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Qualification of Electors and'
Registration of Voters.
A PROCLAMATION
' By His Excellency, Hoke Smith, Gov
ernor.
■ Executive Department.
, - Atlanta, Ga., August 1, 1908.
j'hereas, the General Assembly, at
it.* session in 1908 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of
this State as set forth in an Act ap
proved August Iqt, 1908, to wit:
An Act to amend the Constitution
of the State o£ -Georgia t>y repealing
section 1 of article 2 of the Constitu
tion of this State and Inserting in
lieu thereof a new section, consisting
of nine paragraphs, prescribing the
qualifications lor electors; providing
tor the registiation of voters, and for
other purposes.
Section 1. Bo it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Georgia, and i> is hereby enacted by
the authority of the time,
that section one of article two
of the Constitution of this State be,
and the same is, hereby repealed, and
the following section, consisting of
nine paragraphs, be inserted in said
article in lieu thereof:
Paragraph 1. After the year 1908
elections by the people shall be by
(ballot, and only those persons shall
be allowed to vote who have been
first registered in accordance with
the requirements of law.
Par. 2. Every male citizen of this
State who is a citizen of the United
States, twenty-one years old or up
wards, not laboring under any of the
disabilities named in this article, and
possessing the qualifications provid
ed by it, shall be an elector and en
titled to register and vote at any
election by the people; provided,
that no soldier, sailor, or marine in
the military or naval services of the
United States shall acquire the rights
of an elector by reason of being sta
tioned on duty in thia state.
Par. 3. To entitle a person to reg
ister and vote at any election by the
people, be shall have resided In the
State one year next preceding the
election, and in the county in which
he offers to vote six months next pre
ceding the election, and shall have
paid all taxes which may have been
required of him since the adoption
of the Constitution of Georgia of 1877
that he may have had an opportunity
of paying agreeably to law. Such
payment must have been made at
least six months prior to the election
at which he offers to vote, except
v hen such elections are held within
. six months from the expiration of the
time fixed by law for the payment of
such taxes.
Par. 4. Every male citizen of this
State shall be entitled to register as
an elector and to vote in all elections
in said State who is not disqualified
under the provisions of section 2 of
article 2 of this Constitution, and
who possesses the qualifications pre
scribed in paragraphs two and three
of this section or who will possess
them at the date of the election oc
curring next after his registration,
and who In addition thereto comes
within either of the classes provided
for in the five following sub-divisions
of this paragraph.
1. All persons who have honorably
served in the land or naval forces of
the United States in the Revolution
ary war, or in the war of 1812, or in
the war with Mexico, or in any war
with the Indians or in the war be
tween the States, or in the war with
Spain, or who honorably served in
the land or naval forces of the Con
federate States, or of the State of
Georgia in the war between the
States, or
2. All persons lawfully descended
from those embraced in the classes
enumerated in the sub-division next
above, or
8. All persona who are of good
character, and understand the duties
and obligations of citizenship under
a Republican form of government, er
4. All persons who can correctly
read in the English language any par
agraph of the Constitution of the
United States or of this State and
L correctly write the same In the
I English language when read to them
by any one of the registrars, and all
persons who solely, because of phys
ical disability are unable to comply
with the above requirements, tut who
can understand and give a reason
able interpretation of any paragraph
of the Constitution of the United
States or of this State, that may be
read to them by any one of the regis
trars; or
5. Any person who ts the owner
in good faith in his own right of at
least forty acres of land situated in
this State, upon which he resides, or
Is the owner in good faith in his own
right of property, situated in this
State and assessed for taxation at the
value of five hundred dollars.
Par. 5. The right to register under
subdivisions one and two of para
prapb four shall continue only until
January Ist, 1915. But the registrars
shall prepare a roster of all persons
who register under sub-divisions one
and two of paragraph four, and shall
return the same to the clerk's office
of the Superior Coart of their coun
ties and the clerks of the Superior
Court shall send copies of the same
to the Secretary of State, and it shall
be the duty of these officers to record
and permanently preserve these ros
ters. Any person who has been once
registered under either of the sub
dteMsrs oca or *o of MgrifVi
four shall thereafter -be permitted to
vote; provided, he meets the require
ments of paragraphs two and three of
this section. I
Par, 6. Any person to whom the
right of registration is denied by the i
registrars upon the ground that he (
lacks the qualifications set forth in
the five sub-divisions of paragraph
four, shall have the right-to take an 1
appeal, and any citizen may enter aa ;
appeal from the decision of the regis
trars allowing any person to register
under said sub-divisions. All appeals i
must be filed in writing with the reg- ,
istrars within 10 days from the date
of the decision complained of and
shall be returned by the registrars
to the office of the clerk of the Superi
or Court to -be tried as other appeals.
Par. 7. Pending an appeal aud un
til the final decision of the case, tho
judgment of the registrars shall re
main in full force.
Par. 8. No person shall be allowed
to participate in a primary of any po
litical party or a convention of any
political party in this State who is
not a qualified voter.
Par. 9. The machinery provided by
law for the registration of force Oc- 1
tobor Ist, 1908, shall be used to carry
out the provisions of this section, ex
cept where inconsistent with same;
the Legislature may change or amend
the registration laws from time to
time, but no such change or amend
ment shall operate to defeat any of
the provisions of this section.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. That
whenever the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be
agreed to by two-thirds of the mem
bers elected to each of the two
houses of the General Assembly, and
the same has been entered on their
journals with the ayes and nays tak
en thereon, the Governor shall cause
said amendment to be published in at
least two newspapers in each Con
gressional District in this State for
the period of two months next preced
ing the time of holding the next gen
eral election.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That
the above proposed amendment shall
be submitted for ratification or re
jection to the electors of this State
at the next general election to be
held after publication, as provided in
the second section of this Act in the
several election districts of this
State, at which election every per
son shall be qualified to vote who is
entitled to vote for members of the
General Assembly. All persons vot
ing at-said electioif in favor ol adopt
ing the proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall have written or
printed ou their ballots the words
"For amendment of Constitution, pro
viding qualifications of voters,” and
all persons opposed to the adoption
of said amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, “Against amendment of Con
stitution providing qualifications of
voters”
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That
the Governor -be, and he is, hereby
authorized and directed to provide
for the submission of the amendment
proposed in this Act to a vote of the
people, as required by the Constitu
tion of this State in paragraph one of
section one of article thirteen, aud if
ratified the Governor shall, when he
ascertains such ratification from the
Secretary of Slate, to whom the re
turns shall be referred in the man
ner as in cases of elections for mem
bers of the General Assembly, to
count and ascertain the result, issue
his proclamation for one insertion
in one of the dally papers of this
State, announcing such result and
declaring the amendment ratified.
Now, therefore, I, Hoke Smith, Gov
ernor of said State, do issue this my
proclamation, hereby declaring that
the foregoing proposed amendment
to the Constitution Is submitted for
ratification or rejection to the voters
of the State qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly at
the general election to ibe held on
Wednesday, October 7th, 1908.
HOKE SMITH, Governor.
By the Governor:
PHILIP COOK,
Secretary of State.
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A gentleman invited some friends
to dinner, and as the colored serv
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Betterment of Country Schools.
We know that our school
term is far too short and
our buildings inadequate and un
comfortable. We realize that our
teachers are too poorly paid, and
that the equipmentof our schools
is practically nothing compared
with the demands of growing civ
ilization. But what have we done
to remedy these conditions? Some
remedy mustbeapplied. We must
begin to make our schools worth
while; we must make them meet
the demands of growing civiliza
tion and everyday life; we must
make them centres of interest
and places of enchantment to the
children. To do these things we
must have better teaching, larger
salaries for teachers, longer
terms, better houses, and more
complete equipment. To get lar
ger salaries, longer terms, etc.,
we must have more money. To
get more money, we must have
LOCAL TAXATION.
A local tax for the support of
country schools is a tax provided
for in an amendment to the State
Constitution which allows the cit
izens of any county in Georgia to
levy upon themselves a local tax,
not to exceed live mills, to supple
ment the public school fund re
ceived from the State. The law
provides for two plans of local
taxation —one by district and one
by county as a whole. The dis
trict plan is more or less unpopu
lar. There is too much machinery
about it, and there is sometimes
trouble in collecting the taxes. It
requires of the trustees a great
deal of work for no pay, and is
liable to be changed every year
because of its instability. The
county plan is working beautiful
ly wherever it has been tried. Os
the counties in this State that
have adopted local taxation on
the county plan, not one has been
heard to complain. Everybody is
pleased, and good, smooth work
is being done. The county plan
can be operated more cheaply
than the district plan, and the
rate of taxation all over the coun
ty will be uniform. When a coun
ty as a whole adop’ts local taxa
tion, it does away with tuition
fees in any form, and makes every
school in the county a free school.
It provides funds for increasing
the salaries of teachers, for erect
ing new buildings and purchas
ing equipment, and for running
all the schools in the county eight
or nine months, as circumstances
may demand. It makes no change
in the election of teachers. Each
school retains its local board of
trustees and elect its own teach
er, as has been the case iff the
past. It in no way obligates the
people to consolidate schools, but
provides funds forthat purpose
in case the people of several com
munities wish to consolidate.
Consolidation is being carried on
successfully in some places where
there is no local tax. Local taxa
tion does not mean consolidation.
The sentiment in favor of local
taxation is growing rapidly. It is
sweeping over the State and the
South like a mighty wave. The
counties in Georgia that have
adopted it are not a few. In the
’ course of a few years, hardly a
. county in the State will be with
out it. I say this because I know
its merits and the universal sat
isfaction it is giving. More than
three-fourths of the money used
for schools in the United States
is raised by local taxation. It is
no experiment; the counties that
have tried it, want no other plan.
Hancock county was the first in
Georgia to adopt local taxation.
In that county it met with strong
opposition and was carried with
difficulty. If the question was
submitted to Hancock’s voters
again today after three years
trial, the ones who oppose it
would be so few and far between,
that they would be afraid to toot
their horn. Mr. Duggan, super
■ intendent of schools in Hancock
county, in his report shows chat
' under local taxation, the enroll
; ment in the schools of the county
lhas increased ten per cent while
|th« tvong* daily ittendanee for
fl
grc.iter !i\c
mouths previous to
local taxation.
Does this not prove that the
children can be spared from the
farm at least eight months eaph
year to go to school. Mr. Dug
gan’s report also shows that the
greatest increase in daily average
attendance was insectionsowhere
there was greatest opportunity
to local taxation, and that in one
district where it met with seri
ous opposition the enrollment
has increased twenty-five per
cent and the average daily at
tendance forty per cent.
It is a very remarkable fact
that throughout the state our
best men, even though they may
have no children to educate, fa
cal taxation for the establishment
of better schools. These men
realize that a child when educat
ed becames happier, a more use
ful and a more valuable member
of society. They realize that
money spent in education is
money saved in prosecutions,
prisons and courts. They know
that what they put in the schools
comes out in the life of the peo
ple. They have observed enough
to see that the communities and
states which give most for educa
tion enjoy the greatest prosperi
ty. Statistics show that the
wealth producing power of a
state is directly proportional to
its educational advantages. The
patent office at Washington shows
that the states which expend the
most on their schools have made
the most inventions, We must
put more originality and think
ing power into our children. One
idea is often worth more than a
plantation.
Another very remarkable fact
is that in many instances where
local taxation has been voted up
on in this state, there are a few
men who have no property to tax
and many children to educate,
who have voted against the meas
ure. Why they do this is a puz
zling question and I shall not at
tempt to explain. Our State
School Commissioner has offered
a prize for the best explanation
of the conduct of such men.
With the county system of local
taxation and a judicious consoli
dation of schools the country
schools could be made as good as
those found anywhere. Better
salaries could be paid and better
teachers—-teachers who are in
the work as a profession and not
as a stepping stone to something
else. Better school houses could
be built and the old dilapidated
shacks that we have could be
done away with. It is true that
some communities in the county
have buildings that reflect credit
upon the communities in which
they stand. Others have build
ings that are unsightly, uncom
fortable and almost worthless for
any purpose. Such buildings
are crushing to the child’s natur
al love for the beautiful and cal
culated to fill him with dislike
for the school. If we expect
children to love the school and its
duties we must make it bright
and cheerful. Our people will
not patronize merchants who keep
dirty, dingy, uncomfortable
storehouses, nor will they accept
accommodation on box cars when
they ride on railroads; and yet
when it comes to the training of
children they are willing to risk
their health, lives and character
in buildings that have little more
comfort or beauty than a barn or
box car. Sending children to
such schools will never bring
them into their rightful heritage.
The address of the State Super
intendents to the people of the
South in dealing with the sub
ject says: “Surely the house in
which this sacred work of train
ing the children of the Republic
for citizenship and social service
—a work which has to do with
the mind, the soul and body, with
the moulding of character and
creation of ideals —should be a
place worthy in all respects of
such work —a home, not a hovel;
a place of cleanness, not a place
of uncleanness; a place of beauty,
not a place of ugliness; a place of
comfort, not a place of discom
fort. ” James L. McCleskey,
Principal Culverton School, Han
occk County, G«.
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