Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-15
IS AMENDMENTS
TO CONSTITUTION
TO BE VOTED ON

OF the nfteen proposed constitutions
amendments to be voted on by the peopl,
at the general election 20 be held No
vember 6. probably none is more impor.
tant than the one authorizing the legts.
lature TO create a state department OF
banks and banking for the purpose OF
providing for a more frequent and thor
Ough examination Of the state banks OF
Georgia
At the present time this work devolves
upon the state treasurer. IL was given
10 him as a sort OF incidental side line
TO his other duties, and since that time
the regular business OF the treasurer S
office has grown TO such an extent that
bank examinations cannot be made twice
a year. as the law requires. Every man
in Georgia who deposits his money IN a
state bank is financially interested in
frequent and thorough bank eNamina-
ton and inspection. II the nStttution-
al amendment is ratified by the people,
vide this protection for the people.
The other Amendments
4 list of the other fourteen amend
ments TO be voted on by the people on
November are as follows:
L. To provide for the creation or sew
en- new state senatorial districts. This
will Increase the membership of the
senate from Al to 81.
.. To provide $4,000 for the clerical
force OF the executive departments,
;. To provide for representation in the
lower house OF the general assembly for
the newly created counties. This provi-
sion will cover Cook and Treutlen cSun-
ties. 10 be voted on in this election, and
for Evans county, which, through error
in drawing the bill creating that county,
had no provision made for legislative
representation. Ratification of this
amendment viii make the membership OF
the house 1913 members-ssiX counties
with three each, &c with two each and
the balance with one member each.
4. To provide for additional COM
pensatiOn for judges OF the superior
courts. Of the Atlanta and eastern judi
cial circuits.
Pension Amendment
,. To strike out the Il, 500 property
ownership Limitation on pensions which
excluded veteran owning that much
amendment also extends the date at
which the widow of a veteran may have
married said veteran to 1881 instead of
1870. There are two different amend
ments proposed which provide substan-
TALLY the same thing, the difference in
the other-listed lower down-being
that II does not carry the change in
date limitation. The two bills were
passed at different times during the
9. To provide for payment of 81 per
day and 10 cents per mile for members
of the house and senate, instead of
- per u4A- II also pGONAueS lHAL the
president of the senate and speaker of
the house shall draw $40 per day in
stead of 81.
Z. To strike out the $500 property
Limitation in the pension clause.
s. To authorize any county, munich
pality or political subdivision of the
state TO incur any new debt with the
assent OF two-thirds of the qualified
voters thereof voting at an election for
that purpose. This changes the pres
ent provision requiring an affirmative
vote OF two-thirds OF the registered 'vot-
ers in the county or municipality.
?. To provide for the creation of Cook
10. To provide for the creation of At
kinson county.
IL. To provide for the creation OF
Treutlen county.
College Endowmsnts
Il. To authorize the exemption from
taxation OF endowments of Institutions
OF learning when not invested in real
estate and when such institutions are
open TO the general public, provided that
all endowments to institutions estab-
lished for white people shall be limited
TO white people, and all endowments 70
institutions established for colored peo-
pie shall be limited to colored people.
ID. To fix the salaries of the judges
OF the supreme court and the court OF
appeals at $4,000 a year, and the SAL
aries Of the judges of the superior
courts at $4,000 a year, the latter except
Sumter, Muscogee, Chatham. Fulton
and Richmond the salary paid by the
state to be augmented by those counties
so as TO make the total salary 5000
which is done at present.
IL. To authorize the general assembly
TO confer upon municipalities containing
10000 inhabitants or more the power
70 incur bonded debts. This provision
TO the. city. Of Atlanta to increase its
bonded debt