The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

ment to amend article l, section 2 para
graph l, of the constitution of Georgia
so as to create additional senatorial dis
. tricts
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 H. 1918
to wit:
An act to amend article 8, 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 Forty-ffth, Forty-siXth Forty-seY-
enth, Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, Fiftieth
| and Fifty-irst, out of certain counties,
| and for other purposes.
SECTION L Be it enacted by the gem
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 line thereof
b. By substituting in lieu of the words
so stricken out wherever the same occur
the words 'ffty-one."
/ c. So that when so amended that part
I Of said paragraph preceding the sub
+ sections of said paragraph and article,
will read as follows
Paragraph / The senate shall consist
i OF lifty-one members. There shall be fifty
one senatorial districts as now arranged
by counties. Each district shall have one
/ senator"
SEC 2. Be it further enacted by the au-
thOrity aforesaid, that said article g. sec
ton 2, paragraph l, of the constitution
,.t N.ta no md Joa i- hap INV
further amended as follows:
A. BY adding seven new sub-sectiOns
thereto as follows:
49, The forty-fifth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of r.
win, Ben Hill and Telfair.
46. The fOrty-siXth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Bacon, Pierce and Coffee.
A. The fOrty-seventh senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of Col
quit, Tiff and Turner.
a. The forty eighth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Crisp. Wilcox and Dodge.
l". The forty-ntnth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Bulloch, Gambler and Evans.
So The fftieth senatorial district shall
be composed of the counties of Clarke,
OSlethorpe and Wilkes
81. The fifty-ffrst senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Gwinnett Milton and Forsyth
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That article 3, sec
ton ,, paragraph l, of the constitution of
this state, be and the same is hereby
further amended as follows
A. BY striking all of Sub-scctiOns -, p,
&c, "a. 80 and 80.
B. BY substituting in lieu of the sub
sections so stricken out new sub-sectiOns
=, r. 30, "a, 80 and 80, respectively, as
IS The fifteenth senatorial district shall
be composed of the counties of Wheeler
Montgomery and Toombs.
q. The tWenty-seventh senatorial dis
trict shall be composed of the counties
of Barrow, Walton and Oconee.
30. The thirtieth senatorial district shall
be composed of the counties of Ebert
Madison and Hart.
a. The thirty-fourth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties OF
/ DeKalb, Rockdale and Newton
/ 35; The thirty-ffth senatorial distric
shall be composed of the counties of Full
/ ton, Clayton and Henry.
/ SO. The thirty-ninth senatorial district
! shall be composed of the counties Of
! Cherokee, Cobb and Douglas.
SEC. f. 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 45
! IS, AZ, as 49, so and 81 of section of this
act, the counties composing the same are
/ hereby transferred from the districts tC
which they have been heretofore attach.
ed to the new districts hereby created
/ SEC. 5. Be it further enacted by the
! authority aforesaid, That if this consti
/ tutional 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 witt
/ the ayes and nays taken thereon, anC
/ the governor shall cause the amendment
to be published in one or more neWspa-
/ pgrs in each OngreSSiOnal district fol
( 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 al
. said election in favor of the ratification
of the proposed amendment to the con.
stitutiOn of this state shall have writer
/ or printed on their ballots the words Fol
/ ratification of amendment of article 8
section 2, paragraph l, of the constitution
of this state, providing for and creating
seven new senatorial DISTRICTS" and al
| persons voting against the ratification OF
| the proposed amendment shall have writ
| ten or printed on their ballots the words
| Against ratification of amendment of ar.
ticle g. section 2, paragraph l. of the con.
| stitutiOn Of this state, providing for anC
! creating seven new senatorial districts. ,
/ If a 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 sale
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
senatorial districts so created for the
| election of senator for each of said dis.
tricts in the next general assembly. as is
provided by law for the filing of vacan-
cies caused by death or resignation.
| Approved August II 1918
| NOW, THEREFORE,, l 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
ication or rejection to the voters of the
state qualified to vote for members OF
the general assembly at the general cleo
ton TO be held on Tuesday, November 5
1913.
HUGH NJ. DORSEY, Governor.
BY the Governor:
IT,. b STRANGE, Secy of State.
STATE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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