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THE CWWmON NEWS, COVINGTON, Ga., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1918
State of Georgia, Executive Department,
Atlanta, August 24, 1918.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amendment to the Constitution of
• t0 be voted on at the general election to be held on Tues
01 1918, said amendment to amend Art. 3, Sec. 9,
November 5,
l of the Constitution of Georgia, so as to increase Legislative
r diem.
embers’ pay per
By His Excellency,
HUGH M. DORSEY, Governor.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly at its session in 1918, pro¬
sed an amendment to the Constitution of this State as set forth
an Act approved August 19,1918, to-wit
LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS’ PAY PER DIEM.
No. 448.
11 Act to amend Article 3, Section 9, Paragraph 1, of the Con
stitution of the State of Georgia, relative to the pay of mem¬
bers of the General Assembly, by strikng therefrom the word
“four” whenever it occurs and substituting in lieu thereof, the
word “seven” and by striking therefrom the word “seven”
whenever it occurs and substituting, in lieu thereof, the word
“ten,” and for other purposes.
Section 1, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
Georgia and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
at Article 3, Section 9, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of the
ate of Georgia, relative to the pay of members of the General
Sssembly, be, and the same is hereby amended by striking out the
rd “four” wherever it occurs, and substituting in lieu thereof
e word “seven,” and by striking out the word “seven” wherever
occurs and substituting in lieu thereof the word “ten,” so that
id Paragraph, when so amended, shall read as follows:
“Paragraph 1. The per diem of the members of the General
ksembly shall for not each exceed mile seven traveled, dollars; by and the mileage nearest shall practicable not ex
ed ten cents the Capital, the President
ute in going and returning from but
the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
all each receive not exceeding ten dollars per day.”
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, that whenever the above pro¬
sed amendement to the Constii ution shall be agreed to by two
irds of the members elected to each of\ the two Houses of the
neral Assembly, and the same has been entered on their Journals
Ith th ayes and nays taken thereon, the Governor shall cause said
endment to be published in at least two newspapers in this
ate for the period of two months next preceding the time of
lding the next general election.
Be it further enacted, that the above proposed amendment
all be submitted for ratification or rejection to. the electors of
is State at the next general election to be held after publication,
the several election districts of this State, at which election ev
person shall be qualified to vote who is entitled to vote for
mbers of the General Assembly. All persons voting at said
dion in favor of adopting the proposed amendment to the Con
jitution shall have written or printed on their ballots the words:
or ratification of the amendment to Article 3, Section 9, Para
aph 1, of the Constitution providing for increase in pay of the
mbers of the General Assembly.” And all persons opposed to
e adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on
eir ballots the w r ords: “Against ratification of the amendment of
tide 3, Section 9, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, providing
r increase in the pay of members of the General Assembly.”
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, that the Governor be, and he is
reby authorized and directed to provide for the submission of the
endment proposed in this Act to a vote of the people, as re¬
ared by the Constitution of this State in Paragraph 1. Section 1,
tide 13, and if ratified by the people the Governor shall, when
ascertains such ratification from the Secretary of State, to
om the returns shall be conferred, in the manner as in cases of
ctions for members of the General Assembly to count and as
rtain the result, issue his proclamation for one insertion in one
the daily papers of this State announcing such result and de¬
ring the amendment ratified.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws
conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved August 19, 1918.
Now, therefore, I, Hugh M. Dorsey, Governor of said State,
issue this, my proclamation, hereby declaring that the
posed amendment to the Constitution is submitted for
tion or rejection to the voters of the State qualified to vote
embers of the General Assembly at the general lection to be held
Tuesday, November 5th, 1918.
v HUGH M. DORSEY,
Governor.
H. By the Governor:
B. STRANGE,
Secretary of State.
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