Amending Article 7, Section 1, Paragraph 1 of Constitution as to Relief of Confederate Soldiers. AMENDING ARTICLE 7, SECTION 1, PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE CON- No. 317. An Act to amend section 1, article 7, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Georgia, so as to extend the provisions of said section, article and paragraph to all Confederate soldiers who by reason of age and poverty, or infirmity and poverty, or blindness and poverty, are unable to provide a living for themselves, and for other purposes. of para Geor- Provisions tended sol age and infirmity and poverty, or and SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of gia, and it is hereby enacted by anthority of the same, section 1, article 7, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of gia be, and the same is, hereby amended by inserting after the "service" and before the word "and" in the thirteenth line of said poverty, paragraph the following words, to wit: "or who, by reason of age and poverty, or infirmity and poverty, or blindness and poverty, blindness are unable to provide a living for themselves," so that said section, poverty. article and paragraph, when amended, shall read as follows: "Sec- Paragraph tion 1, paragraph 1. The powers of taxation over the whole State amended. shall be exercised by the General Assembly for the following purposes only: For the support of the State Government and the public institutions; for educational purposes, instructing children in the elementary branches of an English education only; to pay the interest of the public debt; to pay the principal of the public debt; to suppress insurrection, to repel invasion, and defend the State in time of war; to supply the soldiers who lost a limb or limbs in the military service of the Confederate States with substantial artificial limbs during life; and to make suitable provisions for such Confederate soldiers as may have been otherwise disabled or permanently injured in such service, or who, by reason of age and poverty, or infirmity and poverty, or blindness and poverty, are unable to provide a living for themselves; and for the widows. of such Confederate soldiers as may have died in the service of the Confederate States, or since, from wounds received therein or disease contracted therein. tion of this SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That if this amendment shall be Publica agreed to by two-thirds of the members of the General Assembly, amendof each House, the same shall be entered on their Journals with ment. the yeas and nays taken thereon, and the Governor shall cause the amendment to be published in one or more of the newspapers in to the Ballots. Constitution-General Assembly, Meeting of. each congressional district for two months immediately preceding the next general election, and the same shall be submitted to the Submission people at the next general election, and the voters thereat shall people. have written or printed or their tickets "For ratification," or 'Against ratification," as they may choose; and if a majority of Qualifica the electors qualified to vote for members of the next General Assembly, voting, shall vote in favor of ratification, then said amendment shall become a part of said article 7, section 1, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of this State, and the Governor shall make Proclama proclamation thereof. tions of voters. Result. tion. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws. in conflict with this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Approved December 19th, 1893. will meet CONSTITUTION-GENERAL ASSEMBLY, MEETING OF. No. 409. An Act to amend article 3, section 4, paragraph 3 of the Constitution of 1877 by striking out the word "October" in the third line after the word "in" and before the figures "1878," and sub-stituting therefor the word "July," and the manner of submitting the same, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That from and after January 1, 1895, article 3, section 4, paragraph 3 of the Constitution of 1877, be altered and amended by striking out the word Legislature" October" in the third line after the word "in" and before the annually figures "1878," and substituting therefor the word "July," so that Wednesday said paragraph, when amended, shall read as follows, viz.: "The first this meeting of the General Assembly after the ratification of this Con-stitution shall be on the fourth Wednesday in July, 1878, and anConstitu- nually thereafter on the same day, until the day shall be changed by law." on the 4th in July, if amendment of tion be ratified. Ratification. SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That if this amendment be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two Houses, the same shall be entered on their Journals, with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and the Governor shall cause said amendment to be published in one or more newspapers in each congressional district for two months previous to the next general election, and the same shall be submitted to the people at the next general election, and the legal voters at said election shall have writ Constitution-General Assembly, Meeting of. ten or printed on their tickets," For ratification" or " Against ratification," as they may choose to vote; and if a majority of the qualified electors shall vote in favor of ratification said amendment shall become a part of said article 3, section 4, paragraph 3 of the Constitution of this State, and the Governor shall make proclamation thereof. clause. SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws in conflict with this Repealing Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Approved December 21st, 1893. NOTE BY COMPILER.-When and how the Governor is to make proclamation as to ratification of this proposed amendment of the Constitution is not prescribed. Quare: When will this Act take effect and when will the Legislature elected at the next general election meet? Amending Sections 282 and 283 (f) of the Code as to Jurisdiction County Courts in Civil Cases. Sec. 282 of the Code amended. AMENDING SECTIONS 282 AND 283(f) OF THE CODE AS TO JURIS- No. 350. An Act to amend paragraph 1 of sections 282 and 283(f) of the Code, increasing the jurisdiction of the County Courts of the State in civil cases. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That paragraph 1 of section 282 of the Code be, and is, hereby amended by striking out the figures "$300.00" wherever they occur in said paragraph Amending Section 452 of the Code as to Transfer of Suits in Justices' Courts. So as to give jurisdic cases not more than and insert in lieu thereof the figures "$500.00," so that said paragraph, when amended, shall read as follows: "1. The jurisdiction of tion over the County Courts shall extend in the county town, district or districts involving to all civil cases of contract or tort (save where exclusive jurisdiction $500.00. is vested in the Superior Court) where the principal sum claimed, section as in cases of contract or damages in cases of tort, does not exceed amended. $500.00, and over the remainder of the county, when the principal sum aforesaid does not exceed $500.00 nor is less than $50.00." Sec. 283(f) Code. So as to SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That section 283(f) be, and is, Amending hereby amended by striking out the words "three hundred" in the of the sixth line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "five hundred," so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: "At the monthly session said court may entertain jurisdiction of jurisdic issues on distress warrants, and of suits, in which the amount of the cases not principal, or of damages claimed, does not exceed one hundred dol- more than tion over involving $500.00. lars, and at the quarterly sessions it shall have jurisdiction of issues Section as on distress warrants and suits wherein such amount is not more amended. than five hundred dollars. Claims, illegalities, and other defences to the proceedings of executions from said court shall be tried at at such session as had jurisdiction of the suit whence the execution issued, or the amount of principal originally named in the execution." SEC. III. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Approved December 20th, 1893. AMENDING SECTION 452 OF THE CODE AS TO TRANSFER OF No. 349. An Act to amend section 452 of the Code of Georgia by inserting in the third line, between the words "preside" and "such," the words "or competent juries to try such cases," and by adding at the end of said section the words "or upon the fact being made to appear to the court by affidavit of either party to such suits." the Code SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, Sec. 452 of and it is hereby enacted by the same, That from and after the passage amended. of this Act section 452 of the Code of Georgia be amended by inserting in the third line thereof, between the words "preside" and Transfer "such," the words "or competent juries to try such cases," and by where no adding at the end of said section the words "or upon the fact being jury. made competent |