Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-09-27
PrOClan1atiOn.

State OF Georgia. Executive ONCE, Atlanta
submitting constitutional amendment re-
gard1ng pensions for the widows of confed-
crate soldiers to a vote of the people at the
next general election.
Whereas, the general assembly of 1899 pas.
ssed by constitutional majority the follow
ing act, to-wit;
IAN act to amend section 1, article q para
graph 1, of the constitution of Georgia. so az
to extend the provisions of said section, ar
ticl and paragraph to the widows of con-
federate soldiers, who, by reason of age and
poverty, or infrmity and poverty, or blind
ness and poverty, are unable to provide
living for themselves, and for other pur.
poses"
Section 1. Be it enacted by the general
assem- bly, OF Georgia, and it is hereby en-
acted by authority of the same, that section
J., article 2, 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
tnirm1ty and poverty, or blindness and pov~
erty are unable to earn living for them
selves so that said section, when so amend
ed, will read as follows, to.wit; ITO supply
the soldiers who lost limb, or limbs in the
military service of the confederate states,
with substantial artifcialltmbs duKing life;
and to make suitable provisions for-such
confederate soldiers as may have been 81
erwise disabled or permanently injured IN
such service; or who may, by reason of age
and poverty, or intirmity 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 1nhrmtty and
poverty. or blindness and poverty, are I'M
able To provide a living for themselves; pro-
Y1ded 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
sem DlV. OF edCl house. the same snail be
tered on their journals with the yeas and
hayes taken thereon, and the goyeln shall
cause the amendment to be published in one
or more of the newspapers in each congress
sional district for two months Immediately
same shall be submitted to the people at the
next general election, ard the voters thereat
shall have written or printed on their tick
cts. s'For ratification of section 1, article q,
paragraph /, of the constitution of this
state or Against ratification of section l,
article z, paragraph l, of the constitution of
this state" as they may choose: and If ma
jority of the electors qualified to vote for
members of the next general assembly, v0t-
ing, shall vote in favor of ratification, then
said amendment shall become part of said
article z, section l. paragraph ], of the con-
stitution of this state, and the governor
shall make proclamation thereof.
ed December 81, 1895. r---aa. s-ss = M #
Now, therefore, 1, nuen ID
ernor of said state, do ISSUE #
nation hereby declaring W.
| hereby submitted