Georgia, historical and industrial . l term of six years,to fill the vacancy occurring on January 1st, 1897, hy the expirationof the term of one of the present incumbents, and three additional As-sociate Justices shall he elected for terms expiring respectively, January1st, 1899, January 1st, 1901, and January 1st, 1903. The personselected as additional Associate Justices shall among themselves deter-mine by lot which of the three last mentioned terms each shall have,and they shall be commissioned accordingly. After said first election, all terms (except unexpired terms) shall befor six years
Georgia, historical and industrial . l term of six years,to fill the vacancy occurring on January 1st, 1897, hy the expirationof the term of one of the present incumbents, and three additional As-sociate Justices shall he elected for terms expiring respectively, January1st, 1899, January 1st, 1901, and January 1st, 1903. The personselected as additional Associate Justices shall among themselves deter-mine by lot which of the three last mentioned terms each shall have,and they shall be commissioned accordingly. After said first election, all terms (except unexpired terms) shall befor six years each. In case of any vacancy which causes an unexpiredterm, the same shall he filled hy executive appointment, and the personappointed hy the Governor shall hold his office until the next regularelection, and until his successor for the balance of the unexpired termshall have been elected and qualified. The returns of said special elec-tion shall be made to the Secretary of State. (Approved December 16, 1895.) O I—I ^• o big K e. GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AXD INDUSTRIAL. 433 Section III. Paragraph I. There shall be a judge of the Superior Court for eachJudicial Circuit, whose term of office shall be four years, and until hissuccessor is qualified. He may act in other circuits when authorizedby law. Par. II. The successors to the present incumbents shall be elected bythe General Assembly as follows: To the half (as near as may be) whosecommissions are the oldest, in the year 1878; and to the others in theyear 1880. All subsequent elections shall be at the session of the Gen-eral Assembly next preceding the expiration of the terms of incumbents,except elections to fill vacancies. The day of election may be fixed bythe General Assembly. Par. III. The terms of the Judges to be elected under the constitu-tion (except to fill vacancies) shall begin on the first day of Januaryafter their elections. But if the time for the meeting of the GeneralAssembly shall be changed, the General Asse
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