Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13

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1912, said amendment relating to the Dor
rowing power of the governor
! BY His EXCellenCy,
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN. Governor.
| STATE OF mountaineering De-
partment.
| Atlanta. July 90, 1912
Whereas, the general assembly at it's
session in 1911 proposed an amendment
| 10 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"
ana 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"
ana by striking the words 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 it shall be and is hereby
proposed to amend the constitution of
Georgia in the third section of the sew
enth article so as tC 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
| from necessary delay in collecting the
taxes OF that year and by further strik-
ing from said section the words two
| hundred thousand dollars and substitute
ing IN lieu thereof. five 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 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 sup
| ply such temporary deficit as may exist
! IN the treasury in any year from neCes-
sarN delay in collecting the taxes of that
| year, to Tepel invasion, suppress inSurrec-
ZION. and defend the state in time of war
| or TO pay the existing public debt: but
the debt created 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 ,. 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
lGaSi Two newspapers in each congresson-
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 al the next gem
elal election to be held after publication,
as provided in the second section of this
act in the several election districts of this
state. a which election every person shall
be qualified 10 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
10 the adoption of said amendment shall
nave written or printed on their ballots
the words against amendment. to con-
Suluu?h autnorlzlns temporary loans.