The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-10
A PROCLAMATION
providing for Presentation for Amend
ment to Paragraph Two, Section Six.
Article Seven of the Constitution.


Article Seven of the Constitution
By His Excellency, JOSEPH M.
BROWN, Governor:
| Atlanta, Ca, August 4th, 1910
| Whereas, the General Assembly, at
It's 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 ele-
n1entary branches of an English edu-
cation only" and for other purposes.
Section l. 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 anv
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 tbeir
journals with ayes and NAYS taken
thereon, the Governor shall cause
SAID amendment to be published in
at least two newspapers in each con-
gresslonal district in this State for
the period of two months next nre-
ceding the time of holding the next
general election.
Section g. Be it further enacted |
that the above proposed amendment
shall be submitted fo" ratification or
rejection to the electors of the State |
1T the next general election to be held i
after publication, as provided in the
second section of this act. in the
several election districts of this State
1t which election every person shall |
De qualified to- vote who is entitled |
% vote for members of rHien General
Assembly. All persons voting at said /
election in favor of adopting the pro-
posed amendment to the Com !
'titution shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words:
For amendment of paragraph sec
md, section six, article seven. Uer-
hitting counties to, levy taxes for
educational purposes, and all per
IONS 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
even, permitting counties to- levy
axes Tor educational purposes
Section 4. Be TT further enacted
hat the Governor be and he is here
by authorized and directed to pro-
Tide for the submission of the
amendment proposed in this act to
vote OF the people as required by
Inc Constitution of this State in par
agraph one of section one of article |
thirteen, and, if ratified, the Gov
7rnor shall, when he ascertains such |
ratification from the Secretary of
state, to whom the returns nan he
referred, in the manner as i'm cases
Oh elections of members of the Gem
9ral Assembly, to count and ascer- |
tain the result, Issue his proclamation |
for one insertion in one Of the daily |
papers in this State announcing sucb |
result and declaring the amendment !
ratified.
Section 5. Be it further enacted
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, hereby
declaring that the foregoing proposed |
to the Constitution is
submitted for ratification or reiec-
ton to the voters of the State quail
ned to vote for members of the Cen
eral Assembly at the general election
to be held ON Wednesday, October
5th, 1910.
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN. Governor.
By the Governor:
Philip Cook, Secretary of State.