Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03

Submitting a proposed amendment to
the constitution of the state of Georgia,
to be voted on at the general state cleo
ton to be held on Wednesday, October Q,
1912, said amendment relating to the bor-
rowing power Of the governor.
BY His EXCellency,
JOSEPH NJ, BROWN, Governor
STATE OF GEORGIA Executive De-
partment
Atlanta. July 90, 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 approved August 10. 1911.
to wit:
An act proposing an amendment to the
third section of the seventh article of the
constitution by striking therefrom the
words casual deficiencies of revenue"
and substituting therefor the words such
temporary deficit as may exist in the
treasury in any year from necessary de-
lay in collecting the taxes of the year"
and by striking the words 1.-TWO hundred
thousand dollars and substituting in lieu
thereof five hundred thousand dollars,
and any loan made for this purpose shall
be repaid out of the taxes levied for the
year IN which the loan is made"
Section /. Be it enacted by the general
assembly, that il shall be and is hereby
proposed to amend the constitution of
Georgia in the third section of the sew
enth article so as to strike from para
graph one the words casual deficiencies
of revenue and substituting in lieu there
OF the words. such temporary deficit as
may exist in the treasury in any year
taxes of that year" and by further strik-
ing from said section the words two
hundred thousand dollars" and substitut-
ing IN lieu thereon, 'hNe hundred thou
sand dollars, and any loan made for this
| purpose shall be repaid out of the taxes
levied for the year in which the loan is
made 50 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 sup
ply such temporary deficit as may exist
-, in the treasury In any year from neces
sary delay in collecting the taxes of that
year. to repei invasion, suppress nsurrec-
uOn, and defend the state in time of war.
or to pay tHe existing public debt; but
the debt crB ted to supply deficiencies in
revenue shall not exceed in the aggre
gate, five hundred thousand dollars. and
any loan made for this purpose shall be
repaid out of the taxes levied for the year
in which the loan is made"
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 upon
their journals with the ayes and nays
taken thereon, the governor shall cause
said amendment to be published in at
least two newspapers in each congression-
al district in this state for the period of
two months next preceding 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 this state a the next gen
eral 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 proposed amendment to
the constitution shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words, FOR
amendment to constitution authorizing
temporary loans, and all persons opposed
to the adoption Of said amendment shall
have written or printed on their ballots
the words, against amendment to con-
stitution authorizing temporary loans"
Section 4 Be 1t further enacted, That
all laws and parts of laws In conflict with
this act be- and the same are, hereby re-
pealed.
Now therefore. !. Joseph NJ Brown
governor Of said state do issue this my
proclamation hereby declaring that the
foregoing proposed amendment to the
constitution is submitted for ratification
rejection to the voters of the state
qualified to vote for members of the gen.
eral assembly at the general election to be
held on Wednesday. October 2. 1912
JOSEPH M BROWN, Governor.
BY the Governor
PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State.
T.