge in Bibb Superior
| 'ourD as they may choose, and Il q
! majority of the electors qualified to
5ote for members of the next Gener-
al Assembly voting, shall vote in ia
for of ratification, then said amend
nent shall become a part of Article
I J, Section 13, Paragraph |, of the
Constitution of this State, and the
Governor shall make proclamation
hereof.
Be it further enacted, That all
avs and parts of laws in conflict
With this Act, be, and the same are
'epealed.
Now, therefore, l, John NJ. Slaton.
Governor of said State, do issue
| this my proclamation, hereby declar-
ng that the foregoing proposed
| amendment to the Constitution is
submitted for ratification or rejec-
ton to the voters of the state quail
led to vote for members Of the Gen
aral Assembly at the General Elec-
ion to be held on Wednesday, Oct.
I, 1914.
JOHN M. SLATON,
Governor.
I}v tho Governor.