Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-11-02
A Proclamation

Submitting a proposed Amendment
to the Constitution Of Georgia to be
voted on at the general election TO be
held on Tuesday. November 9TH, 1922,
said amendment to article o, Section IS
Paragraph |, of the Constitution Of the
State OF Georgia, in reference to sup
plcmenting the salary of the Judge.
By His Excellency
Thomas w. Hardwick, Governor
State of Georgia
Executive Department,
August 28th, 1922.
WHEREAS, the General Assembly
at it session Of 1922 proposed an
Amendment to the Constitution Of this
State as set forth in an Act, approved
August Eth, 1922, to wit:
Richmond County; Judges Salary
No. 367
An act TO amend paragraph !, OF
section Is, of article o, OF thc Consti-
tuition Of the State OF Georgian so
far as said paragraph relates to
the salary OF the judge OF the
Superior Court of the judicial circuit
in which is located the County of
Richmond, so as to require the coun-
ty authorities OF Richmond County,
from the treasury of said county, TO
supplement the salary of such judge
in such amount as when added to the
amount received by him out of the
State Treasury will amount to seven
thousand dollars per annum.
SECTION |. Be il enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
authority of the same. That paragraph
of section IS of article 8 of the
Constitution be amended as follows
Cay By striking out the word "Rich-
mond' wherever it appears in para
graph |.
(b) By adding at the end of sec
ton Of said paragraph the following
and provided, further, that the board
OF county commissioners of the Coun-
ty of Richmond, or such other board
or person as may from time to time
exercise the administrative powers OF
said county, shall supplement from
said county's treasury the salary of
the judge of the Superior Court of the
Circuit of which the said County OF
Richmond is part, by such sum as
may be necessary with salaries paid
such judge from the State Treasury
to make a salary for said Judge OF
100000 per annum; and such pay
ments are declared to be a part of the
court expenses of said county, and
such payment shall be made to the
Judge now in office, as we'll as to his
successors. The provisions OF this
amendment shall take effect and the
salaries herein provided for shall be
gin from the ratification of this amehd-
ment, as provided in the second sec
ton thereof, and shall apply to the in
cumbent in office, as well as his sue
cessorS.
SECTION 2. Be it further/ enacted
that il this amendment shall Be agreed
to by two-thirds of the members Of
the General Assembly of efch House
the same shall be entered on theiI
journals, with the ayes and nays taker
thereon, and the Governor shall cause
the amendment to be published in one
Fresh Carbon and ribbons at tn
Leader Ofiice. t
or more of the newspapers in eacl
congressional district fbr at least two
months Immediately preceding tn,
next general election, and the sam'
shall be submitted to|the people at tn,
next general election, and all persons
voting at said election in favor of adop
ting the proposed amendment to tn,
Constitution shall have written o
printed on their ballots the Words
rs ~, 10 ,N1
agraph of section Is of article 6 o
the Constitution fixing the salary o
the judge of the Superior Court of tn
Augusta Circuit and all persons op
posed to the adoption of said amend
ment shall have written or printed OF
their ballots the words, against rati
fication of amendment to paragraph
of section 10 of article 6 of the Consti
tuition fixing the salary of the judge O
the Superior Court of the August
Circuit and if a majority of tn
electors qualified to vote for the mem
bers of the next General Assembl
voting shall vote in favor of the ratifi
cation as shown by the consolidate,
and by the returns made as now pro
vided by law in election for member
of the General Assembly, then sal
amendment shall become a part of par
agraph of section Is of article E O
the Constitution of this State and tn
Governor shall make proclamation
thereof.
SECTION 3. Be it further enacted
that all laws and parts Of laws in con
flict herewith are repealed
Approved August Ii, 1922.
NOW, THEREFORE. l, Thoma
w. Hardwick, Governor of said State
do issue this my proclamation hereb.
declaring that the foregoing propose,
lendment to the Constitution is sub
led for ratification or rejection t
'oters of the State qualified t.
0r members Of the General AS
at the general election to b,
Tuesday, November 7, 1922.
Thomas w. Hardwick,
nrnor. Governor
don,