The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-08

thereof Five Hundred Thousand |
Dollars, and any loan made forthis
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 seventh Article 80 as
to strike from Paragraph one the
words Casual deficiencies Of Reyen-l
ne, and substituting in lieu there
81 the words, such temporary de-
dcit 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
Iin lieu thereof, Five Hundred
thousand Dollars, and any loan
made for this purpose shall be re-
maid out Of the taxes levied for the
wear in which the loan is made,
% that the first Paragraph of said
section when amended shall readasI
followg: No debt shall be con-
tracted by or on behalf Of the State,
except to supply such temporary de-
felt as may exist in the Treasury 10
any year from necessary delay IN
collecting the taxes of that year, to-
repel invasion, suppress insurrec-
ltion. and defend the State in time
lof war, or to pay the existing pub
Lie debt; but the debt created to sup
ply DEFICIENCIES in revenue shall not
exceed, in the aggregate, Five Humid
red Thousand Dollars, and any loan
j made for this purpose shall be repaid
Tout Of the taxes levied for the year
lin which the loan is made. 4
! 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 ratihca.
i tion Or rejection to the electors OF
This State at the next general elec-
Ition 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 isentitled to vote formem
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 their bal
lots the words, For amendment to
| Constitution authorizing temporary
l1oons " and all persons opposed to
1.-THE adoption Of said amendment
shall have written or printed on their
ballots the words, Against amend
ment to Constitution authorizing
temporary loans +"
Sec. A. Be it further enacted,
That all laws and parts OF laws in
Iconfict With this Act be, and the
same are. hereby repealed.
Now, therefore, |, Joseph N.
! 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 reiee-
tlon "a the voters Of the State quail
fed to vote for members ofthe Gen
eral Assembly at the general election
to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 2,
t1912. JosEpn M. Brown,
Governor,
I BY the Governor:
PHuIp Cook, sec'y Of State.