Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-09-22
Proclamation.

State OF Georgia, Executive ONCE, Atlanta.
Submitting constitutional amendment re-
garding pensions Tor the WIDOWS OF conIed-
crate soldiers to a vote of the people at the
next general election.
whereas, the general assembly of 1899 pas
Sed by a constitutional majority the IoIioW-
ing act, to-wit
Fan act to amend section /, article 2, para
graph 1, of the constitution OF Georgia, so as
to extend the provisions OF said sectlon' ar
ticl e'and paragraph to the widows OF con-
federate soldiers, who, by reason OF age ana
poverty, or fnfirmity and poverty or bind
ness and poverty, are unable 10 proYlde
living for themselves, and tor otner pur-
Section /. Be it enacted by the general
assembly OF Georgia, and 1T is hereby en-
acted by authority of the same, that section
/, article z, paragraph l, of the constitution
of Georgia be, and the same IS hereby
amended by inserting after the word ser
vice. in the 18th line the following words:
''or who, by reason of age and poverty, or
tntirmity and poverty, or blindness and pow
erty are unable to earn living for them
selves" SO that said section, when so amend
ed, win read as follows, towit; ITO supply
the soldiers who lost limb, or limbs In the
military service of the confederate states,
and to make suitable provisions for SUCH
confederate soldiers as may have been 9TH
erwise disabled or permanently injured In
such service; or who may, by reason of age
and poverty, or infrmity 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 in the service, or who. by
reason of age and poverty, or 1nf1rm1ty and
poverty. or blindness and poverty, are I'M
able to provide living for themselves; pro
Yided that the act shall only apply TO such
widows as were married at the time OF such
service, and have remained unmarried since
the death of such soldier husband"
Section 2. Be it further enacted, that, II
this amendment shall be agreed to by two
thirds of the members of the general as
sembly, of each house, the same shall be en-
tered on their journals with the yeas and
hayes taken thereon, and the governor Shall
cause the amendment to be publ1sned IN one
or more of the newspapers in each congress
SionaI district for two months Immediately
preceding the next general election, and the
same shall be submitted to the people at the
next general election, and the voters thereat
shall have written or printed on their tick
cts. "For ratification OF section i, article 2,
paragraph /, of the constitution OF this
state,'' or Against ratification of section !,
article 2, paragraph 1, of the constitution OF
this state" as they may choose: and II ma
jority OF the electors qualified TO vote Tor
members of the next general assembly, yot-
ing, shall vote IN favor OF rauncaton, tne e1
said amendment shall become d part OF said
article T. section l, paragraph ], OF the con-
stitution of this state, and the governor
shall make proclamation thereof.
Section 3 repeats connlct1ng laws. APPROX
ed Decembe II, 1889
Now, therefore, /, Allen D. Gambler gov.
ernor of said state, do issue this, my procla
nation hereby declaring that the foregoing
proposed amendment OF the CONSTITUTION Is
hereby submitted, for ratification or re1ec-
ton, TO the voters of this state, at the gen.
eral election to be held on wednesday, OcIo-
Der 8, 1900, as provided in said act
ALLEN d. GAMBLER,
BY the Governor, Governor,
]. w. WARREN,
Secretary Executive Departm ent
auPlonce W. tor weeks