The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-08-15

PROCL AVIATION state a. GEORGIA rx-
eculiye Ohiee. Atlanta .-is aE aiming cens5itu-
widows q coatesicrate 9oiaterss s~ ~
pe2ple at tie next eenefes ssssteia,
IS cone siaaonAl maiority Ehe following act
GtAfa I q the constitution Ql seorgia, 20 ~ 60
ex tend the profisiens " said section, article
and paragraph % tho widows - confederate
soldiers. who. ~ reason 81 &c .ard POVERTY. or
fuarmity and poserl. or hltaeuezs and power
~, ara unable @ provide living for thein-
selves ane ter other purposes
sec. !. BE i enacted by he general rs en-
bly, Of Georgia, and itis hereby enacted nysan I
thOrity u tue same. that section d. article .
paragraph l. of the constitution ~ Georgia. be
and the same i hereby amended By inserting
after the word service, ia the iaih line the
following words ~0r who, b reason Of axe
and poverty. or ipfrmity and poverty or 0ltnd-
Tor thems6 sc = sothat said sect on when 50
amended, viii read as follows toWits .sFo sun
ply the soldiers who lost linia. on iimhs D The
military service Of the confederate states, tth
substantial artincial limbs during fife; and to
make snitahle provisions for such confederate
soldiers 40 may have been otherwise aisahIei
or permanently injured in such service. or v nss
may, BY reason az age aud poyerty. or ~ frpzf ~
and poveftytor blindness and poverty art uat
the widows Of such ccnfederate soldiers IS may
have died II the service d fhe con'eterase
states, or since, from wounds received thereto.
or disease Contracted an the service, or who ~
rerson Of age aud poverty, or inflrmity aud
poyeriy, or hlinnness and poverty. are unab q
TO provide living for themselves provided
that the act shall only apply TO aucn widows as
were married At the time OF such service, and
! have remained unmarried since the death OF
such soldier husdand.y
Sec z. Belt further enacted, that. Il ftlis
amendment shall BE- agreed 10 IS Two thirds u
tho general ASSEMBLY ~ each rpnse, the SAME
shah be entered on tnetr iourhaia s th tie yeas
aud nays taken thereon, and tAe governor shaI
cause the amendment 10 De published in one ar
more OF The newspapers ia e4ch coueres sieflai
/ district for two months Immediately preceding
the next general election, a8la the SAME aiali W
submitted 20 the people as ere nest general
election, aud the voters theFeat 81 50 haFss writ
ten or printed on their tickefa ttur ratifea-
I lion OF section 4, article & pafnKra4h I OF tins
constitution Of this state - <ainet ratiilca-
tion OF section ]. article q paragraph l. ~ he
constitution 81 this state d they mas choose
/ and 4 a najerlt y- -the elsetqls qualified u
vote for mel1ilefs OF the neA general assembly,
voting, snaat vote IN favor Of rR1 feations then
sa1d amendment shall become cart oi said ar-
ticle sseytiaa !, paraErflsh !, q the c9nstltn-
ticn Of tlSis state, and the asxe shall make
p1pclaY iatson thereof
sec. repeats conflicting iaws. Approved
peceIhber ~. isg9.
i Ef4y. therefore, I.AiIen D. Gambler. governor
lrs6f said state. do iesue ibis my proclamation
hereby declaring that lhe 70 eg0ing proposed
alDendnent Of the constitution - hereby sub
/ mitted, for ratification or rejection, 10 tne
voters 81 this state At the general election 10 4
held on "Wednesday, October J 1900. as provided
/ BY the Governor. GovtTnar.
u ". WARREN,
Secretary Executive Department