The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-31

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 |
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 ele- |
mentary branches of an English edu- |
cation only" and for other purposes. !
Section l. Be it enacted bv 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-
gresslonai district in this State for
the period of two months next pre-
cedlng the time of holding the next
general election.
Section 3. 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 |
election in favor of adopting the pro-
posed amendment to the Con-
stitution shall have written or |
printed on their ballots the words:
For amendment of paragraph sec |
ond, section six, article seven. per-
hitting 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 levy |
taxes for educational purposes"
Section 4. Be it further enacted |
that the Governor be and he is here |
by authorized and directed to pro- |
vide for the submission of the |
amendment proposed in this act to |
vote of the people as REQUIRED by
the Constitution of this State in par-
agraph one of section one of article I
thirteen, and, if ratified, the Gov
ernor shall, when he ascertains such
ratification from the Secretary of
State, to whom the returns haIl be
referred, in the manner as in cases
OF elections of members of the Gen
eral Assembly, to count and ascer-
tain the result, issue his proclamation
for one insertion in one of the dai1v
papers in this State announcing such
result and declaring the amendment
ratified
Section s. 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 |
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted for ratification or reiee-
ton to the voters Of the State ouali
fed 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: