Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-08-09
Proclamation.

State of Georgia, Executive Office, Atlanta.
Submitting constitutional amendment re
garding pensions for the widows of confed-
crate soldiers to vote OF the people at the
next general election.
Whereas, the general assembly of 1899 pas.
sed by constitutional majority the follow
Fan act to amend section /, article z, para
graph 1, of the constitution OF Georgia, so as
to extend the provisions of said section, ar
tiCl IL and paragIap to the widows OF con-
federate soldiers, who, by reason or age and
poverty, or infrm1ty and poverty, or blind
ness and poverty, are unable to provide a
living for themselves, ana Tor otner pur-
Section L. Be it enacted by the general
assembly OF Georgia, ana 1t Is hereby en-
acted by authority of the same, that section
/, article T. paragraph /, 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
intirmity and poverty, or blindness and pow
erty are unable to earn living for them
selves" so that said section, when so amend
ed, will read as follows, to.W1t; ITO supply
the soldiers who lost limb, or limbs in the
military service OF the confederate states,
with substantial artificial limbs, during life;
and to make suitable provisions Tor 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 infirmity and poverty or
blindness and poverty, are unable to provide
a living tor themselves, and Tor the widows
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 intrmity 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 eaCn house, the same shall be en-
hayes taken thereon, and the governor snail
cause the amendment to be published in one
or more of the newspapers IN eacn congress
Sional 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 j, article z,
paragraph l, of the constitution OF this
state,' or Against ratification of section l,
article 2, paragraph l, of the constitution OF
this state" as they may choose: and II m a
jortty of the electors qualified to vote for
members of the next general assembly, Yot-
ing, shall vote in favor of ratification, then
said amendment shall become part of said
article z, section 1, paragraph j, of the CON
stitution of this state, and the governor
shall make proclamation thereof.
Section repeats conflicting laws APPROX
ed December q, 1899.
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 reJec-
ton, to the voters of this state, at the gem
eral election to be held on Wednesday, Octo-
Der 8, 1900, as provided in said act.
ALLEN d. GAMBLER,
BY the Governor, Governor,
j. w, WARREN,
Secretary Executive Department
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