Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-08-02
Proclamation.

State of Georgia, Executive once, Atlanta
Submitting constitutional amendment re.
garding pensions for the widows OF confed-
crate soldiers 10 vote OF the people at the
next general election.
Whereas, the general assembly of 1899 pas
sed by constitutional majority the follow
ing act, tO-Wit
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
tiCle and paragraph TO the widows of con.
federate soldiers, who by reason OF age and
poverty, or inhrmtty and poverty, or blind
ness and poverty are unable to provide a
living TOR themselves, and Tor other pur-
poses
Section l. Be it enacted by the general
assembly OF Georgia and ii Is hereby en-
acted by authority of the same, that section
l. article z, 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
inhrmity and poverty, or blindness and pow
erty are unable TO earn a living for them
selves. so that said section, when so amend
ed, viii read as follows, to-Wit; TO 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 VINO may, by reason OF age
and poverty, or inhrmtty 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 1nnrmity and
poverty. or blindness and poverty, are un-
able to provide a living for themselves pro-
yided that the act shall only apply TO such
widows as were married d the time of such
service, and have remained unmarried since
the death of such soldier husband"
Section ?. Be IL further enacted, that if
this amendment shall be agreed TO by two
thirds of the memDe 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
or more OF the newspapers IN eacn 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 1, article 7,
paragraph l, of the constitution of this
state" or Against ratification of section J.
article 2, paragraph !, OF the constitution OF
this state as they may choose: and Ii IN a.
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 shall become part of said
stitution Of this state, and the governor
shall make proclamation thereof
Section 3 repeals conflicting laws APPROX
ed Decem Der p, 1899
Now therefore. l. Allen d. Gambler, gov
ernor of said state, do issue this. my procIa
nation hereby declaring that the foregoing
proposed amendment OF the constitution is
hereby submitted, Tor ratihcat1On or reJeC-
ton, to the voters of this state, at the gen
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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