The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-09-24
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
Atlanta, July 20, 1912.

Atlanta, July 20, 1912.
Whereas, the General Assembly |
at its session in 1911 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of
this State as set forth in an act APP
proved August 19, 1911, to-wit:
An Act proposing an amendment
to the third Section of the seventh
Article of the Constitution by
striking therefrom the W or d
Casual Deficiencies of Revenue"
and substituting therefor the words
''such temporary deficit as may
exist in the Treasury n any year
from necessary delay in collecting
the taxes Of the year." and b.
striking the words Two Hundred
thousand Dollars" and substitu-
ting in heu thereof Give Fun
bred thousand Dollars, and any
loan made for this purpose shall
be repaid oct Of The taxes levied
for the year in which the loan is
made"
Section /. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly, that ii shall be
and is hereby proposed ITO amend
the Constitution Of Georgia in the
third Section Of the seventh Arti-
Gle 50 as to strike from Paragraph
one the words Casual Deficiencies
OF Revenue" and substituting ia
lieu thereof tbe words, such tern
porary deficit as NAV exist in the
Treasury in any year from neces~
sary delay in collecting the taxes
of shat wear" and by further strih-
rg from said Section she words
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
and substituting in lieu Jbereol,
nFiVe Hundred Thousand Dollars
and auv loan made for this purpose
shall be repaid out Of tha taxes
levied for the year in which the
loan is made" SO that the first
Paragraph of said Section when
amended shall read as follows:
No debt shall be- contracted by
or on behalf Of the State, except
to supply such temporary deficit
as may exist III the Treasury il
any wear from necessary delay III
collecting the taxes Of that year,
to repel INVASION, suppress. lnsur-
rection. and defend the State in
time of war, or to pay the exist
ing public debt; but the debt Great
ed to supply Deficiencies in revenue
shall not exceed, IN the aggregate,
Five Hundred thousand sDollars,
and any loan made for this purpose
shall be repaid out Of the taxes
levied for the year in which the
loan is made"
Sec. 9 Be it further enacted,
That whenever the above proposed
amendment to the Constitution
shall be agreed toby two-thlrds
of the members elected to each of
the two Houses Of the General
Assemble and the same has beenen-
tered upon their Journals with
the hayes and the s..nayes.~. taken
thereon, the Governor shall cause
said amendment to be published 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,
That the above proposed amend
ment shall be submitted for rati-
fcation or rejection toEthe electorsi
Of this State at the9next general
election to be held after. publica-
ton, as provided in the second
Section Of this Act in the several
election districts of this State, st
which election every person shall
be qualified to vote who is entlled
to vote for members of the gener-
al Assembly. All persons voting
at said election IN favor of ADOPT
ing the proposed amendment to
the Constitution shall have written
or printed on their ballots the
words, "For amendment to Con-
stitution authorizing temporary