The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-09-20
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
Ano11st 2S 10

August 2S, 1916.
Whereas the General Assembly at its
to the Constitution of this State as
set forth in an act approved August 10
1915, to wit:
The following amendment to Article
II. 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
sembly of the State of Georgia.
The amendment is proposed to that
portion of said section, paragraph. and
article which creates the County or Ba-
con, and is as follows:
THAT said County of Bacon is mere
by declared to be a statutory county :
the General Assembly of the State OF
Georgia is hereby given the power by
legislation to create local oHlceS anu
local courts in the said county other
than those provided for in TINS CON
stitution; and it is further declared that
the General Assembly shall have the
same power to legislate IN reference "
said County of Bacon that IT Is now a.
to other counties in the State. Lhat an
laws applicable to the counties IN TINS
State are hereby made to apply to the
said County of Bacon. That SAID Couu-
ty of Bacon is hereby authorized 10
create a bonded debt not to exceed one
hundred thousand dollars (SIW,OOV) Iof
public improvements in said County o.
Bacon, by the consent of the majority
of the regular qualified voters OF sal1
County of Bacon voting at aI1s elSG ~
for that purpose. That said election 10
create said debt shall be held under iaw
now in force for creation of the deDt.
Sec. 2 The Governor is hereby re-
quired and directed that When Sn 10
proposed amendment shall be agreed 10
by the General Assembly as requires
by the Constitution. to submit TINS pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution u
the voters of this State at the next stStn-
eral election, to be held on Tuesday. after
the first Monday in November next, anu
shall cause this amendment 10 De au t
vertised in at least two papers IN edClt
Congressional district in this state at
least two months before said next gen.
eral election, and if the majority OF
qualified voters of this State Young a.
said election shall, by their votes, ratl~
fy this proposed amendment OF Con
stitution, said amendment shall become
part of Constitution of this state:
Sec. 8. That it shall be the duty OF
| the Secretary of the State TO certiIS
the results of the votes on this 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 ameno-
| ment the Governor shall issue his proc-
| lsmation to such effect.
Sec. L. That the form of suhnls-
| sion of this proposed amendment snall
be as follows: Each voter shall have
written or t,rinted on his ticket the fol-
| lowing words, In favor of the ratlnca-
| ton of amendment Of Paragraph z, sec
| ton l, Article II, of the Constitution OF
| Georgia amending that portion of par,
| agra5h 3 creating the County of Bacon"
| and those opposed to the ratification of
this amendment shall have printed or
written on their ticket, Opposed to rat
| ification of amendment to Paragraph z,
| Section 1, Article II, of Constitution
amendment paragraph 2. in reference to
| the County of Bacon"
Now, therefore. I. 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 tins
| General Assembly at the general election
| to be held on Tuesday, November Z, 1915.
N Z. HARRIS. Governor.
BY the Governor: