Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-11
Legal Notices.
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4 PROCLAMATInN

a PROCLAMATION.
submitting proposed amendment TO
me constitution of the state of Georgia.
20 De voted on at the general state cleo
ton TO be held on Wednesday, October >.
1917, said amendment relating to the bor-
rowing power of the governor
BY Ills EXcellency,
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN, Governor.
STATE OF Executive De-
Atlanta, July 30. 1912.
whereas, The general assembly at its
session in 1911 proposed an amenGmenf
70 me constitution of this state as set
iorlh IN an act approved August 10, 1911,
An act proposing an amendment to tho
lhlfd section of the seventh article of the
constitution by striking therefron1 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-
iay IN collecting the taxes of the year.
~ collars and substituting in lieu
thereof 'hve hundred thousand dollars.
ana any loan made for this purpose shall
year in which the loan is made
Sectlon l. Be 1t 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
emu article so as tC strike from para
graph one the words casual deficiencies
of revenue and substituting in lieu there
- ''4S WI SuCn temporary denClt
may exist in the treasury in any wear
from necessary delay in collecting the
taxes or 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 dollt RS, and any loan made for this
purpose snail be repaid out of the taxes
leVled for the year in which the loan is
made. so that the first paragraph of
SAID section when amended shall read as
1oHoWs: No debt shall be contracted by
q %
ply such temporary deficit as may exist
IN the treasury in any year from neces-
Sary delay IN collecting the taxes of that
year, TO repei invasion, suppress insurrec-
non, and defend the state in time of war
or TO pay the existing public debt: bal
me debt ere ted TO supply deficiencies in
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 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
least two newspa pers in each COMPRESSION
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 at the next gen
eral election to be held after publication
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 general assembly All
persons voting a 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 SHAH
have written or printed on their ballots
the words, against amendment to con-
sututiOn authorizing temporary loans"
Section 4. Be it further enacted. That
all laws and parts of laws in conflict with
this act be, and the same are, hereby re-
pealed
Now, therefore, 7. 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 ratifica ton
or rejection to the voters of the state
qualified to vote for members of the gen
eral assembly at the general election to be
held on Wednesday, October . 1872.
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN, Governor.
By the Governor.
PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State