The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-09-25

meul 10 the 0OnSlllILloI, tHe counties |
of Bleckley AIN. Wheeler shall be en- |
titled to representation in the Gener |
al Assembly of Georgia for the ses
sion of 1876; 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 the sessions of the General
| Assembly for the years 1856: and
elections in said counties shall be
held on the first Tuesday in January,
1915, under the law now governing
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 l. N1lmber of represen
tatives. The House of Representa-
tives 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, Bibb, Floyd and
| Muscogee, three representatives each,
to the twenty-siX counties having the
next largest population, viz: Laurens
2 arroll Jackson, Sumter, Thomas,
| Decatur, Gwinnett, Coweta, Cobb,
| Washington, DeKalb. Burke, Bulloch,
roup, Hall Walton, Barlow, Meri.
yether. Emanuel Iowndes, Gilbert,
! Brooks, Houston Wilkes, Clarke and
| Ware, two representatives each; and
4 the remaining counties one repre-
tentative each; and in the event Of
| he ratification of this amendment to
he Constitution, the counties of
'leckley and Wheeler shall be en-
tiled to representation in the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia for The ses-
sion of 1915-l6; and in the event this
amendment and the amendment ere
ating the counties of Barrow, Cand-
er and Bacon shall be ratified, then
he three sad last named counties
shall also be entitled to representa-
ion in sessions of the genera assem-
bly, for the years 19l5-!6; and elections
n said counties shall be held on the
first Tuesday in January, 1915, UNI
der the law now GOVERNING similar
elections for the election of members
Of the General Assembly to serve
during the session of 1856 in &C.
Cordance with this amendment
Section 9 Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That when
said proposed amendment shall be
agreed to by two thirds of the mem
: ters elected to each House of the
General Assembly, il shall be entered
upon the journal of each louse with
, the yeas and nays thereof 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
ed to the people for ratification in
he following form, to-wit: For rat
ication of an amendment to Para
raph l., of Section 3, of Article 3, of
The Constitution Cfor providing for
representatives. in the House of Rep
@esentatives of the State of Georgia
tor counties not now provided for),"
0r Against ratification OF an amend
nent to Paragraph /, Section g. of
Article 3 of the Constitution Tor
against providing for representatives
the House of Representatives of
he State of Georgia for counties not
now provided for)," and if the major
lty of the electors qualified to vote
for members of the General Assem-
bly, voting thereon shall vote for rat
iification, having written or printed on
their ballots the preceding forms,
which votes cast at sail election shall
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
dict with this Act be, and they are,
hereby repealed.
Now, therefore, |, John M. Slaton
Governor of said State, do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring
that the foregoing proposed amend
msnt to the Constitution is submit
led for the ratification or rejection
20 the voters of the state qualified
20 vote for the members of the Gen
2ral Assembly at the General Elec-
on to be held ca Tuesday, Noven
1 Der 3, 1914.