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THE VALDOSTA
ES, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4. ltf06.
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PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency, Joseph
M. Terrell, Oovernor of
Georgia.
of article 6, a paragraph to be known Supreme Court any other questions
as paragraph 9. which shall read as j Q f • law concerning which It desires
follows: the instruction of the Supreme Court
'The Court of Appeals shall, un* f or p r0 p er decision; and thereupon
til otherwise provided bv law, con- t | iy g U p re me Court shall give Its In
sist of three Judges, of whom two s trnctions on the question certified
shall constitute a quorum. It shall
Valdosta, Georgia.
General Assemoiy. All persons vot- ; this constitution, there shall be a new'and the Judicial circuit to which It
Ing at said election In favor of adopt- county laid out from tl\e counties of* Is attached, the time of holding the
‘nr I™in and Wilcox, bounded ns fol-! te ™ s , of the superior courts shall be
as designated al»ove until changed by
Constitution shall have written ,, „ , , u-
printed on their ballot the words,I 10 ™: ’Beginning at the point where! |nw
'For Court of Appeals amendment,'j the south line o. laud lot No. 1671 "Sec. 2. Be It further enacted,
and all persons opposed to the adop- in the third district of Wilcox coun- That when this proposed amendment
shall constitute a to it. which shall he binding on the tlon of said amendment shall have ty crosses the Alapaha river and run- shall he agreed to by two-thirds (2-3)
»u at the seat of gove nn e„ and at Coun of Ap|wal . , n sucll case . The written or printed on their ballots nlng due east along the said south of the members elected " each of
such Other places as may be pre- < ninnnpr ftf Pm Mf v in!r nilftstlon* to the rnnrt of Annuls lings tn th* norther nt rr.. 1 ?.®. U.- 01
• WC J* ftS na * e 1 *! manner of certifying questions to the the words, ‘Against Court of Appeals [line to the northeast corner of land! the two houses and shall have been
scrined oy law . • Supreme Court by the Court of Ap- amendment.’ lot 159 in the third district of Irwin' entered on the Journal of each house
"The Government shall, lramedl-, peals, and the subsequent proceed- “Sec. 6. Be It further enacted,|county; thence north to the northeast! with the ayes and nays taken thereon
ntely on the ratification of this lngs in regard to the same In the that the Governor be, and he is, corner of land lot 172 In the third I the governor is hereby directed to*
amendment, call an election, to be j Supreme Court, shall be as the Su- hereby authorized and directed to district of Wilcox county; thence | cause the said proposed amendment
Btnblv ...——' , ' ’ ,, j • ~ ■ • — .— ” v *‘**''*** ,— ....—- t.uise uie buiu prupusea amendment
1 •’(held on Tuesday after the first Mon- -p rente Court shall by Its rules pre- provide for the submission of the east to the northeast corner of land! to be advertised In at least two papers
i.day In November. Anno Domini nine-! scribe, until otherwise provided by amendment proposed In the first, sec- lot No. 174 in the third district of jin ea ch congressional district at least
nt n ... 1 teen hundred and six. at which the law. No affirmance of the Judgment oud and third sections of this Act to Irwin county, and thence south to the'two months before the next general
Executive Department, State of Geor
gia, Atlanta, July 31, 1906.
Whereas. The General Assembly,
at Its session In 1906, proposed
amendment to the Constitution
... _ , , In nn I pi ... i icou uiiiiuicu «uu »i», " *“ v “ •‘• v lit" . 11 t»m* itictnv.gr ui me juu^mv. uuu aim U1IIU acwuuus ui Wlia fivii w
tnu state, as set rortn in an a ap- judges of the Court of Appeals shall G f the court below, lu cases pending a vote of the people as required by
proved July di, i»ub, to *11. I be elected In the manner in which m the Court of Appeals, shall result the Constitution of this State In par-
"An Act to amend paragraph 1. «>f • Justlcos qf the Supreme Court nre from delay in disposing of questions agraph 1, of section 1, of article 13,
section 1, of article 6, of the Const!* felected. The returns of said election certified by the court of appeals to and by this Act, and If ratified, the
tution of this state, and paragraph 5 j shail be made to the Secretary of the Supreme Court. All writs of er* Governor shall when he ascertains
of section 2 of said article, and to'gtate, and the Secretary of State tor In the Court of Appeals, when re- such ratification from the Secretary
add to sa|d section 2 n paragraph to J shall canvass the returns, and de- celved by Its clerk during a term of of State, to whom the returns shall
bo known os paragraph 9, so as to )C t arP the three persons receiving the the court, and before the docket of be referred in the manner as In cases
provido for the establishment of a greatest number of votes to be elect-'the term is by order Of the court of elections for members of the Gen-
Court of Appeals and to define ltsj e ,|. The terms of office of the Judges closed, shall be entered thereon, and eral Assembly, to count and ascertain
power* and Jurisdiction; to define the then elected shall begin on the first, when received at any other time shall the results, issue his proclamation
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, j day of January, Anno Domini nine* he entered on the docket of the next for one Insertion in one of tqe dally
and *or other purposes. ‘teen hundred and seven, and shall term, and they shall stand’for hear- papers of this State, announcing such
"Section 1. Be It enacted by the continue respectively two, four and ing at the terra for which they are results and declaring the amendment
General Assembly, That paragraph 1. six years, and until their successors. so entered, under such rules as the ratified.
of section l, of article 6. of the Con- are qualified. The persons so elected .'court may prescribe, until otherwise Now, therefore, I, Joseph M. Ter-
■Ututton of this 8tato be amended shall, among themselves, determine provided by law. The Court of Ap- rell. Governor of said State, do Issue
so that It shall read ns follow
"'The Judicial powers of this State
shall be vested In a Supreme Court,
a Court of Appeals, superior courts,
courts of ordinary, justices of the
peace, commissioned notaries public,
and such other courts ns have been
or may be established by law.’
"8ec. 2. Be It further enneted,
That paragraph 5, of section 2, of
art tele 6, of the Constitution of this
state be amended so that it shall
read os follows:
7'The 8upreme Court shall have
no original Jurisdiction, but shall be
a court alone for the trial and cor
rection of errors In law and equity
from the superior courts In all civil
cases, whether legal or equitable,
originating therein, or carried there
to from the court of ordinary, and In
all cases of convictions of a capital
felony, and for the determination of
questions certified to It by the Court
of Appeals, and shall sit at the seat
of' government at such times In each
year as are or may be prescribed by
law, for the trial and determination
of writs of error from the superior
courts and of questions certified to
It as aforesaid. The provisions
"The times and manner ol nil oth
er elections, and the mode of filling
a vacancy which causes an unexplr-
ed term, shall be the same as are or
may be provided for by the laws re
lating to the election and appoint
ment of Justices of the Supreme
Court. The Court of Appeals shall
have jurisdiction for the trial and
correction of errors In law and equity
from the superior courts In all cases
In which such Jurisdiction Is not con
ferred by this Constitution on the Su
preme Court, nud from the city courts
of Atlanta and Savannah, and such
otner like courts as have beefc or may
be hereafter established In other
cities, and In such cases as may be
hereafter prescribed by law, except
that where. In, a case pending In the
Court of Appeals, a question Is rais
ed as to the construction of a pro
vision of the Constitution of this
this paragraph shall become effective'State or of the United States, or as
on the first day of January, Anno to the constitutionality of an Act of
Domini 1907, but shall not affect cas- tne General Assembly of this State,
es which, on that date, are pending ana a decision of the question Is nec
In the Supreme Court, except that essary to the determination of th€
cases then • pending therein of. case. the Court of Appeals
tlw kind of which thi Court shall so certify to the Supreme Court
of Appeals has Jurisdiction and thereupon a transcript of
may be transferred by the Supreme;record shall be transmitted to the
Court to the Court of Appeals. Any.Supreme Court, which, after having
case thereafter carried to the Su*! afforded to the parties an opportunity
preme Court which Is of the class of to be heard thereon, shall Instruct
by lot which of the terms each shall
have, and they shall be commission
ed by the Governor. All terms of the
penis shall appoint a clerk and a this my proclamation hereby declar-
sheriff of the court. The reporter ing that the foregoing proposed
( of the Supreme Court shall be report- amendment to the Constitution Is
Judges of the Court of Appeals, after !<?r of the Court of Appeals, until oth- submitted for ratification or rejection
the expiration of the terms aforesaid j erwlse provided by law. The first to the voters of the State, qualiflea
(except unexplred terms) shall con* j term of the Court of Appeals shall be to vote for members of the General
tlnue six years, and until their sue-[held on the first Monday In January, Assembly, at the general election to
cessors are qualified. ; Anno Domini 1907. The laws relat- be held on Wednesday, October 3,
Ing to the Supreme Court, as to qual-i 1906.
lficatlon and salaries of the Judges, JOSEPH M. TERRELL, Governor,
the designation of other Judges to By the Governor
preside when members of the court
are disqualified. the powers, duties, n nrkr>■ , •• . T , A >,
salaries, fees and term of officers.;^ rKUvLA/YlA 1 IUIN
tne mode of carrying cases to the
court, the powers, practice, procedure _____
time of sitting and costs of the cour^
the publication of reports of cases
decided therein, and In all other re
spects, except as otherwise provided
in this Constitution, and until other-
'wise provided by law, shall apply to
- — — two months before the next general
northeast corner oi land lot 157 in election to be held on the first Wed*
the third district of Irwin county, andlnesday in October, 1906, and he shall
thence east to the northeast corner of! also provide for a submission of the
land lot No. 156 in the third I proposed amendment at said general
district of Irwin county, and I election. And if a majority of the
thence south to the northeast corner | electors shall ratify such proposed
of land lot No. 66 In the third dis-1 amendment by a majority of the 'elec-
trlct of Irwin county, thence east to!tors qualified to vote for members of
the northeast corner of land lot 62 i the general assembly, such amend*
In the third district of Irwin county, ment shall become a part of the Con-
and thence south to the northeast j stitution of Georgia.
corner of land lot No. 32 In the third
district of Irwin county; thence east
to the southeast corner of land lot
No. 233 In the fourth district of Ir
win county and thence north to the
southwest corner of land • lot No
206 in the fourth district of Irwin
county and thence east to the south
east corner of land lot No. 39 In the
fourth district of Irwin county, and
thence north along the east line of
land lot No. 39 to the Ocmulgee river
and thence In a westerly direction
along the Ocmulgee river to the
point where House creek In Wilcox
county empties Into the Ocmulgee
river, and thence in a westerly direc-
PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State | tlon along the said House creek to the
point where the said House
creek crosses' the north line.
which the Court of Appeals has Juris*
diction may be transferred to the
Court of Appeals, under such rules
os the Supreme Court may prescribe
until otherwise provided by law; and
the Coort of Appeals shall try the
cases so transferred.’
"Sec. 3. Be It farther enacted,
That the Constitution of this dtate
be amended by addins to Motion 2,
- *
shall
the Court of Appeals ou thequestton
so certified, and the Court of Appeals
shall be bound by the'instruction so
given. But if by reason of an equal
division of opinion among the Justic
es of the Supreme court
such opinion is given, the
Court of Appeals may de
cide the question. The Court of Ap
peals may at any time certify to the
the Court of Appeals, so far as they
can be made to apply. The decisions
ot the Supreme Court shall bind the
Court of Appeals as precedent.’
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted.
That whenever the above proi*osea
By H s Excellency, Joseph
M. Terrell, Governor of
Georgia.
“Sec. 3. Be It further enacted,
That It shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor to submit said amendment to
the people at said election in the fol-
lawlng form: That those voting In
favor of said proposed amendment
shall have written or printed on their
tickets, ‘In favor of Ratification of
the Amendment to the Contsltutlon
Creating the County of Ben Hill,
with Fitzgerald as the County Site,’
and those opposed to the ratification
of said amendment shall .have writ
ten or printed on their tickets, ‘Op
posed to the Ratification of Amend
ment to the Constitution . Creating
the County of Ben Hill with Fitzger
ald as the County Site.”’
Now, therefore, I, Joseph M. Ter
rell, Governor of said State do, issue
Executive Department,
State of Georgia,
of land lot No. 2o5 in, this my proclamation hereby declar-
the third district of Wilcox county,’ing that the foregoing proposed
aud thence west along the north line amendment to the Constitution is
of said land lot 253 and the district! submitted for ratification or rejection
lines between the first and third dis-j to the voters of the 8tate, qualified
trlcts In the said county of Wilcox j to vote for members of the Genetal
to the Alapaha river, and thence In a Assembly, at the geuerai election to
•Southerly direction along the said,be held ou Wednesday, October 3,
(Alapaha river to the starting point, i 1906.
JOSEPH M. TERRELL. Governor
By the Governoi:
PHILLIP COOK,
Secretary of State.
That Fitzgerald shall be the coun
ty site of said county./
Atlanta, July 31, 1906... f "Said county shall be attached to
Whereas. The General Assembly, at 1 ' 1 * Third congressional district and
lum muru„ci nuum i..»i..™ . .to the Oconee Judicial circuit until
amendment to the Constitution shall lta session In 1900, proposed an amend- ano ther circuit shall De established
be agreed to by two-thirds of the ment to ,l >e Constitution of this state embracing the present county of Ir-i
members elected to each of the two)as set forth In an act approved July,win. In which case It shall belong to
houses of the General Assembly, andj31, 1906. towlt: . -
the same has been entered on their A bill to be entitled an act to propose ed to the Fifteenth state senatorial K when he was fiercely attacked’
Journals, with the yeas and nays ta- to the qualified electors of this state, district. I. ’’ ve . r , „„ n b „ pn„ hoiurh, .
- - 11 ..J 1 __ 1, o "TM, .11 knl ro.lSIno- In Iour -'ears ago. oy rues, nougnt a
In 8elf Defense. .
, wm, in wmcu case u suau ueiuug iui anA
| said new circuit, and shall be attach-' . MaJ . or ^ d P min»nnY
ed TO rho Fifteenth srate aenamri.il °. ( th ? Constitutionalist, Eminence,
ken thereon, the Governor shall, and
he Is, hereby authorized and Instruct
ed to cause said amendment to be
published tn at least two newspapers
in each congressional district In this
State for the period of two month*
next preceding the time of holding
khe next general election. |
an amendment to paragraph
section I of article 11 of the constl
tution of this state .os amended by
the ratification by the qualified vot
ers of this state of the act approv
ed July 19, 1904, and for other pur
poses
Section 1. Be It enacted by the
of "That all legal voters residing In 0 ( B; c ^e n ’s A rn ca Salve of
«. the limits of said county of Ben Hill 5. ”“ v *'
>- - 'ed to vote for members of the " h ' ch „^ A 1“
ii Assemhlv under the laws of 00 trouble since. Quick-
“ Km ' /. “ n . r , l e - - . ?„ est healer of Burns, Sores. Cuts and
v lS T elect an ordfnarv ‘“ 'Vounds. 25c. at A. E. Dlmmock'. ^
of'the superior court a sheriff! aad W D ’
Sec. 5. Be It further enacted, geuerai assembly of Georgia, That
That the above proiiosed amendment the following amendment Is hereby
shall be submitted for ratification or proposed to paragraph 2. section 1,
rejection to the electors ot this State article 11 of the constitution of this
at the next general election to be!state u amended by the ratification
held after publication, as provided tn by (be qualified voters of this state
tne fourth section of this Act, In the of tne Act ot July 19, 1904, towlt, by
several election districts ot this adding to said paragraph the follow-
State, at which election every person Ing language:
shall be qualified to vote who Is an-1 "Provided however, that In addition
titled to vote for members ot thajto (ha counties now provided .for by
entitled to vote for members of the
general assembly under the laws of
Georgia
January
clerk
a coroner, a taxcollector, a tax-recelv
er, a county surveyor, a county treas
urer and three commissioners of roads
and revenues for said county, said
election to be held at Fitzgerald, the
county site of said county.
"That the superior courts of said
county shall be held on the first Mon
days In April aud October of each
year.
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congressional and senatorial districts
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