Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-08-29
Proclamation.

State OF Georgia, Executive ONCE, 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 ma jOrity the follow
ing act, to-wit;
Fan act to amend section l, article z, para
graph 1, of the constitution of Georgia, so as
to extend the provisions OF said section, ar
ticle and paragraph to the widows of con-
federate soldiers, who, by reason of age and
poverty, or inhrmity and poverty, or blind
ness and poverty, are unable to provide a
living for themselves, and Tor other pur-
Section l. Be it enacted by the general
assembly Of Georgia, anQ it is hereby en-
acted by authority of the same, that section
l. 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
inirm1ty 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-wtt; ITO supply
the soldiers who lost a limb, or limbs in the
military service OF the confederate states,
with substantial artificial limbs, during life;
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 tntirmity and poverty or
blindness and poverty, are unable to provide
a living for themselves, and for the widows
of such confederate soldiers as may nave
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 tntrm1ty and
poverty, or blindness and poverty, are I'M
able to provide living Tor 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 ?. 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-
tered on their journals with the yeas and
hayes taken thereon, and the governor shall
cause the amendment to be published IN one
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 l, article z,
paragraph /, of the constitution of this
state" or ga gainst ratification OF section J.,
article 2, paragraph l, OF the constitution ef
this state as they may choose: and II ma
jority of the electors qualified to vote for
members of the next general assembly, vot-
ing, shall vote in favor OF ratification, then
said amendment shah become part of said
article Z, section 1, paragraph ], OF the con-
stitution of this state and the governor
shall make proclamation thereof.
Section repeats conflicting laws Approx
ed December II, 1899
Now, therefore. l. 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 rejec-
ton, to the voters of this state, at the gem
eral election to be held on Wednesday, OctO-
Der 3, 1900 as provided in said act
ALLEN d. GAMBLER,
BY the Governor, Governor,
j. w, WARREN,
Secretary Executive Department
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