The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
A PROCLAMATION.

submitting a proposed amendment
/ to the Constitution of the State of
/ Georgia, to be voted on at the general
State election to be held on Wednes-
day, October 2, 1912, said amend
ment relating to the making of tax
returns to the Comptroller General.
By His Excellency, Joseph NJ. Brown,
/ Governor.
STATE OF GEORGIA, Executive
/ Department, Atlanta, July 29, 1912.
Whereas, the General Assembly at
it's session in 1911 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution OF
this State as set forth in an act ap-
proved August 10, 1911, to wit:
An Act proposing TO amend the
| Constitution of Georgia by adding to
second Section of the seventh Article
of said Constitution a new Paragraph
for requiring certain tax returns to
be made to the Comptroller General
on or before the first day of March of
each year, and for requiring the tax
es arising on such returns to be paid
on or before the list day of Septem-
Der, and to authorize the General AS
sembly to pass such laws as may be
necessary and proper for carrying
out said provisions. r
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly, That it shall be
the Constitution of Georgia by add
ing to the second section of the sew
enth Article a new Paragraph to be
known as Paragraph Six, as follows:
"All persons or classes of persons
who were by laws of force January
LIST, 1911, required to make returns
for taxation to the Comptroller-G Gen
eral, and all who may hereafter be
SO required, shall, on or before the
first day of March of each year, make
such returns as of date OF January
1st of that year, and shall pay the
taxes arising on such returns in IA
vor of the state on or before the first
of September of the same year, any
thing heretofore contained in the
| Constitution or laws Of Georgia to
the contrary Notwithstanding. The
laws of force on said date governing
such returns and payments, and the
collection and enforcement thereof
shall remain of force as applicable
to the returns and payments herein
required until the same shall be
changed by law. The General AS
sembly shall have power to make
or alter all laws that may be neces-
sary or proper for enforcing the pro-
visions of this Paragraph.
Sec. 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 publish
| ed 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. 8. Be it further enacted,
That the proposed amendment shall
be submitted for ratification or re-
/ lection to the electors of this State
at the next general election to be
held after the publication as provid-
/ ed 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 such election in favor oil
adopting the proposed Amendment to
the Constitution shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words
For amendment to the Constitution
requiring tax returns TO the Comp.
troller-General to be paid on or be.
fore September Ist of each year,
and all persons opposed to the adop.
ton of said amendment shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words, Against amendment t.
the Constitution requiring tax re
turns to the ComDtroller-General t.
be paid on or before September Is
of each year"
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted
That all laws and parts of laws il
conflict with this Act be, and the
same are, hereby repealed.
Now, therefore, l, Joseph NJ
Brown, Governor of said State, do is
sue this my proclamation hereby de
claring that the foregoing proposed
amendment to the Constitution il
submitted for ratification or rejec
ton to the voters of the State quail
fed to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly at the general cleo
ton to be held on Wednesday, DC
tober 2, 1912.
, JOSEPH NJ. BROWN, Governor.
BY the Governor: Philip Cook
Secretary of State