The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-10
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

lied by law to increase, at any time,
the amount of said debt, three per
centum upon such assessed valua-
ton; except that the City CouncB
of Augusta, from time to time, as
necessary, for the purpose of protec-
tion against floods, may incur a
bonded Indebtedness upon it's power
producing canal and municipal wa
terWorks, in addition to the debts
hereinbefore in this paragraph al
lowed to be incurred, to an amount
in the aggregate not exceeding fifty
per centum of the combined value
of such properties, the valuation of
such properties to be fixed as may be
prescribed by law, but said valuation
not to exceed figure five per cent
on which shall represent the net rev.
enue per annum produced by the
two properties together at the time
of said valuation, and such indebt-
edness not to be incurred except with
the assent of two-thirds of the quail
fed voters of such city, at an cleo
ton or elections for that purpose to
be held as may be now, or may be
hereafter, prescribed by law for the
mourning of new debts by said the
City Council of Augusta"
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That when
ever 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
] hnnn nr0f
with the ayes and nays taken there
on, the Governor shall, and he is
hereby authorized and instructed to
cause said amendment to be pub
lished in at least two newspapers in
each Congressional district in this
State for the period of two months
next preceding the time of holding
| the next general election.
| Sec. 3. Be it further enacted bv
the authority aforesaid, That the
above proposed amendment shall be
submitted for ratification or reiec-
ton to the electors of this State at
| the next general election to be held
after publication as provided for in
| the second Section of this Act, in
! the several election districts of this
/ State, at which election every per-
son shall be qualified to vote who
| IS entitled to vote for members of
the General Assembly. All persons
voting at such election in favor of
adopting the proposed amendment
| TO the Constitution shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words: For amendment allowing
City of Augusta to increase it's bond
/
ana all persons opposed to the adop-
ZION OF the amendment shall have
written or printed on their ballots
tne WORDS: Against amendment
allowing City of Augusta to increase
It's bonded Indebtedness for flood Dro-
lection"
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted bv
the authority aforesaid, That the
Governor be and he is hereby au-
thorized and directed to provide for
the submission of the amendment
proposed in the first Section of this
Act to a vote of the people as re-
| CURED by the Constitution of this
state in paragraph one of Section
one OF article thirteen and bv this
Act, and if ratified, the Governor
snail When he ascertains such rati-
Hcatlon from the Secretary of State,
| to whom the returns shall he re-
ferred in the manner as in cases of
election for members of the General
Assembly to count and ascertain the
results, issue his proclamation for
one insertion in one of the dailv ma
pers of this State, announcing such
result and declaring the amendment
ratified.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted bv
the authority aforesaid, 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
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted for ratification or reiec-
ton to the voters of the State ouali-
fed to vote for members of the CEN
eral Assembly at the general cleo
ton to be held on Wednesday Octo-
Der 5th. 1910.
JOSEPH NJ, BROWN, Governor
BY the Governor.
b PHILLIP COOK, Secretary State