The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-08-23
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the State Of
Georgia, to be voted on at the genera
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
! its 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 1st 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.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly, That it shall be
and is hereby proposed to amend
the Constitution of Georgia by add
ing to the second section of the sev-
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 ComptroIler-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. 3. 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 of
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 1st 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 to
the Constitution requiring tax re-
turns to the omDtroller-General to
be paid on or before September 1st
of each year
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, 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 is
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, Oc-
tober 2, 1912.
JOSEPH M. BROWN, Governor.
BY the Governor: Philip Cook,
Secretary of State.