The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-14
PROCLAMATION.
Providing for Presentation for Amend
ment to Paragraph Two Section Six,
Article Seven of the Constitution

Providing for Presentation for Amend
ment to Paragraph Two. Section Six,
Article Seven of the Constitution,
By His Excellency, JOSEPH NJ.
BROWN, Governor:
Atlanta, Ca, August 4th, 1910
Whereas, the General Assembly, at
its 1910 session, proposed an amend
ment to the Constitution of this
state, as set forth in an act approved
August 4th, 1910, towit:
A bill to be entitled an act to
amend paragraph second, section six.
article seven of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, by striking
from paragraph second the following:
In instructing children in the eIe-
mentary branches of an English edu-
cation only" and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Georgia, and it
is hereby enacted by authority of the
same, that paragraph second, of sec
ton six, article seven of the Con-
stitution of this State be and the
same is hereby amended by striking
from said paragraph second, section
six, article seven the following
words: In instructing children in
the elementary branches of an Eng
lish education only" so that when
said paragraph is amended it will
read as follows
The General Assembly shall not
have power to delegate to any
county the right to levy tax for
any purpose, except for educational
purposes, to build and repair the
public buildings and bridges. to
maintain and support prisoners, to
pay jurors and coroners, and for
litigation, quarantine, roads and ex-
penses of courts, to support paupers,
and pay debts heretofore existing -
section 2. Be it further enacted
that whenever the above proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall
be agreed to by two-thirds of the
members elected to each of the two
houses of the General Assembly. and
the same has been entered on their
journals with ayes and nays taken
thereon, the Governor shall cause
said amendment to be published in
at least two newspapers in each CON
gressionAi district in this State for
the period of two months next pre-
ceding the time of holding the next
general election
Section g.. Be it further enacted
that the above proposed amendment
shall be submitted for ratification or
rejection to the electors of the State
at the next general election to be held
after publication, as provided in the
second section of this act, in the
several election districts of this State
at which election every person shall
be qualified to vote who is entitled
TO vote for members of the General
Assembly All persons voting at said
eIectlon IN favor of adopting the pro-
posed amendment to the Con
Sututlon shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words:
For amendment of paragraph sec
ond, section six, article seven. Der-
uniting counties to levy taxes for
educational purposes" and all per
sons opposed to the adoption of said
amendment shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words.
opposed to amendment of para
graph second, section six, article
seven, permitting counties to lew
taxes for educational purposes
Section 4. Be it further enacted
that the Governor be and he is here
by authorized and directed TO nro-
Vlae Tor the submission of the
amendment proposed in this act to
a vote of the people as required bv
the Constitution of this State in par-
agrapb one of section one of article
thirteen, and, if ratified, the Gov
ernor shall, when he ascertains sucb
ratltlcation from the Secretary of
state, to whom the returns han he
referred, in the manner as in cases
OF eIectlons OF members of the Cen
eral Assembly, to count and ascer-
tain the result, issue his proclamation
Tor one insertion in one of the daiIv
papers in this State announcing such
result and declaring the amendment
ratified.
Section 5. Be it further enactad
that all laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this act be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Now, therefore, I, joseph M.
Brown, Governor of said State do
issue this my proclamation. herebv
declaring that the foregoing proposed
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted for ratification or reier-
ton to the voters of the State onalt-
! fed to vote for members of the Cen
eral Assembly at the general election
to be held on Wednesday, October
! 5th, 1910.
JOSEPH M. BROWN. Governor.
/ By the Governor:
Philip Cook, Secretary of State