The Brunswick times-call., 1900-08-16

PROCLAMATION.- State of Georgia Ex-
ecut1ve Omce. - tlanta .-Submitting constitu-
tiona1 amendment re gai ding pensions for the
widows OF confederate soldiers to q vote of the
people 1.-THE next general election.
Whereas the general assembly of 1899 passed
by a constitutional majority The following act
to wit:
"An act to amend sect on J, article Z, para
graph !. of the constitution Of Georgia, so as to
ex tend the provisions of said section, article
and paragraph TO the widows of confederate
soldiers who, by reason of age and poverty, or
lhHrmiFy and pOver,y, or blindness and power
ty; are unable to provide living for them
selves, anC. for other purposes"
Sec. |. Be it enacted by the general assem-
bly, OF Georgia, and 1t is hereby enacted by au-
horlty OF the same, that section l, article Z,
paragraph l. OF the constitution of Georgia he
after the word service" iu the 18th line the
following words: "Or who, by reason of age
and poverty, OF infrmity and poverty or blind
ness and poverty, are unable to cam living
for themselve >" SO that said section when SO
amended, will read as follows, toWit: "To sup
ply the soldiers who lost limb, or limbs In the
military service OF the confederate statea, with
substantial artificial limbs during life; and to
make suitable provisions for such CO deliberate
soldiers as may have been otherwise disabled
or permanently injured in such service; or who
may, by reason OF age aud poverty, or InfirmIty
and poverty, or blindness and poverty, are UNI
able t., provide q living for themselves, and for
inc WIDOWS or euch confederate soldiers as NAV
have died IN the service Of the confederate
states, or since, from wounds received therein
or disease contracted in the service, or who by
rerson OF age and poverty, or infirmity and
poverty, or hlinoness and poverty, are unable
TO provide living for themselves; provided
that the act shall only apply to SUCH widows as
were married at the time Of such service, and
nave renamed unmarried SINCE. the death of
such soldier husband"
Sec 2. Be it further enacted, that IL this
amendment shall be agreed to by two thirds of
the general assembly, of each house, the same
shall be entered on their journals with the yeas
and nays taken thereon, and the governor shall
cause the amendment to lie published in one or
more OF the newspapers in each cong ressonai
district for two months Immediately preceding
the next general election, and the SAME shall liz
submitted to the people at the next general
election, and the voters thereat shall have writ
ten or printed on their tickets, "For ratifca.
ton OF section l, article 7. paragraph /, of the
constitution of this state" or "Agalpst ratiflca-
ton OF section !, article 4 paragraph 1, of the
constitution of this state," as they NAV choose:
and II 2 majority of the electors qualified to
vote for members of the next general assembly.
voting, shall vote in favor of ratification, then
said amendment shall become part of said ar
licle Z, section l, paragraph |, of the constitu-
ton OF this state, and the governor shall make
proclamation thereof.
Sec 8 repeals conducting laws, Approved
December 81, 1928.
Now, therefore, |, Allen d. Gambler. governor
OF said state, do issue this, my proclamation
hereby declaring that the TO egOlng proposed
amendment OF the constitution Is hereby sub-
mtted, for ratification or rejection TO the
voters OF this state at the general election TO he
held on Wednesday, October B. 1900, as provided
in said act. ALLEN ID. GAMBLER.
by the governor; Governor.
Secretary Executive Department.