The Watsonian, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from The Watsonian, Vol. 1: September, 1927A great calamity befell the state in the death Of her illustrious citizen, the Hon Alexander H. While filling the exalted office Of Chief Magistrate.On the fourth day of March last, after an illness of two weeks, the venerable and distinguished statesman, so dear to every Georgia, passed away amidst the sorrowing regret of his people.Receiving Official notification, -as President of the Senate, of the sad event from the venerable Secretary of State, I repaired to the Capitol in response to his call, served in conformity to the statute, and on the morning of the 5th Of March, as required by law, took the oath Of Office prescribed by the Constitution for the Governor and administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and entered upon the executive responsibilities. As described in paragraph 8, section 1, article 5 Of the Constitution which-reads as follows: In case of the death, resignation or disability of the Governor, the President of the Senate shall exercise the Executive powers of the Government until such disability be removed, or a successor elected and qualified.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.