Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
Legal Notices.
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n GhOCLAMA1lON.
Submitting a proposed amendment to
me constitution of the state of Georgia
70 De voted on at the general state cleo
Iion TO De held on Wednesday, October 9
, ISL SAID amendment relating to the Dor
rowing power of the governor
BY His EXcelency,
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN, Governor.
STATE OF GEORGIA-Executlve De-
Atlanta. July %. 1912.
Whereas, the general assembly AT it's
session IN 1911 proposed an amendment
10 the constitution of this state as set
to wit: - A--
An act proposing an amendment to the
lhird section of the seventh article of the
constitution by striking therefrom the
NoIus casual deficiencies of revenue"
dnQ substituting therefor the words such
temporary dehclt as may exist in the
treasury m any year from necessary de-
Jay IN collecting the taxes of the year"
ana bN striking the words two hundred
thousand dollars and substituting in lieu
1nereof ,hve hundred thousand dollars
alu any loan made for this purpose shs Ii
De repaid out of the taxes levied for the
year IN which the loan is made"
Section l. Be il 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
entn artlcie so as to strike from para
sraph one the words casual deficiencies
OF revenue and substituting in lieu there
OF the words, such temporary deficit as
may exist in the treasury in any wear
from necessary delay in collecting the
ing from said section the words two
hundred thousand dollars and substitut-
ing IN lieu thereof, five hundred thou
sand 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
Sald section when amended shall read as
follows: No debt shall be contracted BY
| or on behalf OF the state. except to sup
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-
uon, and defend the state in time of war
or to pay '.e existing public debt; but
the debt ere ted to supply deficiencies in
| revenue shall not exceed, in the aggre-
gate, five hundred thousand dollars, and
any loan made for this purpose shall be
repaid out of the taxes levied for the wear
in which the loan is made
section :. BE II further enacted, That
Whenever the above proposed amendment
10 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 published in at
| least two newspapers in each congression-
al district in this state for the period of
| two months next preceding the time of
| holding the next general election.
Section 3. Be il further enacted, That
the above proposed amendment shall be
submitted for ratification or. rejection to
the electors of this state a the next gem
eral election to be held after publication,
as provided in the second section of this
act in the several election districts of this
state, al which election every person shall
be qualified to vote who is entitled to vote
for members 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 ballots the words, for
amendment to constitution authorizing
| temporary loans" and all persons opposed
TO the adoption of said amendment shan
have written or printed on their ballots
the words, against amendment to con-
stitutiOn authorizing temporary loans"
Section 4. Be it further enacted. That
all laws and parts of laws in conflict Wit
! this act be, and the same are, hereby re-
pealed.
Now. therefore, I. Joseph M. 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 rejection to the voters of the state
qualified to vote for members of the gem
eral assembly at the general election to be
held on Wednesday, October ?. 1912.
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN, Governor
BY the Governor
PHILIP COOK. Secretary of State