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

of such properties, the valuation of
such properties to be fixed as may be
prescribed by law, but said valuation
not to exceed a 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 ind6bt-
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
has been entered on their journals,
with the ayes and nays taken there
on, the Governor shall. and he is
hereby authorized and Instructed tC
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 by
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 fer 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
ed Indebtedness for flood protection" ..
and all persons opposed to the adop-
ton of the amendment shall have
written or printed on their bellots
the words: Against amendment
allowing City of Augusta to increase
Its bonded Indebtedness for flood pro-
! lection" =
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted bv
the authority aforesaid, That the
Governor be and he is hereby an
tnorlzed and directed to provide for
the submission of the amendment
proposed in the first Section of this
of
/ CURED by the Constitution of this
state in paragraph one of Section
one OF article thirteen, and by this
Act, and if ratified, the Governor
snail, when he ascertains such rati-
hcatfon from the Secretary of State
to whom the returns shall he re-
terred 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. 5. Be it further enacted nv
the authority aforesaid, That ali
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 PROMISED
amendment to the Constitution is
submitted for ratification or reiac-
tlon to the voters of the State quail
ned TO vote for members of the Gen
eraI Assembly at the general cleo
ton to be held on Wednesday, Octo-
Der 5th, 1910.
JOSEPH M. BROWN, Governor
By the Governor. --oi
PHILLIP COOK, Secretary State