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Qualification of Electors and
Registration of Voters.
A PROCLAMATION
ty His Excellency, Hoke Broith, Gov
ornor.
Executive Department.
Atlanta, tin., August 1 , ]soß,
Whereas, the General Assembly, a'.
Ita session In J»ott proponed a ,
r mend menu to tho Constitution id
Uilb State as set forth In an Act ap
I roved August Ist, 1908, to wit;
An Act to amend tho CoiiHtltutlnn
■ t tho Slate of Georgia by repealing
tlon ] of article 2 of the Oonatitu
"i* of thl* State and inserting in
i thereof a new section, none tat In
1 tdne paragraphs, prescribing tin
I I’ullflcaUons for electors; provldin
l-»r tho registration of voters, and sot
other purposes.
Section 1. Be It enacted by 111.
General Assembly of the H'ati- i
Georgia, and It Is hereby enacted I
the authority of the sam
that section one of arthl" ' o
of the Constitution of this .sibi
and the same Is, hereby repealed slid
the following aectlon, const ling of
nine paragraphs, be Inserted In said
article In lieu thereof;
Baragiaph 1. After the year C" ■
elections by the people shall he
ballot, and only those persons slwtli
be allowed to vole who have In ,i
llrst registered in accordance with
Uie requirements of law.
Par. 2. Every male citizen of till
Btate who Is a citizen of th" United
Slates, twenty one years old or up
wards, not laboring under any of th"
disabilities named In this article, and
{losseaalng the qualifications provld
ed by it, shall he an elector and nn
titled to register and vote at any
alec t lon by the people; provided,
that no soldier, sailor, or marine In
the military or naval servbes of tho
United Blsteti shall acquire the rights
of an elector by rea on of being sis
Honed on duty In this state.
Par 2 To rntitli* h portion lo r**
Isior and vein lit any <l«<tlou by (ho
pftoplti, bo nliftll havo rntf|(l*‘d in tho
BUt« ouo year uext pr#< rtiing tho
•lrctton. and In tb« county In which
bo offrr» to voto alx months tioxt pro
rrdtlig tho rlmtion. and aboil have
paid all taxos which may bavo born
required of him atvirn tho adoption
of tha Conatitution of Georgia of 1877
that bo may liavo had an opportunity
of paying ttjtrvoKbly to law Bu<h
payment must havo bom mode ut
toast six months prior to tho <dc<tlon
at which ho ofTors to voto, oxcopt
whrn such election* aro bold within
alx month* fioid tho oxpiiatton of tlui
II fuss flxod by law lor tho payment of
auoh taxotd.
Par. 4 Hvorj rn tl* cltl « n of this
Htuto shall bf entitled to rrglstor as
nn elector ami to voto In all election*
In Mild Htato who \% not disqualified
under the provi,duns of amotion 2 of
art loir 2 of this toiißtltutlon, and
Who pOKKO.itiOM tho qUttiifU ttliOliti p| O
arribid In pamKiupbH two uud thioo
of this aortlon or who will pui.»*kh
them at the data of tho election oc
curling next alter his re gist rut lon,
and who In addition thereto conus
within either of the (Ihhhuh provided
for In th« five following nub-divisions
of this pmagraph
1. All parson* who have honorably
nerved In tho land <u naval foieoa of
th* United Htatos in tho Revolution
ary war, or In the war of 1 h 12. ot In
tha war with Mexico, or In any way
with th* Indiana or in th* war be*
fwfton tho Slates, or in tha war with
Spain, or who honorably served in
tha land or navs) fore** of tha t on
fedmato Statem, or of the Btat« of
(laorgla in tho war between tha
State*, or
2. AU parson* lawfully descended
from those embraced lit the rla* «**
enumerated in the subdivision n vl
above, or
I. AU pornon* who are of «< <h!
•bai a* ior. and understand th» dui t
And obligation* of rllGeuahlp un. r
• Republican form «f government. f
t. AJI person* who can rorrei y
read In tba English tangling* any j w
agraph of the Cotmtltuilon of a
United State* or of thi* State and
correctly write tin* name in tire
English language whan read to tin m
by any one of the registrars, am! I
person* who solely, beeauae of phv»
|oal dlaabllliy ate unable to comply
grilh the above reiiutmnanti, hut who
•ail understand and ihr a to. me
able Intel pi cl at ion of ally pat .i, <pb
of lha Conatltutlou of the lul d
State* or of thla State, that may Ire
read to them by any ouc of the rajtla
lrare, or
I. Any person who I* the owner
In good faith In bln own right of al
least forty aero* of land situated in
ltd* Slat*, upon which he reside*. ot
la the owner in good faith lb hi* own
SICK HEADACHE
I Posilleele cured by
Ouse Little rill*.
They alw> lehre* IHa
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dtgceUcu .md Too Hearty
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e>iy he Utirtawa Nauw-w
brow Mm**. bid Y*a*»
la the Meat A On*' <re
Twagwr, > tua tr the *>■»«.
Timittt LnrOL Then
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Purely ViyttvlA
Myulalr Ure Bowel*.
SHALL FILL SHALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE.
fCARTERS]
If
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6mmm Vust Csv
f«p-&imila Siffnatuff
RCFHSF SUIITITUTk*.
rlgnt or propei .., i.mY”.u 11m
State and assoaaed for taxation at the
value of five hundred dollars.
Pur. 5. Th|? right to register undei
sub-divisions one and two of para
prapta four shall rontinu* only until
January Ist, 1915. Hut the registrars
shall prepare a roster of all person*
who register under sub divisions on*
and two of paragraph four, and shall
return the same to the rJerk s offle*
of the Huperlor Court of their coun
ties and the clerks of the Rujxjrioi
Court shall send copies *f the hhitk
to the Secretary of State, and It shall
be the duty of th* offieers to record
and permanently preserve these ros
ten Any person who has been one*
registered under either of the rub
divisions one or two of paragraph
■ «;r shall thereafter be permitted to
■ ole; provided, he meets the require
mentx of paragraphs two and three of
this section.
Par. 6. Any person to whom the
right of registration Is denied by the
registrars upon the ground that he
lacks the qualifications set forth in
the five subdivisions of paragraph
lour, ahull have the right to take an
appeal, and any eitlxen may enter an
appeal from the decision of the regis
■ram allowing any person to reglst* .
under said subdivisions. All appeal
must be filed In writing wit* th*: re
i t run within Jo days from the
<>f (he decision coroplairjed of am
hall be returned by the registrar.'
o the office of the c lerk of the Supori
or Court to be tried as other appeals
Par, 7. Pending an appeal and un
til the final decision of the case, the
judgment of the registrars shall re
main In full force.
Par. 8, No person shall be allowed
to participate in u primary of any po*
litical party or a convention of any
political party in thia Btate who is
not u qualified voter.
Uar. hi The pjachlnery provided by
law sot the registration of force Oc*
tober Ist, 1908, shall be used to carry
•nit the provisions of this section, ex*
ept where Inconsistent with same;
hu Legislature may change or amend
the registration laws from time to
liuic, but no such change or amend
ruent shall operate to defeat any of
the provisions of thla suction.
Bee, 2 He it further unacted, Thai
whenevor tho above proposed amend
rotmt to the Conatitution shall be
aftaud to by two-thirds of the mem*
born elected to each of the two
houses of the General Assembly, and
the same has been entered on their
Journals with the ayes and nay* tak
en thereon, the Governor shall cause
aid amendment to be published In at
l> rut two newspapers in each Con
rtessioual District In this State for
tu« pariod of two mouths next preced
ing the time of holding the next gen
ml election.
Sec ;i. Re It further enacted, That
he who ye proposed amendment shall
be submitted for ratification or re
jection to the electors of this Stale
ut the next general election to be
h<du after publication, as provided in
the *«cond section of this Act in the
several election Ulatricta of this
State, at which election every per
sou slutll be qualified to voto who la
entitled to vote foi members of the
Uenorat Assembly. All persons vot
ing at said election In favor or adopt
ing the proposed amendment to tha
Constitution shall have written or
| printed on Ihetr ballotn the word*
i Km ameuduient ot Conatltutlon, pro
i Idtiif; quallth alloita of voter*," and
all peraona opjioaed to Ibe adoplnm
of *alil ainendment ahull have writ
i u 01 primed on their ballot* lire
words. "Against nmendmeni ot Con
tlmtlon providing qualifications of
voter*.'*
Sei 4 He It further enacted, Thai
the Governor he. and he l«, hereby
aiilhoilrml and directed lo provide
fm lha aubnila*ion of the amendment
proponed In till* Act to a vote of the
people, aa required by the Conatltu
tlun of till* Stale In paragraph one of
aocliun one of article thirteen, and It
ratified the Governor ahall, when he
nacertaln* such rat Ideal lon from Ilia
Secretary of State, to whom the re
turn* nhall be referred 111 the man
tier aa In case* of electlona for mem
tier* of the General Assembly, lo
count and asi-Artatn the reault, laaua
hi* prot laurel lon for one Inaerttou
In one of the dally paper* of thla
State announcing such result nnd
declaring the amendment mllllnd
Now, therefore, I, Hoke Smith, Gov
ernor of an d State, do Issue thla my
proclamation hereby dec taring that
the foregoing proponed amendment
to the Constitution la auhmltied for
1 ratification or rejection lo ihe voter*
of the State qualified lo vote for
member* of the General Assembly at
the general election to he held on
Wednesday, October 7th, IPOS,
HOKW SMITH, Governor.
Ity the Ooiainof:
PHILIP COOK,
bee-rotary of State. • . j
VENETIAN BAS-RELIEF
STOLEN FROM CHURCH
IS RECOVERED
PARIS lust a* It was about to be
taken out of ihe country by an Amer
ican collector the imltce of Venice re
covered one of the finest specimen*
oi earH Venetian has relief work,
which disappeared some time ajo
from a church at Sadie
The recovery of the bas-relief and
the Information given by the Amer
lean buyer put the police on the track
of a very eateaatve organitatbrn o;
thieves who make a business of ob
lalnlttg possession ot Italian and
french ororks of art housed In church
cs and nuiaeums and then netting
them lo foreign collectors.
Import an: arrest* are ev|»ected, and
the police feel sure that the breaking
up of Ihe gang will put an end Ic
he ettenalve pillaging of churche*
nnd museums lu France and Italy.
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Texas played a prominent part in the recent Independence party con
ventlon in Chicago. Among that state’s leaders there, were Taylor Me
Rea ot Fort Worth, .nd George S. Vivian, of Dallas, a vivid likeness of
each of whom is shown In this snapshot taken by a Hear6t News Service
staff photagrpher.
The People's Forum.
Why BryaA?
Editor The Herald;
Under the caption Hryan rind Iho
Labor Vote," you publish au editorial
In your issue of Hi* 20th nit. vhied
deserves to bo read oy every intelli
gent workingman in the state for the
simple reason that it will open hi*
eyes as to the motives which should
govern his voto In the coming; presi
dential campaign. And for the fur
ther reason that it »s a presumption
upon such Intelligence.
Let fnc assure you that neither “the
dally socialist" nor any other social
ist organ denounces Mr. Gomper* be
cause of his alleged support of Hryan
as your editorial seems to presume.
The truth of tho author Is that the
greatest opposition to Mr. Gompers'
political trading comes from the nuik
and file of the organized workmen
whom he presumes to represent.
What the socialists do ohjcct to is
tin* manner In which Mr. Gmnper*
hopes to "deliver tho goods." Had
the republican convention indorsed
the anti Injunction" plank offered by
Dampers he would probably never
have gone to Denver to beg for its
adoption at the hands of the Impotent
democracy.
Hut listen to the utterances of
some of the trade union leaders whom
you suppose Mr. Gompers is repre
senting and for whom he is speak
ing
Hays Mr Hourtgan, secretary of
the International Association of Ma
chinists of New York: Mv organ
ization Is affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, but that does
not give Mr fiOtupefs the right to
promise the support of my unio.i to
Hryan."
Similar utterances were voiced by
Ham Prince, organised of the A. F. L.,
and Vice President Henry Hummer
feldt, who vigorously protest against
Gompers making democratic cam
paign speeches “on money furnished
by organized labor," as well as a host
of others throughout the country,
proving that the rank and tile of or
ganized labor has ceased to consent
to be bought and sold to the highosf
bidder on the political auction block.
It Is reasonably certain that either
Hryan or Taft will be the next occu
pant of the White Motiae. Hut is th.it
a sufficient reason why the working
ciass of America and organized labor
In particular should lake sides as *o
which of them It shall be? Is the
record of the democratic party such
a* lo warrant Its aupisirt by the wage
workers of the country" lias Cleve
land failed to send Federal troops to
Intimidate striking workmen when
called U|Kin to do so t" the employes"
Have democratic governor* declined
to assist corporal lons with the pew r
of th. militia when called upon by
organ lied capital For reference#
apply to the governofg of layulslvng.
Alabama, Florida ans Colorado Who
has been and Is today the hitler to#
of child labor reform In this slate?
The -"democratic" milt owner* of this
"solid democratic gtate." And when
after great pro retire a "cßlld labor
law" was enacted has the democratic
state of Georgia prov Idefi for It* en
forcement ?
lu your own admiaglon yeti
I arkurw ledge that only 1" the organ
lived effort upon the pari of the work
lor* can effective labor legislation be
[brought about And you might have
added "when such organlied effort
take the shape of Independent (siltt
ieal action upon class lines." Doth
Hryan and Taft stand baalriy for Ihe
same ihlhg the perpetuation of the
present system of exploitation of the
workers through Ihe private ownei
ship of the means of st-elal produc
tion Profits’ Is Ihe slogan of troth
1 Roth plead for ihe "Identity of inter
est*" between Ihe laborer and the
capitalist And when Mr. Gompers
officially advises the workingmen of
j this country to support either of the
two candidates he, knowingly or not.
nets as a traitor to Ihe real cause of
. labor
It U not only "In thl* election that
the cause of labor I* on trial;" as a
matter of fact the trial ha» long *v e
been ended and labor found guilty "
When you advise the worker* of
America not to be led Into throwing
[their vote* awgy pj voting for the.i
THE AUGUSTA HERALD.
own party, did you consider the bene
fits they have derived thus far by
voting for their friends In either the
democratic or republican parties? Is
the condition of the workers of the
democratic states under absolute dem
lik ratio control such as to warrant
j th" placing of that party In power In
the national councils and the execu
tive chair? Or has the democratic
| party experienced a “change of
heart" wllhin the lost few weeks?
The bait'' thrown out to organized
' labor hv the democratic party In its
recent national convention in the
shape of a pseudo “anti-injunction
plank" will not suffice to gain the sup
port of thf Intelligent among “the
horny hands of toll.”
I.abor has entered upon a new era.
1 It Is recognizing itself as a clrss bp|>-
urwt" and distinct, from all other
1 classes in society and will testify to
ward such recognition In fighting for
its own emanleipatton the poiitlcnl
battlefield. It ts better to flgnt and
strive for what it wants and not get
; It, than to work for what tt does not
1 vant and get. More and more labor
is beginning to realise Its own mls
| slon in the economic and political
! struggle It has learned the historic
I lesson "that to h e free it must strike
the blow itself," and that “no class
ill society ever attained Its freedom
j except hv Its own unaided efforts."
lit Is a matter of absolute Indifference
jtn tlie Intelligent wageworker ns to
j which of tho two old partis Is In
power, his interests and aims, hts
hopes, desire* and aspirations can
not and will not he served by either,
and hence his only salvation and
emancipation must rest with the
party of Ills eiass, the socialist party
of America. MAX \VTLK.
The Beet Pills Ever Sold.
"Affter doctoring IS years for chronic
IndljrcHtion. and sprinting over two hun
dred dollars. 00 thing has done me ns
min h good a. Dr. King's New L.lfe pills,
t consider them the beet put, ever sold,**
writes tt. F Aysoue. of tnglnslde. N. C
Sold under gonrantee at all dmgrt.ts.
25c,
Memories of Childhood Days
By 0. B. C.
It cemg to have been only a yeas
or two ago that, as children, we play
ed underneath the grand, old, stately
oakj thai abaUml lip fanner children
whit at their play No happier lot
could bo gn a any one than the home
ami •rreundlngs of the old-time
Plante? ol a* late as III) years ago.
Those childhood days are paused anj
only their memory is left us ns a
leg’O so to speak. We have fre
gi mt attacks of day dreams We are
elfdr.m once more with no cares or
burdens on our hearts -o bring pro
mature furrows *,j the face, nr
though: t'l "hat the morrow may
bring forth, no of panic or
financial deprorelnn .*Pr these thing
gave the old plantar little concern
lor he raised fil* a*deles of consump
tion .it hoiwr slip only a tew excep
tions
Fruits •? all *">ds were in abund
anci on cve.y homestead *uch as
• I'l I"-'' l" n *. ».**r». plums, etc.
School dar* \L A< (ays of frolic and
tun. of course the lltlle tingling of
the switch did not last long.
Later In life's love dream added
more 'pic* to the already great va
rlety of incident >ttd pleasure*, when
iho*o old tre. # came in again for their
i hare of attention How many of us
ran trace our lives through the shift
ing scene* of pleasure and pain,
happtm « and misery, sweet* and bit
ter to those dear old shade tree*
r
long happy life, we could only are
our pathway strewn with rise* ol
every hue, hut nothing to indicate th
- o::i!* #( |f| that Wilt be laced
* other*lm u.* intimation
that temptations and Inal* would
thwart our every effort* In life, yea,
even that death ruelf would cast tlaj
grim, fearful shadow scrota out j
'lk
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HISTORICAL VELLUM
DONE BY MR. LOUIS SAYRE
Mr Louis Sayre has just finished an
elegant historical parchment contain
ing data about the founding of Augus
ta, together with a short sketch of
the Princess Augusta. The work will
probably be taken by some historical
association here, or it may eventual
ly occupy a prominent place In the
new city hall.
The lettering is in old English, with
the Important words tinted in blue.
Ornamental designs In blue, gold,
royal purple and red encircle the
capital letters, harmonized In such a
manner as to he most pleasing to the
eye. The border is composed of a
aeries of symbolic Hernldric shields,
the upper portion being in blue (to
represent the New World —America.)
and the lower portion in royal pur
ple and white (representing England's
Royalty.) At the center of four
points in the border It is relieved by
two gold seals of the state of Georgia
and City of Augusta, and a seal ol
(he Dnlted States and court of arms
of England, the two latter being in
colors.
LOCAL MAILS HEAVY
FOR PAST FEW DAYS
Towards the end of every month,
mails always show up heavier at. the
post office. The local mall comprises
about one-third the total amount
handled. Thursday and Friday nights
the quantity of first and second-class
matter posted in Augusta was more
titan four times as great as the ordi
nary. Incoming mail was no heavier
than usual.
Many business firms In Augusta do
an extensive credit business. At th"
first of every month, statements are
mailed to every customer Aho car
ries an account, except by those mer
chants who employ collectors to call
lu person upon ail creditors. Just at
this season of the year, too, real es
tate dealers are mailing return postal
oards to all their tenants, notifying
them that the time has come to sav
whether or not they intend to move
on October Ist, annual “moving day"
In Augusta.
"CHndhfleld Coal Is a steam
producer.
threshold as If to counteract the hap
piness of years gone by ? Hut the:i>!
thing* only tend to hind cloaei the
heart* that have home together the
changing scenes of life. Then when
thp decline of life Is reached H"
souls —hand In hand—welded togeth
er as one looking upward for that
guiding "Star of Bethlehem” will fol
low the voipe of the Master until
worn out with life's battles th-y
simply fall asleep to wake In the
arms of One who will give them
peace and rest throughout and end
less eternity.
DIARRHOEA
There tt no need of anyone rafffer*
tng lone with rhtt disease, for to
effect a quick cure it t» only necea
•ary to take a few dom of
Chsmborlain's
Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy
In fact. ip. nniaot cun one dose ia
•uflktent. It never fails ana cor be
relied upon in the meat seNere and
dangeroua can a. It m equally val
uable tor children and it the mean*
of earing the iivee of many children
each year.
In the world's htttory no medicine
haa ever met with greater tucctaa.
PRICE 25c. LARGE SIZE 50c.
Patronize Local Merchants
Instead of tire Mail Order
Catalog Houses
Interesting Reasons Why You
Can Save Money In This Way
If you have examined the catalogues
llssued by the big mail order concerns
you will have been Impressed, per
haps, with the studied efforts these
merchants make to convince people
that they can save money by dealing
with them —save something on almost
any article under the sun.
The appeal succeeds, as you know;
and these merchants win largely be
cause of the emphasis they place on
this one idea all of th e time, In all of
their advertising.
Now you know that on a great many
things you can undersell these same
UNIQUE SHOOTING MATCH.
PARIS. —A most unique shooting
match lias just ended at Argovie, in
Switzerland. The competition was
limited to lovers who were engaged
and willing to be married as soon
as possible. The distances were 300,
800 and 1,000 metres, and the score;
of each couple were added together.
The prizes were a complete mar
riage trousseau for the girl and S2OO
for the man. The winners were a
young man of 21, named Olauser, and
his fiance, aged 19.
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rnMp'ili°v - LOMBARD IKON WORKS AND SUPPLY
tOIMTAN Y. Augusta, Ga. 1
Universily of Georgia
Founded by the people 123 years ago “to place the
youth under the forming hand of society, that by in
struction, they may he moulded to the love of vir
tue and good order,”
It is the patron of all who may seek its instruction.
The rich can get nothing better, the poor can secure
the best; thus the State equalizes opportuniies, re
gardless of class or sect.
Over 6,000 Georgia alumni attest the value of its
training—men prominent in every industry and
profession. Georgia history is largely a record of
its students.
Law, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Civil and Electrical
Engineering, Literary and Scientific Courses.
Nineteen degree courses and many short courses.
Faculty of 46 instructors; 027 students enrolled
last year at Athens; 33T0 students enrolled in the
University system.
Board £9.00 a mouth; room $2.00 a month in dor
mitories for 250; tuition free in academic courses
to citizens of the State.
The University offers the youth of today the
best advantages in all its history. Maintained by
the State, the 1 ! varsity stands ready to help YOU
train your son for the highest responsibilities o?
life. It is worthy of the trust. It stands for all that
is best in our civilization.
For he STATE UNIVERSITY, Athens, Ga.
MONDAY, AUGUST 3.
mail order people; and so it seems as
though one way to compete with them
would be to enlarge upon the fact that
you can undersell even the mall order
houses on same qualities of goods.
And, in your advertising, it might
be wis e to learn one other thing from
these people. They take plenty of
space In which to describe (usually in
very crude literary style, but still
with a certain amount of conviction)
the merits and attractions of their
goods—specific, detailed descriptions.
You can make your ads. twice as
interesting as any mail order cata
logue, twice as readable—hut you
should, perhaps, keep in mind the two
things that, in mall order advertis
ing. sell goods. Claims of money
saving—and detailed descriptions of
articles—and always iteration and re
iteration of the idea that their prices
are lower.
Incidentally, the mall order mer
chant will not cut Into the trade of
any merchant who advertises sugges
tively and adequately in his best local
newspaper—the paper that goes into
the homes and reaches the people you
want to reach with your store news
and announcements.
Matsrla Makes Pale Sickly Children
The da Standard '".ROVE’S taste-
I-ESS CHILL TONIC, drives out malaria
nd builds up the system. For grown
people and children yOc.
REPAIRS
SAWS, RIBS, Bristle Twine, Bpbhit, Ac., for ottv make
of Gin ENGINES. BOILERS and PRESSES
and Repairs for same. sh.>finr. Pulleys, Beilins. In-