The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-07

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 ele- |
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- |
stltution 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
llsh 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 a 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
tnat whenever the above proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall
De 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-
ceding 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 winch election every person shall |
De quallfed to vote who is entitled |
10 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-
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 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
thirteen, and, if ratified, the Gov
ernor shall, when he ascertains such
ratification from the Secretary OF
State, to whom the returns han 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 dailv
papers in this State announcing such
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
amendment to the Constitution Is
submitted for ratification or reiee- /
ton to the voters of the State quail !
fed to vote for members of the Gen
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.