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ment to amend article l. section 2 para
graph 1. of the constitution of Georgia,
so as to create additional senatorial dis
tTictS
BY His Excellency,
HUGH NJ. DORSEY, Governor.
WHEREAS the general assembly at its
session in 1918 proposed an amendment
to the constitution of this state as set
forth in an act approved August II, 1918,
to wit:
An act to amend article 3, section .,
paragraph l, Of the constitution of the
state Of Georgia, which relates to the
number of senators. the number of SEN
atorial districts, and the composition of
such districts, so as to increase the num-
Der of senators and senatorial districts
from forty-four to fifty-one, and to ere
ate seven new senatorial districts as fol-
lows: FOrtyifth FOrty-siXth, Forty-sev-
enth. Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, Fifteth
and Fiftyfirst, out of certain counties,
and for other purposes.
SECTION / Be it enacted by the gen
eral assembly of the state of Georgia,
and it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same, that article l. section 2,
paragraph l, of the constitution Of the
state. of Georgia be and the same is here
by amended, as follows:
A. BY striking out the words forty
four" wherever said words occur in the
second lire thereof.
b. BY substituting in lieu Of the words
SO stricken out wherever the same occur
the words 'ffty-one'
G. So that when so amended that part
of said paragraph preceding the sub
sections of said paragraph and article,
VIII read as follows:
Paragraph l. The senate shall consist
of uttN-Oue members. There shall be fifty
one senatorial districts as now arranged
by counties Each district shall have one
senator.
SEC. . Be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, that said article 8, sec
ton 2, paragraph 1, of the constitution
f IL tqt no an 10 col &c la-f nv
further amended as follows:
A BY adding seven new sub-sections
thereto as follows:
As. The forty-ffth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of IT.
win, Ben Hi and Telfair.
as. The fOrty-siXth senatorial district
shan be composed of. the counties of
Bacon. Pierce and Coffee
Al. The fOrty-seventh senatorial district
shall be composed Of the counties of Col
quit. Tiff and Turner.
As. The forty-eighth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Crisp, Wilcox and Dodge.
~. The forty-ninth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Bulloch. Gambler and Evans.
50. The fifteth senatorial district shall
be composed of the counties of Clarke
OgIethorpe and Wilkes.
81: The fifty-frst senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Gwinnett, Milton and Forsyth.
SEC. 8 Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That article 3, sec
tion . paragraph l. of the constitution of
this state, be and the same is hereby
further amended as follows:
A. BY striking all of sub-sections Is, e.
80, a. So and 49,
B. BY substituting in lieu Of the sub
sections so stricken out new sub-sections
g., 27, 80, "a, 35 and 80, respectively, as
follows:
Is. The fifteenth senatorial district shall
b. composed of the counties of Wheeler,
MONTGOMERY and TOOmbS
r. The tWenty-seventh senatorial dis
trtct shall be composed of the counties
Of Barrow, Walton and Oconee.
80. The thirtieth senatorial district shall
be composed of the counties of Ebert,
Madison and Hart
81. The thirtyfourth senatorial district
DeKalb. Rockdale and Newton.
35 The thirty-fifth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of Full
ton, Clayton and Henry.
30. The thirty-ninth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Cherokee, Cobb and Douglas.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted by the au-
thOrity aforesaid. That for the purpose of
creating the senatorial districts hereinbe-
fore named and set out in subsection As,
49, A. 49, 40, 80 and 81 of section of this
act, the counties composing the same are
hereby transferred from the districts to
which they have been heretofore attach
ed to the new districts hereby created.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted by the
HulHOTllN AFORESAID, mat II TINS consul
tuuonaI amendment shall be agreed to by
tWO-thirds of the members of each house
of the general assembly, the same same
shall be entered on their Journals with
the ayes and nays taken thereon, and
the governor shall cause the amendment
to be published in one or more neWspa-
pers in each congressional district for
two months Immediately preceding the
next general election, and the same shall
be submitted to the people at the next
general election. All persons voting at
said election In favor of the ratification
of the proposed amendment to the con-
StitutiOn OF this state shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words For
ratification Of amendment of article 3,
section 2, paragraph l, of the constitution
of this state providing for and creating
seven new senatorial districts" and all
persons voting against the ratification of
the proposed amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the words,
Against ratnCatlOn OF amendment of ar
ticle 3, section 2, paragraph l, of the con-
stitutiOn of this state, providing for and
creating seven new senatorial districts"
If ~ majority of the electors qualified
to vote for members of the general as
sembly, and voting in said general cleo
ton shall vote in favor of the ratification
of said proposed amendment, then said
amendment shall become a part of arti-
Gle 3, section 2, paragraph l, of the con-
stitutiOn of this state, and the governor
shall make proclamation there, and shall
call special elections in each of the new
oCAlett Oi LA QlSIllClS 50 Cttdltt iOi tllC
election of q senator for each of said dis
tricts in the next general assembly, as is
provided by law for the filling of vacan-
cies caused by death or resignation.
Approved August Il, 1918.
NOW THEREFORE,, I Hugh NJ. Dor
sey, governor of said said state, do issue
this my proclamation hereby declaring
that the foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution is submitted for rati
fcation or rejection to the voters of the
state qualified to vote for members of
tae general assembly at the general cleo
1918.
HUGH NJ. DORSEY, Governor.
BY the Governors
H. B. STRANGE. Secy Of State.
STATE OF GEORGIA.-Executive
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