The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-10-09
PROCLAMATION

voted on at the General Election I,
be held on Tuesday, November 3.
1914, said amendment providing fol
in the House of Rep
for counties not nov
provided for, and for other purposes
By His EXcellency,
John NJ. SIaton, Governo
State OF Georgia,
Executive Depai tment,
August u, 1914.
Whereas, the General Assembly
Its session in 1914, proposed a
to the Constitution
this state as set forth in an Act ap
proved August ., 1914. to-wit:
An Act to amend Paragraph l,
Section 3, of Article 3, of the Con
stitution of the State of Georgi;
by striking the figures ISL there
from and inserting in place there
of the figures 1888, so as to provid
for representation in the House
Representatives for counties no
now provide for, and further b
striking from said paragraph tn
names of the counties therein set
out and inserting in place thereo
the names of the counties mention
Q in the re-apportionment act of
the general assembly of 1911,
so that said paragraph will cOu-
form to said e-apportionment
and for other purposes.
Section l. Be it enacted by tn
General Assembly of the State
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted b
authority of the same, that Part
graph |, of Section ,. of Article 3,
the Constitution be, and the same i
hereby amended by striking from tn
second line of said paragraph the ii:
ures "1S4" and inserting in lieu there
of the figures "lS9," and further b
therefrom the names of a,
counties therein specified, and il
sorting in place of six counties there
in named as being entitled to thre
Representatives each the following
Fulton, Chatham, Richmond, Bib
Floyd and Muscogee" and insertins
in place of the twenty-six countia
therein specified as being entitled t,
two representatives each the follow
ing: 'Laurens, Carroll, Jackson, Sum
ter, Thomas, Decatur, Gwinnett, Cow
eta, Cobb. Washington, DeKall
Burke, Bulloch. Troup, Hall, Walton
Barlow, 'Meriweather, Emanuel
Lowndes, Ebert, Brooks, Housto'
Clark and Ware" and FIJI
Their by adding at the end of said pa
agraph after the words, and to til
remaining counties one represents
tive each" the following: and 4 tn
event of the ratification of this amen,
ment to the Constitution, the countie
OF Bleckley ahu Wheeler shall be er
titled to representation in the Genel
al Assembly of Georgia for the ses
sion of 1915-1G; and in the event thi
and the amendment ere
atlng the counties of Barrow, Cane
ler and Bacon shall be ratified, the!
the three said last named countie
shall also be entitled to representa-
ton in the sess ions Of the Genera
Assembly for the years 1915-16, and
elections in said counties shall b,
held on the first Tuesday in January
1913, under the law now governin
similar elections for the election
members of the general assembly [,
serve during the session 1856 il
accordance with this amendment" Sc
that when said paragraph is S.
amended it will read as follows:
Paragraph 1. Nhmber of represen
fatives The House of Representa-
lives shall consist Of not more thar
1879 representatives apportione(
among the several counties as fol
ows to-wit. To the six counties havinr
he largest population, viz: Fulton
Chatham, Richmond, Bibb, Floyd ant
Muscogee, three representatives each,
. the twentysix counties having thu
2ext largest population, viz: Laurens
Carroll, Jackson, Sumter, Thomas
Decatur, Gwnnctt, Coweta, Cobb
Washington, DeKalb, Burke, Bulloch.
rroup, Hall Walton, Barlow, Meri
weeher, Emanuel, Lowndes, Ebert,
Brooks, Houston Wilkes, Clarke and
Ware, two representatives each; and
o the remaining counties one repre-
each and in the event OF
he ratification Of this amendment to
he Constitution, the counties of
and Wheeler shall be en-
tiled to representation in the Cen
efal Assembly Of Georgia for the sesr
ZION Of 1876; and in the event this
and the amendment Gre
tting the counties Of Barrow, Cand-
er and Bacon shall be ratified then
he three said last named counties
shall also be entitled to representa-
ion in sessions Of the genera assem-
'ly for the years 1886; and elections
n said counties shall be held on the
irst Tuesday In January, 1875, UNI
Ter the law now governing similar
elections for the election Of members
If the General Assembly to serve
Turing the session of 1856 in 40
,ordance with this amendment
Section 2. Be it further enacted