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


ter, Thomas, Decatur, Gwinnett, Cow
eta. Cobb. Washington, DeKalb,
Buzke, Bulloch. Troup, Hall, Walton
Bartqw, Meriweather, Emanuel,
Lowndes, Ebert. Brooks, Houston
Wilkes, Clark and Ware and fur
ther by adding at the end of said par
agraph after the words, and to the
remaining counties one representa-
tive each,' the following: and 4 the
event of the ratification of this amend
ment to the Constitution, the counties
Of Bleckley ahu Wheeler shall be en-
titled to representation in the Gener-
al Assembly of Georgia for the SEES
sion of 1876; and in the event this
amendment and the amendment Gre
ating the counties of Barrow, Cand-
le9 and Bacon shall be ratified. then
the three said last named counties
shall also be entitled to representa-
ton in the sessions of the General
Assembly for the years 1876, and
elections in said counties shall be
held on the first Tuesday in January,
similar elections for the election of
members of the general assembly to
serve during the session 1856 in
accordance with this amendment so
that when said paragraph is so
amended it will read as follows:
Paragraph !. Number of represen-
tatives. The House of Representa-.
| lives shall consist of not more than
| 1879 representatives apportioned
among the several counties as fol-
lows to-wit To the six counties having
the largest population, viz: Fulton,
Chatham, Richmond, Bib, Floyd and
Muscogee, three representatives each,
to the twentysix counties having the
next largest population, viz: Laurens
Carroll, Jackson, Sumter, Thomas,
Decatur, Gwinnett, Coweta, Cobb,
Washington, DeKalb Burke, Bulloch,
| Troup, Hall Walton. Barlow, Meri.
wether, Emanuel, Lowndes, Ebert,
Brooks, Houston Wilkes, Clarke and
Ware, two representatives each; and
to the remaining counties one repre-.
sentative each; and in the event OF
the ratification of this amendment to
the Constitution, the counties of
: Bleckley and Wheeler shall be en-
titled to representation in the Gen.
efal Assembly of Georgia for the SEES
sion OF l9l5-lG; and in the event this
amendment and the amendment ere
ating the counties of Barrow, Cand-
! Ter and Bacon shall be ratified, then
! the three SAID last named counties
shall also be entitled to representa-
| ton in sessions of the genera assem-
bly, for the years 1886; and elections
| In said counties shall be held on the
first Tuesday in January, 1915, un-
der the law now governing similar
elections for the election of members
of the General Assembly to serve
during the session%of 1886 in &C.
cordance with tbs amendment
Section 2. BE it further enacted
! BY the authority aforesaid, That when
said proposed amendment shall be
agreed to by two thirds of The mem
hers elected to each House of the
/ General Assembly it shall be entered
upon the Journal of each house with
the yeas and nays therece and pub
lished In one or more newspapers in
each Congressional District in said
State for two months previous to the
time for holding the next general
election in said State; and shall at
said next general election be submit
ted to the people for ratification in
the following form, to-wit: For rat
itication of an amendment to Para
graph !, of Section 5, of Article 8, of
the Constitution tor providing for
representatives il the House of Rep
resentatives Of the State of Georgia
for counties not now provided forl >"
or Against ratification OF an amend
ment to Paragraph 1, Section 3, of
Article > of TIE Constitution COR
against providing for representatives
in the House of Representatives of
the State of Georgia for counties not
now provided for)," and # the major
ity of the electors qualified tc vote
lor members OF the General Assem-
bly, voting thereon shall vote for rat
iicatlon, having written or printed on
their ballots the preceding forms,
which votes cast at sail election shall
be consolidated as now required
by law in elections for
members of the general assc-
bly, and return thereof made to the
Governor, then he shall declare said
amendment adopted and make pro-
clamation thereof in the manner
now provided by law.
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted that
'all laws and parts of laws in CON
flict with this Act be, and they~ are.
hereby repealed.
Now. therefore, |. John NJ. Slaton,
Governor of said State. do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring
that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the Constitution is submit
ted for the ratification or rejection
to the voters of the state Qualified
to vote for the members of the GEN