The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-06
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
A1o1Ict % 1919

August 2S, 1916.
Whereas the General Assembly at
is session in 1916 proposed an amend
nent to the Constitution of this State
IS set forth in an act approved July
8, 1876 towit: ,'''"" d '''t' '""' ''"''"'
AN ACT
TO amend Article 7, Section 2, Para
graph g. of the Constitution OF this
State, which relates to the power OF
he General Assembly to exempt prop
erty from taxation, so that the Gen
oral Assembly may exempt from taxa
ion ships and vessels engaged exclu-
lively in foreign commerce owned and
operated by Georgia citizens, or Geor-
ria corporations, and for other pur-
loSeS
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
9ral Assembly Of the State Of Geor-
gia, and it is hereby enacted by au-
'hority of the same, that Article Z,
Section 2, Paragraph 2, Of the COnsti-
.ution of this State be, and the same
S, hereby amended by adding to, and
vt the end Of said paragraph, the fol
owing words, to wit: "The General
Assembly shall further have power to
exempt from taxationy ships and YES
els engaged exclusively in foreign
commerce, owned and operated by
Georgia citizens, or Georgia. corpora
ions. Provided, that after sten years
rom date of the ratification of this
amendment the GENERALLY Assembly
hall be empowered to diss continue this
exemption"
Sec. 2. Be at further enacted, that if
Jhis constitq tional amendment shall
oe agreed to by two-th Fds of the mem
5ers of the General assembly of each
House. the same shan be entered on
heir Journalist with he ayes and nays
aiken thereon, and The Governor shall
;arse the amendment to be published
in one or more ofkhe newspapers in
zach Congress- iona District for two
months immea iatkly preceding the
next general election, and the same
shall be submitted to the people at the
next general elektion, and the voters
yhereat shall hs Ee written or printed
on their ticket ~'For ratification of
amendment of Article 7, Section 2,
Paragraph 2, of the Constitution of
this State, so as to authorize the Gen
eral Assembly to exempt from taxa
ton ships and vessels engaged eXclu-
sively in foreign commerce owned and
operated by Georgia citizens or Geor-
gia corporations; CT against ratifi-
cation of amendment to Article Z, Sec
ton 2, Paragraph 2, of the Constitution
of this State, authorizing the General
Assembly to exempt from taxation
ships and vessels engaged exclusively
N foreign commerce owned and OPP
Grated by Georgia citizens or Georgia
corporations, as they may choose;
and if a majority Of the electors quail
fed to vote for members of the next
General Assembly shall vote in favor
of the ratification, then said amend
ment shall become part of Article Z,
Section 2, Paragraph 2, of the Consti-
tuition of this State, and the Governor
shall make proclamation thereof.
Sec 3. Be it further enacted, that
all laws and parts Of laws in conflict
with this act be, and the same are,
hereby repealed.
Now, therefore, I. Nat E. Harris,
Governor of said State, do issue this
my proclamation declaring that the
foregoing proposed amendment to the
Constitution is submitted for ratifica-
ton or rejection to the voters OF the
State qualified to voet ior members OF
the General Assembly at the general
election to be held on Tuesday, No
vember 7, 1916.
n. E. HARRIS, Governor,
By the Governor:
PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State.