The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-11
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,

Executive Department,
August %, 1916.
Whereas the General Assembly at its
session in 1916 proposed an amendment
to the Constitution of this state as
set forth in an act approved August 49,
1915, to wit:
The following amendment to, Article
IL. Section /. Paragraph 2, of the Con.
stitution of Georgia, is hereby proposed
to the people OF Georgia by the HOUSE
of Representatives of the General AS
sembIy of the State Of Georgia.
The amendment is proposed to that
portion of said section, paragraph and
article which creates the County OF Ba-
con. and is as follows:
|, THAT said County of Bacon is here~
by declared to be a statutory county.
the General Assembly of the State OF
Georgia is hereby given the power py
legislation to create local oHlces an0
than those provided for in this Con-
stitution; and it is further declared that
the General Assembly shall have the
same power to legislate in reference 70
said County of Bacon that it is now as
to other counties in the State. That aH
laws applicable to the counties IN tnlS
State are hereby made TO apply 70 the
said County of Bacon. That said Coun-
ty of Bacon is hereby authorized 10
create q bonded debt not to exceed one
hundred thousand dollars l$1V9,OoOl IoF
public improvements IN sald County o. %,
Bacon. by the consent of the majority
Of the regular qualified voters OF Salo
County of Bacon voting at an election
for that purpose. That said eiecCon 10
create said debt shall be held under law
now in force for creation of the debt.
Sec. 2. The Governor is hereby re-
quired and directed that when ln rs
proposed amendment shall be agreed 70
by the General Assembly as required
by the Constitution, to submit TINS pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution 10
the voters of this State at the next gen
eral election. to be held on Tuesoay aaIe es
N NnVaU1
shall cause this amendment 10 De ao-
vertised in at least two papers IN eacn
Congressional district in TINS state at
least two months before said next gen.
eral election, and If the majority OF
Qualified voters of this State voting at
said election shall, by their votes, rati@
fly this proposed amendment OF Con
stitution, said amendment shal become
part of Constitution of this state.
Sec. g. That it shall be the duty OF
the Secretary of the State to certlfS
the results of the votes on TINS amend
ment to the Governor; when said vote is
so certified that it shall appear by ma
jority of qualified voters voting at said
election voted in favor of this amend
ment, the Governor shall issue his proc
lamation to such effect:
Sec. L. That the form of submis-
sion of this proposed amendment shall
be as follows: Each voter snai nave sN,
written or printed on his ticket the fol-
lowing words, In favor of the ratihca-
ton Of amendment of Paragraph 2, Sec
ton /, Article IL, of the Constitution OF
Georgia amending that portion Of par.
agraph B creating the County Of Bacon,
and those opposed to the ratification OF
this amendment shall have printed or
written on their ticket, Opposed to rata
ificatton Of amendment to Paragraph z,
Section /, Article IL, of Constitution
amendment paragraph q in reference to
the County of Bacon
Now, therefore. ]. Nat e. Harris, Gov
ernor 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 ms
General Assembly at the general election
TO be held on Tuesday, November Z, 1915.
N E. HARRIS. Governor.
BY the Governor:
PHILIP COOK, Secretary OF state