The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-09-19
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,


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 10, 1911, to-wit:
An Act proposing an amendment
to the third Section of the seventh
Article of the Constitution by strik-
ing therefrom the words Casual
Deficiencies of Revenue" and sub
stitutiffg therefor the words ouch
temporary deficit as may exist in
the Treasury in any year from neces-
sary delay in collecting the taxes Of
the year,; and by striking the
words Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars" and substituting in lieu
thereof Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars, and any loan made forth
purpose shall be repaid out of the
taxes levied for the year in which
the loan is made.n
Section 1. 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 seventh Article so as
to strike from Paragraph one the
words Casual deficiencies OF Reven-
lie" and substituting in lieu there
of the words, such temporary de-
felt as may exist in the Treasury in
any year from necessary delay in
collecting the taxes of that year, /"
and by further striking from said
Section the words Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars" and substituting
in lieu thereof, Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars, and any loan
made for this purpose shall be re-
paid 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 con-
tracted by or on behalf OF the State,
except to supply such temporary de-
ficit as NAV exist in the Treasury In
any year from necessary delay in
collecting the taxes of that year, to
repel invasion, suppress insurrec-
ton, and defend the State in time
of war, or to pay the existing pub
lie debt; but the debt created to sup
ply DEFICIENCIES i'll revenue shall not
exceed. in the aggregate, Five Humid
red Thousand Dollars, and any loan
made for this purpose shall berepaid
out Of the taxes levied for the year
in which the loan is made.
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 pub
lished 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 above proposed amend
ment shall be submitted for ratifica-
ton or rejection to the electors Of
this State at the next general cleo
ton to be held after publication, as
provided in the second Section Of
this Act in the several election dis
tricts of this State, at which election
every person shall be qualified to
vote who is entitled to vote for mem
bers 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 bal
lots 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 amend
ment to Constitution authorizing
temporary loans.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
That all laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this Act be, and the
same are, hereby repealed.
Now, therefore, I 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 or rejec-
tlon to the voters of the State quail
fsd to vote for members ofthe GEN
feral Assembly at the general election
to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 2,
1919 Joseph NJ RROWE.