Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-08-30
Proclamation.

State OF Georgia, Executive once, Atlanta.
Submitting constitutional amendment re
garding pensions for the widows OF conted-
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
ing act, tO-Wit;
IAN act to amend section 1, article 7, para
graph 1, of the constitution OF Georgia, so as
to extend the provisions of said section, ar
tiClt and paragraph to the WIDOWS OF con,
federate soldiers, who, by reason or age and
poverty, or infirmity and poverty, or blind
ness and poverty are unable TO provide a
living for themselves, and tor other pur
Section /. Be it enacted by the general
assembly Of Georgia, and 1t 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, OF
intrmity and poverty, or blindness and pow
erty are unable to earn living Tor 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 for such
confederate soldiers as may have been 0th-
erwise disabled or permanently injured IN
such service; or who may, by reason OF age
and poverty, or tnffrmtty and poverty OF
| blindness and poverty, are unable to provide
| living for themselves, and Tor the widows
died in the service of the confederate states
| or since, from wounds received therein, OF
! disease contracted in the service, or VINO. 10y
reason of age and poverty, or lnhTmlty and
poverty. or blindness and poverty, are un
able to provide living Tor themselves; pro
| yided that the act shall only apply to Suct
| widows as were married al the time OF such
| service, and have remained unmarried since
| the death of such soldier husband
| Section 2. Be it further enacted, that, Il
| this amendment shall be agreed TO by two
! thirds of the members OF the general as
| semblY, of each 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 eaCh 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 thereai
| shall have written or printed on their TICK
| cts. "For ratification OF section 1, article
| paragraph /, of the constitution of this
! state,' or "a gatnst ratification of section
| article 2, paragraph 1, of the constitution Of
this state" as they may choose: and II a IN
| iority of the electors qualified to vote tol
| members of the next general assembly, yot
! ing, shall vote in favor of ratification, theT
said amendment shall become part OF satC
article z, section 1, paragraph J, OF the con
stitution of this state and the governor
| shall make proClama alton thereof
| Section repeats conflicting laws Approx
| ed Deem Der II, 1899.
| ernor of said state, do issue this. my procla
| nation hereby declaring that the foregoing
proposed amendment OF the constitution Ii
hereby submitted, for ratification or rejec
| ton, to the voters of this state, at the gen
| 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
! auPlonce W. Tor weeks