Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-06
LEGAL AID No. 23s.

Executive tDSpdl
A PROCLAMATION.
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the general election, to
be held in November, 1920, to amend
Paragraph l, Section 10, of Article
6, of the Constitution of Georgia,
relative to increase in salaries of
Judges of the Supreme Court, Court
of Appeals, and Superior Courts.
By His Excellency,
HUGH NJ DORSEY,
Governor.
WHEREAS, the General Assembly
at its session in 1920 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution OF
this state. as set forth in an act
approved August II, 1920, to-wlt:
SALARIES OF JUSTICES OF SU-
PREME COURT AND JUDGES
OF COURT OF APPEALS.
No. 779.
An Act to amend Paragraph l, Sec
ton 10, of Article 6, of the Con-
stitution of Georgia insofar as the
same relates to salaries Of Justices
of the Supreme Court, and of Judg--
es of the Court of Appeals, and of
Judges of the Superior Courts, so
as to increase the salaries OF the
Justices of the Supreme Court, the
Judges of the Court of Appeals,
the Judges of the Superior Courts,
and for other purposes.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
authority of the same, That Para
graph l, of Section IS, of Article 6,
of the Constitution of the State OF
Georgia. relating to salaries of thel
Justices of the Supreme Court, and
of the Judges of the Court of APP
peals, and of the Judges of the Su-I
perior Courts, be and the same Isl
hereby amended so as to provide that
the Justices of the Supreme Court
each shall have out of the Treasury
of the State salaries of 100000 per
annum; the Judges of the Court OF
Appeals each shall have out OF the
Treasury of the State salaries OF
100000 per annum; the Judges OF
the Superior Court each shall have
out of the Treasury of the State sal
aries of 100000 per annum; pro-
vided that the County of Chatham
shall, from its treasury, pay to the
Judge of the Superior Courts of the
Eastern Circuit 100000 per annum
said payments are hereby declared
to be a part of the court expenses OF
said county, and shall be made to the
Judge now in office, as well as his
successors. Provided further, That
the Board of County Commission
ers of Fulton County, or such other
board of persons as may from Time
to time exercise the administrative
powers of Fulton County, shall nave
power and authority to pay the
Judges of the Superior Court OF Full
ton County such sums, IN addition
to the salaries paid by the State, as
said administrative authority or au-
thorities may deem advisable, and
the amounts so paid are declared toI
he a part of the court expenses OF
said county. Provided further, That
the Board of County Commissioners
of the Counties of Clarke, Floyd,
Sumter. Bibb and Richmond, or such
other board or person as may from
time to time exercise the admins
tratiye powers of said several coun-
ties. NAV supplement from their re-
spective countys treasures the sal
aries of the Judges of the circuits OF
which they are part by such sum
as NAV be necessary with salaries
paid each of said judges from the
State Treasury to make salary OF
100000 each per annum OF such
Judges; and such payments are de-
clared to be a part of the court ex-
nenses of said counties, and such
payments shall be made to the judges
now in office as we'll as to their sue
cessors, Provided further, That the
County of Fulton may supplement
the salary of the Judges of the Stone
Mountain Circuit, or the judges OF
such other circuit as may be here
after required to regularly preside
therein for additional services rem
dered in the Superior Court of said
county. such sums as will, with the
salary paid such judge from the State
Treasury, make salary of $6,0OO.0Ot
per annum; said payments are de-
clared to be a part of the court ex-
penses of Fulton County, such pay
ments to made to the judge now in
office, as well as to his success or.
The provisions of this amendment
shall take effect and the salaries
herein provided for shall be-
gin from the ratification of
this amendment, as provided in the