The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-18
State Of Georgia,
Executive Department,


August %, 1916.
Whereas the General Assembly at it's
session in 1916 proposed an amendment
to the Constitution of this state as
set forth in an act approved august TO-
The following amendment to Article
II Section /. Paragraph ,. of the Con-
stitution of Georgia, is hereby proposed
to the people of Georgia oy y me [ao use
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 offices and
local courts in the said county other
than those provided for in thls con.
stitution; and it is further declared that
the General Assembly shall have the
same power to legislate in reference TO
said County of Bacon that II Is now d.
to other counties in the state. 1nal an
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 70
create a bonded debt not to exceed one
hundred thousand dollars (S1O0, 5000 for
public Improvements in said County on
Bacon, by the consent of the majority
of the regular qualified voters OF sald
County of Bacon voting az an electlo ~
for that purpose. That said election 10
create said debt shall be held under law
now in force for creation Of the debt.
Sec q The Governor is hereby re-
quired and directed that when TINS
proposed amendment shan DC agreed 70
by the General Assembly as requlrec
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 Iuesoay @Ite5
the first Monday in November next, ana
shall cause this amendment to be aa-
vertised in at least two papers IN each
Congressional district in tins state at
least two months before said next gen.
eral election, and If the majority OF
oua1ifed voters OF th:s state voting at
said election shall, by their votes rau-
fy this proposed amendment OF Con-
stitution, said amendment shah become
part of Constitution of this state.
Sec. 8. That II shall be the duty OF
the Secretary of the State to certitX
the results OF the votes on this amend
ment to the Governor; when said vote Is
90 certified that it shall appear by ma
election voted in favor Of this amend
ment, the Governor shall issue his proc~
lamation to such effect:
Sec 4. That the form of subnnis--
sion of this proposed amendment shall
be as follows: Each voter shall have
written or printed on his ticket the fol-
lowing words, I'm favor of the ratitlca-
ton Of amendment of Paragraph 2, Sec
ton /, Article IL, of the Constitution Of
Georgia. amending that portion OF par.
agraph . 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
ifieation of amendment to Paragraph ?.
Section /. Article II, of Constitution
amendment paragraph 2. 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
to vote for members of the
l3aneraI Assembly at the general election
TO Be held on Tuesday, November Z, 1915.
N. z. HARRIS. Governor.
By the Governor:
PHILnP COOK. Secretary OF STATE