The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-08
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LEGAL NOTICES.


PROCLAMATION-Sta of Georgia.
Executive ONCE, Atlanta Submitting
constitutional amendment regarding pen
sions for the widows of Confederate SOL
diers 20 a vote of the people at the next
general election.
Whereas the general assembly Of 1899,
passed by a constitutional majority the
following act, to-wit:
AN act to amend section 1, article 4,
paragraph l. of the constitution of Geor-
gia, so as to extend the provisions of
said section, article and paragraph to the
widows of Confederate soldiers, who. by
reason of age and poverty, or infirmity
and poverty, or blindness and poverty,
are unable to provide living for them
selves. and for other purposes"
Section l. Be is enacted by the general
assembly of Georgia, and II is hereby en-
acted by authority of the same, that Sec
ton l, article 7, paragraph l, of the con-
stitution of Georgia be, and the same is
hereby amended by inserting after the
word Service" in the thirteenth line, the
following words: "Or who, by reason of
age and poverty. or infirmity and poverty,
or blindness ahd poverty, are unable to
earn a living for themselves" so that
said section, when so amended, will read
as follows. to-wit: ITO supply the SOL
diers who lost limb, or limbs in the mil
itsry service of the Confederate states
with substantial artificial limbs during
life; and to make suitable provisions for
such Confederate soldiers as may have
been otherwise disabled or permanently in
jured 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 Confedera te
soldiers as may have died In the service
of the Confederate states, or since, from
wounds received therein. or disease con-
tracted in the service. or who, by reason
of age and poverty or infrmity and power
ty or blindness and poverty. are unable
to provide living for themselves; provil-
ed that the act shall only apply to such
widows as were married at the time of
such service, and have remained unmar-
ried since the death of such soldier hus-
band"
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted that If
this amendment shall be agreed to by two
thirds of the members of the general as
sembly. of each house, the same shall be
entered on their Journals with the yeas
and nays taken thereon, and the Govern
or shall cause the amendment to be pub
iished in one or more of the newspapers
in each congressional district for two
months Immediately preceding the next
general election, and the same shall be
submitted to the people at the next gem
eral election, and the voters thereat shall
have written or printed on their tickets
For ratification of section /, article 4,
paragraph l. of the constitution of this
state" or Against ratification of section
], article 7, paragraph !, of the constitu-
ton of this state" as they may choose;
and If q 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 article Z, section J.,
paragraph l, of the constitution OF this
state. and the Governor shall make procla-
nation thereof.
Section repeats conflicting laws. APP
proved December 21, 1899.
Now, therefore, /, Allen d. Gambler,
Governor of said state, do issue this, my
proclamation, hereby declaring that the
foregoing proposed amendment of the con-
etitution is hereby submitted, for ratifi-
cation or rejection, to the voters of this
state. at the general election to be held
on Wednesday, Oct. 3. 1900, as provided
I'm said act ALLEN D. GAMBLER
By the Governor. Governor
]. w. WARREN,