The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-10-01

w nefoaS, 'Gne Oeneral Assembly
at its session in 1911 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of
this State as set forth in an act APP
proved 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 word S
Casual Deficiencies of Revenue"
and substituting therefor the words
"such temporary deficit as may
exist in the Treasury in any year
from necessary delay in collecting
the taxes of the years" and by
striking the words "Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars" and substitu-
ting in lieu thereof Give Hun
dred 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 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly, that it shall be
and is hereby proposed Ito amend
the Constitution of Georgia in the
third Section of the seventh Arti-
Gle so as to strike from Paragraph
one the words Casual deficiencies
of Revenue" and substituting in
lieu thereof the words, ''such tenn
porary deficit as may exist in the
Treasury in any year from neces-
sary delay in collecting the taxes
of that year" and by further strlk-
lrg from said Section the words
"Two Hundred Thousand Dollars"
and substituting in lieu thereof,
give 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" so that the first
Paragraph of said Section when
amended shall read as follows:
Ono debt shall be contracted by
or on behalf of the State, excel t
to supply such temporary deficit
as may exist IN the Treasury in
any year from necessary delay IN
collecting the taxes of that year,
to repel INVASION, suppresss insur-
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 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"
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
That whenever the above proposed
amendment to the Constitution
shall be agreed to!sbY two-thirds
Of the members elected to each Of
the two Houses of the General
Assemble and the same has been en-
tered upon their Journals with
the hayes and the hayes 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-
fication or rejection toEthe electors
Of this State at theSnext 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, at
which election every person shall
be qualified to vote who is entitled
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
oans," and all persons opposed to
the adoption of said amendment