The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
HUGH NJ. DORSEY, Governor.

WHEREAS, the general assembly at it's
session in 1918 proposed an amendment to
the constitution of this state as set forth
in an act approved August 70, 1918, to wit:
The following amendment is hereby
proposed to the constitution Of the state:
SECTION l. Amend by striking all of
article 3, section 3, paragraph l, of the
constitution. and substituting in lieu
thereof the following:
Paragraph l. The house of representa-
tives shall consist of not more than 1893
representatives, apportiOned among the
several counties as follows, to wit: To
the six counties having the largest popu-
Iation, VIZ, Fulton Chatham. Richmond,
Bibb, Floyd and Muscogee, three repre-
sentatives each; to the twenty-six coun-
ties having the next largest population,
viz, Laurens, Carroll, Jackson, Sumter.
Thomas, Decatur, Gwinnett, Coweta,
Cobb, Washington, DeKalb, Burke Bull
loch, TrOup, Hall Walton, Barlow Mer-
iWether Emanuel. Lowndes, Ebert,
Brooks, Houston, Wilkes, Clarke and
Ware, two representatives EACH and to
the remaining counties one representative
each. In the event of the ratification #
this amendment to the constitution, the
county of Evans shall be entitled to rep
resentation in the general assembly Of
Georgia, and in the event of the ratifi-
cation of the amendments creating the
counties of Treutlen, Atkinson and Cook
or either of them, the said counties so
created shall also be entitled to repre-
sentation in the general assembly. In
the county of Evans, and in the event of
q ratification of the amendments Great
nS the counties of Treutlen Atkinson
and Cook, or either of them, an election
shall be held in such county or counties
on the first Tuesday in January, 1915
under the laws now governing similar
elections of members of the general as
sembly, for the election of q member of
the general assembly from said county
or counties for the session of 1919 and 1920
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted by the au-
of
ed amendment shall be agreed to by two
thirds of the members elected to each
house of the general assembly, it shall
be entered upon the Journal of each
mouse with the ayes and nays thereon,
ana published 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 submitted to the people for
ratification in the following form, to wit:
For ratification of an amendment to
paragraph l. section 8, article 3. of the
IN the house Of representatives, for coun-
ties not now represented, or Against
ratification Of an amendment to para
graph l, section 8, of article g. of the
constitution, providing for representation
in the house Of representatiV for coun-
ties not now represented If the major
lty of the electors qualified to vote for
members of the general assembly voting
therein, shall vote for ratification, hav-
ing written or printed on their ballots the
preceding forms, which votes cast at said
election shall be consolidated as now re-
CURED by law in elections for members of
the general assembly and return thereof
made to the governor, then he shall de-
clare said amendment adopted and make
proclamation thereof in the manner now
provided by law.
Approved August L. 1918
NOW THEREFORE,, l, Hugh NJ. Dor
scy, governor Of said state, do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring that
the foregoing proposed amendment to the
constitution is submitted for ratification
or repetition to the voters of the state
qualified to vote for members of the gem
crai assembly ut the general election to
be held on Tuesday, November 5, 1918
HUGH NJ. DORSEY, Governor.
BY the Governor:
II. b. STRANGE, Sec'y Of State